Week 8, 2023

played in Chicago, IL

59 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	3	0	0	-	6
Chicago Bears	3	7	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:51 CHI - Wally Richardson 26 field goal
1Q: 04:04 MIN - Ron Kariger 51 field goal
2Q: 04:28 CHI - Matt Forte 9 pass from Lenny Wiggins (Wally Richardson extra point)
2Q: 02:00 MIN - Ron Kariger 34 field goal
4Q: 04:43 CHI - Emmanuel Rodriguez 16 run (Wally Richardson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:51 CHI - Wally Richardson 26 field goal
1Q: 04:04 MIN - Ron Kariger 51 field goal
2Q: 04:28 CHI - Matt Forte 9 pass from Lenny Wiggins (Wally Richardson extra point)
2Q: 02:00 MIN - Ron Kariger 34 field goal
4Q: 04:43 CHI - Emmanuel Rodriguez 16 run (Wally Richardson extra point)

Team Statistics MIN CHI
Record 6-2 5-2
First Downs 18 17
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 315 359
- Offensive Plays 68 65
- Yards per Play 4.63 5.52
Net Rushing Yards 106 154
- Rushing Attempts 24 36
- Yards per Rush 4.42 4.28
Net Passing Yards 209 205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 21 - 3 29 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 220 205
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.75 7.07
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 6.6
4th Down Conversions 2/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 3/8
Kick Returns/Yards 4/100 3/46
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 19
Time of Possession 27:28 32:32

Team Statistics	MIN	CHI
Record	6-2	5-2
First Downs	18	17
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	315	359
- Offensive Plays	68	65
- Yards per Play	4.63	5.52
Net Rushing Yards	106	154
- Rushing Attempts	24	36
- Yards per Rush	4.42	4.28
Net Passing Yards	209	205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 21 - 3	29 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	220	205
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.75	7.07
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	6.6
4th Down Conversions	2/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	3/8
Kick Returns/Yards	4/100	3/46
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 19
Time of Possession	27:28	32:32

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:21	1:13	OWN 34	3	20	Interception
1	6:46	2:49	OWN 24	6	42	Field Goal
1	1:39	2:58	OWN 34	6	25	Interception
2	12:16	3:15	OWN 29	5	6	Punt
2	4:22	2:30	OWN 38	4	45	Field Goal
2	0:44	0:44	OWN 18	3	-9	Half
3	15:00	1:50	OWN 40	3	-6	Punt
3	10:40	4:52	OWN 1	8	51	Punt
3	2:06	1:41	OWN 6	4	22	Punt
4	12:51	2:11	OWN 2	6	16	Punt
4	10:40	0:12	OPP 35	1	0	Interception
4	4:30	2:49	OWN 37	13	42	Downs
4	1:02	1:02	OWN 32	6	41	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:39	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	12:08	5:22	OWN 19	11	72	Field Goal
1	3:57	2:18	OWN 12	3	6	Punt
2	13:41	1:25	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	9:01	4:39	OWN 7	10	93	Touchdown
2	1:52	1:08	OWN 33	4	21	Punt
3	13:10	2:30	OWN 15	5	13	Punt
3	5:48	3:42	OWN 14	7	43	Punt
3	0:25	2:34	OWN 30	5	17	Punt
4	10:28	5:58	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	1:41	0:39	OWN 21	3	2	Punt

Game MVP: Lenny Wiggins, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Nicky Winters	11	42	3.82	9	0
Gerald Clark	10	34	3.40	19	1
Matt Ryan	2	19	9.50	11	1
Gino Moser	1	11	11.00	11	1

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnie Hayes	18	53	2.94	9	0	0
Emmanuel Rodriguez	17	93	5.47	26	4	1
Lenny Wiggins	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	42	21	220	2/11	0	36	3	35.8

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lenny Wiggins	29	19	205	0/0	1	28	0	97.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Nicky Winters	3	3	9	3.00	2	9
WR Louis Murphy	3	6	37	12.33	3	15
WR Gino Moser	3	5	53	17.67	16	36
WR Shane Williams	3	4	22	7.33	1	13
TE Aaron Hernandez	3	5	29	9.67	4	11
TE Jumbo Kudlacz	2	3	44	22.00	1	22
WR Emmitt Palmer	2	10	14	7.00	0	8
WR Wayne Calixto	1	3	15	15.00	5	15
RB Gerald Clark	1	2	-3	-3.00	0	-3

