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Alyssa Barbieri

Statistical Breakdown: How the Bears and Vikings stack up before Week 18 game

The Chicago Bears (3-13) will host the Minnesota Vikings (12-4) during Sunday’s season finale, where Chicago is currently riding a nine-game losing streak.

The Bears are coming off a 41-10 loss to the Detroit Lions, where they were outscored 34-0 in the final three quarters. Now, they’ll face a Vikings team competing for the No. 2 seed in the NFC. Oh, and Chicago will be without starting quarterback Justin Fields, who has a hip strain.

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Here’s how the Bears and Vikings stack up statistically ahead of Sunday’s matchup:

Scoring Offense

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Bears: 23rd, 19.6 PPG

Vikings: 8th, 24.7 PPG

Passing Offense

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Bears: 32nd, 129.9 passing YPG

Vikings: 7th, 258.9 passing YPG

Rushing Offense

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Bears: 1st, 181 rushing YPG

Vikings: 28th, 95 rushing YPG

Total Offense

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Bears: 28th, 310.9 total YPG

Vikings: 13th, 353.9 total YPG

First Downs

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Bears: 30th, 265 first downs

Vikings: 4th, 354 first downs

Penalties

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Bears: 14th, 45.9 penalty YPG

Vikings: 6th, 40.5 penalty YPG

Turnover Margin

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Bears: T-20th, -2 TO margin

Vikings: T-13th, +2 TO margin

Sacks Allowed

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Bears: 30th, 57 sacks allowed this season

Vikings: T-27th, 47 sacks allowed this season

Scoring Defense

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Bears: 32nd, 27.1 points allowed per game

Vikings: 31st, 25.9 points allowed per game

Passing Defense

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Bears: 13th, 210.9 YPG allowed

Vikings: 31st, 273.4 YPG allowed

Rushing Defense

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Bears: 31st, 158.3 YPG allowed

Vikings: 20th, 123.4 YPG allowed

Total Defense

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Bears: 28th, 369.3 total YPG allowed

Vikings: 31st, 396.8 total YPG allowed

Sacks

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Bears: 32nd, 20 sacks this season

Vikings: T-18th, 37 sacks this season

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