The first-ever NFL Week 18 will spell the end of the 2021 campaign for both the Minnesota Vikings (-3.5)
and the Chicago Bears (+3.5), as they meet at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday afternoon with both teams having been eliminated from playoff contention.
These two teams met a few weeks ago at Soldier Field for Monday Night Football, and both offenses were nothing short of putrid. The Vikings won the game by a score of 17-9, with Chicago’s lone touchdown coming on a touchdown pass with no time left on the clock.
In what continues to be one of the NFL’s weirdest scheduling trends, this marks the fifth time in six years that the Bears have had to travel to Minnesota for the final game of the regular season.