The Minnesota Vikings turned the ball over five times and couldn’t capitalize on the defense not allowing a touchdown in a brutal 12-10 loss to the Chicago Bears.
The defense was consistent from the start, allowing the Bears inside the red zone once all game. It was evident that Brian Flores didn’t respect Justin Fields’ ability to attack down the field, as the Vikings were very aggressive in attacking the running backs and wide receivers in short areas consistently.
The first play of the game for the Vikings on offense was a deep post to Jordan Addison who looked to have caught the ball, but it was ruled incomplete and Kevin O’Connell didn’t challenge.
The Vikings spiraled downward on offense all game long after that. Dobbs had issues all game long, as he threw four interceptions and had issues placing the ball all game long. His poor ball placement resulted in a turnover on downs and an easy touchdown.
The key play for the Vikings was a Danielle Hunter strip-sack of Fields. The Vikings had just turned it over for the fourth time and were in danger of going down two scores. Dobbs then found T.J. Hockenson for a touchdown to put the Vikings up 10-9.
Josh Metellus then stripped Fields in the open field to force the second-straight turnover and gave the Vikings the ball in plus territory. They couldn’t get anything done and punted the ball back to the Bears.
On the final drive, Flores chose not to send a lot of pressure on Fields and it looked like a good call until Fields found D.J. Moore on a 36-yard dig route to set the Bears up for a 30 yard game-winning field goal. A brutal loss for the Vikings heading into the bye week.
Up next is a bye week for the Vikings and then the Las Vegas Raiders on December 10th.
