Week 8, 2044

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Chicago Bears	0	3	0	0	-	3
Minnesota Vikings	3	10	3	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:43 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 48 field goal
2Q: 09:34 MIN - Mike Evans 8 pass from Grady Banks (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 05:12 CHI - Asher Wingo 30 field goal
2Q: 01:40 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 31 field goal
3Q: 01:30 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 52 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:43 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 48 field goal
2Q: 09:34 MIN - Mike Evans 8 pass from Grady Banks (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 05:12 CHI - Asher Wingo 30 field goal
2Q: 01:40 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 31 field goal
3Q: 01:30 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 52 field goal

Team Statistics CHI MIN
Record 2-5 4-4
First Downs 17 16
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 343 366
- Offensive Plays 63 56
- Yards per Play 5.44 6.54
Net Rushing Yards 94 178
- Rushing Attempts 26 28
- Yards per Rush 3.62 6.36
Net Passing Yards 249 188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 20 - 2 25 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 261 198
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 3/10
- Yards per Pass Play 6.73 6.71
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/68 11/70
Punt Returns/Yards 2/21 2/3
Kick Returns/Yards 3/101 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 30
Time of Possession 28:50 31:10

Team Statistics	CHI	MIN
Record	2-5	4-4
First Downs	17	16
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	343	366
- Offensive Plays	63	56
- Yards per Play	5.44	6.54
Net Rushing Yards	94	178
- Rushing Attempts	26	28
- Yards per Rush	3.62	6.36
Net Passing Yards	249	188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 20 - 2	25 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	261	198
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	3/10
- Yards per Pass Play	6.73	6.71
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/68	11/70
Punt Returns/Yards	2/21	2/3
Kick Returns/Yards	3/101	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 30
Time of Possession	28:50	31:10

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:40	OWN 39	3	3	Punt
1	10:36	5:37	OWN 33	9	50	Missed FG
1	2:26	1:41	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	9:27	4:22	OWN 41	8	46	Field Goal
2	1:33	1:32	OWN 20	4	23	Interception
3	13:35	2:23	OPP 48	3	4	Punt
3	8:47	1:14	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	5:14	1:40	OWN 5	3	0	Punt
3	1:24	2:20	OWN 6	5	51	Interception
4	12:37	2:59	OWN 6	6	38	Punt
4	7:55	2:01	OWN 37	4	8	Downs
4	2:28	2:28	OWN 20	12	78	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:20	2:44	OWN 11	5	58	Field Goal
1	4:59	2:33	OWN 32	5	40	Interception
1	0:45	6:18	OWN 22	14	78	Touchdown
2	5:05	3:32	OWN 18	8	68	Field Goal
2	0:01	0:01	OWN 46	1	37	Half
3	15:00	1:25	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	11:12	2:25	OWN 20	4	25	Punt
3	7:33	2:19	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
3	3:34	2:10	OPP 39	3	4	Field Goal
4	14:04	1:27	OWN 38	3	6	Punt
4	9:38	1:43	OWN 16	3	2	Punt
4	5:54	3:26	OPP 45	5	10	Punt

Game MVP: Sedrick Matthews, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Eddie Sams	19	71	3.74	13	4
Nolan Long	6	15	2.50	8	0
Jameis Wintson	1	8	8.00	8	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Walt Lane	17	112	6.59	31	4
J.R. England	7	33	4.71	12	1
Grady Banks	4	33	8.25	12	1

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jameis Wintson	35	20	261	2/12	0	40	2	56.9

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grady Banks	25	18	198	3/10	1	38	1	91.8

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Amari Cooper	6	10	88	14.67	19	26
WR Willie Wissick	5	9	83	16.60	33	30
WR Rich Curtis	4	6	64	16.00	8	40
TE Kelly Cooley	2	2	12	6.00	0	8
WR Keith Wirthel	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
RB Eddie Sams	1	3	5	5.00	0	5
TE Lee Mills	1	2	6	6.00	0	6

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Julio Herndon	6	8	67	11.17	4	37	0
WR Mike Evans	5	8	62	12.40	3	38	1
TE Derrick Brechbill	4	4	50	12.50	22	31	0
TE Freddie Johnstone	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Walt Lane	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Dwight Bridges	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Casey Greer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB J.R. England	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bo Wayne	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DE Sedrick Matthews	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Keegan George	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jameis Wintson	1	0	0	0
Kenneth Schneider	0	1	0	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Sedrick Matthews	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Cheatom	6	253	42.2	38.3	50	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Julio Kitna	6	288	48.0	37.8	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Asher Wingo	1/2	0/0	0/0	30	0/0

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dixon Hawthorne	3/3	2/2	1/1	52	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nolan Long	1	7	7.0	0
Bo Wayne	1	14	14.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey Greer	2	3	1.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amari Cooper	2	63	31.5	0
Collin Garrett	1	38	38.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cary Halvorsen	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Leonard Mahoney	10	3	0.0	28	28
CB Bo Wayne	9	2	0.0	28	28
DE Bo Hutek	5	0	1.0	13	21
OLB Blaine Dworak	4	1	0.0	21	14
OLB Thomas Muranaka	3	0	1.0	24	19
CB Ian Hitchcock	3	1	0.0	28	28
DE Wes Dunlap	2	1	0.5	18	19
OLB Irving Gaudino	2	0	0.5	4	9
DE Marty Meadows	2	1	0.0	25	16
S Travis Huntley	2	0	0.0	28	28
OLB Conner Hoover	2	0	0.0	5	3
S Reuben Owen	1	5	0.0	27	26
OLB Weston Dukes	1	1	0.0	15	5
CB J.T. Marais	1	1	0.0	13	23
S Drew Ferguson	1	0	0.0	2	11
RB Eddie Sams	1	0	---	---	---
WR Amari Cooper	1	0	---	---	---

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jimmy Wayne	10	3	0.0	26	34
S Benjamin Stone	5	4	0.0	26	37
CB Kevin Johnson	5	1	0.0	26	37
CB Ivan Chandler	5	0	0.0	26	37
CB Ike Clark	4	1	0.0	16	29
DT K.C. Bryant	3	0	0.0	11	10
DE Dave Sutter	3	0	0.0	2	5
DT Mercury Gonzalez	2	2	1.0	10	8
DE Sedrick Matthews	2	1	1.0	23	36
S Brandon Gordon	2	3	0.0	24	33
DT Trent Schroeder	2	0	0.0	14	12
QB Grady Banks	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ziggy Ansoh	1	0	0.0	24	32
OLB Abraham Andruzzi	1	0	0.0	13	23
DE Elias Batista	1	0	0.0	3	1
CB Harrison Voinovich	1	0	0.0	5	17
OLB Moe Stewart	1	0	0.0	1	2
DT A.J. Covington	0	1	0.0	12	25
OLB Greg Vaughn	0	1	0.0	0	2
OLB Keegan George	0	1	0.0	21	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Thomas Muranaka	1.0	1	1	19
DE Bo Hutek	1.0	0	1	21
OLB Irving Gaudino	0.5	0	0	9
DE Wes Dunlap	0.5	0	0	19
DT Keith Hennings	0.0	1	0	15

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Sedrick Matthews	1.0	1	1	36
DT Mercury Gonzalez	1.0	0	0	8
DE Ziggy Ansoh	0.0	1	1	32
S Benjamin Stone	0.0	1	0	37
DT A.J. Covington	0.0	0	2	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bo Wayne	6	0	1	28
CB Ian Hitchcock	4	0	0	28
ILB Leonard Mahoney	2	1	0	28
OLB Blaine Dworak	2	0	0	14
OLB Irving Gaudino	1	0	0	9
S Drew Ferguson	1	0	0	11
S Travis Huntley	1	0	0	28
CB J.T. Marais	1	0	0	23

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kevin Johnson	5	1	0	37
S Benjamin Stone	3	1	0	37
CB Ivan Chandler	3	1	0	37
CB Ike Clark	2	0	0	29
S Brandon Gordon	2	0	0	33
ILB Jimmy Wayne	2	0	0	34
OLB Abraham Andruzzi	1	0	0	23
DE Dave Sutter	1	0	0	5
OLB Moe Stewart	1	0	0	2
DE Sedrick Matthews	0	0	1	36
OLB Keegan George	0	0	1	17

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Maddox Sandhu	3	6	0	26	1	37
Melvin Lofton	2	8	0	26	0	37
B.J. Stinson	1	6	1	26	0	37
Kennedy Appleton	0	3	0	15	0	11
Blaine Flowers	0	2	0	26	0	37
Kenneth Schneider	0	0	0	26	1	37

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Juan Prescott	4	5	0	28	1	28
Reggie Higdon	2	6	0	28	0	28
Sammie Gargac	2	5	0	28	1	28
Earnest Hammontree	1	3	1	28	1	28
Dan Ogden	1	3	0	28	0	28
Derrick Brechbill	1	1	0	24	0	21
Bob Huntley	0	1	0	14	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Skip Bell	2	14
Tre Hickman	1	8

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Bob Huntley	1	19
Cary Halvorsen	1	16
Walt Lane	1	11
Sammie Gargac	1	9
Jarvis Jones	1	7

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Blaine Flowers	26	37	---	---	8	71
Melvin Lofton	26	37	---	---	8	71
Amari Cooper	25	37	---	---	5	67
Bo Wayne	---	---	28	28	8	64
B.J. Stinson	26	37	---	---	---	63
Maddox Sandhu	26	37	---	---	---	63
Kenneth Schneider	26	37	---	---	---	63
Jameis Wintson	26	37	---	---	---	63
Willie Wissick	24	36	---	---	---	60
Leonard Mahoney	---	---	28	28	3	59
Ian Hitchcock	---	---	28	28	3	59
Travis Huntley	---	---	28	28	2	58
Reuben Owen	---	---	27	26	3	56
Thomas Muranaka	---	---	24	19	10	53
Eddie Sams	20	32	---	---	---	52
Marty Meadows	---	---	25	16	11	52
J.T. Marais	---	---	13	23	14	50
Rich Curtis	13	20	---	---	13	46
Kennedy Appleton	15	11	---	---	19	45
Blaine Dworak	---	---	21	14	5	40
Keith Hennings	---	---	23	15	2	40
Kelly Cooley	17	21	---	---	1	39
Wes Dunlap	---	---	18	19	1	38
Bo Hutek	---	---	13	21	3	37
Nolan Long	6	5	---	---	16	27
Conner Hoover	---	---	5	3	19	27
Lee Mills	2	7	---	---	14	23
Drew Ferguson	---	---	2	11	9	22
Weston Dukes	---	---	15	5	1	21
Griffin Brooks	---	---	5	13	2	20
Collin Garrett	2	5	---	---	11	18
Keith Wirthel	6	9	---	---	---	15
Skip Bell	---	---	0	0	14	14
Irving Gaudino	---	---	4	9	---	13
Reggie Schwartz	0	1	---	---	9	10
Tre Hickman	0	1	---	---	8	9
Leonard Hoffman	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jake Caldwell	0	0	---	---	8	8
Courtney Schwartz	0	0	---	---	8	8
Scott Cheatom	0	0	---	---	6	6
Asher Wingo	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ivan Applin	---	---	0	0	3	3
Andrew Sosa	---	---	0	0	3	3
Ezekiel Frenck	---	---	1	2	---	3
Christopher Maloney	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ronald Chae	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ivan Chandler	---	---	26	37	9	72
Sammie Gargac	28	28	---	---	9	65
Benjamin Stone	---	---	26	37	2	65
Kevin Johnson	---	---	26	37	2	65
Jimmy Wayne	---	---	26	34	2	62
Sedrick Matthews	---	---	23	36	2	61
Brandon Gordon	---	---	24	33	3	60
Derrick Brechbill	24	21	---	---	14	59
Ziggy Ansoh	---	---	24	32	1	57
Grady Banks	28	28	---	---	---	56
Reggie Higdon	28	28	---	---	---	56
Earnest Hammontree	28	28	---	---	---	56
Mike Evans	27	27	---	---	2	56
Dan Ogden	28	28	---	---	---	56
Juan Prescott	28	28	---	---	---	56
J.R. England	15	16	---	---	17	48
Ike Clark	---	---	16	29	2	47
Bob Huntley	14	13	---	---	19	46
Walt Lane	19	15	---	---	11	45
A.J. Covington	---	---	12	25	3	40
Keegan George	---	---	21	17	2	40
Abraham Andruzzi	---	---	13	23	---	36
Julio Herndon	17	19	---	---	---	36
Harrison Voinovich	---	---	5	17	12	34
Casey Greer	11	9	---	---	13	33
Dwight Bridges	8	11	---	---	11	30
Trent Schroeder	---	---	14	12	1	27
K.C. Bryant	---	---	11	10	5	26
Drake Fender	---	---	3	10	9	22
Freddie Johnstone	4	7	---	---	10	21
Mercury Gonzalez	---	---	10	8	2	20
Moe Stewart	---	---	1	2	15	18
Cary Halvorsen	0	0	---	---	16	16
Dave Sutter	---	---	2	5	8	15
Joshua Hampton	0	0	---	---	9	9
John Raymond	0	0	---	---	9	9
Renaldo Bradford	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brandon Scherff	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dixon Hawthorne	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jarvis Jones	---	---	0	0	7	7
Julio Kitna	0	0	---	---	6	6
Greg Vaughn	---	---	0	2	2	4
Elias Batista	---	---	3	1	---	4
Rick Silas	1	2	---	---	---	3
Bruce Kornegay	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ian Garcia	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	30	4.3
Middle	12	48	4.0
Right	7	16	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	51	5.1
Middle	6	32	5.3
Right	12	95	7.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jameis Wintson	35	20	5	1	1	3	4	0	2

