Week 15, 1982

played in Minnesota, MN

40 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Chicago Bears140310-27
Minnesota Vikings01300-13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:58 CHI - Gerry Ellis 1 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
1Q: 08:24 CHI - Gerry Ellis 2 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
2Q: 13:00 MIN - Rich Karlis 32 field goal
2Q: 10:10 MIN - Rich Karlis 29 field goal
2Q: 06:04 MIN - Rich Diana 58 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 08:45 CHI - Pat Leahy 24 field goal
4Q: 08:51 CHI - Ronnie Talley 4 pass from Matt Cavanaugh (Pat Leahy extra point)
4Q: 00:54 CHI - Pat Leahy 37 field goal

Team StatisticsCHIMIN
Record7-6-12-12
First Downs208
- by Rushing73
- by Passing134
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards372198
- Offensive Plays6851
- Yards per Play5.473.88
Net Rushing Yards108119
- Rushing Attempts3517
- Yards per Rush3.097.00
Net Passing Yards26479
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt33 - 27 - 233 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards26487
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/01/8
- Yards per Pass Play8.002.32
Fumbles/Lost1/12/2
3rd Down Conversions5/132/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.910.3
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards6/488/46
Punt Returns/Yards5/572/19
Kick Returns/Yards3/696/106
Interception Ret./Yards1/02/26
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits52
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/20/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 30OWN 35
Time of Possession35:4024:20

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:12OWN 36764Touchdown
110:091:55OPP 28428Touchdown
14:331:55OWN 273-3Punt
10:391:25OWN 1934Interception
212:520:38OWN 3010Interception
210:054:01OWN 1467Punt
25:441:49OWN 2039Punt
22:041:02OWN 1036Punt
20:100:10OPP 47224Half
313:214:41OWN 43950Field Goal
34:593:48OWN 14627Punt
415:000:53OWN 48214Fumble
412:233:42OWN 24976Touchdown
45:284:42OWN 26954Field Goal
40:030:03OWN 241-2Game
Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:480:39OWN 2810Fumble
18:143:41OWN 26619Punt
12:381:59OWN 37410Punt
214:141:22OPP 37622Field Goal
212:142:09OPP 27415Field Goal
26:040:20OWN 42158Touchdown
23:551:51OWN 4335Punt
21:020:52OWN 323-19Punt
315:001:39OWN 1333Punt
38:403:41OWN 16531Punt
31:111:11OWN 183-3Punt
414:071:44OWN 3831Punt
48:413:13OWN 31743Fumble
40:460:43OWN 4032Interception

Game MVP: Gerry Ellis, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

ChicagoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Gerry Ellis20673.351722
Marion Barber13413.151010
Matt Cavanaugh1-2-2.00-200
Andra Franklin122.00200
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Rich Diana121099.085821
Chester Willis372.33300
Curtis Dickey231.50500

Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Matt Cavanaugh33272640/0130284.9
MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Mike Machurek3319871/8019149.9

Receiving Statistics

ChicagoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Gerry Ellis66589.6745300
WR Tom Stropka56469.205210
WR Ronnie Talley454310.752271
WR Ken Grandberry35175.67090
WR Mike Friede35289.339230
TE Hoby Brenner333511.6712240
RB Greg Hawthorne1100.00200
RB Marion Barber111515.000150
FB Andra Franklin112222.0021220
MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Ray Butler57377.406190
FB Curtis Dickey34-2-0.67020
RB Rich Diana3372.33380
FB Calvin Thomas33124.004110
WR Charley Young24136.50980
WR Irving Merchant1611.00010
TE Jimmie Giles1233.00030
WR Stan Rome111616.000160
RB Chester Willis0100.00000
WR Floyd Hodge0100.00000

Interception Statistics

ChicagoIntsYardsAvgTD
S James Marshall100.000
MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Ken Fantetti111.000
S Mark Murphy12525.000

Fumble Statistics

ChicagoFumbRecovForceTD
Gerry Ellis1000
Cliff Odom0110
Marvin Cobb0100
Henry Williams0010
MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Stan Rome1000
Rich Diana1000
Rickey Jackson0100
Eddie Johnson0010

Punting Statistics

ChicagoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mike Horan521042.038.2461
MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rohn Stark834743.436.3525

Kicking Statistics

ChicagoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Pat Leahy2/20/00/0373/3
MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Rich Karlis2/20/00/0321/1

