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Chicago Bears (4-9) vs Minnesota Vikings (6-7)
Monday, December 20th @ 7:15pm (CST)
Solider Field
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Minnesota Vikings lead series 61-57-2
JAYLON JOHNSON vs JUSTIN JEFFERSON
Second year receiver Justin Jefferson is quickly becoming a NFL Superstar at the position, ranking second in the league in receiving yards. His career total is now 2,688 receiving yards. He needs 39 yards to pass Randy Moss for the most by a Viking in his first two NFL seasons and 68 yards to break the NFL record of 2,755 set by Odell Beckham, Jr., in his first two seasons. With 16 catches for 239 yards in his debut matchups with Chicago last season, the Bears have not done much to stop that ascent. Maybe that starts with a stronger dose of second year cornerback Jaylon Johnson, who did well against Davante Adams on Sunday Night, forcing Green Bay to move Adams around their lineup to avoid the matchup. The Vikings could do the same, but when they are matched up against each other it should be a clash of two young titans in the league.
DALVIN COOK vs CHICAGO DEFENSE
In his first four matchups against the Bears, Dalvin Cook was down right miserable. 182 yards on 64 carries for 2.8 ypc and only a single trip the endzone. That all changed in their final matchup of 2020, when Cook broke loose for 132 yards and finally found the endzone for a second time. Almost one year later the Bears get another shot at Cook, who is coming off a monster performance against the Steelers. Can the Bears get back making Cook irrelevant or have those tides turned for good?
MATT NAGY vs MIKE ZIMMER
There may not be two hotter seats in all of the NFL coaching ranks than Zimmer and Nagy’s right now. On Monday night, the two will meet in front of a national audience. This will be the first of two matchups between the Chicago Bears and Vikings over the final four weeks. Minnesota is still vying for a postseason berth. Chicago is spiraling to the finish line in the kind of fashion that gets a lot of people fired. Nagy has only lost once to Zimmer's Vikings, but he no longer has a top defense backing him up and an offense that seems pretty well stuck in "disaster". With both men's jobs very well on the line after this game...who makes a case for another week of gainful employment?
Stats for the Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings as they enter Week 15
| Bears | Vikings |
Total First Downs | 242 | 278 |
1st Downs (Rush-Pass-By Penalty) | 91 - 126- 25 | 89 - 167 - 22 |
3rd Down Conversions | 55/159 | 67/174 |
4th Down Conversions | 9/19 | 10/16 |
Total Offensive Yds | 3933 | 5077 |
Offense (Plays-Avg Yds) | 791 - 5.0 | 860 - 5.9 |
Total Rushing Yds | 1638 | 1601 |
Rushing (Plays-Avg Yards) | 365 - 4.5 | 361 - 4.4 |
Total Passing Yds | 2295 | 3476 |
Passing (Comp-Att-Int-Avg) | 231 - 384 - 16 - 6.8 | 321 - 481 - 5 - 7.5 |
Sacks | 36 | 41 |
Field Goals | 19/22 | 27/32 |
Touchdowns | 25 | 39 |
(Rush-Pass-Ret-Def) | 10 - 12 - 1 - 2 | 9 - 27 - 2 - 1 |
Time of possession | 29:18 | 30:37 |
Turnover Ratio | -11 | +5 |
PASSING
Justin Fields
ATT | COMP | YDS | CP% | YPA | TD | INT | LONG | SACK | RATE |
231 | 133 | 1585 | 57.6 | 6.9 | 6 | 10 | 64 | 33 | 69.3 |
RECEIVING
Darnell Mooney
RECEPTIONS | YARDS | YDS PER REC | LONG | TD |
52 | 740 | 14.2 | 64 | 3 |
RUSHING
David Montgomery
ATTEMPTS | YARDS | YDS PER ATT | LONG | TD |
144 | 608 | 4.2 | 41 | 4 |
TACKLES
Roquan Smith
COMBINED | SOLO | ASST | TFL | QB HITS |
130 | 78 | 52 | 9 | 3 |
INTERCEPTIONS
Roquan Smith
INTS | YARDS | TDS | LONG | PASS DEFLECT |
1 | 58 | 1 | 58 | 1 |
SACKS
Robert Quinn
PLAYER | SACKS |
Robert Quinn | 14.0 |
Khalil Mack | 6.0 |
Trevis Gipson | 4.0 |
Roquan Smith | 3.0 |
Bilal Nichols | 2.0 |
Akiem Hicks | 1.5 |
Mario Edwards | 1.5 |
Tashaun Gipson | 1.0 |
Cassius Marsh | 1.0 |
Kindle Vildor | 1.0 |
Eddie Goldman | 0.5 |
Angelo Blackson | 0.5 |
TOTAL TEAM SACKS | 36 |
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PFT | 28 | 
PFT's Week 15 2021 power rankings - ProFootballTalk1. Packers (10-3, No. last week No. 3): Did you hear that Aaron Rodgers has a broken pinkie toe?2. Patriots (9-4, No. 2): The No. 1 seed is within their grasp. It’ll be a disappointment at this point if they don’t get it.3. Buccaneers (10-3, No. 4): Four straight wins and a final stretch with [more]
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NFL | 26 | NFL Power Rankings, Week 15: Rams, 49ers climb; Ravens slippingWith just four weeks remaining in the 2021 regular season, Dan Hanzus executes a grand reshuffling of the NFL Power Rankings. We're talkin' 29 of 32 teams on the move, people! Check out the updated league hierarchy.
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USA Today | 28 | 
Week 15 NFL power rankings: Los Angeles on rise as Rams move into Top 5, Chargers crack Top 10Lots of good football coming out of Los Angeles as improving Chargers crack upper tier, while Rams displace Cardinals in Top 5.
www.usatoday.com
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ESPN | 28 | 
NFL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, plus offense, defense and special teams rankingsThe FPI really dislikes Davis Mills and the Texans, loves Tom Brady and the Buccaneers and hasn't quite figured out T.J. Watt and the Steelers.
www.espn.com
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CBS | 28 | 
NFL Week 18 Power Rankings: Titans will be tough out, especially with Derrick Henry returning; Cowboys plummetPete Prisco says Tennessee's resiliency has stood out behind Mike Vrabel
www.cbssports.com
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