Week 15, 1997

played in Chicago, IL

24 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	3	7	3	-	13
Chicago Bears	7	0	3	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:23 CHI - Eric Turner 19 interception return (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)
2Q: 07:21 MIN - Jason Hanson 19 field goal
3Q: 10:28 MIN - Terry Glenn 21 pass from Aaron Hastings (Jason Hanson extra point)
3Q: 02:54 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 39 field goal
4Q: 11:18 MIN - Jason Hanson 34 field goal
4Q: 00:02 CHI - Sterling Sharpe 51 pass from Andre Ware (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:23 CHI - Eric Turner 19 interception return (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)
2Q: 07:21 MIN - Jason Hanson 19 field goal
3Q: 10:28 MIN - Terry Glenn 21 pass from Aaron Hastings (Jason Hanson extra point)
3Q: 02:54 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 39 field goal
4Q: 11:18 MIN - Jason Hanson 34 field goal
4Q: 00:02 CHI - Sterling Sharpe 51 pass from Andre Ware (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)

Team Statistics MIN CHI
Record 4-10 6-8
First Downs 18 14
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 11 8
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 330 289
- Offensive Plays 67 71
- Yards per Play 4.93 4.07
Net Rushing Yards 111 118
- Rushing Attempts 34 24
- Yards per Rush 3.26 4.92
Net Passing Yards 219 171
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 24 - 1 45 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 219 182
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 6.64 3.64
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 5/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/3
Penalties/Yards 2/15 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 5/47 3/65
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/27
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/19
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 25
Time of Possession 33:09 26:51

Team Statistics	MIN	CHI
Record	4-10	6-8
First Downs	18	14
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	11	8
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	330	289
- Offensive Plays	67	71
- Yards per Play	4.93	4.07
Net Rushing Yards	111	118
- Rushing Attempts	34	24
- Yards per Rush	3.26	4.92
Net Passing Yards	219	171
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 24 - 1	45 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	219	182
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	6.64	3.64
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	5/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/3
Penalties/Yards	2/15	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	5/47	3/65
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/27
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/19
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 25
Time of Possession	33:09	26:51

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:38	1:19	OWN 7	3	6	Punt
1	7:23	0:10	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
1	7:13	3:52	OWN 20	7	33	Punt
1	0:48	1:08	OWN 36	3	1	Punt
2	12:41	5:28	OWN 29	10	69	Field Goal
2	5:48	0:56	OWN 40	2	50	Fumble
2	1:46	1:06	OWN 12	3	9	Punt
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 33	1	3	Half
3	15:00	4:44	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	9:35	2:49	OWN 35	5	9	Punt
3	4:33	0:53	OWN 19	3	-1	Punt
3	2:46	6:36	OWN 20	11	63	Field Goal
4	7:08	3:01	OWN 20	5	0	Punt
4	1:27	0:29	OWN 42	3	3	Punt

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:22	OWN 29	6	16	Punt
1	10:19	2:56	OPP 45	7	10	Punt
1	3:21	2:33	OWN 1	4	18	Punt
2	14:40	1:59	OWN 24	5	10	Punt
2	7:13	1:25	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
2	4:52	3:06	OWN 10	9	25	Punt
2	0:40	0:31	OWN 16	3	7	Punt
3	10:16	0:41	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	6:46	2:13	OWN 11	6	37	Punt
3	3:40	0:54	OPP 25	3	3	Field Goal
4	11:10	4:02	OWN 20	8	36	Punt
4	4:07	2:40	OWN 30	9	28	Downs
4	0:58	0:58	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: Andre Ware, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chad Graham	19	72	3.79	26	2
Lorenzo White	14	30	2.14	10	1
Aaron Hastings	1	9	9.00	9	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Robert Smith	16	95	5.94	15	3
Andre Ware	5	24	4.80	10	1
Ma'ake Scott	3	-1	-0.33	2	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Aaron Hastings	33	24	219	0/0	1	28	1	87.8

