CHICAGO — The Vikings won their final game of the regular season to finish 13-4. They managed to beat a disengaged Bears team 29-13 Sunday with most of their starters resting the second half, and they appeared to escape Soldier Field with no major injuries before the start of the playoffs next weekend.
It was difficult to derive much else from a game that was played in January but felt like it could have taken place in August.
The Vikings got off to the crisp start they wanted, with Kirk Cousins completing 17 of his 20 passes for 225 yards and a touchdown against a depleted Bears secondary, and they gave up 259 yards to a Bears team that sat Justin Fields in favor of Nathan Peterman and Tim Boyle.