Week 7, 2008

played in Minnesota, MN

61 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	10	3	7	-	27
Minnesota Vikings	0	0	7	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:21 CAR - Jackie Archambeau 2 pass from Steve McNair (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 10:04 CAR - Peyton Hillis 14 pass from Steve McNair (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 02:35 CAR - Mike Vanderjagt 23 field goal
3Q: 11:30 MIN - Stevie Johnson 16 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 01:24 CAR - Mike Vanderjagt 51 field goal
4Q: 09:35 CAR - Steve McNair 5 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 07:51 MIN - Darnerien McCants 46 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:21 CAR - Jackie Archambeau 2 pass from Steve McNair (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 10:04 CAR - Peyton Hillis 14 pass from Steve McNair (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 02:35 CAR - Mike Vanderjagt 23 field goal
3Q: 11:30 MIN - Stevie Johnson 16 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 01:24 CAR - Mike Vanderjagt 51 field goal
4Q: 09:35 CAR - Steve McNair 5 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 07:51 MIN - Darnerien McCants 46 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)

Team Statistics CAR MIN
Record 5-2 6-1
First Downs 24 18
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 17 11
- by Penalty 3 3
Total Net Yards 412 344
- Offensive Plays 72 60
- Yards per Play 5.72 5.73
Net Rushing Yards 79 75
- Rushing Attempts 30 15
- Yards per Rush 2.63 5.00
Net Passing Yards 333 269
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 27 - 0 42 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 342 290
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 7.93 5.98
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 10.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 9/79 9/85
Punt Returns/Yards 3/13 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 2/41 5/118
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 26
Time of Possession 36:36 23:24

Team Statistics	CAR	MIN
Record	5-2	6-1
First Downs	24	18
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	17	11
- by Penalty	3	3
Total Net Yards	412	344
- Offensive Plays	72	60
- Yards per Play	5.72	5.73
Net Rushing Yards	79	75
- Rushing Attempts	30	15
- Yards per Rush	2.63	5.00
Net Passing Yards	333	269
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 27 - 0	42 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	342	290
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	7.93	5.98
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	10.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	9/79	9/85
Punt Returns/Yards	3/13	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	2/41	5/118
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 26
Time of Possession	36:36	23:24

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:12	OWN 26	4	12	Punt
1	10:06	8:51	OWN 12	18	88	Touchdown
2	13:28	1:04	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	11:21	1:27	OWN 13	3	87	Touchdown
2	5:38	3:08	OWN 20	9	74	Field Goal
2	1:16	1:09	OWN 4	3	2	Punt
3	11:22	4:30	OWN 33	8	38	Missed FG
3	5:07	3:51	OWN 33	7	33	Field Goal
4	14:14	4:47	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	7:24	2:33	OWN 25	3	-7	Punt
4	2:58	0:44	OWN 41	3	-1	Punt
4	0:59	0:59	OPP 36	2	-3	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:48	2:42	OWN 19	5	19	Punt
1	1:15	2:47	OWN 25	6	20	Punt
2	12:24	1:03	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
2	9:54	4:16	OWN 27	7	60	Interception
2	2:30	1:14	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 45	1	5	Half
3	15:00	3:38	OWN 21	8	79	Touchdown
3	6:52	1:45	OWN 36	3	-5	Punt
3	1:16	2:02	OWN 16	3	10	Punt
4	9:27	2:03	OWN 32	6	68	Touchdown
4	4:51	1:53	OWN 25	8	34	Downs
4	2:14	1:15	OWN 7	8	29	Downs

Game MVP: Steve McNair, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jackie Archambeau	20	38	1.90	8	0	0
QB Steve McNair	6	33	5.50	18	2	1
RB Anthony Davis	4	8	2.00	3	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Brandon Jackson	9	46	5.11	18	2
QB Brian Griese	5	24	4.80	13	1
RB Frank Gore	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	40	27	342	2/9	2	43	0	110.6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	42	23	290	3/21	2	46	1	82.4

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Matt Jones	8	11	125	15.63	31	43	0
WR Tim Carter	4	4	52	13.00	27	28	0
TE Peyton Hillis	3	7	32	10.67	9	14	1
TE Mack Minnig	2	3	13	6.50	0	12	0
RB Anthony Davis	2	3	10	5.00	13	12	0
RB Jackie Archambeau	2	2	27	13.50	23	25	1
WR Ezra Alston	2	2	40	20.00	16	20	0
WR Brandon Marshall	2	4	35	17.50	0	24	0
FB Jim Finn	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Oren O'Neal	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR David Givens	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darnerien McCants	8	13	122	15.25	26	46	1
WR Adrian Arrington	6	8	83	13.83	26	23	0
WR Stevie Johnson	5	13	59	11.80	12	21	1
RB Willie Dawkins	2	2	10	5.00	0	11	0
TE Patrick Estes	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Brandon Jackson	1	1	9	9.00	5	9	0
WR Harold Burnett	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Craig Davis	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Drayton Florence	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Brannon Condren	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Orlando Scandrick	1	0	0	0
DE Cameron Wake	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Travis Dorch	5	258	51.6	48.8	57	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Amir Cochrane	6	317	52.8	47.3	61	4

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Vanderjagt	2/3	1/2	1/1	51	3/3

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

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Von Hutchins	3	13	4.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Scandrick	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Von Hutchins	2	41	20.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nicholas Conley	4	98	24.5	0
Troy Williamson	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Spencer Boone	5	1	0.0	13	30
CB Brannon Condren	5	1	0.0	4	38
OLB Stewart Bradley	4	1	0.0	14	38
S Josiah Dresslar	4	1	0.0	10	18
S Cary Whitehorn	3	1	0.0	12	29
ILB Alonzo Harris	2	2	0.0	9	12
DT Marcus Spears	2	2	0.0	14	41
CB Drayton Florence	2	1	0.0	8	39
CB Steve Smith	2	0	0.0	13	34
DT Kendall Langford	1	1	1.0	12	29
DE Titas Adams	1	0	1.0	6	32
DT Letroy Guion	1	0	1.0	1	10
OLB Ty Myers	1	2	0.0	13	30
CB Andre Dyson	1	1	0.0	2	15
OLB Adewale Ogunleye	1	0	0.0	2	14
CB Von Hutchins	1	0	0.0	4	11
DE Mike Montgomery	1	0	0.0	12	22
OLB Brady Popinga	1	0	0.0	1	1

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S LaRon Landry	11	1	0.0	30	42
CB Ryan Clark	10	0	0.0	30	42
ILB Jay Foreman	9	1	0.0	30	40
ILB Jalen Tatum	4	2	0.0	30	40
DE Cameron Wake	4	1	0.0	30	42
CB Travis Daniels	4	1	0.0	29	39
DT Kedrick Golston	3	2	0.0	14	22
CB Greg Blue	2	0	0.0	28	33
DE Mike Rucker	1	5	0.5	30	40
DE Calvin Pace	1	0	1.0	30	42
ILB Robert Wendorff	1	0	0.5	1	3
QB Brian Griese	1	0	---	---	---
CB Axel Batchelor	1	0	0.0	14	22
DE Gaines Adams	1	0	0.0	16	24
ILB Rufus Alexander	1	0	0.0	13	15
S Samuel Gaylor	0	1	0.0	3	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kendall Langford	1.0	1	4	1	29
DE Titas Adams	1.0	0	2	0	32
DT Letroy Guion	1.0	0	0	0	10
OLB Ty Myers	0.0	0	1	0	30
OLB Stewart Bradley	0.0	0	0	1	38

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Calvin Pace	1.0	1	2	0	42
ILB Robert Wendorff	0.5	0	1	0	3
DE Mike Rucker	0.5	0	0	1	40
DE Gaines Adams	0.0	0	2	1	24
DT Kedrick Golston	0.0	0	1	0	22
ILB Jay Foreman	0.0	0	0	1	40
DE Cameron Wake	0.0	0	0	1	42

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Brannon Condren	6	0	0	38
OLB Stewart Bradley	3	2	0	38
CB Drayton Florence	2	1	1	39
CB Steve Smith	2	1	0	34
ILB Spencer Boone	2	1	0	30
S Josiah Dresslar	2	1	0	18
S Cary Whitehorn	2	0	0	29
OLB Ty Myers	1	1	0	30
CB Andre Dyson	1	0	0	15
DE Mike Montgomery	1	0	0	22
OLB Brady Popinga	1	0	0	1

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Jay Foreman	6	0	40
S LaRon Landry	6	0	42
CB Travis Daniels	4	0	39
ILB Jalen Tatum	3	1	40
CB Ryan Clark	2	1	42
DE Cameron Wake	2	1	42
CB Greg Blue	1	1	33
DE Mike Rucker	1	0	40
DE Calvin Pace	1	0	42
ILB Rufus Alexander	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Aaron Sears	1	7	30	1	42
C Jerry McEachern	1	7	30	0	42
T Wade Hunter	1	4	30	1	42
G Levi Jones	1	3	17	0	39
G Steve Hutchinson	0	2	30	0	42
G Frank Omiyale	0	1	13	0	3

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Wilford Brown	2	3	2	15	0	45
G Eric Steinbach	1	3	0	15	2	45
C Robert Berry	1	2	0	15	0	45
T Terrance Pennington	0	2	0	15	1	45
T King Dunlap	0	1	0	15	0	45

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Brannon Condren	3	20
Mack Minnig	1	23
Andre Dyson	1	15
Josiah Dresslar	1	15
Tommy Walsh	1	8

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Blue	2	21
Rufus Alexander	1	21
Joe Klopfenstein	1	20
Troy Williamson	1	15

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Steve Hutchinson	30	42	---	---	8	80
T Wade Hunter	30	42	---	---	8	80
G Aaron Sears	30	42	---	---	8	80
TE Peyton Hillis	25	37	---	---	11	73
QB Steve McNair	30	42	---	---	---	72
C Jerry McEachern	30	42	---	---	---	72
OLB Ty Myers	---	---	13	30	20	63
WR Matt Jones	13	35	---	---	15	63
G Levi Jones	17	39	---	---	6	62
CB Brannon Condren	---	---	4	38	20	62
OLB Stewart Bradley	---	---	14	38	9	61
WR Brandon Marshall	24	26	---	---	10	60
CB Derrick Martin	---	---	14	44	---	58
DT Marcus Spears	---	---	14	41	---	55
WR Tim Carter	23	30	---	---	---	53
TE Mack Minnig	13	14	---	---	23	50
RB Jackie Archambeau	23	27	---	---	---	50
CB Steve Smith	---	---	13	34	---	47
CB Drayton Florence	---	---	8	39	---	47
ILB Spencer Boone	---	---	13	30	---	43
S Josiah Dresslar	---	---	10	18	15	43
S Cary Whitehorn	---	---	12	29	---	41
DT Kendall Langford	---	---	12	29	---	41
FB Jim Finn	9	13	---	---	18	40
DE Titas Adams	---	---	6	32	---	38
DE Mike Montgomery	---	---	12	22	---	34
CB Andre Dyson	---	---	2	15	15	32
CB Von Hutchins	---	---	4	11	9	24
ILB Alonzo Harris	---	---	9	12	---	21
RB Anthony Davis	7	13	---	---	---	20
WR David Givens	12	7	---	---	---	19
RB Mike Hart	0	2	---	---	17	19
DT Letroy Guion	---	---	1	10	6	17
OLB Adewale Ogunleye	---	---	2	14	---	16
G Frank Omiyale	13	3	---	---	---	16
K Mike Vanderjagt	0	0	---	---	9	9
FB Oren O'Neal	1	4	---	---	4	9
P Travis Dorch	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Andre Summersell	---	---	1	7	---	8
C Tommy Walsh	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Chris Ellis	---	---	0	0	6	6
OLB Brady Popinga	---	---	1	1	---	2
WR Ezra Alston	0	2	---	---	---	2
DE Frostee Rucker	---	---	0	1	---	1
G Mickey Gomez	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Lamar Day	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Calvin Pace	---	---	30	42	17	89
DE Cameron Wake	---	---	30	42	11	83
CB Greg Blue	---	---	28	33	21	82
CB Travis Daniels	---	---	29	39	8	76
CB Ryan Clark	---	---	30	42	3	75
S LaRon Landry	---	---	30	42	3	75
DE Mike Rucker	---	---	30	40	3	73
ILB Jay Foreman	---	---	30	40	3	73
ILB Jalen Tatum	---	---	30	40	3	73
G Wilford Brown	15	45	---	---	6	66
G Eric Steinbach	15	45	---	---	6	66
T Terrance Pennington	15	45	---	---	6	66
T King Dunlap	15	45	---	---	6	66
QB Brian Griese	15	45	---	---	---	60
C Robert Berry	15	45	---	---	---	60
WR Stevie Johnson	14	45	---	---	---	59
WR Adrian Arrington	14	44	---	---	---	58
TE Patrick Estes	13	38	---	---	---	51
WR Darnerien McCants	7	34	---	---	8	49
ILB Rufus Alexander	---	---	13	15	21	49
DE Gaines Adams	---	---	16	24	7	47
CB Axel Batchelor	---	---	14	22	2	38
RB Frank Gore	2	15	---	---	20	37
DT Kedrick Golston	---	---	14	22	1	37
RB Brandon Jackson	12	17	---	---	---	29
TE Joe Klopfenstein	3	2	---	---	20	25
WR Harold Burnett	2	7	---	---	13	22
FB Harris Stanton	5	9	---	---	3	17
WR Troy Williamson	0	0	---	---	15	15
ILB Robert Wendorff	---	---	1	3	11	15
S Samuel Gaylor	---	---	3	10	2	15
WR Craig Davis	0	3	---	---	8	11
RB Willie Dawkins	0	10	---	---	---	10
CB Orlando Scandrick	---	---	1	3	5	9
C Paul Godfrey	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Amir Cochrane	0	0	---	---	6	6
S Nicholas Conley	---	---	0	0	6	6
TE T.J. Williams	3	1	---	---	---	4
DT Quentin Groves	---	---	1	3	---	4
K Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	3	3
T Adam Snyder	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Quinn Ojinnaka	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Kristopher Heilman	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Ronnie Lynch	0	0	---	---	---	0
C John Sullivan	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Trevor Rafter	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	11	5.5
Middle	20	63	3.2
Right	6	8	1.3
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	9	44	4.9
Right	6	31	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	40	27	8	1	1	4	6	4	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	42	23	5	1	2	7	7	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	50	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	57	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	121	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	114	22.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	119	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	10	117	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	46	15.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Matt Jones	11	8	1	125	3	35
TE Peyton Hillis	7	3	0	32	0	37
WR Tim Carter	4	4	0	52	1	30
WR Brandon Marshall	4	2	0	35	1	26
TE Mack Minnig	3	2	0	13	0	14
RB Anthony Davis	3	2	0	10	0	13
RB Jackie Archambeau	2	2	0	27	1	27
WR Ezra Alston	2	2	0	40	2	2
FB Oren O'Neal	2	1	0	5	0	4
FB Jim Finn	1	1	0	3	0	13
WR David Givens	1	0	0	0	0	7

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darnerien McCants	13	8	1	122	2	34
WR Stevie Johnson	13	5	1	59	1	45
WR Adrian Arrington	8	6	0	83	2	44
WR Harold Burnett	2	0	0	0	0	7
RB Willie Dawkins	2	2	0	10	0	10
WR Craig Davis	2	0	0	0	0	3
TE Patrick Estes	1	1	0	7	0	38
RB Brandon Jackson	1	1	0	9	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jackie Archambeau	3	4	1.33	1.90
QB Steve McNair	1	5	5.00	5.50
RB Anthony Davis	1	0	0.00	2.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	6	4	31	5.17	8.55

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	3	1	16	5.33	6.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Peyton Hillis	2	1	14	7.00	4.57
FB Jim Finn	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
TE Mack Minnig	1	1	12	12.00	4.33
RB Jackie Archambeau	1	1	2	2.00	13.50
WR Brandon Marshall	1	0	0	0.00	8.75

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stevie Johnson	3	1	16	5.33	4.54

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Steve McNair	2	2
RB Anthony Davis	2	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Brandon Jackson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	12	7	6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	11	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Matt Jones	3	1	1
RB Anthony Davis	2	2	1
WR Brandon Marshall	2	1	1
WR Tim Carter	1	1	1
WR David Givens	1	0	0
RB Jackie Archambeau	1	1	1
WR Ezra Alston	1	1	1
FB Oren O'Neal	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stevie Johnson	4	2	1
WR Darnerien McCants	2	2	1
RB Willie Dawkins	2	2	0
TE Patrick Estes	1	1	0
WR Craig Davis	1	0	0
WR Adrian Arrington	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)