# Week 18, 2026: Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings Jan 10, 2027 · not played yet · 1 call on record Who do pundits pick in Bears vs Vikings? Of 1 pundit with a call on record, all 1 take the Vikings. 1 named a score; the median has the Vikings by 2. Every call is graded once the game is final. Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-18-bears-at-vikings Picks: - [John Breech](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/john-breech) took the Vikings, Vikings 23–Bears 21; said Oct 7, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/56e01420-ac65-4014-89a8-f0b3381f048c ## How they come in The Bears are 3-1 and have won 2 straight; the Vikings are 4-0 and have won 4 straight. The Vikings beat the Bears 9-3 when they met in Week 2. On win totals, 17 pundits put the Bears at 9.6 wins on average, and 16 pundits put the Vikings at 9.8 wins on average. Venue: US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota - Chicago Bears: 3-1, won 2 straight (112 scored, 65 allowed) - Last games: W 23-12 vs Jets; W 27-7 vs Eagles; L 3-9 vs Vikings - Unit ranks this season: offense 6th, defense 9th of 32 - Last season: 11-6 - Win-total calls: 17 pundits, average 9.6, 3 to 12 wins - The side most pundits took won 2 of 4 Bears games - Minnesota Vikings: 4-0, won 4 straight (86 scored, 51 allowed) - Last games: W 15-10 vs Dolphins; W 23-16 at Buccaneers; W 9-3 at Bears - Unit ranks this season: offense 23rd, defense 1st of 32 - Last season: 9-8 - Win-total calls: 16 pundits, average 9.8, 8 to 12 wins - The side most pundits took won 1 of 2 Vikings games ## Players to watch Each club's starting quarterback, leading rusher, receiver and tight end, and its sack and tackle leaders, with their 2026 regular season so far, with the latest call on each from a pundit ranked on the leaderboard whose record beats the naive pick, made since the 2026 schedule came out ("No." is that rank). Leaderboard: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/leaderboard - [Tyson Bagent](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tyson-bagent) (Starting QB, QB): 322 passing yards · 0 TD, 1 INT · 69.8% completions · 2 games; 35th in the NFL in passing yards - No. 8 Derek Brown, Oct 1, 2026: Tyson Bagent to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 12 Rich Hribar, Sep 30, 2026: We will follow Bagent's status this week, but I expect him to start Sunday. ... I expect him to resume as he clears concussion protocol. (Week 4) (not settled yet) - [Kyle Monangai](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kyle-monangai) (RB1, RB): 324 rushing yards on 60 carries · 3 TD · 5 catches for 39 · 4 games; 8th in the NFL in rushing yards - [Rome Odunze](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/rome-odunze) (WR1, WR): 14 catches for 233 yards · 0 TD · 4 games; 22nd in the NFL in receiving yards - [Colston Loveland](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/colston-loveland) (TE1, TE): 11 catches for 91 yards · 0 TD · 4 games; 122nd in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 28, 2026: Colston Loveland to outplay his draft cost (the consensus TE3 for 2026 fantasy drafts) (not settled yet) - No. 8 Derek Brown, Aug 5, 2026: Colston Loveland to finish top 1 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - [Dayo Odeyingbo](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/dayo-odeyingbo) (Sack leader, DE): 3 sacks · 4 solo tackles · 4 games; 9th in the NFL in sacks - [Dillon Thieneman](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/dillon-thieneman) (Tackle leader, S): 15 solo tackles · 1 interception · 4 games; 51st in the NFL in solo tackles - [Kyler Murray](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kyler-murray) (Starting QB, QB): 433 passing yards · 1 TD, 2 INT · 63.4% completions · 3 games; 30th in the NFL in passing yards - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 2, 2026: Kyler Murray to be 1st on the depth chart (scored 100 out of 100) - No. 5 Tom Pelissero, Sep 23, 2026: Kyler's back this week. (not settled yet) - [Aaron Jones](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/aaron-jones) (RB1, RB): 297 rushing yards on 72 carries · 1 TD · 9 catches for 68 · 4 games; 12th in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 17, 2026: Aaron Jones to be 1st on the depth chart (scored 100 out of 100) - No. 8 Derek Brown, Sep 17, 2026: Aaron Jones to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Justin Jefferson](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/justin-jefferson) (WR1, WR): 13 catches for 179 yards · 2 TD · 3 games; 61st in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 8 Derek Brown, Sep 1, 2026: Justin Jefferson to fall short of his draft cost (the first round) (not settled yet) - No. 11 Bucky Brooks, Sep 3, 2026: Justin Jefferson to make All-Pro (not settled yet) - [T.J. Hockenson](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/t-j-hockenson) (TE1, TE): 22 catches for 195 yards · 1 TD · 4 games; 47th in the NFL in receiving yards - [Dallas Turner](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/dallas-turner) (Sack leader, LB): 5.5 sacks · 10 solo tackles · 4 games; 2nd in the NFL in sacks - [Blake Cashman](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/blake-cashman) (Tackle leader, LB): 2.5 sacks · 15 solo tackles · 4 games; 51st in the NFL in solo tackles --- The room is counted in pundits, each one's latest call standing. Accuracy is out of 100; the naive pick is the home team. The week: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-18 Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology