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Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears

Final · Kickoff

2013 Regular season · Week 2 · Soldier Field

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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.

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MINMinnesota Vikings30Away
CHIChicago Bears31Home
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Bears beat Vikings 31–30 in 2013 Week 2

The Chicago Bears beat the Minnesota Vikings 31–30 at home at Soldier Field in Week 2 of the 2013 regular season on September 15, 2013. The final margin was a single point.

The result moved the Bears to 2–0 and dropped the Vikings to 0–2. The Vikings finished 2013 at 5–10–1 and missed the playoffs. The Bears finished 2013 at 8–8 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the Minnesota Vikings won 21–14 on December 9, 2012. When they met again, the Minnesota Vikings won 23–20 on December 1, 2013.

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 Bears lead the series 17–12 after meeting No. 29 since 1999 Full series history

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