Week 1, 2028

played in Minnesota, MN

74 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Chicago Bears	6	14	3	0	-	23
Minnesota Vikings	10	0	3	17	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:49 MIN - Devonte Hayes 1 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
1Q: 08:06 CHI - Earnest Newman 2 run (Kendrick Whalen extra point failed)
1Q: 02:50 MIN - Kevin Elliott 41 field goal
2Q: 09:17 CHI - Alex Etheridge 2 pass from Ralph McNeil (Kendrick Whalen extra point)
2Q: 02:41 CHI - Bubba Walton 5 pass from Ralph McNeil (Kendrick Whalen extra point)
3Q: 09:52 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 45 field goal
3Q: 02:51 MIN - Kevin Elliott 30 field goal
4Q: 13:44 MIN - Kevin Elliott 26 field goal
4Q: 06:29 MIN - Devonte Hayes 3 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
4Q: 00:07 MIN - Luis Krumrei 50 pass from Conner Wisniewski (Kevin Elliott extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:49 MIN - Devonte Hayes 1 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
1Q: 08:06 CHI - Earnest Newman 2 run (Kendrick Whalen extra point failed)
1Q: 02:50 MIN - Kevin Elliott 41 field goal
2Q: 09:17 CHI - Alex Etheridge 2 pass from Ralph McNeil (Kendrick Whalen extra point)
2Q: 02:41 CHI - Bubba Walton 5 pass from Ralph McNeil (Kendrick Whalen extra point)
3Q: 09:52 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 45 field goal
3Q: 02:51 MIN - Kevin Elliott 30 field goal
4Q: 13:44 MIN - Kevin Elliott 26 field goal
4Q: 06:29 MIN - Devonte Hayes 3 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
4Q: 00:07 MIN - Luis Krumrei 50 pass from Conner Wisniewski (Kevin Elliott extra point)

Team Statistics CHI MIN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 23
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 12 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 344 464
- Offensive Plays 60 67
- Yards per Play 5.73 6.93
Net Rushing Yards 150 177
- Rushing Attempts 25 27
- Yards per Rush 6.00 6.56
Net Passing Yards 194 287
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 22 - 0 38 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 204 299
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/10 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 5.54 7.18
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 6/44
Punt Returns/Yards 1/26 1/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/67 3/58
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 24
Time of Possession 29:36 30:24

Team Statistics	CHI	MIN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	23
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	12	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	344	464
- Offensive Plays	60	67
- Yards per Play	5.73	6.93
Net Rushing Yards	150	177
- Rushing Attempts	25	27
- Yards per Rush	6.00	6.56
Net Passing Yards	194	287
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 22 - 0	38 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	204	299
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/10	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	5.54	7.18
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	6/44
Punt Returns/Yards	1/26	1/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/67	3/58
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 24
Time of Possession	29:36	30:24

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:43	2:47	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	2:44	2:44	OWN 25	4	22	Punt
2	12:13	3:07	OWN 49	7	51	Touchdown
2	6:20	3:50	OWN 34	8	66	Touchdown
2	1:15	0:47	OWN 5	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	5:13	OWN 24	9	48	Field Goal
3	2:46	2:24	OWN 21	3	-10	Punt
4	13:36	3:35	OWN 21	5	27	Punt
4	6:18	4:04	OWN 25	10	54	Fumble
4	1:10	0:41	OWN 29	3	2	Punt

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:17	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	7:56	5:12	OWN 25	10	51	Field Goal
2	15:00	2:47	OWN 10	5	18	Punt
2	9:06	2:46	OWN 11	3	5	Punt
2	2:30	1:15	OWN 18	4	20	Punt
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 45	3	6	Punt
3	9:47	7:01	OWN 29	13	58	Field Goal
3	0:22	1:46	OWN 45	5	46	Field Goal
4	10:01	3:43	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	2:14	1:04	OWN 21	5	12	Punt
4	0:29	0:29	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown

Game MVP: Conner Wisniewski, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Courtney Prescott	14	113	8.07	44	3	0
RB Walter Willis	5	9	1.80	7	0	0
RB Earnest Newman	4	7	1.75	6	0	1
QB Ralph McNeil	2	21	10.50	15	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Devonte Hayes	23	149	6.48	40	4	2
QB Conner Wisniewski	3	25	8.33	14	1	0
WR Al Shelton	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph McNeil	34	22	204	1/10	2	37	0	100.6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Conner Wisniewski	38	23	299	2/12	1	50	0	94.0

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bubba Walton	5	5	70	14.00	27	37	1
TE Tevin Ellard	3	4	30	10.00	0	21	0
TE Norbert Wallace	3	3	33	11.00	0	17	0
RB Earnest Newman	3	4	17	5.67	11	9	0
WR Alex Etheridge	3	7	6	2.00	0	2	1
TE Matthew Thieman	1	1	20	20.00	8	20	0
RB Courtney Prescott	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
FB Kennedy Rubio	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Bo Hall	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Earl Browning	1	5	22	22.00	4	22	0
RB Walter Willis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Al Shelton	11	16	134	12.18	60	33	0
WR Luis Krumrei	4	6	72	18.00	11	50	1
RB Devonte Hayes	2	4	41	20.50	34	39	0
TE Michael Baek	2	5	10	5.00	0	6	0
TE Caleb Gilbertson	2	3	23	11.50	2	16	0
WR Ezra Determann	1	1	10	10.00	1	10	0
WR Damian Athanas	1	1	9	9.00	1	9	0
TE Mitchell McCormick	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Courtney Prescott	1	0	0	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Jerome Banks	0	1	0	0
DT Ezekiel Boudreau	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Earnest Fong	5	229	45.8	41.8	52	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cornell Harden	5	226	45.2	40.0	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendrick Whalen	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	2/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Elliott	3/3	1/1	0/0	41	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Efrain Deneault	1	26	26.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Duerr	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roy Mueller	3	67	22.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Duerr	3	58	19.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Kenyon Farley	13	2	0.0	26	40
OLB B.J. Pacheco	8	3	0.0	27	35
CB Bryan Thomas	7	1	0.0	27	40
S Kirk Schroeder	3	1	0.0	26	40
DT Cole Chernetsky	3	0	0.0	25	27
DE Josh Matthews	3	0	0.0	16	20
DE Julio Ellard	2	0	1.0	20	30
DE Jacob Miller	2	3	0.0	24	28
OLB Griffin Kelley	2	0	0.0	15	17
DE Ramon Grylicki	1	0	1.0	9	18
CB Nathaniel Trepanier	1	1	0.0	16	20
CB Darryl Shaw	1	0	0.0	0	5
S Charlie Bondurant	1	0	0.0	12	23
DT Terrance Head	1	0	0.0	12	24
CB Garrett Williams	1	0	0.0	11	20
S Roy Mueller	0	1	0.0	26	39

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jerome Banks	8	2	0.0	25	35
OLB Liam Tyler	8	1	0.0	25	33
OLB Roosevelt Conley	6	0	0.0	18	26
DT Ezekiel Boudreau	5	2	0.0	24	33
S Dana Stevenson	5	1	0.0	20	32
OLB Fernando Scales	3	1	0.0	5	13
ILB Vinny de la Garza	2	1	1.0	21	27
CB Rob Fisk	2	1	0.0	24	33
S Britt Fore	2	0	0.0	21	26
DT Jessie Kinney	2	0	0.0	19	29
S Christopher Bernard	1	2	0.0	17	24
S Moe Tygart	1	0	0.0	7	9
DT Chuck Ellis	0	3	0.0	24	28
ILB Mack Fields	0	2	0.0	5	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ramon Grylicki	1.0	0	3	18
DE Julio Ellard	1.0	0	0	30
DE Jacob Miller	0.0	1	2	28
DT Terrance Head	0.0	1	1	24
DT Aaron Rudman	0.0	1	0	13
OLB B.J. Pacheco	0.0	0	1	35

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Vinny de la Garza	1.0	0	1	1	27
DE Donte Goins	0.0	1	0	0	6
DT Jumbo Williamson	0.0	0	2	0	7
DT Jessie Kinney	0.0	0	1	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Kenyon Farley	6	0	40
OLB B.J. Pacheco	5	0	35
CB Bryan Thomas	4	2	40
S Kirk Schroeder	3	0	40
DE Jacob Miller	1	0	28
CB Darryl Shaw	1	0	5
DE Josh Matthews	1	0	20
OLB Griffin Kelley	1	0	17
S Charlie Bondurant	1	0	23
S Roy Mueller	0	2	39

