Week 17, 2026

played in Chicago, IL

45 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	14	0	3	-	17
Chicago Bears	3	10	3	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:03 CHI - Wally Richardson 21 field goal
2Q: 10:57 MIN - Aaron Hernandez 42 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 06:18 CHI - Quinn Lockett 32 pass from Marc Alston (Wally Richardson extra point)
2Q: 02:00 MIN - Ray Karau 30 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 00:13 CHI - Wally Richardson 37 field goal
3Q: 11:38 CHI - Wally Richardson 34 field goal
4Q: 02:26 MIN - David Buehler 46 field goal
4Q: 00:07 CHI - Wally Richardson 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:03 CHI - Wally Richardson 21 field goal
2Q: 10:57 MIN - Aaron Hernandez 42 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 06:18 CHI - Quinn Lockett 32 pass from Marc Alston (Wally Richardson extra point)
2Q: 02:00 MIN - Ray Karau 30 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 00:13 CHI - Wally Richardson 37 field goal
3Q: 11:38 CHI - Wally Richardson 34 field goal
4Q: 02:26 MIN - David Buehler 46 field goal
4Q: 00:07 CHI - Wally Richardson 24 field goal

Team Statistics MIN CHI
Record 6-10 8-8
First Downs 13 26
- by Rushing 2 9
- by Passing 11 16
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 276 455
- Offensive Plays 51 71
- Yards per Play 5.41 6.41
Net Rushing Yards 49 135
- Rushing Attempts 11 30
- Yards per Rush 4.45 4.50
Net Passing Yards 227 320
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 27 - 0 41 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 251 320
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/24 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.68 7.80
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/15 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 5.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/50 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/-7
Kick Returns/Yards 5/113 4/69
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 19
Time of Possession 26:23 33:37

Team Statistics	MIN	CHI
Record	6-10	8-8
First Downs	13	26
- by Rushing	2	9
- by Passing	11	16
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	276	455
- Offensive Plays	51	71
- Yards per Play	5.41	6.41
Net Rushing Yards	49	135
- Rushing Attempts	11	30
- Yards per Rush	4.45	4.50
Net Passing Yards	227	320
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 27 - 0	41 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	251	320
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/24	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.68	7.80
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/15	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	5.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/50	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/-7
Kick Returns/Yards	5/113	4/69
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 19
Time of Possession	26:23	33:37

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:16	OWN 30	3	6	Punt
1	9:24	3:08	OWN 4	6	4	Punt
2	15:00	4:23	OWN 12	7	88	Touchdown
2	6:02	4:16	OWN 27	8	73	Touchdown
3	11:30	3:56	OWN 26	6	22	Punt
4	14:53	4:21	OWN 8	9	32	Punt
4	9:16	1:45	OWN 47	3	5	Punt
4	5:46	3:25	OWN 40	9	31	Field Goal

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:44	3:20	OWN 10	6	41	Punt
1	6:16	6:16	OWN 39	13	57	Field Goal
2	10:37	4:35	OWN 18	10	82	Touchdown
2	1:46	1:40	OWN 23	6	57	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:30	OWN 36	6	47	Field Goal
3	7:34	7:41	OWN 4	14	88	Fumble
4	10:32	1:16	OWN 2	5	18	Punt
4	7:31	1:45	OWN 10	3	9	Punt
4	2:21	2:19	OWN 37	9	56	Field Goal

Game MVP: Marc Alston, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Marc Scott	7	38	5.43	10	1
Rich Hampton	3	6	2.00	3	0
Matt Ryan	1	5	5.00	5	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Willie Aranda	16	80	5.00	21	2
Geoff Jordan	12	48	4.00	10	1
Dustin Peterson	1	2	2.00	2	0
Marc Alston	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	37	27	251	3/24	2	42	0	109.1

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marc Alston	41	29	320	0/0	1	32	0	101.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Marc Scott	5	5	18	3.60	2	6	0
WR Darnell Mathis	4	6	29	7.25	6	10	0
WR Ray Karau	4	6	41	10.25	22	30	1
TE Aaron Hernandez	3	4	76	25.33	27	42	1
WR Thomas Kelly	3	3	41	13.67	35	35	0
RB Rich Hampton	3	3	31	10.33	26	17	0
WR Joey Sadler	2	5	9	4.50	0	5	0
FB Artie Purvis	2	2	-1	-0.50	0	0	0
WR Louis Murphy	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE J.C. Van Pelt	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Donnie Avery	9	9	117	13.00	26	19	0
TE Quinn Lockett	4	5	56	14.00	34	32	1
WR Shaun Rosengard	4	8	37	9.25	5	12	0
WR Matt Forte	3	5	31	10.33	0	13	0
TE Grady Freund	3	5	45	15.00	11	21	0
TE Lewis Schulz	2	3	10	5.00	0	5	0
WR Al Klone	2	2	19	9.50	6	18	0
RB Geoff Jordan	2	3	5	2.50	0	7	0
WR Grady Looper	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rich Hampton	1	0	0
Daniel Bronson	0	1	0
Ray Karau	0	1	0
Randal Tanner	0	0	1
Tracy Sherry	0	0	1
Ernie Downs	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Geoff Jordan	2	0	0
Willie Aranda	1	0	0
Marc Alston	0	2	0
J.B. Clements	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kevin Huber	5	234	46.8	48.2	58	4

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Otis Wolfe	3	117	39.0	39.0	45	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Buehler	1/1	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wally Richardson	4/4	0/0	0/0	37	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Peterson	3	-7	-2.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darnell Mathis	5	113	22.6	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg
Matt Forte	2	31	15.5
Dustin Peterson	1	17	17.0
Joe Morris	1	21	21.0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Allen Weber	6	1	17	31
CB Billy Joe Easter	6	0	24	33
CB Neil Lucky	5	0	19	30
CB T.J. Ward	4	3	25	31
DT Ernie Downs	4	2	20	23
ILB Phil Gaylor	4	1	11	28
DT Randal Tanner	4	1	20	33
S Tracy Sherry	4	1	12	15
ILB Andre Poston	4	0	19	13
OLB Walter James	4	0	15	17
S J.C. Blackwell	3	2	24	33
CB Daniel Bronson	3	0	22	34
DT Darryl Ortmeier	2	2	15	11
OLB Fernando Sanford	1	2	15	24
OLB Keith Rivers	1	1	9	9
DE Jerome Daughtry	1	1	19	22
DE Cornell Kaczmarek	1	1	11	19
DE Deron Rice	1	0	16	26

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Jerome Valadez	6	0	0.0	9	32
S Nicky Kau	5	1	0.0	10	30
OLB J.B. Clements	5	0	0.0	6	31
OLB Rodderick Muckelroy	4	2	1.0	10	31
DE Kenyon Zachery	3	1	1.0	6	29
ILB Lincoln Krzys	3	1	0.0	10	32
DE Brian Hubble	2	0	0.5	7	18
OLB Koa Misi	2	1	0.0	5	17
S Gene Bartels	2	1	0.0	6	29
ILB Nicky Cook	2	0	0.0	5	10
DE Bryan Soper	1	1	0.5	8	23
ILB Max Fields	1	1	0.0	2	15
S Glover Quin	1	1	0.0	10	36
DT Jarron Gilbert	1	0	0.0	3	11
CB Irving Benton	1	0	0.0	8	29
DE Alex Carrington	0	1	0.0	4	22
CB Nicky Maness	0	1	0.0	5	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Randal Tanner	1	2	33
DE Jerome Daughtry	1	1	22
DE Deron Rice	1	0	26

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kenyon Zachery	1.0	0	1	1	29
OLB Rodderick Muckelroy	1.0	0	0	2	31
DE Brian Hubble	0.5	2	0	0	18
DE Bryan Soper	0.5	0	2	0	23
DT Wes Airey	0.0	0	1	0	17
DE Alex Carrington	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Allen Weber	5	0	31
CB Neil Lucky	4	0	30
CB T.J. Ward	3	1	31
CB Billy Joe Easter	3	1	33
CB Daniel Bronson	3	0	34
S Tracy Sherry	3	0	15
OLB Walter James	2	1	17
ILB Phil Gaylor	2	0	28
OLB Keith Rivers	1	0	9
S J.C. Blackwell	1	0	33
OLB Fernando Sanford	1	0	24
DT Ernie Downs	1	0	23

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jerome Valadez	5	1	32
S Nicky Kau	4	0	30
ILB Lincoln Krzys	3	0	32
OLB J.B. Clements	3	0	31
S Gene Bartels	3	0	29
CB Irving Benton	2	1	29
OLB Rodderick Muckelroy	2	0	31
DE Kenyon Zachery	1	0	29
ILB Max Fields	1	0	15
ILB Nicky Cook	1	0	10
OLB Koa Misi	1	0	17
DE Brian Hubble	1	0	18
S Joe Morris	0	1	4

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jimmy Concepcion	1	2	11	0	32
Tito Greer	1	2	5	0	13
Jessie Hoitink	1	2	7	0	17
Ty Poston	0	2	5	0	21
Damon Butterfield	0	1	7	1	19
J.C. Van Pelt	0	1	4	0	7
Sam Young	0	0	6	1	27
Benjamin Colman	0	0	4	1	23

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Harold Brackens	4	8	25	35
Eric Olsen	3	7	24	33
J'marcus Webb	2	2	22	36
Grady Freund	1	1	19	23
Myron Valentine	0	5	25	32
Duke Robinson	0	3	14	12
Louis Farrell	0	2	19	25
Alex Groce	0	1	21	32

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Joey Sadler	3	17
Neil Lucky	1	20
Tracy Sherry	1	15
J.C. Van Pelt	1	14
Louis Murphy	1	12

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Jerome Valadez	2	23
Dustin Peterson	1	22
Randy Kurtz	1	12
Irving Benton	1	7

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Neil Lucky	---	---	19	30	20	69
Billy Joe Easter	---	---	24	33	8	65
J.C. Blackwell	---	---	24	33	4	61
Daniel Bronson	---	---	22	34	4	60
T.J. Ward	---	---	25	31	4	60
Randal Tanner	---	---	20	33	4	57
Matt Ryan	11	40	---	---	---	51
Allen Weber	---	---	17	31	2	50
Joey Sadler	4	28	---	---	17	49
Fernando Sanford	---	---	15	24	7	46
Ernie Downs	---	---	20	23	3	46
Jerome Daughtry	---	---	19	22	4	45
Deron Rice	---	---	16	26	2	44
Phil Gaylor	---	---	11	28	4	43
Jimmy Concepcion	11	32	---	---	---	43
Andre Poston	---	---	19	13	10	42
Tracy Sherry	---	---	12	15	15	42
Ray Karau	5	27	---	---	10	42
Darnell Mathis	9	24	---	---	6	39
Rich Hampton	4	14	---	---	19	37
Walter James	---	---	15	17	2	34
Gilbert Finch	---	---	14	15	5	34
Aaron Hernandez	8	21	---	---	4	33
Sam Young	6	27	---	---	---	33
Marc Scott	7	26	---	---	---	33
Benjamin Colman	4	23	---	---	6	33
Cornell Kaczmarek	---	---	11	19	3	33
Casey Heath	4	24	---	---	4	32
Ty Poston	5	21	---	---	6	32
Damon Butterfield	7	19	---	---	6	32
Peter Jennings	6	24	---	---	---	30
Thomas Kelly	6	22	---	---	---	28
Darryl Ortmeier	---	---	15	11	1	27
Jessie Hoitink	7	17	---	---	2	26
Artie Purvis	4	15	---	---	6	25
J.C. Van Pelt	4	7	---	---	14	25
Louis Murphy	2	6	---	---	12	20
Keith Rivers	---	---	9	9	1	19
Frankie Sanford	1	2	---	---	16	19
Tito Greer	5	13	---	---	---	18
Walt Causey	---	---	3	4	7	14
Lance Radecki	1	8	---	---	4	13
Kevin Huber	0	0	---	---	5	5
David Buehler	0	0	---	---	5	5
David Abrams	0	0	---	---	1	1
Scottie Kirk	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marc Alston	30	41	---	---	---	71
Harold Brackens	25	35	---	---	7	67
Jerome Valadez	---	---	9	32	23	64
Alex Groce	21	32	---	---	7	60
J'marcus Webb	22	36	---	---	1	59
Eric Olsen	24	33	---	---	---	57
Myron Valentine	25	32	---	---	---	57
Randy Kurtz	18	22	---	---	12	52
Grady Freund	19	23	---	---	10	52
Louis Farrell	19	25	---	---	7	51
Glover Quin	---	---	10	36	2	48
Shaun Rosengard	14	19	---	---	15	48
Gene Bartels	---	---	6	29	13	48
Quinn Lockett	18	24	---	---	5	47
Donnie Avery	17	27	---	---	---	44
Irving Benton	---	---	8	29	7	44
Lincoln Krzys	---	---	10	32	1	43
Willie Aranda	17	22	---	---	4	43
Rodderick Muckelroy	---	---	10	31	1	42
Nicky Kau	---	---	10	30	1	41
Matt Forte	10	13	---	---	16	39
J.B. Clements	---	---	6	31	---	37
Kenyon Zachery	---	---	6	29	1	36
Lewis Schulz	7	9	---	---	17	33
Duke Robinson	14	12	---	---	6	32
Bryan Soper	---	---	8	23	1	32
Brian Hubble	---	---	7	18	6	31
Geoff Jordan	12	18	---	---	---	30
Al Klone	11	15	---	---	3	29
Nicky Cook	---	---	5	10	14	29
Max Fields	---	---	2	15	10	27
Alex Carrington	---	---	4	22	---	26
Nicky Maness	---	---	5	21	---	26
Dustin Peterson	1	1	---	---	22	24
Koa Misi	---	---	5	17	2	24
Wes Airey	---	---	5	17	1	23
Dusty Bellis	3	6	---	---	14	23
Jarron Gilbert	---	---	3	11	4	18
Wally Richardson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Grady Looper	3	6	---	---	---	9
Otis Wolfe	0	0	---	---	7	7
Joe Morris	---	---	1	4	1	6
William Middleton	---	---	1	3	1	5
Terrance Woodard	---	---	0	0	1	1
Percy Barnes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jessie Briley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	13	6.5
Middle	7	27	3.9
Right	2	9	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	21	3.5
Middle	16	64	4.0
Right	8	50	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	37	27	4	0	0	3	5	3	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marc Alston	41	29	2	1	2	3	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	15	14	63	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	82	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	64	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	42	14.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	14	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	15	134	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	10	141	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	31	10.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darnell Mathis	6	4	29	0	24
WR Ray Karau	6	4	41	1	27
WR Joey Sadler	5	2	9	0	28
RB Marc Scott	5	5	18	0	26
TE Aaron Hernandez	4	3	76	2	21
WR Thomas Kelly	3	3	41	1	22
RB Rich Hampton	3	3	31	0	14
FB Artie Purvis	2	2	-1	0	15
TE J.C. Van Pelt	2	0	0	0	7
WR Louis Murphy	1	1	7	0	6

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Donnie Avery	9	9	0	117	0	27
WR Shaun Rosengard	8	4	2	37	0	19
WR Matt Forte	5	3	0	31	0	13
TE Quinn Lockett	5	4	0	56	1	24
TE Grady Freund	5	3	0	45	1	23
TE Lewis Schulz	3	2	0	10	0	9
RB Geoff Jordan	3	2	0	5	0	18
WR Al Klone	2	2	0	19	0	15
WR Grady Looper	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Geoff Jordan	3	13	4.33	4.00
Willie Aranda	2	5	2.50	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marc Alston	3	1	14	4.67	7.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Quinn Lockett	2	1	14	7.00	11.20
WR Grady Looper	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Matt Ryan	1	0
Marc Scott	1	1

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Geoff Jordan	5	4
Dustin Peterson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	13	12	8

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marc Alston	5	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ray Karau	3	2	1
TE Aaron Hernandez	2	2	2
WR Darnell Mathis	2	2	2
WR Joey Sadler	1	1	0
WR Louis Murphy	1	1	1
RB Marc Scott	1	1	0
WR Thomas Kelly	1	1	1
RB Rich Hampton	1	1	1
FB Artie Purvis	1	1	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donnie Avery	1	1	1
WR Grady Looper	1	0	0
RB Geoff Jordan	1	1	0
WR Shaun Rosengard	1	0	0
TE Grady Freund	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,900 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,200 (18,600)
End Zone 13,100 (13,400)
Mezzanine 7,600 (7,800)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (11,900)
Club Seats 7,800 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,900 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,200 (18,600)
End Zone	13,100 (13,400)
Mezzanine	7,600 (7,800)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (11,900)
Club Seats	7,800 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)