Week 8, 2026

played in Minnesota, MN

43 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Chicago Bears	7	3	7	7	-	24
Minnesota Vikings	0	10	6	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:12 CHI - Breshad Perriman 21 pass from Ralph McNeil (Kendrick Whalen extra point)
2Q: 11:51 MIN - Devonte Hayes 1 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 04:57 MIN - Kevin Elliott 44 field goal
2Q: 00:28 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 56 field goal
3Q: 07:36 MIN - Kevin Elliott 23 field goal
3Q: 05:51 CHI - Breshad Perriman 27 pass from Ralph McNeil (Kendrick Whalen extra point)
3Q: 01:56 MIN - Kevin Elliott 41 field goal
4Q: 06:04 CHI - K.C. Leemans 6 pass from Ralph McNeil (Kendrick Whalen extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:12 CHI - Breshad Perriman 21 pass from Ralph McNeil (Kendrick Whalen extra point)
2Q: 11:51 MIN - Devonte Hayes 1 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 04:57 MIN - Kevin Elliott 44 field goal
2Q: 00:28 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 56 field goal
3Q: 07:36 MIN - Kevin Elliott 23 field goal
3Q: 05:51 CHI - Breshad Perriman 27 pass from Ralph McNeil (Kendrick Whalen extra point)
3Q: 01:56 MIN - Kevin Elliott 41 field goal
4Q: 06:04 CHI - K.C. Leemans 6 pass from Ralph McNeil (Kendrick Whalen extra point)

Team Statistics CHI MIN
Record 2-5 3-5
First Downs 18 23
- by Rushing 5 10
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 336 413
- Offensive Plays 62 71
- Yards per Play 5.42 5.82
Net Rushing Yards 124 177
- Rushing Attempts 22 25
- Yards per Rush 5.64 7.08
Net Passing Yards 212 236
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 22 - 1 43 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 224 253
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 5.30 5.13
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/30 7/48
Punt Returns/Yards 2/40 2/5
Kick Returns/Yards 3/75 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/41
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 24
Time of Possession 27:29 32:31

Team Statistics	CHI	MIN
Record	2-5	3-5
First Downs	18	23
- by Rushing	5	10
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	336	413
- Offensive Plays	62	71
- Yards per Play	5.42	5.82
Net Rushing Yards	124	177
- Rushing Attempts	22	25
- Yards per Rush	5.64	7.08
Net Passing Yards	212	236
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 22 - 1	43 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	224	253
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	5.30	5.13
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/30	7/48
Punt Returns/Yards	2/40	2/5
Kick Returns/Yards	3/75	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/41
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 24
Time of Possession	27:29	32:31

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:55	OWN 25	6	34	Punt
1	10:37	3:35	OPP 49	8	49	Touchdown
1	3:11	1:48	OWN 30	4	8	Punt
2	11:40	3:16	OWN 29	5	26	Punt
2	4:50	0:39	OWN 38	1	0	Interception
2	2:45	2:23	OWN 20	11	41	Field Goal
3	7:31	1:53	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
3	1:50	2:58	OWN 28	6	22	Punt
4	11:18	2:52	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
4	8:17	2:24	OPP 30	4	30	Touchdown
4	4:54	2:41	OWN 8	5	22	Punt
4	0:32	0:32	OWN 43	1	-1	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:05	1:28	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	7:02	3:51	OWN 25	5	10	Punt
1	1:23	4:43	OWN 24	9	76	Touchdown
2	8:24	3:34	OWN 20	6	53	Field Goal
2	4:11	1:26	OPP 29	6	17	Interception
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 25	1	6	Half
3	15:00	7:29	OWN 8	13	86	Field Goal
3	5:38	3:48	OWN 25	8	51	Field Goal
4	13:52	2:34	OWN 20	6	32	Punt
4	8:26	0:09	OWN 21	1	9	Fumble
4	5:53	0:59	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
4	2:13	1:41	OWN 15	10	42	Downs

Game MVP: Cris Newton, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Courtney Prescott	13	122	9.38	29	4
RB Sebastian Conway	5	-5	-1.00	1	0
QB Ralph McNeil	4	7	1.75	4	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Devonte Hayes	17	152	8.94	38	7	1
RB Danny Drake	4	1	0.25	5	0	0
QB Jonah Hansen	2	14	7.00	9	0	0
WR Johnathan Shea	1	7	7.00	7	0	0
WR Ezra Determann	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph McNeil	38	22	224	2/12	3	27	1	90.2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jonah Hansen	43	24	253	3/17	0	30	1	63.4

