None. This is a meaningless game that will have no impact on this season or next. The Bears are playing out the string and the Vikings are locked into the No. 6 seed in the NFC and will probably half-heartedly play their starters before quickly going into coast mode. Years from now, they won’t even play games like this for fear of critical injuries in the pursuit of nothing — that’s the direction football is trending, anyway.
In 2000, the Bears ended a disappointing season under coach Dick Jauron with a thrilling victory over the Lions at the Silverdome that ended up being a harbinger of a magnificent 13-3 playoff season in 2001.