Bears could not stop handing it over, and Vikings made it count — 12-0. Montez Sweat got after the quarterback for Bears — 3.5 sacks — in a losing effort. Colston Loveland was the target for Bears — 4 catches, 90 yards. J.J. McCarthy is still searching for it — 12 rushing yards a game across his last three, against an average of 17. On the ground: Vikings 49, Bears -7.

Caleb Brooks: "Detroit won 28-23 by doing what Minnesota couldn't: establish anything on the ground. The Vikings managed 37 rushing yards and turned it over twice, and that's a recipe that doesn't work against a defense getting after you like the Lions did with 4.5 sacks." Jordan Hayes: "Minnesota's pass rush generated only 1 sack all afternoon—that's the difference between competing and getting run over by a team that's locked in for a playoff run."

Lions handled Vikings 28-23. Derrick Moore got after the quarterback for Lions — 2.5 sacks. Jahmyr Gibbs carried the load for Lions — 12 carries, 77 yards, 1 TD. Three weeks of this now from Jordan Mason: 81 rushing yards a game, well clear of his 40 average. Through the air: Vikings 109, Lions 0.

Drew Larkin: "Minnesota came out looking like they had given up—16 rushing yards is not a number that happens by accident, that is a team that cannot move the football in any direction. Miami, meanwhile, scored 49 and looked like they could do it again if they wanted to." Ethan Price: "Hockenson's 78 yards on 3 catches is the only thing Minnesota's passing game touched all afternoon—he was essentially their entire air assault, which tells you everything about how little the Vikings could create once they abandoned the run at 16 yards."

A long afternoon for Vikings. Dolphins by 32. De'Von Achane ran it for Dolphins — 20 carries, 123 yards, 1 TD. T.J. Hockenson moved the ball for Vikings — 3 catches, 78 yards — in a losing effort. T.J. Hockenson's high-water mark for the year. On the ground: Dolphins 221, Vikings 16.