swede700 Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 (edited) Game 17 at When: 1:00 PM EST January 8th Where: Soldier Field (Chicago, IL) TV/Radio: FOX (TV), KFAN 100.3 (Radio); Announcers: Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma, Shannon Spake (TV); Paul Allen, Pete Bercich, Ben Leber (Radio) Coverage Map: https://506sports.com/2022/18-FOX-E.png Notable Injuries: Vikings - Questionable: LB Brian Asamoah (knee), LB Za'Darius Smith (personal matter), CB Cam Dantzler (ankle), Doubtful: None, Out: C Garrett Bradbury (back), DL James Lynch (shoulder) Bears - Questionable: DL Terrell Lewis (personal matter), DL Angelo Blackson (illness), DB Kyler Gordon (groin), Doubtful: None, Out: QB Justin Fields (hip), LB Sterling Weatherford (illness), CB Jaylon Jones (concussion) Please keep all discussion about the game here. Edited January 6, 2023 by swede700 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 The Vikings will likely not be playing many of their starters, and the Bears likely don’t want to win this game. Should be fun lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDBrocks Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 4 minutes ago, SemperFeist said: The Vikings will likely not be playing many of their starters, and the Bears likely don’t want to win this game. Should be fun lol O'Connell said that they would be playing starters: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 39 minutes ago, SemperFeist said: The Vikings will likely not be playing many of their starters, and the Bears likely don’t want to win this game. Should be fun lol Bears are discussing not playing Fields. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 9 minutes ago, vike daddy said: Bears are discussing not playing Fields. Will still find a way to make it a one score game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted January 3, 2023 Author Share Posted January 3, 2023 26 minutes ago, vikingsrule said: Will still find a way to make it a one score game. Probably. The Vikings will play starters, but how long they play will still be a question. We could see Kirk & Co play the 1st quarter or 1st half and then be pulled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikesfan89 Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 How about they just go up 30-0 in the first half, then starters can rest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikesfan89 Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 I imagine Reed will be startng at center? How is the Bears interior d- line? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 7 minutes ago, swede700 said: Probably. The Vikings will play starters, but how long they play will still be a question. We could see Kirk & Co play the 1st quarter or 1st half and then be pulled. Any concern with continuity going into the playoffs. OL has been banged up for weeks. Offense seems to be struggling and lacks momentum. Think most prefer to end the regular season on a high note, need to find a way to build something off the Indy and NY wins and forget the GB game happened. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted January 3, 2023 Author Share Posted January 3, 2023 5 minutes ago, vikesfan89 said: I imagine Reed will be startng at center? How is the Bears interior d- line? Armon Watts is one of the starters...which should tell you something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 11 minutes ago, vikesfan89 said: How about they just go up 30-0 in the first half, then starters can rest another overtime win though...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikesfan89 Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 10 minutes ago, swede700 said: Armon Watts is one of the starters...which should tell you something. So he'll have a strip sack? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikesfan89 Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 8 minutes ago, vike daddy said: another overtime win though...? That goes without saying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticNorseman Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Although this game doesn't appear to mean much, if we can win and put the heat on San Fran, then they need to win or they slide back to the 3rd seed. I'm not sure what the Cardinals have to play for, unless the owners already know they're keeping Klingsbury and Murray. They could pick up the top DT/OT/OLB/CB even with winning. So, I hope they play for the win against a division rival. The game is in San Fran though . . . rough. For the Vikes, I'd hope they run the snot out of the ball . . . so, this means JJ goes off for 280 and 3. 😆 Defensively, we might as well not show anything new . . . Lord knows I'd like to see them use Danielle Hunter like the QB slaying beast he is, but I'd be fine with Wonnum and Jones II getting all the reps out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Third seed playing NY versus second seed playing Green Bay sounds better to me. Would think GB could take care of SF and knock them out, setting the stage for GB vs Philly and MN vs Dal/TB. Feel like that’s a more likely path than getting the second seed to play GB right away. But on the positive, at least a potential Mn v GB playoff game will be at home. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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