Week 8, 2036

played in Chicago, IL

61 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	10	7	3	0	-	20
Chicago Bears	3	3	7	7	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:22 CHI - Donald Bradford 23 field goal
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Melvin Austin 18 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 10:02 CHI - Donald Bradford 51 field goal
2Q: 03:42 MIN - J.R. Hardy 45 field goal
3Q: 05:35 MIN - Joel Kaitola 4 run (J.R. Hardy extra point)
3Q: 01:22 CHI - Alex Etheridge 4 pass from Caiden Heaton (Donald Bradford extra point)
4Q: 13:55 CHI - Mack Lindsay 26 pass from Caiden Heaton (Donald Bradford extra point)
4Q: 01:40 MIN - J.R. Hardy 34 field goal
OT: 00:46 CHI - Donald Bradford 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:22 CHI - Donald Bradford 23 field goal
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Melvin Austin 18 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 10:02 CHI - Donald Bradford 51 field goal
2Q: 03:42 MIN - J.R. Hardy 45 field goal
3Q: 05:35 MIN - Joel Kaitola 4 run (J.R. Hardy extra point)
3Q: 01:22 CHI - Alex Etheridge 4 pass from Caiden Heaton (Donald Bradford extra point)
4Q: 13:55 CHI - Mack Lindsay 26 pass from Caiden Heaton (Donald Bradford extra point)
4Q: 01:40 MIN - J.R. Hardy 34 field goal
OT: 00:46 CHI - Donald Bradford 36 field goal

Team Statistics MIN CHI
Record 3-4 5-2
First Downs 22 21
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 15 14
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 405 387
- Offensive Plays 75 73
- Yards per Play 5.40 5.30
Net Rushing Yards 95 115
- Rushing Attempts 23 29
- Yards per Rush 4.13 3.97
Net Passing Yards 310 272
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 51 - 35 - 0 41 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 317 289
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 5.96 6.18
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 10/66 6/54
Punt Returns/Yards 4/54 4/46
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 2/49
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 21
Time of Possession 34:58 34:21

Team Statistics	MIN	CHI
Record	3-4	5-2
First Downs	22	21
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	15	14
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	405	387
- Offensive Plays	75	73
- Yards per Play	5.40	5.30
Net Rushing Yards	95	115
- Rushing Attempts	23	29
- Yards per Rush	4.13	3.97
Net Passing Yards	310	272
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	51 - 35 - 0	41 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	317	289
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	5.96	6.18
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	10/66	6/54
Punt Returns/Yards	4/54	4/46
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	2/49
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 21
Time of Possession	34:58	34:21

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:42	OWN 5	8	24	Punt
1	6:17	6:23	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
2	9:54	2:55	OWN 25	6	18	Punt
2	5:35	1:58	OPP 35	3	7	Field Goal
2	1:50	1:30	OWN 30	6	22	Punt
3	13:07	1:15	OWN 39	3	0	Punt
3	10:09	4:40	OWN 32	9	68	Touchdown
3	1:12	0:46	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
4	13:41	5:00	OWN 20	7	32	Punt
4	4:10	2:35	OWN 20	7	63	Field Goal
4	0:19	0:19	OWN 37	2	37	Half
OT1	7:42	0:46	OWN 19	3	7	Punt
OT1	3:55	2:03	OWN 5	5	18	Punt

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:18	4:01	OWN 15	10	79	Field Goal
2	14:54	5:00	OWN 25	9	41	Field Goal
2	6:59	1:24	OWN 19	3	-13	Punt
2	3:37	1:47	OWN 40	3	3	Punt
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 1	1	0	Half
3	15:00	1:53	OWN 25	6	2	Punt
3	11:52	1:43	OWN 36	6	32	Fumble
3	5:29	4:17	OWN 19	7	81	Touchdown
3	0:26	1:45	OWN 36	4	64	Touchdown
4	8:41	4:31	OWN 2	8	27	Punt
4	1:35	1:16	OWN 17	3	-1	Punt
OT1	10:00	2:18	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
OT1	6:56	3:01	OWN 32	7	23	Punt
OT1	1:52	1:11	OPP 42	4	23	Field Goal

Game MVP: Caiden Heaton, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Joel Kaitola	17	59	3.47	14	1	1
QB Rico Sharp	5	29	5.80	10	1	0
WR Tre Villasenor	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Mack Lindsay	15	46	3.07	25	1
RB Pete Emerson	11	52	4.73	15	2
QB Caiden Heaton	2	17	8.50	10	1
RB Earnest Newman	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Sharp	51	35	317	1/7	1	35	0	91.7

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Caiden Heaton	41	24	289	3/17	2	28	0	96.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Robert Franz	11	13	109	9.91	50	22	0
TE Jerry Blackwell	7	13	103	14.71	58	35	0
RB Joel Kaitola	6	8	36	6.00	3	15	0
WR Tre Villasenor	4	5	21	5.25	5	9	0
WR Melvin Austin	3	8	32	10.67	2	18	1
TE Wade Cuviello	3	3	11	3.67	2	8	0
WR Jerome Lindsay	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Winston Cox	7	7	54	7.71	40	28	0
WR Alex Etheridge	6	12	89	14.83	49	27	1
TE Timothy Stephenson	3	4	28	9.33	5	15	0
WR Miles Whitfield	2	2	20	10.00	3	21	0
RB Pete Emerson	2	3	36	18.00	36	20	0
WR Derrick Markovich	2	6	24	12.00	9	18	0
TE Earnest Garvey	1	1	12	12.00	7	12	0
RB Mack Lindsay	1	4	26	26.00	28	26	1
FB Chuck Anthony	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Stan McGregor	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Edward Ross	0	1	0	0
CB Zachary Houston	0	0	1	0

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Winston Cox	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Van Bernard	8	348	43.5	37.8	52	3

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harrison Hernandez	7	326	46.6	38.9	56	3

Kicking Statistics

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

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Bradford	3/3	1/1	1/1	51	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Lindsay	4	54	13.5	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derrick Markovich	4	46	11.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Flanigan	1	20	20.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mickey Banks	2	49	24.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Edward Ross	8	2	0.0	29	42
S Clyde Morley	7	1	0.0	29	42
ILB Peter Plyler	6	4	0.0	29	44
DT Broderick Dawson	5	2	1.0	21	35
S Bobby Flanigan	5	0	0.0	21	36
S Craig Hopper	4	0	0.0	15	30
OLB Elijah Mage	3	2	0.0	13	23
DT Glenn Stephens	3	1	0.0	23	37
CB Tony Ramsey	3	0	0.0	18	21
DE Reuben Oates	2	1	0.0	15	28
DT Desmond Newton	2	0	0.0	14	13
DE Branden Hayes	1	0	1.0	28	42
OLB Wes Stokley	1	0	1.0	6	5
ILB Roderick Downs	1	0	0.0	0	1
CB Kurt Bowser	1	0	0.0	15	18
CB Zachary Houston	0	2	0.0	28	42

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bart Gonzalez	9	5	1.0	23	52
S Collin Groza	7	4	0.0	23	52
S Roy Mueller	7	2	0.0	23	52
OLB Van Bernard	6	0	0.0	18	45
CB Raul Genova	5	1	0.0	13	40
CB Mickey Banks	5	1	0.0	16	26
CB Winfred Spencer	4	1	0.0	11	29
OLB Ricky Monroe	3	1	0.0	8	27
CB Carson Wilkins	3	1	0.0	18	44
DT Daquan Tautuaa	2	4	0.0	18	38
DT Alec Davidson	2	0	0.0	20	40
DT Fred Varitek	2	0	0.0	9	23
DE Nolan Perez	1	1	0.0	15	30
OLB J.T. Salmons	1	0	0.0	4	2
DT Gino Stevenson	0	2	0.0	19	43
DE Justin Lane	0	1	0.0	5	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Broderick Dawson	1.0	1	2	0	35
DE Branden Hayes	1.0	0	4	1	42
OLB Wes Stokley	1.0	0	0	0	5
DE Reuben Oates	0.0	1	0	0	28
OLB Edward Ross	0.0	0	1	0	42
DE Harris Shepard	0.0	0	1	0	3

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bart Gonzalez	1.0	0	0	0	52
DE Gene Bernard	0.0	1	0	0	20
DE Nolan Perez	0.0	0	2	0	30
DT Alec Davidson	0.0	0	1	0	40
DT Fred Varitek	0.0	0	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Clyde Morley	7	2	42
OLB Edward Ross	3	1	42
S Bobby Flanigan	3	1	36
S Craig Hopper	2	0	30
CB Tony Ramsey	2	0	21
CB Kurt Bowser	1	1	18
ILB Peter Plyler	1	1	44
ILB Roderick Downs	1	0	1
OLB Elijah Mage	1	0	23
DT Broderick Dawson	1	0	35
CB Zachary Houston	1	0	42
DE Reuben Oates	1	0	28

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Collin Groza	7	0	52
OLB Bart Gonzalez	5	1	52
S Roy Mueller	5	0	52
CB Raul Genova	5	0	40
OLB Van Bernard	4	1	45
CB Carson Wilkins	3	1	44
CB Winfred Spencer	3	0	29
CB Mickey Banks	1	1	26
OLB J.T. Salmons	1	0	2
OLB Ricky Monroe	1	0	27
DE Gene Bernard	0	1	20

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Bryson Fannon	2	4	7	0	18
C Darien Borders	2	4	23	0	52
T Dale Bennett	2	3	23	0	52
G Dan Rossum	1	4	23	0	52
C Craig Andrews	0	3	16	0	34
T Clay McCaslin	0	1	23	1	52
FB Steven McDaniel	0	1	4	0	12

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Randy Quartucci	3	6	29	1	44
T Clyde Newton	3	5	29	2	44
T Raymond Curtis	2	5	29	0	44
TE Timothy Stephenson	1	3	23	0	39
G Lawrence Barrett	0	5	29	0	44
G Dusty Emmons	0	2	29	0	44
TE Stan McGregor	0	1	17	0	26

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Steven McDaniel	3	28
Jacob Schrader	1	28
Mercury Morrissey	1	28
Clyde Morley	1	21

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Derrick Markovich	1	29
Johnathan Callens	1	20
Earnest Newman	1	18
Winston Cox	1	10
Dusty Emmons	1	10

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Clyde Morley	---	---	29	42	21	92
G Dan Rossum	23	52	---	---	10	85
C Darien Borders	23	52	---	---	10	85
RB Joel Kaitola	22	50	---	---	6	78
CB Zachary Houston	---	---	28	42	8	78
ILB Peter Plyler	---	---	29	44	3	76
T Dale Bennett	23	52	---	---	---	75
QB Rico Sharp	23	52	---	---	---	75
T Clay McCaslin	23	52	---	---	---	75
OLB Edward Ross	---	---	29	42	3	74
DE Branden Hayes	---	---	28	42	3	73
WR Robert Franz	19	51	---	---	---	70
DT Glenn Stephens	---	---	23	37	10	70
TE Jerry Blackwell	18	51	---	---	---	69
WR Melvin Austin	20	43	---	---	---	63
S Bobby Flanigan	---	---	21	36	6	63
DT Broderick Dawson	---	---	21	35	1	57
DE Reuben Oates	---	---	15	28	9	52
C Craig Andrews	16	34	---	---	---	50
S Craig Hopper	---	---	15	30	1	46
FB Steven McDaniel	4	12	---	---	28	44
CB Tony Ramsey	---	---	18	21	2	41
OLB Elijah Mage	---	---	13	23	1	37
WR Tre Villasenor	12	25	---	---	---	37
DT Desmond Newton	---	---	14	13	9	36
CB Kurt Bowser	---	---	15	18	2	35
TE Wade Cuviello	7	17	---	---	11	35
TE Mercury Morrissey	5	1	---	---	28	34
OLB Wes Stokley	---	---	6	5	20	31
TE Jacob Schrader	0	0	---	---	28	28
OLB Adam Bernard	---	---	0	0	26	26
C Bryson Fannon	7	18	---	---	---	25
WR Jerome Lindsay	5	7	---	---	13	25
DT Kendall Patter	---	---	9	13	---	22
RB Omar Cassidy	0	0	---	---	21	21
S Ashton Hudson	---	---	6	6	2	14
DE Harris Shepard	---	---	0	3	11	14
C Jackie Perkins	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Gus Pifott	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Van Bernard	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Bryant McDonald	0	0	---	---	10	10
K J.R. Hardy	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Dominic Richard	3	3	---	---	---	6
CB Ethan McCarthy	---	---	0	3	---	3
ILB Roderick Downs	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB C.J. Joseph	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Lawrence Barrett	29	44	---	---	10	83
G Dusty Emmons	29	44	---	---	10	83
S Roy Mueller	---	---	23	52	2	77
OLB Bart Gonzalez	---	---	23	52	2	77
S Collin Groza	---	---	23	52	2	77
QB Caiden Heaton	29	44	---	---	---	73
T Raymond Curtis	29	44	---	---	---	73
T Clyde Newton	29	44	---	---	---	73
G Randy Quartucci	29	44	---	---	---	73
CB Carson Wilkins	---	---	18	44	2	64
DT Gino Stevenson	---	---	19	43	1	63
OLB Ricky Monroe	---	---	8	27	28	63
OLB Van Bernard	---	---	18	45	---	63
WR Miles Whitfield	25	37	---	---	---	62
TE Timothy Stephenson	23	39	---	---	---	62
DT Alec Davidson	---	---	20	40	---	60
WR Alex Etheridge	21	36	---	---	2	59
DT Daquan Tautuaa	---	---	18	38	---	56
CB Raul Genova	---	---	13	40	2	55
DE Nolan Perez	---	---	15	30	9	54
CB Mickey Banks	---	---	16	26	6	48
WR Winston Cox	16	20	---	---	10	46
RB Mack Lindsay	17	28	---	---	---	45
WR Derrick Markovich	7	9	---	---	29	45
TE Stan McGregor	17	26	---	---	---	43
CB Winfred Spencer	---	---	11	29	2	42
TE Earnest Garvey	4	6	---	---	29	39
DT Fred Varitek	---	---	9	23	2	34
DE Gene Bernard	---	---	6	20	2	28
RB Pete Emerson	12	16	---	---	---	28
OLB Kenyon Farley	---	---	4	2	19	25
OLB J.T. Salmons	---	---	4	2	19	25
FB Chuck Anthony	2	1	---	---	22	25
WR Deron Barton	0	1	---	---	21	22
DE Justin Lane	---	---	5	7	10	22
DT Johnathan Callens	---	---	0	0	20	20
RB Earnest Newman	1	1	---	---	18	20
ILB Shawn Howard	---	---	0	0	14	14
T Kenyon Cochrane	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Brandon Ellison	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Harrison Sandilands	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Donald Bradford	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Harrison Hernandez	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB Kendrick Cleeland	0	0	---	---	3	3
C Joel Shields	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Norm Welker	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	14	2.8
Middle	11	61	5.5
Right	7	20	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	47	9.4
Middle	13	56	4.3
Right	11	12	1.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Sharp	51	35	4	4	3	5	3	1	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Caiden Heaton	41	24	6	1	0	6	8	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	7	26	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	18	185	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	10	106	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	77	8.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	147	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	65	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robert Franz	13	11	0	109	2	51
TE Jerry Blackwell	13	7	2	103	2	51
WR Melvin Austin	8	3	0	32	0	43
RB Joel Kaitola	8	6	1	36	0	50
WR Tre Villasenor	5	4	0	21	0	25
TE Wade Cuviello	3	3	0	11	0	17
WR Jerome Lindsay	1	1	0	5	0	7

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alex Etheridge	12	6	89	2	36
WR Winston Cox	7	7	54	1	20
WR Derrick Markovich	6	2	24	0	9
RB Mack Lindsay	4	1	26	1	28
TE Timothy Stephenson	4	3	28	0	39
RB Pete Emerson	3	2	36	1	16
WR Miles Whitfield	2	2	20	1	37
TE Earnest Garvey	1	1	12	0	6
FB Chuck Anthony	1	0	0	0	1
TE Stan McGregor	1	0	0	0	26

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Joel Kaitola	2	5	2.50	3.47

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Mack Lindsay	1	1	1.00	3.07
RB Pete Emerson	1	2	2.00	4.73

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Sharp	6	3	32	5.33	6.22

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Caiden Heaton	2	1	4	2.00	7.05

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Melvin Austin	2	1	18	9.00	4.00
RB Joel Kaitola	2	2	14	7.00	4.50
TE Jerry Blackwell	2	0	0	0.00	7.92

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alex Etheridge	2	1	4	2.00	7.42

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Rico Sharp	2	1

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
RB Mack Lindsay	6	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Sharp	15	10	6

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Caiden Heaton	8	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Joel Kaitola	5	4	3
WR Melvin Austin	3	1	1
TE Jerry Blackwell	3	1	0
WR Robert Franz	2	2	2
WR Tre Villasenor	1	1	0
WR Jerome Lindsay	1	1	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alex Etheridge	5	3	2
WR Winston Cox	2	2	1
TE Timothy Stephenson	1	0	0

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)