Conference Semifinals, 1991

played in Minnesota, MN

5 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	7	0	0	-	7
Minnesota Vikings	7	13	7	17	-	44

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:59 MIN - Brian Mitchell 4 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 12:20 MIN - Brian Mitchell 6 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 07:30 CAR - Mike Pritchard 6 pass from Thomas Magnum (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 06:09 MIN - Herman Moore 11 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point failed)
3Q: 04:08 MIN - Brian Blades 12 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 10:59 MIN - Rich Karlis 25 field goal
4Q: 02:24 MIN - Barry Word 8 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 02:15 MIN - Vince Albritton 22 fumble return (Rich Karlis extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:59 MIN - Brian Mitchell 4 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 12:20 MIN - Brian Mitchell 6 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 07:30 CAR - Mike Pritchard 6 pass from Thomas Magnum (John Lee extra point)
2Q: 06:09 MIN - Herman Moore 11 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point failed)
3Q: 04:08 MIN - Brian Blades 12 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 10:59 MIN - Rich Karlis 25 field goal
4Q: 02:24 MIN - Barry Word 8 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 02:15 MIN - Vince Albritton 22 fumble return (Rich Karlis extra point)

Team Statistics CAR MIN
Record 11-7 14-3
First Downs 17 26
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 12 19
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 274 483
- Offensive Plays 57 66
- Yards per Play 4.81 7.32
Net Rushing Yards 76 122
- Rushing Attempts 22 25
- Yards per Rush 3.45 4.88
Net Passing Yards 198 361
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 18 - 1 37 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 213 384
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 4/23
- Yards per Pass Play 5.66 8.80
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 9/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.8 6.5
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/75 2/46
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 5/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 29
Time of Possession 25:57 34:03

Team Statistics	CAR	MIN
Record	11-7	14-3
First Downs	17	26
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	12	19
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	274	483
- Offensive Plays	57	66
- Yards per Play	4.81	7.32
Net Rushing Yards	76	122
- Rushing Attempts	22	25
- Yards per Rush	3.45	4.88
Net Passing Yards	198	361
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 18 - 1	37 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	213	384
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	4/23
- Yards per Pass Play	5.66	8.80
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	9/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.8	6.5
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/75	2/46
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	5/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 29
Time of Possession	25:57	34:03

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:16	1:26	OWN 34	3	7	Punt
1	5:50	4:00	OWN 34	6	22	Punt
2	12:11	4:52	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	5:59	2:31	OWN 20	5	60	Interception
2	1:11	0:41	OWN 46	3	7	Punt
3	15:00	5:24	OWN 20	11	61	Fumble
3	3:58	4:20	OWN 27	8	42	Missed FG
4	10:52	1:36	OWN 23	4	11	Punt
4	3:23	0:41	OWN 5	4	1	Downs
4	2:05	0:53	OWN 20	3	3	Punt

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:44	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
1	10:50	5:00	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	1:50	4:39	OWN 8	10	92	Touchdown
2	7:19	1:20	OWN 41	2	59	Touchdown
2	3:28	2:17	OWN 20	4	41	Missed FG
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 20	1	6	Half
3	9:36	5:38	OWN 19	12	81	Touchdown
4	14:38	3:46	OWN 38	8	54	Field Goal
4	9:16	5:53	OWN 12	11	46	Punt
4	2:42	0:27	OPP 6	3	6	Touchdown
4	1:12	1:12	OWN 31	2	0	Game

Game MVP: Dan Marino, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kenneth Davis	12	32	2.67	7	0
John Stephens	5	25	5.00	13	1
Harvey Williams	3	13	4.33	11	1
Thomas Magnum	2	6	3.00	4	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brian Mitchell	13	85	6.54	14	4	2
Barry Word	10	36	3.60	14	1	1
Dan Marino	2	1	0.50	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Thomas Magnum	32	18	213	3/15	1	34	1	74.1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	37	28	384	4/23	2	50	0	126.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jay Novacek	6	8	44	7.33	3	20	0
WR Mike Pritchard	4	5	82	20.50	29	34	1
WR Doug Donley	2	3	20	10.00	0	11	0
WR Pete Mandley	2	6	19	9.50	1	14	0
RB John Stephens	2	3	12	6.00	0	6	0
TE Trey Junkin	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Walter Stanley	1	5	30	30.00	4	30	0
WR Garry James	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Brian Mitchell	6	8	108	18.00	74	50	0
WR Eric Metcalf	5	6	61	12.20	6	32	0
WR Herman Moore	5	7	50	10.00	6	11	1
FB Brad Muster	4	5	51	12.75	36	21	0
WR Brian Blades	3	3	33	11.00	4	13	1
WR Herman Fontenot	2	3	12	6.00	0	6	0
TE Ben Coates	2	4	55	27.50	33	48	0
WR Derek Loville	1	1	14	14.00	7	14	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Eric Allen	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
Thomas Magnum	1	1
Doug Donley	1	0
Harvey Williams	1	0

Minnesota	Recov	Force	TD
Vince Albritton	1	0	1
Russell Maryland	1	0	0
Eddie Johnson	0	1	0
Vai Sikahema	0	1	0
Larry Kelm	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	5	235	47.0	39.0	59	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	2	70	35.0	35.0	37	1

Kicking Statistics

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

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	1/2	0/1	0/1	25	5/6

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Donley	2	37	18.5	0
Pete Mandley	2	38	19.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Newsome	1	14	14.0	0
Phil Freeman	1	32	32.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB John Rade	7	2	1.5	15	30
CB Lemuel Stinson	6	2	0.0	21	34
ILB Britt Hager	6	2	0.0	21	32
CB A.J. Johnson	5	0	0.0	17	31
DT Jeff Wright	4	0	1.0	18	36
OLB Gary Plummer	3	0	0.5	22	33
ILB Kurt Gouveia	3	2	0.0	10	19
S Carlton Williamson	3	1	0.0	20	33
DE Sean Jones	2	0	1.0	12	29
CB Bobby Watkins	2	0	0.0	8	12
CB Harvey Clayton	2	0	0.0	13	21
DE Bruce Smith	2	0	0.0	13	19
ILB Jackie Shipp	1	1	0.0	9	17
DE Earl Wilson	1	1	0.0	16	23
OLB David Grayson	1	0	0.0	11	12
DE John Shannon	1	0	0.0	9	11
QB Thomas Magnum	1	0	---	---	---
DT Glenn Montgomery	1	0	0.0	7	6
S Henry Jones	1	0	0.0	5	8

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Eddie Johnson	6	0	0.0	13	16
S Carnell Lake	5	2	0.0	17	29
DT Dan Saleaumula	5	1	0.0	15	24
CB Mossy Cade	5	0	0.0	16	28
OLB Larry Kelm	4	2	1.0	17	23
DE Wayne Martin	3	0	2.0	17	24
CB Eric Allen	3	2	0.0	21	32
S Vince Albritton	2	1	0.0	12	17
DE Charles Haley	2	1	0.0	19	26
CB Frank Minnifield	2	0	0.0	13	22
OLB Ken Harvey	2	0	0.0	19	33
ILB Johnny Holland	1	3	0.0	17	33
S Vince Newsome	1	0	0.0	20	25
S Eric Turner	1	0	0.0	3	12
DE Lee Williams	0	1	0.0	8	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB John Rade	1.5	0	0	0	30
DE Sean Jones	1.0	1	0	1	29
DT Jeff Wright	1.0	0	0	0	36
OLB Gary Plummer	0.5	0	2	0	33

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wayne Martin	2.0	4	1	24
OLB Larry Kelm	1.0	0	1	23
DE Charles Haley	0.0	1	1	26
DE Lee Williams	0.0	1	0	20
DT Dan Saleaumula	0.0	1	0	24
OLB Ken Harvey	0.0	1	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB A.J. Johnson	6	0	31
CB Lemuel Stinson	5	1	34
ILB Britt Hager	4	0	32
OLB John Rade	3	0	30
S Carlton Williamson	2	1	33
CB Bobby Watkins	1	0	12
CB Harvey Clayton	1	0	21
DE Bruce Smith	1	0	19
DE Earl Wilson	1	0	23
ILB Kurt Gouveia	1	0	19
OLB Gary Plummer	1	0	33
OLB David Grayson	1	0	12
DT Jeff Wright	1	0	36
ILB Jackie Shipp	0	1	17

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mossy Cade	4	0	0	28
CB Eric Allen	2	2	1	32
CB Frank Minnifield	2	0	0	22
S Carnell Lake	2	0	0	29
ILB Eddie Johnson	1	0	0	16
S Vince Newsome	1	0	0	25
S Vince Albritton	1	0	0	17
DE Charles Haley	1	0	0	26
OLB Larry Kelm	1	0	0	23
OLB Ken Harvey	1	0	0	33
DE Wayne Martin	1	0	0	24
S Eric Turner	1	0	0	12
ILB Johnny Holland	0	1	0	33

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Port	2	6	22	1	35
Tom Baugh	2	5	22	1	35
Keith Uecker	1	3	19	1	32
Jay Novacek	1	1	14	0	29
Harry Swayne	0	2	17	0	25
Harvey Williams	0	2	20	0	23
Gene Williams	0	1	16	0	31

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Munchak	3	8	1	23	1	38
Bart Oates	3	3	0	24	0	39
Tim Irwin	2	3	0	22	0	38
John Wojciechowski	1	5	0	21	1	37
Keith Sims	1	2	0	20	0	36
Brad Muster	1	1	0	14	0	18
Howard Griffith	1	1	0	2	0	6
Brian Blados	0	0	0	7	2	8

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Carlton Williamson	1	13
David Grayson	1	13

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Vai Sikahema	2	17
Pete Metzelaars	1	12
Phil Freeman	1	11

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlton Williamson	---	---	20	33	13	66
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	21	34	10	65
Chris Port	22	35	---	---	5	62
Tom Baugh	22	35	---	---	2	59
Harvey Williams	20	23	---	---	15	58
Keith Uecker	19	32	---	---	6	57
Gary Plummer	---	---	22	33	2	57
Jeff Wright	---	---	18	36	3	57
Thomas Magnum	22	35	---	---	---	57
Britt Hager	---	---	21	32	2	55
Jay Novacek	14	29	---	---	7	50
Trey Junkin	16	18	---	---	15	49
A.J. Johnson	---	---	17	31	1	49
Solomon Wilcots	---	---	17	29	2	48
John Stephens	13	19	---	---	16	48
John Rade	---	---	15	30	2	47
Gene Williams	16	31	---	---	---	47
Sean Jones	---	---	12	29	2	43
Earl Wilson	---	---	16	23	3	42
Harry Swayne	17	25	---	---	---	42
Harvey Clayton	---	---	13	21	4	38
Pete Mandley	9	19	---	---	10	38
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	10	19	9	38
Doug Donley	10	16	---	---	10	36
David Grayson	---	---	11	12	13	36
Bruce Smith	---	---	13	19	2	34
Kenneth Davis	13	18	---	---	---	31
Walter Stanley	4	11	---	---	14	29
Jackie Shipp	---	---	9	17	1	27
Mike Pritchard	10	16	---	---	---	26
Bobby Watkins	---	---	8	12	5	25
Kevin Robbins	9	11	---	---	5	25
John Shannon	---	---	9	11	1	21
Perry Williams	---	---	8	8	1	17
Garry James	0	6	---	---	11	17
Joey Banes	5	6	---	---	6	17
Darrin Miller	---	---	3	8	2	13
Glenn Montgomery	---	---	7	6	---	13
Henry Jones	---	---	5	8	---	13
Damone Johnson	1	0	---	---	11	12
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	5	5
John Lee	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tom Jones	0	0	---	---	1	1
Pete Koch	---	---	0	0	---	0
Neil O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan Marino	25	41	---	---	---	66
Mossy Cade	---	---	16	28	21	65
Bart Oates	24	39	---	---	---	63
Johnny Holland	---	---	17	33	13	63
Mike Munchak	23	38	---	---	---	61
Tim Irwin	22	38	---	---	---	60
Keith Sims	20	36	---	---	4	60
Ben Coates	15	28	---	---	17	60
John Wojciechowski	21	37	---	---	---	58
Herman Fontenot	22	32	---	---	---	54
Eric Allen	---	---	21	32	1	54
Ken Harvey	---	---	19	33	1	53
Vince Newsome	---	---	20	25	5	50
Charles Haley	---	---	19	26	5	50
Carnell Lake	---	---	17	29	1	47
Herman Moore	16	31	---	---	---	47
Brad Muster	14	18	---	---	12	44
Eric Metcalf	18	26	---	---	---	44
Brian Mitchell	13	30	---	---	---	43
Wayne Martin	---	---	17	24	1	42
Larry Kelm	---	---	17	23	---	40
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	15	24	1	40
Eddie Johnson	---	---	13	16	9	38
Vince Albritton	---	---	12	17	9	38
Frank Minnifield	---	---	13	22	2	37
Derek Loville	5	8	---	---	18	31
Lee Williams	---	---	8	20	1	29
Brian Blades	4	13	---	---	9	26
Russell Maryland	---	---	7	12	5	24
Pete Metzelaars	5	6	---	---	12	23
Eric Turner	---	---	3	12	6	21
Barry Word	11	7	---	---	2	20
Brian Blados	7	8	---	---	4	19
Greg Christy	7	7	---	---	4	18
Vai Sikahema	0	0	---	---	17	17
Tracy Simien	---	---	5	7	---	12
Phil Freeman	0	0	---	---	11	11
Howard Griffith	2	6	---	---	3	11
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	10	10
Curtis Rouse	1	2	---	---	4	7
Adrian Cooper	0	0	---	---	7	7
Darion Conner	---	---	3	2	1	6
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	2	2
Fulton Chandler	0	0	---	---	2	2
Don Majkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Harry Boatswain	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	36	5.1
Middle	9	16	1.8
Right	6	24	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	67	6.7
Middle	2	9	4.5
Right	12	47	3.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Thomas Magnum	32	18	4	1	1	3	8	3	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	37	28	5	0	3	3	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	12	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	77	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	60	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	64	12.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	85	14.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	16	149	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	118	16.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	32	16.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jay Novacek	8	6	0	44	1	29
WR Pete Mandley	6	2	0	19	0	19
WR Walter Stanley	5	1	0	30	1	11
WR Mike Pritchard	5	4	0	82	2	16
WR Doug Donley	3	2	0	20	0	16
RB John Stephens	3	2	1	12	0	19
TE Trey Junkin	1	1	0	6	0	18
WR Garry James	1	0	0	0	0	6