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Donnie Avery	8	9	81	10.13	29	28	0
WR Matt Forte	3	6	43	14.33	7	17	1
FB Dusty Bellis	3	4	13	4.33	6	6	0
RB Emmanuel Rodriguez	2	2	7	3.50	7	5	0
WR Russell Lucas	2	2	41	20.50	20	25	0
TE Brandon Pettigrew	1	4	20	20.00	22	20	0
WR Grady Looper	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Cornell Nicoloro	1	13	13.00
CB Terrance Woodard	1	0	0.00
CB Nolan Miller	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Cary Torres	0	1	0	0
Jumbo Kudlacz	0	0	2	0

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Winfred Laudenback	2	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kevin Huber	5	240	48.0	46.4	58	3

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Otis Wolfe	8	374	46.8	45.6	71	4

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ron Kariger	2/2	1/1	1/1	51	0/0

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wally Richardson	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Allen Weber	1	9	9.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Winfred Laudenback	3	8	2.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne Calixto	3	69	23.0	0
Chad Neasman	1	31	31.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Polidixon	2	37	18.5	0
Winfred Laudenback	1	9	9.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Phil Gaylor	15	2	0.0	30	28
DE Ron Brace	5	2	0.0	28	21
S J.C. Blackwell	5	1	0.0	34	25
CB Jon Swinton	4	0	0.0	30	27
ILB Andre Poston	4	0	0.0	13	12
CB Chad Neasman	3	0	0.0	26	19
S Allen Weber	2	4	0.0	29	27
CB T.J. Ward	2	2	0.0	26	19
OLB Cary Torres	2	1	0.0	5	1
DE Edward Connell	2	0	0.0	27	22
QB Matt Ryan	2	0	---	---	---
DE DeMario Pressley	1	1	0.0	28	16
OLB Keith Rivers	1	1	0.0	24	22
DE Shawn Carpenter	1	1	0.0	8	13
CB Sean Smith	1	1	0.0	7	9
DT Scottie Benton	1	0	0.0	8	9
ILB Rufus Rasmussen	1	0	0.0	6	1
CB Desmond Hout	1	0	0.0	13	8
WR Louis Murphy	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Slade Norris	1	0	0.0	22	18
OLB Fernando Sanford	1	0	0.0	9	4

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Cornell Nicoloro	6	2	0.0	22	32
CB Terrance Woodard	5	1	0.0	20	37
DT Wes Airey	4	0	2.0	13	14
DE Kenyon Zachery	4	3	0.0	20	34
ILB David Harris	4	2	0.0	20	33
DT Amobi Okoye	3	0	0.0	12	24
CB William Middleton	3	0	0.0	21	36
S Winfred Laudenback	3	0	0.0	5	25
S Gino Swift	3	0	0.0	11	27
CB Nolan Miller	2	2	0.0	21	41
CB Andrew Franz	2	1	0.0	18	34
DT Kyle Giles	2	1	0.0	16	26
OLB J.B. Clements	2	0	0.0	7	24
DE Alex Carrington	1	1	0.0	18	31
OLB Koa Misi	1	1	0.0	10	18
DE Kelvin Margolies	1	0	0.0	13	28
OLB Orlando Uno	1	0	0.0	16	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Slade Norris	1	1	1	18
DE Edward Connell	1	1	0	22
DE Terry Fitzgerald	1	1	0	7
DE Ron Brace	0	1	0	21

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Wes Airey	2.0	0	0	0	14
DE Alex Carrington	0.0	1	2	2	31
DT Kyle Giles	0.0	1	0	0	26
S Winfred Laudenback	0.0	1	0	0	25
DE Kelvin Margolies	0.0	0	2	0	28
DT Amobi Okoye	0.0	0	1	1	24
ILB David Harris	0.0	0	1	0	33
DE Kenyon Zachery	0.0	0	1	0	34
OLB J.B. Clements	0.0	0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jon Swinton	4	1	27
ILB Phil Gaylor	4	0	28
S J.C. Blackwell	2	1	25
CB T.J. Ward	2	0	19
CB Chad Neasman	1	0	19
DE Ron Brace	1	0	21
ILB Andre Poston	1	0	12
OLB Cary Torres	1	0	1
CB Sean Smith	1	0	9
OLB Fernando Sanford	1	0	4
S Allen Weber	1	0	27

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Cornell Nicoloro	3	0	1	32
CB William Middleton	3	0	0	36
S Winfred Laudenback	3	0	0	25
CB Nolan Miller	2	1	1	41
CB Terrance Woodard	2	0	1	37
CB Andrew Franz	2	0	0	34
OLB J.B. Clements	2	0	0	24
ILB David Harris	1	1	0	33
DT Amobi Okoye	1	0	0	24
DT Wes Airey	1	0	0	14
DT Kyle Giles	1	0	0	26
OLB Orlando Uno	0	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Casey Heath	5	9	1	19	0	36
Renaldo Becker	1	4	1	24	0	44
Levon McIntyre	1	1	0	5	0	8
Kennedy Gaylord	0	4	0	21	0	39
Sam Young	0	2	0	22	1	35
Daniel Garrison	0	2	0	24	0	44
Roger George	0	0	0	5	1	14

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Jorge Lavan	4	6	1	32	26
Duke Robinson	3	9	0	34	23
Eric Olsen	2	3	1	4	3
William Jordan	1	5	1	30	20
Ryan Kalil	0	6	0	29	24
Arnold Kinney	0	4	0	33	24
Dusty Bellis	0	2	0	20	13

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jumbo Kudlacz	2	14
Jon Swinton	1	21
Cary Torres	1	12
Levon McIntyre	1	7
Harry Anaya	1	7

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Dusty Bellis	2	16
Cornell Nicoloro	2	15
Brandon Pettigrew	1	13

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jon Swinton	---	---	30	27	21	78
Daniel Garrison	24	44	---	---	7	75
Renaldo Becker	24	44	---	---	1	69
Matt Ryan	24	44	---	---	---	68
Kennedy Gaylord	21	39	---	---	6	66
Allen Weber	---	---	29	27	9	65
Gino Moser	16	32	---	---	15	63
Phil Gaylor	---	---	30	28	3	61
J.C. Blackwell	---	---	34	25	2	61
Sam Young	22	35	---	---	---	57
Casey Heath	19	36	---	---	---	55
Emmitt Palmer	20	35	---	---	---	55
Ron Brace	---	---	28	21	3	52
Chad Neasman	---	---	26	19	6	51
Edward Connell	---	---	27	22	1	50
Keith Rivers	---	---	24	22	4	50
DeMario Pressley	---	---	28	16	5	49
Aaron Hernandez	12	27	---	---	9	48
Nicky Winters	13	31	---	---	2	46
Slade Norris	---	---	22	18	6	46
T.J. Ward	---	---	26	19	1	46
Louis Murphy	16	28	---	---	---	44
Gerald Clark	11	13	---	---	20	44
Jumbo Kudlacz	13	15	---	---	14	42
A.J. Murray	9	16	---	---	13	38
Andre Poston	---	---	13	12	7	32
Shawn Carpenter	---	---	8	13	9	30
Shane Williams	8	16	---	---	3	27
Roger George	5	14	---	---	7	26
Desmond Hout	---	---	13	8	2	23
Harry Anaya	---	---	11	5	7	23
Fernando Sanford	---	---	9	4	8	21
Levon McIntyre	5	8	---	---	7	20
Sean Smith	---	---	7	9	4	20
Wayne Calixto	2	7	---	---	9	18
Cary Torres	---	---	5	1	12	18
Scottie Benton	---	---	8	9	---	17
Terry Fitzgerald	---	---	9	7	1	17
Rufus Rasmussen	---	---	6	1	7	14
Louie Shaw	---	---	3	5	3	11
Benjamin Colman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ron Kariger	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kevin Huber	0	0	---	---	5	5
Aaron Rodgers	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tracy Sherry	---	---	0	1	---	1
Joe Webb	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Nolan Miller	---	---	21	41	17	79
Cornell Nicoloro	---	---	22	32	15	69
Lenny Wiggins	36	29	---	---	1	66
David Harris	---	---	20	33	9	62
Jorge Lavan	32	26	---	---	4	62
William Middleton	---	---	21	36	3	60
Ryan Kalil	29	24	---	---	6	59
Brandon Pettigrew	24	22	---	---	13	59
Terrance Woodard	---	---	20	37	2	59
Arnold Kinney	33	24	---	---	---	57
Duke Robinson	34	23	---	---	---	57
Donnie Avery	32	24	---	---	---	56
Kenyon Zachery	---	---	20	34	1	55
Andrew Franz	---	---	18	34	2	54
Gino Swift	---	---	11	27	16	54
Emmanuel Rodriguez	18	12	---	---	21	51
Alex Carrington	---	---	18	31	2	51
William Jordan	30	20	---	---	---	50
Dusty Bellis	20	13	---	---	16	49
Matt Forte	24	16	---	---	8	48
Kelvin Margolies	---	---	13	28	7	48
Kyle Giles	---	---	16	26	6	48
Russell Lucas	24	19	---	---	1	44
J.B. Clements	---	---	7	24	10	41
Karl Wright	14	9	---	---	16	39
Amobi Okoye	---	---	12	24	2	38
Winfred Laudenback	---	---	5	25	8	38
Orlando Uno	---	---	16	18	2	36
Arnie Hayes	18	15	---	---	---	33
Koa Misi	---	---	10	18	4	32
Wes Airey	---	---	13	14	1	28
Grady Looper	4	8	---	---	11	23
Randal Ledyard	7	5	---	---	9	21
J'marcus Webb	6	9	---	---	3	18
Alex Groce	3	5	---	---	9	17
Edward Reitz	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ross King	2	6	---	---	1	9
Otis Wolfe	0	0	---	---	8	8
Myron Valentine	2	6	---	---	---	8
Eric Olsen	4	3	---	---	---	7
Ronnie Polidixon	---	---	1	2	3	6
Wally Richardson	0	0	---	---	5	5
J.T. Large	0	1	---	---	1	2
Xavier Adibi	---	---	0	0	1	1
Josh Freeman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	25	3.6
Middle	15	76	5.1
Right	2	5	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	53	6.6
Middle	25	88	3.5
Right	3	13	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	42	21	3	0	3	3	8	3	3

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lenny Wiggins	29	19	3	0	1	2	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	-6	-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	74	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	72	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	80	8.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	45	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	92	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	43	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	25	12.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Emmitt Palmer	10	2	2	14	0	35
WR Louis Murphy	6	3	0	37	0	28
WR Gino Moser	5	3	0	53	1	32
TE Aaron Hernandez	5	3	0	29	0	27
WR Shane Williams	4	3	0	22	0	16
TE Jumbo Kudlacz	3	2	0	44	2	15
RB Nicky Winters	3	3	0	9	0	31
WR Wayne Calixto	3	1	0	15	0	7
RB Gerald Clark	2	1	1	-3	0	13

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Donnie Avery	9	8	0	81	1	24
WR Matt Forte	6	3	1	43	0	16
TE Brandon Pettigrew	4	1	0	20	1	22
FB Dusty Bellis	4	3	0	13	0	13
RB Emmanuel Rodriguez	2	2	0	7	0	12
WR Russell Lucas	2	2	0	41	1	19
WR Grady Looper	2	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gerald Clark	1	1	1.00	3.40

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Emmanuel Rodriguez	1	16	16.00	5.47

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lenny Wiggins	4	1	9	2.25	7.07

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Matt Forte	2	1	9	4.50	7.17
TE Brandon Pettigrew	2	0	0	0.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Gerald Clark	2	0
Matt Ryan	1	1
Nicky Winters	1	1

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Emmanuel Rodriguez	8	5
Lenny Wiggins	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	9	3	1

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lenny Wiggins	8	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Gerald Clark	2	1	0
WR Emmitt Palmer	2	0	0
WR Gino Moser	2	2	1
WR Louis Murphy	1	0	0
WR Wayne Calixto	1	0	0
TE Aaron Hernandez	1	0	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donnie Avery	3	3	2
RB Emmanuel Rodriguez	1	1	0
WR Russell Lucas	1	1	1
WR Matt Forte	1	0	0
TE Brandon Pettigrew	1	0	0
FB Dusty Bellis	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,100 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (18,600)
End Zone 13,200 (13,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (7,800)
Sideline Seats 11,700 (11,900)
Club Seats 7,900 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,100 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (18,600)
End Zone	13,200 (13,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (7,800)
Sideline Seats	11,700 (11,900)
Club Seats	7,900 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)