Week 7, 1999

played in Minnesota, MN

60 degrees, rain, 9 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:14 MIN - Fred Taylor 2 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 07:35 CAR - John Kasay 36 field goal
3Q: 03:30 MIN - Phil Dawson 24 field goal
4Q: 02:20 MIN - Fred Taylor 4 run (Phil Dawson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:14 MIN - Fred Taylor 2 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 07:35 CAR - John Kasay 36 field goal
3Q: 03:30 MIN - Phil Dawson 24 field goal
4Q: 02:20 MIN - Fred Taylor 4 run (Phil Dawson extra point)

Team Statistics CAR MIN
Record 2-5 6-1
First Downs 17 16
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 10 7
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 304 305
- Offensive Plays 70 59
- Yards per Play 4.34 5.17
Net Rushing Yards 92 138
- Rushing Attempts 29 36
- Yards per Rush 3.17 3.83
Net Passing Yards 212 167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 20 - 0 22 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 220 173
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 5.17 7.26
Fumbles/Lost 4/3 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/17 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 7.6
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/15 3/30
Punt Returns/Yards 4/37 3/50
Kick Returns/Yards 3/57 1/27
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 34
Time of Possession 30:03 29:57

Team Statistics	CAR	MIN
Record	2-5	6-1
First Downs	17	16
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	10	7
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	304	305
- Offensive Plays	70	59
- Yards per Play	4.34	5.17
Net Rushing Yards	92	138
- Rushing Attempts	29	36
- Yards per Rush	3.17	3.83
Net Passing Yards	212	167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 20 - 0	22 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	220	173
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	5.17	7.26
Fumbles/Lost	4/3	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/17	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	7.6
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/15	3/30
Punt Returns/Yards	4/37	3/50
Kick Returns/Yards	3/57	1/27
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 34
Time of Possession	30:03	29:57

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:25	OWN 28	7	36	Punt
1	4:06	4:55	OWN 20	10	62	Fumble
2	9:18	3:03	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
2	4:30	0:52	OWN 34	3	1	Punt
2	1:54	1:54	OWN 41	7	34	Missed FG
3	11:48	4:19	OWN 9	12	72	Field Goal
3	3:23	4:18	OWN 19	8	46	Punt
4	13:11	1:22	OPP 43	3	2	Punt
4	10:01	1:44	OWN 33	3	4	Punt
4	6:31	1:47	OWN 6	5	21	Punt
4	2:13	1:39	OWN 23	7	6	Fumble

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:35	6:29	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	14:11	2:55	OWN 18	5	23	Punt
2	11:16	1:58	OPP 20	5	15	Interception
2	6:15	1:45	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
2	3:38	1:44	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
3	15:00	3:12	OWN 35	6	20	Punt
3	7:29	4:06	OWN 20	7	73	Field Goal
4	14:05	0:54	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	11:49	1:48	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
4	8:17	1:46	OWN 33	3	2	Punt
4	4:44	2:31	OWN 37	5	63	Touchdown
4	0:34	0:34	OPP 22	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Fred Taylor, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
David Meggett	14	21	1.50	14	1
Cristian Nofsinger	13	72	5.54	28	2
Eric Zeier	1	3	3.00	3	0
Jim Finn	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Fred Taylor	24	114	4.75	22	4	2
Spencer George	6	9	1.50	7	0	0
Brian Griese	6	15	2.50	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eric Zeier	36	18	190	2/8	0	30	0	65.7
Steve McNair	3	2	30	0/0	0	22	0	99.3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	22	14	173	1/6	0	45	1	68.9

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Keith Poole	6	12	102	17.00	39	30
WR Marvin Harrison	4	8	42	10.50	13	14
RB David Meggett	3	3	15	5.00	6	9
RB Cristian Nofsinger	3	3	18	6.00	0	9
FB Jim Finn	3	3	36	12.00	23	27
TE Troy Drayton	1	3	7	7.00	0	7
TE Andrew Glover	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Carlos Galloway	0	6	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Charles Johnson	4	10	63	15.75	27	45
TE Ken Dilger	3	4	27	9.00	4	19
RB Fred Taylor	3	3	28	9.33	16	24
WR Terry Glenn	2	3	22	11.00	7	13
FB George Irwin	2	2	33	16.50	33	34

