Week 7, 2041

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	7	3	0	0	-	10
Minnesota Vikings	10	7	14	7	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:54 CAR - Levi Scialabba 21 pass from Geno Smith (Kenyon Twyner extra point)
1Q: 05:22 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 45 field goal
1Q: 01:15 MIN - Casey McDonald 2 run (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 10:34 MIN - Casey McDonald 9 run (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 01:11 CAR - Kenyon Twyner 25 field goal
3Q: 11:36 MIN - Derrick Brechbill 29 pass from Jake Locker (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
3Q: 06:22 MIN - Casey McDonald 1 run (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
4Q: 11:44 MIN - Tim Givens 15 pass from Jake Locker (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:54 CAR - Levi Scialabba 21 pass from Geno Smith (Kenyon Twyner extra point)
1Q: 05:22 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 45 field goal
1Q: 01:15 MIN - Casey McDonald 2 run (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 10:34 MIN - Casey McDonald 9 run (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 01:11 CAR - Kenyon Twyner 25 field goal
3Q: 11:36 MIN - Derrick Brechbill 29 pass from Jake Locker (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
3Q: 06:22 MIN - Casey McDonald 1 run (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
4Q: 11:44 MIN - Tim Givens 15 pass from Jake Locker (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)

Team Statistics CAR MIN
Record 3-4 6-1
First Downs 18 25
- by Rushing 7 11
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 291 433
- Offensive Plays 61 68
- Yards per Play 4.77 6.37
Net Rushing Yards 119 118
- Rushing Attempts 15 38
- Yards per Rush 7.93 3.11
Net Passing Yards 172 315
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 21 - 5 28 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 177 323
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 3.74 10.50
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/9 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 5.8
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/17 3/16
Kick Returns/Yards 2/51 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 5/39
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 32
Time of Possession 24:00 36:00

Team Statistics	CAR	MIN
Record	3-4	6-1
First Downs	18	25
- by Rushing	7	11
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	291	433
- Offensive Plays	61	68
- Yards per Play	4.77	6.37
Net Rushing Yards	119	118
- Rushing Attempts	15	38
- Yards per Rush	7.93	3.11
Net Passing Yards	172	315
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 21 - 5	28 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	177	323
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	3.74	10.50
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/9	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	5.8
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/17	3/16
Kick Returns/Yards	2/51	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	5/39
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 32
Time of Possession	24:00	36:00

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:43	4:04	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	5:17	1:36	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
1	1:08	1:17	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
2	10:28	0:49	OWN 20	2	16	Interception
2	8:30	1:54	OWN 21	4	11	Punt
2	4:37	3:31	OWN 30	12	62	Field Goal
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 29	2	-9	Half
3	15:00	1:56	OWN 20	5	26	Interception
3	11:20	1:02	OWN 20	3	14	Interception
3	6:15	2:39	OWN 20	5	7	Punt
4	13:39	1:23	OWN 20	3	29	Interception
4	11:36	2:15	OWN 20	4	8	Punt
4	7:17	0:28	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
4	1:55	1:10	OWN 26	4	15	Interception

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:17	OWN 34	5	15	Punt
1	7:39	2:22	OWN 20	5	52	Field Goal
1	3:41	2:33	OWN 22	5	78	Touchdown
2	14:51	4:23	OWN 41	8	59	Touchdown
2	9:39	1:09	OWN 46	3	3	Punt
2	6:36	1:59	OWN 18	4	19	Punt
2	1:06	0:47	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	13:04	1:44	OWN 27	3	73	Touchdown
3	10:18	4:03	OPP 42	9	42	Touchdown
3	3:36	4:57	OWN 24	9	39	Punt
4	12:16	0:40	OPP 22	2	22	Touchdown
4	9:21	2:04	OWN 6	3	9	Punt
4	6:49	4:54	OWN 24	8	27	Punt
4	0:45	0:45	OWN 42	2	4	Game

Game MVP: Jake Locker, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Levi Scialabba	12	94	7.83	20	3
Gage Peterson	2	22	11.00	11	2
Geno Smith	1	3	3.00	3	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Casey McDonald	19	59	3.11	10	1	3
Dean Stephenson	16	51	3.19	8	0	0
Jake Locker	2	7	3.50	8	0	0
Shannon Pharms	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	45	21	177	1/5	1	22	5	25.2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	28	22	323	2/8	2	38	0	138.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cris Ciervo	7	13	42	6.00	0	10	0
RB Levi Scialabba	5	10	58	11.60	51	22	1
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	3	3	26	8.67	0	15	0
WR Brandon Cooks	3	5	41	13.67	3	18	0
WR Jeremiah Shapiro	2	5	1	0.50	0	3	0
FB Skip Rowe	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Donnell Zwillinger	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jimmy Birch	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Odell Beckham Jr	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Evans	6	8	92	15.33	9	38	0
TE Derrick Brechbill	5	5	98	19.60	33	35	1
WR Greg Wells	4	5	47	11.75	8	34	0
WR Tim Givens	4	6	57	14.25	11	21	1
WR Barry Washington	2	2	19	9.50	0	10	0
RB Casey McDonald	1	1	10	10.00	9	10	0
WR Jordan Newsome	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Roderick Dodge	2	0	0.00
S Benjamin Stone	1	2	2.00
CB Ivan Chandler	1	0	0.00
S Zayden Drain	1	37	37.00

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Casey Herrmann	6	299	49.8	47.2	66	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lance McWilliams	7	292	41.7	33.6	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kenyon Twyner	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dixon Hawthorne	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaiden Jefferson	3	17	5.7	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Wells	3	16	5.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Ciervo	2	51	25.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Wells	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dennis Crimm	8	0	0.0	22	26
S Chuck Pritchett	7	1	0.0	30	29
CB Barry Abrams	6	3	0.0	27	29
CB Kaiden Jefferson	5	0	0.0	26	22
ILB Corwin McEwen	4	3	0.0	36	30
S Lamont Morton	4	1	0.0	22	22
DT Rex Hogue	3	4	0.0	29	13
OLB Andy Henderson	3	0	0.0	14	4
CB Trevor Briel	3	0	0.0	24	28
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	2	3	1.0	16	26
OLB Gilbert Burton	2	2	1.0	19	4
S Braxton Frederick	2	1	0.0	21	16
WR Cris Ciervo	2	0	---	---	---
DE Clyde Pieri	1	2	0.0	17	18
DE Darnell Arnold	1	2	0.0	22	4
DE Chandler Jones	1	1	0.0	9	12
ILB Derrick Bryant	1	1	0.0	14	8
S Brady Worrell	1	1	0.0	13	1
T Alonzo Tripp	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Bob Guest	1	0	0.0	24	18
RB Gage Peterson	1	0	---	---	---
WR Brandon Cooks	1	0	---	---	---
CB Thurman Stevens	1	0	0.0	7	3
DT Renaldo Jeffries	0	1	0.0	23	17

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Corwin Buchanan	5	1	0.0	10	39
CB Ivan Chandler	5	1	0.0	15	46
S Terry Mathews	5	0	0.0	15	40
OLB Lavonte David	4	0	1.0	12	35
ILB Keegan George	3	3	0.0	13	35
S Benjamin Stone	3	0	0.0	14	45
CB Roderick Dodge	2	1	0.0	10	39
OLB Myron Cropp	2	0	0.0	3	11
DT Ricky Bethea	1	2	0.0	9	26
S Zayden Drain	1	1	0.0	4	18
CB Vernon Warren	1	0	0.0	5	9
DE Ziggy Ansoh	1	0	0.0	14	33
DT Trent Schroeder	1	0	0.0	8	20
OLB Bo Murphy	1	0	0.0	4	6
DT K.C. Bryant	1	0	0.0	8	24
ILB Donovan Hickman	0	2	0.0	2	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gilbert Burton	1.0	0	1	0	4
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	1.0	0	1	0	26

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Lavonte David	1.0	0	0	1	35
DE Sedrick Matthews	0.0	1	2	0	43
DE Ziggy Ansoh	0.0	0	1	0	33
DE Norman Waite	0.0	0	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kaiden Jefferson	4	1	22
S Chuck Pritchett	4	0	29
CB Barry Abrams	3	0	29
OLB Dennis Crimm	3	0	26
CB Trevor Briel	2	0	28
ILB Corwin McEwen	2	0	30
S Lamont Morton	1	0	22
ILB Derrick Bryant	1	0	8
S Braxton Frederick	1	0	16
CB Thurman Stevens	1	0	3
OLB Andy Henderson	0	1	4

