TV: FOX (1:00 PM ET): Kevin Kugler, Daryl Johnston, Laura Okmin (field reporter)
All-Time Series History Regular Season: MIN leads series, 66-57-2 (won 5 of past 6) Postseason: CHI leads series, 1-0
The Last Time… Regular Season: 11/27/23: CHI 12 at MIN 10 Postseason: NFC-WC 1/1/95: CHI 25 at MIN 18
HEAD COACHES
Kevin O’Connell vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 3-1 Reg. Season: 28-16 (.636) Postseason: 0-1 (.000)
Matt Eberflus vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 1-3 Reg. Season: 14-30 (.318) Postseason: —
VIKINGS NOTES
• QB SAM DARNOLD passed for 246 yards & had 3 TDs (2 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs for 107 rating in Week 11 & is 1 of 2 (Lamar Jackson) with 100+ rating in 8 games in 2024. Needs TD pass for 1st-career season with 20+ TD passes. Has 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating in 4 of his 5 road starts in 2024. • RB AARON JONES needs 46 scrimmage yards for 5th-career 1,000-yard season. Has 95+ scrimmage yards in 6 of his past 7 on road. Has 10 TDs (6 rush, 4 rec.) in his past 9 vs. Chi. & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Chi. with 125+ scrimmage yards. • WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON ranks 2nd in NFL with 912 rec. yards in 2024 & can become 5th player ever with 1,000+ rec. yards in each of his 1st 5 career seasons. Has 6,811 career rec. yards, most by player in 1st 5 seasons all-time. Aims for his 9th in row with 5+ receptions. Has 100+ rec. yards in 4 of his 6 career games vs. Chi. • WR JORDAN ADDISON had rec. TD last week & had TD catch in last road meeting. • TE T.J. HOCKENSON had rec. TD in last meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Chi. with 5+ catches & 50+ rec. yards. • LB BLAKE CASHMAN aims for his 3rd in row with sack. • LB ANDREW VAN GINKEL had 4th-career 2-sack game & 4th-career game with 3 TFL last week. Has career highs in sacks (8) & TFL (13) in 2024, incl. 2+ TFL in 4 of his past 5. • LB IVAN PACE had 9 tackles & sack in last meeting. • LB JONATHAN GREENARD aims for his 6th in row with TFL. • LB PATRICK JONES had 2 sacks & tied his career high with 3 TFL last week. Is 1 of 5 with 2+ sacks in 3+ games (3) in 2024. • CB BYRON MURPHY has 6 PD & 2 INTs in 3 career games vs. Chi. • S HARRISON SMITH had 2nd INT of season last week & ranks tied-1st among active players with 36 career INTs. • S JOSH METELLUS had 2 FFs in last meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Chi. with 0.5+ sacks & FF. • S CAMRYN BYNUM has PD in 3 of his past 4.
BEARS NOTES
• QB CALEB WILLIAMS (rookie) passed for 231 yards & had 95 rating in Week 11 & has 95+ rating in 3 of his past 4 starts at Soldier Field. Has 0 INTs in 6 of his past 7. • RB D’ANDRE SWIFT had 84 scrimmage yards (71 rush, 13 rec.) & 5th rush TD of season last week. Is 1 of 4 RBs (James Conner, Derrick Henry & David Montgomery) with 5+ rush TDs in each of past 5 seasons. Has rush TD in 3 of his past 4 at Soldier Field. Needs 122 scrimmage yards for 3rd-career 1,000- yard season. Aims for his 8th in row with 65+ scrimmage yards. Rushed for career-high 175 yards & TD in his last game vs. Min. (9/14/23 w/ Phi.). • WR DJ MOORE had 7 catches for 62 yards in Week 11. Needs 3 catches & 40 rec. yards for 7th-straight 50-catch, 500-yard season. Had career-high 11 receptions for 114 yards in last meeting & aims for his 4th in row vs. Min. with 5+ catches & 50+ rec. yards. • WR KEENAN ALLEN has 934 catches in 147 career games, most receptions by player in 1st 150 games all-time. Has 47 catches (11.8 per game) for 545 yards (136.3 per game) & 2 TDs in 4 career games vs. Min, incl. career-high 18 receptions for career-best 215 yards in his last game vs. Min. (9/24/23 w/ LAC), tied 3rd-most catches in single-game all-time. • WR ROME ODUNZE (rookie) had 6 catches for team-high 65 rec. yards last week. • S KEVIN BYARD led team with 9 tackles in Week 11 & aims for his 10th in row with 5+ tackles. • LB TREMAINE EDMUNDS has 5+ tackles in 5 of his past 6. • LB T.J. EDWARDS has 6+ tackles in 9 of his 10 games this season. Had INT in last meeting. • DB JAYLON JOHNSON had 3 PD & INT in last meeting. • DB TERELL SMITH had 1st-career INT in Week 11.
