As always with the Vikings, it's about Adrian Peterson. The Bears will stack the box and make life as difficult as possible for the game's best running back and also force Christian Ponder to try to beat them with his arm. The problem is that Ponder struggles in this situation (he had two horrible games against Chicago last year) and the Minnesota offensive line is already a little banged up.
The Bears are quick on the interior and it may be a tough day for Peterson and the Vikings on that side of the ball. I expect Ponder to throw at least two picks and if Minnesota fall behind, it may well be more. Kyle Rudolph gets looks in the redzone as a dominating physical specimen, so is worth a look in the TD markets.
The Vikings defense struggled against the run last week and given that it's clear that the coaches in Chicago are now keen to get the ball into Fortes hands, it looks as though the Bears will go to the ground first before opening things up for the likes of Brandon Marshall.
One of the most interesting aspects of Chicago's game last week was the performance of the new offensive line, which kept Cutler clean all game against a more than capable Bengals' D line. If the line continues to perform at this level Cutler has the ability, and the personnel, to dominate.
A lot of running and maybe a late surge by the home team on a gassed Vikings' D? It looks like Unders and the Bears.
Pick: Chicago Bears -6 @ 1.91 (3-4, -1.18)
Pick: Under 42 @ 1.91 (2-1, +0.82)
Pick: 1st TD Matt Forte @ 7.5 (1-6, +4)
Anytime TD Kyle Rudolph @ 3.1 (3-4, -0.12)
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