| Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: October 4, 1981 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 43827 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 53 F Humidty: 80% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ted Brown 8 run (Rick Danmeier kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 43 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ahmad Rashad 15 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Brian Baschnagel 16 pass from Vince Evans (Hans Nielsen kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Vince Evans 4 run (Hans Nielsen kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Joe Senser 11 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 14 | 24 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Brian Baschnagel 7 pass from Vince Evans (Hans Nielsen kick) | 21 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Brian Baschnagel |
| 89 | WR | Ken Margerum |
| 64 | LOT | Ted Albrecht |
| 65 | LOG | Noah Jackson |
| 52 | C | Dan Neal |
| 79 | ROG | Emanuel Zanders |
| 78 | ROT | Keith Van Horne |
| 81 | TE | Robin Earl |
| 8 | QB | Vince Evans |
| 34 | HB | Walter Payton |
| 26 | FB | Matt Suhey |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Dan Hampton |
| 68 | LDT | Jim Osborne |
| 82 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 73 | RDE | Mike Hartenstine |
| 55 | LLB | Otis Wilson |
| 57 | MLB | Lee Kunz |
| 59 | RLB | Gary Campbell |
| 44 | LCB | Terry Schmidt |
| 45 | SS | Gary Fencik |
| 46 | FS | Doug Plank |
| 20 | RCB | Reuben Henderson |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 85 | WR | Sammy White |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Hough |
| 67 | C | Dennis Swilley |
| 61 | ROG | Wes Hamilton |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 81 | TE | Joe Senser |
| 9 | QB | Tommy Kramer |
| 23 | RB | Ted Brown |
| 34 | RB | Rickey Young |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Mark Mullaney |
| 72 | NT | James White |
| 79 | RDE | Doug Martin |
| 59 | LOLB | Matt Blair |
| 50 | LILB | Jeff Siemon |
| 55 | RILB | Scott Studwell |
| 54 | ROLB | Fred McNeill |
| 44 | LCB | Walt Williams |
| 45 | SS | Tom Hannon |
| 25 | FS | Kurt Knoff |
| 37 | RCB | Willie Teal |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 20 | 49 | 2.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Vince Evans | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 14 | 1 |
| Matt Suhey | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ted Brown | 24 | 97 | 4.0 | 12 | 1 |
| Rickey Young | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Vince Evans | 43 | 26 | 60.5 | 1 | 307 | 7.1 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 88.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 38 | 20 | 52.6 | 1 | 223 | 5.9 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 77.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Ken Margerum | 10 | 140 | 14.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Brian Baschnagel | 6 | 69 | 11.5 | 22 | 2 |
| Dave Williams | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Marcus Anderson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Robin Earl | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Emanuel Zanders | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Rickey Young | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 17 | 1 |
| Ted Brown | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Joe Senser | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 19 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Gary Fencik | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Tom Hannon | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 8 | 318 | 39.8 | 47 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 9 | 367 | 40.8 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Jeff Fisher | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Dave Williams | 4 | 114 | 28.5 | 40 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Keith Nord | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Mardye McDole | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Dan Hampton | 1.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
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