Week 7, 2017

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	7	10	3	0	-	20
Minnesota Vikings	7	7	7	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:34 CAR - Tyrone Neville 2 pass from Bo Money (Tommie Tate extra point)
1Q: 02:34 MIN - Shawn Hartman 14 pass from Randal Denton (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 13:16 CAR - Tommie Tate 38 field goal
2Q: 06:52 CAR - B.J. Elrifai 19 pass from Bo Money (Tommie Tate extra point)
2Q: 01:43 MIN - Shawn Hartman 13 pass from Randal Denton (Nate Kaeding extra point)
3Q: 12:13 MIN - Nicky Winters 1 pass from Randal Denton (Nate Kaeding extra point)
3Q: 00:24 CAR - Tommie Tate 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:34 CAR - Tyrone Neville 2 pass from Bo Money (Tommie Tate extra point)
1Q: 02:34 MIN - Shawn Hartman 14 pass from Randal Denton (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 13:16 CAR - Tommie Tate 38 field goal
2Q: 06:52 CAR - B.J. Elrifai 19 pass from Bo Money (Tommie Tate extra point)
2Q: 01:43 MIN - Shawn Hartman 13 pass from Randal Denton (Nate Kaeding extra point)
3Q: 12:13 MIN - Nicky Winters 1 pass from Randal Denton (Nate Kaeding extra point)
3Q: 00:24 CAR - Tommie Tate 43 field goal

Team Statistics CAR MIN
Record 4-3 1-6
First Downs 20 17
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 14 8
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 323 261
- Offensive Plays 70 52
- Yards per Play 4.61 5.02
Net Rushing Yards 90 118
- Rushing Attempts 24 31
- Yards per Rush 3.75 3.81
Net Passing Yards 233 143
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 22 - 1 21 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 238 143
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.07 6.81
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 3.5
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 3/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/0 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 3/61 5/87
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/39
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 35
Time of Possession 33:39 26:21

Team Statistics	CAR	MIN
Record	4-3	1-6
First Downs	20	17
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	14	8
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	323	261
- Offensive Plays	70	52
- Yards per Play	4.61	5.02
Net Rushing Yards	90	118
- Rushing Attempts	24	31
- Yards per Rush	3.75	3.81
Net Passing Yards	233	143
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 22 - 1	21 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	238	143
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.07	6.81
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	3.5
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	3/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/0	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	3/61	5/87
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/39
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 35
Time of Possession	33:39	26:21

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:35	OWN 23	12	77	Touchdown
1	2:29	4:19	OWN 40	8	39	Field Goal
2	11:00	4:17	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	4:58	1:32	OWN 26	3	-3	Punt
2	1:34	1:30	OWN 20	8	31	Punt
3	13:06	0:53	OWN 21	3	5	Interception
3	12:04	1:14	OWN 19	3	0	Punt
3	8:20	8:04	OWN 20	14	54	Field Goal
4	10:10	3:44	OWN 29	8	40	Punt
4	2:03	0:28	OWN 20	4	0	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:25	5:56	OWN 26	9	74	Touchdown
2	13:10	2:10	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
2	6:43	1:45	OWN 10	3	9	Punt
2	3:26	1:52	OWN 40	8	60	Touchdown
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 5	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:54	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
3	12:13	0:09	OPP 1	1	1	Touchdown
3	10:50	2:30	OWN 30	4	23	Punt
3	0:16	5:06	OWN 22	9	56	Missed FG
4	6:26	4:23	OWN 20	8	32	Punt
4	1:35	1:35	OPP 20	3	3	Game

