Minnesota (14-4) at Chicago (5-12)
Monday, 8 p.m., EDT, ESPN/ABC.
BetMGM NFL Odds: Vikings by 1½.
Series record: Vikings lead 68-58-2.
Last meeting: Vikings beat Bears 30-12 on Dec. 16, 2024, in Minneapolis.
Vikings offense: overall (12), rush (19t), pass (6), scoring (9).
Vikings defense: overall (16), rush (2), pass (28), scoring (5).
Bears offense: overall (32), rush (25), pass (31), scoring (28t).
Bears defense: overall (27), rush (28), pass (16), scoring (13).
Turnover differential: Vikings plus-12; Bears plus-8.
Vikings player to watch
QB J.J. McCarthy. The 10th overall pick in the 2024 draft makes his delayed debut, after a knee injury in the first preseason game last year forced him to have season-ending surgery while the Vikings turned to Sam Darnold. After helping Darn