Week 8, 2026

played in Minnesota, MN

26 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Chicago Bears	12	0	14	0	-	26
Minnesota Vikings	0	7	0	3	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:23 CHI - Safety: Carlton Marshall tackled ball carrier in end zone
1Q: 10:08 CHI - Dalton Oliver 5 run (Grant Buchanon extra point)
1Q: 05:05 CHI - Grant Buchanon 39 field goal
2Q: 00:47 MIN - Salvador Parker 10 pass from Micah McConnell (B.J. Hopper extra point)
3Q: 12:25 CHI - Marc Polley 38 pass from Roderick Parish (Grant Buchanon extra point)
3Q: 00:27 CHI - Dalton Oliver 4 run (Grant Buchanon extra point)
4Q: 11:45 MIN - B.J. Hopper 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:23 CHI - Safety: Carlton Marshall tackled ball carrier in end zone
1Q: 10:08 CHI - Dalton Oliver 5 run (Grant Buchanon extra point)
1Q: 05:05 CHI - Grant Buchanon 39 field goal
2Q: 00:47 MIN - Salvador Parker 10 pass from Micah McConnell (B.J. Hopper extra point)
3Q: 12:25 CHI - Marc Polley 38 pass from Roderick Parish (Grant Buchanon extra point)
3Q: 00:27 CHI - Dalton Oliver 4 run (Grant Buchanon extra point)
4Q: 11:45 MIN - B.J. Hopper 31 field goal

Team Statistics CHI MIN
Record 3-4 1-7
First Downs 22 13
- by Rushing 10 5
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 389 252
- Offensive Plays 70 54
- Yards per Play 5.56 4.67
Net Rushing Yards 167 88
- Rushing Attempts 39 23
- Yards per Rush 4.28 3.83
Net Passing Yards 222 164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 16 - 1 29 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 257 178
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/35 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 7.16 5.29
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/25 10/65
Punt Returns/Yards 4/10 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 2/39 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 26
Time of Possession 36:46 23:14

Team Statistics	CHI	MIN
Record	3-4	1-7
First Downs	22	13
- by Rushing	10	5
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	389	252
- Offensive Plays	70	54
- Yards per Play	5.56	4.67
Net Rushing Yards	167	88
- Rushing Attempts	39	23
- Yards per Rush	4.28	3.83
Net Passing Yards	222	164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 16 - 1	29 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	257	178
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/35	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	7.16	5.29
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/25	10/65
Punt Returns/Yards	4/10	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	2/39	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 26
Time of Possession	36:46	23:14

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:12	4:14	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
1	7:44	2:47	OPP 35	5	13	Field Goal
1	2:26	1:10	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	14:53	2:05	OWN 39	5	36	Missed FG
2	11:28	1:53	OWN 24	3	-7	Punt
2	6:25	1:32	OWN 1	3	5	Punt
2	3:44	2:24	OWN 10	5	23	Interception
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 17	2	-3	Half
3	15:00	2:53	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
3	10:57	3:58	OWN 42	6	13	Punt
3	3:10	2:50	OWN 21	6	79	Touchdown
4	11:38	9:25	OWN 25	16	73	Missed FG
4	0:29	0:29	OPP 41	3	-3	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:48	OWN 3	1	-3	Safety
1	9:58	2:14	OWN 20	4	15	Fumble
1	4:57	2:31	OWN 25	4	31	Punt
1	1:16	1:23	OWN 14	3	-3	Punt
2	12:48	1:20	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
2	9:35	3:10	OWN 34	6	21	Punt
2	4:53	1:09	OPP 43	5	15	Interception
2	1:20	0:43	OPP 41	5	41	Touchdown
3	12:07	1:10	OWN 25	3	-6	Punt
3	6:59	3:49	OWN 4	7	26	Punt
3	0:20	3:42	OWN 25	7	61	Field Goal
4	2:13	1:44	OWN 20	6	21	Downs

Game MVP: Dalton Oliver, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dalton Oliver	26	130	5.00	21	3	2
Roderick Parish	5	18	3.60	11	2	0
Warren Darilek	5	16	3.20	10	1	0
Johnnie Buckley	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Jake Grubbs	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Marty Cooley	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Micah McConnell	9	50	5.56	9	0
Burt Aiton	9	36	4.00	10	1
Alejandro Shaye	5	2	0.40	3	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roderick Parish	26	16	257	5/35	1	46	1	91.3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Micah McConnell	29	18	178	2/14	1	35	1	76.5

