| Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: October 9, 1983 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 59632 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 57 F Humidty: 64% Wind: 21 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Darrin Nelson 56 run (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 1 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Benny Ricardo 22 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Benny Ricardo 32 FG | 13 | 7 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Tony Galbreath 52 run (Benny Ricardo kick) | 20 | 7 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 6 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 20 | 14 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Benny Ricardo 30 FG | 23 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Terry LeCount |
| 85 | WR | Sammy White |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Hough |
| 67 | C | Dennis Swilley |
| 61 | ROG | Wes Hamilton |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 44 | TE | Dave Casper |
| 12 | QB | Steve Dils |
| 32 | RB | Tony Galbreath |
| 20 | RB | Darrin Nelson |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Doug Martin |
| 65 | NT | Charlie Johnson |
| 75 | RDE | Randy Holloway |
| 59 | LOLB | Matt Blair |
| 55 | LILB | Scott Studwell |
| 52 | RILB | Dennis Johnson |
| 54 | ROLB | Fred McNeill |
| 21 | LCB | Rufus Bess |
| 45 | LS | Tom Hannon |
| 27 | RS | John Turner |
| 37 | RCB | Willie Teal |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Willie Gault |
| 82 | WR | Ken Margerum |
| 74 | LOT | Jim Covert |
| 65 | LOG | Noah Jackson |
| 52 | C | Dan Neal |
| 79 | ROG | Kurt Becker |
| 78 | ROT | Keith Van Horne |
| 87 | TE | Emery Moorehead |
| 9 | QB | Jim McMahon |
| 34 | RB | Walter Payton |
| 26 | RB | Matt Suhey |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Mike Hartenstine |
| 68 | LDT | Jim Osborne |
| 99 | RDT | Dan Hampton |
| 90 | RDE | Al Harris |
| 55 | LLB | Otis Wilson |
| 50 | MLB | Mike Singletary |
| 53 | RLB | Dan Rains |
| 27 | LCB | Mike Richardson |
| 25 | SS | Todd Bell |
| 24 | FS | Jeff Fisher |
| 21 | RCB | Leslie Frazier |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Tony Galbreath | 16 | 104 | 6.5 | 52t | 1 |
| Darrin Nelson | 10 | 78 | 7.8 | 56t | 1 |
| Sammy White | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Dils | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 20 | 102 | 5.1 | 23 | 2 |
| Matt Suhey | 10 | 75 | 7.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Vince Evans | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Bob Parsons | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Jim McMahon | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Calvin Thomas | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Steve Dils | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 1 | 180 | 6.2 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 53.8 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Vince Evans | 21 | 11 | 52.4 | 0 | 167 | 8.0 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 78.9 |
| Jim McMahon | 11 | 4 | 36.4 | 2 | 35 | 3.2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Sammy White | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 19 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 19 | 0 |
| Terry LeCount | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Bob Bruer | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 43 | 0 |
| Willie Gault | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 30 | 0 |
| Emery Moorehead | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ken Margerum | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Pat Dunsmore | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Willie Teal | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Rufus Bess | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Otis Wilson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 7 | 226 | 32.3 | 44 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 4 | 126 | 31.5 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Rufus Bess | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Willie Gault | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Jarvis Redwine | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Anthony Hutchison | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 19 | 0 | |
| Dennis Gentry | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 16 | 0 | |
| Willie Gault | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Neil Elshire | 1.5 |
| John Turner | 1.0 |
| Randy Holloway | 0.5 |
| Chicago Bears | |
| Otis Wilson | 1.0 |
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