| Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: October 27, 1985 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 63815 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 54 F Humidty: 50% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Dennis McKinnon 33 pass from Jim McMahon (Kevin Butler kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 40 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Darrin Nelson 1 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 29 FG | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Otis Wilson 23 interception return (Kevin Butler kick) | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 20 pass from Jim McMahon (Kevin Butler kick) | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Safety, Steve Fuller tackled in end zone by Neil Elshire | 9 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Anthony Carter |
| 89 | WR | Mike Jones |
| 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 |
| 9 | QB | Tommy Kramer |
| 20 | RB | Darrin Nelson |
| 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 |
| 54 | ROLB | Fred McNeill |
| 21 | LCB | Rufus Bess |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 49 | FS | Keith Nord |
| 37 | RCB | Willie Teal |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Willie Gault |
| 85 | WR | Dennis McKinnon |
| 74 | LOT | Jim Covert |
| 62 | LOG | Mark Bortz |
| 63 | C | Jay Hilgenberg |
| 57 | ROG | Tom Thayer |
| 78 | ROT | Keith Van Horne |
| 87 | TE | Emery Moorehead |
| 9 | QB | Jim McMahon |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Darrin Nelson | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 6 | 1 |
| Alfred Anderson | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 19 | 118 | 6.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Dennis Gentry | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim McMahon | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Thomas Sanders | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Willie Gault | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 33 | 16 | 48.5 | 3 | 176 | 5.3 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 26.8 |
| Wade Wilson | 13 | 5 | 38.5 | 2 | 60 | 4.6 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 13.8 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Jim McMahon | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 1 | 181 | 5.8 | 33t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 82.9 |
| Steve Fuller | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 34 | 11.3 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 77.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Darrin Nelson | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 28 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Anthony Carter | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Mike Jones | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Mularkey | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Matt Suhey | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 20t | 1 |
| Emery Moorehead | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Tim Wrightman | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
| James Maness | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Dennis McKinnon | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33t | 1 |
| Willie Gault | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Willie Teal | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Wilber Marshall | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Otis Wilson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23t | 1 |
| Kenny Taylor | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Dave Duerson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 6 | 252 | 42.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Maury Buford | 4 | 188 | 47.0 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Kenny Taylor | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 14 | 0 | |
| Dennis McKinnon | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Buster Rhymes | 4 | 119 | 29.8 | 48 | 0 | |
| Darrin Nelson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Maurice Turner | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Neil Elshire | 1.0 |
| Chicago Bears | |
| Otis Wilson | 2.0 |
| Mike Hartenstine | 1.0 |
| William Perry | 1.0 |
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