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Erik O'Connell	5	6	75	15.00	60	32	0
TE Marc Polley	4	4	105	26.25	43	46	1
WR Johnnie Buckley	2	2	11	5.50	2	7	0
TE Lonnie Lenihan	2	3	39	19.50	22	30	0
RB Warren Darilek	2	2	18	9.00	5	11	0
RB Dalton Oliver	1	5	9	9.00	8	9	0
WR Efrain Forbes	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jake Grubbs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Marty Cooley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mo Yaw	5	8	21	4.20	11	9	0
WR Salvador Parker	5	5	50	10.00	0	21	1
RB Burt Aiton	2	2	43	21.50	30	35	0
TE Brendan Frederick	2	7	20	10.00	9	13	0
RB Alejandro Shaye	1	2	2	2.00	4	2	0
FB Jon Fontinha	1	1	23	23.00	0	23	0
TE Eddie Leahy	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Terrance Cote	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Roger Raphael	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Elliot Evers	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Les Lane	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Carlton Marshall	1	1	0
Mercury Slezak	0	1	0
Walt Maxwell	0	0	1
Trevor Baskey	0	0	1
Marc Polley	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Micah McConnell	1	0	0
Burt Aiton	1	0	0
Roger Raphael	1	0	0
Javier Rhodes	0	1	0
Javier Kennedy	0	1	0
Brendan Frederick	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodolfo Margraff	4	182	45.5	43.3	50	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Quentin Lake	6	274	45.7	40.7	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Grant Buchanon	1/3	0/1	0/0	39	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
B.J. Hopper	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlton Marshall	4	10	2.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Raphael	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik O'Connell	1	22	22.0	0
Carlton Marshall	1	17	17.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Raphael	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jeffrey Wolfe	6	2	1.0	21	28
OLB Julio Ingersoll	6	3	0.0	22	29
ILB Trevor Baskey	5	2	0.0	20	26
CB Dylan Henderson	5	2	0.0	14	15
ILB Caiden Dirksen	4	0	1.0	7	15
S Walt Maxwell	4	1	0.0	23	31
CB Elliot Evers	3	0	0.0	9	18
DT Johnnie Stuart	2	1	0.0	20	25
DE Mercury Slezak	2	0	0.0	21	29
CB Louie Bush	2	0	0.0	17	18
S Carlton Marshall	1	1	0.0	22	29
WR Efrain Forbes	1	0	---	---	---
S Kenny Heusel	1	0	0.0	3	3
CB Dominic Durand	0	2	0.0	23	30
DT Oliver Rutter	0	1	0.0	2	3
DE Angel Curiel	0	1	0.0	14	20
OLB Darren Shepard	0	1	0.0	3	5

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Rusty Bonjour	10	1	0.0	39	31
S Clay Newman	7	4	0.0	32	28
DT Sawyer Boone	5	1	2.0	36	27
DT Rickey Solis	5	2	1.0	29	21
DE Eugene Edward	5	3	0.5	38	30
CB Les Lane	4	2	0.0	37	26
ILB Aiden Bernard	4	1	0.0	15	11
S Gus Moffatt	4	0	0.0	39	31
DE Craig Harris	2	0	1.0	29	22
OLB Howie Hansen	2	1	0.0	20	15
CB Sedrick Tefft	2	0	0.0	39	31
CB Brenden Hinds	2	0	0.0	17	11
DT Claude Devine	1	1	0.0	7	7
OLB Javier Kennedy	1	1	0.0	21	16
TE Brendan Frederick	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kurt Kiselak	0	1	0.5	17	17
CB Chad Nattiel	0	2	0.0	5	9
S Matthew Coffey	0	1	0.0	7	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jeffrey Wolfe	1.0	0	0	1	28
ILB Caiden Dirksen	1.0	0	0	0	15
DT Johnnie Stuart	0.0	1	0	0	25
DE Mercury Slezak	0.0	0	2	0	29

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Sawyer Boone	2.0	0	27
DT Rickey Solis	1.0	0	21
DE Craig Harris	1.0	0	22
DE Eugene Edward	0.5	1	30
DE Kurt Kiselak	0.5	0	17
CB Les Lane	0.0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jeffrey Wolfe	3	1	0	28
ILB Trevor Baskey	3	0	0	26
CB Dylan Henderson	2	1	0	15
CB Elliot Evers	2	0	1	18
ILB Caiden Dirksen	2	0	0	15
CB Louie Bush	2	0	0	18
S Walt Maxwell	1	1	0	31
S Carlton Marshall	1	1	0	29
S Kenny Heusel	1	0	0	3
OLB Julio Ingersoll	1	0	0	29

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Rusty Bonjour	4	0	0	31
S Clay Newman	2	1	0	28
ILB Aiden Bernard	2	0	0	11
S Gus Moffatt	2	0	0	31
CB Sedrick Tefft	2	0	0	31
CB Les Lane	1	1	1	26
DT Claude Devine	1	0	0	7
CB Brenden Hinds	1	0	0	11
OLB Howie Hansen	1	0	0	15
CB Chad Nattiel	0	2	0	9
OLB Javier Kennedy	0	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gustavo Jackson	4	10	39	2	31
Dominic Bowen	3	6	32	0	31
Darnell Brownell	2	10	39	1	31
Darius Stephenson	2	4	39	0	31
Chance Burton	1	4	39	2	31

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Walt Capriglione	1	5	23	1	31
Mercury Garner	1	4	23	0	31
R.J. Bartlett	0	2	23	0	31
Javier Rhodes	0	2	23	0	31
Joshua Platt	0	1	23	1	31

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Marc Polley	2	9

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Rickey Solis	3	13
Brendan Frederick	2	10
R.J. Bartlett	1	7

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Johnnie Buckley	33	26	---	---	18	77
Gustavo Jackson	39	31	---	---	7	77
Darius Stephenson	39	31	---	---	7	77
Chance Burton	39	31	---	---	7	77
Marc Polley	39	28	---	---	9	76
Erik O'Connell	36	27	---	---	9	72
Darnell Brownell	39	31	---	---	---	70
Roderick Parish	39	31	---	---	---	70
Dominic Bowen	32	31	---	---	6	69
Carlton Marshall	---	---	22	29	11	62
Dominic Durand	---	---	23	30	7	60
Jeffrey Wolfe	---	---	21	28	10	59
Walt Maxwell	---	---	23	31	2	56
Dalton Oliver	31	21	---	---	2	54
Julio Ingersoll	---	---	22	29	2	53
Mercury Slezak	---	---	21	29	1	51
Louie Bush	---	---	17	18	15	50
Trevor Baskey	---	---	20	26	1	47
Johnnie Stuart	---	---	20	25	---	45
Efrain Forbes	23	18	---	---	---	41
Lonnie Lenihan	17	14	---	---	4	35
Angel Curiel	---	---	14	20	1	35
Jake Grubbs	3	5	---	---	22	30
Dylan Henderson	---	---	14	15	---	29
Elliot Evers	---	---	9	18	1	28
Darren Shepard	---	---	3	5	18	26
Warren Darilek	7	9	---	---	10	26
Marty Cooley	1	2	---	---	22	25
Jermaine Chaky	---	---	9	10	6	25
Caiden Dirksen	---	---	7	15	1	23
Kenny Heusel	---	---	3	3	14	20
Oliver Rutter	---	---	2	3	7	12
Nick Biernoth	---	---	0	1	10	11
Rodolfo Lyons	5	5	---	---	---	10
Grant Buchanon	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dustin Anthony	7	0	---	---	1	8
A.J. Newton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rodolfo Margraff	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bernard Brickner	---	---	2	3	---	5
Britt Schroeder	---	---	1	2	---	3
J.T. Craig	---	---	0	1	---	1
Emmett Chaisson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Oliver Hodson	---	---	0	0	---	0
Wyatt Rohrbach	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marty Preston	---	---	0	0	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eugene Edward	---	---	38	30	7	75
Gus Moffatt	---	---	39	31	5	75
Clay Newman	---	---	32	28	14	74
Rusty Bonjour	---	---	39	31	3	73
Sedrick Tefft	---	---	39	31	3	73
Les Lane	---	---	37	26	4	67
Sawyer Boone	---	---	36	27	1	64
Rickey Solis	---	---	29	21	13	63
Brendan Frederick	21	31	---	---	10	62
Mercury Garner	23	31	---	---	7	61
Walt Capriglione	23	31	---	---	7	61
R.J. Bartlett	23	31	---	---	7	61
Javier Rhodes	23	31	---	---	7	61
Javier Kennedy	---	---	21	16	18	55
Micah McConnell	23	31	---	---	---	54
Joshua Platt	23	31	---	---	---	54
Craig Harris	---	---	29	22	2	53
Mo Yaw	22	30	---	---	---	52
Burt Aiton	15	18	---	---	16	49
Salvador Parker	20	23	---	---	---	43
Howie Hansen	---	---	20	15	5	40
Kurt Kiselak	---	---	17	17	2	36
Terrance Cote	14	11	---	---	5	30
Aiden Bernard	---	---	15	11	3	29
Brenden Hinds	---	---	17	11	---	28
Jon Fontinha	5	8	---	---	14	27
Chad Nattiel	---	---	5	9	11	25
Bryant Thagcher	3	5	---	---	14	22
Alejandro Shaye	8	13	---	---	---	21
Drake Diaz	0	0	---	---	20	20
Claude Devine	---	---	7	7	5	19
Roger Raphael	3	2	---	---	13	18
Eddie Leahy	4	14	---	---	---	18
Matthew Coffey	---	---	7	3	---	10
Thurman Dirnabauer	---	---	1	0	9	10
Darrell Hartsfield	---	---	1	4	4	9
Quentin Lake	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jermaine Allan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dylan Peterson	0	0	---	---	5	5
B.J. Hopper	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jameson Rayburn	---	---	0	1	---	1
Jason Folau	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeremiah Hill	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.J. Blufer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Maurice Shepard	0	0	---	---	---	0
Adam Murray	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	59	4.2
Middle	17	94	5.5
Right	5	17	3.4
None	3	-3	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	1	0.3
Middle	13	66	5.1
Right	6	21	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roderick Parish	26	16	5	2	0	5	2	0	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Micah McConnell	29	18	3	1	2	4	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	59	7.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	114	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	0	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	84	21.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	14	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	4	57	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	53	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	54	7.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Erik O'Connell	6	5	75	2	27
RB Dalton Oliver	5	1	9	0	21
TE Marc Polley	4	4	105	2	28
TE Lonnie Lenihan	3	2	39	1	14
WR Johnnie Buckley	2	2	11	0	26
WR Efrain Forbes	2	0	0	0	18
RB Warren Darilek	2	2	18	0	9
TE Jake Grubbs	1	0	0	0	5
RB Marty Cooley	1	0	0	0	2

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mo Yaw	8	5	0	21	0	30
TE Brendan Frederick	7	2	1	20	0	31
WR Salvador Parker	5	5	0	50	1	23
RB Burt Aiton	2	2	0	43	1	18
RB Alejandro Shaye	2	1	0	2	0	13
TE Eddie Leahy	2	1	1	11	0	14
WR Roger Raphael	1	0	0	0	0	2
FB Jon Fontinha	1	1	0	23	1	8
WR Terrance Cote	1	1	0	8	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dalton Oliver	5	16	3.20	5.00
Warren Darilek	2	11	5.50	3.20
Marty Cooley	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Micah McConnell	1	9	9.00	5.56
Burt Aiton	1	0	0.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roderick Parish	1	0	0	0.00	9.88

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Micah McConnell	2	1	10	5.00	6.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jake Grubbs	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Brendan Frederick	1	0	0	0.00	2.86
WR Salvador Parker	1	1	10	10.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Warren Darilek	5	2
Roderick Parish	2	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Micah McConnell	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roderick Parish	6	5	2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Micah McConnell	8	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Lonnie Lenihan	2	1	1
WR Johnnie Buckley	1	1	0
TE Marc Polley	1	1	0
WR Erik O'Connell	1	1	0
RB Warren Darilek	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch
WR Mo Yaw	4	1
TE Brendan Frederick	2	0
RB Alejandro Shaye	1	0
TE Eddie Leahy	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 86,300 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,200 (29,700)
End Zone 18,400 (21,500)
Mezzanine 10,700 (12,400)
Sideline Seats 16,700 (19,000)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 8,700 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	86,300 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,200 (29,700)
End Zone	18,400 (21,500)
Mezzanine	10,700 (12,400)
Sideline Seats	16,700 (19,000)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	8,700 (9,900)