Week 7, 1975

played in Minnesota, MN

42 degrees, fair, calm

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:19 MIN - Zeke Moore 69 interception return (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
1Q: 04:25 MIN - Don McCauley 3 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 14:12 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 39 field goal
2Q: 02:20 CAR - Essex Johnson 1 run (Don Cockroft extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:19 MIN - Zeke Moore 69 interception return (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
1Q: 04:25 MIN - Don McCauley 3 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 14:12 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 39 field goal
2Q: 02:20 CAR - Essex Johnson 1 run (Don Cockroft extra point)

Team Statistics CAR MIN
Record 0-7 5-2
First Downs 18 16
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 330 269
- Offensive Plays 65 54
- Yards per Play 5.08 4.98
Net Rushing Yards 136 116
- Rushing Attempts 28 35
- Yards per Rush 4.86 3.31
Net Passing Yards 194 153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 24 - 3 19 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 212 153
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.24 8.05
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 6.9
4th Down Conversions 2/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/54 5/36
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 1/25
Interception Ret./Yards 1/4 3/70
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 24
Time of Possession 30:05 29:55

Team Statistics	CAR	MIN
Record	0-7	5-2
First Downs	18	16
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	330	269
- Offensive Plays	65	54
- Yards per Play	5.08	4.98
Net Rushing Yards	136	116
- Rushing Attempts	28	35
- Yards per Rush	4.86	3.31
Net Passing Yards	194	153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 24 - 3	19 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	212	153
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.24	8.05
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	6.9
4th Down Conversions	2/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/54	5/36
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	1/25
Interception Ret./Yards	1/4	3/70
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 24
Time of Possession	30:05	29:55

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:52	OWN 20	7	42	Interception
1	11:08	1:43	OWN 35	3	-5	Punt
1	4:17	1:24	OWN 43	3	10	Fumble
2	14:06	1:18	OWN 10	2	4	Interception
2	12:00	1:04	OWN 12	3	0	Punt
2	8:53	6:39	OWN 7	12	93	Touchdown
2	1:46	0:51	OWN 45	3	20	Interception
3	11:55	3:54	OWN 20	7	37	Punt
3	4:15	1:09	OWN 41	3	8	Punt
4	12:07	5:50	OWN 6	11	44	Punt
4	3:47	3:06	OPP 44	11	37	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:25	5:08	OWN 11	11	89	Touchdown
1	2:53	3:47	OWN 47	7	31	Field Goal
2	12:48	0:48	OPP 21	2	9	Fumble
2	10:56	2:03	OWN 47	3	-5	Punt
2	2:14	0:28	OWN 20	3	17	Interception
2	0:55	0:55	OWN 9	2	-2	Half
3	15:00	3:05	OWN 38	5	31	Punt
3	8:01	3:46	OWN 5	6	20	Punt
3	3:06	5:59	OWN 2	11	56	Punt
4	6:17	2:30	OWN 5	3	3	Punt
4	0:41	0:41	OWN 7	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Zeke Moore, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Vic Washington	15	81	5.40	19	3	0
Essex Johnson	13	55	4.23	22	1	1

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Chuck Foreman	26	95	3.65	9
Bob Gresham	7	15	2.14	7
Fran Tarkenton	2	6	3.00	7

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dale Zorn	34	24	212	3/18	0	21	3	50.1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fran Tarkenton	19	14	153	0/0	1	22	1	92.6

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Drew Pearson	5	8	33	6.60	0	12
WR Vic Washington	5	5	39	7.80	0	21
TE Andrew James	5	6	57	11.40	10	18
WR John Fuqua	4	6	39	9.75	2	13
TE Richard Hooper	2	2	20	10.00	3	13
RB Essex Johnson	1	3	10	10.00	1	10
FB Hugh McKinnis	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Harold Jaeger	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
WR David Knight	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Chuck Foreman	3	3	18	6.00	19	17	0
WR Don McCauley	3	4	36	12.00	1	21	1
WR Frank Pitts	3	3	53	17.67	5	22	0
FB Vincent Horton	2	2	6	3.00	0	4	0
TE Kent Kramer	1	1	14	14.00	2	14	0
FB Larry Schreiber	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Danny Buggs	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB Bob Gresham	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Lewis Rockett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Honor Jackson	1	4	4.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Zeke Moore	2	69	34.50	1
S Carl Capria	1	1	1.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Vic Washington	1	0	0
Dennis Johnson	0	1	0
Bob Pifferini	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Chuck Foreman	1	0	0
Floyd Rice	0	1	0
Lee Roy Jordan	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John James	5	225	45.0	44.4	49	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bob Parsons	5	188	37.6	33.6	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Don Cockroft	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Horst Muhlmann	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Fuqua	1	27	27.0	0
Vic Washington	1	22	22.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zeke Moore	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Steve King	8	2	0.0	33	18
S Honor Jackson	7	3	0.0	33	16
S Glen Edwards	5	2	0.0	31	18
DT Jim Wolf	5	1	0.0	29	17
OLB Dave Washington	4	2	0.0	16	9
CB Ed Torrice	4	0	0.0	28	13
CB Marvin Cobb	4	0	0.0	34	19
DE Dennis Johnson	3	0	0.0	33	17
OLB Gary Weaver	2	4	0.0	32	17
DT Mike Fanning	1	2	0.0	27	10
DE George Martin	1	2	0.0	29	15
S Edddie Brown	1	0	0.0	6	3
DE Tony Cline	1	0	0.0	9	9
RB Essex Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
WR Drew Pearson	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Bob Pifferini	1	0	0.0	2	1
CB Karl Lynch	0	1	0.0	4	3

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Floyd Rice	7	0	0.0	28	35
CB Del Ross	7	0	0.0	19	30
S Bob Atkins	6	7	0.0	27	37
CB Bobby Howard	6	3	0.0	27	34
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	4	1	0.0	19	26
S Carl Capria	4	0	0.0	22	31
CB John Rowser	4	0	0.0	9	13
DE Carl Eller	3	2	1.0	28	36
DE Sweeny Williams	3	2	1.0	27	35
DT Alan Page	3	1	1.0	27	36
DT Bill Dunstan	3	1	0.0	20	24
CB Zeke Moore	1	1	0.0	28	35
DT Fred Nolan	1	1	0.0	5	7
ILB Amos Martin	1	0	0.0	9	10
TE Lewis Rockett	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Alan Page	1.0	1	1	36
DE Carl Eller	1.0	1	0	36
DE Sweeny Williams	1.0	0	1	35
OLB Floyd Rice	0.0	1	0	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Marvin Cobb	4	0	0	19
OLB Steve King	3	0	0	18
S Glen Edwards	2	0	0	18
CB Ed Torrice	1	1	0	13
S Honor Jackson	1	0	1	16
S Edddie Brown	1	0	0	3
OLB Dave Washington	1	0	0	9
DE George Martin	1	0	0	15

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Carl Capria	4	0	1	31
S Bob Atkins	4	0	0	37
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	4	0	0	26
CB Bobby Howard	3	1	0	34
OLB Floyd Rice	2	0	0	35
CB John Rowser	2	0	0	13
CB Del Ross	2	0	0	30
DT Alan Page	1	1	0	36
DE Carl Eller	1	0	0	36
ILB Amos Martin	1	0	0	10
CB Zeke Moore	0	0	2	35

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kyle Davis	4	7	1	18	0	27
Noah Jackson	3	5	0	26	1	34
Julio Bauer	3	3	0	20	0	29
Kenny Frame	1	4	0	22	2	33
Paul Laaveg	1	1	0	11	0	13
Quinn Hoffman	0	5	0	25	0	31
Dave Dalby	0	1	0	10	0	10
Hugh McKinnis	0	1	0	18	0	20
Steve Riley	0	1	0	8	0	8

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Ron Yary	6	8	35	19
Dan Medlin	3	7	30	18
Pat Matson	3	5	26	12
Art Kuehn	1	4	26	14
Kent Kramer	1	2	24	14
Jim Pietrzak	1	2	13	6
Larry Schreiber	1	1	22	5
Tom Forrest	0	1	10	7
Ed George	0	1	26	18
Lewis Rockett	0	1	13	5
Aaron Meyer	0	1	9	1
Vincent Horton	0	1	9	6

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Hugh McKinnis	2	8

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Carl Capria	2	13

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Noah Jackson	26	34	---	---	5	65
Dale Zorn	28	37	---	---	---	65
Andrew James	21	26	---	---	11	58
Marvin Cobb	---	---	34	19	5	58
Glen Edwards	---	---	31	18	8	57
Kenny Frame	22	33	---	---	1	56
Quinn Hoffman	25	31	---	---	---	56
Steve King	---	---	33	18	3	54
Ed Torrice	---	---	28	13	13	54
Drew Pearson	23	30	---	---	---	53
Richard Hooper	20	24	---	---	9	53
Julio Bauer	20	29	---	---	4	53
Dennis Johnson	---	---	33	17	1	51
Honor Jackson	---	---	33	16	1	50
Gary Weaver	---	---	32	17	1	50
Vic Washington	15	22	---	---	11	48
Jim Wolf	---	---	29	17	1	47
Hugh McKinnis	18	20	---	---	8	46
C.J. Garrett	---	---	27	16	2	45
Kyle Davis	18	27	---	---	---	45
George Martin	---	---	29	15	1	45
John Fuqua	12	19	---	---	8	39
Mike Fanning	---	---	27	10	2	39
Dave Washington	---	---	16	9	9	34
Essex Johnson	13	15	---	---	4	32
Harold Jaeger	11	17	---	---	2	30
David Knight	7	11	---	---	11	29
Paul Laaveg	11	13	---	---	5	29
Dave Dalby	10	10	---	---	5	25
Tony Cline	---	---	9	9	3	21
Steve Riley	8	8	---	---	5	21
Floyd Tongue	---	---	6	2	5	13
Brian Molinaro	0	0	---	---	11	11
Edddie Brown	---	---	6	3	---	9
Bob Pifferini	---	---	2	1	6	9
Isaac Curtis	0	1	---	---	7	8
Karl Lynch	---	---	4	3	1	8
Kenyon Hill	---	---	1	2	4	7
Derrel Luce	---	---	3	2	2	7
John James	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sam Monson	---	---	0	0	5	5
Jamie Castillo	---	---	2	2	---	4
Don Cockroft	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tony Adams	0	0	---	---	---	0
Terry Schmidt	---	---	0	0	---	0
Gerald Rasberry	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carl Capria	---	---	22	31	13	66
Bob Atkins	---	---	27	37	1	65
Zeke Moore	---	---	28	35	2	65
Carl Eller	---	---	28	36	---	64
Del Ross	---	---	19	30	15	64
Alan Page	---	---	27	36	---	63
Floyd Rice	---	---	28	35	---	63
Bobby Howard	---	---	27	34	1	62
Sweeny Williams	---	---	27	35	---	62
Fran Tarkenton	35	19	---	---	---	54
Ron Yary	35	19	---	---	---	54
Dan Medlin	30	18	---	---	4	52
Bill Dunstan	---	---	20	24	2	46
Lee Roy Jordan	---	---	19	26	1	46
Ed George	26	18	---	---	1	45
Kent Kramer	24	14	---	---	6	44
Art Kuehn	26	14	---	---	1	41
Chuck Foreman	27	10	---	---	2	39
Pat Matson	26	12	---	---	---	38
Don McCauley	14	10	---	---	11	35
Larry Schreiber	22	5	---	---	7	34
Danny Buggs	19	9	---	---	5	33
Bob Gresham	8	9	---	---	14	31
Frank Pitts	17	14	---	---	---	31
Ronald Fitzgerald	19	11	---	---	---	30
Lewis Rockett	13	5	---	---	11	29
Ray Kiddoo	---	---	5	5	19	29
John Rowser	---	---	9	13	5	27
Jim Pietrzak	13	6	---	---	6	25
Amos Martin	---	---	9	10	5	24
Tom Forrest	10	7	---	---	6	23
Vincent Horton	9	6	---	---	6	21
Aaron Meyer	9	1	---	---	6	16
Fred Nolan	---	---	5	7	3	15
Tom Stropka	3	2	---	---	7	12
Thomas Henderson	---	---	4	4	3	11
Ike Howard	---	---	1	3	5	9
Brock Green	---	---	3	4	---	7
Greg Horton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Horst Muhlmann	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bob Parsons	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bill Peterson	---	---	0	2	2	4
Otis Hastings	0	0	---	---	1	1
Mike Boryla	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve Rogers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	83	9.2
Middle	11	28	2.5
Right	8	25	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	30	2.5
Middle	13	51	3.9
Right	9	36	4.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dale Zorn	34	24	1	1	1	2	3	2	3

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fran Tarkenton	19	14	3	1	2	1	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	68	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	11	123	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	21	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	17	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	6	21	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	52	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	63	10.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Drew Pearson	8	5	1	33	0	30
WR John Fuqua	6	4	0	39	0	19
TE Andrew James	6	5	0	57	0	26
WR Vic Washington	5	5	0	39	1	22
RB Essex Johnson	3	1	0	10	0	15
WR Harold Jaeger	2	1	0	8	0	17
TE Richard Hooper	2	2	0	20	0	24
WR David Knight	1	0	0	0	0	11
FB Hugh McKinnis	1	1	0	6	0	20

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Don McCauley	4	3	0	36	1	10
RB Chuck Foreman	3	3	0	18	0	10
WR Frank Pitts	3	3	0	53	2	14
FB Vincent Horton	2	2	0	6	0	6
WR Danny Buggs	2	1	0	13	0	9
RB Bob Gresham	1	0	1	0	0	9
TE Kent Kramer	1	1	0	14	0	14
FB Larry Schreiber	1	1	0	13	0	5
TE Lewis Rockett	1	0	0	0	0	5
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	1	0	1	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Essex Johnson	1	1	1.00	4.23
Vic Washington	1	5	5.00	5.40

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chuck Foreman	3	8	2.67	3.65

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dale Zorn	3	3	28	9.33	6.24

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fran Tarkenton	2	2	15	7.50	8.05

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Fuqua	1	1	13	13.00	6.50
WR Drew Pearson	1	1	12	12.00	4.13
TE Andrew James	1	1	3	3.00	9.50

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Don McCauley	2	2	15	7.50	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Vic Washington	2	1
Essex Johnson	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Chuck Foreman	5	3
Bob Gresham	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dale Zorn	10	8	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fran Tarkenton	4	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Drew Pearson	3	2	0
WR John Fuqua	2	2	1
WR Vic Washington	2	2	1
TE Andrew James	1	0	0
WR Harold Jaeger	1	1	0
TE Richard Hooper	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Chuck Foreman	1	1	0
TE Kent Kramer	1	1	1
WR Don McCauley	1	0	0
WR Danny Buggs	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (21,400)
End Zone 14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (21,400)
End Zone	14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)