Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings
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Sunday 2027-01-10 · 13:00 ET·U.S. Bank Stadium·No line yet
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-11-10D: Base 3-4 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 9
Field
dome · sportturf
Weather
indoors — n/a
Rest
CHI 7d · MIN 7d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
CHI form
7-2PF 241 · PA 184Home 4-1Away 3-1
QB Caleb Williams 21–19 as starter · playoffs 1–1 · last 10: 7–3 · since 2024
MIN form
6-2PF 146 · PA 116Home 3-1Away 3-1
QB Carson Wentz 50–50–1 as starter · playoffs 0–1 · last 10: 4–6 · since 2016
| CHI | Season efficiency | MIN |
|---|---|---|
| 0.037 | Off EPA / play | -0.162 |
| 47 | Off success % | 36.2 |
| 9.8 | Off explosive % | 8.7 |
| 45.7 | 3rd-down conv % | 34.6 |
| -0.049 | Def EPA / play allowed | -0.149 |
| 40.2 | Def success % allowed | 37.6 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out
Coaching Intel
CHI staff
HCBen Johnson1–2 vs O'ConnellOCPress Taylor0–2 vs FloresDCDennis Allen1–2 vs Phillips
4th-down go 28.5% · PROE -2.6 · no-huddle 5%
MIN staff
HCKevin O'Connell2–1 vs JohnsonOCWes Phillips2–1 vs AllenDCBrian Flores2–0 vs Taylor
4th-down go 16.1% · PROE +0.6 · no-huddle 9.4%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
Ben Johnson1–2Kevin O'ConnellO'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 |
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 |
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)
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