Wild Card Playoff Games, 2023

played in Carolina, NC

63 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings10660-22
Carolina Panthers7000-7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:57 MIN - Emmitt Palmer 21 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
1Q: 05:07 MIN - Ron Kariger 41 field goal
1Q: 01:10 CAR - Tommie Peters 1 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 07:50 MIN - Ron Kariger 44 field goal
2Q: 01:58 MIN - Ron Kariger 24 field goal
3Q: 09:44 MIN - Ron Kariger 26 field goal
3Q: 00:34 MIN - Ron Kariger 42 field goal

Team StatisticsMINCAR
Record14-39-8
First Downs1717
- by Rushing75
- by Passing1010
- by Penalty02
Total Net Yards301262
- Offensive Plays6253
- Yards per Play4.854.94
Net Rushing Yards108121
- Rushing Attempts3428
- Yards per Rush3.184.32
Net Passing Yards193141
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt26 - 18 - 022 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards206161
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/133/20
- Yards per Pass Play6.895.64
Fumbles/Lost1/04/3
3rd Down Conversions7/165/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.98.4
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards6/474/26
Punt Returns/Yards2/241/-1
Kick Returns/Yards2/592/40
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits23
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/21/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 43OWN 21
Time of Possession34:0325:57

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:164:33OWN 34966Touchdown
16:361:37OPP 2834Field Goal
11:012:08OWN 39429Missed FG
213:025:19OWN 25948Field Goal
26:264:35OPP 37830Field Goal
315:005:21OWN 35756Field Goal
37:002:16OWN 43511Punt
31:180:51OPP 243-1Field Goal
411:222:04OWN 2338Punt
45:215:21OWN 201140Game
Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:44OWN 26647Missed FG
14:593:58OWN 20980Touchdown
213:530:51OWN 393-2Punt
27:431:17OWN 20317Fumble
21:511:51OWN 20621Half
39:392:39OWN 633Punt
34:443:26OWN 2064Fumble
30:274:05OWN 201068Missed FG
49:183:57OWN 21941Punt

Game MVP: Matt Ryan, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Nicky Winters22753.411020
Gerald Clark9353.89800
Matt Ryan3-2-0.67000
CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Tommie Peters19784.112811
Jerald Jenkins8405.003210
Howie Barrett133.00300

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Matt Ryan26182062/131310105.6
CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Howie Barrett22131613/20026081.8

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Emmitt Palmer7118412.0017211
WR Gino Moser575010.009180
TE Aaron Hernandez333010.008170
TE Jumbo Kudlacz123131.0024310
RB Nicky Winters1144.00340
WR Shane Williams1277.00070
CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Eddie Royal455814.508230
RB Tommie Peters223919.5030260
WR Ethan Blackshear23168.000150
WR Neal Walton252211.004200
FB Reuben Preston1277.00070
RB Buddy Wittich1155.00050
WR Corwin Bernstein121414.000140
WR Arnie Sherry0100.00000
TE Richie Fuller0100.00000

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Nicky Winters1000
DeMario Pressley0100
Shawn Carpenter0100
Louis Murphy0100
Wayne Calixto0100
Edward Connell0020
Jumbo Kudlacz0010
Andre Poston0010
CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
Jerald Jenkins2000
Howie Barrett2000
Steven Justice0100
Leonard Korte0010

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Kevin Huber29346.537.0470
CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bill Hankton314849.334.7591

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ron Kariger5/63/40/0441/1
CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Bruce Darche0/20/10/001/1

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Allen Weber22412.00
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Eli Martinez1-1-1.00

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Wayne Calixto25929.50
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Jerald Jenkins11717.00
Eli Martinez12323.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Allen Weber1110.02622
OLB Keith Rivers420.52221
ILB Andre Poston400.0148
DE Edward Connell301.51916
ILB Phil Gaylor320.02624
CB Desmond Hout310.0410
CB Jon Swinton310.01821
S J.C. Blackwell220.02124
CB Chad Neasman210.01818
DE Terry Fitzgerald200.01216
OLB Cary Torres101.077
DE DeMario Pressley120.01921
OLB Fernando Sanford110.061
CB T.J. Ward110.02217
DE Shawn Carpenter100.0135
S Harry Anaya100.075
DT Scottie Benton010.02217
OLB Slade Norris010.02212
CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Leonard Korte730.03324
ILB Dwayne Swillis620.02821
S Eli Martinez500.02218
DT Wade Turner420.02414
DE D'Anthony Smith420.02520
CB Juan Anagnostis410.02421
CB Sherrick McManis400.01813
DE Martin Marsh311.01615
S Kenny Dole300.079
OLB Preston Sanford220.01420
OLB Willie Schultz200.0118
DE E.J. Wilson111.02118
OLB Tyrus Harden140.0197
S Darryl Tripodi130.02623
CB Myron Rolle110.02019
CB Kelly Springer110.01717
CB Jumbo McKnight100.01418
OLB Rodderick Muckelroy100.0176
DT Louis Parker010.01214

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Edward Connell1.520116
OLB Cary Torres1.00007
OLB Keith Rivers0.500021
DE Shawn Carpenter0.01015
OLB Slade Norris0.001112
DT Scottie Benton0.001017
DE DeMario Pressley0.001021
CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Martin Marsh1.000015
DE E.J. Wilson1.000018
DT Wade Turner0.010014

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Desmond Hout30010
CB Jon Swinton30021
ILB Phil Gaylor20024
CB Chad Neasman10018
OLB Keith Rivers10021
S J.C. Blackwell10024
ILB Andre Poston1008
CB T.J. Ward10017
OLB Cary Torres0107
CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Sherrick McManis41013
S Eli Martinez40018
CB Kelly Springer21017
CB Juan Anagnostis20021
S Darryl Tripodi10023
OLB Tyrus Harden1007
CB Jumbo McKnight10018
CB Myron Rolle10019
OLB Willie Schultz1008
S Kenny Dole1009

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Renaldo Becker48034228
Sam Young35034028
Kennedy Gaylord28034028
Peter Jennings25030023
Levon McIntyre110908
Casey Heath04125020
CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Neil Clark35022121
Courtney Diminnie17027020
Steven Justice15026121
T.J. McGregor130604
Reuben Preston11016011
Hardy Glasgow05019021
Mike Hoomanawanui0111608
Jon Asamoah01024020
Chris Marinelli0001319

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Jumbo Kudlacz212
Cary Torres111
CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Kelly Springer116
Kenny Dole111
Juan Anagnostis19
T.J. McGregor15

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Kennedy Gaylord3428------870
Matt Ryan3428---------62
Renaldo Becker3428---------62
Emmitt Palmer3428---------62
Sam Young3428---------62
Peter Jennings3023------861
Jon Swinton------18211655
Allen Weber------2622553
Phil Gaylor------2624252
Nicky Winters2522---------47
J.C. Blackwell------2124247
Keith Rivers------2221245
Casey Heath2520---------45
Jumbo Kudlacz2110------1243
Aaron Hernandez2415------443
Scottie Benton------2217241
DeMario Pressley------1921141
T.J. Ward------2217241
Chad Neasman------1818440
Louis Murphy2315---------38
Gino Moser917------1238
Slade Norris------2212236
Edward Connell------1916---35
Terry Fitzgerald------1216230
A.J. Murray128------828
Levon McIntyre98------825
Cary Torres------771125
Andre Poston------148224
Shane Williams615------223
Shawn Carpenter------135422
Frankie Sanford51------1622
Harry Anaya------75921
Wayne Calixto23------1520
Sean Smith------57719
Desmond Hout------410317
Daniel Garrison45------817
Marc Scott00------1717
Fernando Sanford------61916
Gerald Clark96---------15
Rufus Rasmussen------32914
Ron Kariger00------1313
Roger George00------88
Aaron Rodgers00------66
Tracy Sherry------2114
Kevin Huber00------22
Joe Webb00---------0
CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Leonard Korte------3324764
Darryl Tripodi------2623756
Eli Martinez------22181555
Juan Anagnostis------2421954
Howie Barrett2825---------53
Dwayne Swillis------2821352
Kelly Springer------17171650
Richie Fuller2322------449
D'Anthony Smith------2520449
Steven Justice2621------148
Courtney Diminnie2720---------47
Jon Asamoah2420------246
Neil Clark2221------245
Myron Rolle------2019544
Wade Turner------2414442
E.J. Wilson------2118342
Hardy Glasgow1921---------40
Preston Sanford------1420640
Reuben Preston1611------1239
Tommie Peters2018---------38
Eddie Royal1919---------38
Martin Marsh------1615738
Neal Walton2017---------37
Tyrus Harden------1971137
Mike Hoomanawanui168------1337
Jumbo McKnight------1418335
Sherrick McManis------1813334
Jerald Jenkins86------1630
Louis Parker------1214329
Chris Marinelli139------527
Kenny Dole------791127
Willie Schultz------118726
Arnie Sherry95------1125
Ethan Blackshear914------124
Rodderick Muckelroy------176124
Corwin Bernstein04------1115
T.J. McGregor64------515
Joey Sturgeon------63211
Al Scoggin24------511
Todd Chaudrey15------410
Buddy Wittich01------89
Jorge McNeil------0066
Bill Hankton00------55
Bruce Darche00------44
John Beck00---------0
Leonard Collins00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8243.0
Middle18623.4
Right6244.0
None2-2-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left15291.9
Middle294.5
Right11837.5
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Matt Ryan26182052000
CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Howie Barrett22133021330

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)15141479.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)64599.8
Long (19+ Yds)5000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen222713.5
Short (0-8 Yds)74213.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)126907.5
Long (19+ Yds)112323.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Emmitt Palmer117284128
WR Gino Moser75150017
TE Aaron Hernandez33030015
TE Jumbo Kudlacz21131110
WR Shane Williams2117015
RB Nicky Winters1104022
CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Eddie Royal54058119
WR Neal Walton52122117
WR Ethan Blackshear32016014
RB Tommie Peters22039118
FB Reuben Preston2107011
WR Corwin Bernstein2101404
WR Arnie Sherry101005
TE Richie Fuller1000022
RB Buddy Wittich110501

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Nicky Winters4153.753.41
CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Tommie Peters4133.254.11
Jerald Jenkins2-6-3.005.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Matt Ryan33124.007.92
CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Howie Barrett2000.007.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Nicky Winters1144.004.00
WR Gino Moser1111.007.14
TE Aaron Hernandez1177.0010.00
CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Arnie Sherry1000.000.00
WR Neal Walton1000.004.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
Nicky Winters43
Matt Ryan10
Gerald Clark11
CarolinaRushesConversions
Tommie Peters11

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Matt Ryan1063
CarolinaAttCompConversions
Howie Barrett744

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Emmitt Palmer422
WR Gino Moser210
TE Aaron Hernandez221
RB Nicky Winters110
WR Shane Williams100
CarolinaTargCatchConversions
WR Neal Walton211
WR Eddie Royal111
WR Arnie Sherry100
WR Ethan Blackshear100
RB Buddy Wittich111
WR Corwin Bernstein111

SectionAttendance
Stadium74,900 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck22,200 (22,200)
End Zone16,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats13,900 (14,200)
Club Seats10,600 (11,600)
Luxury Boxes3,000 (4,300)