Conference Finals, 2072

played in Carolina, NC

30 degrees, snow, 7 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings71003-20
Carolina Panthers147103-34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:17 CAR - Kaleb Murray 7 run (Jack Snyder extra point)
1Q: 06:33 MIN - Arnold Barnhart 7 run (Dave Kristosik extra point)
1Q: 00:03 CAR - Ken Downs 23 run (Jack Snyder extra point)
2Q: 09:23 CAR - Trent Coles 15 pass from Kaleb Murray (Jack Snyder extra point)
2Q: 03:41 MIN - Martin McDonald 45 pass from Jeff Jones (Dave Kristosik extra point)
2Q: 01:58 MIN - Dave Kristosik 50 field goal
3Q: 07:31 CAR - Sammy Pitre 10 pass from Kaleb Murray (Jack Snyder extra point)
3Q: 00:42 CAR - Jack Snyder 28 field goal
4Q: 10:46 MIN - Dave Kristosik 40 field goal
4Q: 03:35 CAR - Jack Snyder 28 field goal

Team StatisticsMINCAR
Record13-4-115-3
First Downs1724
- by Rushing59
- by Passing1015
- by Penalty20
Total Net Yards346416
- Offensive Plays6869
- Yards per Play5.096.03
Net Rushing Yards106111
- Rushing Attempts2928
- Yards per Rush3.663.96
Net Passing Yards240305
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt36 - 23 - 140 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards253319
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/131/14
- Yards per Pass Play6.157.44
Fumbles/Lost2/22/1
3rd Down Conversions5/154/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.17.7
4th Down Conversions1/30/0
Penalties/Yards5/345/40
Punt Returns/Yards2/263/20
Kick Returns/Yards3/632/58
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/35
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits15
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/03/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 30OWN 32
Time of Possession27:0132:59

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:094:44OWN 251075Touchdown
14:232:15OWN 15544Fumble
215:003:47OWN 25840Downs
29:151:56OWN 253-3Punt
24:531:27OWN 37663Touchdown
22:510:59OPP 4138Field Goal
20:190:19OWN 38315Half
315:001:50OWN 383-5Punt
37:231:48OWN 2539Punt
30:361:02OWN 333-4Punt
413:322:52OPP 49526Field Goal
47:331:38OWN 1516Interception
43:302:58OWN 251152Fumble
Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:51OWN 42758Touchdown
16:252:02OWN 2448Punt
12:082:08OWN 41559Touchdown
211:131:58OWN 35565Touchdown
27:192:26OWN 33537Missed FG
23:260:35OWN 25216Fumble
21:521:33OWN 2551Punt
313:105:47OWN 251075Touchdown
35:354:59OWN 161173Field Goal
414:341:02OWN 223-4Punt
410:403:07OWN 25625Punt
45:552:25OPP 93-2Field Goal
40:320:32OWN 233-4Game

Game MVP: Kaleb Murray, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Arnold Barnhart15432.871421
QB Jeff Jones8516.38900
RB Colton Sawyer4-3-0.75400
WR Sammy Holbrook2157.501510
CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Ken Downs16694.312331
RB Theodore Lynn7304.291120
QB Kaleb Murray5122.40901

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jeff Jones36232533/13145182.3
CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Kaleb Murray40283191/142360110.3

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Martin McDonald476115.2552451
WR Reuben Ortega454310.7512230
TE Craig Legette33165.330130
TE Gary Strong344314.3323210
TE Garrett Pender355518.3335220
WR Cornell Bottoms26189.001120
WR Charles Palmer1255.00550
RB Arnold Barnhart1211.00010
FB Oscar Lerma1133.00030
WR Trent Madore1188.00080
CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Trent Coles101315215.2064361
TE Jacob Grudich576012.0015310
FB Sammy Pitre444210.501121
WR Donnell Maddux36248.000160
RB Ken Downs35258.330130
WR Cary Young23136.50090
TE Roderick Hodges1133.00030
RB Theodore Lynn0100.00000

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Willie Donald13535.000

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
WR Cornell Bottoms1000
QB Jeff Jones1000
CB Bo Rose0110
CB James Buel0010
CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
WR Cary Young1100
TE Roderick Hodges1000
DE Devante Mathews0100
CB Willie Donald0100
S Karl Babbitt0010
ILB Conrad Duncan0010

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
John Widell420651.546.5583
CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Carl Crowley419548.842.3532

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dave Kristosik2/22/21/1502/2
CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jack Snyder2/30/10/0284/4

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Colin Briggs22613.00
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Tevin Rasnic3206.70

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Cornell Bottoms36321.00
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Tevin Rasnic25829.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Brody Sewell1020.02441
S Darrell Lekin810.02233
CB Bo Rose700.02739
OLB Glenn Fackleman550.02541
ILB Ronnie Doss420.02541
DT Kendall Kurtz300.01318
S Ty Martinez300.02741
DT Phil Sell221.02136
DT Johnathan Shello210.02228
DE Jeffery Cash210.01627
OLB Robert Rodgers200.0717
CB James Buel200.01420
WR Cornell Bottoms10---------
DE Darrin Butts010.01821
OLB Santiago Wyche010.047
CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Mark Horoszowski910.02228
CB Malik Perry630.02939
DT Leroy Cash401.0914
OLB Wesley Wiggins450.02537
CB Tracy Richardson400.01413
S Zachary Bauer400.02939
ILB Conrad Duncan301.0811
ILB Lawrence Dronett310.01514
CB Willie Donald300.02835
ILB William Barginski210.02435
S Karl Babbitt210.01519
CB Johnnie Lampkin210.01528
S Javier Page200.0814
DE Cris Wyss101.0813
DE Devante Mathews100.02030
DT Leonard Vajda100.02025
DE Ezekiel Lindsay010.098

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Phil Sell1.010036
DE Darrin Butts0.010021
DT Kendall Kurtz0.010018
DE Jeffrey Tate0.010027
DT Johnathan Shello0.002028
DE Jeffery Cash0.001127
CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Cris Wyss1.010013
DT Leroy Cash1.000014
ILB Conrad Duncan1.000011
DE Travis Fulcher0.020017
DE Devante Mathews0.010130

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Darrell Lekin60033
CB Brody Sewell50041
CB Bo Rose50039
OLB Glenn Fackleman40041
OLB Robert Rodgers30017
S Ty Martinez21041
CB James Buel11020
DT Kendall Kurtz10018
DE Jeffery Cash10027
CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Malik Perry40039
ILB Mark Horoszowski40028
ILB Conrad Duncan30011
S Karl Babbitt20019
CB Tracy Richardson20013
CB Johnnie Lampkin20028
OLB Wesley Wiggins20037
S Javier Page11014
CB Willie Donald10135
ILB Lawrence Dronett10014
S Zachary Bauer10039

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Grant Harner35029039
G Joseph Lyon25029039
C Freddie Berger15029139
T Marquis Manard04029239
T Don Newman02029039
CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Sammie Coles48028141
G Johnnie Galasinski36028041
C Wendell Malone24028041
G Ross Riddock23028041
T Donovan Zandofsky11028041
TE Jacob Grudich01024039

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Brody Sewell315
Darrell Lekin117
Erik Lake16
CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Donnell Holz216
Jacob Grudich123
Leonard Vajda111
Sammie Coles17

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
OLB Glenn Fackleman------25412288
CB Brody Sewell------24411580
G Grant Harner2939------674
S Darrell Lekin------22331772
S Ty Martinez------2741371
T Don Newman2939------270
CB Bo Rose------2739369
C Freddie Berger2939---------68
QB Jeff Jones2939---------68
T Marquis Manard2939---------68
ILB Ronnie Doss------2541268
G Joseph Lyon2939---------68
DT Johnathan Shello------22281666
DT Phil Sell------2136158
WR Reuben Ortega1626------1658
RB Arnold Barnhart1925------1256
WR Martin McDonald2531---------56
TE Garrett Pender2530---------55
DE Jeffrey Tate------1927349
DE Jeffery Cash------1627447
WR Charles Palmer1617------841
DE Darrin Butts------1821241
TE Craig Legette513------1735
CB James Buel------1420---34
WR Cornell Bottoms1213------833
DT Kendall Kurtz------1318233
OLB Robert Rodgers------717---24
FB Oscar Lerma1212---------24
CB Cesar Monroe------411722
RB Lincoln Tyree00------2222
RB Colton Sawyer712---------19
CB Colin Briggs------75719
WR Trent Madore16------1118
S Myles Small------68216
ILB Marvin Newton------301215
TE Gary Strong410---------14
OLB Santiago Wyche------47112
T Mario Horton00------1111
K Dave Kristosik00------77
C Kenny Detsch00------66
C Erik Lake00------66
G Roderick Leggin00------66
CB Gus Sidharta------4015
WR Sammy Holbrook30------14
P John Widell00------44
QB Gustavo Tucker00------22
CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
TE Jacob Grudich2439------2386
CB Malik Perry------29391886
OLB Wesley Wiggins------25372284
T Donovan Zandofsky2841------776
T Sammie Coles2841------776
G Johnnie Galasinski2841------776
G Ross Riddock2841------776
C Wendell Malone2841------574
S Zachary Bauer------2939270
WR Trent Coles2841---------69
QB Kaleb Murray2841---------69
WR Donnell Maddux2025------2368
CB Willie Donald------2835---63
RB Ken Downs2129------1161
ILB William Barginski------2435---59
WR Cary Young2029------756
DT Leonard Vajda------20251156
ILB Mark Horoszowski------2228252
DE Devante Mathews------2030151
CB Johnnie Lampkin------1528447
TE Roderick Hodges615------2344
S Karl Babbitt------1519---34
DE Travis Fulcher------1017633
ILB Lawrence Dronett------1514231
ILB Conrad Duncan------8111130
DT Leroy Cash------914629
CB Tracy Richardson------1413229
RB Theodore Lynn1016------127
S Javier Page------814224
DE Cris Wyss------813122
DE Ezekiel Lindsay------98421
DE Mickey Finley------1110---21
S Donnell Holz------001616
K Jack Snyder00------1010
T Darius Rivera00------1010
FB Sammy Pitre27---------9
S Tevin Rasnic------0099
TE Kai Henderson22------59
P Carl Crowley00------77
WR Hardy Lane42------17
WR Ron Rackley30---------3
C Malik Casares00------22
QB Wally Hargrove00---------0
OLB Leland Stewart------00---0
G Nicky Horner00---------0
DE Jackie Colton------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left591.8
Middle17855.0
Right7121.7
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left12534.4
Middle9313.4
Right4317.8
None3-4-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jeff Jones36235341011
CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Kaleb Murray40284212310

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen55336.6
Short (0-8 Yds)15101197.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)1181019.2
Long (19+ Yds)5000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1711905.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)21161989.4
Long (19+ Yds)213115.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Martin McDonald74061131
WR Cornell Bottoms62118013
WR Reuben Ortega54143126
TE Garrett Pender53055230
TE Gary Strong43143110
TE Craig Legette33016013
WR Charles Palmer2105017
RB Arnold Barnhart2111025
FB Oscar Lerma1103012
WR Trent Madore110806
CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Trent Coles13100152341
TE Jacob Grudich75060139
WR Donnell Maddux63124025
RB Ken Downs53025029
FB Sammy Pitre4404207
WR Cary Young32013029
RB Theodore Lynn1000016
TE Roderick Hodges1103015

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Arnold Barnhart2178.502.87
CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Ken Downs4-3-0.754.31
QB Kaleb Murray2168.002.40
RB Theodore Lynn111.004.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Kaleb Murray74426.007.98

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
FB Sammy Pitre222010.0010.50
WR Trent Coles222211.0011.69
RB Theodore Lynn1000.000.00
TE Jacob Grudich1000.008.57
RB Ken Downs1000.005.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
QB Jeff Jones30
RB Arnold Barnhart22
CarolinaRushesConversions
QB Kaleb Murray21
RB Ken Downs20
RB Theodore Lynn10

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Jeff Jones1053
CarolinaAttCompConversions
Kaleb Murray633

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
RB Arnold Barnhart210
WR Martin McDonald211
TE Gary Strong211
WR Cornell Bottoms100
TE Craig Legette111
WR Reuben Ortega110
TE Garrett Pender100
CarolinaTargCatchConversions
WR Trent Coles200
RB Ken Downs211
FB Sammy Pitre111
TE Roderick Hodges111

SectionAttendance
Stadium69,600 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck18,800 (21,400)
End Zone14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats10,100 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes3,900 (3,900)