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As they move forward after another frustrating defeat, all the Vikings can do is take a day-by-day approach and try to win a football game this week at Lambeau Field. If they do that, they'll have a slight spark of hope heading into another tough road game in Seattle.
Bleacher Report's Brent Sobleski wrote up the biggest takeaways from each game in Week 11 of the NFL season. For the Vikings, he highlights the Vikings' problem at the under-center position with J.J. McCarthy. Several times on Sunday, the team has struggled to get the ball moving due to his shortcomings, and the fans picked up on it as he noted.
Following the game, the Bears social team released a video inside the winning locker room, where head coach Ben Johnson addressed his team after the ugly victory.
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Bears take another big step while kicking Vikings to the curb in NFC North — a heck of a two-for-one
How does it feel, football fans, to see the often hopeless Bears put that shoe on somebody else’s foot for a change?
Nothing else really matters if the Vikings don't beat the Bears on Sunday. If Minnesota does leave U.S. Bank Stadium with a victory, they could find themselves right back in the thick of the NFC North race if a couple of other things go their way.
McCarthy managed to lead Minnesota to a late TD to take the lead, but his inaccuracy throughout the game played a big role in the Vikings' loss to Chicago.
Minnesota Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy had some words for the fans who booed him Sunday against the Chicago Bears.