GAME BALLS
CB Cameron Dantzler: He made perhaps his biggest play as a Viking, stripping former teammate Ihmir Smith-Marsette of the ball in the final minute with his team clinging to a seven-point lead.
QB Kirk Cousins: He'd love to have that fourth-quarter interception back, but he earned lots of praise from his coach for a brilliant first half, when he was 22 of 26 for 217 yards and a touchdown, and for leading another late game-winning drive.
WR Justin Jefferson: What else is new? He had 12 catches for 154 yards, and even had a 23-yard completion on a trick play. It was his 17th career game with 100+ receiving yards, and sixth with more than 150.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
12 of 15: Vikings' third-down conversion rate.
2:52: Time left in the first half when Kirk Cousins threw his first incompletion after 17 completions in a row to start the game.
15: Completions for Bears QB Justin Fields, his most in a game this season. He had 34 completions in four games entering Sunday. He also had his highest completion percentage (71.4%) after entering with a 50.7% rate, and his first 200-yard passing game.
1-for-5: Greg Joseph on field-goal attempts over 50 yards this season after missing two Sunday.
42: Career rushing TDs for Dalvin Cook after getting two Sunday. He passed Ted Brown for fourth in franchise history. Up next: Chuck Foreman and Bill Brown's 52.
