Week 1, 1980

played in Minnesota, MN

43 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:13 MIN - Chuck Foreman 3 run (Rafael Septien extra point)
2Q: 02:58 CHI - Mike Friede 12 pass from Sam Adkins (Pat Leahy extra point)
3Q: 01:02 CHI - Pat Leahy 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:13 MIN - Chuck Foreman 3 run (Rafael Septien extra point)
2Q: 02:58 CHI - Mike Friede 12 pass from Sam Adkins (Pat Leahy extra point)
3Q: 01:02 CHI - Pat Leahy 18 field goal

Team Statistics CHI MIN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 20 11
- by Rushing 6 2
- by Passing 12 7
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 285 193
- Offensive Plays 73 51
- Yards per Play 3.90 3.78
Net Rushing Yards 93 46
- Rushing Attempts 44 16
- Yards per Rush 2.11 2.88
Net Passing Yards 192 147
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 20 - 0 34 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 204 152
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.62 4.20
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 12/21 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/65 7/58
Punt Returns/Yards 3/16 2/20
Kick Returns/Yards 2/66 1/26
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 27
Time of Possession 39:15 20:45

Team Statistics	CHI	MIN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	20	11
- by Rushing	6	2
- by Passing	12	7
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	285	193
- Offensive Plays	73	51
- Yards per Play	3.90	3.78
Net Rushing Yards	93	46
- Rushing Attempts	44	16
- Yards per Rush	2.11	2.88
Net Passing Yards	192	147
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 20 - 0	34 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	204	152
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.62	4.20
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	12/21	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/65	7/58
Punt Returns/Yards	3/16	2/20
Kick Returns/Yards	2/66	1/26
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 27
Time of Possession	39:15	20:45

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:33	1:35	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	9:12	3:37	OWN 23	6	0	Punt
1	2:03	5:31	OWN 32	12	44	Missed FG
2	10:09	7:22	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 27	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	5:41	OWN 38	9	26	Punt
3	7:36	6:39	OWN 39	11	60	Field Goal
4	13:57	2:48	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
4	9:25	1:36	OWN 15	4	11	Punt
4	6:34	4:04	OWN 37	6	23	Punt
4	0:51	0:51	OPP 34	3	2	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:27	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
1	10:58	1:46	OWN 49	3	-3	Punt
1	5:35	3:32	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
2	11:32	1:23	OPP 43	3	4	Punt
2	2:47	2:36	OWN 38	10	42	Missed FG
3	9:19	1:43	OWN 6	4	13	Punt
3	0:57	2:00	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
4	11:09	1:44	OWN 17	3	4	Punt
4	7:49	1:15	OWN 14	3	5	Punt
4	2:30	1:39	OWN 20	7	14	Downs

Game MVP: Sam Adkins, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gerry Ellis	17	53	3.12	10	1
Otis Armstrong	15	25	1.67	12	1
Bill Olds	6	13	2.17	6	0
Sam Adkins	3	-3	-1.00	-1	0
Reece McCall	2	5	2.50	3	0
Bruce Hardy	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Chuck Foreman	6	11	1.83	4	1
Charlie White	6	16	2.67	7	0
Henry Hynoski	1	8	8.00	8	0
Pat Ryan	1	4	4.00	4	0
Don Warren	1	3	3.00	3	0
Curtis Dickey	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sam Adkins	27	20	204	2/12	1	22	0	107.6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pat Ryan	34	18	152	1/5	0	23	0	64.8

