‘MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL’ CAPSULE
Bears (3-8) at Vikings (6-5)
Monday, 5:15 p.m. (ESPN)
■ Line: Vikings -3, total 43½
■ Bears player to watch: QB Justin Fields. The 11th overall pick in the 2021 draft was sharp last week in his return from a dislocated right thumb. Fields completed 16 of 23 passes for 169 yards and a touchdown for an 105.2 rating after missing the previous four games. He also had a season-high 104 yards on 18 rushes in Detroit. Fields threw an interception in Week 6 against the Vikings and was sacked four times.
■ Vikings player to watch:
OLB Danielle Hunter. Second in the NFL with 12 sacks entering Week 12, Hunter is on pace to easily beat his career high (14½) set in 2018 and matched in 2019. The three-time Pro Bowl pick, who’s set to become a free agent in the spring, had the sack of Fields last month that caused the awkward landing on the ground that injured the QB’S thumb.
■ Key matchup: Bears WR
D.J. Moore vs. Vikings DBS. Moore had seven catches for 96 yards and a TD on nine targets from Fields against the Lions. In the four games Fields missed, Moore went scoreless and totaled only 20 receptions. The Vikings have held four of their past eight opponents under 220 passing yards.
■ Injuries: Bears C Lucas Patrick (back) and RB D’onta Foreman (ankle) were hurt against the Lions. … Vikings CB Akayleb Evans (calf) missed the previous game and is questionable. … WR Justin Jefferson (hamstring) has been sidelined six straight games. With the upcoming bye week, the Vikings could take the cautious route and hold their superstar out one more game.