Chicago Bears defeat Minnesota Vikings 28 -10 – Week 12 Recap
Chicago Bears defeated Minnesota Vikings by 28-10 in Week 12 game on Sunday, November 25, 2012, at Soldier Field, Chicago, IL.
The game was between the rivals of National Football Conference (NFC) North. Bears, who are leading the division with 8-3, outclassed Vikings, who stand at 3rd position with 6-5.
Vikings kicker Blair Walsh kicked a 40-yard field goal in the beginning of the first quarter and gained three points. Bears running back Michael Bush rushed towards the end zone to score a touchdown and took the lead, 7-3.
Bears kicker Robbie Gould kicked a 47-yard field goal at 00:32 in the same quarter and increased the lead to 10-3.
In the second quarter, Bush rushed for one yard and scored a touchdown, leading the team to 18-3. Bears quarterback Jay Cutler returned in this game after recovering from concussion. He threw a 13-yard pass to tight end Matt Spaeth, who scored a touchdown
and took the lead to 25-3.
Cutler only missed Week 11 game against San Francisco 49ers. Overall, he has completed 151 of 255 passes for 1,814 yards and scored 12 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
Talking about the last few days he spent in recovering from concussion, the quarterback said:
"I felt good. It was a matter of going through the motions, talking to the doctors. I had a good week of practice, a shorter week with the Monday game and Thanksgiving."
He made a comeback with 23 of 31 for 188 yards with one interception and one touchdown.
In the third quarter, Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder threw a two-yard pass to tight end Kyle Rudolph, who managed to score first and only touchdown for his team, and took the score to 10-25.
Ponder did not perform well in this game, as he is going through ups and downs this season. He completed 22 of 43 passes for 159 yards and scored one touchdown while giving away one interception.
Gould kicked his third field goal of the game in the third quarter for 46 yards and took the lead to 28-10. Both teams could not score any point in the fourth quarter.
In this game, Bears lost their five players due to injuries. They include wide receiver Devin Hester, running back Matt Forte, cornerback Charles Tillman, guard Lance Louis and centre Chris Spencer.
On these injuries, Cutler said:
"I don't think it's possible now. With all the moving parts we have and Lance going down, you're not going to have that. We're going to have to roll with the guys we have and see what we have, lean on our defence as we have before, run the ball well. Be
efficient through the air. See how far we go."
Bears and Vikings will play their next games against Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers respectively.
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