Final Score Prediction
Bears 23, Vikings 20
| Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
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| Chicago Bears |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 8 |
Jay Cutler |
Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
| RB 24 |
Matt Forte |
Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 5-30, 0 |
| RB 38 |
Chester Taylor |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0 |
| WR 12 |
Johnny Knox |
Rec: 7-90, 1 TD |
 WR 49 |
Earl Bennett |
Rec: 5-60, 0 TD |
 WR 59 |
Devin Hester |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 19 |
Greg Olsen |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
| K 4 |
Robbie Gould |
FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 6 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Vikings In career vs. Chi., QB Brett Favre is 23-11 (.676), completing 722 of 1,164 (62 pct.) for 8,373 yards with 58 TDs vs. 38 INTs for 86.8 rating. In past 2 meetings, has completed 58 of 88 (65.9 pct.) for 713 yards with 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 109.7 rating. Had career-high 446 yards last week... RB Adrian Peterson aims for 7th in row vs. Chi. with rush TD. Has 11 TDs in 6 career meetings. In those 6, has 733 rush yards (122.2 per game). In 20 career division games, has rushed for 2,251 yards (112.6 per game) & 23 TDs. Has rushed for 100+ yards or TD in 16 consecutive division games... WR-KR Percy Harvin had 1st career 100-yard game (101) vs. Chi. (11/29/09). Had career-high 9 catches & 126 yards last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 100+ yards. Is only player in NFL this season with rush, rec. & return TD. TE Visanthe Shiancoe has TD in 3 of past 4 vs. Chi. Is 2nd among NFC TEs with 13 rec. TDs since start of 2009... DE Jared Allen has 6.5 sacks in 4 career meetings. Has 19 sacks in past 13 division games. DE Ray Edwards aims for 3rd in row vs. Chi. with sack.
 Bears QB Jay Cutler tied career-high with 4 pass TDs in last meeting & had 108.4 rating. When Cutler has 100+ rating, his teams are 17-0... RB Matt Forte leads NFC RBs with 786 rec. yards since start of 2009. Ranks 2nd among NFC RBs with 86 catches during that span. RB Chester Taylor spent 4 seasons in Min. (2006-09). Rushed for 2,797 yards & 18 TDs & had 160 catches for 1,357 yards & 3 TDs. Had rush TD last week... WR-KR-PR Devin Hester leads NFL in PR avg. (15.9) & is tied for NFL lead with 2 PR-TDs. Has 13 combined KR-PR TDs (9 PR, 4 KR), tied for most in NFL history (BRIAN MITCHELL). WR Johnny Knox averages 19.5 yards per catch (27 rec., 527 yards), highest in NFC (min. 25 rec.). TE Greg Olsen had TD in last meeting... DE Julius Peppers aims for 4th in row vs. Min. with sack. Has 5 sacks in past 3 meetings. DE Israel Idonije has 5 sacks & 2 FF in past 5. LB Brian Urlacher has 8 sacks, 3 INTs & 2 FRs in career vs. Min. Club has won 15 of past 18 when CB Charles Tillman has INT. CB Tim Jennings had INT (39 yards) last week.