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Breshad Perriman	6	7	73	12.17	21	27	2
TE Rickey Ramsey	6	10	75	12.50	28	20	0
RB Sebastian Conway	2	2	8	4.00	0	8	0
TE Matthew Thieman	2	6	17	8.50	1	9	0
WR K.C. Leemans	2	2	8	4.00	0	6	1
TE Tevin Ellard	2	2	34	17.00	4	23	0
RB Courtney Prescott	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Efrain Deneault	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Bubba Walton	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Kennedy Rubio	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Johnathan Shea	7	11	69	9.86	21	25
TE Mitchell McCormick	6	9	75	12.50	19	23
TE Michael Baek	4	9	30	7.50	8	12
WR Lenny Duerr	3	4	28	9.33	0	13
WR Ezra Determann	3	6	38	12.67	16	30
TE Jerry Thornton	1	3	13	13.00	3	13

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bryan Thomas	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jerome Banks	1	41	41.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Ralph McNeil	1	0	0
T Jack Fonda	0	1	0
DE Norm Schneider	0	1	0
CB Bryan Thomas	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Jonah Hansen	1	0	0	0
DT Chuck Ellis	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Earnest Fong	6	278	46.3	35.5	55	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edgar Thornton	4	213	53.3	38.3	65	1

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendrick Whalen	1/1	1/1	1/1	56	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Elliott	3/3	2/2	0/0	44	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Efrain Deneault	2	40	20.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Duerr	2	5	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adam Hastings	3	75	25.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Drake	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB B.J. Pacheco	7	5	1.0	25	46
S Dave James	5	2	0.0	25	46
S Kirk Schroeder	5	2	0.0	25	46
CB Bryan Thomas	5	1	0.0	25	46
OLB Kenyon Farley	5	1	0.0	25	43
DE Julio Ellard	4	0	0.0	19	34
OLB Griffin Kelley	4	0	0.0	10	27
CB Adam Hastings	3	1	0.0	24	46
DT Cole Chernetsky	3	0	0.0	23	32
CB Darryl Shaw	3	0	0.0	15	19
DE Cris Newton	2	0	2.0	7	17
DE Norm Schneider	2	0	0.0	24	41
DE Josh Matthews	1	1	0.0	13	41
DT Aaron Rudman	1	1	0.0	14	19
TE Rickey Ramsey	1	0	---	---	---

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Liam Tyler	6	1	0.0	22	40
CB Walter Nachman	5	0	0.0	22	39
S Jerome Banks	4	2	0.0	22	40
DT Orlando Alston	4	1	0.0	22	39
ILB Taylor Cooper	4	1	0.0	22	40
S Christopher Bernard	4	0	0.0	12	36
CB Rob Fisk	4	0	0.0	22	39
DT Chuck Ellis	3	1	1.0	22	40
DT Jessie Kinney	3	1	0.0	14	35
OLB Ashton Crane	2	0	0.0	8	5
DE Devonte Hammes	1	1	1.0	16	40
QB Jonah Hansen	1	0	---	---	---
CB Salvador Nelson	1	0	0.0	6	13
DE Edwin Hitchcock	1	0	0.0	6	1
OLB Rusty Pierce	0	1	0.0	9	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Cris Newton	2.0	1	17
OLB B.J. Pacheco	1.0	0	46
DE Norm Schneider	0.0	1	41
DE Julio Ellard	0.0	1	34
DT Aaron Rudman	0.0	1	19

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Chuck Ellis	1.0	1	0	40
DE Devonte Hammes	1.0	1	0	40
DT Orlando Alston	0.0	1	0	39
OLB Liam Tyler	0.0	1	0	40
DT Jessie Kinney	0.0	0	1	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bryan Thomas	5	0	1	46
OLB Kenyon Farley	4	1	0	43
S Dave James	3	2	0	46
S Kirk Schroeder	3	1	0	46
CB Darryl Shaw	3	0	0	19
OLB B.J. Pacheco	2	0	0	46
OLB Griffin Kelley	2	0	0	27
CB Adam Hastings	1	1	0	46
DE Norm Schneider	1	0	0	41
DE Julio Ellard	0	1	0	34

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Walter Nachman	4	1	0	39
S Christopher Bernard	4	0	0	36
CB Rob Fisk	3	2	0	39
OLB Liam Tyler	2	0	0	40
ILB Taylor Cooper	2	0	0	40
DT Jessie Kinney	2	0	0	35
OLB Rusty Pierce	1	1	0	23
S Jerome Banks	1	0	1	40
DT Orlando Alston	1	0	0	39
CB Salvador Nelson	1	0	0	13
OLB Ashton Crane	1	0	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jack Fonda	3	8	22	0	40
G Dana Winslett	2	3	22	0	40
TE Matthew Thieman	1	1	8	0	17
G Jordan Maxwell	0	4	22	0	40
T Shaquille Tessen	0	2	22	2	40
C Henry Hitchcock	0	1	22	0	40

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Ramon Hatch	5	7	1	25	1	46
T Donny Villarrial	5	5	0	25	0	46
C Abel Whited	3	4	1	25	1	46
G Gregory Reilly	1	5	0	25	1	46
G Rico Jennings	0	2	0	25	0	46

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Phillip Burhart	2	19
Vincent Hironaka	1	20

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Mitchell McCormick	2	23
Walter Nachman	2	16
Lance Cambini	1	16

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Adam Hastings	---	---	24	46	8	78
S Dave James	---	---	25	46	3	74
S Kirk Schroeder	---	---	25	46	3	74
OLB B.J. Pacheco	---	---	25	46	3	74
CB Bryan Thomas	---	---	25	46	3	74
DE Norm Schneider	---	---	24	41	7	72
OLB Kenyon Farley	---	---	25	43	3	71
T Jack Fonda	22	40	---	---	7	69
G Jordan Maxwell	22	40	---	---	7	69
G Dana Winslett	22	40	---	---	6	68
WR Bubba Walton	22	40	---	---	1	63
QB Ralph McNeil	22	40	---	---	---	62
C Henry Hitchcock	22	40	---	---	---	62
T Shaquille Tessen	22	40	---	---	---	62
TE Rickey Ramsey	21	36	---	---	1	58
DE Josh Matthews	---	---	13	41	3	57
DT Cole Chernetsky	---	---	23	32	1	56
RB Sebastian Conway	9	24	---	---	21	54
DE Julio Ellard	---	---	19	34	1	54
CB Darryl Shaw	---	---	15	19	18	52
WR Breshad Perriman	17	28	---	---	5	50
RB Courtney Prescott	13	14	---	---	11	38
OLB Griffin Kelley	---	---	10	27	1	38
DT Aaron Rudman	---	---	14	19	2	35
TE Matthew Thieman	8	17	---	---	9	34
FB Kennedy Rubio	3	9	---	---	21	33
WR Efrain Deneault	12	14	---	---	4	30
DE Cris Newton	---	---	7	17	2	26
WR K.C. Leemans	0	6	---	---	14	20
ILB Vincent Hironaka	---	---	0	0	20	20
CB Phillip Burhart	---	---	0	0	19	19
TE Tevin Ellard	5	12	---	---	---	17
S Kenny Vaccaro	---	---	1	3	10	14
CB Lionel Stanton	---	---	0	0	13	13
OLB Hayden Zimmerman	---	---	0	0	9	9
C Burt Springfield	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Gavin Schneider	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Earnest Fong	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Kendrick Whalen	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Diego Montgomery	0	0	---	---	1	1
QB Roosevelt Kluttz	0	0	---	---	1	1
C Jalen Frazer	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Antonio Hoover	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Charlie Bondurant	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Frankie Berrian	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Herman Graham	---	---	0	0	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Liam Tyler	---	---	22	40	21	83
T Ramon Hatch	25	46	---	---	7	78
G Rico Jennings	25	46	---	---	7	78
G Gregory Reilly	25	46	---	---	7	78
T Donny Villarrial	25	46	---	---	7	78
CB Walter Nachman	---	---	22	39	16	77
QB Jonah Hansen	25	46	---	---	3	74
C Abel Whited	25	46	---	---	---	71
DT Chuck Ellis	---	---	22	40	7	69
WR Lenny Duerr	12	34	---	---	19	65
S Jerome Banks	---	---	22	40	2	64
DE Devonte Hammes	---	---	16	40	8	64
ILB Taylor Cooper	---	---	22	40	1	63
TE Michael Baek	23	40	---	---	---	63
DT Orlando Alston	---	---	22	39	1	62
TE Mitchell McCormick	8	31	---	---	23	62
CB Rob Fisk	---	---	22	39	1	62
WR Johnathan Shea	19	36	---	---	---	55
RB Devonte Hayes	20	34	---	---	---	54
DT Jessie Kinney	---	---	14	35	---	49
S Christopher Bernard	---	---	12	36	---	48
RB Danny Drake	7	16	---	---	17	40
WR Ezra Determann	18	19	---	---	---	37
OLB Rusty Pierce	---	---	9	23	---	32
WR Mackenzie Clark	15	8	---	---	7	30
FB Cole Schoeppner	1	4	---	---	19	24
CB Lance Cambini	---	---	5	2	16	23
CB Dylan Gray	---	---	12	8	1	21
CB Salvador Nelson	---	---	6	13	---	19
S Kyshoen Jarrett	---	---	0	0	17	17
WR Luis Krumrei	0	2	---	---	14	16
OLB Ashton Crane	---	---	8	5	1	14
DE Edwin Hitchcock	---	---	6	1	7	14
ILB Ross Finch	---	---	0	0	11	11
K Kevin Elliott	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Jerry Thornton	2	6	---	---	---	8
C Billy Mason	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Jim Coffey	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Edgar Thornton	0	0	---	---	4	4
T Daryl Williams	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Camden Stephens	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Conner Wisniewski	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Frederick Hatcher	---	---	0	0	---	0
TE Larry O'Steen	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Lawrence Bernstein	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	10	44	4.4
Right	11	81	7.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	72	8.0
Middle	11	60	5.5
Right	5	45	9.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph McNeil	38	22	4	3	4	4	4	1	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jonah Hansen	43	24	3	4	3	6	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	93	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	108	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	23	5.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	7	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	87	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	11	159	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Rickey Ramsey	10	6	1	75	1	36
WR Breshad Perriman	7	6	0	73	2	28
TE Matthew Thieman	6	2	2	17	0	17
WR Bubba Walton	5	0	1	0	0	40
RB Sebastian Conway	2	2	0	8	0	24
WR Efrain Deneault	2	1	0	4	0	14
WR K.C. Leemans	2	2	0	8	0	6
TE Tevin Ellard	2	2	0	34	1	12
RB Courtney Prescott	1	1	0	5	0	14
FB Kennedy Rubio	1	0	0	0	0	9

