Bursts of Speed, Lack of Deep Passes in Vikings…

2. Not much deep (or intermediate, for that matter)

The Bears managed to contain Minnesota’s passing attack despite missing key members of their secondary.

Vikings QB Kirk Cousins was 0-for-4 on passes thrown more than 20 yards beyond the line of scrimmage. He also didn’t hit on many intermediate routes. Cousins was 4-of-8 passing with 50 yards and an interception on passes thrown 10 to 20 yards beyond the line of scrimmage, but two of Cousins’ four throws in that range resulted in touchdowns to Jefferson and rookie Ihmir Smith-Marsette.

Cousins’ 87 passing yards were his fewest in 118 career starts.

Fields didn’t attempt a pass more than 20 yards beyond the line of scrimmage until the final snap of the game, but it resulted in a 19-yard touchdown pass to Minnesota native Jesper Horsted. That scoring pass ranked as the least-probable completion (14.9 percent likelihood) of Week 15.