Key matchup
Vikings rookie wide receiver Justin Jefferson has 65 receptions for 1,078 yards (16.6 average) with seven touchdowns. He’s seventh in the NFL in receiving yards and third in yards per catch among receivers with 60 or more receptions. Jefferson already has more 100-yard games as a rookie (five) than Randy Moss did in 1998 — including eight catches for 135 yards (16.9 average) against the Bears on Nov. 16 at Soldier Field.
“This guy’s a beast,” Bears safety Tashaun Gipson said. “He’s having a hell of a year for a rookie receiver. He’s long.