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roger Carr	5	5	55	11.00	21	19	0
WR Ronnie Talley	5	5	48	9.60	13	22	0
TE Boyd Brown	2	2	9	4.50	0	6	0
RB Gerry Ellis	2	2	13	6.50	0	7	0
WR Mike Friede	2	6	20	10.00	0	12	1
RB Otis Armstrong	1	1	9	9.00	11	9	0
WR Ken Grandberry	1	3	19	19.00	7	19	0
WR Tom Stropka	1	1	21	21.00	0	21	0
TE Bruce Hardy	1	1	10	10.00	1	10	0
WR J.D. Hill	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Butch Johnson	6	10	68	11.33	19	23
WR Charley Young	4	8	33	8.25	12	17
TE Jimmie Giles	2	3	16	8.00	0	10
RB Charlie White	2	2	4	2.00	0	3
FB Curtis Dickey	2	2	9	4.50	5	5
WR Stan Rome	1	2	8	8.00	6	8
TE Joe Rose	1	2	14	14.00	0	14
WR Ike Harris	0	5	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov
Otis Armstrong	1	0
Vinny Hoover	1	0
Ronnie Talley	0	1
Carl Ekern	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ray Easterling	0	0	1	0
Ken Fantetti	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Guy	6	266	44.3	37.7	55	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	7	336	48.0	40.0	64	3

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat Leahy	1/2	0/1	0/0	18	1/1

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

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Hoover	3	16	5.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roland Solomon	2	20	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Grandberry	2	66	33.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ike Harris	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Carl Ekern	5	3	0.0	13	21
CB Henry Williams	5	0	0.0	5	20
OLB Ray Preston	3	2	0.0	7	17
DT Wally Chambers	3	1	0.0	11	20
S Craig Clemons	3	0	0.0	11	16
S Kirk Robbins	3	0	0.0	9	24
DT Rick Dvorak	2	0	1.0	7	14
CB Terry Schmidt	2	0	0.0	12	18
S Vinny Hoover	2	0	0.0	5	22
CB Charles Jefferson	2	0	0.0	10	31
S Tim Gray	1	0	0.0	9	16
OLB Linden King	1	0	0.0	9	18
OLB Ron Crosby	1	0	0.0	4	11
CB John Turner	1	0	0.0	13	24
DE Gary Hrivnak	0	1	0.0	11	26
OLB Brad Van Pelt	0	1	0.0	10	22
OLB Charlie Weaver	0	1	0.0	3	14
ILB Cliff Odom	0	1	0.0	7	6

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Robert Jackson	10	4	0.0	27	21
OLB Thomas Henderson	8	0	1.0	22	19
OLB Floyd Rice	5	2	1.0	34	19
ILB Larry Gordon	4	2	0.0	21	10
S John Harris	4	2	0.0	33	25
ILB Ken Fantetti	4	2	0.0	20	6
S Gary Fencik	4	0	0.0	28	16
S Roland Solomon	3	2	0.0	25	17
CB Ray Easterling	3	1	0.0	25	21
DE Mark Gastineau	3	1	0.0	27	13
DT Norm Wells	3	1	0.0	30	20
OLB Jim Ryan	3	0	0.0	17	4
DT Bill Dunstan	2	1	0.0	17	9
ILB Bob Nelson	2	0	0.0	10	10
DE Anthony Jolly	1	2	0.0	33	23
CB Mike Washington	1	1	0.0	35	23
CB Royce McKinney	1	0	0.0	28	20
CB Ricky Ray	1	0	0.0	4	6
DE Ernest Kirk	0	2	0.0	28	22
CB Tim Collier	0	1	0.0	20	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Rick Dvorak	1.0	0	0	14
DE Gary Hrivnak	0.0	1	0	26
OLB Brad Van Pelt	0.0	1	0	22
OLB Linden King	0.0	1	0	18
DT Wilson Whitely	0.0	0	1	21

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Floyd Rice	1.0	1	1	19
OLB Thomas Henderson	1.0	0	0	19
DE Mark Gastineau	0.0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Henry Williams	5	0	20
CB Terry Schmidt	2	1	18
S Vinny Hoover	2	1	22
S Kirk Robbins	2	0	24
OLB Carl Ekern	2	0	21
OLB Ray Preston	2	0	17
OLB Ron Crosby	1	0	11
CB John Turner	1	0	24
CB Charles Jefferson	1	0	31
S Tim Gray	0	1	16

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ray Easterling	3	0	21
ILB Robert Jackson	3	0	21
OLB Jim Ryan	3	0	4
OLB Thomas Henderson	2	1	19
ILB Larry Gordon	2	0	10
ILB Bob Nelson	2	0	10
S John Harris	2	0	25
OLB Floyd Rice	1	0	19
S Gary Fencik	1	0	16
CB Mike Washington	1	0	23
CB Ricky Ray	0	1	6

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rich Coady	2	7	29	0	17
Brett Moritz	2	3	31	1	17
Ray Pinney	1	7	36	1	22
A.J. Pritchett	1	5	19	0	17
Alberto White	1	3	26	0	18
Jeff Sevy	0	7	28	0	22
Ronnie Carroll	0	4	33	0	18
Bill Olds	0	2	20	0	10
Clarence Hironaka	0	2	18	0	14
Bruce Hardy	0	1	24	0	14

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alan Willis	1	4	14	0	30
Jimmie Giles	1	2	11	0	18
Doug Smith	0	3	11	0	30
Paul Fersen	0	2	8	0	20
Ron Yary	0	1	12	1	27
Glenn Hyde	0	1	12	0	18
Eric Cunningham	0	1	11	0	25
Franky Smith	0	1	12	0	25

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Reece McCall	1	10
Charles Jefferson	1	10
Bill Olds	1	8

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Ray Easterling	3	16
Don Warren	1	12
Roland Solomon	1	11

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sam Adkins	44	29	---	---	---	73
Jeff Sevy	28	22	---	---	8	58
Ray Pinney	36	22	---	---	---	58
Otis Armstrong	21	18	---	---	18	57
Ronnie Carroll	33	18	---	---	---	51
Charles Jefferson	---	---	10	31	10	51
Roger Carr	32	18	---	---	---	50
Alberto White	26	18	---	---	6	50
Brett Moritz	31	17	---	---	2	50
Boyd Brown	21	11	---	---	17	49
Bruce Hardy	24	14	---	---	11	49
Rich Coady	29	17	---	---	2	48
Gary Hrivnak	---	---	11	26	7	44
A.J. Pritchett	19	17	---	---	8	44
Ronnie Talley	27	16	---	---	---	43
Vinny Hoover	---	---	5	22	12	39
Henry Williams	---	---	5	20	14	39
Bill Olds	20	10	---	---	8	38
Clarence Hironaka	18	14	---	---	6	38
Mike Friede	19	19	---	---	---	38
John Turner	---	---	13	24	---	37
Brad Van Pelt	---	---	10	22	4	36
Carl Ekern	---	---	13	21	2	36
Joe Campbell	---	---	11	24	1	36
Gerry Ellis	23	11	---	---	---	34
Kirk Robbins	---	---	9	24	---	33
Wally Chambers	---	---	11	20	1	32
Terry Schmidt	---	---	12	18	2	32
Ron Crosby	---	---	4	11	16	31
Wilson Whitely	---	---	9	21	1	31
Craig Clemons	---	---	11	16	3	30
Ken Grandberry	14	14	---	---	2	30
J.D. Hill	9	8	---	---	13	30
Linden King	---	---	9	18	2	29
Rick Dvorak	---	---	7	14	7	28
Ray Preston	---	---	7	17	4	28
Tim Gray	---	---	9	16	1	26
Reece McCall	10	4	---	---	10	24
Charlie Weaver	---	---	3	14	4	21
Cliff Odom	---	---	7	6	2	15
Tom Stropka	0	2	---	---	12	14
Ray Guy	0	0	---	---	8	8
Pat Leahy	0	0	---	---	5	5
Morris Owens	0	0	---	---	2	2
Steve Brown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scott Brunner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Washington	---	---	35	23	6	64
Ray Easterling	---	---	25	21	16	62
John Harris	---	---	33	25	2	60
Anthony Jolly	---	---	33	23	1	57
Ernest Kirk	---	---	28	22	7	57
Floyd Rice	---	---	34	19	2	55
Roland Solomon	---	---	25	17	11	53
Norm Wells	---	---	30	20	2	52
Pat Ryan	16	35	---	---	---	51
Royce McKinney	---	---	28	20	2	50
Robert Jackson	---	---	27	21	1	49
Gary Fencik	---	---	28	16	4	48
Doug Smith	11	30	---	---	7	48
Thomas Henderson	---	---	22	19	5	46
Alan Willis	14	30	---	---	1	45
Franky Smith	12	25	---	---	8	45
Eric Cunningham	11	25	---	---	8	44
Mark Gastineau	---	---	27	13	2	42
Ron Yary	12	27	---	---	---	39
Charley Young	8	26	---	---	3	37
Tim Collier	---	---	20	14	3	37
Glenn Hyde	12	18	---	---	7	37
Don Warren	8	17	---	---	12	37
Larry Gordon	---	---	21	10	5	36
Jimmie Giles	11	18	---	---	7	36
Ike Harris	9	20	---	---	6	35
Butch Johnson	10	23	---	---	1	34
Curtis Dickey	7	19	---	---	7	33
Bill Dunstan	---	---	17	9	6	32
Ken Fantetti	---	---	20	6	6	32
Paul Fersen	8	20	---	---	3	31
Jim Ryan	---	---	17	4	8	29
Charlie White	8	18	---	---	---	26
Stan Rome	7	9	---	---	10	26
Chuck Foreman	7	17	---	---	---	24
Bob Nelson	---	---	10	10	4	24
Joe Rose	4	8	---	---	12	24
Henry Hynoski	1	0	---	---	19	20
Ricky Ray	---	---	4	6	9	19
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mark Nichols	---	---	0	0	5	5
Rafael Septien	0	0	---	---	3	3
Herman Edwards	---	---	0	1	1	2
Ron Dirnbauer	---	---	0	0	1	1
Mike Loyd	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jeff Komlo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	4	1.3
Middle	28	55	2.0
Right	10	37	3.7
None	3	-3	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	8	1.6
Middle	9	26	2.9
Right	2	12	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sam Adkins	27	20	2	1	2	2	2	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pat Ryan	34	18	1	7	3	3	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	9	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	106	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	68	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	21	5.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	28	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	55	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	5	46	2.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	23	4.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Friede	6	2	1	20	0	19
WR Roger Carr	5	5	0	55	0	18
WR Ronnie Talley	5	5	0	48	1	16
WR Ken Grandberry	3	1	0	19	0	14
TE Boyd Brown	2	2	0	9	0	11
RB Gerry Ellis	2	2	0	13	0	11
RB Otis Armstrong	1	1	0	9	0	18
WR J.D. Hill	1	0	1	0	0	8
WR Tom Stropka	1	1	0	21	1	2
TE Bruce Hardy	1	1	0	10	0	14

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Butch Johnson	10	6	0	68	1	23
WR Charley Young	8	4	1	33	0	26
WR Ike Harris	5	0	0	0	0	20
TE Jimmie Giles	3	2	1	16	0	18
RB Charlie White	2	2	0	4	0	18
WR Stan Rome	2	1	0	8	0	9
FB Curtis Dickey	2	2	0	9	0	19
TE Joe Rose	2	1	1	14	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Otis Armstrong	3	1	0.33	1.67
Gerry Ellis	1	0	0.00	3.12

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chuck Foreman	1	3	3.00	1.83
Charlie White	1	3	3.00	2.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sam Adkins	3	3	30	10.00	7.56

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Pat Ryan	3	0	0	0.00	4.47

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Friede	2	2	20	10.00	3.33
TE Bruce Hardy	1	1	10	10.00	10.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ike Harris	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Charley Young	1	0	0	0.00	4.13

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Otis Armstrong	4	2
Gerry Ellis	2	2
Bill Olds	1	1
Sam Adkins	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Charlie White	1	0
Pat Ryan	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sam Adkins	13	7	7

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pat Ryan	11	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Friede	5	1	1
WR Roger Carr	2	2	2
WR Ken Grandberry	2	1	1
RB Otis Armstrong	1	1	1
WR J.D. Hill	1	0	0
WR Tom Stropka	1	1	1
WR Ronnie Talley	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charley Young	3	2	1
WR Butch Johnson	2	2	1
RB Charlie White	2	2	0
WR Ike Harris	1	0	0
TE Jimmie Giles	1	1	1
FB Curtis Dickey	1	1	0
TE Joe Rose	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (21,400)
End Zone 14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (21,400)
End Zone	14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)