2021 · Week 15
Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears
Dec 20, 2021 · Soldier Field · outdoors · grass
Recap
Minnesota Vikings topped Chicago Bears 17–9. ScoutIndex had favored Vikings (57%) going in. Vikings improve to 7-7; Bears fall to 4-10. Dalvin Cook was the story of the game with 89 rushing yards; 2 catches for 2 yards. Bears out-gained the opponent 400–219 in total yards.
Team stats
| MIN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | First downs | 21 |
| 219 | Total yards | 400 |
| 87 | Passing yards | 285 |
| 132 | Rushing yards | 115 |
| 12/24 | Comp / Att | 26/39 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(5:09) (Shotgun) 8-K.Cousins pass short left to 18-J.Jefferson for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q11-G.Joseph extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-3-J.Berry.
- Q2(13:32) 1-G.Joseph 37 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-3-J.Berry.
- Q2(1:37) 2-C.Santos 34 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-P.Scales, Holder-16-P.O'Donnell.
- Q2(:33) 2-C.Santos 49 yard field goal is BLOCKED (94-D.Tomlinson), Center-48-P.Scales, Holder-16-P.O'Donnell.
- Q3(5:55) (Shotgun) 8-K.Cousins pass short right to 15-I.Smith-Marsette for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q31-G.Joseph extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-3-J.Berry.
- Q4(:01) (Shotgun) 1-J.Fields pass deep left to 87-J.Horsted for 19 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Box score
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 12/24 | 87 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalvin Cook | 28 | 89 | 0 |
| Kirk Cousins | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Kene Nwangwu | 3 | 33 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalvin Cook | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Justin Jefferson | 4 | 10 | 47 | 1 |
| K.J. Osborn | 3 | 3 | 21 | 0 |
| Ihmir Smith-Marsette | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Tyler Conklin | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| C.J. Ham | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
CHI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Fields | 26/39 | 285 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Fields | 7 | 35 | 0 |
| Darnell Mooney | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| David Montgomery | 18 | 60 | 0 |
| Jakeem Grant | 2 | 17 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Kmet | 6 | 9 | 71 | 0 |
| Darnell Mooney | 5 | 7 | 63 | 0 |
| Damiere Byrd | 5 | 6 | 62 | 0 |
| David Montgomery | 5 | 6 | 23 | 0 |
| Khalil Herbert | 3 | 4 | 34 | 0 |
| Jesper Horsted | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| Jimmy Graham | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Dazz Newsome | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |