Week 1, 2031

played in Chicago, IL

79 degrees, stormy, 13 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	3	0	3	-	6
Chicago Bears	7	7	7	10	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:07 CHI - Grady Freund 16 pass from Colin Kaepernick (Blair Walsh extra point)
2Q: 14:31 MIN - Cornelius Morris 25 field goal
2Q: 02:15 CHI - Dean Gillespie 8 pass from Colin Kaepernick (Blair Walsh extra point)
3Q: 10:45 CHI - Dre Kirkpatrick 15 interception return (Blair Walsh extra point)
4Q: 14:15 CHI - Blair Walsh 32 field goal
4Q: 09:33 CHI - Stan Westbrook 70 interception return (Blair Walsh extra point)
4Q: 06:52 MIN - Cornelius Morris 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:07 CHI - Grady Freund 16 pass from Colin Kaepernick (Blair Walsh extra point)
2Q: 14:31 MIN - Cornelius Morris 25 field goal
2Q: 02:15 CHI - Dean Gillespie 8 pass from Colin Kaepernick (Blair Walsh extra point)
3Q: 10:45 CHI - Dre Kirkpatrick 15 interception return (Blair Walsh extra point)
4Q: 14:15 CHI - Blair Walsh 32 field goal
4Q: 09:33 CHI - Stan Westbrook 70 interception return (Blair Walsh extra point)
4Q: 06:52 MIN - Cornelius Morris 28 field goal

Team Statistics MIN CHI
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 11 15
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 7 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 172 283
- Offensive Plays 61 57
- Yards per Play 2.82 4.96
Net Rushing Yards 80 84
- Rushing Attempts 26 25
- Yards per Rush 3.08 3.36
Net Passing Yards 92 199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 15 - 2 31 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 132 204
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/40 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 2.63 6.22
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.5 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/29 2/12
Punt Returns/Yards 2/6 2/3
Kick Returns/Yards 6/200 1/9
Interception Ret./Yards 1/1 2/85
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 27
Time of Possession 29:05 30:55

Team Statistics	MIN	CHI
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	11	15
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	7	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	172	283
- Offensive Plays	61	57
- Yards per Play	2.82	4.96
Net Rushing Yards	80	84
- Rushing Attempts	26	25
- Yards per Rush	3.08	3.36
Net Passing Yards	92	199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 15 - 2	31 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	132	204
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/40	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	2.63	6.22
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.5	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/29	2/12
Punt Returns/Yards	2/6	2/3
Kick Returns/Yards	6/200	1/9
Interception Ret./Yards	1/1	2/85
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 27
Time of Possession	29:05	30:55

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:47	OWN 33	3	0	Punt
1	11:32	2:58	OWN 44	6	17	Punt
1	6:01	3:03	OWN 43	5	20	Punt
1	2:45	3:21	OPP 28	6	20	Field Goal
2	13:37	1:32	OWN 27	3	1	Punt
2	10:46	4:30	OWN 5	8	32	Punt
2	2:28	0:13	OWN 22	1	-8	Fumble
2	2:04	0:58	OWN 47	3	-8	Punt
3	11:25	0:48	OWN 7	2	2	Interception
3	10:37	2:27	OWN 47	3	-21	Punt
3	4:15	1:35	OWN 12	3	1	Punt
4	14:09	1:48	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
4	10:52	1:30	OWN 40	5	21	Interception
4	9:22	2:37	OPP 43	6	32	Field Goal
4	3:31	1:42	OWN 12	4	35	Fumble

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:13	1:41	OWN 8	3	1	Punt
1	8:34	2:33	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
1	2:58	0:13	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	14:24	0:47	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	12:05	1:19	OWN 38	3	4	Punt
2	6:16	3:48	OWN 16	10	62	Fumble
2	2:15	0:11	OPP 8	1	8	Touchdown
2	1:06	1:06	OWN 4	2	-3	Half
3	15:00	3:35	OWN 11	6	21	Punt
3	8:10	3:55	OWN 34	6	10	Punt
3	2:40	3:31	OWN 40	7	45	Field Goal
4	12:21	1:29	OWN 5	3	5	Punt
4	6:45	3:14	OWN 20	4	30	Punt
4	1:49	1:49	OPP 47	3	1	Game

Game MVP: Dre Kirkpatrick, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Nathan Hoover	17	60	3.53	18	3
Dean Macklin	7	18	2.57	8	0
Jake Locker	1	2	2.00	2	0
Julio Jones	1	0	0.00	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bryce Brown	16	50	3.13	27	1
Da'Rel Scott	6	10	1.67	3	0
Colin Kaepernick	3	24	8.00	13	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	30	15	132	5/40	0	20	2	34.3

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colin Kaepernick	31	22	204	1/5	2	42	1	96.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
FB Deron Golding	4	5	16	4.00	5	6
TE Ty Hatcher	3	4	33	11.00	9	19
WR Julio Jones	3	8	24	8.00	2	11
WR Alonzo Lucas	2	2	30	15.00	8	20
TE Roger Green	1	4	11	11.00	1	11
RB Nathan Hoover	1	1	3	3.00	2	3
WR Dan Herron	1	5	15	15.00	5	15
WR Jeremy Kerley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Zach Plumier	6	9	102	17.00	36	42	0
RB Bryce Brown	4	4	0	0.00	1	2	0
WR Dean Gillespie	3	4	27	9.00	12	14	1
TE Grady Freund	3	5	36	12.00	0	16	1
TE Kyle Rudolph	3	3	39	13.00	27	16	0
FB Bradie Ewing	2	2	4	2.00	0	5	0
RB Da'Rel Scott	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
WR Derek Stokes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Shaun Rosengard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Randy Kurtz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Victor Wallace	1	1	1.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Stan Westbrook	1	70	70.00	1
CB Dre Kirkpatrick	1	15	15.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jake Locker	1	0	0
Alonzo Lucas	1	0	0
Victor Wallace	0	1	0
Ross Samuels	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Colin Kaepernick	1	0	0
Taylor Thompson	0	1	1
Dre Kirkpatrick	0	1	0
Kelvin Sheppard	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	9	419	46.6	41.8	57	4

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Otis Wolfe	7	342	48.9	48.0	61	4

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cornelius Morris	2/2	0/0	0/0	28	0/0

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Blair Walsh	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Don Van Dyke	1	3	3.0	0
Alonzo Lucas	1	3	3.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joe Morris	1	7	7.0	0
Da'Rel Scott	1	-4	-4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Don Van Dyke	5	170	34.0	0
Dan Herron	1	30	30.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derek Stokes	1	9	9.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dan Beckam	7	2	0.0	22	27
OLB Ross Samuels	6	1	1.0	20	24
S Robert Sands	6	4	0.0	24	29
CB Prince Amukamara	6	1	0.0	22	29
OLB Victor Wallace	5	1	0.0	23	29
ILB Kerry Adams	4	0	0.0	13	18
DT Lonnie Pehrson	3	0	0.0	10	17
DE Kevin Shapiro	1	3	0.0	22	20
S Colin Jones	1	2	0.0	14	23
CB Billy Joe Easter	1	1	0.0	11	9
DT Mike Daniels	1	1	0.0	18	27
ILB Vinny Mayes	1	0	0.0	6	9
CB Kendall Brady	1	0	0.0	14	23
C Mike Pouncey	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jeremy Beal	1	0	0.0	12	16
ILB Ted Kling	1	0	0.0	4	2
S Artie Prestbye	1	0	0.0	12	11
DE Alan Carlisle	0	1	0.0	13	16
S Asa Jackson	0	1	0.0	1	3

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kelvin Sheppard	7	3	0.0	24	32
DT Ian Bullock	4	3	1.5	18	21
ILB Dana Navarro	4	3	0.5	12	11
DT Neil Jernigan	3	0	1.5	8	14
CB Curtis Brown	3	2	0.0	15	22
S Richie McKenzie	3	1	0.0	18	30
S Stan Westbrook	3	1	0.0	17	22
ILB Rodney Sims	3	0	0.0	19	26
DE Taylor Thompson	2	1	1.0	12	18
CB Dre Kirkpatrick	2	3	0.0	22	29
DE Travis Maxwell	2	1	0.0	13	12
DE Zach Erickson	2	0	0.0	14	17
OLB Von Miller	2	0	0.0	21	22
DE Alex Carrington	1	2	0.5	13	23
CB Irving Benton	1	2	0.0	15	25
OLB C.J. Lowe	1	0	0.0	11	5
TE Grady Freund	1	0	---	---	---
S Nicky Kau	1	0	0.0	15	21
OLB Dontay Moch	1	0	0.0	6	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ross Samuels	1.0	2	2	24
DE Jeremy Beal	0.0	2	0	16
DT Lonnie Pehrson	0.0	1	0	17

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Ian Bullock	1.5	2	3	21
DT Neil Jernigan	1.5	0	0	14
DE Taylor Thompson	1.0	0	0	18
DE Alex Carrington	0.5	0	0	23
ILB Dana Navarro	0.5	0	0	11
ILB Kelvin Sheppard	0.0	3	0	32
OLB C.J. Lowe	0.0	2	1	5
OLB Von Miller	0.0	2	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Prince Amukamara	5	0	0	29
OLB Victor Wallace	3	0	1	29
S Robert Sands	3	0	0	29
ILB Dan Beckam	3	0	0	27
ILB Kerry Adams	2	1	0	18
S Colin Jones	2	0	0	23
OLB Ross Samuels	2	0	0	24
CB Kendall Brady	1	0	0	23
DT Mike Daniels	1	0	0	27
CB Billy Joe Easter	0	1	0	9

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Curtis Brown	2	1	0	22
S Stan Westbrook	2	0	1	22
ILB Kelvin Sheppard	2	0	0	32
S Richie McKenzie	2	0	0	30
CB Dre Kirkpatrick	1	1	1	29
ILB Rodney Sims	1	1	0	26
DE Alex Carrington	1	0	0	23
OLB C.J. Lowe	1	0	0	5
CB Irving Benton	1	0	0	25
S Nicky Kau	1	0	0	21
ILB Dana Navarro	1	0	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Curtis Price	3	7	23	1	30
Marcus Ashe	2	3	25	1	33
Mike Pouncey	1	5	26	1	35
Pete McWilliams	0	4	20	1	23
Jose Boyer	0	3	25	1	29
Ty Hatcher	0	1	24	0	23
John Moffitt	0	1	3	0	5
Phillip Powell	0	1	7	0	14

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gene Forbes	1	4	20	0	28
Blaine Richmond	1	3	20	1	25
Tyrone Earthman	1	3	19	0	26
Orlando Franklin	1	2	18	0	30
Dixon Hudson	1	1	5	0	7
Eric Olsen	0	3	22	0	26
Randy Kurtz	0	2	18	0	17
Todd Evans	0	2	7	0	2
Amini Silatolu	0	2	6	0	6
Bradie Ewing	0	1	7	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Deron Golding	1	27
Mike Pouncey	1	11
Ty Hatcher	1	10

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Randy Kurtz	3	17
Irving Benton	1	28
Dontay Moch	1	17
Bryce Brown	1	17
Kyle Rudolph	1	16
Zach Plumier	1	10

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Pouncey	26	35	---	---	11	72
Jose Boyer	25	29	---	---	9	63
Victor Wallace	---	---	23	29	10	62
Jake Locker	26	35	---	---	---	61
Julio Jones	19	26	---	---	15	60
Marcus Ashe	25	33	---	---	---	58
Ty Hatcher	24	23	---	---	10	57
Deron Golding	10	20	---	---	27	57
Kendall Brady	---	---	14	23	18	55
Prince Amukamara	---	---	22	29	4	55
Curtis Price	23	30	---	---	2	55
Alonzo Lucas	19	23	---	---	13	55
Robert Sands	---	---	24	29	1	54
Mike Daniels	---	---	18	27	8	53
Dan Beckam	---	---	22	27	1	50
Kevin Shapiro	---	---	22	20	6	48
Roger Green	7	21	---	---	18	46
Colin Jones	---	---	14	23	8	45
Ross Samuels	---	---	20	24	1	45
Nathan Hoover	19	25	---	---	---	44
Pete McWilliams	20	23	---	---	---	43
Kerry Adams	---	---	13	18	5	36
Dan Herron	14	14	---	---	7	35
Vinny Mayes	---	---	6	9	18	33
Phillip Powell	7	14	---	---	11	32
Alan Carlisle	---	---	13	16	1	30
Lonnie Pehrson	---	---	10	17	1	28
Jeremy Beal	---	---	12	16	---	28
Billy Joe Easter	---	---	11	9	7	27
Artie Prestbye	---	---	12	11	1	24
Don Van Dyke	---	---	4	5	14	23
Jeremy Kerley	10	10	---	---	---	20
Broderick Downs	---	---	2	4	14	20
Mariano Dragon	---	---	8	11	1	20
John Moffitt	3	5	---	---	11	19
Jamie Lovell	1	6	---	---	11	18
Dean Macklin	7	10	---	---	---	17
Daniel Asherian	0	2	---	---	12	14
Ted Kling	---	---	4	2	6	12
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	9	9
Lorenzo Hastings	0	0	---	---	7	7
Asa Jackson	---	---	1	3	3	7
Cornelius Morris	0	0	---	---	5	5
Van Upshaw	0	0	---	---	2	2
Leon Dillow	1	1	---	---	---	2
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Irving Benton	---	---	15	25	28	68
Kyle Rudolph	24	26	---	---	16	66
Colin Kaepernick	25	32	---	---	---	57
Kelvin Sheppard	---	---	24	32	1	57
Eric Olsen	22	26	---	---	8	56
Nicky Kau	---	---	15	21	19	55
Randy Kurtz	18	17	---	---	17	52
Grady Freund	16	26	---	---	10	52
Bryce Brown	18	17	---	---	17	52
Dre Kirkpatrick	---	---	22	29	1	52
Tyrone Earthman	19	26	---	---	6	51
Dana Navarro	---	---	12	11	28	51
Richie McKenzie	---	---	18	30	2	50
Zach Plumier	17	22	---	---	10	49
Gene Forbes	20	28	---	---	---	48
Orlando Franklin	18	30	---	---	---	48
Rodney Sims	---	---	19	26	2	47
Blaine Richmond	20	25	---	---	---	45
Von Miller	---	---	21	22	---	43
Ian Bullock	---	---	18	21	3	42
Taylor Thompson	---	---	12	18	12	42
Sammy Bruce	---	---	13	25	3	41
Stan Westbrook	---	---	17	22	1	40
Alex Carrington	---	---	13	23	3	39
Curtis Brown	---	---	15	22	1	38
Bradie Ewing	7	12	---	---	18	37
Zach Erickson	---	---	14	17	5	36
Dontay Moch	---	---	6	10	17	33
Travis Maxwell	---	---	13	12	1	26
Da'Rel Scott	7	15	---	---	2	24
Grady Looper	0	1	---	---	22	23
Neil Jernigan	---	---	8	14	---	22
Derek Stokes	6	11	---	---	3	20
Dixon Hudson	5	7	---	---	8	20
Amini Silatolu	6	6	---	---	8	20
Dean Gillespie	8	9	---	---	---	17
C.J. Lowe	---	---	11	5	1	17
Todd Evans	7	2	---	---	8	17
Nick Mondek	5	4	---	---	2	11
Joe Morris	---	---	0	0	10	10
Albert Franklin	3	6	---	---	---	9
Otis Wolfe	0	0	---	---	8	8
Shaun Rosengard	4	4	---	---	---	8
Blair Walsh	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jesse Wilson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leon Sheldon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	75	5.0
Middle	3	2	0.7
Right	8	3	0.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	16	3.2
Middle	17	62	3.6
Right	3	6	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	30	15	1	0	1	3	9	5	2

