CHICAGO (5-10) at MINNESOTA (6-9)
Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, Fox
OPENING LINE -- Vikings by 7
2014 RECORD VS. SPREAD -- Chicago 5-9; Minnesota 9-5
SERIES RECORD -- Vikings lead 54-51-2
LAST MEETING -- Bears beat Vikings 21-13, Nov. 16, 2014
LAST WEEK -- Bears lost to Lions 20-14; Vikings lost to Dolphins 37-35
AP PRO32 RANKING -- Bears No. 27, Vikings No. 24
BEARS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (20), RUSH (26), PASS (13)
BEARS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (30), RUSH (16), PASS (31)
VIKINGS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (26), RUSH (15), PASS (27)
VIKINGS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (15), RUSH (25), PASS (8)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES -- Bears played Vikings in first NFL game at TCF Bank Stadium on Dec. 20, 2010, moved outside due to snow-caused roof collapse at Metrodome, and last NFL game for QB Brett Favre. Bears won 40-14, and DE Corey Wootton, now with Vikings, knocked Favre out with first career sack. ... Bears will miss playoffs for seventh time in eight seasons. ... Bears loss puts them all alone in last place in NFC North. Win would tie them with Vikings. ... Jay Cutler, benched last week, will start for injured Jimmy Clausen (concussion) at QB for Bears. ... Cutler leads NFL with 18 interceptions and 24 turnovers. ... Bears coach Marc Trestman grew up in suburban Minneapolis. ... Bears rookie DB Brock Vereen, University of Minnesota alum, had his first career interception vs. Lions last week. ... Bears DL Willie Young is out with an Achilles' tendon injury. ... Vikings rookie QB Teddy Bridgewater has completed over 70 percent of his passes in four straight games. ... Vikings LB Chad Greenway expected to rejoin team midweek after attending funeral for his father. Greenway also suffered knee injury against Dolphins that makes status questionable. ... Vikings have held two-touchdown leads in each of last two games, lost both times. ... Vikings have allowed at least 100 yards rushing 12 times this season. ...Vikings are 0-5 against NFC North this season.
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