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The Bears improved to 7-7 and leapfrogged the Vikings in the NFC playoff picture. Minnesota has now lost three straight home games to Chicago at U.S. Bank Stadium.
The Vikings slim playoff hopes now rest with Minnesota winning out, plus getting help along the way.
Minnesota is at New Orleans at Christmas Day in Week 16.
Here are four more takeaways from Sunday afternoon:
1. Vikings can't convert on pair of fourth-and-1 calls
The Vikings went for it twice in their own territory on fourth-and-1 and failed to convert both times.
The second try was a crucial one, as Minnesota trailed 30-27 with exactly two minutes to go. Facing fourth-and-1 at their own 29, the Vikings tried a play-action pass that was covered well, leading to an incomplete pass.
The Bears kicked a field goal to go up by six, and the Vikings last-gasp score didn't materialize.
In the second quarter, the Vikings had fourth-and-1 at their own 34, and were stuffed short on a Cook rushing attempt.
That sequence led to a Chicago field goal.