The Minnesota Vikings (9-1) are hosting the Chicago Bears (4-6) in this week’s matchup.  The Bears have been playing awful as of late, and the Vikings defense are going to look to knock the Bears out of the game early.  Jared Allen and the front line should attack Bears’ quarterback Jay Cutler, who has been an interception machine this season.  If the Vikings can rattle Cutler early, he will most likely get emotionally rattled and probably start throwing the ball all over the place.  This has been the story of Jay Cutler this season, someone Bears’ fan were labeling their savior coming into this season.  The Bears have virtually no running game, so if the Vikings can get Cutler to play even half as bad as he has been lately they should have no problem beating them.

The Bears’ defense has been solid this year, trying their best to keep the Bears in games.  The Bears’ offense turns the ball over too much though and it has been wearing their defense down.  They give up 122 rushing yards per contest, so Adrian Peterson should have a big day.  The Bears’ defense is better against the pass, but Brett Favre has been great this year and I expect similar play out of him.  Favre has been a rival of the Bears for nearly 20 years now though, so you never know how much the extra motivation will help the Bears defense.  Still, this Bears team is falling apart and I think the Vikings should not have a problem in this one.

FINAL SCORE PREDICTION:  Minnesota Vikings 31, Chicago Bears 17