Williams did get out of the pocket several times early on, as noted, and the QB finished as the Bears leading rusher with 58 yards on the ground. He also scored a rushing touchdown. Swift was limited to 53 yards on 17 carries (3.1 average), and DJ Moore added three rushes for 8 yards.
Moore led Chicago with 68 receiving yards on just three catches, but Williams spread the ball around. He connected with Rome Odunze six times for 37 yards and a touchdown, and with Olamide Zaccheaus four times for 42 yards.
Williams finished the evening 21-of-35 passing for 210 yards and a touchdown. His passer rating was 86.6.
Van Ginkel, Isaiah Rodgers and Ivan Pace, Jr. joined Hargrave with five tackles apiece, while Joshua Metellus led the Vikings with six. Van Ginkel added two passes defensed and a tackle for loss, and rookie Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins knocked down one of Williams' throws midway through the second quarter. Ingram-Dawkins also leapt to add interior pressure on the missed field goal.
Wilson had three tackles and the TFL, in addition to making plays on special teams that included the partially blocked punt (not officially counted in stats because the ball crossed the line of scrimmage) late in the game mentioned by O'Connell, who noted Wilson's performance during his postgame locker room speech.
"He was just flying around," Aaron Jones, Sr., said of Wilson. "It's so cool to see. I played against him, I played with him [in Green Bay], I played against him again last year and now I'm playing with him again. He's an energy guy. That's what he brings.
"Even if he's not out there making the play, he's bringing energy to the sideline," Jones added. "It couldn't happen to a better person. I'm happy for him."