Best of the Bears: Week 2 vs. Vikings
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What are the key storylines Brad Biggs highlights for the Bears‑Vikings matchup?
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Beautiful Friday morning in the city of Chicago. Welcome back to the Haw and Peyton Show on 1043 The Score. You are listening to a Four Seasons Heating, Air Conditioning, Plumbing, Sewer and Electric Football Friday, presented by your local Ford Dealers and Advent. And it's time now to go after the Plumbers 911 hotline. Plumbing emergency call 1-833-Plumb 911 local 130 Plumbers. Get the job done right the first time. Brad Biggs is the football man from the Chicago Tribune. He is the best source for all Bears information anywhere. And he joins us now. Morning, Brad. Morning boys, what's going on? What's going on is they're kicking off in 48 hours. I can't wait. It's Sunday on the lakefront. Brad, we just talked to Mike Palm out in Vegas.
He c cited a Minnesota source that said that JJ McCarthy is getting significant snaps with the number one offense. I figure Carson Wentz is going to be ready. Kyler Murray, we see throwing the football. What are your expectations? What are you hearing? about the Vikings planet quarterback Sunday. Wow. Well that that's interesting. I mean, Kyler Murray limited, I believe, the last two days. So you figure it looks like that's sorta inching in the right direction for him. Carson Wentz uh came off the bench and and played pretty well and and Wentz actually started five games for him a year ago. Uh so he's got uh some familiarity with with O'Connell and vice versa and some of the skill position guys they have.
I I'd be I'd be really surprised if uh JJ was the guy, but maybe there's something that uh we're we're not aware of. You know, when I when I start talking about the Minnesota Vikings and and what you're gonna attempt to do with their offense and how you're gonna try to uh snap a losing streak to them at Soldier Field by I believe Minnesota's come in and won six straight games against the Bears on their home turf. I I start with Justin Jefferson and uh he's had ten career games against the Bears, guys. Um, went for a hundred and thirty-five game yards in his rookie season, first meeting with them back in twenty twenty, and he looked unstoppable, right? Uh he had four one hundred yard games against the Bears in his first five.
five and a couple touchdown passes. The last five games for Jordan Jefferson or Justin Jefferson, excuse me, against the Bears With a couple different defensive Coordinators and systems and Dennis Allen last year, they've done a really nice job against him. Last five games, Jefferson against the Bears uh has averaged forty eight point six yards per game. He hasn't even averaged fifty yards a game in him in the last five meetings. And here's the big thing to me that tells you they're doing a really good job against them. And those first five games, 51 targets, 37 catches. That's a really big ratio for a for a guy that's on the outside in the last five games, 22 catches on 40 targets. So while Jalen Johnson said yesterday he doesn't like playing against Justin Jefferson, I think you got to look at the video.
He had a big kind of wry smile on his face. And I and I think uh Jalen's like most of those other guys that are competitors, they want to measure them themselves against the best in the league.
Biggs, what stood out to you the most about DA at the podium yesterday and what he had to say about his defense?
Uh you know, that I the thing that probably stood out the most is him saying that they've got to control the line of scrimmage better, both uh against the run and the pass. And I think that was pr pretty apparent and with how that game went against Carolina. Um, they they just they need to be more disruptive. They need to uh They need to finish more plays.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are the key storylines Brad Biggs highlights for the Bears‑Vikings matchup?
0:01–9:07
2
How does the Vikings’ quarterback situation (McCarthy, Wentz, Murray) affect Sunday’s game plan?
9:07–19:00
3
What impact does Justin Jefferson have against the Bears and how have the Vikings defended him?
19:00–24:58
4
How do Ben Johnson’s offensive strategies compare to Brian Flores’ defensive schemes?
24:58–31:49
5
What do the advanced stats (EPA, blitz rates, points per drive) reveal about the Bears vs. Vikings clash?
31:49–35:57
6
How will special‑teams play—especially kickoffs and field‑position—shape the outcome?
35:57–39:10
7
What predictions do the hosts and guest Mike Singletary make for the final score?
39:10–40:13
8
Why do the hosts believe the Bears have an edge heading into Week 2 against Minnesota?
40:13–41:14
Speakers
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