MINNEAPOLIS -- The Chicago Bears have built this breakthrough season on the simplest and most effective way to win with a work-in-progress quarterback -- a turnover margin that's become the envy of the league.

The Bears are all take and no give these days.

Devin Duvernay's 56-yard kickoff return in the final minute set up Cairo Santos for his fourth field goal of the game, a 48-yarder as time expired that gave the Bears a 19-17 victory on Sunday after the Minnesota Vikings scored the go-ahead touchdown with 50 seconds left.

Chicago has won seven of its last eight games.

"This isn't the same old Bears," said safety Kevin Byard, who had one of two interceptions of J.J. McCarthy as Chicago pushed its NFL-leading turnover margin to plus-16 -- with 22 takeaways against six giveaways.

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