The Bears took a 7-0 lead on Roschon Johnson’s 1-yard touchdown run with :53 left in the first quarter. Williams completed 3 of 3 passes for 80 yards on the 7-play, 79-yard drive. The rookie quarterback rifled a pass to Allen between two defenders that gained 40 yards and then rolled to his right and hit D’Andre Swift in stride down the right sideline for 30 yards.
The Vikings answered with a quick 3-play, 67-yard drive that was capped by Darnold’s 2-yard TD pass to Addison, tying the score 7-7 on the first play of the second quarter. The score came one play after Darnold rainbowed a 45-yard pass to Addison down the middle of the field.
The Bears responded by marching to the Vikings’ 30, with Williams and Allen sustaining the drive with completions of 25 yards on third-and-11 and 7 yards on third-and-7. On third-and-4, the two nearly connected again. But Allen’s sensational 24-yard catch was reversed to an incompletion after a replay review showed that the front of his second foot landed out of bounds.
On the next play, Santos’ 48-yard field goal attempt was blocked up the middle by defensive lineman Jerry Tillery.
The Vikings followed by grabbing a 14-7 lead on Darnold’s 5-yard touchdown pass to receiver Jalen Nailor with 6:29 to play in the first half. The score came two plays after Jaylon Johnson’s 35-yard pass interference penalty nullified a Jonathan Owens interception in the end zone and gave Minnesota a first down at the Bears’ 6.
Had the play counted, it would have been Owens’ second takeaway of the game. On second-and-goal from the 1 on Minnesota’s first possession, Owens ripped the ball away from Jones and recovered the fumble at the 2.
Santos’ 49-yard field goal as time expired in the first half drew the Bears to within 14-10. Williams connected on 7 of 8 passes for 50 yards on the drive.
In the first half, Williams completed 16 of 22 passes for 176 yards and a 96.0 passer rating, Allen caught six passes for 76 yards and the Bears converted 5 of 10 third-down plays.
The Vikings increased their lead to 17-10 on Romo’s 40-yard field goal on the opening possession of the second half. Darnold’s 69-yard pass to Addison gave Minnesota first-and-goal at the Bears’ 8. But the NFL’s No. 1 red-zone defense tightened, highlighted by DeMarcus Walker’s second-down sack.
The Vikings widened the margin to 24-10 on Jones’ 2-yard TD run late in the third quarter. The score came after Minnesota recovered a punt that hit returner DeAndre Carter’s leg as he was trying to elude a bouncing ball at the Bears’ 15.
Moore turned a quick screen pass into a 10-yard TD with 7:22 remaining in the fourth quarter. The two-point conversion failed, but the Bears trailed only 24-16.
Romo then gave the Vikings a two-score lead at 27-16 with a 26-yard field goal with 1:56 to play before the Bears staged their late rally to force overtime.
With the loss, the Bears fell to 4-7. They will be back on action Thursday in a Thanksgiving matchup with the Lions in Detroit.
