Week 8, 2030

played in Chicago, IL

59 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	10	10	0	3	-	23
Chicago Bears	7	7	3	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:43 MIN - Cornelius Morris 27 field goal
1Q: 06:08 MIN - Mariano Dragon 55 interception return (Cornelius Morris extra point)
1Q: 02:33 CHI - Zach Plumier 9 pass from Colin Kaepernick (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 14:25 MIN - Cornelius Morris 35 field goal
2Q: 12:32 MIN - Nathan Hoover 3 run (Cornelius Morris extra point)
2Q: 04:58 CHI - Zach Plumier 14 pass from Colin Kaepernick (David Buehler extra point)
3Q: 02:09 CHI - David Buehler 41 field goal
4Q: 11:01 MIN - Cornelius Morris 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:43 MIN - Cornelius Morris 27 field goal
1Q: 06:08 MIN - Mariano Dragon 55 interception return (Cornelius Morris extra point)
1Q: 02:33 CHI - Zach Plumier 9 pass from Colin Kaepernick (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 14:25 MIN - Cornelius Morris 35 field goal
2Q: 12:32 MIN - Nathan Hoover 3 run (Cornelius Morris extra point)
2Q: 04:58 CHI - Zach Plumier 14 pass from Colin Kaepernick (David Buehler extra point)
3Q: 02:09 CHI - David Buehler 41 field goal
4Q: 11:01 MIN - Cornelius Morris 31 field goal

Team Statistics MIN CHI
Record 5-2 4-3
First Downs 12 16
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 6 10
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 227 322
- Offensive Plays 61 60
- Yards per Play 3.72 5.37
Net Rushing Yards 154 131
- Rushing Attempts 35 19
- Yards per Rush 4.40 6.89
Net Passing Yards 73 191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 11 - 0 38 - 23 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 89 208
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 2.81 4.66
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 3/23 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 4/36 1/14
Kick Returns/Yards 3/73 4/102
Interception Ret./Yards 4/107 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 25
Time of Possession 31:20 28:40

Team Statistics	MIN	CHI
Record	5-2	4-3
First Downs	12	16
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	6	10
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	227	322
- Offensive Plays	61	60
- Yards per Play	3.72	5.37
Net Rushing Yards	154	131
- Rushing Attempts	35	19
- Yards per Rush	4.40	6.89
Net Passing Yards	73	191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 11 - 0	38 - 23 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	89	208
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	2.81	4.66
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	3/23	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	4/36	1/14
Kick Returns/Yards	3/73	4/102
Interception Ret./Yards	4/107	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 25
Time of Possession	31:20	28:40

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:19	2:38	OWN 26	6	21	Punt
1	8:58	2:23	OWN 42	5	48	Field Goal
1	2:27	3:09	OWN 47	6	35	Field Goal
2	13:06	0:44	OPP 11	3	11	Touchdown
2	10:03	1:27	OWN 3	3	7	Punt
2	4:49	1:45	OWN 20	5	27	Punt
2	1:29	0:48	OPP 36	3	-2	Fumble
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	4:09	OWN 35	6	1	Punt
3	2:03	6:08	OWN 47	10	39	Field Goal
4	9:19	4:03	OWN 34	7	31	Punt
4	3:29	1:14	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
4	1:26	1:26	OPP 45	3	4	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:41	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
1	10:41	1:43	OWN 3	4	25	Punt
1	6:35	0:37	OWN 39	1	5	Interception
1	5:58	3:31	OWN 18	6	82	Touchdown
2	14:18	1:12	OWN 24	2	6	Interception
2	12:22	2:19	OWN 26	4	16	Punt
2	8:36	3:47	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
2	3:04	1:35	OWN 20	5	42	Interception
2	0:41	0:18	OWN 43	2	9	Interception
3	10:51	8:48	OWN 19	15	57	Field Goal
4	10:55	1:36	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	5:16	1:47	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	2:15	0:49	OWN 42	4	3	Downs

Game MVP: Hardy Oliver, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Nathan Hoover	21	124	5.90	37	4	1
Daniel Asherian	11	25	2.27	11	1	0
Grady Banks	3	5	1.67	7	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
J.C. Ramirez	8	73	9.13	52	2
Colin Kaepernick	6	40	6.67	16	1
Deion Whiting	5	18	3.60	9	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grady Banks	23	11	89	3/16	0	18	0	58.0

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colin Kaepernick	38	23	208	3/17	2	22	4	53.3

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Brenden Lipford	3	6	34	11.33	7	18
RB Daniel Asherian	3	4	21	7.00	13	10
RB Nathan Hoover	3	4	19	6.33	6	13
WR Jeremy Kerley	1	2	15	15.00	6	15
TE Stanley Gomez	1	3	0	0.00	0	0
WR Julio Jones	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Leon Dillow	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Zach Plumier	6	6	67	11.17	6	22	2
TE Grady Freund	4	8	27	6.75	0	11	0
TE Kyle Rudolph	3	3	43	14.33	21	18	0
WR Dean Gillespie	2	5	9	4.50	0	5	0
WR Shaun Rosengard	2	4	8	4.00	2	6	0
TE Pete Powell	2	4	21	10.50	5	12	0
RB J.C. Ramirez	1	1	9	9.00	11	9	0
WR Grady Looper	1	5	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Randy Kurtz	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Deion Whiting	1	1	12	12.00	11	12	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Hardy Oliver	2	24	12.00	0
CB Mariano Dragon	1	55	55.00	1
S Hardy Kerr	1	28	28.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Nathan Hoover	1	0	0
Grady Banks	1	0	0
Mike Pouncey	0	1	0
Rico Turnbull	0	0	1
Billy Joe Easter	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Colin Kaepernick	2	0	0
J.C. Ramirez	0	1	0
Grady Looper	0	1	0
Travis Maxwell	0	1	0
Brian Hubble	0	0	1
Von Miller	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donnie Norton	6	277	46.2	37.2	55	2

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Otis Wolfe	5	250	50.0	42.8	58	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cornelius Morris	3/3	0/0	0/0	35	2/2

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Buehler	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brenden Lipford	4	36	9.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joe Morris	1	14	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brenden Lipford	3	73	24.3	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joe Morris	3	81	27.0	0
Derek Stokes	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Victor Wallace	6	1	0.0	18	38
S Robert Sands	6	0	0.0	18	37
CB Prince Amukamara	5	3	0.0	19	33
CB Hardy Oliver	4	1	0.0	12	29
DT Antonio Lincoln	4	0	0.0	11	14
ILB Vinny Mayes	3	1	1.0	12	18
ILB Kerry Adams	3	1	0.0	8	16
S Hardy Kerr	3	0	0.0	12	26
DT Rico Turnbull	2	0	1.0	8	27
S Colin Jones	2	1	0.0	12	30
ILB Dan Beckam	2	1	0.0	12	29
CB Billy Joe Easter	2	0	0.0	12	28
DT Kenrick Ellis	1	2	1.0	8	22
DE Alan Carlisle	1	1	0.0	14	30
WR Brenden Lipford	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Broderick Downs	0	1	0.0	1	3

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kelvin Sheppard	8	5	0.0	34	25
OLB Von Miller	5	2	2.0	28	20
ILB Dana Navarro	5	2	0.0	23	16
DT Ian Bullock	4	2	0.0	22	13
DE Zach Erickson	4	1	0.0	18	14
S Stan Westbrook	4	0	0.0	25	22
S Joe Morris	2	1	0.0	10	7
CB Irving Benton	2	1	0.0	29	21
DT Neil Jernigan	2	1	0.0	13	13
CB Sammy Bruce	2	1	0.0	21	14
OLB C.J. Lowe	2	0	0.0	28	21
DE Brian Hubble	1	0	1.0	17	12
S Richie McKenzie	1	3	0.0	25	19
CB Alfred Burks	1	2	0.0	11	10
ILB Bryan Covington	1	0	0.0	5	3
RB J.C. Ramirez	1	0	---	---	---
WR Shaun Rosengard	1	0	---	---	---
S Gene Bartels	1	0	0.0	12	5
QB Colin Kaepernick	1	0	---	---	---
CB Curtis Brown	1	0	0.0	14	12
DE Travis Maxwell	0	1	0.0	21	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kenrick Ellis	1.0	0	1	0	22
DT Rico Turnbull	1.0	0	0	0	27
ILB Vinny Mayes	1.0	0	0	0	18
DE Jeremy Beal	0.0	2	0	0	30
OLB Ross Samuels	0.0	0	1	1	25
DE Alan Carlisle	0.0	0	1	0	30
OLB Victor Wallace	0.0	0	0	2	38

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Von Miller	2.0	0	0	1	20
DE Brian Hubble	1.0	0	0	0	12
OLB C.J. Lowe	0.0	1	2	0	21
DT Neil Jernigan	0.0	0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Victor Wallace	5	1	0	38
CB Hardy Oliver	4	0	2	29
CB Prince Amukamara	3	1	0	33
S Robert Sands	3	0	0	37
S Hardy Kerr	2	0	1	26
ILB Kerry Adams	2	0	0	16
ILB Vinny Mayes	1	1	0	18
CB Billy Joe Easter	1	0	0	28
S Colin Jones	1	0	0	30
ILB Dan Beckam	1	0	0	29
CB Mariano Dragon	0	0	1	12

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Stan Westbrook	3	0	22
ILB Kelvin Sheppard	2	0	25
OLB Von Miller	1	1	20
ILB Dana Navarro	1	1	16
S Joe Morris	1	0	7
CB Curtis Brown	1	0	12
S Richie McKenzie	1	0	19
CB Sammy Bruce	1	0	14
CB Irving Benton	0	2	21
CB Alfred Burks	0	1	10

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Pouncey	3	8	35	0	26
Curtis Price	3	5	33	0	25
Bucky Irwin	1	3	9	0	10
Terry Palmer	1	3	18	0	10
John Moffitt	1	2	23	1	17
Edwin Veldheer	1	2	13	0	6
Jamie Lovell	1	1	1	0	0
Jose Boyer	0	5	30	1	26
Marcus Cannon	0	2	22	1	20
Rod Koski	0	1	15	0	8
Stanley Gomez	0	1	35	0	26

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Blaine Richmond	1	4	17	0	36
Orlando Franklin	1	3	16	1	39
Gene Forbes	1	1	18	2	37
Nicky Knell	1	1	4	0	8
Jorge Lavan	0	1	18	0	31
Eric Olsen	0	1	13	0	33
Randy Kurtz	0	1	7	0	17
Tyrone Earthman	0	1	8	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Bucky Irwin	2	19
Vinny Mayes	2	16
Brenden Lipford	1	17

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
J.T. McKenzie	2	28
Randy Kurtz	2	16
Pete Powell	1	16
Zach Plumier	1	11
Eric Olsen	1	6

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Pouncey	35	26	---	---	9	70
Jose Boyer	30	26	---	---	7	63
Grady Banks	35	26	---	---	---	61
Stanley Gomez	35	26	---	---	---	61
Brenden Lipford	23	19	---	---	17	59
Curtis Price	33	25	---	---	1	59
Victor Wallace	---	---	18	38	2	58
Robert Sands	---	---	18	37	1	56
Colin Jones	---	---	12	30	12	54
Julio Jones	29	23	---	---	1	53
Prince Amukamara	---	---	19	33	1	53
Jeremy Beal	---	---	16	30	6	52
Hardy Oliver	---	---	12	29	11	52
Marcus Cannon	22	20	---	---	9	51
John Moffitt	23	17	---	---	9	49
Hardy Kerr	---	---	12	26	11	49
Vinny Mayes	---	---	12	18	16	46
Nathan Hoover	24	21	---	---	---	45
Alan Carlisle	---	---	14	30	---	44
Dan Beckam	---	---	12	29	1	42
Billy Joe Easter	---	---	12	28	1	41
Bucky Irwin	9	10	---	---	19	38
Ross Samuels	---	---	11	25	2	38
Rico Turnbull	---	---	8	27	1	36
Jeremy Kerley	12	11	---	---	11	34
Daniel Asherian	11	4	---	---	18	33
Kerry Adams	---	---	8	16	9	33
Kenrick Ellis	---	---	8	22	1	31
Antonio Lincoln	---	---	11	14	5	30
Terry Palmer	18	10	---	---	1	29
Rod Koski	15	8	---	---	6	29
Leon Dillow	17	8	---	---	1	26
Edwin Veldheer	13	6	---	---	---	19
Roger Green	0	0	---	---	19	19
Mariano Dragon	---	---	3	12	4	19
Lorenzo Hastings	0	0	---	---	17	17
Broderick Downs	---	---	1	3	10	14
Jamie Lovell	1	0	---	---	9	10
Donnie Norton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ted Kling	---	---	2	4	3	9
Scottie Hardy	0	0	---	---	6	6
Timothy Leggett	0	0	---	---	6	6
Cornelius Morris	0	0	---	---	3	3
Matt Ryan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dan LeFevour	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dean Macklin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Irving Benton	---	---	29	21	12	62
Kelvin Sheppard	---	---	34	25	3	62
Colin Kaepernick	19	41	---	---	1	61
Blaine Richmond	17	36	---	---	6	59
Zach Plumier	13	35	---	---	11	59
J.T. McKenzie	---	---	15	13	28	56
Gene Forbes	18	37	---	---	---	55
Orlando Franklin	16	39	---	---	---	55
Jorge Lavan	18	31	---	---	5	54
Eric Olsen	13	33	---	---	6	52
C.J. Lowe	---	---	28	21	2	51
Von Miller	---	---	28	20	2	50
Stan Westbrook	---	---	25	22	3	50
Richie McKenzie	---	---	25	19	3	47
Alfred Burks	---	---	11	10	24	45
Kyle Rudolph	12	23	---	---	6	41
Randy Kurtz	7	17	---	---	16	40
Dana Navarro	---	---	23	16	1	40
J.C. Ramirez	12	25	---	---	1	38
Ian Bullock	---	---	22	13	3	38
Deion Whiting	7	16	---	---	15	38
Zach Erickson	---	---	18	14	5	37
Brian Hubble	---	---	17	12	7	36
Grady Freund	14	22	---	---	---	36
Sammy Bruce	---	---	21	14	---	35
Alex Carrington	---	---	14	15	5	34
Pete Powell	4	13	---	---	16	33
Travis Maxwell	---	---	21	11	1	33
Dean Gillespie	10	22	---	---	---	32
Curtis Brown	---	---	14	12	4	30
Joe Morris	---	---	10	7	12	29
Grady Looper	9	17	---	---	1	27
Neil Jernigan	---	---	13	13	---	26
Tyrone Earthman	8	11	---	---	6	25
Nicky Knell	4	8	---	---	12	24
Gene Bartels	---	---	12	5	5	22
Bryan Covington	---	---	5	3	11	19
Derek Stokes	0	0	---	---	18	18
Shaun Rosengard	3	7	---	---	7	17
Albert Franklin	1	10	---	---	1	12
J'marcus Webb	3	7	---	---	---	10
Kevin Pearson	1	1	---	---	6	8
David Buehler	0	0	---	---	5	5
Otis Wolfe	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jesse Wilson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leon Sheldon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	38	6.3
Middle	18	105	5.8
Right	9	13	1.4
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	15	3.8
Middle	11	110	10.0
Right	4	6	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grady Banks	23	11	0	1	2	5	3	1	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colin Kaepernick	38	23	1	2	1	3	3	3	4

