Week 8, 2026

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Chicago Bears30103-16
Minnesota Vikings01073-20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:23 CHI - Wally Richardson 18 field goal
2Q: 14:54 MIN - David Buehler 20 field goal
2Q: 01:28 MIN - Joey Sadler 2 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
3Q: 09:06 CHI - Wally Richardson 24 field goal
3Q: 06:22 MIN - Marc Scott 5 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
3Q: 01:18 CHI - Willie Aranda 1 run (Wally Richardson extra point)
4Q: 10:58 MIN - David Buehler 19 field goal
4Q: 08:26 CHI - Wally Richardson 38 field goal

Team StatisticsCHIMIN
Record3-44-4
First Downs1918
- by Rushing54
- by Passing1214
- by Penalty20
Total Net Yards371328
- Offensive Plays6461
- Yards per Play5.805.38
Net Rushing Yards11986
- Rushing Attempts2326
- Yards per Rush5.173.31
Net Passing Yards252242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt37 - 22 - 133 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards276256
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/242/14
- Yards per Pass Play6.156.91
Fumbles/Lost2/24/1
3rd Down Conversions4/144/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down5.95.5
4th Down Conversions1/20/0
Penalties/Yards2/159/55
Punt Returns/Yards1/02/19
Kick Returns/Yards3/475/122
Interception Ret./Yards1/101/7
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits45
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/22/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 27OWN 33
Time of Possession31:1628:44

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:281:59OWN 24415Punt
19:283:11OPP 39738Field Goal
13:401:24OWN 433Punt
214:462:58OWN 22622Punt
28:193:04OWN 20616Punt
25:150:13OPP 141-6Fumble
21:221:04OWN 2038Punt
315:005:59OWN 40953Field Goal
36:125:04OWN 20980Touchdown
414:030:06OWN 5111Fumble
413:360:13OWN 1910Interception
410:532:34OWN 40439Field Goal
43:562:09OWN 21095Downs
Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:32OWN 263-3Punt
110:291:01OWN 34-2Punt
16:172:37OWN 4039Punt
12:162:30OWN 43654Field Goal
211:483:29OWN 25931Punt
25:023:40OWN 201180Touchdown
20:180:18OWN 19112Half
39:012:49OWN 49451Touchdown
31:082:05OWN 28419Punt
413:570:21OPP 1620Interception
413:232:30OPP 22420Field Goal
48:194:23OWN 20519Punt
41:471:47OWN 3616Game

Game MVP: Andre Poston, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

ChicagoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Willie Aranda13755.772331
Geoff Jordan6213.50500
Percy Barnes4235.75900
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Marc Scott12433.581010
Lance Radecki9232.561210
Matt Ryan252.50600
Rich Hampton2105.00500
Artie Purvis155.00500

Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Percy Barnes37222764/24042171.4
MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Matt Ryan33212562/14238195.0

Receiving Statistics

ChicagoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Donnie Avery567214.4040420
WR Al Klone376722.3317320
RB Geoff Jordan33113.67450
TE Grady Freund354214.007330
TE Quinn Lockett24157.50080
RB Willie Aranda24168.0014170
WR Shaun Rosengard25115.50060
FB Dusty Bellis1177.00070
WR Grady Looper113535.0020350
FB Randy Kurtz0100.00000
MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Joey Sadler710578.1410171
WR Louis Murphy346923.0045380
TE Aaron Hernandez343712.3310150
WR Thomas Kelly254020.006220
WR Darnell Mathis252512.504140
WR Ray Karau22126.00680
RB Marc Scott1155.00551
TE Frankie Sanford111111.006110
FB Artie Purvis0100.00000

Interception Statistics

ChicagoIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB J.B. Clements11010.000
MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Andre Poston177.000

Fumble Statistics

ChicagoFumbRecovForceTD
Donnie Avery1000
Percy Barnes1000
Duke Robinson0100
Wes Airey0010
William Middleton0010
Orlando Uno0010
Eric Olsen0010
MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Matt Ryan2100
Joey Sadler1000
Rich Hampton1000
Sam Young0100
Thomas Kelly0100
Darryl Ortmeier0100
Walter James0100
Andre Poston0010
Alex Banks0010

Punting Statistics

ChicagoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Otis Wolfe524448.845.0583
MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Kevin Huber628948.244.8593

Kicking Statistics

ChicagoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Wally Richardson3/30/00/0381/1
MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
David Buehler2/20/00/0202/2

Punt Return Statistics

ChicagoRetYardsAvgTD
Joe Morris100.00
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Rich Hampton166.00
Neil Lucky11313.00

Kick Return Statistics

ChicagoRetYardsAvgTD
Joe Morris23015.00
Nicky Kau11717.00
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Darnell Mathis38528.30
Ray Karau23718.50

