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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Vikings of Minnesota
1-0 165.12
189.6
 
VS
proj
Chicago Bears
164.84 0-1
201.23

Offensively challenged Vikings of Minnesota come back to defeat Chicago Bears in 165.12-164.84 battle

Vikings of Minnesota rallied to earn a 165.12-164.84 victory over Chicago Bears despite posting only the 17th-highest point total in the league for the week. After trailing 152.14-108.20 heading into Monday night, Vikings of Minnesota charged back behind Deshaun Watson (268 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 40 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Latavius Murray (43 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD). Alshon Jeffery (5 Rec, 49 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Austin Hooper (9 Rec, 77 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Chicago Bears in the loss. Vikings of Minnesota (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Baltimore Ravens, while Chicago Bears (0-1) will attempt to earn their first victory against Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man.

Matchup Timeline

  Vikings of Minnesota   Chicago Bears

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 13.5 points, Flowers nearly doubled his 7.29-point projection as the Seahawks beat the Bengals 21-20. He made 10 tackles to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Vikings of Minnesota this week. Next week, Flowers will square off against the Steelers.
Tre Flowers

Top Player Comparison

Vikings of Minnesota
Points
% of total points 165.12
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
37.72
25.35
22.8%
2
Josh Gordon
WR
16.3
14.56
9.9%
3
Greg Zuerlein
K
14
9.11
8.5%
4
Tre Flowers
CB
13.5
7.29
8.2%
Chicago Bears
Points
% of total points 164.84
1
Alshon Jeffery
WR
22.1
13.02
13.4%
2
Austin Hooper
TE
16.7
10.23
10.1%
3
Chandler Jones
LB
16
11.26
9.7%
4
DJ Moore
WR
13.6
13.18
8.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Greg Zuerlein had a 56-yard field goal for Vikings of Minnesota, who trailed 88.04-48.50 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Cody Latimer had a 43-yard catch for Vikings of Minnesota, who trailed 152.14-91.90 after the late afternoon round of games.
Sunday Night
Josh Gordon had a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 44-yard catch for Vikings of Minnesota, who trailed 152.14-108.20 after Sunday Night Football.
Monday
Deshaun Watson had a 37-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown run for Vikings of Minnesota, while Latavius Murray had a 30-yard touchdown run during Monday Night Football, helping push Vikings of Minnesota to the win.

Points By Position

  Vikings of Minnesota   Chicago Bears

Game Notes

Only nine of the 23 starting players on Vikings of Minnesota scored higher than their point projections.
Chicago Bears had only eight of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as Vikings of Minnesota had three starters score zero points, while Chicago Bears had three.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Chicago Bears ranked 18th in the league in scoring this week, while Vikings of Minnesota ranked 17th.
The matchup's 0.28-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.

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