| Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: September 19, 1985 Location: Minneapolis, MN |
| Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 61242 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 3 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 33 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 24 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jan Stenerud 25 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 19 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Anthony Carter 14 pass from Tommy Kramer (Jan Stenerud kick) | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 34 FG | 9 | 10 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Mike Jones 9 pass from Tommy Kramer (Jan Stenerud kick) | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Willie Gault 70 pass from Jim McMahon (Kevin Butler kick) | 16 | 17 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Dennis McKinnon 25 pass from Jim McMahon (Kevin Butler kick) | 23 | 17 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Dennis McKinnon 43 pass from Jim McMahon (Kevin Butler kick) | 30 | 17 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Anthony Carter 57 pass from Tommy Kramer (Jan Stenerud kick) | 30 | 24 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 31 FG | 33 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Willie Gault |
| 85 | WR | Dennis McKinnon |
| 74 | LOT | Jim Covert |
| 62 | LOG | Mark Bortz |
| 63 | C | Jay Hilgenberg |
| 79 | ROG | Kurt Becker |
| 78 | ROT | Keith Van Horne |
| 87 | TE | Emery Moorehead |
| 4 | QB | Steve Fuller |
| 34 | RB | Walter Payton |
| 26 | FB | Matt Suhey |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Mike Hartenstine |
| 76 | LDT | Steve McMichael |
| 99 | RDT | Dan Hampton |
| 95 | RDE | Richard Dent |
| 55 | LLB | Otis Wilson |
| 50 | MLB | Mike Singletary |
| 58 | RLB | Wilber Marshall |
| 27 | LCB | Mike Richardson |
| 22 | SS | Dave Duerson |
| 45 | FS | Gary Fencik |
| 21 | RCB | Leslie Frazier |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Anthony Carter |
| 87 | WR | Leo Lewis |
| 68 | LOT | Curtis Rouse |
| 62 | LOG | Brent Boyd |
| 67 | C | Dennis Swilley |
| 66 | ROG | Terry Tausch |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 83 | TE | Steve Jordan |
| 86 | TE | Mike Mularkey |
| 9 | QB | Tommy Kramer |
| 46 | FB | Alfred Anderson |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Doug Martin |
| 96 | NT | Tim Newton |
| 77 | RDE | Mark Mullaney |
| 56 | LOLB | Chris Doleman |
| 52 | LILB | Dennis Johnson |
| 55 | RILB | Scott Studwell |
| 57 | ROLB | Chris Martin |
| 21 | LCB | Rufus Bess |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 49 | FS | Keith Nord |
| 37 | RCB | Willie Teal |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 15 | 62 | 4.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim McMahon | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Steve Fuller | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Calvin Thomas | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Darrin Nelson | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 4 | 0 |
| Ted Brown | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Greg Coleman | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Steve Fuller | 18 | 13 | 72.2 | 1 | 124 | 6.9 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 67.8 |
| Jim McMahon | 15 | 8 | 53.3 | 0 | 236 | 15.7 | 70t | 3 | 0 | 0 | 138.2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 55 | 28 | 50.9 | 3 | 436 | 7.9 | 57t | 3 | 4 | 25 | 73.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Willie Gault | 6 | 146 | 24.3 | 70t | 1 |
| Walter Payton | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Dennis McKinnon | 4 | 133 | 33.3 | 48 | 2 |
| Ken Margerum | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Emery Moorehead | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Brad Anderson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tim Wrightman | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Steve Jordan | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 23 | 0 |
| Anthony Carter | 4 | 102 | 25.5 | 57t | 2 |
| Leo Lewis | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Mike Jones | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 13 | 1 |
| Buster Rhymes | 3 | 89 | 29.7 | 36 | 0 |
| Mike Mularkey | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ted Brown | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Wilber Marshall | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Otis Wilson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Leslie Frazier | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Carl Lee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Maury Buford | 3 | 120 | 40.0 | 65 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Dennis McKinnon | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 11 | 0 | |
| Kenny Taylor | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Buster Rhymes | 6 | 182 | 30.3 | 55 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Steve McMichael | 2.0 |
| Dan Hampton | 1.0 |
| Richard Dent | 0.5 |
| Ron Rivera | 0.5 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Mark Mullaney | 1.0 |
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