GREEN & GOLD EXPRESS

12 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2015

WOLF RIVER MEDIA

Around the North

MINNESOTA (4-2)
at CHICAGO (2-4)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, Fox
OPENING LINE Vikings

by 2
RECORD VS SPREAD Vikings 5-1, Bears 3-3
SERIES RECORD Vikings

lead 55-51-2
LAST MEETING Vikings
beat Bears 13-9, Dec. 28, 2014
LAST WEEK Vikings beat
Detroit, 28-19; Bears had bye,
lost to Lions 37-34, OT, on Oct.
18
AP PRO32 RANKINGS Vikings No. 9, Bears No. 25
VIKINGS
OFFENSE

OVERALL (30), RUSH (6), PASS

(30)
VIKINGS
DEFENSE

OVERALL (7), RUSH (13), PASS

(11)
BEARS OFFENSE OVERALL (27), RUSH (16), PASS (24)
BEARS DEFENSE OVERALL (10), RUSH (25), PASS (6)
STREAKS, STATS AND
NOTES Bears have won 13 of
14 home games against Minnesota and seven straight against
Vikings at Soldier Field. Lost in
2007, when Adrian Peterson ran
for 224 yards most ever by
Bears opponent. Win over
Detroit was Vikings first on road
against division opponent since
they beat Lions on Sept. 30,
2012. Vikings have leaguelow 35 penalties. Minnesota
sacked Matthew Stafford seven

times last week. Coach Mike

Zimmer is from Lockport, Illinois,
about 35 miles from Soldier Field.
Peterson ranks fourth in NFL
with 530 yards rushing, including 75-yard run against Lions.
In 12 games against Chicago,
he has 1,396 yards and 14 TDs.
QB Teddy Bridgewater threw
for 316 yards, one shy of career
high, last week. Rookie WR
Stefon Diggs is aiming for his
third straight 100-yard game.
LB Eric Kendricks is tied for NFL
rookies lead with four sacks all
in past three games. Bears
coach John Fox is 10-3 in games
following bye: 6-3 with Carolina,
4-0 with Denver. QB Jay Cutler,
with 136 TD passes for Chicago,
needs one to tie Hall of Famer Sid
Luckmans team record. Matt
Forte ranks second among NFL
RBs to Atlantas Devonta Freeman with 698 scrimmage yards.
Martellus Bennett is tied for
third among NFL TEs with 34
catches. LB Pernell McPhee
leads team with four sacks.
Bears cut DL Jeremiah Ratliff
last week after heated discussion
with GM Ryan Pace, and signed
former Pittsburgh and Jacksonville DL Ziggy Hood.

FANTASY TIP This would

be a good week to have Peterson
given his production and Bears
struggles against running game.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson showed his strength last
weekend with a 75-yard run against the Lions. He looks to add to his rushing
total against a struggling Bears defense Sunday.