Wild Card Playoff Games, 2023

played in Carolina, NC

63 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	10	6	6	0	-	22
Carolina Panthers	7	0	0	0	-	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

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 Statistics MIN CAR
Record 14-3 9-8
First Downs 17 17
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 301 262
- Offensive Plays 62 53
- Yards per Play 4.85 4.94
Net Rushing Yards 108 121
- Rushing Attempts 34 28
- Yards per Rush 3.18 4.32
Net Passing Yards 193 141
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 18 - 0 22 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 206 161
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 6.89 5.64
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 4/3
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/47 4/26
Punt Returns/Yards 2/24 1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards 2/59 2/40
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 43 OWN 21
Time of Possession 34:03 25:57

Team Statistics	MIN	CAR
Record	14-3	9-8
First Downs	17	17
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	301	262
- Offensive Plays	62	53
- Yards per Play	4.85	4.94
Net Rushing Yards	108	121
- Rushing Attempts	34	28
- Yards per Rush	3.18	4.32
Net Passing Yards	193	141
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 18 - 0	22 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	206	161
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	6.89	5.64
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	4/3
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/47	4/26
Punt Returns/Yards	2/24	1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards	2/59	2/40
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 43	OWN 21
Time of Possession	34:03	25:57

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:16	4:33	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
1	6:36	1:37	OPP 28	3	4	Field Goal
1	1:01	2:08	OWN 39	4	29	Missed FG
2	13:02	5:19	OWN 25	9	48	Field Goal
2	6:26	4:35	OPP 37	8	30	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:21	OWN 35	7	56	Field Goal
3	7:00	2:16	OWN 43	5	11	Punt
3	1:18	0:51	OPP 24	3	-1	Field Goal
4	11:22	2:04	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
4	5:21	5:21	OWN 20	11	40	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:44	OWN 26	6	47	Missed FG
1	4:59	3:58	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	13:53	0:51	OWN 39	3	-2	Punt
2	7:43	1:17	OWN 20	3	17	Fumble
2	1:51	1:51	OWN 20	6	21	Half
3	9:39	2:39	OWN 6	3	3	Punt
3	4:44	3:26	OWN 20	6	4	Fumble
3	0:27	4:05	OWN 20	10	68	Missed FG
4	9:18	3:57	OWN 21	9	41	Punt

Game MVP: Matt Ryan, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Nicky Winters	22	75	3.41	10	2
Gerald Clark	9	35	3.89	8	0
Matt Ryan	3	-2	-0.67	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tommie Peters	19	78	4.11	28	1	1
Jerald Jenkins	8	40	5.00	32	1	0
Howie Barrett	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	26	18	206	2/13	1	31	0	105.6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie Barrett	22	13	161	3/20	0	26	0	81.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Emmitt Palmer	7	11	84	12.00	17	21	1
WR Gino Moser	5	7	50	10.00	9	18	0
TE Aaron Hernandez	3	3	30	10.00	8	17	0
TE Jumbo Kudlacz	1	2	31	31.00	24	31	0
RB Nicky Winters	1	1	4	4.00	3	4	0
WR Shane Williams	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Eddie Royal	4	5	58	14.50	8	23
RB Tommie Peters	2	2	39	19.50	30	26
WR Ethan Blackshear	2	3	16	8.00	0	15
WR Neal Walton	2	5	22	11.00	4	20
FB Reuben Preston	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
RB Buddy Wittich	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Corwin Bernstein	1	2	14	14.00	0	14
WR Arnie Sherry	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Richie Fuller	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Nicky Winters	1	0	0
DeMario Pressley	0	1	0
Shawn Carpenter	0	1	0
Louis Murphy	0	1	0
Wayne Calixto	0	1	0
Edward Connell	0	0	2
Jumbo Kudlacz	0	0	1
Andre Poston	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jerald Jenkins	2	0	0
Howie Barrett	2	0	0
Steven Justice	0	1	0
Leonard Korte	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kevin Huber	2	93	46.5	37.0	47	0

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bill Hankton	3	148	49.3	34.7	59	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ron Kariger	5/6	3/4	0/0	44	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Darche	0/2	0/1	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Allen Weber	2	24	12.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eli Martinez	1	-1	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne Calixto	2	59	29.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerald Jenkins	1	17	17.0	0
Eli Martinez	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Allen Weber	11	1	0.0	26	22
OLB Keith Rivers	4	2	0.5	22	21
ILB Andre Poston	4	0	0.0	14	8
DE Edward Connell	3	0	1.5	19	16
ILB Phil Gaylor	3	2	0.0	26	24
CB Desmond Hout	3	1	0.0	4	10
CB Jon Swinton	3	1	0.0	18	21
S J.C. Blackwell	2	2	0.0	21	24
CB Chad Neasman	2	1	0.0	18	18
DE Terry Fitzgerald	2	0	0.0	12	16
OLB Cary Torres	1	0	1.0	7	7
DE DeMario Pressley	1	2	0.0	19	21
OLB Fernando Sanford	1	1	0.0	6	1
CB T.J. Ward	1	1	0.0	22	17
DE Shawn Carpenter	1	0	0.0	13	5
S Harry Anaya	1	0	0.0	7	5
DT Scottie Benton	0	1	0.0	22	17
OLB Slade Norris	0	1	0.0	22	12

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Leonard Korte	7	3	0.0	33	24
ILB Dwayne Swillis	6	2	0.0	28	21
S Eli Martinez	5	0	0.0	22	18
DT Wade Turner	4	2	0.0	24	14
DE D'Anthony Smith	4	2	0.0	25	20
CB Juan Anagnostis	4	1	0.0	24	21
CB Sherrick McManis	4	0	0.0	18	13
DE Martin Marsh	3	1	1.0	16	15
S Kenny Dole	3	0	0.0	7	9
OLB Preston Sanford	2	2	0.0	14	20
OLB Willie Schultz	2	0	0.0	11	8
DE E.J. Wilson	1	1	1.0	21	18
OLB Tyrus Harden	1	4	0.0	19	7
S Darryl Tripodi	1	3	0.0	26	23
CB Myron Rolle	1	1	0.0	20	19
CB Kelly Springer	1	1	0.0	17	17
CB Jumbo McKnight	1	0	0.0	14	18
OLB Rodderick Muckelroy	1	0	0.0	17	6
DT Louis Parker	0	1	0.0	12	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Edward Connell	1.5	2	0	1	16
OLB Cary Torres	1.0	0	0	0	7
OLB Keith Rivers	0.5	0	0	0	21
DE Shawn Carpenter	0.0	1	0	1	5
OLB Slade Norris	0.0	0	1	1	12
DT Scottie Benton	0.0	0	1	0	17
DE DeMario Pressley	0.0	0	1	0	21

Carolina	Sack	Block	PPlay
DE Martin Marsh	1.0	0	15
DE E.J. Wilson	1.0	0	18
DT Wade Turner	0.0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Desmond Hout	3	0	10
CB Jon Swinton	3	0	21
ILB Phil Gaylor	2	0	24
CB Chad Neasman	1	0	18
OLB Keith Rivers	1	0	21
S J.C. Blackwell	1	0	24
ILB Andre Poston	1	0	8
CB T.J. Ward	1	0	17
OLB Cary Torres	0	1	7

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Sherrick McManis	4	1	13
S Eli Martinez	4	0	18
CB Kelly Springer	2	1	17
CB Juan Anagnostis	2	0	21
S Darryl Tripodi	1	0	23
OLB Tyrus Harden	1	0	7
CB Jumbo McKnight	1	0	18
CB Myron Rolle	1	0	19
OLB Willie Schultz	1	0	8
S Kenny Dole	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Renaldo Becker	4	8	0	34	2	28
Sam Young	3	5	0	34	0	28
Kennedy Gaylord	2	8	0	34	0	28
Peter Jennings	2	5	0	30	0	23
Levon McIntyre	1	1	0	9	0	8
Casey Heath	0	4	1	25	0	20

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Neil Clark	3	5	0	22	1	21
Courtney Diminnie	1	7	0	27	0	20
Steven Justice	1	5	0	26	1	21
T.J. McGregor	1	3	0	6	0	4
Reuben Preston	1	1	0	16	0	11
Hardy Glasgow	0	5	0	19	0	21
Mike Hoomanawanui	0	1	1	16	0	8
Jon Asamoah	0	1	0	24	0	20
Chris Marinelli	0	0	0	13	1	9

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jumbo Kudlacz	2	12
Cary Torres	1	11

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Kelly Springer	1	16
Kenny Dole	1	11
Juan Anagnostis	1	9
T.J. McGregor	1	5

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kennedy Gaylord	34	28	---	---	8	70
Matt Ryan	34	28	---	---	---	62
Renaldo Becker	34	28	---	---	---	62
Emmitt Palmer	34	28	---	---	---	62
Sam Young	34	28	---	---	---	62
Peter Jennings	30	23	---	---	8	61
Jon Swinton	---	---	18	21	16	55
Allen Weber	---	---	26	22	5	53
Phil Gaylor	---	---	26	24	2	52
Nicky Winters	25	22	---	---	---	47
J.C. Blackwell	---	---	21	24	2	47
Keith Rivers	---	---	22	21	2	45
Casey Heath	25	20	---	---	---	45
Jumbo Kudlacz	21	10	---	---	12	43
Aaron Hernandez	24	15	---	---	4	43
Scottie Benton	---	---	22	17	2	41
DeMario Pressley	---	---	19	21	1	41
T.J. Ward	---	---	22	17	2	41
Chad Neasman	---	---	18	18	4	40
Louis Murphy	23	15	---	---	---	38
Gino Moser	9	17	---	---	12	38
Slade Norris	---	---	22	12	2	36
Edward Connell	---	---	19	16	---	35
Terry Fitzgerald	---	---	12	16	2	30
A.J. Murray	12	8	---	---	8	28
Levon McIntyre	9	8	---	---	8	25
Cary Torres	---	---	7	7	11	25
Andre Poston	---	---	14	8	2	24
Shane Williams	6	15	---	---	2	23
Shawn Carpenter	---	---	13	5	4	22
Frankie Sanford	5	1	---	---	16	22
Harry Anaya	---	---	7	5	9	21
Wayne Calixto	2	3	---	---	15	20
Sean Smith	---	---	5	7	7	19
Desmond Hout	---	---	4	10	3	17
Daniel Garrison	4	5	---	---	8	17
Marc Scott	0	0	---	---	17	17
Fernando Sanford	---	---	6	1	9	16
Gerald Clark	9	6	---	---	---	15
Rufus Rasmussen	---	---	3	2	9	14
Ron Kariger	0	0	---	---	13	13
Roger George	0	0	---	---	8	8
Aaron Rodgers	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tracy Sherry	---	---	2	1	1	4
Kevin Huber	0	0	---	---	2	2
Joe Webb	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Leonard Korte	---	---	33	24	7	64
Darryl Tripodi	---	---	26	23	7	56
Eli Martinez	---	---	22	18	15	55
Juan Anagnostis	---	---	24	21	9	54
Howie Barrett	28	25	---	---	---	53
Dwayne Swillis	---	---	28	21	3	52
Kelly Springer	---	---	17	17	16	50
Richie Fuller	23	22	---	---	4	49
D'Anthony Smith	---	---	25	20	4	49
Steven Justice	26	21	---	---	1	48
Courtney Diminnie	27	20	---	---	---	47
Jon Asamoah	24	20	---	---	2	46
Neil Clark	22	21	---	---	2	45
Myron Rolle	---	---	20	19	5	44
Wade Turner	---	---	24	14	4	42
E.J. Wilson	---	---	21	18	3	42
Hardy Glasgow	19	21	---	---	---	40
Preston Sanford	---	---	14	20	6	40
Reuben Preston	16	11	---	---	12	39
Tommie Peters	20	18	---	---	---	38
Eddie Royal	19	19	---	---	---	38
Martin Marsh	---	---	16	15	7	38
Neal Walton	20	17	---	---	---	37
Tyrus Harden	---	---	19	7	11	37
Mike Hoomanawanui	16	8	---	---	13	37
Jumbo McKnight	---	---	14	18	3	35
Sherrick McManis	---	---	18	13	3	34
Jerald Jenkins	8	6	---	---	16	30
Louis Parker	---	---	12	14	3	29
Chris Marinelli	13	9	---	---	5	27
Kenny Dole	---	---	7	9	11	27
Willie Schultz	---	---	11	8	7	26
Arnie Sherry	9	5	---	---	11	25
Ethan Blackshear	9	14	---	---	1	24
Rodderick Muckelroy	---	---	17	6	1	24
Corwin Bernstein	0	4	---	---	11	15
T.J. McGregor	6	4	---	---	5	15
Joey Sturgeon	---	---	6	3	2	11
Al Scoggin	2	4	---	---	5	11
Todd Chaudrey	1	5	---	---	4	10
Buddy Wittich	0	1	---	---	8	9
Jorge McNeil	---	---	0	0	6	6
Bill Hankton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bruce Darche	0	0	---	---	4	4
John Beck	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leonard Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	24	3.0
Middle	18	62	3.4
Right	6	24	4.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	29	1.9
Middle	2	9	4.5
Right	11	83	7.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	26	18	2	0	5	2	0	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie Barrett	22	13	3	0	2	1	3	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	14	147	9.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	59	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	27	13.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	21	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	90	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	23	23.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Emmitt Palmer	11	7	2	84	1	28
WR Gino Moser	7	5	1	50	0	17
TE Aaron Hernandez	3	3	0	30	0	15
TE Jumbo Kudlacz	2	1	1	31	1	10
WR Shane Williams	2	1	1	7	0	15
RB Nicky Winters	1	1	0	4	0	22

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Royal	5	4	0	58	1	19
WR Neal Walton	5	2	1	22	1	17
WR Ethan Blackshear	3	2	0	16	0	14
RB Tommie Peters	2	2	0	39	1	18
FB Reuben Preston	2	1	0	7	0	11
WR Corwin Bernstein	2	1	0	14	0	4
WR Arnie Sherry	1	0	1	0	0	5
TE Richie Fuller	1	0	0	0	0	22
RB Buddy Wittich	1	1	0	5	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Nicky Winters	4	15	3.75	3.41

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tommie Peters	4	13	3.25	4.11
Jerald Jenkins	2	-6	-3.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	3	3	12	4.00	7.92

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie Barrett	2	0	0	0.00	7.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Nicky Winters	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
WR Gino Moser	1	1	1	1.00	7.14
TE Aaron Hernandez	1	1	7	7.00	10.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Arnie Sherry	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Neal Walton	1	0	0	0.00	4.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Nicky Winters	4	3
Matt Ryan	1	0
Gerald Clark	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Tommie Peters	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	10	6	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie Barrett	7	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Emmitt Palmer	4	2	2
WR Gino Moser	2	1	0
TE Aaron Hernandez	2	2	1
RB Nicky Winters	1	1	0
WR Shane Williams	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Neal Walton	2	1	1
WR Eddie Royal	1	1	1
WR Arnie Sherry	1	0	0
WR Ethan Blackshear	1	0	0
RB Buddy Wittich	1	1	1
WR Corwin Bernstein	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,900 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,200 (22,200)
End Zone 16,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine 9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 13,900 (14,200)
Club Seats 10,600 (11,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (4,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,900 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,200 (22,200)
End Zone	16,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine	9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	13,900 (14,200)
Club Seats	10,600 (11,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (4,300)