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	2	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	43	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	44	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	27	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	72	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	87	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	22	4.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Brenden Lipford	6	3	1	34	19
RB Daniel Asherian	4	3	0	21	4
RB Nathan Hoover	4	3	0	19	21
TE Stanley Gomez	3	1	1	0	26
WR Leon Dillow	3	0	0	0	8
WR Jeremy Kerley	2	1	0	15	11
WR Julio Jones	1	0	0	0	23

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Grady Freund	8	4	0	27	0	22
WR Zach Plumier	6	6	0	67	1	35
WR Grady Looper	5	1	0	5	0	17
WR Dean Gillespie	5	2	0	9	0	22
WR Shaun Rosengard	4	2	0	8	0	7
TE Pete Powell	4	2	1	21	0	13
TE Kyle Rudolph	3	3	0	43	0	23
RB J.C. Ramirez	1	1	0	9	0	25
FB Randy Kurtz	1	1	0	7	0	17
RB Deion Whiting	1	1	0	12	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Nathan Hoover	5	8	1.60	5.90
Daniel Asherian	2	2	1.00	2.27

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Deion Whiting	3	7	2.33	3.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grady Banks	5	2	7	1.40	3.87

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Colin Kaepernick	4	2	23	5.75	5.47

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Nathan Hoover	2	1	-1	-0.50	4.75
RB Daniel Asherian	1	1	8	8.00	5.25
WR Julio Jones	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Jeremy Kerley	1	0	0	0.00	7.50

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Zach Plumier	2	2	23	11.50	11.17
TE Grady Freund	1	0	0	0.00	3.38
TE Pete Powell	1	0	0	0.00	5.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Nathan Hoover	4	2
Daniel Asherian	2	0
Grady Banks	1	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
J.C. Ramirez	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grady Banks	7	3	2

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colin Kaepernick	9	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Nathan Hoover	3	3	2
WR Brenden Lipford	1	0	0
RB Daniel Asherian	1	0	0
WR Julio Jones	1	0	0
WR Leon Dillow	1	0	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dean Gillespie	2	0	0
WR Shaun Rosengard	2	1	0
WR Grady Looper	1	1	0
FB Randy Kurtz	1	1	0
TE Pete Powell	1	1	1
TE Kyle Rudolph	1	1	1
WR Zach Plumier	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,200 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,000 (21,000)
End Zone 15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats 10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,200 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,000 (21,000)
End Zone	15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats	10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,500)