| Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: October 10, 1976 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 47498 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 59 F Humidty: 46% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Foreman 5 run (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 29 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Foreman 1 run (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 13 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 11 run (Bob Thomas kick blocked) | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 39 FG | 13 | 20 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Roland Harper 7 run (Bob Thomas kick failed) | 19 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 47 | WR | Brian Baschnagel |
| 25 | WR | Ron Shanklin |
| 79 | LOT | Lionel Antoine |
| 75 | LOG | Jeff Sevy |
| 52 | C | Dan Neal |
| 69 | ROG | Revie Sorey |
| 70 | ROT | Dennis Lick |
| 88 | TE | Greg Latta |
| 7 | QB | Bob Avellini |
| 35 | RB | Roland Harper |
| 34 | RB | Walter Payton |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Mike Hartenstine |
| 68 | LDT | Jim Osborne |
| 60 | RDT | Wally Chambers |
| 71 | RDE | Roger Stillwell |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Offense | ||
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 19 | 141 | 7.4 | 23 | 2 |
| Roland Harper | 16 | 93 | 5.8 | 1 | |
| Johnny Musso | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Adamle | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 23 | 63 | 2.7 | 15 | 2 |
| Brent McClanahan | 12 | 52 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Fran Tarkenton | 5 | -4 | -0.8 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bob Avellini | 20 | 13 | 65.0 | 1 | 116 | 5.8 | 0 | 59.6 | |||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 30 | 18 | 60.0 | 0 | 210 | 7.0 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 81.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| James Scott | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Walter Payton | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 34 | 0 |
| Greg Latta | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | |
| Bo Rather | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ahmad Rashad | 7 | 109 | 15.6 | 0 | |
| Brent McClanahan | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Sammy White | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Nate Wright | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 7 | 225 | 32.1 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Neil Clabo | 8 | 326 | 40.8 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Virgil Livers | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Lenny Willis | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | ||
| Sammy White | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Brian Baschnagel | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 0 | ||
| Mike Adamle | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Sammy White | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Robert Miller | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Lenny Willis | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
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