Halas Intrigue, Episode 18: Bears turn to Vikings after beating Washington

Minnesota should provide a bigger challenge than the Bears saw Monday night.

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The 2-1 Bears face a big division matchup against Minnesota next.

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The Sun-Times’ Patrick Finley, Mark Potash and Jason Lieser sort through the Bears’ simplified offense from a Week 3 win over Washington and what the team needs to fix as it preps for a huge game against the Vikings.

The trio also serves up several news updates, and in the critically acclaimed Pot-Cast ... did Mark have a dream about the NFC North last night?

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