Week 7, 1987

played in Minnesota, MN

47 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	3	0	7	-	17
Minnesota Vikings	14	13	3	10	-	40

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:35 CAR - Wayne Davis 29 fumble return (John Lee extra point)
1Q: 09:32 MIN - Sammy Winder 6 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
1Q: 04:46 MIN - Bobby Howard 11 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 14:23 MIN - Herman Fontenot 31 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 10:12 CAR - John Lee 26 field goal
2Q: 05:44 MIN - Rich Karlis 35 field goal
2Q: 00:19 MIN - Rich Karlis 18 field goal
3Q: 10:29 MIN - Rich Karlis 23 field goal
4Q: 08:27 MIN - Bobby Howard 2 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 03:58 CAR - Napoleon McCallum 3 run (John Lee extra point)
4Q: 02:00 MIN - Rich Karlis 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:35 CAR - Wayne Davis 29 fumble return (John Lee extra point)
1Q: 09:32 MIN - Sammy Winder 6 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
1Q: 04:46 MIN - Bobby Howard 11 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 14:23 MIN - Herman Fontenot 31 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 10:12 CAR - John Lee 26 field goal
2Q: 05:44 MIN - Rich Karlis 35 field goal
2Q: 00:19 MIN - Rich Karlis 18 field goal
3Q: 10:29 MIN - Rich Karlis 23 field goal
4Q: 08:27 MIN - Bobby Howard 2 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 03:58 CAR - Napoleon McCallum 3 run (John Lee extra point)
4Q: 02:00 MIN - Rich Karlis 42 field goal

Team Statistics CAR MIN
Record 5-2 5-2
First Downs 15 26
- by Rushing 2 5
- by Passing 10 21
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 295 431
- Offensive Plays 53 74
- Yards per Play 5.57 5.82
Net Rushing Yards 61 102
- Rushing Attempts 20 28
- Yards per Rush 3.05 3.64
Net Passing Yards 234 329
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 15 - 1 43 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 255 347
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/21 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 7.09 7.15
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/45 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/0 2/17
Kick Returns/Yards 7/119 2/41
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/29
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 34
Time of Possession 23:36 36:24

Team Statistics	CAR	MIN
Record	5-2	5-2
First Downs	15	26
- by Rushing	2	5
- by Passing	10	21
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	295	431
- Offensive Plays	53	74
- Yards per Play	5.57	5.82
Net Rushing Yards	61	102
- Rushing Attempts	20	28
- Yards per Rush	3.05	3.64
Net Passing Yards	234	329
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 15 - 1	43 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	255	347
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/21	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	7.09	7.15
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/45	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/0	2/17
Kick Returns/Yards	7/119	2/41
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/29
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 34
Time of Possession	23:36	36:24

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:46	OWN 23	3	9	Punt
1	9:23	1:29	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
1	4:37	2:30	OWN 22	3	2	Punt
2	14:08	4:02	OWN 6	6	85	Field Goal
2	5:38	1:59	OWN 10	3	6	Punt
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 24	1	-1	Half
3	10:23	1:59	OWN 28	5	22	Punt
3	7:30	0:59	OWN 43	4	8	Punt
3	1:16	3:08	OWN 9	6	23	Punt
4	11:11	0:48	OWN 34	2	5	Interception
4	8:18	4:30	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	1:53	1:53	OWN 35	8	39	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:14	0:51	OWN 33	3	-4	Fumble
1	12:23	3:00	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
1	7:54	3:17	50	6	50	Touchdown
1	2:07	2:59	OWN 35	6	65	Touchdown
2	10:06	4:28	OWN 34	8	48	Field Goal
2	3:39	3:26	OWN 45	10	54	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:37	OWN 34	8	60	Field Goal
3	8:24	0:54	OWN 8	3	4	Punt
3	6:31	5:15	OWN 15	12	33	Punt
4	13:08	1:57	OWN 2	4	9	Punt
4	10:23	2:05	OPP 18	4	18	Touchdown
4	3:48	1:55	OPP 39	5	14	Field Goal

Game MVP: Dan Marino, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Napoleon McCallum	11	28	2.55	5	0	1
Herman Heard	8	34	4.25	15	1	0
Bill Kenney	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sammy Winder	21	75	3.57	12	2	1
Bruce King	5	22	4.40	9	0	0
Don Bass	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Dan Marino	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	29	15	255	4/21	0	80	1	67.5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	43	29	347	3/18	3	34	0	115.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Carlos Carson	5	7	60	12.00	0	25
WR Dave Preston	2	5	26	13.00	4	15
RB Herman Heard	2	2	24	12.00	12	15
RB Napoleon McCallum	2	2	101	50.50	82	80
WR Stephen Baker	2	6	33	16.50	7	20
TE Steve Folsom	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
WR Byron Franklin	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
FB Ted Brown	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
TE Trey Junkin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Fontenot	9	11	90	10.00	23	31	1
TE Jimmie Giles	4	5	49	12.25	15	18	0
RB Bruce King	4	4	73	18.25	5	34	0
WR Wilbert Montgomery	3	7	40	13.33	7	21	0
WR Don Bass	3	9	50	16.67	17	27	0
WR Bobby Howard	3	4	19	6.33	5	11	2
TE Pete Metzelaars	2	2	15	7.50	4	11	0
TE Larry Kinnebrew	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mossy Cade	1	29	29.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Wayne Davis	0	1	0	1
Bob Nelson	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dan Marino	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	7	307	43.9	41.4	66	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	3	143	47.7	47.7	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Lee	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	4/4	1/1	0/0	42	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlton Williamson	1	0	0.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Albritton	2	17	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlton Williamson	6	96	16.0	0
Harvey Clayton	1	23	23.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wilbert Montgomery	1	23	23.0	0
Vince Albritton	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carlton Williamson	8	4	0.0	27	42
ILB Craig Shaffer	8	1	0.0	20	33
OLB John Rade	6	3	1.0	26	40
CB Harvey Clayton	5	1	0.0	21	36
OLB Gary Plummer	4	0	1.0	21	39
ILB Jackie Shipp	4	1	0.0	17	19
ILB Wayne Davis	4	0	0.0	10	16
DT Bob Nelson	3	0	1.0	12	27
S Eric Williams	2	1	0.0	24	35
CB Darryl Hemphill	2	0	0.0	7	19
DE Mark Studaway	2	0	0.0	9	17
S Solomon Wilcots	1	3	0.0	11	24
DE Greg Meisner	1	1	0.0	18	29
S Rich Miano	1	1	0.0	1	6
DT Mark Shumate	1	1	0.0	16	20
DE Fred Smerlas	1	0	0.0	10	17
OLB Howard Carson	1	0	0.0	7	7
G Terry Tausch	1	0	---	---	---
CB Bobby Watkins	1	0	0.0	21	27
OLB David Grayson	1	0	0.0	4	9

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ken Fantetti	5	3	0.5	18	27
ILB Eddie Johnson	5	0	0.0	8	4
OLB Dave Frye	4	0	0.5	17	26
CB Mossy Cade	4	2	0.0	14	31
S Gary Fencik	3	2	0.0	16	30
S Vince Newsome	3	2	0.0	19	27
CB Eric Wright	3	1	0.0	16	28
OLB Rickey Jackson	2	0	1.0	12	19
DE Lee Williams	2	0	1.0	12	20
CB Frank Minnifield	2	1	0.0	17	28
S Vince Albritton	2	0	0.0	8	21
DT Dan Saleaumula	1	0	0.5	8	13
DE Leonard Marshall	1	0	0.0	18	29
DE Mark Gastineau	0	1	0.5	10	17
ILB James Harrell	0	1	0.0	9	6
ILB Shelton Robinson	0	1	0.0	2	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bob Nelson	1.0	1	0	0	27
OLB Gary Plummer	1.0	0	1	1	39
OLB John Rade	1.0	0	0	0	40
DE Sean Jones	0.0	1	2	1	29
DE Greg Meisner	0.0	0	1	0	29

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lee Williams	1.0	2	2	1	20
OLB Rickey Jackson	1.0	0	0	0	19
OLB Dave Frye	0.5	1	0	0	26
DE Mark Gastineau	0.5	0	0	0	17
ILB Ken Fantetti	0.5	0	0	0	27
DT Dan Saleaumula	0.5	0	0	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Craig Shaffer	5	0	33
ILB Wayne Davis	4	1	16
CB Harvey Clayton	4	0	36
S Carlton Williamson	3	1	42
CB Bobby Watkins	2	1	27
S Eric Williams	2	1	35
CB Darryl Hemphill	2	0	19
OLB John Rade	1	0	40
ILB Jackie Shipp	1	0	19
DE Mark Studaway	1	0	17
CB Perry Williams	1	0	15
OLB Gary Plummer	1	0	39
OLB David Grayson	1	0	9
S Solomon Wilcots	1	0	24
DT Bob Nelson	0	1	27

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Eric Wright	3	2	0	28
CB Mossy Cade	3	0	1	31
S Vince Newsome	2	1	0	27
ILB Eddie Johnson	2	0	0	4
CB Frank Minnifield	2	0	0	28
ILB Ken Fantetti	1	1	0	27
OLB Dave Frye	1	1	0	26
S Vince Albritton	1	0	0	21
S Gary Fencik	0	2	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Baab	2	3	16	0	28
Keith Uecker	1	4	18	1	27
Terry Tausch	1	3	16	1	21
Steve Folsom	1	1	15	0	20
Dave Lutz	0	3	17	2	22
Geoff Reece	0	2	5	0	9
Ted Brown	0	1	14	0	15
Trey Junkin	0	1	15	0	27
Marsharne Graves	0	1	17	0	27

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Munchak	2	9	2	26	1	45
Brian Blados	2	5	0	26	0	32
Bart Oates	2	4	0	20	0	29
Marvin Powell	1	4	0	26	1	43
Tim Irwin	1	3	0	26	1	43
Chris Brewer	1	1	0	5	0	2
Doug Smith	0	1	0	8	0	17
John Wojciechowski	0	1	0	2	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Dwight Collins	2	20
Herman Heard	1	24
Steve Folsom	1	21

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Mossy Cade	4	18
Frank Minnifield	1	26
Pete Metzelaars	1	19
Wilbert Montgomery	1	17
James Harrell	1	12

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlton Williamson	---	---	27	42	20	89
Harvey Clayton	---	---	21	36	16	73
John Rade	---	---	26	40	5	71
Eric Williams	---	---	24	35	12	71
Gary Plummer	---	---	21	39	6	66
Trey Junkin	15	27	---	---	20	62
Steve Folsom	15	20	---	---	21	56
Craig Shaffer	---	---	20	33	3	56
Bobby Watkins	---	---	21	27	6	54
Bill Kenney	20	33	---	---	---	53
Marsharne Graves	17	27	---	---	8	52
Greg Meisner	---	---	18	29	4	51
Sean Jones	---	---	19	29	3	51
Herman Heard	8	18	---	---	24	50
Mike Baab	16	28	---	---	5	49
Keith Uecker	18	27	---	---	---	45
Solomon Wilcots	---	---	11	24	9	44
Bob Nelson	---	---	12	27	3	42
Wayne Davis	---	---	10	16	15	41
Jackie Shipp	---	---	17	19	4	40
Mark Shumate	---	---	16	20	4	40
Dave Lutz	17	22	---	---	---	39
Terry Tausch	16	21	---	---	---	37
Ted Brown	14	15	---	---	7	36
David Grayson	---	---	4	9	23	36
Dave Preston	10	22	---	---	2	34
Byron Franklin	5	11	---	---	15	31
Napoleon McCallum	12	15	---	---	4	31
Mark Studaway	---	---	9	17	4	30
Darryl Hemphill	---	---	7	19	3	29
Stephen Baker	11	17	---	---	1	29
Greg Roberts	6	14	---	---	8	28
Fred Smerlas	---	---	10	17	1	28
Carlos Carson	10	17	---	---	---	27
Dwight Collins	0	3	---	---	20	23
Perry Williams	---	---	7	15	1	23
Geoff Reece	5	9	---	---	8	22
Ben Akbar	2	6	---	---	8	16
Howard Carson	---	---	7	7	---	14
Dan McQuaid	3	11	---	---	---	14
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	11	11
Rich Miano	---	---	1	6	1	8
Tim Gray	0	0	---	---	1	1
Lester Lyles	---	---	0	0	1	1
John Lee	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jeff Kemp	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan Marino	28	46	---	---	---	74
Mike Munchak	26	45	---	---	---	71
Frank Minnifield	---	---	17	28	26	71
Marvin Powell	26	43	---	---	---	69
Tim Irwin	26	43	---	---	---	69
Wilbert Montgomery	14	33	---	---	17	64
Mossy Cade	---	---	14	31	18	63
Brian Blados	26	32	---	---	3	61
Herman Fontenot	21	38	---	---	---	59
Leonard Marshall	---	---	18	29	8	55
Jimmie Giles	17	27	---	---	10	54
Sammy Winder	23	31	---	---	---	54
Don Bass	19	31	---	---	2	52
Bart Oates	20	29	---	---	3	52
Ken Fantetti	---	---	18	27	6	51
Vince Albritton	---	---	8	21	20	49
Gary Fencik	---	---	16	30	1	47
Vince Newsome	---	---	19	27	1	47
Eric Wright	---	---	16	28	1	45
Larry Kinnebrew	17	19	---	---	9	45
Dave Frye	---	---	17	26	1	44
Pete Metzelaars	9	15	---	---	19	43
Bobby Howard	8	10	---	---	18	36
Leo Wisniewski	---	---	13	21	1	35
Bruce King	7	24	---	---	4	35
Lee Williams	---	---	12	20	1	33
Doug Smith	8	17	---	---	7	32
Rickey Jackson	---	---	12	19	1	32
Curtis Rouse	6	17	---	---	5	28
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	8	13	7	28
Mark Gastineau	---	---	10	17	---	27
James Harrell	---	---	9	6	12	27
Chris Brewer	5	2	---	---	20	27
Larry Kelm	---	---	1	6	14	21
Ron Middleton	0	0	---	---	19	19
Eddie Johnson	---	---	8	4	2	14
Derrick Burroughs	---	---	2	4	8	14
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	13	13
Shelton Robinson	---	---	2	6	3	11
Steve Courson	0	1	---	---	7	8
Franky Smith	0	0	---	---	7	7
Johnny Holland	---	---	0	0	7	7
John Wojciechowski	2	3	---	---	---	5
Mike Loyd	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	3	3
Scott Stankavage	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	25	2.5
Middle	4	11	2.8
Right	5	26	5.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	40	3.6
Middle	6	28	4.7
Right	11	34	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	29	15	4	0	1	7	2	1	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	43	29	4	0	3	5	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	80	80.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	3	30	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	10	120	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	25	8.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	147	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	10	125	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	61	7.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carlos Carson	7	5	0	60	1	17
WR Stephen Baker	6	2	0	33	1	17
WR Dave Preston	5	2	1	26	0	22
FB Ted Brown	3	0	0	0	0	15
WR Byron Franklin	2	1	0	7	0	11
RB Herman Heard	2	2	0	24	0	18
RB Napoleon McCallum	2	2	0	101	2	15
TE Steve Folsom	1	1	0	4	0	20
TE Trey Junkin	1	0	0	0	0	27

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Fontenot	11	9	1	90	1	38
WR Don Bass	9	3	2	50	1	31
WR Wilbert Montgomery	7	3	0	40	1	33
TE Jimmie Giles	5	4	0	49	0	27
RB Bruce King	4	4	0	73	1	24
WR Bobby Howard	4	3	0	19	0	10
TE Pete Metzelaars	2	2	0	15	0	15
TE Larry Kinnebrew	1	1	0	11	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herman Heard	1	4	4.00	4.25
Napoleon McCallum	1	3	3.00	2.55

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sammy Winder	3	9	3.00	3.57
Bruce King	1	3	3.00	4.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	3	1	10	3.33	8.79

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	6	4	29	4.83	8.07

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dave Preston	1	0	0	0.00	5.20
WR Carlos Carson	1	1	10	10.00	8.57
WR Stephen Baker	1	0	0	0.00	5.50

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Herman Fontenot	2	1	10	5.00	8.18
WR Bobby Howard	2	2	13	6.50	4.75
TE Jimmie Giles	1	1	6	6.00	9.80
WR Don Bass	1	0	0	0.00	5.56

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Napoleon McCallum	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Sammy Winder	2	0
Bruce King	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	10	4	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	10	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stephen Baker	4	0	0
WR Carlos Carson	2	1	1
RB Napoleon McCallum	2	2	2
TE Trey Junkin	1	0	0
RB Herman Heard	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Fontenot	4	4	3
WR Don Bass	2	1	1
TE Jimmie Giles	1	1	0
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	0	0
RB Bruce King	1	1	0
WR Bobby Howard	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,600 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (21,900)
End Zone 14,600 (15,800)
Mezzanine 8,400 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (14,000)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,600 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (21,900)
End Zone	14,600 (15,800)
Mezzanine	8,400 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (14,000)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,600)