Week 7, 2017

played in Minnesota, MN

35 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	0	6	7	-	13
Minnesota Vikings	7	6	3	10	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:39 MIN - Stevie Johnson 2 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 10:12 MIN - Cody Parkey 54 field goal
2Q: 00:41 MIN - Cody Parkey 20 field goal
3Q: 10:10 CAR - Rashard Higgins 4 pass from Matt Leinart (Taylor Melhaff extra point failed)
3Q: 00:12 MIN - Cody Parkey 32 field goal
4Q: 09:26 MIN - Ameer Abdullah 12 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
4Q: 05:51 CAR - Randall Cobb 2 pass from Matt Leinart (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
4Q: 02:13 MIN - Cody Parkey 50 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:39 MIN - Stevie Johnson 2 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 10:12 MIN - Cody Parkey 54 field goal
2Q: 00:41 MIN - Cody Parkey 20 field goal
3Q: 10:10 CAR - Rashard Higgins 4 pass from Matt Leinart (Taylor Melhaff extra point failed)
3Q: 00:12 MIN - Cody Parkey 32 field goal
4Q: 09:26 MIN - Ameer Abdullah 12 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
4Q: 05:51 CAR - Randall Cobb 2 pass from Matt Leinart (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
4Q: 02:13 MIN - Cody Parkey 50 field goal

Team Statistics CAR MIN
Record 4-3 7-0
First Downs 21 19
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 15 7
- by Penalty 3 4
Total Net Yards 290 363
- Offensive Plays 83 56
- Yards per Play 3.49 6.48
Net Rushing Yards 45 192
- Rushing Attempts 21 29
- Yards per Rush 2.14 6.62
Net Passing Yards 245 171
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 58 - 33 - 1 25 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 261 185
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/16 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 3.95 6.33
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/20 1/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 6.2
4th Down Conversions 2/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/58 13/72
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 2/52
Kick Returns/Yards 2/39 1/47
Interception Ret./Yards 1/1 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 37
Time of Possession 33:42 26:18

Team Statistics	CAR	MIN
Record	4-3	7-0
First Downs	21	19
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	15	7
- by Penalty	3	4
Total Net Yards	290	363
- Offensive Plays	83	56
- Yards per Play	3.49	6.48
Net Rushing Yards	45	192
- Rushing Attempts	21	29
- Yards per Rush	2.14	6.62
Net Passing Yards	245	171
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	58 - 33 - 1	25 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	261	185
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/16	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	3.95	6.33
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/20	1/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	6.2
4th Down Conversions	2/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/58	13/72
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	2/52
Kick Returns/Yards	2/39	1/47
Interception Ret./Yards	1/1	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 37
Time of Possession	33:42	26:18

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:05	OWN 35	6	20	Punt
1	6:32	3:40	OWN 25	6	28	Punt
2	14:15	3:18	OWN 5	6	11	Punt
2	10:06	7:15	OWN 25	17	50	Missed FG
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 6	1	-1	Half
3	13:47	3:48	OWN 45	9	55	Touchdown
3	8:45	2:18	OWN 12	5	14	Punt
3	4:22	2:08	OWN 20	5	27	Interception
3	0:05	2:37	OWN 25	7	27	Punt
4	9:20	2:27	OWN 25	8	48	Downs
4	6:47	1:05	OPP 13	5	13	Touchdown
4	2:06	1:22	OWN 25	8	25	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:55	4:23	OWN 9	8	91	Touchdown
1	2:52	3:37	OWN 30	7	56	Interception
2	10:57	0:51	OPP 45	4	8	Field Goal
2	2:51	2:15	OWN 32	9	65	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:13	OPP 37	3	5	Missed FG
3	9:59	1:14	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	6:27	2:05	OWN 42	3	9	Punt
3	2:14	2:09	OWN 45	4	40	Field Goal
4	12:28	2:18	OWN 10	5	21	Punt
4	10:10	0:50	OPP 21	2	21	Touchdown
4	6:53	0:06	OWN 27	1	-4	Fumble
4	5:42	3:36	OWN 25	7	42	Field Goal
4	0:44	0:44	50	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Aaron Donald, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Derrick Henry	8	3	0.38	9	0
RB Christian McCaffrey	5	11	2.20	8	0
RB Mike Davis	4	27	6.75	18	1
QB Matt Leinart	3	11	3.67	4	0
WR Rashard Higgins	1	-7	-7.00	-7	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ameer Abdullah	24	169	7.04	27	6
RB Gabriel Fox	3	25	8.33	14	1
QB Andy Dalton	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Leinart	58	33	261	4/16	2	25	1	72.5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andy Dalton	25	13	185	2/14	2	60	1	86.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Randall Cobb	14	22	141	10.07	19	25	1
WR Rashard Higgins	6	10	29	4.83	6	10	1
TE Jimmy Graham	4	9	17	4.25	0	8	0
WR Calvin Johnson	2	3	32	16.00	16	24	0
RB Christian McCaffrey	2	2	11	5.50	6	7	0
WR Harry Douglas	1	1	4	4.00	3	4	0
TE Rob Housler	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Mike Davis	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Clive Walford	1	1	19	19.00	12	19	0
RB Derrick Henry	1	5	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stevie Johnson	4	9	40	10.00	11	21	1
WR Jordan Matthews	4	5	80	20.00	56	60	0
TE Corbin Pang	2	2	44	22.00	25	30	0
WR Adrian Arrington	1	5	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Alexander Osborne	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	3	12	12.00	7	12	1

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Deone Bucannon	1	1	1.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kerry Baker	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Matt Leinart	1	0	0
WR Rashard Higgins	1	0	0
T Joe Thomas	0	1	0
CB Tyrone Gomez	0	1	0
OLB Scottie Barker	0	0	1
S Deone Bucannon	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Andy Dalton	1	0	0
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	0	0
WR Jordan Matthews	0	1	0
T Justics Van Fleet	0	1	0
FB Jared Leisle	0	0	1
DE Tyrone Crawford	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Nortman	5	204	40.8	30.4	53	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Anger	3	160	53.3	45.3	59	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Melhaff	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	1/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cody Parkey	4/5	2/3	2/2	54	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rashard Higgins	1	4	4.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Floyd	2	52	26.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rashard Higgins	2	39	19.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Landon Collins	1	47	47.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dont'a Hightower	12	1	0.0	28	24
OLB Scottie Barker	6	2	1.0	24	22
OLB Nic Harris	5	0	0.0	28	22
DT Letroy Guion	3	2	0.0	27	21
S Deone Bucannon	3	2	0.0	28	25
CB Jarius Byrd	2	1	0.0	24	21
CB Brandon Boykin	2	0	0.0	26	17
S Jerron McMillian	2	0	0.0	9	9
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	2	0	0.0	4	12
DE Jack Johnston	1	0	1.0	6	9
CB Tyrone Gomez	1	1	0.0	18	8
DE Leonardo Tarpley	1	0	0.0	25	21
RB Derrick Henry	1	0	---	---	---
DT Manny Lawson	0	1	0.0	6	14
DE Myles Garrett	0	1	0.0	26	18

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Tre Wohlabaugh	8	1	0.0	21	62
CB Kerry Baker	7	1	0.0	21	62
S Landon Collins	7	1	0.0	21	62
ILB Arthur Brown	6	1	0.0	21	62
DT Aaron Donald	5	1	2.0	19	52
DE Tyrone Crawford	5	1	1.5	20	56
ILB Greg Lloyd	5	2	0.0	9	25
OLB Ray Jones	3	0	0.0	11	36
CB Eddie Jackson	3	0	0.0	21	56
OLB Jordan Sanford	2	4	0.5	21	62
CB Drew Floyd	2	0	0.0	3	13
CB Cyrus Jones	2	0	0.0	9	25
G Logan Whiting	1	0	---	---	---
TE Corbin Pang	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jordan Phillips	1	0	0.0	9	24
DE Robert Nkemdiche	0	1	0.0	20	50

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jack Johnston	1.0	0	0	9
OLB Scottie Barker	1.0	0	0	22
DE Leonardo Tarpley	0.0	1	0	21
DT Manny Lawson	0.0	0	1	14
DE Myles Garrett	0.0	0	1	18

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Aaron Donald	2.0	0	1	1	52
DE Tyrone Crawford	1.5	0	2	1	56
OLB Jordan Sanford	0.5	0	0	0	62
DT Jordan Phillips	0.0	1	1	0	24
DE Robert Nkemdiche	0.0	0	6	5	50

