CHICAGO -- Kyle Rudolph is officially back for the Minnesota Vikings.

The tight end is on the Vikings' active roster for Sunday's game against the Chicago Bears after missing the team's last six games with a sports hernia. Rudolph had been shooting to return for the Bears game since he had surgery on Sept. 23, and he was listed as probable for Sunday's game when the Vikings released their final injury report on Friday.

He is listed as the starter on the Vikings' depth chart for Sunday's game and should get plenty of opportunities against a Bears defense that has allowed more touchdown passes than any in the league. The Vikings should still give Chase Ford plenty of work in two-tight end sets, and Rudolph might not make a complete return this week to a role that typically had him playing 90 percent of the Vikings' offensive snaps, but it's likely Rudolph will be a prominent part of the game plan.

Here are the Vikings' inactives for Sunday's game:

• CB Shaun Prater

• FB Zach Line

• LB Brandon Watts

• G David Yankey

• T Mike Harris

• TE MarQueis Gray

• DE Scott Crichton