Week 7, 2026

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	3	10	3	10	-	26
Minnesota Vikings	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:12 CAR - Kim Mahoney 41 field goal
2Q: 05:44 CAR - Archie Thies 33 interception return (Kim Mahoney extra point)
2Q: 01:53 MIN - David Buehler 48 field goal
2Q: 00:14 CAR - Kim Mahoney 30 field goal
3Q: 06:16 CAR - Kim Mahoney 21 field goal
4Q: 10:43 CAR - Richie Fuller 3 pass from Howie Barrett (Kim Mahoney extra point)
4Q: 00:25 CAR - Kim Mahoney 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:12 CAR - Kim Mahoney 41 field goal
2Q: 05:44 CAR - Archie Thies 33 interception return (Kim Mahoney extra point)
2Q: 01:53 MIN - David Buehler 48 field goal
2Q: 00:14 CAR - Kim Mahoney 30 field goal
3Q: 06:16 CAR - Kim Mahoney 21 field goal
4Q: 10:43 CAR - Richie Fuller 3 pass from Howie Barrett (Kim Mahoney extra point)
4Q: 00:25 CAR - Kim Mahoney 21 field goal

Team Statistics CAR MIN
Record 5-2 3-4
First Downs 26 14
- by Rushing 9 2
- by Passing 16 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 430 232
- Offensive Plays 69 64
- Yards per Play 6.23 3.63
Net Rushing Yards 186 51
- Rushing Attempts 29 15
- Yards per Rush 6.41 3.40
Net Passing Yards 244 181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 22 - 2 47 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 252 192
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 6.10 3.69
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/65 6/36
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 2/47 6/135
Interception Ret./Yards 2/54 2/8
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 23
Time of Possession 35:10 24:50

Team Statistics	CAR	MIN
Record	5-2	3-4
First Downs	26	14
- by Rushing	9	2
- by Passing	16	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	430	232
- Offensive Plays	69	64
- Yards per Play	6.23	3.63
Net Rushing Yards	186	51
- Rushing Attempts	29	15
- Yards per Rush	6.41	3.40
Net Passing Yards	244	181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 22 - 2	47 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	252	192
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	6.10	3.69
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/65	6/36
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	2/47	6/135
Interception Ret./Yards	2/54	2/8
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 23
Time of Possession	35:10	24:50

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:14	1:58	OWN 20	5	49	Interception
1	7:13	4:07	OWN 20	7	56	Field Goal
2	13:30	1:41	OWN 27	4	32	Interception
2	10:36	4:08	OWN 19	7	34	Punt
2	1:48	1:42	OWN 29	5	58	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:14	OWN 40	4	10	Punt
3	11:56	5:47	OWN 31	11	65	Field Goal
3	3:42	3:17	OWN 26	7	22	Punt
4	12:39	2:03	OPP 49	6	49	Touchdown
4	8:09	3:32	OWN 36	5	7	Punt
4	4:00	3:41	OPP 27	8	23	Field Goal

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:46	OWN 32	6	20	Punt
1	10:16	3:03	OWN 22	6	17	Punt
1	3:06	4:36	OWN 38	11	42	Missed FG
2	11:49	1:13	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	6:28	0:54	OWN 14	2	14	Interception
2	5:34	3:46	OWN 12	11	57	Field Goal
3	13:46	1:50	OWN 7	3	2	Punt
3	6:09	2:27	OWN 26	3	1	Punt
3	0:25	2:46	OWN 10	8	42	Interception
4	10:36	2:27	OWN 26	7	38	Fumble
4	4:37	0:37	OWN 27	4	0	Downs
4	0:19	0:19	OWN 48	1	1	Game

Game MVP: Kim Mahoney, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jason Lovallo	19	130	6.84	32	6
Tom Matthews	7	41	5.86	13	1
Howie Barrett	2	13	6.50	9	0
Bryce Delgado	1	2	2.00	2	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Marc Scott	7	13	1.86	8	0
Matt Ryan	4	25	6.25	10	1
Lance Radecki	4	13	3.25	9	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie Barrett	39	22	252	1/8	1	24	2	63.2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	47	23	192	2/11	0	31	2	42.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eddie Royal	7	13	75	10.71	11	18	0
WR Isaac Rayburn	5	7	89	17.80	28	24	0
WR Jason Donovan	2	2	23	11.50	4	12	0
TE Richie Fuller	2	3	13	6.50	3	10	1
WR Neal Walton	2	6	0	0.00	0	2	0
FB Reuben Preston	1	2	19	19.00	14	19	0
TE Mike Hoomanawanui	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Jason Lovallo	1	1	17	17.00	8	17	0
RB Tom Matthews	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Ethan Blackshear	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Cedric Ferguson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Thomas Kelly	5	7	55	11.00	12	20
WR Louis Murphy	4	8	47	11.75	3	14
RB Marc Scott	3	3	3	1.00	2	2
TE J.C. Van Pelt	3	4	5	1.67	7	6
TE Aaron Hernandez	2	6	14	7.00	0	8
WR Darnell Mathis	2	6	11	5.50	0	9
WR Ray Karau	2	2	18	9.00	0	11
WR Joey Sadler	1	8	31	31.00	6	31
FB Artie Purvis	1	2	8	8.00	3	8
RB Lance Radecki	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Louis Delmas	1	21	21.00	0
CB Archie Thies	1	33	33.00	1

