Week 7, 2038

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	7	17	7	0	-	31
Minnesota Vikings	0	3	14	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:23 CAR - Pete Bates 1 run (Sammie Harden extra point)
2Q: 08:03 CAR - Stanley Conley 11 pass from Geno Smith (Sammie Harden extra point)
2Q: 05:17 CAR - Tommie Woodard 32 pass from Geno Smith (Sammie Harden extra point)
2Q: 02:24 MIN - Desmond Patton 34 field goal
2Q: 00:05 CAR - Sammie Harden 28 field goal
3Q: 10:13 CAR - Levi Scialabba 2 run (Sammie Harden extra point)
3Q: 10:07 MIN - Frankie Boyd 100 kickoff return (Desmond Patton extra point)
3Q: 02:30 MIN - Barry Washington 14 pass from Jake Locker (Desmond Patton extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:23 CAR - Pete Bates 1 run (Sammie Harden extra point)
2Q: 08:03 CAR - Stanley Conley 11 pass from Geno Smith (Sammie Harden extra point)
2Q: 05:17 CAR - Tommie Woodard 32 pass from Geno Smith (Sammie Harden extra point)
2Q: 02:24 MIN - Desmond Patton 34 field goal
2Q: 00:05 CAR - Sammie Harden 28 field goal
3Q: 10:13 CAR - Levi Scialabba 2 run (Sammie Harden extra point)
3Q: 10:07 MIN - Frankie Boyd 100 kickoff return (Desmond Patton extra point)
3Q: 02:30 MIN - Barry Washington 14 pass from Jake Locker (Desmond Patton extra point)

Team Statistics CAR MIN
Record 7-0 0-7
First Downs 21 15
- by Rushing 10 2
- by Passing 8 12
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 402 338
- Offensive Plays 68 65
- Yards per Play 5.91 5.20
Net Rushing Yards 174 70
- Rushing Attempts 37 21
- Yards per Rush 4.70 3.33
Net Passing Yards 228 268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 17 - 1 38 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 228 300
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 6/32
- Yards per Pass Play 7.35 6.09
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 8/48 12/85
Punt Returns/Yards 3/22 3/16
Kick Returns/Yards 3/78 4/151
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 22
Time of Possession 31:14 28:46

Team Statistics	CAR	MIN
Record	7-0	0-7
First Downs	21	15
- by Rushing	10	2
- by Passing	8	12
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	402	338
- Offensive Plays	68	65
- Yards per Play	5.91	5.20
Net Rushing Yards	174	70
- Rushing Attempts	37	21
- Yards per Rush	4.70	3.33
Net Passing Yards	228	268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 17 - 1	38 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	228	300
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	6/32
- Yards per Pass Play	7.35	6.09
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	8/48	12/85
Punt Returns/Yards	3/22	3/16
Kick Returns/Yards	3/78	4/151
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 22
Time of Possession	31:14	28:46

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:36	OWN 28	3	-3	Punt
1	11:27	1:54	OPP 28	5	1	Interception
1	7:52	4:38	OWN 38	9	62	Touchdown
1	0:18	2:18	OWN 16	6	37	Punt
2	10:47	2:53	OWN 26	6	74	Touchdown
2	6:04	1:00	OPP 41	4	41	Touchdown
2	2:19	2:19	OWN 38	7	51	Field Goal
3	12:28	2:21	OWN 46	6	54	Touchdown
3	9:53	4:07	OWN 8	6	33	Punt
3	2:20	1:37	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
4	14:15	1:31	OWN 37	3	10	Punt
4	11:17	3:09	OWN 40	5	18	Punt
4	3:45	1:14	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
4	0:31	0:31	OWN 46	2	-2	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:24	1:57	OWN 20	6	15	Fumble
1	9:33	1:41	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
1	3:14	2:56	OWN 31	5	19	Punt
2	13:00	2:13	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
2	7:54	1:50	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
2	5:04	2:45	OWN 28	6	55	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:32	OWN 27	3	9	Punt
3	5:46	3:26	OWN 17	8	83	Touchdown
3	0:43	1:28	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
4	12:44	1:27	OWN 10	3	5	Punt
4	8:08	4:23	OWN 20	10	55	Downs
4	2:31	2:00	OWN 34	8	20	Downs

Game MVP: Levi Scialabba, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Levi Scialabba	19	105	5.53	33	3	1
Pete Bates	11	36	3.27	10	1	1
Geno Smith	7	33	4.71	10	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Steve Meier	14	57	4.07	11	2
Terry Maloney	5	3	0.60	5	0
Jake Locker	2	10	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	31	17	228	0/0	2	39	1	86.5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	38	20	300	6/32	1	37	0	87.6

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dixon Edwards	6	12	87	14.50	46	39	0
WR Cris Ciervo	3	8	22	7.33	19	26	0
RB Levi Scialabba	3	5	36	12.00	24	20	0
WR Tommie Woodard	2	2	41	20.50	2	32	1
TE Terry Browning	1	1	27	27.00	14	27	0
WR Sherman Shaw	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Stanley Conley	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	1
RB Pete Bates	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Julio Jones	4	9	100	25.00	53	37	0
TE Michael Bernard	4	5	36	9.00	10	22	0
WR Austin Conway	4	7	68	17.00	35	37	0
WR Barry Washington	4	9	52	13.00	4	16	1
WR Frankie Boyd	2	4	30	15.00	0	20	0
WR Chester Harris	2	3	14	7.00	7	7	0
FB Kennedy Appleton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Donovan Ellison	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Recov	Force
Star Latulelei	1	0
Dejon Gomes	0	1
Zach Brown	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
Jake Locker	1	0
Austin Conway	1	0
Barry Washington	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jared Francis	7	308	44.0	36.0	48	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brady Graham	7	243	34.7	31.6	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sammie Harden	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	4/4

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Desmond Patton	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Ciervo	3	22	7.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frankie Boyd	3	16	5.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Ciervo	2	54	27.0	0
Dixon Edwards	1	24	24.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frankie Boyd	3	132	44.0	1
Austin Conway	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brenden Richard	8	0	0.0	21	44
S Dejon Gomes	7	2	0.0	19	42
OLB Zach Brown	5	2	1.5	14	39
CB Shaun Perkins	4	2	0.0	13	19
OLB Tom Everett	3	2	1.5	15	30
CB Vernon Warren	3	3	0.5	21	43
CB Trevor Briel	3	0	0.0	18	41
DT Derek Wolfe	2	1	1.5	10	33
DE Star Latulelei	2	0	1.0	16	34
S Jerald Boggs	2	1	0.0	21	43
CB Antoine Holko	2	0	0.0	8	24
DT Bobby Floyd	2	0	0.0	11	12
S Kevin Hindman	2	0	0.0	1	10
QB Geno Smith	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Derrick Bryant	1	0	0.0	2	3
DE George Carter	0	1	0.0	17	33
DE Isaac Eatherton	0	1	0.0	4	11

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Benjamin Stone	9	1	0.0	37	31
ILB Gino Mahoney	6	0	0.0	36	31
S Matt Johnson	5	2	0.0	34	31
DT Trent Schroeder	5	1	0.0	30	24
CB Vernon Nelson	4	2	0.0	34	27
OLB Ken Applegate	4	0	0.0	19	9
DT Mike Daniels	3	4	0.0	21	27
OLB Mickey Talley	3	1	0.0	10	5
OLB Charlie Serra	2	1	0.0	11	6
CB Donovan Ellison	2	0	0.0	35	21
CB Bernie Hunsinger	1	2	0.0	16	25
DE Sedrick Matthews	1	2	0.0	34	24
ILB Blake Sacco	1	0	0.0	10	16
DT Mark Chun	1	0	0.0	13	5
OLB Bruce Gaines	1	0	0.0	8	3
WR Barry Washington	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Tom Everett	1.5	1	0	30
DT Derek Wolfe	1.5	0	0	33
OLB Zach Brown	1.5	0	0	39
DE Star Latulelei	1.0	1	1	34
CB Vernon Warren	0.5	0	0	43
DE George Carter	0.0	0	1	33
OLB Rodney Gonzalez	0.0	0	1	5

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Edwin Woolson	1	1	7
DT Mike Daniels	0	2	27
DE Joey Sweeney	0	1	25
CB Donovan Ellison	0	1	21
DE Sedrick Matthews	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Brenden Richard	5	0	44
S Dejon Gomes	4	2	42
S Jerald Boggs	2	1	43
CB Antoine Holko	2	0	24
S Kevin Hindman	2	0	10
CB Trevor Briel	1	2	41
OLB Zach Brown	1	1	39
CB Shaun Perkins	1	1	19
CB Vernon Warren	1	1	43
OLB Tom Everett	1	0	30

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Matt Johnson	4	0	0	31
CB Vernon Nelson	3	0	0	27
S Benjamin Stone	2	1	0	31
CB Donovan Ellison	2	0	1	21
OLB Charlie Serra	2	0	0	6
OLB Ken Applegate	1	0	0	9
DT Mike Daniels	1	0	0	27
OLB Mickey Talley	1	0	0	5
S Roderick Hutton	1	0	0	12
ILB Gino Mahoney	0	2	0	31
ILB Blake Sacco	0	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Danny Stephens	5	9	1	37	31
Lamar Holmes	3	7	0	37	31
Ellis Covill	3	4	1	37	31
Alonzo Tripp	2	5	0	37	31
Billy Joe Sellers	1	3	0	37	31
Earl Fulton	0	2	0	26	11

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Reggie Higdon	2	4	21	3	44
Curtis Price	2	4	21	0	44
Jose Boyer	1	5	21	0	44
Marcus Ashe	0	4	21	1	44
Mike Pouncey	0	1	21	2	44
Kennedy Appleton	0	1	8	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Dejon Gomes	3	15
Terry Browning	2	17
Josh Phillips	1	19

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Ken Applegate	3	12
Michael Bernard	1	17
Omar Murray	1	17
Jose Boyer	1	8

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dixon Edwards	36	31	---	---	11	78
Dejon Gomes	---	---	19	42	15	76
Lamar Holmes	37	31	---	---	8	76
Danny Stephens	37	31	---	---	8	76
Billy Joe Sellers	37	31	---	---	8	76
Cris Ciervo	28	26	---	---	17	71
Ellis Covill	37	31	---	---	---	68
Geno Smith	37	31	---	---	---	68
Alonzo Tripp	37	31	---	---	---	68
Brenden Richard	---	---	21	44	1	66
Jerald Boggs	---	---	21	43	1	65
Vernon Warren	---	---	21	43	1	65
Levi Scialabba	25	22	---	---	14	61
Trevor Briel	---	---	18	41	1	60
Zach Brown	---	---	14	39	1	54
Earl Fulton	26	11	---	---	17	54
Stanley Conley	23	24	---	---	7	54
George Carter	---	---	17	33	2	52
Star Latulelei	---	---	16	34	1	51
Antoine Holko	---	---	8	24	15	47
Derek Wolfe	---	---	10	33	3	46
Tom Everett	---	---	15	30	1	46
Sherman Shaw	14	19	---	---	9	42
Shaun Perkins	---	---	13	19	2	34
Terry Browning	11	4	---	---	17	32
Andy Henderson	---	---	6	3	19	28
Josh Phillips	1	4	---	---	19	24
Pete Bates	13	10	---	---	---	23
Bobby Floyd	---	---	11	12	---	23
Isaac Eatherton	---	---	4	11	7	22
Kim Guthrie	---	---	3	5	11	19
Curtis Tanner	---	---	5	10	4	19
Tommie Woodard	8	4	---	---	4	16
Rodney Gonzalez	---	---	6	5	4	15
Derrick Bryant	---	---	2	3	6	11
Kevin Hindman	---	---	1	10	---	11
Donnie Anthony	0	0	---	---	8	8
Donald Banks	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jared Francis	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cedric Hancock	---	---	0	0	7	7
Sammie Harden	0	0	---	---	6	6
Corwin McEwen	---	---	0	0	4	4
Ricky Stanzi	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ronald Chae	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ronnie Garcia	0	0	---	---	---	0
Donnie Wile	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Benjamin Stone	---	---	37	31	15	83
Jose Boyer	21	44	---	---	8	73
Gino Mahoney	---	---	36	31	1	68
Matt Johnson	---	---	34	31	1	66
Jake Locker	21	44	---	---	---	65
Mike Pouncey	21	44	---	---	---	65
Curtis Price	21	44	---	---	---	65
Marcus Ashe	21	44	---	---	---	65
Reggie Higdon	21	44	---	---	---	65
Vernon Nelson	---	---	34	27	1	62
Sedrick Matthews	---	---	34	24	2	60
Donovan Ellison	---	---	35	21	1	57
Barry Washington	15	36	---	---	5	56
Joey Sweeney	---	---	22	25	8	55
Trent Schroeder	---	---	30	24	1	55
Michael Bernard	11	26	---	---	17	54
Austin Conway	13	28	---	---	12	53
Mike Daniels	---	---	21	27	3	51
Bernie Hunsinger	---	---	16	25	10	51
Julio Jones	16	32	---	---	---	48
Steve Meier	16	32	---	---	---	48
Ken Applegate	---	---	19	9	12	40
Chester Harris	8	21	---	---	9	38
Charlie Serra	---	---	11	6	19	36
Antoine Kiss	2	6	---	---	23	31
Blake Sacco	---	---	10	16	3	29
Frankie Boyd	2	8	---	---	17	27
Roderick Hutton	---	---	6	12	9	27
Kennedy Appleton	8	13	---	---	6	27
Omar Murray	3	6	---	---	17	26
Edwin Woolson	---	---	15	7	---	22
Mark Chun	---	---	13	5	3	21
Tito Griffin	6	7	---	---	7	20
Mickey Talley	---	---	10	5	5	20
Andre McKelvey	---	---	12	8	---	20
Bruce Gaines	---	---	8	3	8	19
Terry Maloney	5	5	---	---	6	16
Johnny Fleming	---	---	4	4	1	9
Emmanuel Ramsey	0	0	---	---	8	8
Earnest Hammontree	0	0	---	---	8	8
Roman Nolan	0	0	---	---	8	8
Blaine Craig	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brady Graham	0	0	---	---	7	7
Desmond Patton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Roger Collins	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dan Fouts	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	17	2.4
Middle	25	146	5.8
Right	3	13	4.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	32	4.6
Middle	12	29	2.4
Right	2	9	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	31	17	6	1	1	4	6	0	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	38	20	6	3	2	8	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	3	26	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	75	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	95	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	32	8.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	9	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	52	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	178	12.7
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	61	6.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dixon Edwards	12	6	0	87	2	31
WR Cris Ciervo	8	3	1	22	1	26
RB Levi Scialabba	5	3	0	36	1	22
WR Tommie Woodard	2	2	0	41	1	4
RB Pete Bates	1	0	0	0	0	10
TE Terry Browning	1	1	0	27	1	4
WR Sherman Shaw	1	1	0	4	0	19
TE Stanley Conley	1	1	0	11	0	24

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julio Jones	9	4	1	100	3	32
WR Barry Washington	9	4	0	52	0	36
WR Austin Conway	7	4	0	68	1	28
TE Michael Bernard	5	4	0	36	1	26
WR Frankie Boyd	4	2	1	30	1	8
WR Chester Harris	3	2	0	14	0	21
FB Kennedy Appleton	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Levi Scialabba	4	2	0.50	5.53
Pete Bates	3	9	3.00	3.27

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	1	5	5.00	5.00
Terry Maloney	1	4	4.00	0.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	3	1	11	3.67	7.35

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	3	1	14	4.67	7.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cris Ciervo	1	0	0	0.00	2.75
WR Dixon Edwards	1	0	0	0.00	7.25
TE Stanley Conley	1	1	11	11.00	11.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Barry Washington	3	1	14	4.67	5.78

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Pete Bates	2	1
Geno Smith	2	1
Levi Scialabba	2	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Meier	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	8	3	2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	10	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Ciervo	4	1	1
WR Dixon Edwards	4	2	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Barry Washington	4	1	1
WR Julio Jones	2	1	1
WR Chester Harris	2	2	0
WR Frankie Boyd	1	0	0
WR Austin Conway	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 78,800 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,600 (26,800)
End Zone 17,100 (19,300)
Mezzanine 10,400 (11,100)
Sideline Seats 15,400 (17,000)
Club Seats 1,800 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,500 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	78,800 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,600 (26,800)
End Zone	17,100 (19,300)
Mezzanine	10,400 (11,100)
Sideline Seats	15,400 (17,000)
Club Seats	1,800 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,500 (9,900)