Week 1, 1992

played in Minnesota, MN

49 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Chicago Bears	0	0	0	10	-	10
Minnesota Vikings	0	24	0	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:59 MIN - Brian Mitchell 6 run (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 10:04 MIN - Brian Mitchell 7 run (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 01:52 MIN - Jason Hanson 37 field goal
2Q: 00:10 MIN - Brian Blades 42 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 14:20 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 43 field goal
4Q: 10:18 CHI - Ivy Joe Hunter 9 pass from Steve Pelleur (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)
4Q: 02:36 MIN - Jason Hanson 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:59 MIN - Brian Mitchell 6 run (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 10:04 MIN - Brian Mitchell 7 run (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 01:52 MIN - Jason Hanson 37 field goal
2Q: 00:10 MIN - Brian Blades 42 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 14:20 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 43 field goal
4Q: 10:18 CHI - Ivy Joe Hunter 9 pass from Steve Pelleur (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)
4Q: 02:36 MIN - Jason Hanson 28 field goal

Team Statistics CHI MIN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 12 23
- by Rushing 3 11
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 217 423
- Offensive Plays 54 69
- Yards per Play 4.02 6.13
Net Rushing Yards 67 209
- Rushing Attempts 18 46
- Yards per Rush 3.72 4.54
Net Passing Yards 150 214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 19 - 2 21 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 150 228
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 4.17 9.30
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/11 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 1/10
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 5/28
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/16
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 31
Time of Possession 23:38 36:22

Team Statistics	CHI	MIN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	12	23
- by Rushing	3	11
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	217	423
- Offensive Plays	54	69
- Yards per Play	4.02	6.13
Net Rushing Yards	67	209
- Rushing Attempts	18	46
- Yards per Rush	3.72	4.54
Net Passing Yards	150	214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 19 - 2	21 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	150	228
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	4.17	9.30
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/11	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	1/10
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	5/28
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/16
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 31
Time of Possession	23:38	36:22

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:39	1:25	OWN 39	3	-2	Punt
1	7:15	2:50	OWN 7	5	22	Punt
2	12:51	0:47	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	9:54	3:48	OWN 29	6	9	Punt
2	1:46	1:20	OWN 20	4	7	Interception
3	15:00	4:13	OWN 20	6	33	Punt
3	6:40	0:58	OWN 38	3	8	Punt
3	1:52	2:37	OPP 46	5	20	Field Goal
4	12:58	2:47	OWN 44	6	56	Touchdown
4	7:04	1:51	OWN 14	6	19	Interception
4	2:31	1:05	OWN 20	7	28	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:21	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	11:14	3:59	OWN 9	7	34	Punt
1	4:25	6:34	OWN 29	12	71	Touchdown
2	12:04	2:10	OWN 29	5	71	Touchdown
2	6:06	4:20	OWN 38	8	42	Field Goal
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 34	3	66	Touchdown
3	10:47	4:07	OWN 28	7	41	Missed FG
3	5:42	3:50	OWN 28	8	47	Missed FG
4	14:15	1:17	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	10:11	3:07	OWN 21	5	25	Punt
4	5:13	2:42	OPP 25	5	14	Field Goal
4	1:26	1:26	OPP 48	3	3	Game

Game MVP: Dan Marino, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Eric Bieniemy	12	63	5.25	25	1
Leonard Russell	4	0	0.00	2	0
Matt Groening	2	4	2.00	2	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brian Mitchell	26	99	3.81	16	4	2
Barry Word	17	103	6.06	31	4	0
Dan Marino	3	7	2.33	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Pelleur	36	19	150	0/0	1	25	2	49.5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	21	16	228	2/14	1	42	0	126.6

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sterling Sharpe	4	10	62	15.50	8	25	0
TE Derrick Walker	3	5	18	6.00	2	8	0
RB Leonard Russell	3	4	2	0.67	0	3	0
WR Gary Wellman	3	7	39	13.00	7	18	0
WR Phil Epps	2	2	13	6.50	2	8	0
RB Eric Bieniemy	2	3	3	1.50	3	4	0
TE Ivy Joe Hunter	1	3	9	9.00	4	9	1
WR Tony Hargain	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Fontenot	4	5	49	12.25	17	21	0
TE Ben Coates	4	4	50	12.50	4	16	0
WR Brian Blades	3	5	70	23.33	11	42	1
FB Brad Muster	3	3	39	13.00	34	35	0
WR Herman Moore	2	2	20	10.00	0	11	0
WR Derek Loville	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Howard Griffith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Frank Minnifield	1	0	0.00	0
S Carnell Lake	1	16	16.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Finzer	3	151	50.3	48.3	52	1
Pete Stoyanovich	3	91	30.3	23.0	34	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	4	164	41.0	40.8	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pete Stoyanovich	1/1	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Hanson	2/4	0/2	0/0	37	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil Epps	1	1	1.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vai Sikahema	5	28	5.6	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil Epps	1	19	19.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil Freeman	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bill Graham	8	4	0.0	45	23
ILB Vaughan Johnson	8	1	0.0	42	23
DT Tyrone Rodgers	6	1	0.0	24	8
CB Scott Case	5	2	0.0	45	23
ILB Brian Noble	5	2	0.0	28	10
OLB Alex Moyer	5	1	0.0	29	14
DT Mack Richardson	3	2	1.0	25	15
DE Tony Degrate	3	2	0.5	31	15
CB Mark Collins	3	2	0.0	19	13
DE Steve Kaufusi	3	1	0.0	17	7
CB Richard Carey	2	2	0.0	41	17
OLB Kevin Murphy	2	0	0.0	31	15
DE Rueben Davis	2	0	0.0	29	16
WR Sterling Sharpe	2	0	---	---	---
OLB Bobby Houston	1	1	0.5	15	8
S Tom Holmoe	1	3	0.0	42	22
S Garth Algar	1	1	0.0	14	9
OLB Troy Johnson	1	0	0.0	5	0
DE Ernie Logan	1	0	0.0	12	8
OLB Steve Stallings	0	1	0.0	12	7

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Johnny Holland	6	2	18	36
S Carnell Lake	5	1	18	35
CB Eric Thomas	3	1	14	30
OLB Ken Harvey	3	1	17	35
OLB Larry Kelm	3	0	13	14
CB Frank Minnifield	2	1	16	33
ILB Eddie Johnson	2	0	6	13
DE Charles Haley	2	0	11	28
DT Dan Saleaumula	2	0	12	23
S Eric Turner	2	0	18	36
DE Robert Porcher	2	0	11	16
S Vince Newsome	1	2	4	5
CB Eric Allen	1	2	16	35
DE Wayne Martin	1	1	9	25
S Kurt Schultz	1	0	2	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	PPlay
DT Mack Richardson	1.0	15
DE Tony Degrate	0.5	15
OLB Bobby Houston	0.5	8

Minnesota	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Charles Haley	2	1	28
OLB Ken Harvey	2	0	35
DE Wayne Martin	1	0	25
S Eric Turner	1	0	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Vaughan Johnson	5	2	23
S Bill Graham	4	0	23
CB Scott Case	3	2	23
CB Mark Collins	1	0	13
CB Richard Carey	1	0	17
OLB Bobby Houston	1	0	8
DT Mack Richardson	1	0	15

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Larry Kelm	3	0	0	14
CB Frank Minnifield	2	3	1	33
S Carnell Lake	2	1	1	35
ILB Johnny Holland	2	1	0	36
ILB Eddie Johnson	2	0	0	13
CB Eric Thomas	2	0	0	30
S Eric Turner	2	0	0	36
CB Eric Allen	1	1	0	35
S Vince Newsome	1	0	0	5
DE Charles Haley	1	0	0	28
OLB Ken Harvey	1	0	0	35

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Roman Fortin	2	4	18	30
Curt DiGiacomo	1	6	18	31
Shaquille O'Neal	1	2	18	34
Matt Groening	1	1	13	21
Mark Schlereth	0	3	18	34
Buford McGee	0	1	3	10
Ivy Joe Hunter	0	1	7	17

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Munchak	6	12	1	46	1	23
Bart Oates	4	10	1	46	0	23
John Wojciechowski	3	6	0	46	0	23
Tim Irwin	2	6	0	46	0	23
Keith Sims	0	6	0	46	1	23
Brad Muster	0	1	0	14	0	9
Ben Coates	0	1	0	38	0	18
Howard Griffith	0	1	0	19	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Ivy Joe Hunter	2	15
Derrick Walker	2	12
Tony Hargain	1	16
Gary Wellman	1	10

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Kurt Schultz	1	18
Eddie Johnson	1	13

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bill Graham	---	---	45	23	18	86
Scott Case	---	---	45	23	16	84
Vaughan Johnson	---	---	42	23	4	69
Tom Holmoe	---	---	42	22	4	68
Richard Carey	---	---	41	17	4	62
Curt DiGiacomo	18	31	---	---	7	56
Steve Pelleur	18	36	---	---	---	54
Mark Schlereth	18	34	---	---	---	52
Ricky Siglar	18	34	---	---	---	52
Shaquille O'Neal	18	34	---	---	---	52
Kevin Murphy	---	---	31	15	4	50
Rueben Davis	---	---	29	16	4	49
Tony Degrate	---	---	31	15	2	48
Derrick Walker	13	23	---	---	12	48
Roman Fortin	18	30	---	---	---	48
Brian Noble	---	---	28	10	9	47
Alex Moyer	---	---	29	14	3	46
Phil Epps	12	19	---	---	12	43
Sterling Sharpe	14	28	---	---	1	43
Mack Richardson	---	---	25	15	3	43
Matt Groening	13	21	---	---	6	40
Ivy Joe Hunter	7	17	---	---	15	39
Leonard Russell	4	14	---	---	17	35
Mark Collins	---	---	19	13	2	34
Eric Bieniemy	14	19	---	---	1	34
Tyrone Rodgers	---	---	24	8	2	34
Garth Algar	---	---	14	9	9	32
Steve Stallings	---	---	12	7	9	28
Ernie Logan	---	---	12	8	8	28
Steve Kaufusi	---	---	17	7	1	25
Tony Hargain	1	8	---	---	16	25
Buford McGee	3	10	---	---	10	23
Bobby Houston	---	---	15	8	---	23
Leroy Thompson	8	12	---	---	---	20
Gary Wellman	1	9	---	---	10	20
Jeff Uhlenhake	0	6	---	---	7	13
Calvin Stephens	0	5	---	---	7	12
Troy Johnson	---	---	5	0	5	10
Clarence Jones	0	2	---	---	7	9
Dale Hellestrae	0	0	---	---	7	7
Pete Stoyanovich	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dave Finzer	0	0	---	---	3	3
J.D. Maarleveld	0	2	---	---	---	2
Billy Taylor	0	2	---	---	---	2
Oliver Luck	0	0	---	---	1	1
Craig Erickson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Keith Sims	46	23	---	---	8	77
Tim Irwin	46	23	---	---	---	69
Mike Munchak	46	23	---	---	---	69
Dan Marino	46	23	---	---	---	69
Bart Oates	46	23	---	---	---	69
John Wojciechowski	46	23	---	---	---	69
Ben Coates	38	18	---	---	13	69
Johnny Holland	---	---	18	36	13	67
Eric Turner	---	---	18	36	9	63
Herman Fontenot	39	19	---	---	2	60
Eric Thomas	---	---	14	30	12	56
Herman Moore	38	17	---	---	---	55
Carnell Lake	---	---	18	35	1	54
Ken Harvey	---	---	17	35	1	53
Eric Allen	---	---	16	35	1	52
Frank Minnifield	---	---	16	33	1	50
Howard Griffith	19	8	---	---	15	42
Charles Haley	---	---	11	28	1	40
Brian Mitchell	28	12	---	---	---	40
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	12	23	4	39
Larry Kelm	---	---	13	14	9	36
Wayne Martin	---	---	9	25	2	36
Robert Porcher	---	---	11	16	8	35
Kurt Schultz	---	---	2	14	18	34
Eddie Johnson	---	---	6	13	13	32
Brian Blades	18	12	---	---	---	30
Barry Word	17	10	---	---	2	29
Brad Muster	14	9	---	---	5	28
Vai Sikahema	0	0	---	---	22	22
Eric Blount	5	3	---	---	14	22
Russell Maryland	---	---	6	13	---	19
Vince Newsome	---	---	4	5	8	17
Derek Loville	8	5	---	---	3	16
Adrian Cooper	6	2	---	---	7	15
Phil Freeman	0	0	---	---	12	12
Jason Hanson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Robert Goff	---	---	5	3	---	8
Harry Boatswain	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ethen Hollis	0	0	---	---	8	8
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ray Roberts	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mark Vlasic	0	0	---	---	4	4
Darion Conner	---	---	1	1	---	2
Tracy Simien	---	---	1	1	---	2
James Adams	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	1	0.2
Middle	9	27	3.0
Right	4	39	9.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	97	6.1
Middle	13	35	2.7
Right	16	78	4.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Pelleur	36	19	1	1	2	6	6	1	2

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	21	16	3	0	1	4	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	-2	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	65	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	5	62	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	25	6.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	36	18.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	93	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	57	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	42	42.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sterling Sharpe	10	4	0	62	1	28
WR Gary Wellman	7	3	2	39	0	9
TE Derrick Walker	5	3	0	18	0	23
RB Leonard Russell	4	3	0	2	0	14
TE Ivy Joe Hunter	3	1	0	9	0	17
RB Eric Bieniemy	3	2	0	3	0	19
WR Phil Epps	2	2	0	13	0	19
WR Tony Hargain	2	1	0	4	0	8

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Fontenot	5	4	0	49	1	19
WR Brian Blades	5	3	1	70	1	12
TE Ben Coates	4	4	0	50	0	18
FB Brad Muster	3	3	0	39	1	9
WR Herman Moore	2	2	0	20	0	17
WR Derek Loville	1	0	0	0	0	5
FB Howard Griffith	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brian Mitchell	5	16	3.20	3.81
Barry Word	2	-1	-0.50	6.06

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Pelleur	1	1	9	9.00	4.17

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	3	2	9	3.00	10.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ivy Joe Hunter	1	1	9	9.00	3.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brian Blades	1	0	0	0.00	14.00
FB Brad Muster	1	1	1	1.00	13.00
TE Ben Coates	1	1	8	8.00	12.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Eric Bieniemy	2	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Brian Mitchell	3	0
Dan Marino	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Pelleur	9	3	1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	6	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sterling Sharpe	3	1	0
RB Leonard Russell	2	1	0
WR Phil Epps	1	1	1
TE Derrick Walker	1	0	0
RB Eric Bieniemy	1	0	0
WR Tony Hargain	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brian Blades	2	0	0
WR Herman Fontenot	1	1	1
TE Ben Coates	1	1	1
FB Howard Griffith	1	0	0
WR Herman Moore	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,700 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (19,600)
End Zone 12,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 11,700 (12,500)
Club Seats 7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 9,300 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,700 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (19,600)
End Zone	12,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	11,700 (12,500)
Club Seats	7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	9,300 (9,900)