Wild Card Playoff Games, 2037

played in Carolina, NC

41 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	0	3	8	-	11
Carolina Panthers	14	0	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:18 CAR - Rex Saenz 2 pass from Matt Joyner (J.R. Hodges extra point)
1Q: 04:21 CAR - Adam Fitchie 4 run (J.R. Hodges extra point)
3Q: 00:29 MIN - Douglas Stegman 48 field goal
4Q: 08:31 MIN - Ethan Bensen 18 pass from Moises Hathaway (Moises Hathaway pass to Ethan Bensen for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:18 CAR - Rex Saenz 2 pass from Matt Joyner (J.R. Hodges extra point)
1Q: 04:21 CAR - Adam Fitchie 4 run (J.R. Hodges extra point)
3Q: 00:29 MIN - Douglas Stegman 48 field goal
4Q: 08:31 MIN - Ethan Bensen 18 pass from Moises Hathaway (Moises Hathaway pass to Ethan Bensen for conversion)

Team Statistics MIN CAR
Record 9-8 10-7
First Downs 19 18
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 217 280
- Offensive Plays 66 64
- Yards per Play 3.29 4.38
Net Rushing Yards 86 144
- Rushing Attempts 22 36
- Yards per Rush 3.91 4.00
Net Passing Yards 131 136
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 20 - 2 25 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 168 156
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/37 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 2.98 4.86
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.4 6.8
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/38 7/34
Punt Returns/Yards 5/27 2/17
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 2/24 2/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 25
Time of Possession 28:51 31:09

Team Statistics	MIN	CAR
Record	9-8	10-7
First Downs	19	18
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	217	280
- Offensive Plays	66	64
- Yards per Play	3.29	4.38
Net Rushing Yards	86	144
- Rushing Attempts	22	36
- Yards per Rush	3.91	4.00
Net Passing Yards	131	136
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 20 - 2	25 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	168	156
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/37	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	2.98	4.86
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.4	6.8
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/38	7/34
Punt Returns/Yards	5/27	2/17
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	2/24	2/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 25
Time of Possession	28:51	31:09

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:11	1:18	OWN 25	3	30	Interception
1	4:11	4:20	OWN 25	8	16	Punt
2	12:37	1:17	OWN 10	3	24	Interception
2	7:35	3:17	OWN 20	7	25	Punt
2	2:08	0:31	OPP 34	3	-8	Punt
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 39	2	0	Half
3	15:00	1:57	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	11:49	1:37	OWN 44	4	6	Punt
3	8:34	1:19	OWN 23	3	-13	Punt
3	5:27	5:04	OWN 24	12	45	Field Goal
4	13:35	5:10	OWN 36	10	64	Touchdown
4	5:27	0:49	OPP 45	3	-4	Punt
4	1:08	1:08	OWN 14	5	19	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:49	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
1	10:53	6:42	OWN 18	12	82	Touchdown
2	14:51	2:14	OWN 20	4	6	Punt
2	11:20	3:45	OPP 45	8	10	Punt
2	4:18	2:10	OWN 25	6	28	Interception
2	1:37	1:22	OWN 11	3	6	Punt
3	13:03	1:14	OWN 7	3	9	Punt
3	10:12	1:38	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	7:15	1:48	OPP 49	4	14	Interception
3	0:23	1:48	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
4	8:25	2:58	OWN 37	4	8	Fumble
4	4:38	3:30	OWN 2	8	32	Punt

Game MVP: Deron Lyon, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Buddy Berns	11	29	2.64	13	1
RB Lenny Smith	7	27	3.86	10	1
QB Moises Hathaway	3	27	9.00	11	2
RB Brady Gordon	1	3	3.00	3	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Bert Villanueva	16	53	3.31	13	1	0
RB Adam Fitchie	11	36	3.27	7	0	1
QB Matt Joyner	9	55	6.11	16	2	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Moises Hathaway	38	20	168	6/37	1	33	2	51.2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Joyner	25	15	156	3/20	1	32	2	58.1

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jalen Soltis	4	7	14	3.50	8	8	0
WR Daryl Rodgers	3	6	17	5.67	3	8	0
WR Ethan Bensen	3	5	38	12.67	12	18	1
RB Lenny Smith	3	4	8	2.67	0	11	0
WR Kenyon Richmond	2	2	25	12.50	19	17	0
RB Brady Gordon	2	2	15	7.50	11	10	0
TE Victor Duffy	1	2	17	17.00	13	17	0
RB Buddy Berns	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Lionel Drakeford	1	3	33	33.00	16	33	0
TE Grant Carlson	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tim Shahade	5	6	58	11.60	48	32	0
WR Jon Logan	3	8	27	9.00	7	15	0
WR Caleb Villa	2	2	16	8.00	4	10	0
WR Rex Saenz	2	2	34	17.00	12	32	1
TE Marshall Linville	1	1	13	13.00	2	13	0
RB Bert Villanueva	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Clay Anderton	1	4	2	2.00	2	2	0
RB Adam Fitchie	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Damien Prior	2	24	12.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Barry Green	1	0	0.00	0
CB Lance Schulz	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Lenny Smith	1	0	0
DT Cameron Hanson	0	1	0
QB Moises Hathaway	0	1	0
DT Kevin Fleming	0	0	1
CB Bernie Rudolph	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Matt Joyner	2	1	0	0
ILB Deron Lyon	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodolfo Clayton	7	307	43.9	38.6	54	5

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Emmanuel Quinn	7	340	48.6	41.9	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Douglas Stegman	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	0/0

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Hodges	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Smith	5	27	5.4	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rex Saenz	2	17	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Aidan Sutter	2	48	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Peyton Meert	8	2	1.0	36	25
ILB Vinny Blythe	7	4	0.0	35	22
CB Damien Prior	5	1	0.0	36	28
S Courtney Miner	5	1	0.0	34	25
S Richard Ford	4	3	0.0	35	22
DT Bennett Chaplain	4	0	0.0	32	19
OLB Lewis Vilnit	3	1	0.0	18	11
DT Darren Gordon	3	1	0.0	33	23
CB Bernie Rudolph	2	1	1.0	21	20
CB J.J. Joseph	2	1	0.0	27	20
S Ruben Owens	2	0	0.0	5	5
DT Cornelius Rogers	2	0	0.0	4	7
DT Kevin Fleming	1	0	0.5	19	18
DT Cameron Hanson	1	4	0.0	35	26
ILB Donnell Santana	1	1	0.0	3	6
TE Grant Carlson	1	0	---	---	---
WR Jalen Soltis	1	0	---	---	---
S Preston Brennan	1	0	0.0	1	6
CB Roberto Shepherd	1	0	0.0	1	5
DT Maxwell Fields	0	1	0.5	1	5
DE Wesley Ingram	0	1	0.0	18	12

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tom Freitag	8	3	1.0	22	39
CB Lance Schulz	7	3	0.0	22	44
ILB Deron Lyon	6	0	2.0	18	28
S Barry Green	4	1	0.0	22	44
DE Rodolfo Bergman	3	1	1.0	16	32
DE Courtney Rodriguez	3	0	1.0	12	25
ILB Zach Geason	3	0	0.0	4	16
DT Steven Schultz	2	2	0.0	13	27
S Bill Stargell	2	0	0.0	7	20
DT John Greene	2	0	0.0	12	24
TE Clay Anderton	2	0	---	---	---
DT Corwin Hardman	1	0	1.0	9	27
CB Richie Warren	1	1	0.0	14	25
OLB Teddy Del Signore	1	1	0.0	6	10
S Irving Bensen	1	0	0.0	15	24
DT Eduardo Davidds	1	0	0.0	10	10
CB Kelvin Carlson	1	0	0.0	21	44
DT Kenneth Blackburn	1	0	0.0	5	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Peyton Meert	1.0	0	1	25
CB Bernie Rudolph	1.0	0	0	20
DT Kevin Fleming	0.5	1	0	18
DT Maxwell Fields	0.5	0	0	5
DT Bennett Chaplain	0.0	2	0	19

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Deron Lyon	2.0	0	0	28
DE Courtney Rodriguez	1.0	2	1	25
DT Corwin Hardman	1.0	0	2	27
DE Rodolfo Bergman	1.0	0	0	32
OLB Tom Freitag	1.0	0	0	39
OLB Rodolfo McCord	0.0	0	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Peyton Meert	4	0	0	25
CB Bernie Rudolph	2	1	0	20
S Courtney Miner	2	1	0	25
CB Damien Prior	2	0	2	28
S Ruben Owens	1	0	0	5
ILB Vinny Blythe	1	0	0	22
S Preston Brennan	1	0	0	6
DT Darren Gordon	1	0	0	23
CB J.J. Joseph	1	0	0	20
CB Roberto Shepherd	0	1	0	5

