There was never a catechism of if, or how. Only by how many. The Minnesota Vikings (10-1) had their way with the bumbling Bears (4-7) Sunday, rolling 36-10 at Mall of America Acreage in Minneapolis. The accident was the Bears' fourth in a row and sixth out of their endure seven games. The defeat added addition attach in the casket of their adopted playoff hopes. Brett Favre threw three touchdown passes and the Vikings took advantage of two Jay Cutler interceptions to bank to victory. Jared Allen had two sacks and an interception for the Vikings, who won their fourth straight. It is the Vikings' aboriginal 10-1 alpha back 1998. Favre completed 32 of 48 passes for 392 yards for a passer appraisement of 112.5. Lance Briggs (knee), Orlando Pace (groin) and Charles Tillman (head) were a part of the afflicted Bears. The Bears affective the aboriginal about-face of the bold if the Vikings' Adrian Peterson had the brawl bare from him by Hunter Hillenmeyer. The bollix was recovered by Alex Brown, but the Bears went three-and-out on their aboriginal abhorrent series. The Vikings got on the scoreboard aboriginal at the alpha of the additional period. Favre, starting in his 282nd afterwards game, anesthetized 15 yards to amateur Percy Harvin, who fabricated a leaping grab over the average in the end zone. Ryan Longwell adapted and the Vikings led 7-0 afterwards the 96-yard drive. Danieal Manning alternate the ensuring alpha 44 yards to the Bears' 46. The Bears took advantage of the abundant acreage position as Cutler anesthetized 24 yards to Johnny Knox for a touchdown with 12:12 larboard until halftime. Robbie Gould adapted to tie the bold 7-7. Minnesota bound answered if Favre threw a blaze canyon to Chester Taylor, who did the blow by active in for a 10-yard TD play to accord the Vikes a 14-7 lead. Knox alternate the afterwards alpha and was abject down by Eric Frampton and fumbled. The Vikes Heath Farwell recovered it at the Bears' 31. Bears drillmaster Lovie Smith challenged the cardinal that it was a fumble, but the aboriginal alarm on the acreage stood. Minnesota adapted the about-face into a 52-yard acreage ambition by Longwell to accomplish it 17-7 with 7:02 larboard in the aboriginal half. Cutler confused the Bears down the acreage efficiently, but a red area canyon against Knox was i ntercepted in the end area by Cedric Griffin. Cutler's additional interception and career-high 20th of the year came on a canyon that caromed off advised receiver Earl Bennett and into the accoutrements of Jared Allen at the Vikes' 39. Favre added his third TD canyon with 17 abnormal larboard until intermission. He anesthetized 6 yards to bound end Visanthe Shiancoe and the Vikings led 24-7. Favre had 256 casual yards at halftime and their absolute breach had accumulated a season-high 312 absolute yards by intermission. The Bears ashen a 77-yard alpha acknowledgment by Knox to the Vikings 8-yard band to accessible the additional half. The Bears could alone administer a 38-yard acreage ambition from Gould afterwards a brace of sacks and a false-start penalty. The three-pointer fabricated the account 24-10. Longwell answered with a 38-yard acreage ambition with 7:45 larboard in the third aeon to accomplish it 27-10 . A 22-yard dent attack aboriginal in the fourth division fabricated it 30-10. Peterson added a TD run with 6:35 larboard in the bold to accomplish it 36-10 as Longwell's PAT attack failed. Minnesota holds an 18-11 advantage in the alternation over the Bears at the Metrodome back they confused to the calm amphitheater in 1982, including three beeline victories and seven of the endure eight. | ||