Week 17, 1981

played in Minnesota, MN

26 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Chicago Bears	7	3	3	7	-	20
Minnesota Vikings	0	7	6	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:56 CHI - Gerry Ellis 4 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
2Q: 14:13 MIN - Irving Merchant 10 pass from Mike Loyd (Rafael Septien extra point)
2Q: 03:01 CHI - Pat Leahy 44 field goal
3Q: 09:18 MIN - Rafael Septien 35 field goal
3Q: 05:39 CHI - Pat Leahy 41 field goal
3Q: 01:38 MIN - Rafael Septien 44 field goal
4Q: 10:03 CHI - Terry Schmidt 90 interception return (Pat Leahy extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:56 CHI - Gerry Ellis 4 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
2Q: 14:13 MIN - Irving Merchant 10 pass from Mike Loyd (Rafael Septien extra point)
2Q: 03:01 CHI - Pat Leahy 44 field goal
3Q: 09:18 MIN - Rafael Septien 35 field goal
3Q: 05:39 CHI - Pat Leahy 41 field goal
3Q: 01:38 MIN - Rafael Septien 44 field goal
4Q: 10:03 CHI - Terry Schmidt 90 interception return (Pat Leahy extra point)

Team Statistics CHI MIN
Record 10-6 7-9
First Downs 13 15
- by Rushing 3 1
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 276 257
- Offensive Plays 60 56
- Yards per Play 4.60 4.59
Net Rushing Yards 107 42
- Rushing Attempts 33 18
- Yards per Rush 3.24 2.33
Net Passing Yards 169 215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 13 - 0 36 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 190 230
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 6.26 5.66
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/49 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 4/23 3/23
Kick Returns/Yards 2/42 2/32
Interception Ret./Yards 1/90 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 20
Time of Possession 32:44 27:16

Team Statistics	CHI	MIN
Record	10-6	7-9
First Downs	13	15
- by Rushing	3	1
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	276	257
- Offensive Plays	60	56
- Yards per Play	4.60	4.59
Net Rushing Yards	107	42
- Rushing Attempts	33	18
- Yards per Rush	3.24	2.33
Net Passing Yards	169	215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 13 - 0	36 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	190	230
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	6.26	5.66
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/49	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	4/23	3/23
Kick Returns/Yards	2/42	2/32
Interception Ret./Yards	1/90	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 20
Time of Possession	32:44	27:16

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:42	OWN 24	6	22	Punt
1	9:07	5:19	OWN 26	10	74	Touchdown
2	14:03	4:33	OWN 9	5	5	Punt
2	8:21	5:27	OWN 16	10	57	Field Goal
2	0:45	0:45	OWN 14	1	37	Half
3	13:06	1:24	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
3	9:11	1:05	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	7:18	1:46	OPP 32	3	8	Field Goal
3	1:32	3:51	OWN 28	7	36	Punt
4	8:32	2:53	OPP 49	6	10	Punt
4	3:20	1:11	OWN 45	3	7	Punt
4	1:20	1:20	OPP 11	3	7	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:18	2:11	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	3:48	4:45	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	9:30	1:09	OWN 34	3	1	Punt
2	2:54	2:09	OWN 21	5	19	Punt
3	15:00	1:54	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	11:42	2:31	OWN 24	6	58	Field Goal
3	8:06	0:48	OWN 31	2	1	Fumble
3	5:32	4:00	OWN 20	9	53	Field Goal
4	12:41	2:46	OWN 20	5	55	Interception
4	9:55	1:23	OWN 12	3	4	Punt
4	5:39	2:19	OWN 7	3	8	Punt
4	2:09	0:49	OWN 20	4	-9	Downs

Game MVP: Terry Schmidt, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnold Morgado	16	45	2.81	9	0	0
Gerry Ellis	15	61	4.07	13	1	1
Matt Cavanaugh	2	1	0.50	2	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Mike Strachan	9	21	2.33	5
Chester Willis	8	22	2.75	6
Curtis Dickey	1	-1	-1.00	-1

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Cavanaugh	24	13	190	3/21	0	37	0	80.2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Loyd	36	20	230	2/15	1	41	1	72.6

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Roger Carr	4	8	57	14.25	0	37
WR Ronnie Talley	3	5	44	14.67	13	23
WR Ken Grandberry	2	5	36	18.00	5	25
WR J.D. Hill	2	2	33	16.50	16	23
TE Boyd Brown	1	1	8	8.00	7	8
WR Morris Owens	1	1	12	12.00	3	12
TE Hoby Brenner	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Merchant	4	6	58	14.50	13	40	1
FB Curtis Dickey	4	4	67	16.75	50	41	0
WR Bob Newland	3	6	26	8.67	2	20	0
WR Charley Young	3	5	34	11.33	23	13	0
WR Butch Johnson	3	6	31	10.33	7	17	0
RB Mike Strachan	1	2	3	3.00	2	3	0
TE Don Warren	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Chester Willis	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Jimmie Giles	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Kris Haines	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Terry Schmidt	1	90	90.00	1

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Billy Joe Bridges	1	0	0
Rick Dvorak	0	2	0
Wilson Whitely	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Curtis Dickey	1	0	0	0
Mike Strachan	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Guy	7	328	46.9	35.0	64	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	6	274	45.7	41.8	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat Leahy	2/2	2/2	0/0	44	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rafael Septien	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Joe Bridges	4	23	5.8	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irving Merchant	3	23	7.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Grandberry	2	42	21.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irving Merchant	1	17	17.0	0
Royce McKinney	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB John Turner	7	0	0.0	13	33
OLB Linden King	6	3	0.0	17	16
DE Dave Lindstrom	5	1	1.0	14	26
S Tim Gray	4	2	0.0	15	33
CB Billy Joe Bridges	4	0	0.0	12	33
OLB Brad Van Pelt	2	1	0.5	15	37
S Kirk Robbins	2	1	0.0	17	36
OLB Ron Crosby	1	1	0.5	0	8
DE Joe Campbell	1	2	0.0	12	26
ILB Al Chesley	1	2	0.0	17	28
CB Terry Schmidt	1	1	0.0	13	30
DT Wilson Whitely	1	1	0.0	12	29
CB Charles Jefferson	1	1	0.0	12	31
OLB Charlie Weaver	1	0	0.0	3	1
OLB Cliff Lewis	1	0	0.0	1	3
ILB Cliff Odom	0	1	0.0	1	10

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gary Fencik	6	5	0.0	31	24
OLB Thomas Henderson	4	2	1.5	24	19
S Roland Solomon	4	3	0.0	23	21
CB LeCharls McDaniel	4	0	0.0	20	20
DE Mark Gastineau	3	0	0.5	29	25
DT James Hunter	3	2	0.0	25	23
CB Keith Simpson	3	1	0.0	20	18
OLB Rickey Jackson	3	1	0.0	26	23
S Terry Jackson	3	0	0.0	22	19
DE Darrell Irvin	3	0	0.0	18	16
CB Royce McKinney	2	0	0.0	17	13
ILB Ken Fantetti	2	0	0.0	27	20
OLB Greg Bracelin	1	0	1.0	3	3
ILB Robert Jackson	1	2	0.0	6	7
S Mark Murphy	1	2	0.0	19	16
ILB Eddie Johnson	1	2	0.0	13	8
DE Ernest Kirk	1	1	0.0	19	13
OLB Jim Ryan	1	0	0.0	7	4
DT Norm Wells	1	0	0.0	9	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dave Lindstrom	1.0	0	1	0	26
OLB Brad Van Pelt	0.5	1	1	1	37
OLB Ron Crosby	0.5	0	0	0	8
DT Brad Shearer	0.0	1	1	0	17
OLB Linden King	0.0	0	1	0	16

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Thomas Henderson	1.5	0	2	1	19
OLB Greg Bracelin	1.0	0	0	0	3
DE Mark Gastineau	0.5	0	2	0	25
DT James Hunter	0.0	1	0	0	23
OLB Jim Ryan	0.0	0	1	0	4

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Linden King	5	0	0	16
CB John Turner	3	1	0	33
CB Billy Joe Bridges	3	0	0	33
S Kirk Robbins	2	1	0	36
S Tim Gray	2	0	0	33
CB Charles Jefferson	1	2	0	31
DE Joe Campbell	1	0	0	26
OLB Ron Crosby	1	0	0	8
DE Dave Lindstrom	1	0	0	26
OLB Cliff Lewis	1	0	0	3
CB Terry Schmidt	0	0	1	30

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Royce McKinney	2	0	13
S Terry Jackson	2	0	19
CB Keith Simpson	2	0	18
S Roland Solomon	2	0	21
CB LeCharls McDaniel	1	1	20
OLB Thomas Henderson	1	0	19
S Gary Fencik	1	0	24
S Mark Murphy	1	0	16
OLB Rickey Jackson	1	0	23
ILB Ken Fantetti	0	1	20

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ray Pinney	5	6	0	29	0	25
Rich Coady	2	10	0	30	0	24
Alberto White	1	9	0	29	1	21
Jeff Sevy	1	3	1	28	0	23
Mickey Marvin	0	1	0	27	1	19
Andra Franklin	0	1	0	20	0	13
Art Plunkett	0	1	0	9	0	6
Brett Moritz	0	0	0	6	1	8

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alan Willis	2	4	1	7	0	17
Syd Kitson	0	3	0	13	0	28
Tim Irwin	0	3	0	16	0	35
Dennis Nelson	0	2	1	4	0	7
Glenn Hyde	0	2	0	17	1	34
Doug Smith	0	2	0	17	1	35
Franky Smith	0	2	0	14	0	31

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Arnold Morgado	1	24
Boyd Brown	1	16
J.D. Hill	1	14
Hoby Brenner	1	14
Andra Franklin	1	14

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Nathan Poole	2	17
Greg Bracelin	2	14
Mike Strachan	1	23
Doug Smith	1	6

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Billy Joe Bridges	---	---	12	33	28	73
Matt Cavanaugh	33	27	---	---	---	60
Kirk Robbins	---	---	17	36	5	58
Terry Schmidt	---	---	13	30	14	57
Rich Coady	30	24	---	---	1	55
Brad Van Pelt	---	---	15	37	3	55
Mickey Marvin	27	19	---	---	9	55
Ray Pinney	29	25	---	---	---	54
Roger Carr	29	19	---	---	4	52
Jeff Sevy	28	23	---	---	---	51
Alberto White	29	21	---	---	---	50
Tim Gray	---	---	15	33	1	49
Arnold Morgado	17	7	---	---	24	48
John Turner	---	---	13	33	2	48
Dave Lindstrom	---	---	14	26	7	47
Al Chesley	---	---	17	28	2	47
Andra Franklin	20	13	---	---	14	47
Charles Jefferson	---	---	12	31	2	45
Hoby Brenner	19	12	---	---	14	45
Wilson Whitely	---	---	12	29	1	42
Joe Campbell	---	---	12	26	1	39
Boyd Brown	13	9	---	---	16	38
Ronnie Talley	23	14	---	---	---	37
Linden King	---	---	17	16	3	36
Gerry Ellis	16	17	---	---	---	33
Morris Owens	13	19	---	---	---	32
Rick Dvorak	---	---	8	16	7	31
Ron Crosby	---	---	0	8	20	28
Brad Shearer	---	---	8	17	2	27
Bruce Hardy	9	3	---	---	13	25
Ken Grandberry	6	13	---	---	4	23
Brett Moritz	6	8	---	---	9	23
J.D. Hill	0	7	---	---	14	21
A.J. Pritchett	4	6	---	---	9	19
Dave Ahrens	---	---	8	5	5	18
Mike Friede	0	2	---	---	15	17
Art Plunkett	9	6	---	---	1	16
Clarence Hironaka	3	3	---	---	8	14
Cliff Odom	---	---	1	10	3	14
Ray Guy	0	0	---	---	9	9
Marion Barber	0	0	---	---	9	9
Pat Leahy	0	0	---	---	7	7
Charlie Weaver	---	---	3	1	---	4
Cliff Lewis	---	---	1	3	---	4
Sam Adkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scott Brunner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mark Gastineau	---	---	29	25	9	63
Glenn Hyde	17	34	---	---	8	59
Gary Fencik	---	---	31	24	3	58
Doug Smith	17	35	---	---	6	58
Mike Loyd	18	38	---	---	2	58
Butch Johnson	14	28	---	---	15	57
Thomas Henderson	---	---	24	19	10	53
Royce McKinney	---	---	17	13	23	53
Mike Strachan	10	18	---	---	23	51
Terry Jackson	---	---	22	19	10	51
Ken Fantetti	---	---	27	20	4	51
James Hunter	---	---	25	23	3	51
Tim Irwin	16	35	---	---	---	51
Rickey Jackson	---	---	26	23	2	51
Irving Merchant	8	25	---	---	13	46
Roland Solomon	---	---	23	21	2	46
Mark Murphy	---	---	19	16	10	45
Franky Smith	14	31	---	---	---	45
Syd Kitson	13	28	---	---	3	44
LeCharls McDaniel	---	---	20	20	2	42
Keith Simpson	---	---	20	18	1	39
Darrell Irvin	---	---	18	16	4	38
Don Warren	4	16	---	---	16	36
Charley Young	12	22	---	---	---	34
Jimmie Giles	10	17	---	---	7	34
Ernest Kirk	---	---	19	13	1	33
Bob Newland	8	21	---	---	---	29
Curtis Dickey	6	14	---	---	9	29
Nathan Poole	7	3	---	---	17	27
Jim Ryan	---	---	7	4	16	27
Eddie Johnson	---	---	13	8	5	26
Alan Willis	7	17	---	---	---	24
Kris Haines	3	10	---	---	11	24
Chester Willis	8	16	---	---	---	24
Greg Bracelin	---	---	3	3	14	20
Robert Jackson	---	---	6	7	1	14
Norm Wells	---	---	9	4	---	13
Dean Miraldi	2	3	---	---	8	13
Dennis Nelson	4	7	---	---	---	11
Larry Gordon	---	---	5	1	5	11
Michael Obrovac	0	0	---	---	8	8
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rafael Septien	0	0	---	---	6	6
Robert Cobb	---	---	0	0	3	3
Pat Ryan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Komlo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	36	4.5
Middle	19	55	2.9
Right	5	17	3.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	18	2.0
Middle	8	21	2.6
Right	1	3	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Cavanaugh	24	13	4	1	2	2	5	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Loyd	36	20	3	1	4	4	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	77	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	51	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	62	10.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	30	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	94	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	66	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	40	5.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roger Carr	8	4	0	57	1	19
WR Ken Grandberry	5	2	0	36	1	13
WR Ronnie Talley	5	3	0	44	1	14
WR J.D. Hill	2	2	0	33	1	7
TE Hoby Brenner	2	0	2	0	0	12
TE Boyd Brown	1	1	0	8	0	9
WR Morris Owens	1	1	0	12	0	19

