Conference Finals, 2016

played in Carolina, NC

31 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	7	3	0	-	13
Carolina Panthers	0	14	0	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:35 MIN - Blair Walsh 36 field goal
2Q: 11:46 CAR - Mike Tolbert 4 run (Graham Gano extra point)
2Q: 02:24 CAR - Star Lotulelei 26 fumble return (Graham Gano extra point)
2Q: 00:35 MIN - Mike Wallace 1 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Blair Walsh extra point)
3Q: 07:22 MIN - Blair Walsh 23 field goal
4Q: 04:53 CAR - Charles Clay 4 run (Graham Gano extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:35 MIN - Blair Walsh 36 field goal
2Q: 11:46 CAR - Mike Tolbert 4 run (Graham Gano extra point)
2Q: 02:24 CAR - Star Lotulelei 26 fumble return (Graham Gano extra point)
2Q: 00:35 MIN - Mike Wallace 1 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Blair Walsh extra point)
3Q: 07:22 MIN - Blair Walsh 23 field goal
4Q: 04:53 CAR - Charles Clay 4 run (Graham Gano extra point)

Team Statistics MIN CAR
Record 13-5 16-2
First Downs 20 19
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 4 0
Total Net Yards 255 340
- Offensive Plays 66 62
- Yards per Play 3.86 5.48
Net Rushing Yards 63 152
- Rushing Attempts 18 31
- Yards per Rush 3.50 4.90
Net Passing Yards 192 188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 22 - 2 29 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 235 197
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/43 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 4.00 6.06
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.5 6.8
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/26 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 4/79 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/47 2/42
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 34
Time of Possession 29:00 31:00

Team Statistics	MIN	CAR
Record	13-5	16-2
First Downs	20	19
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	4	0
Total Net Yards	255	340
- Offensive Plays	66	62
- Yards per Play	3.86	5.48
Net Rushing Yards	63	152
- Rushing Attempts	18	31
- Yards per Rush	3.50	4.90
Net Passing Yards	192	188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 22 - 2	29 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	235	197
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/43	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	4.00	6.06
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.5	6.8
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/26	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	4/79	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/47	2/42
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 34
Time of Possession	29:00	31:00

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:53	1:39	OWN 16	3	6	Punt
1	9:22	2:52	OPP 43	6	24	Field Goal
1	2:59	4:35	OWN 3	7	12	Punt
2	11:38	1:59	OWN 20	5	9	Punt
2	5:45	0:50	OWN 40	2	1	Interception
2	2:59	0:45	OWN 22	3	4	Fumble
2	2:14	1:50	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:15	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
3	11:27	4:13	OWN 47	9	47	Field Goal
3	1:43	4:07	OWN 34	7	27	Punt
4	7:28	1:05	OWN 35	3	10	Interception
4	4:44	2:52	OWN 21	12	38	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:07	OWN 44	4	14	Punt
1	11:14	1:52	OWN 41	3	4	Punt
1	6:30	3:31	OWN 20	7	40	Punt
2	13:24	1:46	OPP 46	4	46	Touchdown
2	9:39	3:54	OWN 29	8	38	Missed FG
2	4:55	1:56	OWN 48	3	2	Punt
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	12:45	1:18	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
3	7:14	5:31	OWN 26	10	47	Missed FG
4	12:36	5:08	OWN 5	11	60	Fumble
4	6:23	1:39	OPP 48	3	48	Touchdown
4	1:52	1:52	OWN 41	5	19	Game

