Week 8, 1997

played in Minnesota, MN

39 degrees, rain, 2 mph wind

Chicago Bears00100-10
Minnesota Vikings6007-13

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)

Team StatisticsCHIMIN
Record3-43-4
First Downs1612
- by Rushing33
- by Passing119
- by Penalty20
Total Net Yards261288
- Offensive Plays7569
- Yards per Play3.484.17
Net Rushing Yards38128
- Rushing Attempts1731
- Yards per Rush2.244.13
Net Passing Yards223160
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt51 - 31 - 136 - 17 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards259170
- Sacks/Yards Lost7/362/10
- Yards per Pass Play3.844.21
Fumbles/Lost3/30/0
3rd Down Conversions4/173/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.88.1
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards6/539/75
Punt Returns/Yards5/765/52
Kick Returns/Yards1/210/0
Interception Ret./Yards3/281/20
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits33
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/10/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 31OWN 34
Time of Possession32:4227:18

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:430:22OWN 2020Interception
17:470:49OWN 203-5Punt
15:246:31OWN 201156Missed FG
213:190:53OWN 173-7Fumble
211:171:27OWN 2036Punt
27:204:14OWN 13633Punt
22:481:53OWN 32641Fumble
315:001:24OWN 2037Punt
312:240:54OPP 431Field Goal
39:561:27OWN 38415Punt
37:230:42OPP 43343Touchdown
35:032:08OWN 40527Missed FG
32:102:53OWN 2069Punt
411:583:14OWN 20627Punt
47:241:10OWN 263-9Punt
44:452:07OWN 2256Punt
42:060:40OPP 44418Fumble
Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:17OWN 20876Field Goal
110:212:34OPP 25716Field Goal
16:581:34OPP 3932Punt
213:530:34OWN 3130Punt
212:261:09OPP 1033Interception
29:502:30OWN 28513Punt
23:060:18OWN 2120Interception
20:550:55OWN 36644Missed FG
313:361:12OWN 431Interception
311:301:34OWN 2035Punt
38:291:06OWN 203-1Punt
36:411:38OWN 2037Punt
32:550:45OWN 4034Punt
414:172:19OWN 39613Punt
48:441:20OWN 2730Punt
46:141:29OWN 31369Touchdown
42:380:32OWN 2632Punt
41:261:26OWN 2634Game

Game MVP: Frank Slade, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

ChicagoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Robert Smith9101.11900
Andre Ware5234.60600
Ma'ake Scott351.67800
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Lorenzo White14815.793721
Spencer George13372.85800
Alan Rodgers4102.50500

Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Andre Ware51312597/36138172.2
MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Alan Rodgers36171702/10043326.4

Receiving Statistics

ChicagoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Sterling Sharpe111811610.5537360
WR Vincent Brisby913606.673180
WR Nate Lewis34144.67070
RB Robert Smith3472.33060
TE Hunter Goodwin22189.004130
WR Greg McMurtry113838.0023381
FB Richie Anderson1277.00170
RB Ma'ake Scott11-1-1.000-10
TE Gilberto Campbell0300.00000
WR Edwin Fleming0300.00000
MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Ben Coates679916.5037430
WR Terry Glenn515234.608130
WR O.J. McDuffie474511.255150
RB Lorenzo White1177.00070
RB Spencer George12-4-4.000-40
WR Qadry Ismail0100.00000
TE Ken Dilger0100.00000
WR Reggie Barlow0200.00000

Interception Statistics

ChicagoIntsYardsAvgTD
CB JC Watts100.000
ILB Earl Holmes12727.000
S Buddy Love111.000
MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB James Darling12020.000

Fumble Statistics

ChicagoFumbRecovForceTD
Andre Ware3000
MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Dan Wilkinson0110
Robert Porcher0100
Matt Keneley0100
Chidi Ahanotu0010
James Darling0010

Punting Statistics

ChicagoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Dave Finzer941946.638.6693
MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mitch Berger1045645.632.0562

Kicking Statistics

ChicagoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Pete Stoyanovich1/30/20/1201/1
MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jason Hanson2/30/00/0261/1

Punt Return Statistics

ChicagoRetYardsAvgTD
June Henley57615.20
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Reggie Barlow55210.40

Kick Return Statistics

ChicagoRetYardsAvgTD
Nate Lewis12121.00
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD

Defensive Statistics

ChicagoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Buddy Love720.02938
ILB Earl Holmes630.02838
S Orlando Thomas430.01921
OLB Lewis Bush410.02325
DT Sam Adams311.02631
DE Jason Taylor311.02432
CB JC Watts320.02936
DT Frank Bruno310.01619
CB Jackson Huffman300.02735
DE Tony Brackens200.02827
DT Otis Lyons200.01015
OLB Dwayne Rudd200.0813
OLB Gary Plummer100.0811
WR Sterling Sharpe10---------
S Marcus Paul100.01211
DE Chris Zorich100.0916
WR Vincent Brisby10---------
ILB Dwayne Gordon100.030
OLB Tim George100.046
S Eric Turner020.03038
DT Norman Hand010.033
MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Devin Bush1020.01758
ILB James Darling951.01445
OLB Frank Slade523.01445
CB Eric Allen410.01654
OLB Henri Crockett410.01449
DE Chidi Ahanotu311.0824
ILB Tracy Simien310.0618
CB Walt Harris310.01758
CB George McCullough310.01140
DT Dan Wilkinson202.01136
S John Lynch210.01758
ILB Shannon Briggs200.0415
DE Robert Porcher120.01128
DE La'roi Glover120.01254
WR Reggie Barlow10---------
WR Terry Glenn10---------
QB Alan Rodgers10---------
DT Matt Keneley100.0932
CB Darren Anderson010.0211

Pass Rush Statistics

ChicagoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Jason Taylor1.001032
DT Sam Adams1.000031
ILB Earl Holmes0.010038
DT Frank Bruno0.002019
DE Chris Zorich0.001016
DE Tony Brackens0.001027
MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Frank Slade3.011245
DT Dan Wilkinson2.002236
DE Chidi Ahanotu1.002124
ILB James Darling1.000045
OLB Henri Crockett0.011149
DT Matt Keneley0.002032
DE Robert Porcher0.001128
OLB Darion Conner0.00107

Pass Defense Statistics

ChicagoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Buddy Love52138
ILB Earl Holmes30138
S Orlando Thomas21021
OLB Dwayne Rudd21013
CB Jackson Huffman20035
CB JC Watts11136
OLB Gary Plummer10011
DE Jason Taylor10032
S Eric Turner01038
MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Devin Bush70058
CB Walt Harris41058
ILB James Darling40145
CB Eric Allen40054
ILB Tracy Simien30018
CB George McCullough30040
S John Lynch21058
OLB Henri Crockett20049
ILB Shannon Briggs11015
OLB Frank Slade10045

Blocking Statistics

ChicagoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jeff Dellenbach12017058
Gilberto Campbell11010025
Hunter Goodwin1108014
Cleveland Williams03017058
Raleigh Roundtree02017358
Shaquille O'Neal02017258
Pat Harlow01017258
MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Anthony Redmon29031038
Antone Davis24031238
Chuck Belin14031038
Chris Dishman14031038
Ben Coates11026035
Cory Raymer04031038
George Irwin01013014

Special Teams Tackles

ChicagoTacklesSTPlays
Riki Ellison216
Ma'ake Scott127
Hunter Goodwin118
Dwayne Gordon116
MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
George McCullough124
George Irwin120
Willie Kramer117
Derrick Harris117
Lorenzo White114
Erik Baerg113

Participation

ChicagoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Pat Harlow1758------1287
Cleveland Williams1758------1287
Jeff Dellenbach1758---------75
Andre Ware1758---------75
Shaquille O'Neal1758---------75
Raleigh Roundtree1758---------75
Eric Turner------3038371
Vincent Brisby1353------470
Earl Holmes------2838470
Buddy Love------2938370
JC Watts------2936469
Sterling Sharpe1752---------69
Jackson Huffman------2735365
Lewis Bush------23251563
Jason Taylor------2432662
Sam Adams------2631461
Ma'ake Scott428------2759
Tony Brackens------2827459
Robert Smith1333------248
Gilberto Campbell1025------1146
Richie Anderson1020------1545
Edwin Fleming537---------42
Orlando Thomas------1921141
Marcus Paul------12111740
Frank Bruno------1619540
Nate Lewis221------1740
Hunter Goodwin814------1840
Chris Zorich------916833
Dwayne Rudd------8131031
Otis Lyons------1015530
Gary Plummer------811827
June Henley36------1827
Tim George------461222
Dwayne Gordon------301619
Riki Ellison------001616
Dave Finzer00------1212
J.D. Cannon00------1212
Earnest Stafford00------1212
Irving Knight00------1212
Richard Warholic------33612
Greg McMurtry01------1011
Pete Stoyanovich00------66
Norman Hand------33---6
Denzel Coles------2024
Jay Fiedler00---------0
Jeff Lewis00---------0
MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Walt Harris------17581085
Chuck Belin3138------1382
Chris Dishman3138------1382
James Darling------14452079
John Lynch------1758378
Devin Bush------1758378
La'roi Glover------12541278
George McCullough------11402475
Eric Allen------1654474
Antone Davis3138---------69
Anthony Redmon3138---------69
Cory Raymer3138---------69
Alan Rodgers3138---------69
Henri Crockett------1449467
Terry Glenn3036---------66
Frank Slade------1445463
O.J. McDuffie3032------163
Ben Coates2635------162
Dan Wilkinson------1136653
Reggie Barlow1723------1151
George Irwin1314------2047
Lorenzo White1616------1446
Robert Porcher------1128443
Matt Keneley------932142
Spencer George1522------138
Chidi Ahanotu------824133
Tracy Simien------618529
Shannon Briggs------415726
Willie Kramer------261725
Charles Johnson43------1623
Ken Dilger21------1922
Derrick Harris12------1720
Darren Anderson------211417
Qadry Ismail16------1017
Darion Conner------27716
James Palmer00------1313
Erik Baerg00------1313
Chester Hallen00------1313
Mitch Berger00------1010
Keith Goganious------0099
Scott Slutzker00------99
Jason Hanson00------77
Erik Kramer00------33
Donte Rocco------0033
Cody Carlson00---------0
Terry Crews------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7131.9
Middle9293.2
Right1-4-4.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8222.8
Middle17915.4
Right5163.2
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Andre Ware513131331071
MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Alan Rodgers36172226503

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen4310.3
Short (0-8 Yds)28181093.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)15101499.9
Long (19+ Yds)4000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen3351.7
Short (0-8 Yds)97333.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)196894.7
Long (19+ Yds)51438.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

ChicagoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Sterling Sharpe18110116252
WR Vincent Brisby139160053
WR Nate Lewis43114021
RB Robert Smith4307033
TE Gilberto Campbell3010025
WR Edwin Fleming3000037
FB Richie Anderson2107020
TE Hunter Goodwin22018014
WR Greg McMurtry1103811
RB Ma'ake Scott110-1028
MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Terry Glenn155123036
TE Ben Coates76099235
WR O.J. McDuffie74145032
WR Reggie Barlow2000023
RB Spencer George210-4022
RB Lorenzo White1107016
WR Qadry Ismail100006
TE Ken Dilger100001

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

ChicagoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Robert Smith144.001.11
Ma'ake Scott1-3-3.001.67
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Spencer George393.002.85

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Andre Ware2194.505.08
MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Alan Rodgers6381.334.72

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

ChicagoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Robert Smith1000.001.75
WR Vincent Brisby1199.004.62
MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Terry Glenn3100.001.53
WR O.J. McDuffie2194.506.43
TE Ben Coates11-1-1.0014.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

ChicagoRushesConversions
Robert Smith10
MinnesotaRushesConversions
Lorenzo White41
Alan Rodgers10
Spencer George10

Third Down Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCompConversions
Andre Ware1494
MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Alan Rodgers1142

Third Down Receiving Statistics

ChicagoTargCatchConversions
WR Sterling Sharpe632
WR Vincent Brisby430
WR Nate Lewis221
TE Hunter Goodwin111
WR Edwin Fleming100
MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Terry Glenn610
TE Ben Coates221
WR O.J. McDuffie211
WR Reggie Barlow100

SectionAttendance
Stadium61,800 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck15,200 (15,200)
End Zone7,800 (11,000)
Mezzanine5,600 (6,300)
Sideline Seats9,300 (9,700)
Club Seats16,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes7,400 (9,900)