Sorry, but this is EXACTLY the game I was expecting and predicted from the moment most people started assuming that the Bears were beatable because they had just become the first team since the 1923 Rochester Jeffersons to give up 50 points in back-to-back games.

The Vikings were riding their first two-game win streak since 2012 and were coming out of a bye. They had beaten the Bucs and Washington and the mood was unrealistically high for a 4-5 team without a signature win over a team with a winning record. Meanwhile, the mood was too low for a Bears team that had to play Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers in back-to-back games.

Yes, the Bears were outscored 107-37 by those two teams. But the Vikings also were outscored 72-17 by those two teams. And the game was in Chicago, so this, to me, was an easy game to pick based on how the NFL works. When you're at the level that these two 4-6 teams are, up comes down rather quickly and down goes up at the same rate.

The Bears were humiliated and played like a team that was tired of being humiliated. They converted 10 of 17 third downs, mainly by throwing to big receivers over the top of little corners who were stranded in too many man calls.

Defensively, the Bears held the Vikings to 10 first downs, 21:22 in time of possession and 243 yards, 48 of which came on a fake punt run by backup safety Andrew Sendejo.

But just because the Vikings lost this game and are at 4-6 doesn't mean some value can't come out of this season. The playoffs never were a realistic proposition, especially after Adrian Peterson was lost after the first game.

The season can still be productive if Teddy Bridgewater learns from games like this and improves, which I think he will. Defensively, a lot can be gained by playing coach Mike Zimmer's defense for the full season and coming back next year with a full understanding and some upgrades at some positions.

So, bottom line, it was what I expected today. But it's not a total disaster, especially with three straight home games coming up.