Week 1, 2034

played in Minnesota, MN

51 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Chicago Bears	3	7	0	6	-	16
Minnesota Vikings	3	10	3	7	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:38 CHI - Hugh Woodson 36 field goal
1Q: 04:21 MIN - Earl Wheeler 40 field goal
2Q: 11:56 MIN - Earl Wheeler 46 field goal
2Q: 04:52 CHI - Dwight Tolwinski 7 run (Hugh Woodson extra point)
2Q: 00:29 MIN - Casey Reeves 80 punt return (Earl Wheeler extra point)
3Q: 03:18 MIN - Earl Wheeler 29 field goal
4Q: 12:50 CHI - Hugh Woodson 19 field goal
4Q: 02:20 MIN - Buddy Berns 7 run (Earl Wheeler extra point)
4Q: 00:35 CHI - Hugh Woodson 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:38 CHI - Hugh Woodson 36 field goal
1Q: 04:21 MIN - Earl Wheeler 40 field goal
2Q: 11:56 MIN - Earl Wheeler 46 field goal
2Q: 04:52 CHI - Dwight Tolwinski 7 run (Hugh Woodson extra point)
2Q: 00:29 MIN - Casey Reeves 80 punt return (Earl Wheeler extra point)
3Q: 03:18 MIN - Earl Wheeler 29 field goal
4Q: 12:50 CHI - Hugh Woodson 19 field goal
4Q: 02:20 MIN - Buddy Berns 7 run (Earl Wheeler extra point)
4Q: 00:35 CHI - Hugh Woodson 30 field goal

Team Statistics CHI MIN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 19
- by Rushing 6 11
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 335 314
- Offensive Plays 57 60
- Yards per Play 5.88 5.23
Net Rushing Yards 124 177
- Rushing Attempts 31 35
- Yards per Rush 4.00 5.06
Net Passing Yards 211 137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 18 - 0 22 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 221 152
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/10 3/15
- Yards per Pass Play 8.12 5.48
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.1 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 8/56
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 2/85
Kick Returns/Yards 3/47 2/29
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 29
Time of Possession 27:43 32:17

Team Statistics	CHI	MIN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	19
- by Rushing	6	11
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	335	314
- Offensive Plays	57	60
- Yards per Play	5.88	5.23
Net Rushing Yards	124	177
- Rushing Attempts	31	35
- Yards per Rush	4.00	5.06
Net Passing Yards	211	137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 18 - 0	22 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	221	152
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/10	3/15
- Yards per Pass Play	8.12	5.48
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.1	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	8/56
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	2/85
Kick Returns/Yards	3/47	2/29
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 29
Time of Possession	27:43	32:17

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:51	3:18	50	6	31	Field Goal
1	4:16	3:34	OWN 18	7	46	Downs
2	11:48	7:05	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	1:53	1:32	OWN 20	4	15	Punt
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 17	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:33	OWN 25	6	24	Punt
3	7:56	1:21	OWN 3	3	5	Punt
3	3:12	5:28	OWN 25	11	73	Field Goal
4	2:14	1:47	OWN 25	6	62	Field Goal

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:09	OWN 16	3	-9	Punt
1	9:33	5:17	OWN 34	9	43	Field Goal
1	0:42	3:54	OWN 36	7	35	Field Goal
2	4:43	2:50	OWN 25	6	35	Punt
3	12:27	4:31	OWN 20	9	39	Punt
3	6:35	3:23	OWN 45	7	43	Field Goal
4	12:44	10:30	OWN 9	18	91	Touchdown
4	0:27	0:27	OPP 49	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Buddy Berns, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Dwight Tolwinski	13	58	4.46	15	1	1
RB Shaun Irons	8	35	4.38	14	1	0
QB Bradley Weiler	5	24	4.80	10	1	0
RB Olrick Rhodes	4	6	1.50	5	0	0
FB Russell Beyer	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Buddy Berns	20	121	6.05	20	3	1
RB Shawn Schwartz	7	16	2.29	5	0	0
WR Raul Gilliam	3	9	3.00	7	0	0
QB Moises Hathaway	3	29	9.67	22	1	0
TE Heath Benaroya	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Casey Reeves	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bradley Weiler	25	18	221	1/10	0	44	0	98.9

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Moises Hathaway	22	17	152	3/15	0	23	0	95.2

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Clay Strong	5	5	101	20.20	19	44
WR Sean Barton	4	6	28	7.00	7	20
TE Keegan Rathbone	2	2	31	15.50	15	20
WR Matthew Copeland	2	3	8	4.00	1	5
RB Shaun Irons	1	2	6	6.00	7	6
RB Olrick Rhodes	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Van Merrill	1	1	15	15.00	0	15
RB Dwight Tolwinski	1	2	23	23.00	23	23
FB Russell Beyer	1	2	10	10.00	10	10
TE Drew Armstrong	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Donny May	5	5	39	7.80	13	16
WR Jalen Soltis	4	5	51	12.75	5	17
RB Buddy Berns	2	2	20	10.00	19	23
WR Kenyon Richmond	2	3	11	5.50	0	7
TE Nolan Harrison	1	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Raul Gilliam	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
TE Heath Benaroya	1	1	13	13.00	0	13
RB Shawn Schwartz	1	1	12	12.00	6	12
WR Gage Ashe	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Don Mentzer	3	148	49.3	26.0	52	0

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodolfo Clayton	3	128	42.7	33.7	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hugh Woodson	3/3	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Earl Wheeler	3/3	2/2	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clay Strong	1	7	7.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey Reeves	2	85	42.5	1

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Swift	3	47	15.7	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Deon Ciarleglio	2	29	14.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Earl Everett	9	3	0.0	34	22
ILB C.J. Titone	9	2	0.0	32	18
CB Marc Hubbard	5	1	0.0	30	22
DE Kim Taylor	4	0	0.5	27	19
ILB Cooper Stanford	4	2	0.0	16	19
S Jorge Buckley	4	2	0.0	33	20
CB Dwight Anderson	3	3	0.0	29	15
S Brock Skudris	3	2	0.0	19	11
DT Paul Reid	2	2	2.0	21	11
OLB Tracy Cote	2	1	0.0	4	7
CB Charles Swift	2	1	0.0	32	23
CB Enrique Lynn	2	0	0.0	13	10
DE Rod Winslett	2	0	0.0	33	22
OLB Sherman Nesbit	1	1	0.0	33	20
DE Brad Merrell	1	0	0.0	10	9
DT Irving Finch	0	3	0.5	13	13

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jermaine Henry	8	3	0.0	31	26
ILB Elijah Dennis	7	4	0.0	29	20
DE Brett Cunningham	4	0	1.0	28	19
OLB Lewis Vilnit	4	1	0.0	15	5
CB Damien Prior	3	1	0.0	31	26
DT Cameron Hanson	3	1	0.0	29	22
CB Dominique Morton	3	0	0.0	29	24
OLB Peyton Meert	2	2	0.0	29	22
DT Roberto McGregor	2	1	0.0	14	13
DT Tracy Heinz	2	0	0.0	15	21
S Chester Webb	2	0	0.0	27	16
DE Kevin Fleming	2	0	0.0	11	8
ILB Donnell Santana	2	0	0.0	2	6
DE Cooper Craig	1	1	0.0	20	19
OLB Gary Scancella	1	1	0.0	8	5
CB Grayson Donhoff	1	1	0.0	16	18
S Deon Ciarleglio	1	0	0.0	4	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Block	PPlay
DT Paul Reid	2.0	0	11
DE Kim Taylor	0.5	0	19
DT Irving Finch	0.5	0	13
OLB Tracy Cote	0.0	1	7

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brett Cunningham	1.0	0	0	1	19
DT Cameron Hanson	0.0	1	0	0	22
DE Kevin Fleming	0.0	1	0	0	8
DT Tracy Heinz	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Marc Hubbard	3	0	22
CB Enrique Lynn	2	1	10
S Brock Skudris	2	0	11
ILB C.J. Titone	2	0	18
ILB Cooper Stanford	2	0	19
OLB Earl Everett	2	0	22
OLB Tracy Cote	2	0	7
CB Charles Swift	2	0	23

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Elijah Dennis	3	1	20
CB Dominique Morton	2	2	24
DT Tracy Heinz	2	0	21
CB Damien Prior	2	0	26
S Chester Webb	2	0	16
ILB Donnell Santana	2	0	6
CB Grayson Donhoff	1	1	18
S Jermaine Henry	1	0	26
DE Brett Cunningham	1	0	19
OLB Peyton Meert	1	0	22
OLB Lewis Vilnit	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Chris Wright	4	6	31	1	26
T Shaquille Sorrell	2	5	31	0	26
G Levon Garrett	1	6	31	0	26
TE Keegan Rathbone	1	1	20	0	14
G Grayson Fecht	0	3	31	0	26
T Gus Hammond	0	3	31	0	26
FB Russell Beyer	0	2	9	0	6

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Kristopher Kelley	4	10	0	35	0	25
G Rex Bradford	4	8	1	35	0	25
T Brandon Sager	3	5	1	35	0	25
G Don Meacham	1	4	0	35	2	25
T B.J. Roth	1	4	0	35	1	25
TE Heath Benaroya	0	1	0	17	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Norm Fredrickson	1	16
Shaun Irons	1	8
Todd Blair	1	6

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Casey Reeves	2	17
Rex Bradford	1	12
B.J. Roth	1	12

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Charles Swift	---	---	32	23	9	64
T Shaquille Sorrell	31	26	---	---	6	63
G Levon Garrett	31	26	---	---	6	63
OLB Earl Everett	---	---	34	22	3	59
C Chris Wright	31	26	---	---	---	57
G Grayson Fecht	31	26	---	---	---	57
T Gus Hammond	31	26	---	---	---	57
DE Rod Winslett	---	---	33	22	2	57
QB Bradley Weiler	31	26	---	---	---	57
OLB Sherman Nesbit	---	---	33	20	1	54
CB Marc Hubbard	---	---	30	22	2	54
S Jorge Buckley	---	---	33	20	1	54
ILB C.J. Titone	---	---	32	18	1	51
CB Dwight Anderson	---	---	29	15	5	49
DE Kim Taylor	---	---	27	19	1	47
TE Drew Armstrong	17	8	---	---	20	45
WR Van Merrill	13	20	---	---	11	44
WR Sean Barton	14	19	---	---	6	39
CB Enrique Lynn	---	---	13	10	16	39
ILB Cooper Stanford	---	---	16	19	2	37
WR Clay Strong	15	19	---	---	3	37
DT Paul Reid	---	---	21	11	4	36
DT Irving Finch	---	---	13	13	9	35
TE Keegan Rathbone	20	14	---	---	---	34
WR Ray Roberts	13	3	---	---	17	33
FB Russell Beyer	9	6	---	---	17	32
S Brock Skudris	---	---	19	11	1	31
OLB Max Sanford	---	---	3	8	19	30
RB Shaun Irons	11	11	---	---	8	30
RB Olrick Rhodes	7	5	---	---	17	29
WR Matthew Copeland	18	11	---	---	---	29
DE Brad Merrell	---	---	10	9	6	25
RB Dwight Tolwinski	14	10	---	---	---	24
S Norm Fredrickson	---	---	2	5	16	23
OLB Tracy Cote	---	---	4	7	11	22
K Hugh Woodson	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Jon Olivera	4	3	---	---	---	7
P Don Mentzer	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Liam Fuchs	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Todd Blair	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Lukas Davis	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Alfredo Hamilton	---	---	1	1	1	3
WR Francisco Mitchell	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Korey Loy	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Enrique Kelso	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Craig O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Rex Bradford	35	25	---	---	12	72
T B.J. Roth	35	25	---	---	12	72
G Don Meacham	35	25	---	---	6	66
T Brandon Sager	35	25	---	---	6	66
S Jermaine Henry	---	---	31	26	3	60
C Kristopher Kelley	35	25	---	---	---	60
CB Damien Prior	---	---	31	26	3	60
QB Moises Hathaway	35	25	---	---	---	60
CB Dominique Morton	---	---	29	24	3	56
DT Cameron Hanson	---	---	29	22	3	54
TE Donny May	31	23	---	---	---	54
OLB Peyton Meert	---	---	29	22	2	53
WR Kenyon Richmond	33	19	---	---	---	52
ILB Elijah Dennis	---	---	29	20	1	50
CB Grayson Donhoff	---	---	16	18	16	50
DE Brett Cunningham	---	---	28	19	1	48
S Chester Webb	---	---	27	16	5	48
DE Cooper Craig	---	---	20	19	5	44
WR Raul Gilliam	28	15	---	---	---	43
DT Tracy Heinz	---	---	15	21	6	42
RB Buddy Berns	23	15	---	---	---	38
RB Shawn Schwartz	13	5	---	---	20	38
WR Jalen Soltis	20	13	---	---	5	38
TE Heath Benaroya	17	14	---	---	---	31
TE Nolan Harrison	3	7	---	---	20	30
WR Gage Ashe	4	7	---	---	17	28
S Deon Ciarleglio	---	---	4	8	16	28
DT Roberto McGregor	---	---	14	13	1	28
RB Casey Reeves	2	4	---	---	17	23
OLB Malcolm Roddy	---	---	1	3	18	22
DE Kevin Fleming	---	---	11	8	2	21
OLB Lewis Vilnit	---	---	15	5	---	20
ILB Donnell Santana	---	---	2	6	9	17
WR Wayne Thomason	1	3	---	---	11	15
OLB Gary Scancella	---	---	8	5	1	14
K Earl Wheeler	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Rodolfo Clayton	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Rob Edens	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Brandon Carlisle	---	---	0	2	3	5
CB Pat Meadows	---	---	1	3	1	5
G Conrad Borders	0	0	---	---	3	3
T Dakota Castaneda	0	0	---	---	3	3
OLB Damon Bronson	---	---	1	0	1	2
G Mack Chandler	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Jaylen Turnbull	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Mark Sanford	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	3	3.0
Middle	19	71	3.7
Right	10	51	5.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	34	4.3
Middle	17	98	5.8
Right	9	46	5.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bradley Weiler	25	18	6	0	0	4	1	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Moises Hathaway	22	17	1	2	1	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	47	9.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	67	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	1	15	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	92	23.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	32	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	44	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	5	76	15.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sean Barton	6	4	28	1	19
WR Clay Strong	5	5	101	3	19
WR Matthew Copeland	3	2	8	0	11
TE Keegan Rathbone	2	2	31	1	14
RB Shaun Irons	2	1	6	0	11
RB Dwight Tolwinski	2	1	23	1	10
FB Russell Beyer	2	1	10	0	6
RB Olrick Rhodes	1	1	-1	0	5
WR Van Merrill	1	1	15	0	20
TE Drew Armstrong	1	0	0	0	8

