Week 17, 1987

played in Minnesota, MN

36 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Chicago Bears	3	6	0	0	-	9
Minnesota Vikings	7	0	7	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:52 CHI - Pat Leahy 50 field goal
1Q: 04:50 MIN - Sammy Winder 20 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 04:37 CHI - Pat Leahy 36 field goal
2Q: 00:08 CHI - Pat Leahy 33 field goal
3Q: 12:21 MIN - Frank Minnifield 58 interception return (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 08:40 MIN - Rich Karlis 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:52 CHI - Pat Leahy 50 field goal
1Q: 04:50 MIN - Sammy Winder 20 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 04:37 CHI - Pat Leahy 36 field goal
2Q: 00:08 CHI - Pat Leahy 33 field goal
3Q: 12:21 MIN - Frank Minnifield 58 interception return (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 08:40 MIN - Rich Karlis 33 field goal

Team Statistics CHI MIN
Record 3-13 13-3
First Downs 17 11
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 280 259
- Offensive Plays 72 56
- Yards per Play 3.89 4.63
Net Rushing Yards 108 84
- Rushing Attempts 21 26
- Yards per Rush 5.14 3.23
Net Passing Yards 172 175
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 24 - 1 30 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 192 175
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.37 5.83
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 8/50
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 4/27
Kick Returns/Yards 2/35 3/76
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/58
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 33
Time of Possession 33:47 26:13

Team Statistics	CHI	MIN
Record	3-13	13-3
First Downs	17	11
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	280	259
- Offensive Plays	72	56
- Yards per Play	3.89	4.63
Net Rushing Yards	108	84
- Rushing Attempts	21	26
- Yards per Rush	5.14	3.23
Net Passing Yards	172	175
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 24 - 1	30 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	192	175
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.37	5.83
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	8/50
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	4/27
Kick Returns/Yards	2/35	3/76
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/58
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 33
Time of Possession	33:47	26:13

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:12	4:26	OWN 28	8	39	Field Goal
1	7:00	1:03	OWN 20	2	-16	Punt
1	4:33	1:25	OWN 27	3	2	Punt
1	1:38	3:04	OWN 36	9	34	Missed FG
2	12:07	2:27	OWN 3	5	20	Punt
2	8:02	3:33	OWN 35	6	46	Field Goal
2	1:47	1:45	OWN 22	6	62	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:50	OWN 16	5	34	Interception
3	12:10	2:04	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	6:33	1:10	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
3	3:01	3:52	OWN 20	9	52	Missed FG
4	12:34	1:03	OWN 12	3	-4	Punt
4	8:34	3:47	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
4	1:52	0:50	OPP 43	4	-8	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:48	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
1	8:46	1:46	OWN 23	4	16	Punt
1	5:57	1:24	OPP 39	3	39	Touchdown
1	3:08	1:30	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
2	13:34	1:27	OWN 37	3	9	Punt
2	9:40	1:38	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
2	4:29	2:42	OWN 30	5	12	Punt
3	10:06	3:33	OWN 21	6	42	Punt
3	5:23	2:22	OWN 23	7	37	Punt
4	14:09	1:35	OWN 35	3	4	Punt
4	11:31	2:57	OPP 44	6	28	Field Goal
4	4:47	2:55	OWN 17	7	39	Fumble
4	1:02	1:02	OPP 49	3	1	Game

Game MVP: Rickey Jackson, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Roger Craig	14	83	5.93	23	4	0
Steve Sewell	7	25	3.57	10	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sammy Winder	17	67	3.94	24	2
Ray Crouse	7	19	2.71	8	0
Dan Marino	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Pelleur	48	24	192	3/20	0	41	1	51.8

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	30	15	175	0/0	1	26	0	79.1

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Roger Craig	6	9	54	9.00	39	41
WR Otis Grant	5	12	11	2.20	0	5
WR Garry James	4	12	49	12.25	7	22
WR Mark Ingram	3	5	49	16.33	4	26
TE Hoby Brenner	2	2	13	6.50	0	8
FB Andra Franklin	2	2	1	0.50	0	2
FB Buford McGee	1	2	2	2.00	0	2
WR Emile Harry	1	2	13	13.00	0	13
TE Dave Little	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Fontenot	3	5	10	3.33	0	4	0
WR Bobby Howard	3	5	37	12.33	5	17	0
TE Jimmie Giles	2	3	11	5.50	0	7	0
WR Don Bass	2	3	26	13.00	13	22	0
WR Art Monk	2	4	41	20.50	16	26	0
RB Sammy Winder	2	4	29	14.50	16	20	1
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	3	21	21.00	6	21	0
TE Larry Kinnebrew	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Ray Crouse	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Frank Minnifield	1	58	58.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Roger Craig	1	0	0
Steve Pelleur	1	0	0
Andra Franklin	0	1	0
Stacy Robinson	0	1	0
Carl Carter	0	1	0
Scott Case	0	0	1
Brian Noble	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Sammy Winder	2	0	0
Marvin Powell	0	1	0
Rickey Jackson	0	0	1
Shelton Robinson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Finzer	7	348	49.7	45.9	62	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	9	363	40.3	35.4	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat Leahy	3/5	1/3	1/1	50	0/0

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Washington	1	4	4.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Art Monk	4	27	6.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Washington	1	13	13.0	0
Roger Craig	1	22	22.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Art Monk	2	46	23.0	0
Vince Albritton	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Scott Case	7	2	23	27
S Tom Holmoe	5	1	24	27
CB Tim Washington	4	0	21	27
OLB Stan David	4	0	21	14
CB Carl Carter	3	1	18	25
OLB Bryan Hinkle	2	2	23	27
DE Kenneth Sims	2	2	18	18
ILB Vaughan Johnson	2	1	7	8
ILB Fred Small	2	1	15	25
S Stacey Toran	2	0	13	17
ILB Brian Noble	2	0	20	8
DT Chuck Ehin	1	1	13	12
DE Tony Degrate	1	0	16	18
CB Mark Collins	1	0	17	23

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dave Frye	7	0	0.0	14	27
CB Frank Minnifield	6	3	0.0	16	47
ILB Ken Fantetti	5	3	0.0	18	38
S Gary Fencik	5	1	0.0	19	44
S Vince Albritton	5	0	0.0	11	30
OLB Rickey Jackson	4	0	2.5	17	40
S Vince Newsome	4	0	0.0	15	43
DE Leonard Marshall	2	1	0.0	17	38
CB Eric Wright	2	0	0.0	17	42
CB Mossy Cade	2	0	0.0	15	43
DE Lee Williams	2	0	0.0	15	40
DE Mark Gastineau	1	1	0.5	10	24
DT Leo Wisniewski	1	2	0.0	14	29
ILB Eddie Johnson	1	1	0.0	8	9
ILB James Harrell	1	0	0.0	8	12
ILB Shelton Robinson	1	0	0.0	3	13
RB Sammy Winder	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Larry Kelm	0	1	0.0	4	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Scott Merserau	1	1	0	18
OLB Stan David	0	2	0	14
DE Tony Degrate	0	1	1	18
OLB Bryan Hinkle	0	1	0	27
DE Don Smerek	0	1	0	12
DE Jim Skow	0	1	0	12

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Rickey Jackson	2.5	0	0	1	40
DE Mark Gastineau	0.5	0	1	0	24
DE Lee Williams	0.0	1	1	1	40
DT Leo Wisniewski	0.0	0	1	1	29
OLB Dave Frye	0.0	0	1	1	27
DE Leonard Marshall	0.0	0	1	0	38

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tim Washington	3	0	27
S Tom Holmoe	2	1	27
CB Carl Carter	2	1	25
ILB Fred Small	2	1	25
S Stacey Toran	2	0	17
CB Scott Case	1	1	27
OLB Stan David	1	0	14
CB Mark Collins	1	0	23
ILB Vaughan Johnson	1	0	8
OLB Ron Burton	0	1	12

