Week 15, 2021

played in Chicago, IL

45 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	3	7	0	7	3	-	20
Chicago Bears	14	3	0	0	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:25 CHI - Russell Burke 3 run (Ed Jordan extra point)
1Q: 07:05 MIN - A.J. Neiderer 41 field goal
1Q: 03:49 CHI - Russell Burke 19 run (Ed Jordan extra point)
2Q: 14:29 MIN - Jose Mueller 1 pass from Frankie Giles (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 07:12 CHI - Ed Jordan 20 field goal
4Q: 10:13 MIN - Dominic Henry 6 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
OT: 08:38 MIN - A.J. Neiderer 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:25 CHI - Russell Burke 3 run (Ed Jordan extra point)
1Q: 07:05 MIN - A.J. Neiderer 41 field goal
1Q: 03:49 CHI - Russell Burke 19 run (Ed Jordan extra point)
2Q: 14:29 MIN - Jose Mueller 1 pass from Frankie Giles (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 07:12 CHI - Ed Jordan 20 field goal
4Q: 10:13 MIN - Dominic Henry 6 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
OT: 08:38 MIN - A.J. Neiderer 27 field goal

Team Statistics MIN CHI
Record 12-2 11-3
First Downs 21 18
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 15 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 422 345
- Offensive Plays 68 62
- Yards per Play 6.21 5.56
Net Rushing Yards 170 121
- Rushing Attempts 30 32
- Yards per Rush 5.67 3.78
Net Passing Yards 252 224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 18 - 1 29 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 269 230
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.63 7.47
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 3/14
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 2/45 3/75
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 24
Time of Possession 33:10 33:19

Team Statistics	MIN	CHI
Record	12-2	11-3
First Downs	21	18
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	15	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	422	345
- Offensive Plays	68	62
- Yards per Play	6.21	5.56
Net Rushing Yards	170	121
- Rushing Attempts	30	32
- Yards per Rush	5.67	3.78
Net Passing Yards	252	224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 18 - 1	29 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	269	230
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.63	7.47
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	5.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	3/14
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	2/45	3/75
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 24
Time of Possession	33:10	33:19

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:16	2:19	OWN 20	6	56	Field Goal
1	3:35	1:39	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	1:56	1:20	OPP 38	3	-1	Punt
1	0:25	1:03	OPP 34	3	34	Touchdown
2	7:05	0:27	OWN 33	1	0	Interception
2	3:55	1:17	OWN 39	4	20	Punt
2	1:06	1:04	OWN 33	5	48	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:56	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
3	4:56	5:45	OWN 1	11	58	Punt
4	12:44	2:38	OWN 30	6	70	Touchdown
4	8:47	2:17	OWN 35	3	-4	Punt
4	2:22	1:39	OWN 32	6	36	Missed FG
OT1	15:00	6:29	OWN 28	11	62	Field Goal

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:44	OWN 39	9	61	Touchdown
1	6:57	3:22	OWN 26	5	74	Touchdown
1	0:36	0:11	OWN 20	1	14	Fumble
2	14:22	7:17	OWN 27	12	70	Field Goal
2	6:38	2:43	OWN 48	5	20	Missed FG
2	2:38	1:32	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	0:02	0:02	OWN 26	1	-1	Half
3	11:04	6:08	OWN 5	10	48	Punt
4	14:11	1:27	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
4	10:06	1:19	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	6:30	4:08	OWN 2	6	23	Punt
4	0:43	0:43	OWN 39	4	24	Missed FG

Game MVP: Shane Huffman, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dominic Henry	18	84	4.67	11	2	1
Levon Neri	11	82	7.45	31	3	0
Frankie Giles	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeremy Kirk	20	69	3.45	14	2	0
Russell Burke	9	41	4.56	19	1	2
Shane Huffman	3	11	3.67	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	35	18	269	3/17	1	31	1	74.6

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Shane Huffman	29	24	230	1/6	0	39	0	99.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Quentin Giles	9	12	127	14.11	56	26	0
TE Jose Mueller	3	5	26	8.67	3	13	1
WR Bernie Hassler	3	7	35	11.67	13	21	0
WR Bryce Perkins	2	6	58	29.00	42	31	0
WR Joey Webb	1	5	23	23.00	18	23	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Max McDonald	7	10	80	11.43	52	39
WR Anthony Elliott	4	5	37	9.25	12	15
TE Jim Stargell	4	4	26	6.50	9	12
WR Patrick Hastings	4	4	53	13.25	18	22
RB Jeremy Kirk	4	5	22	5.50	1	8
TE Jamie Olvera	1	1	12	12.00	5	12

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Richard Kerner	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Recov	Force
Michael Huffman	1	0
Harry Hines	1	0
Jose Mueller	0	1
Max Wedderburn	0	1
Marcus Bernstein	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov
Anthony Elliott	1	0
Max McDonald	1	0
Jeremy Wolff	1	0
Courtney Henson	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	6	283	47.2	36.2	67	2

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ron Brown	5	239	47.8	44.6	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
A.J. Neiderer	2/4	1/2	0/0	41	2/2

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ed Jordan	1/3	0/2	0/1	20	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nick Blackburn	2	16	8.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeremy Wolff	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Schueler	2	45	22.5	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Calhoun	2	52	26.0	0
Patrick Hastings	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jose Turner	10	4	0.0	31	30
ILB Kurt Willis	9	2	0.0	32	29
OLB Max Wedderburn	5	2	0.0	26	18
CB Nick Blackburn	5	1	0.0	30	25
DE Jared Gardner	4	0	0.0	21	15
OLB J.B. Winkler	3	2	1.0	18	13
ILB Archie O'Neal	3	1	0.0	13	14
S Harry Hines	3	1	0.0	24	21
DE Winfred Dalton	2	2	0.0	29	23
DT Clarence Snellings	2	0	0.0	17	13
OLB Kris Gough	2	0	0.0	14	17
OLB Ricardo Compton	1	1	0.0	4	6
DE Teddy Davison	1	1	0.0	6	12
WR Bryce Perkins	1	0	---	---	---
S Trent Dawson	1	0	0.0	9	15
CB Marcus Bernstein	1	0	0.0	5	9
CB Michael Huffman	1	0	0.0	22	22

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Louis Leyh	8	1	0.0	24	33
ILB Wes Elder	6	2	0.0	25	34
S Richard Kerner	5	0	0.0	28	33
DE Arnold Blake	4	3	2.0	27	35
CB Jeremy Wolff	4	1	0.0	17	26
DT Jonathan Goeas	4	0	0.0	21	21
OLB Jon Riley	3	1	0.0	12	14
ILB Sean Ackerman	2	0	1.0	7	7
OLB Vernon Douglas	2	3	0.0	25	27
DE Kerry Troutt	2	2	0.0	25	31
S Derek Logan	2	1	0.0	12	17
DE Lawrence Price	2	0	0.0	4	5
S Jackie Slater	2	0	0.0	15	20
CB Alvin Meier	1	0	0.0	18	28
CB Terry Burdge	1	0	0.0	13	13
OLB Reuben Bramlett	1	0	0.0	5	7
ILB Orlando Faison	0	3	0.0	12	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB J.B. Winkler	1.0	0	1	13
DE Jared Gardner	0.0	1	1	15
DE Winfred Dalton	0.0	1	0	23
DT Terrance Fullerton	0.0	1	0	5

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Arnold Blake	2.0	1	1	4	35
ILB Sean Ackerman	1.0	0	0	0	7
OLB Vernon Douglas	0.0	1	1	2	27
OLB Jon Riley	0.0	1	0	0	14
DE Kerry Troutt	0.0	0	2	1	31
DT Jonathan Goeas	0.0	0	1	0	21
DT Donovan Ricker	0.0	0	1	0	22
OLB Reuben Bramlett	0.0	0	1	0	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Kurt Willis	5	0	29
S Jose Turner	5	0	30
ILB Archie O'Neal	3	0	14
OLB Max Wedderburn	2	0	18
CB Nick Blackburn	2	0	25
CB Marcus Bernstein	2	0	9
OLB Kris Gough	1	2	17
DE Jared Gardner	1	0	15
S Trent Dawson	1	0	15
OLB Ricardo Compton	1	0	6
S Harry Hines	1	0	21

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Louis Leyh	4	1	0	33
CB Jeremy Wolff	4	0	0	26
ILB Wes Elder	3	1	0	34
OLB Jon Riley	2	0	0	14
CB Alvin Meier	1	2	0	28
OLB Vernon Douglas	1	1	0	27
S Derek Logan	1	0	0	17
CB Terry Burdge	1	0	0	13
S Jackie Slater	1	0	0	20
CB Kerry Wheeler	0	1	0	29
S Richard Kerner	0	0	1	33

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rod Erickson	4	10	25	0	29
Cory Russell	3	3	23	1	32
Curtis Farley	2	4	21	0	33
Britt Sims	1	3	25	0	36
Scott Hastings	1	3	15	0	9
Moe Adderly	1	2	20	0	31
Donald Starks	1	2	7	0	6
Clarence Cassidy	1	1	14	1	14
Jose Mueller	0	1	27	0	33
Roman Ferrari	0	0	24	1	25

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Howard Bishop	3	8	0	29	0	24
Billy Eliot	2	6	0	27	0	22
Reggie Booker	2	3	0	27	0	24
Joey Franklin	2	3	0	19	0	25
Joseph Hickman	1	1	0	10	0	11
Courtney Henson	0	3	0	28	0	27
Buddy Peters	0	2	1	5	0	8
Marcus Farrell	0	2	0	13	1	5
Jamie Olvera	0	1	0	9	0	12

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Harry Hines	2	12
Jose Mueller	1	16
Max Wedderburn	1	15
Levon Neri	0	19
Bryce Perkins	0	16
Ricardo Compton	0	15
Roman Ferrari	0	15
Joey Webb	0	13
Trent Dawson	0	12
Craig Bennetts	0	12
Marcus Bernstein	0	11
Scott Hastings	0	10
Clarence Cassidy	0	10
Donald Starks	0	10
Kurt Willis	0	9
A.J. Neiderer	0	8
Britt Sims	0	8
Brad Jeffries	0	8
Winfred Dalton	0	8
Nick Blackburn	0	8
Michael Huffman	0	8
Rod Erickson	0	7
Herman Burns	0	6
Austin Scott	0	6
Frank Schueler	0	6
Tony Petitgout	0	5
J.B. Winkler	0	4
Kirk Hammond	0	4
Curtis Farley	0	3
Jose Turner	0	3
Kris Gough	0	3
Randy Murray	0	2
Clarence Snellings	0	2
Jared Gardner	0	1
J.C. Sturm	0	1
Terrance Fullerton	0	1

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Howard Howe	1	16
Patrick Hastings	1	13
Joseph Hickman	1	9
Buddy Peters	1	8
Russell Burke	0	23
Alvin Meier	0	16
Jamie Olvera	0	16
Ronnie Calhoun	0	14
Derek Logan	0	14
Jeremy Wolff	0	14
Reuben Bramlett	0	14
Arnold Blake	0	10
Jim Stargell	0	10
Max McDonald	0	10
Donovan Ricker	0	9
Sean Ackerman	0	9
Joey Franklin	0	8
Warren Petrie	0	8
Ron Brown	0	8
Jeremy Kirk	0	8
Marcus Farrell	0	7
Howard Bishop	0	7
Gary McCarthy	0	5
Vernon Douglas	0	5
Wes Elder	0	4
Orlando Faison	0	4
Kerry Wheeler	0	4
Richard Kerner	0	3
Jon Riley	0	3
Louis Leyh	0	3
Ed Jordan	0	3
Jackie Slater	0	3
Jonathan Goeas	0	2
Kerry Troutt	0	2
Anthony Elliott	0	1
Lawrence Price	0	1
Shannon Rockwood	0	1
Terry Burdge	0	1
Bart Kramer	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	26	4.3
Middle	14	60	4.3
Right	10	84	8.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	27	6.8
Middle	14	48	3.4
Right	13	47	3.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	35	18	6	0	0	6	7	7	1

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Shane Huffman	29	24	2	0	0	2	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	175	10.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	5	94	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	27	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	19	181	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	1	22	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Quentin Giles	12	9	127	2	26
WR Bernie Hassler	7	3	35	1	26
WR Bryce Perkins	6	2	58	2	13
TE Jose Mueller	5	3	26	0	33
WR Joey Webb	5	1	23	1	15

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Max McDonald	10	7	80	1	30
WR Anthony Elliott	5	4	37	0	28
RB Jeremy Kirk	5	4	22	0	19
TE Jim Stargell	4	4	26	0	19
WR Patrick Hastings	4	4	53	1	13
TE Jamie Olvera	1	1	12	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Levon Neri	2	3	1.50	7.45
Dominic Henry	2	13	6.50	4.67

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeremy Kirk	3	12	4.00	3.45
Russell Burke	2	22	11.00	4.56

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	4	2	7	1.75	7.69

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Shane Huffman	3	2	12	4.00	7.93

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jose Mueller	2	1	1	0.50	5.20
WR Bryce Perkins	1	0	0	0.00	9.67
WR Quentin Giles	1	1	6	6.00	10.58

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jeremy Kirk	2	1	3	1.50	4.40
WR Patrick Hastings	1	1	9	9.00	13.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Dominic Henry	3	2
Levon Neri	1	1

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Jeremy Kirk	3	1
Shane Huffman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	10	4	3

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Shane Huffman	7	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Quentin Giles	4	2	2
WR Bryce Perkins	2	0	0
WR Joey Webb	2	0	0
TE Jose Mueller	1	1	0
WR Bernie Hassler	1	1	1

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anthony Elliott	2	1	1
WR Max McDonald	2	0	0
TE Jim Stargell	1	1	0
WR Patrick Hastings	1	1	1
RB Jeremy Kirk	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,200 (68,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (20,700)
End Zone 13,200 (14,900)
Mezzanine 000 (8,600)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,200)
Club Seats 7,400 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,200 (68,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (20,700)
End Zone	13,200 (14,900)
Mezzanine	000 (8,600)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,200)
Club Seats	7,400 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)