Week 15, 2027

played in Chicago, IL

28 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	10	7	0	-	20
Chicago Bears	7	6	0	10	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:48 MIN - David Buehler 33 field goal
1Q: 00:58 CHI - Geoff Jordan 15 pass from Colin Kaepernick (Wally Richardson extra point)
2Q: 14:50 MIN - Julio Jones 14 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 09:08 CHI - Wally Richardson 27 field goal
2Q: 06:51 CHI - Wally Richardson 35 field goal
2Q: 02:24 MIN - David Buehler 38 field goal
3Q: 08:48 MIN - Ray Karau 4 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
4Q: 05:23 CHI - Geoff Jordan 3 run (Wally Richardson extra point)
4Q: 00:04 CHI - Wally Richardson 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:48 MIN - David Buehler 33 field goal
1Q: 00:58 CHI - Geoff Jordan 15 pass from Colin Kaepernick (Wally Richardson extra point)
2Q: 14:50 MIN - Julio Jones 14 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 09:08 CHI - Wally Richardson 27 field goal
2Q: 06:51 CHI - Wally Richardson 35 field goal
2Q: 02:24 MIN - David Buehler 38 field goal
3Q: 08:48 MIN - Ray Karau 4 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
4Q: 05:23 CHI - Geoff Jordan 3 run (Wally Richardson extra point)
4Q: 00:04 CHI - Wally Richardson 30 field goal

Team Statistics MIN CHI
Record 6-7-1 7-7
First Downs 13 25
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 0 6
Total Net Yards 262 360
- Offensive Plays 56 66
- Yards per Play 4.68 5.45
Net Rushing Yards 77 115
- Rushing Attempts 15 27
- Yards per Rush 5.13 4.26
Net Passing Yards 185 245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 22 - 0 39 - 28 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 213 245
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/28 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.51 6.28
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 4/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/79 6/41
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/27
Kick Returns/Yards 4/71 4/110
Interception Ret./Yards 2/18 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 35
Time of Possession 27:37 32:23

Team Statistics	MIN	CHI
Record	6-7-1	7-7
First Downs	13	25
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	0	6
Total Net Yards	262	360
- Offensive Plays	56	66
- Yards per Play	4.68	5.45
Net Rushing Yards	77	115
- Rushing Attempts	15	27
- Yards per Rush	5.13	4.26
Net Passing Yards	185	245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 22 - 0	39 - 28 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	213	245
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/28	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.51	6.28
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	4/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/79	6/41
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/27
Kick Returns/Yards	4/71	4/110
Interception Ret./Yards	2/18	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 35
Time of Possession	27:37	32:23

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:38	1:55	OPP 6	3	-10	Field Goal
1	10:43	4:39	OWN 20	7	38	Punt
1	0:49	1:06	OWN 23	3	77	Touchdown
2	9:02	0:35	OWN 27	1	-3	Fumble
2	6:43	1:46	OWN 34	3	7	Punt
2	4:10	1:53	OPP 21	3	0	Field Goal
2	1:05	0:57	OWN 3	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	6:23	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
3	3:50	0:52	OWN 1	3	7	Punt
3	1:13	3:29	OWN 20	8	37	Punt
4	10:15	0:28	OPP 24	3	-10	Punt
4	5:16	3:24	OWN 11	6	10	Punt

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:22	OWN 20	3	-8	Interception
1	12:43	2:00	OWN 42	5	19	Punt
1	6:04	5:15	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	14:43	5:41	OWN 43	9	47	Field Goal
2	8:27	1:44	OPP 24	3	6	Field Goal
2	4:57	0:47	OWN 7	2	14	Fumble
2	2:17	1:12	OWN 44	3	2	Punt
2	0:08	0:08	OPP 41	1	0	Half
3	8:37	4:47	OWN 41	9	54	Interception
3	2:58	1:45	OPP 45	3	6	Punt
4	12:44	2:29	OWN 3	5	21	Fumble
4	9:47	4:31	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	1:52	1:52	OWN 35	7	52	Field Goal

Game MVP: Von Miller, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marc Scott	9	59	6.56	10	1	0
Kendall Hunter	6	18	3.00	8	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Geoff Jordan	11	72	6.55	21	3	1
Ben Farley	11	14	1.27	7	0	0
Colin Kaepernick	5	29	5.80	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	35	22	213	6/28	2	63	0	98.8

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colin Kaepernick	39	28	245	0/0	1	35	2	75.3

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ray Karau	8	11	122	15.25	60	63	1
WR Julio Jones	4	6	41	10.25	0	23	1
WR Jeremy Kerley	4	6	12	3.00	0	7	0
RB Kendall Hunter	3	3	22	7.33	10	12	0
TE Drew Haslett	2	4	7	3.50	4	9	0
WR Kirk Cole	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE J.C. Van Pelt	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Grady Freund	6	6	49	8.17	1	11	0
WR Donnie Avery	5	8	46	9.20	21	24	0
TE Quinn Lockett	3	3	9	3.00	0	6	0
RB Geoff Jordan	3	5	30	10.00	12	15	1
WR Shaun Rosengard	3	4	28	9.33	6	10	0
FB Randy Kurtz	3	3	15	5.00	5	8	0
WR Matt Forte	2	2	42	21.00	13	35	0
WR Donovan Meier	2	5	19	9.50	5	20	0
RB Ben Farley	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Al Klone	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Pete Powell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Fernando Sanford	2	18	9.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Matt Ryan	2	1	0
Ray Karau	1	0	0
Randal Tanner	0	1	0
Walt Causey	0	1	0
Jeremy Kerley	0	1	0
Jerome Daughtry	0	0	1
Prince Amukamara	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Colin Kaepernick	1	0	0
Ben Farley	1	0	0
Lincoln Krzys	0	1	0
Von Miller	0	0	2
Orlando Uno	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dennis Thomsen	7	310	44.3	34.7	58	2

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Otis Wolfe	3	129	43.0	29.7	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Buehler	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	2/2

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wally Richardson	3/3	0/0	0/0	35	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joe Morris	1	13	13.0	0
Jerome Valadez	1	14	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ray Karau	4	71	17.8	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joe Morris	3	82	27.3	0
Demarcus Van Dyke	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Butch Kleinman	9	3	27	37
CB Prince Amukamara	6	1	22	35
OLB Fernando Sanford	5	2	26	36
S Tracy Sherry	4	2	21	35
CB Fred Caldwell	4	1	20	25
DE Jeremy Beal	4	0	24	31
CB Alex Banks	3	2	16	20
OLB Walt Causey	3	0	15	28
DE Kevin Hudson	2	1	26	39
DE Jerome Daughtry	2	0	8	17
OLB Preston Sanford	2	0	8	14
DE Deron Rice	1	2	3	2
CB Neil Lucky	1	0	3	2
DE Cornell Kaczmarek	1	0	23	30
CB Billy Joe Easter	1	0	16	30
OLB Dwayne Gadsden	1	0	10	11
DT Randal Tanner	0	1	26	34

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Von Miller	7	1	4.0	11	35
S Gene Bartels	4	2	0.0	12	28
CB Nicky Maness	3	1	0.0	11	24
DE Kenyon Zachery	2	1	2.0	7	25
S Glover Quin	2	2	0.0	9	24
ILB Lincoln Krzys	2	2	0.0	7	12
DT Jarron Gilbert	2	1	0.0	6	15
CB Demarcus Van Dyke	2	1	0.0	10	19
DT Ian Bullock	2	0	0.0	9	27
OLB Orlando Uno	2	0	0.0	7	28
DE Alex Carrington	2	0	0.0	7	18
ILB O.J. Williamson	2	0	0.0	10	30
DE Brian Hubble	2	0	0.0	8	23
CB Jerome Valadez	2	0	0.0	8	19
CB Irving Benton	2	0	0.0	8	12
CB Curtis Brown	2	0	0.0	5	22
WR Donnie Avery	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Nicky Cook	1	0	0.0	5	14
RB Geoff Jordan	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Hurry	PPlay
DT Randal Tanner	1	34
DE Kevin Hudson	1	39
DE Jeremy Beal	1	31

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Von Miller	4.0	0	0	2	35
DE Kenyon Zachery	2.0	0	1	2	25
OLB Orlando Uno	0.0	1	0	0	28
DE Bryan Soper	0.0	1	0	0	16
DT Ian Bullock	0.0	0	1	1	27
DE Alex Carrington	0.0	0	1	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Prince Amukamara	6	0	0	35
S Butch Kleinman	4	1	0	37
S Tracy Sherry	4	0	0	35
CB Alex Banks	3	0	0	20
OLB Fernando Sanford	2	0	2	36
CB Fred Caldwell	2	0	0	25
DT Randal Tanner	1	1	0	34
DE Deron Rice	1	0	0	2
OLB Preston Sanford	1	0	0	14
DE Kevin Hudson	1	0	0	39
OLB Walt Causey	1	0	0	28
CB Neil Lucky	1	0	0	2
OLB Dwayne Gadsden	1	0	0	11

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Nicky Maness	3	1	24
CB Curtis Brown	3	1	22
CB Jerome Valadez	2	1	19
ILB Lincoln Krzys	2	0	12
ILB O.J. Williamson	2	0	30
CB Irving Benton	2	0	12
OLB Von Miller	2	0	35
CB Demarcus Van Dyke	2	0	19
S Glover Quin	1	0	24
ILB Nicky Cook	1	0	14
OLB Orlando Uno	1	0	28
S Gene Bartels	1	0	28
ILB Kelvin Sheppard	0	1	36

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Moffitt	2	5	15	1	38
Mike Pouncey	2	3	13	1	39
Edwin Veldheer	1	3	14	0	36
Benjamin Colman	1	1	6	1	14
O.J. Cunningham	1	1	2	0	2
Sam Young	0	1	6	3	17
Ty Poston	0	1	9	0	25

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Jorge Lavan	4	8	22	27
Orlando Franklin	2	2	22	33
Arnold Kinney	1	3	20	22
Louis Farrell	1	3	14	26
Myron Valentine	1	3	22	21
Tim Magee	0	2	12	23
Calvin Hamilton	0	1	2	7
J'marcus Webb	0	1	18	34

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Joey Sadler	2	19
Bucky Irwin	2	18
Vince Woodard	1	13
O.J. Cunningham	1	9

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Calvin Hamilton	2	16
Randy Kurtz	1	23
Pete Powell	1	15

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kevin Hudson	---	---	26	39	6	71
Butch Kleinman	---	---	27	37	6	70
Fernando Sanford	---	---	26	36	3	65
Randal Tanner	---	---	26	34	3	63
Fred Caldwell	---	---	20	25	18	63
Prince Amukamara	---	---	22	35	3	60
Cornell Kaczmarek	---	---	23	30	6	59
Tracy Sherry	---	---	21	35	2	58
Jeremy Beal	---	---	24	31	2	57
Matt Ryan	15	41	---	---	---	56
Mike Pouncey	13	39	---	---	2	54
Edwin Veldheer	14	36	---	---	3	53
John Moffitt	15	38	---	---	---	53
Billy Joe Easter	---	---	16	30	6	52
Jessie Hoitink	10	34	---	---	6	50
Julio Jones	13	31	---	---	5	49
Ray Karau	11	23	---	---	12	46
J.C. Van Pelt	7	20	---	---	18	45
Bucky Irwin	8	18	---	---	18	44
Walt Causey	---	---	15	28	1	44
Ty Poston	9	25	---	---	9	43
Drew Haslett	5	22	---	---	11	38
Alex Banks	---	---	16	20	1	37
Jeremy Kerley	6	28	---	---	---	34
Marc Scott	10	22	---	---	---	32
Kirk Cole	4	12	---	---	13	29
Benjamin Colman	6	14	---	---	9	29
Preston Sanford	---	---	8	14	7	29
Kendall Hunter	6	20	---	---	1	27
Joey Sadler	4	3	---	---	19	26
Jerome Daughtry	---	---	8	17	1	26
Sam Young	6	17	---	---	---	23
Dwayne Gadsden	---	---	10	11	2	23
Winfred Lofton	---	---	3	3	16	22
Vince Woodard	1	6	---	---	13	20
J.C. Coe	0	0	---	---	18	18
O.J. Cunningham	2	2	---	---	9	13
Neil Lucky	---	---	3	2	6	11
David Buehler	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dennis Thomsen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Deron Rice	---	---	3	2	1	6
Brent Randle	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dan LeFevour	0	0	---	---	2	2
Aaron Hernandez	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scottie Kirk	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kenrick Ellis	---	---	0	0	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Colin Kaepernick	27	39	---	---	3	69
J'marcus Webb	18	34	---	---	4	56
Orlando Franklin	22	33	---	---	---	55
Randy Kurtz	12	19	---	---	23	54
Jorge Lavan	22	27	---	---	4	53
Gene Bartels	---	---	12	28	12	52
Myron Valentine	22	21	---	---	6	49
Donovan Meier	14	16	---	---	19	49
Nicky Maness	---	---	11	24	14	49
Kelvin Sheppard	---	---	11	36	2	49
Von Miller	---	---	11	35	3	49
Arnold Kinney	20	22	---	---	6	48
Louis Farrell	14	26	---	---	6	46
Grady Freund	19	27	---	---	---	46
Donnie Avery	19	26	---	---	---	45
Lincoln Krzys	---	---	7	12	25	44
Quinn Lockett	11	19	---	---	13	43
O.J. Williamson	---	---	10	30	2	42
Orlando Uno	---	---	7	28	3	38
Brian Hubble	---	---	8	23	7	38
Ian Bullock	---	---	9	27	1	37
Matt Forte	8	14	---	---	13	35
Glover Quin	---	---	9	24	2	35
Geoff Jordan	12	20	---	---	3	35
Tim Magee	12	23	---	---	---	35
Demarcus Van Dyke	---	---	10	19	6	35
Kenyon Zachery	---	---	7	25	2	34
Shaun Rosengard	17	17	---	---	---	34
Ben Farley	15	19	---	---	---	34
Jerome Valadez	---	---	8	19	5	32
Alex Carrington	---	---	7	18	6	31
Nicky Kau	---	---	6	24	1	31
Curtis Brown	---	---	5	22	4	31
Irving Benton	---	---	8	12	9	29
Bryan Soper	---	---	8	16	3	27
Pete Powell	3	8	---	---	15	26
Calvin Hamilton	2	7	---	---	16	25
Nicky Cook	---	---	5	14	5	24
Jarron Gilbert	---	---	6	15	1	22
Eric Olsen	5	9	---	---	4	18
Al Klone	3	3	---	---	5	11
Joe Morris	---	---	0	0	11	11
Wally Richardson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Otis Wolfe	0	0	---	---	3	3
Percy Barnes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marc Alston	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	22	5.5
Middle	3	9	3.0
Right	8	46	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	42	7.0
Middle	18	60	3.3
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	35	22	3	2	2	4	3	6	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colin Kaepernick	39	28	3	2	2	2	3	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	13	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	39	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	75	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	86	21.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	26	8.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	17	108	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	76	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	35	35.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ray Karau	11	8	1	122	2	23
WR Julio Jones	6	4	0	41	1	31
WR Jeremy Kerley	6	4	0	12	0	28
TE Drew Haslett	4	2	0	7	0	22
WR Kirk Cole	3	1	0	9	0	12
RB Kendall Hunter	3	3	0	22	0	20
TE J.C. Van Pelt	2	0	1	0	0	20

