Week 8, 2015

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Chicago Bears	7	7	7	3	-	24
Minnesota Vikings	3	14	7	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:54 MIN - Nate Kaeding 35 field goal
1Q: 00:20 CHI - Darren McFadden 1 run (T.J. Flowers extra point)
2Q: 12:29 MIN - Roscoe Parrish 16 pass from Trent Edwards (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 09:12 MIN - Trent Edwards 79 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 00:57 CHI - Darren McFadden 1 run (T.J. Flowers extra point)
3Q: 08:50 CHI - Amos Lowe 1 pass from Lenny Wiggins (T.J. Flowers extra point)
3Q: 00:53 MIN - Warren Nieto 6 pass from Trent Edwards (Nate Kaeding extra point)
4Q: 09:23 MIN - Steve Smith 42 pass from Trent Edwards (Nate Kaeding extra point)
4Q: 04:41 CHI - T.J. Flowers 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:54 MIN - Nate Kaeding 35 field goal
1Q: 00:20 CHI - Darren McFadden 1 run (T.J. Flowers extra point)
2Q: 12:29 MIN - Roscoe Parrish 16 pass from Trent Edwards (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 09:12 MIN - Trent Edwards 79 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 00:57 CHI - Darren McFadden 1 run (T.J. Flowers extra point)
3Q: 08:50 CHI - Amos Lowe 1 pass from Lenny Wiggins (T.J. Flowers extra point)
3Q: 00:53 MIN - Warren Nieto 6 pass from Trent Edwards (Nate Kaeding extra point)
4Q: 09:23 MIN - Steve Smith 42 pass from Trent Edwards (Nate Kaeding extra point)
4Q: 04:41 CHI - T.J. Flowers 39 field goal

Team Statistics CHI MIN
Record 5-2 4-3
First Downs 25 18
- by Rushing 9 6
- by Passing 15 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 361 424
- Offensive Plays 74 55
- Yards per Play 4.88 7.71
Net Rushing Yards 137 172
- Rushing Attempts 36 18
- Yards per Rush 3.81 9.56
Net Passing Yards 224 252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 23 - 0 37 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 239 252
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.89 6.81
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 8/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/18
Kick Returns/Yards 4/76 5/107
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 36
Time of Possession 36:03 23:57

Team Statistics	CHI	MIN
Record	5-2	4-3
First Downs	25	18
- by Rushing	9	6
- by Passing	15	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	361	424
- Offensive Plays	74	55
- Yards per Play	4.88	7.71
Net Rushing Yards	137	172
- Rushing Attempts	36	18
- Yards per Rush	3.81	9.56
Net Passing Yards	224	252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 23 - 0	37 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	239	252
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.89	6.81
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	8/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/18
Kick Returns/Yards	4/76	5/107
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 36
Time of Possession	36:03	23:57

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:48	8:36	OWN 20	15	80	Touchdown
2	12:24	2:55	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
2	8:59	3:12	OWN 36	6	28	Missed FG
2	4:18	3:28	OWN 16	11	84	Touchdown
3	15:00	6:15	OWN 33	11	67	Touchdown
3	5:58	1:43	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
3	0:47	2:34	OWN 23	6	22	Punt
4	9:07	4:31	OWN 34	8	44	Field Goal
4	4:02	2:10	OWN 4	5	17	Punt
4	1:19	1:00	OWN 20	4	-7	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:12	OWN 13	12	69	Field Goal
1	0:12	2:48	OWN 42	6	58	Touchdown
2	9:29	0:30	OWN 21	3	79	Touchdown
2	5:47	1:29	OWN 43	5	13	Interception
2	0:50	0:50	OWN 22	1	16	Half
3	8:45	2:47	OWN 23	6	23	Punt
3	4:15	3:28	OWN 41	7	59	Touchdown
4	13:13	4:06	OWN 22	8	78	Touchdown
4	4:36	0:34	50	3	0	Punt
4	1:52	0:33	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
4	0:19	0:19	OPP 13	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Trent Edwards, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Darren McFadden	21	92	4.38	27	3	2
Kenny Irons	13	30	2.31	11	1	0
Lenny Wiggins	2	15	7.50	9	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Horace McGregor	10	45	4.50	22	1	0
Trent Edwards	4	98	24.50	79	3	1
Timothy Hightower	4	29	7.25	15	2	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lenny Wiggins	35	23	239	3/15	1	29	0	94.8

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trent Edwards	37	19	252	0/0	3	42	1	89.0

