Vikings-Bears Early Look Week 18

VIKINGS TOP PERFORMERS VS. BEARS

Kirk Cousins: 8 games (2 starts with WAS, 6 with MIN), 4-4 as a starter (2-4 with MIN); 180-of-270 passing, 66.7 completion percentage, 1,847 passing yards, 11 TDs, 6 INT, 90.5 passer rating

Dalvin Cook: 6 games; 116 carries, 403 rushing yards, 2 TDs

Justin Jefferson: 3 games; 20 receptions, 286 yards, 1 TD

Harrison Smith: 16 games; 83 tackles, 5 INT, 110 interception return yards (56-yard TD), 1 FR, 9 PD

(tackles are league stats)

VIKINGS BIG DAYS VS. BEARS

Cousins: 25-of-36 passing (69.4 percent), 292 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT, passer rating of 100.7 at Soldier Field on Nov. 16, 2020

Jefferson: 8 catches, 135 yards at Soldier Field on Nov. 16, 2020

Smith: 56-yard interception return for a touchdown, 7 tackles vs. Chicago on Dec. 9, 2012

VIKINGS-BEARS SERIES NOTES

1. The Vikings have a 62-57-2 record against the Bears, a series that began in Minnesota’s Inaugural Game. Fran Tarkenton came off the bench to throw four touchdowns and rushed for another to spark the massive upset.

2. The two longest pass plays in Vikings history have come against the Bears. Tarkenton completed an 89-yard touchdown pass to Charley Ferguson on Nov. 11, 1962, and Gus Frerotte set an unbreakable record with a 99-yard touchdown to Bernard Berrian on Nov. 30, 2008.

3. Except for the strike-shortened 1982 season, the teams have met twice yearly in every regular season. The Dec. 20 game was the latest first meeting in a season between the squads, and this game will be the latest Vikings regular-season game ever.

Longest Vikings winning streak in series: 8 games (Dec. 3, 1972 – Oct. 10, 1976)

Longest Vikings losing streak in series: 6 games, twice (Dec. 11, 1983 – Oct. 5, 1986 an Dec. 28, 2009 — Nov. 25, 2012)