These are the biggest keys for the Bears defense this Sunday
After a successful trip to London, England, the Minnesota Vikings will return home in Week 5 for an NFC North matchup with the Chicago Bears. It will be very loud inside US Bank Stadium, that's for sure!
The Vikings have won three of their last four games against the Bears, holding them to an average of 18.0 points per game during that span. That defense is going to be the key to the game once again as Chicago is only allowing 19.3 points per game (No. 11 in NFL).
Well, here is what Alyssa Barbieri mentioned on what the Bears' defense has to do in order to stop that very explosive Minnesota offense.
Stop the run game
The Vikings haven't leaned as heavily on the run than in season's past � given their pass-happy offense � and they're only averaging 98 rushing yards per game (22nd in NFL). But expect that to change against the Bears, who have the league's worst run defense allowing 183.3 rushing yards per game. Now, they've have to contend with the duo of Dalvin Cook and Alexander Mattison. Lead back Cook has yet to eclipse 100 rushing yards in a game this season, but that could surely change Sunday unless Chicago fixes its tackling woes and finds an answer for stopping the ground game.
Force Kirk Cousins into mistakes
While the Vikings are 3-1, Kirk Cousins has been far from perfect through four games. He's missing easy throws, he's had some turnover-worthy throws and he's thrown four interceptions. If the Bears can get some pressure on Cousins, there's the potential to force him to commit the kind of mistakes that could keep Chicago in this game. Safety Eddie Jackson has three interceptions through four games, and he's someone Cousins needs to be aware of on the backend.
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