CHICAGO -- It turns out that when you lose the superstar receiver that you've built your offense around, things don't go so well. The Minnesota Vikings could hardly move the ball Sunday in their first game since Justin Jefferson went on injured reserve -- despite facing one of the NFL's worst defenses. Their performance, even in a 19-13 victory over the Chicago Bears, laid bare a frightening prognosis for the three (and possibly more) games they'll have to play without Jefferson in the coming weeks.
We should probably start with a reminder of where the Bears stood entering Sunday.