Vikings fall to Bears in season ending blow

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Dec 20, 2020
Image courtesy of ChicagoBears.com

The 6-7 Minnesota Vikings went into Sunday’s game against the 6-7 Chicago Bears with zero margin of error if they hoped to still make the post season. In what was a huge game for both teams, the Vikings removed any intrigue or … Honestly, interest, in their remaining two games as they fell to the Bears at home.

The Vikings defense was porous all day and made the recently unbenched Mitchell Trubisky look like an elite quarterback, as the Bears scored on six consecutive drives and moved the ball at will all day.

The Vikings never lead on Sunday, but kept up with the Bears offense with a balance of runs by Cook and through the air mostly courtesy of Justin Jefferson. Both teams had a 125+ yard rusher, with the Vikings being unable to stop Bears breakout running back David Montgomery all day.

The game was tight late, with Cameron Dantzler picking off Trubisky in the endzone with the Vikings down 30-27, however the Vikings failed to convert in fourth-and-1 from their own 29 giving the Bears an easy field goal to push their lead to 6.

The Vikings received the ball down by 6 with under a minute left, needing Kirk Cousins and company to march down the field for the go ahead score. Irv Smith jr. dropped a gimme touchdown early, which would’ve been the second passing TD on the day and the third passing touchdown on the day for Cousins (who had a streak of six games with three touchdowns at home this season).

The game comes down to a Hail Mary from the Bears 33 and needed a miracle from Jefferson, Adam Thielen, and company to keep the season alive after the world’s longest booth review that got Jefferson over 100 yards on the day.

But, this is 2020 and the Hail Mary was tipped and intercepted and the Vikings post-season hopes were as low as Bisi Johnson’s “jump” for the final ball.

Highlights:

Cameron Dantzler’s last game interception:

https://twitter.com/seanbormannfl/status/1340760914199502852

Tyler Conklin catch-and-run

Justin Jefferson beautiful grab

Jefferson breaks Moss’ rookie record

Dalvin’s second half touchdown

Cook chunk yardage

Dalvin being Dalvin

Bailey bouncing back

All Thielen does is catch touchdowns

Justin Jefferson running a great route/makes a big grab

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