PurplePTSD: Behind Enemy Lines: Bears Writers Are Skeptical About Their Team's Chances Against Vikings

Press release from the PurplePTSD:

K. Joudry

2021-12-20

The Vikings will take on the Bears tonight. It’s safe to say that it’s yet another massively important game in a season that has been full of supremely important games.

As has become a mini-tradition here at Purple PTSD, I’ve been doing the rounds to take a peak at what writers from other spots are saying about the game. It’s illuminating to see what people without a purple framework are writing. Below is a sampling of some Chicago writer predictions.

Sam Householder suggests the Bears will focus on nullifying the Vikings’ Dalvin Cook:

Chicago’s best chance is to indeed focus on slowing Cook. When Dalvin is running like he did last Thursday, it’s supremely difficult for Minnesota to lose. An elite Minnesota run game makes the whole team work.

Rob Schwartz Jr. of Bear Goggles On takes the lead on the site’s prediction piece, arguing that Chicago will emerge victorious:

Bears Wire brings the opinions of various experts together. Most are leaning toward Minnesota:

We all know what can happen when almost everyone expects the Vikings to accomplish something. It was a near unanimous belief among experts that the Vikings would take down the Lions; Minnesota failed to do so. So, I suggest you proceed with caution as your guard your expectations. The Vikings should defeat the far inferior Bears team, and yet there are all kind of things that should happen. There’s a reason why the game actually gets played, folks.

I, for one, do believe Minnesota will win tonight. Ideally, that involves a defense that is even better following the Breeland subtraction. The focus ought to be on slowing David Montgomery so that Fields is forced to make plays. If successful, Chicago will likely struggle to score with consistency.

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