On ESPN’s Monday Night Football, the Minnesota Vikings take on the Chicago Bears at 7:20 p.m. CST on ESPN and ABC.
The Bears are coming off a heartbreaking collapse to the Detroit Lions in the final five minutes of the game.
Minnesota’s five-game win streak fell short of a sixth to a surging Denver Broncos team that took advantage of any opportunity the Vikings gave.
With a bye week looming for both teams, Minnesota and Chicago face off in a divisional game which has huge playoff implications for Minnesota.
Firmly in the playoff race, Minnesota controls their fate headed down the stretch. They’re in a spot to get a solid win just before the bye week and heal up right before their second-half run for the playoffs.
To do that, they will need to follow these keys on the offensive side of the football.