![]() ![]() ![]() Thursday’s games (45.7 PPG) notch almost identical average scores to all other gamedays (46.0 PPG). In conducting a t-test to compare average scores on Thursdays to all other days, we did not observe a statistically significant difference in scoring though (p-value = 0.77). From a viewing perspective, high scoring is often considered more entertaining, because fans are typically interested in seeing explosive plays on offense. ScoringĪmidst claims that Thursday Night Football is less entertaining, we elected to examine scoring in Thursday Night games relative to Sunday and Monday games. For each of these metrics, we examined trends between TNF games and games on all other days of the week dating back to 2012, the first year TNF was played during a majority of NFL weeks. To determine whether TNF games are worse than average, we utilized a variety of definitions for how a game might be “worse”, including lower scoring, weaker teams, and increased turnovers or injuries. Fans have also criticized TNF, asserting that the matchups aren’t exciting and that the games are sloppy. “ An absolute poopfest.” That’s what Richard Sherman called Thursday Night Football (TNF) in his 2016 article for The Players’ Tribune titled “ Why I Hate Thursday Night Football.” Plenty of other NFL stars, such as Todd Gurley, Vince Wilfork, Larry Fitzgerald, and Drew Brees, have supported Sherman on this, arguing that Thursday night games jeopardize player safety. Justin Fields has 285 yards and a late touchdown, but it didn’t keep the Bears from losing their eighth game in the last nine and some serous question marks are starting to surround the future of head coach Matt Nagy.By Julia Blank, Ella Papanek, Joey Liu, and Danny Blumenthal They forced three turnovers, and held the Bears three times on fourth down in the second half to secure the victory that will keep them in the race in the NFC Wild Card race. It was the Bears deficiencies in the redone and the Vikings defense that made the difference. Kirk Cousins ended the night with a career low 87 yards on 12/24 passing but did have two touchdowns with one pick, while Dalvin Cook had 89 yards on 28 carries. The went just 1 for 5 inside the 20, with their only scored coming on the final play of the game.īefore their last gasp touchdown the Bears turned it over on downs on three straight possessions, with two of those drives ending inside the Minnesota 20 yard line. One of the Bears many problems over the course of the night was their inability to score once they reached the redzone. The Bears couldn’t capitalize on Minnesota’s 16 minute span with out first down even though they were moving the ball well against the Vikings defense. That would be the last time the Vikings would be able to construct a drive of more than three plays until late in the fourth quarter. Vikings went a quarter without a first down ![]() Minnesota’s defense forced a fumble on the next possession which led to the Vikings extending the lead to 10-0 in the second quarter.ĭespite a disappointing first half in which the Bears fumbled twice and had a field goal blocked they were still within a touchdown going into half time after getting a Cairo Santos field goal to tighten the score to 10-3.Īfter stopping the Bears on the first possession of the third quarter, Cousins drove the Vikings down the field on their first drive of the second half and expanded the lead to 17-3 with a 7 yard touchdown pass to Ihmir Smith-Marsette. The Vikings jumped out of the gate with a first quarter touchdown when Kirk Cousins hit Justin Jefferson in the corner of the endzone for a 12 yard touchdown reception. Vikings capitalize on Bears' early mistakes The Bears did almost everything possible to lose the game and were still in the game until late in the fourth quarter. In yet another frustrating night for the Bears fans, t hey watched their team turn the ball over three times, while committing four personal fouls many of which extended Minnesota drives on failed third down conversions. Chicago’s entire secondary was forced to miss the game, but that didn’t stop the defense from playing one of their best games of the season. The Bears came into the game with more than a dozen players and three coordinators unavailable after being put on the Reserve/COVID list. Minnesota came into the night looking to keep pace with the rest of the pack in the NFC, while the Bears were just looking to turn around a recent stretch that saw them win just one of their previous eight games. Bears COVID issues added to list of Chicago problems Minnesota left Chicago with the win after an ugly game at Soldier field in which the visitors gained less than 200 yards in their 17-9 victory. There is never a shortage of bad blood when it comes to NFC North rivalries, and Monday Night’s Vikings-Bears game fit the billing and then some. ![]()
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