Conference Semifinals, 2017

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Chicago Bears	7	10	7	13	-	37
Minnesota Vikings	7	10	14	3	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:17 CHI - Sammie Holmes 4 run (Gary McCarthy extra point)
1Q: 03:39 MIN - Jose Mueller 12 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 12:37 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 30 field goal
2Q: 02:45 CHI - Max Pugh 4 run (Gary McCarthy extra point)
2Q: 01:00 MIN - Bryce Perkins 42 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 00:13 CHI - Gary McCarthy 24 field goal
3Q: 11:52 CHI - Cornelius Liszkiewicz 12 pass from Sammie Holmes (Gary McCarthy extra point)
3Q: 10:43 MIN - Bryce Perkins 17 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 06:58 MIN - Richie Forbes 2 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 12:40 CHI - Timothy Arroyo 1 run (Gary McCarthy extra point failed)
4Q: 04:04 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 25 field goal
4Q: 01:28 CHI - Anthony Elliott 10 pass from Sammie Holmes (Gary McCarthy extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:17 CHI - Sammie Holmes 4 run (Gary McCarthy extra point)
1Q: 03:39 MIN - Jose Mueller 12 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 12:37 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 30 field goal
2Q: 02:45 CHI - Max Pugh 4 run (Gary McCarthy extra point)
2Q: 01:00 MIN - Bryce Perkins 42 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 00:13 CHI - Gary McCarthy 24 field goal
3Q: 11:52 CHI - Cornelius Liszkiewicz 12 pass from Sammie Holmes (Gary McCarthy extra point)
3Q: 10:43 MIN - Bryce Perkins 17 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 06:58 MIN - Richie Forbes 2 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 12:40 CHI - Timothy Arroyo 1 run (Gary McCarthy extra point failed)
4Q: 04:04 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 25 field goal
4Q: 01:28 CHI - Anthony Elliott 10 pass from Sammie Holmes (Gary McCarthy extra point)

Team Statistics CHI MIN
Record 14-4 14-3
First Downs 24 27
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 16 22
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 402 544
- Offensive Plays 68 68
- Yards per Play 5.91 8.00
Net Rushing Yards 133 119
- Rushing Attempts 36 15
- Yards per Rush 3.69 7.93
Net Passing Yards 269 425
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 18 - 1 52 - 32 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 281 431
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/12 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 8.41 8.02
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 3/15 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 4/18
Kick Returns/Yards 6/190 2/57
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 5/1 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 29
Time of Possession 30:11 29:49

Team Statistics	CHI	MIN
Record	14-4	14-3
First Downs	24	27
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	16	22
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	402	544
- Offensive Plays	68	68
- Yards per Play	5.91	8.00
Net Rushing Yards	133	119
- Rushing Attempts	36	15
- Yards per Rush	3.69	7.93
Net Passing Yards	269	425
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 18 - 1	52 - 32 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	281	431
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/12	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	8.41	8.02
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	3/15	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	4/18
Kick Returns/Yards	6/190	2/57
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	5/1	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 29
Time of Possession	30:11	29:49

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:55	2:46	OPP 43	6	43	Touchdown
1	7:47	2:17	OWN 6	5	37	Punt
1	3:32	1:23	OWN 41	3	2	Punt
2	12:31	3:31	OWN 25	5	26	Punt
2	7:07	4:31	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	0:42	0:34	OPP 20	2	13	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:51	OWN 36	3	11	Fumble
3	12:59	1:16	OPP 37	4	37	Touchdown
3	10:34	1:27	OWN 32	3	-1	Interception
3	6:49	4:38	OWN 22	6	-4	Punt
3	1:25	3:54	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
4	10:26	1:32	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
4	3:57	2:39	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	0:09	0:09	OWN 41	1	-2	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:05	OWN 20	3	-13	Punt
1	11:09	3:22	OWN 36	5	24	Punt
1	5:30	1:58	OWN 31	4	69	Touchdown
1	2:09	4:38	OWN 25	9	62	Field Goal
2	9:00	1:53	OWN 20	5	45	Punt
2	2:36	1:54	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 33	1	-1	Half
3	13:09	0:10	OPP 47	1	-6	Fumble
3	11:43	1:09	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
3	9:07	2:18	OPP 37	7	37	Touchdown
3	2:11	0:46	OWN 32	3	0	Punt
4	12:31	2:05	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
4	8:54	4:57	OWN 22	7	70	Field Goal
4	1:18	1:09	OWN 20	9	39	Downs

Game MVP: Frankie Giles, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Max Pugh	21	89	4.24	25	4	1
Dustin Giles	10	29	2.90	9	0	0
Sammie Holmes	4	14	3.50	7	0	1
Timothy Arroyo	1	1	1.00	1	0	1

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richie Forbes	11	77	7.00	51	1	1
Glen Jeffers	2	38	19.00	28	2	0
Frankie Giles	2	4	2.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sammie Holmes	31	18	281	1/12	2	28	1	96.3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	52	32	431	1/6	3	42	0	107.1

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Anthony Elliott	7	10	116	16.57	38	26	1
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	4	9	38	9.50	9	12	1
TE Jim Stargell	4	4	62	15.50	11	24	0
RB Max Pugh	1	1	28	28.00	2	28	0
WR Ronnie Calhoun	1	5	17	17.00	4	17	0
WR Max McDonald	1	1	20	20.00	10	20	0
RB Dustin Giles	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bryce Perkins	8	14	127	15.88	63	42	2
WR Arnold Gaden	6	8	79	13.17	33	39	0
TE Jose Mueller	5	5	55	11.00	0	15	1
WR Claude Adams	4	9	67	16.75	4	23	0
TE Todd Gauthier	3	3	27	9.00	20	14	0
RB Glen Jeffers	2	4	20	10.00	13	11	0
RB Richie Forbes	2	3	9	4.50	4	5	0
WR Bruce Clements	2	6	47	23.50	13	32	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jose Turner	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dustin Giles	1	0	0
Kenneth Lents	0	1	0
Stan Wells	0	0	1
Arnold Blake	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Oliver Palmer	1	0	0
Frankie Giles	1	0	0
Randy Murray	0	1	0
Daniel Shearer	0	1	0
Ernest May	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Doug Coles	5	216	43.2	35.6	49	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	5	209	41.8	30.6	57	1

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary McCarthy	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	4/5

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	2/2	0/0	0/0	30	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Jamison	2	16	8.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Oliver Palmer	4	18	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Giles	5	127	25.4	0
Spanky Thompson	1	63	63.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Grolitzer	2	57	28.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Bernie Jamison	8	0	0.0	15	50
CB Terrell Mathis	6	1	0.0	9	34
OLB Vinny Bryant	4	0	0.0	6	16
OLB Ricardo Compton	3	1	0.0	12	40
DE Derrick Fox	3	0	0.0	13	46
DT Jonathan Goeas	3	0	0.0	14	50
ILB Lonnie Robinson	3	0	0.0	6	19
OLB Wes Elder	3	0	0.0	10	43
CB Jeremy Wolff	2	2	0.0	15	50
S Gus Kaplan	2	0	0.0	14	48
DT Kenneth Lents	1	1	0.5	12	36
DE Arnold Blake	1	0	0.5	14	50
S Matt Ware	1	0	0.0	2	7
ILB Kent Greene	1	0	0.0	2	9
CB Stan Wells	1	0	0.0	2	10
WR Ronnie Calhoun	1	0	---	---	---
S Bryant Hickman	1	0	0.0	1	8
S Quinn Vilnit	0	1	0.0	1	5

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Richard Kerner	9	3	0.0	27	30
CB Percy Garcia	7	0	0.0	33	30
OLB Shannon Bynaker	7	0	0.0	35	32
S Jose Turner	5	1	0.0	36	32
ILB Tyrone Prosser	4	1	0.0	35	27
CB Dwight Grolitzer	4	0	0.0	33	31
ILB Ernest May	4	0	0.0	13	6
DT Randy Murray	3	2	0.0	33	28
CB Daniel Shearer	2	0	0.0	25	24
ILB Robbie Cassidy	1	1	1.0	24	28
ILB Timothy Floyd	1	3	0.0	15	10
DE Dexter Rose	1	1	0.0	24	25
DE Chuck Laxdal	1	0	0.0	12	7
WR Bryce Perkins	1	0	---	---	---
DE Clay Szymanski	0	3	0.0	33	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Arnold Blake	0.5	2	3	2	50
DT Kenneth Lents	0.5	0	1	0	36
DT Jonathan Goeas	0.0	1	1	0	50
OLB Wes Elder	0.0	1	0	0	43
DE Derrick Fox	0.0	0	2	1	46
DE Graham Burchfield	0.0	0	1	0	7

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Robbie Cassidy	1.0	0	0	28
DE Dexter Rose	0.0	4	2	25
DE Clay Szymanski	0.0	3	3	28
DE Brent Beeston	0.0	1	0	4
DT Bubba Heath	0.0	1	0	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Terrell Mathis	6	0	34
CB Bernie Jamison	5	1	50
OLB Vinny Bryant	4	0	16
OLB Ricardo Compton	3	1	40
OLB Wes Elder	3	0	43
CB Jeremy Wolff	2	1	50
ILB Lonnie Robinson	2	0	19
S Gus Kaplan	2	0	48
CB Stan Wells	1	1	10
S Matt Ware	1	0	7
ILB Kent Greene	1	0	9
DE Derrick Fox	1	0	46
S Bryant Hickman	1	0	8
DT Jonathan Goeas	0	1	50

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Percy Garcia	4	1	0	30
CB Dwight Grolitzer	4	0	0	31
S Richard Kerner	3	0	0	30
OLB Shannon Bynaker	2	0	0	32
S Jose Turner	1	1	1	32
CB Daniel Shearer	1	0	0	24
ILB Tyrone Prosser	1	0	0	27
ILB Ernest May	1	0	0	6
ILB Robbie Cassidy	1	0	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Howard Bishop	6	10	1	33	1	31
Buddy Peters	2	7	1	28	0	22
Reggie Booker	2	6	0	29	0	24
Dave Jacke	1	2	0	33	0	29
Joey Franklin	0	4	0	36	0	32
Amos Fisk	0	2	0	10	0	9
Bobby Hamilton	0	2	0	11	0	13
Jim Stargell	0	1	0	32	0	28

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rod Erickson	1	5	0	12	0	40
Craig Atkins	1	2	0	5	0	13
Clyde Jordan	1	1	1	13	0	47
Bernard Branch	1	1	0	4	0	16
Will Mendheim	1	1	0	14	0	51
Jose Mueller	1	1	0	8	0	28
Luther Winslett	0	1	0	13	1	44
Britt Sims	0	1	0	2	0	2

Special Teams Statistics

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Stan Wells	4	20
Spanky Thompson	1	24
Quinn Vilnit	1	13
Dustin Giles	0	24
Timothy Arroyo	0	24
Billy Joe Taninecz	0	20
Hunter Nolen	0	15
Vinny Bryant	0	14
Ronnie Calhoun	0	14
Kerry Troutt	0	9
Gary McCarthy	0	8
Terrell Mathis	0	8
Jim Stargell	0	8
Lonnie Robinson	0	7
Bernie Jamison	0	7
Wes Elder	0	7
Matt Ware	0	6
Amos Fisk	0	6
Dave Finch	0	6
Joey Franklin	0	6
Bobby Hamilton	0	6
Howard Bishop	0	6
Bryant Hickman	0	6
Kent Greene	0	5
Doug Coles	0	5
Van Weaver	0	5
Derrick Fox	0	3
Gus Kaplan	0	3
Jonathan Goeas	0	2
Arnold Blake	0	2
Cory Webster	0	2
Jeremy Wolff	0	2
Cornelius Liszkiewicz	0	1
Kenneth Lents	0	1
O.J. Brown	0	1
Ricardo Compton	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Kirk Baum	3	19
Bernard Branch	2	26
Alvin Harrison	2	19
Roman Ferrari	1	21
Arnold Gaden	0	19
Oliver Palmer	0	19
Todd Gauthier	0	18
Joel Tatum	0	16
Dwight Grolitzer	0	15
Timothy Floyd	0	14
Tyrone Prosser	0	12
Donnell Wilcox	0	9
Kendall Rawson	0	7
Daniel Shearer	0	7
Craig Atkins	0	7
Rod Erickson	0	7
Clyde Jordan	0	6
Dexter Rose	0	6
Glen Jeffers	0	6
Ernest May	0	6
Herman Burns	0	5
Jose Mueller	0	5
Will Mendheim	0	4
Bubba Heath	0	4
Kris Gough	0	4
Max Wedderburn	0	4
Richard Kerner	0	2
Greg Haynes	0	2
Robbie Cassidy	0	2
Percy Garcia	0	1
Britt Sims	0	1
Clay Szymanski	0	1
Randy Murray	0	1
Shannon Bynaker	0	1
Jose Turner	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	24	6.0
Middle	17	72	4.2
Right	14	39	2.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-2	-0.7
Middle	10	120	12.0
Right	1	2	2.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sammie Holmes	31	18	6	1	0	2	9	5	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	52	32	4	1	2	5	8	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	62	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	11	191	12.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	28	5.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	28	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	158	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	11	151	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	94	18.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Elliott	10	7	116	3	30
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	9	4	38	0	19
WR Ronnie Calhoun	5	1	17	0	14
TE Jim Stargell	4	4	62	1	28
RB Dustin Giles	1	0	0	0	18
RB Max Pugh	1	1	28	1	16
WR Max McDonald	1	1	20	1	12

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryce Perkins	14	8	0	127	1	40
WR Claude Adams	9	4	0	67	1	37
WR Arnold Gaden	8	6	1	79	1	35
WR Bruce Clements	6	2	0	47	1	24
TE Jose Mueller	5	5	0	55	0	28
RB Glen Jeffers	4	2	1	20	0	22
TE Todd Gauthier	3	3	0	27	0	27
RB Richie Forbes	3	2	0	9	0	30

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Max Pugh	8	31	3.88	4.24
Sammie Holmes	2	9	4.50	3.50
Dustin Giles	2	4	2.00	2.90
Timothy Arroyo	1	1	1.00	1.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richie Forbes	2	4	2.00	7.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sammie Holmes	4	3	31	7.75	9.06

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	11	7	57	5.18	8.29

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	1	1	12	12.00	4.22
WR Anthony Elliott	1	1	10	10.00	11.60
RB Dustin Giles	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Jim Stargell	1	1	9	9.00	15.50

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bryce Perkins	3	3	30	10.00	9.07
RB Richie Forbes	2	2	9	4.50	3.00
WR Bruce Clements	2	0	0	0.00	7.83
WR Claude Adams	2	0	0	0.00	7.44
TE Jose Mueller	2	2	18	9.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Dustin Giles	2	0
Sammie Holmes	1	1
Timothy Arroyo	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Richie Forbes	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sammie Holmes	10	6	6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	10	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anthony Elliott	5	2	2
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	4	3	3
TE Jim Stargell	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryce Perkins	5	2	1
WR Arnold Gaden	2	1	0
WR Bruce Clements	2	0	0
WR Claude Adams	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,100 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,200 (22,100)
End Zone 15,700 (15,900)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 13,900 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,100 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,200 (22,100)
End Zone	15,700 (15,900)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	13,900 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (2,800)