Week 8, 2023

played in Chicago, IL

45 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	21	7	3	-	38
Chicago Bears	0	13	0	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:07 MIN - Bernie Hassler 28 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
2Q: 15:00 CHI - Darrin Mathews 44 field goal
2Q: 12:05 MIN - Bryce Perkins 16 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
2Q: 04:50 CHI - Max McDonald 5 pass from Shane Huffman (Darrin Mathews extra point)
2Q: 04:21 MIN - Quentin Giles 74 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
2Q: 02:22 MIN - Craig Bennetts 34 run (Jose Reed extra point)
2Q: 00:18 CHI - Darrin Mathews 38 field goal
3Q: 11:20 MIN - Craig Bennetts 9 run (Jose Reed extra point)
4Q: 11:26 MIN - Jose Reed 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:07 MIN - Bernie Hassler 28 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
2Q: 15:00 CHI - Darrin Mathews 44 field goal
2Q: 12:05 MIN - Bryce Perkins 16 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
2Q: 04:50 CHI - Max McDonald 5 pass from Shane Huffman (Darrin Mathews extra point)
2Q: 04:21 MIN - Quentin Giles 74 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
2Q: 02:22 MIN - Craig Bennetts 34 run (Jose Reed extra point)
2Q: 00:18 CHI - Darrin Mathews 38 field goal
3Q: 11:20 MIN - Craig Bennetts 9 run (Jose Reed extra point)
4Q: 11:26 MIN - Jose Reed 36 field goal

Team Statistics MIN CHI
Record 8-0 3-4
First Downs 21 19
- by Rushing 10 9
- by Passing 10 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 437 324
- Offensive Plays 55 55
- Yards per Play 7.95 5.89
Net Rushing Yards 206 187
- Rushing Attempts 38 30
- Yards per Rush 5.42 6.23
Net Passing Yards 231 137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 16 - 11 - 0 23 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 237 150
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 13.59 5.48
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/10 5/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/5 6/72
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/110 6/133
Interception Ret./Yards 2/21 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 26
Time of Possession 30:41 29:19

Team Statistics	MIN	CHI
Record	8-0	3-4
First Downs	21	19
- by Rushing	10	9
- by Passing	10	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	437	324
- Offensive Plays	55	55
- Yards per Play	7.95	5.89
Net Rushing Yards	206	187
- Rushing Attempts	38	30
- Yards per Rush	5.42	6.23
Net Passing Yards	231	137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	16 - 11 - 0	23 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	237	150
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	13.59	5.48
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/10	5/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/5	6/72
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/110	6/133
Interception Ret./Yards	2/21	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 26
Time of Possession	30:41	29:19

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:04	1:48	OWN 15	3	-2	Punt
1	9:49	0:59	OWN 40	3	60	Touchdown
2	14:54	2:58	OWN 47	5	53	Touchdown
2	4:43	0:40	OWN 26	1	74	Touchdown
2	3:10	1:05	OPP 47	4	47	Touchdown
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 43	1	14	Half
3	15:00	3:47	OWN 35	7	65	Touchdown
3	7:42	5:29	OWN 24	9	47	Missed FG
3	0:54	4:35	OWN 23	9	58	Field Goal
4	8:16	6:12	OWN 13	10	48	Punt
4	1:55	1:55	OPP 14	3	10	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:56	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
1	11:16	1:27	OWN 21	3	3	Punt
1	8:50	8:56	OWN 19	15	54	Field Goal
2	11:56	7:13	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
2	4:03	0:53	OWN 34	2	29	Interception
2	2:05	1:52	OWN 25	6	54	Field Goal
3	11:13	3:31	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
3	2:13	1:19	OWN 36	3	41	Fumble
4	11:19	3:03	OWN 32	5	39	Interception
4	2:04	0:09	OWN 20	1	-6	Fumble

Game MVP: Frankie Giles, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mitch Fulcher	28	129	4.61	37	3	0
Craig Bennetts	10	77	7.70	34	2	2

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeremy Kirk	14	62	4.43	17	3
Orlando Shepherd	10	74	7.40	29	3
Shane Huffman	6	51	8.50	22	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	16	11	237	1/6	3	74	0	151.0

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Shane Huffman	22	17	150	1/7	1	20	1	91.1
Grady Jenkins	1	0	0	1/6	0	0	1	0.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bernie Hassler	5	6	74	14.80	34	28	1
WR Bryce Perkins	3	3	47	15.67	12	17	1
WR Quentin Giles	3	5	116	38.67	86	74	1
TE Jose Mueller	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Max McDonald	5	8	46	9.20	6	18	1
WR Anthony Elliott	3	4	17	5.67	3	8	0
WR Ronnie Calhoun	3	3	37	12.33	13	15	0
RB Jeremy Kirk	2	2	25	12.50	12	20	0
FB Gilbert Garner	2	2	14	7.00	10	10	0
TE Jim Stargell	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Shane Harvey	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Emmitt Caldwell	2	21	10.50	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bernie Hassler	1	0	0
Carey Richardson	0	1	1
Gerald Rosow	0	1	0
Tyrone Sawyers	0	1	0
J.C. Sturm	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Force
Grady Jenkins	1	0
Shane Huffman	1	0
Joseph Klug	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Tosheff	2	98	49.0	39.0	59	0

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ron Brown	3	154	51.3	44.7	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jose Reed	1/2	0/1	0/0	36	5/5

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Mathews	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Hassler	2	20	10.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edwin Forbes	3	83	27.7	0
Butch Blackwood	1	27	27.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Austin Scott	5	117	23.4	0
Ronnie Calhoun	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jose Turner	9	2	0.0	30	25
ILB Corey Logan	5	1	0.0	10	11
S Emmitt Caldwell	5	0	0.0	28	24
DT Perry Wilkerson	4	0	0.5	16	14
CB Edwin Forbes	4	0	0.0	20	17
ILB Nolan Money	3	2	0.0	23	18
S Harry Hines	3	1	0.0	22	13
DE Carey Richardson	2	1	1.0	27	21
OLB Max Wedderburn	2	1	0.0	24	19
DE Dave Patterson	2	0	0.0	12	9
OLB Ricardo Compton	2	0	0.0	4	5
DE Gerald Rosow	1	1	0.5	19	19
DT J.R. Packer	1	2	0.0	25	22
DT Deion Palmer	1	1	0.0	7	5
CB Doug Wright	1	0	0.0	11	9
CB Michael Huffman	1	0	0.0	21	18
DT Tyrone Sawyers	1	0	0.0	7	5
OLB Brad Jeffries	0	2	0.0	7	3

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gus Kaplan	8	4	0.0	34	12
ILB Cris Penberthy	7	3	0.0	26	12
DT Harold Russell	4	3	0.5	28	16
OLB Edgar Dunn	4	2	0.0	26	11
DE Jorge Gordon	3	1	0.5	9	8
DE Lawrence Price	3	0	0.0	16	2
ILB Orlando Faison	3	0	0.0	33	12
DE Arnold Blake	2	1	0.0	36	14
S Austin Scott	2	0	0.0	8	6
S Louis Leyh	2	0	0.0	32	13
CB Kerry Wheeler	2	0	0.0	31	9
OLB Henry Oliver	1	1	0.0	20	3
DT Donovan Ricker	1	0	0.0	25	11
CB Tom Clancy	1	0	0.0	7	8
TE Jim Stargell	1	0	---	---	---
WR Max McDonald	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jeremy Wolff	1	0	0.0	25	13
OLB Reuben Bramlett	1	0	0.0	12	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Carey Richardson	1.0	0	4	21
DE Gerald Rosow	0.5	1	0	19
DT Perry Wilkerson	0.5	0	0	14

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jorge Gordon	0.5	0	0	8
DT Harold Russell	0.5	0	0	16
OLB Lance Price	0.0	1	0	9
DE Arnold Blake	0.0	0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Emmitt Caldwell	4	0	2	24
S Jose Turner	3	0	0	25
ILB Corey Logan	3	0	0	11
ILB Nolan Money	2	0	0	18
OLB Ricardo Compton	1	0	0	5
OLB Max Wedderburn	1	0	0	19
DT Perry Wilkerson	1	0	0	14
CB Michael Huffman	1	0	0	18
S Harry Hines	1	0	0	13
CB Edwin Forbes	0	2	0	17
CB Doug Wright	0	1	0	9

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Gus Kaplan	2	0	12
ILB Orlando Faison	2	0	12
OLB Reuben Bramlett	1	1	8
CB Phillip Halbert	1	1	13
S Austin Scott	1	0	6
CB Jeremy Wolff	1	0	13
ILB Cris Penberthy	1	0	12
OLB Edgar Dunn	1	0	11
CB Kerry Wheeler	1	0	9
CB Tom Clancy	0	1	8

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kurt Drake	4	7	0	31	0	16
Rod Erickson	4	6	0	31	0	13
Britt Sims	3	8	0	36	0	17
Marshall Burns	2	7	1	33	0	15
B.J. Dodge	1	1	0	12	0	3
Donald Starks	0	8	0	36	0	14
Kris Arnold	0	1	0	16	1	7

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Buddy Peters	4	5	1	24	1	18
Bart Kramer	2	4	0	30	0	25
Billy Eliot	2	2	1	16	0	6
Marcus Farrell	1	4	0	24	0	21
Allen Esposito	1	3	0	30	0	25
Daniel Baker	1	1	0	12	0	7
Gilbert Garner	1	1	0	13	0	5
Walt Blanchard	0	2	0	14	0	12
Toby Banks	0	1	0	14	1	19
Jim Stargell	0	1	0	20	0	18
Joseph Klug	0	1	0	6	0	4

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Dixon Cash	3	13
Emmitt Caldwell	1	22
Burt Woodson	1	16
Edwin Forbes	1	13
Jose Mueller	0	14
Butch Blackwood	0	14
Roman Ferrari	0	13
Grady Roberson	0	13
Corey Logan	0	11
Nolan Money	0	10
Harry Hines	0	10
Jose Reed	0	9
Kurt Drake	0	4
Doug Wright	0	4
Kris Arnold	0	4
Pete Luster	0	4
Mitch Fulcher	0	4
B.J. Dodge	0	4
Jeff Tosheff	0	4
Rod Erickson	0	3
Jose Turner	0	3
Perry Wilkerson	0	3
Bernie Hassler	0	3
Gerald Rosow	0	3
Marshall Burns	0	3
Carey Richardson	0	3
Max Wedderburn	0	2
J.C. Sturm	0	2
J.R. Packer	0	2
Michael Huffman	0	2
Tyrone Sawyers	0	2
Bryce Perkins	0	1
Brad Jeffries	0	1
Wes Pentasuglio	0	1

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Daniel Baker	2	15
Gilbert Garner	1	16
Phillip Halbert	1	12
Jim Stargell	1	9
Joseph Klug	1	5
Orlando Shepherd	0	17
Ronnie Calhoun	0	14
Shane Harvey	0	13
Lance Price	0	12
Burt Downs	0	12
Reuben Bramlett	0	11
Austin Scott	0	8
Jeremy Kirk	0	8
Max McDonald	0	7
Darrin Mathews	0	6
Tom Clancy	0	5
Kennedy Finneran	0	5
Ron Brown	0	5
Kenny Sharper	0	5
Toby Banks	0	5
Donovan Ricker	0	4
Harold Russell	0	4
Bart Kramer	0	3
Arnold Blake	0	2
Gus Kaplan	0	2
Jeremy Wolff	0	2
Cris Penberthy	0	2
Orlando Faison	0	2
Louis Leyh	0	2
Allen Esposito	0	2
Edgar Dunn	0	2
Terrance Nalen	0	1
Kerry Wheeler	0	1
Henry Oliver	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	112	7.5
Middle	14	46	3.3
Right	9	48	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	86	10.8
Middle	15	75	5.0
Right	7	26	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	16	11	4	0	1	3	1	1	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Shane Huffman	22	17	1	0	0	3	1	3	1
Grady Jenkins	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	125	17.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	112	12.4
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	93	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	38	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	15	15.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernie Hassler	6	5	1	74	2	15
WR Quentin Giles	5	3	0	116	2	11
WR Bryce Perkins	3	3	0	47	0	7
TE Jose Mueller	2	0	0	0	0	13

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Max McDonald	8	5	46	0	16
WR Anthony Elliott	4	3	17	0	19
WR Ronnie Calhoun	3	3	37	0	10
TE Jim Stargell	2	1	5	0	18
RB Jeremy Kirk	2	2	25	1	18
WR Shane Harvey	2	1	6	0	13
FB Gilbert Garner	2	2	14	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mitch Fulcher	5	8	1.60	4.61
Craig Bennetts	3	11	3.67	7.70

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Orlando Shepherd	1	-4	-4.00	7.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	2	1	16	8.00	14.81

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Shane Huffman	3	3	23	7.67	6.82

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bryce Perkins	1	1	16	16.00	15.67
WR Bernie Hassler	1	0	0	0.00	12.33

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Anthony Elliott	1	1	8	8.00	4.25
WR Max McDonald	1	1	5	5.00	5.75
FB Gilbert Garner	1	1	10	10.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Mitch Fulcher	2	1
Craig Bennetts	1	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Shane Huffman	1	0
Jeremy Kirk	1	1
Orlando Shepherd	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	7	4	4

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Shane Huffman	5	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bernie Hassler	3	2	2
WR Bryce Perkins	2	2	2
WR Quentin Giles	2	0	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Max McDonald	3	2	2
WR Anthony Elliott	1	1	0
FB Gilbert Garner	1	1	1

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

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