Week 7, 2014

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	7	0	8	0	-	15
Minnesota Vikings	14	10	7	9	-	40

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:05 CAR - Frankie Copeland 4 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Andy Schultz extra point)
1Q: 04:23 MIN - Lionel Hutchins 4 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
1Q: 00:03 MIN - Alvin Cortez 1 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 05:22 MIN - Lionel Hutchins 12 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 00:52 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 46 field goal
3Q: 10:17 MIN - Alvin Cortez 12 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 02:51 CAR - William Lundberg 89 punt return (Patrick Ramsey pass to Donnie Hines for conversion)
4Q: 09:35 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 31 field goal
4Q: 05:54 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 31 field goal
4Q: 02:09 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:05 CAR - Frankie Copeland 4 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Andy Schultz extra point)
1Q: 04:23 MIN - Lionel Hutchins 4 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
1Q: 00:03 MIN - Alvin Cortez 1 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 05:22 MIN - Lionel Hutchins 12 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 00:52 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 46 field goal
3Q: 10:17 MIN - Alvin Cortez 12 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 02:51 CAR - William Lundberg 89 punt return (Patrick Ramsey pass to Donnie Hines for conversion)
4Q: 09:35 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 31 field goal
4Q: 05:54 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 31 field goal
4Q: 02:09 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 27 field goal

Team Statistics CAR MIN
Record 1-6 5-2
First Downs 9 27
- by Rushing 2 7
- by Passing 7 20
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 157 387
- Offensive Plays 45 76
- Yards per Play 3.49 5.09
Net Rushing Yards 44 135
- Rushing Attempts 14 40
- Yards per Rush 3.14 3.38
Net Passing Yards 113 252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 10 - 2 34 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 120 263
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 3.65 7.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 13/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/89 2/21
Kick Returns/Yards 7/179 3/80
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/21
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 4/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 46
Time of Possession 17:18 42:42

Team Statistics	CAR	MIN
Record	1-6	5-2
First Downs	9	27
- by Rushing	2	7
- by Passing	7	20
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	157	387
- Offensive Plays	45	76
- Yards per Play	3.49	5.09
Net Rushing Yards	44	135
- Rushing Attempts	14	40
- Yards per Rush	3.14	3.38
Net Passing Yards	113	252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 10 - 2	34 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	120	263
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	3.65	7.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	13/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/89	2/21
Kick Returns/Yards	7/179	3/80
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/21
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	4/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 46
Time of Possession	17:18	42:42

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:00	OWN 35	9	65	Touchdown
1	4:16	0:58	OWN 20	3	2	Interception
2	15:00	2:41	OWN 40	5	19	Punt
2	5:13	2:24	OWN 32	6	17	Punt
2	0:44	0:35	OWN 13	3	0	Punt
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 46	1	0	Half
3	10:07	2:53	OWN 49	6	21	Downs
4	9:27	1:08	OWN 24	4	0	Downs
4	5:48	1:11	OWN 25	4	-5	Interception
4	2:02	2:02	OWN 29	4	28	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:00	5:44	OWN 38	11	62	Touchdown
1	3:18	3:18	OPP 26	7	26	Touchdown
2	12:19	7:06	OWN 19	13	81	Touchdown
2	2:49	2:05	OWN 20	7	51	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:53	OWN 43	10	57	Touchdown
3	7:14	4:30	OWN 30	6	9	Punt
3	2:44	8:17	OWN 39	12	47	Field Goal
4	8:19	2:31	OPP 24	5	10	Field Goal
4	4:37	2:35	OPP 24	5	14	Field Goal

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Frankie Copeland	9	20	2.22	11	1	0
Howard Bridges	5	24	4.80	10	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richie Forbes	28	79	2.82	8	0	0
Lionel Hutchins	12	56	4.67	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Patrick Ramsey	30	10	120	1/7	1	28	2	29.9

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	32	26	263	2/11	4	26	0	140.5
Jackie Huntley	2	0	0	0/0	0	0	0	39.6

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Andre Johnson	3	10	63	21.00	8	28	0
WR Kendrick Hastings	2	4	29	14.50	0	19	0
RB Frankie Copeland	2	2	8	4.00	0	4	1
WR Marco Bensen	2	3	13	6.50	0	7	0
FB Donnie Hines	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR William Lundberg	0	7	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE George Sharpton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Emmanuel McCarthy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Lionel Hutchins	6	6	55	9.17	16	18	2
WR Alvin Cortez	6	7	49	8.17	2	13	2
TE Calvin Truong	3	5	39	13.00	17	22	0
RB Richie Forbes	3	3	28	9.33	12	11	0
WR Quentin Giles	3	3	29	9.67	9	19	0
WR Ernest Sullivan	2	4	18	9.00	7	11	0
TE Dana Dakis	2	3	19	9.50	2	11	0
WR Jose Scott	1	3	26	26.00	7	26	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Calvin Bauer	1	12	12.00	0
CB Percy Garcia	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Casey Godfrey	0	1	0	0
Marco Bensen	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Warren Pigg	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Lang	3	127	42.3	28.7	51	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	1	50	50.0	0.0	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andy Schultz	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	4/4	1/1	0/0	46	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	1	89	89.0	1

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Pigg	2	21	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	4	110	27.5	0
Robert Blackford	3	69	23.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Grolitzer	2	54	27.0	0
Roosevelt Crane	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Stephen Forbes	8	1	0.0	38	35
ILB Maurice Pomeroy	7	1	1.0	34	33
DE Bert Messenger	7	0	0.0	38	35
OLB Ethan Burnett	6	3	0.0	29	29
S Brandon Magnotta	6	0	0.0	25	28
S Lorenzo Varney	5	3	0.0	35	32
OLB Geoff Maniecki	4	3	0.0	26	20
DE Terry Maddux	4	2	0.0	37	32
DT Donovan Samsel	4	0	0.0	31	28
ILB Randall Hawkins	3	1	0.0	10	6
CB Robert Blackford	3	0	0.0	33	31
DT Gabe Buchman	2	0	0.0	14	15
DT Ricardo Tokeshi	1	1	0.5	10	6
DE Gene Bracken	1	0	0.5	9	4
DT Marshall Carroll	1	1	0.0	26	27
CB Bruce Brookins	1	1	0.0	17	18
WR Andre Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
WR William Lundberg	1	0	---	---	---
CB Donnell Jefferson	1	0	0.0	7	5

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Calvin Bauer	4	0	0.0	13	28
S Kirk Baum	3	0	0.0	14	31
DE Brent Beeston	2	0	1.0	12	30
OLB Warren Elrifai	2	2	0.0	14	31
S Richard Kerner	2	1	0.0	14	31
ILB Kurt Willis	2	1	0.0	12	31
DE Chuck Laxdal	2	0	0.0	11	30
DT Cory Rose	2	0	0.0	13	31
CB Daniel Shearer	2	0	0.0	6	22
DT Joel Dole	1	1	0.0	4	1
DT Junior Siavii	1	0	0.0	4	1
CB Dwight Grolitzer	1	0	0.0	7	9
CB Percy Garcia	0	2	0.0	11	31
DT Edgar Morrison	0	1	0.0	5	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
ILB Maurice Pomeroy	1.0	0	0	33
DE Gene Bracken	0.5	0	0	4
DT Ricardo Tokeshi	0.5	0	0	6
DE Terry Maddux	0.0	1	1	32
DE Bert Messenger	0.0	1	0	35
DT Marshall Carroll	0.0	1	0	27

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brent Beeston	1.0	0	3	4	30
DT Cory Rose	0.0	1	2	2	31
DE Chuck Laxdal	0.0	0	2	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Stephen Forbes	7	1	35
OLB Ethan Burnett	6	0	29
S Brandon Magnotta	4	0	28
S Lorenzo Varney	3	1	32
OLB Geoff Maniecki	2	0	20
CB Robert Blackford	1	0	31
DE Bert Messenger	1	0	35
CB Donnell Jefferson	1	0	5
ILB Maurice Pomeroy	1	0	33
CB Bruce Brookins	0	1	18

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Calvin Bauer	4	0	1	28
OLB Warren Elrifai	2	2	0	31
CB Daniel Shearer	2	0	0	22
S Kirk Baum	1	2	0	31
CB Dwight Grolitzer	1	0	0	9
DT Cory Rose	0	1	0	31
S Richard Kerner	0	1	0	31
S Leslie Fields	0	1	0	19
CB Percy Garcia	0	0	1	31

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jordan Gross	1	3	13	0	28
Mitch Hughes	1	3	14	0	26
Patrick Petrolis	0	4	9	0	23
George Coffey	0	2	11	0	25
Donnie Hines	0	1	12	0	13
Casey Godfrey	0	1	5	0	13
Ronald Wallace	0	0	2	1	11

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Britt Sims	5	12	2	37	0	35
Howie Prior	4	7	0	35	1	34
Antoine Upshaw	3	4	0	29	0	27
Dwayne Moline	1	5	0	28	0	27
Clyde Jordan	1	3	0	24	0	18
Damon Manning	0	7	0	35	0	29
Ricardo Sirmon	0	1	0	4	0	1
Bernard Branch	0	1	0	15	0	13
Dana Dakis	0	0	0	11	1	20

