Final
Vikings, Bears battle to get above .500
Oct 14, 2008 - 4:38 PM Minnesota (3-3) at Chicago (3-3), 1:00 pm EDTCHICAGO (Ticker) -- In his last trip to "The Windy City," Adrian Peterson rushed for 224 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Minnesota Vikings to a wild win over the Chicago Bears.
Peterson returns to Chicago looking for a repeat performance Sunday when the Vikings and Bears meet in a NFC North Division battle.
Peterson's 224 yards set a franchise record and also was the most rushing yards against the Bears in their 89-year history.
After Chicago overcame a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit, Peterson returned the ensuing kickoff 53 yards to set up Ryan Longwell's game-winning 55-yard field goal in Minnesota's 34-31 victory.
In the second matchup between the division rivals last year, the Bears' defense limited Peterson to just 78 yards on 20 carries. But he still managed a pair of touchdowns in the Vikings' 20-13 win.
This year, Minnesota and Chicago rank first and second in run defense in the NFC, allowing 73.7 and 74.3 yards per game, respectively. Neither team has allowed a 100-yard rusher this season.
The NFC North foes are coming off opposite results from last week, with the Vikings stealing a late win against the Detroit Lions on a late field goal and the Bears falling to the Atlanta Falcons on a field goal as time expired.
The Vikings trailed the winless Lions for much of the second half, but took advantage of a questionable pass interference call and emerged with a 12-10 victory when Longwell booted a 26-yard field goal with nine seconds remaining.
"We started off rough in the first half, but stuck with it," said Peterson, who finished with 111 yards on 25 carries. "We pulled through when we needed to."
The win catapulted Minnesota into a three-way tie atop the division standings. The Vikings join Chicago and the Green Bay Packers with identical 3-3 records.
Gus Frerotte has quarterbacked the Vikings to a 3-1 record since being injected into the starting lineup after an 0-2 start.
After taking a one-point edge in the final minute against the Falcons, the Bears were dealt a devastating 22-20 defeat courtesy of Jason Elam's 48-yard field goal as time expired.
Kyle Orton connected with Rashied Davis on 17-yard touchdown strike with 11 seconds left, but the Falcons returned a squib kick to their own 44-yard line. Rookie Matt Ryan found Michael Jenkins along the sideline for 26 yards and set the stage for Elam's dramatic kick with just one tick left on the clock.
"(It's) tough, very tough," Bears coach Lovie Smith said. "I wish I had more words to show you how bad it really is. When you have setbacks like this, it hurts. We had victory in our grasp and couldn't pull it out."
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FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MINNESOTA 14 10 7 10 41
CHICAGO 14 13 14 7 48 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: MIN - TD, ADRIAN PETERSON 1 YD RUN (RYAN
LONGWELL KICK), 5:42. Drive: 10
plays, 67 yards in 5:42. Key plays:
Peterson 16-yard run to Minnesota
49; Frerotte 14-yard pass to
Berrian to Chicago
Oct 19 4:13 PM
TD MIN BERNARD BERRIAN 5 YD PASS FROM GUS FREROTTE (RYAN LONGWELL KICK)
Vikings 41, Bears 48 4th - 3:00Oct 19 4:02 PM
TD MIN BERNARD BERRIAN 5 YD PASS FROM GUS FREROTTE (RYAN LONGWELL KICK)
Vikings 41, Bears 48 4th - 3:00Oct 19 4:02 PM
TD MIN BERNARD BERRIAN 5 YD PASS FROM GUS FREROTTE (RYAN LONGWELL KICK)
Vikings 41, Bears 48 4th - 3:00Oct 19 4:02 PM- NFL
TD MIN
BERNARD BERRIAN 5 YD PASS FROM GUS FREROTTE
(RYAN LONGWELL KICK)
MINNESOTA 41
CHICAGO 48 3:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Vikings 41, Bears 48 4th - 3:00Oct 19 4:02 PM - NFL
FG MIN
RYAN LONGWELL 23 YD
MINNESOTA 34
CHICAGO 48 8:59 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Vikings 34, Bears 48 4th - 8:59Oct 19 3:42 PM - NFL
TD CHI
MATT FORTE 1 YD RUN
(ROBBIE GOULD KICK)
MINNESOTA 31
CHICAGO 48 14:53 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Vikings 31, Bears 48 4th - 14:53Oct 19 3:30 PM - NFL
END, 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MINNESOTA 14 10 7 31
CHICAGO 14 13 14 41 END, 3RD QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: MIN - TD, ADRIAN PETERSON 1 YD RUN (RYAN
LONGWELL KICK), 5:42. Drive: 10
plays, 67 yards in 5:42. Key plays:
Peterson 16-yard run to Minnesota
49; Frerotte 14-yard pass to
Berrian to
Oct 19 3:26 PM
TD CHI MARTY BOOKER 51 YD PASS FROM KYLE ORTON (ROBBIE GOULD KICK)
Vikings 31, Bears 41 3rd - 2:35Oct 19 3:20 PM
TD CHI MARTY BOOKER 51 YD PASS FROM KYLE ORTON (ROBBIE GOULD KICK)
Vikings 31, Bears 41 3rd - 2:35Oct 19 3:20 PM
TD CHI MARTY BOOKER 51 YD PASS FROM KYLE ORTON (ROBBIE GOULD KICK)
Vikings 31, Bears 41 3rd - 2:35Oct 19 3:20 PM- NFL
TD CHI
MARTY BOOKER 51 YD PASS FROM KYLE ORTON
(ROBBIE GOULD KICK)
MINNESOTA 31
CHICAGO 41 2:35 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Vikings 31, Bears 41 3rd - 2:35Oct 19 3:20 PM - NFL
TD MIN
ADRIAN PETERSON 54 YD RUN
(RYAN LONGWELL KICK)
MINNESOTA 31
CHICAGO 34 10:40 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Vikings 31, Bears 34 3rd - 10:40Oct 19 2:59 PM
TD CHI RASHIED DAVIS RECOVERED FUMBLE IN END ZONE (ROBBIE GOULD KICK)
Vikings 24, Bears 34 3rd - 12:12Oct 19 2:54 PM
TD CHI RASHIED DAVIS RECOVERED FUMBLE IN END ZONE (ROBBIE GOULD KICK)
Vikings 24, Bears 34 3rd - 12:12Oct 19 2:54 PM- NFL
TD CHI
RASHIED DAVIS RECOVERED FUMBLE IN END ZONE
(ROBBIE GOULD KICK)
MINNESOTA 24
CHICAGO 34 12:12 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Vikings 24, Bears 34 3rd - 12:12Oct 19 2:54 PM - NFL
FG CHI
ROBBIE GOULD 48 YD
MINNESOTA 24
CHICAGO 27 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Vikings 24, Bears 27 HalfOct 19 2:32 PM - NFL
TD MIN
CHESTER TAYLOR 1 YD RUN
(RYAN LONGWELL KICK)
MINNESOTA 24
CHICAGO 24 0:22 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Vikings 24, Bears 24 2nd - 0:22Oct 19 2:26 PM
TD CHI ZACKARY BOWMAN RECOVERED FUMBLE IN END ZONE (ROBBIE GOULD KICK)
Vikings 17, Bears 24 2nd - 4:58Oct 19 2:11 PM
TD CHI ZACKARY BOWMAN RECOVERED FUMBLE IN END ZONE (ROBBIE GOULD KICK)
Vikings 17, Bears 24 2nd - 4:58Oct 19 2:11 PM- NFL
TD CHI
ZACKARY BOWMAN RECOVERED FUMBLE IN END ZONE
(ROBBIE GOULD KICK)
MINNESOTA 17
CHICAGO 24 4:58 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Vikings 17, Bears 24 2nd - 4:58Oct 19 2:11 PM - NFL
FG MIN
RYAN LONGWELL 42 YD
MINNESOTA 17
CHICAGO 17 9:10 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Vikings 17, Bears 17 2nd - 9:10Oct 19 1:57 PM - NFL
FG CHI
ROBBIE GOULD 26 YD
MINNESOTA 14
CHICAGO 17 13:33 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Vikings 14, Bears 17 2nd - 13:33Oct 19 1:49 PM - NFL
END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MINNESOTA 14 14
CHICAGO 14 14 END, 1ST QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: MIN - TD, ADRIAN PETERSON 1 YD RUN (RYAN
LONGWELL KICK), 5:42. Drive: 10
plays, 67 yards in 5:42. Key plays:
Peterson 16-yard run to Minnesota
49; Frerotte 14-yard pass to
Berrian to
Oct 19 1:42 PM
TD MIN VISANTHE SHIANCOE 24 YD PASS FROM GUS FREROTTE (RYAN LONGWELL KICK)
Vikings 14, Bears 14 1st - 2:18Oct 19 1:34 PM
TD MIN VISANTHE SHIANCOE 24 YD PASS FROM GUS FREROTTE (RYAN LONGWELL KICK)
Vikings 14, Bears 14 1st - 2:18Oct 19 1:34 PM
TD MIN VISANTHE SHIANCOE 24 YD PASS FROM GUS FREROTTE (RYAN LONGWELL KICK)
Vikings 14, Bears 14 1st - 2:18Oct 19 1:34 PM
TD MIN VISANTHE SHIANCOE 14 YD PASS FROM GUS FREROTTE (RYAN LONGWELL KICK)
Vikings 14, Bears 14 1st - 2:18Oct 19 1:34 PM
TD MIN VISANTHE SHIANCOE 14 YD PASS FROM GUS FREROTTE (RYAN LONGWELL KICK)
Vikings 14, Bears 14 1st - 2:18Oct 19 1:34 PM
TD MIN VISANTHE SHIANCOE 14 YD PASS FROM GUS FREROTTE (RYAN LONGWELL KICK)
Vikings 14, Bears 14 1st - 2:18Oct 19 1:34 PM- NFL
TD MIN
VISANTHE SHIANCOE 14 YD PASS FROM GUS FREROTTE
(RYAN LONGWELL KICK)
MINNESOTA 14
CHICAGO 14 2:18 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Vikings 14, Bears 14 1st - 2:18Oct 19 1:34 PM
TD CHI GARRETT WOLFE 17 YD RETURN OF BLOCKED PUNT (ROBBIE GOULD KICK)
Vikings 7, Bears 14 1st - 5:43Oct 19 1:26 PM
TD CHI GARRETT WOLFE 17 YD RETURN OF BLOCKED PUNT (ROBBIE GOULD KICK)
Vikings 7, Bears 14 1st - 5:43Oct 19 1:26 PM- NFL
TD CHI
GARRETT WOLFE 17 YD RETURN OF BLOCKED PUNT
(ROBBIE GOULD KICK)
MINNESOTA 7
CHICAGO 14 5:43 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Vikings 7, Bears 14 1st - 5:43Oct 19 1:26 PM
TD CHI GREG OLSEN 18 YD PASS FROM KYLE ORTON (ROBBIE GOULD KICK)
Vikings 7, Bears 7 1st - 2:35Oct 19 1:18 PM
TD CHI GREG OLSEN 18 YD PASS FROM KYLE ORTON (ROBBIE GOULD KICK)
Vikings 7, Bears 7 1st - 2:35Oct 19 1:18 PM
TD CHI GREG OLSEN 18 YD PASS FROM KYLE ORTON (ROBBIE GOULD KICK)
Vikings 7, Bears 7 1st - 2:35Oct 19 1:18 PM- NFL
TD CHI
GREG OLSEN 18 YD PASS FROM KYLE ORTON
(ROBBIE GOULD KICK)
MINNESOTA 7
CHICAGO 7 2:35 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Vikings 7, Bears 7 1st - 2:35Oct 19 1:18 PM - NFL
TD MIN
ADRIAN PETERSON 1 YD RUN
(RYAN LONGWELL KICK)
MINNESOTA 7
CHICAGO 0 9:18 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Vikings 7, Bears 0 1st - 9:18Oct 19 1:10 PM
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