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lance Schulz	5	2	1	44
OLB Tom Freitag	4	0	0	39
ILB Zach Geason	3	0	0	16
ILB Deron Lyon	2	0	0	28
S Bill Stargell	2	0	0	20
S Barry Green	1	1	1	44
OLB Teddy Del Signore	1	0	0	10
CB Kelvin Carlson	1	0	0	44
DT Kenneth Blackburn	1	0	0	15
CB Richie Warren	0	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Kristopher Kelley	2	7	22	1	44
G Rex Bradford	2	5	22	0	44
TE Grant Carlson	2	3	17	0	25
T B.J. Roth	0	3	22	0	44
G Lukas McKnight	0	1	22	0	44
T Brandon Sager	0	0	22	5	44

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Chase Jenkins	3	6	1	36	2	28
T Howie Delrio	2	6	0	36	0	28
T Aaron Wilcox	1	4	0	36	1	28
G William Roche	0	6	0	36	0	28
G Maxwell Walsh	0	2	0	36	0	28
TE Clay Anderton	0	2	0	36	0	23
FB Emmanuel Shoate	0	1	0	7	0	10
TE Marshall Linville	0	1	0	6	0	2
TE Baby Hightower	0	1	0	15	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Victor Duffy	1	21
Lenny Smith	1	21
Brady Gordon	1	12
B.J. Roth	1	11

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Lance Schulz	4	11
Clay Anderton	1	10

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T B.J. Roth	22	44	---	---	11	77
C Kristopher Kelley	22	44	---	---	---	66
G Lukas McKnight	22	44	---	---	---	66
T Brandon Sager	22	44	---	---	---	66
G Rex Bradford	22	44	---	---	---	66
QB Moises Hathaway	22	44	---	---	---	66
CB Damien Prior	---	---	36	28	---	64
DT Cameron Hanson	---	---	35	26	---	61
OLB Peyton Meert	---	---	36	25	---	61
WR Kenyon Richmond	19	41	---	---	---	60
S Courtney Miner	---	---	34	25	---	59
S Richard Ford	---	---	35	22	---	57
ILB Vinny Blythe	---	---	35	22	---	57
DT Darren Gordon	---	---	33	23	---	56
CB Bernie Rudolph	---	---	21	20	13	54
TE Victor Duffy	9	23	---	---	21	53
DT Bennett Chaplain	---	---	32	19	---	51
CB J.J. Joseph	---	---	27	20	3	50
RB Lenny Smith	9	18	---	---	21	48
WR Jalen Soltis	17	27	---	---	---	44
WR Daryl Rodgers	14	27	---	---	2	43
TE Grant Carlson	17	25	---	---	---	42
DT Kevin Fleming	---	---	19	18	---	37
WR Ethan Bensen	7	14	---	---	14	35
RB Buddy Berns	11	17	---	---	2	30
OLB Lewis Vilnit	---	---	18	11	1	30
DE Wesley Ingram	---	---	18	12	---	30
S Ruben Owens	---	---	5	5	13	23
TE Kenyon Whitcomb	3	11	---	---	7	21
RB Brady Gordon	2	7	---	---	12	21
ILB Donnell Santana	---	---	3	6	10	19
OLB Luke Terrell	---	---	0	0	19	19
DT Cornelius Rogers	---	---	4	7	7	18
S Preston Brennan	---	---	1	6	10	17
WR Lionel Drakeford	2	10	---	---	4	16
CB Roberto Shepherd	---	---	1	5	10	16
DE Cooper Craig	---	---	2	3	7	12
P Rodolfo Clayton	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Broderick Gonzalez	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Skip Fellin	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Dominic Tayoun	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Winston Kaufman	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Maxwell Fields	---	---	1	5	---	6
K Douglas Stegman	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Francisco Hardy	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Brent Cornejo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Lance Schulz	---	---	22	44	11	77
G Maxwell Walsh	36	28	---	---	7	71
T Howie Delrio	36	28	---	---	7	71
G William Roche	36	28	---	---	7	71
T Aaron Wilcox	36	28	---	---	7	71
TE Clay Anderton	36	23	---	---	10	69
S Barry Green	---	---	22	44	1	67
CB Kelvin Carlson	---	---	21	44	1	66
C Chase Jenkins	36	28	---	---	---	64
QB Matt Joyner	36	28	---	---	---	64
OLB Tom Freitag	---	---	22	39	1	62
WR Tim Shahade	30	26	---	---	---	56
WR Jon Logan	28	26	---	---	---	54
DE Rodolfo Bergman	---	---	16	32	1	49
ILB Deron Lyon	---	---	18	28	1	47
DT John Greene	---	---	12	24	8	44
WR Caleb Villa	22	20	---	---	1	43
OLB Rodolfo McCord	---	---	10	13	20	43
DT Steven Schultz	---	---	13	27	---	40
CB Richie Warren	---	---	14	25	1	40
S Irving Bensen	---	---	15	24	1	40
S Bill Stargell	---	---	7	20	13	40
DT Corwin Hardman	---	---	9	27	1	37
RB Bert Villanueva	20	14	---	---	3	37
DE Courtney Rodriguez	---	---	12	25	---	37
FB Emmanuel Shoate	7	10	---	---	13	30
ILB Zach Geason	---	---	4	16	10	30
TE Marshall Linville	6	2	---	---	20	28
DT Kenneth Blackburn	---	---	5	15	8	28
RB Adam Fitchie	16	11	---	---	---	27
CB Mercury Maddox	---	---	3	13	9	25
DT Eduardo Davidds	---	---	10	10	---	20
TE Baby Hightower	15	4	---	---	---	19
CB Thomas Gonzalez	---	---	1	4	13	18
OLB Teddy Del Signore	---	---	6	10	1	17
WR Rex Saenz	0	4	---	---	13	17
RB Aidan Sutter	0	0	---	---	13	13
WR Rod Bagley	0	0	---	---	12	12
P Emmanuel Quinn	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Camden Ramsey	0	0	---	---	7	7
K J.R. Hodges	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Dan Roberson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Deion Meechan	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Jamie Toefield	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Rusty Knapp	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Everett Gartland	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	34	5.7
Middle	12	34	2.8
Right	4	18	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	37	4.1
Middle	25	105	4.2
Right	2	2	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Moises Hathaway	38	20	1	2	3	4	4	0	2

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Joyner	25	15	2	0	1	3	1	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	23	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	88	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	57	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	19	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	88	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	17	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	32	10.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jalen Soltis	7	4	1	14	0	27
WR Daryl Rodgers	6	3	0	17	0	27
WR Ethan Bensen	5	3	1	38	0	14
TE Grant Carlson	4	0	0	0	0	25
RB Lenny Smith	4	3	0	8	0	18
WR Lionel Drakeford	3	1	0	33	1	10
TE Victor Duffy	2	1	0	17	0	23
RB Buddy Berns	2	1	1	1	0	17
WR Kenyon Richmond	2	2	0	25	0	41
RB Brady Gordon	2	2	0	15	0	7

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jon Logan	8	3	1	27	0	26
WR Tim Shahade	6	5	0	58	1	26
TE Clay Anderton	4	1	0	2	0	23
WR Caleb Villa	2	2	0	16	0	20
WR Rex Saenz	2	2	0	34	1	4
RB Adam Fitchie	1	0	0	0	0	11
TE Marshall Linville	1	1	0	13	0	2
RB Bert Villanueva	1	1	0	6	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Buddy Berns	1	0	0.00	2.64
RB Lenny Smith	1	-4	-4.00	3.86

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Bert Villanueva	3	-2	-0.67	3.31
RB Adam Fitchie	1	4	4.00	3.27

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Moises Hathaway	3	1	18	6.00	4.42

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Joyner	3	3	17	5.67	6.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Buddy Berns	1	0	0	0.00	0.50
WR Ethan Bensen	1	1	18	18.00	7.60
WR Jalen Soltis	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Marshall Linville	1	1	13	13.00	13.00
WR Rex Saenz	1	1	2	2.00	17.00
TE Clay Anderton	1	1	2	2.00	0.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Lenny Smith	2	1
QB Moises Hathaway	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Adam Fitchie	3	2
QB Matt Joyner	3	1
RB Bert Villanueva	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Moises Hathaway	9	6	4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Joyner	5	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Daryl Rodgers	3	1	0
RB Lenny Smith	2	2	1
WR Ethan Bensen	1	1	1
WR Jalen Soltis	1	1	1
WR Kenyon Richmond	1	1	1
WR Lionel Drakeford	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jon Logan	2	1	1
RB Adam Fitchie	1	0	0
WR Tim Shahade	1	0	0
WR Caleb Villa	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,300 (70,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,500 (19,500)
End Zone 13,900 (13,900)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,000)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (12,300)
Club Seats 12,800 (12,800)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,300 (70,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,500 (19,500)
End Zone	13,900 (13,900)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,000)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (12,300)
Club Seats	12,800 (12,800)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (3,800)