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Monday, Dec. 28
MINNESOTA (11-3) At CHICAGO (5-9)
8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
OPENING LINE – Vikings by 7 1/2
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Minnesota 8-5-1; Chicago 4-10
SERIES RECORD – Vikings lead 52-43-2
LAST MEETING – Vikings beat Bears 36-10, Nov. 29, 2009
LAST WEEK – Vikings lost to Panthers 26-7; Bears lost to Ravens 31-7
VIKINGS OFFENSE – OVERALL (9), RUSH (13), PASS (12)
VIKINGS DEFENSE – OVERALL (8), RUSH (4), PASS (16)
BEARS OFFENSE – OVERALL (24), RUSH (29), PASS (19)
BEARS DEFENSE – OVERALL (16), RUSH (25), PASS (7)
n, Vikings have allowed three straight opponents to rush for 100-plus yards. … Favre has three touchdowns and four interceptions in three December games after 24/3 ratio over first 11 games. … Although he’s league’s fourth-leading rusher, Adrian Peterson has been running in place this month. He managed just 35 yards on 12 attempts against Carolina, and that came two weeks after 13-carry, 19-yard performance in loss to Arizona. In between, he ran for 97 yards in win over Cincinnati. … Bears have dropped eight of 10 since 3-1 start. … QB Jay Cutler’s league-leading 25 interceptions are second on Bears’ single-season list behind Sid Luckman’s club-record 31 in 1947. Cutler’s 3,117 yards passing this season rank fifth among Bears quarterbacks, behind Jim Harbaugh (3,121 in 1991), Billy Wade (3,172 in 1962), Rex Grossman (3,193 in 2006) and Erik Kramer (3,838 in 1995). … Rookie WR Johnny Knox ranks second in NFL with 28.9-yard kickoff return average and is tied for third among rookies with six total touchdowns (five receiving). … LB Lance Briggs needs two tackles to reach 1,000 for career. … CB Charles Tillman is tied with San Diego LB Shaun Phillips for league lead with six forced fumbles. … WR Earl Bennett’s punt return for touchdown last week was first of career and first by a Bear since Devin Hester ran one back 64 yards against New Orleans on Dec. 30, 2007. … With 85.9 percent career conversion rate on field goals, Robbie Gould ranks third all-time among NFL kickers.
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