Week 7, 2026

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

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

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:41 MIN - Kevin Matthews 30 field goal
2Q: 08:44 MIN - Kevin Matthews 36 field goal
2Q: 01:14 MIN - Josh Harding 4 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 00:16 CAR - Terry Glenn 49 field goal
3Q: 02:13 CAR - Terry Glenn 23 field goal
4Q: 12:11 MIN - Kevin Matthews 48 field goal
4Q: 07:16 MIN - Bernie Hassler 94 punt return (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 00:11 MIN - Kevin Matthews 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:41 MIN - Kevin Matthews 30 field goal
2Q: 08:44 MIN - Kevin Matthews 36 field goal
2Q: 01:14 MIN - Josh Harding 4 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 00:16 CAR - Terry Glenn 49 field goal
3Q: 02:13 CAR - Terry Glenn 23 field goal
4Q: 12:11 MIN - Kevin Matthews 48 field goal
4Q: 07:16 MIN - Bernie Hassler 94 punt return (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 00:11 MIN - Kevin Matthews 20 field goal

Team Statistics CAR MIN
Record 1-6 5-2
First Downs 9 16
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 5 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 211 309
- Offensive Plays 55 71
- Yards per Play 3.84 4.35
Net Rushing Yards 85 120
- Rushing Attempts 18 37
- Yards per Rush 4.72 3.24
Net Passing Yards 126 189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 14 - 0 33 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 141 194
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 3.41 5.56
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/14 6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/59 5/57
Punt Returns/Yards 2/5 3/112
Kick Returns/Yards 5/117 2/31
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 37
Time of Possession 23:52 36:08

Team Statistics	CAR	MIN
Record	1-6	5-2
First Downs	9	16
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	5	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	211	309
- Offensive Plays	55	71
- Yards per Play	3.84	4.35
Net Rushing Yards	85	120
- Rushing Attempts	18	37
- Yards per Rush	4.72	3.24
Net Passing Yards	126	189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 14 - 0	33 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	141	194
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	3.41	5.56
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/14	6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/59	5/57
Punt Returns/Yards	2/5	3/112
Kick Returns/Yards	5/117	2/31
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 37
Time of Possession	23:52	36:08

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:03	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
1	13:06	4:09	OWN 7	9	49	Punt
1	5:22	1:04	OWN 9	3	4	Punt
2	13:34	1:32	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	8:39	1:49	OWN 16	3	3	Punt
2	5:13	1:32	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	1:07	0:58	OWN 40	5	28	Field Goal
3	13:16	1:38	OWN 24	3	-8	Punt
3	10:16	1:38	OWN 32	3	8	Punt
3	6:45	4:37	OWN 40	9	54	Field Goal
4	12:05	1:52	OWN 37	3	5	Punt
4	8:11	1:04	OWN 41	3	-1	Punt
4	7:07	1:23	OWN 20	2	35	Fumble
4	2:13	0:51	OWN 7	3	-6	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:57	0:51	OWN 46	3	5	Punt
1	8:57	3:35	OWN 1	9	33	Punt
1	4:18	5:44	OWN 18	10	69	Field Goal
2	12:02	3:23	OWN 45	8	36	Field Goal
2	6:50	1:37	50	3	-3	Punt
2	3:41	2:34	OWN 41	7	59	Touchdown
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:44	OWN 24	3	7	Punt
3	11:38	1:22	OWN 46	4	29	Missed FG
3	8:38	1:53	OWN 25	4	-12	Punt
3	2:08	5:03	OWN 29	8	40	Field Goal
4	10:13	2:02	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
4	5:44	3:31	OWN 45	7	5	Punt
4	1:22	1:16	OPP 2	3	-1	Field Goal

Game MVP: Frankie Giles, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Winfred Niklos	10	42	4.20	21	1
Billy Joe Wardzala	6	30	5.00	14	1
Julio Frederick	1	3	3.00	3	0
Daniel Billodeaux	1	10	10.00	10	1

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeremy Kirk	27	113	4.19	17	4
Mitch Fulcher	7	2	0.29	8	0
Frankie Giles	3	5	1.67	7	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Daniel Billodeaux	28	11	94	1/7	0	25	0	48.8
Julio Frederick	7	3	47	1/8	0	43	0	65.7

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	33	21	194	1/5	1	30	0	89.7

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Darren Madison	4	6	13	3.25	5	7
WR Dixon Horner	4	5	58	14.50	22	25
TE Steven Hardy	2	6	9	4.50	2	8
WR Orlando Brown	2	6	14	7.00	0	10
FB Pat Ellison	1	3	4	4.00	0	4
WR Dale Sherman	1	4	43	43.00	29	43
TE Dexter Sobien	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Billy Joe Wardzala	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Byron Brummitt	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Clyde Uerling	6	9	34	5.67	15	19	0
WR Bernie Hassler	3	4	50	16.67	25	27	0
TE B.J. Dodge	3	6	17	5.67	4	10	0
WR Sherman Styles	3	3	60	20.00	52	30	0
TE Josh Harding	3	5	24	8.00	0	11	1
RB Jeremy Kirk	2	3	6	3.00	3	3	0
WR Damon Morris	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Butch Blackwood	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
Julio Frederick	1	0
Orlando Brown	1	0
Jerome Page	0	1

Minnesota	Recov	Force
Nolan Money	1	0
Carey Richardson	0	1
B.J. Dodge	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lincoln Alexander	10	397	39.7	32.5	54	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gino McDaniel	7	305	43.6	40.0	53	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Terry Glenn	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	0/0

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Matthews	4/5	1/2	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dale Sherman	1	-1	-1.0	0
Orlando Brown	1	6	6.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Hassler	3	112	37.3	1

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg
Orlando Brown	3	70	23.3
Dale Sherman	1	23	23.0
Dixon Horner	1	24	24.0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Blackwood	2	31	15.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Riddick Prescott	9	0	0.0	33	29
ILB Max Marian	8	4	0.0	28	24
DE Rex Bartley	5	0	1.0	20	17
DT Adrian Ellis	5	0	0.0	27	26
S Earl Riley	4	2	0.0	32	31
S Rondell Gitlin	4	1	0.0	28	31
S Jeffrey Burns	3	1	0.0	13	12
CB Luke Bickford	2	2	0.0	28	25
CB Mario Lyle	2	2	0.0	28	22
DE Justin Roger	2	1	0.0	24	22
OLB Cris Sanders	2	0	0.0	10	11
ILB Jerome Page	2	0	0.0	9	10
DT Justin Bradley	1	2	0.0	18	15
CB Robbie Lawless	1	1	0.0	21	21
DE Lester Kappers	1	0	0.0	22	20
ILB Lionel Richardson	1	0	0.0	4	5
CB Hunter Russell	1	0	0.0	20	21
DT Dwayne Middleton	1	0	0.0	17	11
DT Tito Harkness	1	0	0.0	14	13
OLB Donald Abrams	1	0	0.0	1	0

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Michael Huffman	5	1	0.0	12	28
S Emmitt Caldwell	4	3	0.0	16	34
S Harry Hines	4	1	0.0	12	30
CB Earl Gramble	4	0	0.0	13	33
DE Carey Richardson	3	1	2.0	14	31
S Jorge Winkler	2	1	0.0	5	10
ILB Nolan Money	2	0	0.0	5	19
CB J.C. Sturm	2	0	0.0	8	22
CB Les McFarlane	2	0	0.0	12	20
OLB Shannon McKenzie	1	2	0.0	18	25
DT Tyrone Sawyers	1	1	0.0	13	19
S Leslie Ramthun	1	0	0.0	8	19
DT Deion Palmer	1	0	0.0	5	19
DT Chris Roberson	1	0	0.0	13	18
ILB Roman Cassidy	1	0	0.0	9	15
OLB Ernest Ballard	0	1	0.0	5	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Rex Bartley	1.0	0	1	17
DE Justin Roger	0.0	1	0	22
DT Justin Bradley	0.0	0	1	15
DT Dwayne Middleton	0.0	0	1	11
DT Tito Harkness	0.0	0	1	13

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Carey Richardson	2.0	0	4	5	31
DT Chris Roberson	0.0	1	1	1	18
DE Mark Archer	0.0	0	2	1	27
S Leslie Ramthun	0.0	0	1	0	19
DT Edwin Duerr	0.0	0	1	0	5

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Max Marian	3	1	24
OLB Riddick Prescott	3	1	29
S Jeffrey Burns	3	0	12
CB Mario Lyle	2	1	22
S Earl Riley	2	0	31
S Rondell Gitlin	2	0	31
CB Luke Bickford	2	0	25
DT Adrian Ellis	1	0	26
ILB Lionel Richardson	1	0	5
CB Hunter Russell	1	0	21
DE Justin Roger	1	0	22

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Harry Hines	3	0	30
CB Michael Huffman	2	3	28
CB Earl Gramble	2	1	33
CB Les McFarlane	2	0	20
S Emmitt Caldwell	1	1	34
S Jorge Winkler	1	0	10
ILB Nolan Money	1	0	19
CB J.C. Sturm	1	0	22
ILB Roman Cassidy	1	0	15
OLB Shannon McKenzie	0	1	25

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lionel Banks	1	5	16	1	33
Ty Farmer	1	3	14	0	30
Leon Green	1	2	11	0	31
Neil Hawley	0	2	7	0	11
Tommie Sanford	0	2	12	0	28
Harry Beauchamp	0	1	11	0	14
Jamie Stanberry	0	1	14	0	29
Desmond Sanders	0	0	5	1	9

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lamar Martin	3	10	0	31	0	29
Brent Finkes	3	7	0	30	0	29
Donald Starks	2	6	0	33	0	29
Marshall Burns	1	6	1	36	0	33
B.J. Dodge	1	1	0	25	0	24
Rod Erickson	0	4	0	34	0	30
Pete Luster	0	0	0	13	1	9

