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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears - October 9th, 1983
Minnesota Vikings 23 at Chicago Bears 14
Sunday, October 9, 1983
Minnesota Vikings 23, Chicago Bears 14| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings (4-2-0) | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| Chicago Bears (2-4-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Scoring
| MIN | CHI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | MIN | Darrin Nelson 56 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2nd | CHI | Walter Payton 1 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 7 |
| MIN | Benny Ricardo 22 yard field goal | 10 | 7 | |
| 3rd | MIN | Benny Ricardo 32 yard field goal | 13 | 7 |
| MIN | Tony Galbreath 52 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick) | 20 | 7 | |
| 4th | CHI | Walter Payton 6 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick) | 20 | 14 |
| MIN | Benny Ricardo 30 yard field goal | 23 | 14 |
Team Stats
| MIN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 23 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 30-191-2 | 37-239-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 14-29-180-0-1 | 15-32-202-0-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-3 | 3-16 |
| Net pass yards | 177 | 186 |
| Total yards | 368 | 425 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-0 | 3-3 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 5 |
| Penalties-yards | 9-35 | 4-30 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Tony Galbreath | MIN | 16 | 104 | 1 | 52 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 19 | ||||||
| Darrin Nelson | MIN | 10 | 78 | 1 | 56 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 29 | ||||||
| Steve Dils | MIN | 14 | 29 | 180 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Sammy White | MIN | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 52 | 0 | 19 | ||||||
| Terry LeCount | MIN | 2 | 42 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Bob Bruer | MIN | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Rickey Young | MIN | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Walter Payton | CHI | 20 | 102 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 43 | ||||||
| Vince Evans | CHI | 11 | 21 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Matt Suhey | CHI | 10 | 75 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Willie Gault | CHI | 3 | 56 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Ken Margerum | CHI | 2 | 29 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Bob Parsons | CHI | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | ||||||||||
| Emery Moorehead | CHI | 3 | 27 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Jim McMahon | CHI | 4 | 11 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Pat Dunsmore | CHI | 2 | 21 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Calvin Thomas | CHI | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | ||||||||||
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 | |||
| Rufus Bess | MIN | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Neil Elshire | MIN | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Randy Holloway | MIN | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Jarvis Redwine | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Willie Teal | MIN | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| John Turner | MIN | 1.0 | 0 | 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 | |||
| Willie Gault | CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dennis Gentry | CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Anthony Hutchison | CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Otis Wilson | CHI | 1.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||