Week 10, 1998

played in Chicago, IL

33 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	10	6	10	-	33
Chicago Bears	0	0	7	6	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:14 MIN - Fred Taylor 3 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 11:01 MIN - Phil Dawson 55 field goal
2Q: 02:20 MIN - Fred Taylor 4 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 08:03 MIN - Phil Dawson 19 field goal
3Q: 06:12 CHI - Edwin Fleming 28 pass from Andre Ware (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)
3Q: 03:29 MIN - Phil Dawson 51 field goal
4Q: 10:26 MIN - Fred Taylor 3 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 04:00 CHI - Andre Ware 2 run (Andre Ware pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:16 MIN - Phil Dawson 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:14 MIN - Fred Taylor 3 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 11:01 MIN - Phil Dawson 55 field goal
2Q: 02:20 MIN - Fred Taylor 4 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 08:03 MIN - Phil Dawson 19 field goal
3Q: 06:12 CHI - Edwin Fleming 28 pass from Andre Ware (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)
3Q: 03:29 MIN - Phil Dawson 51 field goal
4Q: 10:26 MIN - Fred Taylor 3 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 04:00 CHI - Andre Ware 2 run (Andre Ware pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:16 MIN - Phil Dawson 40 field goal

Team Statistics MIN CHI
Record 7-2 4-5
First Downs 26 17
- by Rushing 12 6
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 460 290
- Offensive Plays 73 53
- Yards per Play 6.30 5.47
Net Rushing Yards 210 66
- Rushing Attempts 45 13
- Yards per Rush 4.67 5.08
Net Passing Yards 250 224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 19 - 0 35 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 258 249
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 5/25
- Yards per Pass Play 8.93 5.60
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 11.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 8/56 5/31
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 5/122
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 25
Time of Possession 38:44 21:16

Team Statistics	MIN	CHI
Record	7-2	4-5
First Downs	26	17
- by Rushing	12	6
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	460	290
- Offensive Plays	73	53
- Yards per Play	6.30	5.47
Net Rushing Yards	210	66
- Rushing Attempts	45	13
- Yards per Rush	4.67	5.08
Net Passing Yards	250	224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 19 - 0	35 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	258	249
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	5/25
- Yards per Pass Play	8.93	5.60
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	11.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	8/56	5/31
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	5/122
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 25
Time of Possession	38:44	21:16

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:25	4:19	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
1	3:17	1:40	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
2	14:19	3:24	OWN 33	8	29	Field Goal
2	7:49	5:38	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	1:03	1:03	OWN 41	4	39	Missed FG
3	15:00	7:02	OWN 20	15	78	Field Goal
3	6:00	2:39	OWN 20	5	46	Field Goal
3	1:02	5:47	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	9:19	2:21	OWN 44	3	5	Punt
4	3:47	1:46	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	1:21	1:11	OPP 26	3	3	Field Goal

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:35	OWN 20	5	35	Punt
1	8:06	4:49	OWN 16	9	44	Punt
1	1:37	2:18	OWN 45	5	29	Missed FG
2	10:55	3:06	OWN 34	5	8	Punt
2	2:11	1:08	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
3	7:58	1:58	OWN 37	3	63	Touchdown
3	3:21	2:19	OWN 34	4	30	Punt
4	10:15	0:56	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
4	6:58	3:11	OWN 10	12	90	Touchdown
4	2:01	0:40	OWN 25	4	1	Downs
4	0:10	0:10	OWN 22	1	0	Game

Game MVP: Fred Taylor, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Fred Taylor	34	135	3.97	27	3	2
Brian Griese	7	72	10.29	20	4	0
Spencer George	4	3	0.75	3	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Robert Smith	6	34	5.67	20	2	0
Andre Ware	4	26	6.50	13	1	1
Ma'ake Scott	3	6	2.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	27	19	258	1/8	1	40	0	112.8

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andre Ware	35	21	249	5/25	1	28	0	91.2

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Ken Dilger	6	8	81	13.50	32	31	0
WR Charles Johnson	4	7	37	9.25	16	24	0
WR Terry Glenn	4	5	60	15.00	21	27	0
RB Fred Taylor	4	5	72	18.00	56	40	1
RB Spencer George	1	1	8	8.00	8	8	0
WR Qadry Ismail	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vincent Brisby	8	9	128	16.00	80	28	0
WR Edwin Fleming	5	8	100	20.00	34	28	1
TE John Davis	3	3	15	5.00	0	7	0
WR Sterling Sharpe	2	7	0	0.00	0	3	0
RB Robert Smith	2	3	7	3.50	8	5	0
RB June Henley	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Nate Lewis	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Devin Bush	0	0	1	0

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
John Davis	1	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	3	142	47.3	45.0	54	1

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Taylor Cochrane	6	258	43.0	30.5	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	4/5	3/3	2/2	55	3/3

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

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
O.J. McDuffie	2	15	7.5	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
June Henley	2	7	3.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Lewis	5	122	24.4	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Frank Slade	7	4	1.5	11	27
S John Lynch	5	0	0.0	13	40
DE Chidi Ahanotu	4	0	1.5	9	27
CB Aaron Glenn	4	1	0.0	10	37
S Devin Bush	4	1	0.0	13	40
CB Eric Allen	2	1	0.0	10	31
CB Walt Harris	2	0	0.0	13	39
ILB James Darling	2	0	0.0	13	39
OLB Henri Crockett	1	0	1.0	6	28
CB Roy Koehn	1	1	0.0	2	10
ILB Tracy Simien	1	0	0.0	6	6
DT Dan Wilkinson	1	0	0.0	6	26
DE Donte Rocco	1	0	0.0	8	21
DT Villiami Maumau	1	0	0.0	7	16
DE La'roi Glover	0	2	1.0	9	30
S Torin Dorn	0	1	0.0	0	13
ILB Shannon Briggs	0	1	0.0	1	0

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Earl Holmes	10	1	1.0	34	27
S Eric Turner	7	1	0.0	37	25
S Buddy Love	6	6	0.0	37	25
OLB Greg Lloyd	6	2	0.0	26	16
DE Tony Brackens	5	1	0.0	36	24
ILB Karsten Thornton	4	0	0.0	11	1
CB Ty Law	4	0	0.0	42	24
S Orlando Thomas	4	0	0.0	12	12
DT Frank Bruno	3	2	0.0	31	17
OLB Dwayne Rudd	3	1	0.0	31	9
CB Jason Simmons	2	2	0.0	38	27
S Marcus Paul	2	1	0.0	13	10
CB Marlon Kerner	2	1	0.0	16	18
DT Sam Adams	1	3	0.0	34	19
DT Norman Hand	1	1	0.0	22	9
OLB Lewis Bush	1	0	0.0	9	10
DE Jason Taylor	1	0	0.0	33	26
DE Chris Zorich	0	1	0.0	21	6
OLB Tim George	0	1	0.0	12	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chidi Ahanotu	1.5	0	4	0	27
OLB Frank Slade	1.5	0	1	0	27
OLB Henri Crockett	1.0	1	1	2	28
DE La'roi Glover	1.0	0	1	0	30
DT Dan Wilkinson	0.0	0	1	0	26
DT Villiami Maumau	0.0	0	1	0	16

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Earl Holmes	1.0	0	0	27
DE Jason Taylor	0.0	1	1	26
DE Tony Brackens	0.0	1	0	24
OLB Dwayne Rudd	0.0	1	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Walt Harris	4	1	39
OLB Frank Slade	4	0	27
CB Aaron Glenn	4	0	37
CB Eric Allen	2	0	31
S John Lynch	2	0	40
S Devin Bush	2	0	40
ILB James Darling	2	0	39
CB Roy Koehn	1	1	10

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Earl Holmes	4	0	27
S Eric Turner	3	0	25
CB Ty Law	2	0	24
S Buddy Love	2	0	25
S Orlando Thomas	1	1	12
OLB Greg Lloyd	1	0	16
S Marcus Paul	1	0	10
OLB Lewis Bush	1	0	10
ILB Karsten Thornton	1	0	1
CB Marlon Kerner	1	0	18
OLB Dwayne Rudd	1	0	9
CB Jason Simmons	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cory Raymer	4	11	1	45	0	28
Chris Dishman	4	7	1	45	0	28
Antone Davis	1	6	0	45	1	28
Anthony Redmon	1	6	0	45	0	28
Tony Boselli	1	6	0	45	0	28
Ken Dilger	0	1	0	33	0	22
George Irwin	0	1	0	29	0	16

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ellison Onizuka	3	4	12	2	36
Shaquille O'Neal	1	2	13	1	40
Alan Faneca	0	2	12	0	36
Cleveland Williams	0	1	13	0	37
Pat Harlow	0	0	12	2	33

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Kailey Wong	4	14
Spencer George	1	24
Aaron Glenn	1	17
Terry Crews	1	11

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Ma'ake Scott	1	20
Marlon Kerner	1	20

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Dishman	45	28	---	---	8	81
Charles Johnson	38	25	---	---	17	80
Antone Davis	45	28	---	---	---	73
Anthony Redmon	45	28	---	---	---	73
Tony Boselli	45	28	---	---	---	73
Cory Raymer	45	28	---	---	---	73
Brian Griese	45	28	---	---	---	73
Terry Glenn	43	27	---	---	---	70
Devin Bush	---	---	13	40	15	68
James Darling	---	---	13	39	13	65
Aaron Glenn	---	---	10	37	17	64
Ken Dilger	33	22	---	---	6	61
Fred Taylor	40	21	---	---	---	61
John Lynch	---	---	13	40	1	54
Walt Harris	---	---	13	39	1	53
George Irwin	29	16	---	---	3	48
O.J. McDuffie	16	12	---	---	16	44
Eric Allen	---	---	10	31	2	43
La'roi Glover	---	---	9	30	1	40
Frank Slade	---	---	11	27	---	38
Chidi Ahanotu	---	---	9	27	1	37
Spencer George	5	7	---	---	24	36
Donte Rocco	---	---	8	21	6	35
Henri Crockett	---	---	6	28	1	35
Scott Slutzker	11	4	---	---	19	34
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	6	26	1	33
Villiami Maumau	---	---	7	16	6	29
Terry Crews	---	---	6	9	11	26
Derrick Harris	5	4	---	---	17	26
Qadry Ismail	3	2	---	---	16	21
Tracy Simien	---	---	6	6	6	18
Torin Dorn	---	---	0	13	2	15
Roy Koehn	---	---	2	10	3	15
Kailey Wong	---	---	0	0	14	14
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	13	13
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chuck Belin	0	0	---	---	8	8
Erik Baerg	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chester Hallen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Shannon Briggs	---	---	1	0	6	7
Moses Moreno	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	3	3
Scott Galbraith	2	0	---	---	---	2
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	0	1	---	1
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	---	0
Silas Armenta	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ty Law	---	---	42	24	7	73
Jason Simmons	---	---	38	27	4	69
Eric Turner	---	---	37	25	6	68
Tony Brackens	---	---	36	24	7	67
Earl Holmes	---	---	34	27	5	66
Buddy Love	---	---	37	25	4	66
Jason Taylor	---	---	33	26	4	63
Cleveland Williams	13	37	---	---	7	57
Sam Adams	---	---	34	19	4	57
Marlon Kerner	---	---	16	18	20	54
Andre Ware	13	40	---	---	---	53
Shaquille O'Neal	13	40	---	---	---	53
Frank Bruno	---	---	31	17	4	52
John Davis	10	23	---	---	18	51
Ellison Onizuka	12	36	---	---	---	48
Alan Faneca	12	36	---	---	---	48
Greg Lloyd	---	---	26	16	3	45
Marcus Paul	---	---	13	10	22	45
Pat Harlow	12	33	---	---	---	45
Edwin Fleming	5	26	---	---	14	45
Vincent Brisby	8	28	---	---	8	44
Ma'ake Scott	4	20	---	---	20	44
Dwayne Rudd	---	---	31	9	4	44
Sterling Sharpe	10	29	---	---	---	39
Nate Lewis	4	21	---	---	12	37
Norman Hand	---	---	22	9	4	35
Chris Zorich	---	---	21	6	3	30
Robert Smith	9	20	---	---	1	30
Richie Anderson	6	16	---	---	5	27
Lewis Bush	---	---	9	10	8	27
Tim George	---	---	12	3	9	24
Orlando Thomas	---	---	12	12	---	24
Rashaan Shehee	3	4	---	---	13	20
June Henley	2	6	---	---	11	19
J.D. Cannon	1	7	---	---	7	15
Karsten Thornton	---	---	11	1	3	15
Lance Scott	1	7	---	---	7	15
Gilberto Campbell	4	7	---	---	3	14
Raleigh Roundtree	1	4	---	---	7	12
Dwayne Gordon	---	---	0	0	11	11
Earnest Stafford	0	0	---	---	7	7
Taylor Cochrane	0	0	---	---	7	7
Pete Stoyanovich	0	0	---	---	4	4
DeShone Myles	---	---	0	0	3	3
Jay Fiedler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Howie Roberts	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	42	3.0
Middle	28	161	5.8
Right	3	7	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	31	10.3
Middle	7	43	6.1
Right	3	-8	-2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	27	19	4	1	3	1	3	1	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andre Ware	35	21	6	1	1	2	9	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	55	9.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	153	12.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	50	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	26	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	81	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	114	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	28	4.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Ken Dilger	8	6	1	81	1	22
WR Charles Johnson	7	4	0	37	1	25
WR Terry Glenn	5	4	1	60	1	27
RB Fred Taylor	5	4	1	72	1	21
WR Qadry Ismail	1	0	0	0	0	2
RB Spencer George	1	1	0	8	0	7

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vincent Brisby	9	8	0	128	4	28
WR Edwin Fleming	8	5	0	100	2	26
WR Sterling Sharpe	7	2	0	0	0	29
WR Nate Lewis	4	0	1	0	0	21
RB Robert Smith	3	2	0	7	0	20
TE John Davis	3	3	0	15	0	23
RB June Henley	1	1	0	-1	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Taylor	8	15	1.88	3.97
Spencer George	1	-1	-1.00	0.75

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Andre Ware	1	2	2.00	6.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	5	4	40	8.00	9.56

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andre Ware	4	3	17	4.25	7.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Fred Taylor	3	2	19	6.33	14.40
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	11	11.00	5.29
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	10	10.00	10.13

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nate Lewis	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE John Davis	1	1	3	3.00	5.00
RB June Henley	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
WR Edwin Fleming	1	1	15	15.00	12.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Taylor	6	2

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Smith	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	6	5	4

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andre Ware	9	4	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Ken Dilger	3	2	1
WR Terry Glenn	2	2	2
RB Spencer George	1	1	1

Chicago	Targ	Catch
RB Robert Smith	3	2
WR Sterling Sharpe	2	0
WR Edwin Fleming	2	1
WR Nate Lewis	1	0
WR Vincent Brisby	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)