The Minnesota Vikings host the Chicago Bears tonight. It will be the Vikings 69th appearance on Monday Night Football. More often than not, the games have gone well. In advance of the big game, here’s a look at the previous 68 results.
Minnesota Vikings Monday Night Record
10/26/70: Los Angeles Rams, W 13-3
9/20/71: @Detroit Lions, W 16-13
10/25/71: Baltimore Colts, W 10-3
9/18/72: Washington Redskins, L 21-24
1023/72: @ Chicago Bears, L 10-13
11/19/73: @Atlanta Falcons, L 14-20
11/11/74: @St. Louis Cardinals, W 28-24
10/27/75: @Chicago Bears, W 13-9
10/4/76: Pittsburgh Steelers, W 17-6
11/29/76: @San Francisco 49ers, L 16-20
10/24/77: @Los Angeles Rams, L 3-35
9/11/78: Denver Broncos, W 12-9 (OT)
9/25/78: @Chicago Bears, W 24-20
10/15/79: @New York Jets, L 7-14
9/14/81: Oakland Raiders, L 10-36
11/2/81: @Denver Broncos, L 17-19
11/23/81: @Atlanta Falcons, L 30-31
1/3/83: Dallas Cowboys, W 31-27
12/5/83: @Detroit Lions, L 2-13
10/26/87: Denver Broncos, W 34-27
12/19/88: Chicago Bears, W 28-27
10/30/89: @New York Giants, L 14-24
12/25/89: Cincinnati Bengals, W 29-21
10/15/90: @Philadelphia Eagles, L 24-32
11/11/91: Chicago Bears, L 17-34
11/2/92: @Chicago Bears, W 38-10
10/25/93: @Chicago Bears, W 19-12
10/10/94: @New York Giants, W 27-10
12/26/94: San Francisco 49ers, W 21-14
10/30/95: Chicago Bears, L 6-14
12/18/95: @San Francisco 49ers, L 30-37
10/28/96: Chicago Bears, L 13-15
12/1/97: Green Bay Packers, L 11-27
10/5/98: @Green Bay Packers, W 37-24
11/8/99: Dallas Cowboys, W 27-17
12/6/99: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, L 27-24
12/20/99: Green Bay Packers, W 24-20
10/9/00: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, W 30-23
11/6/00: @Green Bay Packers, L 20-26 (OT)
11/19/01: New York Giants, W 28-16
1/7/02: @Baltimore Ravens, L 3-19
9/20/04: @Philadelphia Eagles, L 16-27
11/8/04: @Indianapolis Colts, L 28-31
11/21/05: @Green Bay Packers, W 20-17
9/11/06: @Washington Redskins, W 16-13
10/30/06: New England Patriots, L 7-31
12/17/07: Chicago Bears, W 20-13
9/8/08: @Green Bay Packers, L 19-24
10/6/08: @New Orleans Saints, W 30-27
10/5/09: Green Bay Packers, W 30-23
12/28/09: @Chicago Bears, L 30-36 (OT)
10/11/10: @New York Jets, L 20-29
12/13/10: New York Giants, L 3-21
12/20/10: Chicago Bears, L 14-40
11/14/11: @Green Bay Packers, L 7-45
10/21/13: @New York Giants, L 7-23
9/14/15: @San Francisco 49ers, 3-20
10/3/16: New York Giants, W 24-10
10/31/16: @Chicago Bears, L 10-20
9/11/17: New Orleans Saints, W 29-19
10/9/17: @Chicago Bears, W 20-17
12/10/18: @Seattle Seahawks, L 7-21
12/2/19: @Seattle Seahawks, L 30-37
12/23/19: Green Bay Packers, L 10-23
11/16/20: @Chicago Bears, W 19-13
12/20/21: @Chicago Bears, W 17-9
9/19/22: @Philadelphia Eagles, L 7-24
11/27/23: Chicago Bears, L 10-12
Overall Monday Night Record: 31-37
Home: 19-10
Away: 12-27
The 2010 season was a disaster for the Minnesota Vikings. It was one damn thing after another. The highlight of that season was the collapse of the Metrodome roof. That collapse forced the Vikings to play an unscheduled Monday night game. They were supposed to play the New York Giants on 12/12/10. With the collapsed roof, the game had to be rescheduled for Monday night (12/13/10) at Detroit’s Ford Field. The scheduled Monday night game against the Chicago Bears the following week (12/20/10) was played at TCF Bank Stadium on the campus of the University of Minnesota. That wasn’t the end of the season’s scheduling oddities. Weather turned the Week 16 game at Philadelphia into a rare Tuesday night game. The scrambling nature of the final month’s schedule was a fitting end to that disastrous season.
The Bears have been a popular Monday night opponent for the Vikings. Tonight’s game will be the team’s 18th matchup. Currently, the Vikings are holding a 9-8 edge. Let’s see it bump to 10.