Week 15, 1979

played in Chicago, IL

28 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	7	3	3	-	13
Chicago Bears	0	10	0	6	-	16

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:09 MIN - Steve Holden 7 pass from Jeff Komlo (Rafael Septien extra point)
2Q: 07:46 CHI - Ronnie Talley 18 pass from Steve Brown (Pat Leahy extra point)
2Q: 00:49 CHI - Pat Leahy 24 field goal
3Q: 01:23 MIN - Rafael Septien 24 field goal
4Q: 12:10 CHI - Pat Leahy 34 field goal
4Q: 07:26 MIN - Rafael Septien 48 field goal
4Q: 02:11 CHI - Pat Leahy 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:09 MIN - Steve Holden 7 pass from Jeff Komlo (Rafael Septien extra point)
2Q: 07:46 CHI - Ronnie Talley 18 pass from Steve Brown (Pat Leahy extra point)
2Q: 00:49 CHI - Pat Leahy 24 field goal
3Q: 01:23 MIN - Rafael Septien 24 field goal
4Q: 12:10 CHI - Pat Leahy 34 field goal
4Q: 07:26 MIN - Rafael Septien 48 field goal
4Q: 02:11 CHI - Pat Leahy 27 field goal

Team Statistics MIN CHI
Record 5-8-1 9-5
First Downs 16 19
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 288 315
- Offensive Plays 59 62
- Yards per Play 4.88 5.08
Net Rushing Yards 110 166
- Rushing Attempts 28 31
- Yards per Rush 3.93 5.35
Net Passing Yards 178 149
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 16 - 1 28 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 183 170
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 5.74 4.81
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 8/65
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 2/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/73 4/106
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 30
Time of Possession 29:44 30:16

Team Statistics	MIN	CHI
Record	5-8-1	9-5
First Downs	16	19
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	288	315
- Offensive Plays	59	62
- Yards per Play	4.88	5.08
Net Rushing Yards	110	166
- Rushing Attempts	28	31
- Yards per Rush	3.93	5.35
Net Passing Yards	178	149
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 16 - 1	28 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	183	170
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	5.74	4.81
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	8/65
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	2/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/73	4/106
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 30
Time of Possession	29:44	30:16

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:40	1:18	OWN 3	3	6	Punt
1	9:55	4:09	OWN 16	7	24	Punt
1	0:03	4:05	OWN 13	9	87	Touchdown
2	7:36	4:36	OWN 19	8	25	Punt
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 20	2	13	Half
3	15:00	1:38	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	9:38	2:59	OWN 13	6	13	Punt
3	4:45	3:27	OPP 46	6	39	Field Goal
4	12:02	4:43	OWN 26	8	43	Field Goal
4	2:06	1:10	OWN 34	4	22	Interception
4	0:21	0:21	OWN 3	3	21	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:20	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
1	11:22	1:27	OWN 45	3	-3	Punt
1	5:46	5:43	OWN 18	9	22	Punt
2	10:58	3:22	OWN 45	6	55	Touchdown
2	3:00	2:18	OWN 16	8	77	Field Goal
3	13:22	3:44	OWN 30	7	21	Punt
3	6:39	1:54	OWN 13	3	-4	Punt
3	1:18	4:16	OWN 23	9	60	Field Goal
4	7:19	5:13	OWN 48	11	42	Field Goal
4	0:56	0:35	OWN 37	3	9	Punt

Game MVP: Otis Armstrong, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chuck Foreman	17	76	4.47	14	3
Charlie White	10	33	3.30	19	1
Jim Harrison	1	1	1.00	1	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Otis Armstrong	24	149	6.21	40	5	0
Arnold Morgado	7	17	2.43	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Komlo	30	16	183	1/5	1	34	1	69.2

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Brown	28	16	170	3/21	1	27	0	86.9

