Week 1, 2031

played in Chicago, IL

87 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	10	7	0	-	17
Chicago Bears	7	6	0	9	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:15 CHI - Reuben Baysinger 12 pass from Liam Atkins (Kendrick Whalen extra point)
2Q: 15:00 CHI - Earnest Newman 4 run (Kendrick Whalen extra point failed)
2Q: 09:51 MIN - Al Shelton 22 pass from Conner Wisniewski (Kevin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 00:23 MIN - Kevin Elliott 21 field goal
3Q: 11:01 MIN - Drake Nastiuk 1 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
4Q: 13:20 CHI - Alex Etheridge 16 pass from Liam Atkins (Kendrick Whalen extra point failed)
4Q: 09:14 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:15 CHI - Reuben Baysinger 12 pass from Liam Atkins (Kendrick Whalen extra point)
2Q: 15:00 CHI - Earnest Newman 4 run (Kendrick Whalen extra point failed)
2Q: 09:51 MIN - Al Shelton 22 pass from Conner Wisniewski (Kevin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 00:23 MIN - Kevin Elliott 21 field goal
3Q: 11:01 MIN - Drake Nastiuk 1 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
4Q: 13:20 CHI - Alex Etheridge 16 pass from Liam Atkins (Kendrick Whalen extra point failed)
4Q: 09:14 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 47 field goal

Team Statistics MIN CHI
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 17
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 333 383
- Offensive Plays 60 64
- Yards per Play 5.55 5.98
Net Rushing Yards 111 107
- Rushing Attempts 22 27
- Yards per Rush 5.05 3.96
Net Passing Yards 222 276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 23 - 1 35 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 245 286
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/23 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 5.84 7.46
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 5.8
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/40 7/35
Punt Returns/Yards 8/85 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/63 2/42
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 23
Time of Possession 28:56 31:04

Team Statistics	MIN	CHI
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	17
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	333	383
- Offensive Plays	60	64
- Yards per Play	5.55	5.98
Net Rushing Yards	111	107
- Rushing Attempts	22	27
- Yards per Rush	5.05	3.96
Net Passing Yards	222	276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 23 - 1	35 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	245	286
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/23	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	5.84	7.46
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	5.8
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/40	7/35
Punt Returns/Yards	8/85	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/63	2/42
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 23
Time of Possession	28:56	31:04

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:04	2:20	OWN 25	4	19	Punt
1	7:12	2:29	OPP 43	5	18	Missed FG
2	14:49	5:12	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
2	7:12	3:49	OWN 24	6	9	Punt
2	0:49	0:33	OWN 36	3	60	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:09	OWN 44	8	56	Touchdown
3	8:54	2:53	OWN 24	5	17	Punt
3	1:22	1:41	OWN 27	5	20	Punt
4	13:12	0:41	OWN 41	1	0	Interception
4	9:06	1:57	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
4	5:23	1:39	OWN 26	3	-1	Punt
4	2:34	1:10	OWN 37	6	38	Fumble
4	0:14	0:14	OWN 49	1	-4	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:56	OWN 17	7	83	Touchdown
1	8:44	1:32	OWN 5	3	5	Punt
1	4:43	4:54	OWN 32	10	68	Touchdown
2	9:37	2:25	OWN 22	4	13	Punt
2	3:23	2:34	OWN 6	6	41	Punt
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 25	1	-1	Half
3	10:51	1:57	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
3	6:01	1:03	OWN 5	3	6	Punt
3	4:58	3:36	OWN 43	6	37	Missed FG
4	14:41	1:29	OWN 22	3	78	Touchdown
4	12:31	3:25	OWN 37	9	33	Field Goal
4	7:09	1:46	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
4	3:44	1:10	OWN 30	3	-1	Punt
4	1:24	1:10	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt

Game MVP: Liam Atkins, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Drake Nastiuk	19	96	5.05	23	4	1
RB Alfredo Stanfield	3	15	5.00	6	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Earnest Newman	21	80	3.81	18	2	1
RB Walter Willis	4	22	5.50	8	0	0
QB Liam Atkins	2	5	2.50	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Conner Wisniewski	34	23	245	4/23	1	28	1	86.0

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Liam Atkins	35	22	286	2/10	2	59	0	107.5

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Al Shelton	12	14	114	9.50	33	28	1
WR Luis Krumrei	4	5	37	9.25	20	24	0
TE Thomas Sawyer	2	3	22	11.00	9	14	0
TE Lenny Klingler	2	2	21	10.50	6	12	0
TE Michael Baek	1	7	16	16.00	3	16	0
WR Ezra Determann	1	2	25	25.00	4	25	0
FB Steven McDaniel	1	1	10	10.00	7	10	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Earl Browning	5	6	63	12.60	3	34	0
TE Reuben Baysinger	4	8	63	15.75	3	25	1
WR Jackie Kanu	3	5	10	3.33	1	6	0
TE Tevin Ellard	3	4	76	25.33	44	59	0
RB Earnest Newman	3	3	9	3.00	9	9	0
WR Alex Etheridge	2	6	29	14.50	2	16	1
RB Walter Willis	1	2	4	4.00	2	4	0
WR James Russett	1	1	32	32.00	27	32	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Roy Mueller	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Al Shelton	1	0	0	0
WR Cristian Cogan	1	0	0	0

Chicago	Recov	Force
DT Norbert Lucas	1	0
OLB Kenyon Farley	1	0
TE Norbert Wallace	0	1
OLB Bart Gonzalez	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitchell Allison	6	275	45.8	45.8	56	3

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Earnest Fong	8	346	43.3	32.6	54	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Elliott	1/2	0/1	0/0	21	2/2

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendrick Whalen	1/2	1/1	0/0	47	1/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cristian Cogan	8	85	10.6	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tanner Kingry	2	63	31.5	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Winfred Spencer	2	42	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Julian Gunderson	8	1	0.0	25	32
ILB Austin Baumert	7	4	0.0	22	33
S Clyde Morley	6	4	0.0	24	32
ILB Vinny de la Garza	5	1	1.0	23	33
S C.J. Girling	5	1	0.0	26	33
S Moe Tygart	5	1	0.0	24	36
ILB Avery Satchel	4	0	1.0	8	16
OLB Fernando Scales	4	5	0.0	27	37
DT Jermaine Cauthen	1	2	0.0	15	23
DT Dwayne McElroy	1	1	0.0	10	15
TE Michael Baek	1	0	---	---	---
S Craig Hopper	1	0	0.0	23	21

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Kenyon Farley	6	0	1.0	22	37
OLB Jonah Houston	6	2	0.0	10	21
CB Bryan Thomas	5	1	0.0	22	38
S Roy Mueller	5	1	0.0	22	37
OLB Bart Gonzalez	5	1	0.0	22	30
DE Ramon Grylicki	3	0	0.5	18	25
CB Garrett Williams	3	0	0.0	21	31
DE Nolan Perez	2	1	1.5	8	29
DT Terrance Head	2	0	1.0	17	24
S Deron Hodson	2	4	0.0	22	34
DT Norbert Lucas	2	0	0.0	6	12
OLB Herman Graham	2	0	0.0	0	5
DE Peyton Oburn	2	0	0.0	22	31
DT Aaron Rudman	1	0	0.0	17	30

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Vinny de la Garza	1.0	0	1	1	33
ILB Avery Satchel	1.0	0	0	0	16
DE Branden Hayes	0.0	1	0	4	31
S Moe Tygart	0.0	0	1	0	36
DT Dwayne McElroy	0.0	0	1	0	15
DT Desmond Newton	0.0	0	1	0	8

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Nolan Perez	1.5	0	0	29
DT Terrance Head	1.0	0	1	24
OLB Kenyon Farley	1.0	0	0	37
DE Ramon Grylicki	0.5	0	1	25
OLB Jonah Houston	0.0	1	0	21
DT Norbert Lucas	0.0	0	1	12
DE Peyton Oburn	0.0	0	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Julian Gunderson	5	1	32
OLB Fernando Scales	4	1	37
ILB Austin Baumert	4	0	33
S C.J. Girling	3	2	33
S Moe Tygart	3	0	36
S Clyde Morley	2	0	32
ILB Avery Satchel	1	0	16

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jonah Houston	6	0	0	21
OLB Kenyon Farley	4	1	0	37
CB Bryan Thomas	3	0	0	38
OLB Bart Gonzalez	3	0	0	30
S Roy Mueller	2	1	1	37
OLB Herman Graham	2	0	0	5
DT Norbert Lucas	1	0	0	12
CB Garrett Williams	1	0	0	31
S Deron Hodson	1	0	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Dale Bennett	4	9	22	1	38
G Bobby Dodge	3	6	22	1	38
T Ramon Hatch	1	3	22	1	38
C Aidan Bissonnette	0	3	22	0	38
G Ike Maloney	0	1	22	1	38

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Dana Winslett	4	7	1	27	0	37
G Jordan Maxwell	3	6	0	27	0	37
C Henry Hitchcock	2	5	0	27	0	37
TE Reuben Baysinger	1	1	0	25	0	33
T Donald Cayen	0	5	0	27	1	37
T Kirk Stargell	0	1	0	27	1	37

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Steven McDaniel	1	25
Elliot O'Donnell	1	19
Ezra Determann	1	19

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Norbert Wallace	3	25
Norbert Lucas	3	19
Shawn Howard	1	23
J.T. Salmons	1	22
Shaun Giles	1	10
Earnest Newman	1	5

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Austin Baumert	---	---	22	33	24	79
S Moe Tygart	---	---	24	36	19	79
TE Michael Baek	20	32	---	---	25	77
DT Elliot O'Donnell	---	---	23	28	19	70
OLB Fernando Scales	---	---	27	37	2	66
WR Al Shelton	19	35	---	---	9	63
S Clyde Morley	---	---	24	32	7	63
G Bobby Dodge	22	38	---	---	2	62
QB Conner Wisniewski	22	38	---	---	---	60
C Aidan Bissonnette	22	38	---	---	---	60
T Ramon Hatch	22	38	---	---	---	60
T Dale Bennett	22	38	---	---	---	60
S C.J. Girling	---	---	26	33	1	60
G Ike Maloney	22	38	---	---	---	60
DE Branden Hayes	---	---	26	31	1	58
ILB Vinny de la Garza	---	---	23	33	1	57
CB Julian Gunderson	---	---	25	32	---	57
S Craig Hopper	---	---	23	21	2	46
RB Drake Nastiuk	19	27	---	---	---	46
WR Ezra Determann	8	17	---	---	19	44
TE Thomas Sawyer	8	18	---	---	17	43
FB Steven McDaniel	3	13	---	---	25	41
DT Jermaine Cauthen	---	---	15	23	---	38
WR Luis Krumrei	12	18	---	---	---	30
DT Dwayne McElroy	---	---	10	15	2	27
WR Robert Franz	14	12	---	---	---	26
ILB Avery Satchel	---	---	8	16	---	24
S Rickey Ritschel	---	---	8	13	2	23
DT Desmond Newton	---	---	6	8	9	23
OLB Adam Bernard	---	---	0	0	23	23
TE Lenny Klingler	3	6	---	---	13	22
DE Dashawn Holmes	---	---	5	10	5	20
S Van Neufeldt	---	---	0	0	17	17
RB Alfredo Stanfield	3	9	---	---	---	12
WR Cristian Cogan	1	1	---	---	8	10
G Gregory Reilly	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Jackie Perkins	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Trevor Sandlin	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Mitchell Allison	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Tanner Kingry	0	2	---	---	5	7
K Kevin Elliott	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Nicky Foster	---	---	1	4	1	6
CB Kaleb Newton	---	---	1	2	1	4
QB Salvador Blake	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Abraham Familo	---	---	0	0	---	0
WR Jameson Kimball	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Jordan Maxwell	27	37	---	---	10	74
T Donald Cayen	27	37	---	---	10	74
S Roy Mueller	---	---	22	37	6	65
OLB Bart Gonzalez	---	---	22	30	13	65
C Henry Hitchcock	27	37	---	---	---	64
QB Liam Atkins	27	37	---	---	---	64
G Dana Winslett	27	37	---	---	---	64
T Kirk Stargell	27	37	---	---	---	64
CB Bryan Thomas	---	---	22	38	2	62
OLB Kenyon Farley	---	---	22	37	2	61
TE Reuben Baysinger	25	33	---	---	1	59
TE Earl Browning	16	26	---	---	17	59
S Deron Hodson	---	---	22	34	2	58
WR Alex Etheridge	25	31	---	---	---	56
DE Peyton Oburn	---	---	22	31	2	55
CB Garrett Williams	---	---	21	31	2	54
WR Jackie Kanu	26	25	---	---	---	51
RB Earnest Newman	22	24	---	---	5	51
DT Aaron Rudman	---	---	17	30	2	49
DE Nolan Perez	---	---	8	29	8	45
DE Ramon Grylicki	---	---	18	25	---	43
DT Terrance Head	---	---	17	24	2	43
CB Raul Genova	---	---	11	12	15	38
DT Norbert Lucas	---	---	6	12	19	37
OLB Jonah Houston	---	---	10	21	2	33
RB Walter Willis	5	14	---	---	11	30
RB Ernie Clements	0	5	---	---	25	30
TE Norbert Wallace	0	2	---	---	25	27
ILB Shawn Howard	---	---	0	1	23	24
CB Winfred Spencer	---	---	0	7	15	22
OLB J.T. Salmons	---	---	0	0	22	22
TE Tevin Ellard	3	15	---	---	---	18
WR James Russett	10	8	---	---	---	18
C Burt Springfield	0	0	---	---	10	10
CB Nathaniel Trepanier	---	---	2	8	---	10
T Jorge Sampson	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Shaun Giles	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Efrain Deneault	3	0	---	---	6	9
P Earnest Fong	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Kendrick Whalen	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Kirk Schroeder	---	---	0	5	---	5
TE Vincent Garcia	0	2	---	---	3	5
OLB Herman Graham	---	---	0	5	---	5
QB Roosevelt Kluttz	0	0	---	---	2	2
OLB Griffin Kelley	---	---	0	1	---	1
C Trenton Sutton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	25	3.6
Middle	13	80	6.2
Right	2	6	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	17	79	4.6
Right	9	29	3.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Conner Wisniewski	34	23	5	0	3	2	4	0	1

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Liam Atkins	35	22	4	2	2	4	4	5	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	34	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	78	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	57	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	76	19.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	13	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	84	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	130	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	59	14.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Al Shelton	14	12	2	114	3	35
TE Michael Baek	7	1	0	16	0	32
WR Luis Krumrei	5	4	1	37	1	18
TE Thomas Sawyer	3	2	0	22	0	18
WR Ezra Determann	2	1	0	25	1	17
TE Lenny Klingler	2	2	0	21	0	6
FB Steven McDaniel	1	1	0	10	0	13

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Reuben Baysinger	8	4	0	63	1	33
TE Earl Browning	6	5	0	63	1	26
WR Alex Etheridge	6	2	1	29	0	31
WR Jackie Kanu	5	3	1	10	0	25
TE Tevin Ellard	4	3	0	76	1	15
RB Earnest Newman	3	3	0	9	0	24
RB Walter Willis	2	1	0	4	0	14
WR James Russett	1	1	0	32	1	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Drake Nastiuk	2	4	2.00	5.05
RB Alfredo Stanfield	1	6	6.00	5.00

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Earnest Newman	1	4	4.00	3.81

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Conner Wisniewski	2	2	17	8.50	7.21

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Liam Atkins	5	5	39	7.80	8.17

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Al Shelton	1	1	7	7.00	8.14
FB Steven McDaniel	1	1	10	10.00	10.00

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Reuben Baysinger	1	1	12	12.00	7.88
RB Walter Willis	1	1	4	4.00	2.00
TE Earl Browning	1	1	10	10.00	10.50
RB Earnest Newman	1	1	-3	-3.00	3.00
WR Alex Etheridge	1	1	16	16.00	4.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Drake Nastiuk	1	1

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
RB Earnest Newman	6	2
RB Walter Willis	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Conner Wisniewski	9	4	2

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Liam Atkins	8	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Michael Baek	4	1	1
WR Luis Krumrei	2	2	1
WR Ezra Determann	1	0	0
TE Thomas Sawyer	1	0	0
TE Lenny Klingler	1	1	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Reuben Baysinger	3	0	0
TE Tevin Ellard	2	1	1
WR Jackie Kanu	1	0	0
WR Alex Etheridge	1	0	0
WR James Russett	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)