| Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 18, 1988 Location: Chicago, IL Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 63990 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 85 F Humidty: 53% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Anthony Carter 40 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chuck Nelson kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Ron Morris 11 pass from Jim McMahon (Kevin Butler kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Hassan Jones 19 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chuck Nelson kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Nelson 37 FG | 17 | 7 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chris Martin opponents fumble recovery in end zone (Chuck Nelson kick) | 24 | 7 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Anthony Carter 16 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chuck Nelson kick) | 31 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Anthony Carter |
| 84 | WR | Hassan Jones |
| 65 | LOT | Gary Zimmerman |
| 64 | LOG | Randall McDaniel |
| 63 | C | Kirk Lowdermilk |
| 66 | ROG | Terry Tausch |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 83 | TE | Steve Jordan |
| 9 | QB | Tommy Kramer |
| 36 | RB | Allen Rice |
| 46 | FB | Alfred Anderson |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | Bubba Baker |
| 97 | LDT | Henry Thomas |
| 75 | RDT | Keith Millard |
| 56 | RDE | Chris Doleman |
| 51 | LLB | David Howard |
| 55 | MLB | Scott Studwell |
| 54 | RLB | Jesse Solomon |
| 30 | LCB | Issiac Holt |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 44 | FS | John Harris |
| 39 | RCB | Carl Lee |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Dennis Gentry |
| 85 | WR | Dennis McKinnon |
| 74 | OT | Jim Covert |
| 65 | LOG | Mark Bortz |
| 63 | C | Jay Hilgenberg |
| 57 | ROG | Tom Thayer |
| 78 | ROT | Keith Van Horne |
| 87 | TE | Emery Moorehead |
| 9 | QB | Jim McMahon |
| 35 | RB | Neal Anderson |
| 26 | FB | Matt Suhey |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | William Perry |
| 76 | LDT | Steve McMichael |
| 99 | RDT | Dan Hampton |
| 95 | RDE | Richard Dent |
| 59 | LLB | Ron Rivera |
| 50 | MLB | Mike Singletary |
| 51 | RLB | Jim Morrissey |
| 27 | LCB | Mike Richardson |
| 22 | SS | Dave Duerson |
| 37 | FS | Maurice Douglass |
| 24 | RCB | Vestee Jackson |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 34:55 | 20 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 5/14 | 0/0 | 8 | 55 | 1 | 0 |
| CHIB | 25:05 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4/11 | 0/2 | 4 | 30 | 3 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Allen Rice | 16 | 64 | 4.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Darryl Harris | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Rick Fenney | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 127 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Thomas Sanders | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Brad Muster | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Neal Anderson | 8 | 12 | 1.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Jim Harbaugh | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Tomczak | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim McMahon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 70 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 25 | 15 | 60.0 | 1 | 258 | 10.3 | 40t | 3 | 1 | 9 | 118.0 |
| Wade Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 1 | 258 | 9.6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 109.8 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Jim McMahon | 15 | 9 | 60.0 | 1 | 116 | 7.7 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 78.8 |
| Mike Tomczak | 12 | 3 | 25.0 | 2 | 28 | 2.3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jim Harbaugh | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 0 | 38 | 4.2 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 56.7 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 16 | 44.4 | 3 | 182 | 5.1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 34.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Allen Rice | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Anthony Carter | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 40t | 2 |
| Steve Jordan | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Jim Gustafson | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Hassan Jones | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19t | 1 |
| Rick Fenney | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 258 | 17.2 | 3 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Neal Anderson | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 22 | 0 |
| Emery Moorehead | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Ron Morris | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 11t | 1 |
| Brad Muster | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Glen Kozlowski | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Wendell Davis | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| James Thornton | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Dennis McKinnon | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 182 | 11.4 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| John Harris | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| David Howard | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jesse Solomon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | |||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Ron Rivera | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Bucky Scribner | 5 | 179 | 35.8 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 5 | 179 | 35.8 | 0 | |||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||
| Bryan Wagner | 5 | 209 | 41.8 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 5 | 209 | 41.8 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Leo Lewis | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 13 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | ||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Dennis McKinnon | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 23 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Darryl Harris | 2 | 0 | 40 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Dennis Gentry | 4 | 0 | 72 | 18.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Thomas Sanders | 1 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 96 | 19.2 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Bubba Baker | 1.0 |
| Chris Doleman | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Chicago Bears | |
| Richard Dent | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |