The Chicago Bears came up just a bit short against the Minnesota Vikings, 27 to 24, on September 7, 1997.
1st quarter
MIN
CHI
Greg Davis 33-yard field goal
3
0
2nd quarter
MIN
CHI
Jeff Jaeger 39-yard field goal
3
3
Ricky Proehl 25-yard pass from Erik Kramer (Jeff Jaeger kick)
3
10
3rd quarter
MIN
CHI
Greg Davis 28-yard field goal
6
10
Orlando Thomas 22-yard fumble return (Greg Davis kick)
13
10
Bobby Engram 10-yard pass from Erik Kramer (Jeff Jaeger kick)
13
17
4th quarter
MIN
CHI
Jake Reed 21-yard pass from Brad Johnson (Greg Davis kick)
20
17
Raymont Harris 59-yard run (Jeff Jaeger kick)
20
24
Chris Walsh 9-yard pass from Brad Johnson (Greg Davis kick)
27
24
Vikings
Bears
1st Downs
23
16
Passing 1st Downs
18
10
Rushing 1st Downs
4
6
1st downs from penalties
1
0
3rd down efficiency
7 - 16
5 - 12
4th down efficiency
1 - 1
0 - 1
Total Plays
72
61
Total Yards
378
305
Yards per play
5.3
5.0
Passing
261
158
Comp - Att
33 - 44
21 - 36
Yards per pass
5.6
4.2
Interceptions thrown
1
0
Sacks - Yards lost
3 - 24
2 - 16
Rushing
117
147
Rushing Attempts
25
23
Yards per rush
4.7
6.4
Penalties
2
3
Turnovers
1
2
Fumbles lost
0
2
Interceptions
1
0
Possession
32:04
27:56
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 33 | 44 | 285 | 6.5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 97.3 |
| Team | 33 | 44 | 261 | 6.5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 97.3 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Smith | 13 | 85 | 6.5 | 0 |
| Leroy Hoard | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 |
| Chuck Evans | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Brad Johnson | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Team | 25 | 117 | 4.7 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Reed | 12 | 118 | 9.8 | 1 | |
| Cris Carter | 9 | 107 | 11.9 | 0 | |
| David Palmer | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Hunter Goodwin | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Evans | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Chris Walsh | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | |
| Leroy Hoard | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Robert Smith | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 33 | 285 | 6.5 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Alexander | 2.0 | |||||
| Team | 2.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Davis | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | |
| Team | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randall Cunningham | 4 | 104 | 26.0 | |
| Team | 4 | 104 | 26.0 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Tate | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | |
| Harold Morrow | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Palmer | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Kramer | 21 | 36 | 174 | 4.8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 89.4 |
| Team | 21 | 36 | 158 | 4.8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 89.4 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymont Harris | 8 | 77 | 9.6 | 1 |
| Rashaan Salaam | 13 | 64 | 4.9 | 0 |
| Tyrone Hughes | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Erik Kramer | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Team | 23 | 147 | 6.4 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Engram | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 1 | |
| Ricky Proehl | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 1 | |
| Tyrone Hughes | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Raymont Harris | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Ryan Wetnight | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Chris Penn | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Keith Jennings | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 21 | 174 | 4.8 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Cox | 1.0 | |||||
| Jim Flanigan | 1.0 | |||||
| Anthony Marshall | 1.0 | |||||
| Team | 3.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Jaeger | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Sauerbrun | 5 | 209 | 41.8 | |
| Team | 5 | 209 | 41.8 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Hughes | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| Fabien Bownes | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Hughes | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
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