2000 · Week 1
Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings
Sep 3, 2000 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · dome · astroturf
Recap
Minnesota Vikings held off Chicago Bears 30–27. ScoutIndex had favored Vikings (64%) going in. Vikings improve to 1-0; Bears fall to 0-1. Daunte Culpepper paced the offense with 190 passing yards; 73 rushing yards and 3 rushing TDs.
Team stats
| CHI | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | First downs | 16 |
| 443 | Total yards | 376 |
| 290 | Passing yards | 190 |
| 153 | Rushing yards | 186 |
| 27/41 | Comp / Att | 13/23 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
CHI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade McNown | 27/41 | 290 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cade McNown | 10 | 87 | 1 |
| Bobby Engram | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| James Allen | 9 | 60 | 0 |
| Marty Booker | 1 | -6 | 0 |
| Curtis Enis | 4 | 11 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Robinson | 7 | 9 | 86 | 1 |
| Bobby Engram | 8 | 12 | 61 | 0 |
| James Allen | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Marty Booker | 6 | 6 | 59 | 0 |
| John Allred | 2 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Eddie Kennison | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Curtis Enis | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Macey Brooks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alonzo Mayes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Villarrial | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 13/23 | 190 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 13 | 73 | 3 |
| Robert Smith | 14 | 109 | 0 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Moe Williams | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Smith | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Randy Moss | 4 | 6 | 89 | 0 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 2 | 3 | 32 | 0 |
| John Davis | 2 | 2 | 31 | 0 |
| Cris Carter | 2 | 5 | 26 | 0 |
| Andrew Jordan | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 |