Chicago Bears vs. Minnesota Vikings: Box score, player stats, and summary feat. Caleb Williams, Justin Jefferson

The Chicago Bears were eliminated from playoff contention on Sunday when the Washington Commanders, who had defeated them via a last-second Hail Mary in the "Madhouse in Maryland". Now, they would playing for mere pride from hereon in.

On Monday, they visited the Minnesota Vikings, fresh off routing the Atlanta Falcons late in former quarterback Kirk Cousins' Minneapolis homecoming and still very much in contention for the NFC North title. Who between them won?

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Chicago Bears vs. Minnesota Vikings box score

Teams	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
Bears	0	0			0
Vikings	10	3			13

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Chicago Bears player stats

Passing

Player	Completions/Attempts	Yards	Touchdowns	Interceptions	Rating
Caleb Williams	18/31	191	1	0	86.9
Tyson Bagent	1/1	5	0	0	87.5

Rushing and receiving

Player	Carries	Yards	Touchdowns	Receptions	Yards	Touchdowns
D'Andre Swift	19	79	0	1	10	0
DJ Moore	3	24	0	8	46	0
Travis Homer	3	6	0	0	0	0
Caleb Williams	4	3	0	0	0	0
Cole Kmet	0	0	0	1	14	0
Rome Odunze	0	0	0	2	39	0
Keenan Allen	0	0	0	6	82	1
Tyler Scott	0	0	0	1	5	0

Defense

Player	Total tackles	Solo tackles	Sacks	Tackles for Loss	Interceptions
T.J. Edwards	8	5	1	2	0
Tremaine Edmunds	7	6	0	1	0
Jonathan Owens	6	6	0	0	0
Kevin Byard III	6	4	0	0	0
Kyler Gordon	5	4	0	0	0
Zacch Pickens	5	2	0	0	0
Tyrique Stevenson	4	4	0	0	1
Jonathan Ford	4	1	0	1	0
Jaylon Johnson	3	3	0	1	0
Montez Sweat	2	2	0	1	0
Dominique Robinson	2	2	0	0	0
Austin Booker	2	2	0	0	0
Byron Cowart	2	1	0	0	0
Elijah Hicks	2	1	0	0	0
Terell Smith	2	1	0	0	0
Chris Williams	1	1	1	1	0
DeMarcus Walker	1	1	0	1	0
Darrell Taylor	1	1	0	0	0
Travis Homer	1	1	0	0	0
Josh Blackwell	1	1	0	0	0
Jack Sanborn	1	1	0	0	0
Amen Ogbongbemiga	1	0	0	0	0

Kicking

Player	Field Goals	Extra points
Cairo Santos	2/2	1/1

Punting

Player	Punts	Yards	Inside 20	Longest
Tory Taylor	3	142	2	51

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Minnesota Vikings player stats

Passing

Player	Player	Completions/Attempts	Yards	Touchdowns	Interceptions	Rating
Sam Darnold	Sam Darnold	24/40	231	1	1	74.1

Rushing and receiving

Player	Carries	Yards	Touchdowns	Receptions	Yards	Touchdowns
Aaron Jones	18	86	1	2	20	0
Cam Akers	10	24	1	0	0	0
Ty Chandler	1	4	0	0	0	0
Justin Jefferson	0	0	0	7	73	1
Jordan Addison	0	0	0	7	63	0
T.J. Hockenson	0	0	0	5	52	0
Brandon Powell	0	0	0	1	12	0
Trent Sherfield Sr.	0	0	0	1	6	0
Jalen Nailor	0	0	0	1	5	0

Defense

Player	Total tackles	Solo tackles	Sacks	Tackles for Loss
Josh Metellus	10	8	0	0
Blake Cashman	8	7	0	0
Jonathan Greenard	6	3	1	1
Camryn Bynum	4	3	0	0
Jonathan Bullard	4	2	0	0
Harrison Smith	3	3	0	0
Shaquill Griffin	3	3	0	0
Dallas Turner	3	2	1	1
Pat Jones II	3	1	0	0
Fabian Moreau	2	2	0	0
Jamin Davis	2	2	0	0
Harrison Phillips	2	1	0	0
Andrew Van Ginkel	2	1	0	0
Jalen Redmond	2	1	0	0
Bo Richter	2	1	0	0
Trent Sherfield Sr.	1	1	0	0
Ty Chandler	1	1	0	0
Justin Jefferson	1	1	0	0
Brian Asamoah II	1	1	0	0
Kamu Grugier-Hill	1	0	0	0
Jerry Tillery	1	0	0	0
Jihad Ward	0	0	0	0
Dwight McGlothern	0	0	0	0
Jay Ward	0	0	0	0

Kicking

Player	Field Goals	Extra points
Will Reichard	3/3	3/3

Punting

Player	Punts	Yards	Inside 20	Longest
Ryan Wright	2	104	1	55

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Chicago Bears vs. Minnesota Vikings game summary

Disaster struck the Bears to begin the game, as they committed a turnover on downs on their opening drive, which the Vikings punished with a field goal. Then more disaster struck, as Caleb Williams lost possession on a sack from Jonathan Greenard, which turned into a touchdown by Justin Jefferson:

The Vikings then forced a punt on the next drive, but then disaster struck, as Tyrique Stevenson intercepted Sam Darnold off of a fourth-down pressure. However, the Bears lost possession on downs again when a field goal could have sufficed - and were punished for it with another field goal.

The second half began with both teams exchanging punts on the first three drives - a drought that ended with Cairo Santos scoring a field goal for the Bears’ first points of the night. However, Aaron Jones rushed into the endzone to increase the lead to 17.

Santos scored another field goal on the Bears’ next drive, but Cam Akers rushed to the endzone to increase the lead to 21.

Both teams exchanged punts on the next two drives, but the Bears blocked the Vikings’ attempt and recovered the ball deep in enemy territory, allowing Williams to find Keenan Allen for their first six. However, DJ Moore failed to connect on the two-pointer.

The Bears then gambled on an onside kick but failed to retrieve it, effectively ending the game. Still, the Vikings scored a field goal on the ensuing drive. Tyson Bagent eventually came in to finish the game.