| Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 29, 1968 Location: Bloomington, MN Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 47644 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 66 F Humidty: 48% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 14 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Gale Sayers 7 run (Mac Percival kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Dick Gordon 15 pass from Jack Concannon (Mac Percival kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Mac Percival 43 FG | 17 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 45 FG | 17 | 3 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Mac Percival 31 FG | 20 | 3 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Gene Washington 24 pass from Gary Cuozzo (Fred Cox kick) | 20 | 10 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bill Brown 1 run (Fred Cox kick) | 20 | 17 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Ralph Kurek 23 run (Mac Percival kick) | 27 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 45 | SE | Dick Gordon |
| 65 | LOT | Randy Jackson |
| 60 | LOG | Doug Kriewald |
| 50 | C | Mike Pyle |
| 72 | ROG | Jim Cadile |
| 63 | ROT | Bob Wetoska |
| 84 | TE | Austin Denney |
| 11 | QB | Jack Concannon |
| 40 | HB | Gale Sayers |
| 21 | FL | Cecil Turner |
| 32 | FB | Ralph Kurek |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Ed O'Bradovich |
| 73 | LDT | Frank Cornish |
| 76 | RDT | John Johnson |
| 79 | RDE | Dick Evey |
| 55 | LLB | Doug Buffone |
| 51 | MLB | Dick Butkus |
| 53 | RLB | Jim Purnell |
| 26 | LCB | Bennie McRae |
| 17 | LS | Richie Petitbon |
| 31 | RS | Rosey Taylor |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Taylor |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | SE | Gene Washington |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 63 | LOG | Jim Vellone |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 61 | ROG | Larry Bowie |
| 71 | ROT | Doug Davis |
| 89 | TE | Billy Martin |
| 11 | QB | Joe Kapp |
| 26 | HB | Clint Jones |
| 86 | FL | Tom Hall |
| 30 | FB | Bill Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 77 | LDT | Gary Larsen |
| 88 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 60 | LLB | Roy Winston |
| 59 | MLB | Lonnie Warwick |
| 36 | RLB | John Kirby |
| 46 | LCB | Earsell Mackbee |
| 29 | LS | Karl Kassulke |
| 22 | RS | Paul Krause |
| 45 | RCB | Ed Sharockman |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIB | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | / | / | 8 | 126 | 2 | 2 | |
| MIN | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | / | / | 3 | 45 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Gale Sayers | 16 | 108 | 6.8 | 21 | 1 |
| Ralph Kurek | 10 | 69 | 6.9 | 23t | 1 |
| Brian Piccolo | 9 | 42 | 4.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Jack Concannon | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Andy Livingston | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Cecil Turner | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 278 | 6.5 | 23t | 2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bill Brown | 12 | 109 | 9.1 | 32 | 1 |
| Clint Jones | 12 | 58 | 4.8 | 30 | 0 |
| Jim Lindsey | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Kapp | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 158 | 6.1 | 32 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Jack Concannon | 12 | 9 | 75.0 | 0 | 103 | 8.6 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 128.1 |
| Larry Rakestraw | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 44 | 11.0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 112.5 |
| Rudy Bukich | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 10 | 2.5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 39.6 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 14 | 70.0 | 0 | 157 | 7.9 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 109.8 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Joe Kapp | 21 | 8 | 38.1 | 2 | 78 | 3.7 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 9.7 |
| Gary Cuozzo | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 69 | 17.3 | 24t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 12 | 48.0 | 2 | 147 | 5.9 | 24t | 1 | 3 | 26 | 46.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Dick Gordon | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 19 | 1 |
| Ralph Kurek | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Gale Sayers | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Cecil Turner | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 157 | 11.2 | 23 | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Gene Washington | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 24t | 1 |
| Bill Brown | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Tom Hall | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Lindsey | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 22 | 0 |
| John Beasley | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 147 | 12.3 | 24t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Richie Petitbon | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Bennie McRae | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bobby Joe Green | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 44 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 44 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Billy Martin | 3 | 112 | 37.3 | 46 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 112 | 37.3 | 46 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Gale Sayers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cecil Turner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Charlie West | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bobby Bryant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Gale Sayers | 4 | 108 | 27.0 | 46 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 108 | 27.0 | 46 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Charlie West | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 21 | 0 | |
| Bobby Bryant | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Earl Denny | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 21 | 0 | |