Week 17, 2035

played in Minnesota, MN

32 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Chicago Bears	0	3	7	7	-	17
Minnesota Vikings	6	3	7	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:09 MIN - J.R. Hardy 19 field goal
1Q: 02:40 MIN - J.R. Hardy 35 field goal
2Q: 10:35 MIN - J.R. Hardy 18 field goal
2Q: 03:18 CHI - Kirk Preston 37 field goal
3Q: 08:01 MIN - Melvin Austin 20 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
3Q: 04:27 CHI - Alex Etheridge 15 pass from Kendrick Cleeland (Kirk Preston extra point)
4Q: 09:27 MIN - J.R. Hardy 45 field goal
4Q: 00:53 CHI - Pete Emerson 5 run (Kirk Preston extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:09 MIN - J.R. Hardy 19 field goal
1Q: 02:40 MIN - J.R. Hardy 35 field goal
2Q: 10:35 MIN - J.R. Hardy 18 field goal
2Q: 03:18 CHI - Kirk Preston 37 field goal
3Q: 08:01 MIN - Melvin Austin 20 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
3Q: 04:27 CHI - Alex Etheridge 15 pass from Kendrick Cleeland (Kirk Preston extra point)
4Q: 09:27 MIN - J.R. Hardy 45 field goal
4Q: 00:53 CHI - Pete Emerson 5 run (Kirk Preston extra point)

Team Statistics CHI MIN
Record 9-7 14-2
First Downs 21 23
- by Rushing 4 9
- by Passing 16 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 367 407
- Offensive Plays 53 74
- Yards per Play 6.92 5.50
Net Rushing Yards 66 145
- Rushing Attempts 19 34
- Yards per Rush 3.47 4.26
Net Passing Yards 301 262
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 23 - 2 39 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 306 267
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 8.85 6.55
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/9 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/40 8/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/15 2/34
Kick Returns/Yards 4/111 2/30
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 32
Time of Possession 22:57 37:03

Team Statistics	CHI	MIN
Record	9-7	14-2
First Downs	21	23
- by Rushing	4	9
- by Passing	16	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	367	407
- Offensive Plays	53	74
- Yards per Play	6.92	5.50
Net Rushing Yards	66	145
- Rushing Attempts	19	34
- Yards per Rush	3.47	4.26
Net Passing Yards	301	262
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 23 - 2	39 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	306	267
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	8.85	6.55
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/9	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/40	8/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/15	2/34
Kick Returns/Yards	4/111	2/30
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 32
Time of Possession	22:57	37:03

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:59	OWN 25	4	32	Punt
1	9:29	1:53	OWN 1	3	3	Punt
1	2:34	2:18	OWN 27	3	9	Punt
2	10:27	2:24	OWN 25	5	29	Punt
2	5:36	2:23	OWN 30	7	50	Field Goal
2	1:06	1:06	OWN 13	4	35	Half
3	7:49	3:30	OWN 22	8	78	Touchdown
3	3:10	3:19	OWN 31	7	46	Interception
4	10:14	0:12	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	9:22	2:14	OWN 47	4	16	Punt
4	2:26	1:44	OWN 26	7	74	Touchdown

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:01	3:32	OWN 5	7	43	Punt
1	7:36	2:34	OPP 46	5	44	Field Goal
1	4:53	2:19	OPP 43	4	25	Field Goal
1	0:16	4:49	OWN 49	9	50	Field Goal
2	8:03	2:27	OWN 6	8	71	Missed FG
2	3:13	2:07	OWN 25	7	15	Punt
3	15:00	7:11	OWN 13	13	87	Touchdown
3	4:19	1:09	OWN 19	3	-5	Punt
4	14:51	4:37	OWN 17	8	39	Punt
4	10:02	0:40	OPP 34	3	6	Field Goal
4	7:08	4:42	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
4	0:42	0:42	OPP 47	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Rico Sharp, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Pete Emerson	12	43	3.58	14	2	1
RB Mack Lindsay	3	7	2.33	4	0	0
QB Kendrick Cleeland	2	6	3.00	7	0	0
RB Earnest Newman	1	10	10.00	10	1	0
FB Chuck Anthony	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Drake Nastiuk	17	73	4.29	16	3
RB Reuben Thompson	10	48	4.80	11	2
QB Rico Sharp	5	22	4.40	9	0
WR Robert Franz	2	2	1.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kendrick Cleeland	33	23	306	1/5	1	30	2	83.6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Sharp	39	21	267	1/5	1	40	0	84.0

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alex Etheridge	7	9	88	12.57	35	29	1
WR Winston Cox	5	6	61	12.20	31	30	0
WR Miles Whitfield	3	3	52	17.33	7	20	0
RB Pete Emerson	3	5	38	12.67	26	24	0
TE Timothy Stephenson	2	5	30	15.00	8	17	0
TE Stan McGregor	2	2	33	16.50	7	17	0
WR Gustavo Dagen	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Mack Lindsay	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Melvin Austin	9	13	146	16.22	86	40	1
TE Wade Cuviello	4	6	44	11.00	30	25	0
WR Robert Franz	3	9	49	16.33	14	21	0
TE Jerry Blackwell	2	2	5	2.50	0	7	0
WR Dominic Richard	2	5	11	5.50	2	7	0
RB Reuben Thompson	1	1	12	12.00	7	12	0
WR Tre Villasenor	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Roderick Downs	1	0	0.00	0
CB Kurt Bowser	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Force
CB Mickey Banks	1	0
DT Fred Varitek	0	1
S Collin Groza	0	1
CB Stephen Moeller	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Drake Nastiuk	1	1	0
RB Reuben Thompson	1	0	0
WR Casey Athanas	1	0	0
T Dale Bennett	0	1	0
C Bryson Fannon	0	1	0
WR Tre Villasenor	0	1	0
FB Steven McDaniel	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donny Dawkins	5	206	41.2	30.4	51	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Van Bernard	5	228	45.6	38.6	51	3

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kirk Preston	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Hardy	4/5	1/2	0/0	45	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derrick Markovich	1	15	15.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Lindsay	2	34	17.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mickey Banks	4	111	27.8	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey Athanas	2	30	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Collin Groza	10	2	0.0	34	40
OLB Bart Gonzalez	9	0	0.0	25	29
OLB Van Bernard	6	3	0.0	33	40
S Roy Mueller	5	2	0.0	33	39
CB Mickey Banks	5	0	0.0	25	31
CB Winfred Spencer	4	1	0.0	32	39
DT Gino Stevenson	4	0	0.0	23	22
DT Daquan Tautuaa	2	0	0.0	17	20
DT Fred Varitek	2	0	0.0	21	24
DE Nolan Perez	1	2	0.5	19	26
DT Alec Davidson	1	2	0.5	29	34
DT Johnathan Callens	1	0	0.0	8	15
OLB Kenyon Farley	1	0	0.0	10	7
RB Mack Lindsay	1	0	---	---	---
RB Pete Emerson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dale Dwight	1	0	0.0	12	14
CB Landon Arredondo	1	0	0.0	14	12
CB Raul Genova	0	1	0.0	22	24

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Peter Plyler	10	2	0.0	19	34
S Bobby Flanigan	7	3	0.0	16	30
CB Kurt Bowser	5	1	0.0	16	32
S Craig Hopper	5	0	0.0	19	34
DT Glenn Stephens	3	2	0.5	16	34
OLB Edward Ross	3	2	0.0	19	30
DE Dashawn Holmes	2	0	0.5	13	26
CB Tony Ramsey	2	1	0.0	17	33
S C.J. Girling	2	0	0.0	11	22
S Ashton Hudson	1	1	0.0	4	5
DT Nickolas Frenzel	1	0	0.0	4	1
ILB Roderick Downs	0	3	0.0	7	12
DE Branden Hayes	0	1	0.0	17	30
DT Desmond Newton	0	1	0.0	18	30
OLB Wes Stokley	0	1	0.0	8	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Alec Davidson	0.5	0	1	34
DE Nolan Perez	0.5	0	0	26
DT Fred Varitek	0.0	1	0	24
OLB Kenyon Farley	0.0	0	1	7

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dashawn Holmes	0.5	1	1	26
DT Glenn Stephens	0.5	0	0	34
ILB Peter Plyler	0.0	1	0	34
DE Branden Hayes	0.0	0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Winfred Spencer	4	1	39
OLB Bart Gonzalez	4	1	29
OLB Van Bernard	4	1	40
CB Mickey Banks	3	1	31
S Roy Mueller	3	0	39
S Collin Groza	2	1	40
CB Landon Arredondo	1	0	12
CB Raul Genova	0	3	24
OLB Kenyon Farley	0	1	7
OLB Ricky Monroe	0	1	16

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Peter Plyler	6	2	0	34
CB Kurt Bowser	4	1	1	32
S Craig Hopper	4	1	0	34
S Bobby Flanigan	3	0	0	30
S C.J. Girling	2	0	0	22
OLB Edward Ross	2	0	0	30
CB Tony Ramsey	1	0	0	33
S Ashton Hudson	1	0	0	5
ILB Roderick Downs	0	0	1	12

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Dusty Emmons	3	4	19	0	34
T Raymond Curtis	2	5	19	1	34
C Jackie Wheeler	1	3	19	0	34
FB Chuck Anthony	1	1	7	0	9
G Lawrence Barrett	0	3	19	0	34
T Clyde Newton	0	1	19	0	34

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Bryson Fannon	3	8	34	0	40
T Stan Johnson	3	5	34	1	40
C Darien Borders	2	4	34	0	40
T Dale Bennett	1	9	34	0	40
G Ike Maloney	1	3	34	0	40
FB Steven McDaniel	1	1	10	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Clarence Parr	2	21
Pete Emerson	1	21
Stephen Moeller	1	16

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Steven McDaniel	2	25
Jacob Schrader	1	25
Craig Hopper	1	16
Reuben Thompson	1	6

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Collin Groza	---	---	34	40	5	79
OLB Van Bernard	---	---	33	40	4	77
S Roy Mueller	---	---	33	39	4	76
CB Winfred Spencer	---	---	32	39	3	74
DT Alec Davidson	---	---	29	34	3	66
CB Mickey Banks	---	---	25	31	9	65
G Lawrence Barrett	19	34	---	---	6	59
RB Pete Emerson	14	22	---	---	21	57
OLB Bart Gonzalez	---	---	25	29	2	56
CB Raul Genova	---	---	22	24	9	55
T Raymond Curtis	19	34	---	---	1	54
QB Kendrick Cleeland	19	34	---	---	---	53
C Jackie Wheeler	19	34	---	---	---	53
G Dusty Emmons	19	34	---	---	---	53
T Clyde Newton	19	34	---	---	---	53
OLB Ricky Monroe	---	---	12	16	23	51
DT Fred Varitek	---	---	21	24	3	48
DE Nolan Perez	---	---	19	26	2	47
DT Gino Stevenson	---	---	23	22	2	47
WR Miles Whitfield	16	29	---	---	---	45
TE Timothy Stephenson	15	30	---	---	---	45
WR Winston Cox	15	27	---	---	---	42
CB Landon Arredondo	---	---	14	12	16	42
DT Johnathan Callens	---	---	8	15	18	41
DT Daquan Tautuaa	---	---	17	20	2	39
WR Alex Etheridge	13	23	---	---	---	36
DE Dale Dwight	---	---	12	14	10	36
TE Stan McGregor	5	12	---	---	16	33
WR Clarence Parr	2	4	---	---	21	27
CB Stephen Moeller	---	---	3	5	16	24
TE Norbert Wallace	1	0	---	---	21	22
OLB Kenyon Farley	---	---	10	7	2	19
FB Chuck Anthony	7	9	---	---	---	16
WR Derrick Markovich	0	0	---	---	15	15
RB Mack Lindsay	4	8	---	---	---	12
ILB Shawn Howard	---	---	0	0	11	11
WR Gustavo Dagen	0	1	---	---	10	11
RB Earnest Newman	3	5	---	---	---	8
G Jordan Maxwell	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Kenyon Cochrane	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Brandon Ellison	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Donny Dawkins	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Kirk Preston	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Griffin Kelley	---	---	2	1	2	5
S Mark Norris	---	---	0	2	---	2
QB Eduardo Boswell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Dale Bennett	34	40	---	---	10	84
T Stan Johnson	34	40	---	---	---	74
G Ike Maloney	34	40	---	---	---	74
C Bryson Fannon	34	40	---	---	---	74
C Darien Borders	34	40	---	---	---	74
QB Rico Sharp	34	40	---	---	---	74
S Craig Hopper	---	---	19	34	16	69
WR Melvin Austin	32	34	---	---	1	67
WR Dominic Richard	29	34	---	---	---	63
WR Robert Franz	24	31	---	---	1	56
DT Glenn Stephens	---	---	16	34	5	55
DT Desmond Newton	---	---	18	30	6	54
ILB Peter Plyler	---	---	19	34	1	54
TE Wade Cuviello	17	35	---	---	---	52
CB Tony Ramsey	---	---	17	33	1	51
OLB Edward Ross	---	---	19	30	1	50
S Bobby Flanigan	---	---	16	30	4	50
RB Drake Nastiuk	20	14	---	---	15	49
CB Kurt Bowser	---	---	16	32	1	49
DE Branden Hayes	---	---	17	30	1	48
RB Reuben Thompson	12	24	---	---	6	42
DE Dashawn Holmes	---	---	13	26	---	39
FB Steven McDaniel	10	3	---	---	25	38
S C.J. Girling	---	---	11	22	---	33
TE Jerry Blackwell	12	12	---	---	9	33
OLB Wes Stokley	---	---	8	12	10	30
TE Luther Newsome	0	2	---	---	25	27
TE Jacob Schrader	0	1	---	---	25	26
OLB Mario Giles	---	---	0	0	20	20
ILB Roderick Downs	---	---	7	12	---	19
WR Casey Athanas	5	5	---	---	9	19
WR Tre Villasenor	9	5	---	---	5	19
OLB Adam Bernard	---	---	0	0	15	15
K J.R. Hardy	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Jackie Perkins	0	0	---	---	10	10
S Ashton Hudson	---	---	4	5	1	10
G Gus Pifott	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Derek Cerda	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Clay McCaslin	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Van Bernard	0	0	---	---	10	10
DE Horace Bakker	---	---	1	4	5	10
CB Ethan McCarthy	---	---	4	5	1	10
DT Nickolas Frenzel	---	---	4	1	1	6
WR Jerome Lindsay	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Aidan Hutchings	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Craig Andrews	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	3	3.0
Middle	8	42	5.3
Right	10	21	2.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	76	4.5
Middle	7	43	6.1
Right	8	28	3.5
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kendrick Cleeland	33	23	4	0	2	4	2	2	2

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Sharp	39	21	5	1	4	10	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	48	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	90	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	152	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	16	16.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	49	8.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	168	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	3	38	3.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	12	4.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alex Etheridge	9	7	1	88	1	23
WR Winston Cox	6	5	0	61	1	27
RB Pete Emerson	5	3	1	38	1	22
TE Timothy Stephenson	5	2	0	30	0	30
WR Miles Whitfield	3	3	0	52	1	29
RB Mack Lindsay	2	0	0	0	0	8
TE Stan McGregor	2	2	0	33	0	12
WR Gustavo Dagen	1	1	0	4	0	1

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Melvin Austin	13	9	1	146	3	34
WR Robert Franz	9	3	1	49	1	31
TE Wade Cuviello	6	4	0	44	1	35
WR Dominic Richard	5	2	2	11	0	34
WR Tre Villasenor	3	0	0	0	0	5
TE Jerry Blackwell	2	2	0	5	0	12
RB Reuben Thompson	1	1	0	12	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Pete Emerson	2	2	1.00	3.58

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Drake Nastiuk	3	17	5.67	4.29
RB Reuben Thompson	2	7	3.50	4.80
WR Robert Franz	1	-1	-1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kendrick Cleeland	2	1	15	7.50	9.27

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Sharp	4	2	26	6.50	6.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alex Etheridge	1	1	15	15.00	9.78
TE Timothy Stephenson	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Melvin Austin	2	1	20	10.00	11.23
TE Wade Cuviello	1	1	6	6.00	7.33
WR Tre Villasenor	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
RB Pete Emerson	4	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Reuben Thompson	2	1
WR Robert Franz	1	0
QB Rico Sharp	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kendrick Cleeland	4	3	2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Sharp	10	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alex Etheridge	2	2	1
WR Winston Cox	1	1	1
RB Pete Emerson	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Robert Franz	3	1	1
WR Melvin Austin	2	1	1
TE Wade Cuviello	2	2	0
WR Dominic Richard	2	0	0
WR Tre Villasenor	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,700 (23,700)
End Zone 17,000 (17,000)
Mezzanine 9,800 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Club Seats 9,600 (9,600)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,700 (23,700)
End Zone	17,000 (17,000)
Mezzanine	9,800 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Club Seats	9,600 (9,600)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)