Cousins and Hicks lead the Vikings to a 19-13 victory over the Bears, as they knock out Fields.
Kirk Cousins passed for a touchdown, Jordan Hicks returned a fumble 42 yards for a score, and the Minnesota Vikings defeated the Chicago Bears 19-13 on Sunday.
The Vikings (2-4) won for the second time in three games despite missing injured top receiver Justin Jefferson.
Fields was sacked four times and left the game early in the third quarter with a right hand injury, and the Bears (1-5) fell again after snapping a 14-game losing streak at Washington last week.
Following a third-down sack by Danielle Hunter on Chicago’s first possession of the second half, Fields appeared to favor his hand. Fields went to the locker room after the Bears punted.
On Chicago’s next drive, rookie Tyson Bagent was strip-sacked by safety Josh Metellus. Hicks picked up the lost ball near the left sideline and returned it 42 yards for a touchdown, bringing the score to 19-6.
Bagent, an undrafted rookie out of Division II Shepherd University, trimmed the lead to 19-13 midway in the fourth quarter when he scored from the 1 to cap a 77-yard drive.
The Bears were at the Minnesota 35 with about two minutes left in the game when Bagent underthrew DJ Moore on a deep pass. Byron Murphy Jr. picked it off at the 8, returned the ball 30 yards and recovered his fumble at the Vikings 45.
Cousins completed 21 of 31 passes for 181 yards. The four-time Pro Bowler threw a 10-yard touchdown to Jordan Addison near the end of the first half.
T.J. Hockenson caught six passes for 50 yards.
Addison, who figures to have a bigger role with Jefferson sidelined by a hamstring injury, had three receptions for 28 yards. Hunter had two of Minnesota’s five sacks, and the Vikings won their fifth in a row against Chicago.
Fields, coming off his two best games as a passer, was 6 of 10 for 58 yards and an interception. Bagent was 10 of 14 with 83 yards in his debut, and the Bears came away with the loss on a day when they paid tribute to Dick Butkus with a video and No. 51 uniform patches. It was their first home game since the Hall of Famer died on Oct. 5.
Injuries
Vikings: LG Ezra Cleveland (foot) was hurt in the fourth quarter. … LB Marcus Davenport (ankle) exited early in the second quarter.
Bears: RG Nate Davis (ankle) exited in the first quarter. He was helped off the field when Fields fell on his leg after being hit by Metellus on a short pass.
Up next
Vikings: Host the San Francisco 49ers on Oct. 23.
Bears: Host the Las Vegas Raiders on Oct. 22.
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