Conference Finals, 2023

played in Chicago, IL

40 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	14	3	0	0	-	17
Chicago Bears	0	13	7	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:23 MIN - Louis Murphy 85 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
1Q: 02:17 MIN - Nicky Winters 1 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
2Q: 10:58 CHI - Wally Richardson 34 field goal
2Q: 07:56 MIN - Ron Kariger 27 field goal
2Q: 04:48 CHI - Matt Forte 14 pass from Lenny Wiggins (Wally Richardson extra point)
2Q: 00:15 CHI - Wally Richardson 29 field goal
3Q: 10:00 CHI - Emmanuel Rodriguez 14 run (Wally Richardson extra point)
4Q: 00:18 CHI - Wally Richardson 46 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:23 MIN - Louis Murphy 85 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
1Q: 02:17 MIN - Nicky Winters 1 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
2Q: 10:58 CHI - Wally Richardson 34 field goal
2Q: 07:56 MIN - Ron Kariger 27 field goal
2Q: 04:48 CHI - Matt Forte 14 pass from Lenny Wiggins (Wally Richardson extra point)
2Q: 00:15 CHI - Wally Richardson 29 field goal
3Q: 10:00 CHI - Emmanuel Rodriguez 14 run (Wally Richardson extra point)
4Q: 00:18 CHI - Wally Richardson 46 field goal

Team Statistics MIN CHI
Record 15-4 16-2
First Downs 17 21
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 375 365
- Offensive Plays 54 70
- Yards per Play 6.94 5.21
Net Rushing Yards 105 122
- Rushing Attempts 16 32
- Yards per Rush 6.56 3.81
Net Passing Yards 270 243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 20 - 1 38 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 286 243
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.11 6.39
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/9 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 13/87 4/22
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-2 2/5
Kick Returns/Yards 4/98 3/61
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 30
Time of Possession 26:27 33:33

Team Statistics	MIN	CHI
Record	15-4	16-2
First Downs	17	21
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	375	365
- Offensive Plays	54	70
- Yards per Play	6.94	5.21
Net Rushing Yards	105	122
- Rushing Attempts	16	32
- Yards per Rush	6.56	3.81
Net Passing Yards	270	243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 20 - 1	38 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	286	243
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.11	6.39
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/9	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	13/87	4/22
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-2	2/5
Kick Returns/Yards	4/98	3/61
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 30
Time of Possession	26:27	33:33

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:51	0:42	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
1	9:02	1:31	OWN 4	3	22	Interception
1	5:57	3:48	OPP 49	6	49	Touchdown
2	10:52	3:02	OWN 33	5	57	Field Goal
2	4:37	3:01	OWN 41	7	21	Missed FG
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 15	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:13	OWN 21	3	4	Punt
3	9:54	4:27	OWN 8	6	41	Punt
3	1:15	1:24	OWN 2	4	1	Punt
4	12:52	1:40	OWN 4	5	14	Punt
4	7:47	3:51	OWN 12	6	41	Punt
4	2:08	0:37	OWN 39	4	8	Downs
4	0:11	0:11	OWN 28	1	0	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:09	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
1	11:09	2:07	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
1	7:31	1:34	OWN 41	4	8	Downs
1	2:09	6:17	OWN 26	12	57	Field Goal
2	7:50	3:13	OWN 23	8	77	Touchdown
2	1:36	1:27	OWN 45	9	43	Field Goal
3	12:47	2:53	OWN 21	6	79	Touchdown
3	5:27	4:12	OWN 6	7	29	Punt
4	14:51	1:59	OPP 45	3	8	Punt
4	11:12	3:25	OWN 30	6	18	Punt
4	3:56	1:48	OWN 10	3	9	Punt
4	1:31	1:20	OPP 47	5	18	Field Goal

Game MVP: Lenny Wiggins, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Nicky Winters	8	45	5.63	16	3
Gerald Clark	7	61	8.71	29	2
Matt Ryan	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Les Gunn	22	68	3.09	13	2	0
Arnie Hayes	6	13	2.17	6	0	0
Lenny Wiggins	2	26	13.00	13	2	0
Emmanuel Rodriguez	2	15	7.50	14	1	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	35	20	286	3/16	2	85	1	90.9

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lenny Wiggins	38	26	243	0/0	1	32	0	94.5

