The Minnesota Vikings visit the Chicago Bears on Sunday, September 20 at 1 p.m. ET at Soldier Field. FOX has it with Joe Davis and Greg Olsen. Both teams won their openers, and between them they scored 98 points doing it.
Odds and Spread
Vikings -5.5 | total 12.5
| Sportsbook | Vikings spread | Bears spread | Total | Vikings ML | Bears ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DraftKings | -5.5 (-165) | +5.5 (+125) | 12.5 (+122) | -1320 | +800 |
| Caesars | -5.5 (-375) | +5.5 (+260) | 12.5 (+250) | -900 | +525 |
| Polymarket | +1.5 (-18082) | -1.5 (+18082) | 44.5 (+19900) | -199900 | +199900 |
| Kalshi | -1.5 (-326) | +1.5 (+326) | 21.5 (-223) | -471 | +471 |
| FanDuel | -6.5 (+7500) | +6.5 (-100000) | 12.5 (+7500) | -900 | +520 |
| BetRivers | -5.5 (-435) | +5.5 (+295) | 15.5 (+110) | -2500 | +950 |
| BetMGM | -3.5 (-105) | +3.5 (-125) | 9.5 (-102) | -1400 | +825 |
| Fanatics | -5.5 (-150) | +5.5 (+110) | 12.5 (+155) | -1200 | +650 |
Lines from BALLDONTLIE and refreshed automatically. Numbers move, so confirm at your sportsbook before betting.
A division game between two 1-0 teams coming off high scoring wins. Chicago has home field, Minnesota has the better win on paper, and the total is the number worth watching after what both offenses did in Week 1.
Start Time, TV Channel and How to Watch
| Date | Sunday, September 20, 2026 |
| Kickoff | 1:00 p.m. ET / 12:00 p.m. CT |
| TV | FOX, with Joe Davis and Greg Olsen. A regional window, so coverage varies by market |
| Streaming | Fox One and the FOX Sports app with a TV provider login, or Fubo, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, DirecTV Stream and Sling Blue |
| Week | NFL Week 2, NFC North |
| Stadium | Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois |
How Both Teams Got Here
Minnesota beat Green Bay 39-22 at home, a division win by 17. Chicago won 59-37 at Carolina, the highest scoring game of the opening weekend by a distance.
Fifty nine points on the road is the eye catching number, though Carolina’s defense contributed heavily to it. Minnesota’s win came against a better opponent.
What to Watch
Whether either defense exists. The Bears gave up 37 while scoring 59, and the Vikings gave up 22. Chicago winning a shootout says less than the scoreline suggests, because giving up 37 to Carolina is its own problem.
This is also the game that sets the early NFC North order. Both teams are 1-0, Green Bay is 0-1, and the winner here has a two game head start on the division favorite.
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The Bottom Line
Vikings at Bears kicks off Sunday, September 20 at 1 p.m. ET on FOX from Soldier Field. Both are 1-0: Minnesota beat Green Bay 39-22, Chicago won 59-37 at Carolina. The winner takes early control of the NFC North. The odds table above updates automatically.