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Nic Harris	4	0	0	22
CB Tyrone Gomez	2	1	0	8
OLB Scottie Barker	2	0	0	22
OLB Dont'a Hightower	2	0	0	24
CB Jarius Byrd	1	1	0	21
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	1	1	0	12
S Jerron McMillian	1	0	0	9
DE Leonardo Tarpley	0	1	0	21
S Deone Bucannon	0	0	1	25

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tre Wohlabaugh	8	2	0	62
CB Kerry Baker	5	3	1	62
S Landon Collins	4	1	0	62
CB Eddie Jackson	4	1	0	56
ILB Arthur Brown	2	2	0	62
CB Cyrus Jones	2	1	0	25
ILB Greg Lloyd	2	0	0	25
CB Drew Floyd	2	0	0	13
OLB Ray Jones	1	1	0	36
DE Tyrone Crawford	1	0	0	56
DT Aaron Donald	1	0	0	52
DT Jordan Phillips	1	0	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Andre Smith	2	6	21	0	62
C Trai Turner	2	4	21	0	62
G Jeremiah Poutasi	1	5	21	1	62
C Joe Hawley	1	2	21	1	62
T Joe Thomas	0	1	21	1	62
TE Jimmy Graham	0	0	10	1	44

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Joe Looney	6	8	0	29	1	27
C Ramon Harewood	4	4	0	29	0	27
T Jared Veldheer	3	4	0	29	1	27
G Logan Whiting	2	10	1	29	0	27
T King Dunlap	0	1	0	29	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Brandon Boykin	2	12
Ethan Fortney	1	6

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jared Leisle	1	23
Jordan Sanford	1	16
Shareece Wright	1	15

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Trai Turner	21	62	---	---	6	89
QB Matt Leinart	21	62	---	---	---	83
T Joe Thomas	21	62	---	---	---	83
T Andre Smith	21	62	---	---	---	83
C Joe Hawley	21	62	---	---	---	83
G Jeremiah Poutasi	21	62	---	---	---	83
WR Randall Cobb	20	57	---	---	---	77
WR Calvin Johnson	17	55	---	---	---	72
WR Rashard Higgins	14	42	---	---	10	66
S Deone Bucannon	---	---	28	25	12	65
OLB Dont'a Hightower	---	---	28	24	5	57
DT Letroy Guion	---	---	27	21	8	56
OLB Nic Harris	---	---	28	22	5	55
CB Brandon Boykin	---	---	26	17	12	55
TE Jimmy Graham	10	44	---	---	---	54
RB Mike Davis	8	27	---	---	19	54
RB Derrick Henry	11	29	---	---	11	51
OLB Scottie Barker	---	---	24	22	3	49
CB Jarius Byrd	---	---	24	21	3	48
DE Myles Garrett	---	---	26	18	4	48
DE Leonardo Tarpley	---	---	25	21	1	47
CB Joe Haden	---	---	23	18	3	44
TE Rob Housler	8	16	---	---	19	43
OLB Gerald Hodges	---	---	3	8	20	31
RB Christian McCaffrey	9	22	---	---	---	31
CB Tyrone Gomez	---	---	18	8	3	29
S John Johnson	---	---	6	15	5	26
DT Manny Lawson	---	---	6	14	3	23
S Jerron McMillian	---	---	9	9	5	23
CB Dwight Lowery	---	---	1	6	14	21
DE Jack Johnston	---	---	6	9	5	20
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	---	---	4	12	4	20
WR Matt Jones	0	0	---	---	19	19
WR Harry Douglas	2	5	---	---	10	17
TE Clive Walford	6	11	---	---	---	17
CB Eric Harmon	---	---	7	7	2	16
WR Earl Bennett	0	2	---	---	10	12
OLB Blair Brown	---	---	0	0	9	9
T Xavier Fulton	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Brad Nortman	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Taylor Lewan	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Ethan Fortney	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Teddy Grinnell	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Taylor Melhaff	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Eric Ghiaciuc	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Geno Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Jordan Sanford	---	---	21	62	16	99
S Landon Collins	---	---	21	62	4	87
CB Kerry Baker	---	---	21	62	1	84
CB Tre Wohlabaugh	---	---	21	62	1	84
ILB Arthur Brown	---	---	21	62	1	84
DT Aaron Donald	---	---	19	52	8	79
CB Eddie Jackson	---	---	21	56	1	78
DE Tyrone Crawford	---	---	20	56	1	77
TE Corbin Pang	29	25	---	---	23	77
WR Stevie Johnson	27	27	---	---	20	74
DE Robert Nkemdiche	---	---	20	50	1	71
OLB Ray Jones	---	---	11	36	19	66
C Ramon Harewood	29	27	---	---	8	64
RB Ameer Abdullah	27	26	---	---	7	60
T King Dunlap	29	27	---	---	---	56
T Jared Veldheer	29	27	---	---	---	56
QB Andy Dalton	29	27	---	---	---	56
C Joe Looney	29	27	---	---	---	56
G Logan Whiting	29	27	---	---	---	56
WR Jordan Matthews	27	26	---	---	---	53
WR Adrian Arrington	24	21	---	---	---	45
CB Cyrus Jones	---	---	9	25	5	39
ILB Greg Lloyd	---	---	9	25	---	34
DT Jordan Phillips	---	---	9	24	---	33
FB Jared Leisle	0	0	---	---	23	23
CB Shareece Wright	---	---	1	6	15	22
CB Drew Floyd	---	---	3	13	6	22
DT Donald Foster	---	---	2	14	5	21
RB Harry Aquino	0	0	---	---	18	18
WR Alexander Osborne	0	2	---	---	13	15
DT Eddie Vanderdoes	---	---	2	11	1	14
K Cody Parkey	0	0	---	---	12	12
RB Gabriel Fox	4	1	---	---	7	12
TE Jonnu Smith	5	6	---	---	---	11
C Vinny Westbrook	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Drake Webb	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Brandon Shell	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Justics Van Fleet	0	0	---	---	8	8
QB Kellen Clemens	0	0	---	---	5	5
ILB Chase Kellogg	---	---	0	0	5	5
S Broderick Carlson	---	---	0	4	---	4
P Bryan Anger	0	0	---	---	3	3
WR Dennis Humphrey	0	0	---	---	3	3
TE Tommy Buford	2	1	---	---	---	3
C Ethan Pocic	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Marquel Lee	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-11	-5.5
Middle	8	18	2.3
Right	11	38	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	50	10.0
Middle	15	98	6.5
Right	7	46	6.6
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Leinart	58	33	3	0	2	11	10	7	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andy Dalton	25	13	3	1	3	4	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	8	28	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	29	15	124	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	48	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	61	6.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	102	20.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	5	14	1.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	69	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Randall Cobb	22	14	1	141	2	57
WR Rashard Higgins	10	6	0	29	0	42
TE Jimmy Graham	9	4	1	17	0	44
RB Derrick Henry	5	1	0	-1	0	29
WR Calvin Johnson	3	2	0	32	1	55
TE Rob Housler	3	1	0	5	0	16
RB Mike Davis	2	1	0	4	0	27
RB Christian McCaffrey	2	2	0	11	0	22
WR Harry Douglas	1	1	0	4	0	5
TE Clive Walford	1	1	0	19	0	11

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stevie Johnson	9	4	1	40	1	27
WR Adrian Arrington	5	1	1	5	0	21
WR Jordan Matthews	5	4	0	80	1	26
RB Ameer Abdullah	3	1	1	12	0	26
TE Corbin Pang	2	2	0	44	1	25
WR Alexander Osborne	1	1	0	4	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Matt Leinart	1	4	4.00	3.67
RB Christian McCaffrey	1	0	0.00	2.20

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	1	1.00	7.04

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Leinart	7	3	11	1.57	4.50

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andy Dalton	9	4	31	3.44	7.40

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jimmy Graham	2	0	0	0.00	1.89
WR Randall Cobb	2	1	2	1.00	6.41
WR Rashard Higgins	2	1	4	2.00	2.90
TE Rob Housler	1	1	5	5.00	1.67

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stevie Johnson	5	3	19	3.80	4.44
RB Ameer Abdullah	3	1	12	4.00	4.00
WR Adrian Arrington	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Mike Davis	2	2

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	0
RB Gabriel Fox	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Leinart	17	11	7

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andy Dalton	7	2	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Randall Cobb	7	4	2
TE Jimmy Graham	3	2	1
RB Mike Davis	2	1	1
WR Rashard Higgins	2	1	0
WR Calvin Johnson	1	1	1
WR Harry Douglas	1	1	1
TE Clive Walford	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch
WR Adrian Arrington	2	0
WR Jordan Matthews	2	1
WR Stevie Johnson	1	0
WR Alexander Osborne	1	1
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	0

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)