Week 8, 2017

played in Chicago, IL

55 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	3	3	7	0	-	13
Chicago Bears	3	3	0	10	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:18 CHI - Gary McCarthy 35 field goal
1Q: 01:29 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 36 field goal
2Q: 05:09 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 20 field goal
2Q: 00:35 CHI - Gary McCarthy 34 field goal
3Q: 04:45 MIN - Richie Forbes 19 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 10:24 CHI - Anthony Elliott 51 pass from Sammie Holmes (Gary McCarthy extra point)
4Q: 00:04 CHI - Gary McCarthy 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:18 CHI - Gary McCarthy 35 field goal
1Q: 01:29 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 36 field goal
2Q: 05:09 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 20 field goal
2Q: 00:35 CHI - Gary McCarthy 34 field goal
3Q: 04:45 MIN - Richie Forbes 19 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 10:24 CHI - Anthony Elliott 51 pass from Sammie Holmes (Gary McCarthy extra point)
4Q: 00:04 CHI - Gary McCarthy 26 field goal

Team Statistics MIN CHI
Record 7-1 4-3
First Downs 18 25
- by Rushing 2 7
- by Passing 15 17
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 334 418
- Offensive Plays 52 74
- Yards per Play 6.42 5.65
Net Rushing Yards 71 146
- Rushing Attempts 19 39
- Yards per Rush 3.74 3.74
Net Passing Yards 263 272
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 19 - 1 35 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 276 272
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.97 7.77
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/10 10/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/15 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/48 3/88
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 23
Time of Possession 26:46 33:14

Team Statistics	MIN	CHI
Record	7-1	4-3
First Downs	18	25
- by Rushing	2	7
- by Passing	15	17
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	334	418
- Offensive Plays	52	74
- Yards per Play	6.42	5.65
Net Rushing Yards	71	146
- Rushing Attempts	19	39
- Yards per Rush	3.74	3.74
Net Passing Yards	263	272
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 19 - 1	35 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	276	272
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.97	7.77
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/10	10/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/15	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/48	3/88
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 23
Time of Possession	26:46	33:14

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:10	6:49	OWN 20	12	61	Field Goal
2	9:04	4:02	OWN 37	7	60	Field Goal
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 26	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	4:53	OWN 20	9	32	Punt
3	6:50	2:10	OWN 18	7	82	Touchdown
3	0:57	3:00	OWN 24	7	30	Punt
4	10:06	4:05	OWN 16	7	44	Punt
4	4:12	0:15	OPP 48	2	16	Interception

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:50	OWN 33	12	49	Field Goal
1	1:21	7:17	OWN 33	13	57	Missed FG
2	5:02	4:33	OWN 20	12	63	Field Goal
3	10:07	3:17	OWN 11	10	40	Punt
3	4:03	3:06	OWN 40	7	36	Fumble
4	12:57	2:51	OWN 4	8	96	Touchdown
4	6:01	1:49	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	3:57	3:57	OWN 27	10	64	Field Goal

Game MVP: Sammie Holmes, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Richie Forbes	9	36	4.00	11	1
Glen Jeffers	8	31	3.88	17	1
Frankie Giles	2	4	2.00	5	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Max Pugh	22	62	2.82	17	2
Sammie Holmes	9	51	5.67	9	0
Dustin Giles	8	33	4.13	9	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	31	19	276	2/13	1	35	1	87.6

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sammie Holmes	35	20	272	0/0	1	51	0	91.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Richie Forbes	8	9	65	8.13	44	19	1
WR Bryce Perkins	3	4	53	17.67	7	30	0
WR Quentin Giles	3	4	66	22.00	30	35	0
WR Arnold Gaden	2	2	34	17.00	6	27	0
TE Jose Mueller	2	5	48	24.00	1	32	0
WR Claude Adams	1	6	10	10.00	4	10	0
WR Clyde Parra	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Anthony Elliott	9	16	146	16.22	44	51	1
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	3	5	37	12.33	10	14	0
TE Jim Stargell	3	5	43	14.33	18	17	0
WR Ronnie Calhoun	2	3	16	8.00	12	10	0
WR Max McDonald	1	3	15	15.00	7	15	0
WR Hunter Nolen	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Spanky Thompson	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Dustin Giles	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Cory Webster	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Clyde Parra	1	0	0
Kurt Willis	0	1	0
Daniel Shearer	0	1	0
Percy Garcia	0	0	1
Clay Szymanski	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Sammie Holmes	1	0	0
Max Pugh	1	0	0
Dave Jacke	0	1	0
Joey Franklin	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	3	119	39.7	33.0	42	2

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Doug Coles	2	66	33.0	25.5	35	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary McCarthy	3/4	0/0	0/0	35	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clyde Parra	1	15	15.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Grolitzer	2	48	24.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Giles	2	61	30.5	0
Spanky Thompson	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kurt Willis	13	3	0.0	39	35
S Jose Turner	9	7	0.0	39	35
OLB Tyrone Prosser	7	0	0.0	38	31
DT Randy Murray	6	1	0.0	35	31
CB Dwight Grolitzer	5	3	0.0	34	32
S Richard Kerner	4	0	0.0	20	18
CB Percy Garcia	3	2	0.0	37	33
DE Clay Szymanski	3	2	0.0	36	31
CB Daniel Shearer	2	2	0.0	28	27
ILB Timothy Floyd	1	0	0.0	14	11
S Leslie Fields	1	0	0.0	0	2
DE Dexter Rose	1	0	0.0	28	25
S Kirk Baum	1	0	0.0	12	15
ILB Robbie Cassidy	1	0	0.0	27	24
WR Claude Adams	1	0	---	---	---
DE Chuck Laxdal	0	1	0.0	11	10
DT Bubba Heath	0	1	0.0	11	6
ILB Ernest May	0	1	0.0	14	12

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lonnie Robinson	6	1	0.0	12	23
OLB Ricardo Compton	4	2	0.0	16	28
CB Bernie Jamison	4	0	0.0	16	29
DT Jonathan Goeas	3	0	0.5	17	30
S Gus Kaplan	3	2	0.0	18	33
ILB Kent Greene	3	0	0.0	7	10
OLB Vinny Bryant	3	0	0.0	11	11
DE Arnold Blake	2	0	1.0	19	32
S Quinn Vilnit	2	1	0.0	5	10
DE Derrick Fox	1	1	0.5	15	33
DT Kenneth Lents	1	1	0.0	11	28
CB Terrell Mathis	1	1	0.0	9	17
DT Van Weaver	1	1	0.0	6	3
S Matt Ware	1	0	0.0	5	5
DT Pat Nied	1	0	0.0	6	6
S Cory Webster	1	0	0.0	10	25
CB Jeremy Wolff	1	0	0.0	12	26
OLB Wes Elder	0	1	0.0	5	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Randy Murray	1	2	0	31
ILB Robbie Cassidy	1	1	0	24
DE Dexter Rose	1	0	0	25
DE Brent Beeston	0	1	0	4
DE Chuck Laxdal	0	1	0	10
DE Clay Szymanski	0	0	1	31

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Arnold Blake	1.0	0	3	1	32
DE Derrick Fox	0.5	1	0	0	33
DT Jonathan Goeas	0.5	0	1	1	30
ILB Kent Greene	0.0	0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jose Turner	4	1	35
CB Percy Garcia	3	1	33
CB Dwight Grolitzer	3	1	32
OLB Tyrone Prosser	3	0	31
S Richard Kerner	2	0	18
ILB Kurt Willis	2	0	35
S Leslie Fields	1	0	2
CB Daniel Shearer	1	0	27
S Kirk Baum	1	0	15
DT Bubba Heath	0	1	6

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bernie Jamison	4	1	0	29
OLB Ricardo Compton	3	0	0	28
ILB Kent Greene	2	0	0	10
OLB Vinny Bryant	2	0	0	11
ILB Lonnie Robinson	2	0	0	23
S Quinn Vilnit	2	0	0	10
S Cory Webster	1	2	1	25
S Matt Ware	1	0	0	5
DE Derrick Fox	1	0	0	33
CB Jeremy Wolff	1	0	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Clyde Jordan	1	3	13	1	29
Tom Swisher	1	3	16	1	27
Will Mendheim	1	3	19	0	33
Kendall Rawson	1	1	4	0	2
Rod Erickson	0	5	15	0	28
Luther Winslett	0	1	9	0	16
Todd Gauthier	0	1	3	0	11

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Joey Franklin	6	13	2	39	35
Buddy Peters	1	8	0	34	30
Dave Jacke	1	2	0	39	34
Reggie Booker	1	2	0	31	29
Bobby Hamilton	1	2	0	5	6
Howard Bishop	1	2	0	35	32
Jim Stargell	1	2	0	32	25
Amos Fisk	0	1	0	11	8

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Max Wedderburn	2	12
Quentin Thomason	1	8
Bernard Branch	0	13
Todd Gauthier	0	13
Kirk Baum	0	12
Clyde Parra	0	12
Robbie Cassidy	0	11
Roman Ferrari	0	10
Dwight Grolitzer	0	9
Arnold Gaden	0	8
Alvin Harrison	0	7
Donnell Wilcox	0	6
Daniel Shearer	0	6
Glen Jeffers	0	6
Clyde Jordan	0	5
Kendall Rawson	0	5
Dexter Rose	0	5
Craig Atkins	0	5
Percy Garcia	0	4
Kurt Willis	0	4
Randy Murray	0	4
Tyrone Prosser	0	4
Rod Erickson	0	4
Jose Turner	0	4
Kris Gough	0	4
Will Mendheim	0	3
Timothy Floyd	0	3
Richard Kerner	0	3
Herman Burns	0	3
Clay Szymanski	0	3
Jose Mueller	0	3
Claude Adams	0	2
Frankie Giles	0	2
Brent Beeston	0	1
Ralph Ingram	0	1
Chuck Laxdal	0	1
Leslie Fields	0	1
Bubba Heath	0	1
Ernest May	0	1

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Jamie Olvera	1	14
Billy Joe Taninecz	1	14
Joey Franklin	1	6
Dustin Giles	0	17
Spanky Thompson	0	13
Hunter Nolen	0	12
Lonnie Robinson	0	9
Gary McCarthy	0	8
Terrell Mathis	0	8
Ronnie Calhoun	0	8
Quinn Vilnit	0	8
Tony Burke	0	8
Amos Fisk	0	6
Lamont Garner	0	6
Dave Finch	0	6
Vinny Bryant	0	6
Bobby Hamilton	0	6
Howard Bishop	0	6
Kerry Troutt	0	6
Bernie Jamison	0	5
O.J. Brown	0	4
Gus Kaplan	0	4
Jim Stargell	0	3
Van Weaver	0	3
Wes Elder	0	3
Jeremy Wolff	0	3
Matt Ware	0	2
Derrick Fox	0	2
Kenneth Lents	0	2
Jonathan Goeas	0	2
Arnold Blake	0	2
Doug Coles	0	2
Ricardo Compton	0	2
Kent Greene	0	1
Pat Nied	0	1
Cory Webster	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	3	1.0
Middle	11	49	4.5
Right	4	20	5.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	11	1.6
Middle	18	94	5.2
Right	14	41	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	31	19	5	1	1	3	5	2	1

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sammie Holmes	35	20	2	1	2	4	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	24	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	85	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	43	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	124	20.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	26	8.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	88	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	136	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	22	4.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Richie Forbes	9	8	1	65	0	26
WR Claude Adams	6	1	0	10	0	21
TE Jose Mueller	5	2	0	48	1	17
WR Bryce Perkins	4	3	0	53	1	22
WR Quentin Giles	4	3	0	66	2	19
WR Arnold Gaden	2	2	0	34	1	16
WR Clyde Parra	1	0	0	0	0	9

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Elliott	16	9	0	146	2	32
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	5	3	0	37	0	16
TE Jim Stargell	5	3	1	43	0	25
WR Ronnie Calhoun	3	2	0	16	0	19
WR Max McDonald	3	1	0	15	0	15
RB Dustin Giles	1	0	1	0	0	15
WR Hunter Nolen	1	1	0	4	0	2
WR Spanky Thompson	1	1	0	11	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richie Forbes	2	4	2.00	4.00
Glen Jeffers	1	0	0.00	3.88

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Max Pugh	3	2	0.67	2.82
Sammie Holmes	1	4	4.00	5.67
Dustin Giles	1	3	3.00	4.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	3	2	27	9.00	8.90

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sammie Holmes	3	0	0	0.00	7.77

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Richie Forbes	2	2	27	13.50	7.22
TE Jose Mueller	1	0	0	0.00	9.60

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Anthony Elliott	2	0	0	0.00	9.13
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	1	0	0	0.00	7.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Richie Forbes	2	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Sammie Holmes	3	2
Dustin Giles	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	7	5	5

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sammie Holmes	12	8	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Richie Forbes	2	2	2
WR Quentin Giles	2	2	2
WR Claude Adams	2	0	0
WR Arnold Gaden	1	1	1

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anthony Elliott	4	2	2
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	2	1	1
WR Ronnie Calhoun	2	2	2
WR Max McDonald	2	1	1
TE Jim Stargell	1	1	1
WR Spanky Thompson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,500 (68,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (20,700)
End Zone 14,600 (14,900)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,600)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,200)
Club Seats 7,800 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,500 (68,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (20,700)
End Zone	14,600 (14,900)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,600)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,200)
Club Seats	7,800 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)