Pioneer Press staffers who cover the Vikings take a stab at predicting Sunday’s outcome against the Chicago Bears at the Bank:
DANE MIZUTANI
Vikings 24, Bears 23: J.J. McCarthy beat the Bears in his NFL debut on the road. As bad as it has looked at times over the past month, McCarthy will limit the mistakes enough to lead the Vikings to a win.
JACE FREDERICK
Vikings 27, Bears 24: Chicago’s defense allows the sixth most yards and fifth most points per game. Alarms will officially be sounded if J.J. McCarthy struggles again.
JOHN SHIPLEY
Bears 24, Vikings 17: The Bears are learning how to win, and Caleb Williams can beat the Vikings with his arm and his feet. If the Vikings can’t make the quarterback uncomfortable, he’ll pick them apart.
CHARLEY WALTERS
Bears 21, Vikings 17: Hard to predict a victory for a team that, even while playing at home last week, committed eight false-start penalties.