D'Andre Swift‘s touchdown plunge midway through the third quarter held up for all of 30 seconds. After the Chicago Bears seemingly pulled within a score of the NFC North-leading Minnesota Vikings, referee John Hussey announced that the fill-in fullback on the play, center Doug Kramer Jr., didn't report as eligible. The touchdown was nullified.
It was as close as the Vikings would let the Bears get to the end zone until a late blocked punt resulted in a garbage-time score. After the initial blunder, Minnesota had no issue closing out Chicago in Week 15, doing so by a 30-12 score.
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HIGHEST-GRADED PLAYERS
- DI Jalen Redmond, Minnesota Vikings (85.1)
- TE Johnny Mundt, Minnesota Vikings (83.0)
- S Josh Metellus, Minnesota Vikings (82.7)
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PLAYER OF THE GAME
Although an offside blunder hindered his PFF overall grade, Jonathan Greenard torched rookie left tackle Kiran Amegadjie, who made his first career NFL start. Greenard finished the game with an elite 93.2 PFF pass-rushing grade, pending reviews. That mark was fueled by six quarterback pressures, including a strip-sack, and a game-high 31.3% pass-rush win rate.
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