Game MVP: Kony Ealy, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Adrian Peterson	13	46	3.54	11	2
Teddy Bridgewater	3	16	5.33	9	0
Jerick McKinnon	2	1	0.50	1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jonathan Stewart	17	96	5.65	44	2	0
Charles Clay	5	23	4.60	13	1	1
Cam Newton	5	18	3.60	13	1	0
Mike Tolbert	3	14	4.67	14	1	1
Kelvin Benjamin	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Teddy Bridgewater	41	22	235	7/43	1	33	2	58.5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	29	23	197	2/9	0	26	0	95.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Wallace	9	11	111	12.33	43	33	1
FB Kyle Juszczyk	4	5	5	1.25	7	8	0
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	3	9	36	12.00	4	25	0
WR Stefon Diggs	2	4	22	11.00	7	18	0
RB Adrian Peterson	1	4	-2	-2.00	1	-2	0
TE Kyle Rudolph	1	2	32	32.00	22	32	0
RB Jerick McKinnon	1	1	11	11.00	11	11	0
WR T.J. Jones	1	4	20	20.00	9	20	0
WR Charles Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kelvin Benjamin	12	13	95	7.92	40	18
TE Greg Olsen	3	5	32	10.67	18	26
RB Jonathan Stewart	2	3	5	2.50	4	5
WR Teddy Williams	2	2	25	12.50	2	16
WR Devin Funchess	2	3	13	6.50	11	11
FB Mike Tolbert	1	1	10	10.00	3	10
TE Jason Boswell	1	1	17	17.00	11	17
WR Ted Ginn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Luke Kuechly	2	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Teddy Bridgewater	1	0	0
Anthony Barr	0	1	0
Nate Irving	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jonathan Stewart	1	0	0	0
Star Lotulelei	0	1	0	1
Kawann Short	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Locke	5	172	34.4	34.4	42	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Nortman	5	180	36.0	20.6	40	4

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Blair Walsh	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Graham Gano	0/2	0/2	0/1	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cordarrelle Patterson	4	79	19.8	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cordarrelle Patterson	1	25	25.0	0
T.J. Jones	1	22	22.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steven Cole	2	42	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Anthony Barr	14	4	0.0	30	26
ILB Nate Irving	9	0	1.0	31	31
DE Brian Robison	5	1	0.0	26	25
OLB Harvey Springer	3	3	0.0	11	10
CB Cortez Allen	3	2	0.0	17	17
S Harrison Smith	3	2	0.0	31	31
DT Tom Johnson	2	0	1.0	16	20
S Michael Thomas	2	4	0.0	27	28
CB Brandon Browner	2	0	0.0	31	30
DT Linval Joseph	2	0	0.0	24	20
CB Xavier Rhodes	2	0	0.0	31	31
DT Warren Rivera	2	0	0.0	18	19
DE Everson Griffen	1	4	0.0	26	25
S Jamarca Sanford	1	0	0.0	8	6
FB Kyle Juszczyk	1	0	---	---	---
WR Stefon Diggs	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Franklin Washington	1	0	0.0	1	6
DE Scott Crichton	0	1	0.0	5	6

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dominic Craighead	8	3	0.0	17	43
ILB Luke Kuechly	6	3	0.0	18	48
DE Kony Ealy	4	1	2.5	14	39
DT Star Lotulelei	4	1	1.5	14	36
DT Kawann Short	4	3	1.0	17	41
OLB Thomas Davis	4	1	0.0	15	37
S Tre Boston	3	1	0.0	17	46
CB Nicolas Jones	3	0	0.0	14	34
CB Captain Munnerlyn	2	0	0.0	3	16
OLB A.J. Klein	1	0	1.0	4	14
DT Craig Coleman	1	0	1.0	5	16
DE Ryan Delaire	1	2	0.0	13	27
CB Robert Brunner	1	2	0.0	17	46
DE Jared Allen	1	0	0.0	3	12
DE Charles Johnson	1	0	0.0	4	10
CB Bene' Benwikere	1	0	0.0	18	48
OLB Shaq Thompson	1	0	0.0	3	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Nate Irving	1.0	0	0	0	31
DT Tom Johnson	1.0	0	0	0	20
DE Everson Griffen	0.0	1	0	0	25
DE Brian Robison	0.0	0	1	0	25
CB Brandon Browner	0.0	0	1	0	30
DT Linval Joseph	0.0	0	0	1	20

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kony Ealy	2.5	0	3	1	39
DT Star Lotulelei	1.5	0	0	0	36
DT Kawann Short	1.0	1	2	2	41
OLB A.J. Klein	1.0	0	0	0	14
DT Craig Coleman	1.0	0	0	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Anthony Barr	7	0	26
ILB Nate Irving	5	0	31
DE Brian Robison	2	0	25
CB Cortez Allen	1	1	17
S Harrison Smith	1	1	31
S Jamarca Sanford	1	0	6
CB Brandon Browner	1	0	30
DT Tom Johnson	1	0	20
CB Xavier Rhodes	1	0	31
DT Warren Rivera	1	0	19
OLB Harvey Springer	1	0	10
OLB Franklin Washington	1	0	6

