The Minnesota Vikings handed the Chicago Bears a fourth straight loss after a 19-13 victory in the NFL on Monday.

Kirk Cousins finally ended his wait for a win on Monday Night Football as the Vikings (4-5) claimed a third straight victory and extended the losing streak for the Bears (5-5).

The Vikings quarterback completed 25 of 36 passes for 292 yards, two touchdowns and an interception, registering his first win in 10 career Monday Night Football starts.

While Dalvin Cook finished with 96 rushing yards, Adam Thielen caught two touchdown passes for the Vikings, who are third in the NFC North behind the Green Bay Packers (7-2) and Bears.

Justin Jefferson had 135 receiving yards for Minnesota, while Bears QB Nick Foles was 15 of 26 for 106 yards with an interception, but he was taken off on a cart late due to a suspected back injury.

After early turnovers, Thielen produced some magic for the game's opening touchdown.

Thielen took a wonderful one-handed catch from Cousins' 17-yard pass to put the Vikings ahead.

He joined Hall of Famers Randy Moss and Cris Carter as the only Vikings since the 1970 merger with eight-plus receiving TDs in the first nine games of a season, as per NFL Research.

The Vikings led 7-6 at half-time, but the Bears made the perfect start to the second half.

Cordarrelle Patterson incredibly returned the kick-off 104 yards for a touchdown.

It was his eighth career kick-off return TD, tying the all-time NFL record, alongside Leon Washington and Josh Cribbs.

A pair of Dan Bailey field goals brought the Vikings level in the third quarter before Cousins and Thielen combined in the fourth to put Minnesota ahead 19-13.

But with the Bears' offense struggling, that would be enough for Minnesota, with Chicago dealt another late blow with Foles' injury.