Week 7, 2044

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	10	7	5	-	22
Minnesota Vikings	14	0	0	9	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:13 MIN - J.R. England 11 run (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
1Q: 07:30 MIN - J.R. England 8 run (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 13:51 CAR - Cary Hicks 41 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 04:50 CAR - Branden Melancon 21 field goal
3Q: 02:37 CAR - Justics Delaroche 1 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
4Q: 10:39 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 30 field goal
4Q: 07:14 CAR - Safety: Brady Worrell tackled ball carrier in end zone
4Q: 02:34 CAR - Branden Melancon 28 field goal
4Q: 01:18 MIN - Mike Evans 4 pass from Grady Banks (Grady Banks pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:13 MIN - J.R. England 11 run (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
1Q: 07:30 MIN - J.R. England 8 run (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 13:51 CAR - Cary Hicks 41 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 04:50 CAR - Branden Melancon 21 field goal
3Q: 02:37 CAR - Justics Delaroche 1 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
4Q: 10:39 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 30 field goal
4Q: 07:14 CAR - Safety: Brady Worrell tackled ball carrier in end zone
4Q: 02:34 CAR - Branden Melancon 28 field goal
4Q: 01:18 MIN - Mike Evans 4 pass from Grady Banks (Grady Banks pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics CAR MIN
Record 1-6 3-4
First Downs 27 15
- by Rushing 12 7
- by Passing 14 7
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 492 290
- Offensive Plays 79 50
- Yards per Play 6.23 5.80
Net Rushing Yards 191 152
- Rushing Attempts 38 33
- Yards per Rush 5.03 4.61
Net Passing Yards 301 138
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 27 - 2 16 - 10 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 304 143
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 7.34 8.12
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.5 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/46 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 2/6
Kick Returns/Yards 2/48 2/43
Interception Ret./Yards 1/17 2/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 26
Time of Possession 36:35 23:25

Team Statistics	CAR	MIN
Record	1-6	3-4
First Downs	27	15
- by Rushing	12	7
- by Passing	14	7
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	492	290
- Offensive Plays	79	50
- Yards per Play	6.23	5.80
Net Rushing Yards	191	152
- Rushing Attempts	38	33
- Yards per Rush	5.03	4.61
Net Passing Yards	301	138
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 27 - 2	16 - 10 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	304	143
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	7.34	8.12
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.5	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/46	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	2/6
Kick Returns/Yards	2/48	2/43
Interception Ret./Yards	1/17	2/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 26
Time of Possession	36:35	23:25

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:36	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
1	12:06	1:59	OWN 20	5	25	Interception
1	7:24	5:48	OWN 20	11	43	Downs
1	0:18	1:41	OWN 34	4	66	Touchdown
2	10:27	2:52	OWN 25	5	21	Punt
2	7:23	2:40	OPP 23	5	19	Field Goal
2	2:20	2:20	OWN 22	7	77	Missed FG
3	13:43	1:23	OWN 44	3	23	Interception
3	7:55	5:25	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	14:03	1:31	OWN 2	3	8	Punt
4	10:33	3:19	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
4	7:06	4:37	OWN 29	8	60	Field Goal
4	1:12	1:12	OWN 20	8	31	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:24	1:18	OWN 31	3	69	Touchdown
1	10:07	2:43	OPP 44	6	44	Touchdown
1	1:36	1:18	OWN 37	3	-5	Punt
2	13:37	3:10	OWN 20	6	6	Punt
2	7:35	0:12	OWN 14	1	0	Interception
2	4:43	2:23	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	1:17	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	12:20	4:25	OWN 34	7	30	Punt
3	2:30	3:27	OWN 10	8	41	Punt
4	12:32	1:59	OPP 49	6	36	Field Goal
4	7:14	0:08	OWN 2	1	-2	Safety
4	2:29	1:17	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown

Game MVP: J.R. England, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Justics Delaroche	17	55	3.24	13	1	1
Cary Hicks	16	102	6.38	21	4	0
Geno Smith	5	34	6.80	10	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
J.R. England	17	74	4.35	24	4	2
Walt Lane	14	69	4.93	56	1	0
Grady Banks	2	9	4.50	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	40	27	304	1/3	1	46	2	77.5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grady Banks	16	10	143	1/5	1	47	1	86.2

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Odell Beckham Jr	9	12	125	13.89	57	46	0
WR Seth Chu	4	6	34	8.50	0	12	0
RB Cary Hicks	3	4	56	18.67	42	41	1
WR Brandon Cooks	3	6	22	7.33	0	16	0
FB Skip Rowe	2	2	20	10.00	5	11	0
TE Lucas Cheng	2	3	12	6.00	0	9	0
WR Giovanni McDaniel	2	3	16	8.00	4	9	0
RB Justics Delaroche	2	3	19	9.50	2	10	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Derrick Brechbill	4	4	62	15.50	26	36	0
WR Julio Herndon	2	3	14	7.00	0	11	0
WR Casey Greer	1	1	13	13.00	2	13	0
TE Freddie Johnstone	1	2	47	47.00	29	47	0
WR Mike Evans	1	3	4	4.00	3	4	1
RB J.R. England	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Dwight Bridges	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Brady Worrell	1	17	17.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ivan Chandler	1	10	10.00	0
OLB Moe Stewart	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Casey Herrmann	4	194	48.5	47.0	57	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Julio Kitna	6	267	44.5	38.0	61	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Branden Melancon	2/3	0/0	0/0	28	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dixon Hawthorne	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaiden Jefferson	2	19	9.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey Greer	2	6	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	2	48	24.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cary Halvorsen	2	43	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dennis Crimm	6	2	1.0	27	15
S Brady Worrell	6	0	0.0	31	15
CB Trevor Briel	4	1	0.0	26	16
ILB Corwin McEwen	4	0	0.0	29	16
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	3	0	0.0	24	9
S Gage Yellig	3	0	0.0	15	4
ILB Derrick Bryant	2	3	0.0	12	0
DE Clyde Pieri	2	0	0.0	11	1
CB Junior Lindstrom	2	0	0.0	21	15
DT Grant May	1	2	0.0	26	16
S Brett Mowen	1	1	0.0	20	16
OLB Hardy Odumuyiwa	1	1	0.0	8	5
OLB Bob Guest	1	0	0.0	22	10
WR Brandon Cooks	1	0	---	---	---
CB Kaiden Jefferson	1	0	0.0	8	3
ILB Junior Atkins	1	0	0.0	4	1
CB Thurman Stevens	1	0	0.0	31	15
WR Seth Chu	1	0	---	---	---
DT Timothy Dromeshauser	1	0	0.0	10	8
ILB Byron Sims	1	0	0.0	1	1
DT Renaldo Jeffries	0	1	0.0	7	1
OLB Manti Te'o	0	1	0.0	6	1
DE Melvin McConnell	0	1	0.0	22	16

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jimmy Wayne	10	4	0.0	38	40
S Benjamin Stone	9	2	0.0	36	41
CB Ivan Chandler	8	1	0.0	38	41
OLB Keegan George	6	1	0.0	28	22
S Brandon Gordon	5	0	0.0	33	38
CB Kevin Johnson	4	2	0.0	38	41
DT A.J. Covington	4	0	0.0	27	28
CB Ike Clark	3	1	0.0	20	27
DT K.C. Bryant	3	0	0.0	21	17
CB Harrison Voinovich	3	0	0.0	5	14
OLB Abraham Andruzzi	2	2	0.0	18	24
DE Ziggy Ansoh	2	0	0.0	33	38
S Drake Fender	1	0	1.0	7	5
DT Trent Schroeder	1	0	0.0	11	14
WR Mike Evans	1	0	---	---	---
DE Elias Batista	1	0	0.0	4	4
DE Dave Sutter	1	0	0.0	5	3
OLB Moe Stewart	1	0	0.0	6	6
DE Sedrick Matthews	0	1	0.0	34	37
OLB Greg Vaughn	0	1	0.0	4	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Dennis Crimm	1.0	1	0	1	15
OLB Bob Guest	0.0	0	1	0	10

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Drake Fender	1.0	0	0	0	5
DT Trent Schroeder	0.0	1	1	0	14
DE Sedrick Matthews	0.0	1	0	0	37
DE Elias Batista	0.0	0	2	0	4
DT A.J. Covington	0.0	0	0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Trevor Briel	2	0	0	16
OLB Dennis Crimm	2	0	0	15
S Brady Worrell	1	2	1	15
OLB Bob Guest	1	0	0	10
S Gage Yellig	1	0	0	4
CB Thurman Stevens	1	0	0	15
CB Junior Lindstrom	1	0	0	15
ILB Byron Sims	1	0	0	1

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Benjamin Stone	5	0	0	41
ILB Jimmy Wayne	5	0	0	40
OLB Keegan George	4	0	0	22
CB Ivan Chandler	3	1	1	41
CB Harrison Voinovich	3	0	0	14
S Brandon Gordon	2	0	0	38
CB Kevin Johnson	2	0	0	41
OLB Moe Stewart	1	0	1	6
DT A.J. Covington	1	0	0	28
OLB Abraham Andruzzi	1	0	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alonzo Tripp	5	9	38	0	41
Donnie Wile	3	6	38	0	41
Danny Stephens	3	5	38	1	41
Michael Wasserman	2	7	38	0	41
Justin Wiggin	1	2	38	0	41
Roderick Dahnke	1	1	5	0	3
Lucas Cheng	0	2	27	0	30
Skip Rowe	0	1	15	0	20

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Juan Prescott	2	8	33	0	17
Sammie Gargac	2	5	33	0	17
Reggie Higdon	1	9	33	0	17
Earnest Hammontree	1	2	33	0	17
Derrick Brechbill	1	2	25	0	13
Bob Huntley	1	2	11	0	7
Dan Ogden	0	4	33	1	17

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Manti Te'o	2	28
Josh Phillips	1	18
Lucas Cheng	1	17

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
J.R. England	1	19
Cary Halvorsen	1	18
Ivan Chandler	1	14
Walt Lane	1	13

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brandon Cooks	35	37	---	---	17	89
Justin Wiggin	38	41	---	---	7	86
Danny Stephens	38	41	---	---	---	79
Geno Smith	38	41	---	---	---	79
Donnie Wile	38	41	---	---	---	79
Alonzo Tripp	38	41	---	---	---	79
Michael Wasserman	38	41	---	---	---	79
Lucas Cheng	27	30	---	---	17	74
Odell Beckham Jr	29	35	---	---	6	70
Justics Delaroche	18	19	---	---	17	54
Grant May	---	---	26	16	6	48
Thurman Stevens	---	---	31	15	1	47
Brady Worrell	---	---	31	15	1	47
Seth Chu	22	24	---	---	1	47
Corwin McEwen	---	---	29	16	1	46
Skip Rowe	15	20	---	---	10	45
Cary Hicks	20	23	---	---	1	44
Trevor Briel	---	---	26	16	1	43
Junior Lindstrom	---	---	21	15	7	43
Dennis Crimm	---	---	27	15	---	42
Melvin McConnell	---	---	22	16	1	39
Brett Mowen	---	---	20	16	2	38
Giovanni McDaniel	10	12	---	---	14	36
Manti Te'o	---	---	6	1	28	35
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	24	9	2	35
Bob Guest	---	---	22	10	---	32
Josh Phillips	9	2	---	---	18	29
Kaiden Jefferson	---	---	8	3	17	28
Roderick Dahnke	5	3	---	---	16	24
Derrick Bryant	---	---	12	0	11	23
Gage Yellig	---	---	15	4	---	19
Clyde Pieri	---	---	11	1	6	18
Timothy Dromeshauser	---	---	10	8	---	18
Braxton Frederick	---	---	2	3	12	17
Hardy Odumuyiwa	---	---	8	5	2	15
Junior Atkins	---	---	4	1	4	9
Renaldo Jeffries	---	---	7	1	---	8
Branden Melancon	0	0	---	---	8	8
Byron Sims	---	---	1	1	6	8
Louis Tate	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ronald Parrish	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cody Strong	0	0	---	---	7	7
A.J. Cann	0	0	---	---	7	7
Casey Herrmann	0	0	---	---	4	4
Gilbert Brisman	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steven Arnold	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ivan Chandler	---	---	38	41	14	93
Kevin Johnson	---	---	38	41	3	82
Jimmy Wayne	---	---	38	40	3	81
Benjamin Stone	---	---	36	41	3	80
Sedrick Matthews	---	---	34	37	4	75
Ziggy Ansoh	---	---	33	38	3	74
Brandon Gordon	---	---	33	38	2	73
A.J. Covington	---	---	27	28	3	58
Sammie Gargac	33	17	---	---	7	57
Derrick Brechbill	25	13	---	---	18	56
Keegan George	---	---	28	22	3	53
Grady Banks	33	17	---	---	---	50
Reggie Higdon	33	17	---	---	---	50
Earnest Hammontree	33	17	---	---	---	50
Mike Evans	32	16	---	---	2	50
J.R. England	19	12	---	---	19	50
Dan Ogden	33	17	---	---	---	50
Juan Prescott	33	17	---	---	---	50
Ike Clark	---	---	20	27	2	49
Abraham Andruzzi	---	---	18	24	1	43
K.C. Bryant	---	---	21	17	2	40
Dwight Bridges	12	9	---	---	13	34
Walt Lane	15	5	---	---	13	33
Bob Huntley	11	7	---	---	14	32
Julio Herndon	18	13	---	---	---	31
Freddie Johnstone	15	6	---	---	9	30
Drake Fender	---	---	7	5	16	28
Mercury Gonzalez	---	---	12	10	5	27
Harrison Voinovich	---	---	5	14	8	27
Casey Greer	8	3	---	---	15	26
Trent Schroeder	---	---	11	14	1	26
Moe Stewart	---	---	6	6	8	20
Cary Halvorsen	1	0	---	---	18	19
Dave Sutter	---	---	5	3	6	14
Rick Silas	9	1	---	---	2	12
Jarvis Jones	---	---	0	0	11	11
Greg Vaughn	---	---	4	1	5	10
Elias Batista	---	---	4	4	---	8
Joshua Hampton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dixon Hawthorne	0	0	---	---	7	7
John Raymond	0	0	---	---	7	7
Renaldo Bradford	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brandon Scherff	0	0	---	---	7	7
Julio Kitna	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bruce Kornegay	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ian Garcia	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	88	7.3
Middle	16	78	4.9
Right	10	25	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	32	5.3
Middle	12	24	2.0
Right	15	96	6.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	40	27	3	2	2	1	3	1	2

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grady Banks	16	10	2	1	0	2	1	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	34	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	100	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	170	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	49	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	77	19.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	17	4.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Odell Beckham Jr	12	9	0	125	2	35
WR Brandon Cooks	6	3	1	22	0	37
WR Seth Chu	6	4	0	34	0	24
RB Cary Hicks	4	3	0	56	1	23
TE Lucas Cheng	3	2	0	12	0	30
WR Giovanni McDaniel	3	2	1	16	0	12
RB Justics Delaroche	3	2	0	19	0	19
FB Skip Rowe	2	2	0	20	0	20

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Derrick Brechbill	4	4	62	1	13
WR Mike Evans	3	1	4	0	16
WR Julio Herndon	3	2	14	0	13
TE Freddie Johnstone	2	1	47	1	6
RB J.R. England	2	1	3	0	12
WR Casey Greer	1	1	13	0	3
WR Dwight Bridges	1	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Justics Delaroche	5	15	3.00	3.24
Geno Smith	1	3	3.00	6.80
Cary Hicks	1	2	2.00	6.38

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
J.R. England	3	22	7.33	4.35
Walt Lane	2	2	1.00	4.93

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	6	4	22	3.67	7.60

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grady Banks	4	3	21	5.25	8.94

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Odell Beckham Jr	2	1	-1	-0.50	10.42
RB Justics Delaroche	2	1	10	5.00	6.33
RB Cary Hicks	1	1	1	1.00	14.00
WR Seth Chu	1	1	12	12.00	5.67

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Derrick Brechbill	1	1	6	6.00	15.50
WR Mike Evans	1	1	4	4.00	1.33
WR Dwight Bridges	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Julio Herndon	1	1	11	11.00	4.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Justics Delaroche	3	1
Cary Hicks	2	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Walt Lane	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	10	6	5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grady Banks	8	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

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

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Derrick Brechbill	3	3	2
RB J.R. England	2	1	1
WR Mike Evans	1	0	0
WR Dwight Bridges	1	0	0
WR Julio Herndon	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,700 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,400 (26,800)
End Zone 18,300 (19,300)
Mezzanine 10,500 (11,100)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (17,000)
Club Seats 1,800 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,600 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,700 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,400 (26,800)
End Zone	18,300 (19,300)
Mezzanine	10,500 (11,100)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (17,000)
Club Seats	1,800 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,600 (9,900)