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

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.

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