The Bears defense is all banged up and trending downward since they have not been able to come up with 3 turnovers per game. Their run defense is over rated and allowing 5.1 yards per carry over their last three games. The Vikings are fighting for their playoff lifes today and they feature the best RB in the game with Adrien Peterson who rushed for 108 yards in a losing effort vs. the Bears just 2 games ago. The Vikings turned the ball over 3 times in that game and have to protect the football here today at home and I believe they will.
The Vikings have the ingredients you need to pull off an upset here. They can stop the run and they can create a pass rush with 4 guys. The Vikings have the best combination of that at home and they should get to Jay Cutler whose offensive line is just not very good ranked 30th in sacked %. The Vikings are 3-0 at home vs. teams that are in the bottom 5 at protecting their QB's as they beat the 49ers, Jaguars and Cardinals. Now the Bears have really struggled facing teams that can stop both the pass via the rush and the running game. The closest team is the 49ers, but the Texans, Packers and even the Seahawks have similar type defenses. The Bears scored just 10 points per game in those 4 losses.
