Week 7, 1981

played in Minnesota, MN

51 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	17	0	0	-	24
Minnesota Vikings	3	0	7	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:19 CAR - Po James 1 run (Don Cockroft extra point)
1Q: 02:12 MIN - Rafael Septien 39 field goal
2Q: 14:34 CAR - Carlos Spencer 35 run (Don Cockroft extra point)
2Q: 09:10 CAR - Don Cockroft 25 field goal
2Q: 04:02 CAR - Cleo Montgomery 1 run (Don Cockroft extra point)
3Q: 06:49 MIN - Walter Landers 4 pass from Pat Ryan (Rafael Septien extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:19 CAR - Po James 1 run (Don Cockroft extra point)
1Q: 02:12 MIN - Rafael Septien 39 field goal
2Q: 14:34 CAR - Carlos Spencer 35 run (Don Cockroft extra point)
2Q: 09:10 CAR - Don Cockroft 25 field goal
2Q: 04:02 CAR - Cleo Montgomery 1 run (Don Cockroft extra point)
3Q: 06:49 MIN - Walter Landers 4 pass from Pat Ryan (Rafael Septien extra point)

Team Statistics CAR MIN
Record 5-2 2-5
First Downs 14 18
- by Rushing 3 9
- by Passing 10 7
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 336 277
- Offensive Plays 62 68
- Yards per Play 5.42 4.07
Net Rushing Yards 113 139
- Rushing Attempts 27 27
- Yards per Rush 4.19 5.15
Net Passing Yards 223 138
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 19 - 0 38 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 232 154
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 6.37 3.37
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 7.6
4th Down Conversions 1/1 2/3
Penalties/Yards 9/78 6/33
Punt Returns/Yards 4/22 3/31
Kick Returns/Yards 2/47 4/91
Interception Ret./Yards 2/23 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 30
Time of Possession 28:53 31:07

Team Statistics	CAR	MIN
Record	5-2	2-5
First Downs	14	18
- by Rushing	3	9
- by Passing	10	7
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	336	277
- Offensive Plays	62	68
- Yards per Play	5.42	4.07
Net Rushing Yards	113	139
- Rushing Attempts	27	27
- Yards per Rush	4.19	5.15
Net Passing Yards	223	138
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 19 - 0	38 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	232	154
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	6.37	3.37
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	7.6
4th Down Conversions	1/1	2/3
Penalties/Yards	9/78	6/33
Punt Returns/Yards	4/22	3/31
Kick Returns/Yards	2/47	4/91
Interception Ret./Yards	2/23	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 30
Time of Possession	28:53	31:07

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:54	2:44	OPP 20	5	20	Touchdown
1	8:50	1:20	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	2:05	2:45	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	11:50	2:48	OPP 27	6	19	Field Goal
2	7:21	3:27	OWN 28	11	72	Touchdown
2	3:04	1:19	OWN 38	4	17	Punt
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 20	2	3	Half
3	15:00	1:39	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	12:59	1:28	OWN 27	4	12	Punt
3	8:24	0:19	OWN 20	1	0	Fumble
3	6:40	3:35	OWN 29	6	30	Punt
3	1:08	3:15	OWN 31	5	31	Punt
4	11:33	1:11	OWN 49	3	-13	Punt
4	3:40	1:17	OWN 16	3	3	Punt

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:10	3:20	OWN 40	6	22	Punt
1	7:30	5:25	OWN 34	9	44	Field Goal
2	14:20	2:30	OWN 9	4	15	Interception
2	9:02	1:41	OWN 30	3	-12	Punt
2	3:54	0:50	OWN 26	3	45	Interception
2	1:45	1:21	OWN 7	3	2	Punt
3	13:21	0:22	OWN 33	3	0	Punt
3	11:31	3:07	OWN 36	5	26	Punt
3	8:05	1:25	OPP 20	3	20	Touchdown
3	3:05	1:57	OWN 20	4	26	Punt
4	12:53	1:20	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
4	10:22	6:42	OWN 27	12	57	Downs
4	2:23	2:23	OWN 36	11	40	Game

Game MVP: Bill Kenney, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carlos Spencer	13	73	5.62	35	2	1
Po James	11	28	2.55	10	1	1
Dave Preston	1	8	8.00	8	0	0
Bill Kenney	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Cleo Montgomery	1	1	1.00	1	0	1

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mike Strachan	16	93	5.81	19	4
Walter Landers	4	15	3.75	10	1
Pat Ryan	3	10	3.33	4	0
Stan Rome	2	9	4.50	7	0
Nathan Poole	1	10	10.00	10	1
Curtis Dickey	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	34	19	232	1/9	0	34	0	77.1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pat Ryan	38	22	154	3/16	1	30	2	54.0

