Week 8, 1994

played in Chicago, IL

58 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	14	3	0	-	24
Chicago Bears	3	3	10	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:53 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 26 field goal
1Q: 02:12 MIN - Ben Coates 83 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 14:30 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 42 field goal
2Q: 09:21 MIN - Junior Tautalatasi 5 run (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 00:47 MIN - Herman Fontenot 22 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
3Q: 10:51 MIN - Jason Hanson 24 field goal
3Q: 06:51 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 45 field goal
3Q: 00:30 CHI - Robert Smith 12 run (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:53 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 26 field goal
1Q: 02:12 MIN - Ben Coates 83 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 14:30 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 42 field goal
2Q: 09:21 MIN - Junior Tautalatasi 5 run (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 00:47 MIN - Herman Fontenot 22 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
3Q: 10:51 MIN - Jason Hanson 24 field goal
3Q: 06:51 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 45 field goal
3Q: 00:30 CHI - Robert Smith 12 run (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)

Team Statistics MIN CHI
Record 5-2 2-5
First Downs 21 14
- by Rushing 8 2
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 476 336
- Offensive Plays 63 50
- Yards per Play 7.56 6.72
Net Rushing Yards 129 50
- Rushing Attempts 28 15
- Yards per Rush 4.61 3.33
Net Passing Yards 347 286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 24 - 1 34 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 359 292
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 9.91 8.17
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/15 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/69 3/19
Punt Returns/Yards 3/22 2/4
Kick Returns/Yards 4/106 3/52
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/7
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 24
Time of Possession 35:17 24:43

Team Statistics	MIN	CHI
Record	5-2	2-5
First Downs	21	14
- by Rushing	8	2
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	476	336
- Offensive Plays	63	50
- Yards per Play	7.56	6.72
Net Rushing Yards	129	50
- Rushing Attempts	28	15
- Yards per Rush	4.61	3.33
Net Passing Yards	347	286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 24 - 1	34 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	359	292
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	9.91	8.17
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/15	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	5.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/69	3/19
Punt Returns/Yards	3/22	2/4
Kick Returns/Yards	4/106	3/52
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/7
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 24
Time of Possession	35:17	24:43

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:48	5:05	OWN 22	9	51	Interception
1	2:51	0:58	OWN 14	3	86	Touchdown
2	14:24	5:13	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	7:53	7:17	OWN 15	13	85	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:17	OWN 32	8	61	Field Goal
3	6:45	2:26	OWN 30	3	6	Punt
3	0:24	6:27	OWN 30	9	23	Punt
4	5:37	3:10	OWN 19	5	13	Punt
4	0:45	0:45	OWN 4	3	21	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:12	OWN 23	9	68	Field Goal
1	3:43	0:52	OWN 23	3	5	Punt
1	1:53	1:45	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	0:08	0:44	OPP 22	3	-3	Field Goal
2	9:11	1:18	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 19	2	7	Half
3	10:43	3:58	OWN 18	5	54	Field Goal
3	4:19	3:55	OWN 16	8	84	Touchdown
4	8:57	3:20	OWN 12	5	24	Punt
4	2:27	1:42	OWN 20	9	76	Downs

Game MVP: Dan Marino, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jamal Anderson	14	54	3.86	11	1	0
Robert Green	11	61	5.55	26	1	0
Dan Marino	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Junior Tautalatasi	1	5	5.00	5	0	1
Herman Moore	1	10	10.00	10	1	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Robert Smith	10	30	3.00	12	2	1
Ma'ake Scott	4	14	3.50	6	0	0
Dave Wilson	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	33	24	359	2/12	2	83	1	115.5

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tom Hodson	19	15	147	0/0	0	39	0	98.9
Dave Wilson	15	11	145	1/6	0	42	0	103.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Fontenot	6	7	95	15.83	30	22	1
TE Ben Coates	4	6	106	26.50	90	83	1
WR Herman Moore	4	8	58	14.50	9	27	0
WR Sean Dawkins	3	3	26	8.67	3	15	0
RB Jamal Anderson	3	3	25	8.33	9	17	0
FB Brad Muster	2	3	16	8.00	4	12	0
WR Qadry Ismail	1	1	18	18.00	0	18	0
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
RB Robert Green	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Robert Smith	6	7	89	14.83	70	39
WR Sterling Sharpe	5	5	118	23.60	47	42
FB Richie Anderson	4	6	8	2.00	4	7
TE Derrick Walker	3	4	29	9.67	20	23
WR Vincent Brisby	3	6	15	5.00	15	17
WR Mike Young	2	2	5	2.50	2	8
WR Robert Clark	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
RB Sammie Smith	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Ma'ake Scott	1	2	19	19.00	16	19

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Bryce Paup	1	7	7.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Eric Blount	1	0	0	0

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
David Lewis	0	1	0	0
Gary Reasons	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	3	135	45.0	43.7	51	3

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Finzer	4	233	58.3	52.8	65	4

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Hanson	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	3/3

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pete Stoyanovich	3/3	2/2	0/0	45	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Blount	3	22	7.3	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry Gray	1	3	3.0	0
Garth Algar	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Qadry Ismail	4	106	26.5	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry Gray	2	37	18.5	0
Mike Young	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Aaron Glenn	7	0	0.0	5	31
S John Lynch	6	1	0.0	15	35
CB Frank Minnifield	5	4	0.0	14	30
ILB Tracy Simien	5	0	0.0	15	35
ILB Johnny Holland	4	0	0.0	11	26
CB Eric Allen	4	0	0.0	15	34
ILB Shannon Briggs	2	2	0.0	9	6
S Eric Turner	2	0	0.0	15	31
DT Dan Wilkinson	2	0	0.0	11	29
OLB Frank Slade	1	0	1.0	11	30
DE Robert Porcher	1	1	0.0	14	21
OLB Darion Conner	1	0	0.0	4	5
TE Ben Coates	1	0	---	---	---
S Scott Cater	1	0	0.0	0	7
DE Wayne Martin	0	3	0.0	13	25

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Jerry Gray	7	3	0.0	25	31
OLB Bryce Paup	6	2	1.0	26	33
ILB Dwayne Gordon	6	1	0.0	28	35
S Chris Gilchrist	5	1	0.0	13	25
CB Malik Boyd	5	1	0.0	27	35
S Garth Algar	5	0	0.0	28	35
S Rod McSwain	3	0	0.0	18	17
ILB Alvin Mack	3	0	0.0	17	14
DE Lester Archambeau	2	0	0.5	14	18
CB Richard Shelton	2	1	0.0	13	21
DT Sam Adams	2	1	0.0	17	29
OLB Klondike Clark	1	1	0.5	20	19
DE Rueben Davis	1	2	0.0	23	26
DE Tony Degrate	1	1	0.0	19	26
DT Mack Richardson	1	0	0.0	11	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Frank Slade	1.0	3	1	30
DE Wayne Martin	0.0	1	1	25
DE Robert Porcher	0.0	1	1	21
ILB Shannon Briggs	0.0	1	0	6

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bryce Paup	1.0	0	1	33
OLB Klondike Clark	0.5	0	0	19
DE Lester Archambeau	0.5	0	0	18
DE Tony Degrate	0.0	1	1	26
DE Rueben Davis	0.0	1	0	26
DT Sam Adams	0.0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Aaron Glenn	7	1	31
ILB Tracy Simien	4	0	35
S John Lynch	4	0	35
CB Frank Minnifield	3	0	30
ILB Johnny Holland	2	0	26
CB Eric Allen	2	0	34
S Eric Turner	2	0	31
S Scott Cater	1	0	7
DT Dan Wilkinson	1	0	29

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jerry Gray	7	0	0	31
CB Malik Boyd	4	1	0	35
S Chris Gilchrist	4	0	0	25
ILB Dwayne Gordon	3	0	0	35
OLB Bryce Paup	2	2	1	33
S Garth Algar	2	0	0	35
S Rod McSwain	1	0	0	17
OLB Klondike Clark	1	0	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Sims	4	6	28	0	35
Bart Oates	2	5	28	1	35
Bob Kochman	2	5	28	1	35
Anthony Redmon	2	4	28	0	35
John Wojciechowski	1	4	28	0	35
Brad Muster	1	3	15	0	15

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shaquille O'Neal	2	4	15	0	35
Pat Harlow	1	2	15	0	35
David Lewis	1	1	6	0	6
Mike Utley	0	3	15	0	35
Roman Fortin	0	2	15	1	35
Mark Schlereth	0	1	15	0	35
Richie Anderson	0	1	13	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Junior Tautalatasi	2	18
Frank Minnifield	1	13
Ben Coates	1	12
Jamir Miller	1	12
Butler By'not'e	1	10

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Gary Reasons	3	21
David Lewis	2	12
Ernie Jones	1	14
Jerry Gray	1	12

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Keith Sims	28	35	---	---	4	67
Dan Marino	28	35	---	---	---	63
Bart Oates	28	35	---	---	---	63
John Wojciechowski	28	35	---	---	---	63
Anthony Redmon	28	35	---	---	---	63
Bob Kochman	28	35	---	---	---	63
Ben Coates	22	27	---	---	12	61
Frank Minnifield	---	---	14	30	13	57
Eric Turner	---	---	15	31	8	54
Tracy Simien	---	---	15	35	3	53
John Lynch	---	---	15	35	3	53
Eric Allen	---	---	15	34	3	52
Herman Moore	21	28	---	---	---	49
Aaron Glenn	---	---	5	31	11	47
Frank Slade	---	---	11	30	3	44
Herman Fontenot	16	26	---	---	---	42
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	11	29	2	42
Brad Muster	15	15	---	---	10	40
Wayne Martin	---	---	13	25	2	40
Jamal Anderson	15	24	---	---	---	39
Johnny Holland	---	---	11	26	1	38
Robert Porcher	---	---	14	21	---	35
Sean Dawkins	13	21	---	---	---	34
Qadry Ismail	12	12	---	---	9	33
Charles Haley	---	---	3	19	7	29
Junior Tautalatasi	6	3	---	---	18	27
Robert Green	12	11	---	---	3	26
Russell Maryland	---	---	4	15	6	25
Shannon Briggs	---	---	9	6	10	25
Scott Galbraith	7	5	---	---	9	21
Jamir Miller	---	---	4	2	12	18
Chuck Banks	1	1	---	---	14	16
Butler By'not'e	---	---	2	4	10	16
Eric Blount	0	0	---	---	15	15
Charles Johnson	0	2	---	---	10	12
Darion Conner	---	---	4	5	---	9
Scott Cater	---	---	0	7	2	9
Jason Hanson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Richard Newbill	---	---	0	0	5	5
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ray Roberts	0	0	---	---	4	4
Chuck Belin	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tom Nalen	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	3	3
Scott Zolak	0	0	---	---	1	1
Mark Vlasic	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Garth Algar	---	---	28	35	19	82
Jerry Gray	---	---	25	31	12	68
Dwayne Gordon	---	---	28	35	1	64
Malik Boyd	---	---	27	35	1	63
Bryce Paup	---	---	26	33	---	59
Mike Utley	15	35	---	---	7	57
Rueben Davis	---	---	23	26	4	53
Mark Schlereth	15	35	---	---	---	50
Roman Fortin	15	35	---	---	---	50
Pat Harlow	15	35	---	---	---	50
Shaquille O'Neal	15	35	---	---	---	50
Sam Adams	---	---	17	29	1	47
Tony Degrate	---	---	19	26	1	46
Vincent Brisby	13	31	---	---	---	44
Sterling Sharpe	9	28	---	---	5	42
Richard Shelton	---	---	13	21	6	40
Robert Smith	11	29	---	---	---	40
Richie Anderson	13	21	---	---	6	40
Klondike Clark	---	---	20	19	---	39
Derrick Walker	13	23	---	---	3	39
Chris Gilchrist	---	---	13	25	1	39
Rod McSwain	---	---	18	17	---	35
Alvin Mack	---	---	17	14	2	33
Lester Archambeau	---	---	14	18	---	32
Sammie Smith	1	5	---	---	20	26
Dave Wilson	9	16	---	---	---	25
Gary Reasons	---	---	2	2	21	25
Mike Young	2	10	---	---	13	25
Tom Hodson	6	19	---	---	---	25
David Lewis	6	6	---	---	12	24
Ray Berry	---	---	7	13	1	21
Mack Richardson	---	---	11	6	3	20
Robert Clark	3	14	---	---	---	17
Ma'ake Scott	4	6	---	---	7	17
Tracy Greene	0	0	---	---	17	17
Ernie Jones	0	2	---	---	14	16
Brian Noble	---	---	0	0	10	10
Pete Stoyanovich	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dave Finzer	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rick Cunningham	0	0	---	---	7	7
Gene Williams	0	0	---	---	7	7
Billy Taylor	0	0	---	---	7	7
Billy Schaub	0	0	---	---	7	7
Corey Miller	---	---	0	0	1	1
Craig Erickson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Peter Blahak	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	41	13.7
Middle	19	76	4.0
Right	5	13	2.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	12	3.0
Middle	7	19	2.7
Right	4	19	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	33	24	4	0	2	3	3	2	1

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tom Hodson	19	15	3	0	1	1	2	3	0
Dave Wilson	15	11	3	0	0	0	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	141	12.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	13	211	11.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	10	46	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	146	9.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	28	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	72	18.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Moore	8	4	2	58	1	28
WR Herman Fontenot	7	6	0	95	2	26
TE Ben Coates	6	4	0	106	1	27
FB Brad Muster	3	2	0	16	0	15
WR Sean Dawkins	3	3	0	26	0	21
RB Jamal Anderson	3	3	0	25	0	24
RB Robert Green	1	0	0	0	0	11
WR Qadry Ismail	1	1	0	18	0	12
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	0	15	0	2

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Robert Smith	7	6	0	89	2	29
FB Richie Anderson	6	4	0	8	0	21
WR Vincent Brisby	6	3	0	15	0	31
WR Sterling Sharpe	5	5	0	118	3	28
TE Derrick Walker	4	3	0	29	1	23
WR Mike Young	2	2	0	5	0	10
RB Ma'ake Scott	2	1	1	19	0	6
WR Robert Clark	1	1	0	9	0	14
RB Sammie Smith	1	1	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Junior Tautalatasi	1	5	5.00	5.00
Robert Green	1	9	9.00	5.55

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Robert Smith	2	12	6.00	3.00
Dave Wilson	1	6	6.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	1	0	0	0.00	10.88

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tom Hodson	5	3	15	3.00	7.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Robert Green	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Richie Anderson	2	1	6	3.00	1.33
TE Derrick Walker	1	1	3	3.00	7.25
RB Robert Smith	1	1	6	6.00	12.71
RB Ma'ake Scott	1	0	0	0.00	9.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jamal Anderson	3	3

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Smith	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	12	10	6

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tom Hodson	5	4	2
Dave Wilson	4	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Fontenot	5	5	3
WR Herman Moore	3	2	2
TE Ben Coates	2	1	1
FB Brad Muster	1	1	0
WR Sean Dawkins	1	1	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Robert Smith	2	2	1
FB Richie Anderson	2	1	0
WR Vincent Brisby	2	0	0
WR Mike Young	1	1	0
WR Sterling Sharpe	1	1	1
RB Ma'ake Scott	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)