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CHICAGO (4-6) at MINNESOTA (9-1)
4:15 p.m. ET, Fox
OPENING LINE - Vikings by 9 1/2
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Chicago 4-6; Minnesota 6-3-1
SERIES RECORD - Vikings lead 51-42-2
LAST MEETING - Vikings beat Bears 34-14, Nov. 30, 2008
LAST WEEK - Bears lost to Eagles 24-20; Vikings beat Seahawks 35-9
BEARS OFFENSE - OVERALL (19), RUSH (28), PASS (14)
BEARS DEFENSE - OVERALL (13), RUSH (23), PASS (8)
VIKINGS OFFENSE - OVERALL (8), RUSH (10), PASS (10)
VIKINGS DEFENSE - OVERALL (12), RUSH (3), PASS (21)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Bears have lost six of last seven at Metrodome, winning only in 2006. ... Teams play again in Chicago on Monday night, Dec. 28, Minnesota's only potential bad-weather game this year. ... Bears have lost five of last six games, with QB Jay Cutler throwing at least one INT in each of those games and total of 13 during that stretch. ... After stellar rookie year, RB Matt Forte is averaging only 3.3 yards per carry. Vikings' defense is coming off stout performance vs. Seahawks, with only 4 yards rushing allowed. Bears rookie Kahlil Bell, cut by Vikings in training camp, had 72-yard run last week on his first career carry. ... QB Brett Favre is 22-10 against Bears in career. ... Bernard Berrian had 99-yard TD reception from Gus Frerotte for Vikings in last year's pivotal home win over Bears, his former team, following goal-line stand by defense. Berrian has been slow to get going this season while struggling with hamstring strain. He has 332 yards and four TDs. ... Ryan Longwell has missed just one kick in 2009 for Vikings, 44-yard FG try that was blocked. He's fifth in NFL with 82 points. ... Vikings should get CB Antoine Winfield (foot) back after five-week absence.
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