The Worksheet, a fantasy football overview by Rich Hribar, breaking down everything you need to know for the Week 15 Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears Monday Night Football game.
| Minnesota | Rank | @ | Chicago | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -3.5 | Spread | 3.5 | ||
| 24 | Implied Total | 20.5 | ||
| 26.5 | 11 | Points/Gm | 17.8 | 28 |
| 25.6 | 25 | Points All./Gm | 25.5 | 24 |
| 66.2 | 6 | Plays/Gm | 60.8 | 29 |
| 66 | 27 | Opp. Plays/Gm | 61 | 7 |
| 5.9 | 6 | Off. Yards/Play | 5 | 29 |
| 5.8 | 26 | Def. Yards/Play | 5.5 | 19 |
| 41.98% | 15 | Rush% | 46.14% | 9 |
| 58.02% | 18 | Pass% | 53.86% | 24 |
| 41.61% | 15 | Opp. Rush % | 45.90% | 27 |
| 58.39% | 18 | Opp. Pass % | 54.10% | 6 |
- The Vikings have run a play with a lead in 12 games this season, the most in the league.
- The Vikings have played 10 games decided by seven or fewer points, the most in the league.
- Minnesota is allowing 2.2 sacks plus turnovers per game on offense, the fewest in the league.
- Chicago is allowing 4.9 sacks plus turnovers per game, 31st in the league.
- Minnesota has allowed a touchdown on 27.6% of opponent red zone plays, the highest rate in the league.
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Quarterback
Kirk Cousins: The primetime Cousins narrative held strong again last week as he completed a season-low 45.2% of his passes and left a plethora of points on the field on missed opportunities (particularly to Justin Jefferson). In his two primetime games this season, Cousins has now been the QB19 (13.2 points) and the QB20 (14.0 points).
Cousins will get a fantastic draw to shake those boogeymen as the Bears are allowing 16.3 passing points per game (26th) and are allowing a league-high 0.54 passing points per attempt. Despite his night time bugaboos, Cousins is a fringe QB1 option.