2026 · Week 2

Minnesota Vikings @ Chicago Bears

Sun Sep 20, 12:00 PM CDT Soldier Field 63% 69°F, wind 20 mph, showers and thunderstorms likely Final 9–3

Depth

Game total

47.5

points, both teams

A division game. 20+ mph wind at kickoff: in 16 games in weather like it since 2023, teams threw on 56% of plays, against 60% in every other game.

Passes vs usual: points of pass rate above or below what teams usually call on the same down, distance and score.

Game and team totals: consensus of 9 books via The Odds API, as of Sun Sep 20 12:34 AM EDT.

Key players

who each offense runs through

Vikings

CHI defense allows a game RB 104yds · 6th over usual WR 160yds · 5th over usual

#33 A. JonesRB RB1

21.2 car4.2 tgt56% of carries59% snaps

last 4

56% of carries over his last 4, 39% this season
2.3 touches a game inside the 20 over his last 4
Last game, vs NO: 113 rushing yards on 25 carries, 3 catches for 4 yards, 1 touchdown
4.2 yards a carry, 14th of 39 backs
Vs CHI: 78 rushing yards a game over 5, 61 in all his games Beyond Usage The scrimmage yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his carries and targets, how far downfield the targets were and his touches inside the 20. Over 5 games, he has gained 1 scrimmage yards a game more than his workload usually produces. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count
Vs Dennis Allen: 66 rushing yards a game over 3, 61 in all his games Beyond Usage The scrimmage yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his carries and targets, how far downfield the targets were and his touches inside the 20. Over 3 games, he has gained 6 scrimmage yards a game fewer than his workload usually produces. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count

#18 J. JeffersonWR WR1

6 tgt37% of targets92% snaps

last 4

37% of targets over his last 4, 42% this season
1.2 touches a game inside the 20 over his last 4
Last game, vs NO: 79 receiving yards, 6 catches on 7 targets, 1 touchdown
1.90 yards per route run in 2025, 27th of 154 receivers and tight ends
CHI allow 17.2 targets a game to receivers, 21st most
Vs CHI: 52 receiving yards a game over 5, 74 in all his games Beyond Usage The receiving yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his targets, how far downfield they were and those inside the 20. Over 5 games, he has gained 15 receiving yards a game fewer than his workload usually produces. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count
Vs Dennis Allen: 53 receiving yards a game over 3, 74 in all his games Beyond Usage The receiving yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his targets, how far downfield they were and those inside the 20. Over 3 games, he has gained 6 receiving yards a game fewer than his workload usually produces. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count

#27 J. MasonRB RB4

15 car0 tgt34% of carries32% snaps

last game

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Bears

MIN defense allows a game RB 105yds · 12th over usual TE 42yds · 25th over usual

#4 D. SwiftRB RB1

15.5 car4 tgt48% of carries56% snaps

last 4

48% of carries over his last 4, 46% this season
3.7 touches a game inside the 20 over his last 4
Last game, vs NE: 78 rushing yards on 22 carries, 4 catches for 12 yards, 1 touchdown
4.1 yards a carry, 17th of 39 backs
Vs MIN: 59 rushing yards a game over 5, 63 in all his games Beyond Usage The scrimmage yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his carries and targets, how far downfield the targets were and his touches inside the 20. Over 5 games, he has gained 14 scrimmage yards a game fewer than his workload usually produces. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count

#25 K. MonangaiRB RB2

15 car1.2 tgt31% of carries42% snaps

last 4

31% of carries over his last 4, 26% this season
3.7 touches a game inside the 20 over his last 4
Last game, vs NYJ: 146 rushing yards on 30 carries, 1 catch for 4 yards, 2 touchdowns
5.4 yards a carry, 4th of 39 backs
Vs MIN: 23 rushing yards a game over 3, 51 in all his games Beyond Usage The scrimmage yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his carries and targets, how far downfield the targets were and his touches inside the 20. Over 3 games, he has gained 5 scrimmage yards a game fewer than his workload usually produces. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count

#84 C. LovelandTE TE1

8.2 tgt27% of targets81% snaps

last 4

27% of targets over his last 4, 8% this season
1.8 touches a game inside the 20 over his last 4
Last game, vs NE: 69 receiving yards, 7 catches on 12 targets, 1 touchdown
1.87 yards per route run in 2025, 5th of 84 receivers and tight ends
MIN allow 6.5 targets a game to tight ends, 26th most
Vs MIN: 18 receiving yards a game over 3, 46 in all his games Beyond Usage The receiving yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his targets, how far downfield they were and those inside the 20. Over 3 games, he has gained 2 receiving yards a game fewer than his workload usually produces. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count

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