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bob Newland	6	3	0	26	1	21
WR Irving Merchant	6	4	2	58	1	25
WR Butch Johnson	6	3	1	31	0	28
WR Charley Young	5	3	0	34	0	22
FB Curtis Dickey	4	4	0	67	1	14
TE Jimmie Giles	3	0	0	0	0	17
RB Mike Strachan	2	1	0	3	0	18
RB Chester Willis	2	1	0	1	0	16
TE Don Warren	1	1	0	10	0	16
WR Kris Haines	1	0	1	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gerry Ellis	3	12	4.00	4.07
Arnold Morgado	1	7	7.00	2.81
Matt Cavanaugh	1	-1	-1.00	0.50

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mike Strachan	1	0	0.00	2.33
Chester Willis	1	2	2.00	2.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Cavanaugh	1	1	7	7.00	7.92

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Loyd	3	1	10	3.33	6.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ronnie Talley	1	1	7	7.00	8.80

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bob Newland	1	0	0	0.00	4.33
WR Charley Young	1	0	0	0.00	6.80
WR Irving Merchant	1	1	10	10.00	9.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Matt Cavanaugh	2	0
Arnold Morgado	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Strachan	2	0
Chester Willis	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Cavanaugh	12	7	6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Loyd	9	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ronnie Talley	4	3	3
WR Roger Carr	3	1	0
WR Ken Grandberry	2	0	0
WR J.D. Hill	2	2	2
TE Boyd Brown	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bob Newland	2	0	0
WR Charley Young	2	2	2
WR Irving Merchant	2	1	0
WR Butch Johnson	2	2	1
WR Kris Haines	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,600 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,900 (21,900)
End Zone 15,300 (15,800)
Mezzanine 8,500 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 12,800 (14,000)
Club Seats 7,500 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,600 (3,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,600 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,900 (21,900)
End Zone	15,300 (15,800)
Mezzanine	8,500 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	12,800 (14,000)
Club Seats	7,500 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,600 (3,600)