Week 1, 1995

played in Chicago, IL

64 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	9	7	0	-	16
Chicago Bears	0	0	0	3	-	3

Scoring Summary
2Q: 07:03 MIN - Jason Hanson 37 field goal
2Q: 02:14 MIN - Jason Hanson 39 field goal
2Q: 00:24 MIN - Jason Hanson 37 field goal
3Q: 08:53 MIN - Jamal Anderson 1 run (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 12:31 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 07:03 MIN - Jason Hanson 37 field goal
2Q: 02:14 MIN - Jason Hanson 39 field goal
2Q: 00:24 MIN - Jason Hanson 37 field goal
3Q: 08:53 MIN - Jamal Anderson 1 run (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 12:31 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 21 field goal

Team Statistics MIN CHI
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 15 16
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 320 241
- Offensive Plays 58 67
- Yards per Play 5.52 3.60
Net Rushing Yards 99 90
- Rushing Attempts 29 27
- Yards per Rush 3.41 3.33
Net Passing Yards 221 151
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 17 - 0 35 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 236 175
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 5/24
- Yards per Pass Play 7.62 3.78
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 4/25 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 3/22 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 2/50 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 25
Time of Possession 28:22 31:38

Team Statistics	MIN	CHI
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	15	16
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	320	241
- Offensive Plays	58	67
- Yards per Play	5.52	3.60
Net Rushing Yards	99	90
- Rushing Attempts	29	27
- Yards per Rush	3.41	3.33
Net Passing Yards	221	151
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 17 - 0	35 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	236	175
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	5/24
- Yards per Pass Play	7.62	3.78
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	4/25	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	3/22	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	2/50	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 25
Time of Possession	28:22	31:38

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:45	OWN 16	4	32	Punt
1	8:49	1:11	OWN 4	3	16	Fumble
1	5:31	2:26	OWN 12	5	41	Punt
2	14:51	7:53	OWN 3	16	77	Field Goal
2	3:33	1:26	OPP 12	3	-10	Field Goal
2	1:02	0:45	OWN 35	3	45	Field Goal
3	13:25	4:42	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
3	5:49	1:57	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
4	12:23	1:55	OWN 42	3	4	Punt
4	4:55	2:56	OWN 9	6	38	Punt
4	1:18	1:18	OPP 24	3	-10	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:15	3:26	OWN 7	6	31	Punt
1	7:38	2:07	OPP 4	3	1	Missed FG
1	3:05	3:14	OWN 20	7	26	Punt
2	6:58	3:25	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
2	2:07	1:05	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	1:35	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
3	8:43	2:54	OWN 20	6	26	Punt
3	3:52	6:29	OWN 17	15	79	Field Goal
4	10:28	5:33	OWN 20	14	71	Downs
4	1:59	0:41	OWN 20	4	4	Downs

Game MVP: Chidi Ahanotu, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jamal Anderson	19	66	3.47	16	3	1
Robert Green	8	27	3.38	5	0	0
Dan Marino	2	6	3.00	7	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Robert Smith	17	54	3.18	16	3
Andre Ware	7	35	5.00	17	2
Ma'ake Scott	2	-1	-0.50	0	0
Richie Anderson	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	26	17	236	3/15	0	34	0	94.4

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andre Ware	35	19	175	5/24	0	19	0	68.2

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Herman Moore	3	4	58	19.33	8	34
WR Herman Fontenot	2	6	15	7.50	0	11
TE Ben Coates	2	4	11	5.50	1	8
WR Qadry Ismail	2	2	56	28.00	23	32
RB Jamal Anderson	2	3	16	8.00	6	11
TE Ken Dilger	2	2	26	13.00	13	23
RB Junior Tautalatasi	1	1	8	8.00	4	8
FB Brad Muster	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
RB Robert Green	1	1	9	9.00	2	9
WR Charles Johnson	1	2	33	33.00	15	33

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Derrick Walker	5	5	51	10.20	3	16
RB Robert Smith	3	5	41	13.67	14	19
WR Vincent Brisby	3	4	24	8.00	2	13
WR Dokie Williams	2	2	17	8.50	9	18
FB Richie Anderson	2	2	18	9.00	13	10
RB Ma'ake Scott	2	2	5	2.50	0	9
WR Sterling Sharpe	1	7	9	9.00	0	9
WR Danny Peebles	1	6	10	10.00	2	10
WR Robert Clark	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Bill Elliot	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Force
Jamal Anderson	1	0
Frank Slade	0	1
Chidi Ahanotu	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Andre Ware	2	0	0
Robert Smith	0	1	0
Vincent Brisby	0	1	0
Dwayne Gordon	0	1	0
Todd Kelly	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	5	246	49.2	39.2	54	3

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Finzer	6	261	43.5	39.8	58	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Hanson	3/3	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pete Stoyanovich	1/2	0/0	0/0	21	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Blount	3	22	7.3	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Heeter	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Junior Tautalatasi	1	23	23.0	0
Qadry Ismail	1	27	27.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Frank Slade	6	0	1.0	22	32
CB Eric Allen	6	0	0.0	27	39
ILB Tracy Simien	5	3	0.0	27	40
S John Lynch	5	2	0.0	27	40
OLB Jamir Miller	5	1	0.0	21	25
DE Chidi Ahanotu	4	3	3.5	16	22
CB Aaron Glenn	4	1	0.0	26	40
CB Darrell McClellan	4	0	0.0	14	30
ILB Shannon Briggs	3	1	0.0	10	7
DE Wayne Martin	2	2	0.5	20	34
DT Dan Wilkinson	2	0	0.0	20	30
DT Oliver Gibson	1	1	0.0	8	10
TE Ben Coates	1	0	---	---	---
S Eric Turner	1	0	0.0	26	40
CB Butler By'not'e	1	0	0.0	4	4
S Devin Bush	1	0	0.0	3	9
OLB Darion Conner	0	1	0.0	5	8
DE Robert Porcher	0	1	0.0	18	24

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bryce Paup	8	1	0.0	25	24
ILB Dwayne Gordon	7	3	0.0	29	27
DE Tony Degrate	4	1	2.0	20	17
CB Malik Boyd	4	0	0.0	29	27
S Rod McSwain	3	3	0.0	27	28
DT Mack Richardson	3	1	0.0	17	18
OLB Klondike Clark	3	0	0.0	7	12
S Garth Algar	3	0	0.0	10	15
OLB Todd Kelly	3	0	0.0	22	16
DT Sam Adams	2	0	1.0	23	23
ILB Alvin Mack	2	2	0.0	18	15
OLB Brett Faryniarz	2	1	0.0	4	3
CB Ty Law	2	0	0.0	28	28
S John Heeter	1	2	0.0	22	20
DE Chris Doleman	0	1	0.0	15	21
CB Richard Shelton	0	1	0.0	9	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chidi Ahanotu	3.5	0	0	0	22
OLB Frank Slade	1.0	1	1	1	32
DE Wayne Martin	0.5	1	1	0	34
DT Dan Wilkinson	0.0	0	2	2	30
OLB Darion Conner	0.0	0	1	0	8

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tony Degrate	2.0	1	0	0	17
DT Sam Adams	1.0	0	0	0	23
OLB Bryce Paup	0.0	1	2	2	24
DE Lester Archambeau	0.0	1	0	0	8
OLB Todd Kelly	0.0	0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Eric Allen	4	2	39
OLB Jamir Miller	3	0	25
ILB Tracy Simien	2	1	40
CB Aaron Glenn	2	1	40
ILB Shannon Briggs	2	0	7
CB Darrell McClellan	2	0	30
S John Lynch	1	1	40
S Eric Turner	1	0	40
OLB Frank Slade	1	0	32
CB Butler By'not'e	1	0	4

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Bryce Paup	4	0	24
S Garth Algar	3	0	15
CB Malik Boyd	2	0	27
CB Ty Law	2	0	28
S John Heeter	1	1	20
S Rod McSwain	1	0	28
DE Tony Degrate	1	0	17
OLB Klondike Clark	1	0	12
OLB Brett Faryniarz	1	0	3
ILB Dwayne Gordon	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Anthony Redmon	3	8	29	1	29
Bob Kochman	2	7	29	1	29
Keith Sims	1	6	29	0	29
Tony Boselli	1	2	29	0	29
Tom Nalen	0	2	29	1	29
Brad Muster	0	1	13	0	12
Ken Dilger	0	1	6	0	8

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randall McDaniel	2	3	27	0	40
Shaquille O'Neal	1	3	27	0	40
Roman Fortin	0	6	27	2	40
Pat Harlow	0	5	27	3	40
Mark Schlereth	0	3	27	0	40
Bill Elliot	0	1	7	0	7
Derrick Walker	0	1	21	0	31

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Junior Tautalatasi	1	21
Chuck Banks	1	15

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Derrick Lassic	2	17
Klondike Clark	2	14
Randall McDaniel	1	8

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Turner	---	---	26	40	13	79
Tracy Simien	---	---	27	40	2	69
John Lynch	---	---	27	40	2	69
Eric Allen	---	---	27	39	2	68
Aaron Glenn	---	---	26	40	2	68
Anthony Redmon	29	29	---	---	8	66
Darrell McClellan	---	---	14	30	19	63
Dan Marino	29	29	---	---	---	58
Wayne Martin	---	---	20	34	4	58
Keith Sims	29	29	---	---	---	58
Tom Nalen	29	29	---	---	---	58
Bob Kochman	29	29	---	---	---	58
Tony Boselli	29	29	---	---	---	58
Frank Slade	---	---	22	32	1	55
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	20	30	3	53
Ben Coates	26	24	---	---	---	50
Herman Moore	24	24	---	---	---	48
Jamir Miller	---	---	21	25	---	46
Robert Porcher	---	---	18	24	3	45
Chidi Ahanotu	---	---	16	22	7	45
Jamal Anderson	21	20	---	---	---	41
Brad Muster	13	12	---	---	13	38
Charles Johnson	15	14	---	---	8	37
Herman Fontenot	16	19	---	---	---	35
Qadry Ismail	13	11	---	---	7	31
Todd Jones	---	---	3	6	21	30
Shannon Briggs	---	---	10	7	7	24
Junior Tautalatasi	0	1	---	---	21	22
Ken Dilger	6	8	---	---	8	22
Eric Blount	2	2	---	---	16	20
Chuck Banks	1	3	---	---	15	19
Butler By'not'e	---	---	4	4	11	19
Devin Bush	---	---	3	9	6	18
Oliver Gibson	---	---	8	10	---	18
Robert Green	8	7	---	---	2	17
Darion Conner	---	---	5	8	1	14
John Wojciechowski	0	0	---	---	8	8
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jason Hanson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chuck Belin	0	0	---	---	8	8
Cory Raymer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mark Vlasic	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tuineau Alipate	---	---	0	0	2	2
Jay Williams	---	---	0	0	1	1
Craig Erickson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randall McDaniel	27	40	---	---	8	75
Mark Schlereth	27	40	---	---	---	67
Andre Ware	27	40	---	---	---	67
Roman Fortin	27	40	---	---	---	67
Pat Harlow	27	40	---	---	---	67
Shaquille O'Neal	27	40	---	---	---	67
Malik Boyd	---	---	29	27	10	66
Ty Law	---	---	28	28	8	64
Robert Smith	25	33	---	---	3	61
Derrick Walker	21	31	---	---	8	60
Dwayne Gordon	---	---	29	27	3	59
Rod McSwain	---	---	27	28	3	58
John Heeter	---	---	22	20	15	57
Sam Adams	---	---	23	23	7	53
Bryce Paup	---	---	25	24	3	52
Sterling Sharpe	20	29	---	---	2	51
Richie Anderson	17	23	---	---	8	48
Danny Peebles	16	24	---	---	2	42
Mack Richardson	---	---	17	18	6	41
Tony Degrate	---	---	20	17	3	40
Vincent Brisby	12	22	---	---	6	40
Todd Kelly	---	---	22	16	2	40
Chris Doleman	---	---	15	21	2	38
Garth Algar	---	---	10	15	10	35
Klondike Clark	---	---	7	12	14	33
Alvin Mack	---	---	18	15	---	33
Richard Shelton	---	---	9	15	3	27
Robert Clark	4	12	---	---	9	25
Brett Faryniarz	---	---	4	3	17	24
Derrick Lassic	3	4	---	---	17	24
Dokie Williams	7	7	---	---	9	23
Lester Archambeau	---	---	14	8	1	23
Bill Elliot	7	7	---	---	7	21
Ma'ake Scott	2	7	---	---	8	17
Michael Roan	1	1	---	---	15	17
Dave Finzer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Robert Jenkins	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Utley	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jerry Crafts	0	0	---	---	8	8
Earnest Stafford	0	0	---	---	8	8
Pete Stoyanovich	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Stonebreaker	---	---	0	2	---	2
Dave Wilson	0	0	---	---	---	0
H. Warren Moon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gene Williams	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lance Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	27	9.0
Middle	20	67	3.4
Right	5	6	1.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	10	1.1
Middle	9	51	5.7
Right	8	31	3.9
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	26	17	5	1	1	1	3	2	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andre Ware	35	19	0	0	4	5	5	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	19	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	68	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	91	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	58	19.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-4	-4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	83	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	96	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Fontenot	6	2	0	15	0	19
TE Ben Coates	4	2	1	11	0	24
WR Herman Moore	4	3	0	58	1	24
RB Jamal Anderson	3	2	0	16	0	20
WR Qadry Ismail	2	2	0	56	2	11
WR Charles Johnson	2	1	0	33	1	14
TE Ken Dilger	2	2	0	26	1	8
RB Junior Tautalatasi	1	1	0	8	0	1
FB Brad Muster	1	1	0	4	0	12
RB Robert Green	1	1	0	9	0	7

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Sterling Sharpe	7	1	0	9	29
WR Danny Peebles	6	1	2	10	24
TE Derrick Walker	5	5	0	51	31
RB Robert Smith	5	3	0	41	33
WR Vincent Brisby	4	3	0	24	22
WR Dokie Williams	2	2	0	17	7
FB Richie Anderson	2	2	0	18	23
RB Ma'ake Scott	2	2	0	5	7
WR Robert Clark	1	0	1	0	12
TE Bill Elliot	1	0	1	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jamal Anderson	3	1	0.33	3.47

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Robert Smith	3	5	1.67	3.18
Ma'ake Scott	2	-1	-0.50	-0.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andre Ware	5	1	9	1.80	5.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Danny Peebles	3	0	0	0.00	1.67
WR Sterling Sharpe	1	0	0	0.00	1.29
RB Ma'ake Scott	1	1	9	9.00	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jamal Anderson	5	3
Robert Green	2	1
Dan Marino	1	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Andre Ware	2	2
Robert Smith	2	0
Ma'ake Scott	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	7	5	2

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andre Ware	8	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Ben Coates	2	1	0
WR Charles Johnson	2	1	1
WR Herman Fontenot	1	1	0
WR Herman Moore	1	1	0
RB Jamal Anderson	1	1	1

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sterling Sharpe	3	1	1
RB Robert Smith	2	2	2
WR Danny Peebles	1	0	0
FB Richie Anderson	1	1	1
WR Vincent Brisby	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)