Week 8, 2041

played in Chicago, IL

62 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	0	3	0	10	-	13
Chicago Bears	3	7	3	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:31 CHI - Ian Zupancic 23 field goal
2Q: 09:55 CHI - Nolan Greer 12 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 45 field goal
3Q: 05:11 CHI - Ian Zupancic 26 field goal
4Q: 14:25 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 36 field goal
4Q: 07:54 CHI - Ed Randle 47 pass from Nolan Greer (Ian Zupancic extra point)
4Q: 04:34 MIN - Tim Givens 17 pass from Jake Locker (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:31 CHI - Ian Zupancic 23 field goal
2Q: 09:55 CHI - Nolan Greer 12 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 45 field goal
3Q: 05:11 CHI - Ian Zupancic 26 field goal
4Q: 14:25 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 36 field goal
4Q: 07:54 CHI - Ed Randle 47 pass from Nolan Greer (Ian Zupancic extra point)
4Q: 04:34 MIN - Tim Givens 17 pass from Jake Locker (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)

Team Statistics MIN CHI
Record 6-2 4-3
First Downs 17 20
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 274 413
- Offensive Plays 68 68
- Yards per Play 4.03 6.07
Net Rushing Yards 62 124
- Rushing Attempts 15 29
- Yards per Rush 4.13 4.28
Net Passing Yards 212 289
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 26 - 0 39 - 23 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 241 289
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/29 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.00 7.41
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 7.4
4th Down Conversions 2/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/51 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/5 3/15
Kick Returns/Yards 4/87 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 3/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 29
Time of Possession 26:20 33:40

Team Statistics	MIN	CHI
Record	6-2	4-3
First Downs	17	20
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	274	413
- Offensive Plays	68	68
- Yards per Play	4.03	6.07
Net Rushing Yards	62	124
- Rushing Attempts	15	29
- Yards per Rush	4.13	4.28
Net Passing Yards	212	289
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 26 - 0	39 - 23 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	241	289
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/29	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.00	7.41
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	7.4
4th Down Conversions	2/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/51	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/5	3/15
Kick Returns/Yards	4/87	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	3/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 29
Time of Possession	26:20	33:40

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:45	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
1	8:26	1:21	OWN 30	4	-13	Punt
1	3:43	2:06	OWN 12	4	6	Punt
1	0:50	1:13	OWN 44	3	3	Punt
2	9:46	2:13	OWN 23	4	21	Punt
2	5:46	0:33	OWN 40	2	8	Fumble
2	4:18	1:35	OWN 38	3	5	Punt
2	0:31	0:31	OPP 49	3	21	Field Goal
3	12:07	2:02	OWN 20	5	10	Punt
3	5:03	5:45	OWN 30	13	51	Field Goal
4	12:29	3:47	OWN 22	7	28	Downs
4	7:39	3:15	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
4	1:53	1:53	OWN 5	9	30	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:15	4:49	OWN 39	11	55	Field Goal
1	7:05	3:22	OWN 45	6	24	Interception
1	1:37	0:47	OWN 18	3	20	Interception
2	14:37	4:51	OWN 15	10	85	Touchdown
2	7:33	1:47	OWN 15	3	7	Punt
2	5:13	0:55	OPP 48	4	17	Missed FG
2	2:43	2:12	OWN 20	5	18	Interception
3	15:00	2:53	OWN 20	7	42	Punt
3	10:05	5:02	OWN 36	8	55	Field Goal
4	14:18	1:49	OWN 19	3	4	Punt
4	8:42	1:03	50	3	50	Touchdown
4	4:24	2:31	OWN 20	6	28	Punt

Game MVP: Carl Clark, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Casey McDonald	11	51	4.64	16	4
Jake Locker	2	10	5.00	5	0
Dean Stephenson	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0
Barry Washington	1	5	5.00	5	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jerome Walker	14	68	4.86	17	2	0
Peyton Frederick	8	38	4.75	12	1	0
Percy Talley	5	2	0.40	6	0	0
Nolan Greer	2	16	8.00	12	1	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	46	26	241	7/29	1	25	0	78.2

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Nolan Greer	39	23	289	0/0	1	51	3	58.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tim Givens	6	10	81	13.50	7	25	1
WR Mike Evans	5	14	58	11.60	15	20	0
WR Greg Wells	3	6	17	5.67	2	8	0
WR Barry Washington	3	3	49	16.33	10	21	0
TE Derrick Brechbill	3	5	15	5.00	8	9	0
RB Dean Stephenson	2	2	11	5.50	5	9	0
RB Casey McDonald	2	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jordan Newsome	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Shannon Pharms	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Reggie Michael	4	6	40	10.00	7	19	0
RB Jerome Walker	4	6	75	18.75	66	51	0
WR Ed Randle	4	8	52	13.00	22	47	1
WR Zach Plumier	3	6	51	17.00	17	25	0
WR Deon Kerr	3	6	22	7.33	6	20	0
TE Marvin Lingen	3	4	34	11.33	3	17	0
TE Rickey Hastings	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Vince Richmond	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Daniel Green	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Vernon Warren	1	0	0.00	0
S Benjamin Stone	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Keegan George	1	0	0.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jake Locker	2	0	0
Marcus Ashe	0	1	0
Lavonte David	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jerome Walker	1	1	0
Carl Clark	0	1	1
Brody Weaver	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lance McWilliams	7	317	45.3	40.3	65	3

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marcus Manning	4	183	45.8	39.5	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dixon Hawthorne	2/2	1/1	0/0	45	1/1

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ian Zupancic	2/3	0/1	0/0	26	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Wells	2	5	2.5	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bennett Fenner	3	15	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Barry Washington	4	87	21.8	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antonio Pierce	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lavonte David	6	3	27	38
CB Vernon Warren	6	1	28	39
CB Ivan Chandler	6	1	29	38
ILB Keegan George	5	6	29	39
S Terry Mathews	5	2	29	39
DT Mike Daniels	5	0	24	24
DT Ricky Bethea	4	0	7	6
S Benjamin Stone	3	1	29	39
DT Trent Schroeder	3	0	20	27
ILB Sean Spence	2	0	7	5
DE Ziggy Ansoh	1	2	27	34
CB Roderick Dodge	1	1	13	25
OLB Bo Murphy	1	1	9	9
DE Sedrick Matthews	1	0	28	38
S Zayden Drain	1	0	3	7

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Leonard Mahoney	9	0	0.0	14	43
S Eric Reid	7	4	0.0	15	53
ILB Norbert Dozier	7	0	0.0	14	50
DE Carl Clark	4	2	2.0	10	33
S Brody Weaver	3	2	1.0	15	53
CB Mike McGowan	3	0	0.0	13	47
CB Zachary Blades	3	0	0.0	10	44
DE Rob Cordie	2	1	2.0	5	20
OLB Mitch Ashcraft	2	0	1.0	4	8
DT Mitch Mallow	2	0	0.0	8	14
DT Oscar Gillespie	1	0	1.0	4	13
CB Renaldo Moore	1	1	0.0	11	50
WR Reggie Michael	1	0	---	---	---
WR Deon Kerr	1	0	---	---	---
TE Marvin Lingen	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jeremy Foug	1	0	0.0	6	11
OLB Weston Dukes	1	0	0.0	2	3
S Antonio Pierce	0	1	0.0	8	33

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sedrick Matthews	1	1	38
DE Ziggy Ansoh	1	0	34
DT Trent Schroeder	1	0	27
DT K.C. Bryant	1	0	15

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Carl Clark	2.0	2	1	33
DE Rob Cordie	2.0	2	1	20
DT Oscar Gillespie	1.0	0	0	13
S Brody Weaver	1.0	0	0	53
OLB Mitch Ashcraft	1.0	0	0	8
DE Bo Hutek	0.0	3	1	42
DT Mitch Mallow	0.0	2	0	14
ILB Jake Money	0.0	1	0	13
DT Griffin Brooks	0.0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ivan Chandler	7	0	0	38
OLB Lavonte David	4	0	0	38
S Terry Mathews	3	2	0	39
CB Vernon Warren	3	0	1	39
S Benjamin Stone	2	0	1	39
ILB Keegan George	1	1	1	39
DE Ziggy Ansoh	1	0	0	34
CB Roderick Dodge	1	0	0	25
DE Sedrick Matthews	1	0	0	38

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Leonard Mahoney	7	0	43
S Eric Reid	5	1	53
CB Zachary Blades	3	0	44
ILB Norbert Dozier	2	1	50
S Brody Weaver	2	1	53
CB Renaldo Moore	2	0	50
CB Mike McGowan	2	0	47
DE Jeremy Foug	1	0	11
OLB Weston Dukes	1	0	3
OLB Mitch Ashcraft	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marcus Ashe	1	3	15	2	53
Roman Nolan	1	3	15	0	53
Maddox Sandhu	1	2	15	3	53
Earnest Hammontree	1	1	15	1	53
Reggie Higdon	0	2	15	1	53
Mel Davey	0	1	5	0	20
Derrick Brechbill	0	1	8	0	21

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Tommie Goodwin	4	7	29	39
Donny McKenzie	3	7	29	39
Randal Hitchcock	1	4	29	39
Percy Talley	1	3	22	23
Harry Soliday	0	4	29	39
Korey Noyeaux	0	2	29	39

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Sean Spence	3	15
Donovan Hickman	1	15

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Daniel Green	2	15
Jerome Walker	2	4
Rickey Hastings	1	12
Percy Talley	1	8

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Roman Nolan	15	53	---	---	9	77
Ivan Chandler	---	---	29	38	7	74
Benjamin Stone	---	---	29	39	4	72
Mike Evans	15	52	---	---	5	72
Keegan George	---	---	29	39	3	71
Terry Mathews	---	---	29	39	3	71
Vernon Warren	---	---	28	39	3	70
Sedrick Matthews	---	---	28	38	3	69
Jake Locker	15	53	---	---	---	68
Marcus Ashe	15	53	---	---	---	68
Lavonte David	---	---	27	38	3	68
Reggie Higdon	15	53	---	---	---	68
Earnest Hammontree	15	53	---	---	---	68
Maddox Sandhu	15	53	---	---	---	68
Ziggy Ansoh	---	---	27	34	2	63
Roderick Dodge	---	---	13	25	19	57
Tim Givens	12	42	---	---	---	54
Mike Daniels	---	---	24	24	2	50
Greg Wells	6	34	---	---	8	48
Trent Schroeder	---	---	20	27	1	48
Casey McDonald	12	36	---	---	---	48
Barry Washington	3	21	---	---	12	36
Dean Stephenson	3	11	---	---	21	35
Derrick Brechbill	8	21	---	---	5	34
Martin Lorenzen	6	11	---	---	17	34
Mel Davey	5	20	---	---	7	32
Sean Spence	---	---	7	5	15	27
Shannon Pharms	5	10	---	---	10	25
K.C. Bryant	---	---	5	15	2	22
Bo Murphy	---	---	9	9	---	18
Zayden Drain	---	---	3	7	8	18
Jordan Newsome	0	7	---	---	10	17
Donovan Hickman	---	---	0	0	15	15
Ricky Bethea	---	---	7	6	1	14
Myron Cropp	---	---	2	1	10	13
Norman Waite	---	---	2	5	5	12
Emmanuel Ramsey	0	0	---	---	9	9
Seth Malone	0	0	---	---	9	9
Cary Sutter	0	0	---	---	9	9
Damien Hausermann	0	0	---	---	9	9
Lance McWilliams	0	0	---	---	7	7
Edwin Woolson	---	---	1	1	4	6
Dixon Hawthorne	0	0	---	---	5	5
Thomas Lott	0	0	---	---	2	2
Sawyer Huntley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Walt Lane	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Zachary Blades	---	---	10	44	24	78
Norbert Dozier	---	---	14	50	13	77
Korey Noyeaux	29	39	---	---	7	75
Brody Weaver	---	---	15	53	5	73
Eric Reid	---	---	15	53	2	70
Renaldo Moore	---	---	11	50	8	69
Nolan Greer	29	39	---	---	---	68
Tommie Goodwin	29	39	---	---	---	68
Harry Soliday	29	39	---	---	---	68
Donny McKenzie	29	39	---	---	---	68
Randal Hitchcock	29	39	---	---	---	68
Mike McGowan	---	---	13	47	2	62
Zach Plumier	28	33	---	---	---	61
Leonard Mahoney	---	---	14	43	2	59
Marvin Lingen	23	26	---	---	7	56
Percy Talley	22	23	---	---	8	53
Bo Hutek	---	---	9	42	2	53
Antonio Pierce	---	---	8	33	10	51
Kelly Gray	---	---	11	32	5	48
Carl Clark	---	---	10	33	3	46
Jerome Walker	19	22	---	---	4	45
Deon Kerr	7	21	---	---	15	43
Peyton Frederick	9	12	---	---	19	40
Reggie Michael	16	20	---	---	---	36
Rob Cordie	---	---	5	20	5	30
Ed Randle	11	19	---	---	---	30
Griffin Brooks	---	---	4	21	4	29
Vince Richmond	3	12	---	---	11	26
Mitch Mallow	---	---	8	14	3	25
Jake Money	---	---	2	13	9	24
Bennett Fenner	1	1	---	---	22	24
Daniel Green	1	4	---	---	15	20
Rickey Hastings	5	2	---	---	12	19
Oscar Gillespie	---	---	4	13	1	18
Jeremy Foug	---	---	6	11	---	17
Mitch Ashcraft	---	---	4	8	---	12
Ian Zupancic	0	0	---	---	8	8
Weston Dukes	---	---	2	3	3	8
Chris Tenney	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ken Maloney	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tyrone Washington	0	0	---	---	7	7
Leonard Hoffman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marcus Manning	0	0	---	---	4	4
Gerald Tillman	0	0	---	---	3	3
Marcus Vuong	0	0	---	---	---	0
Nicholas Simmons	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	49	7.0
Middle	7	7	1.0
Right	1	6	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	2	0.7
Middle	21	98	4.7
Right	5	24	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	46	26	4	4	1	3	11	3	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Nolan Greer	39	23	5	2	4	3	4	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	95	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	119	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	25	2.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	61	10.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	34	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	9	147	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	47	15.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Evans	14	5	0	58	1	52
WR Tim Givens	10	6	1	81	1	42
WR Greg Wells	6	3	0	17	0	34
TE Derrick Brechbill	5	3	0	15	0	21
WR Barry Washington	3	3	0	49	2	21
RB Dean Stephenson	2	2	0	11	0	11
RB Casey McDonald	2	2	0	0	0	36
WR Jordan Newsome	2	1	0	6	0	7
TE Shannon Pharms	1	1	0	4	0	10

