Week 8, 2021

played in Minnesota, MN

27 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Chicago Bears	7	10	0	7	-	24
Minnesota Vikings	7	14	3	14	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:02 MIN - Ryan Finley 3 run (Cody Parkey extra point)
1Q: 07:56 CHI - Markus Wheaton 32 pass from Will Grier (Jason Sanders extra point)
2Q: 14:23 CHI - Jason Sanders 27 field goal
2Q: 07:28 CHI - Louie Fpord 6 pass from Will Grier (Jason Sanders extra point)
2Q: 05:25 MIN - Jordan Matthews 45 pass from Ryan Finley (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 02:33 MIN - Dennis Humphrey 10 pass from Ryan Finley (Cody Parkey extra point)
3Q: 03:05 MIN - Cody Parkey 49 field goal
4Q: 13:18 CHI - Clifton Castillo 2 run (Jason Sanders extra point)
4Q: 07:34 MIN - Myles Martineau 6 pass from Ryan Finley (Cody Parkey extra point)
4Q: 01:59 MIN - Ameer Abdullah 11 run (Cody Parkey extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:02 MIN - Ryan Finley 3 run (Cody Parkey extra point)
1Q: 07:56 CHI - Markus Wheaton 32 pass from Will Grier (Jason Sanders extra point)
2Q: 14:23 CHI - Jason Sanders 27 field goal
2Q: 07:28 CHI - Louie Fpord 6 pass from Will Grier (Jason Sanders extra point)
2Q: 05:25 MIN - Jordan Matthews 45 pass from Ryan Finley (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 02:33 MIN - Dennis Humphrey 10 pass from Ryan Finley (Cody Parkey extra point)
3Q: 03:05 MIN - Cody Parkey 49 field goal
4Q: 13:18 CHI - Clifton Castillo 2 run (Jason Sanders extra point)
4Q: 07:34 MIN - Myles Martineau 6 pass from Ryan Finley (Cody Parkey extra point)
4Q: 01:59 MIN - Ameer Abdullah 11 run (Cody Parkey extra point)

Team Statistics CHI MIN
Record 5-2 5-2
First Downs 19 23
- by Rushing 5 12
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 254 369
- Offensive Plays 63 61
- Yards per Play 4.03 6.05
Net Rushing Yards 76 187
- Rushing Attempts 23 36
- Yards per Rush 3.30 5.19
Net Passing Yards 178 182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 24 - 1 23 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 230 191
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/52 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 4.45 7.28
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 9/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 6.5
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/45 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 3/11
Kick Returns/Yards 3/53 1/23
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 38
Time of Possession 26:31 33:29

Team Statistics	CHI	MIN
Record	5-2	5-2
First Downs	19	23
- by Rushing	5	12
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	254	369
- Offensive Plays	63	61
- Yards per Play	4.03	6.05
Net Rushing Yards	76	187
- Rushing Attempts	23	36
- Yards per Rush	3.30	5.19
Net Passing Yards	178	182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 24 - 1	23 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	230	191
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/52	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	4.45	7.28
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	9/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	6.5
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/45	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	3/11
Kick Returns/Yards	3/53	1/23
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 38
Time of Possession	26:31	33:29

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:52	3:08	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
1	3:10	3:52	OWN 41	8	49	Field Goal
2	12:41	1:45	OWN 41	4	9	Interception
2	9:12	1:09	OWN 37	3	-3	Punt
2	8:03	0:42	OPP 11	2	11	Touchdown
2	4:56	1:17	OWN 22	2	-13	Fumble
2	2:26	2:08	OWN 25	6	-14	Punt
3	15:00	6:08	OWN 26	11	34	Punt
3	2:57	4:48	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
4	7:26	1:12	OWN 13	3	3	Punt
4	1:53	1:37	OWN 25	8	13	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:08	OWN 39	7	61	Touchdown
1	7:44	4:34	OWN 25	8	41	Missed FG
2	14:18	1:37	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
2	10:56	1:44	OWN 36	3	-7	Punt
2	7:21	2:25	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
2	3:39	1:13	OPP 9	3	9	Touchdown
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 28	2	7	Half
3	8:52	5:55	OWN 20	12	48	Field Goal
4	13:09	5:43	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
4	6:14	4:21	OWN 45	7	55	Touchdown
4	0:16	0:16	OPP 38	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Ryan Finley, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Louie Fpord	12	36	3.00	15	1	0
QB Will Grier	4	22	5.50	13	1	0
RB Max Eidsmore	4	12	3.00	4	0	0
RB Clifton Castillo	3	6	2.00	3	0	1

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ameer Abdullah	19	89	4.68	14	4	1
RB Gabriel Fox	9	50	5.56	13	2	0
QB Ryan Finley	7	31	4.43	9	0	1
RB Chandler Estrada	1	17	17.00	17	1	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Will Grier	34	24	230	6/52	2	32	1	96.4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ryan Finley	23	15	191	2/9	3	45	0	130.6

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Markus Wheaton	8	10	71	8.88	18	32	1
WR Marquise Goodwin	3	3	36	12.00	19	23	0
RB Clifton Castillo	3	4	21	7.00	20	21	0
TE Chris Joseph	3	5	35	11.67	16	22	0
RB Louie Fpord	3	4	12	4.00	13	7	1
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	2	35	17.50	19	29	0
WR J. J. Arcega-Whiteside	1	2	17	17.00	0	17	0
RB Max Eidsmore	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Ricardo Rafter	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jordan Matthews	6	8	105	17.50	34	45	1
WR Devin Singletary	3	5	22	7.33	3	13	0
TE Myles Martineau	3	5	28	9.33	1	12	1
WR Anthony Miller	2	2	26	13.00	3	16	0
WR Dennis Humphrey	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	1
TE Cornell Rocha	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Carter Meister	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Will Grier	1	0	0	0
WR J. J. Arcega-Whiteside	0	1	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Dennis Humphrey	1	0	0
DT Greg Gaines	0	1	0
DE Robert Nkemdiche	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wyatt Gaulin	4	196	49.0	41.3	63	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Anger	2	87	43.5	33.5	50	0

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Sanders	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cody Parkey	1/2	1/2	0/1	49	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joel Coles	2	20	10.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Humphrey	3	11	3.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marquise Goodwin	3	53	17.7	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Humphrey	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rahim Moore	7	2	0.0	35	16
ILB Jahlani Tavai	6	1	0.0	33	25
OLB Leland Blake	5	3	0.0	19	22
CB Isaiah Lacasse	5	0	0.0	11	12
DT Dre'Mont Jones	5	0	0.0	27	16
DE Vic Beasley	4	1	1.5	30	25
CB Fabian Moreau	4	0	0.0	36	25
DE Derek Barnett	2	0	0.5	32	17
ILB Alfred Robertson	2	2	0.0	13	3
S Donny Dorash	2	1	0.0	18	3
OLB Ramon Horner	2	1	0.0	21	22
DT Jaleel Johnson	2	0	0.0	8	9
S Darrell Burnim	1	0	0.0	18	22
TE Chris Joseph	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jorge Merriman	0	1	0.0	23	22

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Arthur Brown	8	1	0.0	22	24
DE Robert Nkemdiche	6	0	2.0	21	34
CB Carter Meister	6	1	0.0	23	40
DT Jordan Phillips	5	0	0.5	19	28
OLB Abel Shea	5	2	0.0	20	31
S Landon Collins	4	2	0.0	23	40
DT Greg Gaines	3	3	2.5	19	25
ILB Willie Bayer	3	2	0.0	15	11
CB Eddie Jackson	2	2	0.0	23	40
CB Antonio Woodard	2	1	0.0	20	31
OLB Travis Rodgers	2	0	0.0	0	8
DT Eddie Vanderdoes	1	2	0.5	5	15
OLB Jordan Sanford	1	1	0.0	23	32
CB Ivan Kassulke	1	0	0.0	8	29
S Leonard McDaniel	1	0	0.0	1	8
DT Donald Foster	0	1	0.5	6	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vic Beasley	1.5	0	0	2	25
DE Derek Barnett	0.5	0	1	0	17
DT Dre'Mont Jones	0.0	1	2	0	16
DT Jaleel Johnson	0.0	1	0	0	9
OLB Ramon Horner	0.0	1	0	0	22

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Greg Gaines	2.5	0	0	0	25
DE Robert Nkemdiche	2.0	1	1	1	34
DT Donald Foster	0.5	0	1	1	18
DT Jordan Phillips	0.5	0	1	0	28
DT Eddie Vanderdoes	0.5	0	0	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Isaiah Lacasse	5	0	12
OLB Leland Blake	3	0	22
CB Fabian Moreau	2	0	25
ILB Jahlani Tavai	2	0	25
S Rahim Moore	1	1	16
CB John Cyprien	1	1	25
S Darrell Burnim	1	0	22

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Arthur Brown	5	0	0	24
CB Carter Meister	4	1	1	40
CB Eddie Jackson	2	1	0	40
CB Antonio Woodard	2	1	0	31
S Landon Collins	2	0	0	40
OLB Travis Rodgers	2	0	0	8
ILB Willie Bayer	2	0	0	11
OLB Abel Shea	2	0	0	31
DT Jordan Phillips	1	0	0	28
CB Ivan Kassulke	1	0	0	29
S Leonard McDaniel	1	0	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Sam Young	3	5	23	1	40
T Ty Snyder	2	2	23	0	40
C Hector Palmer	1	5	23	1	40
C Willie Beavers	1	3	23	2	40
FB Jay Prosch	1	2	6	0	14
G Leonard Fisk	0	3	23	2	40

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Ethan Pocic	6	10	2	36	0	25
C Alexis Durham	3	7	0	36	2	25
T Clothesline Francis	2	4	0	36	0	25
G Braden Smith	1	4	0	36	0	25
T Brandon Shell	0	2	0	36	0	25
TE Jonnu Smith	0	1	0	9	0	2
TE Cornell Rocha	0	1	0	2	0	2

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
J. J. Arcega-Whiteside	1	19
John Cyprien	1	5
Ty Snyder	1	5
Willie Beavers	1	5

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Dennis Humphrey	1	18
Carter Meister	1	17
Chandler Estrada	1	15
Gabriel Fox	1	10
Abel Shea	1	10
Braden Smith	1	4

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Ty Snyder	23	40	---	---	5	68
C Willie Beavers	23	40	---	---	5	68
G Leonard Fisk	23	40	---	---	5	68
CB John Cyprien	---	---	36	25	5	66
WR Marquise Goodwin	19	34	---	---	12	65
CB Fabian Moreau	---	---	36	25	4	65
T Sam Young	23	40	---	---	---	63
QB Will Grier	23	40	---	---	---	63
C Hector Palmer	23	40	---	---	---	63
S Rahim Moore	---	---	35	16	10	61
OLB Leland Blake	---	---	19	22	19	60
TE Chris Joseph	22	38	---	---	---	60
DE Vic Beasley	---	---	30	25	4	59
ILB Jahlani Tavai	---	---	33	25	1	59
WR Markus Wheaton	18	31	---	---	8	57
DE Derek Barnett	---	---	32	17	1	50
CB Jorge Merriman	---	---	23	22	1	46
DT Dre'Mont Jones	---	---	27	16	2	45
OLB Ramon Horner	---	---	21	22	2	45
RB Louie Fpord	16	28	---	---	---	44
S Darrell Burnim	---	---	18	22	1	41
TE Ricardo Rafter	12	9	---	---	19	40
WR Kelvin Benjamin	11	25	---	---	1	37
CB Isaiah Lacasse	---	---	11	12	14	37
FB Jay Prosch	6	14	---	---	15	35
RB Clifton Castillo	3	9	---	---	17	29
WR J. J. Arcega-Whiteside	1	9	---	---	19	29
ILB Alfred Robertson	---	---	13	3	10	26
S Donny Dorash	---	---	18	3	2	23
OLB Thurman Eliopoulos	---	---	17	3	1	21
DT Jaleel Johnson	---	---	8	9	2	19
DE Mickey Corbett	---	---	5	8	1	14
CB Joel Coles	---	---	0	0	13	13
WR Samuel Harper	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Jason Sanders	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT John Cominsky	---	---	6	0	---	6
RB Max Eidsmore	4	2	---	---	---	6
P Wyatt Gaulin	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Timothy Sybrowski	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Mitchell Lynn	0	0	---	---	5	5
S Jamal Fuld	---	---	5	0	---	5
ILB Nathaniel Particelli	---	---	3	0	1	4
TE Hunter Husak	3	1	---	---	---	4
T Jonathan Martin	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Rich Scotti	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jesse Winters	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Carter Meister	---	---	23	40	17	80
G Braden Smith	36	25	---	---	4	65
T Clothesline Francis	36	25	---	---	4	65
S Landon Collins	---	---	23	40	1	64
CB Eddie Jackson	---	---	23	40	1	64
T Brandon Shell	36	25	---	---	---	61
C Ethan Pocic	36	25	---	---	---	61
QB Ryan Finley	36	25	---	---	---	61
OLB Abel Shea	---	---	20	31	10	61
C Alexis Durham	36	25	---	---	---	61
WR Jordan Matthews	34	24	---	---	---	58
DE Robert Nkemdiche	---	---	21	34	1	56
TE Myles Martineau	32	24	---	---	---	56
OLB Jordan Sanford	---	---	23	32	---	55
WR Anthony Miller	30	23	---	---	---	53
CB Antonio Woodard	---	---	20	31	1	52
DT Greg Gaines	---	---	19	25	4	48
RB Ameer Abdullah	25	22	---	---	---	47
DT Jordan Phillips	---	---	19	28	---	47
ILB Arthur Brown	---	---	22	24	---	46
OLB Hayden Freeman	---	---	3	17	19	39
CB Ivan Kassulke	---	---	8	29	1	38
WR Devin Singletary	18	18	---	---	1	37
TE Jonnu Smith	9	2	---	---	20	31
DT Donald Foster	---	---	6	18	5	29
FB Craig Robbins	7	4	---	---	18	29
WR Dennis Humphrey	6	3	---	---	18	27
S Jamel Dean	---	---	2	9	16	27
ILB Willie Bayer	---	---	15	11	---	26
RB Gabriel Fox	10	1	---	---	10	21
DT Eddie Vanderdoes	---	---	5	15	1	21
OLB Travis Rodgers	---	---	0	8	10	18
RB Chandler Estrada	1	2	---	---	15	18
WR Roman Daniels	0	0	---	---	16	16
S Leonard McDaniel	---	---	1	8	4	13
K Cody Parkey	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Malachi Mickelson	3	0	---	---	5	8
WR Blake Guthrie	3	0	---	---	4	7
C Vinny Westbrook	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Bryan Anger	0	0	---	---	4	4
G Earnest Muir	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Cornell Rocha	2	2	---	---	---	4
T Zachery Coggan	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Andy Dalton	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Joe Looney	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Rufus Wynn	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	16	5.3
Middle	15	57	3.8
Right	5	3	0.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	18	3.6
Middle	24	129	5.4
Right	6	41	6.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Will Grier	34	24	5	1	1	3	3	2	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ryan Finley	23	15	2	0	0	2	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	36	5.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	16	145	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	49	12.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-2	-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	3	12	2.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	109	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	72	36.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Markus Wheaton	10	8	1	71	1	31
TE Chris Joseph	5	3	0	35	1	38
RB Clifton Castillo	4	3	0	21	1	9
RB Louie Fpord	4	3	0	12	0	28
WR Marquise Goodwin	3	3	0	36	1	34
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	2	0	35	1	25
TE Ricardo Rafter	2	0	0	0	0	9
WR J. J. Arcega-Whiteside	2	1	0	17	0	9
RB Max Eidsmore	2	1	0	3	0	2

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jordan Matthews	8	6	105	2	24
WR Devin Singletary	5	3	22	0	18
TE Myles Martineau	5	3	28	0	24
WR Dennis Humphrey	2	1	10	0	3
WR Anthony Miller	2	2	26	0	23
TE Cornell Rocha	1	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Louie Fpord	3	13	4.33	3.00
RB Clifton Castillo	2	3	1.50	2.00
RB Max Eidsmore	2	7	3.50	3.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ameer Abdullah	2	16	8.00	4.68
QB Ryan Finley	2	8	4.00	4.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Will Grier	2	2	12	6.00	6.76

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ryan Finley	4	3	26	6.50	8.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	1	6	6.00	17.50
RB Louie Fpord	1	1	6	6.00	3.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dennis Humphrey	1	1	10	10.00	5.00
WR Anthony Miller	1	1	10	10.00	13.00
TE Cornell Rocha	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Myles Martineau	1	1	6	6.00	5.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
RB Clifton Castillo	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ameer Abdullah	3	2
QB Ryan Finley	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Will Grier	10	5	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ryan Finley	9	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marquise Goodwin	2	2	2
TE Chris Joseph	2	1	1
RB Louie Fpord	2	1	0
WR Markus Wheaton	1	0	0
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	1	1
TE Ricardo Rafter	1	0	0
WR J. J. Arcega-Whiteside	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jordan Matthews	5	5	4
WR Devin Singletary	2	0	0
WR Dennis Humphrey	1	1	1
TE Myles Martineau	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)