Defensive Statistics

ChicagoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB O.J. Williamson730.02329
S Glover Quin510.01827
CB William Middleton401.01925
S Nicky Kau410.02426
DT Wes Airey300.51326
OLB Orlando Uno320.01322
DE Kenyon Zachery310.01628
OLB J.B. Clements300.01311
DE Bryan Soper230.02128
ILB Nicky Cook220.089
ILB Lincoln Krzys200.01817
CB Nicky Maness200.01524
S Gene Bartels200.01020
ILB Max Fields110.035
DT Jarron Gilbert100.01310
CB Terrance Woodard100.047
FB Randy Kurtz10---------
CB Irving Benton100.01321
DE Alex Carrington020.51419
S Joe Morris020.0910
DE Brian Hubble010.01920
MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S J.C. Blackwell610.02037
OLB Walter James510.01624
CB Neil Lucky500.01322
CB Alex Banks410.01635
ILB Andre Poston311.0814
S Allen Weber320.02035
OLB Fernando Sanford300.0717
CB Daniel Bronson300.01928
CB T.J. Ward300.01325
DE Deron Rice221.51632
DE Jerome Daughtry231.01832
S Tracy Sherry210.0619
DE Cornell Kaczmarek200.01221
DT Ernie Downs100.51320
ILB Phil Gaylor110.01527
DT Randal Tanner100.01427
FB Artie Purvis10---------
CB Billy Joe Easter100.0413
DT Darryl Ortmeier010.01616

Pass Rush Statistics

ChicagoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
CB William Middleton1.000025
DE Alex Carrington0.510019
DT Wes Airey0.500026
DE Bryan Soper0.010028
DE Kenyon Zachery0.001028
MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Deron Rice1.501032
DE Jerome Daughtry1.002032
ILB Andre Poston1.000014
DT Ernie Downs0.502020
ILB Phil Gaylor0.001027
DT Randal Tanner0.001027
DT Darryl Ortmeier0.001016
DE Cornell Kaczmarek0.001021

Pass Defense Statistics

ChicagoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB O.J. Williamson31029
CB William Middleton30025
S Glover Quin30027
CB Nicky Maness20024
OLB Orlando Uno11022
OLB J.B. Clements10111
DE Kenyon Zachery10028
DT Wes Airey10026
ILB Nicky Cook1009
CB Terrance Woodard1007
DE Bryan Soper10028
CB Irving Benton10021
S Gene Bartels10020
S Nicky Kau10026
MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S J.C. Blackwell41037
CB Neil Lucky30022
CB Daniel Bronson21028
OLB Walter James21024
CB Alex Banks21035
OLB Fernando Sanford20017
S Tracy Sherry20019
CB T.J. Ward20025
DE Deron Rice10032
S Allen Weber10035
CB Billy Joe Easter10013
ILB Andre Poston00114

Blocking Statistics

ChicagoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jorge Lavan37020037
Dusty Bellis2407011
J'marcus Webb13018233
Arnold Kinney11010122
Randy Kurtz11011021
Alex Groce01018124
Duke Robinson0105012
Myron Valentine01020035
Grady Freund0105019
MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Tito Greer34023028
Casey Heath24124032
Sam Young22119024
Damon Butterfield15021130
Vladimir Ducasse05021018
Jimmy Concepcion0108022
Ty Poston010505
Artie Purvis0101507
J.C. Van Pelt0106010
Jessie Hoitink0008115

Special Teams Tackles

ChicagoTacklesSTPlays
Dusty Bellis216
Dustin Peterson122
Max Fields111
Willie Aranda110
Randy Kurtz110
Eric Olsen18
MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Rich Hampton121
Joey Sadler117
Tracy Sherry117
Walter James112
Alex Banks17

