CAROLINA PANTHERS (1-3) AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS (1-3)
SERIES
PANTHERS | VIKINGS | |
SERIES LEADER | 6-4 | |
STREAKS | 3 of past 4 | |
COACHES VS. OPP. | Rivera: 0-1 | Frazier: 1-0 |
LAST WEEK | L 22-6 at Cardinals | Bye (Wk. 4: W 34-27 vs. Steelers in London) |
LAST GAME | 10/30/11: Vikings 24 at Panthers 21. Minnesota scores on 3 TD runs (2 by RB Adrian Peterson & 1 by WR Percy Harvin) & K Ryan Longwell makes 31-yard FG with 2:43 remaining. | |
LAST GAME AT SITE | 9/21/08: Vikings 20, Panthers 10. Minnesota QB Gus Frerotte hits TE Visanthe Shiancoe for 34-yard TD. Vikings CB Antoine Winfield forces fumble with sack & returns 19 yards for TD. | |
BROADCAST | FOX (12:00 PM CT): Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick, Laura Okmin (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 139 (Car.), 85 (Min.). XM: 228 (Min.). |
STATS
PASSING | Newton: 73-127-885-6-5-78.4 | Cassel: 16-25-248-2-0-123.4 OR Ponder: 59-100-691-2-5-65.9 |
RUSHING | D. Williams: 74-330-4.5-0 | Peterson: 92-421 (2L)-4.6-5 (1L) |
RECEIVING | Olsen (TE): 21-273-13.0-1 | Simpson: 19-342-18.0-0 |
OFFENSE | 329.0 | 350.5 |
TAKE/GIVE | 0 | +2 |
DEFENSE | 301.5 (1C) | 430.8 |
SACKS | Hardy, Johnson: 3 | Allen: 3.5 |
INTs | Kuechly, Lester: 2 (T2C) | 3 tied: 2 (T2C) |
PUNTING | Nortman: 49.3 (3L) | Locke (R): 45.9 |
KICKING | Gano: 26 (8/8 PAT; 6/6 FG) | Walsh: 37 (13/13 PAT; 8/9 FG) |
NOTES
PANTHERS:
QB CAM NEWTON completed 22 of 35 (62.9 pct.) for 290 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 117.6 rating in only start vs. Min. Has posted 100+ rating in game 13 times…
When RB DE ANGELO WILLIAMS has 18+ att., team is 18-4…
WR STEVE SMITH has 36 catches for 609 yards (121.8 per game) & 4 TDs in past 5 meetings. In those 5, has 3 100-yard games, incl. 201-yard performance (10/30/05).
WR BRANDON LA FELL has 10 career rec. TDs & avgs. 24.8 yards per TD (248 yards).
TE GREG OLSEN has TD catch in 3 of past 4 vs. Min.
DE GREG HARDY has 12 sacks in past 13.
Rookie S ROBERT LESTER has INT in each of 1st 2 games.
Since entering NFL in 2012, LB LUKE KUECHLY leads NFL with 202 tackles. Has INT in 2 of past 3.
DE CHARLES JOHNSON had sack in last meeting. In past 17, has 15.5 sacks & 7 FFs.
CB CAPTAIN MUNNERLYN had sack, FF & FR in last game vs. Min.
VIKINGS:
QB CHRISTIAN PONDER won only start vs. Car. & had 102.7 rating.
QB MATT CASSEL passed for 248 yards, 2 TDs & 0 INTs for 123.4 rating in Week 4…
Since entering NFL in 2007,RB ADRIAN PETERSON leads league with 9,270 rush yards & 81 rush TDs. In last meeting, had 83 rush yards with TD & 76 rec. yards with TD. Rushed for 140 yards & 2 TDs in Week 4, incl. 60-yard TD. Has 12 60+ yard TD runs, most in NFL history...
WR GREG JENNINGS has TD catch in all 3 meetings. In Week 4, had 2 TDs, incl. 70-yard catch. Has 7 career 70+ yard rec. TDs, tied for most among active players. Since 2007, is 1 of 2 active players with 15+ avg. (15.6) & 50+ rec. TDs (52).
Rookie WR-KR CORDARRELLE PATTERSON leads NFL with 33.8 KR avg. & has 105-yard KR-TD.
WR JEROME SIMPSON had 7 catches for 124 yards in Week 4…
DE JARED ALLEN aims for 4th in row vs. Car. with sack. Since entering NFL in 2004, has NFL-best 120.5 sacks.
LB CHAD GREENWAY had sack & INT in Week 4.
LB ERIN HENDERSON is only player in NFL with 2 sacks & 2 INTs in 2013.