The Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings will face off at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday. 

The Bears are 6-3, but one area that they have struggled in this season is winning games inside of their own division. 

In Week 1, Minnesota beat Chicago 27-24 after the Bears choked away a 17-6 lead. The Vikings outscored the Bears 21-6 in the final 15 minutes of the game. 

Then in the following week, Chicago lost to the Detroit Lions 52-21. Luckily for the Bears, the Lions loss started a four-game winning streak, and they have lost one game since then. 

The Bears have another shot at taking down the Vikings, this time on the road, which is never an easy place to win in this league. 

Here's how Chicago can pick up their first NFC North win on Sunday: 

Keep J.J. McCarthy Inside the Pocket 

While he doesn't run as much as Caleb Williams does, J.J. McCarthy can still make plays with his legs similar to the Bears' quarterback. 

Fans saw just how deadly he can be the last time the Bears faced him, as he ran in for a 14-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter of the Week 1 loss. 

Limiting McCarthy to the pocket could create some opportunities for the Chicago pass rushers to affect him, which is never a bad thing. This is also something to focus on, considering the Vikings are tied for the fourth-most sacks allowed in the NFL this season at 34. 

We saw what pressuring McCarthy can do in the previous matchup, as he threw an interception. Hopefully, Chicago can speed him up again and create some chaos. 

Bears' Receivers Need to Limit Drops 

It may sound obvious, but after what happened last week, the Bears need to be more consistent in catching the football. 

Chicago could have been up even more against the Giants if it weren't for the drops that happened throughout the game. The Bears had about seven drops in Week 10, and a couple of them would have been touchdowns had the receivers brought the ball in. 

The Bears will need to be clinical in the passing game against a Vikings defense that allows 209.7 passing yards per game, which is the ninth-fewest in the league. 

Chicago Can't Leave Points on the Board Like Week 1

The Bears struggled to score points at crucial moments in the season-opening loss to the Vikings, and it ultimately cost them. That can't happen again on Sunday. 

It started with a questionable decision to go for it on the Minnesota 24-yard line instead of taking a field goal. 

Then, there was a missed field goal in the fourth quarter that really proved to be crucial, as the Bears lost that game by three points. If Chicago had capitalized on both of opportunities, the Bears might be 7-2 instead of 6-3. 

We'll see if Chicago has what it takes to break the curse and beat a divisional opponent on Sunday at noon CT on Fox.