Week 15, 1988

played in Minnesota, MN

16 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Chicago Bears	3	0	0	6	-	9
Minnesota Vikings	0	21	10	7	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:41 CHI - Pat Leahy 48 field goal
2Q: 12:06 MIN - Brian Blades 8 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 06:57 MIN - Art Monk 38 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 00:45 MIN - Sammy Winder 16 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 12:37 MIN - Larry Kinnebrew 11 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 00:43 MIN - Rich Karlis 46 field goal
4Q: 08:57 CHI - Hoby Brenner 7 pass from Warren Moon (Pat Leahy extra point failed)
4Q: 07:29 MIN - Art Monk 18 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:41 CHI - Pat Leahy 48 field goal
2Q: 12:06 MIN - Brian Blades 8 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 06:57 MIN - Art Monk 38 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 00:45 MIN - Sammy Winder 16 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 12:37 MIN - Larry Kinnebrew 11 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 00:43 MIN - Rich Karlis 46 field goal
4Q: 08:57 CHI - Hoby Brenner 7 pass from Warren Moon (Pat Leahy extra point failed)
4Q: 07:29 MIN - Art Monk 18 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)

Team Statistics CHI MIN
Record 6-8 8-6
First Downs 19 23
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 12 18
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 311 453
- Offensive Plays 67 48
- Yards per Play 4.64 9.44
Net Rushing Yards 93 101
- Rushing Attempts 30 17
- Yards per Rush 3.10 5.94
Net Passing Yards 218 352
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 26 - 0 29 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 229 362
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 5.89 11.35
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 3/6
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 4.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/76 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/35
Kick Returns/Yards 5/90 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/26 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 30
Time of Possession 32:43 27:17

Team Statistics	CHI	MIN
Record	6-8	8-6
First Downs	19	23
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	12	18
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	311	453
- Offensive Plays	67	48
- Yards per Play	4.64	9.44
Net Rushing Yards	93	101
- Rushing Attempts	30	17
- Yards per Rush	3.10	5.94
Net Passing Yards	218	352
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 26 - 0	29 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	229	362
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	5.89	11.35
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	3/6
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	4.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/76	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/35
Kick Returns/Yards	5/90	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/26	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 30
Time of Possession	32:43	27:17

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:23	OWN 16	9	39	Punt
1	4:50	4:14	OWN 37	8	32	Field Goal
2	11:56	3:54	OWN 11	7	43	Fumble
2	6:38	1:51	OWN 27	3	1	Punt
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 39	2	0	Half
3	12:28	3:27	OWN 28	5	14	Punt
3	7:29	4:21	OWN 42	8	35	Missed FG
3	0:37	6:47	OWN 31	15	69	Touchdown
4	7:21	4:24	OWN 15	7	31	Punt
4	0:56	0:56	OWN 2	3	52	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:37	4:47	OWN 24	9	46	Missed FG
1	0:36	3:40	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	8:02	1:24	OWN 46	3	54	Touchdown
2	4:47	4:24	OWN 34	8	66	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:32	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	9:01	1:32	OWN 26	4	43	Interception
3	3:08	2:31	OWN 30	5	41	Field Goal
4	8:50	1:29	OPP 44	3	44	Touchdown
4	2:57	2:01	OWN 20	4	35	Punt

Game MVP: Dan Marino, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Roger Craig	19	47	2.47	8	0
Steve Sewell	8	40	5.00	10	2
Buford McGee	2	5	2.50	3	0
James Saxon	1	1	1.00	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sammy Winder	10	74	7.40	18	3	1
Ray Crouse	6	19	3.17	9	0	0
Dan Marino	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Pelleur	24	17	110	1/5	0	18	0	80.2
Warren Moon	11	9	119	1/6	1	49	0	142.0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	29	24	362	2/10	4	43	1	143.9

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Hoby Brenner	5	5	42	8.40	8	14	1
RB Roger Craig	5	8	29	5.80	12	11	0
TE Keith Neubert	4	4	51	12.75	1	18	0
WR Mark Ingram	3	4	28	9.33	0	12	0
RB Steve Sewell	2	3	9	4.50	6	10	0
WR Emile Harry	2	2	3	1.50	0	4	0
WR Sterling Sharpe	2	4	61	30.50	51	49	0
FB Buford McGee	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Ernie Jones	1	3	1	1.00	0	1	0
FB James Saxon	1	1	2	2.00	3	2	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Art Monk	7	8	143	20.43	60	43	2
WR Herman Fontenot	5	6	90	18.00	32	26	0
WR Brian Blades	5	7	74	14.80	6	17	1
TE Larry Kinnebrew	3	3	20	6.67	5	11	1
RB Sammy Winder	2	2	27	13.50	22	24	0
RB Ray Crouse	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Brad Muster	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Brad Beckman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Stacey Toran	1	26	26.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov
Hoby Brenner	1	0
Steve Sewell	1	0
Keith Neubert	0	1

Minnesota	Recov	Force
Vince Newsome	1	0
Ken Fantetti	0	1
Vince Albritton	0	1

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Finzer	4	180	45.0	31.3	54	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	1	43	43.0	43.0	43	1

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat Leahy	1/2	1/2	0/0	48	0/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	1/2	1/2	0/0	46	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vai Sikahema	3	35	11.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Craig	3	56	18.7	0
Scott Case	2	34	17.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bryan Hinkle	6	2	0.0	16	27
DT Scott Merserau	4	0	1.0	14	22
OLB Stan David	4	2	0.0	9	20
CB Scott Case	4	1	0.0	13	25
S Tom Tunnell	4	0	0.0	12	22
ILB Brian Noble	2	1	0.0	10	24
CB Mark Collins	2	1	0.0	14	19
OLB Troy Johnson	2	1	0.0	12	15
CB Carl Carter	2	0	0.0	8	16
DE Kenneth Sims	1	1	0.5	12	19
S Stacey Toran	1	1	0.0	11	20
S Mike Lush	1	1	0.0	9	22
ILB Vaughan Johnson	1	0	0.0	10	16
S Robert Moore	1	0	0.0	6	13
DE Jim Skow	1	0	0.0	1	5
OLB Ron Burton	1	0	0.0	6	8
DE Rueben Davis	0	1	0.5	3	14

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Vince Newsome	8	2	0.0	26	30
S Vince Albritton	6	3	0.0	28	37
CB Mossy Cade	6	1	0.0	26	33
DT Leo Wisniewski	5	1	0.5	21	25
ILB Ken Fantetti	4	1	0.0	22	25
ILB Shelton Robinson	4	1	0.0	8	12
CB Frank Minnifield	4	1	0.0	28	37
OLB Ken Harvey	4	0	0.0	25	34
DE Leonard Marshall	3	1	0.0	23	28
OLB Larry Kelm	3	0	0.0	18	14
DE Lee Williams	2	1	1.5	19	28
CB Eric Wright	2	0	0.0	24	28
OLB Dave Frye	2	0	0.0	10	15
ILB Eddie Johnson	1	2	0.0	10	7
WR Art Monk	1	0	---	---	---
DT Dan Saleaumula	1	0	0.0	9	12
CB Eric Allen	1	0	0.0	7	11
S John Baylor	1	0	0.0	5	12
DE Robert Goff	0	3	0.0	18	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Scott Merserau	1.0	0	0	0	22
DE Kenneth Sims	0.5	0	0	0	19
DE Rueben Davis	0.5	0	0	0	14
DE Tony Degrate	0.0	1	0	1	20
OLB Troy Johnson	0.0	0	1	0	15

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lee Williams	1.5	1	2	28
DT Leo Wisniewski	0.5	1	1	25
DT Dan Saleaumula	0.0	1	0	12
OLB Ken Harvey	0.0	1	0	34
DE Robert Goff	0.0	0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Bryan Hinkle	3	0	27
CB Scott Case	3	0	25
CB Mark Collins	3	0	19
S Tom Tunnell	3	0	22
OLB Stan David	2	0	20
CB Carl Carter	2	0	16
S Robert Moore	2	0	13
S Stacey Toran	1	1	20
DE Kenneth Sims	1	0	19
ILB Brian Noble	1	0	24
ILB Vaughan Johnson	1	0	16
S Mike Lush	1	0	22
OLB Ron Burton	1	0	8

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Vince Newsome	5	0	30
ILB Ken Fantetti	4	1	25
OLB Ken Harvey	3	1	34
ILB Shelton Robinson	3	0	12
CB Mossy Cade	2	0	33
CB Frank Minnifield	2	0	37
OLB Larry Kelm	2	0	14
CB Eric Wright	1	1	28
S Vince Albritton	1	1	37
OLB Dave Frye	1	0	15
DE Leonard Marshall	1	0	28
CB Eric Allen	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Dawson	3	10	24	0	27
Curt DiGiacomo	1	5	19	1	27
Jim Mills	1	5	26	0	27
Will Grant	1	3	26	0	33
Hoby Brenner	1	1	19	0	23
Mitch Frerotte	0	3	6	0	10
Art Plunkett	0	1	5	1	9
Gerald Perry	0	1	25	0	28
Ryan Mitchell	0	1	11	0	10

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bart Oates	3	5	0	15	0	30
Mike Munchak	1	4	1	17	1	30
Brian Blados	1	3	0	9	0	29
Tim Irwin	1	2	0	17	1	28
Doug Smith	1	1	1	2	0	1
Curtis Rouse	0	1	0	8	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Stacy Robinson	1	16
Art Plunkett	1	6
Dale Hellestrae	1	6

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Ray Crouse	3	17
Frank Minnifield	2	21

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Will Grant	26	33	---	---	---	59
Hoby Brenner	19	23	---	---	14	56
Jim Mills	26	27	---	---	---	53
Gerald Perry	25	28	---	---	---	53
Curt DiGiacomo	19	27	---	---	6	52
Roger Craig	21	23	---	---	7	51
Doug Dawson	24	27	---	---	---	51
Ernie Jones	21	30	---	---	---	51
Scott Case	---	---	13	25	10	48
Steve Pelleur	23	25	---	---	---	48
Bryan Hinkle	---	---	16	27	3	46
Mike Lush	---	---	9	22	14	45
Steve Sewell	12	14	---	---	16	42
Keith Neubert	14	21	---	---	3	38
Tom Tunnell	---	---	12	22	4	38
Scott Merserau	---	---	14	22	1	37
Buford McGee	11	12	---	---	13	36
Brian Noble	---	---	10	24	2	36
Tony Degrate	---	---	14	20	2	36
Carl Carter	---	---	8	16	11	35
Mark Collins	---	---	14	19	2	35
James Saxon	14	17	---	---	3	34
Troy Johnson	---	---	12	15	6	33
Kenneth Sims	---	---	12	19	1	32
Stan David	---	---	9	20	3	32
Stacey Toran	---	---	11	20	1	32
Sterling Sharpe	16	13	---	---	---	29
Vaughan Johnson	---	---	10	16	1	27
Ryan Mitchell	11	10	---	---	6	27
Mark Ingram	10	14	---	---	2	26
Emile Harry	4	10	---	---	11	25
Ron Burton	---	---	6	8	11	25
Jerry Aiken	---	---	7	14	3	24
Robert Moore	---	---	6	13	4	23
Mitch Frerotte	6	10	---	---	6	22
Art Plunkett	5	9	---	---	6	20
Warren Moon	7	12	---	---	---	19
Stacy Robinson	0	2	---	---	16	18
Rueben Davis	---	---	3	14	---	17
Garry James	8	6	---	---	2	16
Dale Hellestrae	4	4	---	---	6	14
Jack Hill	4	10	---	---	---	14
Jim Skow	---	---	1	5	2	8
Dave Finzer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Pat Leahy	0	0	---	---	5	5
Don Majkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Frank Minnifield	---	---	28	37	21	86
Vince Albritton	---	---	28	37	12	77
Mossy Cade	---	---	26	33	12	71
Ken Harvey	---	---	25	34	2	61
Vince Newsome	---	---	26	30	2	58
Eric Wright	---	---	24	28	2	54
Ken Fantetti	---	---	22	25	6	53
Lee Williams	---	---	19	28	5	52
Leonard Marshall	---	---	23	28	---	51
Dan Marino	17	31	---	---	---	48
Mike Munchak	17	30	---	---	---	47
Leo Wisniewski	---	---	21	25	1	47
Tim Irwin	17	28	---	---	1	46
Bart Oates	15	30	---	---	1	46
Art Monk	13	18	---	---	13	44
Dave Frye	---	---	10	15	17	42
Robert Goff	---	---	18	18	6	42
Herman Fontenot	13	28	---	---	---	41
John Wojciechowski	15	26	---	---	---	41
Brian Blados	9	29	---	---	2	40
Ray Crouse	6	13	---	---	17	36
Jimmie Giles	12	14	---	---	6	32
Larry Kelm	---	---	18	14	---	32
Sammy Winder	11	18	---	---	---	29
Brad Beckman	4	13	---	---	12	29
Brian Blades	10	19	---	---	---	29
Brad Muster	8	7	---	---	11	26
Larry Kinnebrew	5	16	---	---	3	24
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	9	12	2	23
Shelton Robinson	---	---	8	12	---	20
Don Bass	2	3	---	---	14	19
Eric Allen	---	---	7	11	1	19
John Baylor	---	---	5	12	2	19
Eddie Johnson	---	---	10	7	---	17
Curtis Rouse	8	3	---	---	3	14
Greg Christy	2	8	---	---	3	13
Vai Sikahema	0	0	---	---	11	11
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bobby Howard	1	6	---	---	2	9
Johnny Holland	---	---	3	1	4	8
Doug Smith	2	1	---	---	3	6
Mike Loyd	0	0	---	---	2	2
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	1	1
Scott Stankavage	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kenny Gamble	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jerry Reese	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	19	3.8
Middle	14	36	2.6
Right	11	38	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	31	5.2
Middle	6	42	7.0
Right	5	28	5.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Pelleur	24	17	0	1	0	2	4	1	0
Warren Moon	11	9	1	0	0	2	0	3	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	29	24	7	1	1	0	1	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	17	133	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	91	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	31	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	7	80	11.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	172	12.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	79	19.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Roger Craig	8	5	29	0	23
TE Hoby Brenner	5	5	42	0	23
WR Mark Ingram	4	3	28	0	14
TE Keith Neubert	4	4	51	0	21
WR Sterling Sharpe	4	2	61	1	13
RB Steve Sewell	3	2	9	0	14
WR Ernie Jones	3	1	1	0	30
WR Emile Harry	2	2	3	0	10
FB Buford McGee	1	1	3	0	12
FB James Saxon	1	1	2	0	17

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Art Monk	8	7	0	143	2	18
WR Brian Blades	7	5	1	74	0	19
WR Herman Fontenot	6	5	0	90	4	28
TE Larry Kinnebrew	3	3	0	20	0	16
RB Sammy Winder	2	2	0	27	1	18
RB Ray Crouse	1	1	0	6	0	13
TE Brad Beckman	1	0	0	0	0	13
FB Brad Muster	1	1	0	2	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Roger Craig	1	2	2.00	2.47

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sammy Winder	1	16	16.00	7.40
Ray Crouse	1	3	3.00	3.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Warren Moon	2	2	6	3.00	10.82

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	4	3	37	9.25	12.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Hoby Brenner	1	1	7	7.00	8.40
RB Steve Sewell	1	1	-1	-1.00	3.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Art Monk	1	1	18	18.00	17.88
TE Larry Kinnebrew	1	1	11	11.00	6.67
TE Brad Beckman	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Brian Blades	1	1	8	8.00	10.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Roger Craig	3	2
Steve Sewell	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Sammy Winder	1	1
Ray Crouse	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Pelleur	6	5	2
Warren Moon	4	4	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	3	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Hoby Brenner	2	2	1
WR Mark Ingram	2	2	1
WR Ernie Jones	2	1	0
TE Keith Neubert	2	2	2
FB James Saxon	1	1	0
WR Sterling Sharpe	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Art Monk	1	1	1
RB Ray Crouse	1	1	0
FB Brad Muster	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,800 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,000 (21,900)
End Zone 15,100 (15,800)
Mezzanine 8,700 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (14,000)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (3,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,800 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,000 (21,900)
End Zone	15,100 (15,800)
Mezzanine	8,700 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (14,000)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (3,600)