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anybody following DJ Moore on twitter?, every couple of days he asks for phone numbers and calls fans. That just seems crazy to me.

 

Ochocinco gave away his number once. Got over 8,000 text messages in like 4 days lol.

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anybody following DJ Moore on twitter?, every couple of days he asks for phone numbers and calls fans. That just seems crazy to me.

 

Ochocinco gave away his number once. Got over 8,000 text messages in like 4 days lol.

I hope his phone number is blocked on caller ID. Otherwise he's being added to random fans' contact lists :)

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My keys to this game, probably aren't groundbreaking.

 

Get after Brett Favre, consistently. Favre is only 1 hit away from watching this game. The Vikings are only 1 loss away from being done.

 

The Cardinals sacked Favre 3 times, but 2 of them came on the first 6 pass attempts of the game. The last one came on the play right before the game tying TD drive. Favre went something like 35-38 passes without being touched.

 

Cannot let that happen. I would blitz a lot, sending a corner or safety. I like the matchup of DJ Moore on Harvin in the slot. I even like Tillman vs Berrian on the outside, despite the 99-yard TD from a few years ago. I'd see if they can handle 1-on-1 matchups early.

 

The Bears have to score early, forcing Favre to throw, and taking Peterson out of the game as much as possible.

 

Obviously, don't turn the ball over and force TOs. Pass blocking will be very important, as the Vikes haven't gotten much pressure this year, but did have like 7 sacks vs. Arizona last week. Minnesota is actually a team that can be hurt with 5-7 step drops when their CBs (who aren't good) have to cover for a long period of time.

 

I think the Bears win this. 5-3 team that gets no respect. Playing at home. Division opponent. Chance to drive a stake into Favre's career.

 

Bears 27- Vikings 23.

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I have no idea. As long as the Bears don't get a defensive/special teams TD or have a +2 advantage in turnovers, I think the Vikings win. I just don't know if they'll be able to get in a straight up game like that. As much as Cutler will try, our secondary doesn't like to catch the ball.

Kluwe is having a tremendous season, probably the best of any Viking I can remember. So he should be able to keep it away from Hester or at least put it to the right spot. Longwell has nothing left on his kickoffs so those are always scary.

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The home team has dominated this series for the better part of a decade.

 

Since 2001, the Bears are 8-1 against the Vikings at Soldier Field. However, the Bears are just 2-7 at the Metrodome over the same time frame. The only Vikings win against the Bears in Chicago since 2001 was the day Adrian Peterson almost single handedly beat us in his rookie year (2007).

 

I gotta go with the odds here. Bears aren't that great and the Vikings are desperate, but it's gonna be chilly (pun intended) and some possible rain in the forecast. Old man Favre's bones get really brittle in those conditions. Bears win 23-20 on a last second FG.

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Oh, and Bill Simmons alluded top this in his picks column today, but in case you missed it Jay Cutler was mic'd up in Toronto last week. Actually pretty entertaining stuff. I saw a new side of Jay that was only slightly smug.

 

http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/jay_cutler_micd_up_against_the_bills/3577662

 

"You're a back up quarterback. You should know other back up quarterbacks."

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Oh, and Bill Simmons alluded top this in his picks column today, but in case you missed it Jay Cutler was mic'd up in Toronto last week. Actually pretty entertaining stuff. I saw a new side of Jay that was only slightly smug.

 

http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/jay_cutler_micd_up_against_the_bills/3577662

 

"You're a back up quarterback. You should know other back up quarterbacks."

 

It's like a fraternaty.

 

It's funny because he says it so serious and condescendingly but you know (I hope) he's kidding.

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Oh, and Bill Simmons alluded top this in his picks column today, but in case you missed it Jay Cutler was mic'd up in Toronto last week. Actually pretty entertaining stuff. I saw a new side of Jay that was only slightly smug.

 

http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/jay_cutler_micd_up_against_the_bills/3577662

 

"You're a back up quarterback. You should know other back up quarterbacks."

 

It's similar to the all big white dopes in the NBA knowing each other.

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I have no idea. As long as the Bears don't get a defensive/special teams TD or have a +2 advantage in turnovers, I think the Vikings win. I just don't know if they'll be able to get in a straight up game like that.

 

That's probably true. But that's been true of every game the Vikings have played this season. The Vikings are still a good team, but they have been victimized by consistent mistakes.

 

The NO and NE games weren't that bad. They only lost the turnover battle 1-0 in both games. But both those teams are elite teams in the NFL that you can't make any mistakes against. But the rest of the games....Miami recovered a fumble in the end zone and won by 4. Jets returned an INT late to ice a then 2-point game. Green Bay had an INT return and won by 4. Arizona had a KO return and fumble return and the Vikes had to pull off a miracle to win.

 

I think the Bears can win the TO battle and are the best return team in the NFL year-in and year-out. I think that will be the difference, if the Bears don't make a bunch of mistakes.

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I have no idea. As long as the Bears don't get a defensive/special teams TD or have a +2 advantage in turnovers, I think the Vikings win. I just don't know if they'll be able to get in a straight up game like that.

 

That's probably true. But that's been true of every game the Vikings have played this season. The Vikings are still a good team, but they have been victimized by consistent mistakes.

 

The NO and NE games weren't that bad. They only lost the turnover battle 1-0 in both games. But both those teams are elite teams in the NFL that you can't make any mistakes against. But the rest of the games....Miami recovered a fumble in the end zone and won by 4. Jets returned an INT late to ice a then 2-point game. Green Bay had an INT return and won by 4. Arizona had a KO return and fumble return and the Vikes had to pull off a miracle to win.

 

I think the Bears can win the TO battle and are the best return team in the NFL year-in and year-out. I think that will be the difference, if the Bears don't make a bunch of mistakes.

 

Good analysis. The Vikings will still make mistakes, they just need to take advantage of the opportunities they have when Cutler throws the ball right to them. They haven't been an opportunistic defense this year like they were last year. Adrian has been a different guy this year taking care of the ball and I hope they really go after the strip so he can run through them.

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How fun would another game like this one be?

 

http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=281019003

 

That game sucked. This one was much more fun:

 

http://espn.go.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=271014003

 

Adrian was pure, raw, unbridled fun that year and we had no passing game to take advantage of it. That was the best o-line he's ever run behind.

 

Like I said, the only time the vikings have beaten the Bears in Chicago since 2000. I happened to be there. I was upset at the time but in retrospect what an awesome back and forth game to be at. People also forget that Hester had a huge game that day too. I believe he had a long punt return and also caught a game tying 80+ yard TD pass with like 2 minutes left.

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I decided this was a must win for the Bears playoff chances. In the grand scheme of things, they could still make the playoffs with a loss today, but the odds become even greater. Lose today, and the disaster that has been the Vikings is just 1 game behind the Bears, with a head-to-head road win. So, a safe assumption would be another loss in Minnesota later this year. That would mean both teams at 5-5, with the Vikes having all tiebreakers possible.

 

The Bears are 5-3, but the combined record of the teams they have beaten is 10-31, with 6 of those wins coming from 1 team, the Packers. The other 4 wins are against teams that as of now would be drafting 1-2-3 and 6 in April. The Vikings wouldn't do much to help the combined record of the teams the Bears have beaten, but without the win, you are looking at a world of negative possibilities. This is the last HOME game the Bears have vs. a team that is not currently in one of the top 6 spots in their conference (aka playoff team).

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