Quarterback Kirk Cousins tossed two touchdown passes as the Minnesota Vikings (7-7) beat the short-handed Chicago Bears (4-10) 17-9 at Soldier Field on Dec. 20.
Bears quarterback Justin Fields threw a touchdown pass to Jesper Horsted on the game's final play to account for the final score. Chicago, which lost for the eighth time in nine games, had 14 players on the reserve/COVID-19 list, per ESPN.com .
The Vikings' final three games are at home against the Los Angeles Rams and at NFC North champion Green Bay before they host Chicago in the finale.
The Bears next visit Seattle on Sunday, Dec. 26.
One night after beating LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, the Chicago Bulls (19-10) defeated the Houston Rockets 133-118 at the United Center on Dec. 20.
DeMar DeRozan led the Bulls with 26 points, while Coby White had 24. Lonzo Ball had 19 points, five steals and eight assistsincluding one he called "an NBA touchdown," with a full-court pass from out of bounds for a DeRozan layup.
The Bulls next take on Toronto at the United Center on Wed., Dec. 22.