THE Chicago Bear (4-6) will face the Minnesota Vikings (8-2) on Sunday, where Chicago looks to end a four-game losing streak and record its first division win.
The Bears are coming off a heartbreaking 20-19 loss to the Green Bay Packers. Rookie quarterback Caleb Williams had his best game as a professional – where he effectively managed this Thomas Brown-led offense, protected the football and managed to set the team up for a game-winning field goal in his first start against the Packers. . Unfortunately, head coach Matt Eberflus turned down the opportunity to advance the ball and facilitate Cairo Santos’ field goal, which ultimately cost them as Santos’ 46-yard attempt was blocked and the Packers went escaped with the victory by one point.
Here’s how the Bears and Vikings stand statistically heading into Sunday’s game.
Statistics courtesy of Team rankings, The Football Database, ESPN And Muse of statistics
Mark an infraction
Bear: 19.4 PPG (22nd)
Vikings: 24.4 PPG (10th)
Passing offense
Bear: 174.4 YPG (30th)
Vikings: 224.6 YPG (13th)
Rushed offensive
Bear: 114.6 YPG (22nd)
Vikings: 116.4 YPG (19th)
Total offense
Bear: 289.0 YPG (29th)
Vikings: 341.0 YPG (15th)
First stockings
Bear: 183 (21st)
Vikings: 206 (9th)
Penalties
Bear: 44.8 YPG penalty (9th)
Vikings: 50.6 YPG penalty (20th)
Authorized bags
Bear: 41 (2nd)
Vikings: 29 (9th)
Turnover margin
Bear: +9 (3rd)
Vikings: +4 (9th)
Mark the defense
Bear: 18.7 PPG (7th)
Vikings: 17.0 PPG (4th)
Pass the defense
Bear: 197.4 YPG (9th)
Vikings: 234.8 YPG (28th)
Rush defense
Bear: 130.3 YPG (23rd)
Vikings: 74.4 YPG (1st)
Total Defense
Bear: 327.7 YPG (14th)
Vikings: 309.2 YPG (10th)
Bags
Bear: 25 (15th)
Vikings: 35 (3rd)
This article was originally published on Bears Wire: Statistical Breakdown: How the Bears and Vikings Stand Ahead of Week 12
