NFL game summary for 09/09/1979:

Substitute quarterback Vince Evans threw a 56-yard touchdown pass to James Scott and Walter Payton rushed for 182 yards on 23 carries and scored twice as the Bears improved their record to 2-0. Minnesota opened the scoring in the second quarter on a two-yard run by quarterback Tommy Kramer. Chicago countered with Bob Thomas' 34-yard field goal and Evans' scoring pass to Scott to take a 10-7 halftime lead. Minnesota's Ted Brown fumbled the opening kickoff of the second half out of the end zone for a safety and Payton ran 43 yards for a touchdown following the ensuing punt to give Chicago a 19-7 lead. Payton, who ran for 141 yards in the second half, added a 26-yard fourth quarter touchdown to complete the scoring.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	110.0 (21)	287.0 (5)	397.0 (5)	2
DEFENSE	98.0 (6)	254.0 (23)	352.0 (19)	2
OFFENSE	183.0 (7)	117.0 (19)	300.0 (17)	2
DEFENSE	77.0 (3)	72.0 (2)	149.0 (2)	1

Line: Bears by 5

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Minnesota Vikings (1-1-0)	0	7	0	0	7
Chicago Bears (2-0-0)	0	10	9	7	26

( 7- 0) MIN Tommy Kramer 2 yard rush (Rick Danmeier kick) ( 7- 3) CHI Bob Thomas 34 yard field goal ( 7-10) CHI James Scott 56 yard pass from Vince Evans (Bob Thomas kick) ( 7-12) CHI Safety, Ted Brown fumbled kickoff out of end zone ( 7-19) CHI Walter Payton 43 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick) ( 7-26) CHI Walter Payton 26 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick)

                     MIN             CHI
First Downs:         13              15
Rushes-yards:        29-88           39-236
Yards/rush:          3.0             6.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-19-117-1     9-19-123-1
Sacked-yards:        5-46            3-30
Net pass yards:      71              93
Net yards/pass:      3.0             4.2
Total net yards:     159             329
Total plays:         53 (54% run)    61 (63% run)  
Yards/play:          3.0             5.4
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             1-1
Turnovers:           1               2
Penalties-yards:     5-38            7-40

Attendance: 53,231

Passing:
MIN: Tommy Kramer, 10 of 19 for 117 yards (1 int) CHI: Mike Phipps, 5 of 12 for 35 yards (1 int); Vince Evans, 4 of 7 for 88 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
MIN: Chuck Foreman, 11 for 13 yards; Rickey Young, 9 for 36 yards; Ted Brown, 3 for 24 yards; Brent McClanahan, 2 for 10 yards; Robert Miller, 2 for 3 yards; Tommy Kramer, 2 for 2 yards and 1 TD CHI: Walter Payton, 23 for 182 yards and 2 TDs; Dave Williams, 14 for 45 yards; Willie McClendon, 1 for 7 yards; Mike Phipps, 1 for 2 yards
Receiving:
MIN: Ahmad Rashad, 5 for 70 yards; Douglas Cunningham, 2 for 18 yards; Chuck Foreman, 1 for 21 yards; Rickey Young, 1 for 6 yards; Brent McClanahan, 1 for 2 yards CHI: James Scott, 3 for 76 yards and 1 TD; Walter Payton, 3 for 14 yards; Dave Williams, 2 for 24 yards; Brian Baschnagel, 1 for 9 yards
Kick returns:
MIN: Jimmy Edwards, 3 for 65 yards; Ted Brown, 2 for 52 yards CHI: Steve Schubert, 1 for 27 yards; Rickey Watts, 1 for 24 yards; Brian Baschnagel, 1 for 17 yards
Punt returns:
MIN: Nate Allen, 1 for -1 yards; Jimmy Edwards, 1 for -2 yards CHI: Steve Schubert, 6 for 41 yards
Interceptions:
MIN: Nate Allen, 1 for 0 yards CHI: Terry Schmidt, 1 for 8 yards
Punting:
MIN: Greg Coleman, 9 for 365 yards CHI: Bob Parsons, 6 for 213 yards
Field Goals:
CHI: Bob Thomas, 1/2