Overview
- Kickoff is Sunday at 1 p.m. EST at U.S. Bank Stadium on Fox, with BetMGM listing the Vikings by 3.
- Chicago enters 6-3 after six wins in seven games and leads the NFL with 20 takeaways and a plus-14 turnover margin.
- Minnesota is 4-5 and has dominated the series with eight wins in the last nine meetings, though the team is 1-3 at home this season.
- QB J.J. McCarthy was limited in practice with a wrapped throwing hand, while the Bears list banged-up receivers and LB T.J. Edwards after his recent absence.
- A pivotal schematic battle features Bears coach Ben Johnson’s run-leaning attack against Brian Flores’ defense, with local analysts split and some predicting a narrow Vikings win.