Week 1, 2019

played in Chicago, IL

86 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	10	0	9	-	22
Chicago Bears	7	7	10	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:00 CHI - Bruce Ellington 2 pass from Ralph McNeil (Robbie Gould extra point)
1Q: 04:54 MIN - Bert Herndon 19 field goal
2Q: 13:11 MIN - Bert Herndon 44 field goal
2Q: 06:57 MIN - Ameer Abdullah 2 run (Bert Herndon extra point)
2Q: 02:17 CHI - Alshon Jeffery 11 pass from Ralph McNeil (Robbie Gould extra point)
3Q: 09:55 CHI - Jeremy Langford 14 pass from Ralph McNeil (Robbie Gould extra point)
3Q: 02:16 CHI - Robbie Gould 41 field goal
4Q: 01:39 MIN - Bert Herndon 34 field goal
4Q: 00:12 MIN - Abraham Leak 2 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Abraham Leak run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:00 CHI - Bruce Ellington 2 pass from Ralph McNeil (Robbie Gould extra point)
1Q: 04:54 MIN - Bert Herndon 19 field goal
2Q: 13:11 MIN - Bert Herndon 44 field goal
2Q: 06:57 MIN - Ameer Abdullah 2 run (Bert Herndon extra point)
2Q: 02:17 CHI - Alshon Jeffery 11 pass from Ralph McNeil (Robbie Gould extra point)
3Q: 09:55 CHI - Jeremy Langford 14 pass from Ralph McNeil (Robbie Gould extra point)
3Q: 02:16 CHI - Robbie Gould 41 field goal
4Q: 01:39 MIN - Bert Herndon 34 field goal
4Q: 00:12 MIN - Abraham Leak 2 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Abraham Leak run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics MIN CHI
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 21 19
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 360 329
- Offensive Plays 64 59
- Yards per Play 5.63 5.58
Net Rushing Yards 130 174
- Rushing Attempts 25 29
- Yards per Rush 5.20 6.00
Net Passing Yards 230 155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 24 - 1 28 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 243 165
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/13 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 5.90 5.17
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/51 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/8
Kick Returns/Yards 2/42 3/53
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/29
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 30
Time of Possession 28:06 31:54

Team Statistics	MIN	CHI
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	21	19
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	360	329
- Offensive Plays	64	59
- Yards per Play	5.63	5.58
Net Rushing Yards	130	174
- Rushing Attempts	25	29
- Yards per Rush	5.20	6.00
Net Passing Yards	230	155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 24 - 1	28 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	243	165
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/13	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	5.90	5.17
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/51	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/8
Kick Returns/Yards	2/42	3/53
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/29
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 30
Time of Possession	28:06	31:54

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:54	6:06	OWN 17	10	81	Field Goal
1	1:10	3:06	OWN 20	6	53	Field Goal
2	11:56	5:09	OWN 38	10	62	Touchdown
2	4:23	0:12	OWN 41	1	0	Interception
2	2:09	1:09	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	1:24	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	9:45	2:16	OWN 35	3	4	Punt
3	2:11	0:43	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	11:46	2:20	OWN 37	5	19	Punt
4	5:24	3:50	OWN 7	13	76	Field Goal
4	1:29	1:24	OWN 46	8	54	Touchdown

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:06	OWN 30	7	70	Touchdown
1	4:48	3:38	OWN 20	6	40	Punt
2	13:04	1:08	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	6:47	2:24	OWN 15	3	8	Punt
2	4:11	2:02	OPP 19	5	19	Touchdown
2	1:00	1:00	OWN 32	3	-2	Half
3	13:36	3:51	OWN 40	8	60	Touchdown
3	7:29	5:18	OWN 14	10	62	Field Goal
3	1:28	4:42	OWN 29	8	41	Missed FG
4	9:26	4:02	OWN 20	6	12	Punt

Game MVP: Ralph McNeil, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Abraham Leak	16	58	3.63	24	2	0
Ameer Abdullah	9	72	8.00	56	1	1

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chris Thompson	14	67	4.79	13	3
Jeremy Langford	13	91	7.00	39	2
Ralph McNeil	2	16	8.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Teddy Bridgewater	36	24	243	3/13	1	47	1	83.4

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph McNeil	28	22	165	2/10	3	27	0	126.9

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sammy Watkins	8	13	121	15.13	14	47	0
WR Breshad Perriman	4	7	61	15.25	19	21	0
TE Kyle Rudolph	3	3	28	9.33	1	15	0
WR Jared Abbrederis	2	3	9	4.50	3	6	0
FB Sammy Ostwald	2	2	3	1.50	2	2	0
RB Abraham Leak	2	3	4	2.00	0	2	1
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE James Burton	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Alonzo Ferderer	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alshon Jeffery	7	9	101	14.43	48	27	1
WR Kevin White	6	7	34	5.67	4	11	0
TE Gage Baird	3	5	10	3.33	3	4	0
TE Garrett Celek	2	2	8	4.00	2	6	0
RB Jeremy Langford	2	2	13	6.50	8	14	1
WR Bruce Ellington	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	1
FB Moises Harrison	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Josh Shaw	1	29	29.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Teddy Bridgewater	1	0	0	0
Ethan Mickus	0	1	0	0

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Perry Kawaguchi	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kris Maxwell	5	232	46.4	40.8	51	1

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jordan Swift	4	174	43.5	38.5	60	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bert Herndon	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Robbie Gould	1/2	1/2	0/0	41	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Fuller	2	8	4.0	0
Chris Thompson	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ameer Abdullah	1	17	17.0	0
Charlie Sinclair	1	25	25.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fernando Wentz	3	53	17.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Xavier Rhodes	11	0	0.0	28	27
ILB C.J. Mosley	9	2	0.0	29	30
DE Frank Clark	6	0	1.0	17	17
S T.J. Carrie	5	1	0.0	26	21
OLB James Laurinaitis	4	2	0.0	24	25
DE Scott Crichton	3	0	1.0	17	20
CB Henry Hickman	3	3	0.0	29	30
DE Everson Griffen	3	0	0.0	24	25
ILB Jason Schleinat	2	0	0.0	9	6
S Jerome Banks	2	0	0.0	12	17
DT Brandon Holliday	1	1	0.0	19	17
DT Kenny Batchelder	1	1	0.0	11	16
WR Breshad Perriman	1	0	---	---	---
CB Eric Spiller	0	4	0.0	21	22

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Richie Hitchcock	8	2	0.0	25	39
S Marlon Alexander	8	0	0.0	25	39
ILB Shea McClellin	7	1	0.0	12	7
OLB Lamarr Houston	4	3	1.0	22	37
CB Kyle Fuller	4	1	0.0	25	39
S Adrian Amos	3	2	0.0	7	20
CB Edwin Clemons	3	0	0.0	14	31
DE Will Sutton	2	1	1.0	21	27
DE Perry Kawaguchi	2	1	1.0	17	27
S Nicolas Benton	2	2	0.0	24	34
DT Ego Ferguson	2	1	0.0	21	30
CB Josh Shaw	2	1	0.0	25	36
OLB Warren Eagleton	1	1	0.0	15	16
OLB Mo Tubbs	1	1	0.0	4	8
CB Archie Canaves	0	1	0.0	2	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Scott Crichton	1.0	0	0	20
DE Frank Clark	1.0	0	0	17
DE Everson Griffen	0.0	1	1	25
OLB James Laurinaitis	0.0	1	0	25

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Lamarr Houston	1.0	1	0	37
DE Will Sutton	1.0	0	0	27
DE Perry Kawaguchi	1.0	0	0	27
DT Eddie Goldman	0.0	1	1	29
DT Ego Ferguson	0.0	1	0	30
OLB Mo Tubbs	0.0	1	0	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Xavier Rhodes	5	0	27
ILB C.J. Mosley	5	0	30
DE Frank Clark	3	0	17
S T.J. Carrie	2	0	21
ILB Jason Schleinat	2	0	6
CB Henry Hickman	1	2	30
DE Scott Crichton	1	1	20
OLB James Laurinaitis	1	0	25
CB Trae Waynes	1	0	30
S Jerome Banks	1	0	17

