Week 13, 2043

played in Carolina, NC

35 degrees, snow, 7 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	14	0	3	-	20
Carolina Panthers	7	10	3	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:00 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 32 field goal
1Q: 04:10 CAR - Kent Buckley 3 run (Kenyon Twyner extra point)
2Q: 12:21 CAR - Kenyon Twyner 21 field goal
2Q: 10:33 MIN - Butch Medsker 5 run (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 04:22 CAR - Gage Peterson 7 run (Kenyon Twyner extra point)
2Q: 01:20 MIN - Derrick Brechbill 27 pass from Grady Banks (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
3Q: 09:51 CAR - Kenyon Twyner 50 field goal
4Q: 08:01 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 45 field goal
4Q: 02:00 CAR - Kenyon Twyner 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:00 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 32 field goal
1Q: 04:10 CAR - Kent Buckley 3 run (Kenyon Twyner extra point)
2Q: 12:21 CAR - Kenyon Twyner 21 field goal
2Q: 10:33 MIN - Butch Medsker 5 run (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 04:22 CAR - Gage Peterson 7 run (Kenyon Twyner extra point)
2Q: 01:20 MIN - Derrick Brechbill 27 pass from Grady Banks (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
3Q: 09:51 CAR - Kenyon Twyner 50 field goal
4Q: 08:01 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 45 field goal
4Q: 02:00 CAR - Kenyon Twyner 33 field goal

Team Statistics MIN CAR
Record 4-8 7-5
First Downs 14 26
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 7 15
- by Penalty 1 5
Total Net Yards 330 405
- Offensive Plays 53 72
- Yards per Play 6.23 5.63
Net Rushing Yards 136 94
- Rushing Attempts 26 39
- Yards per Rush 5.23 2.41
Net Passing Yards 194 311
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 16 - 1 33 - 26 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 207 311
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/13 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.19 9.42
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 13/74 6/51
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-1 3/29
Kick Returns/Yards 1/18 1/28
Interception Ret./Yards 2/19 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 30
Time of Possession 24:38 35:22

Team Statistics	MIN	CAR
Record	4-8	7-5
First Downs	14	26
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	7	15
- by Penalty	1	5
Total Net Yards	330	405
- Offensive Plays	53	72
- Yards per Play	6.23	5.63
Net Rushing Yards	136	94
- Rushing Attempts	26	39
- Yards per Rush	5.23	2.41
Net Passing Yards	194	311
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 16 - 1	33 - 26 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	207	311
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/13	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.19	9.42
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	13/74	6/51
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-1	3/29
Kick Returns/Yards	1/18	1/28
Interception Ret./Yards	2/19	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 30
Time of Possession	24:38	35:22

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:14	4:19	OWN 26	8	59	Field Goal
1	4:00	2:02	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
2	12:15	1:48	OWN 26	4	74	Touchdown
2	4:14	3:05	OWN 17	9	83	Touchdown
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 39	2	8	Half
3	15:00	1:07	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	9:43	5:49	OWN 20	9	11	Punt
4	11:23	3:29	OWN 27	6	45	Field Goal
4	5:10	1:57	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	1:52	0:13	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	1:03	0:56	OWN 39	4	5	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:46	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	8:55	4:55	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
1	1:58	4:43	OWN 21	10	75	Field Goal
2	10:27	6:13	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	1:09	0:57	OWN 29	5	21	Interception
3	13:53	4:10	OWN 32	6	35	Field Goal
3	3:54	7:31	OWN 21	16	63	Interception
4	7:54	2:44	OWN 11	4	14	Punt
4	3:13	1:21	OWN 37	4	47	Field Goal
4	1:39	0:36	OPP 31	3	-1	Missed FG
4	0:07	0:07	OPP 44	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Renaldo Jeffries, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kendrick Ward	12	40	3.33	20	1	0
Rick Silas	7	67	9.57	65	2	0
Grady Banks	3	25	8.33	10	1	0
Butch Medsker	3	6	2.00	5	0	1
Lance Harding	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gage Peterson	20	33	1.65	19	1	1
Kent Buckley	13	25	1.92	8	0	1
Geno Smith	6	36	6.00	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grady Banks	24	16	207	3/13	1	46	1	90.1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	33	26	311	0/0	0	43	2	80.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Evans	6	9	47	7.83	10	19	0
TE Derrick Brechbill	5	5	109	21.80	35	46	1
RB Rick Silas	2	2	14	7.00	0	7	0
WR Tim Givens	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Freddie Johnstone	1	2	1	1.00	2	1	0
WR Dwight Bridges	1	1	27	27.00	0	27	0
WR Casey Greer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Brandon Cooks	7	9	88	12.57	42	28
WR Odell Beckham Jr	5	6	92	18.40	58	43
RB Gage Peterson	3	3	15	5.00	8	9
WR Seth Chu	3	4	32	10.67	6	16
FB Skip Rowe	2	2	22	11.00	12	20
TE Lucas Cheng	2	3	23	11.50	10	12
WR Giovanni McDaniel	2	3	9	4.50	6	12
RB Kent Buckley	1	1	19	19.00	12	19
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	1	2	11	11.00	0	11

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ivan Chandler	2	19	9.50	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Brady Worrell	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Julio Kitna	4	192	48.0	40.8	53	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Casey Herrmann	2	102	51.0	51.5	54	0

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dixon Hawthorne	2/2	1/1	0/0	45	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kenyon Twyner	3/4	1/2	1/1	50	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vernon Warren	1	-1	-1.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaiden Jefferson	3	29	9.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cary Halvorsen	1	18	18.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Abraham Andruzzi	9	3	0.0	33	32
CB Ivan Chandler	8	4	0.0	38	33
CB Vernon Warren	6	0	0.0	20	27
S Terry Mathews	6	0	0.0	39	32
S Benjamin Stone	5	1	0.0	35	28
CB Ike Clark	4	1	0.0	37	32
DT Trent Schroeder	4	1	0.0	14	16
OLB Keegan George	4	1	0.0	35	29
DT A.J. Covington	3	3	0.0	27	17
ILB Jimmy Wayne	3	1	0.0	19	6
DE Ziggy Ansoh	2	1	0.0	32	29
DT K.C. Bryant	2	1	0.0	22	17
DE Sedrick Matthews	2	0	0.0	29	26
DE Elias Batista	2	0	0.0	14	11
DT Mercury Gonzalez	1	1	0.0	17	12
S Brandon Gordon	1	0	0.0	4	6
TE Freddie Johnstone	1	0	---	---	---

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Thurman Stevens	5	3	0.0	19	23
ILB Corwin McEwen	5	2	0.0	25	24
DT Renaldo Jeffries	4	0	2.0	15	12
CB Barry Abrams	4	1	0.0	26	27
S Chuck Pritchett	3	4	0.0	26	26
CB Trevor Briel	3	1	0.0	24	26
OLB Dennis Crimm	3	1	0.0	20	22
DT Rex Hogue	2	1	0.5	11	15
ILB Derrick Bryant	2	1	0.0	6	4
DE Darnell Arnold	2	1	0.0	13	15
S Braxton Frederick	2	0	0.0	26	27
S Brady Worrell	2	0	0.0	5	10
DE Melvin McConnell	2	0	0.0	18	21
DE Marty Eisenbraun	1	1	0.0	13	12
ILB Junior Atkins	1	1	0.0	1	3
WR Seth Chu	1	0	---	---	---
TE Lucas Cheng	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jordan Herndon	1	0	0.0	1	0
OLB Byron Lynn	1	0	0.0	5	4
OLB Gilbert Burton	0	1	0.5	4	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Renaldo Jeffries	2.0	0	1	12
DT Rex Hogue	0.5	0	0	15
OLB Gilbert Burton	0.5	0	0	6
DE Darnell Arnold	0.0	1	0	15
OLB Dennis Crimm	0.0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Abraham Andruzzi	6	0	0	32
CB Ivan Chandler	5	2	2	33
CB Vernon Warren	4	0	0	27
S Terry Mathews	3	0	0	32
CB Ike Clark	2	1	0	32
DE Ziggy Ansoh	1	0	0	29
DT A.J. Covington	1	0	0	17
S Benjamin Stone	1	0	0	28
DT Mercury Gonzalez	1	0	0	12
OLB Keegan George	1	0	0	29
DT K.C. Bryant	1	0	0	17

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Barry Abrams	4	0	0	27
CB Thurman Stevens	3	0	0	23
ILB Corwin McEwen	2	1	0	24
OLB Dennis Crimm	2	0	0	22
CB Trevor Briel	1	2	0	26
S Chuck Pritchett	1	0	0	26
S Braxton Frederick	1	0	0	27
ILB Junior Atkins	1	0	0	3
OLB Byron Lynn	1	0	0	4
S Brady Worrell	0	1	1	10

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Reggie Higdon	2	4	26	0	27
Dan Ogden	1	8	26	1	27
John Raymond	1	1	26	1	27
Maddox Sandhu	0	4	26	0	27
Renaldo Bradford	0	3	26	1	27
Lance Harding	0	3	17	0	19

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Donnie Wile	4	12	1	39	33
Danny Stephens	3	7	0	39	33
Alonzo Tripp	1	5	0	39	33
Michael Wasserman	0	5	0	39	33
Billy Joe Sellers	0	3	0	39	33
Lucas Cheng	0	1	0	33	21

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Butch Medsker	1	18
Sean Spence	1	15
Rick Silas	1	15
Freddie Johnstone	1	5

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Brandon Cooks	1	15
Louis Tate	1	6

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Terry Mathews	---	---	39	32	15	86
Ivan Chandler	---	---	38	33	4	75
Ike Clark	---	---	37	32	2	71
Benjamin Stone	---	---	35	28	8	71
Abraham Andruzzi	---	---	33	32	4	69
Keegan George	---	---	35	29	4	68
Ziggy Ansoh	---	---	32	29	3	64
Derrick Brechbill	22	23	---	---	15	60
Sedrick Matthews	---	---	29	26	4	59
Maddox Sandhu	26	27	---	---	6	59
Dan Ogden	26	27	---	---	6	59
Vernon Warren	---	---	20	27	10	57
Grady Banks	26	27	---	---	---	53
Reggie Higdon	26	27	---	---	---	53
John Raymond	26	27	---	---	---	53
Renaldo Bradford	26	27	---	---	---	53
A.J. Covington	---	---	27	17	4	48
Mike Evans	24	24	---	---	---	48
Tim Givens	17	15	---	---	13	45
K.C. Bryant	---	---	22	17	3	42
Lance Harding	17	19	---	---	5	41
Rick Silas	9	12	---	---	15	36
Freddie Johnstone	14	16	---	---	5	35
Kendrick Ward	13	14	---	---	5	32
Trent Schroeder	---	---	14	16	1	31
Mercury Gonzalez	---	---	17	12	2	31
Elias Batista	---	---	14	11	3	28
Jimmy Wayne	---	---	19	6	3	28
Butch Medsker	4	1	---	---	18	23
Sean Spence	---	---	4	1	15	20
Brandon Gordon	---	---	4	6	9	19
Dwight Bridges	5	6	---	---	6	17
Cary Halvorsen	1	1	---	---	13	15
Casey Greer	4	4	---	---	6	14
Greg Vaughn	---	---	3	0	11	14
Jarvis Jones	---	---	4	4	4	12
Harrison Voinovich	---	---	3	5	---	8
Dixon Hawthorne	0	0	---	---	7	7
Earnest Hammontree	0	0	---	---	6	6
Joshua Hampton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Horace Dillon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Julio Kitna	0	0	---	---	4	4
Archie Shabazz	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bruce Sloan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Colton Novak	0	0	---	---	---	0
Elliot Gardner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brandon Cooks	36	28	---	---	15	79
Billy Joe Sellers	39	33	---	---	6	78
Danny Stephens	39	33	---	---	---	72
Geno Smith	39	33	---	---	---	72
Donnie Wile	39	33	---	---	---	72
Alonzo Tripp	39	33	---	---	---	72
Michael Wasserman	39	33	---	---	---	72
Lucas Cheng	33	21	---	---	14	68
Odell Beckham Jr	29	26	---	---	4	59
Barry Abrams	---	---	26	27	2	55
Chuck Pritchett	---	---	26	26	3	55
Braxton Frederick	---	---	26	27	2	55
Kent Buckley	16	15	---	---	21	52
Trevor Briel	---	---	24	26	2	52
Corwin McEwen	---	---	25	24	2	51
Thurman Stevens	---	---	19	23	7	49
Gage Peterson	23	20	---	---	---	43
Dennis Crimm	---	---	20	22	1	43
Melvin McConnell	---	---	18	21	3	42
Giovanni McDaniel	11	13	---	---	15	39
Seth Chu	16	20	---	---	1	37
Skip Rowe	17	12	---	---	5	34
Josh Phillips	9	6	---	---	17	32
Bob Guest	---	---	18	12	2	32
Darnell Arnold	---	---	13	15	2	30
Rex Hogue	---	---	11	15	3	29
Renaldo Jeffries	---	---	15	12	1	28
Marty Eisenbraun	---	---	13	12	1	26
Brady Worrell	---	---	5	10	10	25
Gilbert Burton	---	---	4	6	13	23
Austin Seferian-Jenkins	5	4	---	---	14	23
Derrick Bryant	---	---	6	4	11	21
Byron Lynn	---	---	5	4	12	21
Kaiden Jefferson	---	---	2	2	15	19
Clyde Pieri	---	---	8	6	4	18
Kenyon Twyner	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ellis Covill	0	0	---	---	6	6
Louis Tate	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ronald Parrish	0	0	---	---	6	6
Justin Wiggin	0	0	---	---	6	6
Junior Atkins	---	---	1	3	1	5
Jordan Herndon	---	---	1	0	4	5
Gilbert Brisman	0	0	---	---	4	4
Casey Herrmann	0	0	---	---	2	2
Steven Arnold	0	0	---	---	---	0
Blake Hutton	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	78	9.8
Middle	16	37	2.3
Right	2	21	10.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	-1	-0.1
Middle	23	76	3.3
Right	8	20	2.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grady Banks	24	16	4	0	1	4	1	2	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	33	26	4	1	1	3	0	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	21	10.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	39	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	47	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	100	20.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	18	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	174	9.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	119	11.9
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Evans	9	6	1	47	0	24
TE Derrick Brechbill	5	5	0	109	3	23
WR Tim Givens	3	1	0	9	0	15
TE Freddie Johnstone	2	1	0	1	0	16
RB Rick Silas	2	2	0	14	0	12
WR Casey Greer	1	0	0	0	0	4
WR Dwight Bridges	1	1	0	27	1	6

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandon Cooks	9	7	1	88	1	28
WR Odell Beckham Jr	6	5	0	92	2	26
WR Seth Chu	4	3	0	32	0	20
RB Gage Peterson	3	3	0	15	0	20
TE Lucas Cheng	3	2	0	23	0	21
WR Giovanni McDaniel	3	2	0	9	0	13
FB Skip Rowe	2	2	0	22	1	12
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	2	1	0	11	0	4
RB Kent Buckley	1	1	0	19	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Butch Medsker	1	5	5.00	2.00
Kendrick Ward	1	4	4.00	3.33
Rick Silas	1	-4	-4.00	9.57

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kent Buckley	4	5	1.25	1.92
Gage Peterson	4	8	2.00	1.65
Geno Smith	1	4	4.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grady Banks	3	2	8	2.67	8.63

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	5	3	9	1.80	9.42

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Freddie Johnstone	2	1	1	0.50	0.50
RB Rick Silas	1	1	7	7.00	7.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Gage Peterson	1	1	3	3.00	5.00
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
WR Odell Beckham Jr	1	1	-1	-1.00	15.33
WR Brandon Cooks	1	0	0	0.00	9.78
WR Seth Chu	1	1	7	7.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Grady Banks	1	1
Butch Medsker	1	1
Kendrick Ward	1	0
Rick Silas	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Geno Smith	2	0
Gage Peterson	2	1
Kent Buckley	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grady Banks	7	5	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	12	10	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Derrick Brechbill	2	2	1
WR Mike Evans	2	2	1
WR Casey Greer	1	0	0
RB Rick Silas	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon Cooks	4	3	2
WR Seth Chu	4	3	3
WR Giovanni McDaniel	2	2	1
FB Skip Rowe	1	1	0
WR Odell Beckham Jr	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,700 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,400)
End Zone 14,500 (15,500)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,500 (13,700)
Club Seats 13,000 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,700 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,400)
End Zone	14,500 (15,500)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,500 (13,700)
Club Seats	13,000 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)