Sam Darnold was not at his best, but Minnesota rode its ground game to victory and pulled even with Detroit at 12-2.

In this week's "Polling Place," we also asked about the Cubs' and White Sox' offseasons as well as the College Football Playoff.

Aaron Jones and Cam Akers had touchdown runs in the second half to complement a smothering performance by the Minnesota defense, and the Vikings moved into a tie for first place in the NFC North by beating the Chicago Bears 30-12 for their seventh consecutive victory.