NFL game summary for 10/31/1976:

Johnny Musso landed on his own fumble in the end zone for the winning touchdown as the Bears pinned the first loss on the Vikings, the last of the undefeated. Fran Tarkenton, breaking John Unitas' career passing yardage record with 272 yards passing for a 40,421-yard total, drove 80 yards on the next series and scored on a two-yard run to bring the Vikings within one point with 7:42 left in the game.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Minnesota Vikings	OFFENSE	139.6  (16)	188.6  (9)	328.1  (11)	15
	DEFENSE	152.6  (19)	107.7  (4)	260.3  (4)	19
Chicago Bears	OFFENSE	165.4  (10)	103.3  (26)	268.7  (22)	14
	DEFENSE	133.1  (13)	140.7  (7)	273.9  (6)	20

Line: Vikings by 6

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Minnesota Vikings (6-1-1)	0	3	3	7	13
Chicago Bears (4-4-0)	7	0	0	7	14

( 0- 7) CHI Walter Payton 39 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick)
( 3- 7) MIN Fred Cox 24 yard field goal
( 6- 7) MIN Fred Cox 24 yard field goal
( 6-14) CHI Johnny Musso 3 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick)
(13-14) MIN Fran Tarkenton 2 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)

                     MIN             CHI
First Downs:         23              7
Rushes-yards:        38-106          33-135
Yards/rush:          2.8             4.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     24-46-272-2     4-13-59-0
Sacked-yards:        3-24            2-21
Net pass yards:      248             38
Net yards/pass:      5.1             2.5
Total net yards:     354             173
Total plays:         87 (43% run)    48 (68% run)  
Yards/play:          4.1             3.6
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             4-1
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     5-47            8-66

Attendance: 53,602

Passing:
MIN: Fran Tarkenton, 24 of 46 for 272 yards (2 int)
CHI: Bob Avellini, 3 of 12 for 34 yards; Bob Parsons, 1 of 1 for 25 yards

Rushing:
MIN: Brent McClanahan, 17 for 60 yards; Chuck Foreman, 17 for 35 yards; Robert Miller, 2 for 6 yards; Fran Tarkenton, 2 for 5 yards and 1 TD
CHI: Walter Payton, 15 for 67 yards and 1 TD; Johnny Musso, 8 for 29 yards and 1 TD; Roland Harper, 6 for 31 yards; Mike Adamle, 3 for 8 yards; Bob Avellini, 1 for 0 yards

Receiving:
MIN: Chuck Foreman, 8 for 72 yards; Brent McClanahan, 4 for 23 yards; Stu Voigt, 3 for 77 yards; Bob Grim, 3 for 36 yards; Robert Miller, 3 for 23 yards; Sammy White, 2 for 28 yards; Steve Craig, 1 for 13 yards
CHI: James Scott, 2 for 40 yards; Steve Schubert, 1 for 25 yards; Roland Harper, 1 for -6 yards

Kick returns:
MIN: Leonard Willis, 2 for 48 yards
CHI: Brian Baschnagel, 2 for 58 yards; Mike Adamle, 2 for 15 yards

Punt returns:
MIN: Autry Beamon, 1 for 0 yards; Leonard Willis, 1 for 0 yards
CHI: Virgil Livers, 2 for 19 yards; Brian Baschnagel, 1 for -1 yards

Interceptions:
CHI: Ross Brupbacher, 1 for 21 yards; Doug Plank, 1 for 5 yards

Punting:
MIN: Neil Clabo, 7 for 198 yards
CHI: Bob Parsons, 8 for 283 yards

Field Goals:
MIN: Fred Cox, 2/2
CHI: Bob Thomas, 0/1

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