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Wk 2 · 2026

Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears — Sun, Sep 20

Sun, Sep 20 · Soldier Field, Chicago, IL · FOX

Weather

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Minnesota Vikings
NFC North · no games yet
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CHI -3.5 · total 45.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential CHI by 2.5
Chicago Bears
NFC North · no games yet

What is at stake

An NFC North game. These two play each other twice a season, home and away, and when the NFC North finishes level it is the head-to-head result and then the division record that separate them — before any of the rest. Division standings.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 1.7 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have been through a draft and a free-agency window since.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Vikings: +0.2#18
Efficiency margin
Bears: +1.0#16
Vikings: -0.8#23
Offense
Bears: +1.1#11
Vikings: +1.0#9
Defense
Bears: -0.1#17
Vikings: 20.2
Points / game
Bears: 25.9
Vikings: 19.6
Points allowed / game
Bears: 24.4
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats

The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.

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Bears form

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Vikings this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

Bears this season

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Common opponents · 10

OpponentVikingsBears
Packers
NFC
vs Wk 1 · scheduled previewat Wk 5 · scheduled preview
Buccaneers
NFC
at Wk 3 · scheduled previewvs Wk 9 · scheduled preview
Dolphins
AFC
vs Wk 4 · scheduled previewat Wk 14 · scheduled preview
Saints
NFC
at Wk 5 · scheduled previewvs Wk 11 · scheduled preview
Lions
NFC
at Wk 8 · scheduled previewat Wk 12 · scheduled preview
Bills
AFC
vs Wk 9 · scheduled previewat Wk 15 · scheduled preview
Falcons
NFC
vs Wk 12 · scheduled previewat Wk 6 · scheduled preview
Panthers
NFC
vs Wk 13 · scheduled previewat Wk 1 · scheduled preview
Patriots
AFC
at Wk 14 · scheduled previewvs Wk 7 · scheduled preview
Jets
AFC
at Wk 17 · scheduled previewvs Wk 4 · scheduled preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Vikings leads 21–19 · Bears won the last one
40 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 1.1 points toward Vikings
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20252025-11-16Bears 19 — 17 Vikingsat MINBears
20252025-09-08Vikings 27 — 24 Bearsat CHIVikings
20242024-12-16Bears 12 — 30 Vikingsat MINVikings
20242024-11-24Vikings 30 — 27 Bearsat CHIVikings
20232023-11-27Bears 12 — 10 Vikingsat MINBears
20232023-10-15Vikings 19 — 13 Bearsat CHIVikings
20222023-01-08Vikings 29 — 13 Bearsat CHIVikings
20222022-10-09Bears 22 — 29 Vikingsat MINVikings
20212022-01-09Bears 17 — 31 Vikingsat MINVikings
20212021-12-20Vikings 17 — 9 Bearsat CHIVikings
20202020-12-20Bears 33 — 27 Vikingsat MINBears
20202020-11-16Vikings 19 — 13 Bearsat CHIVikings
20192019-12-29Bears 21 — 19 Vikingsat MINBears
20192019-09-29Vikings 6 — 16 Bearsat CHIBears
20182018-12-30Bears 24 — 10 Vikingsat MINBears
20182018-11-18Vikings 20 — 25 Bearsat CHIBears
20172017-12-31Bears 10 — 23 Vikingsat MINVikings
20172017-10-09Vikings 20 — 17 Bearsat CHIVikings
20162017-01-01Bears 10 — 38 Vikingsat MINVikings
20162016-10-31Vikings 10 — 20 Bearsat CHIBears
20152015-12-20Bears 17 — 38 Vikingsat MINVikings
20152015-11-01Vikings 23 — 20 Bearsat CHIVikings
20142014-12-28Bears 9 — 13 Vikingsat MINVikings
20142014-11-16Vikings 13 — 21 Bearsat CHIBears
20132013-12-01Bears 20 — 23 Vikingsat MINVikings
20132013-09-15Vikings 30 — 31 Bearsat CHIBears
20122012-12-09Bears 14 — 21 Vikingsat MINVikings
20122012-11-25Vikings 10 — 28 Bearsat CHIBears
20112012-01-01Bears 17 — 13 Vikingsat MINBears
20112011-10-16Vikings 10 — 39 Bearsat CHIBears
20102010-12-20Bears 40 — 14 Vikingsat MINBears
20102010-11-14Vikings 13 — 27 Bearsat CHIBears
20092009-12-28Vikings 30 — 36 Bearsat CHIBears
20092009-11-29Bears 10 — 36 Vikingsat MINVikings
20082008-11-30Bears 14 — 34 Vikingsat MINVikings
20082008-10-19Vikings 41 — 48 Bearsat CHIBears
20072007-12-17Bears 13 — 20 Vikingsat MINVikings
20072007-10-14Vikings 34 — 31 Bearsat CHIVikings
20062006-12-03Vikings 13 — 23 Bearsat CHIBears
20062006-09-24Bears 19 — 16 Vikingsat MINBears

Vikings leaders 2025 regular season

PassingJ.J. McCarthy QB #9140/243, 1632 YDS, 11 TD, 12 INT
Carson Wentz QB #11110/169, 1216 YDS, 6 TD, 5 INT
RushingJordan Mason RB #27159 CAR, 758 YDS, 6 TD
Aaron Jones Sr. RB #33132 CAR, 548 YDS, 2 TD
J.J. McCarthy QB #937 CAR, 181 YDS, 4 TD
ReceivingJustin Jefferson WR #1884 REC, 1048 YDS, 2 TD
Jordan Addison WR #342 REC, 610 YDS, 3 TD
Jalen Nailor WR #929 REC, 444 YDS, 4 TD
T.J. Hockenson TE #8751 REC, 438 YDS, 3 TD
Defense
TacklesBlake Cashman LB #51144
Eric Wilson LB #55115
Joshua Metellus S #4486
SacksDallas Turner LB #158
Andrew Van Ginkel LB #437
Eric Wilson LB #556.5
InterceptionsHarrison Smith S #222
Byron Murphy Jr. CB #72
Joshua Metellus S #442
full roster and per-player history

Bears leaders 2025 regular season

PassingCaleb Williams QB #18330/568, 3942 YDS, 27 TD, 7 INT
Tyson Bagent QB #173/4, 47 YDS
RushingD'Andre Swift RB #4223 CAR, 1087 YDS, 9 TD
Kyle Monangai RB #25169 CAR, 783 YDS, 5 TD
Caleb Williams QB #1877 CAR, 388 YDS, 3 TD
ReceivingColston Loveland TE #8458 REC, 713 YDS, 6 TD
DJ Moore WR #250 REC, 682 YDS, 6 TD
Rome Odunze WR #1544 REC, 661 YDS, 6 TD
Luther Burden III WR #1047 REC, 652 YDS, 2 TD
Defense
TacklesTremaine Edmunds LB #49112
Kevin Byard S #3193
Jaquan Brisker S #393
SacksMontez Sweat DE #9810
Gervon Dexter Sr. DT #996
Austin Booker DE #944.5
InterceptionsKevin Byard S #317
Nahshon Wright CB #265
Tremaine Edmunds LB #494
full roster and per-player history
These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.