The Minnesota Vikings defeated the Chicago Bears, 30 to 27, on October 21, 1979.

Final

Bears

3-5-0

27

Vikings

4-4-0

30

Team

CHI

MIN

1

7

3

2

7

3

7

4

10

13

Total

27

30

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

CHI

MIN

Rick Danmeier 43-yard field goal

0

3

Brian Baschnagel 54-yard pass from Walter Payton (Bob Thomas kick)

7

3

2nd quarter

CHI

MIN

Walter Payton 2-yard pass from Bob Avellini (Bob Thomas kick)

14

3

Sammy White 55-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick)

14

10

3rd quarter

CHI

MIN

Stu Voigt 3-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick)

14

17

Bob Thomas 23-yard field goal

17

4th quarter

CHI

MIN

Bob Thomas 23-yard field goal

20

17

Walter Payton 2-yard run (Bob Thomas kick)

27

17

Rickey Young 17-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (kick failed)

27

23

Rickey Young 5-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick)

27

30

Bears

Vikings

1st Downs

23

15

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

80

65

Total Yards

496

267

Yards per play

6.2

4.1

Passing

292

213

Comp - Att

16 - 30

19 - 43

Yards per pass

9.4

4.8

Interceptions thrown

3

1

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 10

1 - 5

Rushing

204

54

Rushing Attempts

49

21

Yards per rush

4.2

2.6

Penalties

8

7

Turnovers

4

2

Fumbles lost

1

Interceptions

3

1

Possession

Bears

Vikings

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Mike Phipps	10	16	200	12.5	0	0		106.3
Walter Payton	1	1	54	54.0	1	0		158.3
Bob Avellini	5	13	48	3.7	1	3		35.6
Team	16	30	292	10.1	2	3	1	71.1

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Walter Payton	23	111	4.8	1
Dave Williams	19	56	2.9	0
Mike Phipps	4	17	4.3	0
Willie McClendon	1	13	13.0	0
Robin Earl	1	4	4.0	0
Bob Avellini	1	3	3.0	0
Team	49	204	4.2	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Brian Baschnagel	4	104	26.0	1
James Scott	4	66	16.5	0
Dave Williams	2	47	23.5	0
Mike Cobb	2	32	16.0	0
Greg Latta	2	27	13.5	0
Walter Payton	2	26	13.0	1
Team	16	302	10.1	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Bob Thomas	2	2		3	9
Team	2	2		3	9

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Bob Parsons	6	254	42.3
Team	6	254	42.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Len Walterscheid	2	51	25.5
Rickey Watts	3	20	6.7
Willie McClendon	1	12	12.0
Team	6	83	13.8

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Len Walterscheid	2	18	9.0
Steve Schubert	1	9	9.0
Team	3	27	9.0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Tommy Kramer	19	43	218	5.1	4	1		81.3
Team	19	43	213	5.1	4	1	1	81.3

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Chuck Foreman	6	28	4.7
Rickey Young	6	17	2.8
Ted Brown	8	14	1.8
Tommy Kramer	1	-5	-5.0
Team	21	54	2.6

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Sammy White	3	91	30.3	1
Rickey Young	10	61	6.1	2
Bob Tucker	2	33	16.5	0
Ted Brown	2	15	7.5	0
Ahmad Rashad	1	15	15.0	0
Stu Voigt	1	3	3.0	1
Team	19	218	5.1	4	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Rick Danmeier	1	1		3	6
Team	1	1		3	6

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Greg Coleman	9	342	38.0
Team	9	342	38.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Jimmy Edwards	5	171	34.2
Brent McClanahan	1	18	18.0
Team	6	189	31.5

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Jimmy Edwards	5	46	9.2	0
Team	5	46	9.2	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,331

Cousins

RUSH

700

Mattison

REC

1,074

Jefferson

Team Rankings

PPG

20.2

22nd

OPP PPG

21.3

13th

RUSH YDS/G

91.4

29th

PASS YDS/G

276.5

1st

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Lions	12	5	.706
Packers	9	8	.529
Bears	7	10	.412
Vikings	7	10	.412

Last Game

Lions

12-5-0

30

Final

20

Vikings

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The Minnesota Vikings defeated the Chicago Bears, 30 to 27, on October 21, 1979.

Final

Bears

27

Vikings

30

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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2,331

700

1,074

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

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NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule