Chicago Bears
The Bears (4-8) finished their dash of successive NFC North misfortunes at 12 after Fields drove the offense on a 10-play, 66-yard drive in the last 2:12 to start to lead the pack for good.
Wins are significant, however the manner in which Monday's triumph played out leaves the Bears looking for a lot of replies as they head into their bye week.
Chicago's offense was caught in nonpartisan after a blueprint that depended vigorously on screen passes attempted to underwrite off the additional belongings it got from the Bears' protection, which left away with four turnovers briefly straight game.
Fields did what's needed to lead his group to a success, yet waiting inquiries regarding his drawn out practicality in Chicago will remain.
Upsetting pattern: The Bears are driving turnovers on a reliable premise - - seven captures in the beyond two games - - however the offense isn't making use. Chicago neglected to score off various first-half turnovers in consecutive games after Jaylon Johnson and Jaquan Brisker took out profound passes in the subsequent quarter. On every one of the ensuing belongings, Fields couldn't interface with his profound ball on third down, which prompted slowed down drives. Chicago ruled season of ownership, the turnover fight and complete yards in the primary half however had three focuses to show for it. The Bears had three focuses complete off four action items.
Greatest opening in the course of action: To counter Minnesota's forceful rush, the Bears' passing game turned even. Fields arrived at a vocation high in passes finished at or behind the line of scrimmage (10) toward the finish of the principal half and found the middle value of 0.3 air yards on those consummations. The screen game might have felt essential, yet its inadequacy cost Chicago a few potential chances to score. Maybe no play represented that in excess of a short pass to DJ Moore on third-and-2 in the second from last quarter that missed the mark concerning the main down. The drive brought about a 39-yard field objective after the Bears' offense slowed down.
QB breakdown: Chicago's strategy didn't offer Fields numerous courtesies after a solid, adjusted execution last week in Detroit. Fields had four fulfillments for a first down on the Bears' initial drive, which finished with a missed field objective, and was 12-for-12 for 100 yards toward the primary quarter's end. That is where his favorable luck ran out until the finish of the game. Throughout the span of the last seven rounds of the time, the Bears need to see Fields follow through in basic circumstances. After Chicago recorded its fourth capture attempt, Fields was strip-sacked as the Bears attempted to advance into the red zone. On the Bears' next drive, Fields hacked up the ball when he resolved to run on third-and-long. However, Fields put his two bumbles in the rearview mirror and drove the Pushes ahead the field for the subsequent final quarter rebound of his profession.
Eye-popping detail: The Bears had lost 12 straight NFC North games and hadn't beaten a division rival since Matt Eberflus turned into the lead trainer to begin last season. It was the longest dynamic division series of failures in the NFL and it was the Bears' longest since the 1970 consolidation, as per ESPN Details and Data. Eberflus is currently 1-9 versus the NFC North. - - Courtney Cronin
Next game: versus Lions (1 p.m. ET, Dec. 10)
Minnesota Vikings
The Vikings lost their second back to back game in close to indistinguishable design as they did the prior week: committing extremely numerous turnovers and leaving a depleted guard unfit to safeguard a late lead. That recipe will torment the Vikings during their bye week, which they enter with a .500 record (6-6) when it might have effectively been 8-4.
Last week in Denver, they committed three turnovers and permitted the Mustangs a go on score with 1:03 leftover. Monday night, quarterback Joshua Dobbs tossed four captures and the Bears won on a field objective with 10 seconds remaining. The Vikings presently rank No. 31 in the NFL in turnovers per game (2.0) and negative. 30 in turnover edge for each game (- 0.67).
In the higher perspective, the Vikings are still in the No. 7 spot of the NFC season finisher race, and ESPN's Football Power Record allows them a 62.4% opportunity of making the end of the season games. Their offense could get more dangerous with the normal return of collector Justin Jefferson, yet in the event that the Vikings can't right their turnover issues, it likely won't make any difference.
QB breakdown: Dobbs gave the Vikings a things to ponder during their bye. He tossed four captures, getting his all out to eight turnovers four games with the Vikings, and is formally 1-2 as the Vikings' starter. Their success in his presentation against the Atlanta Hawks was credited to new kid on the block Jaren Corridor, who began the game. Dobbs has been one of the most amazing NFL stories in years, however he was dependably a crisis starter, and the Vikings presently have their unique No. 2 quarterback - - Scratch Mullens - - back solid. That is not to propose the Vikings will or ought to go to Mullens post-bye, yet they'll unquestionably have to deal with that chance during their time away.
Promising pattern: Following seven days of interest encompassing the Vikings' hostile backfield, the group chose to give Alexander Mattison the beginning, however Ty Chandler got the primary convey of the game. Mentor Kevin O'Connell raised the chance of a purge after Mattison lost his second bobble of the time last week in a misfortune to the Denver Mustangs. O'Connell said responsibility is significant, yet in the end he ruled against humiliating Mattison, a popular veteran, in a conspicuous way. Eventually, Mattison (10 conveys for 52 yards) and Chandler (four conveys for eight yards) wound up parting the heap.
Depict the game in two words: Terrible football. The Bears ran on 22 of the initial 25 plays of the game, and Dobbs tossed captures on two of the Vikings' initial three belongings, however some way or another the game was tied 3-3 at halftime - - tied for the least consolidated places in the initial two fourth of a NFL game this season. The principal half didn't give a lot of motivating force to keep watching into the evening. - - Kevin Seifert
Next game: at Thieves (4:05 p.m. ET, Dec. 10)
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