Week 8, 2015

played in Chicago, IL

64 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	10	16	0	0	-	26
Chicago Bears	0	7	0	6	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:06 MIN - Blair Walsh 41 field goal
1Q: 04:14 MIN - Adrian Peterson 13 run (Blair Walsh extra point)
2Q: 13:21 MIN - Blair Walsh 41 field goal
2Q: 07:15 MIN - Mike Wallace 29 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Blair Walsh extra point failed)
2Q: 04:03 CHI - Alshon Jeffery 11 pass from Jay Cutler (Robbie Gould extra point)
2Q: 01:12 MIN - Jarius Wright 38 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Blair Walsh extra point)
4Q: 02:54 CHI - Deonte Thompson 3 pass from Hayden Marsh (Jacquizz Rodgers run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:06 MIN - Blair Walsh 41 field goal
1Q: 04:14 MIN - Adrian Peterson 13 run (Blair Walsh extra point)
2Q: 13:21 MIN - Blair Walsh 41 field goal
2Q: 07:15 MIN - Mike Wallace 29 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Blair Walsh extra point failed)
2Q: 04:03 CHI - Alshon Jeffery 11 pass from Jay Cutler (Robbie Gould extra point)
2Q: 01:12 MIN - Jarius Wright 38 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Blair Walsh extra point)
4Q: 02:54 CHI - Deonte Thompson 3 pass from Hayden Marsh (Jacquizz Rodgers run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics MIN CHI
Record 5-2 1-6
First Downs 17 18
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 7 15
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 321 344
- Offensive Plays 64 70
- Yards per Play 5.02 4.91
Net Rushing Yards 187 83
- Rushing Attempts 37 15
- Yards per Rush 5.05 5.53
Net Passing Yards 134 261
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 17 - 0 52 - 28 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 148 280
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/14 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 4.96 4.75
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 8.3
4th Down Conversions 1/1 2/2
Penalties/Yards 4/35 12/77
Punt Returns/Yards 4/41 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/61
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 26
Time of Possession 33:32 26:28

Team Statistics	MIN	CHI
Record	5-2	1-6
First Downs	17	18
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	7	15
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	321	344
- Offensive Plays	64	70
- Yards per Play	5.02	4.91
Net Rushing Yards	187	83
- Rushing Attempts	37	15
- Yards per Rush	5.05	5.53
Net Passing Yards	134	261
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 17 - 0	52 - 28 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	148	280
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/14	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	4.96	4.75
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	8.3
4th Down Conversions	1/1	2/2
Penalties/Yards	4/35	12/77
Punt Returns/Yards	4/41	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/61
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 26
Time of Possession	33:32	26:28

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:25	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	9:50	1:49	OPP 40	4	16	Field Goal
1	6:56	2:51	OPP 44	6	44	Touchdown
1	1:42	3:28	OPP 42	7	18	Field Goal
2	10:29	3:24	OWN 23	8	77	Touchdown
2	3:53	3:11	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	11:30	1:56	OWN 13	3	9	Punt
3	8:21	3:46	OWN 35	7	22	Punt
3	0:14	1:48	OWN 24	5	7	Punt
4	12:31	2:05	OWN 25	5	18	Fumble
4	8:15	2:14	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	2:43	0:43	OPP 49	3	6	Punt
4	1:29	1:29	OPP 30	2	4	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:35	2:45	OWN 41	5	39	Missed FG
1	8:01	1:05	OWN 21	3	0	Punt
1	4:05	2:23	OWN 2	4	9	Punt
2	13:14	2:45	OWN 20	5	7	Punt
2	7:05	3:12	OWN 33	8	67	Touchdown
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 13	1	5	Half
3	15:00	3:30	OWN 24	6	12	Punt
3	9:34	1:13	OWN 39	3	7	Punt
3	4:35	4:21	OWN 18	11	58	Fumble
4	13:26	0:55	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
4	10:26	2:11	OPP 33	6	19	Interception
4	6:01	3:18	OWN 26	12	74	Touchdown
4	2:00	0:31	OWN 16	3	0	Interception

Game MVP: Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Adrian Peterson	31	170	5.48	21	6	1
Frank Durden	3	14	4.67	7	0	0
Jerick McKinnon	2	5	2.50	9	0	0
Teddy Bridgewater	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Matt Forte	10	74	7.40	18	3
Jay Cutler	3	11	3.67	6	0
Jeremy Langford	2	-2	-1.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Teddy Bridgewater	24	17	148	3/14	2	38	0	114.5

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jay Cutler	42	23	255	2/12	1	35	1	71.0
Hayden Marsh	10	5	25	1/7	1	10	1	50.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Wallace	5	7	60	12.00	0	29	1
RB Adrian Peterson	3	3	14	4.67	0	6	0
TE Rhett Ellison	2	3	19	9.50	0	15	0
WR Jarius Wright	2	4	38	19.00	0	38	1
RB Jerick McKinnon	2	2	-5	-2.50	0	-1	0
WR Stefon Diggs	2	4	21	10.50	8	18	0
RB Frank Durden	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alshon Jeffery	9	18	99	11.00	24	32	1
WR Deonte Thompson	5	6	25	5.00	0	10	1
RB Matt Forte	3	4	34	11.33	27	30	0
WR Kevin White	3	9	54	18.00	4	35	0
TE Martellus Bennett	2	5	27	13.50	0	18	0
WR Josh Bellamy	2	5	14	7.00	2	8	0
RB Jacquizz Rodgers	1	1	7	7.00	8	7	0
RB Jeremy Langford	1	1	8	8.00	5	8	0
TE Khari Lee	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Shannon Francis	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Eddie Royal	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Harrison Smith	1	0	0.00	0
S Antone Exum	1	0	0.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Teddy Bridgewater	2	0	0
John Sullivan	0	1	0
Linval Joseph	0	1	0
Everson Griffen	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jay Cutler	1	0	0
Will Sutton	0	1	0
Jarvis Jenkins	0	0	1
Alan Lawless	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Locke	6	218	36.3	35.2	43	2

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat O'Donnell	6	252	42.0	35.2	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Blair Walsh	2/2	2/2	0/0	41	2/3

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Robbie Gould	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cordarrelle Patterson	4	41	10.3	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryce Callahan	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryce Callahan	2	40	20.0	0
Eddie Royal	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Anthony Barr	8	0	0.5	11	34
S Harrison Smith	6	0	0.0	15	47
S Antone Exum	6	0	0.0	15	51
CB Josh Robinson	5	1	0.0	12	51
CB Terence Newman	4	1	0.5	15	55
CB Captain Munnerlyn	3	1	0.0	13	53
DE Everson Griffen	2	0	1.0	12	38
ILB Jason Trusnik	2	2	0.0	13	47
OLB Mike Neal	2	0	0.0	1	15
DT Tom Johnson	1	0	0.5	7	22
DT Linval Joseph	1	3	0.0	12	37
S Andrew Sendejo	1	2	0.0	6	21
OLB Chad Greenway	1	0	0.0	6	11
DE Brian Robison	1	0	0.0	12	49
G Michael Harris	1	0	---	---	---
DT Sharrif Floyd	1	0	0.0	5	35
DE Scott Crichton	0	1	0.5	8	28

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Antrel Rolle	8	3	0.0	37	27
OLB Lamarr Houston	8	1	0.0	34	26
CB Kyle Fuller	6	0	0.0	37	27
ILB Shea McClellin	5	6	0.0	37	27
DE Jarvis Jenkins	4	1	1.0	25	21
DE Will Sutton	4	1	1.0	25	16
OLB Willie Young	4	1	0.0	25	14
S Adrian Amos	3	2	0.0	37	27
CB Tracy Porter	2	2	0.0	30	23
ILB Lamin Barrow	2	1	0.0	24	8
DE Alan Lawless	1	0	1.0	24	17
DT Ego Ferguson	1	2	0.0	22	20
DT Ziggy Hood	1	1	0.0	15	7
S Sherrod Martin	1	1	0.0	4	5
QB Jay Cutler	1	0	---	---	---
CB Sherrick McManis	1	0	0.0	7	6
OLB Sam Acho	1	0	0.0	9	11
CB Bryce Callahan	1	0	0.0	10	14
WR Kevin White	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Everson Griffen	1.0	1	3	3	38
DE Scott Crichton	0.5	0	2	0	28
CB Terence Newman	0.5	0	0	0	55
DT Tom Johnson	0.5	0	0	0	22
OLB Anthony Barr	0.5	0	0	0	34
DT Linval Joseph	0.0	0	2	2	37

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jarvis Jenkins	1.0	0	0	0	21
DE Will Sutton	1.0	0	0	0	16
DE Alan Lawless	1.0	0	0	0	17
OLB Willie Young	0.0	1	0	0	14
OLB Lamarr Houston	0.0	0	2	1	26
DT Ego Ferguson	0.0	0	1	0	20
S Adrian Amos	0.0	0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Antone Exum	5	2	1	51
ILB Jason Trusnik	4	1	0	47
OLB Anthony Barr	4	0	0	34
CB Captain Munnerlyn	3	2	0	53
S Harrison Smith	3	0	1	47
CB Terence Newman	2	1	0	55
OLB Mike Neal	2	1	0	15
CB Josh Robinson	2	0	0	51
DT Linval Joseph	1	0	0	37
S Andrew Sendejo	1	0	0	21
DT Sharrif Floyd	1	0	0	35

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Lamarr Houston	3	1	26
S Adrian Amos	3	1	27
S Antrel Rolle	3	0	27
CB Kyle Fuller	3	0	27
CB Tracy Porter	1	0	23
CB Sherrick McManis	1	0	6
OLB Sam Acho	1	0	11
ILB Shea McClellin	1	0	27
DE Will Sutton	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Sullivan	10	11	0	37	2	27
Matt Kalil	3	7	0	37	0	27
Phil Loadholt	2	8	1	37	0	27
Michael Harris	2	5	0	37	1	27
Brandon Fusco	1	5	0	37	0	27

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Patrick Omameh	2	3	0	15	1	53
Matt Slauson	1	2	1	15	1	51
Will Montgomery	1	1	0	9	0	18
Shannon Francis	1	1	0	11	0	21
Hroniss Grasu	0	2	0	6	1	37
Charles Leno	0	2	0	15	0	47
Kyle Long	0	1	0	15	0	55

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Frank Durden	1	20
Stefon Diggs	1	12
Jerick McKinnon	1	11
Joe Berger	1	8

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Khari Lee	2	16
Pernell McPhee	1	27
Ryan Mundy	1	13

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Terence Newman	---	---	15	55	8	78
Harrison Smith	---	---	15	47	13	75
Michael Harris	37	27	---	---	8	72
Josh Robinson	---	---	12	51	9	72
Brian Robison	---	---	12	49	7	68
Captain Munnerlyn	---	---	13	53	1	67
Antone Exum	---	---	15	51	---	66
Mike Wallace	37	25	---	---	3	65
John Sullivan	37	27	---	---	---	64
Phil Loadholt	37	27	---	---	---	64
Brandon Fusco	37	27	---	---	---	64
Matt Kalil	37	27	---	---	---	64
Teddy Bridgewater	37	27	---	---	---	64
Jason Trusnik	---	---	13	47	2	62
Adrian Peterson	35	19	---	---	4	58
Rhett Ellison	25	17	---	---	16	58
Jarius Wright	28	23	---	---	3	54
Jerick McKinnon	25	18	---	---	11	54
Everson Griffen	---	---	12	38	3	53
Linval Joseph	---	---	12	37	1	50
Anthony Barr	---	---	11	34	1	46
Sharrif Floyd	---	---	5	35	1	41
Andrew Sendejo	---	---	6	21	10	37
Scott Crichton	---	---	8	28	1	37
Mike Neal	---	---	1	15	20	36
Frank Durden	3	10	---	---	20	33
Tom Johnson	---	---	7	22	3	32
Bo Montgomery	7	6	---	---	17	30
MyCole Pruitt	14	8	---	---	7	29
Stefon Diggs	6	7	---	---	12	25
Chad Greenway	---	---	6	11	1	18
Adam Thielen	0	0	---	---	15	15
Cordarrelle Patterson	5	2	---	---	6	13
Perry Southerland	---	---	2	10	1	13
Charles Johnson	0	0	---	---	11	11
Joe Berger	0	0	---	---	8	8
Blair Walsh	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kevin McDermott	0	0	---	---	8	8
T.J. Clemmings	0	0	---	---	8	8
Zac Kerin	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jeff Locke	0	0	---	---	6	6
Shaun Hill	0	0	---	---	2	2
Chris Carter	---	---	0	1	1	2
Taylor Heinicke	0	0	---	---	---	0
Austin Shepherd	0	0	---	---	---	0
Zachary Lester	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Patrick Omameh	15	53	---	---	7	75
Kyle Long	15	55	---	---	---	70
Charles Leno	15	47	---	---	7	69
Alshon Jeffery	14	52	---	---	2	68
Shea McClellin	---	---	37	27	3	67
Kyle Fuller	---	---	37	27	3	67
Antrel Rolle	---	---	37	27	2	66
Matt Slauson	15	51	---	---	---	66
Adrian Amos	---	---	37	27	2	66
Lamarr Houston	---	---	34	26	3	63
Jay Cutler	15	44	---	---	---	59
Tracy Porter	---	---	30	23	2	55
Martellus Bennett	13	34	---	---	6	53
Jarvis Jenkins	---	---	25	21	7	53
Matt Forte	13	38	---	---	---	51
Kevin White	12	39	---	---	---	51
Ego Ferguson	---	---	22	20	2	44
Willie Young	---	---	25	14	4	43
Hroniss Grasu	6	37	---	---	---	43
Alan Lawless	---	---	24	17	2	43
Will Sutton	---	---	25	16	1	42
Shannon Francis	11	21	---	---	7	39
Bryce Callahan	---	---	10	14	13	37
Lamin Barrow	---	---	24	8	4	36
Josh Bellamy	3	22	---	---	11	36
Deonte Thompson	2	22	---	---	10	34
Pernell McPhee	---	---	4	1	27	32
Sherrick McManis	---	---	7	6	18	31
Ziggy Hood	---	---	15	7	6	28
Jacquizz Rodgers	1	6	---	---	21	28
Will Montgomery	9	18	---	---	---	27
Sam Acho	---	---	9	11	7	27
Eddie Royal	1	13	---	---	12	26
Khari Lee	2	6	---	---	16	24
Zach Miller	1	9	---	---	9	19
Jeremy Langford	2	13	---	---	1	16
Tayo Fabuluje	0	8	---	---	7	15
Ryan Mundy	---	---	1	0	13	14
Vladimir Ducasse	0	6	---	---	7	13
Hayden Marsh	0	11	---	---	1	12
Sherrod Martin	---	---	4	5	---	9
Thomas Gafford	0	0	---	---	7	7
Pat O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Robbie Gould	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jonathan Anderson	---	---	0	0	4	4
Van Bullock	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	39	5.6
Middle	17	64	3.8
Right	12	86	7.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	19	9.5
Middle	9	48	5.3
Right	4	16	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Teddy Bridgewater	24	17	2	0	0	2	4	1	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jay Cutler	42	23	3	4	2	4	7	5	1
Hayden Marsh	10	5	0	0	1	3	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	2	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	45	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	34	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	67	16.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	19	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	92	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	9	84	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	11	3	85	7.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Wallace	7	5	60	1	25
WR Jarius Wright	4	2	38	1	23
WR Stefon Diggs	4	2	21	0	7
RB Adrian Peterson	3	3	14	0	19
TE Rhett Ellison	3	2	19	0	17
RB Jerick McKinnon	2	2	-5	0	18
RB Frank Durden	1	1	1	0	10

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alshon Jeffery	18	9	1	99	1	52
WR Kevin White	9	3	0	54	1	39
WR Deonte Thompson	6	5	0	25	0	22
TE Martellus Bennett	5	2	2	27	0	34
WR Josh Bellamy	5	2	0	14	0	22
RB Matt Forte	4	3	0	34	1	38
WR Eddie Royal	1	0	0	0	0	13
RB Jacquizz Rodgers	1	1	0	7	0	6
RB Jeremy Langford	1	1	0	8	0	13
TE Khari Lee	1	1	0	8	0	6
FB Shannon Francis	1	1	0	4	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Adrian Peterson	2	13	6.50	5.48

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jay Cutler	1	-1	-1.00	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Teddy Bridgewater	1	1	6	6.00	6.17

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jay Cutler	8	4	34	4.25	6.07
Hayden Marsh	7	5	25	3.57	2.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Wallace	1	1	6	6.00	8.57

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alshon Jeffery	6	3	21	3.50	5.50
WR Deonte Thompson	3	3	17	5.67	4.17
WR Kevin White	2	0	0	0.00	6.00
TE Martellus Bennett	1	0	0	0.00	5.40
RB Matt Forte	1	1	5	5.00	8.50
RB Jeremy Langford	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
TE Khari Lee	1	1	8	8.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Adrian Peterson	6	1

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Jay Cutler	1	0
Matt Forte	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Teddy Bridgewater	5	3	2

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jay Cutler	10	4	4
Hayden Marsh	2	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stefon Diggs	3	1	1
WR Mike Wallace	2	2	1

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alshon Jeffery	5	2	1
WR Kevin White	2	0	0
TE Martellus Bennett	1	0	0
WR Eddie Royal	1	0	0
RB Jacquizz Rodgers	1	1	1
WR Deonte Thompson	1	1	1
WR Josh Bellamy	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,500 (61,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (17,900)
End Zone 12,500 (12,900)
Mezzanine 7,400 (7,400)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (11,400)
Club Seats 8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,500 (61,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (17,900)
End Zone	12,500 (12,900)
Mezzanine	7,400 (7,400)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (11,400)
Club Seats	8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)