Week 3, 2027

played in Carolina, NC

86 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	7	0	0	-	7
Carolina Panthers	3	14	6	10	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:46 CAR - Kim Mahoney 28 field goal
2Q: 13:46 MIN - Kendall Hunter 12 run (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 08:03 CAR - Eddie Royal 18 pass from Howie Barrett (Kim Mahoney extra point)
2Q: 01:53 CAR - Brandon Pettigrew 9 pass from Howie Barrett (Kim Mahoney extra point)
3Q: 09:49 CAR - Kim Mahoney 32 field goal
3Q: 03:57 CAR - Kim Mahoney 33 field goal
4Q: 12:57 CAR - Kim Mahoney 21 field goal
4Q: 08:38 CAR - Eddie Royal 2 pass from Howie Barrett (Kim Mahoney extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:46 CAR - Kim Mahoney 28 field goal
2Q: 13:46 MIN - Kendall Hunter 12 run (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 08:03 CAR - Eddie Royal 18 pass from Howie Barrett (Kim Mahoney extra point)
2Q: 01:53 CAR - Brandon Pettigrew 9 pass from Howie Barrett (Kim Mahoney extra point)
3Q: 09:49 CAR - Kim Mahoney 32 field goal
3Q: 03:57 CAR - Kim Mahoney 33 field goal
4Q: 12:57 CAR - Kim Mahoney 21 field goal
4Q: 08:38 CAR - Eddie Royal 2 pass from Howie Barrett (Kim Mahoney extra point)

Team Statistics MIN CAR
Record 0-2-1 2-1
First Downs 9 29
- by Rushing 2 9
- by Passing 7 17
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 152 414
- Offensive Plays 43 75
- Yards per Play 3.53 5.52
Net Rushing Yards 52 121
- Rushing Attempts 18 34
- Yards per Rush 2.89 3.56
Net Passing Yards 100 293
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 14 - 2 41 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 105 293
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.00 7.15
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/15 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/72
Kick Returns/Yards 7/142 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/29
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 35
Time of Possession 20:27 39:33

Team Statistics	MIN	CAR
Record	0-2-1	2-1
First Downs	9	29
- by Rushing	2	9
- by Passing	7	17
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	152	414
- Offensive Plays	43	75
- Yards per Play	3.53	5.52
Net Rushing Yards	52	121
- Rushing Attempts	18	34
- Yards per Rush	2.89	3.56
Net Passing Yards	100	293
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 14 - 2	41 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	105	293
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.00	7.15
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	5.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/15	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/72
Kick Returns/Yards	7/142	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/29
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 35
Time of Possession	20:27	39:33

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:56	OWN 11	3	4	Punt
1	5:40	4:22	OWN 22	7	32	Punt
1	0:37	1:59	OPP 17	4	17	Touchdown
2	7:57	1:42	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	6:05	0:41	OPP 33	2	7	Interception
2	1:44	1:44	OWN 23	5	36	Half
3	9:44	2:08	OWN 21	3	7	Punt
3	3:50	1:31	OPP 45	3	11	Interception
4	12:49	2:16	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
4	8:27	2:59	OWN 26	7	25	Downs
4	3:02	1:16	OWN 14	3	2	Punt

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:04	7:24	OWN 39	14	50	Field Goal
1	1:18	0:41	OWN 5	2	18	Fumble
2	13:38	5:41	OWN 21	10	79	Touchdown
2	6:15	0:10	OWN 32	1	1	Fumble
2	5:24	3:40	OWN 45	8	55	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:16	OWN 29	9	56	Field Goal
3	7:36	3:46	OWN 34	8	50	Field Goal
3	2:19	4:30	OWN 20	11	76	Field Goal
4	10:33	2:06	OPP 19	6	19	Touchdown
4	5:28	2:26	OWN 49	3	4	Punt
4	1:46	1:46	OWN 38	4	1	Downs

Game MVP: Howie Barrett, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marc Scott	8	15	1.88	6	0	0
Kendall Hunter	8	26	3.25	12	1	1
Dan LeFevour	2	11	5.50	7	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jason Lovallo	14	52	3.71	13	3
Tom Matthews	12	44	3.67	8	0
Howie Barrett	5	19	3.80	6	0
Jerome Cunningham	3	6	2.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan LeFevour	18	11	98	1/5	0	14	2	36.1
Scottie Kirk	6	3	7	0/0	0	8	0	56.3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie Barrett	41	28	293	0/0	3	28	0	113.1

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jeremy Kerley	5	8	50	10.00	16	14
TE J.C. Van Pelt	4	4	18	4.50	0	12
WR Ray Karau	2	4	17	8.50	0	9
RB Marc Scott	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
FB Bucky Irwin	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Julio Jones	1	5	13	13.00	0	13
WR Kirk Cole	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eddie Royal	7	10	71	10.14	11	18	2
WR Jason Donovan	6	9	87	14.50	25	28	0
TE Brandon Pettigrew	4	5	39	9.75	4	13	1
WR Neal Walton	4	8	35	8.75	0	11	0
FB Reuben Preston	2	3	17	8.50	1	9	0
WR Isaac Rayburn	2	2	18	9.00	0	10	0
RB Jason Lovallo	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB Jerome Cunningham	1	1	11	11.00	1	11	0
TE Vince Isley	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Louis Delmas	1	0	0.00	0
CB Sherrick McManis	1	29	29.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ray Karau	1	1	0
J.C. Van Pelt	1	0	0
Walt Causey	0	1	0
Billy Joe Easter	0	1	0
Julio Jones	0	1	0
Fernando Sanford	0	0	1
Cornell Kaczmarek	0	0	1
Robert Sands	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jason Lovallo	2	0	0
Jason Donovan	1	0	0
Clay Banks	0	1	0
Patrick Chung	0	0	1
Chris White	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dennis Thomsen	6	273	45.5	36.0	53	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rod Francis	1	33	33.0	33.0	33	1

Kicking Statistics

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

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kim Mahoney	4/4	0/0	0/0	33	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eli Martinez	3	72	24.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ray Karau	4	94	23.5	0
Kirk Cole	3	48	16.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eli Martinez	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Fernando Sanford	10	2	0.0	27	34
S Robert Sands	7	3	0.0	24	33
CB Billy Joe Easter	5	0	0.0	13	12
CB Alex Banks	4	3	0.0	17	25
S Tracy Sherry	4	1	0.0	19	26
CB Neil Lucky	4	1	0.0	24	33
OLB Navorro Bowman	3	2	0.0	21	24
S Butch Kleinman	3	0	0.0	30	34
OLB Walt Causey	3	0	0.0	11	20
DE Cornell Kaczmarek	3	0	0.0	17	21
OLB Winfred Lofton	2	2	0.0	12	5
CB Fred Caldwell	2	1	0.0	30	37
DE Jerome Daughtry	2	0	0.0	17	25
DT Randal Tanner	1	3	0.0	27	32
DE Kevin Hudson	1	2	0.0	23	25
QB Dan LeFevour	1	0	---	---	---
DT Ernie Downs	1	0	0.0	20	19
WR Julio Jones	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jeremy Beal	1	0	0.0	18	20
OLB Brian Rolle	0	1	0.0	10	8

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Eric McGuire	3	1	0.0	9	12
DE E.J. Wilson	3	1	0.0	16	17
CB Sherrick McManis	3	1	0.0	14	21
ILB Chris White	3	1	0.0	3	15
OLB Leonard Korte	3	0	0.0	12	16
DT Wade Turner	2	2	0.5	12	15
OLB Harvey Singleton	2	1	0.5	13	14
CB Archie Thies	2	1	0.0	12	11
S Patrick Chung	2	0	0.0	8	12
CB Clyde Kieffer	2	0	0.0	9	14
ILB Marty Larry	1	3	0.0	15	13
ILB Wendell Coffey	1	1	0.0	5	3
CB Ricardo Lang	1	0	0.0	6	14
T Clay Banks	1	0	---	---	---
S Darryl Tripodi	1	0	0.0	8	13
DT Joe Harkless	1	0	0.0	8	13
DE Jabaal Sheard	1	0	0.0	10	15
ILB Quan Sturdivant	1	0	0.0	7	17
S Louis Delmas	0	2	0.0	10	18
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	0	1	0.0	7	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Randal Tanner	1	0	2	32
DT Kenrick Ellis	1	0	0	18
DE Kevin Hudson	0	2	0	25
DT Ernie Downs	0	1	0	19
DE Cornell Kaczmarek	0	1	0	21

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Wade Turner	0.5	0	0	15
OLB Harvey Singleton	0.5	0	0	14
DT Joe Harkless	0.0	1	0	13
ILB Marty Larry	0.0	0	1	13
DE E.J. Wilson	0.0	0	1	17
OLB Corwin Crane	0.0	0	1	4

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Fernando Sanford	8	2	34
S Butch Kleinman	3	0	34
CB Neil Lucky	3	0	33
CB Fred Caldwell	2	1	37
OLB Walt Causey	2	0	20
CB Alex Banks	2	0	25
CB Billy Joe Easter	2	0	12
S Robert Sands	1	1	33
S Tracy Sherry	1	0	26
OLB Navorro Bowman	1	0	24
OLB Winfred Lofton	1	0	5
DE Cornell Kaczmarek	1	0	21
OLB Brian Rolle	1	0	8

Carolina	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Sherrick McManis	2	1	21
CB Archie Thies	2	0	11
ILB Chris White	2	0	15
S Patrick Chung	1	0	12
CB Ricardo Lang	1	0	14
ILB Wendell Coffey	1	0	3
S Eric McGuire	1	0	12
S Darryl Tripodi	1	0	13
DE E.J. Wilson	1	0	17
CB Clyde Kieffer	1	0	14
OLB Harvey Singleton	1	0	14
S Louis Delmas	0	1	18

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Edwin Veldheer	1	3	1	14	1	24
John Moffitt	1	3	1	18	0	25
Ty Poston	1	3	0	13	0	22
Quentin Pierce	0	4	0	17	0	21
Bucky Irwin	0	1	0	8	0	15
Jessie Hoitink	0	1	0	16	0	22
O.J. Cunningham	0	1	0	5	0	4

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Alonzo Gerald	2	5	23	20
Jon Asamoah	2	4	22	30
Clay Banks	1	3	22	21
Grant Lechler	1	2	24	30
Brandon Pettigrew	1	1	25	29
Reuben Preston	1	1	15	12
T.J. McGregor	1	1	18	27
Ellis Carranza	0	6	23	27
Richie Haayer	0	4	19	23
Lee Ziemba	0	2	17	24

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Tracy Sherry	1	18
J.C. Coe	1	16
J.C. Van Pelt	1	15
Dennis Thomsen	1	6

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jerome Cunningham	3	16
Reuben Preston	1	20
Jason Donovan	1	15
Vince Isley	1	14
Patrick Chung	1	10

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Fred Caldwell	---	---	30	37	16	83
Butch Kleinman	---	---	30	34	4	68
Fernando Sanford	---	---	27	34	3	64
Tracy Sherry	---	---	19	26	18	63
Neil Lucky	---	---	24	33	6	63
Randal Tanner	---	---	27	32	3	62
Robert Sands	---	---	24	33	4	61
Kevin Hudson	---	---	23	25	3	51
John Moffitt	18	25	---	---	6	49
Navorro Bowman	---	---	21	24	3	48
Jerome Daughtry	---	---	17	25	2	44
Alex Banks	---	---	17	25	2	44
Jessie Hoitink	16	22	---	---	6	44
Walt Causey	---	---	11	20	12	43
Cornell Kaczmarek	---	---	17	21	5	43
Quentin Pierce	17	21	---	---	5	43
Ernie Downs	---	---	20	19	2	41
Edwin Veldheer	14	24	---	---	---	38
Jeremy Beal	---	---	18	20	---	38
Ty Poston	13	22	---	---	2	37
Dan LeFevour	17	19	---	---	---	36
Ray Karau	14	14	---	---	8	36
Kenrick Ellis	---	---	14	18	2	34
J.C. Van Pelt	5	11	---	---	15	31
Kirk Cole	9	11	---	---	10	30
Bucky Irwin	8	15	---	---	5	28
Jeremy Kerley	9	19	---	---	---	28
Billy Joe Easter	---	---	13	12	2	27
Julio Jones	10	17	---	---	---	27
Winfred Lofton	---	---	12	5	9	26
Marc Scott	8	17	---	---	---	25
Drew Haslett	10	6	---	---	7	23
Sam Young	7	7	---	---	5	19
Kendall Hunter	10	8	---	---	1	19
Brian Rolle	---	---	10	8	1	19
Maurice Glover	3	3	---	---	12	18
Vince Woodard	3	3	---	---	11	17
Joey Sadler	1	0	---	---	15	16
J.C. Coe	0	0	---	---	16	16
O.J. Cunningham	5	4	---	---	1	10
Scottie Kirk	1	6	---	---	---	7
Dennis Thomsen	0	0	---	---	6	6
David Buehler	0	0	---	---	2	2
Deron Rice	---	---	0	0	1	1
Aaron Hernandez	0	1	---	---	---	1
Matt Ryan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Howie Barrett	34	41	---	---	---	75
Neal Walton	22	32	---	---	14	68
Brandon Pettigrew	25	29	---	---	8	62
Grant Lechler	24	30	---	---	5	59
Jon Asamoah	22	30	---	---	5	57
Jason Donovan	19	22	---	---	15	56
Ellis Carranza	23	27	---	---	2	52
Eddie Royal	18	30	---	---	2	50
Reuben Preston	15	12	---	---	20	47
Richie Haayer	19	23	---	---	4	46
Isaac Rayburn	17	29	---	---	---	46
Sherrick McManis	---	---	14	21	10	45
T.J. McGregor	18	27	---	---	---	45
Lee Ziemba	17	24	---	---	4	45
Clay Banks	22	21	---	---	---	43
Alonzo Gerald	23	20	---	---	---	43
Jerome Cunningham	14	11	---	---	16	41
Harvey Singleton	---	---	13	14	12	39
Tom Matthews	15	20	---	---	---	35
Vince Isley	10	11	---	---	14	35
E.J. Wilson	---	---	16	17	---	33
Quan Sturdivant	---	---	7	17	9	33
Jason Lovallo	15	9	---	---	8	32
Jabaal Sheard	---	---	10	15	6	31
Patrick Chung	---	---	8	12	10	30
Leonard Korte	---	---	12	16	2	30
Marty Larry	---	---	15	13	1	29
Ricardo Lang	---	---	6	14	9	29
Louis Delmas	---	---	10	18	---	28
Wade Turner	---	---	12	15	---	27
Archie Thies	---	---	12	11	2	25
David Levine	---	---	9	15	---	24
Joe Harkless	---	---	8	13	3	24
Eric McGuire	---	---	9	12	2	23
Clyde Kieffer	---	---	9	14	---	23
Darryl Tripodi	---	---	8	13	---	21
Chris White	---	---	3	15	2	20
Wendell Coffey	---	---	5	3	11	19
Corwin Crane	---	---	5	4	5	14
Kim Mahoney	0	0	---	---	12	12
Jaiquawn Jarrett	---	---	7	2	2	11
Rick Reed	2	3	---	---	4	9
Eli Martinez	---	---	0	1	7	8
Rod Francis	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dwight Talley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Frank Garrison	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	13	2.6
Middle	7	31	4.4
Right	6	8	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	51	3.9
Middle	9	37	4.1
Right	11	34	3.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan LeFevour	18	11	0	1	1	0	2	0	2
Scottie Kirk	6	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie Barrett	41	28	1	0	3	4	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	13	2.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	83	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	105	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	14	170	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	18	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Jeremy Kerley	8	5	0	50	19
WR Julio Jones	5	1	0	13	17
TE J.C. Van Pelt	4	4	0	18	11
WR Ray Karau	4	2	1	17	14
WR Kirk Cole	1	0	1	0	11
RB Marc Scott	1	1	0	8	17
FB Bucky Irwin	1	1	0	-1	15

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Royal	10	7	0	71	0	30
WR Jason Donovan	9	6	0	87	1	22
WR Neal Walton	8	4	1	35	0	32
TE Brandon Pettigrew	5	4	1	39	0	29
FB Reuben Preston	3	2	0	17	0	12
RB Jason Lovallo	2	1	1	11	0	9
WR Isaac Rayburn	2	2	0	18	0	29
FB Jerome Cunningham	1	1	0	11	0	11
TE Vince Isley	1	1	0	4	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kendall Hunter	1	12	12.00	3.25

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tom Matthews	2	11	5.50	3.67
Howie Barrett	1	6	6.00	3.80
Jason Lovallo	1	0	0.00	3.71
Jerome Cunningham	1	-2	-2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan LeFevour	2	2	10	5.00	5.44

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie Barrett	14	6	53	3.79	7.15

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE J.C. Van Pelt	1	1	3	3.00	4.50
WR Jeremy Kerley	1	1	7	7.00	6.25

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eddie Royal	5	3	22	4.40	7.10
WR Jason Donovan	3	1	11	3.67	9.67
WR Neal Walton	3	1	11	3.67	4.38
TE Brandon Pettigrew	2	1	9	4.50	7.80
RB Jason Lovallo	1	0	0	0.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Marc Scott	4	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Jason Lovallo	4	2
Howie Barrett	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan LeFevour	4	2	2
Scottie Kirk	2	1	0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie Barrett	8	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ray Karau	2	1	0
WR Jeremy Kerley	2	2	2
WR Kirk Cole	1	0	0
WR Julio Jones	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Royal	3	2	2
WR Jason Donovan	2	1	1
WR Neal Walton	2	1	1
TE Brandon Pettigrew	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,700 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,300 (22,200)
End Zone 13,900 (16,000)
Mezzanine 8,300 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (14,200)
Club Seats 9,800 (11,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (4,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,700 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,300 (22,200)
End Zone	13,900 (16,000)
Mezzanine	8,300 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (14,200)
Club Seats	9,800 (11,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (4,300)