The Minnesota Vikings beat the Chicago Bears 17-9 on Dec 20, 2021 at Soldier Field.
Final · Soldier Field
Top performers
- Kirk Cousins threw for 87 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception for the Vikings.
- Dalvin Cook ran for 89 yards on 28 carries.
- Justin Fields threw for 285 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions for the Bears.
- David Montgomery ran for 60 yards on 18 carries.
Minnesota Vikings box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalvin Cook | 28 | 89 | 0 | 10 |
| Kene Nwangwu | 3 | 33 | 0 | 19 |
| Kirk Cousins | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 33 | 132 | 0 | 19 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Jefferson | 4 | 10 | 47 | 1 | 18 |
| K.J. Osborn | 3 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 9 |
| Tyler Conklin | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Ihmir Smith-Marsette | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| Dalvin Cook | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 11 | 21 | 84 | 2 | 18 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Smith | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Wonnum | 8 | 7 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Kendricks | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Peterson | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony Barr | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Vigil | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Richardson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Xavier Woods | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Lynch | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Jones II | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Dye | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 51 | 37 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Chicago Bears box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Montgomery | 18 | 60 | 0 | 16 |
| Justin Fields | 7 | 35 | 0 | 23 |
| Darnell Mooney | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 26 | 98 | 0 | 23 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Kmet | 6 | 9 | 71 | 0 | 23 |
| Darnell Mooney | 5 | 7 | 63 | 0 | 27 |
| David Montgomery | 5 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 12 |
| Jimmy Graham | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Team | 17 | 24 | 170 | 0 | 27 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roquan Smith | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alec Ogletree | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akiem Hicks | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Quinn | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bruce Irvin | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kindle Vildor | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Margus Hunt | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 37 | 19 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
- Vikings · 2021 season · Previous Dec 9, 2021: PIT 28, MIN 36 · Next Dec 26, 2021: LAR 30, MIN 23
- Bears · 2021 season · Previous Dec 12, 2021: CHI 30, GB 45 · Next Dec 26, 2021: CHI 25, SEA 24