| Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 19, 1988 Location: Minneapolis, MN Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 62067 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 27 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Steve Jordan 3 pass from Wade Wilson (Chuck Nelson kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Alfred Anderson 1 run (Chuck Nelson kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Alfred Anderson 18 pass from Wade Wilson (Chuck Nelson kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 20 FG | 3 | 21 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Dennis McKinnon 76 pass from Mike Tomczak (Kevin Butler kick) | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Neal Anderson 51 run (Kevin Butler kick) | 17 | 21 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 45 FG | 20 | 21 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Walker Lee Ashley 94 interception return (Chuck Nelson kick) | 20 | 28 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Dennis Gentry 1 pass from Mike Tomczak (Kevin Butler kick) | 27 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Dennis Gentry |
| 85 | WR | Dennis McKinnon |
| 74 | LOT | Jim Covert |
| 65 | LOG | Mark Bortz |
| 63 | C | Jay Hilgenberg |
| 57 | ROG | Tom Thayer |
| 73 | ROT | John Wojciechowski |
| 80 | TE | James Thornton |
| 18 | QB | Mike Tomczak |
| 35 | RB | Neal Anderson |
| 26 | FB | Matt Suhey |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Al Harris |
| 76 | LDT | Steve McMichael |
| 99 | RDT | Dan Hampton |
| 97 | RDE | Sean Smith |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 11 | QB | Wade Wilson |
| 20 | RB | Darrin Nelson |
| 46 | FB | Alfred Anderson |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | Bubba Baker |
| 73 | LDT | Stafford Mays |
| 75 | RDT | Keith Millard |
| 56 | RDE | Chris Doleman |
| 51 | LLB | David Howard |
| 55 | MLB | Scott Studwell |
| 54 | RLB | Jesse Solomon |
| 48 | LCB | Najee Mustafaa |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 44 | FS | John Harris |
| 39 | RCB | Carl Lee |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Neal Anderson | 22 | 122 | 5.5 | 51t | 1 |
| Brad Muster | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Thomas Sanders | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Tomczak | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Gentry | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Alfred Anderson | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 14 | 1 |
| Allen Rice | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Wade Wilson | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Anthony Carter | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Darryl Harris | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| D.J. Dozier | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Mike Tomczak | 32 | 16 | 50.0 | 1 | 285 | 8.9 | 76t | 2 | 1 | 5 | 88.7 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Wade Wilson | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 1 | 164 | 5.9 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 80.1 |
| Tommy Kramer | 7 | 1 | 14.3 | 1 | 13 | 1.9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Dennis McKinnon | 4 | 106 | 26.5 | 76t | 1 |
| Dennis Gentry | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 34 | 1 |
| Ron Morris | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Brad Muster | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Thomas Sanders | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Neal Anderson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Cap Boso | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Wendell Davis | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Anthony Carter | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Hassan Jones | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 13 | 1 |
| Alfred Anderson | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 18t | 1 |
| Allen Rice | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| D.J. Dozier | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Vestee Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Morrissey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Walker Lee Ashley | 1 | 94 | 94.0 | 94t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bryan Wagner | 7 | 332 | 47.4 | 57 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bucky Scribner | 8 | 312 | 39.0 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Dennis McKinnon | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Leo Lewis | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 64 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Dennis Gentry | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 30 | 0 | |
| Thomas Sanders | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| D.J. Dozier | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Darryl Harris | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Dan Hampton | 1.0 |
| Troy Johnson | 1.0 |
| Ron Rivera | 1.0 |
| Sean Smith | 1.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Keith Millard | 1.0 |
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