Week 1, 1998

played in Minnesota, MN

71 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Chicago Bears0030-3
Minnesota Vikings31066-25

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

Team StatisticsCHIMIN
Record0-11-0
First Downs723
- by Rushing017
- by Passing75
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards177326
- Offensive Plays4772
- Yards per Play3.774.53
Net Rushing Yards35233
- Rushing Attempts1551
- Yards per Rush2.334.57
Net Passing Yards14293
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt29 - 13 - 021 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards15893
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/160/0
- Yards per Pass Play4.444.43
Fumbles/Lost2/01/0
3rd Down Conversions3/136/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down11.05.7
4th Down Conversions0/30/0
Penalties/Yards7/401/5
Punt Returns/Yards1/61/15
Kick Returns/Yards3/701/23
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits16
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/11/5
Avg. Drive StartOWN 19OWN 39
Time of Possession19:0440:56

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
18:504:03OWN 33624Punt
212:302:17OWN 20515Punt
28:201:41OWN 138Punt
22:211:23OWN 2039Punt
315:002:03OWN 313-10Punt
310:161:49OWN 203-11Punt
33:313:05OWN 20757Field Goal
47:252:23OWN 25839Downs
42:360:52OWN 3521Downs
40:290:29OWN 204-5Downs
Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:006:10OWN 201173Field Goal
14:477:17OWN 201270Field Goal
210:131:53OWN 2733Punt
26:394:18OWN 48952Touchdown
20:580:58OWN 303-1Punt
312:572:41OPP 47513Field Goal
38:274:56OPP 46842Field Goal
30:268:01OWN 291458Field Goal
45:022:26OWN 3637Punt
41:441:15OPP 24414Field Goal

Game MVP: Cory Raymer, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

ChicagoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Robert Smith12171.42600
Andre Ware2115.50700
June Henley177.00700
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Fred Taylor351805.141680
Spencer George13463.541220
Brian Griese372.33700

Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Andre Ware29131583/16042062.1
MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Brian Griese2115930/0114095.9

Receiving Statistics

ChicagoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Sterling Sharpe36217.008120
WR Edwin Fleming346822.6734420
RB Robert Smith22147.0010110
TE John Davis253718.503210
WR Nate Lewis1466.00060
WR Greg McMurtry151414.0011140
WR Vincent Brisby13-2-2.000-20
MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Charles Johnson47276.7513121
TE Ken Dilger44246.00480
WR Terry Glenn3472.33070
RB Fred Taylor353110.339140
FB Derrick Harris1144.00340

Interception Statistics

ChicagoIntsYardsAvgTD
MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

ChicagoFumbRecovForceTD
Andre Ware1100
Robert Smith1000
Pat Harlow0100
Orlando Thomas0010
MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Qadry Ismail1000
Artrell Hawkins0100
Chidi Ahanotu0010
Dan Wilkinson0010

Punting Statistics

ChicagoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Taylor Cochrane624340.534.7430
MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mitch Berger316555.053.0692

Kicking Statistics

ChicagoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Pete Stoyanovich1/11/10/0400/0
MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Phil Dawson6/61/11/1511/1

Punt Return Statistics

ChicagoRetYardsAvgTD
June Henley166.00
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
O.J. McDuffie11515.00

Kick Return Statistics

ChicagoRetYardsAvgTD
Nate Lewis37023.30
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Qadry Ismail12323.00

Defensive Statistics

ChicagoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Earl Holmes1260.04521
DT Frank Bruno820.04013
CB Ty Law700.04520
OLB Greg Lloyd620.02613
S Buddy Love520.04721
S Eric Turner410.04621
OLB Dwayne Rudd410.03311
CB Richard Warholic410.02313
DT Sam Adams250.03416
DE Tony Brackens220.04518
DE Jason Taylor220.04318
DE Julian Pittman200.0146
CB Jason Simmons200.04721
OLB Lewis Bush120.0124
OLB Tim George110.0111
ILB Karsten Thornton110.060
S Orlando Thomas110.0105
DT Norman Hand100.0237
MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB James Darling700.01532
CB Walt Harris600.01432
S John Lynch310.01532
CB Aaron Glenn300.01531
OLB Frank Slade201.01214
DE Chidi Ahanotu230.01212
CB Roy Koehn230.01330
CB Eric Allen200.01127
DT Dan Wilkinson111.0826
DE Donte Rocco101.0822
OLB Terry Crews100.067
CB Artrell Hawkins100.055
DE La'roi Glover010.01030

Pass Rush Statistics

ChicagoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
ILB Earl Holmes0.001021
DE Tony Brackens0.000118
DE Jason Taylor0.000118
MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Donte Rocco1.003022
OLB Frank Slade1.001114
DT Dan Wilkinson1.000126
DE La'roi Glover0.021030
DE Chidi Ahanotu0.001012
OLB Henri Crockett0.000127

Pass Defense Statistics

ChicagoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Ty Law40020
S Buddy Love22021
OLB Greg Lloyd21013
CB Richard Warholic21013
CB Jason Simmons20021
S Eric Turner11021
DE Tony Brackens10018
OLB Dwayne Rudd10011
MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Walt Harris42032
ILB James Darling21032
CB Eric Allen20027
CB Roy Koehn20030
OLB Terry Crews1007
S John Lynch10032
CB Aaron Glenn10031

Blocking Statistics

ChicagoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Pat Harlow16015127
Shaquille O'Neal12015128
Ellison Onizuka03015029
Cleveland Williams01015128
Alan Faneca01015026
MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Cory Raymer1116151021
Antone Davis410151021
Chris Dishman49051021
Tony Boselli26051021
George Irwin2503009
Chuck Belin23051021
Scott Galbraith110300
Derrick Harris010906

Special Teams Tackles

ChicagoTacklesSTPlays
Marcus Paul121
Orlando Thomas18
MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Kailey Wong213
Roy Koehn110
Chuck Belin19

Participation

ChicagoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Eric Turner------4621875
Buddy Love------4721573
Jason Simmons------4721573
Earl Holmes------4521672
Ty Law------4520570
Tony Brackens------4518770
Jason Taylor------4318566
Frank Bruno------4013558
Sam Adams------3416353
Dwayne Rudd------3311852
Cleveland Williams1528------750
Andre Ware1532---------47
John Davis1219------1647
Ellison Onizuka1529---------44
Greg Lloyd------2613443
Shaquille O'Neal1528---------43
Pat Harlow1527---------42
Richard Warholic------2313541
Alan Faneca1526---------41
Robert Smith1318------940
Sterling Sharpe1520---------35
Norman Hand------237535
June Henley214------1834
Edwin Fleming522------734
Nate Lewis214------1329
Vincent Brisby820------129
Marcus Paul------412126
Richie Anderson97------1026
Greg McMurtry113------1125
Lewis Bush------124723
Orlando Thomas------105823
Julian Pittman------146323
Tim George------111921
Gilberto Campbell78------419
Marlon Kerner------711119
J.D. Cannon09------716
Rashaan Shehee15------1016
Lance Scott07------714
Raleigh Roundtree06------713
Dwayne Gordon------0099
Karsten Thornton------6039
Earnest Stafford00------77
Taylor Cochrane00------77
Pete Stoyanovich00------33
Jay Fiedler00---------0
Howie Roberts00---------0
MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Charles Johnson4620------1682
Antone Davis5121------981
Chuck Belin5121------981
Tony Boselli5121---------72
Cory Raymer5121---------72
Chris Dishman5121---------72
Brian Griese5121---------72
Terry Glenn4720---------67
Aaron Glenn------15311864
Ken Dilger3416------858
Fred Taylor3718---------55
Roy Koehn------13301053
John Lynch------1532148
James Darling------1532148
Walt Harris------1432147
Spencer George143------2542
George Irwin309------342
Eric Allen------1127341
La'roi Glover------1030141
O.J. McDuffie1610------1440
Henri Crockett------1127---38
Donte Rocco------822737
Terry Crews------672235
Dan Wilkinson------826135
Scott Slutzker133------1733
Derrick Harris96------1631
Frank Slade------1214127
Chidi Ahanotu------1212---24
Qadry Ismail60------1622
Torin Dorn------116320
Villiami Maumau------76619
Phil Dawson00------1414
Kailey Wong------001313
Tracy Simien------23611
Artrell Hawkins------55111
James Palmer00------99
Erik Baerg00------99
Chester Hallen00------99
Moses Moreno00------66
Junior Suliven------0066
Scott Galbraith30---------3
Mitch Berger00------33
Devin Bush------0022
Shannon Briggs------00---0
Justics Main00---------0
Silas Armenta00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left362.0
Middle11272.5
Right122.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11565.1
Middle341404.1
Right6376.2
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Andre Ware29132323630
MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Brian Griese21150005120

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen65406.7
Short (0-8 Yds)54326.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)132231.8
Long (19+ Yds)526312.6
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen66366.0
Short (0-8 Yds)85334.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)74243.4
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

ChicagoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Sterling Sharpe63121020
WR Greg McMurtry51114013
TE John Davis52037119
WR Nate Lewis4106014
WR Edwin Fleming43068122
WR Vincent Brisby310-2020
RB Robert Smith22014018
MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Charles Johnson74027020
RB Fred Taylor53031018
TE Ken Dilger44024016
WR Terry Glenn4307020
FB Derrick Harris110406

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

ChicagoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Robert Smith1-4-4.001.42
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Fred Taylor8162.005.14
Spencer George430.753.54

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Brian Griese75253.574.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

ChicagoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Charles Johnson53153.003.86
FB Derrick Harris1144.004.00
RB Fred Taylor1166.006.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

ChicagoRushesConversions
Andre Ware20
MinnesotaRushesConversions
Fred Taylor75
Spencer George20
Brian Griese11

Third Down Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCompConversions
Andre Ware1143
MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Brian Griese510

Third Down Receiving Statistics

ChicagoTargCatchConversions
WR Sterling Sharpe421
TE John Davis211
WR Edwin Fleming211
WR Nate Lewis100
WR Greg McMurtry100
WR Vincent Brisby100
MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Charles Johnson410
WR Terry Glenn100

SectionAttendance
Stadium69,100 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck14,400 (15,200)
End Zone10,100 (11,000)
Mezzanine5,700 (6,300)
Sideline Seats9,300 (9,700)
Club Seats19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes9,700 (9,900)