THE GAME. THE STORIES. THE WHY.
Independent football coverage●Our standards
EXPLOREPower rankingsLeague leadersTeam statsInjuriesOddsTransactionsShortsRivalriesRecordsTV scheduleBye weeksEVENTSSuper BowlPro BowlCombineDraftPlayoffsWeb StoriesALL FOOTBALL. ALL IN.
WEEK 5
Find your next read

Search whynfl

Go deeper on the game you love.

WHYNFL GAME CENTER

Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings

Final · Kickoff

2002 Regular season · Week 8 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

Dated historical resultUpdated

Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

Explore the 2002 regular season

CHIChicago Bears7Away
MINMinnesota Vikings25Home
Game story

Vikings beat Bears 25–7 in 2002 Week 8

The Minnesota Vikings beat the Chicago Bears 25–7 at home at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Week 8 of the 2002 regular season on October 27, 2002.

No other game of Week 8 was decided by as many points.

The result moved the Vikings to 2–5 and dropped the Bears to 2–5. It was the Bears’ fifth straight loss. The Bears finished 2002 at 4–12 and missed the playoffs. The Vikings finished 2002 at 6–10 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the Chicago Bears won 27–23 on September 8, 2002. When they met again, the Minnesota Vikings won 24–13 on September 14, 2003. The teams split their two 2002 meetings.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Series tied 4–4 after meeting No. 8 since 1999 Full series history

More on these teams