Participation

ChicagoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Percy Barnes2341---------64
Myron Valentine2035------661
Louis Farrell2037------158
Jorge Lavan2037------158
Nicky Kau------2426858
Shaun Rosengard1725------1557
Nicky Maness------15241756
O.J. Williamson------2329355
J'marcus Webb1833---------51
Bryan Soper------2128251
Alex Groce1824------850
Glover Quin------1827348
Brian Hubble------1920847
Quinn Lockett1524------746
Kenyon Zachery------1628145
William Middleton------1925145
Willie Aranda1519------1044
Wes Airey------1326443
Randy Kurtz1121------1042
Grady Freund519------1741
Gene Bartels------10201141
Arnold Kinney1022------840
Lincoln Krzys------1817439
Donnie Avery1622---------38
J.B. Clements------13111438
Orlando Uno------1322136
Irving Benton------1321236
Dusty Bellis711------1634
Alex Carrington------1419134
Al Klone1020---------30
Joe Morris------9101130
Grady Looper1117---------28
Geoff Jordan819------128
Duke Robinson512------825
Jarron Gilbert------1310124
Matt Forte07------1623
Nicky Cook------89623
Dustin Peterson01------2223
Max Fields------351119
Eric Olsen45------817
Terrance Woodard------47112
Otis Wolfe00------88
Wally Richardson00------88
Koa Misi------0167
Jessie Briley00---------0
Marc Alston00---------0
MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Matt Ryan2635---------61
Casey Heath2432------561
J.C. Blackwell------2037360
Alex Banks------1635758
Allen Weber------2035156
Jerome Daughtry------1832555
Tito Greer2328------354
Walter James------16241252
Joey Sadler1519------1751
Damon Butterfield2130---------51
Deron Rice------1632250
Daniel Bronson------1928350
Neil Lucky------13221348
Phil Gaylor------1527446
Louis Murphy1621------946
Randal Tanner------1427243
Vladimir Ducasse2118------443
Sam Young1924---------43
Tracy Sherry------6191742
Aaron Hernandez1618------741
Darnell Mathis1421------540
Ernie Downs------1320740
T.J. Ward------1325139
Marc Scott1422---------36
Frankie Sanford413------1835
Darryl Ortmeier------1616335
Cornell Kaczmarek------1221235
Andre Poston------8141234
Jimmy Concepcion822------434
Thomas Kelly1320---------33
Ray Karau511------1733
J.C. Van Pelt610------1632
Jessie Hoitink815------831
Fernando Sanford------717529
Artie Purvis157------729
Lance Radecki1011------627
Billy Joe Easter------413926
Rich Hampton22------2125
Ty Poston55------818
Keith Rivers------65213
Walt Causey------1258
David Buehler00------77
Kevin Huber00------66
Benjamin Colman11------13
David Abrams00------22
Scottie Kirk00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4143.5
Middle14705.0
Right5357.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9475.2
Middle10272.7
Right6132.2
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Percy Barnes37225014901
MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Matt Ryan33213332101

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen222110.5
Short (0-8 Yds)2614863.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)5410420.8
Long (19+ Yds)426516.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen44235.8
Short (0-8 Yds)15101187.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)1371158.8
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

ChicagoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Al Klone73167220
WR Donnie Avery65072122
WR Shaun Rosengard52011025
TE Grady Freund53042119
TE Quinn Lockett42015024
RB Willie Aranda42016019
RB Geoff Jordan33011019
FB Dusty Bellis1107011
WR Grady Looper11035117
FB Randy Kurtz1000021
MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Joey Sadler107157019
WR Thomas Kelly52140120
WR Darnell Mathis52025021
WR Louis Murphy43169221
TE Aaron Hernandez43037018
WR Ray Karau22012011
RB Marc Scott1105022
TE Frankie Sanford11011013
FB Artie Purvis100007

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

ChicagoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Willie Aranda4112.755.77
Geoff Jordan294.503.50
Percy Barnes166.005.75
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Lance Radecki351.672.56
Matt Ryan166.002.50
Marc Scott100.003.58

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Percy Barnes7240.577.46
MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Matt Ryan105373.707.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

ChicagoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Quinn Lockett2000.003.75
RB Willie Aranda21-1-0.504.00
WR Shaun Rosengard2000.002.20
RB Geoff Jordan1155.003.67
MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Joey Sadler32144.675.70
WR Louis Murphy1177.0017.25
TE Aaron Hernandez1000.009.25
RB Marc Scott1155.005.00
TE Frankie Sanford111111.0011.00
WR Thomas Kelly1000.008.00
WR Darnell Mathis1000.005.00
FB Artie Purvis1000.000.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

ChicagoRushesConversions
Geoff Jordan20
Percy Barnes10
MinnesotaRushesConversions
Marc Scott21
Matt Ryan10
Lance Radecki10

Third Down Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCompConversions
Percy Barnes1054
MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Matt Ryan763

Third Down Receiving Statistics

ChicagoTargCatchConversions
WR Donnie Avery321
WR Shaun Rosengard211
TE Grady Freund211
TE Quinn Lockett100
RB Willie Aranda100
RB Geoff Jordan111
MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Joey Sadler210
WR Ray Karau220
RB Marc Scott111
TE Frankie Sanford111
WR Thomas Kelly111

SectionAttendance
Stadium84,400 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck29,400 (29,400)
End Zone21,300 (21,300)
Mezzanine12,300 (12,300)
Sideline Seats18,800 (18,800)
Club Seats500 (500)
Luxury Boxes2,100 (3,700)