The Chicago Bears faced a huge early season game yesterday against the Minnesota Vikings, and they did so without a full complement of starters. They went into the contest missing five first-string players, and then six plays into the game they lost starting quarterback Mitchell Trubisky to a shoulder injury. None of that mattered however, as Chicago rolled to a 16 to 6 win against their division rival.
The Bears held the total yards advantage 269 to 222, and the time of possession edge 35:27 to 24:33, while the Vikings did slightly better on third down conversions going 5 for 13 (38%) to Chicago's 5 for 16 (31%).