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Johnathan Shea	11	7	0	69	1	36
TE Mitchell McCormick	9	6	1	75	1	31
TE Michael Baek	9	4	0	30	0	40
WR Ezra Determann	6	3	1	38	1	19
WR Lenny Duerr	4	3	0	28	0	34
TE Jerry Thornton	3	1	1	13	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Devonte Hayes	4	3	0.75	8.94
RB Danny Drake	1	-2	-2.00	0.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ralph McNeil	1	1	6	6.00	5.89

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jonah Hansen	8	3	3	0.38	5.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR K.C. Leemans	1	1	6	6.00	4.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Johnathan Shea	3	1	-2	-0.67	6.27
TE Michael Baek	2	1	2	1.00	3.33
WR Ezra Determann	2	1	3	1.50	6.33
TE Mitchell McCormick	1	0	0	0.00	8.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
RB Courtney Prescott	9	4

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Devonte Hayes	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ralph McNeil	5	4	2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jonah Hansen	9	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Breshad Perriman	1	1	0
TE Rickey Ramsey	1	1	1
WR Bubba Walton	1	0	0
TE Matthew Thieman	1	1	0
TE Tevin Ellard	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ezra Determann	3	0	0
WR Johnathan Shea	2	2	1
TE Michael Baek	2	0	0
WR Lenny Duerr	1	1	1
TE Mitchell McCormick	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,400 (19,800)
End Zone 11,900 (14,200)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (12,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,700)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,400 (19,800)
End Zone	11,900 (14,200)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (12,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,700)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (7,500)