Punt Return Statistics

ChicagoRetYardsAvgTD
Craig Clemons3279.00
Ken Grandberry23015.00
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Irving Merchant2199.50

Kick Return Statistics

ChicagoRetYardsAvgTD
Ken Grandberry36923.00
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Charley Young58316.60
Irving Merchant12323.00

Defensive Statistics

ChicagoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Cliff Odom530.01324
OLB Linden King510.01619
ILB Dave Ahrens400.067
CB Henry Williams310.01028
S Kirk Robbins300.01433
S James Marshall300.0617
DE Joe Campbell200.0724
DE Leroy Jones111.0919
S Craig Clemons130.01433
CB Charles Jefferson110.01024
DE Kenneth Sims110.0815
OLB Brad Van Pelt100.01025
G Montique Anderson10---------
CB Marvin Cobb100.0822
DT Brad Shearer100.0611
FB Andra Franklin10---------
OLB Cliff Lewis100.01013
ILB Adrian Tice100.0410
CB John Turner010.01517
MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Ken Fantetti1060.03124
S Gary Fencik720.01622
OLB Rickey Jackson610.03129
S Mark Murphy520.02625
ILB Robert Jackson410.01317
ILB Eddie Johnson410.01814
S Terry Jackson400.01725
OLB Thomas Henderson320.03123
CB Frank Wattelet310.01418
DT Leo Wisniewski220.02328
CB Keith Simpson210.03026
DE Robert Brown200.02522
DE Jim Svihus120.01516
CB Royce McKinney110.02624
DT Greg Wojcik100.053
DE Mark Gastineau100.02625
WR Ray Butler10---------
DT James Hunter100.0125

Pass Rush Statistics

ChicagoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Leroy Jones1.000019
OLB Brad Van Pelt0.002025
DT Stan Johnson0.001010
DT Rick Dvorak0.000123
MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Mark Gastineau0.001125
ILB Robert Jackson0.001017

Pass Defense Statistics

ChicagoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Cliff Odom40024
CB Henry Williams30028
S James Marshall20117
S Kirk Robbins20033
CB Charles Jefferson11024
S Craig Clemons10033
OLB Brad Van Pelt10025
CB Marvin Cobb10022
OLB Linden King10019
DE Joe Campbell10024
OLB Cliff Lewis10013
ILB Adrian Tice10010
MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Terry Jackson40025
S Mark Murphy31125
ILB Ken Fantetti30124
S Gary Fencik30022
OLB Thomas Henderson20023
ILB Robert Jackson20017
CB Keith Simpson20026
OLB Rickey Jackson20029
CB Frank Wattelet20018
CB Royce McKinney10024
ILB Eddie Johnson10014
DE Robert Brown10022
DE Jim Svihus10016

Blocking Statistics

ChicagoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Rich Coady27028030
Montique Anderson25028021
Gene Killian24032029
Ray Pinney15132029
Darryl Carlton13022027
Alberto White1207012
Clarence Hironaka0301007
Andra Franklin03016015
Solomon Freelon010304
Hoby Brenner01018018
MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Alan Willis16117033
Nick Eyre1308017
Marques Neal1108118
Curtis Dickey1107015
Glenn Hyde02011016
Mike Munchak01115032
Jimmie Giles0107022
Tim Irwin01015031
Calvin Thomas010405

Special Teams Tackles

ChicagoTacklesSTPlays
Henry Williams332
Greg Hawthorne217
Cliff Lewis120
Bruce Hardy114
James Marshall16
MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Jimmie Giles219
Terry Jackson212
Calvin Thomas125
Randal Swoope118
Floyd Hodge117
Charley Young116

Participation

ChicagoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Henry Williams------10283270
Gene Killian3229------768
Matt Cavanaugh3533---------68
Craig Clemons------14331865
Rich Coady2830------361
Ray Pinney3229---------61
Ronnie Talley1523------1856
Tom Stropka2121------1254
Hoby Brenner1818------1551
Montique Anderson2821---------49
Darryl Carlton2227---------49
Ken Grandberry2319------648
Kirk Robbins------1433148
Charles Jefferson------10241044
Cliff Lewis------10132043
Gerry Ellis2121---------42
Mike Friede2017------441
Cliff Odom------1324239
Andra Franklin1615------839
Rick Dvorak------1123438
Linden King------1619338
Boyd Brown149------1437
Brad Van Pelt------1025237
Joe Campbell------724435
Leroy Jones------919634
Marvin Cobb------822333
John Turner------1517133
Kenneth Sims------815730
James Marshall------617629
Bruce Hardy95------1428
Alberto White712------726
Greg Hawthorne27------1726
Art Plunkett136------726
Marion Barber149---------23
Clarence Hironaka107------421
Stan Johnson------1010---20
John Olenchalk21------1720
Brad Shearer------611118
Adrian Tice------410317
Dave Ahrens------67---13
Pat Leahy00------88
Solomon Freelon34---------7
Edmund Nelson------0066
Mike Horan00------55
Scott Hunter00------22
Dale Zorn00---------0
MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Rickey Jackson------31291272
Royce McKinney------26241161
Alan Willis1733------1060
Keith Simpson------3026460
Irving Merchant1328------1657
Ken Fantetti------3124257
Thomas Henderson------3123256
Terry Jackson------17251254
Leo Wisniewski------2328354
Mark Gastineau------2625253
Robert Brown------2522653
Mark Murphy------2625152
Mike Machurek1734---------51
Charley Young1121------1648
Jimmie Giles722------1948
Mike Munchak1532---------47
Tim Irwin1531---------46
Roland Solomon------2517244
Curtis Dickey715------2042
Frank Wattelet------14181042
Floyd Hodge915------1741
Robert Jackson------13171040
Gary Fencik------1622139
Glenn Hyde1116------1037
Eddie Johnson------1814537
Marques Neal818------1036
Nick Eyre817------1035
Calvin Thomas45------2534
Jim Svihus------1516334
Rich Diana1221---------33
Ray Butler1018---------28
Marvin Powell917---------26
Don Warren79------622
James Hunter------125219
Randal Swoope------101819
Franky Smith25------1017
Chester Willis311---------14
Stan Rome25------613
Greg Wojcik------53---8
Rohn Stark00------88
Rich Karlis00------66
Mike Loyd00------22
Doug Smith01---------1
Marcus Mickus00---------0
Guy Prather------00---0
Pete Metzelaars00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10454.5
Middle21482.3
Right3175.7
None1-2-2.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left177.0
Middle131027.8
Right3103.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Matt Cavanaugh33276011212
MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Mike Machurek33190261311

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)1512593.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)65599.8
Long (19+ Yds)437218.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1612231.4
Short (0-8 Yds)3382.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)64569.3
Long (19+ Yds)7000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

ChicagoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Tom Stropka65046121
RB Gerry Ellis66058121
WR Ken Grandberry53017019
WR Ronnie Talley54043123
WR Mike Friede53128117
TE Hoby Brenner33035118
RB Greg Hawthorne110007
RB Marion Barber1101509
FB Andra Franklin11022115
MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ray Butler75037018
WR Irving Merchant6121028
WR Charley Young42113021
FB Curtis Dickey431-2015
RB Rich Diana3307021
FB Calvin Thomas3301205
TE Jimmie Giles2113022
WR Stan Rome1101605
RB Chester Willis1010011
WR Floyd Hodge1000015

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

ChicagoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Gerry Ellis520.403.35
Marion Barber341.333.15
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Curtis Dickey1-2-2.001.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Matt Cavanaugh3293.008.00
MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Mike Machurek5110.202.64

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

ChicagoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Tom Stropka1155.007.67
WR Ronnie Talley1144.008.60
WR Mike Friede1000.005.60
MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Irving Merchant2110.500.17
WR Charley Young1000.003.25
RB Chester Willis1000.000.00
WR Floyd Hodge1000.000.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

ChicagoRushesConversions
Gerry Ellis10
Marion Barber10
MinnesotaRushesConversions
Rich Diana20
Chester Willis11

Third Down Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCompConversions
Matt Cavanaugh1195
MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Mike Machurek1051

Third Down Receiving Statistics

ChicagoTargCatchConversions
WR Ronnie Talley321
WR Ken Grandberry210
WR Tom Stropka221
WR Mike Friede222
RB Gerry Ellis111
TE Hoby Brenner110
MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Irving Merchant310
WR Ray Butler210
FB Calvin Thomas221
TE Jimmie Giles100
RB Rich Diana110
WR Floyd Hodge100

SectionAttendance
Stadium60,700 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck19,200 (21,900)
End Zone13,200 (15,800)
Mezzanine7,500 (9,100)
Sideline Seats11,200 (14,000)
Club Seats6,400 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes3,200 (3,600)