There’s no better way to rebound from a disappointing loss – at the holidays no less – than to see the Bears are next up on the schedule. Coming off a disappointing 26-7 loss to Carolina, the Vikings get to take out their frustrations on a Bears team that has lost eight of its past 10 games after starting 3-1. If we’re lucky, we might even get to see Caleb Hanie throw another pick. We are 12-2 predicting Bears games this season and we’re looking forward to going 13-2. (Our two miscues, by the way, were the Pittsburgh and Cincinnati games.) We’ll even go with the same score as the last time the Vikings and Bears played.
Prediction: Vikings 35, Bears 13

-- MIKE REILLEY
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The Vikings can't possibly lose three in a row on the road can they? Not when the Bears are team No. 3. What might be more interesting to watch - because the Vikings are likely to win big while Adrian Peterson rushes for 200-plus yards - is which quarterback gets into it with his coach on the sidelines, first. One way or another, expect a lot of ugliness in the cold at Soldier Field on Monday night.
Prediction: Vikings 21, Bears 13

-- CHRIS BAYEE

Consensus: Vikings end their road woes