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Week 17 Ups and Downs: Minnesota Vikings vs Chicago Bears

By Adam Carlson

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - DECEMBER 31: Mitchell Trubisky #10 of the Chicago Bears and Case Keenum #7 of the Minnesota Vikings greet each other after the game on December 31, 2017 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings defeated the Bears 23-10. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - DECEMBER 31: Mitchell Trubisky #10 of the Chicago Bears and Case Keenum #7 of the Minnesota Vikings greet each other after the game on December 31, 2017 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings defeated the Bears 23-10. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – DECEMBER 31: Brian Robison #96 of the Minnesota Vikings celebrates after sacking Mitchell Trubisky #10 of the Chicago Bears in the third quarter of the game on December 31, 2017 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – DECEMBER 31: Brian Robison #96 of the Minnesota Vikings celebrates after sacking Mitchell Trubisky #10 of the Chicago Bears in the third quarter of the game on December 31, 2017 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /

Overall impression of Week 17 vs Bears

As a whole, this was pretty much what fans should have expected from a Week 17 game between the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears. Anyone who expected a blowout hasn’t really been watching the boys in purple and how they let teams linger a little too much.

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Offensively, it would have been nice to see some more conversions and some more aggressive play calling to separate themselves from Chicago a bit more, but it’s hard to argue with the results from grinding the clock out and escaping with a win against a division challenger.

It was great to see Latavius Murray shouldering the load for most of the game and allow the team to pick up goal line and short yardage situations while Adam Thielen, Case Keenum, and even David Morgan made plays through the air from Keenum.

Defensively, there isn’t much to complain about. Aside from a few penalties, the team swarmed ball carriers and dominated the line of scrimmage while being physical with the Bears receivers and putting pressure on the rookie quarterback of Chicago.

Special teams is where we saw some mistakes. The only touchdown the Bears scored was on a punt return that featured some trickery. Sprinkle in a missed long field goal, and there is room for improvement. Meanwhile, Ryan Quigley ended the season with ZERO touchbacks on the season, which is hugely impressive.

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What did you think of the Minnesota Vikings performance in Week 17 against the Chicago Bears? And what were the biggest positives and negatives from the regular season finale? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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