The Minnesota Vikings needed a win at home in Week 11 to get back on track. However, the team continued their frustrating trend of making mistakes at home in their disappointing loss to the Chicago Bears.
Despite all their miscues, the Vikings still found themselves in this game until the final seconds. Still, another mistake, this time on special teams, took away any of the positive things that happened and allowed the Bears to kick a game-winning field goal as time expired.
Although this loss brought out a large amount of booing from fans at U.S. Bank Stadium, there were a few positive things to go with all the negatives that Minnesota left on the field during Sunday's divisional matchup.
Minnesota Vikings Winners and Losers from the Week 11 loss to the Chicago Bears
Vikings Loser No 1
J.J. McCarthy - QB
First, let's give Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy a little bit of credit for putting together a solid drive at the end of the game to provide the team with the lead with less than a minute left. While that was good, it doesn't make up for what he did during the rest of the game.
McCarthy completed only 50 percent of his passes and threw two interceptions to his one touchdown in this game. He gained only 150 yards through the air while not being sacked in the game. His passes were off-target more often than not, and each throw looked like a rocket that Vikings receivers had trouble hauling in.
Vikings Winner No. 1
Jordan Mason - RB
It was nice to see Minnesota run the ball against the Bears. Jordan Mason and Aaron Jones each could have been winners from this game, but it was Mason who found his way into the end zone against Chicago.
Mason only had six carries, but made the most of them. On those attempts, he gained 45 yards and scored a touchdown. Perhaps the Vikings may want to consider increasing his workload in the coming weeks.
Vikings Loser No. 2
Ivan Pace Jr. - ILB
The disappearance of linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. is one of the biggest mysteries for Minnesota this year. At one time, Pace was considered a leader on defense and a locked-in starter for the Vikings' future.
Sadly, Pace only played 13 snaps on Sunday and registered one tackle. In his place, fellow linebacker Eric Wilson played 69 snaps and was tied for fourth in tackles on the team, bringing down seven ball carriers and getting one tackle for a loss.
Vikings Winner No. 2
Will Reichard - K
One of the only consistent parts of the Vikings' team this year has been kicker Will Reichard. When there isn't something funky going on, he is a reliable kicker who once again was perfect on the day. He connected on a 31-yard field goal and made both extra point tries.
Vikings Loser No. 3
Javon Hargrave - DL
It looked like Javon Hargrave found his groove the last couple of weeks, but the big Minnesota defensive lineman crashed back down to earth against the Bears. He played 25 defensive snaps on Sunday and got two tackles during the game.