2023 · Week 6
Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears
Oct 15, 2023 · Soldier Field · outdoors · grass
Recap
Minnesota Vikings defeated Chicago Bears 19–13. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Vikings only a 50% shot beforehand. Vikings improve to 2-4; Bears fall to 1-5. Kirk Cousins paced the offense with 181 passing yards and 1 TD. Bears turned it over 2 times to Vikings's 0.
Team stats
| MIN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | First downs | 17 |
| 227 | Total yards | 303 |
| 181 | Passing yards | 141 |
| 46 | Rushing yards | 162 |
| 21/31 | Comp / Att | 16/24 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 5 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(6:29) 1-G.Joseph 53 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-14-R.Wright.
- Q2(13:45) 8-C.Santos 22 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-P.Scales, Holder-16-T.Gill.
- Q2(9:02) 1-G.Joseph 51 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-14-R.Wright.
- Q2(3:23) 8-C.Santos 53 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-P.Scales, Holder-16-T.Gill.
- Q2(:17) (Shotgun) 8-K.Cousins pass short left to 3-J.Addison for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q21-G.Joseph extra point is Blocked (94-R.Green), Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-14-R.Wright. DEFENSIVE TWO-POINT ATTEMPT. 90-D.Robinson recovered the blocked kick. ATTEMPT FAILS.
- Q3(6:58) (Shotgun) 17-T.Bagent sacked at CHI 43 for -9 yards (44-J.Metellus). FUMBLES (44-J.Metellus) [44-J.Metellus], touched at CHI 42, RECOVERED by MIN-58-J.Hicks at CHI 42. 58-J.Hicks for 42 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q31-G.Joseph extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-14-R.Wright.
- Q3(:19) 1-G.Joseph 57 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-14-R.Wright.
- Q4(7:57) 17-T.Bagent up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q48-C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-48-P.Scales, Holder-16-T.Gill.
Box score
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 21/31 | 181 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 2 | -5 | 0 |
| Alexander Mattison | 18 | 44 | 0 |
| Brandon Powell | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Cam Akers | 1 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.J. Hockenson | 6 | 8 | 50 | 0 |
| K.J. Osborn | 4 | 5 | 48 | 0 |
| Alexander Mattison | 4 | 7 | 28 | 0 |
| Jordan Addison | 3 | 5 | 28 | 1 |
| Brandon Powell | 3 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| Cam Akers | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
CHI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyson Bagent | 10/14 | 83 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Fields | 6/10 | 58 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyson Bagent | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| D'Onta Foreman | 15 | 65 | 0 |
| Justin Fields | 8 | 46 | 0 |
| Darrynton Evans | 9 | 32 | 0 |
| Velus Jones Jr. | 2 | 15 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Onta Foreman | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| DJ Moore | 5 | 8 | 51 | 0 |
| Darnell Mooney | 2 | 3 | 48 | 0 |
| Darrynton Evans | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Velus Jones Jr. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Tyler Scott | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Robert Tonyan | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Cole Kmet | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Khari Blasingame | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Trent Taylor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |