2011 · Week 8
Minnesota Vikings at Carolina Panthers
Oct 30, 2011 · Ericsson Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Minnesota Vikings held off Carolina Panthers 24–21. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Vikings only a 45% shot beforehand. Vikings improve to 2-6; Panthers fall to 2-6. Adrian Peterson paced the offense with 83 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD; 5 catches for 76 yards and 1 TD.
Team stats
| MIN | CAR | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | First downs | 20 |
| 368 | Total yards | 430 |
| 236 | Passing yards | 290 |
| 132 | Rushing yards | 140 |
| 18/28 | Comp / Att | 22/35 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Ponder | 18/28 | 236 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Ponder | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Adrian Peterson | 20 | 83 | 1 |
| Percy Harvin | 4 | 19 | 1 |
| Toby Gerhart | 5 | 26 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 5 | 5 | 76 | 1 |
| Percy Harvin | 4 | 5 | 58 | 0 |
| Visanthe Shiancoe | 3 | 4 | 37 | 0 |
| Michael Jenkins | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 |
| Devin Aromashodu | 2 | 6 | 20 | 0 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 2 | 5 | 15 | 0 |
| Ryan D'Imperio | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 22/35 | 290 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 6 | 53 | 0 |
| Steve Smith | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 13 | 49 | 0 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 7 | 26 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Smith | 7 | 9 | 100 | 1 |
| Greg Olsen | 4 | 7 | 73 | 1 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Legedu Naanee | 5 | 7 | 49 | 0 |
| Brandon LaFell | 1 | 2 | 44 | 0 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Jeremy Shockey | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Jerome Felton | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |