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NFL : ATS Matchup
Sunday 11/18/2018Line$ LineOU LineScore
MINNESOTA
 
CHICAGO
+3  

-3  
+130

-150

44
 
20
Final
25

MINNESOTA (5 - 3 - 1) at CHICAGO (6 - 3)
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Week 11 Sunday, 11/18/2018 8:20 PM
Board OpenLatest
457MINNESOTA45.544
458CHICAGO-3-2.5
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
MINNESOTA - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games5-3+3.45-34-524.611.9374.3(6)1.422.713.1322.3(5.6)1.6
Road Games2-1+1.42-13-130.013.5404.2(6.3)0.726.213.7383.5(6.4)1.5
Last 3 Games2-1+12-11-227.013.3340.7(5.9)1.318.710.0247.3(4.1)2.0
Grass Games1-1+0.41-12-127.714.7433.7(6.7)1.029.316.0423.7(7.4)0.7
Division Games1-0+11-11-126.512.0381.5(6.9)1.519.011.5280.0(4.4)0.5
MINNESOTA - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)24.611.920.830:2222-92(4.2)29-4071.3%283(7)62-374(6)(15.2)
Opponents Defensive Avg.24.713.320.230:4226-113(4.4)22-3465.0%240(7.1)60-353(5.9)(14.2)
Offense Road Games30.013.520.732:1620-72(3.5)31-4472.0%332(7.6)64-404(6.3)(13.5)
Defense (All Games)22.713.119.230:4425-89(3.6)21-3364.2%233(7)58-322(5.6)(14.2)
Opponents Offensive Avg.23.411.620.431:3826-112(4.3)22-3563.9%237(6.9)60-349(5.8)(14.9)
Defense Road Games26.213.721.530:1421-87(4.1)24-3863.4%296(7.7)59-383(6.4)(14.6)
MINNESOTA - Turnovers, Penalties and Special Teams Statistics
 Turnovers LostThird DownsFourth DownsKickoff ReturnsPunt ReturnsPenalties
 INTFLTODIFF#-MADEPCT#-MADEPCTKR-YDSYPKRPR-YDSYPPRPEN-YDS
Stats For (All Games)0.60.91.40.113-538.7%1-160.0%1-31(23.5)2-17(8.5)6-46
Opponents Avg. Stats Against0.60.51.11.413-537.7%1-155.6%2-42(22.8)17-2(9.2)6-51
Stats For (Road Games)0.20.50.70.714-537.5%1-1100.0%1-33(32.7)2-23(10.2)5-46
Stats Against (All Games)0.90.71.6 11-325.7%1-160.0%2-56(23.1)1-8(5.9)7-51
Opponents Avg. Stats For0.90.71.6 13-537.3%1-154.2%2-46(22.7)15-2(8.4)6-55
Stats Against (Road Games)0.70.71.5 10-222.0%1-050.0%3-85(24.3)1-3(2.4)6-48

CHICAGO - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games6-3+1.26-36-329.916.2363.4(6)1.219.46.4319.6(5.3)2.7
Home Games4-1+34-13-232.219.6400.8(6.5)0.819.47.4296.0(5)2.2
Last 3 Games3-0+33-02-133.020.3329.0(6.2)0.313.73.3258.7(4)2.3
Grass Games4-3-0.85-25-230.316.4395.0(6.4)1.121.76.3341.6(5.6)2.3
Division Games1-102-02-028.521.5348.0(6.1)0.523.03.5337.5(5.6)2.5
CHICAGO - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)29.916.221.331:2328-120(4.3)21-3265.5%243(7.6)60-363(6)(12.2)
Opponents Defensive Avg.25.613.620.730:2927-121(4.5)22-3465.6%241(7.2)61-362(6)(14.2)
Offense Home Games32.219.623.830:4128-118(4.3)22-3464.5%282(8.4)62-401(6.5)(12.4)
Defense (All Games)19.46.418.229:4423-84(3.6)23-3762.6%236(6.3)61-320(5.3)(16.4)
Opponents Offensive Avg.21.510.919.230:5025-106(4.2)21-3462.2%232(6.7)60-338(5.7)(15.7)
Defense Home Games19.47.418.029:1923-75(3.3)22-3661.3%221(6.1)59-296(5)(15.3)
CHICAGO - Turnovers, Penalties and Special Teams Statistics
 Turnovers LostThird DownsFourth DownsKickoff ReturnsPunt ReturnsPenalties
 INTFLTODIFF#-MADEPCT#-MADEPCTKR-YDSYPKRPR-YDSYPPRPEN-YDS
Stats For (All Games)0.80.41.21.412-542.9%1-057.1%1-23(17.6)2-29(12.6)6-52
Opponents Avg. Stats Against0.80.61.41.813-538.6%1-051.9%2-42(23.3)21-2(10)6-54
Stats For (Home Games)0.80.00.81.412-543.1%1-1100.0%2-35(17.7)3-29(11)5-41
Stats Against (All Games)1.80.92.7 14-534.4%2-164.3%1-37(29.9)1-8(6.8)8-70
Opponents Avg. Stats For1.10.61.7 13-535.8%1-155.6%2-45(23.2)15-2(8.8)7-55
Stats Against (Home Games)1.40.82.2 13-431.3%2-288.9%2-52(32.6)1-8(6.3)7-57
Average power rating of opponents played: MINNESOTA 19.4,  CHICAGO 17.1
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
MINNESOTA - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
9/23/2018BUFFALO6-27L-16.5L41U6-1440-55-278338-12815-22-1640
9/27/2018@ LA RAMS31-38L7T49O17-5436-50-392120-10026-34-4560
10/7/2018@ PHILADELPHIA23-21W3.5W48.5U23-7730-37-298117-8124-35-2832
10/14/2018ARIZONA27-17W-9.5W43.5O32-19524-34-216220-6121-31-2082
10/21/2018@ NY JETS37-17W-3W44.5O24-8825-40-228024-7117-42-1924
10/28/2018NEW ORLEANS20-30L2.5L54U22-8531-41-338229-10619-24-1641
11/4/2018DETROIT24-9W-5W47U23-12818-22-155224-6625-36-1431
11/18/2018@ CHICAGO            
11/25/2018GREEN BAY            
12/2/2018@ NEW ENGLAND            
12/10/2018@ SEATTLE            
12/16/2018MIAMI            

CHICAGO - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
9/23/2018@ ARIZONA16-14W-5L39U31-12224-35-194218-5317-26-1684
9/30/2018TAMPA BAY48-10W-2.5W45.5O31-13919-26-344018-6025-38-2513
10/14/2018@ MIAMI28-31L-7L41O31-16422-31-303331-16128-44-3803
10/21/2018NEW ENGLAND31-38L2L49O25-13426-50-319227-10825-36-2733
10/28/2018NY JETS24-10W-8W42U34-17916-29-216024-5714-29-1500
11/4/2018@ BUFFALO41-9W-10W38O25-6412-20-126128-9731-49-1674
11/11/2018DETROIT34-22W-7W44.5O22-5423-30-348024-7625-42-2293
11/18/2018MINNESOTA            
11/22/2018@ DETROIT            
12/2/2018@ NY GIANTS            
12/9/2018LA RAMS            
12/16/2018GREEN BAY            
KEY GAME INFORMATION
MINNESOTA: Minnesota believes they upgraded their offense by signing QB Kirk Cousins. Expert coordinator Pat Shurmur is gone, though John DeFilippo (considered future-head-coach material in NFL circles) was a great hire to replace him. WRs Stefon Diggs and Adam Thielen developed into a lethal duo, both excelling as route-runners and in contest-catch situations. RB Dalvin Cook looked like a star before tearing his ACL in Week 4 of his rookie campaign. You wouldn't have known it from the NFC Championship Game, but Minnesota had the league's best defense last season. They led the NFL in scoring (15.8 points per game) and 3rd-down conversion rate (25%). S Harrison Smith, CB Xavier Rhodes and LBs Anthony Barr and Eric Kendricks are among the top performers at their positions. Up front, DEs Everson Griffen and Danielle Hunter combined for 20 sacks last season.
CHICAGO: Chicago hired former Chiefs OC Matt Nagy as their head coach, and he has to overhaul the passing game around second-year RB Mitch Trubisky. The Bears had an utterly atrocious receiving corps in 2017 and made major upgrades at WR and TE in the offseason. RB Jordan Howard is argubly football's best zone-scheme runner, and RB Tarik Cohen is a moveable chess piece who will have value as both a big-play threat and a misdirection decoy. Coordinator Vic Fangio has the pieces in place to make Chicago's defense a strength. DE Akiem Hicks is an unheralded game-changer up front, thriving as a pass-rusher as well as a run defender. Retaining CBs Kyle Fuller and Prince Amukamara was a big win in free agency, keeping secondary intact. An NFC-low eight interceptions is a mark Chicago hopes to improve as young safeties Eddie Jackson and Adrian Amos mature.
PREVIEW
Vikings meet Bears for division lead
 

