Conference Finals, 2016

played in Chicago, IL

45 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	3	7	0	7	-	17
Chicago Bears	7	17	7	7	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:32 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 25 field goal
1Q: 03:49 CHI - Jim Stargell 13 pass from Sammie Holmes (Gary McCarthy extra point)
2Q: 08:39 CHI - Gary McCarthy 38 field goal
2Q: 04:12 CHI - Jim Stargell 13 pass from Sammie Holmes (Gary McCarthy extra point)
2Q: 02:23 MIN - Richie Forbes 4 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 00:38 CHI - Dustin Giles 8 run (Gary McCarthy extra point)
3Q: 02:27 CHI - Anthony Elliott 15 pass from Sammie Holmes (Gary McCarthy extra point)
4Q: 13:32 CHI - Max Pugh 1 run (Gary McCarthy extra point)
4Q: 03:57 MIN - Claude Adams 6 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:32 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 25 field goal
1Q: 03:49 CHI - Jim Stargell 13 pass from Sammie Holmes (Gary McCarthy extra point)
2Q: 08:39 CHI - Gary McCarthy 38 field goal
2Q: 04:12 CHI - Jim Stargell 13 pass from Sammie Holmes (Gary McCarthy extra point)
2Q: 02:23 MIN - Richie Forbes 4 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 00:38 CHI - Dustin Giles 8 run (Gary McCarthy extra point)
3Q: 02:27 CHI - Anthony Elliott 15 pass from Sammie Holmes (Gary McCarthy extra point)
4Q: 13:32 CHI - Max Pugh 1 run (Gary McCarthy extra point)
4Q: 03:57 MIN - Claude Adams 6 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)

Team Statistics MIN CHI
Record 15-4 16-2
First Downs 16 29
- by Rushing 3 12
- by Passing 12 16
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 322 529
- Offensive Plays 55 71
- Yards per Play 5.85 7.45
Net Rushing Yards 53 235
- Rushing Attempts 24 43
- Yards per Rush 2.21 5.47
Net Passing Yards 269 294
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 20 - 1 27 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 280 300
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 8.68 10.50
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/37 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/2 3/-4
Kick Returns/Yards 3/83 2/58
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 5/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 24
Time of Possession 26:38 33:22

Team Statistics	MIN	CHI
Record	15-4	16-2
First Downs	16	29
- by Rushing	3	12
- by Passing	12	16
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	322	529
- Offensive Plays	55	71
- Yards per Play	5.85	7.45
Net Rushing Yards	53	235
- Rushing Attempts	24	43
- Yards per Rush	2.21	5.47
Net Passing Yards	269	294
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 20 - 1	27 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	280	300
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	8.68	10.50
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/37	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/2	3/-4
Kick Returns/Yards	3/83	2/58
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	5/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 24
Time of Possession	26:38	33:22

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:49	5:24	OWN 12	12	80	Field Goal
1	3:41	2:18	OWN 20	4	13	Punt
2	13:42	1:24	OWN 20	4	34	Punt
2	8:34	2:13	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	4:04	1:48	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 31	2	5	Half
3	15:00	1:59	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
3	9:45	1:44	OWN 30	4	12	Punt
3	2:17	1:01	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	13:22	3:26	OWN 39	6	18	Punt
4	8:14	4:25	OWN 13	8	87	Touchdown
4	1:01	0:33	OWN 24	2	3	Interception

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:11	OWN 20	4	20	Punt
1	7:25	3:44	OWN 44	7	56	Touchdown
1	1:23	2:41	OWN 23	7	35	Punt
2	12:18	3:44	OWN 20	8	59	Field Goal
2	6:21	2:17	OWN 45	5	55	Touchdown
2	2:16	1:44	OWN 26	5	74	Touchdown
3	13:01	3:16	OWN 2	5	26	Punt
3	8:01	5:44	OWN 12	13	88	Touchdown
3	1:16	2:54	OWN 30	6	70	Touchdown
4	9:56	1:42	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	3:49	2:48	OWN 20	8	23	Punt
4	0:28	0:28	OWN 33	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Sammie Holmes, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richie Forbes	12	22	1.83	9	0	1
Glen Jeffers	11	33	3.00	10	1	0
Ben Roethlisberger	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Max Pugh	20	100	5.00	21	4	1
Sammie Holmes	12	81	6.75	23	2	0
Dustin Giles	10	50	5.00	9	0	1
Ellis Fitzgerald	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	29	20	280	2/11	1	43	1	96.9

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sammie Holmes	27	18	300	1/6	3	49	0	141.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Quentin Giles	6	10	111	18.50	33	41	0
WR Claude Adams	4	4	83	20.75	9	43	1
RB Richie Forbes	3	3	32	10.67	24	20	0
WR Bryce Perkins	3	5	31	10.33	7	12	0
TE Calvin Truong	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Alvin Cortez	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Glen Jeffers	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Clyde Parra	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Anthony Elliott	5	7	71	14.20	21	19	1
TE Jim Stargell	4	5	50	12.50	13	18	2
WR Ronnie Calhoun	4	5	69	17.25	5	24	0
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	3	6	84	28.00	25	49	0
RB Max Pugh	2	2	26	13.00	9	13	0
FB Timothy Arroyo	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Max McDonald	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Gus Kaplan	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ben Roethlisberger	1	1	0	0
Louis Downs	0	0	1	0

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bernie Jamison	1	0	0
Terrell Mathis	0	1	0
Jonathan Goeas	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	7	323	46.1	41.0	60	3

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Doug Coles	5	213	42.6	38.2	46	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	2/2

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary McCarthy	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alvin Cortez	1	-2	-2.0	0
Clyde Parra	1	4	4.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Jamison	3	-4	-1.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Blackford	2	58	29.0	0
Dwight Grolitzer	1	25	25.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Giles	2	58	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kurt Willis	11	4	1.0	43	28
CB Dwight Grolitzer	8	0	0.0	35	25
S Richard Kerner	5	3	0.0	39	26
OLB Shannon Bynaker	4	4	0.0	37	25
CB Percy Garcia	4	1	0.0	40	26
S Jose Turner	4	1	0.0	23	19
DT Randy Murray	3	2	0.0	31	22
CB Quentin Thomason	3	0	0.0	6	2
S Jumbo Sandberg	3	0	0.0	20	9
OLB Tyrone Prosser	2	1	0.0	17	10
OLB Louis Downs	2	1	0.0	11	5
DE Brent Beeston	2	0	0.0	32	22
CB Daniel Shearer	2	0	0.0	31	20
DE Clay Szymanski	1	1	0.0	33	23
DE Chuck Laxdal	1	0	0.0	15	8
DT Cory Rose	1	0	0.0	18	17
WR Quentin Giles	1	0	---	---	---
DT Edgar Morrison	0	1	0.0	14	10

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dana Strong	9	2	1.0	24	31
S Gus Kaplan	6	3	0.0	23	31
S Matt Ware	4	0	0.0	18	22
DT Jonathan Goeas	3	1	0.5	24	30
CB Terrell Mathis	3	2	0.0	19	24
ILB Kent Greene	3	0	0.0	17	23
DE Derrick Fox	3	0	0.0	21	28
CB Bernie Jamison	3	0	0.0	21	29
CB Stan Wells	2	0	0.0	22	30
DT Kenneth Lents	2	0	0.0	16	21
S Sammy Boyer	2	0	0.0	5	6
OLB Vinny Bryant	1	1	0.0	7	7
CB Lamont Garner	1	0	0.0	8	8
ILB Lonnie Robinson	1	0	0.0	7	8
DT Pat Nied	0	1	0.5	3	6
DE Arnold Blake	0	2	0.0	17	23
DE Graham Burchfield	0	1	0.0	9	10
OLB Ricardo Compton	0	1	0.0	1	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Kurt Willis	1.0	0	0	0	28
DE Chuck Laxdal	0.0	1	0	0	8
DE Clay Szymanski	0.0	0	2	2	23
DT Bubba Heath	0.0	0	1	0	3
DT Dexter Rose	0.0	0	1	0	7
DE Brent Beeston	0.0	0	0	2	22

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Dana Strong	1.0	0	0	31
DT Jonathan Goeas	0.5	0	1	30
DT Pat Nied	0.5	0	0	6
DE Derrick Fox	0.0	3	2	28
ILB Kent Greene	0.0	1	0	23
DE Arnold Blake	0.0	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jose Turner	3	2	19
S Richard Kerner	3	0	26
CB Dwight Grolitzer	3	0	25
ILB Kurt Willis	2	1	28
CB Percy Garcia	2	0	26
CB Daniel Shearer	2	0	20
OLB Louis Downs	1	0	5
OLB Shannon Bynaker	1	0	25
S Jumbo Sandberg	1	0	9
OLB Tyrone Prosser	0	1	10

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Kent Greene	3	0	0	23
OLB Dana Strong	3	0	0	31
CB Bernie Jamison	3	0	0	29
S Matt Ware	2	2	0	22
S Gus Kaplan	2	0	1	31
CB Stan Wells	1	0	0	30
DE Derrick Fox	1	0	0	28
CB Lamont Garner	1	0	0	8
DT Jonathan Goeas	1	0	0	30
ILB Lonnie Robinson	1	0	0	8
CB Terrell Mathis	1	0	0	24
S Sammy Boyer	1	0	0	6
DT Pat Nied	0	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Clyde Jordan	2	6	20	0	27
Rod Erickson	1	3	21	0	29
Tom Swisher	0	4	22	0	27
Will Mendheim	0	3	5	0	3
Britt Sims	0	3	24	0	31
Ralph Ingram	0	2	15	1	24
Luther Winslett	0	2	13	1	14

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joey Franklin	3	10	3	43	0	28
Howard Bishop	3	5	0	42	0	24
Buddy Peters	3	4	1	35	1	23
Reggie Booker	2	7	0	37	0	23
Ellis Fitzgerald	2	4	0	21	0	13
Dave Jacke	0	2	0	41	0	28

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Mo Harvey	3	18
Lionel Benton	1	23
Louis Downs	1	18
Calvin Truong	1	12
Todd Gauthier	0	19
Bernard Branch	0	16
Claude Adams	0	16
Tyrone Prosser	0	15
Clyde Parra	0	13
Robert Blackford	0	11
Timothy Floyd	0	11
Clyde Jordan	0	8
Will Mendheim	0	8
Kendall Rawson	0	8
Daniel Shearer	0	8
Dwight Grolitzer	0	8
Rod Erickson	0	8
Herman Burns	0	7
Quentin Thomason	0	7
Jumbo Sandberg	0	6
Alvin Cortez	0	5
Bubba Heath	0	5
Donnell Wilcox	0	5
Edgar Morrison	0	4
Britt Sims	0	3
Randy Murray	0	2
Brent Beeston	0	1
Chuck Laxdal	0	1
Percy Garcia	0	1
Richard Kerner	0	1
Jackie Huntley	0	1
Clay Szymanski	0	1
Kurt Willis	0	1
Dexter Rose	0	1
Glen Jeffers	0	1
Shannon Bynaker	0	1
Jose Turner	0	1

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Dana Strong	3	12
Jamie Olvera	1	16
Max McDonald	1	11
Dustin Giles	0	24
Terrell Mathis	0	24
Ricardo Compton	0	19
Ronnie Calhoun	0	18
Spanky Thompson	0	17
Timothy Arroyo	0	12
Nick OBrien	0	10
Ellis Fitzgerald	0	8
Gary McCarthy	0	8
Jim Stargell	0	8
Shane Phillips	0	6
Amos Fisk	0	6
Dave Finch	0	6
Joey Franklin	0	6
Bernie Jamison	0	6
Howard Bishop	0	6
Van Weaver	0	6
Vinny Bryant	0	5
Donovan Stephenson	0	5
Lonnie Robinson	0	5
Graham Burchfield	0	5
Doug Coles	0	5
Matt Ware	0	4
Kenneth Lents	0	3
Sammy Boyer	0	3
Arnold Blake	0	3
Stan Wells	0	2
Lamont Garner	0	2
Derrick Fox	0	1
Jonathan Goeas	0	1
O.J. Brown	0	1
Gus Kaplan	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	15	3.0
Middle	13	30	2.3
Right	5	10	2.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	23	3.3
Middle	27	160	5.9
Right	8	53	6.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	29	20	6	0	1	3	4	4	1

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sammie Holmes	27	18	4	0	0	4	4	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	24	12.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	91	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	51	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	114	22.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	60	10.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	145	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	95	13.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Quentin Giles	10	6	0	111	3	21
WR Bryce Perkins	5	3	0	31	0	23
WR Alvin Cortez	4	1	1	3	0	20
WR Claude Adams	4	4	0	83	2	11
RB Richie Forbes	3	3	0	32	1	22
TE Calvin Truong	1	1	0	11	0	18
RB Glen Jeffers	1	1	0	3	0	9
WR Clyde Parra	1	1	0	6	0	8

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Elliott	7	5	71	0	28
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	6	3	84	2	15
TE Jim Stargell	5	4	50	0	22
WR Ronnie Calhoun	5	4	69	2	18
RB Max Pugh	2	2	26	0	20
FB Timothy Arroyo	1	0	0	0	6
WR Max McDonald	1	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Glen Jeffers	2	3	1.50	3.00
Richie Forbes	2	3	1.50	1.83

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dustin Giles	2	10	5.00	5.00
Max Pugh	2	3	1.50	5.00
Sammie Holmes	1	6	6.00	6.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	2	2	10	5.00	9.66

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sammie Holmes	3	3	41	13.67	11.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Richie Forbes	1	1	4	4.00	10.67
WR Claude Adams	1	1	6	6.00	20.75

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jim Stargell	2	2	26	13.00	10.00
WR Anthony Elliott	1	1	15	15.00	10.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Glen Jeffers	1	0
Richie Forbes	1	1

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Sammie Holmes	3	1
Dustin Giles	3	2
Max Pugh	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	9	5	3

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sammie Holmes	6	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alvin Cortez	3	0	0
RB Richie Forbes	3	3	2
WR Quentin Giles	2	1	1
WR Claude Adams	1	1	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	2	2	2
TE Jim Stargell	2	2	1
WR Ronnie Calhoun	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,600 (68,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (20,700)
End Zone 14,900 (14,900)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,600)
Sideline Seats 13,200 (13,200)
Club Seats 8,000 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,600 (68,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (20,700)
End Zone	14,900 (14,900)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,600)
Sideline Seats	13,200 (13,200)
Club Seats	8,000 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)