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Antonio Armstrong	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
David Meggett	2	1	0
Eric Zeier	2	0	0
Ron Rice	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
O.J. McDuffie	1	0	0
Tracy Simien	0	1	0
John Lynch	0	1	0
Ken Dilger	0	1	0
Henri Crockett	0	1	0
Kailey Wong	0	0	1
Artrell Hawkins	0	0	1
Cletidus Hunt	0	0	1
Jay Foreman	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Taylor Cochrane	7	281	40.1	27.3	51	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	7	293	41.9	36.6	59	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	1/2	0/1	0/0	36	0/0

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Meggett	4	37	9.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
O.J. McDuffie	3	50	16.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlos Galloway	2	43	21.5	0
David Meggett	1	14	14.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Shawn Williams	11	0	0.0	36	23
S Tebucky Jones	6	3	0.0	36	23
ILB Antonio Armstrong	5	2	0.0	35	23
CB Andy Macdonald	5	1	0.0	34	23
CB Jimmy Spencer	4	1	0.0	33	18
ILB Stephen Boyd	3	1	0.0	26	14
OLB Jerry Jensen	2	1	1.0	30	18
CB Ray Crockett	2	2	0.0	14	14
OLB Mike Morton	2	2	0.0	27	16
OLB Ron Johnson	2	1	0.0	9	7
DE Kenard Lang	2	0	0.0	16	1
QB Eric Zeier	1	0	---	---	---
DT Michael Myers	1	0	0.0	23	16
ILB Chris Claiborne	1	0	0.0	1	0
DE John Copeland	0	2	0.0	13	7
S Tommy Carlisle	0	2	0.0	3	2

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB James Darling	10	1	0.0	29	41
S John Lynch	9	3	0.0	29	41
S Devin Bush	6	2	0.0	28	41
OLB Jay Foreman	4	2	0.0	27	23
OLB Henri Crockett	3	2	0.0	23	36
S Paul Miranda	3	2	0.0	11	21
CB Walt Harris	3	1	0.0	28	39
OLB Frank Slade	3	0	0.0	8	6
DE La'roi Glover	2	0	1.0	20	27
DE Mike Rucker	2	2	0.0	25	33
CB Roy Koehn	2	1	0.0	18	36
DT Cletidus Hunt	1	0	1.0	3	17
DT Dan Wilkinson	1	1	0.0	27	24
CB Artrell Hawkins	1	1	0.0	21	36
QB Brian Griese	1	0	---	---	---
DE Donte Rocco	0	1	0.0	13	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Jerry Jensen	1.0	0	18
ILB Stephen Boyd	0.0	1	14
DE Renaldo Wynn	0.0	1	17

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE La'roi Glover	1.0	1	0	1	27
DT Cletidus Hunt	1.0	0	0	0	17
DE Donte Rocco	0.0	1	1	0	22
OLB Henri Crockett	0.0	1	0	1	36
OLB Frank Slade	0.0	0	1	0	6
DT Dan Wilkinson	0.0	0	1	0	24
DE Mike Rucker	0.0	0	1	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jimmy Spencer	4	1	0	18
ILB Antonio Armstrong	2	0	1	23
OLB Ron Johnson	2	0	0	7
CB Andy Macdonald	2	0	0	23
S Shawn Williams	1	1	0	23
S Tebucky Jones	1	1	0	23
CB Ray Crockett	1	0	0	14
ILB Stephen Boyd	1	0	0	14
S Tommy Carlisle	0	1	0	2

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB James Darling	5	0	41
S John Lynch	4	1	41
S Devin Bush	2	2	41
OLB Henri Crockett	2	0	36
CB Roy Koehn	2	0	36
OLB Jay Foreman	2	0	23
S Paul Miranda	2	0	21
CB Walt Harris	1	0	39
CB Artrell Hawkins	0	2	36
DE La'roi Glover	0	1	27
DE Mike Rucker	0	1	33

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tim Grunhard	4	7	0	29	0	41
Chris Naeole	3	8	1	29	0	41
Chris Villarrial	1	4	0	29	0	41
Gary Ivan Gordon	0	6	0	29	1	41
Pat Harlow	0	2	0	29	1	41
Andrew Glover	0	1	0	11	0	10

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Dishman	4	7	2	36	1	23
Cory Raymer	3	8	1	36	0	23
George Irwin	3	4	1	17	0	14
Chuck Belin	2	5	0	36	0	23
Antone Davis	1	2	0	36	0	23
Ken Dilger	1	2	0	32	0	21
Tony Boselli	0	2	0	36	0	23

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Rice	3	13
Cristian Nofsinger	1	22
Asher Ackerman	1	14

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
O.J. McDuffie	2	19
Derrick Harris	1	14
Kailey Wong	1	13
Paul Miranda	1	9
Devin Bush	1	8
Chris Dishman	1	8

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Pat Harlow	29	41	---	---	9	79
Chris Naeole	29	41	---	---	9	79
David Meggett	19	34	---	---	20	73
Tim Grunhard	29	41	---	---	---	70
Gary Ivan Gordon	29	41	---	---	---	70
Chris Villarrial	29	41	---	---	---	70
Marvin Harrison	29	40	---	---	---	69
Shawn Williams	---	---	36	23	10	69
Cristian Nofsinger	15	31	---	---	22	68
Antonio Armstrong	---	---	35	23	2	60
Tebucky Jones	---	---	36	23	1	60
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	33	18	7	58
Andy Macdonald	---	---	34	23	1	58
Eric Zeier	18	38	---	---	---	56
Carlos Galloway	20	29	---	---	4	53
Jerry Jensen	---	---	30	18	4	52
Troy Drayton	23	23	---	---	4	50
Jim Finn	19	18	---	---	12	49
Renaldo Wynn	---	---	29	17	1	47
Stephen Boyd	---	---	26	14	6	46
Mike Morton	---	---	27	16	1	44
Ray Crockett	---	---	14	14	15	43
Hugh Douglas	---	---	20	22	1	43
Michael Myers	---	---	23	16	1	40
Ron Johnson	---	---	9	7	14	30
Andrew Glover	11	10	---	---	7	28
Keith Poole	8	19	---	---	---	27
Kenard Lang	---	---	16	1	7	24
John Copeland	---	---	13	7	2	22
Ron Rice	---	---	4	3	13	20
Mike Lodish	---	---	7	6	5	18
Asher Ackerman	0	1	---	---	14	15
Steve McNair	11	3	---	---	---	14
Moe Barber	0	0	---	---	13	13
Chris Penn	1	0	---	---	8	9
Jeff Small	0	0	---	---	9	9
Booker Foxx	0	0	---	---	9	9
Chris Ruhman	0	0	---	---	9	9
Taylor Cochrane	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tommy Carlisle	---	---	3	2	---	5
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	4	4
Alan Rodgers	0	0	---	---	2	2
Chris Claiborne	---	---	1	0	---	1
Dermontti Dawson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marco Rivera	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Devin Bush	---	---	28	41	8	77
Walt Harris	---	---	28	39	8	75
Henri Crockett	---	---	23	36	16	75
John Lynch	---	---	29	41	2	72
James Darling	---	---	29	41	2	72
Charles Johnson	32	23	---	---	13	68
Chris Dishman	36	23	---	---	8	67
Ken Dilger	32	21	---	---	13	66
Mike Rucker	---	---	25	33	8	66
Antone Davis	36	23	---	---	---	59
Chuck Belin	36	23	---	---	---	59
Tony Boselli	36	23	---	---	---	59
Cory Raymer	36	23	---	---	---	59
Brian Griese	36	23	---	---	---	59
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	21	36	2	59
Terry Glenn	36	21	---	---	---	57
Roy Koehn	---	---	18	36	2	56
Jay Foreman	---	---	27	23	4	54
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	27	24	2	53
La'roi Glover	---	---	20	27	2	49
Fred Taylor	28	21	---	---	---	49
O.J. McDuffie	17	7	---	---	19	43
Paul Miranda	---	---	11	21	9	41
Donte Rocco	---	---	13	22	1	36
Spencer George	8	2	---	---	21	31
George Irwin	17	14	---	---	---	31
Tracy Simien	---	---	9	6	6	21
Cletidus Hunt	---	---	3	17	---	20
Derrick Harris	3	2	---	---	14	19
Frank Slade	---	---	8	6	1	15
Scott Galbraith	4	2	---	---	8	14
Kailey Wong	---	---	0	0	13	13
Qadry Ismail	3	2	---	---	7	12
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Erik Baerg	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chester Hallen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kris Farris	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	7	7
Wyatt Ashworth	---	---	0	0	7	7
Lamar Lathon	---	---	0	0	6	6
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Junior Suliven	---	---	0	0	4	4
Torin Dorn	---	---	0	2	---	2
MarTay Jenkins	0	0	---	---	2	2
Hayden Woodson	0	0	---	---	1	1
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	7	1.0
Middle	11	38	3.5
Right	11	47	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	11	1.4
Middle	24	130	5.4
Right	1	1	1.0
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eric Zeier	36	18	2	2	3	6	4	2	0
Steve McNair	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	22	14	3	0	1	4	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	69	9.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	9	88	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	41	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	22	3.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	48	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	43	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	37	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	45	15.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Keith Poole	12	6	1	102	2	19
WR Marvin Harrison	8	4	0	42	0	40
WR Carlos Galloway	6	0	1	0	0	29
RB David Meggett	3	3	0	15	0	34
TE Troy Drayton	3	1	0	7	0	23
RB Cristian Nofsinger	3	3	0	18	0	31
FB Jim Finn	3	3	0	36	1	18
TE Andrew Glover	1	0	1	0	0	10

