Prediction: Bears 30, Vikings 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Minnesota Vikings |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 21 |
Teddy Bridgewater  |
Pass: 245, 1 TD Rush: 15, 0 |
| RB 8 |
Jerick McKinnon  |
Rush: 75, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB 51 |
Matt Asiata |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 25 |
Cordarrelle Patterson |
Rec: 5-65, 1 TD |
| WR 44 |
Greg Jennings |
Rec: 4-55, 0 TD |
| WR 76 |
Jarius Wright |
Rec: 2-25, 0 TD |
 TE 16 |
Kyle Rudolph |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
| TE 32 |
Chase Ford |
Rec: 1-10, 0 TD |
| K 26 |
Blair Walsh |
FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 22 |
Defense / ST |
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| Chicago Bears |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 14 |
Jay Cutler |
Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
| RB 1 |
Matt Forte |
Rush: 75, 1 TD Rec: 6-45, 0 |
| RB 60 |
Ka'Deem Carey |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 10 |
Brandon Marshall |
Rec: 6-80, 1 TD |
| WR 36 |
Alshon Jeffery |
Rec: 5-60, 0 TD |
| WR 81 |
Josh Morgan |
Rec: 1-20, 0 TD |
| TE 8 |
Martellus Bennett  |
Rec: 5-55, 1 TD |
| K 12 |
Robbie Gould |
FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 26 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Vikings QB Teddy Bridgewater has won 3 starts, most by rookie in team history... RB Jerick McKinnon leads NFL rookies with 446 rush yards. RB Matt Asiata had 3 rush TDs in Week 9. Is 1st undrafted player in common draft era to have 3 games with 3+ rush TDs in 1st 3 NFL seasons... WR-KR Cordarrelle Patterson has TD in both games vs. Chi. (105-yard KR-TD & 33-yard rush TD). Has TD in 7 of past 14 (4 rush, 4 rec.). WR Greg Jennings had TD in last meeting... LB Anthony Barr aims for 3rd in row with sack & leads NFL rookies with 4 sacks. Has 58 tackles, 4 sacks, 3 FRs (1 TD) & FF. DE Everson Griffen is 2nd in NFC with 9 sacks. Has 7 sacks in past 5 & aims for 6th in row with sack. S Harrison Smith aims for 3rd in row vs. Chi. with INT. In 12/9/12 meeting, had 56-yard INT-TD. Since 2012, CB Captain Munnerlyn ties for NFL lead with 4 INT-TDs & Smith ties for 3rd with 3 INT-TDs. In past 3 vs. Chi., DE Brian Robison has 2 sacks, FF & 61-yard FR-TD. DT TOM JOHNSON has 5.5 sacks, most by NFC DT...
 Bears QB Jay Cutler has won 6 of past 7 starts vs. Min... RB Matt Forte has 431 scrimmage yards (143.7 per game), 293 rush yards (97.7 per game) & 18 catches in past 3 meetings. In past 6 at home, has 906 scrimmage yards (151 per game), 548 rush yards (91.3 per game) & 7 TDs (4 rec., 3 rush)... In 4 games vs. Min. with Chi., WR Brandon Marshall has 33 catches for 410 yards (102.5 per game) & 2 TDs. Has 10 rec. TDs in past 11 at home. Since 2012, has 29 rec. TDs, 4th in NFL. In last meeting, WR Alshon Jeffery had 12 catches for franchise-record 249 yards & 2 TDs. Had 80- & 46-yard TDs in that game. In last home meeting, TE Martellus Bennett had 7 catches for 76 yards & 2 TDs... CB Tim Jennings had 44-yard INT-TD in last home game vs. Min. Has 11 INTs in past 18 at home. Since 2012, is 2nd in NFL with 13 INTs & ties for 3rd with 3 INT-TDs. DE Jared Allen played 6 seasons with Min. (2008-13) & had 10+ sacks in all 6. Since entering NFL in 2004, leads league with 130 sacks.
