Week 8, 2035

played in Chicago, IL

38 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	16	3	3	-	22
Chicago Bears	7	0	3	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:32 CHI - Ryan Nofsinger 10 pass from Bradley Weiler (Corey Holmes extra point)
2Q: 14:12 MIN - Earl Wheeler 47 field goal
2Q: 10:31 MIN - Damien Prior 75 interception return (Earl Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 03:00 MIN - Buddy Berns 16 pass from Moises Hathaway (Earl Wheeler extra point failed)
3Q: 08:46 CHI - Corey Holmes 27 field goal
3Q: 03:37 MIN - Earl Wheeler 26 field goal
4Q: 07:37 MIN - Earl Wheeler 30 field goal
4Q: 04:38 CHI - Ray Roberts 15 pass from Bradley Weiler (Corey Holmes extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:32 CHI - Ryan Nofsinger 10 pass from Bradley Weiler (Corey Holmes extra point)
2Q: 14:12 MIN - Earl Wheeler 47 field goal
2Q: 10:31 MIN - Damien Prior 75 interception return (Earl Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 03:00 MIN - Buddy Berns 16 pass from Moises Hathaway (Earl Wheeler extra point failed)
3Q: 08:46 CHI - Corey Holmes 27 field goal
3Q: 03:37 MIN - Earl Wheeler 26 field goal
4Q: 07:37 MIN - Earl Wheeler 30 field goal
4Q: 04:38 CHI - Ray Roberts 15 pass from Bradley Weiler (Corey Holmes extra point)

Team Statistics MIN CHI
Record 3-5 4-3
First Downs 18 24
- by Rushing 8 10
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 318 379
- Offensive Plays 62 67
- Yards per Play 5.13 5.66
Net Rushing Yards 129 152
- Rushing Attempts 30 27
- Yards per Rush 4.30 5.63
Net Passing Yards 189 227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 16 - 0 39 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 189 235
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 5.91 5.68
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/25 9/78
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 2/17
Kick Returns/Yards 4/52 4/101
Interception Ret./Yards 1/75 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 28
Time of Possession 28:48 31:12

Team Statistics	MIN	CHI
Record	3-5	4-3
First Downs	18	24
- by Rushing	8	10
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	318	379
- Offensive Plays	62	67
- Yards per Play	5.13	5.66
Net Rushing Yards	129	152
- Rushing Attempts	30	27
- Yards per Rush	4.30	5.63
Net Passing Yards	189	227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 16 - 0	39 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	189	235
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	5.91	5.68
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/25	9/78
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	2/17
Kick Returns/Yards	4/52	4/101
Interception Ret./Yards	1/75	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 28
Time of Possession	28:48	31:12

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:25	2:26	OWN 17	5	18	Punt
1	4:11	5:05	OWN 14	12	56	Field Goal
2	6:02	1:48	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	4:14	1:24	OPP 31	4	31	Touchdown
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 40	1	20	Half
3	15:00	1:05	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
3	8:39	5:10	OWN 20	12	71	Field Goal
3	0:09	1:41	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
4	11:51	4:21	OPP 48	8	35	Field Goal
4	4:30	4:30	OWN 14	9	59	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:35	OWN 15	10	85	Touchdown
1	6:59	2:48	OWN 16	4	18	Punt
2	14:06	3:48	OWN 41	8	23	Interception
2	10:18	4:16	OWN 45	9	17	Punt
2	2:50	2:40	OWN 24	8	43	Missed FG
3	13:55	5:16	OWN 26	10	64	Field Goal
3	3:29	3:20	OPP 48	5	11	Punt
4	13:28	1:37	OWN 9	3	8	Punt
4	7:30	3:00	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown

Game MVP: Damien Prior, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Buddy Berns	13	47	3.62	9	0
RB Kerry Adams	11	56	5.09	14	2
RB Eric Baker	3	1	0.33	3	0
QB Moises Hathaway	2	11	5.50	12	1
WR Wayne Thomason	1	14	14.00	14	1

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Devonte Cassidy	12	71	5.92	20	3
RB Dwight Tolwinski	8	34	4.25	10	1
QB Bradley Weiler	3	23	7.67	10	1
WR Van Merrill	2	15	7.50	13	1
FB Russell Beyer	2	9	4.50	5	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Moises Hathaway	32	16	189	0/0	1	30	0	78.7

