Week 5
Final
CHI
MIN1Q
0 - 7
T. Brown 8-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1Q
0 - 10
R. Danmeier 43-yard field goal.
FG Made
2Q
0 - 17
A. Rashad 15-yard TD catch from T. Kramer.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
7 - 17
B. Baschnagel 16-yard TD catch from V. Evans.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
14 - 17
V. Evans 4-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
14 - 24
J. Senser 11-yard TD catch from T. Kramer.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
21 - 24
B. Baschnagel 7-yard TD catch from V. Evans.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
307
Evans
CHI
Rush Yds
97
Brown
MIN
Rec Yds
140
Margerum
CHI
Scrim TD
2
Baschnagel
CHI
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1981 NFC Central
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buccaneers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 |
 Lions | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 |
 Packers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 |
 Vikings | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 |
 Bears | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 |
Game Summary
The Minnesota Vikings squeaked out a win over the Chicago Bears, 24 to 21, on October 4, 1981.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Evans #8 | 26/43 | 307 | 7.1 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 88.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Kramer #9 | 20/38 | 223 | 5.9 | 2 | 1 | 1-12 | 77.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Payton #34 | 20 | 49 | 2.5 | 0 | 13 |
V. Evans #8 | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 1 | 0 |
M. Suhey #26 | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | 7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brown #23 | 24 | 97 | 4.0 | 1 | 12 |
R. Young #34 | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 0 | 13 |
T. Galbreath #34 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Margerum #82 | 0/0 | 140 | 14.0 | 0 | 18 |
B. Baschnagel #84 | 0/0 | 69 | 11.5 | 2 | 22 |
W. Payton #34 | 0/0 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 18 |
D. Williams #22 | 0/0 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 15 |
M. Anderson #88 | 0/0 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
M. Suhey #26 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
R. Earl #81 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
E. Zanders #79 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Rashad #28 | 0/0 | 60 | 15.0 | 1 | 17 |
R. Young #34 | 0/0 | 60 | 12.0 | 0 | 22 |
S. White #85 | 0/0 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | 13 |
J. Senser #81 | 0/0 | 30 | 15.0 | 1 | 19 |
T. Brown #23 | 0/0 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | 10 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Fencik #45 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Hannon #45 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Nielsen #6 | 0/1 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Danmeier #7 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Parsons #86 | 8 | 318 | 39.8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Coleman #8 | 9 | 367 | 40.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Williams #22 | 4 | 114 | 28.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. McDole #88 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Nord #49 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Payton #31 | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Fisher #24 | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Payton #31 | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Evans #8 | 26/43 | 307 | 7.1 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 88.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Payton #34 | 20 | 49 | 2.5 | 0 | 13 |
V. Evans #8 | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 1 | 0 |
M. Suhey #26 | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | 7 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Margerum #82 | 0/0 | 140 | 14.0 | 0 | 18 |
B. Baschnagel #84 | 0/0 | 69 | 11.5 | 2 | 22 |
W. Payton #34 | 0/0 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 18 |
D. Williams #22 | 0/0 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 15 |
M. Anderson #88 | 0/0 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
M. Suhey #26 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
R. Earl #81 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
E. Zanders #79 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Fencik #45 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Nielsen #6 | 0/1 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Parsons #86 | 8 | 318 | 39.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Williams #22 | 4 | 114 | 28.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Fisher #24 | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Kramer #9 | 20/38 | 223 | 5.9 | 2 | 1 | 1-12 | 77.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brown #23 | 24 | 97 | 4.0 | 1 | 12 |
R. Young #34 | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 0 | 13 |
T. Galbreath #34 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Rashad #28 | 0/0 | 60 | 15.0 | 1 | 17 |
R. Young #34 | 0/0 | 60 | 12.0 | 0 | 22 |
S. White #85 | 0/0 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | 13 |
J. Senser #81 | 0/0 | 30 | 15.0 | 1 | 19 |
T. Brown #23 | 0/0 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | 10 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Hannon #45 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Danmeier #7 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Coleman #8 | 9 | 367 | 40.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. McDole #88 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Nord #49 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Payton #31 | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Payton #31 | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
396
Total Yds
345
307
Pass Yds
211
89
Rush Yds
134
74
Total Plays
73
5.4
Yards Per Play
4.7
7.1
Yards Per Pass
5.4
2.9
Yards Per Rush
3.9
24
1st Downs
22
16
Passing 1st Downs
12
7
Rushing 1st Downs
7
1
1st Downs from Penalties
3
8
Punts
9
2
Turnovers
1
1
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Fumbles Lost
0
8
Penalties
7
1.0
Sacks
0.0
0
D/ST TD
0
