| Carolina Panthers at Minnesota Vikings |
| Sep 21, 2008 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| Carolina Panthers (3-0) | 14 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 51 |
| Minnesota Vikings (1-2) | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Team Stats Comparison |
| CAR | MIN |
| Total Offense | 429 | 324 |
| Rushing Yards | 224 | 167 |
| Passing Yards | 205 | 157 |
| First Downs | 20 | 12 |
| Punt Return Yards | 25 | 6 |
| Kick Return Yards | 134 | 214 |
| Total Yards | 588 | 544 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| 3rd Down Conversion | 2-11 | 3-10 |
| 4th Down Conversion | 3-5 | 0-1 |
| 2-Point Conversion | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals | 4/1 | 2/0 |
| Penalties | 1-5 | 1-10 |
| Posession Time | 35:21 | 24:36 |
| Scoring Summary |
| FIRST QUARTER SCORING | CAR | MIN |
| 9:30 | (CAR) Hart 20 yd TD rush, XP good | 7 | 0 |
| 0:49 | (CAR) Hart 2 yd TD rush, XP good | 14 | 0 |
| SECOND QUARTER SCORING | CAR | MIN |
| 15:00 | (MIN) Taylor 58 yd TD rush, XP good | 14 | 7 |
| 14:52 | (CAR) Smith 91 yd kick return TD, XP good | 21 | 7 |
| 11:00 | (MIN) Jackson 17 yd TD pass to Shiancoe, XP good | 21 | 14 |
| 4:45 | (CAR) Yankowski 29 yd FG | 24 | 14 |
| 0:58 | (CAR) Yankowski 45 yd FG | 27 | 14 |
| THIRD QUARTER SCORING | CAR | MIN |
| 3:28 | (CAR) Hester 1 yd TD rush, XP good | 34 | 14 |
| FOURTH QUARTER SCORING | CAR | MIN |
| 14:02 | (CAR) Yankowski 41 yd FG | 37 | 14 |
| 11:18 | (CAR) Lucas INT return for TD, XP good | 44 | 14 |
| 4:17 | (MIN) Taylor 7 yd TD rush, XP good | 44 | 21 |
| 1:45 | (CAR) Wright 5 yd TD pass to Rosario, XP good | 51 | 21 |
| Carolina Panthers | | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | | J. Delhomme | 7/11 | 112 | 0 | 0 | | E. Wright | 8/20 | 99 | 1 | 0 | | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | | M. Hart | 21 | 157 | 7.4 | 2 | | R. Williams | 10 | 56 | 5.6 | 0 | | J. Hester | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | | C. Stewart | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | | J. Delhomme | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | | D. Rosario | 4 | 75 | 18.7 | 1 | | M. Muhammad | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | | S. Smith | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | | C. Anderson | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | | A. McGwire | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | | M. Hart | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | | D. Bryant | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | | DEFENSE | TACK | SACK | INT | TD | | T. Davis | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | E. Dumervil | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | E. Baker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | R. Marshall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | J. Beason | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | T. Laws | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | T. Zbikowski | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | J. Peppers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | T. Gooden | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | C. Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | E. Wilson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | K. Lucas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | KICKING | FG | XP | PTS | LONG | | D. Yankowski | 3/3 | 6/6 | 15 | 45 | | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | | J. Baker | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 0 | | KICK RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | D. Minter | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | | S. Smith | 1 | 91 | 91.0 | 1 | | R. Petitti | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | | PUNT RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | S. Smith | 4 | 25 | 6.2 | 0 |
| | Minnesota Vikings | | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | | T. Jackson | 12/27 | 173 | 1 | 3 | | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | | C. Taylor | 11 | 87 | 7.9 | 2 | | T. Jackson | 11 | 80 | 7.2 | 0 | | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | | D. Jackson | 4 | 53 | 13.2 | 0 | | D. Henderson | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | | G. Mills | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | | C. Taylor | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | | V. Shiancoe | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 1 | | S. Rice | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | | DEFENSE | TACK | SACK | INT | TD | | E. Henderson | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | J. Allen | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | C. Griffin | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | D. Sharper | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | D. Manning | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | B. Leber | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | M. McCauley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | J. Mitchell | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | A. Winfield | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | P. Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | K. Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | K. Fox | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | R. Alexander | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | KICKING | FG | XP | PTS | LONG | | R. Longwell | 0/0 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 | | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | | C. Kluwe | 5 | 171 | 34.2 | 0 | | KICK RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | B. Wade | 7 | 166 | 23.7 | 0 | | E. Royal | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | | PUNT RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | E. Royal | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
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The game locked up on me the first time I tried to play this matchup, and it was a lot closer than this one. My run game was dominant, even without Turner in the active lineup, and my pass game was efficient. Hart earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance. My defense gave up some plays, but was very solid overall with 6 sacks and 3 interceptions.
I get Turner back for next week, which is my first divisional matchup at home against the winless Falcons, led by Darren McFadden in the backfield.