Today at 1:00 p.m. ET the Chicago Bears (6-5) head to Minnesota to take on the Vikings (2-9-1) at Mall of America Field in NFL Week 13 action on Fox that can be live streamed here. Bears fans can listen to the game on 105.9 The Zone, while Vikings fans can do the same on KFAN 100.3.
Jay Cutler is still sidelined for the Bears, leaving Josh McCown under center to make his third consecutive start. "I'm confident. I think Jay is confident. You have to leave yourself an opening, but there is no underlying information here," Bears coach Marc Trestman said. "It's week to week with the understanding that at some point in time he'll be back."
They might need McCown to excel today, as their injury-depleted defense is likely to be gashed by the NFL's best running back Adrian Peterson. Chicago is ranked dead-last against the run in 2013, which Trestman is vowing to rectify.
"We're going to continue to work at it," Trestman said. "There are a lot of teams working in the same environment in the league. We're not going to give up on it. We're going to continue to press the issue. We're going to work harder on it this week and try to get better. We certainly have to. We know what we're up against this week."
"We're never going to say we can't get the problem fixed, because it is fixable," defensive end Julius Peppers said. "We're going to simplify it even more than it has been and we're going to keep continuing to work on it until it is fixed."
Peterson is geared up for this game after playing Green Bay to a tie last week. For the 2-9-1 Vikes anything other than a loss may seem like a positive, but when asked for reaction after the tie Peterson said, "It definitely wasn't celebration. It is what it is."
Bears Injury Report:
|
CB |
Hamstring |
Limited Participation in Practice |
Questionable |
DT |
Toe |
Full Participation in Practice |
Questionable |
|
LB |
Shoulder |
Out (Definitely Will Not Play) |
Out |
|
|
S |
Groin |
Out (Definitely Will Not Play) |
Out |
S |
Hamstring |
Limited Participation in Practice |
Questionable |
|
RB |
Knee |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
|
|
K |
Illness |
Did Not Participate In Practice |
Probable |
QB |
Ankle |
Out (Definitely Will Not Play) |
Out |
|
WR |
Quadricep |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
|
DT |
Groin |
Full Participation in Practice |
Questionable |
Vikings Injury Report:
TE |
Foot |
Did Not Participate In Practice |
Out |
|
CB |
Chest |
Did Not Participate In Practice |
Out |
|
LB |
Wrist |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
|
DT |
Knee |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
|
RB |
Shoulder |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
|
CB |
Concussion |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
|
DT |
Quadricep |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
|
DE |
Illness |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
|
RB |
Groin |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
|
S |
Foot |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
|
WR |
Concussion |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
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