Everyone forgets this now, but back in the summer of 2000, Sports Illustrated slapped Miller's mug on the cover with the headline 'Can Dennis Miller Save Monday Night Football?' Clearly, the 'Monday Night' franchise was struggling more than anyone wanted to believe.During the last few years, the ship was righted (somewhat) with the Michaels-Madden-Tafoya team, although Michaels and Madden had been working separately for too long and were too settled in their respective shticks to click on a substantial level - they always reminded me of one of those powerhouse duets from the '80s (when celebrity duets were all the rage), like when Frank Sinatra teamed with Bono on 'I've Got You Under My Skin.' During the final minutes on Monday night, it seemed like Madden wanted to feel emotional, only he wasn't invested like during his final Fox game with Summerall (when both guys choked up).
Last season, Vikings won the first meeting 19-13 on the road, and Bears took the second 33-27.Did anyone really care? Only the Miller Experiment mattered, and that was because ABC was making a conscious decision to shift away from straightforward football into sports entertainment although there was a sense of desperation to the move, like they wanted to reinvent the franchise and didn't know exactly how to pull it off. Vikings are a 6.5-point favorite against Bears, according to the latest NFL odds.īears and Vikings have split their last 12 matchups, with six wins each. Where: Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois
The TD catch was Smith-Marsette's first reception of the night on two targets for his first career touchdown. This time, Cousins was able to deliver a TD pass to the wide-open Ihmir Smith-Marsette. A personal foul on Trevis Gipson for unneccesary roughness after the play gave Vikings an automatic first down in the red zone after the 15-yard penalty. The 15-yard penalty gave Vikings an automatic first down.Ĭousins, who failed, yet again, to capitalize on the Chicago mistakes, got another break from a penalty flag against the defense. 3RD QTR - 5:51 - Minnesota capitalize on Chicago penalties, Cousins throws TD passĪ penalty flag on the Bears defense extended the drive for Minnesota, who were about to punt the ball. Fields couldn't recover, and a couple of plays later, was forced off the field to give Cousins a chance to extend the Minnesota lead. This time, a penalty flag on the offensive end for Chicago put them on 2nd & 22 on their own 10-yard line. 3RD QTR - 4:02 - Flags keep hurting Chicago
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