Overview
- Kickoff is Sunday at noon Central at U.S. Bank Stadium on FOX with Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady and Erin Andrews on the call.
- FanDuel lists the Vikings as 2.5-point favorites with a total of 45.5 points.
- Chicago enters 6-3 with a share of the NFC North lead, while Minnesota is 4-5 after a home loss to Baltimore.
- A Vikings win would secure a season sweep and a key division tiebreaker, whereas a loss would deepen their postseason challenge.
- Chicago's recent late-game wins have highlighted Caleb Williams' playmaking, while Minnesota has stumbled at home against the Falcons, Eagles and Ravens, and Bears injuries to Jaquan Brisker and TJ Edwards bear monitoring with CBs Jaylon Johnson and Kyler Gordon expected back at some point.