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Frank Minnifield	5	2	1	47
OLB Dave Frye	5	2	0	27
ILB Ken Fantetti	3	0	0	38
S Vince Albritton	3	0	0	30
CB Eric Wright	2	1	0	42
CB Mossy Cade	2	1	0	43
S Gary Fencik	2	0	0	44
S Vince Newsome	1	1	0	43
ILB Eddie Johnson	1	0	0	9
OLB Rickey Jackson	0	1	0	40

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Will Grant	4	5	0	18	0	49
Doug Dawson	2	4	1	16	0	42
Curt DiGiacomo	1	4	0	14	1	46
Billy Shields	1	4	0	18	0	39
Hoby Brenner	0	2	0	14	0	29
Art Plunkett	0	1	0	3	0	12
Dave Little	0	1	0	10	0	29
Jim Mills	0	0	0	21	2	39

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Marvin Powell	1	5	24	24
Tim Irwin	1	2	25	29
Larry Kinnebrew	1	2	13	15
Doug Smith	1	1	6	9
Bart Oates	0	6	20	21
Mike Munchak	0	3	22	29
Curtis Rouse	0	2	9	12
Brian Blados	0	2	20	18
Jimmie Giles	0	1	21	13

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Dave Little	3	20
Tim Washington	1	40
Stacy Robinson	1	20
Dale Hellestrae	1	12
Roger Craig	1	5

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Frank Minnifield	2	29
Mossy Cade	1	12

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tim Washington	---	---	21	27	40	88
Steve Pelleur	21	51	---	---	---	72
Curt DiGiacomo	14	46	---	---	10	70
Will Grant	18	49	---	---	---	67
Tom Holmoe	---	---	24	27	11	62
Otis Grant	11	31	---	---	19	61
Jim Mills	21	39	---	---	---	60
Dave Little	10	29	---	---	20	59
Doug Dawson	16	42	---	---	---	58
Billy Shields	18	39	---	---	---	57
Hoby Brenner	14	29	---	---	13	56
Steve Sewell	7	23	---	---	26	56
Scott Case	---	---	23	27	5	55
Bryan Hinkle	---	---	23	27	2	52
Carl Carter	---	---	18	25	8	51
Fred Small	---	---	15	25	8	48
Mark Ingram	11	36	---	---	1	48
Roger Craig	14	28	---	---	5	47
Buford McGee	4	19	---	---	20	43
Garry James	10	31	---	---	1	42
Mark Collins	---	---	17	23	1	41
Kenneth Sims	---	---	18	18	3	39
Tony Degrate	---	---	16	18	3	37
Scott Merserau	---	---	13	18	6	37
Ron Burton	---	---	6	12	18	36
Stan David	---	---	21	14	---	35
Stacy Robinson	6	5	---	---	20	31
Stacey Toran	---	---	13	17	---	30
Jim Skow	---	---	8	12	10	30
Andra Franklin	11	17	---	---	1	29
Brian Noble	---	---	20	8	1	29
Chuck Ehin	---	---	13	12	3	28
Art Plunkett	3	12	---	---	12	27
Mark Slater	0	12	---	---	12	24
Reggie Singletary	7	5	---	---	12	24
Don Smerek	---	---	10	12	---	22
Emile Harry	7	7	---	---	4	18
Dale Hellestrae	3	2	---	---	12	17
Mitch Frerotte	5	9	---	---	2	16
Vaughan Johnson	---	---	7	8	---	15
Dave Finzer	0	0	---	---	12	12
Pat Leahy	0	0	---	---	9	9
Rick Ackerman	---	---	0	0	---	0
Tom Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Don Majkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Frank Minnifield	---	---	16	47	29	92
Mossy Cade	---	---	15	43	12	70
Gary Fencik	---	---	19	44	4	67
Leonard Marshall	---	---	17	38	11	66
Ken Fantetti	---	---	18	38	7	63
Eric Wright	---	---	17	42	4	63
Rickey Jackson	---	---	17	40	5	62
Vince Newsome	---	---	15	43	4	62
Lee Williams	---	---	15	40	3	58
Art Monk	17	22	---	---	18	57
Dan Marino	26	30	---	---	---	56
Tim Irwin	25	29	---	---	---	54
Vince Albritton	---	---	11	30	12	53
Mike Munchak	22	29	---	---	---	51
Marvin Powell	24	24	---	---	---	48
Leo Wisniewski	---	---	14	29	4	47
Brian Blados	20	18	---	---	9	47
Bart Oates	20	21	---	---	5	46
Don Bass	15	18	---	---	10	43
Dave Frye	---	---	14	27	2	43
Herman Fontenot	21	22	---	---	---	43
Jimmie Giles	21	13	---	---	8	42
Sammy Winder	19	18	---	---	5	42
Ray Crouse	7	8	---	---	25	40
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	9	22	9	40
Mark Gastineau	---	---	10	24	3	37
Larry Kinnebrew	13	15	---	---	8	36
Pete Metzelaars	4	12	---	---	18	34
James Harrell	---	---	8	12	9	29
Larry Kelm	---	---	4	11	14	29
Doug Smith	6	9	---	---	10	25
Curtis Rouse	9	12	---	---	4	25
Shelton Robinson	---	---	3	13	7	23
Wilbert Montgomery	4	7	---	---	11	22
Chris Brewer	4	3	---	---	13	20
Eddie Johnson	---	---	8	9	2	19
Bobby Howard	5	12	---	---	---	17
Steve Courson	2	2	---	---	10	14
Derrick Burroughs	---	---	1	9	2	12
Franky Smith	0	0	---	---	10	10
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	9	9
John Wojciechowski	2	6	---	---	1	9
Johnny Holland	---	---	0	0	7	7
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mike Loyd	0	0	---	---	1	1
Scott Stankavage	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	44	11.0
Middle	10	31	3.1
Right	7	33	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	20	4.0
Middle	9	38	4.2
Right	10	28	2.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Pelleur	48	24	4	4	5	8	5	4	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	30	15	4	0	2	5	7	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	15	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	16	87	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	64	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	26	4.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	73	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	93	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Otis Grant	12	5	0	11	0	31
WR Garry James	12	4	3	49	1	31
RB Roger Craig	9	6	1	54	1	28
WR Mark Ingram	5	3	1	49	2	36
TE Hoby Brenner	2	2	0	13	0	29
FB Andra Franklin	2	2	0	1	0	17
TE Dave Little	2	0	0	0	0	29
FB Buford McGee	2	1	0	2	0	19
WR Emile Harry	2	1	0	13	0	7

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Fontenot	5	3	1	10	0	22
WR Bobby Howard	5	3	0	37	0	12
WR Art Monk	4	2	0	41	1	22
RB Sammy Winder	4	2	0	29	1	18
TE Jimmie Giles	3	2	0	11	0	13
WR Wilbert Montgomery	3	1	0	21	1	7
WR Don Bass	3	2	0	26	1	18
TE Larry Kinnebrew	2	0	1	0	0	15
RB Ray Crouse	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Pelleur	2	1	1	0.50	4.00

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	2	2	24	12.00	5.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Roger Craig	2	1	1	0.50	6.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Don Bass	1	1	4	4.00	8.67
RB Sammy Winder	1	1	20	20.00	7.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Roger Craig	3	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Sammy Winder	3	1
Dan Marino	1	0
Ray Crouse	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Pelleur	13	5	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	9	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Garry James	5	1	1
WR Otis Grant	3	1	1
TE Dave Little	2	0	0
WR Mark Ingram	2	2	2
RB Roger Craig	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wilbert Montgomery	2	1	1
RB Sammy Winder	2	0	0
TE Larry Kinnebrew	2	0	0
WR Don Bass	1	1	0
WR Herman Fontenot	1	1	0
WR Bobby Howard	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,400 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (21,900)
End Zone 14,800 (15,800)
Mezzanine 8,500 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (14,000)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (3,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,400 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (21,900)
End Zone	14,800 (15,800)
Mezzanine	8,500 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (14,000)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (3,600)