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Minnesota Vikings Hold Chicago Bears to 3 Points in 9-3 Victory

The Minnesota Vikings held Chicago to 3 points and beat the Chicago Bears 9-3 on September 20, 2026 at Soldier Field, improving to 2-0, using defense as the clearest part of the result.

Quarter-by-Quarter

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIN 3 3 0 3 9
CHI 3 0 0 0 3

Minnesota didn’t score a touchdown and still never looked rattled, grinding out a 9-3 win over Chicago behind a defense that made every yard feel expensive. Will Reichard handled all the scoring with field goals from 35, 49 and 39 yards, while Aaron Jones Sr. carried the offensive load with 105 rushing yards on 23 attempts. Carson Wentz threw for 143 yards without turning the ball over, and Justin Jefferson led Minnesota with 55 receiving yards. The real tone-setter was Dallas Turner, who finished with two sacks, two tackles for loss and four quarterback hits as the Vikings kept Caleb Williams under pressure all afternoon.

Chicago’s defense deserved better than three points from its offense. Malik Muhammad II, Dayo Odeyingbo and Austin Booker each recorded a sack, and the Bears held Minnesota to just 246 total yards and 3 of 13 on third down. But Chicago’s offense couldn’t cash in. Williams finished 15 of 26 for 138 yards

Postgame Statistical Breakdown

Team Stats

Stat Minnesota Vikings Chicago Bears
Final Score 9 3
Total Offensive Yards 246 297
Passing Yards 127 163
Rushing Yards 119 134
Total Plays 51 70
Yards Per Play 4.8 4.2
First Downs 11 17
Third Downs 3-13 5-15
Third-Down % 23.1% 33.3%
Fourth Downs 1-1 2-3
Passing TDs 0 0
Rushing TDs 0 0
Total Offensive TDs 0 0
Turnovers 0 2
Interceptions Thrown 0 1
Fumbles Lost 0 1
Sacks Allowed 3 4
Penalties 3 8
Penalty Yards 25 58
Time of Possession 27:19 32:41

Passing

Minnesota Vikings

  1. Carson Wentz — 11/20, 55.0%, 143 YDS, 0 TD, 0 INT, 7.2 YPA, 3 SACK, 77.7 RTG

Chicago Bears

  1. Caleb Williams — 15/26, 57.7%, 138 YDS, 0 TD, 1 INT, 5.3 YPA, 3 SACK, 56.2 RTG

Rushing

Minnesota Vikings

  1. Aaron Jones Sr. — 23 CAR, 105 YDS, 4.6 AVG, 0 TD, LONG 20
  2. DeeJay Dallas — 2 CAR, 8 YDS, 4.0 AVG, 0 TD, LONG 4

Chicago Bears

  1. Kyle Monangai — 10 CAR, 47 YDS, 4.7 AVG, 0 TD, LONG 15
  2. D’Andre Swift — 16 CAR, 45 YDS, 2.8 AVG, 0 TD, LONG 12, 1 FUM

Receiving

Minnesota Vikings

  1. Justin Jefferson — 3 REC, 6 TGT, 55 YDS, 18.3 AVG, 0 TD, LONG 30
  2. T.J. Hockenson — 3 REC, 4 TGT, 29 YDS, 9.7 AVG, 0 TD, LONG 19
  3. Josh Oliver — 1 REC, 1 TGT, 24 YDS, 24.0 AVG, 0 TD, LONG 24
  4. Jordan Addison — 2 REC, 5 TGT, 21 YDS, 10.5 AVG, 0 TD, LONG 15
  5. DeeJay Dallas — 1 REC, 1 TGT, 12 YDS, 12.0 AVG, 0 TD, LONG 12

Chicago Bears

  1. D’Andre Swift — 5 REC, 5 TGT, 54 YDS, 10.8 AVG, 0 TD, LONG 32
  2. Rome Odunze — 3 REC, 4 TGT, 43 YDS, 14.3 AVG, 0 TD, LONG 21
  3. Kalif Raymond — 5 REC, 5 TGT, 40 YDS, 8.0 AVG, 0 TD, LONG 16
  4. Luther Burden III — 3 REC, 7 TGT, 32 YDS, 10.7 AVG, 0 TD, LONG 18
  5. Kyle Monangai — 2 REC, 2 TGT, 11 YDS, 5.5 AVG, 0 TD, LONG 7

Scoring Plays

Qtr Clock Team Play Score
Q1 11:03 Minnesota Vikings Will Reichard 35-yard field goal MIN 3, CHI 0
Q1 5:03 Chicago Bears Cairo Santos 50-yard field goal MIN 3, CHI 3
Q2 8:18 Minnesota Vikings Will Reichard 49-yard field goal MIN 6, CHI 3
Q4 1:09 Minnesota Vikings Will Reichard 39-yard field goal MIN 9, CHI 3

Defense

Minnesota Vikings

  1. Dallas Turner — 5 TOT, 3 SOLO, 2 TFL, 2 SACK, 4 QBH
  2. Byron Murphy Jr. — 7 TOT, 4 SOLO, 1 INT, 2 PD
  3. Blake Cashman — 10 TOT, 6 SOLO, 1 SACK, 1 QBH
  4. Andrew Van Ginkel — 3 TOT, 3 SOLO, 1 TFL, 1 SACK, 3 QBH
  5. Isaiah Rodgers — 4 TOT, 2 SOLO, 1 PD, 1 FR
  6. Joshua Metellus — 7 TOT, 4 SOLO, 1 PD
  7. Eric Wilson — 7 TOT, 3 SOLO, 1 QBH
  8. Caleb Banks — 6 TOT, 3 SOLO, 1 TFL
  9. Jalen Redmond — 4 TOT, 2 SOLO, 1 PD
  10. Theo Jackson — 3 TOT, 2 SOLO, 1 PD

Chicago Bears

  1. Malik Muhammad II — 3 TOT, 2 SOLO, 1 TFL, 1 SACK, 1 QBH
  2. Dayo Odeyingbo — 1 TOT, 1 SOLO, 1 TFL, 1 SACK, 2 QBH
  3. Austin Booker — 1 TOT, 1 SOLO, 1 TFL, 1 SACK, 1 QBH
  4. Tyrique Stevenson Sr. — 5 TOT, 3 SOLO, 1 TFL, 1 PD
  5. Dillon Thieneman — 7 TOT, 3 SOLO, 1 PD
  6. Devin Bush — 4 TOT, 3 SOLO, 1 TFL, 1 PD
  7. James Lynch — 7 TOT, 2 SOLO
  8. Cam Lewis — 5 TOT, 3 SOLO
  9. Jaylon Johnson — 4 TOT, 4 SOLO
  10. T.J. Edwards — 4 TOT, 2 SOLO

Kick Returns

Minnesota Vikings

  1. Myles Price — 2 KR, 42 YDS, 21.0 AVG, LONG 21, 0 TD

Chicago Bears

  1. Zavion Thomas — 3 KR, 68 YDS, 22.7 AVG, LONG 30, 0 TD

Punt Returns

Minnesota Vikings

  1. Myles Price — 1 PR, 11 YDS, 11.0 AVG, LONG 11, 0 TD

Chicago Bears

  1. Kalif Raymond — 3 PR, 30 YDS, 10.0 AVG, LONG 24, 0 TD
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