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Amos Lowe	6	9	65	10.83	9	24	1
RB Darren McFadden	5	5	34	6.80	20	10	0
WR Larry Fitzgerald	4	5	40	10.00	16	18	0
TE Dan Terrell	2	2	19	9.50	0	15	0
WR Ray Gaines	2	5	30	15.00	0	23	0
WR Chuck Reynolds	1	2	29	29.00	0	29	0
TE Mo Castillo	1	3	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Earl Blake	1	1	14	14.00	14	14	0
FB Ben Gibson	1	2	6	6.00	4	6	0
RB Kenny Irons	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roscoe Parrish	5	14	113	22.60	14	38	1
RB Horace McGregor	3	3	24	8.00	9	12	0
WR Warren Nieto	2	4	20	10.00	1	14	1
TE Bert Farmer	2	5	4	2.00	0	3	0
WR Steve Smith	2	3	59	29.50	3	42	1
RB Timothy Hightower	2	3	18	9.00	1	16	0
WR Lenny Piller	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR D.J. Monroe	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Corwin Becker	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Oshiomogho Atogwe	1	13	13.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ben Gibson	1	1	0	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Boomer Grigsby	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Corey Seder	4	187	46.8	42.3	50	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Charles Shackelford	3	160	53.3	40.0	60	1

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
T.J. Flowers	1/2	0/1	0/1	39	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nate Kaeding	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
R.J. Cassidy	4	18	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chuck Reynolds	3	58	19.3	0
Larry Fitzgerald	1	18	18.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Smith	5	107	21.4	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jonathan Vilma	5	2	16	35
ILB David Harris	5	0	18	37
S Cornell Nicoloro	4	1	18	35
CB Tracy Porter	3	1	16	34
S Oshiomogho Atogwe	3	0	14	32
CB Chris Houston	3	0	17	33
CB Lonnie Coleman	3	0	13	29
DE Gaines Adams	2	0	17	37
OLB Alvin Bowen	2	0	6	7
DT Amobi Okoye	1	0	15	34
S Zach Nichols	1	0	4	7
DT Quentin Stargell	0	1	14	29
OLB Thurman Joseph	0	1	1	4

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gerald Alexander	12	0	0.0	32	34
CB Corey Graham	7	2	0.0	25	28
ILB Boomer Grigsby	6	0	1.0	36	36
DT Scottie Benton	5	1	2.0	35	37
CB Irving Givens	4	3	0.0	35	34
OLB Phillip Wolfe	4	0	0.0	24	30
DE Winfred Gerhardt	3	2	0.0	35	35
DE Norman Bradley	3	1	0.0	34	36
OLB Phil Graham	3	1	0.0	10	8
CB R.J. Cassidy	3	0	0.0	33	36
DT Jackie Maxwell	2	1	0.0	25	21
S Cameron Worrell	2	0	0.0	26	30
DE Jay Moore	2	0	0.0	7	9
WR Roscoe Parrish	1	0	---	---	---
CB Claude Wheeler	1	0	0.0	1	4
S Thomas DeCoud	1	0	0.0	4	4
S Caleb Campbell	1	0	0.0	10	15
DT Bucky Sawczyn	0	1	0.0	11	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Gaines Adams	1	1	37
DT Amobi Okoye	1	1	34
DT Quentin Stargell	0	1	29

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Scottie Benton	2.0	0	0	3	37
ILB Boomer Grigsby	1.0	0	0	0	36
DE Winfred Gerhardt	0.0	1	2	0	35
DE Norman Bradley	0.0	0	3	0	36
S Cameron Worrell	0.0	0	1	0	30
S Gerald Alexander	0.0	0	1	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jonathan Vilma	4	2	0	35
S Cornell Nicoloro	2	3	0	35
S Oshiomogho Atogwe	2	1	1	32
CB Chris Houston	2	0	0	33
CB Lonnie Coleman	2	0	0	29
CB Tracy Porter	2	0	0	34
DE Gaines Adams	1	0	0	37
ILB David Harris	1	0	0	37
S Zach Nichols	1	0	0	7
DT Letroy Guion	1	0	0	2
OLB Alvin Bowen	1	0	0	7
DE Bryan Smith	0	1	0	33

