2021 · Week 18
Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings
Jan 9, 2022 · U.S. Bank Stadium · dome · sportturf
Recap
Minnesota Vikings topped Chicago Bears 31–17. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Vikings (73%). Vikings improve to 8-9; Bears fall to 6-11. Kirk Cousins was the story of the game with 250 passing yards and 3 TDs. Bears turned it over 2 times to Vikings's 0.
Team stats
| CHI | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | First downs | 11 |
| 415 | Total yards | 354 |
| 325 | Passing yards | 250 |
| 90 | Rushing yards | 104 |
| 33/48 | Comp / Att | 14/22 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(12:13) 2-C.Santos 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-P.Scales, Holder-16-P.O'Donnell.
- Q2(5:00) 2-C.Santos 46 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-P.Scales, Holder-16-P.O'Donnell.
- Q2(:36) (Shotgun) 14-A.Dalton pass short right to 8-D.Williams for 23 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q2(:03) 1-G.Joseph 39 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-3-J.Berry.
- Q3(12:31) (Shotgun) 8-K.Cousins pass deep middle to 15-I.Smith-Marsette for 44 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q31-G.Joseph extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-3-J.Berry.
- Q3(8:15) (Shotgun) 14-A.Dalton scrambles right end for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the runner was not down by contact ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (Shotgun) 14-A.Dalton scrambles right end to MIN 1 for 7 yards (27-C.Dantzler).
- Q3(1:41) 2-C.Santos 42 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-P.Scales, Holder-16-P.O'Donnell.
- Q4(13:44) 8-K.Cousins pass deep right to 18-J.Jefferson for 45 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q41-G.Joseph extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-3-J.Berry.
- Q4(8:11) 8-K.Cousins pass deep left to 17-K.Osborn for 21 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q41-G.Joseph extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-3-J.Berry. PENALTY on CHI-57-C.Jones, Defensive Offside, 5 yards, enforced between downs.
- Q4(5:10) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 14-A.Dalton pass deep left intended for 83-D.Newsome INTERCEPTED by 7-P.Peterson [79-K.Willekes] at MIN 34. 7-P.Peterson for 66 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q41-G.Joseph extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-3-J.Berry. PENALTY on CHI-25-A.Burns, Defensive Offside, 5 yards, enforced between downs.
Box score
CHI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Dalton | 33/48 | 325 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Dalton | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| David Montgomery | 20 | 72 | 0 |
| Khalil Herbert | 4 | 11 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darnell Mooney | 12 | 16 | 126 | 0 |
| David Montgomery | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Cole Kmet | 4 | 5 | 48 | 0 |
| Damiere Byrd | 5 | 6 | 47 | 0 |
| Damien Williams | 3 | 5 | 33 | 1 |
| Allen Robinson | 2 | 4 | 22 | 0 |
| Jimmy Graham | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Marquise Goodwin | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Dazz Newsome | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 14/22 | 250 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Justin Jefferson | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Dalvin Cook | 14 | 79 | 0 |
| Alexander Mattison | 5 | 18 | 0 |
| Kene Nwangwu | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Jefferson | 5 | 7 | 107 | 1 |
| Ihmir Smith-Marsette | 3 | 3 | 103 | 1 |
| Dalvin Cook | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| K.J. Osborn | 1 | 4 | 21 | 1 |
| Alexander Mattison | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| C.J. Ham | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Tyler Conklin | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |