The Vikings are coming off their bye week having lost three straight games while the Bears finally played a complete football game on both sides of the ball in beating the Packers.

The starting QB job is up in the air for this week for the Vikings as Kelly Holcomb and Tavaris Jackson have been splitting the snaps. No matter who starts at QB the Vikings will likely want to run the ball. Chester Taylor and rookie Adrian Peterson (383 yards rushing, 5.0 ypc) will likely split the carries against a rugged Bears defense that is allowing 98.8 yards rushing per game and only 3.7 yards per carry. If the Vikings were smart they would start Holcomb and try to throw a little bit against a Bears defense that is allowing 246.0 yards passing per game.

The Bears might just come of the bus throwing the football on Sunday afternoon. The Vikings defense only allows 62.0 yards rushing per game and 2.5 yards per carry this season and with Cedric Benson (303 yards rushing, 3.0 ypc) running poorly look for Brian Griese to take to the air. If Griese gets time to throw the football (Bears QBs have been sacked 17 times this season) then the Bears will have success throwing the ball against a defense that is allowing 266.8 yards passing per game. Look for the Bears to try to throw to the receivers a little more than they have been as Bernard Berrian (25 rec, 330 yards) and Mushin Muhammad (10 rec, 102 yards) are better players than they have shown so far this season. But look for the Bears to keep Desmond Clark (19 rec, 231 yards, 2 TDs) and rookie Greg Olsen (6 rec, 85 yards, TD) both involved in short passes over the middle of the field.

PREDICTION: The Bears are the better football team here. Look for Lance Briggs and Brian Urlacher to shut down the Vikings running game and force the Vikings to pass