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 |
| MIN | CHI | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | Darrin Nelson 56 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 0 |
| CHI | Walter Payton 1 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 7 |
| MIN | Benny Ricardo 22 yard field goal | 10 | 7 |
| MIN | Benny Ricardo 32 yard field goal | 13 | 7 |
| MIN | Tony Galbreath 52 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick) | 20 | 7 |
| CHI | Walter Payton 6 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick) | 20 | 14 |
| MIN | Benny Ricardo 30 yard field goal | 23 | 14 |
| 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 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Tony Galbreath | MIN | 16 | 104 | 1 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Walter Payton | CHI | 20 | 102 | 2 | ||||||||