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Fernando Sanford	1	6	6.00	0
S Allen Weber	1	2	2.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Recov	Force
Sherrick McManis	1	0
Louis Delmas	0	1
E.J. Wilson	0	1
Archie Thies	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
Joey Sadler	1	1
Matt Ryan	1	0
Thomas Kelly	1	0
Tito Greer	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kim Mahoney	3	127	42.3	38.7	44	3
Bill Hankton	1	33	33.0	33.0	33	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kevin Huber	5	270	54.0	44.2	69	0

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kim Mahoney	4/4	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Buehler	1/2	1/1	0/0	48	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eli Martinez	1	9	9.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rich Hampton	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cedric Ferguson	2	47	23.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daniel Bronson	4	77	19.3	0
Darnell Mathis	2	58	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Louis Delmas	5	1	0.0	15	49
S Eric McGuire	5	0	0.0	11	41
CB Sherrick McManis	5	0	0.0	9	43
OLB Preston Sanford	4	1	0.0	11	24
ILB Marty Larry	4	0	0.0	10	34
DT Wade Turner	3	1	0.5	10	33
ILB Wendell Coffey	3	1	0.0	3	11
OLB Leonard Korte	3	1	0.0	14	42
DE E.J. Wilson	2	0	1.0	14	30
CB Archie Thies	2	1	0.0	12	33
CB Clyde Kieffer	1	1	0.0	10	30
WR Eddie Royal	1	0	---	---	---
WR Neal Walton	1	0	---	---	---
DT Louis Parker	1	0	0.0	5	20
OLB Corwin Crane	1	0	0.0	10	30
DE David Levine	0	2	0.5	8	31
S Darryl Tripodi	0	1	0.0	5	17

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Allen Weber	10	1	0.0	19	33
CB Neil Lucky	5	0	0.0	7	18
S J.C. Blackwell	4	1	0.0	22	34
CB T.J. Ward	4	1	0.0	22	26
OLB Fernando Sanford	3	1	0.0	15	15
CB Alex Banks	3	1	0.0	20	30
DT Randal Tanner	3	0	0.0	18	29
OLB Walter James	3	0	0.0	14	25
DT Darryl Ortmeier	2	0	0.5	17	19
OLB Keith Rivers	2	1	0.0	11	10
ILB Phil Gaylor	2	1	0.0	20	31
ILB Andre Poston	2	1	0.0	9	9
DE Jerome Daughtry	2	1	0.0	21	29
DT Kyle Delong	2	1	0.0	17	27
CB Billy Joe Easter	2	0	0.0	7	15
DE Deron Rice	1	1	0.5	19	22
DE Cornell Kaczmarek	1	1	0.0	18	29
WR Ray Karau	1	0	---	---	---
CB Daniel Bronson	0	5	0.0	27	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE E.J. Wilson	1.0	0	3	2	30
DE David Levine	0.5	0	2	0	31
DT Wade Turner	0.5	0	0	0	33
DE Joey Sturgeon	0.0	2	1	0	34
OLB Corwin Crane	0.0	1	1	0	30

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Deron Rice	0.5	0	1	22
DT Darryl Ortmeier	0.5	0	0	19
DE Cornell Kaczmarek	0.0	1	2	29
DT Randal Tanner	0.0	0	3	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Louis Delmas	4	1	1	49
CB Sherrick McManis	4	0	0	43
S Eric McGuire	3	2	0	41
ILB Marty Larry	3	0	0	34
ILB Wendell Coffey	3	0	0	11
CB Archie Thies	2	0	1	33
OLB Leonard Korte	1	1	0	42
OLB Preston Sanford	1	0	0	24
CB Clyde Kieffer	1	0	0	30
OLB Corwin Crane	1	0	0	30
S Darryl Tripodi	0	1	0	17

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Allen Weber	7	1	1	33
CB Neil Lucky	4	1	0	18
S J.C. Blackwell	3	1	0	34
CB Alex Banks	2	2	0	30
CB T.J. Ward	2	0	0	26
OLB Walter James	2	0	0	25
OLB Keith Rivers	1	0	0	10
ILB Phil Gaylor	1	0	0	31
CB Daniel Bronson	0	1	0	26
OLB Fernando Sanford	0	0	1	15

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Richie Haayer	4	6	20	0	29
Lonnie Fisher	2	5	28	0	31
Alonzo Gerald	2	4	24	0	27
Richie Fuller	2	2	20	0	27
Grant Lechler	1	5	14	0	14
T.J. McGregor	1	1	17	1	32
Jon Asamoah	0	3	15	0	21
Clay Banks	0	2	23	0	35

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tito Greer	2	4	12	0	41
Casey Heath	1	1	12	0	42
Sam Young	0	3	11	1	40
Vladimir Ducasse	0	1	11	1	41
Jimmy Concepcion	0	1	7	0	15
Artie Purvis	0	1	5	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Preston Sanford	4	13
Sherrick McManis	1	21
Mike Hoomanawanui	1	17
Cedric Ferguson	1	14

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Joey Sadler	1	14
Andre Poston	1	12
Aaron Hernandez	1	8

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sherrick McManis	---	---	9	43	21	73
Howie Barrett	29	40	---	---	---	69
Lonnie Fisher	28	31	---	---	7	66
Louis Delmas	---	---	15	49	2	66
Eddie Royal	24	34	---	---	---	58
Clay Banks	23	35	---	---	---	58
Leonard Korte	---	---	14	42	2	58
Richie Haayer	20	29	---	---	8	57
Eric McGuire	---	---	11	41	2	54
Marty Larry	---	---	10	34	9	53
Alonzo Gerald	24	27	---	---	---	51
T.J. McGregor	17	32	---	---	---	49
Joey Sturgeon	---	---	8	34	6	48
Richie Fuller	20	27	---	---	1	48
Preston Sanford	---	---	11	24	13	48
E.J. Wilson	---	---	14	30	2	46
Archie Thies	---	---	12	33	1	46
Wade Turner	---	---	10	33	2	45
Michael Hamlin	---	---	8	24	12	44
Jon Asamoah	15	21	---	---	8	44
Reuben Preston	11	18	---	---	12	41
Clyde Kieffer	---	---	10	30	1	41
Corwin Crane	---	---	10	30	1	41
David Levine	---	---	8	31	1	40
Isaac Rayburn	16	23	---	---	---	39
Neal Walton	16	22	---	---	---	38
Mike Hoomanawanui	8	11	---	---	17	36
Grant Lechler	14	14	---	---	8	36
Jason Lovallo	20	15	---	---	---	35
Jason Donovan	12	18	---	---	2	32
Louis Parker	---	---	5	20	5	30
Vinny Mayes	---	---	1	6	23	30
R.J. Loseth	9	8	---	---	12	29
Darryl Tripodi	---	---	5	17	3	25
Tom Matthews	7	17	---	---	---	24
Bryce Delgado	1	1	---	---	21	23
Ethan Blackshear	1	5	---	---	13	19
Wendell Coffey	---	---	3	11	2	16
Cedric Ferguson	0	1	---	---	14	15
Kim Mahoney	0	0	---	---	14	14
Steven Justice	2	10	---	---	1	13
Eli Martinez	---	---	1	7	5	13
Ellis Carranza	2	1	---	---	8	11
Bill Hankton	0	0	---	---	3	3
Maurice Greer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dwight Talley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Matt Ryan	15	49	---	---	---	64
Daniel Bronson	---	---	27	26	9	62
Alex Banks	---	---	20	30	11	61
J.C. Blackwell	---	---	22	34	4	60
Casey Heath	12	42	---	---	5	59
Damon Butterfield	15	42	---	---	---	57
Jerome Daughtry	---	---	21	29	7	57
Vladimir Ducasse	11	41	---	---	4	56
Allen Weber	---	---	19	33	3	55
Joey Sadler	8	32	---	---	14	54
Phil Gaylor	---	---	20	31	2	53
Tito Greer	12	41	---	---	---	53
T.J. Ward	---	---	22	26	4	52
Randal Tanner	---	---	18	29	4	51
Sam Young	11	40	---	---	---	51
Walter James	---	---	14	25	11	50
Cornell Kaczmarek	---	---	18	29	3	50
Kyle Delong	---	---	17	27	5	49
Louis Murphy	8	37	---	---	3	48
Darnell Mathis	11	30	---	---	7	48
Deron Rice	---	---	19	22	2	43
Aaron Hernandez	6	28	---	---	8	42
Marc Scott	9	30	---	---	---	39
Darryl Ortmeier	---	---	17	19	3	39
Neil Lucky	---	---	7	18	12	37
Fernando Sanford	---	---	15	15	4	34
Thomas Kelly	8	23	---	---	---	31
Billy Joe Easter	---	---	7	15	9	31
Andre Poston	---	---	9	9	12	30
J.C. Van Pelt	6	8	---	---	16	30
Ray Karau	2	13	---	---	15	30
Frankie Sanford	6	8	---	---	15	29
Jimmy Concepcion	7	15	---	---	5	27
Artie Purvis	5	17	---	---	4	26
Keith Rivers	---	---	11	10	4	25
Rich Hampton	0	4	---	---	20	24
Lance Radecki	6	15	---	---	3	24
Tracy Sherry	---	---	13	9	1	23
Benjamin Colman	4	9	---	---	7	20
Jessie Hoitink	3	8	---	---	4	15
Ty Poston	0	7	---	---	7	14
Walt Causey	---	---	3	4	6	13
Kevin Huber	0	0	---	---	5	5
David Buehler	0	0	---	---	4	4
David Abrams	0	0	---	---	2	2
Scottie Kirk	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	27	2.5
Middle	7	90	12.9
Right	11	69	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	12	2.4
Middle	10	39	3.9
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie Barrett	39	22	2	1	1	6	6	0	2

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	47	23	2	3	4	5	7	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	103	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	10	146	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	9	21	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	5	36	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	7	84	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	51	10.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Royal	13	7	0	75	0	34
WR Isaac Rayburn	7	5	0	89	2	23
WR Neal Walton	6	2	1	0	0	22
TE Richie Fuller	3	2	0	13	0	27
FB Reuben Preston	2	1	0	19	0	18
WR Jason Donovan	2	2	0	23	0	18
TE Mike Hoomanawanui	2	1	0	5	0	11
WR Ethan Blackshear	1	0	0	0	0	5
RB Jason Lovallo	1	1	0	17	0	15
WR Cedric Ferguson	1	0	0	0	0	1
RB Tom Matthews	1	1	0	11	0	17

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joey Sadler	8	1	1	31	1	32
WR Louis Murphy	8	4	0	47	0	37
WR Thomas Kelly	7	5	0	55	1	23
TE Aaron Hernandez	6	2	0	14	0	28
WR Darnell Mathis	6	2	2	11	0	30
TE J.C. Van Pelt	4	3	0	5	0	8
RB Marc Scott	3	3	0	3	0	30
FB Artie Purvis	2	1	1	8	0	17
WR Ray Karau	2	2	0	18	0	13
RB Lance Radecki	1	0	0	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jason Lovallo	6	3	0.50	6.84
Howie Barrett	1	9	9.00	6.50
Tom Matthews	1	2	2.00	5.86

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marc Scott	1	-3	-3.00	1.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie Barrett	4	3	14	3.50	6.46

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	2	0	0	0.00	4.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eddie Royal	2	1	9	4.50	5.77
TE Richie Fuller	1	1	3	3.00	4.33
WR Neal Walton	1	1	2	2.00	0.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Thomas Kelly	1	0	0	0.00	7.86
WR Darnell Mathis	1	0	0	0.00	1.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Jason Lovallo	2	1
Tom Matthews	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Matt Ryan	4	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie Barrett	7	4	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	12	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Royal	4	2	1
WR Isaac Rayburn	2	1	1
RB Jason Lovallo	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darnell Mathis	3	0	0
TE J.C. Van Pelt	2	1	1
WR Ray Karau	2	2	2
WR Joey Sadler	1	0	0
WR Louis Murphy	1	1	1
TE Aaron Hernandez	1	1	1
WR Thomas Kelly	1	1	1
RB Lance Radecki	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 84,400 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 29,400 (29,400)
End Zone 21,300 (21,300)
Mezzanine 12,300 (12,300)
Sideline Seats 18,800 (18,800)
Club Seats 500 (500)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	84,400 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	29,400 (29,400)
End Zone	21,300 (21,300)
Mezzanine	12,300 (12,300)
Sideline Seats	18,800 (18,800)
Club Seats	500 (500)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (3,700)