Week 1, 2025

played in Chicago, IL

48 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	12	0	0	-	19
Chicago Bears	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:22 MIN - Matt Merkerson 12 pass from Micah McConnell (Grant Buchanon extra point)
2Q: 14:44 MIN - Javier Kennedy 23 fumble return (Grant Buchanon extra point)
2Q: 10:27 MIN - Safety: Nicky Ihler tackled receiver in end zone
2Q: 06:57 MIN - Grant Buchanon 18 field goal
2Q: 00:01 CHI - Anthony Talley 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:22 MIN - Matt Merkerson 12 pass from Micah McConnell (Grant Buchanon extra point)
2Q: 14:44 MIN - Javier Kennedy 23 fumble return (Grant Buchanon extra point)
2Q: 10:27 MIN - Safety: Nicky Ihler tackled receiver in end zone
2Q: 06:57 MIN - Grant Buchanon 18 field goal
2Q: 00:01 CHI - Anthony Talley 32 field goal

Team Statistics MIN CHI
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 12 7
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 6 3
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 224 142
- Offensive Plays 64 56
- Yards per Play 3.50 2.54
Net Rushing Yards 119 74
- Rushing Attempts 25 22
- Yards per Rush 4.76 3.36
Net Passing Yards 105 68
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 20 - 0 31 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 127 88
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/22 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 2.69 2.00
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 3/3
3rd Down Conversions 3/17 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.0 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 12/85 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/6 9/97
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 2/52
Interception Ret./Yards 2/4 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 28
Time of Possession 32:40 27:20

Team Statistics	MIN	CHI
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	12	7
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	6	3
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	224	142
- Offensive Plays	64	56
- Yards per Play	3.50	2.54
Net Rushing Yards	119	74
- Rushing Attempts	25	22
- Yards per Rush	4.76	3.36
Net Passing Yards	105	68
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 20 - 0	31 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	127	88
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/22	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	2.69	2.00
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	3/3
3rd Down Conversions	3/17	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.0	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	12/85	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/6	9/97
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	2/52
Interception Ret./Yards	2/4	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 28
Time of Possession	32:40	27:20

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:01	2:50	OPP 42	5	42	Touchdown
1	7:57	1:17	OWN 37	3	0	Punt
1	4:06	1:28	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
1	0:11	0:37	OPP 42	3	-10	Punt
2	12:52	1:52	OWN 40	3	5	Punt
2	10:18	3:29	OPP 47	7	46	Field Goal
2	4:05	1:49	OWN 38	5	13	Punt
2	1:20	1:19	OWN 24	3	-9	Fumble
3	15:00	1:49	OWN 22	3	-14	Punt
3	11:40	1:51	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	7:48	1:53	OWN 7	3	5	Punt
3	4:57	4:21	OWN 18	9	41	Punt
4	13:34	2:25	OWN 12	4	21	Punt
4	6:41	3:54	OWN 1	5	32	Punt
4	2:28	0:39	OPP 42	3	3	Punt
4	0:38	0:38	OPP 5	2	-3	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:59	OWN 31	3	8	Interception
1	10:11	2:14	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
1	6:40	2:34	OWN 20	5	55	Fumble
1	2:38	2:27	OWN 37	5	5	Fumble
2	14:34	1:42	OWN 17	3	4	Punt
2	11:00	0:42	OWN 2	2	-2	Safety
2	6:49	2:44	OWN 14	4	1	Punt
2	2:16	0:56	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
2	0:01	0:01	OPP 15	0	0	Field Goal
3	13:11	1:31	OPP 46	3	7	Punt
3	9:49	2:01	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
3	5:55	0:58	OWN 40	3	-5	Punt
3	0:36	2:02	OWN 3	5	38	Punt
4	11:09	4:28	OWN 16	8	43	Punt
4	2:47	0:19	OWN 32	2	0	Interception
4	1:49	1:11	OWN 19	4	-14	Downs

Game MVP: Rusty Bonjour, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Burt Aiton	11	59	5.36	15	2
Micah McConnell	7	28	4.00	10	1
Owen Schneider	7	32	4.57	18	2

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dalton Oliver	13	42	3.23	24	2
Roderick Parish	6	22	3.67	7	0
Gary Powers	1	1	1.00	1	0
J.R. Kelly	1	1	1.00	1	0
Marty Cooley	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Micah McConnell	35	20	127	4/22	1	22	0	74.3

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roderick Parish	31	17	88	3/20	0	24	2	33.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bryant Thagcher	6	7	51	8.50	16	22	0
WR Mo Yaw	4	5	18	4.50	15	18	0
RB Owen Schneider	2	3	8	4.00	1	6	0
RB Burt Aiton	2	3	-2	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Matt Merkerson	2	7	26	13.00	1	14	1
TE Victor Fleming	2	4	11	5.50	0	8	0
TE Brendan Frederick	2	3	15	7.50	8	13	0
RB Alejandro Shaye	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bo Cook	5	5	4	0.80	0	5
TE Marc Polley	4	6	45	11.25	24	24
RB Dalton Oliver	4	4	16	4.00	9	15
WR Levi Anthony	1	1	12	12.00	0	12
RB J.R. Kelly	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
TE Lonnie Lenihan	1	1	8	8.00	1	8
WR Erik O'Connell	1	5	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Gary Powers	0	5	0	0.00	0	0
WR Roderick Holmes	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE John Stinchcomb	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Rusty Bonjour	2	4	2.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Micah McConnell	1	0	0	0
Bryant Thagcher	1	0	0	0
Javier Kennedy	0	1	1	1
Craig Harris	0	1	0	0
Nolan Harden	0	1	0	0
Matt Merkerson	0	1	0	0
Chuck Sanders	0	0	1	0
Rusty Bonjour	0	0	1	0

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
J.R. Kelly	1	0	0
Roderick Parish	1	0	0
Dalton Oliver	1	0	0
Britt Schroeder	0	1	0
Mercury Slezak	0	0	1
Jeffrey Wolfe	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Quentin Lake	12	558	46.5	38.4	58	9

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Theodore Bergeron	9	384	42.7	39.8	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Grant Buchanon	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	2/2

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Anthony Talley	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Merkerson	2	6	3.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.R. Kelly	9	97	10.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Merkerson	2	46	23.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlton Marshall	2	52	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rusty Bonjour	8	1	0.0	22	27
OLB Nolan Harden	7	2	0.0	21	26
CB Gus Moffatt	5	2	0.0	21	33
OLB Javier Kennedy	4	0	1.0	11	11
CB Les Lane	4	1	0.0	21	26
DE Derrick Parrish	2	0	1.0	13	23
S Matthew Coffey	2	1	0.0	22	34
DE Craig Harris	2	1	0.0	22	25
S Darrell Hartsfield	2	1	0.0	11	12
CB Manuel Small	2	0	0.0	12	25
DE Carlos Hitchcock	1	0	1.0	10	20
DT Nicky Ihler	1	0	0.0	10	23
DE Billy Price	1	0	0.0	11	12
S Clay Newman	0	2	0.0	11	22

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jeffrey Wolfe	9	1	0.0	25	39
ILB Trevor Baskey	6	1	0.0	23	32
S Walt Maxwell	5	4	0.0	25	39
DE Mercury Slezak	4	0	1.5	25	39
S Carlton Marshall	4	1	0.0	24	39
CB Clay Newsome	3	2	0.0	24	36
OLB Julio Ingersoll	3	2	0.0	23	32
CB Louie Bush	3	0	0.0	13	26
DE Brayden Lyttle	2	1	1.0	17	26
DT Johnnie Stuart	2	0	1.0	17	25
CB Dominic Durand	2	2	0.0	24	39
DE Jermaine Chaky	1	2	0.5	3	8
ILB Caiden Dirksen	1	1	0.0	15	21
OLB Leonardo McConnell	1	0	0.0	2	7
WR Bo Cook	1	0	---	---	---
WR Erik O'Connell	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Derrick Parrish	1.0	1	23
DE Carlos Hitchcock	1.0	0	20
OLB Javier Kennedy	1.0	0	11
DE Craig Harris	0.0	4	25

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mercury Slezak	1.5	0	1	4	39
DT Johnnie Stuart	1.0	1	1	0	25
DE Brayden Lyttle	1.0	0	1	2	26
DE Jermaine Chaky	0.5	0	1	0	8
OLB Jeffrey Wolfe	0.0	0	2	2	39

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Rusty Bonjour	3	1	2	27
OLB Nolan Harden	3	1	0	26
OLB Javier Kennedy	3	0	0	11
CB Manuel Small	2	1	0	25
CB Les Lane	2	0	0	26
CB Gus Moffatt	2	0	0	33
DT Nicky Ihler	1	0	0	23
DE Craig Harris	1	0	0	25

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jeffrey Wolfe	5	1	39
OLB Julio Ingersoll	3	0	32
CB Louie Bush	3	0	26
S Carlton Marshall	2	2	39
CB Clay Newsome	2	0	36
ILB Trevor Baskey	2	0	32
S Walt Maxwell	1	1	39
DE Brayden Lyttle	1	0	26
DE Jermaine Chaky	1	0	8
ILB Caiden Dirksen	0	1	21

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joshua Platt	3	5	25	1	39
Mercury Garner	2	4	25	0	39
Gustavo Jackson	1	4	25	2	39
Walt Capriglione	1	3	25	0	39
Jeremiah Hill	0	2	25	1	39

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dominic Bowen	3	5	22	0	34
Lenny Manning	1	2	22	1	34
Jerome Blood	0	5	22	1	34
Javier Creighton	0	4	22	0	34
Darius Stephenson	0	0	22	1	34

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Manuel Small	4	28
Chuck Sanders	3	27
Owen Schneider	1	28
Javier Kennedy	1	16
Jason Folau	1	13
Matt Merkerson	1	12

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Lukas Rayburn	2	26
Gary Powers	1	12
Walt Maxwell	1	4

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Matt Merkerson	23	34	---	---	12	69
Manuel Small	---	---	12	25	28	65
Mercury Garner	25	39	---	---	---	64
Micah McConnell	25	39	---	---	---	64
Joshua Platt	25	39	---	---	---	64
Gustavo Jackson	25	39	---	---	---	64
Jeremiah Hill	25	39	---	---	---	64
Walt Capriglione	25	39	---	---	---	64
Mo Yaw	25	37	---	---	---	62
Brendan Frederick	22	36	---	---	---	58
Matthew Coffey	---	---	22	34	1	57
Owen Schneider	13	16	---	---	28	57
Gus Moffatt	---	---	21	33	1	55
Rusty Bonjour	---	---	22	27	1	50
Les Lane	---	---	21	26	2	49
Clay Newman	---	---	11	22	16	49
Craig Harris	---	---	22	25	1	48
Nolan Harden	---	---	21	26	1	48
Burt Aiton	15	23	---	---	7	45
Victor Fleming	8	9	---	---	28	45
Nicky Ihler	---	---	10	23	10	43
Javier Kennedy	---	---	11	11	16	38
Derrick Parrish	---	---	13	23	1	37
Bryant Thagcher	11	23	---	---	3	37
Claude Devine	---	---	14	21	---	35
Chuck Sanders	---	---	2	3	27	32
Billy Price	---	---	11	12	9	32
Carlos Hitchcock	---	---	10	20	---	30
Darrell Hartsfield	---	---	11	12	---	23
Sedrick Tefft	---	---	0	8	12	20
Aiden Bernard	---	---	0	8	11	19
Roger Raphael	1	3	---	---	15	19
Parker Karluk	---	---	8	10	1	19
Alejandro Shaye	5	10	---	---	---	15
Nicolas Davidds	0	0	---	---	13	13
Jason Folau	0	0	---	---	13	13
Quentin Lake	0	0	---	---	13	13
Jermaine Allan	0	0	---	---	13	13
R.J. Bartlett	0	0	---	---	13	13
Javier Rhodes	0	0	---	---	13	13
Drake Diaz	2	4	---	---	---	6
Grant Buchanon	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dylan Peterson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chad Nattiel	---	---	0	5	---	5
Maurice Shepard	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jameson Rayburn	---	---	0	0	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Clay Newsome	---	---	24	36	19	79
Walt Maxwell	---	---	25	39	4	68
Carlton Marshall	---	---	24	39	5	68
Jerome Blood	22	34	---	---	10	66
Dominic Bowen	22	34	---	---	10	66
Lenny Manning	22	34	---	---	10	66
Darius Stephenson	22	34	---	---	10	66
Mercury Slezak	---	---	25	39	1	65
Jeffrey Wolfe	---	---	25	39	1	65
Dominic Durand	---	---	24	39	1	64
Gary Powers	19	31	---	---	12	62
Trevor Baskey	---	---	23	32	2	57
Javier Creighton	22	34	---	---	---	56
Julio Ingersoll	---	---	23	32	1	56
Roderick Parish	22	34	---	---	---	56
Marc Polley	22	30	---	---	---	52
Caiden Dirksen	---	---	15	21	16	52
Erik O'Connell	20	27	---	---	4	51
Louie Bush	---	---	13	26	12	51
Bo Cook	10	15	---	---	19	44
Brayden Lyttle	---	---	17	26	1	44
Johnnie Stuart	---	---	17	25	1	43
Dalton Oliver	19	21	---	---	---	40
J.R. Kelly	2	8	---	---	28	38
Leonardo McConnell	---	---	2	7	27	36
Oliver Rutter	---	---	10	13	12	35
John Stinchcomb	1	5	---	---	28	34
Lukas Rayburn	---	---	2	2	26	30
Lonnie Lenihan	12	17	---	---	---	29
Marty Cooley	3	4	---	---	19	26
Roderick Holmes	2	9	---	---	5	16
Angel Curiel	---	---	1	0	12	13
Jermaine Chaky	---	---	3	8	---	11
Theodore Bergeron	0	0	---	---	10	10
Luther Rainey	0	0	---	---	10	10
Britt Schroeder	---	---	2	6	---	8
Anthony Talley	0	0	---	---	3	3
Levi Anthony	0	3	---	---	---	3
Grayson Zielinski	---	---	0	0	---	0
Wes Collier	0	0	---	---	---	0
Emmett Chaisson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dustin Anthony	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bernard Brickner	---	---	0	0	---	0
Oliver Hodson	---	---	0	0	---	0
Darren Shepard	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	17	100	5.9
Right	2	8	4.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	18	2.3
Middle	12	52	4.3
Right	2	4	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Micah McConnell	35	20	1	3	0	5	6	8	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roderick Parish	31	17	1	1	3	3	5	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	17	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	58	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	52	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	-2	-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	73	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	17	2.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Matt Merkerson	7	2	26	0	34
WR Bryant Thagcher	7	6	51	1	23
WR Mo Yaw	5	4	18	0	37
TE Victor Fleming	4	2	11	0	9
RB Owen Schneider	3	2	8	0	16
RB Burt Aiton	3	2	-2	0	23
RB Alejandro Shaye	3	0	0	0	10
TE Brendan Frederick	3	2	15	0	36

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Marc Polley	6	4	0	45	1	30
WR Gary Powers	5	0	1	0	0	31
WR Bo Cook	5	5	0	4	0	15
WR Erik O'Connell	5	1	0	-1	0	27
RB Dalton Oliver	4	4	0	16	0	21
WR Roderick Holmes	2	0	2	0	0	9
WR Levi Anthony	1	1	0	12	0	3
RB J.R. Kelly	1	1	0	4	0	8
TE John Stinchcomb	1	0	0	0	0	5
TE Lonnie Lenihan	1	1	0	8	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Micah McConnell	2	-3	-1.50	4.00
Owen Schneider	1	2	2.00	4.57

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Micah McConnell	4	2	9	2.25	3.63

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Matt Merkerson	2	1	12	6.00	3.71
WR Mo Yaw	1	1	-3	-3.00	3.60
RB Alejandro Shaye	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Owen Schneider	3	0
Micah McConnell	1	0
Burt Aiton	1	1

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Roderick Parish	2	1
J.R. Kelly	1	0
Dalton Oliver	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Micah McConnell	10	7	2

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roderick Parish	8	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Matt Merkerson	3	2	1
RB Owen Schneider	2	2	0
WR Mo Yaw	1	1	1
RB Alejandro Shaye	1	0	0
TE Victor Fleming	1	0	0
TE Brendan Frederick	1	1	0
WR Bryant Thagcher	1	1	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gary Powers	2	0	0
WR Erik O'Connell	2	0	0
WR Levi Anthony	1	1	1
RB J.R. Kelly	1	1	0
TE John Stinchcomb	1	0	0
TE Lonnie Lenihan	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)