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Marco Bensen	3	7
Mario Beyer	1	15
George Sharpton	1	4
Howard Bridges	0	16
Wendell Rubenstein	0	15
Jack Brewer	0	14
Robert Blackford	0	14
Tom Gaffney	0	13
Donnell Jefferson	0	13
Kendrick Hastings	0	12
Randall Hawkins	0	12
Randy Dodge	0	10
William Lundberg	0	8
Ethan Burnett	0	6
Andre Johnson	0	4
Bert Messenger	0	4
Lorenzo Varney	0	4
Marshall Carroll	0	4
Terry Maddux	0	4
Maurice Pomeroy	0	4
Stephen Forbes	0	4
Donovan Samsel	0	4
John Hill	0	3
Greg Lang	0	3
Mitch Hughes	0	3
Casey Godfrey	0	3
Bruce Westbrook	0	3
Andy Schultz	0	3
Brandon Magnotta	0	2
Donnie Hines	0	2
Geoff Maniecki	0	2
Bruce Brookins	0	2
Gene Bracken	0	1
Ricardo Tokeshi	0	1
Gabe Buchman	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Louis Downs	4	13
Tyrone Prosser	1	16
Mo Harvey	1	13
Calvin Truong	1	12
Bernard Branch	0	20
Roosevelt Crane	0	16
Warren Pigg	0	15
Leslie Fields	0	14
Dana Dakis	0	13
Donnell Wilcox	0	13
Dwight Grolitzer	0	12
Lionel Hutchins	0	8
Jose Scott	0	7
Antoine Stein	0	6
Daniel Shearer	0	6
Damon Manning	0	5
Clyde Jordan	0	5
Ricardo Sirmon	0	5
Will Mendheim	0	5
Jackie Huntley	0	4
Brent Beeston	0	3
Randy Murray	0	3
Edgar Morrison	0	2
Britt Sims	0	2
Marcus Reese	0	1
Herman Burns	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	8	25	3.1
Right	3	10	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	47	3.1
Middle	11	45	4.1
Right	14	43	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Patrick Ramsey	30	10	2	2	1	7	7	6	2

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	32	26	2	0	1	2	0	1	0
Jackie Huntley	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	3	3	17	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	4	34	2.3
Long (19+ Yds)	12	3	69	5.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	11	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	19	166	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	86	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Johnson	10	3	0	63	2	27
WR William Lundberg	7	0	0	0	0	27
WR Kendrick Hastings	4	2	0	29	0	17
WR Marco Bensen	3	2	0	13	0	18
FB Donnie Hines	2	1	0	7	0	13
RB Frankie Copeland	2	2	0	8	0	8
TE George Sharpton	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Emmanuel McCarthy	1	0	1	0	0	4

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alvin Cortez	7	6	0	49	0	24
RB Lionel Hutchins	6	6	0	55	0	19
TE Calvin Truong	5	3	1	39	1	26
WR Ernest Sullivan	4	2	0	18	0	28
WR Jose Scott	3	1	1	26	1	11
TE Dana Dakis	3	2	0	19	0	20
RB Richie Forbes	3	3	0	28	0	23
WR Quentin Giles	3	3	0	29	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richie Forbes	7	16	2.29	2.82
Lionel Hutchins	5	18	3.60	4.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Patrick Ramsey	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	10	9	66	6.60	8.22
Jackie Huntley	2	0	0	0.00	0.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Frankie Copeland	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alvin Cortez	4	4	33	8.25	7.00
RB Lionel Hutchins	3	3	19	6.33	9.17
TE Dana Dakis	2	1	11	5.50	6.33
TE Calvin Truong	1	0	0	0.00	7.80
WR Ernest Sullivan	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
WR Quentin Giles	1	1	3	3.00	9.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Lionel Hutchins	4	3
Richie Forbes	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Patrick Ramsey	10	4	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	11	10	9
Jackie Huntley	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Johnson	7	2	2
FB Donnie Hines	2	1	1
WR Marco Bensen	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alvin Cortez	3	3	3
WR Quentin Giles	3	3	2
RB Richie Forbes	2	2	2
WR Jose Scott	1	0	0
WR Ernest Sullivan	1	1	1
TE Dana Dakis	1	0	0
RB Lionel Hutchins	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,300 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,800 (22,100)
End Zone 15,700 (15,900)
Mezzanine 9,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 13,900 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,300 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,800 (22,100)
End Zone	15,700 (15,900)
Mezzanine	9,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	13,900 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (2,800)