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The Chicago Bears suffered a frustrating 17-9 defeat to the Minnesota Vikings, which marked Chicago’s eighth loss in the last nine games and officially eliminated them from postseason contention.
While the expectation was that the Bears would get blown out by the Vikings, as Chicago’s entire starting secondary was sidelined with COVID-19, that wasn’t the case as the Bears defense had a valiant effort and limited Minnesota’s offense.
But, shocker, Chicago’s offense stumbled, managing just three points for the first 59:59 of the game before a last-second touchdown made the score look closer than it was.
There was plenty to digest from Monday’s defeat. Our Bears Wire staff is sharing their immediate reactions to Chicago’s loss against Minnesota: