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Another came in 2017 when the NFL aired a Monday doubleheader on Christmas Day. One came in 1955 before MNF (and most of us) was created.
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Dating back to 1992, the Pittsburgh Steelers have won 19 consecutive home games on the MNF stage.Įven more noteworthy is, according to the Pro Football Reference Stathead tool, the Steelers own the overall NFL record for Monday wins with 51.
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The Bears were officially eliminated from playoff contention with the loss.Take some Monday Night Football, sprinkle in the Steelers in Pittsburgh, and you have a tasty winning recipe. Montgomery led the way on the ground with 60 yards on 18 carries. The extra point was not attempted because it didn’t matter to the result of the game.įields finished the night with 285 yards and a touchdown on 26-of-39 passing.

However, tight end Jimmy Graham was unable to secure a third down pass in the end zone and wide receiver Darnell Mooney was unable to catch a fourth down pass and stay in bounds to keep the Bears off the board.īyrd dropped a pass that would have resulted in a fourth down conversion on Chicago’s next possession.Ī last-second 19-yard touchdown pass from Fields to Jesper Horsted closed the final deficit to 17-9.

The penalty gave the Bears a first-and-goal at the Minnesota 7-yard line. Kendricks hit Fields helmet-to-helmet and led to his disqualification from the rest of the game for the personal foul. Vikings linebacker Eric Kendricks was ejected after hitting a sliding Fields in the head midway through the fourth quarter.įields scrambled for a first down and slid in an upright position. The Bears turned it over on downs on three straight fourth quarter drives with all three possessions ending deep in Minnesota territory. The Vikings went three-and-out on four consecutive drives in the second half and managed just 193 yards of total offense on the night to continually give Chicago chances to get back in the game. Minnesota marched 77 yards in 12 plays with the help of 20 yards in penalties from the Bears as Ihmir Smith-Marsette caught a 7-yard touchdown, the first of his career, to extend the Vikings lead to 17-3.Ĭousins threw for just 87 yards on the night, completing 12-of-24 passes with the two scores and a an interception. The Bears survived Montgomery’s lost fumble without allowing points and Cairo Santos got the Bears on the board with a 34-yard field goal to make it 10-3 late in the second quarter. Fields’ lost fumble led to more points as Greg Joseph converted a 37-yard field goal to make it a 10-0 game. Justin Jefferson gave the Vikings the lead on a 12-yard pass from Cousins on Minnesota’s second drive of the night. Justin Fields, Damiere Byrd and David Montgomery all lost fumbled for the Bears while Fields had a second fumble that he managed to recover to maintain possession. The Bears fumbled four times with three being recovered by Minnesota. In a game that was far from an offensive clinic for either team, the Vikings did just enough and made fewer mistakes. Dalvin Cook rushed for 89 yards on 28 carries and Kirk Cousins tossed two touchdowns as the Minnesota Vikings picked up a 17-9 victory on the road over the Chicago Bears on Monday night.
