Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings

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September 7th, 1997

1997 Week 2

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Offensive Starters

QB E. Kramer

RB R. Salaam

RB R. Harris

WR R. Proehl

WR B. Engram

TE K. Jennings

T A. Heck

G C. Villarrial

C E. Pilgrim

G T. Burger

T J. Williams

Defensive Starters

DE J. Thierry

DT J. Flanigan

DT C. Simpson

DE A. Spellman

LB R. Cox

LB B. Cox

LB B. Minter

CB T. Carter

CB W. Harris

S M. Carter

S J. Mangum

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Bears	0	10	7	7	24
Vikings	3	0	10	14	27

	Bears	Vikings
Q1	0	3
Q2	10	0
Q3	7	10
Q4	7	14
FINAL	24	27

Key Performers

Bears

PassingE. Kramer

21/36, 174 YDS, 2 TD

RushingR. Harris

8, 77 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingB. Engram

6, 63 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesW. Harris

SacksB. Cox

1.0

InterceptionsW. Harris

Vikings

PassingB. Johnson

33/44, 285 YDS, 2 TD

RushingR. Smith

13, 85 YDS

ReceivingJ. Reed

12, 118 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesJ. Brady

SacksD. Alexander

2.0

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

Bears

Stat

Vikings

First Downs

305

Total Yards

378

Rushes

147

Rush YDS

117

Rush TD

58.3%

PASS %

75.0%

158

NET PASS YDS

261

PASS TD

Takeaways

27:56

Time of Possession

32:04

Offensive Starters

B. Johnson QB

R. Smith RB

C. Evans FB

J. Reed WR

C. Carter WR

H. Goodwin TE

T. Steussie T

R. McDaniel G

J. Christy C

D. Dixon G

K. Stringer T

Defensive Starters

F. Smith DE

J. Fisk DT

J. Randle DT

D. Alexander DE

D. Edwards LB

J. Brady LB

E. McDaniel LB

C. Fuller CB

D. Washington CB

R. Griffith S

O. Thomas S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1997 Week 2 match up between the Chicago Bears and the Minnesota Vikings featuring 77 rushing yards by Raymont Harris.

Legend

Moment: Bears

Moment: Vikings

Bears Momentum

Vikings Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • MIN FG MIN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Greg Davis 33 yard field goal good

Vikings opens scoring → 3-0

< Q2 > • CHI FG CHI FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jeff Jaeger 39 yard field goal good

Bears ties it up → 3-3

< Q2 > • CHI TD CHI TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Erik Kramer pass complete to Ricky Proehl for 25 yards touchdown - PAT good

Bears takes the lead → 10-3

< Q3 > • MIN FG MIN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Greg Davis 28 yard field goal good

Vikings cuts lead → 10-6

< Q3 > • MIN TD MIN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Rashaan Salaam right guard for 6 yards. Rashaan Salaam fumbles (forced by Ed McDaniel) recovered by Orlando Thomas at CB22 and returned for 22 yards touchdown - PAT good

Vikings takes the lead → 13-10

< Q3 > • CHI TD CHI TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Erik Kramer pass complete to Bobby Engram for 10 yards touchdown - PAT good

Bears takes the lead → 17-13

< Q4 > • MIN TD MIN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Brad Johnson pass complete to Jake Reed for 21 yards touchdown - PAT good

Vikings takes the lead → 20-17

< Q4 > • CHI TD CHI TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Raymont Harris right guard for 59 yards touchdown - PAT good

Bears takes the lead → 24-20

< Q4 > • MIN TD MIN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Brad Johnson pass complete to Chris Walsh for 9 yards touchdown - PAT good

Vikings takes the lead → 27-24

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Erik Kramer	36	21	58.3	174	2	0	25	2	89.4
Team Totals	36	21	58.3	174	2	0	25	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Rashaan Salaam	13	64	4.9	0	17
Raymont Harris	8	77	9.6	1	59
Erik Kramer	1	3	3.0	0	3
Tyrone Hughes	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team Totals	23	147	6.4	1	59

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Raymont Harris	8	6	15	2.5	0	8
Bobby Engram	11	6	63	10.5	1	15
Ricky Proehl	7	4	51	12.8	1	25
Tyrone Hughes	2	2	22	11.0	0	12
Ryan Wetnight	2	1	9	9.0	0	9
Chris Penn	4	1	8	8.0	0	8
Keith Jennings	1	1	6	6.0	0	6
Rashaan Salaam	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	36	21	174	8.3	2	25

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Walt Harris	14	12	2	0	1
Marty Carter	11	10	1	0	0
Bryan Cox	10	9	1	1	0
Tom Carter	8	8	0	0	0
Barry Minter	6	3	3	0	0
Paul Grasmanis	3	2	1	0	0
John Mangum	3	3	0	0	0
James Burton	3	2	1	0	0
Jim Flanigan	2	2	0	1	0
Anthony Marshall	2	1	1	1	0
Marlon Forbes	2	2	0	0	0
Carl Simpson	2	2	0	0	0
Alonzo Spellman	2	1	1	0	0
John Thierry	2	0	2	0	0
Ron Cox	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	71	58	13	3	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Tyrone Hughes	3	54	18
Fabien Bownes	1	16	16
Team Totals	4	70	17.5

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Tyrone Hughes	1	6	6	0
Team Totals	1	6	6.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Jeff Jaeger	1	1	3	3
Team Totals	1	1	3	3

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Todd Sauerbrun	5	209	41.8
Team Totals	5	209	41.8

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Brad Johnson	44	33	75.0	285	2	1	21	3	97.3
Team Totals	44	33	75.0	285	2	1	21	3

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Robert Smith	13	85	6.5	39
Leroy Hoard	5	19	3.8	11
Charles Evans	5	10	2.0	4
Brad Johnson	2	3	1.5	4
Team Totals	25	117	4.7	39

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Jake Reed	13	12	118	9.8	1	21
Cris Carter	12	9	107	11.9	0	21
David Palmer	4	4	18	4.5	0	8
Charles Evans	4	3	10	3.3	0	7
Hunter Goodwin	4	2	14	7.0	0	11
Robert Smith	1	1	2	2.0	0	2
Leroy Hoard	2	1	7	7.0	0	7
Chris Walsh	2	1	9	9.0	1	9
Team Totals	42	33	285	8.6	2	21

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Jeff Brady	10	10	0	0
Corey Fuller	8	8	0	0
Derrick Alexander	7	5	2	2
Orlando Thomas	6	5	1	0
Ed McDaniel	5	5	0	0
Robert Griffith	4	3	1	0
Dixon Edwards	3	0	3	0
Jason Fisk	3	1	2	0
Dewayne Washington	3	2	1	0
Fernando Smith	2	2	0	0
Duane Clemons	1	1	0	0
Dwayne Rudd	1	0	1	0
Leonard Wheeler	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	54	43	11	2