Week 8, 2011

played in Chicago, IL

34 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	9	7	0	-	23
Chicago Bears	3	0	3	14	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:53 CHI - Elijah Levine 22 field goal
1Q: 10:46 MIN - Drew Floyd 92 kickoff return (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Pat McAfee 37 field goal
2Q: 06:18 MIN - Pat McAfee 54 field goal
2Q: 00:32 MIN - Pat McAfee 33 field goal
3Q: 07:47 MIN - Stevie Johnson 21 pass from Brian Griese (Pat McAfee extra point)
3Q: 00:46 CHI - Elijah Levine 29 field goal
4Q: 07:13 CHI - Harry Douglas 26 pass from David Garrard (Elijah Levine extra point)
4Q: 01:57 CHI - Mark Bradley 33 pass from David Garrard (Elijah Levine extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:53 CHI - Elijah Levine 22 field goal
1Q: 10:46 MIN - Drew Floyd 92 kickoff return (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Pat McAfee 37 field goal
2Q: 06:18 MIN - Pat McAfee 54 field goal
2Q: 00:32 MIN - Pat McAfee 33 field goal
3Q: 07:47 MIN - Stevie Johnson 21 pass from Brian Griese (Pat McAfee extra point)
3Q: 00:46 CHI - Elijah Levine 29 field goal
4Q: 07:13 CHI - Harry Douglas 26 pass from David Garrard (Elijah Levine extra point)
4Q: 01:57 CHI - Mark Bradley 33 pass from David Garrard (Elijah Levine extra point)

Team Statistics MIN CHI
Record 5-3 4-3
First Downs 16 18
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 8 15
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 287 439
- Offensive Plays 58 67
- Yards per Play 4.95 6.55
Net Rushing Yards 137 42
- Rushing Attempts 26 19
- Yards per Rush 5.27 2.21
Net Passing Yards 150 397
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 18 - 1 45 - 31 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 155 411
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/14
- Yards per Pass Play 4.69 8.27
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 10.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 8/50 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 3/41 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/133 3/54
Interception Ret./Yards 2/15 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 45 OWN 21
Time of Possession 27:06 32:54

Team Statistics	MIN	CHI
Record	5-3	4-3
First Downs	16	18
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	8	15
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	287	439
- Offensive Plays	58	67
- Yards per Play	4.95	6.55
Net Rushing Yards	137	42
- Rushing Attempts	26	19
- Yards per Rush	5.27	2.21
Net Passing Yards	150	397
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 18 - 1	45 - 31 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	155	411
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/14
- Yards per Pass Play	4.69	8.27
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	10.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	8/50	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	3/41	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/133	3/54
Interception Ret./Yards	2/15	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 45	OWN 21
Time of Possession	27:06	32:54

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:07	2:24	OWN 25	6	29	Punt
1	2:53	3:00	OWN 40	6	40	Field Goal
2	9:38	3:28	OWN 38	6	25	Field Goal
2	4:16	1:43	OPP 37	5	12	Interception
2	1:11	0:44	OPP 19	3	3	Field Goal
3	15:00	6:56	OWN 29	13	62	Missed FG
3	7:47	0:12	OPP 21	1	21	Touchdown
3	0:41	1:01	OWN 24	3	1	Punt
4	11:26	1:45	OPP 48	3	7	Punt
4	7:01	4:57	OWN 20	8	25	Punt
4	1:44	1:44	OPP 47	4	32	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:14	OWN 25	9	70	Field Goal
1	10:31	2:24	OWN 36	3	-9	Punt
1	5:43	2:50	OWN 6	5	13	Punt
2	14:53	5:15	OWN 25	10	44	Missed FG
2	6:10	1:54	OWN 21	5	16	Fumble
2	2:33	1:22	OWN 14	3	6	Interception
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 25	3	24	Half
3	8:04	0:17	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
3	7:35	6:54	OWN 28	13	60	Field Goal
4	14:40	3:14	OWN 13	5	5	Punt
4	9:41	2:40	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	2:04	0:20	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: David Garrard, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Brandon Jackson	12	66	5.50	28	3
RB Marcus Thomas	9	55	6.11	13	3
QB Brian Griese	3	13	4.33	12	1
RB Willie Dawkins	2	3	1.50	2	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Johnny Wilkinson	12	10	0.83	5
QB David Garrard	4	19	4.75	9
RB Joseph Addai	2	7	3.50	4
WR Mark Bradley	1	6	6.00	6

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	31	18	155	1/5	1	21	1	68.6

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Garrard	45	31	411	3/14	2	48	2	93.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stevie Johnson	6	11	63	10.50	16	21	1
WR Darnerien McCants	5	7	50	10.00	21	14	0
WR Adrian Arrington	4	9	23	5.75	0	13	0
RB Willie Dawkins	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Brandon Jackson	1	1	12	12.00	13	12	0
TE John Cooley	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Craig Davis	7	9	110	15.71	91	39	0
WR Mark Bradley	6	8	101	16.83	64	48	1
WR Harry Douglas	6	9	55	9.17	24	26	1
RB Johnny Wilkinson	4	5	36	9.00	37	24	0
TE Julius Thomas	3	4	33	11.00	9	16	0
TE Miles Attico	2	5	14	7.00	3	11	0
RB Joseph Addai	1	1	6	6.00	2	6	0
FB J.D. Runnels	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Adam Francois	1	2	47	47.00	13	47	0
WR Mohamed Massaquoi	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Greg Blue	1	7	7.00	0
CB Kerry Baker	1	8	8.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Navarro Bowman	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB Drew Floyd	1	0	0
DT Kedrick Golston	0	1	1
DE Calvin Pace	0	1	0

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB David Garrard	1	0	0	0
C Kory Lichtensteiner	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Amir Cochrane	4	178	44.5	39.5	62	2

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grant Sparkes	3	160	53.3	39.7	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat McAfee	3/4	1/1	1/1	54	2/2

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Elijah Levine	2/3	0/1	0/0	29	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Floyd	3	41	13.7	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Floyd	3	133	44.3	1

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joseph Addai	3	54	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ryan Clark	7	1	0.0	19	39
ILB Caleb Fox	6	0	0.0	18	26
OLB Ray Jones	5	2	0.5	19	37
CB Arnold Parrish	5	0	0.0	15	43
CB Kerry Baker	5	0	0.0	19	48
DT Kedrick Golston	4	1	1.0	12	29
CB Jeff Greene	3	2	0.0	19	46
ILB Jalen Tatum	3	1	0.0	8	26
DT Quentin Groves	2	3	0.5	15	36
DE Calvin Pace	2	1	0.5	16	34
DE Stephen Tulloch	2	1	0.5	19	48
CB Greg Blue	2	1	0.0	15	36
ILB Rufus Alexander	2	1	0.0	0	13
DT Todd Cunningham	2	0	0.0	12	31
S LaRon Landry	1	0	0.0	0	10
WR Stevie Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
S Samuel Gaylor	0	1	0.0	3	15

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Corey Webster	8	5	0.0	26	32
ILB Terrell Suggs	6	2	0.0	26	30
OLB Navarro Bowman	6	2	0.0	26	32
CB Jonathan Joseph	5	1	0.0	26	32
DE Charles Johnson	4	0	1.0	22	16
OLB Hector Vang	4	0	0.0	26	30
ILB Harrison Arnold	2	0	0.0	15	3
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	2	0	0.0	11	26
DE Leroy Conway	1	1	0.0	25	25
S Christopher Coles	1	1	0.0	15	3
S Rahim Moore	1	1	0.0	9	18
DT Brian Johnston	1	0	0.0	3	11
WR Mohamed Massaquoi	1	0	---	---	---
S William Middleton	1	0	0.0	11	29
CB Greg Toler	1	0	0.0	0	2
TE Julius Thomas	1	0	---	---	---
CB Darrelle Revis	0	2	0.0	26	32

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kedrick Golston	1.0	0	0	0	29
DE Stephen Tulloch	0.5	1	1	1	48
DE Calvin Pace	0.5	0	0	0	34
DT Quentin Groves	0.5	0	0	0	36
OLB Ray Jones	0.5	0	0	0	37
DT Todd Cunningham	0.0	0	1	0	31

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Charles Johnson	1.0	0	0	0	16
DE Leroy Conway	0.0	1	0	0	25
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	0.0	0	1	1	26
OLB Hector Vang	0.0	0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ray Jones	5	1	0	37
CB Ryan Clark	5	0	0	39
ILB Caleb Fox	4	1	0	26
ILB Jalen Tatum	4	0	0	26
CB Arnold Parrish	4	0	0	43
CB Greg Blue	2	1	1	36
CB Kerry Baker	2	0	1	48
ILB Rufus Alexander	2	0	0	13
S LaRon Landry	1	0	0	10
DT Todd Cunningham	1	0	0	31
CB Jeff Greene	1	0	0	46

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jonathan Joseph	5	0	0	32
S Corey Webster	3	1	0	32
OLB Hector Vang	3	0	0	30
OLB Navarro Bowman	2	1	1	32
S Rahim Moore	2	1	0	18
ILB Terrell Suggs	1	0	0	30
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	1	0	0	26
CB Greg Toler	1	0	0	2
DT Brian Johnston	0	1	0	11
S William Middleton	0	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Wilford Brown	5	8	0	26	0	32
T Terrance Pennington	3	4	1	26	0	32
G Eric Steinbach	1	5	0	26	1	32
T King Dunlap	1	3	0	26	0	32
C Ramon Harewood	0	2	0	26	0	32
FB Harris Stanton	0	1	0	9	0	2
TE John Cooley	0	1	0	26	0	31

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Kory Lichtensteiner	2	3	19	1	48
T Sam Young	1	8	19	0	48
G Winston Justice	1	2	19	1	48
T Tony Ugoh	0	2	19	0	48
T Daryn Colledge	0	1	19	1	48

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Joe Klopfenstein	1	22
Marcus Thomas	1	22
Greg Blue	1	20

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Victor Hartman	1	15
Charles Johnson	1	12
Doug Datish	1	6
Walt DiBlasio	1	6
Kory Lichtensteiner	1	6

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Jeff Greene	---	---	19	46	17	82
DE Stephen Tulloch	---	---	19	48	12	79
OLB Ray Jones	---	---	19	37	21	77
CB Greg Blue	---	---	15	36	20	71
CB Kerry Baker	---	---	19	48	3	70
WR Stevie Johnson	26	32	---	---	11	69
G Wilford Brown	26	32	---	---	8	66
G Eric Steinbach	26	32	---	---	8	66
QB Brian Griese	26	32	---	---	4	62
CB Ryan Clark	---	---	19	39	3	61
WR Adrian Arrington	25	31	---	---	5	61
CB Arnold Parrish	---	---	15	43	2	60
WR Darnerien McCants	11	30	---	---	18	59
T Terrance Pennington	26	32	---	---	---	58
T King Dunlap	26	32	---	---	---	58
C Ramon Harewood	26	32	---	---	---	58
TE John Cooley	26	31	---	---	---	57
DE Calvin Pace	---	---	16	34	6	56
DT Quentin Groves	---	---	15	36	3	54
ILB Caleb Fox	---	---	18	26	1	45
DT Todd Cunningham	---	---	12	31	2	45
DT Kedrick Golston	---	---	12	29	1	42
ILB Jalen Tatum	---	---	8	26	3	37
RB Marcus Thomas	9	5	---	---	22	36
ILB Rufus Alexander	---	---	0	13	18	31
RB Brandon Jackson	13	16	---	---	---	29
TE Joe Klopfenstein	1	0	---	---	22	23
FB Harris Stanton	9	2	---	---	10	21
S Samuel Gaylor	---	---	3	15	1	19
RB Willie Dawkins	4	9	---	---	---	13
TE Malcolm Beyer	6	1	---	---	5	12
DT Brenden Hall	---	---	0	11	---	11
S LaRon Landry	---	---	0	10	---	10
K Pat McAfee	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Paul Godfrey	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Jared Veldheer	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Jamal Edwards	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Drew Floyd	---	---	0	0	8	8
P Amir Cochrane	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR D.J. Labelle	0	3	---	---	---	3
DE Lawrence Carpenter	---	---	0	0	3	3
C John Sullivan	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Sam Bradford	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Edmond Gates	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Victor Barlow	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Greg Lloyd	---	---	0	0	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Kory Lichtensteiner	19	48	---	---	6	73
ILB Terrell Suggs	---	---	26	30	13	69
QB David Garrard	19	48	---	---	---	67
WR Mark Bradley	19	48	---	---	---	67
T Daryn Colledge	19	48	---	---	---	67
G Winston Justice	19	48	---	---	---	67
T Tony Ugoh	19	48	---	---	---	67
T Sam Young	19	48	---	---	---	67
S Corey Webster	---	---	26	32	7	65
CB Jonathan Joseph	---	---	26	32	4	62
CB Darrelle Revis	---	---	26	32	4	62
OLB Navarro Bowman	---	---	26	32	4	62
OLB Hector Vang	---	---	26	30	6	62
WR Harry Douglas	16	40	---	---	---	56
DE Leroy Conway	---	---	25	25	3	53
WR Craig Davis	14	33	---	---	6	53
DE Charles Johnson	---	---	22	16	12	50
TE Julius Thomas	15	34	---	---	---	49
TE Miles Attico	5	20	---	---	21	46
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	---	---	11	26	8	45
S William Middleton	---	---	11	29	4	44
RB Johnny Wilkinson	16	23	---	---	---	39
CB Antwaun Molden	---	---	2	11	18	31
FB J.D. Runnels	4	7	---	---	18	29
WR Mohamed Massaquoi	3	7	---	---	18	28
ILB Harrison Arnold	---	---	15	3	9	27
S Rahim Moore	---	---	9	18	---	27
RB Joseph Addai	2	7	---	---	17	26
WR Adam Francois	0	9	---	---	15	24
DT Marcus Harrison	---	---	15	6	---	21
RB Jerry Shoate	1	12	---	---	6	19
S Christopher Coles	---	---	15	3	---	18
DE Everette Brown	---	---	2	12	4	18
OLB Victor Hartman	---	---	0	2	15	17
DT Brian Johnston	---	---	3	11	2	16
S Jim Leonhard	---	---	0	0	12	12
K Elijah Levine	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Greg Toler	---	---	0	2	5	7
C Doug Datish	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Walt DiBlasio	0	0	---	---	6	6
G George Walters	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Will Beatty	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Grant Sparkes	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Mike Kafka	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Steven Sturgis	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Morris Torres	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	19	9.5
Middle	12	68	5.7
Right	11	51	4.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	12	3.0
Middle	13	21	1.6
Right	2	9	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	31	18	1	2	2	5	2	1	1

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Garrard	45	31	8	3	3	3	2	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	26	8.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	33	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	96	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	12	142	10.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	124	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	32	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	113	16.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stevie Johnson	11	6	0	63	1	32
WR Adrian Arrington	9	4	1	23	0	31
WR Darnerien McCants	7	5	1	50	0	30
TE John Cooley	2	1	0	4	0	31
RB Willie Dawkins	1	1	0	3	0	9
RB Brandon Jackson	1	1	0	12	0	16

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Craig Davis	9	7	0	110	3	33
WR Harry Douglas	9	6	1	55	1	40
WR Mark Bradley	8	6	0	101	2	48
RB Johnny Wilkinson	5	4	1	36	1	23
TE Miles Attico	5	2	1	14	0	20
TE Julius Thomas	4	3	0	33	0	34
WR Adam Francois	2	1	0	47	1	9
RB Joseph Addai	1	1	0	6	0	7
FB J.D. Runnels	1	1	0	9	0	7
WR Mohamed Massaquoi	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Brian Griese	1	-1	-1.00	4.33
RB Willie Dawkins	1	1	1.00	1.50
RB Brandon Jackson	1	4	4.00	5.50

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB David Garrard	1	9	9.00	4.75
RB Johnny Wilkinson	1	-4	-4.00	0.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	6	2	13	2.17	5.00

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Garrard	5	2	14	2.80	9.13

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stevie Johnson	3	2	13	4.33	5.73
WR Darnerien McCants	1	0	0	0.00	7.14
WR Adrian Arrington	1	0	0	0.00	2.56
TE John Cooley	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Julius Thomas	2	1	11	5.50	8.25
WR Craig Davis	1	0	0	0.00	12.22
TE Miles Attico	1	1	3	3.00	2.80
WR Harry Douglas	1	0	0	0.00	6.11

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Brian Griese	2	1
RB Willie Dawkins	1	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
QB David Garrard	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	10	5	2

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Garrard	12	10	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stevie Johnson	3	0	0
WR Adrian Arrington	3	2	0
WR Darnerien McCants	2	2	2
RB Willie Dawkins	1	1	0
TE John Cooley	1	0	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Harry Douglas	4	3	1
WR Craig Davis	3	2	2
WR Mark Bradley	2	2	1
TE Julius Thomas	2	2	1
FB J.D. Runnels	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)