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kyle Fuller	5	0	0	39
S Marlon Alexander	3	1	0	39
ILB Richie Hitchcock	3	1	0	39
ILB Shea McClellin	3	0	0	7
S Adrian Amos	3	0	0	20
CB Edwin Clemons	2	0	0	31
S Nicolas Benton	2	0	0	34
OLB Lamarr Houston	1	1	0	37
CB Josh Shaw	1	0	1	36
OLB Mo Tubbs	1	0	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Matt Kalil	4	6	25	1	39
Ricky Wagner	2	4	25	0	39
Ethan Mickus	1	7	25	0	39
T.J. Clemmings	1	4	25	0	39
Zachary Schroeder	1	3	25	2	39
Sammy Ostwald	0	1	20	0	22

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joel Bitonio	2	9	1	29	0	30
Jack Fonda	2	5	0	29	1	30
Henry Hitchcock	2	5	0	29	0	30
Kyle Long	2	2	0	29	0	30
Jermon Bushrod	1	4	0	29	1	30
Moises Harrison	1	1	0	11	0	12
Garrett Celek	0	1	0	14	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Anthony Barr	2	17
Ameer Abdullah	1	23
James Burton	1	19
Jerome Banks	1	16
Kyle Rudolph	1	12

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Jacquizz Rodgers	1	22
Gage Baird	1	13

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sammy Watkins	22	38	---	---	14	74
T.J. Clemmings	25	39	---	---	8	72
Breshad Perriman	21	32	---	---	15	68
Matt Kalil	25	39	---	---	---	64
Ricky Wagner	25	39	---	---	---	64
Teddy Bridgewater	25	39	---	---	---	64
Ethan Mickus	25	39	---	---	---	64
Zachary Schroeder	25	39	---	---	---	64
C.J. Mosley	---	---	29	30	2	61
Trae Waynes	---	---	29	30	2	61
Henry Hickman	---	---	29	30	2	61
Kyle Rudolph	21	27	---	---	12	60
Xavier Rhodes	---	---	28	27	2	57
Sammy Ostwald	20	22	---	---	12	54
Everson Griffen	---	---	24	25	2	51
James Laurinaitis	---	---	24	25	1	50
Anthony Barr	---	---	15	18	17	50
T.J. Carrie	---	---	26	21	3	50
Jerome Banks	---	---	12	17	16	45
Ameer Abdullah	9	12	---	---	23	44
Eric Spiller	---	---	21	22	1	44
Frank Clark	---	---	17	17	6	40
Abraham Leak	16	23	---	---	1	40
Scott Crichton	---	---	17	20	---	37
Brandon Holliday	---	---	19	17	1	37
Kenny Batchelder	---	---	11	16	5	32
Jared Abbrederis	9	22	---	---	---	31
James Burton	5	7	---	---	19	31
Jason Schleinat	---	---	9	6	11	26
Perry Riley	---	---	8	4	12	24
P.J. Williams	---	---	1	5	16	22
Saalim Hakim	2	8	---	---	---	10
Bert Herndon	0	0	---	---	9	9
Quentin Sample	0	0	---	---	9	9
Andre Smith	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Miller	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brayden Lyle	0	0	---	---	8	8
Roosevelt Fullerton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Charlie Sinclair	---	---	0	0	7	7
Alonzo Ferderer	0	4	---	---	3	7
Kris Maxwell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Broderick Haan	---	---	0	0	3	3
Damon Anthony	0	0	---	---	3	3
Randell Johnson	---	---	0	0	1	1
Gabriel Richmond	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bubba Harper	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Richie Hitchcock	---	---	25	39	13	77
Marlon Alexander	---	---	25	39	9	73
Kyle Fuller	---	---	25	39	7	71
Kyle Long	29	30	---	---	6	65
Josh Shaw	---	---	25	36	3	64
Lamarr Houston	---	---	22	37	2	61
Nicolas Benton	---	---	24	34	2	60
Jermon Bushrod	29	30	---	---	---	59
Alshon Jeffery	29	29	---	---	1	59
Joel Bitonio	29	30	---	---	---	59
Jack Fonda	29	30	---	---	---	59
Ralph McNeil	29	30	---	---	---	59
Henry Hitchcock	29	30	---	---	---	59
Edwin Clemons	---	---	14	31	12	57
Will Sutton	---	---	21	27	8	56
Ego Ferguson	---	---	21	30	3	54
Gage Baird	21	18	---	---	13	52
Eddie Goldman	---	---	15	29	6	50
Kevin White	24	26	---	---	---	50
Garrett Celek	14	16	---	---	15	45
Perry Kawaguchi	---	---	17	27	1	45
Adrian Amos	---	---	7	20	13	40
Moises Harrison	11	12	---	---	17	40
Chris Thompson	15	13	---	---	4	32
Warren Eagleton	---	---	15	16	1	32
Jeremy Langford	14	16	---	---	---	30
Mitch Koester	13	14	---	---	---	27
Shea McClellin	---	---	12	7	6	25
Bruce Ellington	4	5	---	---	15	24
Mo Tubbs	---	---	4	8	11	23
Jacquizz Rodgers	0	0	---	---	22	22
Christian Jones	---	---	0	2	16	18
Archie Canaves	---	---	2	3	11	16
Marquess Wilson	0	0	---	---	13	13
Robbie Gould	0	0	---	---	7	7
Fernando Wentz	0	1	---	---	6	7
Julian Ferguson	---	---	1	5	1	7
Jalen Frazer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Colin Shell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mickey Warren	0	0	---	---	6	6
Wade Glasgow	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jordan Swift	0	0	---	---	6	6
Floyd Szabo	---	---	0	0	1	1
Chase Daniel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Isa Abdul-Quddus	---	---	0	0	---	0
Tre Nugent	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	21	3.5
Middle	10	20	2.0
Right	9	89	9.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	36	3.3
Middle	10	60	6.0
Right	8	78	9.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Teddy Bridgewater	36	24	3	1	2	3	4	1	1

