Week 1, 1998

played in Minnesota, MN

71 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Chicago Bears	0	0	3	0	-	3
Minnesota Vikings	3	10	6	6	-	25

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:57 MIN - Phil Dawson 24 field goal
2Q: 12:36 MIN - Phil Dawson 27 field goal
2Q: 02:31 MIN - Charles Johnson 6 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 10:22 MIN - Phil Dawson 51 field goal
3Q: 03:38 MIN - Phil Dawson 21 field goal
3Q: 00:33 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 40 field goal
4Q: 07:30 MIN - Phil Dawson 30 field goal
4Q: 00:34 MIN - Phil Dawson 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:57 MIN - Phil Dawson 24 field goal
2Q: 12:36 MIN - Phil Dawson 27 field goal
2Q: 02:31 MIN - Charles Johnson 6 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 10:22 MIN - Phil Dawson 51 field goal
3Q: 03:38 MIN - Phil Dawson 21 field goal
3Q: 00:33 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 40 field goal
4Q: 07:30 MIN - Phil Dawson 30 field goal
4Q: 00:34 MIN - Phil Dawson 27 field goal

Team Statistics CHI MIN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 7 23
- by Rushing 0 17
- by Passing 7 5
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 177 326
- Offensive Plays 47 72
- Yards per Play 3.77 4.53
Net Rushing Yards 35 233
- Rushing Attempts 15 51
- Yards per Rush 2.33 4.57
Net Passing Yards 142 93
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 13 - 0 21 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 158 93
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.44 4.43
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.0 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/40 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 1/15
Kick Returns/Yards 3/70 1/23
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/5
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 39
Time of Possession 19:04 40:56

Team Statistics	CHI	MIN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	7	23
- by Rushing	0	17
- by Passing	7	5
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	177	326
- Offensive Plays	47	72
- Yards per Play	3.77	4.53
Net Rushing Yards	35	233
- Rushing Attempts	15	51
- Yards per Rush	2.33	4.57
Net Passing Yards	142	93
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 13 - 0	21 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	158	93
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.44	4.43
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.0	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/40	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	1/15
Kick Returns/Yards	3/70	1/23
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/5
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 39
Time of Possession	19:04	40:56

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:50	4:03	OWN 33	6	24	Punt
2	12:30	2:17	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
2	8:20	1:41	OWN 1	3	8	Punt
2	2:21	1:23	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	2:03	OWN 31	3	-10	Punt
3	10:16	1:49	OWN 20	3	-11	Punt
3	3:31	3:05	OWN 20	7	57	Field Goal
4	7:25	2:23	OWN 25	8	39	Downs
4	2:36	0:52	OWN 3	5	21	Downs
4	0:29	0:29	OWN 20	4	-5	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:10	OWN 20	11	73	Field Goal
1	4:47	7:17	OWN 20	12	70	Field Goal
2	10:13	1:53	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
2	6:39	4:18	OWN 48	9	52	Touchdown
2	0:58	0:58	OWN 30	3	-1	Punt
3	12:57	2:41	OPP 47	5	13	Field Goal
3	8:27	4:56	OPP 46	8	42	Field Goal
3	0:26	8:01	OWN 29	14	58	Field Goal
4	5:02	2:26	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
4	1:44	1:15	OPP 24	4	14	Field Goal

Game MVP: Cory Raymer, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Robert Smith	12	17	1.42	6
Andre Ware	2	11	5.50	7
June Henley	1	7	7.00	7

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Fred Taylor	35	180	5.14	16	8
Spencer George	13	46	3.54	12	2
Brian Griese	3	7	2.33	7	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andre Ware	29	13	158	3/16	0	42	0	62.1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	21	15	93	0/0	1	14	0	95.9

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Sterling Sharpe	3	6	21	7.00	8	12
WR Edwin Fleming	3	4	68	22.67	34	42
RB Robert Smith	2	2	14	7.00	10	11
TE John Davis	2	5	37	18.50	3	21
WR Nate Lewis	1	4	6	6.00	0	6
WR Greg McMurtry	1	5	14	14.00	11	14
WR Vincent Brisby	1	3	-2	-2.00	0	-2

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charles Johnson	4	7	27	6.75	13	12	1
TE Ken Dilger	4	4	24	6.00	4	8	0
WR Terry Glenn	3	4	7	2.33	0	7	0
RB Fred Taylor	3	5	31	10.33	9	14	0
FB Derrick Harris	1	1	4	4.00	3	4	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Andre Ware	1	1	0
Robert Smith	1	0	0
Pat Harlow	0	1	0
Orlando Thomas	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Qadry Ismail	1	0	0
Artrell Hawkins	0	1	0
Chidi Ahanotu	0	0	1
Dan Wilkinson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Taylor Cochrane	6	243	40.5	34.7	43	0

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	3	165	55.0	53.0	69	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	6/6	1/1	1/1	51	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
June Henley	1	6	6.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
O.J. McDuffie	1	15	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Lewis	3	70	23.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Qadry Ismail	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Earl Holmes	12	6	45	21
DT Frank Bruno	8	2	40	13
CB Ty Law	7	0	45	20
OLB Greg Lloyd	6	2	26	13
S Buddy Love	5	2	47	21
S Eric Turner	4	1	46	21
OLB Dwayne Rudd	4	1	33	11
CB Richard Warholic	4	1	23	13
DT Sam Adams	2	5	34	16
DE Tony Brackens	2	2	45	18
DE Jason Taylor	2	2	43	18
DE Julian Pittman	2	0	14	6
CB Jason Simmons	2	0	47	21
OLB Lewis Bush	1	2	12	4
OLB Tim George	1	1	11	1
ILB Karsten Thornton	1	1	6	0
S Orlando Thomas	1	1	10	5
DT Norman Hand	1	0	23	7

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB James Darling	7	0	0.0	15	32
CB Walt Harris	6	0	0.0	14	32
S John Lynch	3	1	0.0	15	32
CB Aaron Glenn	3	0	0.0	15	31
OLB Frank Slade	2	0	1.0	12	14
DE Chidi Ahanotu	2	3	0.0	12	12
CB Roy Koehn	2	3	0.0	13	30
CB Eric Allen	2	0	0.0	11	27
DT Dan Wilkinson	1	1	1.0	8	26
DE Donte Rocco	1	0	1.0	8	22
OLB Terry Crews	1	0	0.0	6	7
CB Artrell Hawkins	1	0	0.0	5	5
DE La'roi Glover	0	1	0.0	10	30

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Earl Holmes	1	0	21
DE Tony Brackens	0	1	18
DE Jason Taylor	0	1	18

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Donte Rocco	1.0	0	3	0	22
OLB Frank Slade	1.0	0	1	1	14
DT Dan Wilkinson	1.0	0	0	1	26
DE La'roi Glover	0.0	2	1	0	30
DE Chidi Ahanotu	0.0	0	1	0	12
OLB Henri Crockett	0.0	0	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ty Law	4	0	20
S Buddy Love	2	2	21
OLB Greg Lloyd	2	1	13
CB Richard Warholic	2	1	13
CB Jason Simmons	2	0	21
S Eric Turner	1	1	21
DE Tony Brackens	1	0	18
OLB Dwayne Rudd	1	0	11

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Walt Harris	4	2	32
ILB James Darling	2	1	32
CB Eric Allen	2	0	27
CB Roy Koehn	2	0	30
OLB Terry Crews	1	0	7
S John Lynch	1	0	32
CB Aaron Glenn	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Pat Harlow	1	6	15	1	27
Shaquille O'Neal	1	2	15	1	28
Ellison Onizuka	0	3	15	0	29
Cleveland Williams	0	1	15	1	28
Alan Faneca	0	1	15	0	26

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Cory Raymer	11	16	1	51	21
Antone Davis	4	10	1	51	21
Chris Dishman	4	9	0	51	21
Tony Boselli	2	6	0	51	21
George Irwin	2	5	0	30	9
Chuck Belin	2	3	0	51	21
Scott Galbraith	1	1	0	3	0
Derrick Harris	0	1	0	9	6

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Marcus Paul	1	21
Orlando Thomas	1	8

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Kailey Wong	2	13
Roy Koehn	1	10
Chuck Belin	1	9

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Turner	---	---	46	21	8	75
Buddy Love	---	---	47	21	5	73
Jason Simmons	---	---	47	21	5	73
Earl Holmes	---	---	45	21	6	72
Ty Law	---	---	45	20	5	70
Tony Brackens	---	---	45	18	7	70
Jason Taylor	---	---	43	18	5	66
Frank Bruno	---	---	40	13	5	58
Sam Adams	---	---	34	16	3	53
Dwayne Rudd	---	---	33	11	8	52
Cleveland Williams	15	28	---	---	7	50
Andre Ware	15	32	---	---	---	47
John Davis	12	19	---	---	16	47
Ellison Onizuka	15	29	---	---	---	44
Greg Lloyd	---	---	26	13	4	43
Shaquille O'Neal	15	28	---	---	---	43
Pat Harlow	15	27	---	---	---	42
Richard Warholic	---	---	23	13	5	41
Alan Faneca	15	26	---	---	---	41
Robert Smith	13	18	---	---	9	40
Sterling Sharpe	15	20	---	---	---	35
Norman Hand	---	---	23	7	5	35
June Henley	2	14	---	---	18	34
Edwin Fleming	5	22	---	---	7	34
Nate Lewis	2	14	---	---	13	29
Vincent Brisby	8	20	---	---	1	29
Marcus Paul	---	---	4	1	21	26
Richie Anderson	9	7	---	---	10	26
Greg McMurtry	1	13	---	---	11	25
Lewis Bush	---	---	12	4	7	23
Orlando Thomas	---	---	10	5	8	23
Julian Pittman	---	---	14	6	3	23
Tim George	---	---	11	1	9	21
Gilberto Campbell	7	8	---	---	4	19
Marlon Kerner	---	---	7	1	11	19
J.D. Cannon	0	9	---	---	7	16
Rashaan Shehee	1	5	---	---	10	16
Lance Scott	0	7	---	---	7	14
Raleigh Roundtree	0	6	---	---	7	13
Dwayne Gordon	---	---	0	0	9	9
Karsten Thornton	---	---	6	0	3	9
Earnest Stafford	0	0	---	---	7	7
Taylor Cochrane	0	0	---	---	7	7
Pete Stoyanovich	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jay Fiedler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Howie Roberts	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charles Johnson	46	20	---	---	16	82
Antone Davis	51	21	---	---	9	81
Chuck Belin	51	21	---	---	9	81
Tony Boselli	51	21	---	---	---	72
Cory Raymer	51	21	---	---	---	72
Chris Dishman	51	21	---	---	---	72
Brian Griese	51	21	---	---	---	72
Terry Glenn	47	20	---	---	---	67
Aaron Glenn	---	---	15	31	18	64
Ken Dilger	34	16	---	---	8	58
Fred Taylor	37	18	---	---	---	55
Roy Koehn	---	---	13	30	10	53
John Lynch	---	---	15	32	1	48
James Darling	---	---	15	32	1	48
Walt Harris	---	---	14	32	1	47
Spencer George	14	3	---	---	25	42
George Irwin	30	9	---	---	3	42
Eric Allen	---	---	11	27	3	41
La'roi Glover	---	---	10	30	1	41
O.J. McDuffie	16	10	---	---	14	40
Henri Crockett	---	---	11	27	---	38
Donte Rocco	---	---	8	22	7	37
Terry Crews	---	---	6	7	22	35
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	8	26	1	35
Scott Slutzker	13	3	---	---	17	33
Derrick Harris	9	6	---	---	16	31
Frank Slade	---	---	12	14	1	27
Chidi Ahanotu	---	---	12	12	---	24
Qadry Ismail	6	0	---	---	16	22
Torin Dorn	---	---	1	16	3	20
Villiami Maumau	---	---	7	6	6	19
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	14	14
Kailey Wong	---	---	0	0	13	13
Tracy Simien	---	---	2	3	6	11
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	5	5	1	11
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	9	9
Erik Baerg	0	0	---	---	9	9
Chester Hallen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Moses Moreno	0	0	---	---	6	6
Junior Suliven	---	---	0	0	6	6
Scott Galbraith	3	0	---	---	---	3
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	3	3
Devin Bush	---	---	0	0	2	2
Shannon Briggs	---	---	0	0	---	0
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	---	0
Silas Armenta	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	6	2.0
Middle	11	27	2.5
Right	1	2	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	56	5.1
Middle	34	140	4.1
Right	6	37	6.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andre Ware	29	13	2	3	2	3	6	3	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	21	15	0	0	0	5	1	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	40	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	4	32	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	2	23	1.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	63	12.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	36	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	33	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	24	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sterling Sharpe	6	3	1	21	0	20
WR Greg McMurtry	5	1	1	14	0	13
TE John Davis	5	2	0	37	1	19
WR Nate Lewis	4	1	0	6	0	14
WR Edwin Fleming	4	3	0	68	1	22
WR Vincent Brisby	3	1	0	-2	0	20
RB Robert Smith	2	2	0	14	0	18

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR Charles Johnson	7	4	27	20
RB Fred Taylor	5	3	31	18
TE Ken Dilger	4	4	24	16
WR Terry Glenn	4	3	7	20
FB Derrick Harris	1	1	4	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Robert Smith	1	-4	-4.00	1.42

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Taylor	8	16	2.00	5.14
Spencer George	4	3	0.75	3.54

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	7	5	25	3.57	4.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charles Johnson	5	3	15	3.00	3.86
FB Derrick Harris	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
RB Fred Taylor	1	1	6	6.00	6.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Andre Ware	2	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Taylor	7	5
Spencer George	2	0
Brian Griese	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andre Ware	11	4	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	5	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sterling Sharpe	4	2	1
TE John Davis	2	1	1
WR Edwin Fleming	2	1	1
WR Nate Lewis	1	0	0
WR Greg McMurtry	1	0	0
WR Vincent Brisby	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Johnson	4	1	0
WR Terry Glenn	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,100 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,400 (15,200)
End Zone 10,100 (11,000)
Mezzanine 5,700 (6,300)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (9,700)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,700 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,100 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,400 (15,200)
End Zone	10,100 (11,000)
Mezzanine	5,700 (6,300)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (9,700)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,700 (9,900)