Week 8, 1988

played in Chicago, IL

46 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	10	6	0	3	-	19
Chicago Bears	7	0	10	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:11 MIN - Rich Karlis 41 field goal
1Q: 05:03 MIN - Sammy Winder 26 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
1Q: 00:24 CHI - Roger Craig 10 pass from Warren Moon (Pat Leahy extra point)
2Q: 11:32 MIN - Rich Karlis 34 field goal
2Q: 01:21 MIN - Rich Karlis 49 field goal
3Q: 12:01 CHI - Roger Craig 16 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
3Q: 02:33 CHI - Pat Leahy 26 field goal
4Q: 10:41 MIN - Rich Karlis 26 field goal
4Q: 03:50 CHI - Pat Leahy 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:11 MIN - Rich Karlis 41 field goal
1Q: 05:03 MIN - Sammy Winder 26 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
1Q: 00:24 CHI - Roger Craig 10 pass from Warren Moon (Pat Leahy extra point)
2Q: 11:32 MIN - Rich Karlis 34 field goal
2Q: 01:21 MIN - Rich Karlis 49 field goal
3Q: 12:01 CHI - Roger Craig 16 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
3Q: 02:33 CHI - Pat Leahy 26 field goal
4Q: 10:41 MIN - Rich Karlis 26 field goal
4Q: 03:50 CHI - Pat Leahy 19 field goal

Team Statistics MIN CHI
Record 4-3 3-4
First Downs 7 21
- by Rushing 1 6
- by Passing 5 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 270 346
- Offensive Plays 47 78
- Yards per Play 5.74 4.44
Net Rushing Yards 52 104
- Rushing Attempts 21 32
- Yards per Rush 2.48 3.25
Net Passing Yards 218 242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 14 - 1 43 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 233 258
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 8.38 5.26
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/11 9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 13.1 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/55 5/28
Punt Returns/Yards 3/31 4/17
Kick Returns/Yards 3/78 5/76
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 30
Time of Possession 23:39 36:21

Team Statistics	MIN	CHI
Record	4-3	3-4
First Downs	7	21
- by Rushing	1	6
- by Passing	5	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	270	346
- Offensive Plays	47	78
- Yards per Play	5.74	4.44
Net Rushing Yards	52	104
- Rushing Attempts	21	32
- Yards per Rush	2.48	3.25
Net Passing Yards	218	242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 14 - 1	43 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	233	258
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	8.38	5.26
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/11	9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	13.1	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/55	5/28
Punt Returns/Yards	3/31	4/17
Kick Returns/Yards	3/78	5/76
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 30
Time of Possession	23:39	36:21

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:08	2:05	OPP 49	6	25	Field Goal
1	6:18	1:28	OPP 48	3	48	Touchdown
1	0:13	3:46	OWN 35	6	48	Field Goal
2	8:43	2:05	OWN 38	3	0	Punt
2	3:23	2:07	OWN 34	4	34	Field Goal
2	0:32	0:30	OWN 38	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	0:46	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	11:46	1:05	OWN 42	2	21	Fumble
3	8:39	1:23	OWN 2	3	7	Punt
3	2:28	2:23	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	13:36	3:02	OWN 38	5	53	Field Goal
4	3:43	0:53	OWN 29	2	7	Interception
4	2:13	0:57	OWN 44	4	-7	Downs

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:52	OWN 23	8	26	Fumble
1	9:03	2:45	OWN 19	6	11	Interception
1	4:50	4:37	OWN 14	9	86	Touchdown
2	11:27	2:44	OWN 24	6	6	Punt
2	6:38	3:15	OWN 10	6	11	Punt
2	1:16	0:44	OWN 17	3	-5	Punt
2	0:02	0:02	OWN 28	1	-2	Half
3	14:14	2:28	OWN 48	5	52	Touchdown
3	10:41	2:02	OWN 37	3	9	Punt
3	7:16	4:48	OWN 30	10	61	Field Goal
3	0:05	1:29	OWN 38	3	-1	Punt
4	10:34	6:51	OWN 20	14	78	Field Goal
4	2:50	0:37	OPP 45	3	8	Missed FG
4	1:16	1:16	OPP 37	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Roger Craig, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sammy Winder	13	51	3.92	26	1	1
Ray Crouse	6	2	0.33	3	0	0
Larry Kinnebrew	2	-1	-0.50	1	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Roger Craig	19	77	4.05	16	4	1
Steve Sewell	8	23	2.88	7	0	0
Warren Moon	3	0	0.00	4	0	0
Buford McGee	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
James Saxon	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	24	14	233	2/15	0	43	1	73.8

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Warren Moon	43	26	258	3/16	1	31	1	75.5

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Herman Fontenot	5	8	77	15.40	37	43
WR Art Monk	3	5	85	28.33	49	33
WR Brian Blades	3	3	50	16.67	22	26
WR Don Bass	2	4	9	4.50	0	5
TE Jimmie Giles	1	2	12	12.00	0	12
WR Bobby Howard	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Roger Craig	9	10	105	11.67	75	30	1
WR Garry James	6	11	42	7.00	0	10	0
WR Sterling Sharpe	5	6	63	12.60	15	23	0
TE Hoby Brenner	2	4	10	5.00	0	11	0
WR Ernie Jones	2	6	36	18.00	12	31	0
TE Emery Moorehead	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Mark Ingram	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
RB Steve Sewell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB James Saxon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Eric Wright	1	0	0.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mark Collins	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Art Monk	2	0	0
Rickey Jackson	0	1	0
Bobby Howard	0	1	0
Leonard Marshall	0	0	1
Lee Williams	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Warren Moon	1	0	0
Roger Craig	1	0	0
Tom Tunnell	0	1	1
Buford McGee	0	1	0
Tom Holmoe	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	5	239	47.8	44.4	65	1

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Finzer	5	235	47.0	40.8	58	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	4/4	2/2	0/0	49	1/1

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat Leahy	2/3	0/1	0/1	26	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vai Sikahema	3	31	10.3	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Craig	3	16	5.3	0
Scott Case	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Art Monk	3	78	26.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Craig	4	60	15.0	0
Scott Case	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ken Fantetti	12	2	0.0	25	34
CB Frank Minnifield	8	1	0.0	30	44
S Vince Albritton	5	4	0.0	26	45
ILB Shelton Robinson	5	0	0.0	7	12
DE Lee Williams	4	2	1.0	24	34
DE Leonard Marshall	3	2	0.5	26	32
CB Mossy Cade	3	1	0.0	23	40
OLB Rickey Jackson	3	0	0.0	29	34
S John Baylor	3	0	0.0	8	12
DE Robert Goff	2	0	0.5	19	30
OLB Larry Kelm	2	2	0.0	11	18
DT Leo Wisniewski	2	1	0.0	23	33
OLB Ken Harvey	1	1	1.0	23	29
ILB Eddie Johnson	1	2	0.0	12	7
CB Eric Wright	1	1	0.0	25	34
S Vince Newsome	1	1	0.0	25	40
WR Art Monk	1	0	---	---	---
CB Eric Allen	1	0	0.0	8	17

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Vaughan Johnson	4	0	0.0	18	22
S Tom Tunnell	4	0	0.0	20	24
CB Scott Case	3	2	0.0	20	23
CB Carl Carter	3	2	0.0	11	18
OLB Bryan Hinkle	3	0	0.0	12	17
DE Tony Degrate	3	0	0.0	14	19
S Mike Lush	3	0	0.0	14	16
OLB Troy Johnson	3	0	0.0	7	9
CB Mark Collins	2	2	0.0	8	17
ILB Fred Small	2	2	0.0	12	11
S Tom Holmoe	2	1	0.0	14	21
OLB Stan David	1	0	1.0	14	17
DT Scott Merserau	1	0	0.5	12	16
S Stacey Toran	1	0	0.0	11	11
WR Garry James	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kenneth Sims	0	2	0.5	9	14
DE Jerry Aiken	0	2	0.0	12	12
OLB Ron Burton	0	1	0.0	7	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ken Harvey	1.0	2	1	1	29
DE Lee Williams	1.0	1	0	2	34
DE Leonard Marshall	0.5	0	0	2	32
DE Robert Goff	0.5	0	0	0	30
DT Leo Wisniewski	0.0	1	2	2	33
ILB Ken Fantetti	0.0	0	1	0	34

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Stan David	1.0	0	17
DE Kenneth Sims	0.5	1	14
DT Scott Merserau	0.5	1	16
DE Tony Degrate	0.0	2	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Frank Minnifield	7	1	0	44
CB Mossy Cade	3	1	0	40
OLB Rickey Jackson	3	0	0	34
S Vince Albritton	2	1	0	45
OLB Larry Kelm	2	1	0	18
ILB Ken Fantetti	2	0	0	34
ILB Shelton Robinson	2	0	0	12
S John Baylor	2	0	0	12
DE Leonard Marshall	1	0	0	32
S Vince Newsome	1	0	0	40
CB Eric Allen	1	0	0	17
OLB Ken Harvey	0	1	0	29
CB Eric Wright	0	0	1	34

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tom Tunnell	3	0	0	24
CB Scott Case	2	2	0	23
S Mike Lush	2	0	0	16
CB Mark Collins	1	1	1	17
OLB Bryan Hinkle	1	0	0	17
S Tom Holmoe	1	0	0	21
S Stacey Toran	1	0	0	11
DE Tony Degrate	1	0	0	19
CB Carl Carter	1	0	0	18
ILB Vaughan Johnson	1	0	0	22
OLB Troy Johnson	0	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Munchak	2	7	1	20	0	24
Tim Irwin	1	4	0	21	0	24
Bart Oates	0	4	0	21	0	25
John Wojciechowski	0	2	0	16	1	21
Larry Kinnebrew	0	2	0	15	0	10
Brian Blados	0	1	0	19	1	21
Curtis Rouse	0	1	0	3	0	7

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Curt DiGiacomo	3	5	26	0	40
Jim Mills	2	7	27	1	38
Emery Moorehead	1	2	14	0	24
James Saxon	1	2	8	0	13
Jack Hill	1	1	5	0	8
Doug Dawson	0	5	23	1	34
Hoby Brenner	0	3	21	0	29
Will Grant	0	2	27	0	41
Art Plunkett	0	1	6	0	13
Mitch Frerotte	0	1	9	0	12
Gerald Perry	0	0	26	1	33

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Ray Crouse	2	25
Frank Minnifield	2	18
Mossy Cade	2	13
Vai Sikahema	1	12
Doug Smith	1	9
Larry Kinnebrew	1	6

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Emery Moorehead	1	19
Mike Lush	1	19
Tom Tunnell	1	18
Scott Case	1	15
Mitch Frerotte	1	8
Garry James	1	6

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Frank Minnifield	---	---	30	44	18	92
Vince Albritton	---	---	26	45	13	84
Mossy Cade	---	---	23	40	13	76
Rickey Jackson	---	---	29	34	12	75
Vince Newsome	---	---	25	40	3	68
Ken Fantetti	---	---	25	34	4	63
Robert Goff	---	---	19	30	13	62
Eric Wright	---	---	25	34	2	61
Leonard Marshall	---	---	26	32	3	61
Lee Williams	---	---	24	34	2	60
Leo Wisniewski	---	---	23	33	1	57
Bart Oates	21	25	---	---	7	53
Ken Harvey	---	---	23	29	1	53
Art Monk	13	20	---	---	18	51
Brian Blados	19	21	---	---	9	49
Dan Marino	21	26	---	---	---	47
Tim Irwin	21	24	---	---	---	45
Mike Munchak	20	24	---	---	---	44
Jimmie Giles	13	15	---	---	14	42
Herman Fontenot	17	20	---	---	---	37
John Wojciechowski	16	21	---	---	---	37
Sammy Winder	14	19	---	---	---	33
Ray Crouse	7	1	---	---	25	33
Larry Kelm	---	---	11	18	3	32
Eddie Johnson	---	---	12	7	12	31
Larry Kinnebrew	15	10	---	---	6	31
Eric Allen	---	---	8	17	6	31
Brian Blades	11	18	---	---	---	29
Shelton Robinson	---	---	7	12	5	24
Bobby Howard	3	10	---	---	10	23
Don Bass	3	7	---	---	12	22
Brad Muster	3	5	---	---	14	22
Greg Christy	5	7	---	---	9	21
John Baylor	---	---	8	12	---	20
Curtis Rouse	3	7	---	---	9	19
Jerry Reese	---	---	6	9	1	16
Pete Metzelaars	6	4	---	---	5	15
Vai Sikahema	0	0	---	---	12	12
Doug Smith	0	1	---	---	9	10
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	10	10
Johnny Holland	---	---	2	2	5	9
Brad Beckman	0	1	---	---	8	9
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dave Frye	---	---	0	0	5	5
Mike Loyd	0	0	---	---	4	4
Scott Stankavage	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Warren Moon	32	46	---	---	---	78
Curt DiGiacomo	26	40	---	---	4	70
Will Grant	27	41	---	---	---	68
Jim Mills	27	38	---	---	---	65
Tom Tunnell	---	---	20	24	18	62
Roger Craig	23	28	---	---	10	61
Gerald Perry	26	33	---	---	---	59
Scott Case	---	---	20	23	15	58
Emery Moorehead	14	24	---	---	19	57
Doug Dawson	23	34	---	---	---	57
Hoby Brenner	21	29	---	---	5	55
Garry James	17	29	---	---	6	52
Mike Lush	---	---	14	16	19	49
Buford McGee	18	20	---	---	9	47
Ernie Jones	18	27	---	---	---	45
Vaughan Johnson	---	---	18	22	3	43
Steve Sewell	9	14	---	---	19	42
Sterling Sharpe	17	24	---	---	---	41
Tom Holmoe	---	---	14	21	4	39
Carl Carter	---	---	11	18	10	39
Mark Ingram	9	15	---	---	15	39
Tony Degrate	---	---	14	19	5	38
James Saxon	8	13	---	---	15	36
Stan David	---	---	14	17	4	35
Fred Small	---	---	12	11	11	34
Bryan Hinkle	---	---	12	17	4	33
Scott Merserau	---	---	12	16	5	33
Stacy Robinson	6	7	---	---	19	32
Jerry Aiken	---	---	12	12	6	30
Mitch Frerotte	9	12	---	---	8	29
Mark Collins	---	---	8	17	3	28
Art Plunkett	6	13	---	---	8	27
Kenneth Sims	---	---	9	14	4	27
Stacey Toran	---	---	11	11	5	27
Ron Burton	---	---	7	2	16	25
Jim Skow	---	---	9	10	1	20
Ryan Mitchell	6	6	---	---	8	20
Dale Hellestrae	5	5	---	---	8	18
Troy Johnson	---	---	7	9	1	17
Jack Hill	5	8	---	---	4	17
Rueben Davis	---	---	7	7	1	15
Pat Leahy	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dave Finzer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Steve Pelleur	0	0	---	---	---	0
Don Majkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	9	1.1
Middle	6	3	0.5
Right	7	40	5.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	24	2.7
Middle	17	56	3.3
Right	4	28	7.0
None	2	-4	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	24	14	5	0	1	4	4	0	1

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Warren Moon	43	26	5	1	2	5	4	7	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	121	13.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	79	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	33	8.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	32	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	12	104	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	68	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	54	18.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Fontenot	8	5	0	77	1	20
WR Art Monk	5	3	0	85	3	20
WR Don Bass	4	2	0	9	0	7
WR Brian Blades	3	3	0	50	1	18
TE Jimmie Giles	2	1	0	12	0	15
WR Bobby Howard	2	0	1	0	0	10

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Garry James	11	6	0	42	0	29
RB Roger Craig	10	9	1	105	3	28
WR Ernie Jones	6	2	1	36	1	27
WR Sterling Sharpe	6	5	0	63	1	24
TE Hoby Brenner	4	2	0	10	0	29
TE Emery Moorehead	3	1	0	5	0	24
RB Steve Sewell	1	0	0	0	0	14
WR Mark Ingram	1	1	0	-3	0	15
FB James Saxon	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sammy Winder	2	2	1.00	3.92

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Roger Craig	3	15	5.00	4.05
Steve Sewell	2	4	2.00	2.88

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	1	1	4	4.00	9.71

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Warren Moon	4	2	26	6.50	6.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Herman Fontenot	1	1	4	4.00	9.63

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Hoby Brenner	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
RB Roger Craig	1	1	10	10.00	10.50
WR Ernie Jones	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
WR Sterling Sharpe	1	1	16	16.00	10.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Sammy Winder	1	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Roger Craig	5	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	10	8	1

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Warren Moon	13	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Don Bass	3	2	0
WR Herman Fontenot	3	3	0
WR Art Monk	2	1	1
TE Jimmie Giles	1	1	0
WR Brian Blades	1	1	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Garry James	5	4	2
TE Hoby Brenner	2	1	1
WR Ernie Jones	2	1	1
TE Emery Moorehead	1	0	0
RB Roger Craig	1	1	1
WR Mark Ingram	1	1	0
WR Sterling Sharpe	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (3,300)