Week 13, 2013

played in Carolina, NC

61 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	3	0	3	-	9
Carolina Panthers	0	7	7	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:50 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 26 field goal
2Q: 12:22 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 40 field goal
2Q: 06:56 CAR - Andre Johnson 8 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)
3Q: 10:07 CAR - William Lundberg 11 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)
4Q: 14:48 CAR - Lester Arnold 26 field goal
4Q: 10:15 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:50 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 26 field goal
2Q: 12:22 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 40 field goal
2Q: 06:56 CAR - Andre Johnson 8 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)
3Q: 10:07 CAR - William Lundberg 11 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Lester Arnold extra point)
4Q: 14:48 CAR - Lester Arnold 26 field goal
4Q: 10:15 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 33 field goal

Team Statistics MIN CAR
Record 7-5 4-8
First Downs 17 22
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 10 16
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 363 328
- Offensive Plays 57 60
- Yards per Play 6.37 5.47
Net Rushing Yards 109 91
- Rushing Attempts 19 32
- Yards per Rush 5.74 2.84
Net Passing Yards 254 237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 21 - 0 27 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 269 243
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.68 8.46
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 6/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/82 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 2/62 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/1 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 18
Time of Possession 26:48 33:12

Team Statistics	MIN	CAR
Record	7-5	4-8
First Downs	17	22
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	10	16
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	363	328
- Offensive Plays	57	60
- Yards per Play	6.37	5.47
Net Rushing Yards	109	91
- Rushing Attempts	19	32
- Yards per Rush	5.74	2.84
Net Passing Yards	254	237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 21 - 0	27 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	269	243
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.68	8.46
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	6/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/82	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	2/62	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/1	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 18
Time of Possession	26:48	33:12

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:18	OWN 30	9	61	Field Goal
1	7:15	2:37	OWN 11	6	18	Punt
1	1:15	4:00	OWN 28	7	49	Field Goal
2	6:49	2:00	OWN 28	4	14	Punt
2	2:56	1:36	OWN 34	3	9	Punt
3	10:01	3:52	OWN 17	6	42	Punt
4	14:41	4:33	OWN 14	10	70	Field Goal
4	6:18	5:09	OWN 21	12	68	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:42	3:27	OWN 12	5	19	Punt
1	4:38	3:23	OWN 34	7	26	Interception
2	12:15	5:26	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	4:49	1:53	OWN 15	3	6	Punt
2	1:20	1:20	OWN 18	2	18	Half
3	15:00	4:59	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	6:09	6:28	OWN 20	13	71	Field Goal
4	10:08	3:50	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
4	1:09	1:09	OWN 11	4	9	Game

Game MVP: Patrick Ramsey, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richie Forbes	13	82	6.31	20	3	0
Glen Jeffers	6	27	4.50	15	2	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Frankie Copeland	24	64	2.67	14	1
Sedrick Barlow	7	29	4.14	13	1
Patrick Ramsey	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	36	21	269	2/15	0	31	0	81.8

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Patrick Ramsey	27	22	243	1/6	2	35	1	113.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Alvin Cortez	6	12	89	14.83	20	29
TE Calvin Truong	5	5	86	17.20	25	28
WR Ernest Sullivan	3	4	34	11.33	8	13
RB Glen Jeffers	2	3	17	8.50	2	13
WR Jose Scott	1	2	31	31.00	20	31
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Butch McConnell	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
WR Ted O'Neill	1	4	3	3.00	0	3
RB Richie Forbes	1	2	3	3.00	5	3
TE Grant Clinton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR William Lundberg	9	9	166	18.44	32	35	1
WR Andre Johnson	3	4	20	6.67	0	8	1
WR Kendrick Hastings	3	3	30	10.00	7	13	0
RB Frankie Copeland	3	3	5	1.67	0	3	0
TE L.J. Smith	1	2	14	14.00	5	14	0
WR Brandon Lloyd	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Marco Bensen	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Emmanuel McCarthy	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Calvin Bauer	1	1	1.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kurt Willis	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Sedrick Barlow	1	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	4	167	41.8	35.0	44	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Lang	3	134	44.7	44.7	58	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	3/3	1/1	0/0	40	0/0

