For Bears, Vikings, 'a game in the NFL is never meaningless'

Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy exhales in the cold air as he walks the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game against the New York Giants Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer is seen before an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)

Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook (33) carries the balls as Chicago Bears cornerback Teez Tabor comes up for the tackle during the first half of an NFL football game Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins scrambles away from pressure by Chicago Bears outside linebacker Robert Quinn during the first half of an NFL football game Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Minnesota Vikings' Justin Jefferson catches a pass in front of Green Bay Packers' Chandon Sullivan during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)