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph McNeil	28	22	2	0	1	3	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	40	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	10	152	12.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	47	11.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	28	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	99	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	38	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sammy Watkins	13	8	1	121	2	38
WR Breshad Perriman	7	4	1	61	1	32
TE Kyle Rudolph	3	3	0	28	0	27
WR Jared Abbrederis	3	2	0	9	0	22
RB Abraham Leak	3	2	0	4	0	23
FB Sammy Ostwald	2	2	0	3	0	22
WR Alonzo Ferderer	2	1	0	13	0	4
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	1	0	0	0	12
TE James Burton	1	1	0	4	0	7

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alshon Jeffery	9	7	1	101	2	29
WR Kevin White	7	6	0	34	0	26
TE Gage Baird	5	3	0	10	0	18
TE Garrett Celek	2	2	0	8	0	16
WR Bruce Ellington	2	1	0	2	0	5
RB Jeremy Langford	2	2	0	13	0	16
FB Moises Harrison	1	1	0	-3	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Abraham Leak	6	14	2.33	3.63
Ameer Abdullah	4	6	1.50	8.00

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chris Thompson	2	5	2.50	4.79
Jeremy Langford	2	16	8.00	7.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Teddy Bridgewater	8	6	22	2.75	6.75

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ralph McNeil	5	4	30	6.00	5.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sammy Watkins	3	2	13	4.33	9.31
RB Abraham Leak	2	2	4	2.00	1.33
WR Breshad Perriman	1	1	4	4.00	8.71
FB Sammy Ostwald	1	1	1	1.00	1.50

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alshon Jeffery	1	1	11	11.00	11.22
WR Bruce Ellington	1	1	2	2.00	1.00
RB Jeremy Langford	1	1	14	14.00	6.50
WR Kevin White	1	0	0	0.00	4.86
TE Gage Baird	1	1	3	3.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Ameer Abdullah	1	0
Abraham Leak	1	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Chris Thompson	4	2
Jeremy Langford	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Teddy Bridgewater	10	5	4

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ralph McNeil	9	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sammy Watkins	5	2	2
WR Breshad Perriman	3	2	2
RB Abraham Leak	2	1	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kevin White	3	3	2
TE Garrett Celek	2	2	1
RB Jeremy Langford	2	2	1
WR Alshon Jeffery	1	1	1
TE Gage Baird	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)