# Vikings vs Bears predictions, graded

Week 2, 2026: Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears

Sep 20, 2026 · final: Vikings 9, Bears 3 · 18 calls on record · updated Sep 30, 9:20 AM ET

Who do pundits pick in Vikings vs Bears? Of 14 pundits with a call on record, all 14 take the Bears. 6 named a score; the median has the Bears by 8.5. The Vikings won 9-3, so 0 of 14 had the winner. Their graded calls averaged 22 out of 100.

Picks by outlet. Each pundit counted once, at the outlet or show their latest call ran on. An outlet is listed when two or more of its pundits have picked.

- [First Things First (podcast)](https://missedtakes.co/outlets/first-things-first-podcast): all 3 Bears
- [CBS Sports](https://missedtakes.co/outlets/cbs-sports): all 2 Bears
- [Football 301 with Nate Tice (podcast)](https://missedtakes.co/outlets/football-301-with-nate-tice-podcast): all 2 Bears
- [The Richard Sherman Podcast (podcast)](https://missedtakes.co/outlets/the-richard-sherman-podcast-podcast): all 2 Bears

The other 5 pundits write or talk elsewhere: all 5 Bears.

Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-2-vikings-at-bears

Picks:

- [Trevor Ripley](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/trevor-ripley) took the Bears, Bears 30–Vikings 19; said Sep 20, 2026; on Sports Illustrated; scored 38.1 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 34.49) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1fa96607-4b84-4eb4-b501-94ce307ff357
- [Chris Broussard](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/chris-broussard) took the Bears; said Sep 18, 2026; on First Things First (podcast); scored 0 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a54915e0-49e6-427b-a7a5-4feb5d0f3cbb
- [Greg Jennings](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/greg-jennings) took the Bears; said Sep 18, 2026; on First Things First (podcast); scored 0 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/420d3e29-6224-43a2-8d68-b15c864838cd
- [Danny Parkins](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/danny-parkins) took the Bears; said Sep 18, 2026; on First Things First (podcast); scored 0 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/36d4ede8-3066-4102-abbc-cb08e4544c92
- [Chris Simms](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/chris-simms) took the Bears, Bears 31–Vikings 27; said Sep 18, 2026; on Chris Simms Unbuttoned (podcast); scored 45.24 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 37.8) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/32db5f5e-13da-47e3-b280-2aa9a80d172b
- [Pete Prisco](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/pete-prisco) took the Bears, Bears 30–Vikings 24; said Sep 18, 2026; on CBS Sports; scored 50 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 34.49) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/49ffcfc9-5f68-4882-a86f-b835b925412d
- [Pete Prisco](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/pete-prisco) took the Bears, Bears 30–Vikings 24; said Sep 18, 2026; on CBS Sports; scored 50 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 34.49) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/29185ff4-dec4-498f-aa45-4ca2d72dcbe3
- [Matt Harmon](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/matt-harmon) took the Bears; said Sep 17, 2026; on Football 301 with Nate Tice (podcast); scored 0 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/21a71025-ab65-4716-ac2c-e77ad5ce3348
- [Nate Tice](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/nate-tice) took the Bears; said Sep 17, 2026; on Football 301 with Nate Tice (podcast); scored 0 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b6211c80-3d1c-46b8-8a0c-151fc0ba92de
- [Tony Fusco](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/tony-fusco) took the Bears, Bears 69–Vikings 30; said Sep 17, 2026; on Fox Sports Radio (podcast); scored 0 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 34.49) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/84c5d696-88f5-4b4d-9990-706a1698baa5
- [Mitchell Eisenstein](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/mitchell-eisenstein) took the Bears; said Sep 17, 2026; on The Richard Sherman Podcast (podcast); scored 0 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5e7a2965-bd9c-4c78-81b8-cb9ff18f6520
- [Richard Sherman](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/richard-sherman) took the Bears, Bears 32–Vikings 19; said Sep 17, 2026; on The Richard Sherman Podcast (podcast); scored 33.33 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 34.49) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8a2c5da4-3fba-43d7-82eb-dc25b81f245e
- [Bucky Brooks](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/bucky-brooks) took the Bears; said Sep 17, 2026; on Fox Sports; scored 0 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8a1449ab-bdb0-4d0b-8301-d0f27ee5d0fa
- [John Breech](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/john-breech) took the Bears, Bears 20–Vikings 17; said Sep 15, 2026; on CBS Sports; scored 42.86 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 34.49) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/eb6d274b-c294-4c3d-ba42-d3dee06c6e87
- [Adam Chudwin](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/adam-chudwin) took the Bears; said Sep 4, 2026; on The Rich Eisen Show (podcast); scored 0 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b6e5e93f-2997-4140-881f-3acec911a1f1
- [Adam Chudwin](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/adam-chudwin) took the Vikings; said Sep 4, 2026; on The Rich Eisen Show (podcast); scored 100 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b6e5e93f-2997-4140-881f-3acec911a1f1

## How they came in

The Vikings are 1-0; the Bears are 1-0. It is a division game. On win totals, 17 pundits put the Vikings at 10 wins on average, and 19 pundits put the Bears at 9.7 wins on average.

Venue: Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

- Minnesota Vikings: 1-0 (39 scored, 22 allowed)
  - Last games: W 39-22 vs Packers
  - Unit ranks this season: offense 29th, defense 1st of 32
  - Last season: 9-8
  - Win-total calls: 17 pundits, average 10, 8 to 12 wins
- Chicago Bears: 1-0 (59 scored, 37 allowed)
  - Last games: W 59-37 at Panthers
  - Unit ranks this season: offense 8th, defense 15th of 32
  - Last season: 11-6
  - Win-total calls: 19 pundits, average 9.7, 3 to 12 wins
  - The side most pundits took won 1 of 1 Bears game

## 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

- [Carson Wentz](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/carson-wentz) (Starting QB, QB): 357 passing yards · 3 TD, 2 INT · 48.4% completions · 3 games; 39th in the NFL in passing yards
  - No. 18 Carter Bahns, Sep 12, 2026: Carson Wentz to be 2nd on the depth chart (not settled yet)
  - No. 24 Rich Hribar, Sep 16, 2026: Carson Wentz to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
- [Aaron Jones](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/aaron-jones) (RB1, RB): 474 rushing yards on 115 carries · 2 TD · 16 catches for 95 · 8 games; 17th in the NFL in rushing yards
  - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Oct 29, 2026: I think, well, this is definitely based on the assumption Aaron Jones plays... he was described as day to day. So which usually means to me that they're probably going to play. (Week 8) (not settled yet)
  - No. 12 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): 31 catches for 393 yards · 4 TD · 7 games; 38th in the NFL in receiving yards
  - No. 12 Derek Brown, Sep 1, 2026: Justin Jefferson to fall short of his draft cost (the first round) (not settled yet)
  - No. 24 Rich Hribar, Jul 29, 2026: Justin Jefferson to finish top 1 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet)
- [T.J. Hockenson](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/t-j-hockenson) (TE1, TE): 35 catches for 328 yards · 3 TD · 8 games; 59th in the NFL in receiving yards
  - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Oct 19, 2026: But chances are he’ll be ready to go in Week 7 when the Vikings come out of their bye week. (not settled yet)
  - No. 27 Tyler Sullivan, Oct 29, 2026: T.J. Hockenson to record 2 receiving tds (not settled yet)
- [Andrew Van Ginkel](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/andrew-van-ginkel) (Sack leader, LB): 7.5 sacks · 13 solo tackles · 1 interception · 8 games; 4th in the NFL in sacks
- [Blake Cashman](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/blake-cashman) (Tackle leader, LB): 4.5 sacks · 39 solo tackles · 8 games; 10th in the NFL in solo tackles
- [Caleb Williams](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/caleb-williams) (Starting QB, QB): 1,546 passing yards · 8 TD, 5 INT · 68.7% completions · 145 rushing yards · 6 games; 22nd in the NFL in passing yards
  - No. 5 Tom Pelissero, Sep 25, 2026: he's gonna be back soon. He didn't practice today. It's unlikely that he plays Monday night. (not settled yet)
  - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Oct 15, 2026: But Williams is expected back for the Bears' Week 6 game against the Falcons, who have been playing well after an 0-2 start. (not settled yet)
- [D'Andre Swift](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/d-andre-swift) (RB1, RB): 576 rushing yards on 155 carries · 10 TD · 24 catches for 162 · 9 games; 14th in the NFL in rushing yards
  - No. 12 Derek Brown, Sep 7, 2026: D'Andre Swift to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
  - No. 24 Rich Hribar, Aug 4, 2026: D'Andre Swift to outplay his draft cost (the RB2/dead-zone range) (not settled yet)
- [Luther Burden III](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/luther-burden-iii) (WR1, WR): 49 catches for 644 yards · 4 TD · 9 games; 13th in the NFL in receiving yards
  - No. 23 Jordan Dajani, Aug 10, 2026: Luther Burden III to record 1,057 receiving yards (not settled yet)
  - No. 26 Bucky Brooks, Jul 12, 2026: Luther Burden III to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
- [Colston Loveland](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/colston-loveland) (TE1, TE): 37 catches for 363 yards · 2 TD · 9 games; 48th in the NFL in receiving yards
  - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 28, 2026: Colston Loveland to outplay his draft cost (the consensus TE3 for 2026 fantasy drafts) (not settled yet)
  - No. 12 Derek Brown, Aug 5, 2026: Colston Loveland to finish top 1 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet)
- [Jeffery Simmons](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jeffery-simmons) (Sack leader, DT): 6 sacks · 26 solo tackles · 9 games; 11th in the NFL in sacks
  - No. 39 Gregg Rosenthal, Oct 29, 2026: Jeffery Simmons to make All-Pro (not settled yet)
  - No. 48 John Middlekauff, Oct 30, 2026: Jeffery Simmons to make All-Pro (not settled yet)
- [Dillon Thieneman](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/dillon-thieneman) (Tackle leader, S): 1.5 sacks · 30 solo tackles · 1 interception · 9 games; 48th in the NFL in solo tackles

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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-2
Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology