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Chicago (4-9) at Minnesota (11-2) (Monday, 8 p.m. ET, ABC): The Vikings have won six consecutive games, including a 42-21 victory over Atlanta last week in which quarterback Sam Darnold became the first Minnesota quarterback since Daunte Culpepper in Week 6, 2004, with five touchdown passes in a game.
Darnold is one of four players in the past 15 seasons (2010-24) with at least two touchdown passes and a passer rating of 100-or-higher in 10 of his first 13 games of a season, along with Patrick Mahomes (10 games in 2018), Philip Rivers (10 in 2018) and Aaron Rodgers (12 games in 2011 and 12 in 2020).
Minnesota wide receiver Jordan Addison, who is 22 years old, had a career-high three touchdown receptions last week and has 17 touchdown receptions since entering the NFL in 2023. Only five players under the age of 23 have more touchdown receptions in NFL history: Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss (28 touchdowns), Rob Gronkowski (27), Ja’Marr Chase (22), Odell Beckham Jr. (19) and Larry Fitzgerald (18).
Chicago rookie quarterback Caleb Williams, from Weeks 6-14, has an active streak of 255 consecutive pass attempts without an interception, the longest such streak by a rookie in NFL history.
Bears wide receiver Keenan Allen appeared in his 150th career game last week and has 951 receptions, the most receptions by a player in his first 150 career games all-time. In his last game at Minnesota (Sept. 24, 2023, with the Los Angeles Chargers), he set career highs with 18 receptions and 215 receiving yards, tied for the third-most receptions in a game in NFL history.
QB CALEB WILLIAMS (rookie) had 2 TD passes vs. 0 INTs for 116.9 rating last
week. Has 255 straight pass attempts without INT, longest-ever streak by
rookie QB. Aims for his 4th in row with 2+ TD passes & 5th in row with 95+
rating. Passed for 340 yards & 2 TDs in Week 12 meeting.
• RB D’ANDRE SWIFT has 65+ scrimmage yards in 9 of his past 10, incl. 65
scrimmage yards in Week 12 meeting. Has 95+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his 3
career games at Min. Is 1 of 5 RBs with 5+ rush TDs in each of past 5 seasons.
• WR DJ MOORE had 6 catches last week & aims for his 5th in row with 6+
catches. Had 7 catches for 106 yards & rec. TD in Week 12 meeting. Had 11
catches for 114 yards in last road meeting. Aims for his 5th in row vs. Min. with
5+ catches & 6th in row vs. Min. with 50+ rec. yards.
• WR KEENAN ALLEN has 951 receptions for 11,001 yards in 150 career games,
most receptions by player in 1st 150 games all-time. Needs 3 catches & 29
rec. yards for 11th-straight season with 50+ catches & 500+ rec. yards. Had
9 catches for 86 yards & rec. TD in Week 12 meeting. Had career highs in
catches (18) & rec. yards (215) in his last game at Min. (9/24/23 w/ LAC).
• WR ROME ODUNZE (rookie) had 1st-career game with 2 rec. TDs last week.
• S KEVIN BYARD aims for his 3rd in row with PD. Had season-high 13 tackles in
Week 12 meeting. Needs tackle for 3rd-straight 100+ tackle season.
• LB TREMAINE EDMUNDS has 5 PD in 5 career games vs. Min.
• LB T.J. EDWARDS had 10 tackles, 2 TFL, sack & PD last week. Has 103 tackles
in 2024, his 4th-straight 100+ tackle season. Has 4 TFL in his past 4.
• DB JAYLON JOHNSON had 2nd-career game with 2 TFL last week. Had 3 PD
& INT in last road meeting.
• DB JONATHAN OWENS had 1st INT of season last week
QB SAM DARNOLD had career highs in pass yards (347), pass TDs (5) & rating
(157.9) in Week 13, 1st Min. QB with 5 TD passes in single game since 2004 (Daunte
Culpepper). Has career highs in pass yards (3,299) & pass TDs (28) in 2024, tiedmost TD passes among NFC QBs. Leads NFL with 10 games of 2+ TD passes &
100+ rating in 2024, incl. 330 pass yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 116.1 rating in Week
12 meeting. Aims for his 5th in row with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating.
• RB AARON JONES had 84 scrimmage yards (73 rush, 11 rec.) & 4th rush TD of
season last week. Aims for his 4th in row with TD. Had 129 scrimmage yards
(106 rush, 23 rec.) & rush TD in Week 12 meeting. Has 12 TDs (8 rush, 4 rec.) in 14
career games vs. Chi. Aims for his 4th in row v. Chi. with 125+ scrimmage yards.
• WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON had 7 catches for 132 yards & 2 TDs last week,
his 6th-career game with 2 rec. TDs. Has 33 games with 100+ rec. yards &
22 games with 125+ rec. yards, both most-ever by player in 1st 5 seasons.
Reached 7,000 rec. yards in 73 career games, 3rd-fewest games to reach
mark all-time. Aims for his 4th in row at home vs. Chi. with 100+ rec. yards.
• WR JORDAN ADDISON had 8 catches for 133 yards & career-high 3 rec. TDs
in Week 14, his 3rd-career game with 100+ rec. yards & 2+ TD catches. Had 8
catches for career-high 162 yards & TD catch in Week 12 meeting.
• TE T.J. HOCKENSON had 7 catches for 114 yards in Week 12 meeting.
• LB BLAKE CASHMAN had career-high 6th PD of season last week.
• LB ANDREW VAN GINKEL had 5th PD of season last week. Had sack & PD in
Week 12 meeting. Leads NFC with career-high 15 TFL in 2024.
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