Week 7, 2023

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	7	7	6	0	-	20
Minnesota Vikings	14	3	7	10	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:26 MIN - Mitch Fulcher 22 run (Jose Reed extra point)
1Q: 03:36 CAR - Winfred Niklos 8 run (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
1Q: 03:04 MIN - Bryce Perkins 79 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
2Q: 03:19 CAR - Max Marian 14 interception return (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
2Q: 00:51 MIN - Jose Reed 18 field goal
3Q: 13:02 CAR - Rickey Rosebrock 47 field goal
3Q: 10:07 MIN - Bernie Hassler 44 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
3Q: 03:24 CAR - Rickey Rosebrock 40 field goal
4Q: 14:12 MIN - Quentin Giles 21 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
4Q: 00:14 MIN - Jose Reed 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:26 MIN - Mitch Fulcher 22 run (Jose Reed extra point)
1Q: 03:36 CAR - Winfred Niklos 8 run (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
1Q: 03:04 MIN - Bryce Perkins 79 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
2Q: 03:19 CAR - Max Marian 14 interception return (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
2Q: 00:51 MIN - Jose Reed 18 field goal
3Q: 13:02 CAR - Rickey Rosebrock 47 field goal
3Q: 10:07 MIN - Bernie Hassler 44 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
3Q: 03:24 CAR - Rickey Rosebrock 40 field goal
4Q: 14:12 MIN - Quentin Giles 21 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
4Q: 00:14 MIN - Jose Reed 28 field goal

Team Statistics CAR MIN
Record 1-6 7-0
First Downs 12 21
- by Rushing 1 6
- by Passing 11 15
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 263 536
- Offensive Plays 57 61
- Yards per Play 4.61 8.79
Net Rushing Yards 65 114
- Rushing Attempts 27 25
- Yards per Rush 2.41 4.56
Net Passing Yards 198 422
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 21 - 1 34 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 198 435
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 6.60 11.72
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.0 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 6/36
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 2/4
Kick Returns/Yards 6/179 4/91
Interception Ret./Yards 2/14 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 24
Time of Possession 29:17 30:43

Team Statistics	CAR	MIN
Record	1-6	7-0
First Downs	12	21
- by Rushing	1	6
- by Passing	11	15
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	263	536
- Offensive Plays	57	61
- Yards per Play	4.61	8.79
Net Rushing Yards	65	114
- Rushing Attempts	27	25
- Yards per Rush	2.41	4.56
Net Passing Yards	198	422
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 21 - 1	34 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	198	435
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	6.60	11.72
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.0	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	6/36
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	2/4
Kick Returns/Yards	6/179	4/91
Interception Ret./Yards	2/14	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 24
Time of Possession	29:17	30:43

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:11	3:58	OWN 22	9	28	Interception
1	8:24	4:54	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	2:47	1:43	OWN 28	3	2	Punt
2	11:18	1:29	OWN 11	3	1	Punt
2	7:56	4:28	OWN 27	8	30	Punt
2	0:43	0:43	OWN 36	3	27	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:04	OPP 39	3	9	Field Goal
3	9:52	2:37	OWN 31	3	9	Punt
3	6:06	2:50	OPP 48	7	25	Field Goal
4	13:56	3:25	OWN 34	6	12	Punt
4	7:37	1:54	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	0:07	0:07	OWN 20	1	21	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:49	OWN 17	4	83	Touchdown
1	9:13	0:49	OWN 42	3	1	Punt
1	3:30	0:43	OWN 21	1	79	Touchdown
1	1:04	4:46	OWN 28	9	54	Interception
2	9:49	1:53	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
2	3:28	0:21	OWN 11	1	-5	Interception
2	3:07	2:24	OWN 20	8	79	Field Goal
3	12:56	3:04	OWN 47	6	53	Touchdown
3	7:15	1:09	OWN 12	3	-1	Punt
3	3:16	4:20	OWN 23	6	77	Touchdown
4	10:31	2:54	OWN 21	6	22	Punt
4	5:43	5:36	OWN 28	11	61	Field Goal

Game MVP: Frankie Giles, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Winfred Niklos	14	41	2.93	8	1
Clifton Becker	10	18	1.80	7	0
Roy Walton	2	6	3.00	4	0
Colin Curtis	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mitch Fulcher	19	68	3.58	22	2	1
Craig Bennetts	5	39	7.80	16	3	0
Frankie Giles	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roy Walton	30	21	198	0/0	0	38	1	74.0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	34	22	435	2/13	3	79	2	113.0

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jorge McKnight	4	4	26	6.50	0	11
RB Winfred Niklos	3	3	19	6.33	2	8
WR Jeremy Lombardi	3	5	67	22.33	41	38
WR Colin Alexander	3	6	28	9.33	8	15
FB Pat Ellison	2	2	5	2.50	4	7
TE Steven Hardy	2	3	23	11.50	2	17
RB Clifton Becker	2	2	9	4.50	0	8
RB Colin Curtis	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Dale Sherman	1	2	16	16.00	5	16
TE Marvin Redsteer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Jonathan McCaffrey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bryce Perkins	6	7	158	26.33	84	79	1
WR Bernie Hassler	5	9	104	20.80	14	44	1
WR Quentin Giles	3	3	33	11.00	18	21	1
TE Jose Mueller	3	3	37	12.33	11	27	0
WR Dixon Cash	3	7	68	22.67	40	48	0
RB Craig Bennetts	1	1	19	19.00	12	19	0
RB Burt Woodson	1	1	16	16.00	14	16	0
RB Mitch Fulcher	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE B.J. Dodge	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Harold McBeal	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Max Marian	1	14	14.00	1

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Fred Biakabutuka	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Winfred Niklos	1	0	0	0
Colin Alexander	0	1	0	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jose Turner	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Arnie Terry	6	257	42.8	42.2	61	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Tosheff	4	180	45.0	37.5	57	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rickey Rosebrock	2/3	2/3	0/1	47	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jose Reed	2/2	0/0	0/0	28	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dale Sherman	1	10	10.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Hassler	2	4	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Colin Alexander	5	151	30.2	0
Jeremy Lombardi	1	28	28.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Blackwood	3	75	25.0	0
Spanky Thompson	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Max Marian	7	1	0.0	17	27
DE Terry Maddux	4	0	0.5	17	20
S Bo Hickey	4	2	0.0	17	25
OLB Riddick Prescott	3	0	1.0	15	21
OLB Harold McBeal	3	2	0.0	17	31
S Earl Riley	3	2	0.0	19	35
CB Bryant Farley	3	1	0.0	19	29
OLB Rob Arce	3	0	0.0	10	11
OLB Trent Prewett	3	0	0.0	7	10
CB Carlton Oksenberg	3	0	0.0	13	32
DT Earnest Hawkins	2	2	0.0	12	24
S Lorenzo Varney	2	1	0.0	17	29
DE Zach Burns	2	1	0.0	22	29
ILB Jerome Page	2	0	0.0	10	7
CB Robbie Lawless	1	1	0.0	16	18
WR Jonathan McCaffrey	1	0	---	---	---
DE Gerald Homan	0	1	0.5	9	15
DT Donovan Samsel	0	1	0.0	16	20
S Dean Fredrickson	0	1	0.0	15	11

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Nolan Money	6	1	0.0	15	19
OLB Brad Jeffries	5	0	0.0	8	10
S Emmitt Caldwell	5	0	0.0	25	30
DT J.R. Packer	4	1	0.0	22	26
S Harry Hines	4	0	0.0	22	25
OLB Max Wedderburn	3	3	0.0	20	22
S Jose Turner	3	2	0.0	27	29
CB J.C. Sturm	3	2	0.0	20	21
DE Dave Patterson	3	0	0.0	13	13
CB Doug Wright	3	0	0.0	6	12
OLB Ricardo Compton	2	2	0.0	9	8
DT Perry Wilkerson	2	1	0.0	16	14
DT Tyrone Sawyers	2	1	0.0	10	8
S Fred Biakabutuka	2	0	0.0	7	9
WR Bernie Hassler	1	0	---	---	---
DE Gerald Rosow	0	1	0.0	15	20
DT Deion Palmer	0	1	0.0	7	9
DE Carey Richardson	0	1	0.0	25	22
CB Edwin Forbes	0	1	0.0	16	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Riddick Prescott	1.0	2	0	21
DE Gerald Homan	0.5	1	0	15
DE Terry Maddux	0.5	0	0	20
DE Zach Burns	0.0	1	2	29
OLB Irving Jenkins	0.0	1	0	2

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Carey Richardson	1	2	0	22
DT J.R. Packer	0	2	1	26
DE Dave Patterson	0	1	0	13
DT Perry Wilkerson	0	0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Max Marian	4	1	1	27
CB Bryant Farley	3	0	0	29
CB Carlton Oksenberg	3	0	0	32
OLB Harold McBeal	2	1	1	31
S Lorenzo Varney	2	0	0	29
OLB Rob Arce	2	0	0	11
OLB Trent Prewett	2	0	0	10
S Bo Hickey	1	1	0	25
S Earl Riley	1	0	0	35
CB Robbie Lawless	1	0	0	18
S Dean Fredrickson	1	0	0	11

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Brad Jeffries	4	0	0	10
ILB Nolan Money	3	0	0	19
OLB Max Wedderburn	3	0	0	22
CB J.C. Sturm	3	0	0	21
CB Doug Wright	2	1	0	12
S Fred Biakabutuka	1	0	1	9
DE Dave Patterson	1	0	0	13
S Jose Turner	1	0	0	29
OLB Ricardo Compton	1	0	0	8
S Harry Hines	1	0	0	25
S Emmitt Caldwell	1	0	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Lincoln Frasier	2	7	21	29
Gary Nachman	1	2	19	21
Mitch Hughes	1	1	8	9
Robbie Wolfe	1	1	8	7
Tyrone Fialho	0	3	19	23
Lionel Banks	0	3	24	25
Kim Hope	0	2	22	24
Pat Ellison	0	2	20	14
Steven Hardy	0	2	16	20
Kelvin Liedtke	0	2	6	1

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marshall Burns	2	6	1	24	1	35
Donald Starks	1	5	0	20	1	32
Britt Sims	1	4	0	24	0	36
Rod Erickson	1	3	0	20	0	33
Kurt Drake	1	2	1	19	0	30
Pete Luster	1	2	0	5	0	5
Kris Arnold	1	1	0	11	0	9
Wes Pentasuglio	1	1	0	2	0	0

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Lorenzo Varney	3	12
Irving Jenkins	2	27
Colin Curtis	1	2
Clifton Becker	0	23
Pat Ellison	0	20
Steven Hardy	0	20
Dale Sherman	0	19
Jerome Page	0	13
Jorge McKnight	0	12
Dean Fredrickson	0	12
Jeremy Lombardi	0	11
Bo Hickey	0	11
Mitch Hughes	0	9
Arnie Terry	0	9
Vernon Crawford	0	9
Robbie Wolfe	0	9
Tyrone Fialho	0	9
Rickey Rosebrock	0	8
Carlton Oksenberg	0	8
Colin Alexander	0	7
Marvin Redsteer	0	6
Donovan Samsel	0	6
Zach Burns	0	6
Winfred Niklos	0	3
Jumbo Miller	0	3
Earl Riley	0	3
Max Marian	0	3
Lionel Banks	0	3
Trent Prewett	0	3
Harold McBeal	0	2
Bryant Farley	0	2
Riddick Prescott	0	2
Robbie Lawless	0	2
Terry Maddux	0	1
Earnest Hawkins	0	1
Gerald Homan	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Dixon Cash	4	15
Emmitt Caldwell	1	20
Jose Mueller	1	17
Grady Roberson	1	16
Roman Ferrari	0	19
Burt Woodson	0	18
Edwin Forbes	0	14
Brad Jeffries	0	13
Nolan Money	0	13
Harry Hines	0	13
Butch Blackwood	0	13
Fred Biakabutuka	0	12
Jose Reed	0	9
Spanky Thompson	0	7
Corey Logan	0	7
Mitch Fulcher	0	7
B.J. Dodge	0	7
Kurt Drake	0	6
Kris Arnold	0	6
Gerald Rosow	0	6
Jeff Tosheff	0	6
Bernie Hassler	0	5
Pete Luster	0	5
Carey Richardson	0	5
Perry Wilkerson	0	4
J.R. Packer	0	4
Marshall Burns	0	4
Bryce Perkins	0	3
Dave Patterson	0	3
Rod Erickson	0	3
Jose Turner	0	3
J.C. Sturm	0	3
Wes Pentasuglio	0	3
Doug Wright	0	2
Ricardo Compton	0	2
Britt Sims	0	1
Max Wedderburn	0	1
Deion Palmer	0	1
Tyrone Sawyers	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	20	4.0
Middle	15	34	2.3
Right	7	11	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	45	4.1
Middle	6	27	4.5
Right	8	42	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roy Walton	30	21	2	0	1	1	5	2	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	34	22	9	0	2	3	5	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	16	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	136	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	46	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	16	16.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	115	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	150	12.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	154	38.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Colin Alexander	6	3	1	28	0	21
WR Jeremy Lombardi	5	3	0	67	2	16
WR Jorge McKnight	4	4	0	26	0	23
RB Winfred Niklos	3	3	0	19	0	14
TE Steven Hardy	3	2	0	23	0	20
FB Pat Ellison	2	2	0	5	0	14
RB Clifton Becker	2	2	0	9	0	13
WR Dale Sherman	2	1	0	16	0	5
TE Marvin Redsteer	1	0	0	0	0	6
WR Jonathan McCaffrey	1	0	0	0	0	10
RB Colin Curtis	1	1	0	5	0	8

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernie Hassler	9	5	0	104	2	24
WR Bryce Perkins	7	6	0	158	4	19
WR Dixon Cash	7	3	0	68	1	13
WR Quentin Giles	3	3	0	33	1	23
TE Jose Mueller	3	3	0	37	1	25
RB Mitch Fulcher	2	0	2	0	0	30
RB Craig Bennetts	1	1	0	19	0	6
RB Burt Woodson	1	1	0	16	0	13
TE B.J. Dodge	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Winfred Niklos	2	8	4.00	2.93

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mitch Fulcher	2	9	4.50	3.58
Craig Bennetts	1	-3	-3.00	7.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roy Walton	2	1	5	2.50	6.60

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	4	1	8	2.00	12.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jorge McKnight	1	1	5	5.00	6.50
WR Jeremy Lombardi	1	0	0	0.00	13.40

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bernie Hassler	2	1	8	4.00	11.56
WR Bryce Perkins	1	0	0	0.00	22.57
RB Mitch Fulcher	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Clifton Becker	2	0
Winfred Niklos	1	1
Colin Curtis	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Craig Bennetts	2	1
Frankie Giles	1	0
Mitch Fulcher	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roy Walton	11	5	5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	7	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeremy Lombardi	3	1	1
WR Dale Sherman	2	1	1
TE Marvin Redsteer	1	0	0
WR Jorge McKnight	1	1	1
FB Pat Ellison	1	1	1
WR Jonathan McCaffrey	1	0	0
WR Colin Alexander	1	0	0
RB Colin Curtis	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bernie Hassler	4	3	2
WR Bryce Perkins	1	1	1
RB Craig Bennetts	1	1	1
WR Dixon Cash	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 91,500 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,800 (24,800)
End Zone 17,900 (17,900)
Mezzanine 10,400 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 15,900 (15,900)
Club Seats 17,500 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	91,500 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,800 (24,800)
End Zone	17,900 (17,900)
Mezzanine	10,400 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	15,900 (15,900)
Club Seats	17,500 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)