| Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: September 7, 1997 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 59263 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 70 F Humidty: 79% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 3 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 27 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Greg Davis 33 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Jeff Jaeger 39 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Ricky Proehl 25 pass from Erik Kramer (Jeff Jaeger kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Greg Davis 28 FG | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Orlando Thomas 22 opponents fumble recovery (Greg Davis kick) | 13 | 10 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bobby Engram 10 pass from Erik Kramer (Jeff Jaeger kick) | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jake Reed 21 pass from Brad Johnson (Greg Davis kick) | 20 | 17 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Raymont Harris 59 run (Jeff Jaeger kick) | 20 | 24 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chris Walsh 9 pass from Brad Johnson (Greg Davis kick) | 27 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Cris Carter |
| 86 | WR | Jake Reed |
| 73 | LOT | Todd Steussie |
| 64 | LOG | Randall McDaniel |
| 62 | C | Jeff Christy |
| 71 | ROG | David Dixon |
| 77 | ROT | Korey Stringer |
| 87 | TE | Hunter Goodwin |
| 14 | QB | Brad Johnson |
| 26 | RB | Robert Smith |
| 29 | FB | Chuck Evans |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | Fernando Smith |
| 72 | NT | Jason Fisk |
| 92 | UT | John Randle |
| 90 | RDE | Derrick Alexander |
| 59 | SLB | Dixon Edwards |
| 50 | MLB | Jeff Brady |
| 58 | WLB | Ed McDaniel |
| 27 | LCB | Corey Fuller |
| 24 | SS | Robert Griffith |
| 42 | FS | Orlando Thomas |
| 20 | RCB | DeWayne Washington |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bobby Engram |
| 87 | WR | Ricky Proehl |
| 64 | LOT | Andy Heck |
| 58 | LOG | Chris Villarrial |
| 65 | C | Evan Pilgrim |
| 63 | ROG | Todd Burger |
| 71 | ROT | James Williams |
| 85 | TE | Keith Jennings |
| 12 | QB | Erik Kramer |
| 31 | RB | Rashaan Salaam |
| 29 | FB | Raymont Harris |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | John Thierry |
| 99 | LDT | Jim Flanigan |
| 98 | RDT | Carl Simpson |
| 90 | RDE | Alonzo Spellman |
| 54 | SLB | Ron Cox |
| 52 | MLB | Bryan Cox |
| 92 | WLB | Barry Minter |
| 25 | LCB | Tom Carter |
| 23 | SS | Marty Carter |
| 26 | FS | John Mangum |
| 27 | RCB | Walt Harris |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Robert Smith | 13 | 85 | 6.5 | 39 | 0 |
| Leroy Hoard | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Chuck Evans | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Brad Johnson | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Raymont Harris | 8 | 77 | 9.6 | 59t | 1 |
| Rashaan Salaam | 13 | 64 | 4.9 | 17 | 0 |
| Tyrone Hughes | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Erik Kramer | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Brad Johnson | 44 | 33 | 75.0 | 1 | 285 | 6.5 | 21t | 2 | 3 | 24 | 97.3 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Erik Kramer | 36 | 21 | 58.3 | 0 | 174 | 4.8 | 25t | 2 | 2 | 16 | 89.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Jake Reed | 12 | 118 | 9.8 | 21t | 1 |
| Cris Carter | 9 | 107 | 11.9 | 21 | 0 |
| David Palmer | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Chuck Evans | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Hunter Goodwin | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Chris Walsh | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9t | 1 |
| Leroy Hoard | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Robert Smith | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bobby Engram | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 15 | 1 |
| Raymont Harris | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Ricky Proehl | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 25t | 1 |
| Tyrone Hughes | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ryan Wetnight | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Chris Penn | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Keith Jennings | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walt Harris | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Randall Cunningham | 4 | 104 | 26.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Todd Sauerbrun | 5 | 209 | 41.8 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 5 | 0 | 85 | 17.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Tyrone Hughes | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||
| Greg Davis | 6 | 383 | 63.8 | 1 |
| Chicago Bears | ||||
| Todd Sauerbrun | 5 | 334 | 66.8 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Robert Tate | 3 | 0 | 62 | 20.7 | 24 | 0 |
| Harold Morrow | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Tyrone Hughes | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Fabien Bownes | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Derrick Alexander | 2.0 |
| Dwayne Rudd | 1.0 |
| Chicago Bears | |
| Bryan Cox | 1.0 |
| Jim Flanigan | 1.0 |
| Anthony Marshall | 1.0 |
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