Week 8, 2021

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Chicago Bears	0	3	0	0	-	3
Minnesota Vikings	10	7	0	13	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:02 MIN - A.J. Neiderer 43 field goal
1Q: 06:16 MIN - Dominic Henry 6 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 13:02 CHI - Gary McCarthy 20 field goal
2Q: 00:31 MIN - Quentin Giles 9 pass from Frankie Giles (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
4Q: 09:00 MIN - A.J. Neiderer 38 field goal
4Q: 04:07 MIN - Bryce Perkins 22 pass from Frankie Giles (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
4Q: 00:22 MIN - A.J. Neiderer 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:02 MIN - A.J. Neiderer 43 field goal
1Q: 06:16 MIN - Dominic Henry 6 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 13:02 CHI - Gary McCarthy 20 field goal
2Q: 00:31 MIN - Quentin Giles 9 pass from Frankie Giles (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
4Q: 09:00 MIN - A.J. Neiderer 38 field goal
4Q: 04:07 MIN - Bryce Perkins 22 pass from Frankie Giles (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
4Q: 00:22 MIN - A.J. Neiderer 44 field goal

Team Statistics CHI MIN
Record 6-1 7-0
First Downs 17 17
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 307 352
- Offensive Plays 62 63
- Yards per Play 4.95 5.59
Net Rushing Yards 134 117
- Rushing Attempts 20 29
- Yards per Rush 6.70 4.03
Net Passing Yards 173 235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 22 - 1 33 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 190 240
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/17 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.12 6.91
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 4.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 1/5 0/0
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 6/135 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/8
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 35
Time of Possession 27:17 32:43

Team Statistics	CHI	MIN
Record	6-1	7-0
First Downs	17	17
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	307	352
- Offensive Plays	62	63
- Yards per Play	4.95	5.59
Net Rushing Yards	134	117
- Rushing Attempts	20	29
- Yards per Rush	6.70	4.03
Net Passing Yards	173	235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 22 - 1	33 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	190	240
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/17	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.12	6.91
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	4.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	1/5	0/0
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	6/135	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/8
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 35
Time of Possession	27:17	32:43

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:55	OWN 22	2	4	Fumble
1	12:54	2:46	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
1	6:06	4:47	OWN 25	9	52	Fumble
1	0:20	2:24	OWN 33	5	64	Field Goal
2	9:12	4:39	OWN 20	9	45	Punt
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 39	2	4	Half
3	11:31	2:38	OWN 3	6	40	Punt
3	5:07	5:06	OWN 15	9	51	Punt
4	8:54	1:39	OWN 28	3	4	Punt
4	5:24	1:17	OWN 13	5	9	Downs
4	3:52	1:51	OWN 14	5	12	Interception
4	0:14	0:14	OWN 16	2	4	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:05	1:11	OPP 26	3	0	Field Goal
1	10:08	4:02	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
1	1:19	0:59	OWN 23	3	5	Punt
2	12:56	3:44	OWN 20	6	46	Punt
2	4:33	4:08	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:29	OWN 29	5	18	Punt
3	8:53	3:46	OWN 11	8	24	Punt
3	0:01	6:07	OWN 3	13	76	Field Goal
4	7:15	1:51	OWN 34	3	7	Punt
4	4:07	0:15	OPP 22	1	22	Touchdown
4	2:01	1:47	OPP 32	3	5	Field Goal

Game MVP: Frankie Giles, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeremy Kirk	10	95	9.50	28	5
Shane Huffman	8	39	4.88	8	0
Russell Burke	2	0	0.00	2	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dominic Henry	20	49	2.45	7	0	1
Levon Neri	7	29	4.14	25	1	0
Frankie Giles	2	39	19.50	34	1	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	LG	Int	Rate
Shane Huffman	29	17	170	2/17	31	0	75.4
Kerry Thomason	7	3	16	0/0	8	0	50.3
Deion Mahoney	4	2	4	0/0	3	1	16.7

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	33	22	240	1/5	2	40	0	108.1

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Anthony Elliott	7	14	95	13.57	29	31
TE Jim Stargell	5	8	43	8.60	6	11
WR Max McDonald	4	5	14	3.50	1	4
RB Russell Burke	2	3	12	6.00	5	11
WR Patrick Hastings	2	4	18	9.00	10	10
WR Ronnie Calhoun	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
FB Joseph Hickman	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
TE Jamie Olvera	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bryce Perkins	5	7	73	14.60	24	22	1
TE Jose Mueller	5	9	70	14.00	33	40	0
TE Roman Ferrari	4	4	18	4.50	1	8	0
WR Quentin Giles	3	5	32	10.67	8	13	1
WR Bernie Hassler	3	5	31	10.33	10	16	0
RB Dominic Henry	2	2	16	8.00	7	8	0
WR Joey Webb	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB J.C. Sturm	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Shane Huffman	2	0	0
Jeremy Kirk	1	0	0
Joseph Klug	0	1	0
Kerry Troutt	0	0	1
Jackie Slater	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Frankie Giles	1	0	0
Bernie Hassler	1	0	0
Ricardo Compton	0	1	1
J.B. Winkler	0	1	0
Levon Neri	0	1	0
Cory Russell	0	1	0
Brad Jeffries	0	0	1
Max Wedderburn	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ron Brown	5	190	38.0	32.4	46	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	5	222	44.4	39.8	50	3

