Aaron Jones Week 1 Preview vs. the Bears

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Aaron Jones has a good matchup when his Minnesota Vikings play the Chicago Bears in their season opener (Monday, 8:15 p.m. ET). The Bears gave up 136.3 rushing yards per game last year, fifth-worst in the league.

Last year Jones took 255 carries for 1,138 yards rushing (66.9 per game) and five TDs. When it comes to receiving, Jones caught 51 passes for 408 yards (24.0 per game) and two touchdowns.

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Jones vs. the Bears

  • Jones vs the Bears (since 2021): 11 GP / 54 RUSH YPG / 7 RUSH TD
  • Looking at run D, the Bears gave up more than 100 rushing yards to four players last season.
  • On the ground, Chicago allowed 18 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
  • In the ground game, the Bears allowed just two players to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.
  • The Bears allowed 136.3 rushing yards per game last year to be the NFL's 28th-ranked run defense.
  • The Vikings are up against the NFL's 24th-ranked rushing defense in terms of touchdowns allowed (20 TDs conceded a year ago).

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Jones Rushing Insights

  • Jones hit the rushing yards over in nine of 17 opportunities (52.9%) last year.
  • The Vikings, who were ninth in the league in points scored last year, attempted a pass 54.5% of the time while opting for the ground attack 45.5% of the time.
  • Jones ran for a touchdown in five games last season, but did not score more than one in a single game.

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Jones' Last Season Performance

Opponent Date Week Rushing Stats Receiving Stats
vs. Giants 9/8/2024 Week 1 14 ATT / 94 YDS / 1 TD 2 TAR / 2 REC / 15 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. 49ers 9/15/2024 Week 2 9 ATT / 32 YDS / 0 TDs 6 TAR / 5 REC / 36 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Texans 9/22/2024 Week 3 19 ATT / 102 YDS / 0 TDs 6 TAR / 5 REC / 46 YDS / 1 TD
vs. Packers 9/29/2024 Week 4 22 ATT / 93 YDS / 0 TDs 5 TAR / 4 REC / 46 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Jets 10/6/2024 Week 5 7 ATT / 29 YDS / 0 TDs 1 TAR / 1 REC / 24 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Lions 10/20/2024 Week 7 14 ATT / 93 YDS / 1 TD 3 TAR / 3 REC / 23 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Rams 10/24/2024 Week 8 19 ATT / 58 YDS / 0 TDs 2 TAR / 2 REC / 37 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Colts 11/3/2024 Week 9 21 ATT / 64 YDS / 0 TDs 4 TAR / 4 REC / 18 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Jaguars 11/10/2024 Week 10 17 ATT / 88 YDS / 0 TDs 3 TAR / 2 REC / 13 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Titans 11/17/2024 Week 11 15 ATT / 39 YDS / 0 TDs 1 TAR / 1 REC / 4 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Bears 11/24/2024 Week 12 22 ATT / 106 YDS / 1 TD 4 TAR / 3 REC / 23 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Cardinals 12/1/2024 Week 13 5 ATT / 22 YDS / 0 TDs 4 TAR / 3 REC / 6 YDS / 1 TD
vs. Falcons 12/8/2024 Week 14 13 ATT / 73 YDS / 1 TD 2 TAR / 2 REC / 11 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Bears 12/16/2024 Week 15 18 ATT / 86 YDS / 1 TD 3 TAR / 2 REC / 20 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Seahawks 12/22/2024 Week 16 18 ATT / 67 YDS / 0 TDs 5 TAR / 3 REC / 26 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Packers 12/29/2024 Week 17 12 ATT / 47 YDS / 0 TDs 5 TAR / 4 REC / 30 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Lions 1/5/2025 Week 18 10 ATT / 45 YDS / 0 TDs 6 TAR / 5 REC / 30 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Rams 1/13/2025 Wild Card 13 ATT / 48 YDS / 0 TDs 6 TAR / 3 REC / 12 YDS / 0 TDs