2026 · Week 18 · Division

Scheduled

Bears

Chicago

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Vikings

Minnesota

U.S. Bank Stadium · dome · sportturf

Closing spread

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Total

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Model margin

+2.8est.

MIN perspective

Push chance

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Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Bearsedge mapVikings
  • +0.052EPA / play-0.099
  • 47.0%Success rate37.7%
  • +0.154EPA / dropback-0.024
  • -0.082EPA / rush-0.206
  • 9.6%Explosive rate8.1%
  • +5.30CPOE+0.08
  • 44.6%Third-down rate37.6%
  • 51.9%Red-zone TD rate52.8%
  • 2.27Points / drive1.60
  • 2.1%Turnover rate1.2%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

MIN lead 29–26 since 1999

Meetings average 41.3 points. MIN are 24-30-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2026 · W2MIN @ CHI9–3MIN
2025 · W11CHI @ MIN19–17CHI
2025 · W1MIN @ CHI27–24MIN
2024 · W15CHI @ MIN12–30MIN
2024 · W12MIN @ CHI30–27MIN
2023 · W12CHI @ MIN12–10CHI
2023 · W6MIN @ CHI19–13MIN
2022 · W18MIN @ CHI29–13MIN

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+0.62
  • Home-field advantage+2.22
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+2.84