Week 8, 1999

played in Chicago, IL

31 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	6	10	3	3	-	22
Chicago Bears	0	0	7	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:54 MIN - Phil Dawson 20 field goal
1Q: 01:54 MIN - Phil Dawson 23 field goal
2Q: 08:53 MIN - Fred Taylor 4 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Phil Dawson 51 field goal
3Q: 06:12 MIN - Phil Dawson 19 field goal
3Q: 03:07 CHI - Andre Ware 6 run (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)
4Q: 02:25 MIN - Phil Dawson 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:54 MIN - Phil Dawson 20 field goal
1Q: 01:54 MIN - Phil Dawson 23 field goal
2Q: 08:53 MIN - Fred Taylor 4 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Phil Dawson 51 field goal
3Q: 06:12 MIN - Phil Dawson 19 field goal
3Q: 03:07 CHI - Andre Ware 6 run (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)
4Q: 02:25 MIN - Phil Dawson 42 field goal

Team Statistics MIN CHI
Record 7-1 1-6
First Downs 25 16
- by Rushing 13 5
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 450 272
- Offensive Plays 71 51
- Yards per Play 6.34 5.33
Net Rushing Yards 235 73
- Rushing Attempts 47 16
- Yards per Rush 5.00 4.56
Net Passing Yards 215 199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 19 - 0 34 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 215 203
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 8.96 5.69
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 5/25 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/25 2/5
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 4/91
Interception Ret./Yards 1/5 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 21
Time of Possession 40:07 19:53

Team Statistics	MIN	CHI
Record	7-1	1-6
First Downs	25	16
- by Rushing	13	5
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	450	272
- Offensive Plays	71	51
- Yards per Play	6.34	5.33
Net Rushing Yards	235	73
- Rushing Attempts	47	16
- Yards per Rush	5.00	4.56
Net Passing Yards	215	199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 19 - 0	34 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	215	203
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	8.96	5.69
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	5/25	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/25	2/5
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	4/91
Interception Ret./Yards	1/5	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 21
Time of Possession	40:07	19:53

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:12	OWN 20	10	77	Field Goal
1	7:59	3:31	OWN 20	8	60	Missed FG
1	4:12	2:26	OPP 23	4	17	Field Goal
2	14:25	5:42	OWN 27	12	73	Touchdown
2	5:14	2:58	OWN 4	5	14	Punt
2	1:40	1:40	OWN 16	4	50	Field Goal
3	12:00	5:55	OWN 37	9	61	Field Goal
3	2:58	4:22	OWN 20	9	77	Fumble
4	8:19	1:25	OWN 31	3	5	Punt
4	5:25	3:07	OPP 45	4	20	Field Goal
4	0:27	0:27	OWN 36	3	-4	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:48	0:49	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	4:28	0:16	OWN 27	1	-4	Fumble
1	1:46	2:21	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
2	8:43	3:29	OWN 16	5	32	Punt
2	2:16	0:36	OWN 42	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	3:00	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
3	6:05	3:07	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
4	13:36	5:17	OWN 3	12	73	Missed FG
4	6:54	1:29	OWN 14	5	28	Interception
4	2:18	1:51	OWN 20	9	44	Downs

Game MVP: Brian Griese, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Fred Taylor	32	173	5.41	44	7
Brian Griese	8	26	3.25	11	1
Spencer George	7	36	5.14	17	2

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Andre Ware	8	59	7.38	11	2	1
Robert Smith	5	10	2.00	13	1	0
Ma'ake Scott	3	4	1.33	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	24	19	215	0/0	1	42	0	117.8

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andre Ware	34	18	203	1/4	0	31	1	58.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charles Johnson	5	5	91	18.20	68	42	0
WR Terry Glenn	4	4	46	11.50	22	27	0
TE Ken Dilger	3	5	9	3.00	0	7	0
RB Fred Taylor	2	2	9	4.50	2	5	1
WR Qadry Ismail	1	1	27	27.00	28	27	0
WR O.J. McDuffie	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0
FB Derrick Harris	1	1	3	3.00	1	3	0
RB Spencer George	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
FB George Irwin	1	2	22	22.00	17	22	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Edwin Fleming	8	10	114	14.25	28	31
WR Sterling Sharpe	3	9	23	7.67	4	18
WR Vincent Brisby	2	3	18	9.00	0	10
TE Mike Lucky	2	3	-5	-2.50	0	-1
WR Derek Loville	1	6	14	14.00	8	14
RB Ma'ake Scott	1	1	29	29.00	20	29
FB Rashaan Shehee	1	1	10	10.00	5	10
RB Robert Smith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Artrell Hawkins	1	5	5.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Spencer George	1	0	0
Dan Wilkinson	0	1	1
Derrick Harris	0	0	1
Walt Harris	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Andre Ware	2	0	0
June Henley	1	0	0
Mark Carrier	0	1	0
Ty Law	0	1	0
Raleigh Roundtree	0	1	0
Calvin Buchanan	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	2	95	47.5	45.0	53	1

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	5	240	48.0	43.0	55	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	5/6	2/2	1/1	51	1/1

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	3	25	8.3	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Simmons	2	5	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
June Henley	3	75	25.0	0
Frank Simmons	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Devin Bush	8	0	0.0	16	35
CB Walt Harris	8	0	0.0	15	35
ILB James Darling	5	1	0.0	16	35
CB Roy Koehn	3	3	0.0	14	30
CB Artrell Hawkins	3	0	0.0	15	29
S John Lynch	2	0	0.0	16	35
DE La'roi Glover	2	0	0.0	13	22
DT Dan Wilkinson	1	1	1.0	12	28
OLB Henri Crockett	1	0	0.0	13	27
OLB Jay Foreman	1	0	0.0	13	24

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Karsten Thornton	7	2	0.0	23	14
OLB Lewis Bush	7	0	0.0	19	5
S Mark Carrier	6	1	0.0	45	21
CB Jason Simmons	6	0	0.0	23	15
S Buddy Love	5	1	0.0	44	24
DT Sam Adams	4	5	0.0	29	18
DE Tony Brackens	4	3	0.0	40	22
ILB Dwayne Gordon	4	2	0.0	24	10
S Eric Turner	4	0	0.0	8	7
DE Jason Taylor	3	3	0.0	41	20
CB Ty Law	3	2	0.0	47	22
DT Calvin Buchanan	3	2	0.0	32	15
OLB Dwayne Rudd	2	1	0.0	18	8
CB Jason Craft	2	0	0.0	44	21
OLB Bryce Paup	1	1	0.0	36	21
WR Derek Loville	1	0	---	---	---
DE Julian Pittman	1	0	0.0	19	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dan Wilkinson	1.0	1	1	0	28
DE Mike Rucker	0.0	1	1	0	33
DT Cletidus Hunt	0.0	1	0	0	7
OLB Henri Crockett	0.0	0	3	1	27
DE La'roi Glover	0.0	0	1	0	22

Chicago	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tony Brackens	1	1	1	22
DT Sam Adams	0	1	0	18
DE Jason Taylor	0	0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Devin Bush	6	0	0	35
CB Walt Harris	5	0	0	35
CB Roy Koehn	2	0	0	30
CB Artrell Hawkins	1	2	1	29
S John Lynch	1	0	0	35
ILB James Darling	1	0	0	35
OLB Henri Crockett	1	0	0	27
OLB Jay Foreman	1	0	0	24

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Buddy Love	3	0	24
ILB Karsten Thornton	2	1	14
S Mark Carrier	2	0	21
S Eric Turner	2	0	7
OLB Lewis Bush	2	0	5
CB Ty Law	2	0	22
OLB Dwayne Rudd	2	0	8
CB Jason Simmons	2	0	15
OLB Bryce Paup	1	0	21
CB Jason Craft	1	0	21
DE Tony Brackens	0	1	22

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Chuck Belin	3	7	0	47	24
George Irwin	3	7	0	30	11
Chris Dishman	3	6	1	47	24
Antone Davis	3	5	0	47	24
Erik Baerg	2	6	0	38	22
Tony Boselli	1	5	0	47	24
Scott Galbraith	1	1	0	5	2
Cory Raymer	1	1	0	9	2
Ken Dilger	0	1	0	40	20

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shaquille O'Neal	1	1	16	0	35
Cleveland Williams	0	5	16	0	35
Alan Faneca	0	2	16	0	35
Raleigh Roundtree	0	0	16	1	35

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Kailey Wong	3	10
O.J. McDuffie	1	15
Ken Dilger	1	14
Derrick Harris	1	12

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Dwayne Gordon	1	14
Mike Lucky	1	14
Richie Anderson	1	13

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charles Johnson	43	23	---	---	13	79
Chris Dishman	47	24	---	---	8	79
Antone Davis	47	24	---	---	7	78
Ken Dilger	40	20	---	---	14	74
Chuck Belin	47	24	---	---	---	71
Tony Boselli	47	24	---	---	---	71
Brian Griese	47	24	---	---	---	71
Terry Glenn	42	24	---	---	---	66
Erik Baerg	38	22	---	---	1	61
Devin Bush	---	---	16	35	9	60
Fred Taylor	40	19	---	---	---	59
Walt Harris	---	---	15	35	6	56
John Lynch	---	---	16	35	1	52
James Darling	---	---	16	35	1	52
Henri Crockett	---	---	13	27	11	51
Mike Rucker	---	---	12	33	5	50
O.J. McDuffie	19	11	---	---	15	45
George Irwin	30	11	---	---	4	45
Roy Koehn	---	---	14	30	1	45
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	15	29	1	45
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	12	28	---	40
Jay Foreman	---	---	13	24	1	38
La'roi Glover	---	---	13	22	1	36
Spencer George	7	5	---	---	21	33
Paul Miranda	---	---	4	17	9	30
Donte Rocco	---	---	7	15	1	23
Qadry Ismail	5	1	---	---	14	20
Derrick Harris	4	4	---	---	12	20
Scott Galbraith	5	2	---	---	7	14
Tracy Simien	---	---	2	5	5	12
Frank Slade	---	---	4	8	---	12
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	12	12
Cletidus Hunt	---	---	4	7	1	12
Cory Raymer	9	2	---	---	---	11
Kailey Wong	---	---	0	0	10	10
Lamar Lathon	---	---	0	0	8	8
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chester Hallen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kris Farris	0	0	---	---	8	8
Hayden Woodson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Wyatt Ashworth	---	---	0	0	5	5
Junior Suliven	---	---	0	0	4	4
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	2	2
MarTay Jenkins	0	0	---	---	2	2
Torin Dorn	---	---	0	0	---	0
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ty Law	---	---	47	22	13	82
Mark Carrier	---	---	45	21	13	79
Buddy Love	---	---	44	24	5	73
Jason Craft	---	---	44	21	6	71
Tony Brackens	---	---	40	22	7	69
Jason Taylor	---	---	41	20	8	69
Bryce Paup	---	---	36	21	6	63
Raleigh Roundtree	16	35	---	---	6	57
Alan Faneca	16	35	---	---	6	57
Calvin Buchanan	---	---	32	15	5	52
Andre Ware	16	35	---	---	---	51
Shaquille O'Neal	16	35	---	---	---	51
Cleveland Williams	16	35	---	---	---	51
Sam Adams	---	---	29	18	4	51
John Tait	16	35	---	---	---	51
Edwin Fleming	12	28	---	---	10	50
Dwayne Gordon	---	---	24	10	14	48
Sterling Sharpe	14	32	---	---	1	47
Jason Simmons	---	---	23	15	9	47
Mike Lucky	10	21	---	---	14	45
Karsten Thornton	---	---	23	14	5	42
Derek Loville	13	26	---	---	---	39
Robert Smith	12	23	---	---	2	37
Lewis Bush	---	---	19	5	13	37
Frank Bruno	---	---	21	10	1	32
Ma'ake Scott	4	13	---	---	12	29
Julian Pittman	---	---	19	7	1	27
Eric Turner	---	---	8	7	11	26
Dwayne Rudd	---	---	18	8	---	26
Vincent Brisby	5	9	---	---	9	23
Rashaan Shehee	5	14	---	---	3	22
Frank Simmons	---	---	4	4	11	19
Richie Anderson	1	1	---	---	13	15
Gilberto Campbell	4	8	---	---	---	12
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	6	6
J.D. Cannon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Earnest Stafford	0	0	---	---	6	6
Lance Scott	0	0	---	---	6	6
June Henley	0	0	---	---	5	5
Pete Stoyanovich	0	0	---	---	3	3
Aidan Buchanan	0	0	---	---	2	2
David Williams	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jay Fiedler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Howie Roberts	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	19	2.1
Middle	32	203	6.3
Right	3	17	5.7
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-4	-2.0
Middle	12	72	6.0
Right	2	5	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	24	19	5	0	0	2	2	2	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andre Ware	34	18	3	1	3	2	6	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	92	13.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	102	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	21	3.5
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	-2	-0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	100	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	58	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	47	4.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Johnson	5	5	91	2	23
TE Ken Dilger	5	3	9	0	20
WR Terry Glenn	4	4	46	1	24
WR O.J. McDuffie	3	1	9	0	11
FB George Irwin	2	1	22	1	11
RB Fred Taylor	2	2	9	0	19
WR Qadry Ismail	1	1	27	1	1
FB Derrick Harris	1	1	3	0	4
RB Spencer George	1	1	-1	0	5

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Edwin Fleming	10	8	0	114	2	28
WR Sterling Sharpe	9	3	2	23	0	32
WR Derek Loville	6	1	0	14	0	26
WR Vincent Brisby	3	2	0	18	0	9
TE Mike Lucky	3	2	0	-5	0	21
RB Robert Smith	1	0	1	0	0	23
RB Ma'ake Scott	1	1	0	29	1	13
FB Rashaan Shehee	1	1	0	10	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Taylor	9	22	2.44	5.41
Spencer George	2	2	1.00	5.14
Brian Griese	2	10	5.00	3.25

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Andre Ware	2	12	6.00	7.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	5	2	11	2.20	8.96

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR O.J. McDuffie	2	0	0	0.00	3.00
TE Ken Dilger	2	1	7	3.50	1.80
RB Fred Taylor	1	1	4	4.00	4.50

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

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

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	5	4	3

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andre Ware	7	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR O.J. McDuffie	2	1	1
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	1
WR Terry Glenn	1	1	1
FB Derrick Harris	1	1	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sterling Sharpe	3	2	1
WR Derek Loville	1	0	0
WR Vincent Brisby	1	0	0
RB Ma'ake Scott	1	1	1
WR Edwin Fleming	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,400 (21,400)
End Zone 11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,400 (21,400)
End Zone	11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)