Vikings went a quarter without a first down Minnesota’s defense forced a fumble on the next possession which led to the Vikings extending the lead to 10-0 in the second quarter.ĭespite a disappointing first half in which the Bears fumbled twice and had a field goal blocked they were still within a touchdown going into half time after getting a Cairo Santos field goal to tighten the score to 10-3.Īfter stopping the Bears on the first possession of the third quarter, Cousins drove the Vikings down the field on their first drive of the second half and expanded the lead to 17-3 with a 7 yard touchdown pass to Ihmir Smith-Marsette. The Vikings jumped out of the gate with a first quarter touchdown when Kirk Cousins hit Justin Jefferson in the corner of the endzone for a 12 yard touchdown reception. Vikings capitalize on Bears' early mistakes The Bears did almost everything possible to lose the game and were still in the game until late in the fourth quarter. In yet another frustrating night for the Bears fans, t hey watched their team turn the ball over three times, while committing four personal fouls many of which extended Minnesota drives on failed third down conversions. Chicago’s entire secondary was forced to miss the game, but that didn’t stop the defense from playing one of their best games of the season. The Bears came into the game with more than a dozen players and three coordinators unavailable after being put on the Reserve/COVID list. Minnesota came into the night looking to keep pace with the rest of the pack in the NFC, while the Bears were just looking to turn around a recent stretch that saw them win just one of their previous eight games. Bears COVID issues added to list of Chicago problems Minnesota left Chicago with the win after an ugly game at Soldier field in which the visitors gained less than 200 yards in their 17-9 victory. There is never a shortage of bad blood when it comes to NFC North rivalries, and Monday Night’s Vikings-Bears game fit the billing and then some.
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