Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings 1/9/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

The Chicago Bears (6-10) are preparing to face the Minnesota Vikings (7-9) in week 18 of NFC North pro-football action at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Sunday, January 9, 2022, at 1:00 PM ET. Chicago comes into this match-up aiming for a back-to-back win to improve their overall record to 7-10 this season.

The Bears defeated the New York Giants in their recent match on Sunday following a one-point victory over the Seahawks to complete a two-game winning streak. Chicago is in 3rd place in the NFC North Division with a 6-10 overall standing while earning a total of 294 points but lost 376 this season.

LB Robert Quinn of the Bears acquired his 18th sack on Sunday’s 29-3 triumph over the Giants and earned a new record for Chicago in that category. The Bears unleashed a tough defense in controlling the total offense of New York to just 151 yards while pushing them to commit four turnovers in the victory.

QB Justin Fields passed for a total of 1,870 yards on 58.9% completion of his passes with 7 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. QB Andy Dalton added 1,190 passing yards on 61.7% completion of his attempted passes and scored 7 touchdowns with 7 interceptions this season.

RB David Montgomery rushed for 777 rushing yards with 7 scores while WR Darnell Mooney led Chicago’s receiving corps with 929 yards and 4 scores. LB Roquan Smith led the defensive line with 157 total tackles while LB Robert Quinn had 18 sacks for the Bears.

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Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings Predictions 1/9/2022

The Minnesota Vikings will be hosting this NFC North duel versus the Bears to bounce back from a stressful 10-37 loss to division rival the Green Bay Packers on January 2. The Vikings lost two successive matches to the Rams and the Packers following their recent victories over the Steelers and the Bears.

Minnesota took 2nd place one game ahead of Chicago in the NFC North Division with an overall standing at 7-9 while collecting a total of 394 points but wasted 409 this season.

The Vikings’ defense has given away 481 yards of total offense to Green Bay while finishing with only 206 yards of total offense against the Packers’ defense in their 20-37 loss on Sunday. QB Sean Mannion threw for 189 yards and landed a touchdown for Minnesota.

QB Kirk Cousins led the offense through the air for the Vikings with a total of 3,971 yards and scored 30 touchdowns with only 7 interceptions.

RB Dalvin Cook led the ground offense with 1,080 rushing yards and nailed 6 touchdowns while WR Justin Jefferson led the receiving group with 1,509 yards and nine touchdowns. LB Eric Kendricks controlled the backfield for Minnesota with 143 total tackles and DE DJ Wonnum contributed 6.5 sacks for the Vikings.

Chicago Bears vs. Minnesota Vikings. The NFL Pick for this game is Minnesota -3. This will be a match-up between two NFC North rivals who lost their chance in the playoff round this season and both teams will be possible using their backup quarterbacks in this match.

Though the Vikings lost two consecutive matches Minnesota will have their chance to bounce back at their home field on Sunday. The prediction: The Minnesota Vikings will win at 17-13.

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