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Winfred Niklos	1	29
Dexter Sobien	1	21
Jeffrey Burns	1	18
Pat Ellison	1	12
Byron Brummitt	0	21
Dale Sherman	0	17
Lionel Richardson	0	15
Dixon Horner	0	15
Luke Bickford	0	13
Cris Sanders	0	12
Steven Hardy	0	12
Neil Hawley	0	12
Ty Farmer	0	12
Harry Beauchamp	0	12
Hunter Russell	0	12
Lionel Banks	0	10
Desmond Sanders	0	10
Calvin Fox	0	10
Orlando Brown	0	10
Lincoln Alexander	0	10
Jerome Page	0	9
Justin Bradley	0	9
Chuck England	0	7
Riddick Prescott	0	6
Robbie Lawless	0	6
Adrian Ellis	0	5
Terry Glenn	0	5
Justin Roger	0	5
Earl Riley	0	4
Max Marian	0	4
Lester Kappers	0	4
Mario Lyle	0	4
Dwayne Middleton	0	4
Rondell Gitlin	0	3
Darren Madison	0	3
Billy Joe Wardzala	0	3
Rex Bartley	0	3
Julio Frederick	0	2
Tito Harkness	0	2
Donald Abrams	0	2
Shane Ciurciu	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
B.J. Dodge	2	11
Sherman Styles	2	9
Clyde Uerling	1	25
Rick Collins	1	17
Rod Erickson	1	12
Brady Spencer	0	29
Burt Woodson	0	29
Les McFarlane	0	26
Damon Morris	0	20
Jorge Winkler	0	17
Mitch Fulcher	0	16
Josh Harding	0	13
Keith Blake	0	12
Lamar Martin	0	12
Troy Branch	0	12
Kevin Matthews	0	12
Pete Luster	0	12
Gino McDaniel	0	12
Bernie Hassler	0	10
Britt Wynn	0	9
Earnest Shepherd	0	8
Shannon McKenzie	0	7
Deion Palmer	0	5
Tyrone Sawyers	0	5
Earl Gramble	0	5
Nolan Money	0	4
Jeremy Kirk	0	4
Ernest Ballard	0	3
Carey Richardson	0	3
Butch Blackwood	0	3
Harry Hines	0	2
Emmitt Caldwell	0	2
Mark Archer	0	2
Edwin Duerr	0	2
Leslie Ramthun	0	1
J.C. Sturm	0	1
Chris Roberson	0	1
Roman Cassidy	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	11	5.5
Middle	13	71	5.5
Right	3	3	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	53	4.4
Middle	11	42	3.8
Right	12	27	2.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Daniel Billodeaux	28	11	2	2	3	5	6	5	0
Julio Frederick	7	3	1	0	0	1	3	2	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	33	21	3	0	4	3	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	3	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	8	58	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	3	59	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	21	4.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	38	12.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	17	145	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	1	11	2.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Steven Hardy	6	2	1	9	0	23
WR Darren Madison	6	4	0	13	0	29
WR Orlando Brown	6	2	0	14	0	28
WR Dixon Horner	5	4	1	58	2	9
WR Dale Sherman	4	1	1	43	1	18
FB Pat Ellison	3	1	0	4	0	20
TE Dexter Sobien	2	0	0	0	0	10
RB Billy Joe Wardzala	2	0	0	0	0	19
WR Byron Brummitt	1	0	0	0	0	4

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
FB Clyde Uerling	9	6	2	34	0	26
TE B.J. Dodge	6	3	1	17	0	24
TE Josh Harding	5	3	1	24	0	19
WR Bernie Hassler	4	3	0	50	1	23
RB Jeremy Kirk	3	2	0	6	0	22
WR Sherman Styles	3	3	0	60	2	14
WR Damon Morris	2	1	0	3	0	20
WR Butch Blackwood	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Winfred Niklos	1	1	1.00	4.20

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeremy Kirk	2	0	0.00	4.19
Frankie Giles	1	-1	-1.00	1.67
Mitch Fulcher	1	-2	-2.00	0.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Daniel Billodeaux	2	0	0	0.00	3.36

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	6	3	13	2.17	5.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Steven Hardy	2	0	0	0.00	1.50

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jeremy Kirk	1	1	3	3.00	2.00
TE B.J. Dodge	1	0	0	0.00	2.83
WR Butch Blackwood	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Sherman Styles	1	1	6	6.00	20.00
FB Clyde Uerling	1	0	0	0.00	3.78
TE Josh Harding	1	1	4	4.00	4.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Winfred Niklos	2	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jeremy Kirk	4	2
Frankie Giles	1	0
Mitch Fulcher	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Daniel Billodeaux	9	2	0
Julio Frederick	3	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	12	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch
TE Steven Hardy	3	1
WR Orlando Brown	3	0
WR Darren Madison	2	1
FB Pat Ellison	1	0
WR Dale Sherman	1	0
WR Dixon Horner	1	1
WR Byron Brummitt	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Clyde Uerling	5	4	2
TE B.J. Dodge	3	1	1
WR Sherman Styles	2	2	1
RB Jeremy Kirk	1	0	0
WR Butch Blackwood	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 90,000 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,800 (24,800)
End Zone 17,700 (17,900)
Mezzanine 10,100 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 15,900 (15,900)
Club Seats 17,500 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	90,000 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,800 (24,800)
End Zone	17,700 (17,900)
Mezzanine	10,100 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	15,900 (15,900)
Club Seats	17,500 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (5,000)