Week 8, 2027

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Chicago Bears	3	6	0	0	-	9
Minnesota Vikings	0	7	7	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:45 CHI - Derrick Witt 30 field goal
2Q: 08:57 CHI - Matt Hayes 4 pass from Claude Wyatt (Derrick Witt extra point failed)
2Q: 06:52 MIN - Jeremy Kirk 3 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
3Q: 07:49 MIN - Dixon Cash 67 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 14:23 MIN - Kevin Matthews 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:45 CHI - Derrick Witt 30 field goal
2Q: 08:57 CHI - Matt Hayes 4 pass from Claude Wyatt (Derrick Witt extra point failed)
2Q: 06:52 MIN - Jeremy Kirk 3 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
3Q: 07:49 MIN - Dixon Cash 67 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 14:23 MIN - Kevin Matthews 18 field goal

Team Statistics CHI MIN
Record 3-4 3-4
First Downs 20 19
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 14 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 308 435
- Offensive Plays 68 62
- Yards per Play 4.53 7.02
Net Rushing Yards 59 127
- Rushing Attempts 23 29
- Yards per Rush 2.57 4.38
Net Passing Yards 249 308
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 21 - 1 32 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 267 313
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.53 9.33
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 4/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/14 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 4/99 2/36
Interception Ret./Yards 1/8 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 24
Time of Possession 29:00 31:00

Team Statistics	CHI	MIN
Record	3-4	3-4
First Downs	20	19
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	14	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	308	435
- Offensive Plays	68	62
- Yards per Play	4.53	7.02
Net Rushing Yards	59	127
- Rushing Attempts	23	29
- Yards per Rush	2.57	4.38
Net Passing Yards	249	308
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 21 - 1	32 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	267	313
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.53	9.33
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	4/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/14	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	4/99	2/36
Interception Ret./Yards	1/8	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 24
Time of Possession	29:00	31:00

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:22	OPP 49	5	36	Field Goal
1	10:03	3:18	OWN 44	6	8	Punt
2	14:08	1:36	OWN 17	5	18	Punt
2	10:19	1:31	OWN 36	3	64	Touchdown
2	6:42	2:55	OWN 35	4	19	Punt
2	3:35	2:03	OPP 39	8	18	Interception
3	12:35	4:46	OWN 11	10	56	Downs
3	7:31	2:18	OWN 28	7	30	Punt
4	14:16	2:38	OWN 25	4	10	Punt
4	10:12	1:29	OWN 36	3	4	Punt
4	5:23	3:31	OWN 4	14	50	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:38	1:35	OWN 21	4	9	Punt
1	6:45	7:37	OWN 19	13	80	Missed FG
2	12:32	2:13	OWN 18	5	28	Punt
2	8:48	2:06	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	3:47	0:12	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	1:32	1:32	OWN 3	4	20	Half
3	15:00	2:25	OWN 37	3	1	Punt
3	7:49	0:18	OWN 33	1	67	Touchdown
3	5:13	5:57	OWN 20	11	79	Field Goal
4	11:38	1:26	OWN 32	3	5	Punt
4	8:43	3:20	OWN 22	6	29	Punt
4	1:52	1:52	OWN 46	5	22	Game

Game MVP: Dixon Cash, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lionel Johnson	9	28	3.11	11	2
Mack Blood	9	13	1.44	5	0
Claude Wyatt	4	17	4.25	5	0
Johnnie Beckley	1	1	1.00	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeremy Kirk	18	87	4.83	18	4
Mitch Fulcher	7	23	3.29	5	0
Frankie Giles	2	5	2.50	7	0
Bernie Hassler	1	4	4.00	4	0
Dixon Cash	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Claude Wyatt	42	21	267	3/18	1	47	1	68.2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	32	17	313	1/5	2	67	1	94.9

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Matt Hayes	5	8	68	13.60	10	22	1
WR Vinny Jenkins	5	12	102	20.40	44	47	0
TE Johnnie Beckley	4	6	22	5.50	3	10	0
RB Lionel Johnson	3	3	29	9.67	6	13	0
WR Chuck Mathis	2	6	32	16.00	6	17	0
WR Adrian Cotchery	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Mack Blood	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Dana Hopkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Duane Moss	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Edward Rasmussen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dixon Cash	6	8	167	27.83	121	67	1
WR Rick Collins	3	5	34	11.33	10	13	0
WR Bernie Hassler	2	3	18	9.00	8	15	0
WR Butch Blackwood	2	4	46	23.00	7	34	0
FB Clyde Uerling	2	3	27	13.50	1	24	0
RB Jeremy Kirk	1	1	3	3.00	2	3	1
TE B.J. Dodge	1	6	18	18.00	3	18	0
RB Mitch Fulcher	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Josh Harding	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Frank Cedeno	1	8	8.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Todd Livesey	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov
Mack Blood	1	0
Vinny Jenkins	1	0
Dana Hopkins	0	1
Leland Schuler	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Gary Frederick	0	0	1	0
Lenny LaRiche	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ron Brown	6	255	42.5	33.8	50	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gino McDaniel	5	175	35.0	32.2	45	2

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derrick Witt	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	0/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Matthews	1/2	0/0	0/0	18	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adrian Cotchery	1	14	14.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Hassler	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Jenkins	3	79	26.3	0
Matt Hayes	1	20	20.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Blackwood	1	19	19.0	0
Todd Livesey	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rick Lyle	6	1	0.0	21	26
S Artie Hopkins	5	3	0.0	14	20
CB Grady Pearson	5	1	0.0	25	28
DT Andrew Figures	4	1	1.0	15	13
ILB Ricky Page	3	2	0.0	25	31
OLB Earnest Vasher	3	1	0.0	20	14
CB Kerry Wheeler	3	0	0.0	20	26
OLB Ben Battles	3	0	0.0	17	23
S Bill Stinemetz	2	2	0.0	25	27
DE J.J. Roddy	2	1	0.0	17	23
DT Donny Starling	2	1	0.0	14	20
CB Burt Downs	2	0	0.0	17	26
DE Dixon Bishop	1	1	0.0	15	14
DE Bart Fitzgerald	1	1	0.0	26	29
WR Chuck Mathis	1	0	---	---	---
DT Ethan Jones	1	0	0.0	18	14
CB Anthony Bolden	1	0	0.0	14	14
ILB Donny Mangiafico	0	2	0.0	4	2

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Earl Gramble	6	0	0.0	12	26
DT Deion Palmer	5	1	1.0	17	40
S Emmitt Caldwell	4	4	0.0	22	37
DE Carey Richardson	4	0	0.0	18	26
CB Michael Huffman	3	1	0.0	17	32
OLB Shannon McKenzie	3	1	0.0	14	32
ILB Gary Frederick	3	1	0.0	8	14
ILB Roman Cassidy	3	0	0.0	14	25
DT Edwin Duerr	3	0	0.0	18	29
CB Lenny LaRiche	3	0	0.0	6	20
DE Mark Archer	2	1	1.5	18	39
CB J.C. Sturm	2	2	0.0	16	29
S Leslie Ramthun	1	0	0.0	12	26
TE B.J. Dodge	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Bubba Cote	1	0	0.0	9	13
CB Les McFarlane	1	0	0.0	4	9
CB Todd Livesey	1	0	0.0	19	34
DE Britt Wynn	0	2	0.5	11	25
S Jorge Winkler	0	1	0.0	1	11
DT Chris Roberson	0	1	0.0	9	9
OLB Earnest Shepherd	0	1	0.0	8	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Andrew Figures	1.0	0	1	1	13
DT Donny Starling	0.0	1	1	1	20
DT Ethan Jones	0.0	1	0	0	14
DE Dixon Bishop	0.0	0	1	0	14
CB Burt Downs	0.0	0	1	0	26
ILB Ricky Page	0.0	0	1	0	31

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mark Archer	1.5	0	3	3	39
DT Deion Palmer	1.0	0	0	0	40
DE Britt Wynn	0.5	0	0	0	25
ILB Roman Cassidy	0.0	1	0	0	25
DT Edwin Duerr	0.0	0	2	0	29
CB Todd Livesey	0.0	0	1	0	34
DE Carey Richardson	0.0	0	0	5	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kerry Wheeler	4	0	0	26
S Rick Lyle	3	1	0	26
OLB Ben Battles	3	0	0	23
CB Grady Pearson	2	2	0	28
CB Burt Downs	2	0	0	26
S Artie Hopkins	1	1	0	20
S Bill Stinemetz	1	0	0	27
CB Anthony Bolden	1	0	0	14
ILB Ricky Page	0	1	0	31
ILB Frank Cedeno	0	0	1	6

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lenny LaRiche	3	1	0	20
S Leslie Ramthun	2	2	0	26
CB Earl Gramble	2	1	0	26
CB J.C. Sturm	2	0	0	29
CB Michael Huffman	2	0	0	32
ILB Gary Frederick	2	0	0	14
S Emmitt Caldwell	1	2	0	37
CB Todd Livesey	1	1	1	34
ILB Bubba Cote	1	1	0	13
DT Deion Palmer	1	0	0	40
ILB Roman Cassidy	1	0	0	25
OLB Earnest Shepherd	1	0	0	16
OLB Shannon McKenzie	1	0	0	32
CB Les McFarlane	1	0	0	9
S Jorge Winkler	0	1	0	11
S Wes Kleman	0	1	0	3

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Billy Eliot	2	4	0	20	0	42
Joseph Klug	1	4	0	18	2	39
Kelly Legge	1	3	1	18	0	35
Kendrick Hage	1	2	0	22	0	33
Larry Phillips	0	3	0	5	0	7
J.T. Burks	0	2	0	21	0	40
Emmitt Jenkins	0	1	0	9	0	24
Jeff Hanson	0	0	0	2	1	5

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Graham Walker	4	6	0	24	0	28
Brent Finkes	3	5	2	26	0	30
Clyde Uerling	2	3	0	16	0	20
Wes Pentasuglio	1	2	0	22	0	23
Marshall Burns	1	1	0	3	0	12
Moe Kleinecke	0	4	0	25	0	27
Troy Branch	0	2	0	26	0	21
Trevor Graveson	0	2	0	5	0	5
Toby Banks	0	1	0	7	1	11
Pete Luster	0	1	0	7	0	8

Special Teams Statistics

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Mack Blood	1	18
Donny Mangiafico	1	7
Chuck Mathis	1	3
Dana Hopkins	0	14
Frank Cedeno	0	13
Leland Schuler	0	13
Adrian Cotchery	0	12
Edward Rasmussen	0	12
Duane Moss	0	11
Anthony Bolden	0	10
Johnnie Beckley	0	10
Rick Lyle	0	8
Billy Eliot	0	7
Kelly Legge	0	7
Emmitt Jenkins	0	7
Bart Fitzgerald	0	7
Larry Phillips	0	7
Ron Brown	0	6
Joseph Klug	0	6
Burt Downs	0	6
J.J. Roddy	0	4
Artie Hopkins	0	4
Kerry Wheeler	0	4
Ben Battles	0	4
Matt Hayes	0	4
Derrick Witt	0	4
Ethan Jones	0	3
Stanley Brady	0	3
Vinny Jenkins	0	3
Earnest Vasher	0	2
Donny Starling	0	2
Bill Stinemetz	0	2
Grady Pearson	0	2
Andrew Figures	0	2
Ronnie Johansen	0	1
Lionel Johnson	0	1
Dixon Bishop	0	1
Ricky Page	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Dixon Cash	2	13
Todd Livesey	1	17
Lenny LaRiche	1	10
Pete Luster	1	7
Bubba Cote	0	20
Mitch Fulcher	0	18
Josh Harding	0	14
Clyde Uerling	0	13
Andrew Derlange	0	9
Jorge Winkler	0	7
Troy Branch	0	7
Toby Banks	0	7
Mark Archer	0	7
Gino McDaniel	0	7
Trevor Graveson	0	7
Les McFarlane	0	7
Bernie Hassler	0	6
Kevin Matthews	0	6
Graham Walker	0	6
Carey Richardson	0	5
B.J. Dodge	0	4
Shannon McKenzie	0	4
J.C. Sturm	0	3
Butch Blackwood	0	3
Bo Nowakowski	0	3
Earnest Shepherd	0	3
Leslie Ramthun	0	2
Michael Huffman	0	2
Jeremy Kirk	0	2
Earl Gramble	0	2
Gary Frederick	0	2
Wes Kleman	0	2
Deion Palmer	0	1
Emmitt Caldwell	0	1
Brent Finkes	0	1
Chris Roberson	0	1
Roman Cassidy	0	1
Edwin Duerr	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	6	2.0
Middle	11	29	2.6
Right	9	24	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	51	5.1
Middle	8	40	5.0
Right	10	38	3.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Claude Wyatt	42	21	4	2	1	10	6	8	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	32	17	4	1	1	5	5	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	91	10.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	24	10	123	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	48	8.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	138	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	117	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	58	14.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vinny Jenkins	12	5	0	102	2	37
WR Matt Hayes	8	5	0	68	2	32
WR Chuck Mathis	6	2	0	32	0	30
TE Johnnie Beckley	6	4	0	22	0	26
RB Lionel Johnson	3	3	0	29	0	24
WR Adrian Cotchery	3	1	1	3	0	17
WR Dana Hopkins	1	0	0	0	0	9
FB Duane Moss	1	0	0	0	0	18
WR Edward Rasmussen	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Mack Blood	1	1	0	11	0	12

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dixon Cash	8	6	0	167	2	18
TE B.J. Dodge	6	1	1	18	0	20
WR Rick Collins	5	3	0	34	0	19
WR Butch Blackwood	4	2	0	46	1	12
WR Bernie Hassler	3	2	0	18	0	24
FB Clyde Uerling	3	2	0	27	1	20
RB Jeremy Kirk	1	1	0	3	0	15
RB Mitch Fulcher	1	0	0	0	0	18
TE Josh Harding	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lionel Johnson	1	1	1.00	3.11
Mack Blood	1	-6	-6.00	1.44

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mitch Fulcher	2	7	3.50	3.29
Jeremy Kirk	1	1	1.00	4.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Claude Wyatt	4	3	20	5.00	6.36

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	7	3	18	2.57	9.78

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Matt Hayes	3	2	11	3.67	8.50
RB Lionel Johnson	1	1	9	9.00	9.67

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE B.J. Dodge	2	0	0	0.00	3.00
RB Jeremy Kirk	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Bernie Hassler	1	1	3	3.00	6.00
WR Dixon Cash	1	1	12	12.00	20.88
WR Rick Collins	1	0	0	0.00	6.80
TE Josh Harding	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Claude Wyatt	2	1
Lionel Johnson	1	1
Mack Blood	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Frankie Giles	1	1
Mitch Fulcher	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Claude Wyatt	9	3	2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	10	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Johnnie Beckley	3	1	1
WR Chuck Mathis	2	0	0
WR Vinny Jenkins	2	1	1
WR Adrian Cotchery	1	0	0
WR Matt Hayes	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bernie Hassler	3	2	1
WR Butch Blackwood	3	2	2
TE B.J. Dodge	2	0	0
RB Mitch Fulcher	1	0	0
WR Dixon Cash	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 89,800 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,800 (24,800)
End Zone 17,500 (17,900)
Mezzanine 10,200 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 15,900 (15,900)
Club Seats 17,500 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	89,800 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,800 (24,800)
End Zone	17,500 (17,900)
Mezzanine	10,200 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	15,900 (15,900)
Club Seats	17,500 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (5,000)