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Brian Mitchell	8	6	1	108	2	30
WR Herman Moore	7	5	1	50	0	31
WR Eric Metcalf	6	5	0	61	1	26
FB Brad Muster	5	4	0	51	1	18
TE Ben Coates	4	2	1	55	1	28
WR Herman Fontenot	3	2	0	12	0	32
WR Brian Blades	3	3	0	33	0	13
WR Derek Loville	1	1	0	14	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kenneth Davis	1	-1	-1.00	2.67
Thomas Magnum	1	2	2.00	3.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Barry Word	2	6	3.00	3.60
Brian Mitchell	2	10	5.00	6.54

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Thomas Magnum	3	1	6	2.00	6.66

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	8	5	45	5.63	10.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Doug Donley	1	0	0	0.00	6.67
WR Pete Mandley	1	0	0	0.00	3.17
WR Mike Pritchard	1	1	6	6.00	16.40

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Herman Moore	4	3	28	7.00	7.14
WR Brian Blades	1	1	12	12.00	11.00
FB Brad Muster	1	0	0	0.00	10.20
WR Eric Metcalf	1	1	5	5.00	10.17
RB Brian Mitchell	1	0	0	0.00	13.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Kenneth Davis	1	0
Harvey Williams	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Barry Word	3	1
Brian Mitchell	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Thomas Magnum	9	3	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	9	7	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB John Stephens	2	1	1
WR Mike Pritchard	2	1	1
TE Trey Junkin	1	1	1
WR Pete Mandley	1	0	0
TE Jay Novacek	1	0	0
WR Walter Stanley	1	0	0
WR Garry James	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brian Blades	2	2	2
WR Eric Metcalf	2	1	1
RB Brian Mitchell	2	1	1
WR Herman Fontenot	1	1	1
FB Brad Muster	1	1	1
WR Herman Moore	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,000 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (19,600)
End Zone 14,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats 7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,000 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (19,600)
End Zone	14,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats	7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)