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Emmitt Palmer	11	16	141	12.82	75	35	0
TE Jumbo Kudlacz	2	3	7	3.50	0	6	0
WR Gino Moser	2	5	30	15.00	3	22	0
TE Aaron Hernandez	2	2	19	9.50	8	12	0
RB Nicky Winters	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1
WR Louis Murphy	1	6	85	85.00	47	85	1
WR Shane Williams	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Frankie Sanford	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Russell Lucas	4	6	60	15.00	1	32	0
WR Matt Forte	4	6	48	12.00	10	15	1
WR Donnie Avery	4	8	31	7.75	0	12	0
TE J.T. Large	4	4	16	4.00	0	11	0
TE Brandon Pettigrew	3	3	22	7.33	2	8	0
FB Dusty Bellis	3	3	23	7.67	19	13	0
WR Al Klone	3	3	24	8.00	3	9	0
WR Grady Looper	1	4	19	19.00	0	19	0
RB Les Gunn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Cornell Nicoloro	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Matt Ryan	1	0	0	0
Casey Heath	0	1	0	0

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kyle Giles	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kevin Huber	5	235	47.0	46.0	61	2

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Otis Wolfe	6	267	44.5	44.8	63	4

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ron Kariger	1/2	0/1	0/1	27	2/2

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wally Richardson	3/3	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Allen Weber	1	-2	-2.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Winfred Laudenback	2	5	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne Calixto	3	79	26.3	0
Chad Neasman	1	19	19.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Les Gunn	2	40	20.0	0
Ronnie Polidixon	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S J.C. Blackwell	7	2	0.0	28	34
ILB Phil Gaylor	7	0	0.0	30	35
S Allen Weber	6	3	0.0	26	36
CB T.J. Ward	5	3	0.0	24	29
DE Edward Connell	5	1	0.0	26	25
OLB Keith Rivers	4	3	0.0	24	37
S Harry Anaya	4	1	0.0	12	7
CB Jon Swinton	3	0	0.0	24	25
OLB Slade Norris	3	0	0.0	20	28
ILB Andre Poston	2	1	0.0	18	16
DT Scottie Benton	2	0	0.0	16	17
ILB Rufus Rasmussen	2	0	0.0	2	5
DE DeMario Pressley	2	0	0.0	21	31
DE Ron Brace	1	1	0.0	16	21
CB Chad Neasman	1	0	0.0	22	27
CB Desmond Hout	1	0	0.0	5	7
OLB Cary Torres	1	0	0.0	9	11
WR Emmitt Palmer	1	0	---	---	---
CB Sean Smith	0	2	0.0	4	6

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB J.B. Clements	5	1	0.0	9	19
S Cornell Nicoloro	4	1	0.0	12	30
OLB Orlando Uno	4	0	0.0	9	27
DE Kelvin Margolies	3	1	1.0	13	30
DT Kyle Giles	3	1	0.5	11	27
CB Ronnie Polidixon	3	0	0.0	11	33
DT Amobi Okoye	2	2	0.5	8	17
CB Andrew Franz	2	2	0.0	16	30
S Winfred Laudenback	2	1	0.0	8	15
CB William Middleton	2	0	0.0	9	27
DT Wes Airey	1	0	1.0	5	13
ILB David Harris	1	2	0.0	15	32
DE Kenyon Zachery	1	0	0.0	11	20
DE Chad Barber	1	0	0.0	5	17
CB Terrance Woodard	1	0	0.0	11	33
S Gino Swift	1	0	0.0	10	20
OLB Koa Misi	0	1	0.0	6	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE DeMario Pressley	2	0	0	31
DT Scottie Benton	0	3	0	17
OLB Slade Norris	0	2	0	28
DE Terry Fitzgerald	0	1	0	13
DE Ron Brace	0	0	1	21

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kelvin Margolies	1.0	0	3	30
DT Wes Airey	1.0	0	0	13
DT Kyle Giles	0.5	0	1	27
DT Amobi Okoye	0.5	0	0	17
OLB J.B. Clements	0.0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB T.J. Ward	5	1	29
OLB Keith Rivers	3	0	37
ILB Phil Gaylor	3	0	35
CB Jon Swinton	3	0	25
S Allen Weber	3	0	36
ILB Rufus Rasmussen	2	0	5
S Harry Anaya	2	0	7
S J.C. Blackwell	2	0	34
CB Chad Neasman	1	1	27
OLB Cary Torres	1	0	11
OLB Slade Norris	1	0	28