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE David Hill	4	9	70	17.50	45	30
WR Dave Preston	4	8	62	15.50	36	34
RB Po James	2	2	13	6.50	2	10
WR Steve Rivera	2	2	35	17.50	20	32
WR Carlos Carson	2	3	15	7.50	5	16
TE Junior Miller	2	3	12	6.00	0	6
WR Eddie Bell	1	1	10	10.00	4	10
WR Drew Pearson	1	3	11	11.00	0	11
RB Carlos Spencer	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
FB Curtis Brown	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE M.L. Harris	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charley Young	6	11	54	9.00	5	16	0
RB Mike Strachan	3	3	28	9.33	2	16	0
WR Butch Johnson	3	7	32	10.67	28	30	0
WR Stan Rome	3	5	9	3.00	0	7	0
RB Walter Landers	2	2	8	4.00	2	4	1
TE Don Warren	2	3	7	3.50	0	5	0
WR Irving Merchant	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Jimmie Giles	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Joe Rose	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jackie Derlange	1	23	23.00	0
S Dave Waymer	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bill Kenney	1	1	0
Po James	1	0	0
David Hill	0	1	0
Ray Brown	0	0	1
Guy Frazier	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Irving Merchant	1	0	0
Mike Strachan	1	0	0
Glenn Hyde	0	1	0
James Hunter	0	1	0
Ernest Kirk	0	0	1
Mark Gastineau	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	8	334	41.8	32.9	50	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	7	320	45.7	36.9	71	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Don Cockroft	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rafael Septien	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Colbert	4	22	5.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irving Merchant	3	31	10.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Bell	1	13	13.0	0
Po James	1	34	34.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irving Merchant	3	56	18.7	0
Royce McKinney	1	35	35.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Steve King	6	1	0.5	25	37
S Carlton Williamson	5	6	0.0	21	26
ILB Terry Beeson	4	1	1.0	20	31
DT Floyd Tongue	4	0	1.0	13	24
CB Jackie Derlange	4	2	0.0	21	39
S Ray Brown	3	1	0.0	9	10
DE Billy Howard	3	1	0.0	21	22
DT Jim Wolf	3	1	0.0	20	33
OLB Guy Frazier	3	0	0.0	12	15
DE George Martin	2	2	0.5	24	40
S Glen Edwards	2	3	0.0	19	29
S Tom Hannon	2	2	0.0	18	38
CB Danny Colbert	2	0	0.0	12	21
OLB Andy Selfridge	2	0	0.0	9	14
CB J.T. Thomas	2	0	0.0	23	28
ILB Skip Wilcox	2	0	0.0	2	3
S Dave Waymer	1	0	0.0	19	26

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gary Fencik	7	0	0.0	18	21
DE Ernest Kirk	5	0	1.0	17	23
S Terry Jackson	5	2	0.0	21	27
ILB Ken Fantetti	5	2	0.0	20	20
S Roland Solomon	3	3	0.0	23	31
DE Mark Gastineau	3	0	0.0	25	26
S Jerry Reese	3	0	0.0	15	24
ILB Eddie Johnson	3	0	0.0	12	11
ILB Robert Jackson	2	1	0.0	7	15
CB Royce McKinney	2	0	0.0	14	21
OLB Chris Keating	2	0	0.0	3	2
OLB Greg Bracelin	1	1	0.0	2	11
WR Irving Merchant	1	0	---	---	---
WR Stan Rome	1	0	---	---	---
DT Norm Wells	1	0	0.0	9	7
DT James Hunter	1	0	0.0	20	28
OLB Rickey Jackson	1	0	0.0	25	24
OLB Thomas Henderson	0	3	0.0	21	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Floyd Tongue	1.0	1	0	24
ILB Terry Beeson	1.0	0	0	31
DE George Martin	0.5	2	1	40
OLB Steve King	0.5	0	1	37
DE Billy Howard	0.0	3	1	22

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ernest Kirk	1.0	0	0	0	23
DT James Hunter	0.0	1	0	0	28
OLB Rickey Jackson	0.0	0	3	1	24
DE Anthony Jolly	0.0	0	1	0	21
OLB Thomas Henderson	0.0	0	1	0	25
DE Mark Gastineau	0.0	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Carlton Williamson	4	0	0	26
CB Jackie Derlange	3	1	1	39
OLB Guy Frazier	3	0	0	15
S Dave Waymer	2	1	1	26
CB J.T. Thomas	2	1	0	28
S Glen Edwards	2	0	0	29
ILB Terry Beeson	2	0	0	31
S Ray Brown	1	0	0	10
CB Danny Colbert	1	0	0	21
DE Billy Howard	1	0	0	22
S Tom Hannon	1	0	0	38

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Gary Fencik	4	0	21
S Roland Solomon	3	0	31
S Terry Jackson	2	1	27
ILB Robert Jackson	2	0	15
S Jerry Reese	2	0	24
ILB Ken Fantetti	1	1	20
CB Royce McKinney	1	0	21
DE Ernest Kirk	1	0	23
OLB Greg Bracelin	1	0	11
OLB Rickey Jackson	1	0	24
ILB Eddie Johnson	1	0	11
CB Keith Simpson	0	2	22
CB LeCharls McDaniel	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Noah Jackson	3	10	27	0	32
Bob Kuziel	1	6	25	0	31
Lionel Antoine	1	3	23	0	26
Kenny Frame	0	3	13	0	12
Jeff Williams	0	3	20	0	30
Quinn Hoffman	0	1	18	1	29

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alan Willis	3	4	21	0	28
Tim Irwin	2	6	25	0	36
Syd Kitson	2	3	19	1	34
Dennis Nelson	1	2	6	0	14
John Choma	1	2	16	0	25
Franky Smith	1	1	21	2	27
Jimmie Giles	1	1	18	0	30
Glenn Hyde	0	3	21	0	28
Curtis Dickey	0	2	14	0	19
Nathan Poole	0	1	7	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
M.L. Harris	3	14
Guy Frazier	2	18
Steve Rivera	1	15
David Hill	1	12

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jerry Reese	4	15
Joe Rose	2	16
Walter Landers	1	14

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
George Martin	---	---	24	40	8	72
Jackie Derlange	---	---	21	39	10	70
Steve King	---	---	25	37	2	64
Bob Kuziel	25	31	---	---	8	64
Bill Kenney	27	35	---	---	---	62
Noah Jackson	27	32	---	---	1	60
David Hill	24	23	---	---	12	59
Jeff Williams	20	30	---	---	8	58
Po James	12	20	---	---	24	56
Tom Hannon	---	---	18	38	---	56
Junior Miller	17	23	---	---	16	56
Jim Wolf	---	---	20	33	1	54
Terry Beeson	---	---	20	31	2	53
J.T. Thomas	---	---	23	28	1	52
Curtis Brown	17	22	---	---	13	52
Lionel Antoine	23	26	---	---	---	49
Glen Edwards	---	---	19	29	1	49
Danny Colbert	---	---	12	21	15	48
Carlton Williamson	---	---	21	26	1	48
Quinn Hoffman	18	29	---	---	---	47
Dave Waymer	---	---	19	26	1	46
Andy Selfridge	---	---	9	14	22	45
Guy Frazier	---	---	12	15	18	45
Billy Howard	---	---	21	22	1	44
Floyd Tongue	---	---	13	24	7	44
Dave Preston	16	21	---	---	3	40
Kenny Frame	13	12	---	---	9	34
Steve Rivera	3	13	---	---	15	31
Drew Pearson	11	18	---	---	---	29
Carlos Spencer	14	15	---	---	---	29
Ray Brown	---	---	9	10	9	28
Carlos Carson	12	14	---	---	---	26
M.L. Harris	7	4	---	---	14	25
Dan Nugent	7	8	---	---	9	24
Dan Peiffer	2	7	---	---	9	18
Steve Towle	---	---	4	6	3	13
Eddie Bell	1	2	---	---	9	12
Gary Weaver	---	---	2	5	2	9
Skip Wilcox	---	---	2	3	3	8
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dennis Johnson	---	---	3	4	---	7
Don Cockroft	0	0	---	---	6	6
Cleo Montgomery	1	0	---	---	3	4
Will Cureton	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dan Ryczek	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dennis McKenzie	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Pat Ryan	27	41	---	---	---	68
Tim Irwin	25	36	---	---	---	61
Mark Gastineau	---	---	25	26	9	60
Glenn Hyde	21	28	---	---	8	57
James Hunter	---	---	20	28	9	57
Jimmie Giles	18	30	---	---	8	56
Terry Jackson	---	---	21	27	8	56
Roland Solomon	---	---	23	31	1	55
Jerry Reese	---	---	15	24	15	54
Royce McKinney	---	---	14	21	18	53
Syd Kitson	19	34	---	---	---	53
Alan Willis	21	28	---	---	1	50
Mike Strachan	20	28	---	---	2	50
Rickey Jackson	---	---	25	24	1	50
Irving Merchant	16	20	---	---	13	49
Thomas Henderson	---	---	21	25	3	49
John Choma	16	25	---	---	8	49
Butch Johnson	15	24	---	---	9	48
Franky Smith	21	27	---	---	---	48
Ken Fantetti	---	---	20	20	4	44
Don Warren	14	14	---	---	15	43
Ernest Kirk	---	---	17	23	1	41
Stan Rome	8	17	---	---	16	41
Gary Fencik	---	---	18	21	1	40
Keith Simpson	---	---	17	22	1	40
Curtis Dickey	14	19	---	---	7	40
LeCharls McDaniel	---	---	15	23	1	39
Charley Young	13	25	---	---	---	38
Walter Landers	7	13	---	---	14	34
Anthony Jolly	---	---	12	21	---	33
Robert Jackson	---	---	7	15	8	30
Eddie Johnson	---	---	12	11	6	29
Greg Bracelin	---	---	2	11	14	27
Nathan Poole	7	10	---	---	9	26
Jim Ryan	---	---	1	3	17	21
Joe Rose	3	2	---	---	16	21
Dennis Nelson	6	14	---	---	---	20
Dean Miraldi	4	8	---	---	8	20
Norm Wells	---	---	9	7	---	16
Bo Buetow	2	5	---	---	8	15
Chris Keating	---	---	3	2	4	9
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rafael Septien	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bob Newland	0	3	---	---	---	3
Mike Loyd	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jeff Komlo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	72	6.0
Middle	6	23	3.8
Right	9	18	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	45	4.5
Middle	11	71	6.5
Right	6	23	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	34	19	4	1	2	5	6	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pat Ryan	38	22	1	0	4	3	6	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	29	15	139	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	93	18.6
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	44	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	77	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	33	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE David Hill	9	4	1	70	1	23
WR Dave Preston	8	4	1	62	2	21
WR Drew Pearson	3	1	0	11	0	18
WR Carlos Carson	3	2	0	15	0	14
TE Junior Miller	3	2	0	12	0	23
RB Po James	2	2	0	13	0	20
WR Steve Rivera	2	2	0	35	1	13
WR Eddie Bell	1	1	0	10	0	2
RB Carlos Spencer	1	1	0	4	0	15
FB Curtis Brown	1	0	0	0	0	22
TE M.L. Harris	1	0	0	0	0	4

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charley Young	11	6	1	54	0	25
WR Butch Johnson	7	3	1	32	1	24
WR Stan Rome	5	3	1	9	0	17
RB Mike Strachan	3	3	0	28	0	28
TE Jimmie Giles	3	1	0	10	0	30
TE Don Warren	3	2	1	7	0	14
WR Irving Merchant	2	1	0	3	0	20
RB Walter Landers	2	2	0	8	0	13
TE Joe Rose	1	1	0	3	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Po James	4	8	2.00	2.55
Carlos Spencer	3	8	2.67	5.62
Cleo Montgomery	1	1	1.00	1.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mike Strachan	1	0	0.00	5.81
Curtis Dickey	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	8	3	32	4.00	6.82

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Pat Ryan	4	4	22	5.50	4.05

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dave Preston	3	0	0	0.00	7.75
TE David Hill	2	0	0	0.00	7.78
RB Po James	1	1	10	10.00	6.50
WR Carlos Carson	1	1	16	16.00	5.00
TE Junior Miller	1	1	6	6.00	4.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Butch Johnson	2	2	2	1.00	4.57
WR Charley Young	1	1	16	16.00	4.91
RB Walter Landers	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Carlos Spencer	3	1
Cleo Montgomery	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Strachan	3	2
Pat Ryan	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	12	7	5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pat Ryan	12	5	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Po James	2	2	1
TE David Hill	2	0	0
WR Steve Rivera	2	2	1
WR Dave Preston	2	1	1
WR Drew Pearson	1	0	0
FB Curtis Brown	1	0	0
WR Carlos Carson	1	1	1
TE Junior Miller	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Butch Johnson	3	1	0
WR Charley Young	2	1	1
TE Jimmie Giles	2	1	0
WR Stan Rome	2	1	0
WR Irving Merchant	1	0	0
RB Mike Strachan	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,100 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,900)
End Zone 15,000 (15,800)
Mezzanine 8,300 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (14,000)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (3,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,100 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,900)
End Zone	15,000 (15,800)
Mezzanine	8,300 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (14,000)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (3,600)