Week 1, 2025

played in Chicago, IL

60 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	0	14	3	0	-	17
Chicago Bears	0	0	3	9	-	12

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:23 MIN - Bernie Hassler 5 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 10:57 MIN - Bernie Hassler 12 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
3Q: 09:45 CHI - Derrick Witt 39 field goal
3Q: 00:44 MIN - Kevin Matthews 20 field goal
4Q: 08:21 CHI - Derrick Witt 21 field goal
4Q: 02:00 CHI - Ross McCormick 19 pass from Shane Huffman (Mitchell Paz run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:23 MIN - Bernie Hassler 5 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 10:57 MIN - Bernie Hassler 12 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
3Q: 09:45 CHI - Derrick Witt 39 field goal
3Q: 00:44 MIN - Kevin Matthews 20 field goal
4Q: 08:21 CHI - Derrick Witt 21 field goal
4Q: 02:00 CHI - Ross McCormick 19 pass from Shane Huffman (Mitchell Paz run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics MIN CHI
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 15 15
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 7 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 264 386
- Offensive Plays 58 69
- Yards per Play 4.55 5.59
Net Rushing Yards 154 151
- Rushing Attempts 37 27
- Yards per Rush 4.16 5.59
Net Passing Yards 110 235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 19 - 12 - 0 40 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 122 252
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 2/17
- Yards per Pass Play 5.24 5.60
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/3
Penalties/Yards 9/56 4/29
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 5/82
Kick Returns/Yards 2/54 3/53
Interception Ret./Yards 1/8 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 32
Time of Possession 30:30 29:30

Team Statistics	MIN	CHI
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	15	15
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	7	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	264	386
- Offensive Plays	58	69
- Yards per Play	4.55	5.59
Net Rushing Yards	154	151
- Rushing Attempts	37	27
- Yards per Rush	4.16	5.59
Net Passing Yards	110	235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	19 - 12 - 0	40 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	122	252
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	2/17
- Yards per Pass Play	5.24	5.60
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/3
Penalties/Yards	9/56	4/29
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	5/82
Kick Returns/Yards	2/54	3/53
Interception Ret./Yards	1/8	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 32
Time of Possession	30:30	29:30

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:37	OWN 8	3	8	Punt
1	7:52	2:27	OWN 34	4	13	Punt
1	3:51	1:39	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
1	0:06	2:50	OWN 39	9	61	Touchdown
2	11:36	0:46	OPP 19	2	19	Touchdown
2	5:07	1:31	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	2:59	2:27	OWN 27	7	36	Punt
3	13:39	0:09	OPP 17	1	3	Fumble
3	9:40	9:04	OWN 20	15	77	Field Goal
4	14:05	1:58	OWN 16	3	8	Punt
4	8:16	2:45	OWN 45	3	5	Punt
4	4:13	1:47	OWN 9	3	-2	Punt
4	1:51	0:43	OWN 31	3	7	Punt

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:23	4:31	50	8	23	Missed FG
1	5:25	1:34	OWN 4	5	22	Punt
1	2:12	2:06	OPP 49	4	17	Missed FG
2	12:16	0:40	OWN 20	2	3	Interception
2	10:50	5:43	OWN 24	10	27	Punt
2	3:36	0:37	OWN 42	2	31	Fumble
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 21	1	9	Half
3	15:00	1:21	OWN 13	2	4	Fumble
3	13:30	3:50	OWN 14	7	64	Field Goal
3	0:36	1:31	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
4	12:07	3:51	OWN 37	10	59	Field Goal
4	5:31	1:18	OPP 44	6	35	Downs
4	2:26	0:35	OPP 42	3	42	Touchdown
4	1:08	1:08	OWN 33	6	28	Game

Game MVP: Frankie Giles, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeremy Kirk	23	108	4.70	18	6
Mitch Fulcher	12	39	3.25	15	1
Frankie Giles	2	7	3.50	4	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kelly Cunningham	19	112	5.89	38	3
Shane Huffman	4	23	5.75	8	0
Mitchell Paz	4	16	4.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	19	12	122	2/12	2	23	0	116.5

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Shane Huffman	40	23	252	2/17	1	43	1	74.2

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bernie Hassler	6	8	78	13.00	7	23	2
WR Dixon Cash	3	3	24	8.00	2	11	0
WR Sherman Styles	2	2	14	7.00	4	10	0
WR Quentin Giles	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Roman Ferrari	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Jeremy Kirk	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE B.J. Dodge	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Edward Rasmussen	8	10	60	7.50	7	18	0
WR Ross McCormick	4	7	46	11.50	5	19	1
WR Matt Hayes	4	6	65	16.25	8	26	0
WR Chuck Mathis	3	8	55	18.33	34	43	0
FB Gilbert Garner	2	4	9	4.50	0	6	0
TE Jim Stargell	1	1	8	8.00	2	8	0
RB Mitchell Paz	1	2	9	9.00	7	9	0
RB Kelly Cunningham	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Emmitt Caldwell	1	8	8.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mitch Fulcher	1	0	0
Harry Hines	0	1	1
Roman Cassidy	0	1	0
Jeff Roman	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kelly Cunningham	1	0	0
Edward Rasmussen	1	0	0
Donny Mangiafico	0	1	0
Emmanuel Warrick	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gino McDaniel	9	336	37.3	28.9	49	3

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ron Brown	3	145	48.3	41.7	49	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Matthews	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	2/2

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derrick Witt	2/4	0/2	0/0	39	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adrian Cotchery	5	82	16.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Blackwood	2	54	27.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edward Rasmussen	2	36	18.0	0
Matt Hayes	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Nick Blackburn	6	1	1.0	21	36
OLB Jeff Roman	6	0	0.0	9	16
S Emmitt Caldwell	5	1	0.0	23	17
CB Michael Huffman	4	2	0.0	18	36
OLB Ty Rivers	4	2	0.0	17	26
DT Tyrone Sawyers	3	2	0.0	14	22
ILB Nolan Money	3	1	0.0	21	32
OLB Archie Burton	3	1	0.0	13	21
S Leslie Ramthun	3	0	0.0	16	30
CB J.C. Sturm	3	0	0.0	14	15
DE Carey Richardson	2	0	1.0	23	32
DT Chris Roberson	2	1	0.0	17	28
DE Mark Archer	2	0	0.0	25	34
S Harry Hines	1	3	0.0	24	42
ILB Roman Cassidy	1	1	0.0	6	8
DT Bucky Bullock	1	0	0.0	13	21
CB Casey Rindfleisch	1	0	0.0	15	31

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Louis Leyh	7	2	0.0	30	14
DE Dixon Bishop	5	0	0.0	33	15
S Bill Stinemetz	4	2	0.0	35	17
ILB Donny Mangiafico	4	1	0.0	33	18
S Reuben Finley	4	0	0.0	11	8
CB Burt Downs	4	0	0.0	24	18
OLB Cris Sanders	3	0	1.0	14	5
OLB Bracy Ogden	3	1	0.0	23	13
CB Grady Pearson	3	0	0.0	32	16
DE Bart Fitzgerald	2	0	1.0	9	9
S Trent Dawson	2	0	0.0	9	10
DE Emmanuel Warrick	2	0	0.0	23	15
DT Dwight Serrano	2	0	0.0	18	14
CB Kerry Wheeler	1	1	0.0	27	13
DT Donny Starling	1	1	0.0	20	11
DT Ethan Jones	1	1	0.0	22	8
WR Edward Rasmussen	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Henry Oliver	0	2	0.0	14	8
OLB Cornelius Navarre	0	1	0.0	4	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Carey Richardson	1.0	1	2	0	32
CB Nick Blackburn	1.0	0	0	0	36
DT Bucky Bullock	0.0	1	0	0	21
DE Mark Archer	0.0	0	1	1	34
DT Deion Palmer	0.0	0	1	0	5
OLB Ty Rivers	0.0	0	1	0	26
S Harry Hines	0.0	0	1	0	42
DT Chris Roberson	0.0	0	1	0	28

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Cris Sanders	1.0	0	0	5
DE Bart Fitzgerald	1.0	0	0	9
DT Dwight Serrano	0.0	1	0	14
DE Emmanuel Warrick	0.0	0	1	15
DE Ernie Burton	0.0	0	1	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Michael Huffman	4	2	0	36
S Leslie Ramthun	3	0	0	30
CB Nick Blackburn	3	0	0	36
OLB Ty Rivers	3	0	0	26
S Harry Hines	2	1	0	42
S Emmitt Caldwell	2	0	1	17
OLB Jeff Roman	2	0	0	16
ILB Nolan Money	1	0	0	32
OLB Archie Burton	1	0	0	21
CB J.C. Sturm	1	0	0	15
DT Chris Roberson	1	0	0	28
DE Carey Richardson	0	1	0	32

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Reuben Finley	3	0	8
CB Burt Downs	2	0	18
CB Grady Pearson	2	0	16
OLB Bracy Ogden	1	1	13
S Louis Leyh	1	0	14
DE Dixon Bishop	1	0	15
CB Kerry Wheeler	1	0	13
S Bill Stinemetz	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Pete Luster	4	4	0	30	1	17
Marshall Burns	2	6	0	32	0	17
Kris Arnold	2	4	0	14	0	8
Rod Erickson	1	7	0	28	0	18
Wes Pentasuglio	1	4	1	32	0	16
Donald Starks	1	4	0	26	1	17
Clyde Uerling	0	4	0	21	0	9
Troy Branch	0	2	0	5	0	4
Roman Ferrari	0	1	0	19	0	8

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joseph Klug	4	10	2	27	0	42
Bart Kramer	1	4	0	19	0	36
Emmitt Jenkins	1	2	0	21	1	28
Jim Stargell	1	2	0	14	0	21
Allen Esposito	0	3	0	26	0	39
Billy Eliot	0	2	0	23	1	38

