Week 8, 2018

played in Chicago, IL

42 degrees, rain, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	10	13	7	7	-	37
Chicago Bears	3	20	7	14	-	44

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:24 MIN - Bert Herndon 18 field goal
1Q: 04:39 CHI - Robbie Gould 28 field goal
1Q: 04:31 MIN - Mike Wallace 99 kickoff return (Bert Herndon extra point)
2Q: 15:00 CHI - Noah Haralson 7 run (Robbie Gould extra point)
2Q: 09:46 MIN - Abraham Leak 6 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Bert Herndon extra point failed)
2Q: 07:39 MIN - James Burton 5 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Bert Herndon extra point)
2Q: 02:00 CHI - Alshon Jeffery 46 pass from Ralph McNeil (Robbie Gould extra point)
2Q: 00:38 CHI - Alshon Jeffery 28 pass from Ralph McNeil (Robbie Gould extra point failed)
3Q: 11:28 CHI - Kevin White 16 pass from Ralph McNeil (Robbie Gould extra point)
3Q: 06:37 MIN - Sammy Watkins 5 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Bert Herndon extra point)
4Q: 12:46 MIN - Abraham Leak 21 run (Bert Herndon extra point)
4Q: 09:50 CHI - Noah Haralson 13 pass from Ralph McNeil (Robbie Gould extra point)
4Q: 01:03 CHI - Kevin White 32 pass from Ralph McNeil (Robbie Gould extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:24 MIN - Bert Herndon 18 field goal
1Q: 04:39 CHI - Robbie Gould 28 field goal
1Q: 04:31 MIN - Mike Wallace 99 kickoff return (Bert Herndon extra point)
2Q: 15:00 CHI - Noah Haralson 7 run (Robbie Gould extra point)
2Q: 09:46 MIN - Abraham Leak 6 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Bert Herndon extra point failed)
2Q: 07:39 MIN - James Burton 5 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Bert Herndon extra point)
2Q: 02:00 CHI - Alshon Jeffery 46 pass from Ralph McNeil (Robbie Gould extra point)
2Q: 00:38 CHI - Alshon Jeffery 28 pass from Ralph McNeil (Robbie Gould extra point failed)
3Q: 11:28 CHI - Kevin White 16 pass from Ralph McNeil (Robbie Gould extra point)
3Q: 06:37 MIN - Sammy Watkins 5 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Bert Herndon extra point)
4Q: 12:46 MIN - Abraham Leak 21 run (Bert Herndon extra point)
4Q: 09:50 CHI - Noah Haralson 13 pass from Ralph McNeil (Robbie Gould extra point)
4Q: 01:03 CHI - Kevin White 32 pass from Ralph McNeil (Robbie Gould extra point)

Team Statistics MIN CHI
Record 3-4 6-1
First Downs 26 27
- by Rushing 7 9
- by Passing 17 16
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 409 553
- Offensive Plays 69 57
- Yards per Play 5.93 9.70
Net Rushing Yards 138 216
- Rushing Attempts 36 31
- Yards per Rush 3.83 6.97
Net Passing Yards 271 337
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 20 - 0 25 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 277 345
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 8.21 12.96
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/15 4/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/21 5/37
Punt Returns/Yards 1/14 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 5/226 6/150
Interception Ret./Yards 1/9 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 23
Time of Possession 32:43 27:17

Team Statistics	MIN	CHI
Record	3-4	6-1
First Downs	26	27
- by Rushing	7	9
- by Passing	17	16
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	409	553
- Offensive Plays	69	57
- Yards per Play	5.93	9.70
Net Rushing Yards	138	216
- Rushing Attempts	36	31
- Yards per Rush	3.83	6.97
Net Passing Yards	271	337
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 20 - 0	25 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	277	345
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	8.21	12.96
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/15	4/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/21	5/37
Punt Returns/Yards	1/14	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	5/226	6/150
Interception Ret./Yards	1/9	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 23
Time of Possession	32:43	27:17

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:41	OWN 20	12	79	Field Goal
2	14:52	5:12	OWN 37	11	63	Touchdown
2	8:22	0:51	OPP 8	2	8	Touchdown
2	4:06	1:25	OWN 31	3	-3	Punt
2	1:45	0:53	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 35	3	18	Half
3	11:21	4:51	OWN 32	9	68	Touchdown
3	3:46	6:14	OWN 13	12	87	Touchdown
4	9:44	3:32	OWN 20	6	23	Punt
4	3:37	1:08	OWN 44	3	3	Punt
4	0:49	0:49	OWN 30	5	69	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:19	4:48	OWN 34	9	55	Field Goal
1	4:18	4:26	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	9:40	1:18	OWN 18	2	-8	Interception
2	7:31	3:25	OWN 20	6	27	Punt
2	2:41	0:56	OWN 33	3	67	Touchdown
2	0:52	0:26	OWN 45	2	55	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:39	OWN 17	8	83	Touchdown
3	6:30	2:44	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
4	12:32	2:48	OWN 29	5	71	Touchdown
4	6:12	2:35	OWN 6	6	12	Punt
4	2:29	1:40	OWN 7	4	93	Touchdown

Game MVP: Ralph McNeil, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Abraham Leak	25	92	3.68	21	2	1
Ameer Abdullah	7	5	0.71	4	0	0
Teddy Bridgewater	4	41	10.25	14	3	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeremy Langford	14	88	6.29	37	2	0
Noah Haralson	10	80	8.00	34	4	1
Ralph McNeil	6	44	7.33	12	1	0
Moises Harrison	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Teddy Bridgewater	32	20	277	1/6	3	48	0	121.4

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph McNeil	25	18	345	1/8	5	46	1	137.1

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sammy Watkins	9	16	158	17.56	70	48	1
WR Mike Wallace	2	3	43	21.50	10	24	0
TE Kyle Rudolph	2	4	22	11.00	10	19	0
FB Sammy Ostwald	2	3	19	9.50	12	18	0
TE James Burton	2	2	8	4.00	0	5	1
WR Brice Butler	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	1	11	11.00	13	11	0
RB Abraham Leak	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	1

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alshon Jeffery	6	8	138	23.00	26	46	2
WR Bruce Ellington	3	4	93	31.00	43	39	0
WR Kevin White	3	5	69	23.00	37	32	2
RB Noah Haralson	3	4	19	6.33	0	13	1
TE Gage Baird	2	3	21	10.50	1	15	0
WR Marquess Wilson	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Anthony Barr	1	9	9.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Henry Hickman	0	0	1	0

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Richard Borrelli	1	0	0	0
Isa Abdul-Quddus	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kris Maxwell	4	175	43.8	42.5	51	2

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Devan Schilz	3	120	40.0	35.3	46	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bert Herndon	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	4/5

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Robbie Gould	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	5/6

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Sinclair	1	14	14.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Fuller	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Wallace	5	226	45.2	1

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richard Borrelli	5	125	25.0	0
Justin Barton	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Xavier Rhodes	6	2	0.0	31	26
CB Henry Hickman	6	0	0.0	31	26
CB Lamarcus Joyner	5	2	0.0	18	15
ILB Eric Kendricks	4	2	0.0	30	26
OLB Anthony Barr	4	1	0.0	30	26
ILB Julian Israel	4	0	0.0	11	9
DE Everson Griffen	3	1	1.0	27	23
CB Trae Waynes	3	2	0.0	31	26
DT Brandon Holliday	3	0	0.0	21	19
DT Linval Joseph	2	0	0.0	21	20
S Matt Elam	1	0	0.0	3	8
S T.J. Carrie	1	0	0.0	30	25
DE Scott Crichton	1	0	0.0	25	18
DT Kenny Batchelder	0	1	0.0	18	6

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lamarr Houston	7	1	0.0	22	19
S Nicolas Benton	6	2	0.0	25	22
ILB Shea McClellin	6	1	0.0	31	31
DT Ego Ferguson	5	0	0.0	27	28
DE Will Sutton	4	1	1.0	24	11
CB Kyle Fuller	4	2	0.0	36	33
S Isa Abdul-Quddus	4	1	0.0	34	33
ILB Ezra Gallo	3	0	0.0	20	10
DE Perry Kawaguchi	3	0	0.0	23	13
OLB Warren Eagleton	3	0	0.0	27	26
CB Josh Shaw	2	3	0.0	19	22
S Marlon Alexander	2	1	0.0	15	17
CB Richard Borrelli	2	0	0.0	7	9
CB Edwin Clemons	1	2	0.0	32	33
WR Alshon Jeffery	1	0	---	---	---
DT Eddie Goldman	1	0	0.0	11	5
ILB Christian Jones	0	1	0.0	2	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Everson Griffen	1.0	0	1	0	23
DE Scott Crichton	0.0	1	0	0	18

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Will Sutton	1.0	0	1	0	11
DT Ego Ferguson	0.0	1	0	0	28
DE Julian Ferguson	0.0	1	0	0	18
OLB Warren Eagleton	0.0	0	3	2	26
DE Floyd Szabo	0.0	0	3	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Anthony Barr	4	0	1	26
CB Henry Hickman	3	1	0	26
S Xavier Rhodes	3	0	0	26
CB Trae Waynes	2	1	0	26
S T.J. Carrie	2	0	0	25
ILB Eric Kendricks	2	0	0	26
DE Everson Griffen	1	0	0	23
CB Lamarcus Joyner	1	0	0	15

Chicago	Caught	PPlay
CB Kyle Fuller	5	33
S Isa Abdul-Quddus	3	33
S Nicolas Benton	3	22
ILB Shea McClellin	2	31
CB Josh Shaw	2	22
OLB Lamarr Houston	1	19
CB Edwin Clemons	1	33
CB Richard Borrelli	1	9
OLB Warren Eagleton	1	26
S Marlon Alexander	1	17

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ricky Wagner	4	10	1	36	0	33
Matt Kalil	2	5	1	36	0	33
Kyle Rudolph	1	2	0	33	0	30
Phil Loadholt	0	6	0	36	0	33
T.J. Clemmings	0	5	0	36	1	33
Zachary Schroeder	0	3	0	36	0	33
Sammy Ostwald	0	1	0	31	0	22

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Henry Hitchcock	3	6	31	0	26
Joel Bitonio	2	6	31	1	26
Jermon Bushrod	2	4	31	0	26
Kyle Long	2	3	31	0	26
Jack Fonda	1	5	31	0	26
Gage Baird	0	1	27	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Alex Forbes	2	21
Xavier Rhodes	2	20
Ameer Abdullah	1	20
Henry Hickman	1	16
Lamarcus Joyner	1	5

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Christian Jones	1	18
Nicolas Benton	1	17
Garrett Cholewczynski	1	14
Noah Haralson	1	11
Kyle Long	1	4

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kyle Rudolph	33	30	---	---	19	82
Xavier Rhodes	---	---	31	26	20	77
Mike Wallace	35	32	---	---	8	75
Ricky Wagner	36	33	---	---	5	74
Sammy Watkins	27	28	---	---	18	73
Henry Hickman	---	---	31	26	16	73
Anthony Barr	---	---	30	26	16	72
Phil Loadholt	36	33	---	---	---	69
Matt Kalil	36	33	---	---	---	69
Teddy Bridgewater	36	33	---	---	---	69
T.J. Clemmings	36	33	---	---	---	69
Zachary Schroeder	36	33	---	---	---	69
Eric Kendricks	---	---	30	26	7	63
Trae Waynes	---	---	31	26	1	58
Sammy Ostwald	31	22	---	---	4	57
T.J. Carrie	---	---	30	25	1	56
Everson Griffen	---	---	27	23	---	50
Abraham Leak	28	22	---	---	---	50
Scott Crichton	---	---	25	18	1	44
Brandon Holliday	---	---	21	19	4	44
Linval Joseph	---	---	21	20	1	42
Lamarcus Joyner	---	---	18	15	5	38
Ameer Abdullah	8	9	---	---	20	37
James Burton	13	8	---	---	13	34
Cristian Strong	---	---	10	11	4	25
Kenny Batchelder	---	---	18	6	---	24
Julian Israel	---	---	11	9	1	21
Alex Forbes	0	0	---	---	21	21
Alec Clarke	0	2	---	---	16	18
Brice Butler	4	10	---	---	---	14
Matt Elam	---	---	3	8	3	14
Trent Murphy	---	---	2	0	10	12
Charlie Sinclair	---	---	0	0	11	11
Bert Herndon	0	0	---	---	8	8
Sam Vernon	---	---	0	0	6	6
Andre Smith	0	0	---	---	5	5
John Miller	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brayden Lyle	0	0	---	---	5	5
Roosevelt Fullerton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kris Maxwell	0	0	---	---	4	4
Akeem Ayers	---	---	1	2	---	3
Joseph Gibson	1	2	---	---	---	3
Thad Lewis	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jason Schleinat	---	---	1	0	---	1
Burt Baldridge	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ethan Mickus	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kyle Fuller	---	---	36	33	6	75
Isa Abdul-Quddus	---	---	34	33	7	74
Edwin Clemons	---	---	32	33	1	66
Shea McClellin	---	---	31	31	2	64
Nicolas Benton	---	---	25	22	17	64
Kyle Long	31	26	---	---	4	61
Gage Baird	27	19	---	---	13	59
Alshon Jeffery	30	26	---	---	2	58
Jermon Bushrod	31	26	---	---	---	57
Joel Bitonio	31	26	---	---	---	57
Jack Fonda	31	26	---	---	---	57
Ralph McNeil	31	26	---	---	---	57
Henry Hitchcock	31	26	---	---	---	57
Ego Ferguson	---	---	27	28	1	56
Warren Eagleton	---	---	27	26	1	54
Moises Harrison	21	12	---	---	17	50
Kevin White	25	19	---	---	---	44
Lamarr Houston	---	---	22	19	1	42
Josh Shaw	---	---	19	22	---	41
Floyd Szabo	---	---	16	24	---	40
Will Sutton	---	---	24	11	4	39
Richard Borrelli	---	---	7	9	22	38
Perry Kawaguchi	---	---	23	13	2	38
Jeremy Langford	19	18	---	---	---	37
Martellus Bennett	8	9	---	---	18	35
Ezra Gallo	---	---	20	10	3	33
Marlon Alexander	---	---	15	17	1	33
Noah Haralson	12	8	---	---	11	31
Julian Ferguson	---	---	9	18	4	31
Garrett Cholewczynski	---	---	9	7	14	30
Bruce Ellington	5	7	---	---	14	26
Jacquizz Rodgers	0	0	---	---	23	23
Marquess Wilson	8	12	---	---	2	22
Christian Jones	---	---	2	0	18	20
Justin Barton	0	0	---	---	18	18
Jay Elliott	---	---	7	2	8	17
Eddie Goldman	---	---	11	5	1	17
Robbie Gould	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tayo Fabuluje	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jalen Frazer	0	0	---	---	4	4
Colin Shell	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mickey Warren	0	0	---	---	4	4
Devan Schilz	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tre Nugent	0	0	---	---	1	1
Chase Daniel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Levon Gaylor	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	16	2.7
Middle	17	65	3.8
Right	13	57	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	6	0.9
Middle	17	113	6.6
Right	7	97	13.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Teddy Bridgewater	32	20	4	0	3	0	7	2	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph McNeil	25	18	6	0	2	2	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	18	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	82	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	105	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	72	18.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	22	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	73	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	122	15.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	128	18.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sammy Watkins	16	9	2	158	3	28
TE Kyle Rudolph	4	2	1	22	0	30
WR Mike Wallace	3	2	0	43	1	32
FB Sammy Ostwald	3	2	0	19	0	22
TE James Burton	2	2	0	8	0	8
RB Abraham Leak	2	1	0	6	0	22
WR Brice Butler	1	1	0	10	0	10
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	1	0	11	0	9

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alshon Jeffery	8	6	1	138	2	26
WR Kevin White	5	3	0	69	2	19
WR Bruce Ellington	4	3	0	93	2	7
RB Noah Haralson	4	3	1	19	0	8
TE Gage Baird	3	2	0	21	0	19
WR Marquess Wilson	1	1	0	5	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Abraham Leak	7	21	3.00	3.68
Ameer Abdullah	2	0	0.00	0.71

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Noah Haralson	2	9	4.50	8.00
Jeremy Langford	1	5	5.00	6.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Teddy Bridgewater	4	4	26	6.50	8.66

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ralph McNeil	4	3	30	7.50	13.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brice Butler	1	1	10	10.00	10.00
WR Sammy Watkins	1	1	5	5.00	9.88
TE James Burton	1	1	5	5.00	4.00
RB Abraham Leak	1	1	6	6.00	3.00

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Noah Haralson	2	2	14	7.00	4.75
WR Kevin White	1	1	16	16.00	13.80
TE Gage Baird	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Abraham Leak	4	2
Teddy Bridgewater	2	2

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Noah Haralson	2	0
Ralph McNeil	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Teddy Bridgewater	9	6	6

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ralph McNeil	6	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sammy Watkins	7	4	4
TE Kyle Rudolph	1	1	1
TE James Burton	1	1	1

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kevin White	2	1	1
RB Noah Haralson	2	2	1
WR Alshon Jeffery	1	1	1
WR Bruce Ellington	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,400)
End Zone 14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,400)
End Zone	14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)