Week 8, 2021

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Chicago Bears	3	7	0	7	6	-	23
Minnesota Vikings	7	3	0	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:27 MIN - Emmitt Palmer 29 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
1Q: 00:35 CHI - Wally Richardson 41 field goal
2Q: 07:02 CHI - J.T. Large 5 pass from Lenny Wiggins (Wally Richardson extra point)
2Q: 02:00 MIN - Ron Kariger 42 field goal
4Q: 11:29 MIN - Emmitt Palmer 44 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
4Q: 09:27 CHI - Emmanuel Rodriguez 14 run (Wally Richardson extra point)
OT: 11:39 CHI - Donnie Avery 4 pass from Lenny Wiggins

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:27 MIN - Emmitt Palmer 29 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
1Q: 00:35 CHI - Wally Richardson 41 field goal
2Q: 07:02 CHI - J.T. Large 5 pass from Lenny Wiggins (Wally Richardson extra point)
2Q: 02:00 MIN - Ron Kariger 42 field goal
4Q: 11:29 MIN - Emmitt Palmer 44 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
4Q: 09:27 CHI - Emmanuel Rodriguez 14 run (Wally Richardson extra point)
OT: 11:39 CHI - Donnie Avery 4 pass from Lenny Wiggins

Team Statistics CHI MIN
Record 6-1 4-3
First Downs 16 17
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 308 412
- Offensive Plays 54 61
- Yards per Play 5.70 6.75
Net Rushing Yards 70 100
- Rushing Attempts 25 33
- Yards per Rush 2.80 3.03
Net Passing Yards 238 312
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 20 - 1 26 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 246 325
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 8.21 11.14
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 8/61
Punt Returns/Yards 4/34 4/16
Kick Returns/Yards 2/37 4/98
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/4
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 23
Time of Possession 30:48 32:41

Team Statistics	CHI	MIN
Record	6-1	4-3
First Downs	16	17
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	308	412
- Offensive Plays	54	61
- Yards per Play	5.70	6.75
Net Rushing Yards	70	100
- Rushing Attempts	25	33
- Yards per Rush	2.80	3.03
Net Passing Yards	238	312
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 20 - 1	26 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	246	325
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	8.21	11.14
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	8/61
Punt Returns/Yards	4/34	4/16
Kick Returns/Yards	2/37	4/98
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/4
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 23
Time of Possession	30:48	32:41

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:59	1:56	OWN 20	4	30	Punt
1	4:16	1:48	OWN 18	3	-2	Punt
1	2:11	1:43	OPP 25	3	1	Field Goal
2	11:48	4:57	OWN 19	10	81	Touchdown
2	1:54	1:54	OWN 29	3	1	Half
3	15:00	4:14	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
3	6:30	4:59	OWN 26	8	25	Punt
4	14:52	1:01	OWN 38	2	4	Interception
4	11:12	1:52	OWN 34	4	66	Touchdown
4	5:42	2:39	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
4	1:24	0:46	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
OT1	13:26	1:55	OWN 42	4	58	Touchdown

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:01	OWN 15	10	42	Punt
1	7:03	2:47	OWN 13	6	87	Touchdown
1	2:28	0:17	OWN 27	2	7	Fumble
1	0:28	3:40	OWN 10	5	31	Punt
2	6:51	4:57	OPP 47	9	22	Field Goal
3	10:46	4:16	OWN 15	6	19	Punt
3	1:31	1:39	OWN 13	3	6	Punt
4	13:51	2:39	OWN 40	5	60	Touchdown
4	9:20	3:38	OWN 31	5	20	Punt
4	3:03	1:39	OWN 18	3	9	Punt
4	0:38	0:38	OWN 22	4	60	Half
OT1	15:00	1:34	OWN 34	3	24	Fumble

Game MVP: Matt Ryan, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Darren McFadden	14	19	1.36	7	0	0
Emmanuel Rodriguez	8	34	4.25	14	2	1
Lenny Wiggins	3	17	5.67	9	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Nicky Winters	22	64	2.91	13	2
Gerald Clark	8	21	2.63	13	2
Matt Ryan	2	13	6.50	7	0
A.J. Murray	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lenny Wiggins	28	20	246	1/8	2	40	1	107.1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	26	20	325	2/13	2	63	0	143.9

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Emmanuel Rodriguez	5	5	57	11.40	12	27	0
WR Donnie Avery	4	8	54	13.50	2	35	1
TE J.T. Large	4	5	26	6.50	1	12	1
RB Darren McFadden	2	2	5	2.50	5	7	0
WR Dwight McWilliams	1	1	40	40.00	0	40	0
TE Jimmie Particelli	1	1	14	14.00	1	14	0
WR Matt Forte	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Jackie Hannegraf	1	1	40	40.00	21	40	0
FB Dusty Bellis	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Adam Dunlap	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Emmitt Palmer	7	9	141	20.14	70	44	2
WR Eddie Royal	5	6	94	18.80	35	63	0
RB Nicky Winters	2	3	10	5.00	0	6	0
TE Ike Dodge	2	4	35	17.50	12	23	0
WR Louis Murphy	2	2	40	20.00	16	26	0
TE Leon Beltramini	1	1	2	2.00	3	2	0
RB Gerald Clark	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Allen Weber	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Glen Cameron	1	0	0
Cornell Nicoloro	0	2	0
Emmanuel Rodriguez	0	1	0
Ron Pfeifer	0	0	1
Terrence Wheatley	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Force
Eddie Royal	1	0
Emmitt Palmer	1	0
Leon Beltramini	0	1

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Otis Wolfe	6	281	46.8	44.2	57	4

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kevin Huber	6	293	48.8	36.5	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wally Richardson	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ron Kariger	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Glen Cameron	4	34	8.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Allen Weber	4	16	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight McWilliams	2	37	18.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne Calixto	4	98	24.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB David Harris	8	3	0.0	28	22
OLB Xavier Adibi	7	1	1.0	30	20
DE Kenyon Zachery	5	1	1.0	26	22
S Cornell Nicoloro	4	3	0.0	24	24
S Thomas DeCoud	4	1	0.0	17	20
CB Terrance Woodard	4	1	0.0	29	22
CB Kelvin Banks	4	0	0.0	30	26
CB Terrence Wheatley	3	0	0.0	26	25
DT Amobi Okoye	2	2	0.0	23	14
DT Wes Airey	2	1	0.0	16	14
DT Kyle Giles	2	1	0.0	10	14
OLB Aaron Van Guilder	2	1	0.0	14	4
OLB J.B. Clements	1	2	0.0	3	7
CB Glen Cameron	1	1	0.0	26	20
DE Gaines Adams	1	0	0.0	22	19
WR Matt Forte	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Ron Pfeifer	1	0	0.0	5	6
DE Kelvin Margolies	0	1	0.0	11	9
DT Cary Lyon	0	1	0.0	15	11

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Phil Gaylor	6	3	0.0	24	29
ILB Lester Jacobs	6	1	0.0	14	15
S Allen Weber	5	3	0.0	24	28
DT Scottie Benton	5	0	0.0	18	24
OLB Fernando Sanford	5	0	0.0	21	16
OLB Harvey Emmons	4	1	1.0	24	28
S Caleb Campbell	2	1	0.0	11	13
S R.J. Dodge	2	0	0.0	19	25
DE Tim Crowder	2	0	0.0	16	22
CB R.J. Cassidy	2	0	0.0	13	14
S Harry Anaya	1	1	0.0	16	21
OLB Cody Brown	1	1	0.0	2	6
CB Desmond Hout	1	0	0.0	7	12
DE DeMario Pressley	1	0	0.0	9	7
T Roger George	1	0	---	---	---
DE Shawn Carpenter	0	1	0.0	16	20
DE Ron Brace	0	1	0.0	7	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kenyon Zachery	1.0	0	1	22
OLB Xavier Adibi	1.0	0	0	20
DT Kyle Giles	0.0	1	0	14
DE Gaines Adams	0.0	0	1	19
DT Wes Airey	0.0	0	1	14

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Harvey Emmons	1.0	0	1	1	28
DE Terry Fitzgerald	0.0	1	1	0	9
DE Tim Crowder	0.0	0	2	0	22
S Allen Weber	0.0	0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	PPlay
S Thomas DeCoud	5	20
S Cornell Nicoloro	3	24
CB Terrence Wheatley	3	25
OLB Xavier Adibi	2	20
CB Terrance Woodard	2	22
ILB David Harris	1	22
ILB Ron Pfeifer	1	6
CB Glen Cameron	1	20
CB Kelvin Banks	1	26
OLB J.B. Clements	1	7

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Phil Gaylor	4	0	0	29
S Allen Weber	3	0	1	28
OLB Fernando Sanford	2	1	0	16
DT Scottie Benton	2	0	0	24
ILB Lester Jacobs	2	0	0	15
S Caleb Campbell	2	0	0	13
OLB Cody Brown	2	0	0	6
S R.J. Dodge	1	0	0	25
CB Desmond Hout	1	0	0	12
CB R.J. Cassidy	1	0	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
William Jordan	2	3	23	0	21
Jesse Lake	1	4	18	0	25
Ryan Kalil	1	4	23	0	24
Marcus Kamstra	1	1	10	0	5
Arnold Kinney	0	4	24	0	27
Duke Robinson	0	4	19	0	28
Allen Barbre	0	2	5	1	8
J.T. Miernicki	0	1	2	0	5

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Renaldo Becker	3	8	1	33	0	28
Roger George	3	8	0	33	1	28
Stanley Olmstead	3	6	0	33	1	28
Uche Nwaneri	0	3	0	30	0	21
Casey Heath	0	2	0	24	0	23
A.J. Murray	0	2	0	18	0	9
Levon McIntyre	0	1	0	9	0	5
Ike Dodge	0	1	0	27	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Cornell Nicoloro	3	12
Matt Forte	3	5
Emmanuel Rodriguez	1	22
Allen Barbre	1	7

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Andrew Linquist	2	15
Leon Beltramini	2	15
Tracy Sherry	2	12

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Terrence Wheatley	---	---	26	25	28	79
Cornell Nicoloro	---	---	24	24	12	60
Kelvin Banks	---	---	30	26	2	58
Glen Cameron	---	---	26	20	11	57
Lenny Wiggins	25	29	---	---	1	55
Dusty Bellis	21	18	---	---	16	55
David Harris	---	---	28	22	2	52
Thomas DeCoud	---	---	17	20	15	52
Kenyon Zachery	---	---	26	22	4	52
Xavier Adibi	---	---	30	20	1	51
Arnold Kinney	24	27	---	---	---	51
Terrance Woodard	---	---	29	22	---	51
Jesse Lake	18	25	---	---	7	50
Ryan Kalil	23	24	---	---	---	47
Emmanuel Rodriguez	9	16	---	---	22	47
Duke Robinson	19	28	---	---	---	47
William Jordan	23	21	---	---	---	44
Dwight McWilliams	15	13	---	---	14	42
Gaines Adams	---	---	22	19	1	42
Amobi Okoye	---	---	23	14	5	42
Donnie Avery	21	21	---	---	---	42
J.T. Large	16	24	---	---	1	41
Wes Airey	---	---	16	14	4	34
Matt Forte	12	16	---	---	5	33
Jimmie Particelli	7	12	---	---	13	32
Darren McFadden	16	15	---	---	---	31
Cary Lyon	---	---	15	11	1	27
Kyle Giles	---	---	10	14	---	24
Marcus Kamstra	10	5	---	---	7	22
Kelvin Margolies	---	---	11	9	2	22
Aaron Van Guilder	---	---	14	4	4	22
Allen Barbre	5	8	---	---	7	20
J.B. Clements	---	---	3	7	10	20
Jack Richmond	3	1	---	---	15	19
Jackie Hannegraf	1	4	---	---	10	15
Adam Dunlap	4	5	---	---	5	14
Will Davis	---	---	7	6	1	14
Marc Poloski	---	---	1	3	8	12
Ron Pfeifer	---	---	5	6	---	11
Lincoln Sugarman	1	2	---	---	7	10
J.T. Miernicki	2	5	---	---	---	7
Otis Wolfe	0	0	---	---	6	6
Wally Richardson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Josh Freeman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Irving Clarkson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Otis Rhodes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Roger George	33	28	---	---	7	68
Renaldo Becker	33	28	---	---	5	66
Matt Ryan	33	28	---	---	---	61
Emmitt Palmer	33	28	---	---	---	61
Stanley Olmstead	33	28	---	---	---	61
Allen Weber	---	---	24	28	7	59
Uche Nwaneri	30	21	---	---	7	58
Ike Dodge	27	21	---	---	7	55
Phil Gaylor	---	---	24	29	2	55
Leon Beltramini	21	17	---	---	15	53
Harvey Emmons	---	---	24	28	1	53
Harry Anaya	---	---	16	21	15	52
Eddie Royal	26	19	---	---	4	49
Casey Heath	24	23	---	---	2	49
Nicky Winters	24	24	---	---	---	48
A.J. Murray	18	9	---	---	20	47
R.J. Dodge	---	---	19	25	1	45
Scottie Benton	---	---	18	24	1	43
Chad Neasman	---	---	18	17	6	41
Fernando Sanford	---	---	21	16	3	40
Tim Crowder	---	---	16	22	1	39
Shawn Carpenter	---	---	16	20	3	39
Lester Jacobs	---	---	14	15	5	34
Caleb Campbell	---	---	11	13	10	34
Louis Murphy	5	10	---	---	15	30
R.J. Cassidy	---	---	13	14	2	29
Terry Fitzgerald	---	---	9	9	9	27
Gerald Clark	9	4	---	---	12	25
Levon McIntyre	9	5	---	---	7	21
Tracy Sherry	---	---	3	6	12	21
Desmond Hout	---	---	7	12	---	19
DeMario Pressley	---	---	9	7	1	17
Deron Roberson	3	7	---	---	7	17
Andrew Linquist	---	---	0	0	15	15
Adrian Brizzolara	2	5	---	---	6	13
Wayne Calixto	0	3	---	---	10	13
Ron Brace	---	---	7	5	---	12
Andre Poston	---	---	4	2	5	11
Cody Brown	---	---	2	6	3	11
Rufus Rasmussen	---	---	0	0	9	9
Kevin Huber	0	0	---	---	6	6
Louie Shaw	---	---	0	0	6	6
Ron Kariger	0	0	---	---	5	5
Aaron Rodgers	0	0	---	---	1	1
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Howard Harrison	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	4	0.8
Middle	17	62	3.6
Right	3	4	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	14	2.0
Middle	18	48	2.7
Right	8	38	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lenny Wiggins	28	20	4	0	0	1	5	1	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	26	20	6	0	2	0	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	11	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	104	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	69	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	62	15.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	13	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	99	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	150	18.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	63	31.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Donnie Avery	8	4	54	1	21
RB Emmanuel Rodriguez	5	5	57	1	16
TE J.T. Large	5	4	26	0	24
WR Matt Forte	3	1	7	0	16
RB Darren McFadden	2	2	5	0	15
WR Dwight McWilliams	1	1	40	1	13
TE Jimmie Particelli	1	1	14	0	12
WR Adam Dunlap	1	0	0	0	5
WR Jackie Hannegraf	1	1	40	1	4
FB Dusty Bellis	1	1	3	0	18

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Emmitt Palmer	9	7	0	141	3	28
WR Eddie Royal	6	5	0	94	1	19
TE Ike Dodge	4	2	2	35	1	21
RB Nicky Winters	3	2	0	10	0	24
WR Louis Murphy	2	2	0	40	1	10
TE Leon Beltramini	1	1	0	2	0	17
RB Gerald Clark	1	1	0	3	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Darren McFadden	4	5	1.25	1.36
Emmanuel Rodriguez	1	14	14.00	4.25

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
A.J. Murray	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lenny Wiggins	3	3	21	7.00	8.79

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	1	0	0	0.00	12.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE J.T. Large	2	2	17	8.50	5.20
WR Donnie Avery	1	1	4	4.00	6.75

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Nicky Winters	1	0	0	0.00	3.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Lenny Wiggins	1	0
Emmanuel Rodriguez	1	0
Darren McFadden	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Nicky Winters	4	2
Matt Ryan	1	0
Gerald Clark	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lenny Wiggins	8	5	2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	7	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donnie Avery	3	1	0
WR Adam Dunlap	1	0	0
RB Emmanuel Rodriguez	1	1	1
RB Darren McFadden	1	1	0
WR Matt Forte	1	1	0
TE J.T. Large	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Emmitt Palmer	2	2	2
WR Eddie Royal	1	1	1
RB Nicky Winters	1	1	0
TE Ike Dodge	1	0	0
WR Louis Murphy	1	1	1
RB Gerald Clark	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 81,600 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 28,800 (29,400)
End Zone 20,200 (21,300)
Mezzanine 11,600 (12,300)
Sideline Seats 17,800 (18,800)
Club Seats 400 (500)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	81,600 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	28,800 (29,400)
End Zone	20,200 (21,300)
Mezzanine	11,600 (12,300)
Sideline Seats	17,800 (18,800)
Club Seats	400 (500)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,700)