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary McCarthy	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	0/0

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
A.J. Neiderer	3/3	2/2	0/0	44	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Patrick Hastings	1	3	3.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Hassler	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Calhoun	4	105	26.3	0
Patrick Hastings	2	30	15.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Austin Scott	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Wes Elder	6	2	0.0	28	33
OLB Vernon Douglas	5	3	0.0	25	24
CB Cornell Clemons	5	1	0.0	21	30
DT Donovan Ricker	5	0	0.0	19	16
OLB Jon Riley	5	0	0.0	17	16
S Gus Kaplan	4	2	0.0	23	31
CB Jeremy Wolff	4	0	0.0	20	18
DE Kerry Troutt	3	0	1.0	20	33
DT Jonathan Goeas	3	1	0.0	21	22
S Louis Leyh	2	1	0.0	21	23
CB Kerry Wheeler	2	0	0.0	14	23
S Jackie Slater	1	2	0.0	11	16
S Richard Kerner	1	1	0.0	11	15
CB Alvin Meier	1	1	0.0	17	23
ILB Sean Ackerman	1	1	0.0	4	4
WR Max McDonald	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Orlando Faison	1	0	0.0	14	10

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kurt Willis	6	5	0.0	19	41
S Jose Turner	5	1	0.0	20	39
OLB Max Wedderburn	4	1	0.0	9	12
S Harry Hines	4	1	0.0	14	33
OLB Ricardo Compton	3	2	0.0	9	13
CB J.C. Sturm	3	1	0.0	12	24
CB Nick Blackburn	3	1	0.0	18	39
CB Michael Huffman	3	0	0.0	15	35
S Jim Abrams	2	0	0.0	7	19
ILB Archie O'Neal	2	0	0.0	6	10
OLB J.B. Winkler	2	0	0.0	6	12
DE Jared Gardner	1	1	0.5	12	22
DE Teddy Davison	1	1	0.5	17	35
DE Frank Lyle	1	0	0.5	11	24
DT Clarence Snellings	1	1	0.0	8	18
CB Marcus Bernstein	1	1	0.0	6	11
OLB Kris Gough	1	0	0.0	14	30
DT Randy Murray	0	1	0.5	12	27
OLB Brad Jeffries	0	1	0.0	4	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kerry Troutt	1.0	0	0	0	33
OLB Vernon Douglas	0.0	2	2	0	24
DT Jonathan Goeas	0.0	0	1	0	22
DE Arnold Blake	0.0	0	0	1	30

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Randy Murray	0.5	1	0	0	27
DE Teddy Davison	0.5	0	3	5	35
DE Jared Gardner	0.5	0	1	1	22
DE Frank Lyle	0.5	0	1	1	24
OLB Kris Gough	0.0	0	2	1	30
OLB J.B. Winkler	0.0	0	1	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Cornell Clemons	5	0	30
CB Jeremy Wolff	3	1	18
S Gus Kaplan	2	2	31
DT Donovan Ricker	2	0	16
OLB Jon Riley	2	0	16
DE Kerry Troutt	2	0	33
ILB Wes Elder	1	1	33
DT Jonathan Goeas	1	0	22
CB Alvin Meier	1	0	23
ILB Orlando Faison	1	0	10
S Louis Leyh	1	0	23
CB Kerry Wheeler	1	0	23
S Jackie Slater	0	1	16

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Kurt Willis	5	1	0	41
S Jose Turner	3	0	0	39
CB Nick Blackburn	2	3	0	39
CB J.C. Sturm	2	0	1	24
ILB Archie O'Neal	2	0	0	10
CB Michael Huffman	2	0	0	35
S Harry Hines	2	0	0	33
DE Teddy Davison	1	1	0	35
S Jim Abrams	1	0	0	19
OLB Ricardo Compton	1	0	0	13
OLB Max Wedderburn	1	0	0	12
OLB Kris Gough	0	1	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Howard Bishop	2	4	18	0	37
Marcus Farrell	1	2	15	0	33
Courtney Henson	1	1	16	0	40
Buddy Peters	1	1	3	0	9
Shannon Rockwood	1	1	4	0	2
Bart Kramer	1	1	2	0	5
Reggie Booker	0	2	19	1	34
Billy Eliot	0	0	17	1	33

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Moe Adderly	3	6	0	25	0	28
Britt Sims	1	6	1	29	0	34
Rod Erickson	1	4	0	25	1	29
Scott Hastings	1	1	0	4	0	6
Donald Starks	1	1	0	5	0	4
Cory Russell	0	4	0	25	0	30
Curtis Farley	0	3	0	24	0	28
Clarence Cassidy	0	1	0	8	0	11
Jose Mueller	0	1	0	24	0	32

Special Teams Statistics

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Jackie Slater	1	17
Jeremy Wolff	1	3
Russell Burke	0	20
Kerry Wheeler	0	17
Reuben Bramlett	0	16
Jamie Olvera	0	15
Patrick Hastings	0	14
Jim Stargell	0	12
Max McDonald	0	12
Sean Ackerman	0	11
Ronnie Calhoun	0	10
Edgar Owens	0	10
Orlando Faison	0	9
Kerry Troutt	0	7
Vernon Douglas	0	6
Howard Bishop	0	6
Buddy Peters	0	6
Shannon Rockwood	0	6
Ron Brown	0	6
Bart Kramer	0	6
Joseph Klug	0	6
Jonathan Goeas	0	5
Gus Kaplan	0	4
Jon Riley	0	4
Joseph Hickman	0	4
Richard Kerner	0	3
Gary McCarthy	0	3
Cornell Clemons	0	3
Donovan Ricker	0	2
Arnold Blake	0	2
Lawrence Price	0	2
Wes Elder	0	2
Anthony Elliott	0	1
Alvin Meier	0	1
Louis Leyh	0	1
Brett Osbourne	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Max Wedderburn	2	22
Trent Dawson	2	9
Levon Neri	1	22
Jose Mueller	1	14
Joey Webb	1	12
Roger Farr	0	13
Harry Hines	0	12
A.J. Neiderer	0	10
Bryce Perkins	0	10
Britt Sims	0	8
Scott Hastings	0	8
Brad Jeffries	0	8
Clarence Cassidy	0	8
Roman Ferrari	0	8
Marcus Bernstein	0	8
Donald Starks	0	8
J.B. Winkler	0	6
Craig Bennetts	0	6
Herman Burns	0	5
Rod Erickson	0	5
Frank Lyle	0	5
Ricardo Compton	0	5
Nick Blackburn	0	5
Michael Huffman	0	5
Frank Schueler	0	5
Curtis Farley	0	3
Archie O'Neal	0	3
Kirk Hammond	0	3
J.C. Sturm	0	3
Tony Petitgout	0	3
Kurt Willis	0	2
Austin Scott	0	2
Randy Murray	0	1
Jim Abrams	0	1
Jared Gardner	0	1
Clarence Snellings	0	1
Jose Turner	0	1
Teddy Davison	0	1
Bernie Hassler	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	21	7.0
Middle	12	100	8.3
Right	5	13	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	10	1.0
Middle	11	67	6.1
Right	8	40	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Shane Huffman	29	17	2	1	1	4	6	8	0
Kerry Thomason	7	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	0
Deion Mahoney	4	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	33	22	3	0	1	5	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	15	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	15	114	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	34	3.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	27	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	18	194	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	26	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	20	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Elliott	14	7	0	95	2	39
TE Jim Stargell	8	5	0	43	0	34
WR Max McDonald	5	4	0	14	0	38
WR Patrick Hastings	4	2	1	18	0	20
WR Ronnie Calhoun	3	1	0	3	0	8
RB Russell Burke	3	2	0	12	0	14
FB Joseph Hickman	2	1	0	5	0	10
TE Jamie Olvera	1	0	0	0	0	12

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jose Mueller	9	5	0	70	1	32
WR Bryce Perkins	7	5	0	73	2	18
WR Quentin Giles	5	3	0	32	0	18
WR Bernie Hassler	5	3	1	31	0	29
TE Roman Ferrari	4	4	0	18	0	25
RB Dominic Henry	2	2	0	16	0	19
WR Joey Webb	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeremy Kirk	1	1	1.00	9.50

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Levon Neri	1	5	5.00	4.14
Dominic Henry	1	6	6.00	2.45

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Shane Huffman	2	1	8	4.00	5.86

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	3	2	22	7.33	7.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Anthony Elliott	1	1	8	8.00	6.79
TE Jim Stargell	1	0	0	0.00	5.38

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Quentin Giles	2	2	22	11.00	6.40
TE Jose Mueller	1	0	0	0.00	7.78

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Jeremy Kirk	2	1
Shane Huffman	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Frankie Giles	1	1
Levon Neri	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Shane Huffman	6	4	2
Kerry Thomason	2	1	1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	12	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anthony Elliott	3	2	1
TE Jim Stargell	2	1	1
WR Patrick Hastings	2	1	1
RB Russell Burke	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryce Perkins	3	1	1
WR Quentin Giles	3	1	1
TE Jose Mueller	3	1	1
RB Dominic Henry	2	2	2
WR Bernie Hassler	1	0	0

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

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