Minnesota Vikings vs Chicago Bears

Final

NFL

MIN Team page

9 — 3

CHI Team page

DateSeptember 20, 2026

VenueSoldier Field

MIN 46%

CHI 47%

Tie 7%

Chicago gets a narrow lean in a very close matchup. The Bears opened the 2026 regular season with 59 points, 269 passing yards, 291 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns, while Caleb Williams accounted for two touchdown passes. Minnesota also looked explosive in its opener, beating Green Bay 39-22 behind three touchdown passes from Carson Wentz and two touchdowns from Justin Jefferson. The broader 2025 baseline favors Chicago’s offense: the Bears went 11-6 and averaged 25.9 points per game, compared with Minnesota’s 9-8 record and 20.2 points per game. However, Chicago’s defense allowed 37 points in Week 1 and has several defensive absences, while Minnesota is without Jordan Mason and Jauan Jennings and has Brian O’Neill listed questionable. That combination keeps this close, with a tie also viable.

Team Form

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Minnesota Vikings

Chicago Bears

Key Stats

2026 season · Team stats

Minnesota Vikings

39.0

PTS/G

258.0

TOTAL YDS/G

151.0

PASS YDS/G

107.0

RUSH YDS/G

53.33

3RD DOWN %

TURNOVER DIFF

100.00

RZ TD%

DEF SACKS

Chicago Bears

59.0

PTS/G

560.0

TOTAL YDS/G

269.0

PASS YDS/G

291.0

RUSH YDS/G

71.43

3RD DOWN %

TURNOVER DIFF

100.00

RZ TD%

DEF SACKS

Key Players

Minnesota Vikings

133Pass Yards

Chicago Bears

1,087Rush Yards

652Rec. Yards

Boxscore

Scoring by period

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
MIN	3	3	0	3	9
CHI	3	0	0	0	3

Team stats

MIN Stat CHI

11 1st Downs 17

6 Passing 1st downs 7

4 Rushing 1st downs 9

1 1st downs from penalties 1

3-13 3rd down efficiency 5-15

1-1 4th down efficiency 2-3

51 Total Plays 70

246 Total Yards 297

4.8 Yards per Play 4.2

9 Total Drives 10

127 Passing 163

11/20 Comp/Att 20/35

5.5 Yards per pass 4.2

0 Interceptions thrown 1

3-16 Sacks-Yards Lost 4-29

119 Rushing 134

28 Rushing Attempts 31

4.3 Yards per rush 4.3

0-1 Red Zone (Made-Att) 0-3

3-25 Penalties 8-58

0 Turnovers 2

0 Fumbles lost 1

0 Defensive / Special Teams TDs 0

27:19 Possession 32:41

MIN

Minnesota Vikings

Defensive

Minnesota Vikings Defensive
Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Blake Cashman	10	6	1	0	0	1
Byron Murphy Jr.	7	4	0	0	2	0
Joshua Metellus	7	4	0	0	1	0
Eric Wilson	7	3	0	0	0	1
Caleb Banks	6	3	0	1	0	0
Dallas Turner	5	3	2	2	0	4
Isaiah Rodgers	4	2	0	0	1	0
Jalen Redmond	4	2	0	0	1	0
Andrew Van Ginkel	3	3	1	1	0	3
Harrison Smith	3	3	0	0	0	0
Theo Jackson	3	2	0	0	1	0
Ivan Pace Jr.	3	0	0	0	0	0
James Pierre	2	2	0	0	1	0
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins	2	1	0	0	0	0
Domonique Orange	2	0	0	0	0	0
Levi Drake Rodriguez	2	0	0	0	0	0
Andrew DePaola	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kyle Van Noy	1	1	0	1	0	0
Bo Richter	1	1	0	0	0	0
Chaz Chambliss	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jay Ward	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Golday	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	1