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colin Kaepernick	31	22	2	0	1	2	5	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	10	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	55	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	5	67	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	14	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	78	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	38	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	74	18.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julio Jones	8	3	0	24	0	26
FB Deron Golding	5	4	0	16	0	20
WR Dan Herron	5	1	1	15	0	14
TE Ty Hatcher	4	3	0	33	0	23
TE Roger Green	4	1	0	11	0	21
WR Alonzo Lucas	2	2	0	30	1	23
WR Jeremy Kerley	1	0	0	0	0	10
RB Nathan Hoover	1	1	0	3	0	25

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Zach Plumier	9	6	1	102	2	22
TE Grady Freund	5	3	0	36	0	26
WR Dean Gillespie	4	3	0	27	0	9
RB Bryce Brown	4	4	0	0	0	17
TE Kyle Rudolph	3	3	0	39	0	26
FB Bradie Ewing	2	2	0	4	0	12
WR Derek Stokes	1	0	0	0	0	11
WR Shaun Rosengard	1	0	0	0	0	4
FB Randy Kurtz	1	0	0	0	0	17
RB Da'Rel Scott	1	1	0	-4	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Nathan Hoover	2	4	2.00	3.53
Dean Macklin	1	0	0.00	2.57

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bryce Brown	2	1	0.50	3.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	3	0	0	0.00	4.40

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Colin Kaepernick	3	2	24	8.00	6.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Overall Avg
TE Ty Hatcher	1	8.25
TE Roger Green	1	2.75
WR Jeremy Kerley	1	0.00

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dean Gillespie	2	1	8	4.00	6.75
TE Grady Freund	1	1	16	16.00	7.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jake Locker	1	0
Nathan Hoover	1	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Da'Rel Scott	2	0
Bryce Brown	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	12	3	3

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colin Kaepernick	10	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Julio Jones	5	0	0
TE Roger Green	2	1	1
WR Dan Herron	2	1	1
FB Deron Golding	1	0	0
WR Jeremy Kerley	1	0	0
WR Alonzo Lucas	1	1	1

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Zach Plumier	5	4	3
WR Dean Gillespie	2	1	1
TE Grady Freund	2	1	0
WR Shaun Rosengard	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,000 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (21,000)
End Zone 14,800 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,800 (13,500)
Club Seats 9,800 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,000 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (21,000)
End Zone	14,800 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,800 (13,500)
Club Seats	9,800 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,500)