2022 · Week 18
Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears
Jan 8, 2023 · Soldier Field · outdoors · grass
Recap
Minnesota Vikings beat Chicago Bears 29–13. ScoutIndex had favored Vikings (71%) going in. Vikings improve to 13-4; Bears fall to 3-14. Kirk Cousins led the way with 225 passing yards and 1 TD. Vikings out-gained the opponent 482–265 in total yards.
Team stats
| MIN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | First downs | 13 |
| 482 | Total yards | 265 |
| 341 | Passing yards | 147 |
| 141 | Rushing yards | 118 |
| 28/33 | Comp / Att | 13/27 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(10:16) 8-K.Cousins pass short right to 19-A.Thielen for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q11-G.Joseph extra point is No Good, Wide Right, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-14-R.Wright.
- Q2(9:24) 68-K.Hinton reported in as eligible. 2-A.Mattison right tackle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q21-G.Joseph extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-14-R.Wright.
- Q2(5:02) 1-G.Joseph 28 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-14-R.Wright.
- Q2(3:42) 12-V.Jones right end for 42 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q3(9:28) (No Huddle) 2-A.Mattison left tackle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q31-G.Joseph extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-14-R.Wright.
- Q3(4:16) 14-N.Peterman pass short left to 85-C.Kmet for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q32-C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-48-P.Scales, Holder-16-T.Gill.
- Q4(15:00) 1-G.Joseph 50 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-14-R.Wright.
- Q4(3:43) 1-G.Joseph 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-14-R.Wright.
Box score
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 17/20 | 225 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Mullens | 11/13 | 116 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Mullens | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Alexander Mattison | 10 | 54 | 2 |
| Dalvin Cook | 11 | 37 | 0 |
| Ty Chandler | 6 | 20 | 0 |
| Jalen Reagor | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Kene Nwangwu | 5 | 13 | 0 |
| Adam Thielen | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K.J. Osborn | 5 | 6 | 117 | 0 |
| Jalen Nailor | 4 | 5 | 62 | 0 |
| Alexander Mattison | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| C.J. Ham | 4 | 4 | 47 | 0 |
| Justin Jefferson | 4 | 5 | 38 | 0 |
| Dalvin Cook | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Reagor | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| T.J. Hockenson | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Kene Nwangwu | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Irv Smith | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Adam Thielen | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
CHI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Peterman | 11/19 | 114 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Boyle | 2/8 | 33 | 0 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Peterman | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Khalil Herbert | 10 | 50 | 0 |
| Velus Jones Jr. | 1 | 42 | 1 |
| Tim Boyle | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| David Montgomery | 7 | 21 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Kmet | 4 | 5 | 57 | 1 |
| Khalil Herbert | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Velus Jones Jr. | 1 | 2 | 28 | 0 |
| Chase Claypool | 2 | 6 | 29 | 0 |
| Dante Pettis | 2 | 6 | 19 | 0 |
| N'Keal Harry | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Byron Pringle | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Equanimeous St. Brown | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Trestan Ebner | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |