Week 8, 1997

played in Minnesota, MN

39 degrees, rain, 2 mph wind

Chicago Bears	0	0	10	0	-	10
Minnesota Vikings	6	0	0	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:49 MIN - Jason Hanson 21 field goal
1Q: 07:52 MIN - Jason Hanson 26 field goal
3Q: 11:36 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 20 field goal
3Q: 06:56 CHI - Greg McMurtry 38 pass from Andre Ware (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)
4Q: 05:01 MIN - Lorenzo White 37 run (Jason Hanson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:49 MIN - Jason Hanson 21 field goal
1Q: 07:52 MIN - Jason Hanson 26 field goal
3Q: 11:36 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 20 field goal
3Q: 06:56 CHI - Greg McMurtry 38 pass from Andre Ware (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)
4Q: 05:01 MIN - Lorenzo White 37 run (Jason Hanson extra point)

Team Statistics CHI MIN
Record 3-4 3-4
First Downs 16 12
- by Rushing 3 3
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 261 288
- Offensive Plays 75 69
- Yards per Play 3.48 4.17
Net Rushing Yards 38 128
- Rushing Attempts 17 31
- Yards per Rush 2.24 4.13
Net Passing Yards 223 160
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 51 - 31 - 1 36 - 17 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 259 170
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/36 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 3.84 4.21
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/17 3/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/53 9/75
Punt Returns/Yards 5/76 5/52
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 3/28 1/20
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 34
Time of Possession 32:42 27:18

Team Statistics	CHI	MIN
Record	3-4	3-4
First Downs	16	12
- by Rushing	3	3
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	261	288
- Offensive Plays	75	69
- Yards per Play	3.48	4.17
Net Rushing Yards	38	128
- Rushing Attempts	17	31
- Yards per Rush	2.24	4.13
Net Passing Yards	223	160
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	51 - 31 - 1	36 - 17 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	259	170
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/36	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	3.84	4.21
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/17	3/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/53	9/75
Punt Returns/Yards	5/76	5/52
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	3/28	1/20
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 34
Time of Possession	32:42	27:18

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:43	0:22	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
1	7:47	0:49	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
1	5:24	6:31	OWN 20	11	56	Missed FG
2	13:19	0:53	OWN 17	3	-7	Fumble
2	11:17	1:27	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	7:20	4:14	OWN 13	6	33	Punt
2	2:48	1:53	OWN 32	6	41	Fumble
3	15:00	1:24	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	12:24	0:54	OPP 4	3	1	Field Goal
3	9:56	1:27	OWN 38	4	15	Punt
3	7:23	0:42	OPP 43	3	43	Touchdown
3	5:03	2:08	OWN 40	5	27	Missed FG
3	2:10	2:53	OWN 20	6	9	Punt
4	11:58	3:14	OWN 20	6	27	Punt
4	7:24	1:10	OWN 26	3	-9	Punt
4	4:45	2:07	OWN 22	5	6	Punt
4	2:06	0:40	OPP 44	4	18	Fumble

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:17	OWN 20	8	76	Field Goal
1	10:21	2:34	OPP 25	7	16	Field Goal
1	6:58	1:34	OPP 39	3	2	Punt
2	13:53	0:34	OWN 31	3	0	Punt
2	12:26	1:09	OPP 10	3	3	Interception
2	9:50	2:30	OWN 28	5	13	Punt
2	3:06	0:18	OWN 21	2	0	Interception
2	0:55	0:55	OWN 36	6	44	Missed FG
3	13:36	1:12	OWN 4	3	1	Interception
3	11:30	1:34	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	8:29	1:06	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	6:41	1:38	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	2:55	0:45	OWN 40	3	4	Punt
4	14:17	2:19	OWN 39	6	13	Punt
4	8:44	1:20	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
4	6:14	1:29	OWN 31	3	69	Touchdown
4	2:38	0:32	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
4	1:26	1:26	OWN 26	3	4	Game

Game MVP: Frank Slade, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Robert Smith	9	10	1.11	9
Andre Ware	5	23	4.60	6
Ma'ake Scott	3	5	1.67	8

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lorenzo White	14	81	5.79	37	2	1
Spencer George	13	37	2.85	8	0	0
Alan Rodgers	4	10	2.50	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andre Ware	51	31	259	7/36	1	38	1	72.2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Rodgers	36	17	170	2/10	0	43	3	26.4

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sterling Sharpe	11	18	116	10.55	37	36	0
WR Vincent Brisby	9	13	60	6.67	3	18	0
WR Nate Lewis	3	4	14	4.67	0	7	0
RB Robert Smith	3	4	7	2.33	0	6	0
TE Hunter Goodwin	2	2	18	9.00	4	13	0
WR Greg McMurtry	1	1	38	38.00	23	38	1
FB Richie Anderson	1	2	7	7.00	1	7	0
RB Ma'ake Scott	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Gilberto Campbell	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Edwin Fleming	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Ben Coates	6	7	99	16.50	37	43
WR Terry Glenn	5	15	23	4.60	8	13
WR O.J. McDuffie	4	7	45	11.25	5	15
RB Lorenzo White	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
RB Spencer George	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4
WR Qadry Ismail	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Ken Dilger	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Reggie Barlow	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB JC Watts	1	0	0.00
ILB Earl Holmes	1	27	27.00
S Buddy Love	1	1	1.00

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB James Darling	1	20	20.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Andre Ware	3	0	0	0

Minnesota	Recov	Force
Dan Wilkinson	1	1
Robert Porcher	1	0
Matt Keneley	1	0
Chidi Ahanotu	0	1
James Darling	0	1

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Finzer	9	419	46.6	38.6	69	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	10	456	45.6	32.0	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pete Stoyanovich	1/3	0/2	0/1	20	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Hanson	2/3	0/0	0/0	26	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
June Henley	5	76	15.2	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reggie Barlow	5	52	10.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Lewis	1	21	21.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Buddy Love	7	2	0.0	29	38
ILB Earl Holmes	6	3	0.0	28	38
S Orlando Thomas	4	3	0.0	19	21
OLB Lewis Bush	4	1	0.0	23	25
DT Sam Adams	3	1	1.0	26	31
DE Jason Taylor	3	1	1.0	24	32
CB JC Watts	3	2	0.0	29	36
DT Frank Bruno	3	1	0.0	16	19
CB Jackson Huffman	3	0	0.0	27	35
DE Tony Brackens	2	0	0.0	28	27
DT Otis Lyons	2	0	0.0	10	15
OLB Dwayne Rudd	2	0	0.0	8	13
OLB Gary Plummer	1	0	0.0	8	11
WR Sterling Sharpe	1	0	---	---	---
S Marcus Paul	1	0	0.0	12	11
DE Chris Zorich	1	0	0.0	9	16
WR Vincent Brisby	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Dwayne Gordon	1	0	0.0	3	0
OLB Tim George	1	0	0.0	4	6
S Eric Turner	0	2	0.0	30	38
DT Norman Hand	0	1	0.0	3	3

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Devin Bush	10	2	0.0	17	58
ILB James Darling	9	5	1.0	14	45
OLB Frank Slade	5	2	3.0	14	45
CB Eric Allen	4	1	0.0	16	54
OLB Henri Crockett	4	1	0.0	14	49
DE Chidi Ahanotu	3	1	1.0	8	24
ILB Tracy Simien	3	1	0.0	6	18
CB Walt Harris	3	1	0.0	17	58
CB George McCullough	3	1	0.0	11	40
DT Dan Wilkinson	2	0	2.0	11	36
S John Lynch	2	1	0.0	17	58
ILB Shannon Briggs	2	0	0.0	4	15
DE Robert Porcher	1	2	0.0	11	28
DE La'roi Glover	1	2	0.0	12	54
WR Reggie Barlow	1	0	---	---	---
WR Terry Glenn	1	0	---	---	---
QB Alan Rodgers	1	0	---	---	---
DT Matt Keneley	1	0	0.0	9	32
CB Darren Anderson	0	1	0.0	2	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jason Taylor	1.0	0	1	32
DT Sam Adams	1.0	0	0	31
ILB Earl Holmes	0.0	1	0	38
DT Frank Bruno	0.0	0	2	19
DE Chris Zorich	0.0	0	1	16
DE Tony Brackens	0.0	0	1	27

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Frank Slade	3.0	1	1	2	45
DT Dan Wilkinson	2.0	0	2	2	36
DE Chidi Ahanotu	1.0	0	2	1	24
ILB James Darling	1.0	0	0	0	45
OLB Henri Crockett	0.0	1	1	1	49
DT Matt Keneley	0.0	0	2	0	32
DE Robert Porcher	0.0	0	1	1	28
OLB Darion Conner	0.0	0	1	0	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Buddy Love	5	2	1	38
ILB Earl Holmes	3	0	1	38
S Orlando Thomas	2	1	0	21
OLB Dwayne Rudd	2	1	0	13
CB Jackson Huffman	2	0	0	35
CB JC Watts	1	1	1	36
OLB Gary Plummer	1	0	0	11
DE Jason Taylor	1	0	0	32
S Eric Turner	0	1	0	38

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Devin Bush	7	0	0	58
CB Walt Harris	4	1	0	58
ILB James Darling	4	0	1	45
CB Eric Allen	4	0	0	54
ILB Tracy Simien	3	0	0	18
CB George McCullough	3	0	0	40
S John Lynch	2	1	0	58
OLB Henri Crockett	2	0	0	49
ILB Shannon Briggs	1	1	0	15
OLB Frank Slade	1	0	0	45

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Dellenbach	1	2	17	0	58
Gilberto Campbell	1	1	10	0	25
Hunter Goodwin	1	1	8	0	14
Cleveland Williams	0	3	17	0	58
Raleigh Roundtree	0	2	17	3	58
Shaquille O'Neal	0	2	17	2	58
Pat Harlow	0	1	17	2	58

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Anthony Redmon	2	9	31	0	38
Antone Davis	2	4	31	2	38
Chuck Belin	1	4	31	0	38
Chris Dishman	1	4	31	0	38
Ben Coates	1	1	26	0	35
Cory Raymer	0	4	31	0	38
George Irwin	0	1	13	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Riki Ellison	2	16
Ma'ake Scott	1	27
Hunter Goodwin	1	18
Dwayne Gordon	1	16

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
George McCullough	1	24
George Irwin	1	20
Willie Kramer	1	17
Derrick Harris	1	17
Lorenzo White	1	14
Erik Baerg	1	13

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Pat Harlow	17	58	---	---	12	87
Cleveland Williams	17	58	---	---	12	87
Jeff Dellenbach	17	58	---	---	---	75
Andre Ware	17	58	---	---	---	75
Shaquille O'Neal	17	58	---	---	---	75
Raleigh Roundtree	17	58	---	---	---	75
Eric Turner	---	---	30	38	3	71
Vincent Brisby	13	53	---	---	4	70
Earl Holmes	---	---	28	38	4	70
Buddy Love	---	---	29	38	3	70
JC Watts	---	---	29	36	4	69
Sterling Sharpe	17	52	---	---	---	69
Jackson Huffman	---	---	27	35	3	65
Lewis Bush	---	---	23	25	15	63
Jason Taylor	---	---	24	32	6	62
Sam Adams	---	---	26	31	4	61
Ma'ake Scott	4	28	---	---	27	59
Tony Brackens	---	---	28	27	4	59
Robert Smith	13	33	---	---	2	48
Gilberto Campbell	10	25	---	---	11	46
Richie Anderson	10	20	---	---	15	45
Edwin Fleming	5	37	---	---	---	42
Orlando Thomas	---	---	19	21	1	41
Marcus Paul	---	---	12	11	17	40
Frank Bruno	---	---	16	19	5	40
Nate Lewis	2	21	---	---	17	40
Hunter Goodwin	8	14	---	---	18	40
Chris Zorich	---	---	9	16	8	33
Dwayne Rudd	---	---	8	13	10	31
Otis Lyons	---	---	10	15	5	30
Gary Plummer	---	---	8	11	8	27
June Henley	3	6	---	---	18	27
Tim George	---	---	4	6	12	22
Dwayne Gordon	---	---	3	0	16	19
Riki Ellison	---	---	0	0	16	16
Dave Finzer	0	0	---	---	12	12
J.D. Cannon	0	0	---	---	12	12
Earnest Stafford	0	0	---	---	12	12
Irving Knight	0	0	---	---	12	12
Richard Warholic	---	---	3	3	6	12
Greg McMurtry	0	1	---	---	10	11
Pete Stoyanovich	0	0	---	---	6	6
Norman Hand	---	---	3	3	---	6
Denzel Coles	---	---	2	0	2	4
Jay Fiedler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Lewis	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Walt Harris	---	---	17	58	10	85
Chuck Belin	31	38	---	---	13	82
Chris Dishman	31	38	---	---	13	82
James Darling	---	---	14	45	20	79
John Lynch	---	---	17	58	3	78
Devin Bush	---	---	17	58	3	78
La'roi Glover	---	---	12	54	12	78
George McCullough	---	---	11	40	24	75
Eric Allen	---	---	16	54	4	74
Antone Davis	31	38	---	---	---	69
Anthony Redmon	31	38	---	---	---	69
Cory Raymer	31	38	---	---	---	69
Alan Rodgers	31	38	---	---	---	69
Henri Crockett	---	---	14	49	4	67
Terry Glenn	30	36	---	---	---	66
Frank Slade	---	---	14	45	4	63
O.J. McDuffie	30	32	---	---	1	63
Ben Coates	26	35	---	---	1	62
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	11	36	6	53
Reggie Barlow	17	23	---	---	11	51
George Irwin	13	14	---	---	20	47
Lorenzo White	16	16	---	---	14	46
Robert Porcher	---	---	11	28	4	43
Matt Keneley	---	---	9	32	1	42
Spencer George	15	22	---	---	1	38
Chidi Ahanotu	---	---	8	24	1	33
Tracy Simien	---	---	6	18	5	29
Shannon Briggs	---	---	4	15	7	26
Willie Kramer	---	---	2	6	17	25
Charles Johnson	4	3	---	---	16	23
Ken Dilger	2	1	---	---	19	22
Derrick Harris	1	2	---	---	17	20
Darren Anderson	---	---	2	11	4	17
Qadry Ismail	1	6	---	---	10	17
Darion Conner	---	---	2	7	7	16
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	13	13
Erik Baerg	0	0	---	---	13	13
Chester Hallen	0	0	---	---	13	13
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	10	10
Keith Goganious	---	---	0	0	9	9
Scott Slutzker	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jason Hanson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Erik Kramer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Donte Rocco	---	---	0	0	3	3
Cody Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Terry Crews	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	13	1.9
Middle	9	29	3.2
Right	1	-4	-4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	22	2.8
Middle	17	91	5.4
Right	5	16	3.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andre Ware	51	31	3	1	3	3	10	7	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Rodgers	36	17	2	2	2	6	5	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	28	18	109	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	149	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	33	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	6	89	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	43	8.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sterling Sharpe	18	11	0	116	2	52
WR Vincent Brisby	13	9	1	60	0	53
WR Nate Lewis	4	3	1	14	0	21
RB Robert Smith	4	3	0	7	0	33
TE Gilberto Campbell	3	0	1	0	0	25
WR Edwin Fleming	3	0	0	0	0	37
FB Richie Anderson	2	1	0	7	0	20
TE Hunter Goodwin	2	2	0	18	0	14
WR Greg McMurtry	1	1	0	38	1	1
RB Ma'ake Scott	1	1	0	-1	0	28

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry Glenn	15	5	1	23	0	36
TE Ben Coates	7	6	0	99	2	35
WR O.J. McDuffie	7	4	1	45	0	32
WR Reggie Barlow	2	0	0	0	0	23
RB Spencer George	2	1	0	-4	0	22
RB Lorenzo White	1	1	0	7	0	16
WR Qadry Ismail	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE Ken Dilger	1	0	0	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Robert Smith	1	4	4.00	1.11
Ma'ake Scott	1	-3	-3.00	1.67

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Spencer George	3	9	3.00	2.85

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andre Ware	2	1	9	4.50	5.08

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Rodgers	6	3	8	1.33	4.72

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Robert Smith	1	0	0	0.00	1.75
WR Vincent Brisby	1	1	9	9.00	4.62

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terry Glenn	3	1	0	0.00	1.53
WR O.J. McDuffie	2	1	9	4.50	6.43
TE Ben Coates	1	1	-1	-1.00	14.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Smith	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Lorenzo White	4	1
Alan Rodgers	1	0
Spencer George	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andre Ware	14	9	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Rodgers	11	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sterling Sharpe	6	3	2
WR Vincent Brisby	4	3	0
WR Nate Lewis	2	2	1
TE Hunter Goodwin	1	1	1
WR Edwin Fleming	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Glenn	6	1	0
TE Ben Coates	2	2	1
WR O.J. McDuffie	2	1	1
WR Reggie Barlow	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,800 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,200 (15,200)
End Zone 7,800 (11,000)
Mezzanine 5,600 (6,300)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (9,700)
Club Seats 16,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 7,400 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,800 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,200 (15,200)
End Zone	7,800 (11,000)
Mezzanine	5,600 (6,300)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (9,700)
Club Seats	16,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	7,400 (9,900)