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ronnie Polidixon	3	0	0	33
OLB Orlando Uno	3	0	0	27
S Winfred Laudenback	2	2	0	15
DE Kelvin Margolies	2	0	0	30
CB Andrew Franz	2	0	0	30
CB William Middleton	2	0	0	27
OLB J.B. Clements	2	0	0	19
CB Terrance Woodard	1	2	0	33
OLB Koa Misi	1	2	0	11
DT Amobi Okoye	1	0	0	17
ILB David Harris	1	0	0	32
S Gino Swift	0	1	0	20
S Cornell Nicoloro	0	0	1	30

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Casey Heath	2	5	1	13	0	32
Levon McIntyre	2	2	0	3	0	6
Sam Young	1	3	0	16	2	38
Kennedy Gaylord	1	3	0	16	1	38
Renaldo Becker	1	1	0	16	0	37
Peter Jennings	0	1	0	13	0	30

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Jorge Lavan	3	4	1	31	35
Ryan Kalil	2	7	0	28	29
Duke Robinson	2	7	0	29	29
J'marcus Webb	0	4	0	19	29
Brandon Pettigrew	0	3	0	13	22
Alex Groce	0	3	0	6	15
Arnold Kinney	0	1	0	30	34
Randal Ledyard	0	1	0	15	17

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jon Swinton	1	24
Frankie Sanford	1	17
Jumbo Kudlacz	1	16
Cary Torres	1	15
Wayne Calixto	1	12

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Dusty Bellis	2	16
Cornell Nicoloro	2	14
Al Klone	1	13

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jon Swinton	---	---	24	25	24	73
Allen Weber	---	---	26	36	9	71
Phil Gaylor	---	---	30	35	4	69
J.C. Blackwell	---	---	28	34	3	65
Keith Rivers	---	---	24	37	3	64
Kennedy Gaylord	16	38	---	---	7	61
Chad Neasman	---	---	22	27	8	57
Edward Connell	---	---	26	25	3	54
Matt Ryan	16	38	---	---	---	54
DeMario Pressley	---	---	21	31	2	54
Emmitt Palmer	16	38	---	---	---	54
Sam Young	16	38	---	---	---	54
T.J. Ward	---	---	24	29	1	54
Jumbo Kudlacz	10	27	---	---	16	53
Renaldo Becker	16	37	---	---	---	53
Slade Norris	---	---	20	28	5	53
Peter Jennings	13	30	---	---	7	50
Casey Heath	13	32	---	---	---	45
Aaron Hernandez	13	26	---	---	6	45
Ron Brace	---	---	16	21	7	44
Andre Poston	---	---	18	16	5	39
Gerald Clark	7	15	---	---	16	38
Nicky Winters	9	23	---	---	4	36
Scottie Benton	---	---	16	17	2	35
Cary Torres	---	---	9	11	15	35
Gino Moser	7	11	---	---	16	34
Louis Murphy	9	23	---	---	---	32
Harry Anaya	---	---	12	7	10	29
Shawn Carpenter	---	---	11	7	7	25
Shane Williams	6	12	---	---	6	24
Frankie Sanford	1	5	---	---	17	23
Fernando Sanford	---	---	6	1	13	20
Daniel Garrison	3	9	---	---	7	19
Terry Fitzgerald	---	---	6	13	---	19
Rufus Rasmussen	---	---	2	5	10	17
Levon McIntyre	3	6	---	---	7	16
Sean Smith	---	---	4	6	6	16
Desmond Hout	---	---	5	7	3	15
Wayne Calixto	1	2	---	---	12	15
A.J. Murray	1	8	---	---	4	13
Roger George	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ron Kariger	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kevin Huber	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tracy Sherry	---	---	2	0	1	3
Aaron Rodgers	0	0	---	---	2	2
Joe Webb	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lenny Wiggins	32	38	---	---	3	73
Ryan Kalil	28	29	---	---	9	66
Jorge Lavan	31	35	---	---	---	66
Arnold Kinney	30	34	---	---	---	64
David Harris	---	---	15	32	12	59
Ronnie Polidixon	---	---	11	33	15	59
Dusty Bellis	21	22	---	---	16	59
Duke Robinson	29	29	---	---	---	58
Cornell Nicoloro	---	---	12	30	14	56
Matt Forte	18	19	---	---	15	52
Donnie Avery	26	26	---	---	---	52
Russell Lucas	19	30	---	---	1	50
Kelvin Margolies	---	---	13	30	7	50
Les Gunn	22	24	---	---	4	50
Gino Swift	---	---	10	20	19	49
Andrew Franz	---	---	16	30	2	48
J'marcus Webb	19	29	---	---	---	48
William Middleton	---	---	9	27	11	47
Brandon Pettigrew	13	22	---	---	11	46
Terrance Woodard	---	---	11	33	2	46
Randal Ledyard	15	17	---	---	9	41
Kyle Giles	---	---	11	27	2	40
Orlando Uno	---	---	9	27	2	38
Kenyon Zachery	---	---	11	20	4	35
J.B. Clements	---	---	9	19	7	35
Alex Groce	6	15	---	---	9	30
Winfred Laudenback	---	---	8	15	7	30
Al Klone	8	9	---	---	13	30
Amobi Okoye	---	---	8	17	4	29
Emmanuel Rodriguez	2	2	---	---	24	28
J.T. Large	13	9	---	---	6	28
Alex Carrington	---	---	7	17	1	25
Karl Wright	1	3	---	---	19	23
Chad Barber	---	---	5	17	---	22
Arnie Hayes	7	9	---	---	6	22
Grady Looper	7	14	---	---	---	21
Koa Misi	---	---	6	11	4	21
Wes Airey	---	---	5	13	2	20
Myron Valentine	2	2	---	---	9	13
Wally Richardson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Otis Wolfe	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ross King	3	1	---	---	2	6
Xavier Adibi	---	---	0	0	---	0
Glen Cameron	---	---	0	0	---	0
Josh Freeman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	8	4.0
Middle	4	22	5.5
Right	9	76	8.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	35	5.0
Middle	21	76	3.6
Right	4	11	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	35	20	5	0	2	7	4	0	1

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lenny Wiggins	38	26	2	1	1	2	6	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	18	179	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	107	13.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	29	9.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	16	91	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	52	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	71	14.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Emmitt Palmer	16	11	0	141	3	38
WR Louis Murphy	6	1	0	85	1	23
WR Gino Moser	5	2	2	30	1	11
TE Jumbo Kudlacz	3	2	0	7	0	27
TE Aaron Hernandez	2	2	0	19	0	26
RB Nicky Winters	1	1	0	1	0	23
WR Shane Williams	1	1	0	3	0	12
TE Frankie Sanford	1	0	0	0	0	5

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Donnie Avery	8	4	0	31	0	26
WR Russell Lucas	6	4	0	60	2	30
WR Matt Forte	6	4	0	48	0	19
TE J.T. Large	4	4	0	16	0	9
WR Grady Looper	4	1	1	19	0	14
TE Brandon Pettigrew	3	3	0	22	0	22
FB Dusty Bellis	3	3	0	23	0	22
WR Al Klone	3	3	0	24	0	9
RB Les Gunn	1	0	0	0	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Nicky Winters	1	-3	-3.00	5.63
Gerald Clark	1	7	7.00	8.71

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Emmanuel Rodriguez	1	14	14.00	7.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	3	2	2	0.67	8.17

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lenny Wiggins	8	4	31	3.88	6.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jumbo Kudlacz	1	0	0	0.00	2.33
RB Nicky Winters	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
WR Emmitt Palmer	1	1	1	1.00	8.81

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Donnie Avery	3	0	0	0.00	3.88
WR Matt Forte	1	1	14	14.00	8.00
TE J.T. Large	1	1	3	3.00	4.00
TE Brandon Pettigrew	1	1	8	8.00	7.33
WR Al Klone	1	1	6	6.00	8.00
WR Grady Looper	1	0	0	0.00	4.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Les Gunn	5	1
Emmanuel Rodriguez	2	1
Arnie Hayes	2	1
Lenny Wiggins	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	7	2	1

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lenny Wiggins	6	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Louis Murphy	2	1	1
TE Jumbo Kudlacz	1	0	0
WR Emmitt Palmer	1	0	0
WR Gino Moser	1	0	0
WR Shane Williams	1	1	0
TE Frankie Sanford	1	0	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donnie Avery	2	1	0
WR Russell Lucas	1	1	0
WR Matt Forte	1	1	1
FB Dusty Bellis	1	1	1
WR Grady Looper	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,000 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (18,600)
End Zone 13,400 (13,400)
Mezzanine 7,800 (7,800)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (11,900)
Club Seats 8,000 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,000 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (18,600)
End Zone	13,400 (13,400)
Mezzanine	7,800 (7,800)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (11,900)
Club Seats	8,000 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)