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Luke Kuechly	4	2	2	48
OLB Thomas Davis	4	0	0	37
S Dominic Craighead	3	1	0	43
S Tre Boston	3	0	0	46
CB Nicolas Jones	3	0	0	34
CB Captain Munnerlyn	2	0	0	16
DT Kawann Short	1	0	0	41
OLB Shaq Thompson	1	0	0	8
CB Robert Brunner	1	0	0	46
CB Bene' Benwikere	0	1	0	48

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Phil Loadholt	1	5	18	4	48
Matt Kalil	1	3	18	1	48
Amari Vines	1	3	18	1	48
Brandon Fusco	1	1	18	1	48
Kyle Rudolph	1	1	15	0	25
T.J. Clemmings	1	1	18	0	48
Kyle Juszczyk	0	1	15	0	26

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Demetrius Estermeyer	3	4	1	31	0	31
Amini Silatolu	2	8	0	31	0	31
Trai Turner	2	2	0	31	0	31
Michael Oher	1	3	0	31	2	31
Greg Olsen	1	3	0	30	0	30
Mike Tolbert	0	3	0	25	0	24
Nolan Schroeder	0	3	0	31	0	31
Jason Boswell	0	2	0	10	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Cortez Allen	1	25
Xavier Rhodes	1	3

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Rashad Ross	2	15
Captain Munnerlyn	1	23
Steven Cole	1	11
Chris Scott	1	7
Mike Tolbert	1	4

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brandon Fusco	18	48	---	---	7	73
Harrison Smith	---	---	31	31	7	69
Cordarrelle Patterson	15	44	---	---	10	69
Phil Loadholt	18	48	---	---	---	66
Matt Kalil	18	48	---	---	---	66
Teddy Bridgewater	18	48	---	---	---	66
T.J. Clemmings	18	48	---	---	---	66
Amari Vines	18	48	---	---	---	66
Xavier Rhodes	---	---	31	31	3	65
Nate Irving	---	---	31	31	2	64
Brandon Browner	---	---	31	30	2	63
Cortez Allen	---	---	17	17	25	59
Anthony Barr	---	---	30	26	3	59
Michael Thomas	---	---	27	28	2	57
Mike Wallace	17	39	---	---	---	56
Everson Griffen	---	---	26	25	2	53
Brian Robison	---	---	26	25	---	51
Kyle Juszczyk	15	26	---	---	6	47
Linval Joseph	---	---	24	20	1	45
Kyle Rudolph	15	25	---	---	5	45
Adrian Peterson	15	29	---	---	---	44
Jerick McKinnon	3	19	---	---	20	42
Tom Johnson	---	---	16	20	5	41
Stefon Diggs	4	25	---	---	10	39
Warren Rivera	---	---	18	19	1	38
MyCole Pruitt	5	11	---	---	14	30
Jamarca Sanford	---	---	8	6	13	27
T.J. Jones	0	15	---	---	12	27
Harvey Springer	---	---	11	10	---	21
Franklin Washington	---	---	1	6	14	21
Danielle Hunter	---	---	5	6	7	18
Brett Huntley	1	3	---	---	10	14
Perry Southerland	---	---	3	4	7	14
Scott Crichton	---	---	5	6	2	13
Charles Johnson	0	4	---	---	4	8
Kevin McDermott	0	0	---	---	7	7
James Castillo	0	0	---	---	7	7
Gustavo Devine	0	0	---	---	7	7
Francisco Garmon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Blair Walsh	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeff Locke	0	0	---	---	5	5
Charlie Randolph	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jahleel Addae	---	---	0	0	3	3
Luis Brooks	0	0	---	---	2	2
Taylor Heinicke	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Stewart	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Trai Turner	31	31	---	---	7	69
Luke Kuechly	---	---	18	48	2	68
Bene' Benwikere	---	---	18	48	2	68
Greg Olsen	30	30	---	---	5	65
Robert Brunner	---	---	17	46	2	65
Tre Boston	---	---	17	46	1	64
Michael Oher	31	31	---	---	---	62
Cam Newton	31	31	---	---	---	62
Amini Silatolu	31	31	---	---	---	62
Demetrius Estermeyer	31	31	---	---	---	62
Nolan Schroeder	31	31	---	---	---	62
Dominic Craighead	---	---	17	43	2	62
Kawann Short	---	---	17	41	3	61
Kelvin Benjamin	31	30	---	---	---	61
Devin Funchess	24	23	---	---	9	56
Nicolas Jones	---	---	14	34	8	56
Kony Ealy	---	---	14	39	2	55
Thomas Davis	---	---	15	37	2	54
Mike Tolbert	25	24	---	---	4	53
Star Lotulelei	---	---	14	36	2	52
Ryan Delaire	---	---	13	27	6	46
Captain Munnerlyn	---	---	3	16	23	42
Jonathan Stewart	24	14	---	---	---	38
A.J. Klein	---	---	4	14	17	35
Jason Boswell	10	7	---	---	15	32
Charles Clay	6	13	---	---	11	30
Ted Ginn	5	11	---	---	13	29
Craig Coleman	---	---	5	16	---	21
Dennis Sullivan	0	0	---	---	20	20
Steven Cole	---	---	2	7	11	20
Charles Johnson	---	---	4	10	5	19
Jared Allen	---	---	3	12	2	17
Rashad Ross	0	0	---	---	15	15
Shaq Thompson	---	---	3	8	2	13
Chris Scott	0	0	---	---	7	7
Teddy Williams	0	3	---	---	4	7
Ross Wilt	0	0	---	---	7	7
Noah McConnell	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cedric Sutton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Graham Gano	0	0	---	---	6	6
Brad Nortman	0	0	---	---	5	5
Norman Crawford	---	---	0	0	3	3
Walter Ornelas	---	---	0	0	3	3
Derek Krieg	0	0	---	---	2	2
Chase Daniel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Elmer Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	19	6.3
Middle	11	37	3.4
Right	4	7	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	98	8.2
Middle	10	25	2.5
Right	7	32	4.6
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Teddy Bridgewater	41	22	5	5	2	4	5	3	2

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	29	23	1	0	1	2	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	11	1.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	117	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	49	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	58	11.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	38	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	138	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	21	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Wallace	11	9	0	111	2	39
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	9	3	2	36	1	44
FB Kyle Juszczyk	5	4	0	5	0	26
RB Adrian Peterson	4	1	0	-2	0	29
WR Stefon Diggs	4	2	0	22	0	25
WR T.J. Jones	4	1	0	20	1	15
TE Kyle Rudolph	2	1	0	32	1	25
WR Charles Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	4
RB Jerick McKinnon	1	1	0	11	0	19

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kelvin Benjamin	13	12	0	95	0	30
TE Greg Olsen	5	3	0	32	1	30
RB Jonathan Stewart	3	2	1	5	0	14
WR Devin Funchess	3	2	0	13	0	23
WR Teddy Williams	2	2	0	25	0	3
WR Ted Ginn	1	0	0	0	0	11
FB Mike Tolbert	1	1	0	10	0	24
TE Jason Boswell	1	1	0	17	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Teddy Bridgewater	1	0	0.00	5.33

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mike Tolbert	1	4	4.00	4.67
Charles Clay	1	4	4.00	4.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Teddy Bridgewater	4	2	0	0.00	5.73

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	2	2	5	2.50	6.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Adrian Peterson	1	0	0	0.00	-0.50
WR Mike Wallace	1	1	1	1.00	10.09
FB Kyle Juszczyk	1	1	-1	-1.00	1.00
WR Stefon Diggs	1	0	0	0.00	5.50

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Greg Olsen	1	1	0	0.00	6.40
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	1	5	5.00	7.31

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Adrian Peterson	1	0
Teddy Bridgewater	1	1
Jerick McKinnon	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Tolbert	1	1
Charles Clay	1	0
Cam Newton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Teddy Bridgewater	9	6	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	9	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Wallace	2	2	1
WR T.J. Jones	2	1	1
WR Charles Johnson	1	0	0
FB Kyle Juszczyk	1	1	0
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	1	1	0
RB Jerick McKinnon	1	1	1
WR Stefon Diggs	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kelvin Benjamin	6	6	4
TE Greg Olsen	1	0	0
FB Mike Tolbert	1	1	1
WR Devin Funchess	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,800 (73,800 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,100)
End Zone 15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats 11,400 (11,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,800 (73,800 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,100)
End Zone	15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats	11,400 (11,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (3,900)