Vikings at Bears Numbers of Note

1 — interception by Captain Munnerlyn in each of the past two games (at Tampa Bay, against Washington); the free agent signee had two games in a row with interceptions in 2010 as a member of Carolina (at Cleveland and at Seattle) and is going for his first trifecta; Harrison Smith leads the Vikings this season with three interceptions 5 — consecutive games in which Everson Griffen has recorded at least 1.0 sack; Griffen has 7.0 during that span and leads all defensive ends with a career-best 9.0 on the season (tied for fifth-most in the NFL)8 — field goals on nine attempts by Bears kicker Robbie Gould this season, which is tied for 30th in the NFL; Gould hasn’t attempted a field goal of 50 or more yards, and opponents have kicked 5-of-6 field goals from such distances this season; Minnesota’s Blair Walsh is 16-for-19 on the season, including 9-for-12 on attempts of 40 or more yards 25 (and 26) — rankings of passer ratings in the fourth quarter by Minnesota’s Teddy Bridgewater and Chicago’s Jay Cutler; Bridgewater is second among rookies with a passer rating of 83.3 in fourth quarters this season and has led the Vikings to three come-from-behind wins in his five starts; Cutler’s rating in fourth quarters is 82.2 and is affected by four TD passes and three interceptions 27.6 — rate at which Minnesota has limited opponents to three-and-outs (29 times on 105 possessions), which ranks sixth in the NFL; Chicago has converted 46 of 110 third downs it has faced this season (41.8 percent); opponents are 44-for-117 (37.6 percent) on third downs against the Vikings 51 (and 55) — points allowed in consecutive games by Chicago, which became the first team in the NFL to do so since the 1923 Rochester Jeffersons; the Bears have been outscored 133-51 in their past three games for a season point differential of minus-82; Minnesota has outscored its past three opponents 64-56 and won two in a row by a combined nine points 82 — team-leading tackles (by coaches’ tally) for rookie Anthony Barr, who leads all NFL rookies with 4.0 sacks and is tied for the NFL lead with three fumble recoveries90.5 — passer rating for Bridgewater on third downs this season, which is 17th in the league and leads all rookies; Cutler ranks 14th in the NFL with a 97.5 rating on third downs this season; Bridgewater has completed 66 percent of his passes with two TDs and two INTs on third downs, and Cutler has completed 57.9 percent of his passes with eight TDs and four INTs on third downs 213.6 — yards passing allowed per game by the Vikings this season, which is fourth-best in the NFL and 73.8 less than what Minnesota allowed per game in 2013; success against the pass has helped Minnesota rank ninth in overall net yards allowed in 2014 (326.3 per game); the Bears are averaging 251.7 passing yards and 348.9 net yards per game 1,133 — yards from scrimmage this season for Bears RB Matt Forte, which ranks third in the NFL; he has 616 rushing yards on 147 attempts and 517 receiving yards on 61 receptions and ranks second in the league with 60 first downs earned (39 rushing, 21 receiving); Jerick McKinnon leads the Vikings with 552 yards from scrimmage (fifth among rookies); he has 446 rushing yards on 90 attempts and 106 receiving yards on 20 catches

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