Week 1, 2043

played in Chicago, IL

74 degrees, stormy, 12 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	0	0	0	-	3
Chicago Bears	7	3	3	9	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:21 MIN - Earl Wheeler 33 field goal
1Q: 01:47 CHI - Rick Stevens 13 run (Corey Holmes extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CHI - Corey Holmes 47 field goal
3Q: 07:00 CHI - Corey Holmes 49 field goal
4Q: 12:00 CHI - Ellis Applewhite 15 pass from Caiden Levels (Corey Holmes extra point failed)
4Q: 01:26 CHI - Corey Holmes 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:21 MIN - Earl Wheeler 33 field goal
1Q: 01:47 CHI - Rick Stevens 13 run (Corey Holmes extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CHI - Corey Holmes 47 field goal
3Q: 07:00 CHI - Corey Holmes 49 field goal
4Q: 12:00 CHI - Ellis Applewhite 15 pass from Caiden Levels (Corey Holmes extra point failed)
4Q: 01:26 CHI - Corey Holmes 32 field goal

Team Statistics MIN CHI
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 14 15
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 8 7
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 260 310
- Offensive Plays 68 58
- Yards per Play 3.82 5.34
Net Rushing Yards 92 166
- Rushing Attempts 29 34
- Yards per Rush 3.17 4.88
Net Passing Yards 168 144
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 20 - 0 23 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 186 149
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.31 6.00
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/24 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 4/33
Kick Returns/Yards 3/56 2/52
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 40
Time of Possession 31:21 28:39

Team Statistics	MIN	CHI
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	14	15
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	8	7
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	260	310
- Offensive Plays	68	58
- Yards per Play	3.82	5.34
Net Rushing Yards	92	166
- Rushing Attempts	29	34
- Yards per Rush	3.17	4.88
Net Passing Yards	168	144
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 20 - 0	23 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	186	149
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.31	6.00
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/24	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	4/33
Kick Returns/Yards	3/56	2/52
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 40
Time of Possession	31:21	28:39

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:00	6:45	OWN 15	13	69	Field Goal
1	1:38	1:33	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
2	13:42	2:09	OWN 20	5	28	Punt
2	8:10	4:07	OWN 1	9	60	Punt
2	1:50	0:57	OWN 15	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	4:42	OWN 17	8	47	Punt
3	8:27	0:09	OWN 32	1	6	Fumble
3	6:52	1:30	OWN 25	3	-8	Punt
3	1:00	1:10	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	11:52	6:37	OWN 25	12	37	Downs
4	2:49	0:56	OWN 18	4	-2	Downs
4	1:19	1:19	OWN 18	4	9	Downs

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:00	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
1	6:15	4:37	OWN 37	10	63	Touchdown
1	0:05	1:23	OWN 44	3	7	Punt
2	11:33	3:23	OWN 21	5	33	Punt
2	4:03	2:13	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
2	0:53	0:53	OWN 44	5	26	Field Goal
3	10:18	1:51	OWN 20	4	53	Fumble
3	8:18	1:26	OPP 30	3	-2	Field Goal
3	5:22	4:22	OWN 28	8	28	Punt
4	14:50	2:58	50	6	50	Touchdown
4	5:15	2:26	OWN 38	3	6	Punt
4	1:53	0:34	OPP 16	3	1	Field Goal

Game MVP: Caiden Levels, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Myles Sachs	13	33	2.54	8	0
QB Caden Oliver	7	18	2.57	6	0
RB Troy Mesaros	5	20	4.00	20	1
TE Aiden Franz	2	4	2.00	3	0
WR Sebastian Chinn	1	4	4.00	4	0
RB Nolan Franklin	1	13	13.00	13	1

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Rick Stevens	17	62	3.65	13	2	1
RB Alex Corson	11	45	4.09	11	2	0
QB Caiden Levels	6	59	9.83	23	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Caden Oliver	36	20	186	3/18	0	31	0	69.9

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Caiden Levels	23	16	149	1/5	1	49	0	101.5

