Vikings defeat Bears on Monday Night Football

Cairo Santos’ 29-yard field goal cut the deficit to 13-3 with 7:03 left in the third quarter. The kick came after Swift’s apparent 1-yard TD run was negated by an illegal substitution penalty.

The Vikings extended their lead to 20-3 on Aaron Jones’ 1-yard TD run late in the third period.

Santos’ 39-yard field goal made it 20-6 early in the fourth quarter. It came after Keenan Allen’s sensational 20-yard reception after a scrambling Williams on third-and-3 from the Vikings’ 36-yard drive. Allen reached out of bounds to catch the ball while keeping both feet inbounds.

The Vikings extended the lead to 27-6 after running back Cam Akers completed a 1-yard TD run with 10:14 remaining in the fourth period.

Defensive lineman Dominique Robinson rushed up the middle and blocked Ryan Wright’s punt, which bounced out of bounds at the Vikings’ 27.

The blocked punt set up Williams’ 16-yard TD strike to Allen on fourth-and-10 with 5:19 left in regulation, cutting the deficit to 27-12. After a Vikings penalty for the extra point, the Bears went for the two-point conversion from the 1st but failed in the attempt.

Reichard’s 46-yard field goal with 1:12 left extended the Vikings’ lead to 30-12 and rounded out the scoring.

The Bears will be back in action on Sunday against the Detroit Lions at Soldier Field.

Williams completed 18 of 31 passes for 191 yards with one TD and an 86.9 passer rating. He extended his streak without an interception to 286 pass attempts, the longest streak in Bears history and the longest streak by a rookie in NFL history.

Williams also set a Bears record with his eighth straight game without an interception. He shared the mark with Jim McMahon, who played seven straight games in 1984. It is also the longest streak by an NFL rookie since at least 1950.

Allen had six receptions for 82 yards and the touchdown. Moore caught eight passes for 46 yards. Odunze had two catches for 39 yards.

Swift rushed for 79 yards on 19 carries.