Week 8, 2053

played in Chicago, IL

64 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	0	10	3	-	16
Chicago Bears	3	14	0	16	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:42 MIN - Terrell Guersch 37 field goal
1Q: 02:56 CHI - Ralph Joy 42 field goal
2Q: 02:32 CHI - Clyde Blair 31 pass from Darrin Carr (Ralph Joy extra point)
2Q: 00:04 CHI - Clyde Blair 53 pass from Darrin Carr (Ralph Joy extra point)
3Q: 08:17 MIN - Terrell Csonka 80 pass from Brock Dixon (Terrell Guersch extra point)
3Q: 00:25 MIN - Terrell Guersch 36 field goal
4Q: 13:14 CHI - Giovanni Borders 30 pass from Darrin Carr (Ralph Joy extra point)
4Q: 07:30 MIN - Terrell Guersch 44 field goal
4Q: 07:24 CHI - Jordan Carter 87 kickoff return (Ralph Joy extra point)
4Q: 02:31 CHI - Safety, holding called in the end zone

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:42 MIN - Terrell Guersch 37 field goal
1Q: 02:56 CHI - Ralph Joy 42 field goal
2Q: 02:32 CHI - Clyde Blair 31 pass from Darrin Carr (Ralph Joy extra point)
2Q: 00:04 CHI - Clyde Blair 53 pass from Darrin Carr (Ralph Joy extra point)
3Q: 08:17 MIN - Terrell Csonka 80 pass from Brock Dixon (Terrell Guersch extra point)
3Q: 00:25 MIN - Terrell Guersch 36 field goal
4Q: 13:14 CHI - Giovanni Borders 30 pass from Darrin Carr (Ralph Joy extra point)
4Q: 07:30 MIN - Terrell Guersch 44 field goal
4Q: 07:24 CHI - Jordan Carter 87 kickoff return (Ralph Joy extra point)
4Q: 02:31 CHI - Safety, holding called in the end zone

Team Statistics MIN CHI
Record 3-5 5-2
First Downs 17 17
- by Rushing 4 10
- by Passing 11 5
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 388 405
- Offensive Plays 59 55
- Yards per Play 6.58 7.36
Net Rushing Yards 76 253
- Rushing Attempts 22 39
- Yards per Rush 3.45 6.49
Net Passing Yards 312 152
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 19 - 0 15 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 328 162
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 1/10
- Yards per Pass Play 8.43 9.50
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 4.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/55 6/64
Punt Returns/Yards 2/22 3/25
Kick Returns/Yards 3/51 5/182
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 16 OWN 31
Time of Possession 29:55 30:05

Team Statistics	MIN	CHI
Record	3-5	5-2
First Downs	17	17
- by Rushing	4	10
- by Passing	11	5
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	388	405
- Offensive Plays	59	55
- Yards per Play	6.58	7.36
Net Rushing Yards	76	253
- Rushing Attempts	22	39
- Yards per Rush	3.45	6.49
Net Passing Yards	312	152
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 19 - 0	15 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	328	162
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	1/10
- Yards per Pass Play	8.43	9.50
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	4.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/55	6/64
Punt Returns/Yards	2/22	3/25
Kick Returns/Yards	3/51	5/182
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 16	OWN 31
Time of Possession	29:55	30:05

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:42	3:07	OWN 16	8	64	Field Goal
1	7:05	1:37	OWN 5	4	31	Punt
1	2:49	1:24	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
2	14:51	4:08	OWN 5	7	46	Punt
2	7:41	2:50	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
2	2:22	1:03	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	15:00	4:43	OWN 17	9	54	Fumble
3	8:17	0:16	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
3	3:51	3:33	OWN 20	6	61	Field Goal
4	12:59	5:35	OWN 25	11	48	Field Goal
4	7:07	1:11	OWN 18	3	-2	Punt
4	2:31	0:09	OWN 5	1	-10	Safety

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:18	OWN 38	3	5	Punt
1	9:35	2:30	OWN 25	6	28	Punt
1	5:28	2:39	OWN 29	5	46	Field Goal
1	1:25	1:34	OWN 41	3	4	Punt
2	10:43	3:02	OWN 4	4	28	Punt
2	4:51	2:29	OWN 32	5	68	Touchdown
2	1:19	1:19	OWN 23	5	77	Touchdown
3	10:17	2:00	OWN 34	4	12	Punt
3	8:01	4:10	OWN 40	6	17	Punt
3	0:18	2:19	OWN 27	4	73	Touchdown
4	5:56	3:25	OWN 41	5	19	Punt
4	2:22	2:22	OWN 45	6	28	Game

Game MVP: Darrin Carr, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
FB Logan Terrell	9	27	3.00	16	1
RB Taylor Turner	7	13	1.86	7	0
RB Bryan Kroinek	3	15	5.00	6	0
QB Brock Dixon	2	18	9.00	14	1
WR Terrell Csonka	1	3	3.00	3	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Otis Bailey	15	109	7.27	20	5
RB Troy Carman	14	102	7.29	38	4
FB Tyrell Law	5	2	0.40	4	0
QB Darrin Carr	3	29	9.67	20	2
RB Sawyer Kawakami	2	11	5.50	6	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brock Dixon	35	19	328	2/16	1	80	0	95.9

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Darrin Carr	15	11	162	1/10	3	53	0	147.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terrell Csonka	6	12	192	32.00	132	80	1
WR Louis McCarthy	2	5	42	21.00	12	22	0
WR Moe Kirchner	2	4	28	14.00	28	27	0
TE Cody Bryant	2	2	12	6.00	0	9	0
TE Nathan Washington	2	5	16	8.00	0	10	0
WR Ashton Esiason	2	2	17	8.50	2	12	0
RB Taylor Turner	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Marty Hopkins	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Glen Hood	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Giovanni Borders	5	6	68	13.60	40	30	1
RB Clyde Blair	3	3	87	29.00	34	53	2
FB Tyrell Law	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Troy Carman	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Don Nahstoll	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Dwight Kantowski	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Brock Dixon	1	0	0
FB Logan Terrell	1	0	0
T Elliot Rayburn	0	1	0
G Reuben Fitzgerald	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB Bradley Farley	1	0	0
DT Charles Johnstone	0	1	0
TE Marquis Sachs	0	1	0
DE Ben Monroe	0	0	1
S Joseph Shillingford	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gregory Gross	6	257	42.8	38.7	59	2

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vincent Stanton	7	335	47.9	39.0	59	5

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Terrell Guersch	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ralph Joy	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Moe Kirchner	2	22	11.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bradley Farley	3	25	8.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Moe Kirchner	3	51	17.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jordan Carter	5	182	36.4	1

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gregory Hill	10	3	0.0	39	16
ILB Phil Mathis	6	2	0.0	27	13
DE Ramon Shepard	5	4	0.0	36	13
S Corwin Clancy	5	1	0.0	36	16
OLB Tanner Moss	4	3	0.0	31	9
OLB Pedro Ferguson	3	1	0.0	20	7
S Tyler Diaz	3	0	0.0	36	16
DT Levi Farrell	2	1	1.0	18	8
CB Peter Ginwright	2	0	0.0	29	13
ILB Lee Surratt	2	0	0.0	10	3
DT Carl Cervantes	1	2	0.0	11	6
DT Eli Preimsberg	1	1	0.0	20	8
DE Leroy Huffman	1	1	0.0	39	16
CB Elijah Wynn	1	0	0.0	34	9
CB Buddy Shula	1	0	0.0	3	3
G James Harrison	1	0	---	---	---
DT Gilbert Crook	0	1	0.0	31	12

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Joseph Shillingford	6	0	0.0	12	27
OLB Ross Murphy	5	1	0.0	21	37
OLB Shawn McIntyre	5	0	0.0	13	18
CB Desmond Turnbull	4	2	0.0	21	37
S Sammie Summers	4	1	0.0	21	35
ILB Abel Brennan	4	1	0.0	12	9
DE Ben Monroe	3	0	2.0	12	30
CB Bradley Farley	3	0	0.0	21	27
ILB Parker Ekuban	2	0	0.0	9	17
S David Swift	2	0	0.0	10	27
CB Rickey Downs	1	0	0.0	2	12
DE Braden Rossi	1	0	0.0	12	19
DE Lonnie Peters	1	0	0.0	18	23
DT Corbin Shapiro	1	0	0.0	13	16
DT Charles Johnstone	0	1	0.0	21	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Levi Farrell	1.0	0	0	0	8
DE Leroy Huffman	0.0	0	1	1	16

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ben Monroe	2.0	1	3	3	30
DE Lonnie Peters	0.0	1	0	0	23
DT Corbin Shapiro	0.0	0	2	1	16
DE Braden Rossi	0.0	0	1	2	19
OLB Shawn McIntyre	0.0	0	1	1	18
DE Kelly Forbes	0.0	0	1	1	32
DE Zachery Bordano	0.0	0	1	0	2

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	PPlay
S Corwin Clancy	4	16
CB Peter Ginwright	3	13
S Gregory Hill	2	16
ILB Phil Mathis	1	13
S Tyler Diaz	1	16

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Sammie Summers	3	0	35
OLB Shawn McIntyre	2	0	18
CB Bradley Farley	2	0	27
ILB Parker Ekuban	2	0	17
CB Desmond Turnbull	2	0	37
OLB Ross Murphy	2	0	37
S David Swift	1	1	27
ILB Abel Brennan	1	0	9
CB Rickey Downs	1	0	12
S Joseph Shillingford	1	0	27
DE Lonnie Peters	1	0	23
DT Corbin Shapiro	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G James Harrison	2	7	22	0	37
G Reuben Fitzgerald	2	2	22	1	37
T Elliot Rayburn	1	6	22	1	37
C Shaquille Thornton	1	2	22	0	37
G Broderick Chukwuma	0	3	22	0	37

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Don Davenport	6	10	39	0	16
T Dwayne Torricelli	5	5	39	0	16
T William Harding	3	10	39	0	16
G Jose Davidson	1	3	39	0	16
C Alvin Gunn	0	6	39	1	16
TE Don Nahstoll	0	2	33	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Reuben Fitzgerald	2	9
Glen Hood	1	27
Phil Mathis	1	25
Gilbert Crook	1	25
Moe Kirchner	1	18
Terrell Csonka	1	17

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Shawn McIntyre	1	27
Troy Carman	1	18
Clyde Blair	1	18
Desmond Brilz	1	17
Dennis Engelke	1	8

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Terrell Csonka	22	35	---	---	17	74
G Broderick Chukwuma	22	37	---	---	9	68
G Reuben Fitzgerald	22	37	---	---	9	68
DT Gilbert Crook	---	---	31	12	25	68
WR Louis McCarthy	17	27	---	---	21	65
ILB Phil Mathis	---	---	27	13	25	65
TE Nathan Washington	14	31	---	---	20	65
S Gregory Hill	---	---	39	16	8	63
QB Brock Dixon	22	37	---	---	---	59
T Elliot Rayburn	22	37	---	---	---	59
C Shaquille Thornton	22	37	---	---	---	59
G James Harrison	22	37	---	---	---	59
DE Leroy Huffman	---	---	39	16	1	56
CB Peter Ginwright	---	---	29	13	14	56
DE Ramon Shepard	---	---	36	13	7	56
WR Moe Kirchner	13	25	---	---	18	56
TE Glen Hood	13	13	---	---	27	53
S Tyler Diaz	---	---	36	16	1	53
S Corwin Clancy	---	---	36	16	1	53
RB Taylor Turner	11	11	---	---	27	49
CB Elijah Wynn	---	---	34	9	1	44
OLB Tanner Moss	---	---	31	9	---	40
FB Logan Terrell	14	20	---	---	---	34
DT Eli Preimsberg	---	---	20	8	1	29
OLB Pedro Ferguson	---	---	20	7	1	28
S Liam Shea	---	---	5	4	18	27
DT Levi Farrell	---	---	18	8	1	27
CB Buddy Shula	---	---	3	3	17	23
DT Carl Cervantes	---	---	11	6	---	17
RB Bryan Kroinek	4	12	---	---	---	16
ILB Lee Surratt	---	---	10	3	---	13
C Zane Robertson	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Owen Bachofen	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Terrell Guersch	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Gregory Gross	0	0	---	---	9	9
CB Mason Hulten	---	---	4	4	---	8
TE Cody Bryant	1	5	---	---	---	6
WR Ashton Esiason	1	3	---	---	---	4
G Bob Hawthorne	0	0	---	---	3	3
RB Marty Hopkins	0	2	---	---	---	2
WR Ed Wolf	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Glen Buckner	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Dominic Collins	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Brant Dawkins	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Steven Phillips	0	0	---	---	---	0
K Caleb Marquis	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Don Davenport	39	16	---	---	8	63
G Jose Davidson	39	16	---	---	8	63
CB Desmond Turnbull	---	---	21	37	3	61
OLB Ross Murphy	---	---	21	37	3	61
S Sammie Summers	---	---	21	35	3	59
S Joseph Shillingford	---	---	12	27	20	59
OLB Shawn McIntyre	---	---	13	18	27	58
C Alvin Gunn	39	16	---	---	---	55
T William Harding	39	16	---	---	---	55
QB Darrin Carr	39	16	---	---	---	55
T Dwayne Torricelli	39	16	---	---	---	55
CB Bradley Farley	---	---	21	27	6	54
WR Ellis Lavallee	38	15	---	---	---	53
DE Lonnie Peters	---	---	18	23	12	53
DT Charles Johnstone	---	---	21	26	1	48
WR Dwight Kantowski	32	15	---	---	---	47
RB Otis Bailey	21	7	---	---	19	47
WR Giovanni Borders	32	13	---	---	---	45
DE Ben Monroe	---	---	12	30	3	45
TE Don Nahstoll	33	12	---	---	---	45
DE Kelly Forbes	---	---	10	32	2	44
RB Troy Carman	16	5	---	---	18	39
S David Swift	---	---	10	27	2	39
DT Corbin Shapiro	---	---	13	16	9	38
FB Tyrell Law	8	3	---	---	25	36
DE Braden Rossi	---	---	12	19	3	34
TE Marquis Sachs	6	2	---	---	25	33
RB Clyde Blair	6	4	---	---	18	28
ILB Parker Ekuban	---	---	9	17	1	27
CB Jordan Carter	---	---	11	10	6	27
ILB Abel Brennan	---	---	12	9	---	21
CB Desmond Brilz	---	---	1	3	17	21
CB Rickey Downs	---	---	2	12	3	17
CB Damien Harris	---	---	0	0	12	12
DE Zachery Bordano	---	---	2	2	6	10
C Dennis Engelke	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Russell Sonneman	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Chad Brooks	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Vincent Stanton	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Sawyer Kawakami	2	3	---	---	1	6
TE Earl Bell	1	1	---	---	4	6
K Ralph Joy	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Reginald Conkel	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Collin Taylor	0	0	---	---	1	1
DE Dalton Humphreys	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Juan Tedone	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	25	6.3
Middle	9	33	3.7
Right	9	18	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	8	2.7
Middle	25	188	7.5
Right	10	58	5.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brock Dixon	35	19	6	0	4	1	9	8	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Darrin Carr	15	11	4	0	3	0	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	60	20.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	67	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	144	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	57	14.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	37	9.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	38	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	34	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	53	26.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terrell Csonka	12	6	1	192	3	35
WR Louis McCarthy	5	2	0	42	2	27
TE Nathan Washington	5	2	1	16	0	31
WR Moe Kirchner	4	2	1	28	1	25
RB Taylor Turner	2	1	1	8	0	11
TE Glen Hood	2	1	0	10	0	13
TE Cody Bryant	2	2	0	12	0	5
WR Ashton Esiason	2	2	0	17	0	3
RB Marty Hopkins	1	1	0	3	0	2

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Giovanni Borders	6	5	0	68	2	13
RB Clyde Blair	3	3	0	87	2	4
TE Don Nahstoll	2	1	1	3	0	12
WR Dwight Kantowski	2	0	2	0	0	15
FB Tyrell Law	1	1	0	3	0	3
RB Troy Carman	1	1	0	1	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
FB Logan Terrell	2	3	1.50	3.00

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brock Dixon	2	0	0	0.00	9.37

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terrell Csonka	1	0	0	0.00	16.00
TE Nathan Washington	1	0	0	0.00	3.20

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Brock Dixon	1	0
RB Taylor Turner	1	0
RB Bryan Kroinek	1	1

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
FB Tyrell Law	2	0
RB Troy Carman	2	0
RB Otis Bailey	2	1
RB Sawyer Kawakami	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brock Dixon	8	3	2

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Darrin Carr	3	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terrell Csonka	4	1	1
TE Glen Hood	2	1	1
WR Louis McCarthy	1	0	0
TE Nathan Washington	1	1	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Giovanni Borders	2	1	1
TE Don Nahstoll	1	1	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)