Results and Schedule
| Minnesota Vikings |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
STL |
A |
W 34-6 |
+28 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
NE |
H |
L 7-30 |
-23 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
NO |
A |
L 9-20 |
-11 |
| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
ATL |
H |
W 41-28 |
+13 |
| 5 |
2014-10-02 |
GB |
A |
L 10-42 |
-32 |
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
DET |
H |
L 3-17 |
-14 |
| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
BUF |
A |
L 16-17 |
-1 |
| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
TB |
A |
W 19-13 |
+6 |
| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
WAS |
H |
W 29-26 |
+3 |
| 10 |
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Bye |
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| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
CHI |
A |
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| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
GB |
H |
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| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
CAR |
H |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
NYJ |
H |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
DET |
A |
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| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
MIA |
A |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
CHI |
H |
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| Chicago Bears |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
BUF |
H |
L 20-23 |
-3 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
SF |
A |
W 28-20 |
+8 |
| 3 |
2014-09-22 |
NYJ |
A |
W 27-19 |
+8 |
| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
GB |
H |
L 17-38 |
-21 |
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
CAR |
A |
L 24-31 |
-7 |
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
ATL |
A |
W 27-13 |
+14 |
| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
MIA |
H |
L 14-27 |
-13 |
| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
NE |
A |
L 23-51 |
-28 |
| 9 |
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Bye |
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| 10 |
2014-11-09 |
GB |
A |
L 14-55 |
-41 |
| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
MIN |
H |
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| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
TB |
H |
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| 13 |
2014-11-27 |
DET |
A |
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| 14 |
2014-12-04 |
DAL |
H |
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| 15 |
2014-12-15 |
NO |
H |
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| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
DET |
H |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
MIN |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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MIN
Offense |
CHI
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
15.0 |
20.3 |
23.5 |
CHI |
| Rushing yards |
102.7 |
83.3 |
107.9 |
MIN |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.42 |
3.99 |
4.07 |
MIN |
| Completion % |
57.6% |
65.0% |
61.9% |
CHI |
| Passing yards |
188.7 |
249.7 |
242.9 |
CHI |
| Passing yards per completion |
8.51 |
10.83 |
11.04 |
CHI |
| Passing yards per attempt |
4.90 |
7.04 |
6.83 |
CHI |
| Interceptions |
1.3 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
- |
| Fumbles lost |
0.0 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
MIN |
| Sacks allowed |
4.3 |
3.3 |
2.5 |
CHI |
| 3rd down conversions |
36.0% |
38.1% |
39.2% |
CHI |
| 4th down conversions |
25.0% |
27.3% |
48.1% |
CHI |
| Time of possession |
31:04 |
30:09 |
30:15 |
MIN |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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MIN
Defense |
CHI
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
20.0 |
36.3 |
23.5 |
MIN |
| Rushing yards |
113.3 |
114.7 |
107.9 |
MIN |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.43 |
3.82 |
4.07 |
CHI |
| Completion % |
66.2% |
66.1% |
61.9% |
CHI |
| Passing yards |
182.7 |
273.3 |
242.9 |
MIN |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.39 |
12.31 |
11.04 |
MIN |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.22 |
8.14 |
6.83 |
MIN |
| INT return |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
MIN |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
- |
| Sacks |
4.7 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
MIN |
| 3rd down conversions |
26.2% |
43.3% |
39.2% |
MIN |
| 4th down conversions |
66.7% |
60.0% |
48.1% |
CHI |
| Time of possession |
29:02 |
29:47 |
30:15 |
MIN |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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MIN |
CHI |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
7.8 |
7.4 |
9.0 |
MIN |
| Yards per kick return |
20.1 |
25.6 |
24.1 |
CHI |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
5.7 |
15.5 |
9.0 |
MIN |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
23.7 |
19.6 |
24.1 |
CHI |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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MIN |
CHI |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
8.3 |
7.3 |
6.7 |
CHI |
| Penalty yards |
59.7 |
56.0 |
55.6 |
CHI |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 5 to 10 of the 2014 season after deducting the best
and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per
pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on
totals through Weeks 5 to 10 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Minnesota Vikings vs. Chicago Bears |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2000 |
1 |
2000-09-03 |
CHI |
MIN |
27-30 |
MIN |
| 2000 |
7 |
2000-10-15 |
MIN |
CHI |
28-16 |
MIN |
| 2001 |
2 |
2001-09-23 |
MIN |
CHI |
10-17 |
CHI |
| 2001 |
11 |
2001-11-25 |
CHI |
MIN |
13-6 |
CHI |
| 2002 |
1 |
2002-09-08 |
MIN |
CHI |
23-27 |
CHI |
| 2002 |
8 |
2002-10-27 |
CHI |
MIN |
7-25 |
MIN |
| 2003 |
2 |
2003-09-14 |
CHI |
MIN |
13-24 |
MIN |
| 2003 |
15 |
2003-12-14 |
MIN |
CHI |
10-13 |
CHI |
| 2004 |
3 |
2004-09-26 |
CHI |
MIN |
22-27 |
MIN |
| 2004 |
13 |
2004-12-05 |
MIN |
CHI |
14-24 |
CHI |
| 2005 |
6 |
2005-10-16 |
MIN |
CHI |
3-28 |
CHI |
| 2005 |
17 |
2006-01-01 |
CHI |
MIN |
10-34 |
MIN |
| 2006 |
3 |
2006-09-24 |
CHI |
MIN |
19-16 |
CHI |
| 2006 |
13 |
2006-12-03 |
MIN |
CHI |
13-23 |
CHI |
| 2007 |
6 |
2007-10-14 |
MIN |
CHI |
34-31 |
MIN |
| 2007 |
15 |
2007-12-17 |
CHI |
MIN |
13-20 |
MIN |
| 2008 |
7 |
2008-10-19 |
MIN |
CHI |
41-48 |
CHI |
| 2008 |
13 |
2008-11-30 |
CHI |
MIN |
14-34 |
MIN |
| 2009 |
12 |
2009-11-29 |
CHI |
MIN |
10-36 |
MIN |
| 2009 |
16 |
2009-12-28 |
MIN |
CHI |
30-36 |
CHI |
| 2010 |
10 |
2010-11-14 |
MIN |
CHI |
13-27 |
CHI |
| 2010 |
15 |
2010-12-20 |
CHI |
MIN |
40-14 |
CHI |
| 2011 |
6 |
2011-10-16 |
MIN |
CHI |
10-39 |
CHI |
| 2011 |
17 |
2012-01-01 |
CHI |
MIN |
17-13 |
CHI |
| 2012 |
12 |
2012-11-25 |
MIN |
CHI |
10-28 |
CHI |
| 2012 |
14 |
2012-12-09 |
CHI |
MIN |
14-21 |
MIN |
| 2013 |
2 |
2013-09-15 |
MIN |
CHI |
30-31 |
CHI |
| 2013 |
13 |
2013-12-01 |
CHI |
MIN |
20-23 |
MIN |
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Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.
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