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Gerald Alexander	4	0	34
CB Irving Givens	3	0	34
CB Corey Graham	3	0	28
OLB Phil Graham	3	0	8
S Cameron Worrell	2	1	30
OLB Phillip Wolfe	2	0	30
CB R.J. Cassidy	2	0	36
ILB Boomer Grigsby	1	0	36
DE Norman Bradley	1	0	36
CB Claude Wheeler	1	0	4
DE Jay Moore	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sam Baker	4	8	26	1	30
Kevin Boothe	3	8	29	1	31
Alex Ardan	2	4	35	0	35
J.J. Mansfield	2	2	7	0	7
Rod Shaw	1	2	10	0	8
Ryan Kalil	0	6	36	0	38
David Baas	0	3	27	0	28
Ben Gibson	0	1	20	0	21
Jay Hernandez	0	1	9	0	10
Earl Blake	0	0	11	1	10

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Kennedy Gaylord	2	3	14	29
Alex Stepanovich	1	4	18	37
Sammy Schlesinger	1	2	13	26
Sammie Hodges	1	1	5	13
Johnnie Thatcher	0	1	16	32
Bert Farmer	0	1	15	24
Uche Nwaneri	0	1	16	31
Corwin Becker	0	1	5	8

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Kenny Irons	2	20
Lonnie Coleman	2	13
Daryl Smith	1	21
Jerome Simpson	1	14
Earl Blake	1	10
Jay Hernandez	1	6
Larry Fitzgerald	1	5

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Bert Farmer	2	13
Timothy Hightower	1	19
Phillip Wolfe	1	16

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ryan Kalil	36	38	---	---	2	76
Lenny Wiggins	36	38	---	---	---	74
Alex Ardan	35	35	---	---	---	70
Mo Castillo	28	30	---	---	11	69
Kevin Boothe	29	31	---	---	6	66
David Baas	27	28	---	---	6	61
Amos Lowe	23	32	---	---	5	60
Gaines Adams	---	---	17	37	4	58
David Harris	---	---	18	37	1	56
Sam Baker	26	30	---	---	---	56
Lonnie Coleman	---	---	13	29	13	55
Jonathan Vilma	---	---	16	35	3	54
Cornell Nicoloro	---	---	18	35	1	54
Ben Gibson	20	21	---	---	13	54
Chris Houston	---	---	17	33	2	52
Tracy Porter	---	---	16	34	2	52
Amobi Okoye	---	---	15	34	2	51
Bryan Smith	---	---	17	33	1	51
Kenny Irons	13	16	---	---	20	49
Ray Gaines	20	25	---	---	4	49
Oshiomogho Atogwe	---	---	14	32	2	48
Darren McFadden	23	22	---	---	1	46
Quentin Stargell	---	---	14	29	1	44
Dan Terrell	17	14	---	---	13	44
Chuck Reynolds	9	10	---	---	14	33
Earl Blake	11	10	---	---	10	31
Larry Fitzgerald	15	9	---	---	5	29
Daryl Smith	---	---	2	2	21	25
Jay Hernandez	9	10	---	---	6	25
Zach Nichols	---	---	4	7	10	21
Rod Shaw	10	8	---	---	---	18
Jerome Simpson	1	1	---	---	14	16
Alvin Bowen	---	---	6	7	2	15
J.J. Mansfield	7	7	---	---	---	14
Darnell Dockett	---	---	6	7	---	13
Thomas Lang	---	---	0	0	10	10
Karl Wolfe	1	3	---	---	6	10
Terrence Wheatley	---	---	1	4	3	8
T.J. Flowers	0	0	---	---	7	7
Thurman Joseph	---	---	1	4	2	7
Karl Long	---	---	2	4	---	6
Letroy Guion	---	---	1	2	2	5
Corey Seder	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kyle Hartman	---	---	0	2	---	2
Buddy McKnight	0	0	---	---	2	2
Zach Gallimore	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Norman Bradley	---	---	34	36	8	78
R.J. Cassidy	---	---	33	36	6	75
Boomer Grigsby	---	---	36	36	2	74
Scottie Benton	---	---	35	37	2	74
Irving Givens	---	---	35	34	3	72
Winfred Gerhardt	---	---	35	35	2	72
Phillip Wolfe	---	---	24	30	16	70
Gerald Alexander	---	---	32	34	4	70
Cameron Worrell	---	---	26	30	5	61
Corey Graham	---	---	25	28	6	59
Alex Stepanovich	18	37	---	---	3	58
Trent Edwards	18	37	---	---	---	55
Bert Farmer	15	24	---	---	13	52
Uche Nwaneri	16	31	---	---	4	51
Jackie Maxwell	---	---	25	21	3	49
Johnnie Thatcher	16	32	---	---	---	48
Warren Nieto	14	31	---	---	---	45
Roscoe Parrish	16	28	---	---	---	44
Kennedy Gaylord	14	29	---	---	---	43
Lenny Piller	12	25	---	---	5	42
Sammy Schlesinger	13	26	---	---	1	40
Steve Smith	5	19	---	---	15	39
Horace McGregor	12	25	---	---	---	37
Timothy Hightower	6	12	---	---	19	37
Caleb Campbell	---	---	10	15	7	32
Corwin Becker	5	8	---	---	15	28
Claude Wheeler	---	---	1	4	19	24
Sammie Hodges	5	13	---	---	4	22
Bucky Sawczyn	---	---	11	10	---	21
Thomas DeCoud	---	---	4	4	13	21
Jay Moore	---	---	7	9	4	20
Ken Shackleford	5	9	---	---	4	18
Josh Talent	3	10	---	---	5	18
Phil Graham	---	---	10	8	---	18
D.J. Monroe	2	3	---	---	12	17
Carl Nicks	3	8	---	---	4	15
Bryan Waller	---	---	1	2	11	14
Andy Lyle	---	---	7	3	---	10
Nate Kaeding	0	0	---	---	7	7
A.J. Hudson	---	---	1	1	4	6
Travis Gerak	---	---	3	2	---	5
Corey Middleton	---	---	1	3	---	4
Charles Shackelford	0	0	---	---	4	4
Alan Beecroft	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jason Campbell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Andre' Woodson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	20	1.8
Middle	18	93	5.2
Right	7	24	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	0	0.0
Middle	14	164	11.7
Right	2	9	4.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lenny Wiggins	35	23	3	2	1	1	7	3	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trent Edwards	37	19	3	1	4	7	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	46	6.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	77	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	64	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	52	10.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	15	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	5	18	1.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	74	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	12	5	145	12.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Amos Lowe	9	6	1	65	1	32
WR Larry Fitzgerald	5	4	0	40	0	9
WR Ray Gaines	5	2	0	30	1	25
RB Darren McFadden	5	5	0	34	0	22
TE Mo Castillo	3	1	0	2	0	30
WR Chuck Reynolds	2	1	0	29	1	10
TE Dan Terrell	2	2	0	19	0	14
FB Ben Gibson	2	1	0	6	0	21
RB Kenny Irons	1	0	0	0	0	16
RB Earl Blake	1	1	0	14	0	10

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roscoe Parrish	14	5	3	113	2	28
TE Bert Farmer	5	2	0	4	0	24
WR Warren Nieto	4	2	0	20	0	31
WR Lenny Piller	3	1	0	10	0	25
RB Horace McGregor	3	3	0	24	0	25
WR Steve Smith	3	2	1	59	1	19
RB Timothy Hightower	3	2	0	18	0	12
WR D.J. Monroe	1	1	0	3	0	3
FB Corwin Becker	1	1	0	1	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Darren McFadden	6	16	2.67	4.38
Kenny Irons	2	1	0.50	2.31

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Trent Edwards	1	-1	-1.00	24.50
Timothy Hightower	1	0	0.00	7.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lenny Wiggins	3	3	14	4.67	6.83

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trent Edwards	8	5	31	3.88	6.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Amos Lowe	2	2	8	4.00	7.22
RB Darren McFadden	1	1	6	6.00	6.80

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Bert Farmer	2	1	1	0.50	0.80
WR Lenny Piller	1	0	0	0.00	3.33
WR Warren Nieto	1	1	6	6.00	5.00
WR Roscoe Parrish	1	1	16	16.00	8.07
RB Horace McGregor	1	1	7	7.00	8.00
WR Steve Smith	1	0	0	0.00	19.67
FB Corwin Becker	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Kenny Irons	1	1
Darren McFadden	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Trent Edwards	2	2
Horace McGregor	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lenny Wiggins	13	10	7

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trent Edwards	9	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Larry Fitzgerald	4	3	2
TE Mo Castillo	2	1	0
WR Amos Lowe	2	2	1
RB Darren McFadden	2	2	2
WR Chuck Reynolds	1	0	0
TE Dan Terrell	1	1	1
WR Ray Gaines	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roscoe Parrish	5	3	3
WR Steve Smith	2	1	1
RB Horace McGregor	1	1	1
FB Corwin Becker	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 84,900 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 29,100 (29,400)
End Zone 21,000 (21,300)
Mezzanine 12,100 (12,300)
Sideline Seats 18,600 (18,800)
Club Seats 400 (500)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	84,900 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	29,100 (29,400)
End Zone	21,000 (21,300)
Mezzanine	12,100 (12,300)
Sideline Seats	18,600 (18,800)
Club Seats	400 (500)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)