| Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: December 11, 1983 Location: Minneapolis, MN |
| Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 57880 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Benny Ricardo 30 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Benny Ricardo 29 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 74 pass from Matt Suhey (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 6 |
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 42 FG | 10 | 6 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Emery Moorehead 2 pass from Jim McMahon (Bob Thomas kick failed) | 16 | 6 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ted Brown 1 run (Benny Ricardo kick) | 16 | 13 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 22 FG | 19 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Willie Gault |
| 85 | WR | Dennis McKinnon |
| 74 | LOT | Jim Covert |
| 65 | LOG | Noah Jackson |
| 63 | C | Jay Hilgenberg |
| 79 | ROG | Kurt Becker |
| 71 | ROT | Andy Frederick |
| 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 |
| 76 | RDT | Steve McMichael |
| 95 | RDE | Richard Dent |
| 55 | LLB | Otis Wilson |
| 50 | MLB | Mike Singletary |
| 90 | RLB | Al Harris |
| 27 | LCB | Mike Richardson |
| 25 | SS | Todd Bell |
| 45 | FS | Gary Fencik |
| 21 | RCB | Leslie Frazier |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Terry LeCount |
| 87 | WR | Leo Lewis |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Hough |
| 67 | C | Dennis Swilley |
| 61 | ROG | Wes Hamilton |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 82 | TE | Bob Bruer |
| 12 | QB | Steve Dils |
| 32 | RB | Tony Galbreath |
| 20 | RB | Darrin Nelson |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Doug Martin |
| 65 | NT | Charlie Johnson |
| 73 | RDE | Neil Elshire |
| 59 | LOLB | Matt Blair |
| 55 | LILB | Scott Studwell |
| 52 | RILB | Dennis Johnson |
| 54 | ROLB | Fred McNeill |
| 39 | LCB | Carl Lee |
| 45 | LS | Tom Hannon |
| 27 | RS | John Turner |
| 37 | RCB | Willie Teal |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Matt Suhey | 17 | 101 | 5.9 | 18 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 17 | 94 | 5.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Emery Moorehead | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Jim McMahon | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Calvin Thomas | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Tony Galbreath | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 11 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 12 | 11 | 0.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Ted Brown | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 7 | 1 |
| Rickey Young | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Jim McMahon | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 0 | 32 | 2.0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 77.1 |
| Matt Suhey | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 74 | 74.0 | 74t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Steve Dils | 36 | 16 | 44.4 | 1 | 238 | 6.6 | 47 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 55.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 5 | 95 | 19.0 | 74t | 1 |
| Willie Gault | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Emery Moorehead | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bob Bruer | 6 | 97 | 16.2 | 26 | 0 |
| Mike Jones | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ted Brown | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Mardye McDole | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Terry LeCount | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Gary Fencik | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Ray Stachowicz | 4 | 166 | 41.5 | 48 | 2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 4 | 142 | 35.5 | 40 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Dennis McKinnon | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Leo Lewis | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Dennis Gentry | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 25 | 0 | |
| Willie Gault | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Darrin Nelson | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 25 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Richard Dent | 2.0 |
| Gary Campbell | 1.0 |
| Mike Singletary | 1.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Randy Holloway | 1.0 |
| Doug Martin | 1.0 |
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