Week 2
Final
MIN
CHI1Q
3 - 0
G. Davis 33-yard field goal.
2Q
3 - 3
J. Jaeger 39-yard field goal.
2Q
3 - 10
R. Proehl 25-yard TD catch from E. Kramer.
Made XP
3Q
6 - 10
G. Davis 28-yard field goal.
3Q
13 - 10
O. Thomas 22-yard TD fumble return.
Made XP
3Q
13 - 17
B. Engram 10-yard TD catch from E. Kramer.
Made XP
4Q
20 - 17
J. Reed 21-yard TD catch from B. Johnson.
Made XP
4Q
20 - 24
R. Harris 59-yard TD run.
Made XP
4Q
27 - 24
C. Walsh 9-yard TD catch from B. Johnson.
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
285
Johnson
MIN
Rush Yds
85
Smith
MIN
Rec Yds
118
Reed
MIN
Scrim TD
1
Reed
MIN
Matchup
1997 NFC Central
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Packers | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 |
 Buccaneers | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 |
 Lions | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 |
 Vikings | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 |
 Bears | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 |
Game Summary
The Chicago Bears couldn't pull it off against the Minnesota Vikings, 27 to 24, on September 7, 1997.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Johnson #14 | 33/44 | 285 | 6.5 | 2 | 1 | 3-24 | 97.3 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Kramer #12 | 21/36 | 174 | 4.8 | 2 | 0 | 2-16 | 89.4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Smith #26 | 13 | 85 | 6.5 | 0 | 39 |
L. Hoard #33 | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | 11 |
C. Evans #29 | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
B. Johnson #14 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Harris #29 | 8 | 77 | 9.6 | 1 | 59 |
R. Salaam #31 | 13 | 64 | 4.9 | 0 | 17 |
E. Kramer #12 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
T. Hughes #33 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Reed #86 | 0/0 | 118 | 9.8 | 1 | 21 |
C. Carter #80 | 0/0 | 107 | 11.9 | 0 | 21 |
D. Palmer #22 | 0/0 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 8 |
H. Goodwin #83 | 0/0 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 11 |
C. Evans #29 | 0/0 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 7 |
C. Walsh #81 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | 9 |
L. Hoard #33 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
R. Smith #26 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Engram #84 | 0/0 | 63 | 10.5 | 1 | 15 |
R. Proehl #87 | 0/0 | 51 | 12.8 | 1 | 25 |
T. Hughes #33 | 0/0 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 12 |
R. Harris #29 | 0/0 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 8 |
R. Wetnight #89 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
C. Penn #86 | 0/0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
K. Jennings #85 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Alexander #90 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Marshall #36 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Cox #51 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Flanigan #99 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Harris #27 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Davis #5 | 2/4 | 3/3 | 9 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jaeger #18 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Cunningham #12 | 4 | 104 | 26.0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Sauerbrun #16 | 5 | 209 | 41.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Morrow #33 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Tate #28 | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Bownes #83 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Hughes #33 | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Palmer #22 | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Hughes #33 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Johnson #14 | 33/44 | 285 | 6.5 | 2 | 1 | 3-24 | 97.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Smith #26 | 13 | 85 | 6.5 | 0 | 39 |
L. Hoard #33 | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | 11 |
C. Evans #29 | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
B. Johnson #14 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Reed #86 | 0/0 | 118 | 9.8 | 1 | 21 |
C. Carter #80 | 0/0 | 107 | 11.9 | 0 | 21 |
D. Palmer #22 | 0/0 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 8 |
H. Goodwin #83 | 0/0 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 11 |
C. Evans #29 | 0/0 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 7 |
C. Walsh #81 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | 9 |
L. Hoard #33 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
R. Smith #26 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Alexander #90 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Davis #5 | 2/4 | 3/3 | 9 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Cunningham #12 | 4 | 104 | 26.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Morrow #33 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Tate #28 | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Palmer #22 | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Kramer #12 | 21/36 | 174 | 4.8 | 2 | 0 | 2-16 | 89.4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Harris #29 | 8 | 77 | 9.6 | 1 | 59 |
R. Salaam #31 | 13 | 64 | 4.9 | 0 | 17 |
E. Kramer #12 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
T. Hughes #33 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Engram #84 | 0/0 | 63 | 10.5 | 1 | 15 |
R. Proehl #87 | 0/0 | 51 | 12.8 | 1 | 25 |
T. Hughes #33 | 0/0 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 12 |
R. Harris #29 | 0/0 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 8 |
R. Wetnight #89 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
C. Penn #86 | 0/0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
K. Jennings #85 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Marshall #36 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Cox #51 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Flanigan #99 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Harris #27 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jaeger #18 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Sauerbrun #16 | 5 | 209 | 41.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Bownes #83 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Hughes #33 | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Hughes #33 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
378
Total Yds
305
261
Pass Yds
158
117
Rush Yds
147
72
Total Plays
61
5.3
Yards Per Play
5
5.6
Yards Per Pass
4.2
4.7
Yards Per Rush
6.4
32:04
Possession
27:56
23
1st Downs
16
18
Passing 1st Downs
10
4
Rushing 1st Downs
6
1
1st Downs from Penalties
0
7/16
3rd Down
5/12
1/1
4th Down
0/1
4
Punts
5
1
Turnovers
2
1
Interceptions Thrown
0
0
Fumbles Lost
2
2
Penalties
3
2.0
Sacks
3.0
0
D/ST TD
0