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bradley Weiler	39	24	235	1/8	2	28	1	84.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Hugh Hickman	4	8	30	7.50	0	30	0
RB Buddy Berns	3	3	34	11.33	19	16	1
TE Donny May	3	7	43	14.33	15	22	0
TE Quinn Hinkle	2	3	41	20.50	44	23	0
WR Kenyon Richmond	2	2	27	13.50	26	20	0
WR Wayne Thomason	1	3	6	6.00	7	6	0
TE Ken Wilkins	1	4	8	8.00	8	8	0
WR Jalen Soltis	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Clay Strong	6	9	53	8.83	16	22	0
WR Matthew Copeland	4	12	42	10.50	5	19	0
RB Devonte Cassidy	4	4	31	7.75	20	13	0
WR Ray Roberts	3	4	27	9.00	8	15	1
TE Ryan Nofsinger	3	6	48	16.00	19	28	1
TE Wyatt Bowzer	2	2	19	9.50	5	10	0
TE Jon Olivera	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Russell Beyer	1	1	7	7.00	8	7	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Damien Prior	1	75	75.00	1

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Moises Hathaway	1	0	0
WR Hugh Hickman	0	1	0
C Roberto Brennan	0	1	0
WR Raul Gilliam	0	0	1
CB Dominique Morton	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Ray Roberts	1	0	0
WR Clay Strong	1	0	0
TE Jon Olivera	0	1	0
CB Marc Hubbard	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodolfo Clayton	4	210	52.5	48.3	56	3

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Don Mentzer	4	166	41.5	29.5	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Earl Wheeler	3/3	1/1	0/0	47	1/2

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Corey Holmes	1/2	0/1	0/1	27	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Adams	2	8	4.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clay Strong	2	17	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raul Gilliam	4	52	13.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Winfred Porter	4	101	25.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chester Webb	8	1	0.0	26	36
ILB Donnell Santana	8	1	0.0	25	33
S Richard Ford	6	1	0.0	26	37
CB Damien Prior	5	0	0.0	27	40
DT Cameron Hanson	4	4	0.0	26	37
OLB Peyton Meert	4	3	0.0	27	36
DT Bennett Chaplain	3	1	0.0	21	27
CB Pat Meadows	3	0	0.0	10	25
DE Cooper Craig	2	2	1.0	11	19
CB Dominique Morton	2	1	0.0	25	39
ILB Elijah Dennis	1	1	0.0	2	5
OLB Gary Scancella	1	0	0.0	1	2
CB Bryan Sutton	1	0	0.0	1	3
OLB Lewis Vilnit	1	0	0.0	2	6
DE Miguel Moore	1	0	0.0	13	12
DE Brett Cunningham	0	1	0.0	20	27

Chicago	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Jorge Buckley	6	1	28	23
ILB Jackson Garner	5	2	30	29
ILB Mitchell Ingram	4	0	18	10
OLB Earl Everett	3	1	28	22
CB Marc Hubbard	3	1	28	29
DE Kim Taylor	3	1	26	18
S Brock Skudris	3	0	29	23
CB Dwight Anderson	3	0	12	19
DT Aidan Farley	2	1	16	16
DE Benjamin Harrison	2	0	26	19
OLB Vernon Bombard	2	0	1	11
OLB Jonah LaRiche	2	0	2	13
CB Charles Swift	2	0	30	31
OLB Aidan Saucedo	1	3	29	22
DE Emmett Dennis	1	0	5	16
DT Joshua Blocker	1	0	14	16
S Norm Fredrickson	1	0	1	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Cooper Craig	1.0	0	1	19
DE Kevin Fleming	0.0	1	0	20
DE Brett Cunningham	0.0	0	1	27
DT Cameron Hanson	0.0	0	1	37

Chicago	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Benjamin Harrison	1	2	19
DE Derrick Houston	1	0	11
OLB Aidan Saucedo	0	1	22
DT Aidan Farley	0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Damien Prior	4	1	1	40
S Chester Webb	4	0	0	36
ILB Donnell Santana	4	0	0	33
OLB Peyton Meert	3	1	0	36
CB Pat Meadows	3	0	0	25
CB Dominique Morton	2	2	0	39
S Richard Ford	2	0	0	37
ILB Elijah Dennis	1	0	0	5
CB Bryan Sutton	1	0	0	3
OLB Gary Scancella	0	1	0	2

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Mitchell Ingram	3	0	10
OLB Jonah LaRiche	2	3	13
OLB Earl Everett	2	1	22
ILB Jackson Garner	2	0	29
CB Charles Swift	2	0	31
S Brock Skudris	1	1	23
CB Marc Hubbard	1	1	29
OLB Vernon Bombard	1	0	11
DE Kim Taylor	1	0	18
S Norm Fredrickson	1	0	8
CB Dwight Anderson	0	1	19
S Jorge Buckley	0	1	23
CB Rich Cox	0	1	8

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Rex Bradford	6	7	30	32
T Brandon Sager	3	6	30	32
C Kristopher Kelley	3	5	30	32
G Don Meacham	1	3	30	32
T B.J. Roth	0	4	30	32
TE Quinn Hinkle	0	3	13	8

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Todd Blair	5	9	0	27	0	40
C Chris Wright	2	6	0	27	0	40
G Levon Garrett	2	4	0	27	1	40
T Gus Hammond	2	2	1	27	0	40
T Shaquille Sorrell	1	2	0	13	0	13
T Lukas Davis	0	1	0	14	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
B.J. Roth	5	13
Raul Gilliam	1	21

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Levon Garrett	2	10
Jon Olivera	1	20
Russell Beyer	1	16
Winfred Porter	1	15
Irving Finch	1	8

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T B.J. Roth	30	32	---	---	13	75
CB Damien Prior	---	---	27	40	2	69
G Rex Bradford	30	32	---	---	7	69
CB Dominique Morton	---	---	25	39	2	66
S Chester Webb	---	---	26	36	4	66
S Richard Ford	---	---	26	37	2	65
DT Cameron Hanson	---	---	26	37	1	64
OLB Peyton Meert	---	---	27	36	1	64
G Don Meacham	30	32	---	---	---	62
C Kristopher Kelley	30	32	---	---	---	62
T Brandon Sager	30	32	---	---	---	62
QB Moises Hathaway	30	32	---	---	---	62
RB Buddy Berns	14	25	---	---	21	60
ILB Donnell Santana	---	---	25	33	2	60
WR Kenyon Richmond	26	28	---	---	---	54
TE Donny May	29	23	---	---	---	52
DT Bennett Chaplain	---	---	21	27	1	49
DE Brett Cunningham	---	---	20	27	1	48
WR Hugh Hickman	14	22	---	---	10	46
CB Pat Meadows	---	---	10	25	8	43
WR Jalen Soltis	19	20	---	---	4	43
TE Ken Wilkins	8	12	---	---	21	41
WR Wayne Thomason	11	12	---	---	10	33
DE Cooper Craig	---	---	11	19	1	31
DE Kevin Fleming	---	---	9	20	1	30
DE Miguel Moore	---	---	13	12	5	30
S Malcolm Schwartz	---	---	3	9	15	27
RB Kerry Adams	13	7	---	---	6	26
OLB Damon Bronson	---	---	14	10	---	24
WR Raul Gilliam	0	2	---	---	21	23
DT Kaleb Jeffries	---	---	6	12	5	23
OLB Gary Scancella	---	---	1	2	18	21
TE Quinn Hinkle	13	8	---	---	---	21
ILB Elijah Dennis	---	---	2	5	8	15
CB Grayson Donhoff	---	---	2	5	8	15
RB Eric Baker	3	1	---	---	11	15
K Earl Wheeler	0	0	---	---	9	9
OLB Lewis Vilnit	---	---	2	6	1	9
P Rodolfo Clayton	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Joel Woodson	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Roberto Brennan	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Dominic Tayoun	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Bryan Sutton	---	---	1	3	2	6
C Mark Sanford	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Jaylen Turnbull	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Nathaniel Upshaw	---	---	0	0	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Levon Garrett	27	40	---	---	10	77
ILB Jackson Garner	---	---	30	29	13	72
TE Ryan Nofsinger	27	38	---	---	4	69
C Chris Wright	27	40	---	---	---	67
T Gus Hammond	27	40	---	---	---	67
QB Bradley Weiler	27	40	---	---	---	67
G Todd Blair	27	40	---	---	---	67
CB Charles Swift	---	---	30	31	3	64
CB Marc Hubbard	---	---	28	29	1	58
S Brock Skudris	---	---	29	23	2	54
OLB Aidan Saucedo	---	---	29	22	2	53
S Jorge Buckley	---	---	28	23	2	53
OLB Earl Everett	---	---	28	22	2	52
WR Matthew Copeland	20	30	---	---	---	50
T Lukas Davis	14	27	---	---	6	47
CB Dwight Anderson	---	---	12	19	14	45
DE Benjamin Harrison	---	---	26	19	---	45
WR Ray Roberts	13	15	---	---	16	44
DE Kim Taylor	---	---	26	18	---	44
TE Jon Olivera	11	10	---	---	20	41
WR Clay Strong	7	19	---	---	13	39
RB Devonte Cassidy	16	23	---	---	---	39
DT Aidan Farley	---	---	16	16	6	38
WR Francisco Mitchell	11	25	---	---	---	36
WR Van Merrill	12	21	---	---	1	34
OLB Vernon Bombard	---	---	1	11	19	31
DT Joshua Blocker	---	---	14	16	1	31
ILB Mitchell Ingram	---	---	18	10	2	30
T Shaquille Sorrell	13	13	---	---	---	26
FB Russell Beyer	6	3	---	---	16	25
DE Emmett Dennis	---	---	5	16	3	24
RB Dwight Tolwinski	11	13	---	---	---	24
CB Rich Cox	---	---	3	8	13	24
S Winfred Porter	---	---	1	8	15	24
DE Derrick Houston	---	---	3	11	7	21
RB Olrick Rhodes	0	0	---	---	16	16
OLB Jonah LaRiche	---	---	2	13	1	16
S Norm Fredrickson	---	---	1	8	7	16
TE Wyatt Bowzer	1	3	---	---	6	10
DT Irving Finch	---	---	0	0	8	8
P Don Mentzer	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Liam Fuchs	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Craig O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Corey Holmes	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Enrique Kelso	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Bernie Grieg	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	22	7.3
Middle	17	80	4.7
Right	9	28	3.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	29	9.7
Middle	17	77	4.5
Right	7	46	6.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Moises Hathaway	32	16	4	1	0	9	4	0	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bradley Weiler	39	24	2	0	5	5	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	82	8.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	6	60	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	17	2.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	30	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	8	41	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	83	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	64	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	47	15.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hugh Hickman	8	4	30	1	22
TE Donny May	7	3	43	1	23
TE Ken Wilkins	4	1	8	0	12
WR Wayne Thomason	3	1	6	0	12
RB Buddy Berns	3	3	34	0	25
TE Quinn Hinkle	3	2	41	1	8
WR Jalen Soltis	2	0	0	0	20
WR Kenyon Richmond	2	2	27	1	28

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Matthew Copeland	12	4	2	42	0	30
WR Clay Strong	9	6	3	53	1	19
TE Ryan Nofsinger	6	3	0	48	1	38
WR Ray Roberts	4	3	0	27	0	15
RB Devonte Cassidy	4	4	0	31	0	23
TE Wyatt Bowzer	2	2	0	19	0	3
TE Jon Olivera	1	1	0	8	0	10
FB Russell Beyer	1	1	0	7	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Eric Baker	1	-3	-3.00	0.33

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
FB Russell Beyer	1	4	4.00	4.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Moises Hathaway	5	2	20	4.00	5.91

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bradley Weiler	5	5	45	9.00	6.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Donny May	3	0	0	0.00	6.14
RB Buddy Berns	1	1	16	16.00	11.33
WR Hugh Hickman	1	1	4	4.00	3.75

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Clay Strong	2	2	10	5.00	5.89
WR Ray Roberts	1	1	15	15.00	6.75
TE Wyatt Bowzer	1	1	10	10.00	9.50
TE Ryan Nofsinger	1	1	10	10.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Buddy Berns	1	1
QB Moises Hathaway	1	0
RB Kerry Adams	1	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dwight Tolwinski	3	1
QB Bradley Weiler	1	1
RB Devonte Cassidy	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Moises Hathaway	10	6	4

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bradley Weiler	9	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Donny May	3	2	1
WR Hugh Hickman	2	1	0
WR Wayne Thomason	1	0	0
TE Ken Wilkins	1	1	1
RB Buddy Berns	1	1	1
WR Jalen Soltis	1	0	0
WR Kenyon Richmond	1	1	1

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Matthew Copeland	3	0	0
TE Ryan Nofsinger	3	1	1
WR Clay Strong	2	2	1
FB Russell Beyer	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 83,100 (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 5,900 (5,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	83,100 (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	5,900 (5,900)