Week 8
Final
MIN
CHI1Q
0 - 7
W. Payton 39-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
3 - 7
F. Cox 24-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
6 - 7
F. Cox 24-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
6 - 14
J. Musso 3-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
13 - 14
F. Tarkenton 2-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
272
Tarkenton
MIN
Rush Yds
67
Payton
CHI
Rec Yds
77
Voigt
MIN
Scrim TD
1
Tarkenton
MIN
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1976 NFC Central
Vikings 
Bears 
Lions 
Packers Game Summary
The Chicago Bears squeaked out a win over the Minnesota Vikings, 14 to 13, on October 31, 1976.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton #10 | 24/46 | 272 | 5.9 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 52.1 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Avellini #7 | 3/12 | 34 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
B. Parsons #86 | 1/1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 118.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. McClanahan #33 | 17 | 60 | 3.5 | 0 | 19 |
C. Foreman #44 | 17 | 35 | 2.1 | 0 | 8 |
R. Miller #35 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
F. Tarkenton #10 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Payton #34 | 15 | 67 | 4.5 | 1 | 39 |
R. Harper #35 | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | 12 |
J. Musso #22 | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 1 | 9 |
M. Adamle #20 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 |
B. Avellini #7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Voigt #83 | 0/0 | 77 | 25.7 | 0 | 44 |
C. Foreman #44 | 0/0 | 72 | 9.0 | 0 | 24 |
B. Grim #26 | 0/0 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 16 |
S. White #85 | 0/0 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 21 |
B. McClanahan #33 | 0/0 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 23 |
R. Miller #35 | 0/0 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 11 |
S. Craig #84 | 0/0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Scott #89 | 0/0 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 38 |
S. Schubert #85 | 0/0 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Plank #46 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Brupbacher #59 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Cox #14 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 7 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Thomas #16 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Clabo #12 | 7 | 198 | 28.3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Parsons #86 | 8 | 283 | 35.4 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Willis #86 | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Baschnagel #84 | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Adamle #20 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Beamon #27 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Willis #86 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Livers #24 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
B. Baschnagel #84 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton #10 | 24/46 | 272 | 5.9 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 52.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. McClanahan #33 | 17 | 60 | 3.5 | 0 | 19 |
C. Foreman #44 | 17 | 35 | 2.1 | 0 | 8 |
R. Miller #35 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
F. Tarkenton #10 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Voigt #83 | 0/0 | 77 | 25.7 | 0 | 44 |
C. Foreman #44 | 0/0 | 72 | 9.0 | 0 | 24 |
B. Grim #26 | 0/0 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 16 |
S. White #85 | 0/0 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 21 |
B. McClanahan #33 | 0/0 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 23 |
R. Miller #35 | 0/0 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 11 |
S. Craig #84 | 0/0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Cox #14 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Clabo #12 | 7 | 198 | 28.3 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Willis #86 | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Beamon #27 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Willis #86 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Avellini #7 | 3/12 | 34 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
B. Parsons #86 | 1/1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 118.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Payton #34 | 15 | 67 | 4.5 | 1 | 39 |
R. Harper #35 | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | 12 |
J. Musso #22 | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 1 | 9 |
M. Adamle #20 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 |
B. Avellini #7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Scott #89 | 0/0 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 38 |
S. Schubert #85 | 0/0 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Plank #46 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Brupbacher #59 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Thomas #16 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Parsons #86 | 8 | 283 | 35.4 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Baschnagel #84 | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Adamle #20 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Livers #24 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
B. Baschnagel #84 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
354
Total Yds
173
248
Pass Yds
38
106
Rush Yds
135
87
Total Plays
48
4.1
Yards Per Play
3.6
5.1
Yards Per Pass
2.5
2.8
Yards Per Rush
4.1
23
1st Downs
7
7
Punts
8
2
Turnovers
1
2
Interceptions Thrown
0
0
Fumbles Lost
1
5
Penalties
8
2.0
Sacks
3.0
0
D/ST TD
0
