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Minnesota Vikings 7 at Chicago Bears 26
Sunday, September 9, 1979
Stadium: Soldier Field (I), Start Time: 12:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 60 degrees, relative humidity 64%, wind 11 mph
Weather: 60 degrees, relative humidity 64%, wind 11 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings (1-1-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Chicago Bears (2-0-0) | 0 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 26 |
Scoring
| MIN | CHI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Vikings | Tommy Kramer 2 yard rush (Rick Danmeier kick) | 7 | 0 |
| Bears | Bob Thomas 34 yard field goal | 7 | 3 | |
| Bears | James Scott 56 yard pass from Vince Evans (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 10 | |
| 3rd | Bears | Safety, Brown fumbled kickoff out of end zone | 7 | 12 |
| Bears | Walter Payton 43 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 19 | |
| 4th | Bears | Walter Payton 26 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 26 |
Team Stats
| MIN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 13 | 15 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 29-88-1 | 39-236-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 10-19-117-0-1 | 9-19-123-1-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 5-46 | 3-30 |
| Net pass yards | 71 | 93 |
| Total yards | 159 | 329 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-38 | 7-40 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Ahmad Rashad | MIN | 5 | 70 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | MIN | 10 | 19 | 117 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Rickey Young | MIN | 9 | 36 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Chuck Foreman | MIN | 11 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | ||||||
| Ted Brown | MIN | 3 | 24 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Douglas Cunningham | MIN | 2 | 18 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Brent McClanahan | MIN | 2 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Robert Miller | MIN | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Walter Payton | CHI | 23 | 182 | 2 | 43 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 16 | ||||||
| James Scott | CHI | 3 | 76 | 1 | 56 | ||||||||||
| Dave Williams | CHI | 14 | 45 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| Vince Evans | CHI | 4 | 7 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 56 | ||||||||
| Mike Phipps | CHI | 5 | 12 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Brian Baschnagel | CHI | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Willie McClendon | CHI | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Nate Allen | MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ted Brown | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Jimmy Edwards | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Brian Baschnagel | CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Terry Schmidt | CHI | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Steve Schubert | CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Rickey Watts | CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Greg Coleman | MIN | 9 | 365 | 40.6 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Bob Parsons | CHI | 6 | 213 | 35.5 | 0 | ||||
| Bob Thomas | CHI | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |