{"id":138083,"date":"2024-12-17T15:58:49","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T08:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=138083"},"modified":"2024-12-17T15:58:49","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T08:58:49","slug":"minnesota-vikings-clobber-reeling-chicago-bears-to-move-into-tie-atop-nfc-nfl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=138083","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota Vikings clobber reeling Chicago Bears to move into tie atop NFC | NFL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Aaron Jones and Cam Akers had touchdown runs in the second half to complement a smothering performance by the Minnesota defense, and the Vikings moved into a tie for first place in the NFC North on Monday night by beating the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/chicago-bears\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Chicago Bears<\/a> 30-12 for their seventh consecutive victory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Justin Jefferson had seven catches for 73 yards, among them a touchdown from Sam Darnold in the first quarter that was set up by Jonathan Greenard\u2019s sack and forced fumble on Caleb Williams.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"5a294f4f-f36a-4234-b58b-cb3261f3cbfb\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-1your1i\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;richLinkIndex&quot;:2,&quot;element&quot;:{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Lions\u2019 Super Bowl hopes hit as injury ends Montgomery and McNeill\u2019s seasons&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;5a294f4f-f36a-4234-b58b-cb3261f3cbfb&quot;,&quot;role&quot;:&quot;richLink&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/2024\/dec\/16\/detroit-lions-injuries-patrick-mahomes-ankle-nfl-football&quot;},&quot;ajaxUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.nextgen.guardianapps.co.uk&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:0,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:2}}\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Williams managed to keep alive his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/nfl\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">NFL<\/a> rookie record streak of 286 straight passes without an interception for the eighth straight game, but the Bears (4-10) have lost all of those. The first overall pick in the 2024 draft went 18 for 31 for 191 yards and threw a late touchdown pass to Keenan Allen after a blocked punt gave the Bears the ball at the Minnesota 27.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">The Bears went 1 for 12 on third down and 1 for 3 on fourth down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Darnold went 24 for 40 for 231 yards and threw his first interception in five games for the Vikings (12-2), who clinched a spot in the playoffs with Seattle\u2019s loss to Green Bay the night before. They\u2019ve got the division title squarely on their radar after Detroit\u2019s 11-game winning streak was stopped by Buffalo on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Wearing white helmets for the first time in franchise history to top the snow-like jerseys and pants in their now-annual winter-themed home game \u2013 comfortably staged indoors \u2013 the Vikings had an energized crowd behind them after former wide receivers Cris Carter and Jake Reed took a Randy Moss jersey to midfield for the coin flip in honor of their ex-teammate, who is being treated for cancer. Jefferson shouted, \u201cWe love you, Randy!\u201d after his touchdown catch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">D\u2019Andre Swift rushed 19 times for 79 yards for the Bears, who\u2019ve been outscored 53-0 in the first half over the last three games. According to Sportradar, they\u2019re the first team with three consecutive scoreless first halves since Jacksonville in 2018.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">The Bears have been reeling not simply because of the losing streak but their 2-6 record in games decided by a touchdown or less. The firings last month of offensive coordinator Shane Waldron and later coach Matt Eberflus prompted a change in play-callers on both side of the ball, too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Once again, the Bears produced a handful of can\u2019t-happen plays that ultimately doomed them. Swift was stuffed for no gain on a toss sweep on fourth-and-1 from the Chicago 39 on the opening possession and again on a fourth-and-1 run at the Minnesota 29 in the second quarter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">In the third quarter, Swift had a short touchdown run negated by a penalty when backup center Doug Kramer neglected to report as an eligible receiver when he\u2019d entered the game as an extra blocker at the goal line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">After that, rookie Kiran Amegadjie, who took three penalties in his first NFL start and was beaten badly by Greenard on the strip-sack, was called for holding. The Bears settled for a short field goal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/2024\/dec\/17\/minnesota-vikings-chicago-bears-game-report\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aaron Jones and Cam Akers had touchdown runs in the second half to complement a smothering performance by the Minnesota defense, and the Vikings moved into a tie for first &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=138083\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-138083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=138083"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138083\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=138083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=138083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=138083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}