| Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 31, 1976 Location: Chicago, IL Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 53602 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 46 F Humidty: 73% Wind: 22 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 39 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 24 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 24 FG | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Johnny Musso 3 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fran Tarkenton 2 run (Fred Cox kick) | 13 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 85 | WR | Sammy White |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 68 | LOG | Charlie Goodrum |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 62 | ROG | Ed White |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 83 | TE | Stu Voigt |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 44 | RB | Chuck Foreman |
| 33 | RB | Brent McClanahan |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 69 | LDT | Doug Sutherland |
| 88 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 59 | LLB | Matt Blair |
| 50 | MLB | Jeff Siemon |
| 58 | RLB | Wally Hilgenberg |
| 43 | LCB | Nate Wright |
| 23 | LS | Jeff Wright |
| 22 | RS | Paul Krause |
| 25 | RCB | Nate Allen |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 47 | WR | Brian Baschnagel |
| 89 | WR | James Scott |
| 79 | LOT | Lionel Antoine |
| 65 | LOG | Noah Jackson |
| 52 | C | Dan Neal |
| 69 | ROG | Revie Sorey |
| 75 | ROT | Jeff Sevy |
| 88 | TE | Greg Latta |
| 7 | QB | Bob Avellini |
| 35 | RB | Roland Harper |
| 34 | RB | Walter Payton |
| Offense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Mike Hartenstine |
| 68 | LDT | Jim Osborne |
| 60 | RDT | Wally Chambers |
| 76 | RDE | Ron Rydalch |
| 59 | LLB | Ross Brupbacher |
| 57 | MLB | Don Rives |
| 50 | RLB | Waymond Bryant |
| 48 | LCB | Allan Ellis |
| 43 | S | Craig Clemons |
| 46 | S | Doug Plank |
| 24 | RCB | Virgil Livers |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 23 | 7 | 13 | 3 | / | / | 5 | 47 | 1 | 0 | |
| CHIB | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | / | / | 8 | 66 | 4 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Brent McClanahan | 17 | 60 | 3.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Chuck Foreman | 17 | 35 | 2.1 | 8 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 38 | 106 | 2.8 | 1 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 15 | 67 | 4.5 | 39t | 1 |
| Roland Harper | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | |
| Johnny Musso | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 1 | |
| Mike Adamle | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Bob Avellini | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 135 | 4.1 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 46 | 24 | 52.2 | 2 | 272 | 5.9 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 52.1 | |
| Team Totals | 46 | 24 | 52.2 | 2 | 272 | 5.9 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 52.1 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bob Avellini | 12 | 3 | 25.0 | 0 | 34 | 2.8 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 39.6 | |
| Bob Parsons | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 4 | 30.8 | 0 | 59 | 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 46.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 8 | 72 | 9.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Brent McClanahan | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | |
| Stu Voigt | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 0 | |
| Bob Grim | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Robert Miller | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | |
| Sammy White | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Steve Craig | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 272 | 11.3 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| James Scott | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Steve Schubert | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Roland Harper | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Ross Brupbacher | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Doug Plank | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Neil Clabo | 7 | 198 | 28.3 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 198 | 28.3 | ||||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||
| Bob Parsons | 8 | 283 | 35.4 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 283 | 35.4 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Lenny Willis | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Autry Beamon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Virgil Livers | 2 | 0 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Brian Baschnagel | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Lenny Willis | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Brian Baschnagel | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Mike Adamle | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Chicago Bears | |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |