The Minnesota Vikings are in no position to rest starters or even be too conservative with players who could be big contributors in Week 17 since the #2 seed in the NFC playoffs and a first-round bye are up for grabs.
However, to get that bye, Minnesota will need to defeat the Chicago Bears. The Vikings have already beat the Bears once this year, but the team will need to do it again to have the week off in the Wild Card round of the playoffs.
Minnesota has four players who have already been confirmed as not suiting up in Week 17 and the Bears have some players in danger of not playing.