Bears vs. Vikings: Can Chicago Curb Minnesota's Run Game?
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00:02 Must win game for the Vikings, there's no question about that.
00:05 But the odds makers are telling us this is no guarantee.
00:08 There are only three point favorites tonight with a total of 44.
00:12 The Vikings ran into the Broncos last week.
00:14 Broncos are just playing out of their minds at this point.
00:17 So I don't know how much I would look at that and
00:18 say that that was a tough loss for them.
00:20 It's just they ran into a hot team.
00:22 Bears seem to be playing more competitive, playing a little bit better.
00:26 And for the NFL this season, a 44 total, Warren, is on the higher side.
00:30 How do you look at tonight's game?
00:31 >> Yeah, I was looking more so at investing with the Chicago Bears.
00:36 I did that a little bit earlier this week.
00:38 I think both of these teams are very similar to one another.
00:42 And both defenses are actually going to cause problems for
00:45 the opponent's rushing attack.
00:48 I think that the run defense of the Chicago Bears is severely underrated.
00:51 I think they're gonna cause problems for the Minnesota Vikings.
00:54 I think through the distribution of sharing some carries between Madison and
00:58 Chandler, we're not going to see Alexander Madison clear his rushing guard prop.
01:02 I think he's going to struggle to do that against this Bears stout run defense.
01:06 It's going to put the ball into the hands of Josh Dobbs.
01:10 And Josh Dobbs has shown us flashes of when he can make things work,
01:13 especially out of structure, especially through some of the things that, okay,
01:17 quarterback in his situation should not be able to complete this.
01:20 But then there's those passes, Craig,
01:22 where it's a quarterback in his situation needs to complete this,
01:26 should be able to complete this.
01:27 He's standing in a clean pocket.
01:28 There's a receiver wide open, 15 yards down the field, and
01:32 he just is missing these guys.
01:34 So there's a lack of consistency there from Dobbs that I think is going to carry
01:39 over into this game and potentially be a difference maker.
01:41 On the other side, I just think that we're gonna get a Justin Fields here,
01:45 who is going to be able to bring a little bit more to the table.
01:48 He's a little bit better runner with the football.
01:50 And I think he's a more consistent passer of the football than Josh Dobbs is.
01:55 And it's scary to say that given the way that Josh Dobbs has been playing.
01:58 But I just think that Justin Fields may end up having a little bit more success
02:02 through the air offensively because the Vikings are gonna do a good job of slowing
02:06 down the rushing attack.
02:07 But I think from a more diverse option from a weapons perspective,
02:13 and just the simple fact that I think Fields,
02:15 with some of the tweaks that this offense has made,
02:18 is going to be in a decent enough position here to put up enough points to cover
02:22 the spread and potentially go over his passing yards problem.
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