Week 3, 2022

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	3	7	3	-	13
Minnesota Vikings	0	10	0	10	-	20

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:02 MIN - Ron Kariger 29 field goal
2Q: 02:54 MIN - Gerald Clark 9 run (Ron Kariger extra point)
2Q: 00:11 CAR - Bruce Darche 25 field goal
3Q: 11:48 CAR - Neal Walton 2 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 13:58 MIN - Ron Kariger 19 field goal
4Q: 10:24 CAR - Bruce Darche 36 field goal
4Q: 03:07 MIN - Gerald Clark 10 run (Ron Kariger extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:02 MIN - Ron Kariger 29 field goal
2Q: 02:54 MIN - Gerald Clark 9 run (Ron Kariger extra point)
2Q: 00:11 CAR - Bruce Darche 25 field goal
3Q: 11:48 CAR - Neal Walton 2 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 13:58 MIN - Ron Kariger 19 field goal
4Q: 10:24 CAR - Bruce Darche 36 field goal
4Q: 03:07 MIN - Gerald Clark 10 run (Ron Kariger extra point)

Team Statistics CAR MIN
Record 1-2 3-0
First Downs 17 23
- by Rushing 4 9
- by Passing 10 14
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 295 405
- Offensive Plays 57 71
- Yards per Play 5.18 5.70
Net Rushing Yards 87 217
- Rushing Attempts 23 46
- Yards per Rush 3.78 4.72
Net Passing Yards 208 188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 15 - 1 24 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 208 193
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.12 7.52
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/15 10/100
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-3 2/31
Kick Returns/Yards 3/42 1/42
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 15 OWN 35
Time of Possession 20:49 39:11

Team Statistics	CAR	MIN
Record	1-2	3-0
First Downs	17	23
- by Rushing	4	9
- by Passing	10	14
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	295	405
- Offensive Plays	57	71
- Yards per Play	5.18	5.70
Net Rushing Yards	87	217
- Rushing Attempts	23	46
- Yards per Rush	3.78	4.72
Net Passing Yards	208	188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 15 - 1	24 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	208	193
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.12	7.52
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/15	10/100
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-3	2/31
Kick Returns/Yards	3/42	1/42
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 15	OWN 35
Time of Possession	20:49	39:11

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:13	1:47	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	6:52	0:34	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	4:38	1:16	OWN 3	6	12	Punt
2	11:55	2:30	OWN 14	8	40	Punt
2	2:48	2:45	OWN 10	11	82	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:19	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	9:55	4:07	OWN 17	8	27	Punt
3	1:41	0:13	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	13:52	3:33	OWN 14	7	67	Field Goal
4	2:58	1:41	OWN 20	6	21	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:47	OWN 20	9	62	Interception
1	8:26	1:34	OPP 39	3	2	Punt
1	6:18	1:40	OPP 48	3	-4	Punt
1	3:22	6:27	OWN 41	12	47	Field Goal
2	9:25	6:37	OWN 1	11	99	Touchdown
3	11:41	1:46	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	5:48	4:07	OWN 6	7	42	Punt
3	1:28	2:36	OPP 23	5	21	Field Goal
4	10:19	7:21	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
4	1:17	1:17	OPP 41	5	19	Game

Game MVP: Gerald Clark, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Wade Denson	12	38	3.17	12	1
Tommie Peters	8	27	3.38	12	1
Howie Barrett	3	22	7.33	10	1

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Nicky Winters	22	76	3.45	8	0	0
Gerald Clark	18	129	7.17	24	5	2
Matt Ryan	4	5	1.25	4	0	0
A.J. Murray	2	7	3.50	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie Barrett	34	15	208	0/0	1	57	1	61.8

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	24	18	193	1/5	0	53	1	80.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eddie Royal	6	9	107	17.83	47	48	0
WR Neal Walton	4	14	71	17.75	38	57	1
WR Arnie Sherry	2	4	7	3.50	0	7	0
FB Reuben Preston	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Ethan Blackshear	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
TE Richie Fuller	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Tommie Peters	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Aaron Hernandez	5	5	51	10.20	3	14
WR Louis Murphy	4	5	27	6.75	2	11
RB Nicky Winters	3	3	11	3.67	4	11
TE Leon Beltramini	2	2	8	4.00	1	6
WR Courtney Kazadi	1	2	13	13.00	0	13
WR Emmitt Palmer	1	4	53	53.00	39	53
WR Gino Moser	1	1	13	13.00	0	13
FB A.J. Murray	1	1	17	17.00	8	17
RB Gerald Clark	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Sherrick McManis	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Desmond Hout	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
Wade Denson	2	0
Teddy Freeman	0	1
Richie Haayer	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Chad Neasman	0	0	1	0
Allen Weber	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bill Hankton	5	217	43.4	37.2	50	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kevin Huber	4	191	47.8	38.5	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Darche	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ron Kariger	2/2	0/0	0/0	29	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darryl Tripodi	1	-3	-3.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Allen Weber	2	31	15.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raymond Bournigal	3	42	14.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chad Neasman	1	42	42.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Louis Delmas	11	4	0.0	46	25
ILB Marty Larry	5	1	0.0	34	15
OLB Tyrus Harden	5	1	0.0	29	16
DT Wade Turner	4	1	1.0	26	15
OLB Leonard Korte	4	5	0.0	38	21
S Darryl Tripodi	4	0	0.0	32	17
ILB Nicky Jeffries	4	0	0.0	15	11
CB Jumbo McKnight	4	0	0.0	27	19
CB Antoine Cason	3	1	0.0	30	20
ILB Wendell Coffey	3	0	0.0	13	8
S Rich Goeas	2	1	0.0	19	10
CB Bryant Crawford	2	1	0.0	35	17
DE Kerry Abrams	2	0	0.0	14	11
OLB Rodderick Muckelroy	2	0	0.0	18	7
DE D'Anthony Smith	1	2	0.0	16	7
DE Tim Crowder	1	1	0.0	30	18
DE Joey Sturgeon	1	1	0.0	20	11
ILB Dwayne Swillis	1	1	0.0	9	4
DE E.J. Wilson	1	1	0.0	32	15
CB Sherrick McManis	1	1	0.0	23	8
RB Tommie Peters	1	0	---	---	---

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S R.J. Dodge	5	1	0.0	18	24
S Allen Weber	4	3	0.0	22	30
OLB Harvey Emmons	4	1	0.0	22	32
ILB Andre Poston	3	1	0.0	12	11
CB T.J. Ward	3	0	0.0	11	23
ILB Phil Gaylor	2	2	0.0	22	32
DE Kelly Rose	2	0	0.0	10	17
S Harry Anaya	2	0	0.0	18	20
S Tracy Sherry	2	0	0.0	1	7
DE Shannon Darrow	1	1	0.0	14	26
OLB Fernando Sanford	1	1	0.0	14	14
CB Chad Neasman	1	0	0.0	13	22
ILB Rufus Rasmussen	1	0	0.0	8	9
CB Desmond Hout	1	0	0.0	12	19
QB Matt Ryan	1	0	---	---	---
DE Shawn Carpenter	1	0	0.0	13	18
CB Sean Smith	1	0	0.0	4	12
OLB Louie Shaw	1	0	0.0	1	2
S Andre Fields	0	1	0.0	6	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Wade Turner	1.0	0	0	0	15
DE Tim Crowder	0.0	0	1	0	18

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Shannon Darrow	1	2	2	26
OLB Harvey Emmons	1	1	1	32
DE DeMario Pressley	0	2	1	8
DT Scottie Benton	0	1	1	16
OLB Louie Shaw	0	1	0	2
DE Shawn Carpenter	0	0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jumbo McKnight	3	0	0	19
S Darryl Tripodi	2	2	0	17
S Louis Delmas	2	0	0	25
ILB Nicky Jeffries	2	0	0	11
OLB Tyrus Harden	2	0	0	16
CB Antoine Cason	1	0	0	20
DT Wade Turner	1	0	0	15
S Rich Goeas	1	0	0	10
ILB Wendell Coffey	1	0	0	8
ILB Dwayne Swillis	1	0	0	4
CB Bryant Crawford	1	0	0	17
OLB Rodderick Muckelroy	1	0	0	7
CB Sherrick McManis	0	0	1	8

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S R.J. Dodge	3	0	0	24
ILB Phil Gaylor	2	0	0	32
S Allen Weber	2	0	0	30
CB T.J. Ward	2	0	0	23
ILB Andre Poston	1	1	0	11
CB Desmond Hout	1	0	1	19
S Harry Anaya	1	0	0	20
CB Sean Smith	1	0	0	12
OLB Harvey Emmons	1	0	0	32
S Tracy Sherry	1	0	0	7
CB Chad Neasman	0	1	0	22
DE Ron Brace	0	1	0	19
OLB Fernando Sanford	0	1	0	14
S Andre Fields	0	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Teddy Freeman	3	5	18	26
Lionel Poock	2	3	18	29
Steven Justice	1	2	20	25
Courtney Diminnie	1	2	15	30
Hardy Glasgow	0	4	18	30
Chris Pyne	0	2	4	9
Richie Haayer	0	1	12	8
Reuben Preston	0	1	12	16

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
B.J. LaRiche	4	10	1	37	0	18
Casey Heath	4	10	1	38	0	20
Kennedy Gaylord	4	4	0	40	0	20
Renaldo Becker	3	7	1	45	0	24
Roger George	2	4	0	36	0	20
A.J. Murray	1	3	0	24	0	11
Sam Young	0	1	0	14	1	9
Burt Cavoretto	0	1	0	12	0	9
Levon McIntyre	0	1	0	8	0	5
Aaron Hernandez	0	1	0	36	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Raymond Bournigal	1	19
Bryant Crawford	1	10
Hardy Glasgow	1	5

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
T.J. Ward	2	17
Gerald Clark	1	19
Courtney Kazadi	1	12

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Louis Delmas	---	---	46	25	2	73
Bryant Crawford	---	---	35	17	10	62
Leonard Korte	---	---	38	21	2	61
Howie Barrett	23	34	---	---	---	57
Hardy Glasgow	18	30	---	---	5	53
Darryl Tripodi	---	---	32	17	4	53
Antoine Cason	---	---	30	20	1	51
Marty Larry	---	---	34	15	2	51
Tim Crowder	---	---	30	18	2	50
E.J. Wilson	---	---	32	15	3	50
Jumbo McKnight	---	---	27	19	2	48
Lionel Poock	18	29	---	---	---	47
Neal Walton	19	28	---	---	---	47
Steven Justice	20	25	---	---	1	46
Tyrus Harden	---	---	29	16	1	46
Courtney Diminnie	15	30	---	---	---	45
Richie Fuller	15	28	---	---	2	45
Sherrick McManis	---	---	23	8	14	45
Teddy Freeman	18	26	---	---	---	44
Wade Turner	---	---	26	15	3	44
Eddie Royal	15	28	---	---	---	43
Reuben Preston	12	16	---	---	13	41
Wade Denson	13	23	---	---	5	41
Rich Goeas	---	---	19	10	11	40
Nicky Jeffries	---	---	15	11	9	35
Rodderick Muckelroy	---	---	18	7	9	34
Brent Woodson	9	7	---	---	16	32
Arnie Sherry	9	11	---	---	12	32
Joey Sturgeon	---	---	20	11	1	32
Kerry Abrams	---	---	14	11	6	31
Ed Dickson	5	12	---	---	14	31
Richie Haayer	12	8	---	---	7	27
Wendell Coffey	---	---	13	8	6	27
D'Anthony Smith	---	---	16	7	---	23
Tommie Peters	10	11	---	---	1	22
Chris Marinelli	5	8	---	---	7	20
Raymond Bournigal	0	0	---	---	19	19
Chris Pyne	4	9	---	---	6	19
Ethan Blackshear	8	6	---	---	4	18
Dwayne Swillis	---	---	9	4	5	18
Ralph Witt	0	0	---	---	17	17
Jon Asamoah	5	5	---	---	7	17
Bill Hankton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bruce Darche	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Beck	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leonard Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Emmitt Palmer	46	25	---	---	1	72
Matt Ryan	46	25	---	---	---	71
Renaldo Becker	45	24	---	---	---	69
Roger George	36	20	---	---	6	62
B.J. LaRiche	37	18	---	---	5	60
Kennedy Gaylord	40	20	---	---	---	60
Casey Heath	38	20	---	---	1	59
Allen Weber	---	---	22	30	7	59
Leon Beltramini	29	12	---	---	17	58
Aaron Hernandez	36	18	---	---	4	58
Harvey Emmons	---	---	22	32	3	57
Phil Gaylor	---	---	22	32	2	56
T.J. Ward	---	---	11	23	17	51
A.J. Murray	24	11	---	---	14	49
Gerald Clark	19	9	---	---	19	47
Louis Murphy	27	18	---	---	---	45
R.J. Dodge	---	---	18	24	2	44
Nicky Winters	27	16	---	---	---	43
Shannon Darrow	---	---	14	26	2	42
Chad Neasman	---	---	13	22	6	41
Harry Anaya	---	---	18	20	2	40
Ron Brace	---	---	12	19	4	35
Shawn Carpenter	---	---	13	18	3	34
Rufus Rasmussen	---	---	8	9	16	33
Desmond Hout	---	---	12	19	2	33
Kelly Rose	---	---	10	17	6	33
Fernando Sanford	---	---	14	14	4	32
Scottie Benton	---	---	11	16	2	29
Andre Poston	---	---	12	11	6	29
Burt Cavoretto	12	9	---	---	6	27
Gino Moser	14	9	---	---	3	26
Sean Smith	---	---	4	12	8	24
Sam Young	14	9	---	---	1	24
Wayne Calixto	5	3	---	---	14	22
Courtney Kazadi	3	4	---	---	12	19
Levon McIntyre	8	5	---	---	6	19
Andre Fields	---	---	6	11	1	18
DeMario Pressley	---	---	9	8	---	17
Tracy Sherry	---	---	1	7	8	16
Cary Torres	---	---	0	2	12	14
Ron Kariger	0	0	---	---	7	7
Louie Shaw	---	---	1	2	2	5
Stanley Olmstead	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kevin Huber	0	0	---	---	4	4
Aaron Rodgers	0	0	---	---	2	2
Joe Webb	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	41	4.6
Middle	7	35	5.0
Right	7	11	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	68	8.5
Middle	23	90	3.9
Right	13	61	4.7
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie Barrett	34	15	2	2	2	5	7	6	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	24	18	1	0	2	2	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	38	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	5	89	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	76	15.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-1	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	61	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	133	13.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Neal Walton	14	4	2	71	1	28
WR Eddie Royal	9	6	0	107	1	28
WR Arnie Sherry	4	2	0	7	0	11
FB Reuben Preston	3	1	0	3	0	16
WR Ethan Blackshear	2	1	0	13	0	6
RB Tommie Peters	1	0	0	0	0	11
TE Richie Fuller	1	1	0	7	0	28

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Murphy	5	4	1	27	0	18
TE Aaron Hernandez	5	5	0	51	0	18
WR Emmitt Palmer	4	1	1	53	1	25
RB Nicky Winters	3	3	0	11	0	16
WR Courtney Kazadi	2	1	0	13	0	4
TE Leon Beltramini	2	2	0	8	0	12
RB Gerald Clark	1	0	0	0	0	9
WR Gino Moser	1	1	0	13	0	9
FB A.J. Murray	1	1	0	17	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tommie Peters	2	0	0.00	3.38
Wade Denson	1	12	12.00	3.17

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Nicky Winters	6	18	3.00	3.45
Gerald Clark	3	19	6.33	7.17
Matt Ryan	1	-1	-1.00	1.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie Barrett	4	2	13	3.25	6.12

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	6	3	20	3.33	8.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eddie Royal	2	1	11	5.50	11.89
WR Neal Walton	2	1	2	1.00	5.07

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louis Murphy	2	1	2	1.00	5.40
WR Emmitt Palmer	2	0	0	0.00	13.25
TE Aaron Hernandez	2	2	18	9.00	10.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Gerald Clark	2	2
Matt Ryan	1	0
Nicky Winters	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie Barrett	10	5	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	10	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Neal Walton	4	2	2
WR Arnie Sherry	2	1	1
RB Tommie Peters	1	0	0
WR Eddie Royal	1	1	0
FB Reuben Preston	1	1	0
WR Ethan Blackshear	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Emmitt Palmer	3	1	1
WR Courtney Kazadi	2	1	1
TE Leon Beltramini	2	2	2
RB Nicky Winters	1	1	1
RB Gerald Clark	1	0	0
WR Gino Moser	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 83,200 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 28,500 (29,400)
End Zone 20,600 (21,300)
Mezzanine 11,900 (12,300)
Sideline Seats 18,200 (18,800)
Club Seats 400 (500)
Luxury Boxes 3,600 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	83,200 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	28,500 (29,400)
End Zone	20,600 (21,300)
Mezzanine	11,900 (12,300)
Sideline Seats	18,200 (18,800)
Club Seats	400 (500)
Luxury Boxes	3,600 (3,700)