| Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: December 6, 1987 Location: Minneapolis, MN |
| Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 62331 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 23 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Willie Gault 42 pass from Jim McMahon (Kevin Butler kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 26 FG | 13 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Allen Rice 1 pass from Wade Wilson (Chuck Nelson kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Willie Gault 16 pass from Jim McMahon (Kevin Butler kick) | 20 | 7 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Anthony Carter 60 pass from Wade Wilson (Chuck Nelson kick) | 20 | 14 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Anthony Carter 35 pass from Wade Wilson (Chuck Nelson kick) | 20 | 21 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Nelson 27 FG | 20 | 24 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 30 FG | 23 | 24 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Dennis Gentry 38 pass from Mike Tomczak (Kevin Butler kick) | 30 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Willie Gault |
| 84 | WR | Ron Morris |
| 68 | LOT | Paul Blair |
| 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 |
| 35 | FB | Neal Anderson |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Al Harris |
| 76 | LDT | Steve McMichael |
| 72 | RDT | William Perry |
| 95 | RDE | Richard Dent |
| 59 | LLB | Ron Rivera |
| 50 | MLB | Mike Singletary |
| 58 | RLB | Wilber Marshall |
| 27 | LCB | Mike Richardson |
| 25 | SS | Todd Bell |
| 22 | FS | Dave Duerson |
| 24 | RCB | Vestee Jackson |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Anthony Carter |
| 87 | WR | Leo Lewis |
| 65 | LOT | Gary Zimmerman |
| 72 | LOG | Dave Huffman |
| 63 | C | Kirk Lowdermilk |
| 68 | ROG | Greg Koch |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 83 | TE | Steve Jordan |
| 9 | QB | Tommy Kramer |
| 20 | RB | Darrin Nelson |
| 46 | FB | Alfred Anderson |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Doug Martin |
| 97 | LDT | Henry Thomas |
| 73 | RDT | Stafford Mays |
| 56 | RDE | Chris Doleman |
| 57 | LLB | Chris Martin |
| 55 | MLB | Scott Studwell |
| 54 | RLB | Jesse Solomon |
| 30 | LCB | Issiac Holt |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 44 | FS | John Harris |
| 39 | RCB | Carl Lee |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Neal Anderson | 13 | 75 | 5.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 14 | 0 |
| Jim McMahon | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Thomas Sanders | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Darrin Nelson | 14 | 25 | 1.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Wade Wilson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Rick Fenney | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Gustafson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Jim McMahon | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 1 | 186 | 8.5 | 42t | 2 | 1 | 7 | 90.3 |
| Mike Tomczak | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 96 | 8.0 | 38t | 1 | 2 | 11 | 104.9 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 1 | 91 | 4.6 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 41.9 |
| Wade Wilson | 19 | 12 | 63.2 | 0 | 211 | 11.1 | 60t | 3 | 2 | 7 | 140.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Dennis McKinnon | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 33 | 0 |
| Dennis Gentry | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 38t | 1 |
| Willie Gault | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 42t | 2 |
| Ron Morris | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Emery Moorehead | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Neal Anderson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Darrin Nelson | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Anthony Carter | 3 | 106 | 35.3 | 60t | 2 |
| Jim Gustafson | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Hassan Jones | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Rick Fenney | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Dave Duerson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Carl Lee | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bryan Wagner | 4 | 160 | 40.0 | 57 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 6 | 239 | 39.8 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Dennis McKinnon | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 9 | 0 | |
| Dave Duerson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Anthony Carter | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 22 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Thomas Sanders | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 28 | 0 | |
| Dennis Gentry | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Matt Suhey | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Neal Guggemos | 6 | 123 | 20.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Darrin Nelson | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Steve McMichael | 2.5 |
| William Perry | 1.0 |
| Ron Rivera | 1.0 |
| Al Harris | 0.5 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Stafford Mays | 2.0 |
| Chris Doleman | 1.0 |
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