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Fernando Scales	4	1	13
S Jerome Banks	3	1	35
OLB Roosevelt Conley	3	1	26
OLB Liam Tyler	3	0	33
S Britt Fore	2	1	26
S Dana Stevenson	2	0	32
CB Rob Fisk	1	1	33
S Christopher Bernard	1	0	24
DT Ezekiel Boudreau	1	0	33
DT Jumbo Williamson	1	0	7
S Moe Tygart	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Henry Hitchcock	4	7	25	0	35
T Jack Fonda	1	7	25	0	35
G Dana Winslett	1	5	25	1	35
G Jordan Maxwell	1	2	25	0	35
T Jorge Sampson	1	2	25	0	35
FB Kennedy Rubio	1	1	3	0	9

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Dale Bennett	5	6	2	27	0	40
G Bobby Dodge	4	9	0	27	0	40
C Aidan Bissonnette	3	5	0	27	0	40
T Ramon Hatch	1	2	0	27	1	40
G Gregory Reilly	1	1	0	27	1	40
TE Michael Baek	0	1	0	26	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Jacob Miller	4	22

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Lenny Duerr	1	19
Roderick Wooden	1	19
Al Shelton	1	16
Bobby Dodge	1	5

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Jacob Miller	---	---	24	28	22	74
S Roy Mueller	---	---	26	39	9	74
CB Bryan Thomas	---	---	27	40	3	70
S Kirk Schroeder	---	---	26	40	3	69
OLB Kenyon Farley	---	---	26	40	3	69
T Jack Fonda	25	35	---	---	6	66
WR Bubba Walton	25	35	---	---	6	66
G Jordan Maxwell	25	35	---	---	6	66
OLB B.J. Pacheco	---	---	27	35	3	65
QB Ralph McNeil	25	35	---	---	---	60
C Henry Hitchcock	25	35	---	---	---	60
G Dana Winslett	25	35	---	---	---	60
T Jorge Sampson	25	35	---	---	---	60
DE Julio Ellard	---	---	20	30	8	58
WR Alex Etheridge	24	32	---	---	---	56
DE Josh Matthews	---	---	16	20	19	55
DT Cole Chernetsky	---	---	25	27	1	53
DT Terrance Head	---	---	12	24	10	46
CB Nathaniel Trepanier	---	---	16	20	6	42
RB Courtney Prescott	16	18	---	---	6	40
TE Tevin Ellard	17	23	---	---	---	40
TE Earl Browning	20	20	---	---	---	40
S Charlie Bondurant	---	---	12	23	2	37
OLB Griffin Kelley	---	---	15	17	1	33
CB Garrett Williams	---	---	11	20	2	33
RB Walter Willis	5	5	---	---	22	32
TE Norbert Wallace	3	6	---	---	22	31
FB Kennedy Rubio	3	9	---	---	17	29
DE Ramon Grylicki	---	---	9	18	2	29
RB Earnest Newman	4	12	---	---	11	27
CB Darryl Shaw	---	---	0	5	21	26
OLB Hayden Zimmerman	---	---	0	0	21	21
DT Aaron Rudman	---	---	3	13	2	18
TE Matthew Thieman	3	7	---	---	6	16
WR Bo Hall	5	7	---	---	---	12
K Kendrick Whalen	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Efrain Deneault	0	1	---	---	5	6
C Burt Springfield	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Gavin Schneider	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Graham Perkins	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Earnest Fong	0	0	---	---	5	5
S Deron Hodson	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Roosevelt Kluttz	0	0	---	---	1	1
OLB Herman Graham	---	---	1	0	---	1
C Santiago Ross	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Ty Pettigrew	---	---	0	0	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Al Shelton	27	40	---	---	16	83
T Ramon Hatch	27	40	---	---	14	81
G Gregory Reilly	27	40	---	---	8	75
G Bobby Dodge	27	40	---	---	5	72
QB Conner Wisniewski	27	40	---	---	---	67
C Aidan Bissonnette	27	40	---	---	---	67
RB Devonte Hayes	27	39	---	---	1	67
T Dale Bennett	27	40	---	---	---	67
S Jerome Banks	---	---	25	35	3	63
OLB Liam Tyler	---	---	25	33	3	61
TE Michael Baek	26	34	---	---	---	60
DT Ezekiel Boudreau	---	---	24	33	1	58
CB Rob Fisk	---	---	24	33	1	58
S Dana Stevenson	---	---	20	32	3	55
TE Mitchell McCormick	10	20	---	---	24	54
DT Chuck Ellis	---	---	24	28	---	52
S Britt Fore	---	---	21	26	1	48
DT Jessie Kinney	---	---	19	29	---	48
ILB Vinny de la Garza	---	---	21	27	---	48
WR Luis Krumrei	13	17	---	---	16	46
OLB Roosevelt Conley	---	---	18	26	---	44
TE Roderick Wooden	5	19	---	---	19	43
S Christopher Bernard	---	---	17	24	---	41
OLB Fernando Scales	---	---	5	13	19	37
WR Ezra Determann	14	12	---	---	5	31
S Moe Tygart	---	---	7	9	15	31
WR Damian Athanas	13	12	---	---	---	25
CB Lance Cambini	---	---	5	2	14	21
WR Lenny Duerr	0	0	---	---	19	19
ILB Mack Fields	---	---	5	3	10	18
RB Emmanuel Wentland	0	0	---	---	18	18
DE Donte Goins	---	---	2	6	6	14
DE Alejandro Burgess	---	---	7	6	1	14
S Craig Hopper	---	---	2	5	6	13
K Kevin Elliott	0	0	---	---	9	9
DT Jumbo Williamson	---	---	1	7	1	9
G Sedrick Reagan	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Jermaine Cauthen	---	---	1	2	5	8
C Jackie Perkins	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Fernando Franklin	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Cornell Harden	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Caleb Gilbertson	0	7	---	---	---	7
ILB Elliot Barnhart	---	---	1	4	---	5
OLB Jordan Banes	---	---	1	2	---	3
QB Arnie Thornton	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Abel Whited	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	16	117	7.3
Right	9	33	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	36	9.0
Middle	12	93	7.8
Right	11	48	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph McNeil	34	22	4	0	2	5	4	2	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Conner Wisniewski	38	23	4	0	1	4	7	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	15	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	75	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	93	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	21	21.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	19	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	12	151	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	79	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	50	16.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alex Etheridge	7	3	0	6	0	32
WR Bubba Walton	5	5	0	70	1	35
TE Earl Browning	5	1	2	22	1	20
TE Tevin Ellard	4	3	0	30	1	23
RB Earnest Newman	4	3	0	17	0	12
TE Norbert Wallace	3	3	0	33	0	6
RB Courtney Prescott	2	1	0	-4	0	18
TE Matthew Thieman	1	1	0	20	1	7
FB Kennedy Rubio	1	1	0	5	0	9
WR Bo Hall	1	1	0	5	0	7
RB Walter Willis	1	0	0	0	0	5

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Al Shelton	16	11	1	134	2	40
WR Luis Krumrei	6	4	0	72	1	17
TE Michael Baek	5	2	0	10	0	34
RB Devonte Hayes	4	2	0	41	1	39
TE Caleb Gilbertson	3	2	0	23	0	7
TE Mitchell McCormick	2	0	0	0	0	20
WR Ezra Determann	1	1	0	10	0	12
WR Damian Athanas	1	1	0	9	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Courtney Prescott	1	1	1.00	8.07
RB Earnest Newman	1	2	2.00	1.75

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Devonte Hayes	8	24	3.00	6.48
QB Conner Wisniewski	1	6	6.00	8.33
WR Al Shelton	1	3	3.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ralph McNeil	6	4	12	2.00	6.00

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Conner Wisniewski	2	0	0	0.00	7.87

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alex Etheridge	3	2	4	1.33	0.86
WR Bubba Walton	1	1	5	5.00	14.00
RB Walter Willis	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Earnest Newman	1	1	3	3.00	4.25

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Devonte Hayes	1	0	0	0.00	10.25
WR Al Shelton	1	0	0	0.00	8.38

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
RB Courtney Prescott	8	3

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Conner Wisniewski	1	1
RB Devonte Hayes	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ralph McNeil	5	4	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Conner Wisniewski	10	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Kennedy Rubio	1	1	1
WR Bo Hall	1	1	0
TE Earl Browning	1	0	0
RB Earnest Newman	1	1	1
WR Alex Etheridge	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Al Shelton	5	4	2
TE Mitchell McCormick	1	0	0
RB Devonte Hayes	1	0	0
TE Michael Baek	1	0	0
WR Luis Krumrei	1	1	1
TE Caleb Gilbertson	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,400 (19,800)
End Zone 11,700 (14,200)
Mezzanine 6,500 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (12,600)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,700)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,400 (19,800)
End Zone	11,700 (14,200)
Mezzanine	6,500 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (12,600)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,700)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (7,500)