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Johnny Andersen	6	10	92	15.33	29	31
WR Sebastian Chinn	4	8	38	9.50	17	20
RB Myles Sachs	3	3	4	1.33	1	3
WR Walt Peter	2	3	11	5.50	8	8
RB Troy Mesaros	2	3	25	12.50	21	26
WR Walt Beeston	1	2	-2	-2.00	0	-2
TE Aiden Franz	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
RB Nolan Franklin	1	2	12	12.00	6	12
WR Ethan Burton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Griffin Quinn	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brian Gaither	4	7	52	13.00	3	49	0
RB Rick Stevens	4	5	30	7.50	19	19	0
WR Alvin Tyler	4	6	33	8.25	7	11	0
TE Ryan Nofsinger	2	2	16	8.00	8	9	0
TE Ellis Applewhite	1	2	15	15.00	6	15	1
WR Bo Carty	1	1	3	3.00	3	3	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Troy Mesaros	1	0	0
TE Aiden Franz	1	0	0
G Rex Bradford	0	1	0
DE Wesley Ingram	0	1	0
DE Matthew Rountree	0	0	1
OLB Ethan Lee	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Caiden Levels	1	1	0
RB Alex Corson	1	0	0
DE Philip Carlson	0	1	0
OLB Silas Mathews	0	0	1
OLB Floyd Poston	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edwin Pearson	7	318	45.4	35.0	61	1

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marc Emmons	6	296	49.3	41.0	63	4

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Earl Wheeler	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	0/0

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Corey Holmes	3/3	2/2	0/0	49	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Elijah McLaughlin	2	10	5.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donnie Gray	4	33	8.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Elijah McLaughlin	3	56	18.7	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lorenzo Giles	2	52	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Courtney Miner	14	2	0.0	33	23
CB Everett Giles	6	1	0.0	34	24
S Dana Daileader	5	3	0.0	34	24
OLB Ethan Lee	4	3	0.0	33	22
ILB Donnell Santana	4	2	0.0	32	15
DE Matthew Rountree	3	0	1.0	33	22
CB Elliot Bellas	3	1	0.0	13	14
DE Wesley Ingram	2	0	0.0	17	16
DT Darren Gordon	2	0	0.0	26	16
DT Rusty Brotherton	2	0	0.0	23	18
CB Levon Franz	1	1	0.0	34	24
OLB Warren Rivers	1	1	0.0	20	9
DT Dustin Hoover	1	0	0.0	19	14
QB Caden Oliver	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Marcos Sanderson	1	0	0.0	1	1
DE Douglas Harmon	0	1	0.0	18	10

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Floyd Poston	7	1	0.0	26	30
OLB Silas Mathews	6	2	0.0	19	17
DE Kennedy Dotson	5	0	0.5	29	39
CB Griffin McKnight	5	0	0.0	29	39
CB Marcos Jefferson	4	0	0.0	14	16
CB Donnie Gray	4	0	0.0	28	38
ILB Luis Bergler	3	2	0.0	26	30
ILB Trent Clinton	3	1	0.0	10	12
S Elijah Sutter	3	0	0.0	18	18
DT Sean Hardy	2	1	1.0	26	25
OLB Jeff Willis	2	1	1.0	13	31
S Denzel Shepard	2	2	0.0	24	18
DE Philip Carlson	1	1	0.5	24	22
CB Angel Sauerbrun	1	2	0.0	9	21
S Howie Cedeno	1	1	0.0	5	21
S Mickey Caldwell	1	1	0.0	11	21
QB Caiden Levels	1	0	---	---	---
DE J.B. Lane	1	0	0.0	5	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Matthew Rountree	1.0	0	0	0	22
DT Darren Gordon	0.0	1	0	0	16
DT Rusty Brotherton	0.0	0	1	1	18

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jeff Willis	1.0	1	0	31
DT Sean Hardy	1.0	0	2	25
DE Philip Carlson	0.5	2	0	22
DE Kennedy Dotson	0.5	0	0	39
DT Jalen Meier	0.0	1	0	9
DT Zachery Shell	0.0	1	0	5

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Everett Giles	5	1	24
S Courtney Miner	4	1	23
CB Elliot Bellas	2	1	14
DT Dustin Hoover	1	0	14
CB Levon Franz	1	0	24
S Dana Daileader	1	0	24
OLB Marcos Sanderson	1	0	1
OLB Warren Rivers	1	0	9
DT Darren Gordon	0	1	16

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Donnie Gray	3	1	38
S Elijah Sutter	3	0	18
OLB Floyd Poston	3	0	30
CB Marcos Jefferson	3	0	16
ILB Luis Bergler	2	0	30
OLB Silas Mathews	1	2	17
CB Angel Sauerbrun	1	0	21
ILB Trent Clinton	1	0	12
CB Griffin McKnight	1	0	39
S Howie Cedeno	1	0	21
S Denzel Shepard	1	0	18
S Mickey Caldwell	0	1	21

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Rex Bradford	3	6	29	0	39
G Timothy Douglas	2	5	14	0	16
TE Aiden Franz	2	2	8	0	10
G Arnie Small	1	4	23	0	36
T Cesar Turnbull	0	4	29	0	39
T Moe Benton	0	3	29	3	39
C Aaron Wells	0	1	6	0	3
T Ernie Thongchanh	0	1	15	0	23

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Lukas Davis	3	7	0	34	0	24
T Malachi Drake	2	8	1	34	0	24
G Levon Garrett	2	4	0	34	0	24
G Shaun Knorr	1	5	0	34	0	24
C Lincoln Zeppelin	1	4	0	34	0	24
RB Alex Corson	0	0	0	12	1	10

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Sedrick Jamison	3	9
Matthew Rountree	2	12
Troy Mesaros	1	21

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Russell Beyer	3	23
Bradley Shom	1	23
Silas Mathews	1	20

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Rex Bradford	29	39	---	---	8	76
T Cesar Turnbull	29	39	---	---	8	76
T Moe Benton	29	39	---	---	8	76
QB Caden Oliver	29	39	---	---	---	68
DE Matthew Rountree	---	---	33	22	12	67
TE Johnny Andersen	27	39	---	---	---	66
WR Walt Peter	25	33	---	---	5	63
G Arnie Small	23	36	---	---	4	63
CB Everett Giles	---	---	34	24	4	62
CB Levon Franz	---	---	34	24	3	61
S Dana Daileader	---	---	34	24	3	61
WR Sebastian Chinn	28	32	---	---	---	60
S Courtney Miner	---	---	33	23	2	58
OLB Ethan Lee	---	---	33	22	2	57
WR Walt Beeston	19	31	---	---	5	55
DT Rusty Brotherton	---	---	23	18	9	50
ILB Donnell Santana	---	---	32	15	1	48
RB Troy Mesaros	7	17	---	---	21	45
DT Darren Gordon	---	---	26	16	1	43
DE Wesley Ingram	---	---	17	16	9	42
CB Elliot Bellas	---	---	13	14	13	40
T Ernie Thongchanh	15	23	---	---	---	38
G Timothy Douglas	14	16	---	---	4	34
DT Dustin Hoover	---	---	19	14	1	34
RB Myles Sachs	17	12	---	---	1	30
OLB Warren Rivers	---	---	20	9	1	30
DE Douglas Harmon	---	---	18	10	1	29
ILB Junior McConnell	---	---	2	9	13	24
OLB Patrick Matlosz	---	---	1	1	21	23
WR Ethan Burton	3	6	---	---	13	22
TE Maxwell Collazo	0	0	---	---	21	21
TE Aiden Franz	8	10	---	---	---	18
S Ray Turnbull	---	---	1	2	14	17
TE Griffin Quinn	7	10	---	---	---	17
RB Nolan Franklin	4	4	---	---	7	15
WR Elijah McLaughlin	0	0	---	---	14	14
C Aaron Wells	6	3	---	---	---	9
ILB Sedrick Jamison	---	---	0	0	9	9
C Giovanni Reid	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Edwin Pearson	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB John Woodson	---	---	0	0	6	6
K Earl Wheeler	0	0	---	---	3	3
OLB Marcos Sanderson	---	---	1	1	1	3
WR Jameson Harris	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Sean Leeuwenburg	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Edward Fields	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Donnie Gray	---	---	28	38	8	74
CB Griffin McKnight	---	---	29	39	1	69
DE Kennedy Dotson	---	---	29	39	1	69
T Malachi Drake	34	24	---	---	9	67
ILB Luis Bergler	---	---	26	30	10	66
T Lukas Davis	34	24	---	---	---	58
G Levon Garrett	34	24	---	---	---	58
C Lincoln Zeppelin	34	24	---	---	---	58
QB Caiden Levels	34	24	---	---	---	58
G Shaun Knorr	34	24	---	---	---	58
OLB Floyd Poston	---	---	26	30	1	57
OLB Silas Mathews	---	---	19	17	20	56
TE Ryan Nofsinger	31	22	---	---	---	53
WR Brian Gaither	18	16	---	---	17	51
DT Sean Hardy	---	---	26	25	---	51
WR Alvin Tyler	28	22	---	---	---	50
WR Bo Carty	25	23	---	---	---	48
DE Philip Carlson	---	---	24	22	---	46
CB Angel Sauerbrun	---	---	9	21	15	45
OLB Jeff Willis	---	---	13	31	1	45
S Denzel Shepard	---	---	24	18	2	44
FB Russell Beyer	14	5	---	---	23	42
DE J.B. Lane	---	---	5	17	19	41
S Howie Cedeno	---	---	5	21	15	41
CB Marcos Jefferson	---	---	14	16	7	37
S Elijah Sutter	---	---	18	18	---	36
RB Rick Stevens	22	14	---	---	---	36
S Mickey Caldwell	---	---	11	21	1	33
RB Alex Corson	12	10	---	---	6	28
TE Bradley Shom	0	0	---	---	23	23
ILB Trent Clinton	---	---	10	12	---	22
TE Ellis Applewhite	14	6	---	---	---	20
DT Jalen Meier	---	---	1	9	8	18
RB Mike Warholic	0	0	---	---	15	15
P Marc Emmons	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Norbert May	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Nickolas Butler	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Leland McEndoo	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Richard Kwiecinski	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Corey Holmes	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Lorenzo Giles	1	0	---	---	7	8
DT Zachery Shell	---	---	2	5	---	7
TE Darius Cash	5	1	---	---	---	6
WR Connor Prescott	0	1	---	---	2	3
TE Nickolas Prescott	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Kent Gador	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	56	8.0
Middle	19	38	2.0
Right	3	-2	-0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	31	3.1
Middle	19	113	5.9
Right	5	22	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Caden Oliver	36	20	4	1	6	4	5	2	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Caiden Levels	23	16	1	0	1	4	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	32	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	99	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	33	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	22	2.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	26	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	57	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	17	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	49	16.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Johnny Andersen	10	6	2	92	2	39
WR Sebastian Chinn	8	4	1	38	1	32
WR Walt Peter	3	2	0	11	0	33
RB Troy Mesaros	3	2	0	25	1	17
RB Myles Sachs	3	3	0	4	0	12
WR Walt Beeston	2	1	1	-2	0	31
TE Griffin Quinn	2	0	0	0	0	10
TE Aiden Franz	2	1	1	6	0	10
RB Nolan Franklin	2	1	1	12	0	4
WR Ethan Burton	1	0	0	0	0	6

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brian Gaither	7	4	0	52	1	16
WR Alvin Tyler	6	4	0	33	0	22
RB Rick Stevens	5	4	0	30	0	14
TE Ryan Nofsinger	2	2	0	16	0	22
TE Ellis Applewhite	2	1	1	15	0	6
WR Bo Carty	1	1	0	3	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Rick Stevens	3	14	4.67	3.65
RB Alex Corson	2	0	0.00	4.09

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Caden Oliver	1	0	0	0.00	5.17

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Caiden Levels	1	1	15	15.00	6.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Johnny Andersen	1	0	0	0.00	9.20

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ellis Applewhite	1	1	15	15.00	7.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Caden Oliver	2	2

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
RB Alex Corson	3	1
QB Caiden Levels	1	1
RB Rick Stevens	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Caden Oliver	14	7	4

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Caiden Levels	9	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Johnny Andersen	4	2	1
WR Sebastian Chinn	3	1	1
WR Walt Beeston	2	1	0
RB Troy Mesaros	1	1	1
WR Ethan Burton	1	0	0
TE Griffin Quinn	1	0	0
RB Myles Sachs	1	1	0
RB Nolan Franklin	1	1	1

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brian Gaither	4	1	1
WR Alvin Tyler	3	3	1
RB Rick Stevens	1	1	0
WR Bo Carty	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 82,900 (83,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,200 (25,200)
End Zone 18,100 (18,100)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,000 (16,000)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,700 (5,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	82,900 (83,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,200 (25,200)
End Zone	18,100 (18,100)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,000 (16,000)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,700 (5,900)