| Carolina Panthers at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: October 12, 1997 Location: Minneapolis, MN |
| Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 62625 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina PanthersCAR | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CAR | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Cris Carter 6 pass from Brad Johnson (Eddie Murray kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Carolina PanthersCAR | Wesley Walls 16 pass from Steve Beuerlein (John Kasay kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Brad Johnson 3 pass from Brad Johnson (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Carolina PanthersCAR | Rae Carruth 5 pass from Steve Beuerlein (John Kasay kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Robert Smith 4 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 14 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Rae Carruth |
| 89 | WR | Ernie Mills |
| 78 | LOT | Blake Brockermeyer |
| 66 | LOG | Matt Campbell |
| 65 | C | Frank Garcia |
| 75 | ROG | Greg Skrepenak |
| 76 | ROT | Norberto Davidds-Garrido |
| 85 | TE | Wesley Walls |
| 7 | QB | Steve Beuerlein |
| 33 | RB | Anthony Johnson |
| 43 | FB | Scott Greene |
| Defense | ||
| 69 | LDE | Les Miller |
| 71 | NT | Greg Kragen |
| 98 | RDE | Gerald Williams |
| 56 | LOLB | Micheal Barrow |
| 51 | LILB | Sam Mills |
| 97 | RILB | Renaldo Turnbull |
| 57 | ROLB | Lamar Lathon |
| 25 | LCB | Eric Davis |
| 37 | SS | Chad Cota |
| 30 | FS | Mike Minter |
| 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 |
| 71 | ROG | David Dixon |
| 76 | ROT | Scott Dill |
| 82 | TE | Andrew Glover |
| 14 | QB | Brad Johnson |
| 26 | RB | Robert Smith |
| 29 | FB | Chuck Evans |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | Fernando Smith |
| 72 | NT | Jason Fisk |
| 92 | UT | John Randle |
| 90 | RDE | Derrick Alexander |
| 59 | SLB | Dixon Edwards |
| 50 | MLB | Jeff Brady |
| 58 | WLB | Ed McDaniel |
| 27 | LCB | Corey Fuller |
| 24 | SS | Robert Griffith |
| 23 | FS | Torrian Gray |
| 20 | RCB | DeWayne Washington |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Tim Biakabutuka | 12 | 50 | 4.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Anthony Johnson | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Rae Carruth | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Winslow Oliver | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Robert Smith | 23 | 120 | 5.2 | 20 | 1 |
| Brad Johnson | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Moe Williams | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Chuck Evans | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |||||||||||
| Steve Beuerlein | 35 | 19 | 54.3 | 0 | 227 | 6.5 | 52 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 93.4 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Brad Johnson | 34 | 17 | 50.0 | 1 | 203 | 6.0 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 76.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Rae Carruth | 6 | 107 | 17.8 | 52 | 1 |
| Wesley Walls | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 16t | 1 |
| Mark Carrier | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Rocket Ismail | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Scott Greene | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Andrew Glover | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jake Reed | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 56 | 0 |
| David Palmer | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Cris Carter | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 1 |
| Chuck Evans | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Robert Smith | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Matt Hatchette | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Hunter Goodwin | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Chris Walsh | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Brad Johnson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Lamar Lathon | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Ken Walter | 6 | 236 | 39.3 | 53 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mitch Berger | 7 | 272 | 38.9 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Winslow Oliver | 3 | 0 | 28 | 9.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Michael Bates | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 3 | 0 | 35 | 11.7 | 31 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||||
| John Kasay | 3 | 214 | 71.3 | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||
| Eddie Murray | 4 | 210 | 52.5 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Ernie Mills | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Michael Bates | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 | 0 | |
| Scott Greene | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Moe Williams | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 29 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| John Randle | 3.0 |
| Dwayne Rudd | 1.0 |
| Leonard Wheeler | 1.0 |
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