| Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 6, 1981 Location: Chicago, IL Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 50766 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 41 F Humidty: 67% Wind: 23 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | John Roveto 29 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ahmad Rashad 3 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Brian Baschnagel 72 pass from Bob Avellini (John Roveto kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Safety, Bob Parsons tackled in end zone by Tom Hannon | 9 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 75 | RDE | Randy Holloway |
| 59 | LOLB | Matt Blair |
| 50 | LILB | Jeff Siemon |
| 55 | RILB | Scott Studwell |
| 54 | ROLB | Fred McNeill |
| 27 | LCB | John Turner |
| 45 | SS | Tom Hannon |
| 25 | FS | Kurt Knoff |
| 37 | RCB | Willie Teal |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Brian Baschnagel |
| 81 | TE | Robin Earl |
| 80 | WR | Rickey Watts |
| 64 | LOT | Ted Albrecht |
| 65 | LOG | Noah Jackson |
| 52 | C | Dan Neal |
| 79 | ROG | Emanuel Zanders |
| 78 | ROT | Keith Van Horne |
| 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 |
| 90 | RDE | Al Harris |
| 54 | LLB | Brian Cabral |
| 50 | MLB | Mike Singletary |
| 59 | RLB | Gary Campbell |
| 44 | LCB | Terry Schmidt |
| 45 | SS | Gary Fencik |
| 46 | FS | Doug Plank |
| 20 | RCB | Reuben Henderson |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 24:15 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 4/12 | / | 8 | 45 | 5 | 3 |
| CHIB | 35:45 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5/16 | / | 7 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ted Brown | 16 | 38 | 2.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 38 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 33 | 112 | 3.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 14 | 70 | 5.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Bob Avellini | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Parsons | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 51 | 175 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 36 | 21 | 58.3 | 2 | 268 | 7.4 | 53 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 67.8 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 21 | 58.3 | 2 | 268 | 7.4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 67.8 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bob Avellini | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 1 | 84 | 12.0 | 72t | 1 | 2 | 15 | 87.8 |
| Vince Evans | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0.0 | |
| Brian Baschnagel | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 4 | 36.4 | 2 | 102 | 9.3 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 61.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Sammy White | 8 | 112 | 14.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 53 | 1 |
| Bob Bruer | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Terry LeCount | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Ted Brown | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 268 | 12.8 | 1 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Matt Suhey | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Brian Baschnagel | 1 | 72 | 72.0 | 72t | 1 |
| Al Harris | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 102 | 25.5 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Tom Hannon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Teal | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Reuben Henderson | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Jeff Fisher | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Greg Coleman | 7 | 282 | 40.3 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 7 | 282 | 40.3 | 0 | |||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||
| Bob Parsons | 6 | 238 | 39.7 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 6 | 238 | 39.7 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 17 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | ||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Jeff Fisher | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 12 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Emery Moorehead | 2 | 0 | 42 | 21.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Doug Martin | 1.0 |
| Matt Blair | 1.0 |
| Fred McNeill | 1.0 |
| Mark Mullaney | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |
| Chicago Bears | |
| Al Harris | 1.0 |
| Jim Osborne | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |