WEEK 5
CHICAGO BEARS (2-2) @ MINNESOTA VIKINGS (3-1)
DATE: Sunday (10/9/22)
STADIUM: U.S. Bank Stadium
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
REFEREE: Shawn Hochuli
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Vikings lead all-time series, 63-56-2
STREAKS Vikings have won past 2
LAST GAME 1/9/22: Bears 17 at Vikings 31
LAST GAME AT SITE 1/9/22
CHICAGO BEARS
LAST WEEK: L 20-12 at N.Y. Giants
COACH VS. OPP. Matt Eberflus: 0-0
PTS. FOR 16.0
OFFENSE 274.8
PASSING Justin Fields: 34-67-471-2-4-58.7
RUSHING Khalil Herbert: 52-317-6.1-3
RECEIVING Darnell Mooney: 8-121-15.1-0
PTS. AGAINST 19.3
DEFENSE 351.8
SACKS Trevis Gipson: 2
INTs Eddie Jackson: 3
TAKE/GIVE 0 (7/7)
PUNTING (NET) Trenton Gill (R): 48.5 (43.3)
KICKING Cairo Santos: 16 (4/6 PAT; 4/4 FG)
BEARS NOTES
• QB JUSTIN FIELDS totaled 226 yards (174 pass, season-high 52 rush) in Week 4. Is 1 of 5 QBs with 500+ rush yards (567) since 2021. Passed for 285 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for 96.6 rating & rushed for 35 yards in his only career start vs. Min. (12/20/21).
• RB DAVID MONTGOMERY has 354 scrimmage yards (118 per game) & 3 rush TDs in 3 career road games vs. Min. Aims for his 3rd in row on road vs. Min. & 4th in row overall vs. Min. with 75+ scrimmage yards.
• RB KHALIL HERBERT had 101 scrimmage yards (77 rush, 24 rec.) last week & aims for his 3rd in row with 100+ scrimmage yards. Has 70+ rush yards in each of his 6 career game with 15+ rush atts.
• WR DARNELL MOONEY had 4 catches for season-high 94 rec. yards in Week 4. Set career highs in receptions (12) & rec. yards (126) in last meeting. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Min. with 65+ scrimmage yards.
• LB ROBERT QUINN has 3.5 sacks & 2 FFs in his past 3 vs. Min. Aims for his 3rd. in row at Min. with 0.5+ sacks. Ranks 2nd among active players in FFs (31) & 6th in sacks (102).
• LB ROQUAN SMITH led team with 10 tackles in Week 4 & is 1 of 2 (Jordyn Brooks) with 9+ tackles in each of 1st 4 weeks. Aims for his 4th in row with 10+ tackles. Has 5+ tackles in each of his 1st 6 career games vs. Min.
• DB EDDIE JACKSON had 9 tackles & 3rd INT of season last week, most INTs among NFC DBs in 2022. Aims for his 3rd in row with INT & 4th in row with 8+ tackles. Aims for his 4th in row at Min. with PD & 4th in row overall vs. Min. with 5+ tackles.
• DB JAQUAN BRISKER (rookie) had 1st-career sack in Week 4.
• DB KYLER GORDON (rookie) had 1st-career FF last week.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
LAST WEEK: W 28-25 vs. New Orleans (London)
COACH VS. OPP. Kevin O’Connell: 0-0
PTS. FOR 21.5
OFFENSE 344.0
PASSING Kirk Cousins: 99-157-1,031-6-4-84.1
RUSHING Dalvin Cook: 63-279-4.4-1
RECEIVING Justin Jefferson: 28-393-14.0-2
PTS. AGAINST 20.0
DEFENSE 394.5
SACKS Za’Darius Smith: 3
INTs Jordan Hicks, Josh Metellus, Harrison Smith: 1
TAKE/GIVE +1 (6/5)
PUNTING (NET) Ryan Wright (R): 47.5 (44.3)
KICKING Greg Joseph: 32 (8/9 PAT; 8/10 FG)
VIKINGS NOTES
• QB KIRK COUSINS had TD pass vs. INT & 84.6 rating in Week 4 & has TD passes in 34 straight games, longest active streak in NFL. Passed for 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 142 rating in last meeting. Aims for his 5th in row vs. Chi. with 2+ TD passes. Aims for his 3rd in row at home in 2022 with 2+ TD passes & 0 INTs.
• RB DALVIN COOK had 86 scrimmage yards (76 rush, 10 rec.) in Week 4. Has 444 scrimmage yards (111 per game) & rush TD in his past 4 vs. Chi. Has 1,824 scrimmage yards (130.3 per game) & 11 rush TDs in his past 12 at home.
• WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON had 10 catches for 147 yards & 1st career rush TD last week. Has 16 career games with 100+ rec. yards, tied-3rd most by player in 1st 3 career seasons all-time. Has 112 receptions for 1,828 rec. yards (101.6 per game) & 15 rec. TDs in 18 career home games. Has 100+ rec. yards in 3 of his 4 career games vs. Chi. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Chi. with TD catch.
• WR ADAM THIELEN had 8 catches for 72 yards last week. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Chi. with TD catch & 4th in row overall with 50+ rec. yards.
• LB DANIELLE HUNTER has TFL in 4 of his past 5 at home.
• LB ZA’DARIUS SMITH had 3rd sack of season last week & is 1 of 5 in NFC with TFL in each of 1st 4 weeks. Aims for his 3rd in row at home in 2022 with TFL.
• LB JORDAN HICKS had 12 tackles & 2 sacks in his last game vs. Chi. (12/5/21 w/ Az.).
• LB D.J. WONNUM had TFL last week. Has 6 sacks & 5 TFL in 4 career games vs. Chi. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Chi. with 2+ sacks.
• S HARRISON SMITH has 5+ tackles in 10 straight games, longest active streak among DBs. Is only active player with 30+ INTs (30) & 15+ sacks (16.5).