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grady Banks	25	18	3	1	2	1	2	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	3	33	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	47	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	85	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	96	32.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	12	95	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	26	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	75	8.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Amari Cooper	10	6	0	88	2	37
WR Willie Wissick	9	5	0	83	2	36
WR Rich Curtis	6	4	1	64	1	20
RB Eddie Sams	3	1	0	5	0	32
WR Keith Wirthel	2	1	0	3	0	9
TE Kelly Cooley	2	2	0	12	0	21
TE Lee Mills	2	1	0	6	0	7

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Evans	8	5	2	62	1	27
WR Julio Herndon	8	6	0	67	1	19
TE Derrick Brechbill	4	4	0	50	1	21
WR Casey Greer	1	0	0	0	0	9
TE Freddie Johnstone	1	1	0	3	0	7
RB J.R. England	1	0	0	0	0	16
RB Walt Lane	1	1	0	6	0	15
WR Dwight Bridges	1	1	0	10	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eddie Sams	3	1	0.33	3.74

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walt Lane	1	3	3.00	6.59

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jameis Wintson	5	1	15	3.00	7.46

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grady Banks	1	1	8	8.00	7.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rich Curtis	3	1	15	5.00	10.67
WR Keith Wirthel	1	0	0	0.00	1.50

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Evans	1	1	8	8.00	7.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Nolan Long	1	0
Eddie Sams	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Grady Banks	3	1
J.R. England	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jameis Wintson	14	10	6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grady Banks	8	7	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Willie Wissick	5	4	3
WR Amari Cooper	3	3	1
WR Rich Curtis	2	1	1
WR Keith Wirthel	2	1	0
RB Eddie Sams	1	1	1
TE Lee Mills	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Evans	3	3	0
WR Julio Herndon	3	2	0
TE Derrick Brechbill	2	2	2

Section Attendance
Stadium 82,500 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,900 (26,800)
End Zone 18,700 (19,300)
Mezzanine 10,700 (11,100)
Sideline Seats 16,400 (17,000)
Club Seats 1,900 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	82,500 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,900 (26,800)
End Zone	18,700 (19,300)
Mezzanine	10,700 (11,100)
Sideline Seats	16,400 (17,000)
Club Seats	1,900 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,900 (9,900)