Week 3, 2040

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	7	7	7	0	-	21
Minnesota Vikings	7	10	7	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:13 MIN - Mike Evans 8 pass from Jake Locker (Antonio Palmer extra point)
1Q: 03:41 CAR - Jimmy Birch 6 pass from Geno Smith (Sammie Harden extra point)
2Q: 14:46 MIN - Antonio Palmer 20 field goal
2Q: 09:26 CAR - Levi Scialabba 7 run (Sammie Harden extra point)
2Q: 01:02 MIN - Barry Washington 13 pass from Jake Locker (Antonio Palmer extra point)
3Q: 10:00 MIN - Steve Meier 6 run (Antonio Palmer extra point)
3Q: 02:43 CAR - Levi Scialabba 4 run (Sammie Harden extra point)
4Q: 07:00 MIN - Antonio Palmer 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:13 MIN - Mike Evans 8 pass from Jake Locker (Antonio Palmer extra point)
1Q: 03:41 CAR - Jimmy Birch 6 pass from Geno Smith (Sammie Harden extra point)
2Q: 14:46 MIN - Antonio Palmer 20 field goal
2Q: 09:26 CAR - Levi Scialabba 7 run (Sammie Harden extra point)
2Q: 01:02 MIN - Barry Washington 13 pass from Jake Locker (Antonio Palmer extra point)
3Q: 10:00 MIN - Steve Meier 6 run (Antonio Palmer extra point)
3Q: 02:43 CAR - Levi Scialabba 4 run (Sammie Harden extra point)
4Q: 07:00 MIN - Antonio Palmer 20 field goal

Team Statistics CAR MIN
Record 0-3 2-1
First Downs 24 28
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 15 21
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 411 459
- Offensive Plays 67 68
- Yards per Play 6.13 6.75
Net Rushing Yards 103 87
- Rushing Attempts 22 22
- Yards per Rush 4.68 3.95
Net Passing Yards 308 372
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 31 - 1 46 - 30 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 313 372
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.84 8.09
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/13 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 5.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 4/107 3/89
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 29
Time of Possession 29:58 30:02

Team Statistics	CAR	MIN
Record	0-3	2-1
First Downs	24	28
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	15	21
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	411	459
- Offensive Plays	67	68
- Yards per Play	6.13	6.75
Net Rushing Yards	103	87
- Rushing Attempts	22	22
- Yards per Rush	4.68	3.95
Net Passing Yards	308	372
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 31 - 1	46 - 30 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	313	372
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.84	8.09
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/13	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	5.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	4/107	3/89
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 29
Time of Possession	29:58	30:02

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:17	OWN 26	3	3	Punt
1	9:05	5:31	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	14:38	2:15	OWN 40	3	5	Punt
2	11:00	1:42	OPP 44	4	44	Touchdown
2	4:49	2:21	OWN 20	7	23	Interception
2	0:52	0:52	OWN 20	3	32	Half
3	9:51	7:15	OWN 26	13	74	Touchdown
4	11:34	1:56	OWN 20	5	7	Punt
4	6:52	4:55	OWN 17	12	54	Downs
4	1:17	1:17	OWN 29	7	69	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:43	3:38	OWN 22	10	78	Touchdown
1	3:34	3:56	OWN 43	8	54	Field Goal
2	12:23	1:23	OWN 12	3	4	Punt
2	9:18	4:29	OWN 20	9	76	Interception
2	2:28	1:36	OWN 43	7	57	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:09	OWN 35	11	65	Touchdown
3	2:36	6:02	OWN 23	12	72	Interception
4	9:38	2:46	OWN 35	6	62	Field Goal
4	1:57	0:40	OWN 29	3	6	Punt

Game MVP: Jake Locker, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Levi Scialabba	12	53	4.42	14	1	2
Gage Peterson	7	23	3.29	9	0	0
Geno Smith	3	27	9.00	14	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Steve Meier	14	51	3.64	14	1	1
Casey McDonald	5	21	4.20	11	1	0
Jake Locker	3	15	5.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	44	31	313	1/5	1	33	1	88.5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	46	30	372	0/0	2	35	2	86.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cris Ciervo	10	12	101	10.10	34	33	0
WR Brandon Cooks	7	10	77	11.00	12	32	0
RB Levi Scialabba	5	6	51	10.20	41	32	0
FB Earl Fulton	3	3	9	3.00	0	6	0
WR Jimmy Birch	3	5	20	6.67	3	8	1
TE Donnell Zwillinger	1	2	14	14.00	4	14	0
TE Josh Phillips	1	1	31	31.00	20	31	0
WR Odell Beckham Jr	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Barry Washington	7	11	108	15.43	30	35	1
WR Frankie Boyd	6	8	58	9.67	8	14	0
WR Mike Evans	6	14	51	8.50	6	15	1
WR Tommie Woodard	4	4	47	11.75	18	15	0
TE Derrick Brechbill	4	6	88	22.00	54	31	0
TE Freddie Johnstone	2	2	15	7.50	8	10	0
RB Steve Meier	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jerome Holliman	1	0	0.00	0
S Braxton Frederick	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Keegan George	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Geno Smith	1	1	0	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ivan Chandler	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Casey Herrmann	3	122	40.7	40.0	49	0

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lance McWilliams	2	68	34.0	32.0	36	0

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sammie Harden	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Antonio Palmer	2/2	0/0	0/0	20	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaiden Jefferson	1	4	4.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommie Woodard	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	3	87	29.0	0
Cris Ciervo	1	20	20.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommie Woodard	2	68	34.0	0
Frankie Boyd	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Trevor Briel	9	1	0.0	19	43
S Chuck Pritchett	8	6	0.0	21	44
S Jerome Holliman	4	3	0.0	21	42
ILB Derrick Bryant	4	0	0.0	12	13
ILB Corwin McEwen	4	0	0.0	11	37
DT Rex Hogue	3	1	0.0	12	31
CB Kaiden Jefferson	3	0	0.0	10	33
OLB Zach Brown	2	2	0.0	19	39
ILB Brenden Richard	2	1	0.0	11	10
CB Barry Abrams	2	1	0.0	20	40
CB Vernon Warren	2	0	0.0	2	6
DE Walt Vaughn	1	0	0.0	16	25
DT Aaron Cauthen	1	0	0.0	10	15
OLB Rodney Gonzalez	1	0	0.0	3	6
OLB Bob Guest	1	0	0.0	19	30
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	1	0	---	---	---
S Braxton Frederick	1	0	0.0	2	7
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	0	1	0.0	17	35
DE Curtis Gall	0	1	0.0	7	13

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Keegan George	7	3	0.5	21	42
OLB Bo Murphy	6	2	0.0	13	30
S Chester Watson	5	2	0.0	20	42
S Benjamin Stone	5	2	0.0	21	44
CB Dean Horton	5	1	0.0	17	34
DE Norman Waite	4	0	0.5	21	29
CB Ivan Chandler	4	2	0.0	22	44
S Emmett Meyer	4	0	0.0	4	21
DT Mike Daniels	3	2	0.0	17	34
DT Ricky Bethea	2	2	0.0	17	22
QB Jake Locker	2	0	---	---	---
CB Bernie Hunsinger	2	0	0.0	13	39
OLB Allen Monroe	1	2	0.0	13	18
DT Mark Chun	1	0	0.0	6	11
DE Sedrick Matthews	1	0	0.0	19	38
OLB Marcus Smith	1	0	0.0	6	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Hurry	PPlay
DE Walt Vaughn	1	25
DT Aaron Cauthen	1	15
DT Rex Hogue	1	31
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	1	35
DE Curtis Gall	1	13

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Norman Waite	0.5	1	1	29
ILB Keegan George	0.5	0	0	42
DE Sedrick Matthews	0.0	3	2	38
S Benjamin Stone	0.0	1	0	44
DT Mike Daniels	0.0	0	1	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Trevor Briel	8	0	0	43
S Chuck Pritchett	6	1	0	44
ILB Corwin McEwen	4	2	0	37
CB Kaiden Jefferson	4	0	0	33
CB Barry Abrams	2	0	0	40
ILB Derrick Bryant	2	0	0	13
S Jerome Holliman	1	0	1	42
S Braxton Frederick	1	0	1	7
CB Vernon Warren	1	0	0	6
OLB Bob Guest	1	0	0	30

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Keegan George	6	0	1	42
CB Dean Horton	5	0	0	34
S Emmett Meyer	4	1	0	21
S Benjamin Stone	4	0	0	44
OLB Bo Murphy	4	0	0	30
S Chester Watson	3	0	0	42
CB Ivan Chandler	2	0	0	44
CB Alan Tullo	1	0	0	12
OLB Allen Monroe	1	0	0	18
CB Bernie Hunsinger	1	0	0	39
DT Mike Daniels	0	1	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alonzo Tripp	3	5	22	0	45
Danny Stephens	2	6	22	1	45
Ellis Covill	2	2	22	0	45
Billy Joe Sellers	1	3	22	0	45
Wes Grimes	1	1	22	0	45
Earl Fulton	1	1	16	0	30
Donnell Zwillinger	0	1	17	0	34

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Lance Harding	2	6	13	24
Roman Nolan	2	5	22	46
Reggie Higdon	2	4	22	46
Earnest Hammontree	0	2	22	46
David DeCastro	0	1	22	46
Omar Murray	0	1	6	12

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Josh Phillips	1	13
Gage Peterson	1	13
Kaiden Jefferson	1	13
Toby Sermon	1	10

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Emmett Meyer	2	10
Trent Richardson	1	14
Donovan Hickman	1	12
Casey McDonald	1	5

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Danny Stephens	22	45	---	---	3	70
Billy Joe Sellers	22	45	---	---	3	70
Wes Grimes	22	45	---	---	---	67
Ellis Covill	22	45	---	---	---	67
Geno Smith	22	45	---	---	---	67
Alonzo Tripp	22	45	---	---	---	67
Chuck Pritchett	---	---	21	44	2	67
Jerome Holliman	---	---	21	42	3	66
Trevor Briel	---	---	19	43	3	65
Brandon Cooks	19	38	---	---	6	63
Barry Abrams	---	---	20	40	2	62
Cris Ciervo	17	32	---	---	12	61
Corwin McEwen	---	---	11	37	12	60
Zach Brown	---	---	19	39	1	59
Earl Fulton	16	30	---	---	13	59
Kaiden Jefferson	---	---	10	33	13	56
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	17	35	3	55
Donnell Zwillinger	17	34	---	---	2	53
Levi Scialabba	14	37	---	---	---	51
Bob Guest	---	---	19	30	---	49
Walt Vaughn	---	---	16	25	4	45
Rex Hogue	---	---	12	31	---	43
Jimmy Birch	6	21	---	---	6	33
Gage Peterson	8	8	---	---	13	29
Aaron Cauthen	---	---	10	15	2	27
Derrick Bryant	---	---	12	13	2	27
Rodney Gonzalez	---	---	3	6	17	26
Kevin Hindman	---	---	5	9	11	25
Brenden Richard	---	---	11	10	2	23
Isaac Eatherton	---	---	4	19	---	23
Austin Seferian-Jenkins	4	10	---	---	9	23
Josh Phillips	3	6	---	---	13	22
Curtis Gall	---	---	7	13	1	21
Odell Beckham Jr	6	8	---	---	---	14
Toby Sermon	0	1	---	---	10	11
Tom Everett	---	---	1	9	1	11
Vernon Warren	---	---	2	6	2	10
Braxton Frederick	---	---	2	7	---	9
Sammie Harden	0	0	---	---	4	4
Donnell Hitchcock	0	0	---	---	3	3
Donnie Anthony	0	0	---	---	3	3
Donald Banks	0	0	---	---	3	3
Casey Herrmann	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ronald Chae	0	0	---	---	---	0
Donnie Wile	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gilbert Brisman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
David DeCastro	22	46	---	---	4	72
Jake Locker	22	46	---	---	---	68
Marcus Ashe	22	46	---	---	---	68
Reggie Higdon	22	46	---	---	---	68
Earnest Hammontree	22	46	---	---	---	68
Roman Nolan	22	46	---	---	---	68
Benjamin Stone	---	---	21	44	3	68
Ivan Chandler	---	---	22	44	---	66
Mike Evans	21	44	---	---	---	65
Keegan George	---	---	21	42	---	63
Chester Watson	---	---	20	42	---	62
Sedrick Matthews	---	---	19	38	2	59
Bernie Hunsinger	---	---	13	39	6	58
Bo Murphy	---	---	13	30	15	58
Mike Daniels	---	---	17	34	2	53
Dean Horton	---	---	17	34	---	51
Norman Waite	---	---	21	29	---	50
Barry Washington	14	26	---	---	5	45
Frankie Boyd	11	26	---	---	7	44
Lance Harding	13	24	---	---	7	44
Steve Meier	17	25	---	---	1	43
Derrick Brechbill	16	24	---	---	3	43
Ricky Bethea	---	---	17	22	1	40
Tommie Woodard	7	21	---	---	12	40
Emmett Meyer	---	---	4	21	10	35
Allen Monroe	---	---	13	18	1	32
Omar Murray	6	12	---	---	10	28
Edwin Woolson	---	---	4	23	---	27
Alan Tullo	---	---	4	12	10	26
Casey McDonald	5	15	---	---	5	25
Trent Richardson	0	6	---	---	14	20
Jordan Newsome	0	4	---	---	14	18
Mark Chun	---	---	6	11	---	17
Freddie Johnstone	0	3	---	---	14	17
Donovan Hickman	---	---	1	3	12	16
Marcus Smith	---	---	6	4	---	10
Trent Schroeder	---	---	3	5	1	9
Antonio Palmer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jon Marsh	0	0	---	---	4	4
Emmanuel Ramsey	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jonathan Martin	0	0	---	---	4	4
Seth Malone	0	0	---	---	4	4
J.J. Sutton	0	0	---	---	2	2
Lance McWilliams	0	0	---	---	2	2
Sawyer Huntley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Maddox Sandhu	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	49	4.9
Middle	10	50	5.0
Right	2	4	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	37	4.1
Middle	11	51	4.6
Right	2	-1	-0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	44	31	4	1	2	2	5	4	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	46	30	5	1	5	3	5	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	9	72	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	108	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	68	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	65	13.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	20	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	15	143	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	12	174	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	35	11.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Ciervo	12	10	0	101	1	32
WR Brandon Cooks	10	7	1	77	1	38
RB Levi Scialabba	6	5	0	51	1	37
WR Jimmy Birch	5	3	0	20	0	21
FB Earl Fulton	3	3	0	9	0	30
TE Donnell Zwillinger	2	1	1	14	0	34
WR Odell Beckham Jr	2	1	0	10	0	8
TE Josh Phillips	1	1	0	31	1	6
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	1	0	0	0	0	10

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Evans	14	6	3	51	0	44
WR Barry Washington	11	7	1	108	2	26
WR Frankie Boyd	8	6	1	58	0	26
TE Derrick Brechbill	6	4	0	88	3	24
WR Tommie Woodard	4	4	0	47	0	21
TE Freddie Johnstone	2	2	0	15	0	3
RB Steve Meier	1	1	0	5	0	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Levi Scialabba	2	11	5.50	4.42
Geno Smith	1	9	9.00	9.00
Gage Peterson	1	-1	-1.00	3.29

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Steve Meier	5	16	3.20	3.64
Casey McDonald	1	4	4.00	4.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	7	5	29	4.14	7.11

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	15	8	67	4.47	8.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brandon Cooks	4	3	19	4.75	7.70
WR Cris Ciervo	1	1	4	4.00	8.42
WR Jimmy Birch	1	1	6	6.00	4.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Evans	5	1	8	1.60	3.64
WR Frankie Boyd	3	2	15	5.00	7.25
WR Barry Washington	3	2	17	5.67	9.82
WR Tommie Woodard	2	2	22	11.00	11.75
RB Steve Meier	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
TE Derrick Brechbill	1	0	0	0.00	14.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Gage Peterson	2	2

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Meier	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	11	10	7

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	12	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon Cooks	3	3	3
WR Cris Ciervo	2	2	2
RB Levi Scialabba	2	2	1
WR Jimmy Birch	2	1	0
TE Josh Phillips	1	1	1
FB Earl Fulton	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Evans	4	1	1
TE Derrick Brechbill	3	2	1
WR Frankie Boyd	2	2	2
WR Barry Washington	2	2	2
TE Freddie Johnstone	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,300 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 26,200 (26,800)
End Zone 11,000 (19,300)
Mezzanine 10,300 (11,100)
Sideline Seats 15,400 (17,000)
Club Seats 1,800 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,600 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,300 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	26,200 (26,800)
End Zone	11,000 (19,300)
Mezzanine	10,300 (11,100)
Sideline Seats	15,400 (17,000)
Club Seats	1,800 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,600 (9,900)