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Harry Hines	5	20
B.J. Dodge	1	14
Troy Branch	1	10
Kris Arnold	1	10
Mitch Fulcher	0	20
Roman Ferrari	0	18
Dixon Cash	0	18
Clyde Uerling	0	14
Nick Blackburn	0	13
Butch Blackwood	0	11
Rod Erickson	0	10
Lamar Martin	0	10
Hunter Parrish	0	10
Jeff Roman	0	10
Gino McDaniel	0	9
Casey Rindfleisch	0	8
Emmitt Caldwell	0	8
Roman Cassidy	0	8
Leslie Ramthun	0	7
Chris Roberson	0	6
Nolan Money	0	4
Bucky Bullock	0	4
Ty Rivers	0	4
Jose Reed	0	4
Bo Nowakowski	0	4
Michael Huffman	0	3
Gerald Rosow	0	3
Carey Richardson	0	3
Tyrone Sawyers	0	3
Mark Archer	0	3
J.C. Sturm	0	2
Quentin Giles	0	1
Darryl Desrosiers	0	1
Jeremy Kirk	0	1
Kevin Matthews	0	1

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Matt Hayes	1	19
Trent Dawson	1	10
Mitchell Paz	0	22
Adrian Cotchery	0	21
Henry Oliver	0	17
Leland Schuler	0	14
Jim Stargell	0	13
Burt Downs	0	13
Duane Moss	0	12
Gilbert Garner	0	11
Cornelius Navarre	0	8
Ernie Burton	0	8
Ross McCormick	0	8
Derrick Witt	0	8
Jared Emmons	0	7
Toby Banks	0	7
Jose Rasberry	0	7
B.J. Cunningham	0	7
Stanley Brady	0	6
Bracy Ogden	0	5
Donny Starling	0	5
Reuben Finley	0	4
Bart Kramer	0	4
Cris Sanders	0	4
Andy Burton	0	4
Edward Rasmussen	0	4
Bart Fitzgerald	0	4
Ron Brown	0	3
Emmanuel Warrick	0	3
Joseph Klug	0	3
Kelly Legge	0	3
Dixon Bishop	0	2
Kerry Wheeler	0	2
Ethan Jones	0	2
Louis Leyh	0	1
Chuck Mathis	0	1
Kelly Cunningham	0	1
Donny Mangiafico	0	1
Grady Pearson	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	17	3.4
Middle	24	106	4.4
Right	8	31	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	47	5.2
Middle	17	102	6.0
Right	1	2	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	19	12	1	2	1	1	2	0	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Shane Huffman	40	23	2	1	1	4	7	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	1	10	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	24	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	7	88	12.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	11	1.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	74	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	11	141	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	26	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernie Hassler	8	6	0	78	1	19
WR Dixon Cash	3	3	0	24	0	7
WR Quentin Giles	2	1	0	6	0	12
TE B.J. Dodge	2	0	1	0	0	18
WR Sherman Styles	2	2	0	14	0	9
TE Roman Ferrari	1	0	0	0	0	8
RB Jeremy Kirk	1	0	0	0	0	13

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Edward Rasmussen	10	8	0	60	0	24
WR Chuck Mathis	8	3	0	55	1	23
WR Ross McCormick	7	4	0	46	0	26
WR Matt Hayes	6	4	0	65	1	19
FB Gilbert Garner	4	2	0	9	0	24
RB Mitchell Paz	2	1	1	9	0	24
TE Jim Stargell	1	1	0	8	0	21
RB Kelly Cunningham	1	0	0	0	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mitch Fulcher	4	9	2.25	3.25
Jeremy Kirk	2	12	6.00	4.70

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Shane Huffman	1	4	4.00	5.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	5	2	17	3.40	6.42

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Shane Huffman	7	1	19	2.71	6.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bernie Hassler	3	2	17	5.67	9.75
TE Roman Ferrari	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE B.J. Dodge	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ross McCormick	3	1	19	6.33	6.57
WR Chuck Mathis	2	0	0	0.00	6.88
RB Kelly Cunningham	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Mitchell Paz	1	0	0	0.00	4.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jeremy Kirk	4	0
Mitch Fulcher	2	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Shane Huffman	1	1
Kelly Cunningham	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	7	4	4

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Shane Huffman	11	7	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bernie Hassler	4	2	2
TE B.J. Dodge	1	0	0
WR Dixon Cash	1	1	1
WR Sherman Styles	1	1	1

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Edward Rasmussen	3	3	1
WR Chuck Mathis	2	2	0
FB Gilbert Garner	2	1	0
WR Matt Hayes	2	1	1
RB Kelly Cunningham	1	0	0
WR Ross McCormick	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,300 (68,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,200 (20,700)
End Zone 14,700 (14,900)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,600)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,200)
Club Seats 7,900 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,300 (68,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,200 (20,700)
End Zone	14,700 (14,900)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,600)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,200)
Club Seats	7,900 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)