for some reason, I just see this as a blowout one way or the other
An “honest” evaluation of the two teams makes it look like neither side is likely to do great things on offense, which should make it a close game likely to be decided by a last second (or even OT) FG, but one thing about Bears/Vikes games; you never seam to get what you expect.
Hopefully the Vike’s O-line improved over their week off, and the additional coaching will help make the offense run smoother. The Bears have been vulnerable to the big play if you can just be patient enough to wait for your shot and take it, so we should have our chances. Then again, our offense has sputtered so bad that they might only have to play 9 men on Defense to stop us
Our D against their Offense; stack 8 in the box and force Orten to beat you, particularly if Jones is out of the game and we can send some blitzes after the rook to really shake him up. We’ve been bad against the rush so far, and that has been the Bears strength, but it’s looking like Benson is a bust and we may be able to contain him and the backups.
Head says I should pick the Bears to win this one in the 17-10 range, but the heart is saying that the Vikes come out strong after the bye and roll to a 31-17 win
And yes I know that is more points then anybody has put up against the Bears this year, but I’m counting on one defensive TD to go along with one short run, and two long throws by Culpepper.