Week 1, 2028

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Chicago Bears	3	3	0	9	-	15
Minnesota Vikings	0	0	14	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:05 CHI - Wally Richardson 39 field goal
2Q: 00:49 CHI - Wally Richardson 52 field goal
3Q: 10:25 MIN - Jose Craig 16 pass from Matt Ryan (Timothy Leggett extra point)
3Q: 04:29 MIN - Bucky Irwin 1 pass from Matt Ryan (Timothy Leggett extra point)
4Q: 13:35 CHI - Wally Richardson 44 field goal
4Q: 07:24 MIN - Julio Jones 2 pass from Matt Ryan (Timothy Leggett extra point)
4Q: 03:30 CHI - Grady Freund 1 pass from Percy Barnes (Wally Richardson extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:05 CHI - Wally Richardson 39 field goal
2Q: 00:49 CHI - Wally Richardson 52 field goal
3Q: 10:25 MIN - Jose Craig 16 pass from Matt Ryan (Timothy Leggett extra point)
3Q: 04:29 MIN - Bucky Irwin 1 pass from Matt Ryan (Timothy Leggett extra point)
4Q: 13:35 CHI - Wally Richardson 44 field goal
4Q: 07:24 MIN - Julio Jones 2 pass from Matt Ryan (Timothy Leggett extra point)
4Q: 03:30 CHI - Grady Freund 1 pass from Percy Barnes (Wally Richardson extra point failed)

Team Statistics CHI MIN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 13 20
- by Rushing 1 4
- by Passing 11 16
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 222 396
- Offensive Plays 61 62
- Yards per Play 3.64 6.39
Net Rushing Yards 61 104
- Rushing Attempts 15 31
- Yards per Rush 4.07 3.35
Net Passing Yards 161 292
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 24 - 0 30 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 189 297
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/28 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 3.50 9.42
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 6.7
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/18 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/63 4/7
Kick Returns/Yards 3/72 3/59
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 27
Time of Possession 25:09 34:51

Team Statistics	CHI	MIN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	13	20
- by Rushing	1	4
- by Passing	11	16
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	222	396
- Offensive Plays	61	62
- Yards per Play	3.64	6.39
Net Rushing Yards	61	104
- Rushing Attempts	15	31
- Yards per Rush	4.07	3.35
Net Passing Yards	161	292
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 24 - 0	30 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	189	297
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/28	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	3.50	9.42
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	6.7
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/18	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/63	4/7
Kick Returns/Yards	3/72	3/59
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 27
Time of Possession	25:09	34:51

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:02	6:04	OWN 20	10	58	Field Goal
1	1:12	1:12	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	12:56	2:39	OWN 19	5	27	Punt
2	7:02	0:48	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
2	2:52	2:11	OPP 43	8	8	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:06	OWN 36	3	-5	Punt
3	10:17	3:05	OWN 25	4	10	Punt
3	4:20	1:07	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	1:04	2:35	OPP 46	6	19	Field Goal
4	7:14	3:51	OWN 22	12	78	Touchdown
4	2:03	1:04	OWN 17	4	2	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:58	OWN 20	6	34	Punt
1	4:58	3:46	OWN 20	7	42	Punt
2	15:00	2:04	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
2	10:17	3:15	OWN 6	6	24	Punt
2	6:14	3:22	OWN 30	6	23	Punt
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 21	2	19	Half
3	13:54	3:37	OWN 27	7	73	Touchdown
3	7:12	2:52	OWN 22	6	78	Touchdown
3	3:13	2:09	OWN 6	3	5	Punt
4	13:29	6:15	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
4	3:23	1:20	OWN 40	3	5	Punt
4	0:59	0:59	OPP 19	3	-3	Game

Game MVP: Matt Ryan, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Charlie McAdams	7	24	3.43	8	0
Ben Farley	5	20	4.00	10	1
Percy Barnes	3	17	5.67	9	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Daniel Asherian	20	80	4.00	17	3
Kendall Hunter	4	9	2.25	6	0
Matt Ryan	3	-3	-1.00	0	0
Bucky Irwin	3	15	5.00	13	1
Scottie Hardy	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Percy Barnes	42	24	189	4/28	1	20	0	76.4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	30	27	297	1/5	3	32	0	141.3

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dean Gillespie	7	10	60	8.57	5	16	0
TE Grady Freund	4	5	20	5.00	1	8	1
WR Donnie Avery	3	4	42	14.00	13	20	0
TE Kyle Rudolph	3	5	26	8.67	1	14	0
FB Drew Adams	2	2	6	3.00	0	3	0
TE Pete Powell	2	2	14	7.00	5	8	0
RB Charlie McAdams	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Grady Looper	1	4	10	10.00	2	10	0
WR Shaun Rosengard	1	4	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Derek Stokes	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Randy Kurtz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Julio Jones	7	8	99	14.14	33	23	1
RB Daniel Asherian	6	6	71	11.83	46	26	0
WR Scottie Hardy	5	6	41	8.20	21	18	0
FB Bucky Irwin	3	3	14	4.67	2	9	1
TE Roger Green	2	2	38	19.00	28	32	0
RB Kendall Hunter	2	2	14	7.00	5	9	0
TE Drew Haslett	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Jose Craig	1	1	16	16.00	0	16	1
WR Ray Karau	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Corwin Wunsch	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Daniel Asherian	1	0	0	0
Jose Craig	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Otis Wolfe	6	287	47.8	46.7	64	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donnie Norton	7	305	43.6	30.3	48	3

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wally Richardson	3/3	2/2	1/1	52	0/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Timothy Leggett	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joe Morris	3	63	21.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jose Craig	3	9	3.0	0
Fred Caldwell	1	-2	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joe Morris	3	72	24.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ray Karau	2	43	21.5	0
Alex Banks	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kelvin Sheppard	8	5	0.5	30	26
S Glover Quin	5	0	0.0	18	20
DT Ian Bullock	5	0	0.0	23	23
OLB Von Miller	4	1	0.5	24	20
CB Irving Benton	4	2	0.0	23	24
CB Curtis Brown	4	1	0.0	24	22
DE Alex Carrington	3	0	0.0	21	18
DE Zach Erickson	3	0	0.0	25	15
S Gene Bartels	3	0	0.0	17	14
OLB Orlando Uno	2	3	0.0	9	13
S Corwin Wunsch	2	1	0.0	26	27
ILB Lincoln Krzys	2	1	0.0	6	7
ILB O.J. Williamson	2	1	0.0	21	17
OLB C.J. Lowe	2	0	0.0	26	25
S Nicky Kau	1	2	0.0	19	22
DE Brian Hubble	1	1	0.0	6	15
CB Jerome Valadez	1	1	0.0	5	10
DT Jarron Gilbert	1	0	0.0	8	8

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dan Beckam	6	0	0.0	10	42
ILB Kerry Adams	5	1	0.0	13	37
S Robert Sands	5	0	0.0	12	33
DT Rico Turnbull	3	1	1.0	9	26
CB Alex Banks	3	1	0.0	9	25
CB Fred Caldwell	3	0	0.0	8	31
CB Prince Amukamara	3	0	0.0	14	43
ILB Cole Burton	3	0	0.0	6	7
S Xavier Gardner	2	2	0.0	12	38
CB Billy Joe Easter	2	2	0.0	9	36
S Stephen Farley	2	1	0.0	5	24
DE Deron Rice	1	0	1.0	10	16
DE Cornell Kaczmarek	1	0	1.0	12	29
DE Jeremy Beal	1	0	0.5	5	30
OLB Preston Sanford	1	0	0.0	6	6
DT Kenrick Ellis	1	0	0.0	10	31
DT Ernie Downs	0	1	0.5	10	31
OLB Dwayne Gadsden	0	1	0.0	3	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Von Miller	0.5	1	1	20
ILB Kelvin Sheppard	0.5	0	0	26
DT Ian Bullock	0.0	0	1	23

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cornell Kaczmarek	1.0	0	2	0	29
DE Deron Rice	1.0	0	0	0	16
DT Rico Turnbull	1.0	0	0	0	26
DE Jeremy Beal	0.5	2	0	1	30
DT Ernie Downs	0.5	0	0	0	31
DT Kenrick Ellis	0.0	0	3	1	31
ILB Kerry Adams	0.0	0	1	0	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Kelvin Sheppard	4	1	26
S Glover Quin	4	0	20
CB Irving Benton	4	0	24
CB Curtis Brown	4	0	22
ILB Lincoln Krzys	2	0	7
S Gene Bartels	2	0	14
OLB Von Miller	2	0	20
S Corwin Wunsch	1	0	27
OLB Orlando Uno	1	0	13
DE Alex Carrington	1	0	18
DE Brian Hubble	1	0	15
CB Jerome Valadez	1	0	10

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Dan Beckam	4	0	42
ILB Kerry Adams	3	1	37
CB Prince Amukamara	3	0	43
S Robert Sands	2	2	33
S Stephen Farley	2	2	24
S Xavier Gardner	2	1	38
CB Alex Banks	2	1	25
CB Billy Joe Easter	2	0	36
ILB Cole Burton	2	0	7
CB Fred Caldwell	1	0	31
DT Kenrick Ellis	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
J'marcus Webb	1	4	10	0	33
Myron Valentine	1	3	13	1	37
Tim Magee	1	3	12	1	34
Albert Franklin	1	1	3	0	2
Orlando Franklin	0	1	14	1	42
Eric Olsen	0	0	4	1	17

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Quentin Pierce	2	4	23	0	20
Edwin Veldheer	1	7	27	0	26
Mike Pouncey	1	5	27	0	29
John Moffitt	1	5	28	0	28
Mercury Fisk	0	3	27	1	28
Roger Green	0	2	13	0	20
Terry Palmer	0	1	10	0	13
Winston Hirneisen	0	1	5	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Randy Kurtz	3	25
Drew Adams	1	18
Pete Powell	1	17
Jerome Valadez	1	15
Donnie Avery	1	12

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Vince Woodard	2	22
Terry Palmer	2	3
Preston Sanford	1	20
Bucky Irwin	1	16

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Corwin Wunsch	---	---	26	27	10	63
Percy Barnes	15	46	---	---	---	61
Jorge Lavan	12	42	---	---	3	57
Myron Valentine	13	37	---	---	7	57
Orlando Franklin	14	42	---	---	---	56
Kelvin Sheppard	---	---	30	26	---	56
Glover Quin	---	---	18	20	15	53
Irving Benton	---	---	23	24	5	52
J'marcus Webb	10	33	---	---	8	51
C.J. Lowe	---	---	26	25	---	51
Grady Looper	10	23	---	---	16	49
Ian Bullock	---	---	23	23	2	48
Randy Kurtz	7	15	---	---	25	47
Tim Magee	12	34	---	---	---	46
Curtis Brown	---	---	24	22	---	46
Nicky Kau	---	---	19	22	4	45
Von Miller	---	---	24	20	---	44
Dean Gillespie	11	31	---	---	---	42
Orlando Uno	---	---	9	13	19	41
Zach Erickson	---	---	25	15	1	41
Alex Carrington	---	---	21	18	1	40
Kyle Rudolph	7	20	---	---	13	40
Jon Senter	7	23	---	---	9	39
Donnie Avery	6	20	---	---	12	38
O.J. Williamson	---	---	21	17	---	38
Gene Bartels	---	---	17	14	6	37
Charlie McAdams	9	27	---	---	---	36
Pete Powell	1	14	---	---	17	32
Shaun Rosengard	12	19	---	---	---	31
Eric Olsen	4	17	---	---	9	30
Jerome Valadez	---	---	5	10	15	30
Drew Adams	1	10	---	---	18	29
Brian Hubble	---	---	6	15	7	28
Bryan Soper	---	---	10	14	3	27
Grady Freund	4	23	---	---	---	27
Ben Farley	6	11	---	---	5	22
Lincoln Krzys	---	---	6	7	8	21
Jarron Gilbert	---	---	8	8	---	16
Albert Franklin	3	2	---	---	9	14
Derek Stokes	1	12	---	---	---	13
Joe Morris	---	---	0	1	11	12
Wally Richardson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Otis Wolfe	0	0	---	---	6	6
Lewis Schulz	0	5	---	---	---	5
Colin Kaepernick	0	0	---	---	3	3
Marc Alston	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Xavier Gardner	---	---	12	38	19	69
Billy Joe Easter	---	---	9	36	20	65
Matt Ryan	31	31	---	---	---	62
Mike Pouncey	27	29	---	---	3	59
Prince Amukamara	---	---	14	43	1	58
John Moffitt	28	28	---	---	---	56
Mercury Fisk	27	28	---	---	---	55
Dan Beckam	---	---	10	42	3	55
Kerry Adams	---	---	13	37	4	54
Edwin Veldheer	27	26	---	---	---	53
Bucky Irwin	18	19	---	---	16	53
Scottie Hardy	24	24	---	---	---	48
Quentin Pierce	23	20	---	---	4	47
Robert Sands	---	---	12	33	2	47
Julio Jones	23	22	---	---	1	46
Alex Banks	---	---	9	25	11	45
Cornell Kaczmarek	---	---	12	29	4	45
Ernie Downs	---	---	10	31	3	44
Fred Caldwell	---	---	8	31	4	43
Daniel Asherian	23	19	---	---	---	42
Kenrick Ellis	---	---	10	31	1	42
Rico Turnbull	---	---	9	26	4	39
Drew Haslett	11	9	---	---	18	38
Jeremy Beal	---	---	5	30	3	38
Stephen Farley	---	---	5	24	7	36
Deron Rice	---	---	10	16	9	35
Roger Green	13	20	---	---	---	33
Vince Woodard	7	4	---	---	22	33
Preston Sanford	---	---	6	6	20	32
Jeremy Kerley	9	6	---	---	15	30
Ray Karau	9	9	---	---	11	29
Jose Craig	9	12	---	---	8	29
Terry Palmer	10	13	---	---	3	26
J.C. Van Pelt	4	2	---	---	16	22
Jamie Lovell	8	5	---	---	7	20
Kendall Hunter	5	9	---	---	5	19
Dwayne Gadsden	---	---	3	11	4	18
Winston Hirneisen	5	6	---	---	7	18
Cole Burton	---	---	6	7	1	14
Leo Durham	---	---	2	10	1	13
O.J. Cunningham	0	0	---	---	7	7
Donnie Norton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Timothy Leggett	0	0	---	---	4	4
Clyde Jacobs	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dan LeFevour	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	14	2.8
Middle	7	40	5.7
Right	3	7	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	29	3.6
Middle	7	29	4.1
Right	13	49	3.8
None	3	-3	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Percy Barnes	42	24	1	1	2	7	6	2	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	30	27	4	0	1	1	1	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	11	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	93	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	7	85	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	46	6.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	159	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	55	13.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	37	18.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dean Gillespie	10	7	2	60	0	31
TE Grady Freund	5	4	0	20	0	23
TE Kyle Rudolph	5	3	0	26	0	20
WR Donnie Avery	4	3	0	42	1	20
WR Grady Looper	4	1	0	10	0	23
WR Derek Stokes	4	0	0	0	0	12
WR Shaun Rosengard	4	1	0	7	0	19
FB Drew Adams	2	2	0	6	0	10
TE Pete Powell	2	2	0	14	0	14
RB Charlie McAdams	1	1	0	4	0	27
FB Randy Kurtz	1	0	0	0	0	15

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julio Jones	8	7	0	99	2	22
RB Daniel Asherian	6	6	0	71	1	19
WR Scottie Hardy	6	5	1	41	0	24
FB Bucky Irwin	3	3	0	14	0	19
TE Roger Green	2	2	0	38	1	20
RB Kendall Hunter	2	2	0	14	0	9
TE Drew Haslett	1	1	0	4	0	9
WR Ray Karau	1	0	0	0	0	9
WR Jose Craig	1	1	0	16	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Percy Barnes	1	2	2.00	5.67

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	2	-2	-1.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Percy Barnes	3	2	8	2.67	4.50

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	5	5	46	9.20	9.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dean Gillespie	2	1	7	3.50	6.00
TE Grady Freund	1	1	1	1.00	4.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Julio Jones	2	2	20	10.00	12.38
FB Bucky Irwin	1	1	1	1.00	4.67
RB Daniel Asherian	1	1	9	9.00	11.83
WR Jose Craig	1	1	16	16.00	16.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Percy Barnes	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Daniel Asherian	6	1
Kendall Hunter	2	0
Matt Ryan	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Percy Barnes	13	8	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	6	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Grady Looper	3	1	1
WR Derek Stokes	3	0	0
FB Drew Adams	2	2	1
WR Dean Gillespie	2	2	1
WR Donnie Avery	1	1	1
WR Shaun Rosengard	1	1	0
TE Grady Freund	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Julio Jones	3	3	3
FB Bucky Irwin	1	1	1
RB Daniel Asherian	1	1	1
WR Scottie Hardy	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 84,500 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 29,400 (29,400)
End Zone 21,300 (21,300)
Mezzanine 12,300 (12,300)
Sideline Seats 18,800 (18,800)
Club Seats 500 (500)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	84,500 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	29,400 (29,400)
End Zone	21,300 (21,300)
Mezzanine	12,300 (12,300)
Sideline Seats	18,800 (18,800)
Club Seats	500 (500)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (3,700)