Vikings continue to surprise with another win over Bears, who have failed miserably

Jonathan Greenard of the Minnesota Vikings strips sacks Caleb Williams of the Chicago Bears during the Vikings’ win on Monday night. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

Not long ago, everyone was gushing about how great of a situation Caleb Williams was drafted into with the Chicago Bears.

There was a team in the NFC North set up very well for a new quarterback to have instant success. It just wasn’t the Bears.

The Minnesota Vikings were not challenged by the Bears on Monday night, and it wasn’t much surprise. By this point in the season, everyone can see the 12-2 Vikings are far ahead of the 4-10 Bears and that was reinforced in Minnesota’s 30-12 win. Williams’ rookie struggles continued while the Vikings tied the Lions for first place in the NFC North, and tied the Lions and Philadelphia Eagles for the best record in the NFC.

While we went on and on about the Bears’ receivers, none of them are Justin Jefferson, and Jordan Addison isn’t bad himself. The Bears signed running back D’Andre Swift, but the Vikings got a better deal on Aaron Jones. Williams has talent, but Sam Darnold has draft pedigree too and has been the far better quarterback this season. Everyone pointed to the Bears’ defensive improvement late last season and ignored how good the Vikings have been with coordinator Brian Flores. And the coaching overall proved to be no contest.

The Vikings are the surprise team in the NFL, but maybe part of the surprise is there was too much time spent congratulating the Bears in the offseason.

Bears have a rough start

The Bears have been a mess most of the season, and that’s how Monday night started.

Chicago went for it on their first possession on fourth-and-1, and Swift was stopped cold for no gain. The Vikings got a field goal out of that. On the Bears’ second drive, a leaky offensive line was a problem again, as Williams was hit from behind by Vikings defensive end Jonathan Greenard and fumbled. Minnesota recovered and turned that into a touchdown pass to…

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Publish date : 2024-12-17 04:17:00

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