Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings 17 to 31
Sunday, January 9, 2022, Week 18The Chicago Bears played the Minnesota Vikings in Minneapolis on Sunday, January 9, 2022, Week 18 of the 2021 season. The Vikings won by a score of 31-17. The Vikings swept the Bears for the 2021 season. With this game, the Vikings finished the season 5-3-0 at home, while the Bears finished 3-6-0 on the road for the 2021 season.
The Vikings finished the season with a record of 8-9-0, while the Bears finished the season at 6-11-0. Four coaches were fired from from the Vikings and Bears after the game: Mike Zimmer: Head Coach; Matt Nagy: Head Coach; Ryan Pace: General Manager; Rick Spielman: General Manager.
Chicago Bears offense
| Total yards | Pass yards | Rush yards | Turnovers | First downs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 356 | 266 | 90 | 2 | 24 |
Coaches
Head Coach: Matt Nagy Offensive Coordinator: Bill Lazor Defensive Coordinator: Sean Desai Special Teams Coordinator: Chris Tabor Offensive Pass Game Coordinator: John DeFilippo Quarterbacks Coach: John DeFilippo Wide Receivers Coach: Mike Furrey Offensive Line Coach: Juan Castillo Running Backs Coach: Michael Pitre Tight Ends Coach: Clancy Barone Assistant Quarterbacks Coach: Mike Snyder Assistant Wide Receivers Coach: Chris Jackson Assistant Offensive Line Coach: Donovan Raiola Offensive Assistant Coach: Mike Harris Offensive Quality Control Coach: Mike Snyder, Henry Burris Offensive Analyst: Tom Herman Defensive Line Coach: Chris Rumph Outside Linebackers Coach: Bill Shuey Inside Linebackers Coach: Bill McGovern Secondary Coach: Deshea Townsend Senior Defensive Assistant Coach: Mike Pettine Assistant Defensive Backs Coach: Mike Adams Defensive Quality Control Coach: Shane Toub, Ronell Williams Assistant Special Teams Coach: Brian Ginn Special Projects: Tom Herman Coaching Assistant: Kyle Childress Head Strength and Conditioning Coach: Jason Loscalzo Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach: Casey Kramer Assistant Strength Coach: Anthony Hibbert General Manager: Ryan Pace Executive Assistant to the Head Coach: Robyn Wilkey
Minnesota Vikings offense
| Total yards | Pass yards | Rush yards | Turnovers | First downs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 331 | 227 | 104 | 0 | 11 |
Coaches
Head Coach: Mike Zimmer Assistant Head Coach: Andre Patterson Offensive Coordinator: Klint Kubiak Co-Defensive Coordinator: Andre Patterson, Adam Zimmer Special Teams Coordinator: Ryan Ficken Quarterbacks Coach: Andrew Janocko Wide Receivers Coach: Keenan McCardell Offensive Line Coach: Phil Rauscher Running Backs Coach: Kennedy Polamalu Tight Ends Coach: Brian Pariani Assistant Offensive Line Coach: Ben Steele Assistant Running Backs Coach: AC Patterson Offensive Quality Control Coach: Christian Jones, AC Patterson Defensive Line Coach: Andre Patterson Linebackers Coach: Adam Zimmer Defensive Backs Coach: Karl Scott Senior Defensive Assistant Coach: Paul Guenther Assistant Defensive Line Coach: Imarjaye Albury Assistant Defensive Backs Coach: Roy Anderson Defensive Quality Control Coach: Imarjaye Albury, Sam Siefkes Assistant Special Teams Coach: Robert Steeples Head Strength and Conditioning Coach: Josh Hingst Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach: Derik Keyes, Marquis Johnson, Joshua Woods General Manager: Rick Spielman Executive Assistant to the Head Coach: Mary Redmond Sports Science: Joshua Woods