It’s time to get hyped for a big-time divisional rivalry showdown game:
Ahhhhhhh! I needed that because the news of the day hasn’t been all that encouraging for the Bears to this point. In case you missed it, the Bears’ depth is set to get tested with five starters listed among today’s inactives.
But let us not allow that to harshen our buzz, because this is a big game. In fact, this game could have legitimate implications on the future postseason picture.
Rich Campbell of the Chicago Tribune tweets no NFC North champion has ever lost two divisional home games. Losing your first two divisional home games would be a rough way to start the season and put the Bears behind the 8-ball as they pursue what were once legitimate Super Bowl dreams before the season started. It is not a death knell by any means, but the path to championship glory is more difficult to realize on the road than it is from the comforts of home. So if the Bears don’t conjure up something special and rally around their reserves, they could be in for some trouble today.
Let’s see what these guys are made of and see what they can do!
Game Info
Chicago Bears (2-1, t-3rd NFC North) vs. Minnesota Vikings (2-1, t-3rd NFC North), 3:25 CT, CBS-TV (Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson), WBBM-AM 780 and WCFS-FM 105.9 (Jeff Joniak, Tom Thayer, Mark Grote)
Odds: Bears (-5), Over/Under 42.5, via the Westgate Superbook in Las Vegas.
Game Thread and Week 4 Preview
Your game thread is down in the comments, so let’s have some good, clean (safe-for-work) fun. And hopefully, the Bears can give us something fun to talk about.
Your Week 4 Preview lives here.
Coaches
Matt Nagy (14-5) vs. Mike Zimmer (49-33-1)
Starting Quarterbacks
Bears: Mitch Trubisky
Last week at Washington: 25-31 (80.7%), 231 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT, 116.5 rating
versus
Vikings: Kirk Cousins
Last week vs. Raiders: 15-21 (71.4%), 174 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT, 112.0 rating
Bears Inactives:
Inactives for #MINvsCHI: pic.twitter.com/KQLoxVGk6W
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) September 29, 2019
Bears Expected Offensive Starters
Bears Expected Defensive Starters
Bears Specialists
Vikings Inactives:
Today’s #Vikings inactives pic.twitter.com/i0LiEUnrmp
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) September 29, 2019