Week 1, 2028

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Chicago Bears	7	10	0	17	-	34
Minnesota Vikings	0	0	7	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:25 CHI - Gerald Yantis 2 run (Johnnie Bergstrom extra point)
2Q: 09:01 CHI - Matt Hayes 2 pass from Claude Wyatt (Johnnie Bergstrom extra point)
2Q: 00:19 CHI - Johnnie Bergstrom 46 field goal
3Q: 09:26 MIN - Clyde Uerling 13 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 15:00 MIN - Bernie Hassler 11 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 12:01 CHI - Edward Rasmussen 8 pass from Claude Wyatt (Johnnie Bergstrom extra point)
4Q: 02:55 CHI - Matt Hayes 29 pass from Claude Wyatt (Johnnie Bergstrom extra point)
4Q: 01:38 CHI - Johnnie Bergstrom 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:25 CHI - Gerald Yantis 2 run (Johnnie Bergstrom extra point)
2Q: 09:01 CHI - Matt Hayes 2 pass from Claude Wyatt (Johnnie Bergstrom extra point)
2Q: 00:19 CHI - Johnnie Bergstrom 46 field goal
3Q: 09:26 MIN - Clyde Uerling 13 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 15:00 MIN - Bernie Hassler 11 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 12:01 CHI - Edward Rasmussen 8 pass from Claude Wyatt (Johnnie Bergstrom extra point)
4Q: 02:55 CHI - Matt Hayes 29 pass from Claude Wyatt (Johnnie Bergstrom extra point)
4Q: 01:38 CHI - Johnnie Bergstrom 34 field goal

Team Statistics CHI MIN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 24 16
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 13 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 411 294
- Offensive Plays 65 63
- Yards per Play 6.32 4.67
Net Rushing Yards 179 73
- Rushing Attempts 37 18
- Yards per Rush 4.84 4.06
Net Passing Yards 232 221
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 19 - 1 43 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 257 234
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/25 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 8.29 4.91
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/12 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 5.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/35 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 3/36 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/52 5/92
Interception Ret./Yards 1/26 1/7
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 23
Time of Possession 34:42 25:18

Team Statistics	CHI	MIN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	24	16
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	13	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	411	294
- Offensive Plays	65	63
- Yards per Play	6.32	4.67
Net Rushing Yards	179	73
- Rushing Attempts	37	18
- Yards per Rush	4.84	4.06
Net Passing Yards	232	221
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 19 - 1	43 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	257	234
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/25	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	8.29	4.91
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/12	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	5.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/35	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	3/36	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/52	5/92
Interception Ret./Yards	1/26	1/7
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 23
Time of Possession	34:42	25:18

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:43	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
1	6:37	2:08	OWN 27	4	19	Fumble
1	3:04	2:45	OWN 29	6	14	Interception
2	14:07	5:12	OWN 27	11	73	Touchdown
2	5:35	3:07	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
2	1:14	1:03	OPP 48	4	19	Field Goal
3	9:16	4:51	OWN 42	8	44	Missed FG
4	14:54	3:00	OWN 34	5	66	Touchdown
4	9:10	5:40	OWN 20	8	26	Punt
4	2:55	0:17	OPP 29	1	29	Touchdown
4	2:13	0:40	OPP 19	3	2	Field Goal

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:17	2:40	OWN 20	6	26	Punt
1	4:29	1:25	OPP 46	3	-6	Punt
1	0:19	1:12	OWN 40	3	5	Punt
2	8:55	3:20	OWN 16	8	45	Punt
2	2:28	1:14	OWN 6	3	2	Punt
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	5:44	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	4:25	4:31	OWN 21	10	79	Touchdown
4	11:54	2:44	OWN 23	5	13	Punt
4	3:30	0:35	OWN 20	4	9	Downs
4	2:38	0:25	OWN 32	2	0	Interception
4	1:33	1:33	OWN 15	7	47	Game

Game MVP: Claude Wyatt, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gerald Yantis	20	109	5.45	22	3	1
Mack Blood	15	61	4.07	17	2	0
Claude Wyatt	2	9	4.50	5	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeremy Kirk	8	18	2.25	24	1
Bo Nowakowski	4	18	4.50	7	0
Frankie Giles	3	12	4.00	9	0
Lincoln Coffey	2	20	10.00	19	1
Bernie Hassler	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Claude Wyatt	24	19	257	4/25	3	29	1	133.5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	43	27	234	2/13	2	26	1	82.9

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Matt Hayes	6	8	66	11.00	14	29	2
WR Vinny Jenkins	5	5	88	17.60	33	25	0
WR Chuck Mathis	3	5	32	10.67	19	21	0
TE Leland Schuler	2	2	22	11.00	0	15	0
WR Adrian Cotchery	1	1	26	26.00	13	26	0
WR Edward Rasmussen	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	1
TE Johnnie Beckley	1	1	15	15.00	15	15	0
RB Mack Blood	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dixon Cash	5	7	39	7.80	7	15	0
WR Sherman Styles	5	8	60	12.00	14	26	0
TE B.J. Dodge	4	4	42	10.50	8	14	0
FB Clyde Uerling	4	4	28	7.00	19	13	1
WR Bernie Hassler	3	9	27	9.00	0	11	1
TE Josh Harding	3	4	21	7.00	5	8	0
RB Jeremy Kirk	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Lincoln Coffey	1	1	5	5.00	1	5	0
WR Matthew Mathews	1	5	11	11.00	2	11	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Grady Pearson	1	26	26.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Emmitt Caldwell	1	7	7.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Claude Wyatt	2	1	0	0
Donny Starling	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bernie Hassler	1	0	0
Toby Banks	0	1	0
Chris Roberson	0	1	0
Carey Richardson	0	0	1
Mark Archer	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ron Brown	2	109	54.5	44.5	55	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jorge Howe	6	257	42.8	30.2	64	3

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Johnnie Bergstrom	2/3	1/1	0/0	46	4/4

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Matthews	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adrian Cotchery	3	36	12.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Jenkins	2	52	26.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earnest May	4	79	19.8	0
Todd Livesey	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dana Wand	10	2	0.0	16	38
S Tony Torphy	5	1	0.0	11	29
CB Grady Pearson	4	1	0.0	16	38
DT Donny Starling	3	0	1.0	12	33
OLB Earnest Vasher	3	2	0.0	4	17
S Rick Lyle	3	2	0.0	17	36
S Bill Stinemetz	3	1	0.0	17	40
OLB Ben Battles	3	0	0.0	9	22
DE Bart Fitzgerald	2	0	1.0	17	43
CB Kerry Wheeler	2	0	0.0	11	30
ILB Donny Mangiafico	2	0	0.0	5	9
CB Anthony Bolden	1	3	0.0	12	24
ILB Ricky Page	1	1	0.0	11	35
DT Kenneth Wallace	1	0	0.0	10	27
DE Howie Sawchuk	1	0	0.0	5	12
WR Chuck Mathis	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jack McCareins	0	1	0.0	6	9

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jerald Terry	8	4	0.0	33	20
DT Chris Roberson	5	1	0.5	23	15
OLB Jeff Roman	5	3	0.0	27	23
S Emmitt Caldwell	5	1	0.0	32	23
DE Carey Richardson	4	1	1.0	31	22
CB Earl Gramble	4	3	0.0	15	16
OLB Earnest Shepherd	3	0	0.0	13	4
CB Les McFarlane	3	0	0.0	26	21
CB Lenny LaRiche	3	0	0.0	23	20
S Earnest May	3	0	0.0	29	20
DT Edwin Duerr	2	2	0.0	31	23
CB Todd Livesey	2	2	0.0	19	18
CB Damon Jennings	2	1	0.0	24	22
ILB Roman Cassidy	2	0	0.0	4	8
DT George Geddes	1	0	1.0	12	7
DE Mark Archer	1	0	1.0	5	8
DE Dwayne Hastings	1	1	0.5	32	21
OLB Shannon McKenzie	1	1	0.0	10	5
FB Clyde Uerling	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Gary Frederick	1	0	0.0	5	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Donny Starling	1.0	3	3	33
DE Bart Fitzgerald	1.0	1	1	43
DE J.J. Roddy	0.0	1	0	9
DE Howie Sawchuk	0.0	1	0	12

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Carey Richardson	1.0	2	4	22
DE Mark Archer	1.0	0	1	8
DT George Geddes	1.0	0	0	7
DT Chris Roberson	0.5	0	1	15
DE Dwayne Hastings	0.5	0	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dana Wand	6	0	0	38
S Tony Torphy	5	1	0	29
CB Grady Pearson	4	0	1	38
OLB Ben Battles	3	0	0	22
OLB Earnest Vasher	2	0	0	17
CB Kerry Wheeler	2	0	0	30
S Rick Lyle	2	0	0	36
S Bill Stinemetz	1	2	0	40
ILB Ricky Page	1	0	0	35
ILB Jack McCareins	1	0	0	9
CB Anthony Bolden	0	1	0	24

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Earl Gramble	3	1	0	16
OLB Jeff Roman	3	0	0	23
ILB Jerald Terry	2	1	0	20
S Emmitt Caldwell	2	0	1	23
CB Les McFarlane	2	0	0	21
CB Todd Livesey	2	0	0	18
CB Lenny LaRiche	2	0	0	20
OLB Shannon McKenzie	1	0	0	5
CB Damon Jennings	1	0	0	22
S Earnest May	1	0	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kelly Legge	3	9	0	29	3	25
Billy Eliot	3	6	0	30	1	25
J.T. Burks	3	5	1	36	0	23
Joseph Klug	2	2	0	4	0	5
Larry Phillips	1	6	0	33	0	23
Shawn Neumeyer	1	3	0	20	0	10
Emmitt Jenkins	1	2	0	9	0	5
Kendrick Hage	0	2	0	23	0	19
Duane Moss	0	1	0	19	0	11

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brent Finkes	4	6	3	16	0	37
Marshall Burns	0	5	0	18	0	41
Moe Kleinecke	0	2	0	18	2	44
Pete Luster	0	1	0	2	0	8
Clyde Uerling	0	1	0	15	0	32

Special Teams Statistics

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Johnnie Beckley	2	15
Gerald Yantis	1	21
Duane Moss	1	15
Tony Torphy	1	8
Anthony Bolden	0	16
Quinn Williams	0	16
Adrian Cotchery	0	14
Donny Mangiafico	0	14
Leland Schuler	0	14
Edward Rasmussen	0	13
Johnnie Bergstrom	0	10
Ben Battles	0	10
Bart Fitzgerald	0	6
Joseph Klug	0	5
Shawn Neumeyer	0	5
Kelly Legge	0	5
Emmitt Jenkins	0	5
J.J. Roddy	0	4
Jack McCareins	0	4
Michael Herndon	0	3
Chuck Mathis	0	3
Matt Hayes	0	3
Vinny Jenkins	0	3
Larry Phillips	0	3
Ron Brown	0	2
Earnest Vasher	0	2
Kerry Wheeler	0	2
Bill Stinemetz	0	2
Phillip Burgraff	0	2
Howie Sawchuk	0	1
Devin Matthews	0	1
Ethan Jones	0	1
Andrew Figures	0	1
Ricky Page	0	1
Mack Blood	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Sammy Brewer	5	16
Les McFarlane	0	17
Bo Nowakowski	0	16
Josh Harding	0	16
Dixon Cash	0	12
Earl Gramble	0	12
Lenny LaRiche	0	12
B.J. Dodge	0	10
Roman Cassidy	0	10
Todd Livesey	0	9
Earnest Shepherd	0	8
Earnest May	0	8
Troy Branch	0	6
Toby Banks	0	6
Pete Luster	0	6
Clyde Uerling	0	6
Trevor Graveson	0	6
Shannon McKenzie	0	6
Matthew Mathews	0	6
Jorge Howe	0	6
Dwayne Hastings	0	5
Graham Walker	0	4
Kevin Matthews	0	3
Carey Richardson	0	3
Emmitt Caldwell	0	3
Jerald Terry	0	3
Jeremy Kirk	0	2
Chris Roberson	0	2
Edwin Duerr	0	2
Lincoln Coffey	0	2
Richard Pillmeier	0	2
Phillip Montgomery	0	2
Damon Jennings	0	2
Jeff Roman	0	1
Gary Frederick	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	56	9.3
Middle	19	61	3.2
Right	12	62	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	45	9.0
Middle	9	33	3.7
Right	3	-4	-1.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Claude Wyatt	24	19	6	0	0	2	2	6	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	43	27	1	0	5	4	6	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	49	12.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	63	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	52	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	93	18.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	21	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	17	119	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	7	94	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Matt Hayes	8	6	66	1	18
WR Chuck Mathis	5	3	32	1	15
WR Vinny Jenkins	5	5	88	3	25
TE Leland Schuler	2	2	22	0	13
WR Adrian Cotchery	1	1	26	1	8
WR Edward Rasmussen	1	1	8	0	3
TE Johnnie Beckley	1	1	15	0	20
RB Mack Blood	1	0	0	0	15

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernie Hassler	9	3	2	27	0	37
WR Sherman Styles	8	5	1	60	1	26
WR Dixon Cash	7	5	0	39	0	23
WR Matthew Mathews	5	1	2	11	0	9
TE B.J. Dodge	4	4	0	42	0	33
FB Clyde Uerling	4	4	0	28	0	32
TE Josh Harding	4	3	0	21	0	19
RB Jeremy Kirk	1	1	0	1	0	33
RB Lincoln Coffey	1	1	0	5	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gerald Yantis	2	2	1.00	5.45
Claude Wyatt	1	4	4.00	4.50
Mack Blood	1	2	2.00	4.07

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Nowakowski	1	7	7.00	4.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Claude Wyatt	5	3	19	3.80	10.71

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	3	3	31	10.33	5.44

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Matt Hayes	3	2	11	3.67	8.25
WR Edward Rasmussen	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
RB Mack Blood	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bernie Hassler	1	1	11	11.00	3.00
FB Clyde Uerling	1	1	13	13.00	7.00
TE Josh Harding	1	1	7	7.00	5.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Gerald Yantis	4	3
Mack Blood	2	1
Claude Wyatt	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jeremy Kirk	1	1
Lincoln Coffey	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Claude Wyatt	5	4	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	12	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vinny Jenkins	3	3	2
WR Chuck Mathis	1	0	0
WR Matt Hayes	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Clyde Uerling	3	3	2
WR Matthew Mathews	3	1	1
WR Dixon Cash	2	2	2
WR Sherman Styles	2	0	0
WR Bernie Hassler	1	0	0
TE Josh Harding	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 87,200 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,300 (24,800)
End Zone 16,800 (17,900)
Mezzanine 9,900 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 15,500 (15,900)
Club Seats 17,100 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes 3,600 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	87,200 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,300 (24,800)
End Zone	16,800 (17,900)
Mezzanine	9,900 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	15,500 (15,900)
Club Seats	17,100 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes	3,600 (5,000)