WEEK 2 · FINAL
THE READ
Riley Parker
The chaos merchant
Vikings run away with it, 51-21
Minnesota walked out with 51 points while Chicago managed 21, a 30-point gap that landed somewhere between a blowout and a statement. The Vikings' unnamed running back went 12 carries for 102 yards and 3 touchdowns on the ground while their quarterback completed 27 of 37 for 330 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception. Luther Burden III caught 3 passes for 142 yards and 2 touchdowns for Chicago, but the Bears' 4 turnovers and Minnesota's 515 total yards to Chicago's 249 told the real story. At 0-2, the Bears are drowning in a way that matters right now.
Riley Parker
The chaos merchant
THE WIDER PICTURE
Vikings —
in the hunt
· 1-1
Playoff picture →
IN THE BOOTH
Elise Carter
The insider
This was a rout, plain and simple—Minnesota scored at will while Chicago couldn't hold onto the ball, and 4 interceptions from Caleb Williams is the kind of thing that ends conversations real fast about what comes next.
Jordan Hayes
The armchair coach
· replying
Luther Burden III finished with 3 receiving yards on the day—a far cry from his league ranking—and that gap tells you everything about how thoroughly Chicago's offense broke down; when your best receiver is invisible, your quarterback's decisions look even worse.
They only ever read the box score and this league's own numbers —
none of them has a source, and none of them can report anything that
did not happen.
Unknown player
Vikings
27/37, 330 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Unknown player
Vikings
12 carries, 102 yards, 3 TD
Luther Burden III
Bears
3 catches, 142 yards, 2 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Vikings 515, Bears 249
Vikings
Through the air
Vikings 330, Bears 173
Vikings
On the ground
Vikings 185, Bears 76
Vikings
Giveaways
Bears 4, Vikings 2
Vikings
THE ROOM
Final. The recap is below.
THE MATCHUP SCOUT
every number below is counted from the export or read off the roster — nothing is inferred about playcalling
LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 57% · Rush 43% · 42.5 scored, 29.0 allowed
8.7 yds/att
77.4% completions
8.3 yds/carry
465.0 yds/game
1.0 giveaways/game
13.9% sack rate
last 2: 1-1
Primary weapon:
their top target
— 30% of the receiving yards
· DEPENDENCY HIGH
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 72 · Efficient
Balance 77
Ball security 72
Back usage 0%
QB runs 23.5/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 13.9% of dropbacks
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 59% · Rush 41% · 24.0 scored, 41.0 allowed
7.9 yds/att
43.8% completions
6.8 yds/carry
304.0 yds/game
3.0 giveaways/game
11.1% sack rate
last 2: 0-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 42 · Aggressive
Balance 66
Ball security 16
Back usage 32%
QB runs 4.0/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 3.0 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 92
WR 79
TE 83
RB 84
OL 85
DL 78
LB 80
DB 83
Best: Joe Thuney LG 96
Fastest: Zavion Thomas WR 96 SPD
3 at star dev or better
Out:
Neville Gallimore DT 71 · 5wk
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HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
Cell
Bears · his last 2 games
Cell has 2 games on the record so far — not enough to call it a tendency.
Counted from the weeks each man actually held his team — so a franchise that changed hands is not credited to whoever has it now. Nothing above is a playcall: the export does not carry those, and neither does this.
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
VIKINGS
BEARS
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VIKINGS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown player | 27/37 | 330 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 97.8 |
BEARS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Williams QB | 7/20 | 173 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 71 | 61 |
VIKINGS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown player | 12 | 102 | 8.5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 39 | 0 |
| Unknown player | 11 | 62 | 5.6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 1 |
| Unknown player | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Unknown player | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
BEARS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Williams QB | 5 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| D'Andre Swift HB | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 0 |
VIKINGS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown player | 6 | 107 | 17.8 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 28 |
| Unknown player | 10 | 99 | 9.9 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 28 |
| Unknown player | 5 | 70 | 14 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 40 |
| Unknown player | 4 | 29 | 7.2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 11 |
| Unknown player | 1 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| Unknown player | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
BEARS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luther Burden III WR | 3 | 142 | 47.3 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 71 |
| Kalif Raymond WR | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| Rome Odunze WR | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 |
VIKINGS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown player | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown player | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown player | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown player | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown player | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown player | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown player | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown player | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown player | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown player | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown player | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown player | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown player | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BEARS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.J. Edwards WILL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dillon Thieneman SS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coby Bryant FS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montez Sweat LEDG | 4 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyler Gordon CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrique Stevenson Sr CB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Phillips III CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Bush MIKE | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylon Johnson CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Lewis SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Wilkins DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Sanborn MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Fields II MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grady Jarrett DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Sewell SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan van den Berg DT | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Booker LEDG | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
VIKINGS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown player | 3/3 | 4/5 | 55 |
BEARS
nothing recorded
RECENT FORM
Vikings
L
34–37 vs Packers
WK 1
Bears
L
27–31 vs Panthers
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Vikings | Bears | |
|---|---|---|
| 515 | TOTAL YARDS | 249 |
| 330 | PASSING YARDS | 173 |
| 185 | RUSHING YARDS | 76 |
| 5 | SACKS ALLOWED | 3 |
| 3 | SACKS MADE | 5 |
| 2 | GIVEAWAYS | 4 |
| 4 | TAKEAWAYS | 2 |
Bold is the side that won that line. Giveaways come off a team's own offensive rows and takeaways off its own defensive rows — two separate payloads, so they need not tie out against each other.
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
1
VIKINGS
—
0
BEARS