Game MVP: Randal Denton, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Otis Stump	12	38	3.17	9	0	0
Tyrone Neville	12	52	4.33	13	2	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Nicky Winters	15	73	4.87	15	2
Timothy Hightower	11	41	3.73	11	1
Randal Denton	5	4	0.80	6	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bo Money	45	22	238	1/5	2	30	1	70.4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randal Denton	21	16	143	0/0	3	25	0	133.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR B.J. Elrifai	7	13	108	15.43	3	30	1
TE Brent Woodson	4	4	31	7.75	4	14	0
RB Otis Stump	3	4	11	3.67	8	6	0
RB Tyrone Neville	3	3	23	7.67	14	16	1
WR Graham Talley	2	7	28	14.00	2	15	0
WR Wally Ramirez	2	8	34	17.00	0	28	0
WR Leon Diano	1	6	3	3.00	0	3	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phil Arnold	5	5	49	9.80	0	20	0
WR Shawn Hartman	3	5	33	11.00	5	14	2
RB Timothy Hightower	2	2	8	4.00	0	5	0
RB Nicky Winters	2	2	26	13.00	15	25	1
TE Ike Dodge	2	2	18	9.00	6	12	0
WR Ben Strobel	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Leon Beltramini	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Caleb Campbell	1	39	39.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
J.R. Schroeder	4	166	41.5	33.8	48	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Charles Shackelford	5	242	48.4	40.4	56	0

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tommie Tate	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nate Kaeding	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Middleton	2	0	0.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
R.J. Cassidy	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Binkow	2	44	22.0	0
B.J. Elrifai	1	17	17.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ben Strobel	4	80	20.0	0
Marquis Hagans	1	7	7.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lamont Gietka	8	4	0.0	27	21
ILB Richie Montemayor	6	1	0.0	28	21
CB Thomas Ramaswami	5	2	0.0	24	21
ILB Jake Finley	4	0	0.0	23	18
CB T.J. Fabbrizzi	3	0	0.0	21	17
S Skip Edwards	2	1	0.0	8	2
DT Anthony Spencer	2	0	0.0	25	21
ILB Jonathan Goff	2	0	0.0	9	4
OLB J.T. Amaral	2	0	0.0	21	6
OLB Claude Skudris	1	4	0.0	21	19
DE Tyrus Lake	1	2	0.0	29	20
CB Charlie Sims	1	1	0.0	27	21
ILB Justin Kirk	1	1	0.0	9	1
DE Kelvin Margolies	1	1	0.0	26	21
S R.J. Dodge	1	0	0.0	24	18
DT Carl Brill	1	0	0.0	2	0
WR B.J. Elrifai	1	0	---	---	---

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Phil Gaylor	9	0	0.0	21	39
S Thomas DeCoud	4	5	0.0	22	43
DT Scottie Benton	4	2	0.0	22	45
CB Travis Gerak	4	0	0.0	12	32
DT Jackie Maxwell	3	1	1.0	18	31
S Caleb Campbell	3	1	0.0	15	36
DE Winfred Gerhardt	3	0	0.0	22	44
OLB Andy Lyle	3	0	0.0	21	44
DT Bucky Sawczyn	3	0	0.0	11	10
CB R.J. Cassidy	2	1	0.0	18	43
DE Bob Vasquez	2	0	0.0	18	42
CB Ricardo Hoover	2	0	0.0	6	3
ILB Lester Jacobs	1	0	0.0	3	7
OLB Harold Forster	1	0	0.0	3	2
OLB Phil Graham	1	0	0.0	13	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Anthony Spencer	0.0	0	1	0	21
DE Kelvin Margolies	0.0	0	1	0	21

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jackie Maxwell	1.0	0	1	0	31
DE Bob Vasquez	0.0	1	3	1	42
DT Scottie Benton	0.0	1	1	1	45
CB R.J. Cassidy	0.0	0	1	0	43

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Thomas Ramaswami	4	1	21
CB T.J. Fabbrizzi	3	1	17
S Lamont Gietka	3	0	21
ILB Jake Finley	2	0	18
ILB Richie Montemayor	2	0	21
CB Charlie Sims	1	0	21
OLB Claude Skudris	1	0	19

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Phil Gaylor	6	0	0	39
CB R.J. Cassidy	3	1	0	43
S Thomas DeCoud	3	0	0	43
S Caleb Campbell	2	3	1	36
CB Travis Gerak	2	2	0	32
OLB Andy Lyle	2	0	0	44
CB Ricardo Hoover	2	0	0	3
DE Winfred Gerhardt	1	0	0	44
DT Scottie Benton	1	0	0	45
CB Irving Givens	0	1	0	43
OLB Edgar Barrett	0	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lionel Poock	3	3	0	19	0	44
Deion Malloy	2	4	1	15	1	40
Richie Incognito	2	3	0	19	0	39
Broderick Bloomgarden	1	7	0	23	0	42
Brent Woodson	1	2	0	17	0	26
Richie Haayer	1	2	0	14	0	20
Hardy Glasgow	0	1	0	16	0	31
Karl Wolfe	0	1	0	4	0	0
Lonnie Turnbull	0	1	0	9	0	17

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Alex Stepanovich	2	5	0	30	17
Uche Nwaneri	2	5	0	26	14
Reagan Mauia	1	4	1	15	7
Manuel Ramirez	1	4	1	15	12
Kennedy Gaylord	1	3	0	29	18
Justin Blaylock	1	1	0	22	18
Josh Talent	1	1	0	9	7
Leon Beltramini	1	1	0	12	9
Renaldo Becker	1	1	0	25	17
Sammy Schlesinger	0	1	0	8	9
Ike Dodge	0	1	0	25	16

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Hart	4	20
Skip Middleton	1	12
Tyrone Neville	1	9

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Thomas DeCoud	3	11
Reagan Mauia	1	11
Phil Arnold	1	10

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Broderick Bloomgarden	23	42	---	---	5	70
Bo Money	24	46	---	---	---	70
Lionel Poock	19	44	---	---	---	63
Lamont Gietka	---	---	27	21	12	60
Richie Incognito	19	39	---	---	---	58
B.J. Elrifai	16	37	---	---	4	57
Brent Woodson	17	26	---	---	13	56
Deion Malloy	15	40	---	---	---	55
Tyrus Lake	---	---	29	20	6	55
Charlie Sims	---	---	27	21	3	51
Claude Skudris	---	---	21	19	11	51
Richie Montemayor	---	---	28	21	2	51
Oliver Pierce	14	22	---	---	14	50
Graham Talley	13	22	---	---	14	49
Hardy Glasgow	16	31	---	---	2	49
Kelvin Margolies	---	---	26	21	1	48
Anthony Spencer	---	---	25	21	1	47
R.J. Dodge	---	---	24	18	4	46
Thomas Ramaswami	---	---	24	21	1	46
Leon Diano	13	28	---	---	4	45
T.J. Fabbrizzi	---	---	21	17	7	45
Otis Stump	12	29	---	---	---	41
Jake Finley	---	---	23	18	---	41
Wally Ramirez	12	28	---	---	---	40
Richie Haayer	14	20	---	---	5	39
Tyrone Neville	12	17	---	---	9	38
Lonnie Turnbull	9	17	---	---	8	34
J.T. Amaral	---	---	21	6	3	30
Teddy Freeman	9	10	---	---	6	25
Mike Hart	0	0	---	---	20	20
Justin Kirk	---	---	9	1	9	19
Skip Edwards	---	---	8	2	8	18
Frank Binkow	2	4	---	---	11	17
Jonathan Goff	---	---	9	4	3	16
Skip Middleton	---	---	0	0	12	12
Steven Justice	1	4	---	---	6	11
Don Chapin	---	---	6	0	4	10
Karl Wolfe	4	0	---	---	6	10
Blake Welch	---	---	3	0	4	7
Tommie Tate	0	0	---	---	7	7
J.R. Schroeder	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Humpal	---	---	4	0	---	4
Kurt Reese	---	---	4	0	---	4
Carl Brill	---	---	2	0	---	2
Will Stock	0	0	---	---	---	0
Arnold England	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Thomas DeCoud	---	---	22	43	11	76
Scottie Benton	---	---	22	45	2	69
Winfred Gerhardt	---	---	22	44	2	68
Andy Lyle	---	---	21	44	2	67
R.J. Cassidy	---	---	18	43	6	67
Irving Givens	---	---	20	43	3	66
Bob Vasquez	---	---	18	42	2	62
Phil Gaylor	---	---	21	39	2	62
Caleb Campbell	---	---	15	36	3	54
Randal Denton	31	21	---	---	---	52
Travis Gerak	---	---	12	32	7	51
Phil Arnold	23	18	---	---	10	51
Jackie Maxwell	---	---	18	31	1	50
Ike Dodge	25	16	---	---	9	50
Alex Stepanovich	30	17	---	---	2	49
Kennedy Gaylord	29	18	---	---	---	47
Uche Nwaneri	26	14	---	---	6	46
Justin Blaylock	22	18	---	---	6	46
Renaldo Becker	25	17	---	---	---	42
Ben Strobel	14	10	---	---	13	37
Timothy Hightower	13	8	---	---	15	36
Leon Beltramini	12	9	---	---	13	34
Reagan Mauia	15	7	---	---	11	33
Manuel Ramirez	15	12	---	---	6	33
Larry Hughes	---	---	6	16	10	32
Nicky Winters	18	13	---	---	---	31
Phil Graham	---	---	13	13	4	30
Josh Talent	9	7	---	---	9	25
Shawn Hartman	11	9	---	---	5	25
Sammy Schlesinger	8	9	---	---	6	23
Roscoe Parrish	14	8	---	---	---	22
Bucky Sawczyn	---	---	11	10	---	21
Lester Jacobs	---	---	3	7	9	19
Ricardo Hoover	---	---	6	3	8	17
Harold Forster	---	---	3	2	11	16
Marquis Hagans	1	0	---	---	13	14
Jay Moore	---	---	6	4	3	13
Edgar Barrett	---	---	3	4	3	10
Trent South	---	---	2	2	4	8
Charles Shackelford	0	0	---	---	6	6
Nate Kaeding	0	0	---	---	5	5
Harry Anaya	---	---	2	3	---	5
Dexter Hanks	---	---	0	0	3	3
Rob Cressio	0	0	---	---	---	0
Horace McGregor	0	0	---	---	---	0
Percy Barnes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	13	2.6
Middle	17	70	4.1
Right	2	7	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	25	3.6
Middle	12	57	4.8
Right	9	40	4.4
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bo Money	45	22	3	3	3	8	6	2	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randal Denton	21	16	2	0	1	2	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	33	6.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	7	33	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	7	93	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	12	3	79	6.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	81	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	42	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	20	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR B.J. Elrifai	13	7	2	108	2	37
WR Wally Ramirez	8	2	0	34	1	28
WR Graham Talley	7	2	1	28	0	22
WR Leon Diano	6	1	0	3	0	28
RB Otis Stump	4	3	0	11	0	29
TE Brent Woodson	4	4	0	31	0	26
RB Tyrone Neville	3	3	0	23	0	17

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Shawn Hartman	5	3	0	33	0	9
WR Phil Arnold	5	5	0	49	1	18
WR Ben Strobel	3	1	1	10	0	10
RB Timothy Hightower	2	2	0	8	0	8
RB Nicky Winters	2	2	0	26	1	13
TE Ike Dodge	2	2	0	18	0	16
TE Leon Beltramini	2	1	0	-1	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tyrone Neville	2	9	4.50	4.33
Otis Stump	1	0	0.00	3.17

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Randal Denton	3	3	1.00	0.80
Nicky Winters	1	2	2.00	4.87

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bo Money	4	3	24	6.00	5.29

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randal Denton	5	4	33	6.60	6.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Otis Stump	1	1	3	3.00	2.75
WR Leon Diano	1	0	0	0.00	0.50
RB Tyrone Neville	1	1	2	2.00	7.67
WR B.J. Elrifai	1	1	19	19.00	8.31

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Shawn Hartman	2	2	27	13.50	6.60
RB Timothy Hightower	1	1	5	5.00	4.00
RB Nicky Winters	1	1	1	1.00	13.00
WR Ben Strobel	1	0	0	0.00	3.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Nicky Winters	2	0
Timothy Hightower	1	1
Randal Denton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bo Money	16	10	7

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randal Denton	7	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR B.J. Elrifai	6	5	5
WR Graham Talley	3	1	1
RB Otis Stump	2	2	1
WR Leon Diano	2	0	0
TE Brent Woodson	2	2	0
WR Wally Ramirez	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Shawn Hartman	3	1	1
RB Nicky Winters	1	1	1
TE Ike Dodge	1	1	1
WR Ben Strobel	1	0	0
TE Leon Beltramini	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,100 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 26,100 (29,400)
End Zone 18,100 (21,300)
Mezzanine 10,500 (12,300)
Sideline Seats 16,300 (18,800)
Club Seats 400 (500)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,100 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	26,100 (29,400)
End Zone	18,100 (21,300)
Mezzanine	10,500 (12,300)
Sideline Seats	16,300 (18,800)
Club Seats	400 (500)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,700)