Later on today the Chicago Bears are on the road and facing off against the Minnesota Vikings. Both teams are battling for the number one spot in the NFC North. Both teams have the same record (6-5) and whoever wins tonight's game will hold the number one spot in the NFC North.
In their last encounter earlier this year the Bears beat the Vikings 48 to 41. However, since then the Vikings have won three of there last four games and it is because they have relied a lot less on their passing game and a lot more on their running game. Earlier when the Vikings played the Bears they passed the ball a lot more, and because of that the Bears were able to pick the ball four times. That isn't the case anymore, since that game earlier in the year when the Vikings quarterback Gus Frerotte attempted 40 passes against the Bears, the Vikings have changed their game plan. Vikings QB now averages just around 21 passes and 34 rushes.
The Vikings are going to rely mostly on their run offense, and that means that Vikings running back Adrian Peterson is going to get be getting a lot of playing time. The Bears have one of the best run defense in the league, which is currently ranked fifth allowing an average of only 87 rush yards per game. That is what the Bears are going to have to rely on heavily in this game, when they try and stop the second best rusher in the league Adrian Peterson.
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