| Carolina Panthers at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 6, 1996 Location: Minneapolis, MN Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 60894 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina PanthersCAR | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CAR | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Cris Carter 6 pass from Warren Moon (Scott Sisson kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Cris Carter 3 pass from Warren Moon (Scott Sisson kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Carolina PanthersCAR | Anthony Johnson 4 run (John Kasay kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Carolina PanthersCAR | Safety, Mitch Berger punt blocked out of end zone by Michael Bates | 9 | 14 |
| 4 | Carolina PanthersCAR | John Kasay 22 FG | 12 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Mark Carrier |
| 87 | WR | Muhsin Muhammad |
| 75 | LOT | Blake Brockermeyer |
| 52 | LOG | Matt Elliott |
| 64 | C | Curtis Whitley |
| 75 | ROG | Greg Skrepenak |
| 74 | ROT | Mark Dennis |
| 85 | TE | Wesley Walls |
| 12 | QB | Kerry Collins |
| 23 | RB | Anthony Johnson |
| 30 | FB | Howard Griffith |
| Defense | ||
| 69 | LDE | Les Miller |
| 71 | NT | Greg Kragen |
| 93 | RDE | Gerald Williams |
| 91 | LOLB | Kevin Greene |
| 51 | LILB | Sam Mills |
| 54 | RILB | Carlton Bailey |
| 57 | ROLB | Lamar Lathon |
| 25 | LCB | Eric Davis |
| 39 | SS | Brett Maxie |
| 40 | FS | Pat Terrell |
| 38 | RCB | Tyrone Poole |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Cris Carter |
| 86 | WR | Jake Reed |
| 73 | LOT | Todd Steussie |
| 64 | LOG | Randall McDaniel |
| 62 | C | Jeff Christy |
| 66 | ROG | John Gerak |
| 77 | ROT | Korey Stringer |
| 89 | TE | Andrew Jordan |
| 1 | QB | Warren Moon |
| 26 | RB | Robert Smith |
| 29 | FB | Chuck Evans |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | Fernando Smith |
| 98 | NT | Esera Tuaolo |
| 93 | UT | John Randle |
| 90 | RDE | Derrick Alexander |
| 55 | SLB | Darryl Talley |
| 50 | MLB | Jeff Brady |
| 59 | WLB | Dixon Edwards |
| 27 | LCB | Corey Fuller |
| 24 | SS | Robert Griffith |
| 43 | FS | Orlando Thomas |
| 20 | RCB | DeWayne Washington |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Anthony Johnson | 23 | 102 | 4.4 | 22 | 1 |
| Kerry Collins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leroy Hoard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Winslow Oliver | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Robert Smith | 27 | 102 | 3.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Warren Moon | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |||||||||||
| Kerry Collins | 30 | 15 | 50.0 | 4 | 155 | 5.2 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25.7 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Warren Moon | 34 | 19 | 55.9 | 1 | 209 | 6.1 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 81.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Wesley Walls | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Muhsin Muhammad | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Mark Carrier | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Howard Griffith | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Winslow Oliver | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Cris Carter | 7 | 90 | 12.9 | 29 | 2 |
| Jake Reed | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 18 | 0 |
| Amp Lee | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Robert Smith | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Chuck Evans | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Qadry Ismail | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Greg DeLong | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Chad Cota | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| DeWayne Washington | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Griffith | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Rohn Stark | 4 | 157 | 39.3 | 48 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mitch Berger | 4 | 159 | 39.8 | 44 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Winslow Oliver | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 1 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||||
| John Kasay | 3 | 189 | 63.0 | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||
| Mitch Berger | 4 | 284 | 71.0 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Michael Bates | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Winslow Oliver | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Amp Lee | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Qadry Ismail | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |
| Kevin Greene | 2.0 |
| Greg Kragen | 1.0 |
| Lamar Lathon | 0.5 |
| Gerald Williams | 0.5 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Fernando Smith | 1.0 |
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