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Donnie Avery	8	5	0	46	1	26
TE Grady Freund	6	6	0	49	0	27
RB Geoff Jordan	5	3	0	30	0	20
WR Donovan Meier	5	2	1	19	1	16
WR Shaun Rosengard	4	3	1	28	0	17
TE Quinn Lockett	3	3	0	9	0	19
FB Randy Kurtz	3	3	0	15	0	19
WR Matt Forte	2	2	0	42	1	14
WR Al Klone	1	0	0	0	0	3
TE Pete Powell	1	0	0	0	0	8
RB Ben Farley	1	1	0	7	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kendall Hunter	2	5	2.50	3.00

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Geoff Jordan	3	6	2.00	6.55
Ben Farley	2	0	0.00	1.27
Colin Kaepernick	1	8	8.00	5.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	6	4	28	4.67	6.09

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Colin Kaepernick	6	2	20	3.33	6.28

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ray Karau	2	2	13	6.50	11.09
WR Jeremy Kerley	2	1	1	0.50	2.00
WR Kirk Cole	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Julio Jones	1	1	14	14.00	6.83

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Geoff Jordan	2	1	15	7.50	6.00
WR Donovan Meier	2	0	0	0.00	3.80
WR Donnie Avery	1	0	0	0.00	5.75
TE Grady Freund	1	1	5	5.00	8.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Marc Scott	3	2

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Geoff Jordan	1	1
Colin Kaepernick	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	9	5	3

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colin Kaepernick	7	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ray Karau	6	3	1
WR Jeremy Kerley	2	2	2
WR Julio Jones	1	0	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Geoff Jordan	2	1	1
WR Matt Forte	1	1	0
TE Quinn Lockett	1	1	0
WR Shaun Rosengard	1	1	1
FB Randy Kurtz	1	1	1
WR Donovan Meier	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,000 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,000 (21,000)
End Zone 15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats 10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,000 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,000 (21,000)
End Zone	15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats	10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (3,500)