Week 1, 2046

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Chicago Bears	0	10	10	7	-	27
Minnesota Vikings	3	14	13	0	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:52 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 42 field goal
2Q: 13:27 MIN - Rick Silas 3 run (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 09:43 CHI - Eddie Sams 6 run (Asher Wingo extra point)
2Q: 03:07 MIN - Silas Fuller 78 pass from Walt Harris (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 00:45 CHI - Asher Wingo 51 field goal
3Q: 12:03 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 46 field goal
3Q: 06:28 CHI - Asher Wingo 22 field goal
3Q: 03:30 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 36 field goal
3Q: 01:41 MIN - Silas Fuller 10 pass from Walt Harris (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
3Q: 01:15 CHI - Eddie Sams 61 pass from Randall Wolf (Asher Wingo extra point)
4Q: 11:19 CHI - Randall Wolf 3 run (Asher Wingo extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:52 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 42 field goal
2Q: 13:27 MIN - Rick Silas 3 run (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 09:43 CHI - Eddie Sams 6 run (Asher Wingo extra point)
2Q: 03:07 MIN - Silas Fuller 78 pass from Walt Harris (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 00:45 CHI - Asher Wingo 51 field goal
3Q: 12:03 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 46 field goal
3Q: 06:28 CHI - Asher Wingo 22 field goal
3Q: 03:30 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 36 field goal
3Q: 01:41 MIN - Silas Fuller 10 pass from Walt Harris (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
3Q: 01:15 CHI - Eddie Sams 61 pass from Randall Wolf (Asher Wingo extra point)
4Q: 11:19 CHI - Randall Wolf 3 run (Asher Wingo extra point)

Team Statistics CHI MIN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 22 23
- by Rushing 11 11
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 458 488
- Offensive Plays 64 69
- Yards per Play 7.16 7.07
Net Rushing Yards 180 222
- Rushing Attempts 29 30
- Yards per Rush 6.21 7.40
Net Passing Yards 278 266
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 18 - 1 35 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 284 281
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 4/15
- Yards per Pass Play 7.94 6.82
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/23 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/9 3/5
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 25
Time of Possession 28:00 32:00

Team Statistics	CHI	MIN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	22	23
- by Rushing	11	11
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	458	488
- Offensive Plays	64	69
- Yards per Play	7.16	7.07
Net Rushing Yards	180	222
- Rushing Attempts	29	30
- Yards per Rush	6.21	7.40
Net Passing Yards	278	266
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 18 - 1	35 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	284	281
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	4/15
- Yards per Pass Play	7.94	6.82
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/23	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/9	3/5
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 25
Time of Possession	28:00	32:00

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:07	OWN 20	6	25	Punt
1	9:29	1:26	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
1	3:47	2:15	OWN 20	5	28	Punt
2	13:21	3:44	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	6:52	3:01	OWN 18	7	26	Punt
2	2:49	2:10	OWN 20	7	46	Field Goal
3	11:55	5:33	OWN 24	11	71	Field Goal
3	3:22	0:19	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
3	1:30	0:30	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
4	14:27	3:16	OWN 38	8	62	Touchdown
4	7:51	2:33	OWN 12	5	26	Punt

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:53	2:24	OWN 6	5	17	Punt
1	8:03	4:16	OWN 19	8	56	Field Goal
1	1:32	3:11	OPP 36	7	36	Touchdown
2	9:37	2:45	OWN 17	5	13	Punt
2	3:51	1:02	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 20	3	33	Half
3	15:00	3:05	OWN 20	8	51	Field Goal
3	6:22	3:00	OWN 20	6	61	Field Goal
3	3:03	1:33	OPP 38	5	38	Touchdown
3	1:00	1:33	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
4	11:11	3:20	OWN 20	7	38	Punt
4	5:18	5:18	OWN 16	10	60	Game

Game MVP: Walt Harris, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Eddie Sams	24	164	6.83	25	6	1
Nolan Long	3	8	2.67	4	0	0
Randall Wolf	2	8	4.00	5	0	1

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
J.R. England	17	149	8.76	41	5	0
Rick Silas	11	63	5.73	17	3	1
Walt Harris	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Walt Lane	1	11	11.00	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Wolf	34	18	284	1/6	1	61	1	78.5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Walt Harris	35	22	281	4/15	2	78	0	106.9

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Amari Cooper	5	12	85	17.00	56	36	0
RB Eddie Sams	3	3	80	26.67	71	61	1
TE Kelly Cooley	3	4	38	12.67	23	26	0
WR Courtney Schroeder	3	7	45	15.00	23	30	0
WR Henry Neimeyer	2	4	6	3.00	2	7	0
WR Kai Parker	2	4	30	15.00	22	19	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Evans	9	14	83	9.22	3	18	0
WR Julio Herndon	4	6	43	10.75	31	36	0
WR Silas Fuller	4	6	106	26.50	78	78	2
RB J.R. England	2	2	6	3.00	0	4	0
WR Ruben Imlay	2	4	12	6.00	0	7	0
TE Freddie Johnstone	1	1	31	31.00	32	31	0
TE Derrick Brechbill	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Benjamin Stone	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Leonardo Edmond	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Silas Fuller	1	0	0	0
Bob Huntley	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Cheatom	5	204	40.8	35.8	56	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tucker Compton	4	188	47.0	44.8	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Asher Wingo	2/2	1/1	1/1	51	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dixon Hawthorne	3/3	2/2	0/0	46	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Courtney Schroeder	3	9	3.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Silas Fuller	3	5	1.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlton Philyaw	1	22	22.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Silas Fuller	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carlton Philyaw	7	2	0.0	29	39
S Antonio Pierce	6	0	0.0	29	39
CB Bo Wayne	5	2	0.0	30	36
OLB Blaine Dworak	5	0	0.0	20	23
ILB Neal Pentasuglio	5	0	0.0	30	39
DT Keith Hennings	4	1	2.5	19	24
S Troy Bell	4	1	0.0	4	12
CB Ian Hitchcock	3	1	0.0	30	39
DE Bo Hutek	3	0	0.0	18	21
S Reuben Owen	3	0	0.0	3	0
DT Griffin Brooks	2	1	0.5	12	15
DE Marty Meadows	1	3	0.5	21	24
DE Robert Bruce	1	1	0.5	12	18
CB Lamarcus Joyner	1	0	0.0	0	3
WR Amari Cooper	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Dustin Schmadl	1	0	0.0	15	12
CB Leonardo Edmond	0	1	0.0	15	27

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jimmy Wayne	11	0	0.0	29	35
S Braxton Summers	6	3	0.0	29	35
OLB Moe Stewart	5	1	0.0	22	21
CB Kevin Johnson	5	0	0.0	29	35
DE Herman Shannon	3	2	1.0	25	32
DT K.C. Bryant	3	2	0.0	18	24
CB Ivan Chandler	2	1	0.0	29	35
DE Sedrick Matthews	2	0	0.0	26	33
S Drake Fender	2	0	0.0	12	16
S Benjamin Stone	1	2	0.0	23	28
CB Dillon Shaeffer	1	2	0.0	21	28
ILB Jarvis Jones	1	0	0.0	3	6
DT Trent Schroeder	1	0	0.0	16	20
DE Dave Sutter	1	0	0.0	4	3
CB Ezra Ellis	1	0	0.0	2	4
DT Cristian Brandon	0	1	0.0	17	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Keith Hennings	2.5	1	2	24
DT Griffin Brooks	0.5	0	0	15
DE Marty Meadows	0.5	0	0	24
DE Robert Bruce	0.5	0	0	18
DE Bo Hutek	0.0	1	1	21
OLB Thomas Muranaka	0.0	1	0	13
OLB Johnnie Goettl	0.0	1	0	26

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Herman Shannon	1.0	0	3	32
ILB Jimmy Wayne	0.0	1	0	35
DT Cristian Brandon	0.0	1	0	14
DT K.C. Bryant	0.0	0	2	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Antonio Pierce	5	0	39
CB Ian Hitchcock	4	2	39
OLB Blaine Dworak	4	0	23
S Carlton Philyaw	2	1	39
S Troy Bell	2	0	12
CB Leonardo Edmond	1	1	27
OLB Johnnie Goettl	1	0	26
CB Lamarcus Joyner	1	0	3
DE Robert Bruce	1	0	18
ILB Neal Pentasuglio	1	0	39
ILB Dustin Schmadl	0	1	12

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Braxton Summers	4	1	0	35
ILB Jimmy Wayne	3	0	0	35
CB Kevin Johnson	3	0	0	35
DE Sedrick Matthews	2	0	0	33
DE Herman Shannon	2	0	0	32
CB Ivan Chandler	1	1	0	35
S Benjamin Stone	1	0	1	28
ILB Jarvis Jones	1	0	0	6
S Drake Fender	1	0	0	16
OLB Keegan George	0	1	0	14
CB Dillon Shaeffer	0	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Melvin Lofton	4	5	1	29	0	35
Maddox Sandhu	3	7	0	29	0	35
Peter Bynum	3	6	0	29	0	35
Geoff Hastings	2	6	1	29	0	35
Kennedy Appleton	1	1	0	12	0	7
Kelly Cooley	1	1	0	18	0	16
Britt Garner	0	1	0	21	1	29

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Ogden	3	7	0	30	0	39
Brandon Scherff	3	6	1	30	2	39
Reggie Higdon	3	5	0	26	1	39
Juan Prescott	3	3	2	30	1	39
Earnest Hammontree	2	5	0	30	0	39
Bob Huntley	1	2	0	16	0	12
Jerome West	1	1	0	4	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Leonardo Edmond	3	24
Courtney Schroeder	1	17

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Walt Lane	1	23
Derrick Brechbill	1	20
Drake Fender	1	18
Bob Huntley	1	16

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlton Philyaw	---	---	29	39	15	83
Courtney Schroeder	22	34	---	---	17	73
Ian Hitchcock	---	---	30	39	3	72
Neal Pentasuglio	---	---	30	39	3	72
Antonio Pierce	---	---	29	39	3	71
Melvin Lofton	29	35	---	---	7	71
Bo Wayne	---	---	30	36	3	69
Leonardo Edmond	---	---	15	27	24	66
Randall Wolf	29	35	---	---	---	64
Maddox Sandhu	29	35	---	---	---	64
Peter Bynum	29	35	---	---	---	64
Geoff Hastings	29	35	---	---	---	64
Amari Cooper	28	33	---	---	---	61
Britt Garner	21	29	---	---	7	57
Eddie Sams	25	24	---	---	6	55
Johnnie Goettl	---	---	23	26	5	54
Blaine Dworak	---	---	20	23	6	49
Keith Hennings	---	---	19	24	5	48
Marty Meadows	---	---	21	24	2	47
Daniel Green	11	14	---	---	20	45
Henry Neimeyer	14	23	---	---	5	42
Kai Parker	11	13	---	---	18	42
Bo Hutek	---	---	18	21	1	40
Kelly Cooley	18	16	---	---	6	40
Kennedy Appleton	12	7	---	---	20	39
Nolan Long	4	11	---	---	24	39
Robert Bruce	---	---	12	18	7	37
Dustin Schmadl	---	---	15	12	5	32
Griffin Brooks	---	---	12	15	2	29
Wes Dunlap	---	---	9	15	1	25
Thomas Muranaka	---	---	7	13	3	23
Troy Bell	---	---	4	12	1	17
Lamarcus Joyner	---	---	0	3	13	16
Courtney Schwartz	8	6	---	---	---	14
Chester Ruff	---	---	0	0	13	13
Conner Hoover	---	---	4	4	4	12
Reuben Owen	---	---	3	0	6	9
Asher Wingo	0	0	---	---	8	8
Leonard Hoffman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jake Caldwell	0	0	---	---	7	7
Scott Levine	0	0	---	---	7	7
Riley Talley	---	---	0	0	6	6
Scott Cheatom	0	0	---	---	5	5
Christopher Maloney	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bert Stonge	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jameis Wintson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan Ogden	30	39	---	---	7	76
Mike Evans	29	37	---	---	7	73
Earnest Hammontree	30	39	---	---	---	69
Walt Harris	30	39	---	---	---	69
Brandon Scherff	30	39	---	---	---	69
Juan Prescott	30	39	---	---	---	69
Silas Fuller	15	28	---	---	25	68
Ivan Chandler	---	---	29	35	2	66
Jimmy Wayne	---	---	29	35	2	66
Kevin Johnson	---	---	29	35	2	66
Braxton Summers	---	---	29	35	2	66
Reggie Higdon	26	39	---	---	---	65
Dillon Shaeffer	---	---	21	28	13	62
Sedrick Matthews	---	---	26	33	2	61
Herman Shannon	---	---	25	32	2	59
Benjamin Stone	---	---	23	28	2	53
K.C. Bryant	---	---	18	24	5	47
Bruce Barnes	15	15	---	---	17	47
Julio Herndon	20	26	---	---	---	46
Drake Fender	---	---	12	16	18	46
Moe Stewart	---	---	22	21	2	45
Bob Huntley	16	12	---	---	16	44
Derrick Brechbill	10	13	---	---	20	43
Walt Lane	6	13	---	---	23	42
J.R. England	17	22	---	---	1	40
Trent Schroeder	---	---	16	20	2	38
Ruben Imlay	10	14	---	---	13	37
Cristian Brandon	---	---	17	14	2	33
Jarvis Jones	---	---	3	6	23	32
Keegan George	---	---	11	14	7	32
Rick Silas	11	9	---	---	---	20
Ezra Ellis	---	---	2	4	12	18
Freddie Johnstone	1	5	---	---	11	17
Dave Sutter	---	---	4	3	5	12
Jerome West	4	0	---	---	7	11
Dixon Hawthorne	0	0	---	---	10	10
Joshua Hampton	0	0	---	---	7	7
John Raymond	0	0	---	---	7	7
Horace Dillon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Malik Cox	0	1	---	---	6	7
Tucker Compton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Elias Batista	---	---	3	2	---	5
Alonzo O'Neal	---	---	0	0	3	3
Colton Novak	0	0	---	---	---	0
Harrison Voinovich	---	---	0	0	---	0
Byron Rhodes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	102	9.3
Middle	14	71	5.1
Right	4	7	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	87	8.7
Middle	6	43	7.2
Right	13	93	7.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Wolf	34	18	5	1	3	4	5	0	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Walt Harris	35	22	3	1	3	5	4	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	106	15.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	8	149	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	29	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	53	13.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	79	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	131	14.6
Long (19+ Yds)	10	1	18	1.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Amari Cooper	12	5	1	85	2	33
WR Courtney Schroeder	7	3	0	45	1	34
WR Henry Neimeyer	4	2	2	6	0	23
TE Kelly Cooley	4	3	0	38	1	16
WR Kai Parker	4	2	0	30	0	13
RB Eddie Sams	3	3	0	80	1	24