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lester Arnold	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	2	7	3.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Lehan	2	62	31.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Richard Kerner	9	3	0.0	32	27
ILB Kurt Willis	8	3	0.0	29	28
OLB Warren Elrifai	7	4	0.0	31	28
DT Vincent Nece	5	2	1.0	26	23
DT Junior Siavii	5	2	0.0	23	20
DE Hunter Meadows	3	1	0.0	16	6
DE Chuck Laxdal	3	0	0.0	24	26
CB Calvin Bauer	2	2	0.0	28	27
DT Joel Dole	2	1	0.0	18	10
CB Percy Garcia	2	1	0.0	28	26
CB Daniel Shearer	2	0	0.0	17	21
OLB Louis Downs	2	0	0.0	20	9
S Kirk Baum	1	1	0.0	25	23
DE Randy Murray	1	0	0.0	26	27
S Chris Hope	0	1	0.0	1	1

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Maurice Pomeroy	8	3	0.0	19	36
CB Duane Scroggins	6	0	0.0	11	5
S Lorenzo Varney	5	1	0.0	19	37
DT Alan O'Donnell	4	0	1.0	15	35
CB Bruce Brookins	4	0	0.0	13	29
CB Stephen Forbes	3	0	0.0	17	36
S Jack Brewer	2	1	0.0	18	33
CB Robert Blackford	2	0	0.0	18	36
OLB K.C. Jennings	2	0	0.0	6	11
DT Marshall Carroll	2	0	0.0	9	35
DE Bert Messenger	1	0	1.0	16	36
OLB Victor Hobson	1	1	0.0	14	35
DE Gene Bracken	1	0	0.0	6	8
RB Frankie Copeland	1	0	---	---	---
DE Colin Bush	1	0	0.0	3	2
DE Perry Simoneau	0	1	0.0	17	35

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Vincent Nece	1.0	0	0	0	23

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bert Messenger	1.0	0	3	2	36
DT Alan O'Donnell	1.0	0	2	0	35
S Jack Brewer	0.0	1	0	0	33
DE Perry Simoneau	0.0	0	1	1	35
OLB Geoff Maniecki	0.0	0	1	0	1

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Warren Elrifai	4	3	0	28
S Richard Kerner	4	0	0	27
CB Calvin Bauer	3	0	1	27
DT Junior Siavii	2	0	0	20
CB Percy Garcia	2	0	0	26
ILB Kurt Willis	2	0	0	28
OLB Louis Downs	2	0	0	9
CB Daniel Shearer	1	1	0	21
DE Hunter Meadows	1	0	0	6
S Kirk Baum	1	0	0	23

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bruce Brookins	4	0	29
ILB Maurice Pomeroy	4	0	36
CB Robert Blackford	2	2	36
S Lorenzo Varney	2	1	37
CB Stephen Forbes	2	1	36
S Jack Brewer	2	0	33
CB Duane Scroggins	2	0	5
OLB Victor Hobson	1	0	35
OLB K.C. Jennings	1	0	11
DT Marshall Carroll	1	0	35

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Will Mendheim	3	4	1	12	0	34
Antoine Upshaw	2	5	0	17	1	33
Dwayne Moline	1	5	0	15	0	25
Chad Ward	1	1	0	6	0	20
Damon Manning	0	2	0	17	0	29
Howie Prior	0	1	0	19	0	34
Bernard Branch	0	1	0	9	0	19
Clyde Jordan	0	0	0	2	1	11

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Andy Babinchak	3	6	25	0	27
Teddy Biernoth	2	6	31	0	23
Patrick Petrolis	1	5	30	0	27
Jordan Gross	1	4	29	0	26
Casey Godfrey	0	5	25	0	25
Marcus McNeil	0	2	7	0	3
Byron Davidson	0	1	8	1	6
Donnie Hines	0	1	14	0	11
Ronald Wallace	0	1	2	0	1

