The Packers made a solid choice and Jacobs has had a really good season, but Jones is still beloved and what he said after the Vikings win over the Packers on Sunday makes it all
Fans joked on social media ahead of Vikings-Bears that Jones' outfit contained the 'nuclear codes' for the team's recent success
The Bears had a chance to cut the Vikings’ lead to 13-7 on D’Andre Swift’s 1-yard touchdown run midway through the third quarter. But offensive lineman Doug Kramer, playing fullback, failed to report as eligible, wiping out the touchdown. Swift got the Bears back to the 1, where offensive lineman Kiran Amegadjie had a holding penalty.
The Vikings won their seventh game in a row, taking advantage of the reeling Bears to improve to 12-2 and gain a share of first place in the NFC with the Lions and Eagles.
Caleb Williams managed to keep alive his NFL rookie record streak of 286 straight passes without an interception for the eighth straight game, but it wasn't enough for Chicago.
Aaron Jones and Cam Akers had touchdown runs in the second half to complement a smothering performance by the Minnesota defense, and the Vikings moved into a tie for first place in the NFC North by beating the Chicago Bears 30-12 for their seventh consecutive victory.
Aaron Jones finished with 106 yards from scrimmage (86 rushing, 20 receiving) and a touchdown on the ground. Caleb Williams connected on 18 of 31 passes for 191 yards and a touchdown for Chicago (4-10). Keenan Allen scored the lone touchdown for the Bears ...
Though it wasn’t the prettiest performance from the Vikings, they still took care of business in convincing fashion on their way to a win.
Aaron Jones was efficient on the ground ... Minnesota is now in cruise control in this one and to make matters worse for Chicago, Bears CB Tyrique Stevenson suffered an apparent injury on the ...
Sam Darnold was not at his best, but Minnesota rode its ground game to victory and pulled even with Detroit at 12-2.
The Chicago Bears have now lost eight games in a row ... Sam Darnold threw for 231 yards and a touchdown for Minnesota, while Aaron Jones and Cam Akers each rushed for scores.
The Minnesota Vikings pushed their win streak to seven games with their Week 15 win over the Chicago Bears. Here are the Studs and Duds from the victory.