CHICAGO -- Say this for Teddy Bridgewater: After a game where the Minnesota Vikings quarterback was near his worst in the second and third quarters, he saved his best for last.

Bridgewater connected on six of his final seven passes, throwing for 106 yards and a touchdown and posting a perfect passer rating of 158.3 in the final four minutes of Sunday's game against the Chicago Bears, when the Vikings were down seven and needed a touchdown to avoid their eighth consecutive loss at Soldier Field. Bridgewater had only thrown for 81 yards on 23 attempts before that drive, and had contributed to a 14-point swing with an interception before halftime and an overthrown pass to Mike Wallace that could've gone for a touchdown. But with some help from Stefon Diggs and Charles Johnson -- not to mention a defense that stopped the Bears on their last drive -- Bridgewater engineered 10 points in the dying minutes of the game.

Vikings QB Teddy Bridgewater has a career passer rating of 93.8 in the final four minutes of games. Kamil Krzaczynski/USA TODAY Sports

The quarterback has now won 11 games as a NFL starter; he's posted a fourth-quarter comeback in five of them. According to ESPN Stats & Information, he's got a career passer rating of 93.8 in the final four minutes of games.

"I think I've been asked the question if this guy can -- if he had to -- lead us back to a victory," coach Mike Zimmer said. "I think you saw that today."

Here is a review of the offense from Sunday's 23-20 win over the Bears:

Total offensive plays: 58

Receivers

Notes: Johnson lost his starting job to Diggs when the rookie shone in Johnson's absence, but when Bridgewater fired deep for Johnson on the Vikings' final drive, the receiver "put his 39-inch vertical to work," as Bridgewater put it, to haul in a high pass. The Vikings mostly stuck with their top three receivers on Sunday, though, and Johnson -- who declined to talk to reporters after the game -- might have a hard time regaining a major role in the offense with the way Diggs is playing at split end. Patterson, once again, got most of his playing time as the lone receiver in the Vikings' '22' personnel (two running backs, two tight ends). According to Pro Football Focus, Patterson ran just one route in his nine snaps on Sunday, run blocking on the other eight.

Running backs

Notes: After struggling to find consistent running room in his "famine-famine-feast" game against the Detroit Lions last week, Peterson had a steady diet of square meals on Sunday. He averaged a season-high four yards per carry before contact, according to ESPN Stats & Information, and posted 103 yards despite not breaking a run longer than 12 yards. Line continued to play a bigger role as a blocking back on Sunday, and did a nice job clearing a path for Peterson several times on runs up the middle. By our count, Peterson had 63 of his 103 yards when Line was on the field.

Tight ends

Notes: The Vikings spent much of the day with one or two tight ends next to right tackle T.J. Clemmings, in an effort to keep the rookie out of trouble against Bears pass-rusher Pernell McPhee. That again left Rudolph with fewer opportunities to get open downfield, but it's hard to imagine the tight end getting scores of opportunities detached from the line unless the rest of the Vikings' group can be consistent protecting Bridgewater. Pruitt got more playing time with Rhett Ellison out because of a concussion and got pushed back several times on runs. He caught two passes for 15 yards.

Quarterback

Teddy Bridgewater: 58

Notes: Bridgewater's 19-yard scramble came on a second-and-17 on the Vikings' final drive, and was one of the first things Zimmer mentioned when asked about the quarterback after the game. "Teddy made some huge plays when he needed to, and that's Teddy," Zimmer said. "That's what he does."

Offensive line:

Notes: Kalil is in the middle of a resurgent season after battling injuries in 2014, but Sunday wasn't one of his better days in pass protection. He allowed a sack, and was flagged for a false start. He handled his responsibilities against the run, though. Once again, Harris outplayed Fusco among the Vikings' two guards; he had extra help on the right side of the line, but the Vikings ran the ball as effectively to the right side as they have all season, and Harris had a clean day in pass protection. Shepherd replaced Clemmings at right tackle in the fourth quarter after the rookie suffered a stinger on one of the few plays he didn't have a tight end on his side; Zimmer said Clemmings should be fine, but Shepherd did fine in relief of Clemmings.