While Minnesota and Chicago are plenty familiar with each other from playing twice a year, the first matchup of the season between the NFC North teams brings more intrigue than usual.

The Bears (6-3) are a different team after making some big changes in the offseason that appear to be paying off. They're leading in the division, just ahead of the Vikings (5-3-1), which means this game is for first place.

Matt Nagy was hired to be Chicago's head coach after five seasons in Kansas City, most recently as the offensive coordinator. Receivers Allen Robinson II and Taylor Gabriel, and tight end Trey Burton were signed in free agency. Receiver Anthony Miller was a second-round draft pick to continue the offensive alterations.

The biggest addition was outside linebacker Khalil Mack in a deal with the Oakland Raiders before the season.

"Their team speed is much better now," Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer said. "Those guys have all added a lot of things to them. Then you throw in there (Tarik) Cohen and Anthony Miller, who has done a nice job. They're opening things up a lot more. This isn't two yards and a cloud of dust deal."

Nagy altered the Bears' offense and helped second-year quarterback Mitchell Trubisky take a big step. Trubisky is completing 65.5 percent of his passes for 2,304 yards, 19 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He has also run for 320 yards and three touchdowns.

"He gets the ball out with accuracy," Zimmer said. "There's other times he looks like Fran Tarkenton scrambling. Some of the runs he's made are unbelievable. They're obviously using him in a bunch of different ways.

"I think the command of the offense is probably his biggest thing is being able to go through progressions more, now."

Nagy has also transformed the defense, and Mack plays a big part of the new look.

"I think he's added a lot of swagger to the football team," Zimmer said of Mack. "I think they have swagger anyway, but I think he's added some to it knowing that they've got a guy of his caliber that's in there. He really adds a lot of physicality to their defense. I think that's part of it."

Chicago drafted speedy linebacker Roquan Smith in the first round, and he has 63 tackles and three sacks.

The Bears rank fourth in the league in total defense, one spot ahead of the Vikings. They have 30 sacks, which is fifth in the league, and have the second-most takeaways in the NFL this season with 16 interceptions and eight fumble recoveries.

"Obviously, they've improved, they're healthy, I don't think they've had a lot of injuries defensively, and adding a guy like him is going to be a big factor in getting them better," Zimmer said. "I think it allows them to play the style of defense that they would like to play."

The lights will be brighter on Sunday night, but to Smith it isn't that big a deal.

"People think it's bigger because they flexed it to the night game," Smith said. "It doesn't make a difference to me."

When Minnesota's defense is on the field, it will be out to stop the Chicago offense. The Vikings are fifth in the NFL in total defense, giving up 322.2 yards per game.

"Defensively, we've obviously improved in the last five weeks a ton from where we were," Zimmer said. "We're playing much better on the back end, not giving up near as many big plays. The run game, we've always been pretty decent against the run. I just think overall in some of the key areas we've improved quite a bit."

The Bears' trigger man is Trubisky, who has come a long way since his debut last season when he threw a game-deciding interception to the Vikings' Harrison Smith in a 20-17 loss.

In a sense, Trubisky is back where it all started, facing the Vikings at home in a big night game.

"I think I've grown a lot since that play," Trubisky said of the interception. "I'm not the same player, not even close. I've got better since that instance and I'm excited for the opportunity this weekend."

Last week against the Detroit Lions, Trubisky threw for a career-best 355 yards with three touchdowns and was named the NFC offensive player of the week.

"I think just good feet, good eyes and I just played with conviction," Trubisky said. "I made a decision that I was just in a good mind-state, just go out there and play confident."


Last Updated: 3/28/2024 11:34:59 AM EST.


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