Week 1, 2022

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:20 MIN - Bernie Hassler 20 pass from Frankie Giles (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 07:09 MIN - Bernie Hassler 23 pass from Frankie Giles (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
3Q: 10:18 MIN - A.J. Neiderer 43 field goal
3Q: 02:43 MIN - Quentin Giles 25 pass from Frankie Giles (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
3Q: 01:57 MIN - Nick Blackburn 47 interception return (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
4Q: 14:35 MIN - J.C. Sturm 42 interception return (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
4Q: 04:33 CHI - Jeremy Kirk 30 run (Ed Jordan extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:20 MIN - Bernie Hassler 20 pass from Frankie Giles (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 07:09 MIN - Bernie Hassler 23 pass from Frankie Giles (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
3Q: 10:18 MIN - A.J. Neiderer 43 field goal
3Q: 02:43 MIN - Quentin Giles 25 pass from Frankie Giles (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
3Q: 01:57 MIN - Nick Blackburn 47 interception return (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
4Q: 14:35 MIN - J.C. Sturm 42 interception return (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
4Q: 04:33 CHI - Jeremy Kirk 30 run (Ed Jordan extra point)

Team Statistics CHI MIN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 14 19
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 271 347
- Offensive Plays 61 64
- Yards per Play 4.44 5.42
Net Rushing Yards 131 130
- Rushing Attempts 29 30
- Yards per Rush 4.52 4.33
Net Passing Yards 140 217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 12 - 3 32 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 151 232
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 4.38 6.38
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 4/37
Punt Returns/Yards 4/36 3/10
Kick Returns/Yards 4/106 1/26
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/89
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 31
Time of Possession 26:34 33:26

Team Statistics	CHI	MIN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	14	19
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	271	347
- Offensive Plays	61	64
- Yards per Play	4.44	5.42
Net Rushing Yards	131	130
- Rushing Attempts	29	30
- Yards per Rush	4.52	4.33
Net Passing Yards	140	217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 12 - 3	32 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	151	232
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	4.38	6.38
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	4/37
Punt Returns/Yards	4/36	3/10
Kick Returns/Yards	4/106	1/26
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/89
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 31
Time of Possession	26:34	33:26

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:07	1:23	OWN 31	4	13	Punt
1	10:19	1:29	OWN 41	3	-3	Punt
1	2:03	3:14	OWN 20	8	33	Punt
2	11:36	1:42	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
2	6:55	2:35	OWN 32	6	42	Interception
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 14	1	3	Half
3	15:00	1:24	OWN 45	3	3	Punt
3	10:10	0:40	OWN 36	1	-5	Fumble
3	7:14	1:30	OWN 21	3	-3	Punt
3	4:05	0:42	OWN 15	3	19	Fumble
3	2:28	0:41	OWN 36	2	0	Interception
3	1:47	2:22	OWN 20	5	17	Interception
4	14:25	2:30	OWN 19	4	18	Punt
4	9:42	5:25	OWN 5	10	95	Touchdown
4	2:33	2:33	OWN 14	5	35	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:53	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
1	11:44	1:25	OWN 9	3	9	Punt
1	8:50	6:47	OWN 12	15	88	Touchdown
2	13:49	2:13	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
2	9:54	2:59	OWN 28	7	72	Touchdown
2	4:20	3:57	OWN 12	10	44	Punt
3	13:36	3:26	OWN 3	8	71	Field Goal
3	9:30	2:16	OPP 23	3	9	Missed FG
3	5:44	1:39	OWN 41	3	-1	Punt
3	3:23	0:55	OPP 26	2	26	Touchdown
4	11:55	2:13	OWN 40	3	7	Punt
4	4:17	1:44	OWN 43	3	5	Punt

Game MVP: Frankie Giles, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeremy Kirk	20	83	4.15	30	4	1
Orlando Shepherd	7	40	5.71	14	1	0
Ricardo Gerhardt	1	8	8.00	8	0	0
Kerry Thomason	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dominic Henry	16	73	4.56	32	2
Levon Neri	12	40	3.33	11	1
Frankie Giles	2	17	8.50	10	1

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	LG	Int	Rate
Kerry Thomason	25	8	101	2/11	30	3	6.0
Shane Huffman	3	2	30	0/0	17	0	99.3
Ricardo Gerhardt	2	2	20	0/0	13	0	108.3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	32	19	232	2/15	3	30	0	113.0

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ronnie Calhoun	3	5	30	10.00	5	13
WR Shane Harvey	3	5	33	11.00	0	13
WR Rex Marshall	2	5	47	23.50	7	30
TE Daniel Baker	1	2	10	10.00	3	10
TE Jim Stargell	1	1	13	13.00	3	13
WR Max McDonald	1	10	8	8.00	0	8
WR Patrick Hastings	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
RB Jeremy Kirk	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bernie Hassler	7	8	122	17.43	55	30	2
TE Jose Mueller	5	8	39	7.80	5	12	0
WR Quentin Giles	4	10	52	13.00	22	25	1
WR Bryce Perkins	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Levon Neri	1	2	3	3.00	1	3	0
TE Roman Ferrari	1	1	13	13.00	2	13	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB J.C. Sturm	1	42	42.00	1
CB Nick Blackburn	1	47	47.00	1
CB Michael Huffman	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jeremy Kirk	1	0	0	0
Kerry Thomason	1	0	0	0

Minnesota	Recov	Force
Dave Patterson	1	0
Michael Huffman	1	0
Teddy Davison	0	1
Deion Palmer	0	1

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ron Brown	7	295	42.1	37.9	47	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marlon Delgadillo	7	320	45.7	40.6	54	5

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ed Jordan	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
A.J. Neiderer	1/2	1/1	0/0	43	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Patrick Hastings	3	32	10.7	0
Jeremy Wolff	1	4	4.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nick Blackburn	2	2	1.0	0
Bernie Hassler	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey England	4	106	26.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Schueler	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gus Kaplan	12	4	0.0	30	33
ILB Wes Elder	5	4	0.0	29	31
S Louis Leyh	5	0	0.0	30	26
DE Kerry Troutt	4	2	1.0	25	29
DE Arnold Blake	3	1	0.0	25	32
CB Jeremy Wolff	3	1	0.0	26	29
DT Louis Nieves	3	0	0.0	18	17
OLB Vernon Douglas	2	0	1.0	20	24
DT Donovan Ricker	2	1	0.0	17	22
ILB Orlando Faison	2	1	0.0	7	11
OLB Jon Riley	2	0	0.0	5	5
OLB Reuben Bramlett	2	0	0.0	17	23
CB Kerry Wheeler	2	0	0.0	29	29
CB Tom Clancy	1	2	0.0	23	26
TE Daniel Baker	1	0	---	---	---
WR Rex Marshall	1	0	---	---	---
QB Kerry Thomason	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Sean Ackerman	0	2	0.0	9	7
S Jackie Slater	0	1	0.0	8	17

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jose Turner	6	1	0.0	29	32
DE Dave Patterson	5	1	0.0	28	31
S Harry Hines	5	1	0.0	24	27
CB Nick Blackburn	4	2	0.0	22	29
DE Carey Richardson	3	3	1.5	24	26
DT Deion Palmer	3	1	0.5	14	8
S Jim Abrams	3	0	0.0	17	17
CB Doug Wright	3	0	0.0	19	20
CB Michael Huffman	2	3	0.0	26	29
OLB Max Wedderburn	2	2	0.0	23	25
OLB Brad Jeffries	2	1	0.0	27	29
DE Teddy Davison	2	1	0.0	20	25
CB J.C. Sturm	2	0	0.0	13	16
DT Mark Badalyan	0	1	0.0	17	15
DT Clarence Snellings	0	1	0.0	6	8
ILB Nolan Money	0	1	0.0	6	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Vernon Douglas	1.0	2	1	24
DE Kerry Troutt	1.0	1	1	29
ILB Wes Elder	0.0	1	0	31
OLB Reuben Bramlett	0.0	1	0	23

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Carey Richardson	1.5	1	2	26
DT Deion Palmer	0.5	0	0	8
DE Teddy Davison	0.0	2	3	25
DE Dave Patterson	0.0	1	0	31
OLB Max Wedderburn	0.0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Gus Kaplan	6	0	33
CB Tom Clancy	3	1	26
CB Kerry Wheeler	3	0	29
OLB Reuben Bramlett	2	1	23
ILB Wes Elder	2	0	31
CB Jeremy Wolff	1	5	29
OLB Jon Riley	1	0	5
DT Louis Nieves	1	0	17

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Harry Hines	3	1	0	27
S Jose Turner	2	3	0	32
CB Nick Blackburn	2	2	1	29
S Jim Abrams	2	0	0	17
CB J.C. Sturm	1	0	1	16
CB Doug Wright	1	0	0	20
OLB Max Wedderburn	1	0	0	25
CB Michael Huffman	0	1	1	29
OLB Brad Jeffries	0	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Buddy Peters	4	8	1	23	0	26
Allen Esposito	1	6	0	29	1	31
Toby Banks	1	5	0	23	0	24
Howard Bishop	1	2	0	26	1	30
Marcus Farrell	0	3	0	19	0	24
Jim Stargell	0	1	0	16	0	11
Brady Starks	0	1	0	6	0	6
Joseph Klug	0	1	0	10	0	8

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marshall Burns	2	5	28	0	31
Rod Erickson	2	3	25	0	30
Moe Adderly	1	4	21	0	29
Clarence Cassidy	1	3	9	0	8
Roman Ferrari	1	1	14	0	9
Kurt Drake	0	5	29	1	23
Donald Starks	0	4	25	1	29
Cory Russell	0	3	12	0	9

Special Teams Statistics

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Gilbert Garner	2	13
Jim Stargell	1	17
Sean Ackerman	1	16
Casey England	0	21
Tom Clancy	0	16
Patrick Hastings	0	16
Louis Nieves	0	15
Reuben Bramlett	0	15
Jeremy Wolff	0	14
Daniel Baker	0	11
Gus Kaplan	0	11
Rex Marshall	0	9
Jon Riley	0	9
Ronnie Calhoun	0	8
Howard Bishop	0	7
Ron Brown	0	7
Bart Kramer	0	7
Shane Harvey	0	7
Joseph Klug	0	7
Jackie Slater	0	7
Orlando Shepherd	0	7
Jared Emmons	0	7
Toby Banks	0	7
Kelly Pearson	0	4
Vernon Douglas	0	3
Arnold Blake	0	2
Kerry Troutt	0	2
Orlando Faison	0	2
Louis Leyh	0	2
Ed Jordan	0	2
Donovan Ricker	0	1
Wes Elder	0	1
Jeremy Kirk	0	1
Kerry Wheeler	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Roman Ferrari	3	16
Harry Hines	3	16
Max Wedderburn	1	14
Cory Russell	1	9
Levon Neri	0	25
Lewis Gredzinski	0	24
Brad Jeffries	0	20
Bryce Perkins	0	13
Michael Huffman	0	13
Joey Webb	0	11
A.J. Neiderer	0	9
Doug Wright	0	9
Clarence Cassidy	0	9
Hunter Parrish	0	9
Marlon Delgadillo	0	9
Jim Abrams	0	8
Rod Erickson	0	7
Jose Mueller	0	7
Deion Palmer	0	7
Kris Gough	0	6
Nick Blackburn	0	6
Roger Farr	0	4
Glenn Tate	0	4
Marshall Burns	0	4
Dave Patterson	0	3
Moe Adderly	0	2
Austin Scott	0	2
Teddy Davison	0	2
Quentin Giles	0	1
Corey Logan	0	1
Ricardo Compton	0	1
Nolan Money	0	1
Bernie Hassler	0	1
Frank Schueler	0	1
Carey Richardson	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	65	6.5
Middle	12	45	3.8
Right	7	21	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	19	3.2
Middle	16	92	5.8
Right	8	19	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kerry Thomason	25	8	1	1	1	7	5	4	3
Shane Huffman	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Ricardo Gerhardt	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	32	19	5	0	1	7	5	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	4	44	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	77	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	30	4.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	17	198	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	34	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Max McDonald	10	1	0	8	0	24
WR Ronnie Calhoun	5	3	1	30	0	22
WR Rex Marshall	5	2	0	47	1	14
WR Shane Harvey	5	3	0	33	0	20
TE Daniel Baker	2	1	0	10	0	16
TE Jim Stargell	1	1	0	13	0	11
WR Patrick Hastings	1	1	0	10	0	4
RB Jeremy Kirk	1	0	0	0	0	22

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Quentin Giles	10	4	0	52	1	24
TE Jose Mueller	8	5	0	39	0	26
WR Bernie Hassler	8	7	0	122	4	29
WR Bryce Perkins	3	1	0	3	0	14
RB Levon Neri	2	1	1	3	0	21
TE Roman Ferrari	1	1	0	13	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dominic Henry	1	-1	-1.00	4.56

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	1	1	20	20.00	7.25

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bernie Hassler	1	1	20	20.00	15.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Ricardo Gerhardt	1	1
Jeremy Kirk	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Frankie Giles	2	1
Levon Neri	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kerry Thomason	10	4	3
Shane Huffman	2	2	2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	8	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Max McDonald	4	1	0
WR Rex Marshall	3	2	2
WR Shane Harvey	2	0	0
TE Jim Stargell	1	1	1
WR Ronnie Calhoun	1	1	1
WR Patrick Hastings	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jose Mueller	3	2	1
WR Bernie Hassler	2	2	2
WR Bryce Perkins	1	1	0
WR Quentin Giles	1	0	0
RB Levon Neri	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 90,600 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,800 (24,800)
End Zone 17,900 (17,900)
Mezzanine 10,400 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 15,900 (15,900)
Club Seats 17,500 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes 4,100 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	90,600 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,800 (24,800)
End Zone	17,900 (17,900)
Mezzanine	10,400 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	15,900 (15,900)
Club Seats	17,500 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes	4,100 (5,000)