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THE WIRE
WK 15 FINAL Ravens 34, Broncos 0 WK 15 FINAL Steelers 24, Chargers 17 WK 15 FINAL Dolphins 24, Jets 30 MOVE LaNorris Sellers dev trait up Star to Superstar MOVE Christian Benford dev trait up Star to Superstar MOVE T.J. Moore dev trait up Star to Superstar WK 16 Bills (8-6) at Jaguars (12-2) WK 16 Lions (9-5) at Packers (11-3)
WEEK 4 · FINAL
VIKINGS 4-10 · 25.0 PPG 66 – 41 BEARS 10-4 · 33.0 PPG
THE READ
Vikings run away with it, 66-41

Minnesota 66, Chicago 41. Caleb Williams completed 20 of 32 for 506 yards and 6 touchdowns but threw 5 interceptions, while Zavion Thomas caught 7 passes for 195 yards and 3 scores—enough firepower that the Bears still lost by 25 because they managed 16 rushing yards and gave the ball away 5 times. JJ McCarthy's 25 of 33 for 320 yards and 5 touchdowns was the efficient counterweight: the Vikings ran 21 times for 131 yards and turned it over once. Chicago's 86 percent pass rate on 32 attempts was panic, and it showed in the final margin.

Daniel Keller The numbers guy
THE WIDER PICTURE
Team SRS SOS MARGIN TO +/-
Vikings -3.3 +4.1 -7.4 -13
Bears +1.1 +2.1 -1.1 -7
SRS is how many points a side beats an average team by once you account for who they played — beat a good team by 3 and it counts for more than beating a bad one by 20. SOS is how hard that schedule has been. Full table.
Bears — NFC #5 · 10-4 Playoff picture →
In the MVP race
#8 Zavion Thomas WR · Bears · 0.5% of the field
The whole board →
IN THE BOOTH
Elise Carter The insider
Chicago just got undone by its own hands: 5 turnovers and 16 rushing yards meant Caleb Williams had to do everything, and even 506 yards and 6 touchdowns couldn't save a team that couldn't protect the football.
Luca Santana Analyst · replying
Chicago has been outscored 25 points by a team that was -7.0 in point differential coming in—and Williams threw 5 interceptions while doing it, which tells you this wasn't a scheme problem or a bad day; it was a breaking point.
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.
Caleb Williams
Bears
20/32, 506 yards, 6 TD, 5 INT
JJ McCarthy
Vikings
25/33, 320 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT
Zavion Thomas
Bears
7 catches, 195 yards, 3 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Through the air Bears 506, Vikings 320 Bears
On the ground Vikings 131, Bears 16 Vikings
Total yards Bears 522, Vikings 451 Bears
Giveaways Bears 5, Vikings 1 Vikings
THE ROOM Final. The recap is below.
📺 THE WEEK 4 SHOW this game is in the week's show ▶ Watch the show
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
Pass-heavy Pass 66% · Rush 34% · 25.6 scored, 33.1 allowed
8.7 yds/att 63.9% completions 4.2 yds/carry 351.4 yds/game 2.2 giveaways/game 4.2% sack rate last 5: 1-4
Primary weapon: Nyck Harbor WR — 39% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY HIGH
SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 68 · Aggressive Balance 84 Ball security 38 Back usage 27% QB runs 3.6/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.2 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 93 WR 94 TE 78 RB 82 OL 87 DL 87 LB 83 DB 85
Best: Justin Jefferson WR 99 Fastest: Nyck Harbor WR 97 SPD 6 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic
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HOW THEY PLAY the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
24kbannd
Bears · his last 8 games
Balanced Runs the quarterback
Pass / run60% / 40% Points for / against31.8 — 36.2 Margin-4.5 Giveaways a game1.8 Sacks taken7.5% of dropbacks Lead backZach Charbonnet · 13.1/g Top targetZavion Thomas · 32% QB carries5.4 a game
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.
MATCHUP ADVANTAGES unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Vikings receivers vs Bears secondary 94 v 87 VIKINGS
Bears receivers vs Vikings secondary 88 v 85 BEARS
Vikings line vs Bears front 87 v 85 EVEN
Bears line vs Vikings front 81 v 87 VIKINGS
Vikings backs vs Bears run defence 82 v 85 BEARS
Bears backs vs Vikings run defence 87 v 86 EVEN
Vikings passer vs Bears secondary 93 v 87 VIKINGS
Bears passer vs Vikings secondary 99 v 85 BEARS
TOP PERFORMERS
Caleb Williams QB Bears 506 pass yds
JJ McCarthy QB Vikings 320 pass yds
Zavion Thomas WR Bears 195 rec yds
Nyck Harbor WR Vikings 170 rec yds
Luther Burden III WR Bears 152 rec yds
Demond Claiborne HB Vikings 102 rush yds
Rome Odunze WR Bears 72 rec yds
Colston Loveland TE Bears 54 rec yds
Dallas Turner REDG Vikings 2 sacks
Jyaire Hill CB Vikings 1 INTs
🎬 The Game Recap
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BOX SCORE
VIKINGS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
JJ McCarthy QB 25/3332051047132.5
BEARS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Caleb Williams QB 20/3250665465106.2
RECENT FORM
Vikings
W 38–28 vs Chiefs WK 3
L 14–35 vs Raiders WK 2
L 28–52 vs Commanders WK 1
Bears
W 35–31 vs Browns WK 3
W 34–13 vs Packers WK 2
L 21–35 vs Rams WK 1
TEAM STATS
Vikings Bears
451 TOTAL YARDS 522
320 PASSING YARDS 506
131 RUSHING YARDS 16
0 SACKS ALLOWED 4
4 SACKS MADE 0
1 GIVEAWAYS 5
5 TAKEAWAYS 1

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 — 1 BEARS
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