TV: ABC (8:00 PM ET): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters (field reporter) National Radio: Westwood One (8:00 PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Kurt Warner
All-Time Series History Regular Season: MIN leads series, 67-57-2 (won 6 of past 7) Postseason: CHI leads series, 1-0
The Last Time… Regular Season: 11/24/24: MIN 30 at CHI 27 (OT) Postseason: NFC-WC 1/1/95: CHI 35 at MIN 18
HEAD COACHES
Thomas Brown vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): — Reg. Season: 0-1 (.000)
Kevin O’Connell vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 4-1 Reg. Season: 31-16 (.660) Postseason: 0-1 (.000)
BEARS NOTES
• QB CALEB WILLIAMS (rookie) had 2 TD passes vs. 0 INTs for 116.9 rating last week. Has 255 straight pass attempts without INT, longest-ever streak by rookie QB. Aims for his 4th in row with 2+ TD passes & 5th in row with 95+ rating. Passed for 340 yards & 2 TDs in Week 12 meeting. • RB D’ANDRE SWIFT has 65+ scrimmage yards in 9 of his past 10, incl. 65 scrimmage yards in Week 12 meeting. Has 95+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his 3 career games at Min. Is 1 of 5 RBs with 5+ rush TDs in each of past 5 seasons. • WR DJ MOORE had 6 catches last week & aims for his 5th in row with 6+ catches. Had 7 catches for 106 yards & rec. TD in Week 12 meeting. Had 11 catches for 114 yards in last road meeting. Aims for his 5th in row vs. Min. with 5+ catches & 6th in row vs. Min. with 50+ rec. yards. • WR KEENAN ALLEN has 951 receptions for 11,001 yards in 150 career games, most receptions by player in 1st 150 games all-time. Needs 3 catches & 29 rec. yards for 11th-straight season with 50+ catches & 500+ rec. yards. Had 9 catches for 86 yards & rec. TD in Week 12 meeting. Had career highs in catches (18) & rec. yards (215) in his last game at Min. (9/24/23 w/ LAC). • WR ROME ODUNZE (rookie) had 1st-career game with 2 rec. TDs last week. • S KEVIN BYARD aims for his 3rd in row with PD. Had season-high 13 tackles in Week 12 meeting. Needs tackle for 3rd-straight 100+ tackle season. • LB TREMAINE EDMUNDS has 5 PD in 5 career games vs. Min. • LB T.J. EDWARDS had 10 tackles, 2 TFL, sack & PD last week. Has 103 tackles in 2024, his 4th-straight 100+ tackle season. Has 4 TFL in his past 4. • DB JAYLON JOHNSON had 2nd-career game with 2 TFL last week. Had 3 PD & INT in last road meeting. • DB JONATHAN OWENS had 1st INT of season last week.
VIKINGS NOTES
• QB SAM DARNOLD had career highs in pass yards (347), pass TDs (5) & rating (157.9) in Week 13, 1st Min. QB with 5 TD passes in single game since 2004 (Daunte Culpepper). Has career highs in pass yards (3,299) & pass TDs (28) in 2024, tied for most TD passes among NFC QBs. Leads NFL with 10 games of 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating in 2024, incl. 330 pass yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 116.1 rating in Week 12 meeting. Aims for his 5th in row with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating. • RB AARON JONES had 84 scrimmage yards (73 rush, 11 rec.) & 4th rush TD of season last week. Aims for his 4th in row with TD. Had 129 scrimmage yards (106 rush, 23 rec.) & rush TD in Week 12 meeting. Has 12 TDs (8 rush, 4 rec.) in 14 career games vs. Chi. Aims for his 4th in row v. Chi. with 125+ scrimmage yards. • WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON had 7 catches for 132 yards & 2 TDs last week, his 6th-career game with 2 rec. TDs. Has 33 games with 100+ rec. yards & 22 games with 125+ rec. yards, both most-ever by player in 1st 5 seasons. Reached 7,000 rec. yards in 73 career games, 3rd-fewest games to reach mark all-time. Aims for his 4th in row at home vs. Chi. with 100+ rec. yards. • WR JORDAN ADDISON had 8 catches for 133 yards & career-high 3 rec. TDs in Week 14, his 3rd-career game with 100+ rec. yards & 2+ TD catches. Had 8 catches for career-high 162 yards & TD catch in Week 12 meeting. • TE T.J. HOCKENSON had 7 catches for 114 yards in Week 12 meeting. • LB BLAKE CASHMAN had career-high 6th PD of season last week. • LB ANDREW VAN GINKEL had 5th PD of season last week. Had sack & PD in Week 12 meeting. Leads NFC with career-high 15 TFL in 2024. • LB JONATHAN GREENARD had 4 TFL, 2 sacks & FF in Week 12 meeting. Has 8 sacks in 7 home games in 2024. • CB BYRON MURPHY had career-high 6th INT of season last week. Aims for his 3rd in row overall & 4th in row at home with INT. • S HARRISON SMITH (76 tackles), S JOSH METELLUS (78) & S CAMRYN BYNUM (75) are only trio of DB teammates each with 75+ tackles in 2024. Smith had season-high 11 tackles in Week 12 meeting.
