Monday Night Football scores, live updates: Vikings host Bears, Raiders host Falcons in doubleheader

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The last Monday Night Football doubleheader of the season is here.

Four teams will officially wrap up Week 15 of the regular season on Monday. First up, the Minnesota Vikings will host the Chicago Bears in an NFC North battle that could be significant for the Vikings in the playoff race.

The Vikings officially clinched a postseason berth on Sunday, though they trail the Detroit Lions in the division. The Lions are dealing with numerous injuries that seem to keep coming, however, which could open the door for the Vikings to jump up and host a game in the first round if they can win out and overtake them. The Bears, on the other hand, have already been eliminated from postseason contention.

In the second game, the Las Vegas Raiders will host the Atlanta Falcons. The Raiders have already been eliminated from the playoffs, too, and they’re in a battle with the New York Giants for the No. 1 overall draft pick. If they lose on Monday night, they’ll regain that spot.

Meanwhile, the Falcons are trying to snap a four-game losing skid. They’ve dropped to 6-7 and have fallen behind the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC South race. A win on Monday would go a long way in their attempt at making it to the playoffs for the first time since the 2017 season, though they’ll need a much better Kirk Cousins in order to do so. The veteran has thrown eight interceptions over their losing skid, including six in the last two weeks.

Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings

When: 8 p.m. ET

Where: U.S. Bank Stadium | Minneapolis

TV: ABC

BetMGM lines: Minnesota -7, O/U 43.5

Atlanta Falcons at Las Vegas Raiders

When: 8:30 p.m. ET

Where: Allegiant Stadium | Las Vegas

TV: ESPN

BetMGM lines: Atlanta -6, O/U 44.5

Live12 updates

  • Bears-Vikings: Justin Jefferson shouts out Randy Moss after TD catch

  • Bears-Vikings: Darnold to Jefferson for TD

    The Vikings capitalize on Caleb Williams’ fumble with a 39-yard drive finished off by a Sam Darnold 7-yard TD pass to Justin Jefferson.

    Minnesota now leads 10–0 with 5:04 left in the first quarter.

  • Bears-Vikings: Opening coin toss with Randy Moss tribute

    Here’s a full look at Jake Reed and Cris Carter holding up a Randy Moss jersey to midfield for the opening coin toss.

  • Bears-Vikings: Caleb Williams gets sacked and fumbles

    On 3rd-and-9 from the Bears’ 39, Caleb WIlliams is sacked by Jonathan Greenard and fumbles. Blake Cashman recovers the turnover and returns it 17 yards.

  • Bears-Vikings: Minnesota takes 3-0 lead

    Following the Bears turning it over on downs, the Vikings take over. Sam Darnold throws two incompletions after a 5-yard gain by Aaron Jones and have to settle for a field goal.

    Will Reichard kicks a 52-yarder to give Minnesota a 3–0 lead.

  • Bears-Vikings: Chicago stopped on 4th down

    The Bears took the field first on offense and got to a 4th-and-1 on their 39. Chicago decided to go for it, but D’Andre Swift was stopped on a toss play to the left.

  • Bears-Vikings: Honorary captains pay tribute to Randy Moss

    Former Vikings receivers Jake Reed and Cris Carter are honorary captains for tonight’s coin toss. As they walked to midfield, the duo held up a Randy Moss No. 84 jersey in tribute to their teammate.

    Moss recently announced that he is battling cancer and took leave from his TV work on ESPN’s “Sunday Night Countdown.”

  • Bears-Vikings: Minnesota won 1st meeting in Week 12

    Tonight’s matchup is the second of the season between NFC North rivals. The Vikings won their first clash in Week 12, 30–27, in overtime.

    Minnesota had a 27–13 lead with 1:53 remaining in regulation. But Deandre Carter’s 55-yard kickoff return led the Bears to a touchdown (and 2-point conversion) with 22 seconds left. Chicago recovered an onside kick and Cairo Santos kicked the game-tying field goal as time expired.

    The Bears won the coin toss in overtime but went 3-and-out on their first possession. The Vikings took over and drove 10 plays for the game-winning field goal from Parker Romo.

    Caleb Williams threw for 340 yards and 2 TDs for Chicago, while Sam Darnold passed for 330 yards and 2 scores.

  • Desmond Ridder will be the third starting quarterback for the Raiders this season following injuries to Gardner Minshew and Aidan O’Connell. He’s completed 28 of 44 passes for 239 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions in four games of relief work.

  • Falcons inactives are in

    There are no surprises of note among the Falcons inactives:

  • Aidan O’Connell inactive for Raiders; Desmond Ridder will start at QB vs. Falcons

    Raiders quarterback Aidan O’Connell is officially inactive and listed as the emergency third quarterback against the Falcons, meaning that Desmond Ridder will get the start. O’Connell suffered a bone bruise in his left knee last week and was considered questionable leading up to Monday’s game.

  • Vikings-Bears Inactives

This article was originally published by Yahoo.com. Read the original article here.
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