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charley Young	5	7	101	20.20	16	34	0
WR Steve Holden	3	3	37	12.33	1	21	1
WR Bob Newland	3	11	15	5.00	0	11	0
RB Chuck Foreman	2	2	16	8.00	0	15	0
WR Ike Harris	2	2	11	5.50	0	8	0
TE Don Warren	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Jim Harrison	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jim Obradovich	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jimmie Giles	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ronnie Talley	5	6	83	16.60	38	27	1
WR J.D. Hill	4	5	30	7.50	6	12	0
WR Roger Carr	3	4	20	6.67	0	12	0
WR Tom Stropka	2	6	14	7.00	6	7	0
TE Boyd Brown	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
TE Bruce Hardy	1	1	10	10.00	1	10	0
RB Otis Armstrong	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Ken Grandberry	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Bill Olds	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Arnold Morgado	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Brad Van Pelt	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bob Nelson	0	0	1	0
Don Warren	0	0	1	0

Chicago	Fumb	Recov
Ken Grandberry	1	0
Steve Brown	1	0
Ronnie Talley	0	1
Ray Pinney	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	5	234	46.8	46.8	56	3

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Guy	6	287	47.8	46.2	64	5

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rafael Septien	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	1/1

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat Leahy	3/3	0/0	0/0	34	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Holden	2	10	5.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Hoover	2	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Holden	3	56	18.7	0
Henry Hynoski	1	17	17.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Grandberry	3	87	29.0	0
Tom Stropka	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S John Harris	7	0	0.0	28	26
S Gary Fencik	6	2	0.0	29	28
ILB Larry Gordon	5	0	0.0	16	10
CB Mike Washington	5	0	0.0	17	26
ILB Robert Jackson	4	3	0.0	23	29
DE Mark Gastineau	4	1	0.0	24	27
ILB Bob Nelson	3	1	1.0	12	19
CB Herman Edwards	3	0	0.0	18	21
DE Sweeny Williams	2	2	0.0	22	23
S Bob Atkins	2	0	0.0	9	12
CB Royce McKinney	2	0	0.0	20	21
OLB Mark Nichols	1	0	1.0	11	15
DT Bill Dunstan	1	1	0.5	13	11
OLB Floyd Rice	1	0	0.5	21	16
FB Jim Harrison	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jack LeVeck	1	0	0.0	11	6
DE Anthony Jolly	1	0	0.0	7	4
CB Keith Simpson	1	0	0.0	12	7
CB Ricky Ray	0	3	0.0	13	10
DT Ron Dirnbauer	0	2	0.0	18	20
ILB Ken Fantetti	0	1	0.0	8	2

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Craig Clemons	6	5	0.0	26	28
OLB Carl Ekern	6	2	0.0	23	24
DT Wilson Whitely	5	0	0.0	18	19
CB John Turner	4	2	0.0	19	21
DT Wally Chambers	3	2	0.0	19	19
S Tim Gray	3	2	0.0	9	16
CB Billy Joe Bridges	3	0	0.0	23	21
CB Durwood Keeton	2	1	1.0	14	19
CB Charles Jefferson	2	1	0.0	13	19
OLB Brad Van Pelt	2	0	0.0	25	24
S Kirk Robbins	2	0	0.0	21	24
OLB Linden King	2	0	0.0	12	4
DE Dave Lindstrom	2	0	0.0	15	9
DE Kevin Calhoun	1	0	0.0	6	11
OLB Ron Crosby	1	0	0.0	5	5
DE Gary Hrivnak	0	2	0.0	22	20
DT Rick Dvorak	0	1	0.0	8	2
DT Brad Shearer	0	1	0.0	9	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Bob Nelson	1.0	0	0	19
OLB Mark Nichols	1.0	0	0	15
OLB Floyd Rice	0.5	2	1	16
DT Bill Dunstan	0.5	0	0	11
DE Sweeny Williams	0.0	1	0	23

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Durwood Keeton	1.0	0	0	0	19
DT Wally Chambers	0.0	1	3	1	19
DT Wilson Whitely	0.0	0	2	0	19
DE Gary Hrivnak	0.0	0	1	1	20
DE Joe Campbell	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mike Washington	4	0	26
S John Harris	3	0	26
S Gary Fencik	2	1	28
ILB Robert Jackson	2	1	29
CB Royce McKinney	2	0	21
CB Herman Edwards	1	1	21
ILB Larry Gordon	1	0	10
ILB Bob Nelson	1	0	19
OLB Mark Nichols	0	1	15

