The 11-2 Vikings are debuting their all-white "Winter Warrior" alternate uniforms, complete with new white helmets, on Monday night against the 4-9 Bears. They'll be looking to extend their winning streak to seven games and keep Chicago from snapping their seven-game losing streak. It should be quite the raucous primetime crowd at U.S. Bank Stadium.
The key in this game for the Vikings will be taking care of business and avoiding self-inflicted wounds. They've been humming on offense behind Sam Darnold, who hasn't thrown an interception in the last four games. Defensively, they'll look to play better than they did three weeks ago in Chicago, when Caleb Williams threw for 340 yards and 2 touchdowns against them in an overtime loss.
Will the Vikings get the job done? Let's see what our Vikings On SI staff thinks.
The Vikings led the Bears 27-16 at Soldier Field before falling apart in the final two minutes and allowing the game to go to OT. I don't things will be nearly as tense in the final minutes of the rematch between these two teams. Sam Darnold should be in line for another big day, and Williams seems unlikely to shred Brian Flores' defense twice (especially without his starting left tackle). Add in the crowd noise factor in Minneapolis and I think the Vikings cruise to a two-touchdown win and get to 12-2 on the season.
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