Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings
NFL 2026 · Week 18 · · U.S. Bank Stadium · division game
Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings, Week 18 of the 2026 season, Sun 10 Jan, 18:00 UK time.
Where to watch (UK)
Watch live
- DAZN NFL Game Pass · Requires DAZN subscription · also via DAZN app
Game Pass blacks out one 18:00 and one 21:25 Sunday game each week (on demand 24 hours after the game); DAZN names them by Wednesday.
Sky Sports and 5 pick their Sunday games each week: Sky shows several of the 18:00 and 21:25 games (some on Sky Sports+), and 5 shows one early-evening game on 5ACTION and one late game on 5, free. NFL TV Guide
Prediction
The model’s prediction appears here about a week before kick-off.
Form is each team’s last 5 games before this one, home and away (the season is only 17 games), oldest to newest; play-offs included.
2026 season so far
| Vikings | Bears | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 6-1 | 6-2 |
| Points per game | 20.0 | 26.8 |
| Points allowed per game | 13.3 | 20.0 |
| Points difference | +47 | +54 |
| Against the spread (W-L-P) | 4-3 | 6-2 |
Head-to-head record
Minnesota Vikings lead 26–23 in 49 meetings since 2002.
| P | Vikings | T | Bears | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All meetings | 49 | 26 | 0 | 23 |
| At Minnesota Vikings | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 |
- Biggest Minnesota Vikings win
- Chicago Bears 10–38 Minnesota Vikings (2016 Week 17)
- Biggest Chicago Bears win
- Minnesota Vikings 10–39 Chicago Bears (2011 Week 6)
- Average points per meeting
- 41.3
- Minnesota Vikings against the spread (W-L-P)
- 23-25-1
Head-to-head (last 10)
- Minnesota Vikings 9–3 Chicago Bears2026 Week 2 · line CHI −4.5 (Vikings covered)
- Chicago Bears 19–17 Minnesota Vikings2025 Week 11 · line MIN −3 (Vikings did not cover)
- Minnesota Vikings 27–24 Chicago Bears2025 Week 1 · line MIN −1.5 (Vikings covered)
- Chicago Bears 12–30 Minnesota Vikings2024 Week 15 · line MIN −7 (Vikings covered)
- Minnesota Vikings 30–27 Chicago Bears (OT)2024 Week 12 · line MIN −3 (Vikings push)
- Chicago Bears 12–10 Minnesota Vikings2023 Week 12 · line MIN −3 (Vikings did not cover)
- Minnesota Vikings 19–13 Chicago Bears2023 Week 6 · line MIN −3 (Vikings covered)
- Minnesota Vikings 29–13 Chicago Bears2022 Week 18 · line MIN −6.5 (Vikings covered)
- Chicago Bears 22–29 Minnesota Vikings2022 Week 5 · line MIN −10 (Vikings did not cover)
- Chicago Bears 17–31 Minnesota Vikings2021 Week 18 · line MIN −3.5 (Vikings covered)
Recent games
Minnesota Vikings
- L@ Detroit LionsWeek 8 · did not cover DET −315–19
- Wv Indianapolis ColtsWeek 7 · did not cover MIN −6.516–10
- W@ New Orleans SaintsWeek 5 · covered MIN −2.523–13
- Wv Miami DolphinsWeek 4 · did not cover MIN −1015–10
- W@ Tampa Bay BuccaneersWeek 3 · covered MIN −1.523–16
- W@ Chicago BearsWeek 2 · covered CHI −4.59–3
- Wv Green Bay PackersWeek 1 · covered MIN −1.539–22
- Wv Green Bay Packers2025 Week 18 · covered MIN −12.516–3
- Wv Detroit Lions2025 Week 17 · covered DET −723–10
- W@ New York Giants2025 Week 16 · covered MIN −2.516–13
Recent games
Chicago Bears
- W@ Seattle SeahawksWeek 8 · covered SEA −334–17
- Wv New England PatriotsWeek 7 · covered CHI −330–24
- W@ Atlanta FalconsWeek 6 · covered CHI −1.531–23
- L@ Green Bay PackersWeek 5 · did not cover CHI −1.57–31
- Wv New York JetsWeek 4 · covered CHI −3.523–12
- Wv Philadelphia EaglesWeek 3 · covered PHI −3.527–7
- Lv Minnesota VikingsWeek 2 · did not cover CHI −4.53–9
- W@ Carolina PanthersWeek 1 · covered CHI −359–37
- Lv Los Angeles Rams2025 Divisional round · covered LA −3.517–20 (OT)
- Wv Green Bay Packers2025 Wild card round · covered GB −2.531–27