The 5 Main Takeaways from Vikings Win over CHI
The Minnesota Vikings toppled the 4-9 Chicago Bears club on Monday, their seventh win over Chicago in the last eight tries.
The 5 Main Takeaways from Vikings’ Win over CHI
The Vikings now have a 12-2 record in 2024 — a season when they were supposed to win about six or seven games, according to oddsmakers.
The Vikings next play the Seattle Seahawks on the road, but before that, these are the five main takeaways from Vikings-Bears ranked in ascending order (No. 1 = most important takeaway).
5. Will Reichard Perfection
After missing four games to a quad injury — and then missing a field goal in Week 14 upon his return — Reichard is back to perfection. He connected on field goals from 31, 46, and 52 yards.
Some Vikings-themed social media accounts wondered aloud “if we have to be worried about Will Reichard.”
No, you do not. He’s back.
4 Top 2 WRs Cooked
Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison shared a workload for a second consecutive game. Each man tabulated 7 receptions.
Typically under head coach Kevin O’Connell, one guy feasts while the other is merely happy for his teammate. Weeks 14 and 15 have shown that Jefferson and Addison can dine simultaneously, which is bad news for opponents.
3. Dallas Turner Is Here
The Vikings coaching staff said for two months that Dallas Turner would be deployed — in a defense that already showcases two possible Pro Bowlers, Andrew Van Ginkel and Jonathan Greenard.
Well, the coaching staff didn’t lie, and Turner lit up the night with plays like this:
The guy has incredible closing speed. He’s going to be unbelievably good.
2. 3rd Down Majesty
Here’s the math:
Vikings + Bears,
3rd Down Efficiency:
Vikings = 7 for 14 (50%)
Bears = 1 for 12 (8.3%)
This singlehandedly created a three-score triumph for Minnesota.
1. Homefield Advantage in Reach
Because the Detroit Lions lost on Sunday at home to the Buffalo Bills — and because Detroit has an obscene number of injuries — Minnesota has a reasonable chance to win its next three games and secure homefield advantage throughout the postseason.
It could not get complacent and lose to the Bears; that would’ve canceled the fancy homefield plan.
Instead, the Vikings won by 18. Not bad.
Homefield is in play.
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Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his daily YouTube Channel, VikesNow. The show features guests, analysis, and opinion on all things related to the purple team, with 4-7 episodes per week. His MIN obsession dates back to 1996. Listed guilty pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ Basset Hounds, and The Doors (the band). He follows the NBA as closely as the NFL.
All statistics provided by Pro Football Reference / Stathead; all contractual information provided by OverTheCap.com.
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