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Grant Clinton	2	8
Butch McConnell	0	18
Michael Lehan	0	15
Dana Dakis	0	15
Chris Hope	0	13
Bernard Branch	0	12
Jose Scott	0	11
Warren Pigg	0	11
Tyrone Prosser	0	10
Kirk Baum	0	9
Eddie Moore	0	8
Dwight Grolitzer	0	8
Chad Ward	0	7
Clyde Jordan	0	7
Donnell Wilcox	0	7
Daniel Shearer	0	7
Antoine Upshaw	0	6
Damon Manning	0	5
Calvin Truong	0	5
Herman Burns	0	4
Junior Siavii	0	3
Edgar Morrison	0	3
Jackie Huntley	0	3
Howie Prior	0	2
Louis Downs	0	2
Vincent Nece	0	1
Calvin Bauer	0	1
Joel Dole	0	1
Will Mendheim	0	1
Chuck Laxdal	0	1
Percy Garcia	0	1
Richard Kerner	0	1
Warren Elrifai	0	1
Kurt Willis	0	1
Randy Murray	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Ethan Burnett	1	19
Brandon Lloyd	1	13
Duane Scroggins	0	18
Howard Bridges	0	16
Wendell Rubenstein	0	12
Donnie Hines	0	12
Jack Brewer	0	11
Marco Bensen	0	9
William Lundberg	0	8
L.J. Smith	0	7
Robert Blackford	0	7
K.C. Jennings	0	7
Terry Maddux	0	7
Lorenzo Varney	0	6
Lester Arnold	0	5
Mike Saffer	0	4
Victor Hobson	0	4
Marcus McNeil	0	4
Sedrick Barlow	0	4
Byron Davidson	0	4
Andy Babinchak	0	3
Alan O'Donnell	0	3
Greg Lang	0	3
Bert Messenger	0	3
Perry Simoneau	0	3
Bruce Brookins	0	3
Maurice Pomeroy	0	3
Stephen Forbes	0	3
Casey Godfrey	0	2
Bruce Westbrook	0	2
Patrick Ramsey	0	1
Gene Bracken	0	1
Marshall Carroll	0	1
Geoff Maniecki	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	44	8.8
Middle	9	42	4.7
Right	5	23	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	11	1.8
Middle	20	59	3.0
Right	5	23	4.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	36	21	5	2	1	4	7	3	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Patrick Ramsey	27	22	3	0	0	4	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	78	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	9	159	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	29	29.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	43	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	140	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	60	30.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alvin Cortez	12	6	1	89	2	28
TE Calvin Truong	5	5	0	86	2	29
WR Ernest Sullivan	4	3	0	34	0	38
WR Ted O'Neill	4	1	0	3	0	14
RB Glen Jeffers	3	2	0	17	0	9
WR Jose Scott	2	1	0	31	1	15
RB Butch McConnell	2	1	0	6	0	6
RB Richie Forbes	2	1	0	3	0	25
TE Grant Clinton	1	0	0	0	0	7
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	0	0	0	19

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR William Lundberg	9	9	166	3	24
WR Andre Johnson	4	3	20	0	19
WR Kendrick Hastings	3	3	30	0	17
RB Frankie Copeland	3	3	5	0	13
TE L.J. Smith	2	1	14	0	12
WR Brandon Lloyd	2	1	4	0	17
WR Marco Bensen	2	1	3	0	8
RB Emmanuel McCarthy	2	1	1	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Glen Jeffers	2	8	4.00	4.50
Richie Forbes	1	3	3.00	6.31

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sedrick Barlow	2	6	3.00	4.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	6	2	13	2.17	7.47

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Patrick Ramsey	6	4	34	5.67	9.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ernest Sullivan	2	1	10	5.00	8.50
WR Jose Scott	1	0	0	0.00	15.50
WR Alvin Cortez	1	0	0	0.00	7.42
WR Ted O'Neill	1	1	3	3.00	0.75
RB Glen Jeffers	1	0	0	0.00	5.67

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andre Johnson	2	1	8	4.00	5.00
WR William Lundberg	2	2	27	13.50	18.44
RB Frankie Copeland	1	1	-1	-1.00	1.67
RB Emmanuel McCarthy	1	0	0	0.00	0.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Richie Forbes	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Sedrick Barlow	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	10	5	4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Patrick Ramsey	9	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alvin Cortez	4	2	2
WR Jose Scott	2	1	1
RB Glen Jeffers	2	1	0
WR Ernest Sullivan	1	1	1
WR Ted O'Neill	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR William Lundberg	2	2	2
RB Emmanuel McCarthy	2	1	0
TE L.J. Smith	1	0	0
WR Brandon Lloyd	1	1	0
WR Andre Johnson	1	1	1
WR Kendrick Hastings	1	1	1
RB Frankie Copeland	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,800 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 8,000 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,800 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	8,000 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,900)