Conference Semifinals, 2021

played in Minnesota, MN

37 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Chicago Bears	0	10	0	7	-	17
Minnesota Vikings	7	7	6	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:38 MIN - Jordan Matthews 2 pass from Ryan Finley (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 15:00 CHI - Clifton Castillo 3 run (Jason Sanders extra point)
2Q: 07:57 MIN - Ryan Finley 5 run (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 00:35 CHI - Jason Sanders 20 field goal
3Q: 02:13 MIN - Myles Martineau 1 pass from Ryan Finley (Cody Parkey extra point failed)
4Q: 07:30 CHI - Sterling Shepard 22 pass from Will Grier (Jason Sanders extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:38 MIN - Jordan Matthews 2 pass from Ryan Finley (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 15:00 CHI - Clifton Castillo 3 run (Jason Sanders extra point)
2Q: 07:57 MIN - Ryan Finley 5 run (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 00:35 CHI - Jason Sanders 20 field goal
3Q: 02:13 MIN - Myles Martineau 1 pass from Ryan Finley (Cody Parkey extra point failed)
4Q: 07:30 CHI - Sterling Shepard 22 pass from Will Grier (Jason Sanders extra point)

Team Statistics CHI MIN
Record 12-6 15-2
First Downs 21 27
- by Rushing 5 16
- by Passing 14 11
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 343 415
- Offensive Plays 65 66
- Yards per Play 5.28 6.29
Net Rushing Yards 75 248
- Rushing Attempts 17 44
- Yards per Rush 4.41 5.64
Net Passing Yards 268 167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 30 - 0 20 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 283 181
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 5.58 7.59
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 7/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 5.4
4th Down Conversions 2/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/24
Kick Returns/Yards 1/17 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/14 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 27
Time of Possession 24:53 35:07

Team Statistics	CHI	MIN
Record	12-6	15-2
First Downs	21	27
- by Rushing	5	16
- by Passing	14	11
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	343	415
- Offensive Plays	65	66
- Yards per Play	5.28	6.29
Net Rushing Yards	75	248
- Rushing Attempts	17	44
- Yards per Rush	4.41	5.64
Net Passing Yards	268	167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 30 - 0	20 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	283	181
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	5.58	7.59
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	7/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	5.4
4th Down Conversions	2/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/24
Kick Returns/Yards	1/17	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/14	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 27
Time of Possession	24:53	35:07

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:50	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
1	10:21	2:50	OWN 14	6	23	Punt
1	2:32	2:39	OWN 29	6	71	Touchdown
2	7:46	7:16	OWN 25	17	72	Field Goal
3	9:15	2:38	OWN 16	5	7	Punt
3	2:07	3:40	OWN 25	9	26	Punt
4	10:00	2:43	OWN 23	8	77	Touchdown
4	2:14	0:43	OWN 38	5	18	Fumble
4	0:53	0:53	OWN 20	7	56	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:10	2:49	OWN 40	5	12	Punt
1	7:31	4:59	OWN 16	9	84	Touchdown
2	14:53	7:07	OWN 25	14	75	Touchdown
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 25	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	5:45	OWN 25	10	68	Interception
3	6:37	4:30	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
4	13:27	3:27	OWN 17	7	60	Fumble
4	7:17	5:03	OWN 25	8	44	Missed FG
4	1:31	0:38	OWN 44	3	7	Punt

Game MVP: Ryan Finley, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Louie Fpord	9	41	4.56	29	1	0
RB Clifton Castillo	6	24	4.00	11	1	1
QB Will Grier	1	7	7.00	7	0	0
RB Max Eidsmore	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ameer Abdullah	25	128	5.12	16	6	0
RB Gabriel Fox	7	43	6.14	10	1	0
QB Ryan Finley	7	47	6.71	10	1	1
RB D'Onta Foreman	4	22	5.50	8	0	0
WR Blake Guthrie	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Will Grier	45	30	283	3/15	1	35	0	91.2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ryan Finley	20	14	181	2/14	2	35	1	110.6

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sterling Shepard	11	16	135	12.27	17	35	1
TE Chris Joseph	4	4	23	5.75	0	13	0
RB Louie Fpord	4	4	25	6.25	21	17	0
WR Kelvin Benjamin	3	6	9	3.00	2	8	0
WR Markus Wheaton	2	3	22	11.00	7	11	0
TE Ricardo Rafter	2	4	35	17.50	16	19	0
WR Marquise Goodwin	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Jay Prosch	1	2	17	17.00	14	17	0
RB Clifton Castillo	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Max Eidsmore	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jordan Matthews	6	6	101	16.83	49	35	1
TE Myles Martineau	3	3	21	7.00	10	18	1
WR Anthony Miller	2	6	22	11.00	4	13	0
WR Devin Singletary	2	3	26	13.00	29	20	0
RB Chandler Estrada	1	1	11	11.00	7	11	0
TE Jonnu Smith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Jahlani Tavai	1	14	14.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Will Grier	1	0	0
ILB Jahlani Tavai	0	1	1
CB Fabian Moreau	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Ryan Finley	1	1	0
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	0	0
DT Eddie Vanderdoes	0	1	0
OLB Abel Shea	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wyatt Gaulin	4	173	43.3	37.3	52	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Anger	2	83	41.5	31.5	49	1

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Sanders	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cody Parkey	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/3

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Humphrey	3	24	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marquise Goodwin	1	17	17.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jahlani Tavai	11	3	0.5	38	18
CB John Cyprien	7	0	0.0	44	22
DE Vic Beasley	5	2	0.5	43	21
S Rahim Moore	5	2	0.0	40	20
ILB Alfred Robertson	4	1	0.0	17	10
DT Jaleel Johnson	4	1	0.0	33	16
CB Fabian Moreau	4	0	0.0	43	20
OLB Ramon Horner	3	2	0.0	23	12
OLB Thurman Eliopoulos	3	1	0.0	20	9
OLB Leland Blake	2	1	0.5	29	14
DE Mickey Corbett	2	0	0.5	36	17
CB Isaiah Lacasse	2	2	0.0	21	10
CB Jorge Merriman	2	1	0.0	27	12
DT Dre'Mont Jones	2	1	0.0	11	7
S Donny Dorash	1	1	0.0	26	13
S Darrell Burnim	0	2	0.0	18	8
DE Derek Barnett	0	1	0.0	9	6

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Landon Collins	7	1	0.0	17	48
OLB Hayden Freeman	6	4	1.0	16	39
ILB Arthur Brown	6	1	0.0	15	32
OLB Abel Shea	4	1	0.0	15	39
CB Carter Meister	4	0	0.0	17	48
DT Greg Gaines	3	1	1.5	12	32
CB Ivan Kassulke	3	1	0.0	8	30
DT Jordan Phillips	3	0	0.0	15	36
CB Eddie Jackson	3	0	0.0	17	48
DE Robert Nkemdiche	2	1	0.5	15	40
S Leonard McDaniel	2	1	0.0	0	10
S Rufus Wynn	2	1	0.0	8	16
TE Jonnu Smith	1	0	---	---	---
S Nick Nelson	1	0	0.0	9	28
ILB Willie Bayer	1	0	0.0	9	19
OLB Travis Rodgers	0	1	0.0	1	8
DT Eddie Vanderdoes	0	1	0.0	5	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vic Beasley	0.5	0	1	21
OLB Leland Blake	0.5	0	0	14
ILB Jahlani Tavai	0.5	0	0	18
DE Mickey Corbett	0.5	0	0	17
DT Jaleel Johnson	0.0	2	0	16
S Rahim Moore	0.0	1	0	20

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Greg Gaines	1.5	1	1	0	32
OLB Hayden Freeman	1.0	0	1	0	39
DE Robert Nkemdiche	0.5	0	3	2	40
DT Jordan Phillips	0.0	0	1	0	36
DT Donald Foster	0.0	0	0	2	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ramon Horner	2	1	0	12
ILB Jahlani Tavai	2	0	1	18
CB John Cyprien	2	0	0	22
DE Vic Beasley	2	0	0	21
CB Fabian Moreau	2	0	0	20
S Rahim Moore	1	0	0	20
ILB Alfred Robertson	1	0	0	10
CB Jorge Merriman	1	0	0	12
OLB Thurman Eliopoulos	1	0	0	9

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Carter Meister	5	2	48
S Landon Collins	5	0	48
OLB Abel Shea	4	1	39
ILB Arthur Brown	4	0	32
CB Ivan Kassulke	3	2	30
CB Eddie Jackson	2	0	48
OLB Hayden Freeman	2	0	39
S Leonard McDaniel	2	0	10
DE Robert Nkemdiche	1	0	40
S Nick Nelson	1	0	28
S Rufus Wynn	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Ty Snyder	2	2	0	17	1	48
G Leonard Fisk	1	5	0	17	1	48
T Sam Young	1	3	1	17	1	48
FB Jay Prosch	1	2	1	4	0	14
C Willie Beavers	1	2	0	17	0	48
TE Ricardo Rafter	0	1	0	6	0	11
C Hector Palmer	0	1	0	17	0	48

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Clothesline Francis	7	9	2	44	1	22
C Ethan Pocic	5	7	3	44	0	22
T Brandon Shell	3	6	0	44	0	22
C Alexis Durham	2	5	0	44	1	22
G Braden Smith	1	9	1	44	0	22
TE Myles Martineau	1	1	0	39	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
J. J. Arcega-Whiteside	2	11
Timothy Sybrowski	1	5

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jamel Dean	1	11

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Rahim Moore	---	---	40	20	10	70
CB John Cyprien	---	---	44	22	4	70
T Ty Snyder	17	48	---	---	5	70
C Willie Beavers	17	48	---	---	5	70
G Leonard Fisk	17	48	---	---	5	70
T Sam Young	17	48	---	---	---	65
QB Will Grier	17	48	---	---	---	65
C Hector Palmer	17	48	---	---	---	65
DE Vic Beasley	---	---	43	21	---	64
CB Fabian Moreau	---	---	43	20	---	63
WR Kelvin Benjamin	14	43	---	---	3	60
TE Chris Joseph	15	44	---	---	---	59
OLB Leland Blake	---	---	29	14	15	58
WR Sterling Shepard	15	41	---	---	---	56
ILB Jahlani Tavai	---	---	38	18	---	56
DE Mickey Corbett	---	---	36	17	---	53
DT Jaleel Johnson	---	---	33	16	1	50
WR Marquise Goodwin	8	31	---	---	8	47
RB Louie Fpord	10	37	---	---	---	47
S Donny Dorash	---	---	26	13	1	40
CB Isaiah Lacasse	---	---	21	10	9	40
CB Jorge Merriman	---	---	27	12	---	39
OLB Ramon Horner	---	---	23	12	1	36
ILB Alfred Robertson	---	---	17	10	7	34
TE Ricardo Rafter	6	11	---	---	15	32
FB Jay Prosch	4	14	---	---	11	29
OLB Thurman Eliopoulos	---	---	20	9	---	29
RB Clifton Castillo	6	8	---	---	13	27
S Darrell Burnim	---	---	18	8	---	26
WR Markus Wheaton	4	6	---	---	11	21
DT Dre'Mont Jones	---	---	11	7	2	20
DE Derek Barnett	---	---	9	6	1	16
CB Lamarcus Joyner	---	---	5	4	3	12
WR J. J. Arcega-Whiteside	0	1	---	---	11	12
CB Joel Coles	---	---	0	0	9	9
P Wyatt Gaulin	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Jason Sanders	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Timothy Sybrowski	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Mitchell Lynn	0	0	---	---	5	5
ILB Nathaniel Particelli	---	---	1	2	1	4
DT John Cominsky	---	---	0	1	3	4
RB Max Eidsmore	1	3	---	---	---	4
TE Hunter Husak	2	1	---	---	---	3
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
S Landon Collins	---	---	17	48	6	71
G Braden Smith	44	22	---	---	3	69
OLB Hayden Freeman	---	---	16	39	14	69
T Clothesline Francis	44	22	---	---	3	69
C Alexis Durham	44	22	---	---	3	69
CB Eddie Jackson	---	---	17	48	2	67
T Brandon Shell	44	22	---	---	---	66
C Ethan Pocic	44	22	---	---	---	66
CB Carter Meister	---	---	17	48	1	66
QB Ryan Finley	44	22	---	---	---	66
WR Jordan Matthews	42	22	---	---	1	65
TE Myles Martineau	39	19	---	---	---	58
DE Robert Nkemdiche	---	---	15	40	1	56
WR Anthony Miller	35	21	---	---	---	56
OLB Abel Shea	---	---	15	39	1	55
RB Ameer Abdullah	31	20	---	---	1	52
DT Jordan Phillips	---	---	15	36	1	52
DT Greg Gaines	---	---	12	32	5	49
ILB Arthur Brown	---	---	15	32	1	48
S Nick Nelson	---	---	9	28	11	48
WR Devin Singletary	24	11	---	---	5	40
CB Ivan Kassulke	---	---	8	30	---	38
RB Gabriel Fox	22	5	---	---	5	32
ILB Willie Bayer	---	---	9	19	1	29
DT Donald Foster	---	---	4	20	4	28
S Rufus Wynn	---	---	8	16	1	25
TE Johnnie Lang	5	1	---	---	15	21
WR Dennis Humphrey	6	3	---	---	12	21
DT Eddie Vanderdoes	---	---	5	16	---	21
OLB Travis Rodgers	---	---	1	8	8	17
DT Ryan James	---	---	2	15	---	17
TE Jonnu Smith	11	5	---	---	---	16
FB Craig Robbins	0	2	---	---	13	15
RB D'Onta Foreman	4	0	---	---	10	14
S Leonard McDaniel	---	---	0	10	4	14
S Jamel Dean	---	---	1	1	11	13
WR Blake Guthrie	1	0	---	---	11	12
C Vinny Westbrook	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Cody Parkey	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Jordan Sanford	---	---	1	3	1	5
TE Mark Andrews	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Bryan Anger	0	0	---	---	3	3
T Zachery Coggan	0	0	---	---	3	3
RB Chandler Estrada	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Andy Dalton	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Joe Looney	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	12	4.0
Middle	11	58	5.3
Right	3	5	1.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	39	6.5
Middle	31	167	5.4
Right	7	42	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Will Grier	45	30	3	0	2	5	6	4	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ryan Finley	20	14	3	1	0	1	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	28	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	16	105	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	5	74	14.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	76	19.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	26	8.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	91	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	2	64	32.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sterling Shepard	16	11	0	135	3	41
WR Kelvin Benjamin	6	3	1	9	0	43
TE Ricardo Rafter	4	2	1	35	0	11
TE Chris Joseph	4	4	0	23	0	44
RB Louie Fpord	4	4	0	25	0	37
WR Markus Wheaton	3	2	0	22	0	6
FB Jay Prosch	2	1	0	17	0	14
RB Clifton Castillo	2	1	0	4	0	8
RB Max Eidsmore	2	1	0	8	0	3
WR Marquise Goodwin	1	1	0	5	0	31

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jordan Matthews	6	6	101	2	22
WR Anthony Miller	6	2	22	0	21
WR Devin Singletary	3	2	26	1	11
TE Myles Martineau	3	3	21	0	19
TE Jonnu Smith	1	0	0	0	5
RB Chandler Estrada	1	1	11	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Clifton Castillo	1	3	3.00	4.00
RB Louie Fpord	1	2	2.00	4.56

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Ryan Finley	4	25	6.25	6.71
RB Ameer Abdullah	3	9	3.00	5.12

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Will Grier	3	1	3	1.00	6.29

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ryan Finley	6	4	16	2.67	9.05

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Clifton Castillo	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Sterling Shepard	1	0	0	0.00	8.44
RB Louie Fpord	1	1	3	3.00	6.25

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Myles Martineau	2	2	3	1.50	7.00
WR Jordan Matthews	1	1	2	2.00	16.83
TE Jonnu Smith	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Devin Singletary	1	0	0	0.00	8.67
RB Chandler Estrada	1	1	11	11.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
RB Clifton Castillo	1	1

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

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Will Grier	13	10	5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ryan Finley	3	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sterling Shepard	5	2	2
WR Kelvin Benjamin	3	3	1
RB Louie Fpord	2	2	0
WR Marquise Goodwin	1	1	1
TE Ricardo Rafter	1	1	1
TE Chris Joseph	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jordan Matthews	2	2	2
WR Anthony Miller	1	0	0

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)