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andre Ware	45	23	182	2/11	1	51	0	68.9

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terry Glenn	9	14	87	9.67	5	21	1
TE Ben Coates	5	6	55	11.00	26	28	0
WR O.J. McDuffie	5	7	50	10.00	14	24	0
WR Reggie Barlow	3	3	26	8.67	0	26	0
TE Ken Dilger	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
FB Derrick Harris	1	1	-1	-1.00	2	-1	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sterling Sharpe	11	19	113	10.27	17	51	1
WR Vincent Brisby	4	7	21	5.25	0	9	0
RB Robert Smith	2	2	22	11.00	17	21	0
WR Edwin Fleming	2	2	8	4.00	0	4	0
FB Richie Anderson	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Gilberto Campbell	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Hunter Goodwin	1	5	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB June Henley	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Nate Lewis	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Ma'ake Scott	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Eric Turner	1	19	19.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Force
O.J. McDuffie	1	0
James Darling	0	1
George McCullough	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Sterling Sharpe	1	0	0
June Henley	1	0	0
Marcus Paul	0	1	0
Gilberto Campbell	0	1	0
Orlando Thomas	0	1	0
Malik Boyd	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	8	402	50.3	39.6	63	3

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Finzer	10	472	47.2	38.5	57	4

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Hanson	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	1/1

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pete Stoyanovich	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lorenzo White	4	36	9.0	0
Reggie Barlow	1	11	11.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
June Henley	3	65	21.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Lewis	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S John Lynch	10	2	0.0	24	47
S Devin Bush	7	4	0.0	24	47
CB Walt Harris	7	1	0.0	23	47
OLB Henri Crockett	3	1	1.5	17	36
ILB James Darling	3	2	0.0	24	47
CB George McCullough	3	2	0.0	9	37
DT Matt Keneley	3	0	0.0	8	13
DE Donte Rocco	2	0	0.5	22	39
CB Eric Allen	2	2	0.0	24	46
ILB Tracy Simien	2	1	0.0	14	9
DE Robert Porcher	2	0	0.0	12	21
DT Dan Wilkinson	2	0	0.0	16	34
CB Darren Anderson	1	0	0.0	7	15
ILB Shannon Briggs	1	0	0.0	5	5

Chicago	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Earl Holmes	7	6	34	33
DT Sam Adams	6	2	28	25
DE Jason Taylor	6	2	30	31
OLB Gary Plummer	5	2	12	10
CB Ty Law	5	2	34	32
CB Malik Boyd	5	1	31	32
OLB Dwayne Rudd	4	1	23	22
OLB Tim George	3	0	12	7
DE Tony Brackens	2	3	30	28
S Eric Turner	2	2	34	32
DT Norman Hand	2	1	16	15
S Buddy Love	2	1	33	32
S Orlando Thomas	2	0	10	16
DT Frank Bruno	1	1	20	19
OLB Lewis Bush	1	1	11	11
S Marcus Paul	1	0	3	6
DE Chris Zorich	1	0	9	10
CB Jackson Huffman	1	0	3	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Henri Crockett	1.5	0	2	1	36
DE Donte Rocco	0.5	1	1	0	39
DE La'roi Glover	0.0	1	1	0	34
DT Dan Wilkinson	0.0	0	2	0	34
OLB Darion Conner	0.0	0	1	1	5
DE Robert Porcher	0.0	0	1	0	21
DT Matt Keneley	0.0	0	1	0	13

Chicago	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Frank Bruno	1	2	0	19
DE Jason Taylor	1	0	0	31
DE Tony Brackens	0	2	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Walt Harris	5	2	47
S Devin Bush	4	0	47
S John Lynch	3	0	47
CB Eric Allen	2	2	46
ILB James Darling	2	2	47
OLB Henri Crockett	2	0	36
CB George McCullough	2	0	37
CB Darren Anderson	1	1	15
DE Donte Rocco	1	0	39
DT Matt Keneley	1	0	13
OLB Terry Crews	0	2	31
S Willie Kramer	0	1	2

Chicago	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Malik Boyd	6	0	32
CB Ty Law	3	0	32
OLB Dwayne Rudd	3	0	22
S Eric Turner	2	1	32
OLB Gary Plummer	2	0	10
ILB Earl Holmes	2	0	33
S Marcus Paul	1	0	6
DT Frank Bruno	1	0	19
OLB Tim George	1	0	7
DT Sam Adams	1	0	25
S Orlando Thomas	1	0	16
S Buddy Love	1	0	32

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Cory Raymer	3	11	34	33
Chris Dishman	2	5	34	33
Anthony Redmon	1	4	34	33
Derrick Harris	1	4	16	11
Antone Davis	1	3	34	33
Tony Boselli	0	4	34	33
Ben Coates	0	2	29	29

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shaquille O'Neal	3	4	24	1	47
Raleigh Roundtree	3	4	24	0	47
Pat Harlow	2	4	24	0	47
Cleveland Williams	2	4	24	0	47
Richie Anderson	1	1	11	0	20
Gilberto Campbell	0	1	16	1	21
Jeff Dellenbach	0	1	24	0	47

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Ken Dilger	1	17
Chad Graham	1	17
George McCullough	1	16
Derrick Harris	1	12

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Riki Ellison	3	17
Dwayne Gordon	1	17
Hunter Goodwin	1	17

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
James Darling	---	---	24	47	21	92
Chris Dishman	34	33	---	---	10	77
John Lynch	---	---	24	47	1	72
Devin Bush	---	---	24	47	1	72
Walt Harris	---	---	23	47	2	72
Eric Allen	---	---	24	46	1	71
Ben Coates	29	29	---	---	10	68
Antone Davis	34	33	---	---	---	67
Anthony Redmon	34	33	---	---	---	67
Tony Boselli	34	33	---	---	---	67
Cory Raymer	34	33	---	---	---	67
Aaron Hastings	34	33	---	---	---	67
Donte Rocco	---	---	22	39	2	63
Terry Glenn	31	31	---	---	---	62
George McCullough	---	---	9	37	16	62
Chad Graham	19	22	---	---	17	58
O.J. McDuffie	23	29	---	---	2	54
Henri Crockett	---	---	17	36	1	54
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	16	34	3	53
La'roi Glover	---	---	14	34	4	52
Terry Crews	---	---	16	31	1	48
Lorenzo White	15	11	---	---	19	45
Robert Porcher	---	---	12	21	11	44
Reggie Barlow	20	19	---	---	1	40
Derrick Harris	16	11	---	---	12	39
Darren Anderson	---	---	7	15	12	34
Ken Dilger	10	5	---	---	17	32
Tracy Simien	---	---	14	9	3	26
Scott Slutzker	3	4	---	---	14	21
Matt Keneley	---	---	8	13	---	21
Qadry Ismail	3	2	---	---	14	19
Shannon Briggs	---	---	5	5	9	19
Charles Johnson	1	2	---	---	15	18
Darion Conner	---	---	4	5	7	16
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tony Brown	---	---	1	2	7	10
Chuck Belin	0	0	---	---	10	10
Erik Baerg	0	0	---	---	10	10
Chester Hallen	0	0	---	---	10	10
Keith Goganious	---	---	0	0	9	9
Willie Kramer	---	---	0	2	7	9
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jason Hanson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chidi Ahanotu	---	---	0	0	3	3
Erik Kramer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Harry Patterson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cleveland Williams	24	47	---	---	11	82
Vincent Brisby	18	43	---	---	15	76
Jeff Dellenbach	24	47	---	---	---	71
Andre Ware	24	47	---	---	---	71
Pat Harlow	24	47	---	---	---	71
Shaquille O'Neal	24	47	---	---	---	71
Raleigh Roundtree	24	47	---	---	---	71
Eric Turner	---	---	34	32	3	69
Earl Holmes	---	---	34	33	2	69
Ty Law	---	---	34	32	2	68
Buddy Love	---	---	33	32	3	68
Sterling Sharpe	22	44	---	---	---	66
Malik Boyd	---	---	31	32	2	65
Jason Taylor	---	---	30	31	2	63
Tony Brackens	---	---	30	28	2	60
Robert Smith	21	35	---	---	1	57
Sam Adams	---	---	28	25	2	55
Richie Anderson	11	20	---	---	18	49
Dwayne Rudd	---	---	23	22	4	49
Gilberto Campbell	16	21	---	---	8	45
Ma'ake Scott	5	13	---	---	25	43
Frank Bruno	---	---	20	19	2	41
Hunter Goodwin	8	15	---	---	17	40
Edwin Fleming	9	26	---	---	4	39
Lewis Bush	---	---	11	11	14	36
Norman Hand	---	---	16	15	1	32
Orlando Thomas	---	---	10	16	6	32
Tim George	---	---	12	7	9	28
Gary Plummer	---	---	12	10	5	27
Chris Zorich	---	---	9	10	8	27
Nate Lewis	6	11	---	---	8	25
June Henley	4	7	---	---	13	24
Riki Ellison	---	---	0	0	17	17
Dwayne Gordon	---	---	0	0	17	17
JC Watts	---	---	0	1	15	16
Marcus Paul	---	---	3	6	7	16
Dave Finzer	0	0	---	---	11	11
J.D. Cannon	0	0	---	---	11	11
Earnest Stafford	0	0	---	---	11	11
Lance Scott	0	0	---	---	11	11
Irving Knight	0	0	---	---	11	11
Denzel Coles	---	---	1	0	6	7
Pete Stoyanovich	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jackson Huffman	---	---	3	1	---	4
Jay Fiedler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Lewis	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	18	2.0
Middle	20	73	3.7
Right	5	20	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	21	2.6
Middle	15	96	6.4
Right	1	1	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Aaron Hastings	33	24	4	1	1	0	4	1	1

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andre Ware	45	23	3	0	1	10	9	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-1	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	38	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	11	156	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	26	8.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	21	21.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	28	15	50	1.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	39	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	72	18.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry Glenn	14	9	0	87	1	31
WR O.J. McDuffie	7	5	1	50	1	29
TE Ben Coates	6	5	0	55	1	29
WR Reggie Barlow	3	3	0	26	1	19
TE Ken Dilger	2	1	0	2	0	5
FB Derrick Harris	1	1	0	-1	0	11

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sterling Sharpe	19	11	0	113	2	44
WR Vincent Brisby	7	4	0	21	0	43
TE Hunter Goodwin	5	1	1	11	0	15
WR Nate Lewis	4	0	0	0	0	11
RB Robert Smith	2	2	0	22	1	35
FB Richie Anderson	2	1	0	3	0	20
TE Gilberto Campbell	2	1	0	5	0	21
WR Edwin Fleming	2	2	0	8	0	26
RB Ma'ake Scott	1	0	0	0	0	13
RB June Henley	1	1	0	-1	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lorenzo White	3	0	0.00	2.14
Chad Graham	2	-1	-0.50	3.79

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Aaron Hastings	1	1	3	3.00	6.64

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terry Glenn	1	1	3	3.00	6.21

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Lorenzo White	4	2
Chad Graham	2	0

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

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Aaron Hastings	9	6	3

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andre Ware	13	7	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Glenn	5	3	3
TE Ben Coates	1	1	0
WR O.J. McDuffie	1	0	0
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	0
FB Derrick Harris	1	1	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sterling Sharpe	3	2	1
WR Nate Lewis	2	0	0
FB Richie Anderson	2	1	0
WR Vincent Brisby	2	2	0
TE Hunter Goodwin	2	0	0
RB Robert Smith	1	1	0
WR Edwin Fleming	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,900 (21,400)
End Zone 9,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,900 (21,400)
End Zone	9,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)