| Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: September 17, 1989 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 66475 |
| Weather: Haze Temp: 74 F Humidty: % Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Neal Anderson 24 pass from Mike Tomczak (Kevin Butler kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jim Gustafson 4 pass from Wade Wilson (Teddy Garcia kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 40 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Neal Anderson 2 run (Kevin Butler kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Neal Anderson 13 run (Kevin Butler kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Lemuel Stinson 29 interception return (Kevin Butler kick) | 7 | 31 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Mark Green 37 run (Kevin Butler kick) | 7 | 38 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Anthony Carter |
| 84 | WR | Hassan Jones |
| 65 | LOT | Gary Zimmerman |
| 64 | LOG | Randall McDaniel |
| 63 | C | Kirk Lowdermilk |
| 69 | ROG | Todd Kalis |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 86 | TE | Darryl Ingram |
| 11 | QB | Wade Wilson |
| 42 | RB | D.J. Dozier |
| 46 | FB | Alfred Anderson |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Al Noga |
| 97 | LDT | Henry Thomas |
| 75 | RDT | Keith Millard |
| 56 | RDE | Chris Doleman |
| 51 | LLB | David Howard |
| 55 | MLB | Scott Studwell |
| 57 | RLB | Mike Merriweather |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 29 | FS | Darrell Fullington |
| 39 | RCB | Carl Lee |
| 48 | RCB | Najee Mustafaa |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Dennis McKinnon |
| 84 | WR | Ron Morris |
| 74 | LOT | Jim Covert |
| 62 | LOG | Mark Bortz |
| 63 | C | Jay Hilgenberg |
| 57 | ROG | Tom Thayer |
| 78 | ROT | Keith Van Horne |
| 80 | TE | James Thornton |
| 18 | QB | Mike Tomczak |
| 35 | RB | Neal Anderson |
| 25 | FB | Brad Muster |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Trace Armstrong |
| 75 | LDT | Steve McMichael |
| 99 | RDT | Dan Hampton |
| 95 | RDE | Richard Dent |
| 59 | LLB | Ron Rivera |
| 50 | MLB | Mike Singletary |
| 51 | RLB | Jim Morrissey |
| 21 | LCB | Donnell Woolford |
| 22 | SS | Dave Duerson |
| 23 | FS | Shaun Gayle |
| 24 | RCB | Vestee Jackson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Alfred Anderson | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Rick Fenney | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| D.J. Dozier | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 3 | 0 |
| Wade Wilson | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Neal Anderson | 23 | 97 | 4.2 | 13t | 2 |
| Mark Green | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37t | 1 |
| Thomas Sanders | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 8 | 0 |
| James Thornton | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Tomczak | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Harbaugh | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brad Muster | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Wade Wilson | 42 | 24 | 57.1 | 4 | 253 | 6.0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43.2 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Mike Tomczak | 26 | 10 | 38.5 | 1 | 142 | 5.5 | 24t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Anthony Carter | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
| D.J. Dozier | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Hassan Jones | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Rick Fenney | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Gustafson | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 1 |
| Allen Rice | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Dennis McKinnon | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Neal Anderson | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 24t | 1 |
| Matt Suhey | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Ron Morris | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Brad Muster | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Joey Browner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Lemuel Stinson | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 1 |
| Shaun Gayle | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Rivera | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnell Woolford | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bucky Scribner | 5 | 173 | 34.6 | 49 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Maury Buford | 5 | 209 | 41.8 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Leo Lewis | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Mark Green | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 13 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Darrin Nelson | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 32 | 0 | |
| Allen Rice | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Rick Fenney | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Dennis Gentry | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Mark Green | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Chicago Bears | |
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