Week 4
Final
MIN
CHI1Q
7 - 0
S. White 33-yard TD catch from F. Tarkenton.
Made XP
1Q
14 - 0
M. Blair 49-yard TD fumble return.
Made XP
1Q
14 - 7
W. Payton 3-yard TD run.
Made XP
2Q
14 - 10
B. Thomas 27-yard field goal.
3Q
14 - 13
B. Thomas 32-yard field goal.
3Q
21 - 13
C. Foreman 1-yard TD run.
Made XP
4Q
24 - 13
R. Danmeier 29-yard field goal.
4Q
24 - 20
W. Payton 1-yard TD run.
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
207
Avellini
CHI
Rush Yds
81
Young
MIN
Rec Yds
82
White
MIN
Scrim TD
2
Payton
CHI
Matchup
1978 NFC Central
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vikings | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 |
 Packers | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 |
 Lions | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 |
 Bears | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 |
 Buccaneers | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 |
Game Summary
The Chicago Bears couldn't pull it off against the Minnesota Vikings, 24 to 20, on September 25, 1978.
Game Info
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton #10 | 14/20 | 152 | 7.6 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 87.9 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Avellini #7 | 22/36 | 207 | 5.8 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 53.8 |
B. Parsons #86 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Young #34 | 17 | 81 | 4.8 | 0 | 16 |
C. Foreman #44 | 17 | 73 | 4.3 | 1 | 21 |
B. McClanahan #33 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
R. Miller #35 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
F. Tarkenton #10 | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Payton #34 | 24 | 58 | 2.4 | 2 | 6 |
R. Harper #35 | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 0 | 8 |
B. Avellini #7 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. White #85 | 0/0 | 82 | 13.7 | 1 | 33 |
A. Rashad #28 | 0/0 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 16 |
B. Tucker #38 | 0/0 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 19 |
R. Young #34 | 0/0 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 10 |
B. McClanahan #33 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Richards #83 | 0/0 | 76 | 12.7 | 0 | 18 |
W. Payton #34 | 0/0 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | 20 |
G. Latta #88 | 0/0 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 14 |
R. Harper #35 | 0/0 | 33 | 5.5 | 0 | 10 |
J. Scott #89 | 0/0 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Bryant #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Hannon #45 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Plank #46 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Danmeier #7 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Thomas #16 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Wood #16 | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Parsons #86 | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Miller #87 | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | 0 |
S. White #85 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Morgan #29 | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Walterscheid #23 | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Miller #87 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Schubert #85 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton #10 | 14/20 | 152 | 7.6 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 87.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Young #34 | 17 | 81 | 4.8 | 0 | 16 |
C. Foreman #44 | 17 | 73 | 4.3 | 1 | 21 |
B. McClanahan #33 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
R. Miller #35 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
F. Tarkenton #10 | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. White #85 | 0/0 | 82 | 13.7 | 1 | 33 |
A. Rashad #28 | 0/0 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 16 |
B. Tucker #38 | 0/0 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 19 |
R. Young #34 | 0/0 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 10 |
B. McClanahan #33 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Bryant #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Wood #16 | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Miller #87 | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | 0 |
S. White #85 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Miller #87 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Avellini #7 | 22/36 | 207 | 5.8 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 53.8 |
B. Parsons #86 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Payton #34 | 24 | 58 | 2.4 | 2 | 6 |
R. Harper #35 | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 0 | 8 |
B. Avellini #7 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Richards #83 | 0/0 | 76 | 12.7 | 0 | 18 |
W. Payton #34 | 0/0 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | 20 |
G. Latta #88 | 0/0 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 14 |
R. Harper #35 | 0/0 | 33 | 5.5 | 0 | 10 |
J. Scott #89 | 0/0 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Plank #46 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Thomas #16 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Parsons #86 | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Morgan #29 | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Walterscheid #23 | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Schubert #85 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
295
Total Yds
278
142
Pass Yds
188
153
Rush Yds
90
0
Total Drives
0
60
Total Plays
75
4.9
Yards Per Play
3.7
6.8
Yards Per Pass
4.8
3.9
Yards Per Rush
2.5
Possession
0
Biggest Lead
0
17
1st Downs
23
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st Downs from Penalties
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3rd Down
/
/
4th Down
/
/
Red Zone
/
3
Punts
3
2
Turnovers
3
1
Interceptions Thrown
2
1
Fumbles Lost
1
13
Penalties
5
2.0
Sacks
1.0
Tackles For Loss
0
D/ST TD
0
