2024 Week 15 · Final
Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings, final 12–30
Pregame first read
MIN passing attack has the stronger league profile.
MIN passing attack #7/32 · CHI pass defense #32/32 · 179 offense / 145 defense EPA plays.
Principal uncertainty · The model’s 80% range includes either team winning.
- Model spread
- MIN -5.5
- Model total
- 43.5
- 80% range (MIN margin)
- -8.7 to +23.6
League profiles describe different prior opponents. They do not measure this game’s head-to-head outcome. The model is a historical scoring estimate, not a betting line, and it does not know injuries or availability.
Recorded leaders
- PassingSam DarnoldMIN231 pass yds
- RushingAaron JonesMIN86 rush yds
- ReceivingKeenan AllenCHI82 rec yds
Unit matchups
Rank among qualified teams by EPA per play, from each team's last five games before kickoff.
- MIN passing attack#7/32CHI pass defense#32/32
- MIN run game#24/32CHI run defense#21/32
- CHI passing attack#29/32MIN pass defense#11/32
- CHI run game#5/32MIN run defense#12/32
Players to watch
Per-game averages from 2024 games before kickoff, minimum two games. Availability is not verified.
CHIChicago Bears
- Caleb WilliamsQB · 13 games211pass yds/g
- D'Andre SwiftRB · 13 games57.1rush yds/g
- DJ MooreWR · 13 games54.8rec yds/g
- Rome OdunzeWR · 13 games45rec yds/g
MINMinnesota Vikings
- Sam DarnoldQB · 13 games254pass yds/g
- Aaron JonesRB · 13 games68.7rush yds/g
- Justin JeffersonWR · 13 games90rec yds/g
- Jordan AddisonWR · 11 games64.4rec yds/g