Overview
- Kickoff is Sunday at 1 p.m. ET on Fox, with BetMGM listing Minnesota as a 3-point favorite.
- Chicago has won six of seven and leads the league with 20 takeaways and a plus-14 turnover differential.
- The Bears’ defense is banged up, with safety Jaquan Brisker and linebacker T.J. Edwards not practicing and cornerbacks Jaylon Johnson and Kyler Gordon on injured reserve, while Kevin Byard returned to work.
- Key chess match pits Bears coach Ben Johnson’s run-leaning offense and Caleb Williams’ low-turnover approach against Brian Flores’ Vikings defense, with WR Rome Odunze and OLB Andrew Van Ginkel spotlighted as players to watch.
- Minnesota has dominated the series lately, winning eight of the past nine, and outside voices such as NBC Sports’ Mike Florio frame this stretch as make-or-break for the 4-5 Vikings.