2016 · Week 3
Minnesota Vikings at Carolina Panthers
Sep 25, 2016 · Ericsson Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Minnesota Vikings topped Carolina Panthers 22–10. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Vikings only a 36% shot beforehand. Vikings improve to 3-0; Panthers fall to 1-2. Sam Bradford was the story of the game with 171 passing yards and 1 TD. Panthers out-gained the opponent 370–229 in total yards. Panthers turned it over 3 times to Vikings's 0.
Team stats
| MIN | CAR | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | First downs | 16 |
| 229 | Total yards | 370 |
| 171 | Passing yards | 265 |
| 58 | Rushing yards | 105 |
| 18/28 | Comp / Att | 22/36 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 8 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Bradford | 18/28 | 171 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Bradford | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 16 | 45 | 0 |
| Matt Asiata | 6 | 15 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Rudolph | 7 | 10 | 70 | 1 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Stefon Diggs | 4 | 7 | 40 | 0 |
| Adam Thielen | 3 | 4 | 29 | 0 |
| Rhett Ellison | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Matt Asiata | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Charles D. Johnson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 21/35 | 262 | 0 | 3 |
| Derek Anderson | 1/1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 7 | 26 | 1 |
| Ted Ginn | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Cameron Artis-Payne | 12 | 47 | 0 |
| Fozzy Whittaker | 5 | 22 | 0 |
| Mike Tolbert | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Olsen | 6 | 10 | 64 | 0 |
| Ted Ginn | 3 | 7 | 62 | 0 |
| Corey Brown | 4 | 5 | 57 | 0 |
| Cameron Artis-Payne | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Fozzy Whittaker | 5 | 6 | 34 | 0 |
| Ed Dickson | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| Mike Tolbert | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Kelvin Benjamin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Funchess | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |