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Justin Fields completed six of 10 passes for 58
yards and one interception for Chicago (1-5) before he left in
the third quarter because of a right hand injury. He was
replaced by undrafted rookie Tyson Bagent, who completed 10 of
14 passes for 83 yards but threw a costly interception in the
final two minutes.
The Vikings defense wasted no time in pressuring the Bears'
rookie signal-caller, who played collegiately at Shepherd
University in Shepherdstown, W. Va.
On Bagent's first NFL drive, Vikings safety Josh Metellus
blitzed into the pocket untouched and popped the ball loose.
Hicks picked up the fumble and sprinted downfield to increase
Minnesota's lead to 19-6 with 6:44 left in the third quarter.
Bagent regrouped to help the Bears pull within 19-13 with 7:46
remaining in the fourth quarter. He took the snap at the
Vikings' 1-yard line, and tight end Cole Kmet helped push him
across the goal line to finish a nine-play, 77-yard drive.
The Bears defense forced a three-and-out to give another
opportunity to Bagent, who led an impressive march down the
field before Byron Murphy Jr. intercepted him deep in Minnesota
territory just before the two-minute warning.
Both teams traded field goals until late in the first half.
The Vikings started the scoring on Greg Joseph's 53-yard kick
with 6:24 left in the first quarter.
Chicago pulled even on a 22-yard kick by Cairo Santos early in
the second quarter.
Minnesota regained a 6-3 lead on Joseph's 51-yard field goal on
the next possession.
Santos struck again, this time from 53 yards, to even the score
at 6-6 with 3:18 remaining before the half.
Minnesota finally found the end zone with 12 seconds left before
intermission. Cousins fired a strike to Addison in the back left
corner of the end zone, but Joseph was blocked on an extra-point
attempt to keep the score 12-6.
--Field Level Media
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