The Chicago Bears were defeated by the Minnesota Vikings, 24 to 20, on September 25, 1978.

Final

Vikings

2-2-0

24

Bears

3-1-0

20

Team

MIN

CHI

1

14

7

2

0

3

7

3

4

3

7

Total

24

20

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

MIN

CHI

Sammy White 33-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick)

7

0

Matt Blair 49-yard fumble return (Rick Danmeier kick)

14

0

Walter Payton 3-yard run (Bob Thomas kick)

14

7

2nd quarter

MIN

CHI

Bob Thomas 27-yard field goal

14

10

3rd quarter

MIN

CHI

Bob Thomas 32-yard field goal

14

13

Chuck Foreman 1-yard run (Rick Danmeier kick)

21

13

4th quarter

MIN

CHI

Rick Danmeier 29-yard field goal

24

13

Walter Payton 1-yard run (Bob Thomas kick)

24

20

Vikings

Bears

1st Downs

17

23

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

60

75

Total Yards

295

278

Yards per play

4.9

3.7

Passing

142

188

Comp - Att

14 - 20

22 - 37

Yards per pass

6.8

4.8

Interceptions thrown

1

2

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 10

2 - 19

Rushing

153

90

Rushing Attempts

39

36

Yards per rush

3.9

2.5

Penalties

13

5

Turnovers

2

3

Fumbles lost

1

Interceptions

1

2

Possession

Vikings

Bears

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Fran Tarkenton	14	20	152	7.6	1	1		87.9
Team	14	20	142	7.6	1	1	1	87.9

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Rickey Young	17	81	4.8	0
Chuck Foreman	17	73	4.3	1
Brent McClanahan	1	1	1.0	0
Robert Miller	2	0	0.0	0
Fran Tarkenton	2	-2	-1.0	0
Team	39	153	3.9	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Sammy White	6	82	13.7	1
Ahmad Rashad	2	25	12.5	0
Bob Tucker	2	21	10.5	0
Rickey Young	3	17	5.7	0
Brent McClanahan	1	7	7.0	0
Team	14	152	7.6	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

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

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Mike Wood	2	80	40.0
Team	3	80	26.7

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Kevin Miller	2	55	27.5
Sammy White	1	20	20.0
Team	3	75	25.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Kevin Miller	2	7	3.5	0
Team	2	7	3.5	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SCK	RATE
Bob Avellini	22	36	207	5.8	2		53.8
Bob Parsons	0	1	0	0.0	0		39.6
Team	22	37	188	5.6	2	2	52.4

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Walter Payton	24	58	2.4	2
Roland Harper	10	31	3.1	0
Bob Avellini	2	1	0.5	0
Team	36	90	2.5	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Golden Richards	6	76	12.7
Walter Payton	4	37	9.3
Greg Latta	4	35	8.8
Roland Harper	6	33	5.5
James Scott	2	26	13.0
Team	22	207	5.6	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Bob Thomas	2	2		2	8
Team	2	2		2	8

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Bob Parsons	3	115	38.3
Team	3	115	38.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Mike Morgan	3	63	21.0
Len Walterscheid	2	49	24.5
Team	5	112	22.4

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Steve Schubert	1	8	8.0	0
Team	1	8	8.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,562

Fields

RUSH

657

Fields

REC

1,364

Moore

Team Rankings

PPG

21.2

18th

OPP PPG

22.3

20th

RUSH YDS/G

141.1

2nd

PASS YDS/G

201.2

27th

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

Packers

9-8-0

17

Final

9

Bears

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 Chicago Bears were defeated by the Minnesota Vikings, 24 to 20, on September 25, 1978.

Final

Vikings

24

Bears

20

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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2,562

657

1,364

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

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