Week 8, 2024

played in Chicago, IL

64 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	14	24	0	3	-	41
Chicago Bears	7	14	0	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:46 CHI - Jordy Nelson 4 pass from Lenny Wiggins (Wally Richardson extra point)
1Q: 06:47 MIN - Nicky Winters 5 run (David Buehler extra point)
1Q: 04:17 MIN - Nicky Winters 19 run (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 11:41 MIN - Irving Duvall 6 run (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 07:39 CHI - Arnie Hayes 6 run (Wally Richardson extra point)
2Q: 07:31 MIN - Daniel Bronson 82 kickoff return (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 04:50 MIN - Nicky Winters 85 run (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 03:14 CHI - Jordy Nelson 32 pass from Lenny Wiggins (Wally Richardson extra point)
2Q: 00:12 MIN - David Buehler 21 field goal
4Q: 11:36 CHI - Wally Richardson 19 field goal
4Q: 00:57 MIN - David Buehler 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:46 CHI - Jordy Nelson 4 pass from Lenny Wiggins (Wally Richardson extra point)
1Q: 06:47 MIN - Nicky Winters 5 run (David Buehler extra point)
1Q: 04:17 MIN - Nicky Winters 19 run (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 11:41 MIN - Irving Duvall 6 run (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 07:39 CHI - Arnie Hayes 6 run (Wally Richardson extra point)
2Q: 07:31 MIN - Daniel Bronson 82 kickoff return (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 04:50 MIN - Nicky Winters 85 run (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 03:14 CHI - Jordy Nelson 32 pass from Lenny Wiggins (Wally Richardson extra point)
2Q: 00:12 MIN - David Buehler 21 field goal
4Q: 11:36 CHI - Wally Richardson 19 field goal
4Q: 00:57 MIN - David Buehler 27 field goal

Team Statistics MIN CHI
Record 6-1 5-2
First Downs 25 23
- by Rushing 13 4
- by Passing 12 15
- by Penalty 0 4
Total Net Yards 471 367
- Offensive Plays 66 68
- Yards per Play 7.14 5.40
Net Rushing Yards 287 98
- Rushing Attempts 42 19
- Yards per Rush 6.83 5.16
Net Passing Yards 184 269
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 15 - 2 46 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 184 287
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 7.67 5.49
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/11 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.5 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/4
Penalties/Yards 8/65 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/4 1/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/142 3/67
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/17
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 25
Time of Possession 31:36 28:24

Team Statistics	MIN	CHI
Record	6-1	5-2
First Downs	25	23
- by Rushing	13	4
- by Passing	12	15
- by Penalty	0	4
Total Net Yards	471	367
- Offensive Plays	66	68
- Yards per Play	7.14	5.40
Net Rushing Yards	287	98
- Rushing Attempts	42	19
- Yards per Rush	6.83	5.16
Net Passing Yards	184	269
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 15 - 2	46 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	184	287
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	7.67	5.49
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/11	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.5	9.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/4
Penalties/Yards	8/65	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/4	1/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/142	3/67
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/17
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 25
Time of Possession	31:36	28:24

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:42	OWN 19	1	-5	Interception
1	13:37	6:58	OWN 31	13	69	Touchdown
1	5:18	1:14	OPP 36	4	36	Touchdown
1	1:35	5:03	OWN 36	11	64	Touchdown
2	4:50	0:17	OWN 15	1	85	Touchdown
2	3:03	2:59	OWN 19	6	77	Field Goal
3	12:17	3:51	OWN 13	7	28	Punt
3	4:13	3:56	OWN 2	10	80	Interception
4	11:30	4:12	OWN 14	6	18	Punt
4	3:19	1:16	OWN 14	3	9	Punt
4	2:03	1:12	OPP 16	3	6	Field Goal
4	0:13	0:13	OPP 10	1	-1	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:18	0:41	OPP 7	2	7	Touchdown
1	6:39	1:21	OWN 20	3	5	Interception
1	4:04	2:29	OWN 24	3	-6	Punt
2	11:32	4:01	OWN 39	6	61	Touchdown
2	7:15	2:25	OWN 25	5	6	Punt
2	4:33	1:30	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:43	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
3	8:26	4:13	OWN 2	8	55	Punt
3	0:17	3:47	OWN 20	8	78	Field Goal
4	7:18	3:59	OWN 4	18	82	Downs
4	0:51	0:38	OWN 20	4	-10	Downs

Game MVP: Nicky Winters, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Nicky Winters	29	254	8.76	85	6	3
Irving Duvall	12	34	2.83	9	0	1
Matt Ryan	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnie Hayes	10	57	5.70	16	2	1
Les Gunn	7	36	5.14	9	0	0
Lenny Wiggins	2	5	2.50	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	24	15	184	0/0	0	28	2	51.4

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lenny Wiggins	46	24	287	3/18	2	32	1	76.9

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Joey Sadler	6	9	63	10.50	9	15
WR Emmitt Palmer	3	7	45	15.00	9	25
TE Aaron Hernandez	3	3	50	16.67	8	28
RB Nicky Winters	2	2	25	12.50	7	15
RB Irving Duvall	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
WR Gino Moser	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Brandon Pettigrew	7	8	82	11.71	39	29	0
WR Matt Forte	5	8	46	9.20	11	16	0
WR Donnie Avery	4	13	60	15.00	20	24	0
WR Jordy Nelson	3	8	52	17.33	1	32	2
WR Grady Looper	2	4	15	7.50	2	12	0
TE J.T. Large	1	1	22	22.00	19	22	0
WR Al Klone	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Arnie Hayes	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S J.C. Blackwell	1	0	0.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB William Middleton	1	17	17.00	0
S Glover Quin	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Allen Weber	1	0	0
Jon Swinton	0	1	1
Marc Scott	0	1	0
Rich Goeas	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Glen Cameron	1	0	0
Les Gunn	1	0	0
Ryan Kalil	0	1	0
Brandon Pettigrew	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kevin Huber	3	182	60.7	60.7	64	3

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Otis Wolfe	4	196	49.0	48.0	55	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Buehler	2/2	0/0	0/0	27	5/5

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wally Richardson	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Allen Weber	2	4	2.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Glen Cameron	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Clark	2	42	21.0	0
Daniel Bronson	2	100	50.0	1

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Les Gunn	3	67	22.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Phil Gaylor	6	1	0.0	19	47
CB Jon Swinton	6	0	0.0	12	38
DT Scottie Benton	5	0	0.0	18	48
CB Daniel Bronson	4	1	0.0	18	48
DE Terry Fitzgerald	3	1	1.0	17	49
S Allen Weber	3	2	0.0	15	44
S Rich Goeas	3	0	0.0	9	30
DE DeMario Pressley	2	1	2.0	14	26
S J.C. Blackwell	2	2	0.0	18	40
OLB Clint Sintim	2	0	0.0	16	33
OLB Fernando Sanford	2	0	0.0	2	10
S Tracy Sherry	1	1	0.0	10	26
QB Matt Ryan	1	0	---	---	---
WR Joey Sadler	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Andre Poston	1	0	0.0	2	0
DE Anthony McMahon	1	0	0.0	7	23
OLB Keith Rivers	0	1	0.0	13	21

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Greg Betz	8	4	0.0	40	22
ILB O.J. Williamson	8	2	0.0	38	21
S Eric McGuire	5	4	0.0	26	20
CB Andrew Franz	4	2	0.0	34	18
S Glover Quin	3	4	0.0	29	17
DT Antoine Sellers	3	2	0.0	29	18
DE Kenyon Zachery	3	1	0.0	31	16
CB Nolan Miller	3	1	0.0	18	8
CB Terrance Woodard	2	1	0.0	24	9
S Cornell Nicoloro	2	0	0.0	19	12
ILB Max Fields	2	0	0.0	2	2
OLB Orlando Uno	2	0	0.0	23	11
DE Kelvin Margolies	1	1	0.0	21	13
DT Wes Airey	1	1	0.0	24	13
OLB Koa Misi	1	1	0.0	8	6
DE Brian Hubble	1	1	0.0	24	11
DT Amobi Okoye	1	0	0.0	16	10
WR Jordy Nelson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Glen Cameron	1	0	0.0	25	16
DE Alex Carrington	1	0	0.0	18	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE DeMario Pressley	2.0	1	2	0	26
DE Terry Fitzgerald	1.0	1	0	0	49
DT Scottie Benton	0.0	2	1	0	48
DE Anthony McMahon	0.0	1	2	0	23
OLB Clint Sintim	0.0	0	1	0	33
OLB Jake Givens	0.0	0	0	1	11

Chicago	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Alex Carrington	1	1	1	14
DE Kelvin Margolies	1	1	0	13
DT Wes Airey	0	1	0	13
DT Antoine Sellers	0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Phil Gaylor	7	1	0	47
CB Jon Swinton	5	1	0	38
CB Daniel Bronson	4	1	0	48
OLB Clint Sintim	2	0	0	33
OLB Fernando Sanford	2	0	0	10
S J.C. Blackwell	1	1	1	40
DT Scottie Benton	1	0	0	48
S Rich Goeas	1	0	0	30
S Tracy Sherry	1	0	0	26
CB T.J. Ward	0	2	0	44

Chicago	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Nolan Miller	3	0	8
S Eric McGuire	2	0	20
ILB Greg Betz	2	0	22
ILB O.J. Williamson	2	0	21
DE Kenyon Zachery	1	0	16
CB Glen Cameron	1	0	16
ILB Max Fields	1	0	2
CB Terrance Woodard	1	0	9
OLB Orlando Uno	1	0	11
DE Alex Carrington	1	0	14
CB William Middleton	0	1	7
S Glover Quin	0	1	17

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Sam Young	6	8	0	28	17
Casey Heath	5	10	1	37	21
Renaldo Becker	3	8	1	29	18
Travis Glover	2	6	0	42	23
Peter Jennings	2	3	0	37	22
Jimmy Concepcion	1	3	0	19	9
Daniel Garrison	0	2	0	16	8
A.J. Murray	0	1	0	14	8

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jorge Lavan	2	5	14	0	47
Ryan Kalil	2	3	18	0	41
Ross King	1	2	9	0	11
Alex Groce	1	1	14	1	36
Duke Robinson	0	2	10	1	29
Arnold Kinney	0	2	17	0	44
Myron Valentine	0	1	13	1	35
Rondell Patterson	0	1	3	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jon Swinton	2	16
Aaron Hernandez	1	17
T.J. Ward	1	12

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Brandon Pettigrew	2	18
Cornell Nicoloro	2	17
Matt Forte	1	18

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Daniel Bronson	---	---	18	48	22	88
T.J. Ward	---	---	17	44	12	73
Scottie Benton	---	---	18	48	5	71
Terry Fitzgerald	---	---	17	49	5	71
Travis Glover	42	23	---	---	5	70
Phil Gaylor	---	---	19	47	2	68
Matt Ryan	42	24	---	---	---	66
Jon Swinton	---	---	12	38	16	66
Emmitt Palmer	42	24	---	---	---	66
Aaron Hernandez	34	15	---	---	17	66
Allen Weber	---	---	15	44	5	64
Joey Sadler	28	15	---	---	17	60
J.C. Blackwell	---	---	18	40	2	60
Casey Heath	37	21	---	---	1	59
Peter Jennings	37	22	---	---	---	59
Renaldo Becker	29	18	---	---	5	52
Frankie Sanford	21	14	---	---	17	52
Nicky Winters	30	17	---	---	2	49
Clint Sintim	---	---	16	33	---	49
Tracy Sherry	---	---	10	26	13	49
Keith Rivers	---	---	13	21	13	47
Sam Young	28	17	---	---	---	45
Gino Moser	15	11	---	---	15	41
DeMario Pressley	---	---	14	26	---	40
Rich Goeas	---	---	9	30	---	39
Jimmy Concepcion	19	9	---	---	5	33
A.J. Murray	14	8	---	---	9	31
Anthony McMahon	---	---	7	23	1	31
Daniel Garrison	16	8	---	---	5	29
Fernando Sanford	---	---	2	10	13	25
Marc Scott	0	0	---	---	21	21
Devin Hawkes	12	8	---	---	---	20
Irving Duvall	12	7	---	---	---	19
Jake Givens	---	---	1	11	1	13
Ron Kariger	0	0	---	---	8	8
Andre Poston	---	---	2	0	4	6
Gerald Clark	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kennedy Gaylord	2	2	---	---	---	4
Louis Murphy	2	1	---	---	---	3
Kevin Huber	0	0	---	---	3	3
Aaron Rodgers	0	0	---	---	2	2
Andy Humphries	---	---	1	1	---	2
David Buehler	0	0	---	---	2	2
Harry Anaya	---	---	0	0	---	0
Joe Webb	0	0	---	---	---	0
Thomas Kelly	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lenny Wiggins	19	49	---	---	---	68
Jorge Lavan	14	47	---	---	5	66
Ryan Kalil	18	41	---	---	5	64
Greg Betz	---	---	40	22	2	64
Arnold Kinney	17	44	---	---	---	61
O.J. Williamson	---	---	38	21	2	61
Jordy Nelson	14	43	---	---	1	58
Matt Forte	9	30	---	---	18	57
Andrew Franz	---	---	34	18	3	55
Brandon Pettigrew	13	23	---	---	18	54
Glen Cameron	---	---	25	16	12	53
Les Gunn	7	24	---	---	20	51
Donnie Avery	11	38	---	---	1	50
Glover Quin	---	---	29	17	4	50
Alex Groce	14	36	---	---	---	50
Kenyon Zachery	---	---	31	16	2	49
Cornell Nicoloro	---	---	19	12	17	48
Eric McGuire	---	---	26	20	2	48
Myron Valentine	13	35	---	---	---	48
Antoine Sellers	---	---	29	18	1	48
Duke Robinson	10	29	---	---	5	44
Arnie Hayes	12	20	---	---	9	41
Herman Van Pelt	7	15	---	---	18	40
Wes Airey	---	---	24	13	2	39
Brian Hubble	---	---	24	11	4	39
Terrance Woodard	---	---	24	9	4	37
Orlando Uno	---	---	23	11	2	36
Alex Carrington	---	---	18	14	4	36
Kelvin Margolies	---	---	21	13	---	34
William Middleton	---	---	12	7	12	31
Nolan Miller	---	---	18	8	5	31
J.T. Large	6	21	---	---	3	30
Amobi Okoye	---	---	16	10	2	28
Al Klone	1	10	---	---	15	26
Ross King	9	11	---	---	---	20
Grady Looper	6	10	---	---	4	20
Koa Misi	---	---	8	6	6	20
Eric Olsen	6	8	---	---	5	19
Max Fields	---	---	2	2	13	17
Rondell Patterson	3	5	---	---	5	13
J.B. Clements	---	---	1	0	8	9
Wally Richardson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Otis Wolfe	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dan Dorn	---	---	0	0	3	3
Josh Freeman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jessie Briley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	42	3.5
Middle	8	35	4.4
Right	21	211	10.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	6	6.0
Middle	14	70	5.0
Right	3	24	8.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	24	15	2	0	1	0	4	1	2

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lenny Wiggins	46	24	4	0	4	6	6	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	1	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	60	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	70	11.7
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	53	7.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	53	10.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	128	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	6	82	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	24	4.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joey Sadler	9	6	0	63	0	15
WR Emmitt Palmer	7	3	1	45	1	24
TE Aaron Hernandez	3	3	0	50	1	15
RB Nicky Winters	2	2	0	25	0	17
WR Gino Moser	2	0	0	0	0	11
RB Irving Duvall	1	1	0	1	0	7

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Donnie Avery	13	4	1	60	1	38
WR Matt Forte	8	5	0	46	0	30
WR Jordy Nelson	8	3	2	52	1	43
TE Brandon Pettigrew	8	7	0	82	1	23
WR Grady Looper	4	2	0	15	0	10
WR Al Klone	3	1	1	3	0	10
TE J.T. Large	1	1	0	22	1	21
RB Arnie Hayes	1	1	0	7	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Nicky Winters	8	35	4.38	8.76
Irving Duvall	3	7	2.33	2.83
Matt Ryan	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnie Hayes	2	9	4.50	5.70

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	5	2	19	3.80	7.67

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lenny Wiggins	10	5	29	2.90	6.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Joey Sadler	3	2	19	6.33	7.00
WR Emmitt Palmer	1	0	0	0.00	6.43
WR Gino Moser	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Matt Forte	2	2	11	5.50	5.75
WR Jordy Nelson	2	1	4	2.00	6.50
WR Al Klone	2	0	0	0.00	1.00
WR Grady Looper	2	1	3	1.50	3.75
WR Donnie Avery	1	0	0	0.00	4.62
TE Brandon Pettigrew	1	1	11	11.00	10.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Nicky Winters	4	1
Irving Duvall	1	1

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Les Gunn	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	6	5	4

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lenny Wiggins	9	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joey Sadler	3	3	2
TE Aaron Hernandez	2	2	2
WR Emmitt Palmer	1	0	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donnie Avery	3	1	0
WR Matt Forte	2	2	1
WR Jordy Nelson	2	0	0
TE Brandon Pettigrew	1	0	0
WR Al Klone	1	0	0

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

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