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Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images With a mark of 2-2, Week 14 was a tricky one. Minnesota performed their best “ooh-aah-we-don’t-want-this-hot-potato-win-here-catch-it-Bucs” choke job, with three missed field goals and a missed extra point by the once-reliable Dan Bailey. That game should have gone down to the wire and covered 7, but definitely did not. The Texans and the Bears also needed just one lousy touchdown over the final 25 minutes of the game to go over, but alas they manage...

Matchup rating: 48.1 | : MIN -3 (47) What to watch for: All eyes will be on Vikings kicker Dan Bailey after he missed three field goals and an extra point in a Week 14 loss to Tampa Bay. Coach Mike Zimmer was lukewarm on his commitment to Bailey this week, but given the COVID-19 protocols and Baileys long history of being an excellent kicker, all signs point to Minnesota not making a change for the Bears game. But if Bailey misses a kick Sunday, Im not so sure how much longer hell be on the ro...

Bears beat Vikings to stay in playoff race David Montgomery rushed for a career-high 146 yards and two touchdowns as the Chicago Bears trampled Minnesotas depleted defence and hung on for a 33-27 victory on Sunday to stay in the hunt for the expanded playoffs. The Canadian Press David Montgomery , The Canadian Press MINNEAPOLIS — David Montgomery burst through a big hole in the defence and carried most of Minnesotas secondary with him across the go...

The five Week 15 NFL games with playoff implications By 2020-12-20T12:54+11:00 Were into the final three weeks of the 2020 NFL regular season, and the playoff race in both the AFC and the NFC is wide open. Here are the five must-watch week 15 games that will have big implications on the playoff picture. 1 Seattle @ Washington Here’s a Monday morning matchup between two teams within reach of division titles. Washington, who is suddenly one of the form teams in the league, having won four s...

Vikings vs. Bears Live Score Updates Follow along here for updates and analysis from Minnesota-Chicago at U.S. Bank Stadium. Author: Dec 20, 2020 Time to find out if the Vikings playoff hopes will live to fight another week or not. Coming off of a frustrating loss in Tampa, the Vikings backs are on the ropes in Week 15. A home loss to the Bears would make it virtually impossible for this team to secure the No. 7 seed in the NFC playoffs, and would turn the focus towards 2021 despite still havin...

Kickoff: Noon, Sunday, U.S. Bank Stadium TV: Fox (Chris Myers, Greg Jennings, Jen Hale) Radio: WBBM-AM 780, 105.9 FM (Jeff Joniak, Tom Thayer, Mark Grote) Sirius/XM (Channel 225, streaming 805) Spanish: Univision Deportes 1200 AM, 93.5 FM (Hector Lopez, Miguel Esparza) The Series: 120th matchup. The Vikings lead the series 61-56-2. The Bears have won four of the last five. Minnesota won the last game Nov. 16 at Soldier Field, 19-13. The Bears have won two straight in Minneapolis. They havent w...

NFL Week 15: Three games you cant miss Print this article The NFLs playoff race grows tighter and tighter every week, fantasy football leagues are in the semifinals stage, and the competitions for some of the leagues major awards are heating up. Theres a lot to take in, so here are the three most important games of the NFLs Week 15 that you cant miss. Last week, my picks went 1-2 after some nail-biters and upsets, but this season, Im still 26-16 straight up and 22-19 against the spread (with o...

Why Minnesota Vikings fans will forever feel uneasy playing against the Chicago Bears Theres just something in the air every time that that Vikings and the Bears square off, but what is it with this rivalry that leaves us feeling so uneasy? 3 minutes read If you’ve grown up a Vikings fan or even spent any considerable amount of time rooting for this team you’re well aware that there is never a sure thing for this team. Just when you think that they’re walking into a game that’s loser-...

Minnesota Vikings Power Rankings Roundup: Week 15 A loss for the Vikings gets the expected result Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports We’re getting to our Power Rankings Roundup for this week a little later than usual, courtesy of yours truly having some school projects to finish off earlier on. But those are taken care of now, and we can take a look at where our Minnesota Vikings sit in the eyes of the pundits across these vast interwebs of ours. As we know, the Vikings lost to Tampa Bay last Sunda...

Vikings cap hits: Special teams Breaking down each special teams contract on the 53-man roster. 2 minutes read This article is part of a series focusing on the Minnesota Vikings’ salary cap. For this series I’m going to break down how much each player on the team’s roster counts towards the cap as well as shine a light on his current contract. Bailey signed a three-year, $10 million extension with the Vikings this spring including a $3.15M signing bonus. Among NFL kickers, his 2020 cap ...