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ed Randle	8	4	1	52	1	19
WR Reggie Michael	6	4	0	40	0	20
WR Zach Plumier	6	3	1	51	2	33
WR Deon Kerr	6	3	1	22	1	21
RB Jerome Walker	6	4	1	75	1	22
TE Marvin Lingen	4	3	0	34	0	26
TE Rickey Hastings	1	1	0	10	0	2
TE Daniel Green	1	0	0	0	0	4
WR Vince Richmond	1	1	0	5	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dean Stephenson	1	-4	-4.00	-4.00

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Peyton Frederick	2	5	2.50	4.75
Nolan Greer	1	12	12.00	8.00
Jerome Walker	1	3	3.00	4.86
Percy Talley	1	-1	-1.00	0.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	1	1	17	17.00	5.24

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Nolan Greer	4	2	2	0.50	7.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tim Givens	1	1	17	17.00	8.10

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ed Randle	2	1	3	1.50	6.50
WR Zach Plumier	1	0	0	0.00	8.50
WR Deon Kerr	1	1	-1	-1.00	3.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Dean Stephenson	1	0
Barry Washington	1	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Jerome Walker	2	2
Nolan Greer	1	1
Percy Talley	1	0
Peyton Frederick	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	13	6	3

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Nolan Greer	12	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tim Givens	6	3	2
WR Barry Washington	2	2	1
WR Greg Wells	1	0	0
RB Dean Stephenson	1	1	0
TE Derrick Brechbill	1	0	0
WR Jordan Newsome	1	0	0
WR Mike Evans	1	0	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Jerome Walker	3	2	1
WR Reggie Michael	2	1	1
WR Zach Plumier	2	0	0
WR Ed Randle	2	1	1
WR Deon Kerr	1	1	0
TE Marvin Lingen	1	1	1
WR Vince Richmond	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,900 (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 2,400 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,900 (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	2,400 (3,500)