A Closer Look: Receivers' Yards After Catch vs. Bears

Jerick McKinnonmotioned out of the backfield and settled as the outside receiver on the right side of the formation. At the snap, he ran a shallow crossing route and was in position to secure a fastball from Teddy Bridgewater about two yards beyond the line of scrimmage in the middle of the field. It was a simple two-yard pitch and catch, but what happened next was a harbinger of what Vikings pass-catchers would provide all afternoon while helping Bridgewater rack up 231 passing yards and 4 TDs on 17 completions (13.6 yards per catch). McKinnon tucked the ball in his left arm, used his speed and a stiff arm to get by S Chris Prosinski and around the corner, and then darted past LB James Anderson and 25 yards down the left sideline. McKinnon turned a benign-looking two-yard catch on 3rd and 4 into a 25-yard gain that put the Vikings on the Chicago 39 and eventually led to a Bridgewater-to-Stefon Diggs TD moments later.

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