Week 1, 2028

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Chicago Bears	3	17	7	0	-	27
Minnesota Vikings	0	7	14	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:47 CHI - Scottie Thornton 21 field goal
2Q: 13:44 CHI - Erik Zimmerman 13 run (Scottie Thornton extra point)
2Q: 12:11 CHI - Scottie Westerfield 8 pass from Brett McKnight (Scottie Thornton extra point)
2Q: 01:17 MIN - Tommy Chedsey 6 pass from Alex Porter (Bart Reese extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CHI - Scottie Thornton 44 field goal
3Q: 08:55 CHI - Reggie Ray 4 run (Scottie Thornton extra point)
3Q: 04:23 MIN - Dominic Hickman 22 pass from Alex Porter (Bart Reese extra point)
3Q: 00:13 MIN - Leonard Keener 47 pass from Alex Porter (Bart Reese extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:47 CHI - Scottie Thornton 21 field goal
2Q: 13:44 CHI - Erik Zimmerman 13 run (Scottie Thornton extra point)
2Q: 12:11 CHI - Scottie Westerfield 8 pass from Brett McKnight (Scottie Thornton extra point)
2Q: 01:17 MIN - Tommy Chedsey 6 pass from Alex Porter (Bart Reese extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CHI - Scottie Thornton 44 field goal
3Q: 08:55 CHI - Reggie Ray 4 run (Scottie Thornton extra point)
3Q: 04:23 MIN - Dominic Hickman 22 pass from Alex Porter (Bart Reese extra point)
3Q: 00:13 MIN - Leonard Keener 47 pass from Alex Porter (Bart Reese extra point)

Team Statistics CHI MIN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 23 20
- by Rushing 10 2
- by Passing 13 18
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 423 433
- Offensive Plays 72 58
- Yards per Play 5.88 7.47
Net Rushing Yards 204 21
- Rushing Attempts 45 12
- Yards per Rush 4.53 1.75
Net Passing Yards 219 412
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 16 - 1 45 - 29 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 227 417
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 8.11 8.96
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 9/64 7/48
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/51 2/31
Interception Ret./Yards 2/45 1/27
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 24
Time of Possession 38:04 21:56

Team Statistics	CHI	MIN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	23	20
- by Rushing	10	2
- by Passing	13	18
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	423	433
- Offensive Plays	72	58
- Yards per Play	5.88	7.47
Net Rushing Yards	204	21
- Rushing Attempts	45	12
- Yards per Rush	4.53	1.75
Net Passing Yards	219	412
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 16 - 1	45 - 29 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	227	417
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	8.11	8.96
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	9/64	7/48
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/51	2/31
Interception Ret./Yards	2/45	1/27
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 24
Time of Possession	38:04	21:56

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:01	2:22	OWN 49	5	47	Field Goal
1	7:32	8:57	OWN 11	15	89	Touchdown
2	13:25	1:21	OPP 21	3	21	Touchdown
2	10:03	2:39	OWN 15	5	40	Punt
2	4:50	0:28	OPP 38	2	3	Interception
2	4:08	1:08	OPP 45	3	0	Punt
2	1:10	1:10	OWN 20	4	53	Field Goal
3	15:00	6:13	OWN 21	11	79	Touchdown
3	4:06	2:59	OWN 20	5	6	Punt
4	15:00	1:14	OWN 32	3	18	Fumble
4	12:35	1:03	OWN 14	3	-1	Punt
4	9:55	6:55	OWN 20	10	38	Punt
4	1:42	0:34	OWN 48	3	0	Punt

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:59	OWN 12	3	6	Punt
1	10:39	3:07	OWN 20	5	22	Punt
2	12:04	2:01	OWN 8	3	4	Punt
2	7:24	2:34	OWN 20	8	56	Interception
2	4:22	0:14	50	1	-5	Fumble
2	3:00	1:50	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	8:47	4:41	OWN 17	8	83	Touchdown
3	1:07	1:07	OWN 38	4	62	Touchdown
4	13:46	1:11	50	3	27	Interception
4	11:32	1:37	50	3	8	Punt
4	3:00	1:18	OWN 6	6	46	Downs
4	1:08	1:08	OWN 5	7	24	Game

