Snap counts, stats and more: Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings

All statistics and snap counts are taken directly from the NFL's Game Statistic and Information System.

They may have lost to the Vikings, but the Chicago Bears escaped Minnesota with no major injuries.

The core of this team will head into the offseason and with a new coaching staff in place, and look to duplicate the worst to first jump that two other teams made this season.

There is some talent on this team and they aren’t as far off as you may expect. It’s all about the development of Mitchell Trubisky, and if he takes the expected year one to year two jump, the Bears should be a big surprise next year.

The Bears only converted one third down, going 1 for 12 on the day. They were outgained 327 to 201, and they also lost the time of possession 35:55 to 24:05.

Penalties were huge for both teams. The Bears were hit with 10 for 116 yards and the Vikings were flagged 12 times for 103.

Now on to the snap counts and some other stats for the Bears

All snap counts will be in the following format:
Player - Total O or D snaps (%) - Total ST snaps (%)

QB

M Trubisky - 56 (100%)

Trubisky went 20 of 36 for 178 yards and a passer rating of 69.0.

Even with the running game struggling all afternoon, Trubisky still had success on play action. From Pro Football Focus:

Play action proved to be effective for the Bears' offense. Mitchell Trubisky went 7-of-10 for 75 yards on passes with play action, as opposed to just 13-of-26 for 94 yards without it.

OL

C Whitehair - 56 (100%) - 2 (7%)

C Leno - 56 (100%) - 2 (7%)

T Compton - 56 (100%) - 2 (7%)

B Sowell - 56 (100%) - 2 (7%)

H Grasu - 56 (100%)

Chicago’s o-line couldn’t get much movement up front and the Bears only averaged 2 yards per carry.

From PFF:

Center Hroniss Grasu was the only Bears offensive lineman not charged with a pressure in pass protection, but his low run-blocking grade made him the team's lowest-graded offensive player at 34.0 overall. Right guard Tom Compton only allowed one hurry, while left guard Cody Whitehair only allowed one hit.

RB

J Howard - 36 (64%)

T Cohen - 19 (34%) - 13 (45%)

M Burton - 11 (20%) - 4 (14%)

B Cunningham - 10 (18%) - 23 (79%)

Jordan Howard had 9 yards on 9 carries and 1 catch for 5 yards.

Tarik Cohen had 3 runs for 13 yards and 6 receptions for 14.

Michael Burton had a run for zero yards and a catch for zero yards.

WR

D Inman - 46 (82%)

J Bellamy - 40 (71%)

K Wright - 38 (68%)

M Wheaton - 8 (14%)

Dontrelle Inman was targeted 10 times, catching 5 for 94 yards.

Kendall Wright had 5 for 29 yards on 8 targets.

Josh Bellamy had a 6 yard run and a catch for 30.

TE

D Sims - 48 (86%) - 2 (7%)

D Brown - 22 (39%) - 7 (24%)

B Braunecker - 2 (4%) - 23 (79%)

(insert crickets chirping here)

ST

These players only appeared in the 3rd phase

J Anderson - 23 (79%)

D Houston-Carson - 22 (76%)

P O'Donnell - 10 (34%)

A DePaola - 9 (31%)

M Nugent - 5 (17%)

C Lee - 2 (7%)

Kicker Mike Nugent made a 55 yard field goal and his lone extra point. Pat O’Donnell had a 44.6 yard average on 7 punts, with a long of 57 yards.

Jonathan Anderson and Jon Timu each had a special teams tackle.

CB

K Fuller - 72 (96%) - 4 (14%)

P Amukamara - 66 (88%)

B Callahan - 37 (49%) - 1 (3%)

M Cooper - 11 (15%) - 16 (55%)

C LeBlanc - 8 (11%)

S McManis - 5 (7%) - 27 (93%)

Prince Amukamara had 6 tackles and Kyle Fuller had 2 in what could be his last game as a Bear. PFF had him down for being “targeted a team-high six times in coverage against five different receivers, but he only allowed 23 yards on four catches, including just eight total yards after the catch.”

Bryce Callahan 2 tackles, a pass defended, 2 penalties, and that fantastic 59 yard punt return.

Sherrick McManis had a tackle on D and another on special teams.

S

E Jackson - 75 (100%) - 7 (24%)

A Amos - 75 (100%)

D Bush - 2 (3%) - 16 (55%)

Adrian Amos and Eddie Jackson had 11 tackles apiece. Amos also had 2 tackles for loss.

LB

S Acho - 75 (100%) - 8 (28%)

D Trevathan - 65 (87%)

N Kwiatkoski - 60 (80%) - 7 (24%)

L Houston - 44 (59%)

C Jones - 31 (41%) - 27 (93%)

J Timu - 3 (4%) - 23 (79%)

Nick Kwiatkoski had 8 tackles on defense and 2 more in the 3rd phase.

Danny Trevathan had 7 tackles. Christian Jones had a tackle for loss on D and 2 tackles on special teams.

Sam Acho had 2 tackles, a sack, 3 QBH, 1 TFL and 1 PD. Lamarr Houston had 2 tackles and a PD.

DL

A Hicks - 56 (75%)

J Bullard - 46 (61%) - 4 (14%)

R Robertson-Harris - 38 (51%) - 18 (62%)

E Goldman - 31 (41%) - 4 (14%)

J Jenkins - 25 (33%) - 6 (21%)

Akiem Hicks had 3 tackles and a QBH. Jonathan Bullard had 4 tackles and a PD.

Roy Robertson-Harris had 4 tackles, a sack, 1 TFH and a QBH. Acording to PFF Dhe was the Bears “most productive pass-rusher, putting up a sack and three hurries on 19 pass-rushing snaps. That was a career-high four pressures over a career-high 38 total snaps. His previous high was 27 snaps in Week 2.”

Also from PFF:

The Bears defense pressured Vikings quarterback Case Keenum on 10 of his 31 drop backs, despite defensive coordinator Vic Fangio dialing up the blitz on 11 plays. Keenum was 16-of-21 from a clean pocket, as opposed to 5-of-8 while under pressure.

For more numbers, the ESPN box score and team stats are both pretty good ones to check out for all of the game’s statistics.

Did any of these numbers stand out to you guys?