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Corwin Buchanan	3	2	0	39
CB Ivan Chandler	3	0	1	46
ILB Keegan George	3	0	0	35
CB Roderick Dodge	2	1	2	39
OLB Lavonte David	2	1	0	35
S Terry Mathews	2	1	0	40
S Benjamin Stone	2	0	1	45
S Zayden Drain	1	1	1	18
DE Ziggy Ansoh	1	0	0	33
OLB Bo Murphy	1	0	0	6
OLB Myron Cropp	1	0	0	11
ILB Donovan Hickman	0	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ellis Covill	3	3	1	14	1	41
Billy Joe Sellers	2	3	0	14	0	38
Danny Stephens	2	2	0	15	0	45
Alonzo Tripp	1	3	0	15	0	46
Donnell Zwillinger	1	1	0	7	0	15
Skip Rowe	1	1	0	8	0	15
Donnell Hitchcock	0	1	0	15	0	39

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Maddox Sandhu	6	7	0	29	0	30
Marcus Ashe	2	8	1	34	1	30
Reggie Higdon	2	7	0	37	1	30
Roman Nolan	2	4	0	32	0	30
Earnest Hammontree	2	3	0	33	0	30
Mel Davey	2	2	0	14	0	7
Derrick Brechbill	1	1	0	26	0	17
Seth Malone	0	4	0	11	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jeremiah Shapiro	1	15
Jimmy Birch	1	12
Danny Stephens	1	7
Trevor Briel	1	2

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Donovan Hickman	2	17
Sean Spence	1	17
Shannon Pharms	1	13
Jordan Newsome	1	11

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Danny Stephens	15	45	---	---	7	67
Corwin McEwen	---	---	36	30	1	67
Kaiden Jefferson	---	---	26	22	16	64
Geno Smith	15	46	---	---	---	61
Alonzo Tripp	15	46	---	---	---	61
Chuck Pritchett	---	---	30	29	1	60
Billy Joe Sellers	14	38	---	---	7	59
Lamont Morton	---	---	22	22	15	59
Barry Abrams	---	---	27	29	1	57
Brandon Cooks	14	36	---	---	7	57
Cris Ciervo	6	31	---	---	18	55
Ellis Covill	14	41	---	---	---	55
Donnell Hitchcock	15	39	---	---	---	54
Trevor Briel	---	---	24	28	2	54
Dennis Crimm	---	---	22	26	2	50
Gage Peterson	2	20	---	---	23	45
Rex Hogue	---	---	29	13	2	44
Bob Guest	---	---	24	18	2	44
Austin Seferian-Jenkins	8	21	---	---	15	44
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	16	26	1	43
Renaldo Jeffries	---	---	23	17	2	42
Andy Henderson	---	---	14	4	24	42
Levi Scialabba	13	26	---	---	---	39
Braxton Frederick	---	---	21	16	---	37
Clyde Pieri	---	---	17	18	2	37
Jimmy Birch	3	20	---	---	12	35
Skip Rowe	8	15	---	---	9	32
Jeremiah Shapiro	1	16	---	---	15	32
Chandler Jones	---	---	9	12	10	31
Odell Beckham Jr	9	22	---	---	---	31
Josh Phillips	4	8	---	---	17	29
Derrick Bryant	---	---	14	8	7	29
Donnell Zwillinger	7	15	---	---	6	28
Gilbert Burton	---	---	19	4	4	27
Darnell Arnold	---	---	22	4	---	26
Thurman Stevens	---	---	7	3	8	18
Donald Banks	1	8	---	---	7	16
Louis Tate	0	8	---	---	7	15
Brady Worrell	---	---	13	1	---	14
Junior Atkins	---	---	3	0	7	10
Donnie Anthony	0	0	---	---	7	7
Donnie Wile	1	5	---	---	---	6
Casey Herrmann	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kenyon Twyner	0	0	---	---	4	4
Gilbert Brisman	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ronald Chae	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Roman Nolan	32	30	---	---	8	70
Jake Locker	38	30	---	---	---	68
Reggie Higdon	37	30	---	---	---	67
Marcus Ashe	34	30	---	---	---	64
Roderick Dodge	---	---	10	39	14	63
Earnest Hammontree	33	30	---	---	---	63
Benjamin Stone	---	---	14	45	3	62
Ivan Chandler	---	---	15	46	1	62
Corwin Buchanan	---	---	10	39	11	60
Sedrick Matthews	---	---	15	43	2	60
Maddox Sandhu	29	30	---	---	---	59
Terry Mathews	---	---	15	40	1	56
Mike Evans	23	29	---	---	2	54
Greg Wells	18	18	---	---	16	52
Ziggy Ansoh	---	---	14	33	3	50
Derrick Brechbill	26	17	---	---	7	50
Keegan George	---	---	13	35	2	50
Lavonte David	---	---	12	35	1	48
Dean Stephenson	18	4	---	---	24	46
Tim Givens	19	25	---	---	---	44
Martin Lorenzen	16	6	---	---	18	40
Casey McDonald	20	19	---	---	---	39
Ricky Bethea	---	---	9	26	1	36
Myron Cropp	---	---	3	11	21	35
Shannon Pharms	15	7	---	---	13	35
K.C. Bryant	---	---	8	24	2	34
Barry Washington	12	11	---	---	9	32
Zayden Drain	---	---	4	18	10	32
Trent Schroeder	---	---	8	20	1	29
Donovan Hickman	---	---	2	9	17	28
Jordan Newsome	9	7	---	---	11	27
Mel Davey	14	7	---	---	4	25
Norman Waite	---	---	1	14	6	21
Sean Spence	---	---	1	1	17	19
Seth Malone	11	0	---	---	8	19
Edwin Woolson	---	---	2	13	1	16
Damien Hausermann	8	0	---	---	8	16
Vernon Warren	---	---	5	9	---	14
Cary Sutter	6	0	---	---	8	14
Bo Murphy	---	---	4	6	1	11
Emmanuel Ramsey	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dixon Hawthorne	0	0	---	---	8	8
Lance McWilliams	0	0	---	---	7	7
Thomas Lott	0	0	---	---	1	1
Sawyer Huntley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Walt Lane	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	57	11.4
Middle	7	49	7.0
Right	3	13	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	45	3.8
Middle	17	54	3.2
Right	8	20	2.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	45	21	2	1	6	7	4	1	5

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	28	22	7	1	1	2	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	23	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	57	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	97	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	9	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	12	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	128	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	5	63	12.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	120	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Ciervo	13	7	3	42	0	31
RB Levi Scialabba	10	5	2	58	2	26
WR Jeremiah Shapiro	5	2	0	1	0	16
WR Brandon Cooks	5	3	0	41	0	36
TE Donnell Zwillinger	3	0	0	0	0	15
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	3	3	0	26	0	21
WR Odell Beckham Jr	3	0	1	0	0	22
WR Jimmy Birch	2	0	0	0	0	20
FB Skip Rowe	1	1	0	9	0	15

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Evans	8	6	0	92	2	29
WR Tim Givens	6	4	0	57	1	25
WR Greg Wells	5	4	0	47	1	18
TE Derrick Brechbill	5	5	0	98	3	17
WR Barry Washington	2	2	0	19	0	11
RB Casey McDonald	1	1	0	10	0	19
WR Jordan Newsome	1	0	1	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Casey McDonald	3	12	4.00	3.11
Dean Stephenson	2	15	7.50	3.19
Shannon Pharms	1	1	1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	3	0	0	0.00	3.93

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	3	3	26	8.67	11.54

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Overall Avg
WR Cris Ciervo	1	3.23
RB Levi Scialabba	1	5.80
WR Odell Beckham Jr	1	0.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Evans	2	2	11	5.50	11.50
WR Tim Givens	1	1	15	15.00	9.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Dean Stephenson	4	2
Casey McDonald	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	9	3	1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	6	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Ciervo	4	2	1
WR Jeremiah Shapiro	2	1	0
WR Odell Beckham Jr	2	0	0
RB Levi Scialabba	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tim Givens	3	1	1
TE Derrick Brechbill	1	1	0
WR Jordan Newsome	1	0	0
WR Mike Evans	1	0	0

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

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