Game MVP: Reggie Ray, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Reggie Ray	24	102	4.25	24	4	1
Erik Zimmerman	18	91	5.06	21	3	1
Ellis Ingram	2	4	2.00	4	0	0
Brett McKnight	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Drew Simpson	7	9	1.29	9
Rickey Mathis	3	8	2.67	9
Alex Porter	2	4	2.00	3

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett McKnight	26	16	227	1/8	1	38	1	86.5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Porter	45	29	417	1/5	3	47	2	98.1

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carl Reeck	4	7	81	20.25	3	38	0
WR Scottie Westerfield	3	4	30	10.00	0	18	1
TE R.J. Goodwin	2	4	13	6.50	6	9	0
FB D.J. Shaw	2	3	28	14.00	14	27	0
RB Reggie Ray	2	2	34	17.00	28	29	0
WR David Bixby	2	3	21	10.50	3	12	0
TE Ricardo Sweeney	1	2	20	20.00	0	20	0
WR Stephen Riley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tommy Chedsey	6	8	91	15.17	31	31	1
WR Riddick Dennis	6	7	59	9.83	14	18	0
WR Dominic Hickman	4	8	59	14.75	6	22	1
TE Kim Ogden	3	4	27	9.00	7	19	0
WR Leonard Keener	3	9	89	29.67	43	47	1
FB Carl Murphy	2	2	17	8.50	10	9	0
RB Casey Christensen	2	2	23	11.50	25	17	0
RB Drew Simpson	1	1	32	32.00	5	32	0
RB Rickey Mathis	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Adrian Gibson	1	1	17	17.00	3	17	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Casey Fulcher	1	45	45.00	0
OLB Nathaniel Vicedo	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Lewis Lyons	1	27	27.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Scottie Westerfield	1	0	0
R.J. Goodwin	0	1	0
Bobby Caldwell	0	1	0
Stephen Riley	0	0	1
Lamont Numbers	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Alex Porter	1	0	0
Dominic Hickman	1	0	0
Nicky Burgess	0	1	0
Erron Lusher	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nate Lund	6	246	41.0	34.3	47	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brady Smith	4	184	46.0	39.3	61	1

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scottie Thornton	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bart Reese	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shawn Slutzker	1	7	7.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Leblond	2	51	25.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dominic Hickman	2	31	15.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Casey Fulcher	6	1	0.0	11	45
S R.J. Schwartz	5	1	0.0	11	35
OLB Nathaniel Vicedo	5	0	0.0	6	24
ILB Rusty Westbrook	5	0	0.0	5	24
CB Ricardo Marsh	3	1	0.0	7	27
OLB Emmitt Mayes	2	1	0.0	9	22
OLB David Bell	2	0	0.0	4	20
ILB Jermaine Henry	2	0	0.0	4	14
CB Dustin Vosicky	2	0	0.0	6	22
OLB Rex Hetherington	2	0	0.0	4	15
CB Rich Morris	2	0	0.0	8	37
DE Lamont Numbers	1	0	1.0	4	26
DT Donald Perkins	1	1	0.0	10	32
TE R.J. Goodwin	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bobby Caldwell	1	0	0.0	10	32
DE Harvey Fried	0	1	0.0	8	30
DE Nick Ridgeway	0	1	0.0	11	33

