Bears 27-23 Vikings (8 Sep, 2002) Box Score

Minnesota Vikings

0-1, 0-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	3	17	0	3	23
CHI	7	3	3	14	27

Chicago Bears

1-0, 1-0 home

Minnesota Passing


Daunte Culpepper
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
16/28	234	8.4	1	2	1-6	66.7
16/28	228	8.4	1	2	1-6	66.7

Chicago Passing


Jim Miller
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
20/33	297	9.0	2	1	1-9	97.7
20/33	288	9.0	2	1	1-9	97.7

Minnesota Rushing


Michael Bennett
Moe Williams
Doug Chapman
Daunte Culpepper
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
16	53	3.3	0	12
7	48	6.9	0	12
5	33	6.6	0	12
5	6	1.2	1	7
33	140	4.2	1	12

Chicago Rushing


Anthony Thomas
Leon Johnson
Jim Miller
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
19	45	2.4	1	11
4	31	7.8	0	13
3	4	1.3	0	5
26	80	3.1	1	13

Minnesota Receiving


Byron Chamberlain
Randy Moss
Jimmy Kleinsasser
D'Wayne Bates
Derrick Alexander
Moe Williams
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
1	61	61.0	0	61
6	58	9.7	1	33
5	58	11.6	0	20
2	50	25.0	0	46
1	11	11.0	0	11
1	-4	-4.0	0	-4
16	234	14.6	1	61

Chicago Receiving


Marty Booker
Dez White
Anthony Thomas
John Davis
Marcus Robinson
David Terrell
Leon Johnson
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
8	198	24.8	1	54
4	46	11.5	0	20
4	22	5.5	0	9
1	10	10.0	0	10
1	10	10.0	0	10
1	9	9.0	1	9
1	2	2.0	0	2
20	297	14.9	2	54

Minnesota Fumbles


Daunte Culpepper
Michael Bennett
Talance Sawyer
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	0	0
0	0	1
2	1	1

Chicago Fumbles


Jim Miller
Bryan Knight
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
0	0	1
1	1	1

Minnesota Defense



Willie Offord
Eric Kelly
Henri Crockett
Kenny Mixon
Greg Biekert
Ronnie Bradford
Chris Hovan
Lance Johnstone
Corey Chavous
Patrick Chukwurah
Harold Morrow
Jim Nelson
Tyrone Carter
Chris Walsh
Derrick Alexander
Moe Williams
Lorenzo Bromell
Chuck Wiley
Talance Sawyer
Antonio Wilson
Brian Williams
Nick Rogers
Jack Brewer
Fred Robbins
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
6	6	0	0	1	0	0
6	5	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	0	0	1	0	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	1	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0
58	52	1	0	3	0	0

Chicago Defense



Brian Urlacher
Michael Green
Rosevelt Colvin
Jerry Azumah
Ted Washington
Mike Brown
Bobby Gray
Warrick Holdman
Todd McMillon
R.W. McQuarters
Larry Whigham
Bobbie Howard
Bryan Knight
Keith Traylor
Marty Booker
Reggie Austin
Anthony Thomas
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
11	9	0	0	0	0	0
10	6	0	0	1	0	0
5	5	1	0	0	0	0
5	5	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	1	0	0
5	4	0	0	2	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	2	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
64	54	1	0	6	0	0

Minnesota Interceptions


Willie Offord
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	6	0
1	6	0

Chicago Interceptions


Mike Brown
Reggie Austin
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	16	0
1	0	0
2	16	0

Minnesota Kick Returns


Moe Williams
Nick Davis
Doug Chapman
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
3	71	23.7	27
1	28	28.0	28
1	16	16.0	16
5	115	23.0	28

Chicago Kick Returns


Leon Johnson
Rabih Abdullah
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
3	63	21.0	30
2	46	23.0	27
5	109	21.8	30

Minnesota Punt Returns


Nick Davis
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	16	8.0	14	0
2	16	8.0	14	0

Chicago Punt Returns


Leon Johnson
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	37	18.5	23	0
2	37	18.5	23	0

Minnesota Kicking


Doug Brien
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
3/3	100.0	42	2/2	11
3/3	100.0	42	2/2	11

Chicago Kicking


Paul Edinger
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
2/3	66.7	49	3/3	9
2/3	66.7	49	3/3	9

Minnesota Punting


Kyle Richardson
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
3	116	38.7	0	0	50
3	116	38.7	0	0	50

Chicago Punting


Brad Maynard
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
3	122	40.7	0	1	43
3	122	40.7	0	1	43

6:00 PM, 8 September 2002

Attendance: 63,226

Referees:
Mike Carey

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Detroit	7	1	.875	258	148
Minnesota	6	2	.750	209	150
Green Bay	6	3	.667	230	194
Chicago	4	4	.500	172	148

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