Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears
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FINAL · MIN 9–3·Sunday 2026-09-20·Soldier Field·closed CHI -4.5 · O/U 46.5
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-10-12D: Base 4-3 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 5
✚ T.J. Hockenson (TE) — Out✚ Christian Darrisaw (LT) — Out
Field
outdoors · grass
Weather
no forecast yet
Rest
MIN 7d · CHI 7d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
MIN form
5-0PF 109 · PA 64Home 2-0Away 3-0
QB Kyler Murray 42–48–1 as starter · playoffs 0–1 · last 10: 7–3 · since 2019
CHI form
3-2PF 119 · PA 96Home 2-1Away 1-1
QB Caleb Williams 17–19 as starter · playoffs 1–1 · last 10: 6–4 · since 2024
| MIN | Season efficiency | CHI |
|---|---|---|
| -0.099 | Off EPA / play | 0.023 |
| 35.9 | Off success % | 46.1 |
| 8.1 | Off explosive % | 10.3 |
| 40 | 3rd-down conv % | 44.3 |
| -0.21 | Def EPA / play allowed | 0.015 |
| 33.2 | Def success % allowed | 42.4 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out
Coaching Intel
MIN staff
HCKevin O'Connell2–1 vs JohnsonOCWes Phillips2–1 vs AllenDCBrian Flores2–0 vs Taylor
4th-down go 15.7% · PROE +0.7 · no-huddle 9.5%
CHI staff
HCBen Johnson1–2 vs O'ConnellOCPress Taylor0–2 vs FloresDCDennis Allen1–2 vs Phillips
4th-down go 30.9% · PROE -3.8 · no-huddle 5.3%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
Kevin O'Connell2–1Ben JohnsonO'Connell leadsboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Yards | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-20 | MIN @ CHI | 9–3 | 246–297 | Kevin O'Connell |
| 2025-11-16 | CHI @ MIN | 19–17 | 320–265 | Ben Johnson |
| 2025-09-08 | MIN @ CHI | 27–24 | 256–317 | Kevin O'Connell |
MIN offense vs CHI defense
Wes Phillips(OC)2–1Dennis Allen(DC)Phillips leads3 true OC-vs-DC games — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-20 | MIN | CHI | 9–3 | 246 | +6 | W |
| 2025-11-16 | MIN | CHI | 17–19 | 265 | -2 | L |
| 2025-09-08 | MIN | CHI | 27–24 | 256 | +3 | W |
they also crossed paths 2× in other role combinations (counting every opposing-staff game: 4–1)
CHI offense vs MIN defense
Press Taylor(OC)0–2Brian Flores(DC)Flores leads2 true OC-vs-DC games — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-20 | CHI | MIN | 3–9 | 297 | -6 | L |
| 2024-11-10 | JAX | MIN | 7–12 | 143 | -5 | L |
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-20 | MIN @ CHI | 9–3 | MIN | Kevin O'Connell / Ben Johnson |
| 2025-11-16 | CHI @ MIN | 19–17 | CHI | Ben Johnson / Kevin O'Connell |
| 2025-09-08 | MIN @ CHI | 27–24 | MIN | Kevin O'Connell / Ben Johnson |
| 2024-12-16 | CHI @ MIN | 12–30 | MIN | Matt Eberflus / Kevin O'Connell |
| 2024-11-24 | MIN @ CHI | 30–27 | MIN | Kevin O'Connell / Matt Eberflus |
| 2023-11-27 | CHI @ MIN | 12–10 | CHI | Matt Eberflus / Kevin O'Connell |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded