Week 8, 2023

played in Chicago, IL

59 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings3300-6
Chicago Bears3707-17

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)

Team StatisticsMINCHI
Record6-25-2
First Downs1817
- by Rushing56
- by Passing1311
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards315359
- Offensive Plays6865
- Yards per Play4.635.52
Net Rushing Yards106154
- Rushing Attempts2436
- Yards per Rush4.424.28
Net Passing Yards209205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt42 - 21 - 329 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards220205
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/110/0
- Yards per Pass Play4.757.07
Fumbles/Lost0/02/1
3rd Down Conversions3/148/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.36.6
4th Down Conversions2/30/0
Penalties/Yards4/302/10
Punt Returns/Yards1/93/8
Kick Returns/Yards4/1003/46
Interception Ret./Yards0/03/13
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits13
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/12/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 27OWN 19
Time of Possession27:2832:32

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:211:13OWN 34320Interception
16:462:49OWN 24642Field Goal
11:392:58OWN 34625Interception
212:163:15OWN 2956Punt
24:222:30OWN 38445Field Goal
20:440:44OWN 183-9Half
315:001:50OWN 403-6Punt
310:404:52OWN 1851Punt
32:061:41OWN 6422Punt
412:512:11OWN 2616Punt
410:400:12OPP 3510Interception
44:302:49OWN 371342Downs
41:021:02OWN 32641Game
Chicago Bears
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:39OWN 2038Punt
112:085:22OWN 191172Field Goal
13:572:18OWN 1236Punt
213:411:25OWN 2034Punt
29:014:39OWN 71093Touchdown
21:521:08OWN 33421Punt
313:102:30OWN 15513Punt
35:483:42OWN 14743Punt
30:252:34OWN 30517Punt
410:285:58OWN 201180Touchdown
41:410:39OWN 2132Punt

Game MVP: Lenny Wiggins, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Nicky Winters11423.82900
Gerald Clark10343.401910
Matt Ryan2199.501110
Gino Moser11111.001110
ChicagoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Arnie Hayes18532.94900
Emmanuel Rodriguez17935.472641
Lenny Wiggins188.00800

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Matt Ryan42212202/11036335.8
ChicagoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Lenny Wiggins29192050/0128097.6

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Nicky Winters3393.00290
WR Louis Murphy363712.333150
WR Gino Moser355317.6716360
WR Shane Williams34227.331130
TE Aaron Hernandez35299.674110
TE Jumbo Kudlacz234422.001220
WR Emmitt Palmer210147.00080
WR Wayne Calixto131515.005150
RB Gerald Clark12-3-3.000-30
ChicagoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Donnie Avery898110.1329280
WR Matt Forte364314.337171
FB Dusty Bellis34134.33660
RB Emmanuel Rodriguez2273.50750
WR Russell Lucas224120.5020250
TE Brandon Pettigrew142020.0022200
WR Grady Looper0200.00000

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
ChicagoIntsYardsAvgTD
S Cornell Nicoloro11313.000
CB Terrance Woodard100.000
CB Nolan Miller100.000

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Cary Torres0100
Jumbo Kudlacz0020
ChicagoFumbRecovForceTD
Winfred Laudenback2100

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Kevin Huber524048.046.4583
ChicagoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Otis Wolfe837446.845.6714

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ron Kariger2/21/11/1510/0
ChicagoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Wally Richardson1/10/00/0262/2

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Allen Weber199.00
ChicagoRetYardsAvgTD
Winfred Laudenback382.70

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Wayne Calixto36923.00
Chad Neasman13131.00
ChicagoRetYardsAvgTD
Ronnie Polidixon23718.50
Winfred Laudenback199.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Phil Gaylor1520.03028
DE Ron Brace520.02821
S J.C. Blackwell510.03425
CB Jon Swinton400.03027
ILB Andre Poston400.01312
CB Chad Neasman300.02619
S Allen Weber240.02927
CB T.J. Ward220.02619
OLB Cary Torres210.051
DE Edward Connell200.02722
QB Matt Ryan20---------
DE DeMario Pressley110.02816
OLB Keith Rivers110.02422
DE Shawn Carpenter110.0813
CB Sean Smith110.079
DT Scottie Benton100.089
ILB Rufus Rasmussen100.061
CB Desmond Hout100.0138
WR Louis Murphy10---------
OLB Slade Norris100.02218
OLB Fernando Sanford100.094
ChicagoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Cornell Nicoloro620.02232
CB Terrance Woodard510.02037
DT Wes Airey402.01314
DE Kenyon Zachery430.02034
ILB David Harris420.02033
DT Amobi Okoye300.01224
CB William Middleton300.02136
S Winfred Laudenback300.0525
S Gino Swift300.01127
CB Nolan Miller220.02141
CB Andrew Franz210.01834
DT Kyle Giles210.01626
OLB J.B. Clements200.0724
DE Alex Carrington110.01831
OLB Koa Misi110.01018
DE Kelvin Margolies100.01328
OLB Orlando Uno100.01618

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Slade Norris0.011118
DE Edward Connell0.011022
DE Terry Fitzgerald0.01107
DE Ron Brace0.001021
ChicagoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Wes Airey2.000014
DE Alex Carrington0.012231
DT Kyle Giles0.010026
S Winfred Laudenback0.010025
DE Kelvin Margolies0.002028
DT Amobi Okoye0.001124
ILB David Harris0.001033
DE Kenyon Zachery0.001034
OLB J.B. Clements0.001024

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Jon Swinton41027
ILB Phil Gaylor40028
S J.C. Blackwell21025
CB T.J. Ward20019
CB Chad Neasman10019
DE Ron Brace10021
ILB Andre Poston10012
OLB Cary Torres1001
CB Sean Smith1009
OLB Fernando Sanford1004
S Allen Weber10027
ChicagoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Cornell Nicoloro30132
CB William Middleton30036
S Winfred Laudenback30025
CB Nolan Miller21141
CB Terrance Woodard20137
CB Andrew Franz20034
OLB J.B. Clements20024
ILB David Harris11033
DT Amobi Okoye10024
DT Wes Airey10014
DT Kyle Giles10026
OLB Orlando Uno01018

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Casey Heath59119036
Renaldo Becker14124044
Levon McIntyre110508
Kennedy Gaylord04021039
Sam Young02022135
Daniel Garrison02024044
Roger George0005114
ChicagoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jorge Lavan46132026
Duke Robinson39034023
Eric Olsen231403
William Jordan15130020
Ryan Kalil06029024
Arnold Kinney04033024
Dusty Bellis02020013

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Jumbo Kudlacz214
Jon Swinton121
Cary Torres112
Levon McIntyre17
Harry Anaya17
ChicagoTacklesSTPlays
Dusty Bellis216
Cornell Nicoloro215
Brandon Pettigrew113

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Jon Swinton------30272178
Daniel Garrison2444------775
Renaldo Becker2444------169
Matt Ryan2444---------68
Kennedy Gaylord2139------666
Allen Weber------2927965
Gino Moser1632------1563
Phil Gaylor------3028361
J.C. Blackwell------3425261
Sam Young2235---------57
Casey Heath1936---------55
Emmitt Palmer2035---------55
Ron Brace------2821352
Chad Neasman------2619651
Edward Connell------2722150
Keith Rivers------2422450
DeMario Pressley------2816549
Aaron Hernandez1227------948
Nicky Winters1331------246
Slade Norris------2218646
T.J. Ward------2619146
Louis Murphy1628---------44
Gerald Clark1113------2044
Jumbo Kudlacz1315------1442
A.J. Murray916------1338
Andre Poston------1312732
Shawn Carpenter------813930
Shane Williams816------327
Roger George514------726
Desmond Hout------138223
Harry Anaya------115723
Fernando Sanford------94821
Levon McIntyre58------720
Sean Smith------79420
Wayne Calixto27------918
Cary Torres------511218
Scottie Benton------89---17
Terry Fitzgerald------97117
Rufus Rasmussen------61714
Louie Shaw------35311
Benjamin Colman00------77
Ron Kariger00------55
Kevin Huber00------55
Aaron Rodgers00------22
Tracy Sherry------01---1
Joe Webb00---------0
ChicagoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Nolan Miller------21411779
Cornell Nicoloro------22321569
Lenny Wiggins3629------166
David Harris------2033962
Jorge Lavan3226------462
William Middleton------2136360
Ryan Kalil2924------659
Brandon Pettigrew2422------1359
Terrance Woodard------2037259
Arnold Kinney3324---------57
Duke Robinson3423---------57
Donnie Avery3224---------56
Kenyon Zachery------2034155
Andrew Franz------1834254
Gino Swift------11271654
Emmanuel Rodriguez1812------2151
Alex Carrington------1831251
William Jordan3020---------50
Dusty Bellis2013------1649
Matt Forte2416------848
Kelvin Margolies------1328748
Kyle Giles------1626648
Russell Lucas2419------144
J.B. Clements------7241041
Karl Wright149------1639
Amobi Okoye------1224238
Winfred Laudenback------525838
Orlando Uno------1618236
Arnie Hayes1815---------33
Koa Misi------1018432
Wes Airey------1314128
Grady Looper48------1123
Randal Ledyard75------921
J'marcus Webb69------318
Alex Groce35------917
Edward Reitz00------99
Ross King26------19
Otis Wolfe00------88
Myron Valentine26---------8
Eric Olsen43---------7
Ronnie Polidixon------1236
Wally Richardson00------55
J.T. Large01------12
Xavier Adibi------0011
Josh Freeman00---------0
Unknown00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7253.6
Middle15765.1
Right252.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8536.6
Middle25883.5
Right3134.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Matt Ryan42213033833
ChicagoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Lenny Wiggins29193012410

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen32-6-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1511744.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)145725.1
Long (19+ Yds)93808.9
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen88455.6
Short (0-8 Yds)137927.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)63437.2
Long (19+ Yds)212512.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Emmitt Palmer102214035
WR Louis Murphy63037028
WR Gino Moser53053132
TE Aaron Hernandez53029027
WR Shane Williams43022016
TE Jumbo Kudlacz32044215
RB Nicky Winters3309031
WR Wayne Calixto3101507
RB Gerald Clark211-3013
ChicagoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Donnie Avery98081124
WR Matt Forte63143016
TE Brandon Pettigrew41020122
FB Dusty Bellis43013013
RB Emmanuel Rodriguez2207012
WR Russell Lucas22041119
WR Grady Looper200008

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Gerald Clark111.003.40
ChicagoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Emmanuel Rodriguez11616.005.47

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
ChicagoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Lenny Wiggins4192.257.07

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
ChicagoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Matt Forte2194.507.17
TE Brandon Pettigrew2000.005.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
Gerald Clark20
Matt Ryan11
Nicky Winters11
ChicagoRushesConversions
Emmanuel Rodriguez85
Lenny Wiggins10

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Matt Ryan931
ChicagoAttCompConversions
Lenny Wiggins863

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
RB Gerald Clark210
WR Emmitt Palmer200
WR Gino Moser221
WR Louis Murphy100
WR Wayne Calixto100
TE Aaron Hernandez100
ChicagoTargCatchConversions
WR Donnie Avery332
RB Emmanuel Rodriguez110
WR Russell Lucas111
WR Matt Forte100
TE Brandon Pettigrew100
FB Dusty Bellis110

SectionAttendance
Stadium62,100 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck18,400 (18,600)
End Zone13,200 (13,400)
Mezzanine7,700 (7,800)
Sideline Seats11,700 (11,900)
Club Seats7,900 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes3,200 (3,300)