There were plenty of stars in the Chicago Bears' mauling of the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. A game that was particularly sweet because it gave the team their first 12-4 or better record since 2006 while also ending the playoff hopes of their second-biggest rival. This just two weeks after doing the same to their biggest rival. Akiem Hicks, Jordan Howard, and Mitch Trubisky may have led the way but it was the 2018 Bears draft class that stood out.
Seriously, it's amazing how many quality contributions this team has gotten from that crop of selections this year. It seems rather fitting that they were the ones who helped lay the groundwork for claiming the first victory in Minnesota's fabled dome for the Bears since 2011. Not to mention clinching the ninth win in 10 games.
Just have a look at how six of their seven picks proved instrumental to the beatdown in varying ways.
- Roquan Smith - 6 tackles
- James Daniels - No sacks allowed. Helped Jordan Howard rush for over 100 yards
- Anthony Miller - Key run in the 1st quarter to sustain opening TD drive
- Joel Iyiegbuniwe - Two tackles (forced a fumble but a penalty wiped it out)
- Bilal Nichols - Sacked Kirk Cousins once and hit him twice more
- Javon Wims - Four catches for 32 yards (2 for key 1st downs on decisive drive of game)







