Week 8, 2042

played in Chicago, IL

62 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	13	0	9	-	22
Chicago Bears	0	0	3	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
2Q: 07:09 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 47 field goal
2Q: 04:10 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 32 field goal
2Q: 00:33 MIN - Freddie Johnstone 15 pass from Sawyer Huntley (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
3Q: 04:10 CHI - Francisco Cortez 49 field goal
4Q: 14:24 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 24 field goal
4Q: 03:12 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 35 field goal
4Q: 01:50 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 07:09 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 47 field goal
2Q: 04:10 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 32 field goal
2Q: 00:33 MIN - Freddie Johnstone 15 pass from Sawyer Huntley (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
3Q: 04:10 CHI - Francisco Cortez 49 field goal
4Q: 14:24 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 24 field goal
4Q: 03:12 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 35 field goal
4Q: 01:50 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 30 field goal

Team Statistics MIN CHI
Record 4-3 3-4
First Downs 20 14
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 14 7
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 346 284
- Offensive Plays 80 59
- Yards per Play 4.33 4.81
Net Rushing Yards 126 128
- Rushing Attempts 36 24
- Yards per Rush 3.50 5.33
Net Passing Yards 220 156
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 22 - 1 32 - 14 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 251 168
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/31 3/12
- Yards per Pass Play 5.00 4.46
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/20 0/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 4/21 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-5 1/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/17 1/32
Interception Ret./Yards 4/50 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 7 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/5 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 43 OWN 20
Time of Possession 37:09 22:51

Team Statistics	MIN	CHI
Record	4-3	3-4
First Downs	20	14
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	14	7
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	346	284
- Offensive Plays	80	59
- Yards per Play	4.33	4.81
Net Rushing Yards	126	128
- Rushing Attempts	36	24
- Yards per Rush	3.50	5.33
Net Passing Yards	220	156
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 22 - 1	32 - 14 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	251	168
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/31	3/12
- Yards per Pass Play	5.00	4.46
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/20	0/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	4/21	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-5	1/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/17	1/32
Interception Ret./Yards	4/50	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	7	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/5	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 43	OWN 20
Time of Possession	37:09	22:51

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:17	1:45	OWN 27	5	17	Punt
1	10:13	2:11	OWN 32	5	13	Punt
1	5:04	5:18	OWN 7	11	42	Punt
2	11:47	2:24	OWN 20	7	35	Punt
2	8:29	1:28	OPP 17	3	-13	Field Goal
2	5:17	1:13	OPP 23	3	8	Field Goal
2	1:35	1:10	OWN 31	5	69	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:02	OWN 20	10	29	Fumble
3	8:46	1:48	OWN 42	3	8	Punt
3	4:04	4:46	OWN 31	9	62	Field Goal
4	13:31	2:53	OPP 20	6	7	Interception
4	9:48	6:44	OWN 26	10	56	Field Goal
4	2:19	0:36	OPP 11	3	-2	Field Goal

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:43	OWN 20	4	38	Interception
1	11:32	1:19	OWN 11	3	1	Punt
1	8:02	2:58	OWN 13	6	41	Punt
2	14:46	2:59	OWN 4	6	56	Punt
2	9:23	0:54	OWN 9	3	-2	Interception
2	7:01	1:44	OWN 20	5	14	Interception
2	4:04	2:29	OWN 46	5	30	Missed FG
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	9:58	1:12	OPP 49	4	7	Downs
3	6:58	2:54	OWN 13	8	55	Field Goal
4	14:18	0:47	OWN 20	2	13	Interception
4	10:38	0:50	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	3:04	0:45	OWN 20	4	-9	Downs
4	1:43	1:43	OWN 20	5	32	Game

Game MVP: Dixon Hawthorne, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Walt Lane	12	34	2.83	10	1
Casey McDonald	10	46	4.60	21	2
Butch Medsker	9	18	2.00	8	0
Sawyer Huntley	2	25	12.50	17	1
Tim Givens	1	1	1.00	1	0
Freddie Quaccia	1	0	0.00	0	0
Mike Evans	1	2	2.00	2	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Alexander Shannon	19	133	7.00	43	6
Peyton Frederick	4	-3	-0.75	2	0
Ryan Tannehill	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sawyer Huntley	39	22	251	5/31	1	39	1	73.7

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ryan Tannehill	32	14	168	2/11	0	25	4	20.8
Nicholas Simmons	0	0	0	1/1	0	0	0	39.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Freddie Johnstone	6	7	60	10.00	13	15	1
WR Mike Evans	6	18	85	14.17	29	31	0
WR Tim Givens	4	5	32	8.00	0	15	0
WR Jordan Newsome	3	3	14	4.67	0	10	0
WR Greg Wells	2	2	21	10.50	3	15	0
RB Casey McDonald	1	1	39	39.00	3	39	0
RB Walt Lane	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Cary Halvorsen	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Marvin Lingen	7	9	61	8.71	9	17
TE Jerome Soprano	2	5	44	22.00	25	25
WR Keith Wirthel	2	6	36	18.00	13	24
TE J.B. Newsome	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Peyton Frederick	1	1	13	13.00	6	13
WR Arnold Burnett	1	5	11	11.00	0	11
WR Spencer Ross	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Alexander Shannon	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Dexter Lyons	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Brandon Gordon	2	28	14.00
CB Vernon Warren	1	0	0.00
CB Ivan Chandler	1	22	22.00

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Norbert Dozier	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Sawyer Huntley	1	0	0	0

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Carl Clark	0	1	0	0
Wes Dunlap	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lance McWilliams	5	207	41.4	41.4	47	5

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Cheatom	4	183	45.8	42.0	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dixon Hawthorne	5/5	1/1	0/0	47	1/1

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Francisco Cortez	1/2	1/2	0/0	49	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vernon Warren	1	-5	-5.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Lyons	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ike Washington	1	17	17.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnold Burnett	1	32	32.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT K.C. Bryant	6	1	2.0	17	22
S Benjamin Stone	6	2	0.0	24	33
S Terry Mathews	6	0	0.0	24	35
ILB Keegan George	4	1	0.0	24	28
OLB Lavonte David	3	1	0.0	20	26
CB Brandon Gordon	2	1	0.0	15	31
OLB Myron Cropp	2	1	0.0	6	9
CB Roderick Dodge	2	0	0.0	4	10
DE Sedrick Matthews	2	0	0.0	22	28
ILB Sean Spence	1	0	1.0	1	7
OLB Bo Murphy	1	1	0.0	4	2
CB Ivan Chandler	1	1	0.0	24	30
S Zayden Drain	1	1	0.0	4	15
CB Vernon Warren	1	0	0.0	22	30
QB Sawyer Huntley	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mercury Gonzalez	1	0	0.0	16	31
CB Hugh Hayes	1	0	0.0	0	4

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Norbert Dozier	12	3	0.0	35	42
OLB Leonard Mahoney	10	1	1.0	28	40
S Eric Reid	6	3	0.0	36	44
S Antonio Pierce	5	2	0.0	35	44
CB Rodolfo Morris	5	2	0.0	36	44
CB Ken Tang	4	1	0.0	19	30
DT Mitch Mallow	4	0	0.0	21	24
ILB Winfred Simonson	2	2	0.0	15	13
TE Jerome Soprano	2	0	---	---	---
DE Bo Hutek	2	0	0.0	23	26
OLB Neal Bradley	2	0	0.0	8	2
DT Griffin Brooks	1	3	1.0	16	20
ILB Kerry O'Donnell	1	1	1.0	30	21
DE Wes Dunlap	1	1	1.0	20	29
OLB J.R. Freidkin	1	0	1.0	4	17
DE Carl Clark	1	2	0.0	18	23
WR Keith Wirthel	1	0	---	---	---
S Nolan Stoker	1	0	0.0	2	8
WR Arnold Burnett	1	0	---	---	---
DE Wesley McDaniel	1	0	0.0	11	10
CB J.T. Marais	1	0	0.0	2	7
CB Melvin Kozak	1	0	0.0	34	37
CB Gus Jordan	1	0	0.0	2	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT K.C. Bryant	2.0	0	0	22
ILB Sean Spence	1.0	0	0	7
S Benjamin Stone	0.0	1	0	33
DE Elias Batista	0.0	0	2	32
DE Sedrick Matthews	0.0	0	1	28

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wes Dunlap	1.0	1	2	0	29
ILB Kerry O'Donnell	1.0	1	0	1	21
DT Griffin Brooks	1.0	0	1	0	20
OLB J.R. Freidkin	1.0	0	1	0	17
OLB Leonard Mahoney	1.0	0	0	0	40
DT Mitch Mallow	0.0	1	2	0	24
DE Bo Hutek	0.0	0	1	3	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Terry Mathews	4	0	0	35
DE Sedrick Matthews	2	0	0	28
CB Ivan Chandler	1	1	1	30
ILB Keegan George	1	1	0	28
CB Vernon Warren	1	0	1	30
OLB Lavonte David	1	0	0	26
CB Roderick Dodge	1	0	0	10
OLB Myron Cropp	1	0	0	9
S Zayden Drain	1	0	0	15
CB Hugh Hayes	1	0	0	4
CB Brandon Gordon	0	1	2	31
S Benjamin Stone	0	1	0	33
DE Elias Batista	0	1	0	32

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Antonio Pierce	4	0	0	44
CB Rodolfo Morris	3	0	0	44
OLB Leonard Mahoney	2	1	0	40
CB Melvin Kozak	2	1	0	37
S Eric Reid	2	0	0	44
ILB Winfred Simonson	2	0	0	13
CB Ken Tang	2	0	0	30
ILB Norbert Dozier	1	0	1	42
DT Mitch Mallow	1	0	0	24
S Nolan Stoker	1	0	0	8
OLB Neal Bradley	1	0	0	2
CB J.T. Marais	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Horace Dillon	2	8	0	36	0	44
Reggie Higdon	2	5	0	36	3	44
Marcus Ashe	2	5	0	36	2	44
Freddie Quaccia	2	3	0	17	0	18
Freddie Johnstone	1	1	0	27	0	22
Maddox Sandhu	0	6	1	36	0	44
John Raymond	0	6	0	36	0	44

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Terry Finley	3	5	24	0	34
Ed O'Donnell	2	7	24	0	33
Jake Caldwell	2	4	24	1	34
Kenneth Schneider	2	4	24	0	34
Norbert Moore	1	1	24	2	35
Percy Talley	0	2	18	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Butch Medsker	1	23
Sean Spence	1	14

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Spencer Ross	2	14

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Maddox Sandhu	36	44	---	---	10	90
Marcus Ashe	36	44	---	---	---	80
Reggie Higdon	36	44	---	---	---	80
Sawyer Huntley	36	44	---	---	---	80
John Raymond	36	44	---	---	---	80
Horace Dillon	36	44	---	---	---	80
Tim Givens	28	34	---	---	13	75
Mike Evans	34	38	---	---	---	72
Terry Mathews	---	---	24	35	2	61
Benjamin Stone	---	---	24	33	2	59
Vernon Warren	---	---	22	30	6	58
Ivan Chandler	---	---	24	30	2	56
Freddie Quaccia	17	18	---	---	19	54
Freddie Johnstone	27	22	---	---	5	54
Keegan George	---	---	24	28	2	54
Elias Batista	---	---	17	32	5	54
Sedrick Matthews	---	---	22	28	2	52
Brandon Gordon	---	---	15	31	4	50
Lavonte David	---	---	20	26	3	49
Mercury Gonzalez	---	---	16	31	2	49
K.C. Bryant	---	---	17	22	4	43
Butch Medsker	11	7	---	---	23	41
Walt Lane	13	15	---	---	12	40
Shannon Pharms	10	10	---	---	18	38
Casey McDonald	17	20	---	---	---	37
Jordan Newsome	12	22	---	---	---	34
Greg Wells	9	23	---	---	---	32
Zayden Drain	---	---	4	15	9	28
Roderick Dodge	---	---	4	10	13	27
Cary Halvorsen	2	11	---	---	14	27
Myron Cropp	---	---	6	9	10	25
Sean Spence	---	---	1	7	14	22
Mike Daniels	---	---	6	9	3	18
Bo Murphy	---	---	4	2	9	15
Dixon Hawthorne	0	0	---	---	12	12
Emmanuel Ramsey	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ziggy Ansoh	---	---	7	3	---	10
Earnest Hammontree	0	0	---	---	10	10
Dan Ogden	0	0	---	---	10	10
Kent Joyner	0	0	---	---	10	10
Trent Schroeder	---	---	7	0	---	7
Hugh Hayes	---	---	0	4	2	6
Lance McWilliams	0	0	---	---	5	5
Archie Shabazz	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ike Washington	---	---	0	0	5	5
Colton Novak	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rodolfo Morris	---	---	36	44	14	94
Antonio Pierce	---	---	35	44	12	91
Eric Reid	---	---	36	44	5	85
Norbert Dozier	---	---	35	42	5	82
Melvin Kozak	---	---	34	37	6	77
Leonard Mahoney	---	---	28	40	5	73
Jerome Soprano	24	35	---	---	7	66
Marvin Lingen	23	30	---	---	13	66
Terry Finley	24	34	---	---	6	64
Ed O'Donnell	24	33	---	---	6	63
Kerry O'Donnell	---	---	30	21	11	62
Percy Talley	18	21	---	---	20	59
Norbert Moore	24	35	---	---	---	59
Ryan Tannehill	24	34	---	---	---	58
Kenneth Schneider	24	34	---	---	---	58
Jake Caldwell	24	34	---	---	---	58
Wes Dunlap	---	---	20	29	6	55
Bo Hutek	---	---	23	26	5	54
Keith Wirthel	20	18	---	---	15	53
Ken Tang	---	---	19	30	3	52
Mitch Mallow	---	---	21	24	5	50
Carl Clark	---	---	18	23	4	45
Alexander Shannon	20	24	---	---	---	44
Griffin Brooks	---	---	16	20	4	40
Winfred Simonson	---	---	15	13	6	34
Wesley McDaniel	---	---	11	10	5	26
J.B. Newsome	2	9	---	---	14	25
Dexter Lyons	4	16	---	---	4	24
J.R. Freidkin	---	---	4	17	3	24
Peyton Frederick	4	9	---	---	9	22
Arnold Burnett	4	9	---	---	8	21
Spencer Ross	1	4	---	---	14	19
Neal Bradley	---	---	8	2	7	17
Gus Jordan	---	---	2	1	14	17
Nolan Stoker	---	---	2	8	2	12
Korey Noyeaux	0	4	---	---	6	10
Weston Dukes	---	---	1	2	6	9
J.T. Marais	---	---	2	7	---	9
Kerry Posey	0	1	---	---	6	7
Leonard Hoffman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Scott Cheatom	0	0	---	---	4	4
Francisco Cortez	0	0	---	---	4	4
Gerald Tillman	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jeremy Foug	---	---	0	0	2	2
Irv Stephens	---	---	0	0	1	1
Nicholas Simmons	0	1	---	---	---	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	41	4.1
Middle	17	58	3.4
Right	9	27	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	41	10.3
Middle	17	59	3.5
Right	2	30	15.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sawyer Huntley	39	22	3	3	1	2	7	4	1

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ryan Tannehill	32	14	2	1	4	5	3	0	4

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	75	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	99	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	77	8.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	33	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	29	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	7	106	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Evans	18	6	1	85	2	38
TE Freddie Johnstone	7	6	0	60	0	22
WR Tim Givens	5	4	0	32	0	34
WR Jordan Newsome	3	3	0	14	0	22
WR Greg Wells	2	2	0	21	0	23
WR Cary Halvorsen	2	0	0	0	0	11
RB Casey McDonald	1	1	0	39	1	20
RB Walt Lane	1	0	0	0	0	15

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Marvin Lingen	9	7	1	61	0	30
WR Keith Wirthel	6	2	1	36	1	18
TE Jerome Soprano	5	2	0	44	1	35
WR Arnold Burnett	5	1	2	11	0	9
RB Alexander Shannon	2	0	0	0	0	24
WR Dexter Lyons	2	0	0	0	0	16
WR Spencer Ross	1	0	0	0	0	4
TE J.B. Newsome	1	1	0	3	0	9
RB Peyton Frederick	1	1	0	13	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walt Lane	5	9	1.80	2.83
Butch Medsker	3	-5	-1.67	2.00
Casey McDonald	3	3	1.00	4.60
Tim Givens	1	1	1.00	1.00

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sawyer Huntley	6	4	29	4.83	6.44

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Freddie Johnstone	2	2	18	9.00	8.57
WR Mike Evans	2	1	5	2.50	4.72
WR Greg Wells	1	1	6	6.00	10.50
WR Cary Halvorsen	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Casey McDonald	5	2
Sawyer Huntley	1	1

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Peyton Frederick	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sawyer Huntley	11	7	5

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ryan Tannehill	7	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Evans	5	3	3
WR Tim Givens	2	2	2
TE Freddie Johnstone	2	1	0
WR Greg Wells	1	1	0
WR Cary Halvorsen	1	0	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch
TE Jerome Soprano	2	0
WR Arnold Burnett	2	1
WR Keith Wirthel	1	0
RB Alexander Shannon	1	0
WR Dexter Lyons	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (21,000)
End Zone 14,500 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,500)
Club Seats 10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (21,000)
End Zone	14,500 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,500)
Club Seats	10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (3,500)