Fumbles

Minnesota Vikings Fumbles
Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Carson Wentz	1	0	1
Isaiah Rodgers	0	0	1

Interceptions

Minnesota Vikings Interceptions
Player	INT	YDS	TD
Byron Murphy Jr.	1	-1	0

Kicking

Minnesota Vikings Kicking
Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Will Reichard	3/3	100.0	49	0/0	9

Kick Returns

Minnesota Vikings Kick Returns
Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Myles Price	2	42	21.0	21	0

Passing

Minnesota Vikings Passing
Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
Carson Wentz	11/20	143	7.2	0	0	3-16	77.7

Punting

Minnesota Vikings Punting
Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Brett Thorson	6	297	49.5	0	2	62

Punt Returns

Minnesota Vikings Punt Returns
Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Myles Price	1	11	11.0	11	0

Receiving

Minnesota Vikings Receiving
Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	TGTS
Justin Jefferson	3	55	18.3	30	6
T.J. Hockenson	3	29	9.7	19	4
Josh Oliver	1	24	24.0	24	1
Jordan Addison	2	21	10.5	15	5
DeeJay Dallas	1	12	12.0	12	1
Demond Claiborne	1	2	2.0	2	1
Myles Price	0	0	0.0	0	1

Rushing

Minnesota Vikings Rushing
Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Aaron Jones Sr.	23	105	4.6	20
DeeJay Dallas	2	8	4.0	4
Carson Wentz	3	6	2.0	4

CHI

Chicago Bears

Defensive

Chicago Bears Defensive
Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Dillon Thieneman	7	3	0	0	1	0
James Lynch	7	2	0	0	0	0
Cam Lewis	5	3	0	0	0	0
Tyrique Stevenson Sr.	5	3	0	1	1	0
Jaylon Johnson	4	4	0	0	0	0
Devin Bush	4	3	0	1	1	0
T.J. Edwards	4	2	0	0	0	0
Malik Muhammad II	3	2	1	1	0	1
Montez Sweat	3	0	0	0	0	0
D'Marco Jackson	3	0	0	0	0	0
Neville Gallimore	2	2	0	0	0	0
Grady Jarrett	2	1	0	0	0	0
Kentavius Street	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jack Sanborn	2	1	0	0	0	0
Xavier Woods	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dayo Odeyingbo	1	1	1	1	0	2
Austin Booker	1	1	1	1	0	1
Elijah Hicks	1	1	0	0	0	0
Rome Odunze	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jordan van den Berg	1	1	0	0	0	0
Skyler Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

Chicago Bears Fumbles
Player	FUM	LOST	REC
D'Andre Swift	1	1	0
Caleb Williams	1	0	1

Kicking

Chicago Bears Kicking
Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Cairo Santos	1/2	50.0	50	0/0	3

Kick Returns

Chicago Bears Kick Returns
Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Zavion Thomas	3	68	22.7	30	0

Passing

Chicago Bears Passing
Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
Caleb Williams	15/26	138	5.3	0	1	3-20	56.2
Tyson Bagent	5/9	54	6.0	0	0	1-9	73.4

Punting

Chicago Bears Punting
Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Tory Taylor	4	195	48.8	0	3	63

Punt Returns

Chicago Bears Punt Returns
Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Kalif Raymond	3	30	10.0	24	0

Receiving

Chicago Bears Receiving
Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	TGTS
D'Andre Swift	5	54	10.8	32	5
Rome Odunze	3	43	14.3	21	4
Kalif Raymond	5	40	8.0	16	5
Luther Burden III	3	32	10.7	18	7
Kyle Monangai	2	11	5.5	7	2
Sam Roush	1	9	9.0	9	3
Colston Loveland	1	3	3.0	3	3
Cole Kmet	0	0	0.0	0	1

Rushing

Chicago Bears Rushing
Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Kyle Monangai	10	47	4.7	15
D'Andre Swift	16	45	2.8	12
Caleb Williams	5	42	8.4	17