Results and Schedule
| Minnesota Vikings |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2010-09-09 |
NO |
A |
L 9-14 |
-5 |
| 2 |
2010-09-19 |
MIA |
H |
L 10-14 |
-4 |
| 3 |
2010-09-26 |
DET |
H |
W 24-10 |
+14 |
| 4 |
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Bye |
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| 5 |
2010-10-11 |
NYJ |
A |
L 20-29 |
-9 |
| 6 |
2010-10-17 |
DAL |
H |
W 24-21 |
+3 |
| 7 |
2010-10-24 |
GB |
A |
L 24-28 |
-4 |
| 8 |
2010-10-31 |
NE |
A |
L 18-28 |
-10 |
| 9 |
2010-11-07 |
ARI |
H |
W 27-24 |
+3 |
| 10 |
2010-11-14 |
CHI |
A |
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| 11 |
2010-11-21 |
GB |
H |
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| 12 |
2010-11-28 |
WAS |
A |
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| 13 |
2010-12-05 |
BUF |
H |
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| 14 |
2010-12-12 |
NYG |
H |
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| 15 |
2010-12-20 |
CHI |
H |
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| 16 |
2010-12-26 |
PHI |
A |
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| 17 |
2011-01-02 |
DET |
A |
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| Chicago Bears |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2010-09-12 |
DET |
H |
W 19-14 |
+5 |
| 2 |
2010-09-19 |
DAL |
A |
W 27-20 |
+7 |
| 3 |
2010-09-27 |
GB |
H |
W 20-17 |
+3 |
| 4 |
2010-10-03 |
NYG |
A |
L 3-17 |
-14 |
| 5 |
2010-10-10 |
CAR |
A |
W 23-6 |
+17 |
| 6 |
2010-10-17 |
SEA |
H |
L 20-23 |
-3 |
| 7 |
2010-10-24 |
WAS |
H |
L 14-17 |
-3 |
| 8 |
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Bye |
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| 9 |
2010-11-07 |
BUF |
A |
W 22-19 |
+3 |
| 10 |
2010-11-14 |
MIN |
H |
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| 11 |
2010-11-18 |
MIA |
A |
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| 12 |
2010-11-28 |
PHI |
H |
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| 13 |
2010-12-05 |
DET |
A |
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| 14 |
2010-12-12 |
NE |
H |
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| 15 |
2010-12-20 |
MIN |
A |
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| 16 |
2010-12-26 |
NYJ |
H |
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| 17 |
2011-01-02 |
GB |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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MIN
Offense |
CHI
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
22.7 |
18.7 |
22.5 |
MIN |
| Rushing yards |
105.3 |
77.3 |
113.8 |
MIN |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.35 |
4.28 |
4.20 |
MIN |
| Completion % |
63.5% |
53.9% |
60.6% |
MIN |
| Passing yards |
243.7 |
158.3 |
222.9 |
MIN |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.80 |
9.16 |
10.73 |
MIN |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.49 |
4.94 |
6.50 |
MIN |
| Interceptions |
1.3 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
MIN |
| Fumbles lost |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
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| Sacks allowed |
2.3 |
4.3 |
2.3 |
MIN |
| 3rd down conversions |
40.6% |
19.4% |
38.5% |
MIN |
| 4th down conversions |
57.1% |
50.0% |
50.0% |
MIN |
| Time of possession |
31:04 |
29:11 |
30:17 |
MIN |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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MIN
Defense |
CHI
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
26.7 |
17.7 |
22.5 |
CHI |
| Rushing yards |
100.0 |
105.7 |
113.8 |
MIN |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.88 |
4.12 |
4.20 |
MIN |
| Completion % |
59.4% |
56.8% |
60.6% |
CHI |
| Passing yards |
211.0 |
204.0 |
222.9 |
CHI |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.22 |
9.22 |
10.73 |
CHI |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.67 |
5.23 |
6.50 |
CHI |
| INT return |
0.7 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
CHI |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
CHI |
| Sacks |
0.7 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
CHI |
| 3rd down conversions |
42.0% |
32.5% |
38.5% |
CHI |
| 4th down conversions |
50.0% |
66.7% |
50.0% |
MIN |
| Time of possession |
29:42 |
30:49 |
30:17 |
MIN |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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MIN |
CHI |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
10.9 |
20.2 |
9.5 |
CHI |
| Yards per kick return |
23.2 |
23.3 |
22.8 |
CHI |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
4.2 |
2.8 |
9.5 |
CHI |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
24.0 |
21.1 |
22.8 |
CHI |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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MIN |
CHI |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
6.3 |
6.0 |
6.4 |
CHI |
| Penalty yards |
45.3 |
43.3 |
54.0 |
CHI |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 4 to 9 of the 2010 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 4 to 9 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 |
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Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 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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