Our Monday night time NFL doubleheader begins in Minnesota, the place the matchup between Sam Darnold and the Vikings and Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears has formally kicked off. The Vikings have already clinched a playoff berth due to the Seattle Seahawks’ loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night time, and they’re going to look to construct on their massive weekend by scoring a seventh-straight win.
Darnold has now gone 4 straight video games with not less than two passing touchdowns and nil interceptions, which is the longest single-season streak in franchise historical past. Wide receivers Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison have been thriving as of late, as each surpassed 130 yards receiving and caught a number of touchdowns within the 42-21 beatdown of Kirk Cousins’ Atlanta Falcons final week.
As for the Bears, firing head coach Matt Eberflus didn’t pay instant dividends. Chicago was throttled by the San Francisco 49ers final week, 38-13, which marked a season-high for factors allowed and margin of defeat for Chicago. However, Williams has thrown seven touchdowns in comparison with zero interceptions since offensive coordinator Shane Waldron was handed his strolling papers final month. Can he play turnover-free soccer towards this Brian Flores protection?
Follow alongside within the stay weblog under, as we break down this NFC North showdown because it occurs.
Vikings vs. Bears the place to observe
Date: Monday, Dec. 16 | Time: 8 p.m. ET
Location: U.S. Bank Stadium (Minneapolis)
TV: ABC | Live stream: fubo (strive right here)
Follow: CBS Sports App
Odds: Falcons -5.5, OU 44.5 (by way of SportsLine consensus)