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Donny May	5	5	0	39	0	23
WR Jalen Soltis	5	4	0	51	0	13
WR Kenyon Richmond	3	2	0	11	0	19
TE Nolan Harrison	2	1	1	0	0	7
WR Raul Gilliam	2	1	0	6	0	15
RB Buddy Berns	2	2	0	20	1	15
WR Gage Ashe	1	0	0	0	0	7
TE Heath Benaroya	1	1	0	13	0	14
RB Shawn Schwartz	1	1	0	12	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dwight Tolwinski	4	15	3.75	4.46

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Buddy Berns	1	7	7.00	6.05

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bradley Weiler	6	3	18	3.00	8.84

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Moises Hathaway	2	0	0	0.00	6.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sean Barton	2	1	0	0.00	4.67
WR Matthew Copeland	2	1	3	1.50	2.67
RB Shaun Irons	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Van Merrill	1	1	15	15.00	15.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Nolan Harrison	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Jalen Soltis	1	0	0	0.00	10.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dwight Tolwinski	4	3

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Buddy Berns	3	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bradley Weiler	10	7	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Moises Hathaway	8	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sean Barton	5	3	1
WR Clay Strong	2	2	1
RB Dwight Tolwinski	1	1	1
TE Drew Armstrong	1	0	0
FB Russell Beyer	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jalen Soltis	3	3	2
TE Donny May	2	2	1
WR Gage Ashe	1	0	0
TE Nolan Harrison	1	1	0
WR Kenyon Richmond	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)