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Johnson	10	4	1	63	1	23
TE Ken Dilger	4	3	0	27	0	21
WR Terry Glenn	3	2	0	22	0	21
RB Fred Taylor	3	3	0	28	1	21
FB George Irwin	2	2	0	33	1	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
David Meggett	1	-2	-2.00	1.50

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Taylor	4	6	1.50	4.75
Spencer George	1	7	7.00	1.50
Brian Griese	1	9	9.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eric Zeier	2	0	0	0.00	5.28

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	7	4	21	3.00	7.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Keith Poole	1	0	0	0.00	8.50
WR Carlos Galloway	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charles Johnson	3	0	0	0.00	6.30
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	6	6.00	6.75
WR Terry Glenn	1	1	13	13.00	7.33
FB George Irwin	1	1	-1	-1.00	16.50
RB Fred Taylor	1	1	3	3.00	9.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Cristian Nofsinger	2	2
Jim Finn	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Brian Griese	3	0
Fred Taylor	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eric Zeier	12	8	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	6	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Keith Poole	4	2	1
RB David Meggett	3	3	0
WR Marvin Harrison	2	1	1
RB Cristian Nofsinger	1	1	0
FB Jim Finn	1	1	1
WR Carlos Galloway	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Johnson	3	1	1
WR Terry Glenn	2	2	2
TE Ken Dilger	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,000 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,200 (15,200)
End Zone 11,000 (11,000)
Mezzanine 6,300 (6,300)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (9,700)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,000 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,200 (15,200)
End Zone	11,000 (11,000)
Mezzanine	6,300 (6,300)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (9,700)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)