Week 1, 2013

played in Chicago, IL

65 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	14	10	0	0	0	-	24
Chicago Bears	3	7	0	14	6	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:17 MIN - Alvin Cortez 10 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
1Q: 05:06 CHI - Gary McCarthy 34 field goal
1Q: 02:00 MIN - Calvin Truong 5 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 11:14 MIN - Alvin Cortez 48 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 07:59 CHI - Dennis Shepard 31 pass from Sammie Holmes (Gary McCarthy extra point)
2Q: 01:04 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 49 field goal
4Q: 14:50 CHI - Anthony Elliott 5 pass from Sammie Holmes (Gary McCarthy extra point)
4Q: 05:18 CHI - Sammie Holmes 1 run (Gary McCarthy extra point)
OT: 14:52 CHI - Stan Wells 65 interception return

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:17 MIN - Alvin Cortez 10 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
1Q: 05:06 CHI - Gary McCarthy 34 field goal
1Q: 02:00 MIN - Calvin Truong 5 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 11:14 MIN - Alvin Cortez 48 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 07:59 CHI - Dennis Shepard 31 pass from Sammie Holmes (Gary McCarthy extra point)
2Q: 01:04 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 49 field goal
4Q: 14:50 CHI - Anthony Elliott 5 pass from Sammie Holmes (Gary McCarthy extra point)
4Q: 05:18 CHI - Sammie Holmes 1 run (Gary McCarthy extra point)
OT: 14:52 CHI - Stan Wells 65 interception return

Team Statistics MIN CHI
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 33
- by Rushing 2 8
- by Passing 17 23
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 447 534
- Offensive Plays 63 73
- Yards per Play 7.10 7.32
Net Rushing Yards 76 143
- Rushing Attempts 20 26
- Yards per Rush 3.80 5.50
Net Passing Yards 371 391
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 28 - 3 45 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 371 403
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 8.63 8.32
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 7.3
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/49 6/44
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 2/-1
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/85
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 23
Time of Possession 28:43 31:33

Team Statistics	MIN	CHI
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	33
- by Rushing	2	8
- by Passing	17	23
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	447	534
- Offensive Plays	63	73
- Yards per Play	7.10	7.32
Net Rushing Yards	76	143
- Rushing Attempts	20	26
- Yards per Rush	3.80	5.50
Net Passing Yards	371	391
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 28 - 3	45 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	371	403
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	8.63	8.32
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	7.3
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/49	6/44
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	2/-1
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/85
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 23
Time of Possession	28:43	31:33

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:52	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
1	5:00	3:10	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	14:14	3:18	OWN 18	6	82	Touchdown
2	7:47	3:13	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
2	2:40	1:41	OWN 33	5	35	Field Goal
3	12:58	3:09	OWN 30	7	24	Punt
3	6:56	2:50	OWN 33	6	16	Punt
3	2:26	1:07	OWN 29	3	24	Interception
4	14:40	2:05	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	10:34	1:23	OPP 46	3	3	Interception
4	5:10	2:37	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
4	0:21	0:17	OWN 35	2	22	Fumble
OT1	15:00	0:16	OWN 27	1	0	Interception

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:08	6:08	OWN 20	11	63	Field Goal
1	1:50	2:36	OWN 20	5	28	Punt
2	10:56	3:09	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	4:34	1:54	OWN 12	3	7	Punt
2	0:59	0:59	OWN 14	4	50	Half
3	15:00	2:02	OWN 20	5	10	Punt
3	9:49	2:53	OWN 20	7	54	Missed FG
3	4:06	1:40	OWN 20	4	6	Punt
3	1:19	1:39	OWN 32	4	68	Touchdown
4	12:35	2:01	OWN 19	5	27	Fumble
4	9:11	4:01	OWN 46	9	54	Touchdown
4	2:33	2:12	OWN 13	8	59	Missed FG
4	0:04	0:04	OWN 43	1	17	Half

Game MVP: Sammie Holmes, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Richie Forbes	10	37	3.70	12	1
Glen Jeffers	9	38	4.22	10	1
Ben Roethlisberger	1	1	1.00	1	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Max Pugh	13	70	5.38	20	2	0
Steven Jackson	8	50	6.25	16	1	0
Sammie Holmes	5	23	4.60	11	1	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	43	28	371	0/0	3	48	3	86.4

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sammie Holmes	45	29	403	2/12	2	31	0	107.9

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alvin Cortez	8	13	138	17.25	15	48	2
WR Ernest Sullivan	7	9	79	11.29	8	38	0
TE Calvin Truong	5	8	61	12.20	18	24	1
WR Ted O'Neill	4	6	59	14.75	12	23	0
WR Jose Scott	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Warren Pigg	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Butch McConnell	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Richie Forbes	1	2	13	13.00	1	13	0
TE Grant Clinton	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Anthony Elliott	8	13	131	16.38	28	25	1
WR Dennis Shepard	7	10	109	15.57	1	31	1
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	5	7	72	14.40	17	23	0
TE Rusty May	4	5	37	9.25	1	13	0
RB Steven Jackson	2	2	17	8.50	18	11	0
RB Max Pugh	2	2	37	18.50	21	29	0
FB Ellis Fitzgerald	1	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Antonio Gates	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jamie Olvera	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Stan Wells	2	83	41.50	1
S Matt Ware	1	2	2.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Alvin Cortez	1	0	0
Richard Kerner	0	1	0
Warren Elrifai	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Max Pugh	1	0	0
Zach Anderson	0	1	0
Antoine Pickett	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	5	233	46.6	38.8	51	2

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eugene Johnson	4	175	43.8	41.8	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	1/1	1/1	0/0	49	3/3

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary McCarthy	1/3	0/2	0/0	34	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Lehan	1	8	8.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scottie Montgomery	1	2	2.0	0
Renaldo Preston	1	-3	-3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Lehan	1	23	23.0	0
Dwight Grolitzer	1	23	23.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scottie Montgomery	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Warren Elrifai	13	3	0.0	26	47
ILB Kurt Willis	8	2	0.0	26	47
CB Percy Garcia	6	1	0.0	23	43
S Richard Kerner	4	2	0.0	26	45
CB Daniel Shearer	4	0	0.0	21	40
S Kirk Baum	4	0	0.0	23	47
DE Randy Murray	3	0	1.0	23	43
DT Vincent Nece	3	2	0.0	22	39
DE Chuck Laxdal	3	1	0.0	24	43
CB Calvin Bauer	3	0	0.0	25	44
DT Junior Siavii	2	1	1.0	22	40
OLB Louis Downs	1	1	0.0	6	12
WR Ernest Sullivan	1	0	---	---	---
WR Alvin Cortez	1	0	---	---	---

Chicago	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dana Strong	8	1	20	42
S Zach Anderson	7	1	20	42
CB Bernie Jamison	5	0	18	39
ILB Kent Greene	4	4	19	41
S Matt Ware	4	0	20	39
DT Tony Reichard	3	0	17	39
DE Tommie Harris	2	1	19	34
CB Antoine Pickett	2	1	8	21
DT Allen Earp	2	0	3	5
OLB Russell Barrett	2	0	4	10
CB Lamont Garner	2	0	9	17
DE Derrick Fox	1	1	19	39
CB Stan Wells	1	0	20	40
OLB Malcolm Rees	1	0	1	4
DT Jonathan Goeas	0	2	17	38

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Junior Siavii	1.0	1	1	40
DE Randy Murray	1.0	0	0	43
DE Chuck Laxdal	0.0	1	3	43
CB Percy Garcia	0.0	0	1	43
OLB Warren Elrifai	0.0	0	1	47

Chicago	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Derrick Fox	1	1	3	39
DT Tony Reichard	0	1	1	39
DT Derrick Bell	0	1	0	4

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Warren Elrifai	8	0	47
CB Percy Garcia	5	2	43
ILB Kurt Willis	5	0	47
S Richard Kerner	2	1	45
CB Daniel Shearer	2	1	40
CB Calvin Bauer	2	0	44
DE Chuck Laxdal	2	0	43
DT Junior Siavii	1	0	40
S Kirk Baum	1	0	47
OLB Louis Downs	1	0	12
DE Randy Murray	0	1	43

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Dana Strong	7	1	0	42
CB Bernie Jamison	5	1	0	39
S Matt Ware	4	0	1	39
CB Antoine Pickett	4	0	0	21
CB Lamont Garner	2	1	0	17
OLB Russell Barrett	2	0	0	10
S Zach Anderson	1	2	0	42
CB Stan Wells	1	0	2	40
OLB Malcolm Rees	1	0	0	4
S Sammy Boyer	1	0	0	1
DE Tommie Harris	0	1	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Damon Manning	2	6	17	35
Britt Sims	2	2	18	34
Dwayne Moline	1	4	18	40
Antoine Upshaw	1	3	14	33
Howie Prior	1	1	15	37
Calvin Truong	1	1	14	33
Clyde Jordan	0	2	10	15
Bernard Branch	0	1	9	15

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joey Franklin	6	9	2	26	0	47
Dave Jacke	2	5	0	24	1	47
Ellis Fitzgerald	1	2	0	17	0	32
Antonio Gates	1	1	0	19	0	26
Mickey Flynn	1	1	0	19	0	40
Kwame Harris	0	4	1	26	0	46
Reggie Booker	0	3	0	20	1	36

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Lehan	1	20
Chris Hope	1	17
Damon Manning	1	4
Butch McConnell	0	21
Tyrone Prosser	0	20
Dana Dakis	0	17
Grant Clinton	0	15
Jose Scott	0	14
Kirk Baum	0	14
Warren Pigg	0	12
Dwight Grolitzer	0	12
Daniel Shearer	0	10
Bernard Branch	0	7
Louis Downs	0	7
Chad Ward	0	6
Clyde Jordan	0	6
Will Mendheim	0	6
Donnell Wilcox	0	6
Calvin Truong	0	5
Herman Burns	0	5
Junior Siavii	0	4
Edgar Morrison	0	4
Marcus Reese	0	3
Calvin Bauer	0	3
Joel Dole	0	3
Chuck Laxdal	0	3
Percy Garcia	0	3
Richard Kerner	0	3
Kurt Willis	0	3
Randy Murray	0	3
Vincent Nece	0	2
Antoine Upshaw	0	2
Warren Elrifai	0	2
Jackie Huntley	0	1
Ted O'Neill	0	1

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Cornelius Liszkiewicz	1	14
Rusty May	1	11
Ellis Fitzgerald	1	9
Scottie Montgomery	0	23
Renaldo Preston	0	21
Antoine Pickett	0	21
Russell Barrett	0	20
Jamie Olvera	0	18
Malcolm Rees	0	15
Dustin Giles	0	15
Paul Norris	0	14
Antonio Gates	0	9
Gary McCarthy	0	9
Amos Fisk	0	7
Lawrence Mallory	0	7
Dave Finch	0	7
Eugene Johnson	0	7
Mickey Flynn	0	6
Derrick Bell	0	5
Donovan Stephenson	0	5
Joey Franklin	0	3
Tommie Harris	0	2
Zach Anderson	0	2
Dennis Shepard	0	2
Matt Ware	0	1
Steven Jackson	0	1
Kent Greene	0	1
Stan Wells	0	1
Derrick Fox	0	1
Tony Reichard	0	1
Lamont Garner	0	1
Jonathan Goeas	0	1
Dana Strong	0	1
Bobby Hamilton	0	1
Bernie Jamison	0	1
Sammy Boyer	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	25	6.3
Middle	10	12	1.2
Right	6	39	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	57	11.4
Middle	17	59	3.5
Right	4	27	6.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	43	28	5	0	2	6	3	4	3

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sammie Holmes	45	29	7	1	2	5	6	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	113	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	10	128	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	126	21.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	22	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	7	91	13.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	14	171	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	13	5	119	9.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alvin Cortez	13	8	1	138	1	28
WR Ernest Sullivan	9	7	0	79	1	38
TE Calvin Truong	8	5	0	61	1	33
WR Ted O'Neill	6	4	1	59	2	20
TE Grant Clinton	2	0	0	0	0	13
RB Richie Forbes	2	1	0	13	0	31
WR Jose Scott	1	1	0	12	0	12
WR Warren Pigg	1	1	0	5	0	1
RB Butch McConnell	1	1	0	4	0	13

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Elliott	13	8	0	131	3	44
WR Dennis Shepard	10	7	0	109	2	27
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	7	5	0	72	1	23
TE Rusty May	5	4	1	37	0	13
FB Ellis Fitzgerald	3	1	0	0	0	32
RB Steven Jackson	2	2	0	17	0	14
RB Max Pugh	2	2	0	37	1	33
TE Jamie Olvera	2	0	0	0	0	7
TE Antonio Gates	1	0	1	0	0	26

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Steven Jackson	2	18	9.00	6.25
Max Pugh	2	-1	-0.50	5.38
Sammie Holmes	1	1	1.00	4.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	2	2	15	7.50	8.63

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sammie Holmes	3	1	5	1.67	8.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Calvin Truong	1	1	5	5.00	7.63
WR Alvin Cortez	1	1	10	10.00	10.62

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Antonio Gates	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Dennis Shepard	1	0	0	0.00	10.90
WR Anthony Elliott	1	1	5	5.00	10.08

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Glen Jeffers	1	1
Richie Forbes	1	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Steven Jackson	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	12	9	5

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sammie Holmes	9	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ted O'Neill	4	3	2
WR Alvin Cortez	3	2	2
TE Grant Clinton	1	0	0
TE Calvin Truong	1	1	1
WR Warren Pigg	1	1	0
WR Ernest Sullivan	1	1	0
RB Butch McConnell	1	1	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anthony Elliott	3	1	1
FB Ellis Fitzgerald	2	1	0
WR Dennis Shepard	2	1	1
RB Steven Jackson	1	1	1
TE Rusty May	1	0	0

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

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