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Carl Ekern	4	0	0	24
CB Billy Joe Bridges	3	1	0	21
S Tim Gray	2	0	0	16
OLB Brad Van Pelt	1	0	1	24
S Craig Clemons	1	0	0	28
DE Kevin Calhoun	1	0	0	11
OLB Ron Crosby	1	0	0	5
DT Wilson Whitely	1	0	0	19
CB John Turner	1	0	0	21
CB Charles Jefferson	1	0	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Yary	3	5	0	27	1	29
John Didion	2	5	1	24	0	20
Ed George	2	3	0	19	0	25
Jim Harrison	2	2	0	13	0	19
Alan Willis	1	5	0	23	0	25
Greg Horton	1	4	1	23	0	19
Eric Cunningham	0	2	0	8	0	19
Fred Dean	0	1	0	11	0	10
Doug Smith	0	1	0	5	0	8

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alberto White	5	8	25	0	23
Ray Pinney	3	5	29	0	31
Gene Sanders	2	2	7	1	4
Rich Coady	1	7	27	0	27
Mickey Marvin	1	4	25	0	24
Jeff Sevy	1	3	27	1	29
Clarence Hironaka	0	1	4	0	4
A.J. Pritchett	0	1	9	0	13
Otis Armstrong	0	0	25	1	21

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Don Warren	2	14
Ricky Ray	2	11
Henry Hynoski	1	21
Keith Simpson	1	8

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Arnold Morgado	2	22
Vinny Hoover	2	18
Tom Stropka	1	14
Otis Armstrong	1	10

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gary Fencik	---	---	29	28	2	59
Jeff Komlo	28	31	---	---	---	59
John Harris	---	---	28	26	3	57
Ron Yary	27	29	---	---	---	56
Robert Jackson	---	---	23	29	3	55
Sweeny Williams	---	---	22	23	8	53
Mark Gastineau	---	---	24	27	2	53
Alan Willis	23	25	---	---	2	50
Royce McKinney	---	---	20	21	9	50
John Didion	24	20	---	---	4	48
Larry Gordon	---	---	16	10	22	48
Greg Horton	23	19	---	---	4	46
Mike Washington	---	---	17	26	3	46
Jim Harrison	13	19	---	---	13	45
Ed George	19	25	---	---	---	44
Floyd Rice	---	---	21	16	6	43
Jimmie Giles	22	20	---	---	1	43
Bob Newland	18	22	---	---	---	40
Ron Dirnbauer	---	---	18	20	2	40
Herman Edwards	---	---	18	21	1	40
Don Warren	12	13	---	---	14	39
Charlie White	10	14	---	---	14	38
Ike Harris	10	11	---	---	15	36
Steve Holden	9	16	---	---	11	36
Jim Obradovich	14	6	---	---	16	36
Bob Nelson	---	---	12	19	4	35
Chuck Foreman	18	16	---	---	---	34
Eric Cunningham	8	19	---	---	7	34
Ricky Ray	---	---	13	10	11	34
Bob Atkins	---	---	9	12	10	31
Mark Nichols	---	---	11	15	5	31
Bill Dunstan	---	---	13	11	4	28
Charley Young	11	17	---	---	---	28
Fred Dean	11	10	---	---	7	28
Keith Simpson	---	---	12	7	8	27
Jack LeVeck	---	---	11	6	6	23
Henry Hynoski	0	1	---	---	21	22
Ernest Kirk	---	---	9	8	4	21
Doug Smith	5	8	---	---	6	19
Stan Rome	3	0	---	---	11	14
Anthony Jolly	---	---	7	4	1	12
Ken Fantetti	---	---	8	2	2	12
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rafael Septien	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Gordon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Kruczek	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Brown	31	31	---	---	---	62
Ray Pinney	29	31	---	---	---	60
Craig Clemons	---	---	26	28	4	58
Mickey Marvin	25	24	---	---	9	58
Otis Armstrong	25	21	---	---	10	56
Rich Coady	27	27	---	---	2	56
Jeff Sevy	27	29	---	---	---	56
Bill Olds	23	14	---	---	18	55
Durwood Keeton	---	---	14	19	19	52
Brad Van Pelt	---	---	25	24	3	52
Bruce Hardy	17	18	---	---	17	52
Boyd Brown	17	17	---	---	16	50
Carl Ekern	---	---	23	24	3	50
Alberto White	25	23	---	---	---	48
Kirk Robbins	---	---	21	24	2	47
Billy Joe Bridges	---	---	23	21	2	46
Tom Stropka	13	17	---	---	14	44
Roger Carr	19	20	---	---	4	43
Gary Hrivnak	---	---	22	20	1	43
Wally Chambers	---	---	19	19	4	42
J.D. Hill	21	20	---	---	1	42
John Turner	---	---	19	21	2	42
Arnold Morgado	7	10	---	---	22	39
Wilson Whitely	---	---	18	19	2	39
Joe Campbell	---	---	13	22	3	38
Charles Jefferson	---	---	13	19	1	33
A.J. Pritchett	9	13	---	---	9	31
Vinny Hoover	---	---	3	9	18	30
Dave Lindstrom	---	---	15	9	6	30
Ken Grandberry	4	7	---	---	16	27
Tim Gray	---	---	9	16	2	27
Charlie Weaver	---	---	5	11	8	24
Linden King	---	---	12	4	8	24
Brad Shearer	---	---	9	12	3	24
Ronnie Talley	9	11	---	---	3	23
Kevin Calhoun	---	---	6	11	1	18
Clarence Hironaka	4	4	---	---	9	17
Ron Crosby	---	---	5	5	3	13
Gene Sanders	7	4	---	---	1	12
Phil LaPorta	2	0	---	---	9	11
Rick Dvorak	---	---	8	2	---	10
Ray Guy	0	0	---	---	9	9
Pat Leahy	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ray Preston	---	---	0	2	3	5
Sam Wyche	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sam Adkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	46	3.3
Middle	6	17	2.8
Right	8	47	5.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	73	9.1
Middle	9	26	2.9
Right	14	67	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Komlo	30	16	4	2	2	1	7	2	1

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Brown	28	16	1	2	3	4	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	27	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	61	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	10	4	95	9.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	2	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	6	69	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	81	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	18	6.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bob Newland	11	3	2	15	0	22
WR Charley Young	7	5	0	101	3	17
WR Steve Holden	3	3	0	37	1	16
RB Chuck Foreman	2	2	0	16	0	16
WR Ike Harris	2	2	0	11	0	11
TE Jimmie Giles	2	0	0	0	0	20
FB Jim Harrison	1	0	0	0	0	19
TE Jim Obradovich	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE Don Warren	1	1	0	3	0	13

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tom Stropka	6	2	0	14	0	17
WR Ronnie Talley	6	5	0	83	1	11
WR J.D. Hill	5	4	0	30	0	20
WR Roger Carr	4	3	1	20	0	20
TE Boyd Brown	2	1	0	13	0	17
RB Otis Armstrong	1	0	1	0	0	21
WR Ken Grandberry	1	0	0	0	0	7
FB Bill Olds	1	0	0	0	0	14
WR Arnold Morgado	1	0	1	0	0	10
TE Bruce Hardy	1	1	0	10	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chuck Foreman	1	1	1.00	4.47
Charlie White	1	-3	-3.00	3.30

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Otis Armstrong	1	0	0.00	6.21
Arnold Morgado	1	1	1.00	2.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Komlo	1	1	7	7.00	6.10

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Brown	8	4	32	4.00	6.07

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Steve Holden	1	1	7	7.00	12.33

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ronnie Talley	3	2	25	8.33	13.83
WR J.D. Hill	2	2	7	3.50	6.00
TE Boyd Brown	1	0	0	0.00	6.50
WR Roger Carr	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR Arnold Morgado	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Otis Armstrong	1	1
Arnold Morgado	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Komlo	11	6	4

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Brown	10	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bob Newland	4	1	1
WR Charley Young	4	3	3
RB Chuck Foreman	2	2	0
TE Jimmie Giles	1	0	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tom Stropka	3	1	1
WR Ronnie Talley	3	3	2
WR Roger Carr	2	1	1
WR J.D. Hill	1	0	0
WR Arnold Morgado	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,400)
End Zone 15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,400)
End Zone	15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)