What It Means:

Johnson suffered a concussion in last Thursday's win over the Washington Commanders. Khalil Herbert is expected to miss multiple weeks with an ankle injury, so D'Onta Foreman might be the Bears' lead back in Week 6 against the Minnesota Vikings if Johnson can't clear protocol. Darrynton Evans and Khari Blasingame could also be involved if Johnson and Herbert are inactive.

The Vikings are allowing the ninth-fewest FanDuel points per game to running backs this season and their adjusted run defense ranks 11th in the NFL, per numberFire's adjusted metrics. Their pass defense, meanwhile, ranks 27th, so the Bears may have more success throwing than running on Sunday. Johnson is averaging twice as many Rushing Net Expected Points per carry as Herbert on half the workload this season.