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NFL Playoff Picture: Chicago Bears Clinch Division With Win Over Vikings

December 21, 2010   ·     ·   Jump to comments

With Green Bay's heartbreaking loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday, Jay Cutler and the Chicago Bears went into Monday Night's matchup against the Minnesota Vikings knowing that if they came out with a victory, they would be the NFC North divisional champs.
Brett Favre decided to make another start, but was injured by a Bears defender before the first quarter was even over. Joe Webb than took over at quarterback for the Vikings and played quite poorly.  
In about three quarter's of play, Webb completed 15 of 26 passes for 129 yards, two interceptions and a lousy QB rating of 38.8.
While Minnesota didn't receive much production from their quarterback, Chicago's Jay Cutler had a pretty impressive night, throwing 14-24 for 194 yards, three touchdowns, one interception and a 106.6 QB rating. 
Going into halftime with a 17-7 lead, the Bears entered the second half dominating the Vikings by a score of 23-7, beating Minnesota by a total of 40-14.
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