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tyrone Shepherd	9	4	0.0	38	20
OLB Joel Rivers	6	0	0.0	39	18
S Erron Lusher	4	3	0.0	39	24
DT Aaron Sutton	4	2	0.0	32	16
DT Mike Bonnell	4	0	0.0	25	16
DE Vincent Terrell	3	0	0.5	21	13
DE Emmitt Kaufman	3	1	0.0	24	16
S Wade Adams	3	1	0.0	35	20
DE Stan Chapman	3	0	0.0	24	20
S Walt Zeigafuse	3	0	0.0	13	5
OLB Carlton Caldwell	2	2	0.0	14	10
CB Damon Reilly	2	1	0.0	32	21
CB George Tyler	2	1	0.0	26	14
OLB Benjamin Compton	2	0	0.0	6	9
CB Melvin Lafayette	2	0	0.0	30	15
DE Johnnie Negron	1	1	0.5	23	9
DT Jim Murphy	1	0	0.0	17	14
CB Nicky Burgess	1	0	0.0	23	16
WR Tommy Chedsey	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Thurman Dennis	1	0	0.0	7	7
WR Leonard Keener	1	0	---	---	---
S Lewis Lyons	1	0	0.0	19	11
OLB Cris Hall	1	0	0.0	8	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Lamont Numbers	1.0	0	1	26
DE Nick Ridgeway	0.0	2	0	33
DT Bobby Caldwell	0.0	1	1	32

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Vincent Terrell	0.5	1	13
DE Johnnie Negron	0.5	0	9
DE Emmitt Kaufman	0.0	1	16
DE Stan Chapman	0.0	1	20
DT Aaron Sutton	0.0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S R.J. Schwartz	5	0	0	35
ILB Rusty Westbrook	5	0	0	24
OLB Nathaniel Vicedo	3	1	1	24
CB Ricardo Marsh	3	1	0	27
ILB Jermaine Henry	3	0	0	14
OLB David Bell	2	0	0	20
OLB Emmitt Mayes	2	0	0	22
CB Rich Morris	2	0	0	37
S Casey Fulcher	1	1	1	45
CB Duane Backus	1	0	0	25
CB Dustin Vosicky	1	0	0	22
OLB Rex Hetherington	1	0	0	15

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Benjamin Compton	2	0	0	9
CB Damon Reilly	2	0	0	21
S Erron Lusher	2	0	0	24
OLB Carlton Caldwell	1	1	0	10
CB Nicky Burgess	1	0	0	16
DE Emmitt Kaufman	1	0	0	16
S Wade Adams	1	0	0	20
ILB Tyrone Shepherd	1	0	0	20
OLB Joel Rivers	1	0	0	18
CB Melvin Lafayette	1	0	0	15
S Walt Zeigafuse	1	0	0	5
OLB Cris Hall	1	0	0	3
CB George Tyler	1	0	0	14
S Lewis Lyons	0	0	1	11

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rondell Hoy	4	6	1	20	0	14
Blake Tiedeman	3	5	1	26	0	12
D.J. Shaw	3	4	1	32	0	18
Floyd Tarver	2	7	0	23	0	14
Louie Sigsbee	2	4	0	22	0	13
Shane Carter	1	4	0	22	0	14
Erik Ehrlich	1	3	0	26	0	11
Dave Shields	0	4	0	25	0	13
Derrick Fleming	0	2	0	23	1	13
R.J. Goodwin	0	2	0	34	0	22
Richie Anthony	0	2	0	19	0	16
Melvin Oliver	0	1	0	19	0	15

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Roderick Burns	1	4	10	0	41
Norman Buckner	1	3	11	0	37
Jose Kenderdine	1	1	12	0	41
Emmitt Tanner	0	2	12	1	43

Special Teams Statistics

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Ricardo Sweeney	1	17
Stephen Riley	1	11
Erik Zimmerman	0	21
Shawn Slutzker	0	16
Ricardo Marsh	0	16
R.J. Goodwin	0	15
Doug Leblond	0	13
D.J. Shaw	0	13
Rex Hetherington	0	12
R.J. Schwartz	0	11
Nate Lund	0	11
Melvin Oliver	0	8
Dave Shields	0	8
Louie Sigsbee	0	8
Shane Carter	0	8
Rusty Westbrook	0	8
David Bixby	0	5
Blake Tiedeman	0	4
Carl Reeck	0	4
Ellis Ingram	0	4
Erik Ehrlich	0	4
Lamont Numbers	0	4
Edward Wedge	0	2
Brandon Baker	0	2
Scottie Thornton	0	2
Donald Perkins	0	2
Jermaine Henry	0	1
Duane Backus	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Casey Christensen	2	10
Jesse Van Anden	1	13
Walt Zeigafuse	1	12
Rickey Mathis	0	19
Benjamin Compton	0	15
Leonard Keener	0	14
George Tyler	0	13
Melvin Lafayette	0	12
Nicky Burgess	0	10
Thurman Dennis	0	10
Kim Ogden	0	9
Carl Murphy	0	9
Adrian Gibson	0	9
Jim Murphy	0	7
Tommy Chedsey	0	7
Emmitt Kaufman	0	5
Dominic Hickman	0	5
Johnnie Negron	0	5
Cris Hall	0	5
Bart Reese	0	4
George Paoletti	0	4
Edwin Irwin	0	4
Jose Kenderdine	0	4
Brady Smith	0	4
Wade Adams	0	3
Herman Bouchard	0	3
Stan Chapman	0	2
Lewis Lyons	0	2
Damon Reilly	0	2
Aaron Sutton	0	2
Joel Rivers	0	2
Erron Lusher	0	2
Chester Prior	0	1
Mike Bonnell	0	1
Tyrone Shepherd	0	1
Carlton Caldwell	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	18	107	5.9
Middle	14	65	4.6
Right	13	32	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	6	1.2
Middle	6	17	2.8
Right	1	-2	-2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett McKnight	26	16	5	1	3	1	4	0	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Porter	45	29	6	4	0	3	2	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	10	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	63	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	48	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	106	15.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	42	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	81	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	11	203	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	91	11.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carl Reeck	7	4	0	81	2	19
TE R.J. Goodwin	4	2	1	13	0	22
WR Scottie Westerfield	4	3	0	30	0	13
FB D.J. Shaw	3	2	0	28	1	18
WR David Bixby	3	2	1	21	0	15
RB Reggie Ray	2	2	0	34	1	15
TE Ricardo Sweeney	2	1	0	20	1	10
WR Stephen Riley	1	0	1	0	0	11

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leonard Keener	9	3	89	2	27
WR Tommy Chedsey	8	6	91	2	31
WR Dominic Hickman	8	4	59	1	29
WR Riddick Dennis	7	6	59	0	25
TE Kim Ogden	4	3	27	0	30
FB Carl Murphy	2	2	17	0	11
RB Casey Christensen	2	2	23	0	8
RB Drew Simpson	1	1	32	1	25
RB Rickey Mathis	1	1	3	0	18
WR Adrian Gibson	1	1	17	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Reggie Ray	4	10	2.50	4.25
Erik Zimmerman	3	18	6.00	5.06

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett McKnight	5	3	18	3.60	8.73

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alex Porter	1	1	6	6.00	9.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB D.J. Shaw	2	1	1	0.50	9.33
TE R.J. Goodwin	1	1	9	9.00	3.25
WR Scottie Westerfield	1	1	8	8.00	7.50
TE Ricardo Sweeney	1	0	0	0.00	10.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tommy Chedsey	1	1	6	6.00	11.38

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Reggie Ray	4	1
Erik Zimmerman	2	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Drew Simpson	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett McKnight	9	6	5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Porter	8	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carl Reeck	3	2	2
FB D.J. Shaw	2	1	1
TE R.J. Goodwin	1	1	1
WR Scottie Westerfield	1	1	0
WR David Bixby	1	0	0
TE Ricardo Sweeney	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tommy Chedsey	2	2	2
WR Dominic Hickman	2	1	1
TE Kim Ogden	1	1	0
WR Leonard Keener	1	0	0
RB Casey Christensen	1	1	0
WR Riddick Dennis	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,100 (67,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,800 (18,000)
End Zone 12,700 (12,900)
Mezzanine 7,400 (7,500)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (11,400)
Club Seats 13,800 (14,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (3,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,100 (67,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,800 (18,000)
End Zone	12,700 (12,900)
Mezzanine	7,400 (7,500)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (11,400)
Club Seats	13,800 (14,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (3,200)