Minnesota Vikings: Mike Zimmer hoping to prove people wrong

Alternatively, what will the Bears need to do to extend their run of home-field dominance against their NFC North rivals from Minnesota? You can excuse Peterson if he salivates looking at this defense. They did so in come-from-behind fashion, which is another promising sign. He was asked again Wednesday why he was eating shrimp on the day before a game. They have struggled to win at Soldier Field in the past and need to change up their cold streak in order to stay with their winning ways. In 12 games against Chicago, he has 1,396 yards and 14 TDs…. As general manager Ryan Pace jettisons major players like Jared Allen in favor of focusing on a future rebuild, the Bears are clearly gearing up for competition in the future, not today. The Jaguars running back came down with something prior to the team’s game against the Bills at Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday and feared he’d miss the contest after throwing up several times, according to AL.com. But this 4-2 Minnesota team, despite the advanced stats, should be able to pull a victory out given their improved talent level.

“Just to have full confidence and trust in themselves, because both of those guys can play a few good ball”. The over/under total for the game has been set at 42.5 points. Here’s what we learned this week about the Vikings-Bears matchup in Week 8. QB Jay Cutler, with 136 TD passes for Chicago, needs one to tie Hall of Famer Sid Luckman’s team record…. Have the Bears ever had a barefoot kicker and who was the last barefoot kicker in the league? “That helps to open a lot of other things up for other of people”. The Bears, with all their dysfunction, don’t appear to be as tough an out as the Lions – especially considering a lack of Calvin Johnson and Matt Stafford – but the Vikings can not enter this game unprepared or risk it becoming a classic trap game in Chicago. At ESPN, the panel is also siding with Minnesota while five of CBS’ eight analysts think the Vikings will win as well. As has been well-chronicled here at Vikings Journal in recent weeks, Diggs has become the Vikings’ most lethal weapon in October. Slowing down Diggs could prove hard for a Bears defense that has permitted 11 touchdowns to wide receivers this season (second most in the league).

Overall, Diggs has caught 19 passes for 324 yards and one touchdown in three games. He is on this three-game run right now where he has beaten a lot of veteran cornerbacks.

The Green Bay Packers headed into their bye week last week sitting at 6-0, first place in the NFC North. This bye week was well needed as many Packers have been banged up. The key is to spark as many of those meltdowns as possible, and that starts with applying pressure.

Jones-Quartey held his own in his two starts against the Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit Lions, but he will be tested on Sunday by Peterson if Rolle is unable to play.