| Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: November 9, 1997 Location: Minneapolis, MN |
| Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 63443 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 22 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 29 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | David Palmer 8 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Raymont Harris 1 run (Jeff Jaeger kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | David Palmer 7 pass from Brad Johnson (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Jeff Jaeger 29 FG | 10 | 14 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Evans 3 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Jeff Jaeger 22 FG | 13 | 21 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Ricky Proehl 59 pass from Erik Kramer (Ricky Proehl pass failed) | 19 | 21 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Jeff Jaeger 36 FG | 22 | 21 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Leroy Hoard 1 run (Cris Carter pass from Brad Johnson) | 22 | 29 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bobby Engram |
| 87 | WR | Ricky Proehl |
| 64 | LOT | Andy Heck |
| 75 | LOG | Todd Perry |
| 58 | C | Chris Villarrial |
| 63 | ROG | Todd Burger |
| 71 | ROT | James Williams |
| 85 | TE | Keith Jennings |
| 12 | QB | Erik Kramer |
| 29 | RB | Raymont Harris |
| 30 | FB | Tony Carter |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | Mark Thomas |
| 99 | LDT | Jim Flanigan |
| 98 | RDT | Carl Simpson |
| 68 | RDE | Carl Reeves |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 82 | TE | Andrew Glover |
| 14 | QB | Brad Johnson |
| 44 | RB | Leroy Hoard |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Darnell Autry | 13 | 59 | 4.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Raymont Harris | 13 | 22 | 1.7 | 7 | 1 |
| Eric Smith | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Erik Kramer | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Evans | 8 | 50 | 6.3 | 13 | 1 |
| Leroy Hoard | 13 | 31 | 2.4 | 20 | 1 |
| David Palmer | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8t | 1 |
| Brad Johnson | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Moe Williams | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Erik Kramer | 35 | 23 | 65.7 | 1 | 256 | 7.3 | 59t | 1 | 2 | 5 | 84.9 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Brad Johnson | 33 | 22 | 66.7 | 2 | 203 | 6.2 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 68.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Ricky Proehl | 9 | 132 | 14.7 | 59t | 1 |
| Tony Carter | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Ryan Wetnight | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Bobby Engram | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Fabien Bownes | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Raymont Harris | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Eric Smith | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Darnell Autry | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Cris Carter | 8 | 69 | 8.6 | 24 | 0 |
| Leroy Hoard | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 8 | 0 |
| David Palmer | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 23 | 1 |
| Andrew Glover | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Jake Reed | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Chuck Evans | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Chris Walsh | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Greg DeLong | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Moe Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| John Mangum | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Walt Harris | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Corey Fuller | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Todd Sauerbrun | 4 | 180 | 45.0 | 54 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mitch Berger | 5 | 223 | 44.6 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Tyrone Hughes | 5 | 0 | 31 | 6.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||
| Jeff Jaeger | 6 | 388 | 64.7 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||
| Mitch Berger | 5 | 344 | 68.8 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Tyrone Hughes | 5 | 114 | 22.8 | 33 | 0 | |
| Eric Smith | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Moe Williams | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 25 | 0 | |
| David Palmer | 1 | 0 | 62 | 62.0 | 62 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Bryan Cox | 1.0 |
| Carl Simpson | 1.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Duane Clemons | 1.0 |
| John Randle | 1.0 |
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