Week 8, 2005

played in Chicago, IL

54 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	3	10	0	-	20
Chicago Bears	3	0	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:14 MIN - Frank Gore 1 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 00:56 CHI - Demetrius Anthony 41 field goal
2Q: 13:41 MIN - Phil Dawson 41 field goal
3Q: 09:19 MIN - Fred Taylor 3 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 05:21 MIN - Phil Dawson 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:14 MIN - Frank Gore 1 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 00:56 CHI - Demetrius Anthony 41 field goal
2Q: 13:41 MIN - Phil Dawson 41 field goal
3Q: 09:19 MIN - Fred Taylor 3 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 05:21 MIN - Phil Dawson 40 field goal

Team Statistics MIN CHI
Record 8-0 1-6
First Downs 16 14
- by Rushing 11 5
- by Passing 5 7
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 291 251
- Offensive Plays 64 62
- Yards per Play 4.55 4.05
Net Rushing Yards 142 124
- Rushing Attempts 45 27
- Yards per Rush 3.16 4.59
Net Passing Yards 149 127
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 17 - 12 - 0 33 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 160 133
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/6
- Yards per Pass Play 7.84 3.63
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/3
Penalties/Yards 5/45 4/19
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 5/55
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/41
Interception Ret./Yards 1/24 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 25
Time of Possession 34:25 25:35

Team Statistics	MIN	CHI
Record	8-0	1-6
First Downs	16	14
- by Rushing	11	5
- by Passing	5	7
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	291	251
- Offensive Plays	64	62
- Yards per Play	4.55	4.05
Net Rushing Yards	142	124
- Rushing Attempts	45	27
- Yards per Rush	3.16	4.59
Net Passing Yards	149	127
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	17 - 12 - 0	33 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	160	133
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/6
- Yards per Pass Play	7.84	3.63
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/3
Penalties/Yards	5/45	4/19
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	5/55
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/41
Interception Ret./Yards	1/24	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 25
Time of Possession	34:25	25:35

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:52	3:44	OPP 37	8	37	Touchdown
1	7:15	1:37	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
1	0:50	2:17	OWN 25	4	51	Field Goal
2	11:59	1:06	50	3	7	Fumble
2	8:13	3:05	OWN 6	5	17	Punt
2	3:14	1:24	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	1:13	1:13	OWN 20	3	9	Half
3	15:00	5:51	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
3	7:37	2:24	50	4	27	Field Goal
3	3:53	1:24	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
3	1:05	2:44	OWN 23	5	36	Punt
4	8:38	2:08	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
4	4:53	2:52	OWN 24	6	11	Punt
4	1:16	1:16	OPP 21	3	1	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:08	OWN 25	4	31	Interception
1	9:08	1:53	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
1	5:38	4:48	OWN 15	9	61	Field Goal
2	13:33	1:34	OWN 5	3	-1	Punt
2	10:53	2:40	OWN 43	5	14	Punt
2	5:08	1:54	OWN 30	4	23	Punt
2	1:50	0:37	50	3	3	Punt
3	9:09	1:32	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	5:13	1:20	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	2:29	1:24	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
4	13:21	4:43	OWN 2	13	73	Downs
4	6:30	1:37	OWN 30	6	46	Downs
4	2:01	0:45	OWN 25	4	-4	Downs

Game MVP: Wilford Brown, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Frank Gore	24	50	2.08	13	2	1
RB Fred Taylor	12	38	3.17	7	0	1
QB Brian Griese	8	51	6.38	18	2	0
RB Shaun Ozment	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
QB Jason Campbell	9	52	5.78	10	1
RB Tiki Barber	7	11	1.57	4	0
RB Alvin Pearman	7	37	5.29	23	1
RB Cris Sellers	2	18	9.00	15	1
RB Rashaun Shannon	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
RB Desmond Dickinson	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	17	12	160	2/11	0	44	0	100.1

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jason Campbell	33	14	133	2/6	0	40	1	41.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Darnerien McCants	3	4	71	23.67	41	44
TE Jason McKie	3	6	13	4.33	0	5
WR Scotty Anderson	2	3	23	11.50	0	14
WR Harold Burnett	2	2	38	19.00	11	32
RB Frank Gore	1	1	11	11.00	5	11
TE Otis Scotti	1	1	4	4.00	6	4

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Everett Newton	5	9	64	12.80	19	22
TE Bubba Franks	3	6	48	16.00	31	40
WR Mark Bradley	3	4	2	0.67	5	3
WR Bobby Wade	1	8	7	7.00	0	7
RB Rashaun Shannon	1	3	1	1.00	0	1
FB Aidan Randle	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
WR Alvis Whitted	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ryan Clark	1	24	24.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Brian Griese	1	0	0	0
WR Harold Burnett	0	0	1	0

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB David Barrett	1	0	0
OLB Landon Johnson	0	1	1
RB Tiki Barber	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	7	329	47.0	39.1	56	4

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sammy Reaves	8	340	42.5	35.6	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	2/2	2/2	0/0	41	2/2

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Demetrius Anthony	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Gore	2	15	7.5	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Barrett	5	55	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alvis Whitted	2	41	20.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jay Foreman	9	2	0.0	27	35
CB Ryan Clark	7	1	0.0	27	35
DE Cameron Wake	5	0	0.0	27	35
S Brock Williams	4	1	0.0	27	35
DE Mike Rucker	3	2	1.0	27	35
CB Randall Gay	3	3	0.0	22	25
ILB Kailey Wong	2	0	0.0	10	9
DE Courtney Brown	2	0	0.0	11	18
DE Tommie Harris	1	0	1.0	1	2
DE Calvin Pace	1	2	0.0	24	32
OLB Roger Gilmore	1	1	0.0	23	21
DE Ron Warner	1	0	0.0	19	18
CB Artrell Hawkins	1	0	0.0	13	15
ILB Brad Lewis	1	0	0.0	2	5
CB Kris Richard	1	0	0.0	14	26
ILB Jalen Tatum	1	0	0.0	2	10

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Landon Johnson	13	2	1.0	45	19
ILB Terrell Suggs	10	3	0.0	45	18
S David Young	8	3	0.0	44	18
S Kevin Williams	6	0	0.0	40	13
DE Ryan Riddle	3	0	1.0	27	11
DE Jonathan Goddard	2	2	0.0	37	11
OLB Alonzo Johnson	2	1	0.0	40	13
DT Andrew Hoffman	2	1	0.0	20	4
DE Anton Palepoi	2	0	0.0	24	14
CB Manny Pacquiao	2	0	0.0	5	7
CB Jason Craft	1	1	0.0	26	15
CB David Barrett	1	1	0.0	43	18
S Corey Webster	1	1	0.0	45	19
OLB Jason Taylor	1	0	0.0	5	9
DT Damione Lewis	1	0	0.0	27	14
WR Bobby Wade	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jabari Greer	1	0	0.0	0	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mike Rucker	1.0	2	2	35
DE Tommie Harris	1.0	0	0	2
DE Calvin Pace	0.0	4	0	32
DE Courtney Brown	0.0	1	0	18

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ryan Riddle	1.0	0	1	0	11
OLB Landon Johnson	1.0	0	0	0	19
DE Jonathan Goddard	0.0	1	0	0	11
DE Anton Palepoi	0.0	0	0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Randall Gay	3	3	0	25
CB Ryan Clark	2	1	1	35
ILB Kailey Wong	2	0	0	9
ILB Jay Foreman	2	0	0	35
CB Kris Richard	1	1	0	26
DE Cameron Wake	1	1	0	35
CB Artrell Hawkins	1	0	0	15
DE Courtney Brown	1	0	0	18
S Brock Williams	1	0	0	35

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Landon Johnson	3	1	19
ILB Terrell Suggs	2	0	18
S Kevin Williams	1	0	13
CB Jason Craft	1	0	15
CB David Barrett	1	0	18
CB Manny Pacquiao	1	0	7
S David Young	1	0	18
CB Jabari Greer	1	0	1
S Corey Webster	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Wilford Brown	6	16	1	45	0	19
C Chris Dishman	3	4	0	45	0	19
G Eric Steinbach	2	8	0	45	0	19
T Dylan McFarland	1	5	0	45	2	19
T Wade Hunter	1	5	0	45	0	19

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Tony Boselli	2	4	27	1	35
C Bruce Nelson	1	5	27	0	35
G Fred Weary	1	4	27	1	35
T Vernon Carey	1	3	27	0	35
C Alan Faneca	0	4	27	0	35

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Harold Burnett	2	24
Troy Williamson	2	24
Kailey Wong	2	22
Jason McKie	1	24

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Jason Taylor	2	23

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Jason McKie	42	18	---	---	24	84
WR Harold Burnett	37	16	---	---	24	77
G Wilford Brown	45	19	---	---	9	73
G Eric Steinbach	45	19	---	---	9	73
T Wade Hunter	45	19	---	---	9	73
T Dylan McFarland	45	19	---	---	9	73
WR Darnerien McCants	44	18	---	---	7	69
QB Brian Griese	45	19	---	---	2	66
DE Calvin Pace	---	---	24	32	9	65
C Chris Dishman	45	19	---	---	---	64
DE Mike Rucker	---	---	27	35	1	63
ILB Jay Foreman	---	---	27	35	1	63
S Brock Williams	---	---	27	35	1	63
CB Ryan Clark	---	---	27	35	1	63
DE Cameron Wake	---	---	27	35	1	63
CB Randall Gay	---	---	22	25	15	62
RB Frank Gore	32	15	---	---	8	55
WR Scotty Anderson	31	18	---	---	---	49
OLB Roger Gilmore	---	---	23	21	---	44
ILB Kailey Wong	---	---	10	9	22	41
CB Kris Richard	---	---	14	26	1	41
DE Courtney Brown	---	---	11	18	9	38
DE Ron Warner	---	---	19	18	---	37
S Johndale Carty	---	---	8	12	15	35
CB Travis Daniels	---	---	13	17	1	31
CB Artrell Hawkins	---	---	13	15	1	29
ILB Brad Lewis	---	---	2	5	22	29
WR Troy Williamson	2	1	---	---	24	27
RB Fred Taylor	14	3	---	---	7	24
TE Otis Scotti	15	3	---	---	---	18
ILB Jalen Tatum	---	---	2	10	1	13
DE Tommie Harris	---	---	1	2	8	11
FB Harris Stanton	2	1	---	---	7	10
C Paul Godfrey	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Jordan King	2	1	---	---	2	5
WR Rick McKnight	1	1	---	---	2	4
TE Patrick Estes	2	0	---	---	---	2
RB Shaun Ozment	1	0	---	---	---	1
C Grey Ruegamer	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Chad Hutchison	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Reggie Diehl	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Cornelius Pisano	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Robert Wendorff	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Adam Seward	---	---	0	0	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Terrell Suggs	---	---	45	18	24	87
S Corey Webster	---	---	45	19	14	78
CB David Barrett	---	---	43	18	16	77
WR Everett Newton	26	32	---	---	15	73
T Tony Boselli	27	35	---	---	9	71
C Alan Faneca	27	35	---	---	9	71
G Fred Weary	27	35	---	---	9	71
T Vernon Carey	27	35	---	---	9	71
OLB Landon Johnson	---	---	45	19	2	66
S David Young	---	---	44	18	2	64
C Bruce Nelson	27	35	---	---	---	62
QB Jason Campbell	27	35	---	---	---	62
TE Bubba Franks	26	35	---	---	---	61
S Kevin Williams	---	---	40	13	1	54
OLB Alonzo Johnson	---	---	40	13	1	54
WR Mark Bradley	21	29	---	---	---	50
DT Damione Lewis	---	---	27	14	8	49
DE Jonathan Goddard	---	---	37	11	1	49
DE Anton Palepoi	---	---	24	14	8	46
RB Tiki Barber	10	12	---	---	23	45
CB Jason Craft	---	---	26	15	1	42
DE Ryan Riddle	---	---	27	11	2	40
OLB Jason Taylor	---	---	5	9	23	37
WR Bobby Wade	15	19	---	---	---	34
FB Aidan Randle	4	4	---	---	23	31
ILB Reggie Hausermann	---	---	22	4	1	27
CB Manny Pacquiao	---	---	5	7	15	27
DT Andrew Hoffman	---	---	20	4	1	25
RB Alvin Pearman	10	7	---	---	7	24
ILB Nick Barnett	---	---	0	0	17	17
RB Rashaun Shannon	4	13	---	---	---	17
RB Desmond Dickinson	9	8	---	---	---	17
TE Trent Smith	7	8	---	---	---	15
C Jeffery Hanks	0	0	---	---	9	9
RB Cris Sellers	3	5	---	---	1	9
P Sammy Reaves	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Alvis Whitted	0	3	---	---	5	8
WR Rasheed Marshall	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Demetrius Anthony	0	0	---	---	3	3
CB Jabari Greer	---	---	0	1	---	1
DT Daryl Perez	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB John Supernaw	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Vincent England	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jake Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Douglas Pritchett	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Jim Leonhard	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	11	3.7
Middle	27	103	3.8
Right	14	29	2.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	43	10.8
Middle	22	74	3.4
Right	1	7	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	17	12	2	0	2	1	1	1	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jason Campbell	33	14	3	2	3	6	7	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	34	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	90	12.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	32	16.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	2	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	73	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	58	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jason McKie	6	3	1	13	0	18
WR Darnerien McCants	4	3	0	71	1	18
WR Scotty Anderson	3	2	1	23	0	18
WR Harold Burnett	2	2	0	38	1	16
RB Frank Gore	1	1	0	11	0	15
TE Otis Scotti	1	1	0	4	0	3

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Everett Newton	9	5	2	64	2	32
WR Bobby Wade	8	1	1	7	0	19
TE Bubba Franks	6	3	0	48	1	35
WR Mark Bradley	4	3	0	2	0	29
RB Rashaun Shannon	3	1	0	1	0	13
FB Aidan Randle	2	1	0	11	0	4
WR Alvis Whitted	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Frank Gore	5	16	3.20	2.08
RB Fred Taylor	2	4	2.00	3.17
QB Brian Griese	1	-1	-1.00	6.38

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	2	1	11	5.50	9.41

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jason Campbell	1	1	-4	-4.00	4.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jason McKie	1	0	0	0.00	2.17
RB Frank Gore	1	1	11	11.00	11.00

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mark Bradley	1	1	-4	-4.00	0.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Frank Gore	5	1
QB Brian Griese	3	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
QB Jason Campbell	1	1
RB Rashaun Shannon	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	5	3	2

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jason Campbell	12	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jason McKie	3	1	0
WR Scotty Anderson	1	1	1
RB Frank Gore	1	1	1

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bobby Wade	4	0	0
TE Bubba Franks	2	0	0
RB Rashaun Shannon	2	0	0
WR Mark Bradley	2	2	1
WR Alvis Whitted	1	0	0
FB Aidan Randle	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)