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Evans	14	9	0	83	0	37
WR Julio Herndon	6	4	1	43	1	26
WR Silas Fuller	6	4	0	106	1	28
WR Ruben Imlay	4	2	1	12	0	14
TE Derrick Brechbill	2	0	1	0	0	13
RB J.R. England	2	2	0	6	0	22
TE Freddie Johnstone	1	1	0	31	1	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eddie Sams	6	35	5.83	6.83
Randall Wolf	1	3	3.00	4.00
Nolan Long	1	3	3.00	2.67

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
J.R. England	3	-8	-2.67	8.76
Rick Silas	2	2	1.00	5.73
Walt Lane	1	11	11.00	11.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Wolf	3	1	8	2.67	8.35

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Walt Harris	3	3	16	5.33	8.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Courtney Schroeder	2	1	8	4.00	6.43
WR Kai Parker	1	0	0	0.00	7.50

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Evans	1	1	5	5.00	5.93
WR Julio Herndon	1	1	1	1.00	7.17
WR Silas Fuller	1	1	10	10.00	17.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Eddie Sams	5	2
Randall Wolf	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Rick Silas	2	1
Walt Harris	1	0
J.R. England	1	1
Walt Lane	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Wolf	5	2	1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Walt Harris	8	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Amari Cooper	2	0	0
WR Henry Neimeyer	1	1	0
RB Eddie Sams	1	1	1
WR Kai Parker	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Silas Fuller	3	2	2
WR Ruben Imlay	2	0	0
TE Derrick Brechbill	1	0	0
TE Freddie Johnstone	1	1	1
WR Julio Herndon	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 83,900 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,900 (26,800)
End Zone 18,900 (19,300)
Mezzanine 10,900 (11,100)
Sideline Seats 16,600 (17,000)
Club Seats 1,900 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,700 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	83,900 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,900 (26,800)
End Zone	18,900 (19,300)
Mezzanine	10,900 (11,100)
Sideline Seats	16,600 (17,000)
Club Seats	1,900 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,700 (9,900)