Week 3, 2025

played in Carolina, NC

52 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings 31330-19
Carolina Panthers 0700-7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:55 MIN - Kevin Elliott 19 field goal
2Q: 06:09 MIN - Melvin Collier 4 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 03:35 CAR - Rick Diaz 2 pass from Russell Wilson (Chandler Catanzaro extra point)
2Q: 01:05 MIN - Kevin Elliott 46 field goal
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Kevin Elliott 18 field goal
3Q: 03:41 MIN - Kevin Elliott 43 field goal

Team StatisticsMINCAR
Record3-01-2
First Downs2611
- by Rushing135
- by Passing114
- by Penalty22
Total Net Yards355150
- Offensive Plays7847
- Yards per Play4.553.19
Net Rushing Yards19665
- Rushing Attempts4120
- Yards per Rush4.783.25
Net Passing Yards15985
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt34 - 23 - 023 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards181105
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/224/20
- Yards per Pass Play4.303.15
Fumbles/Lost1/11/1
3rd Down Conversions9/183/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.79.1
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards7/565/40
Punt Returns/Yards3/202/18
Kick Returns/Yards1/190/0
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits32
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/21/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 27OWN 32
Time of Possession37:5922:01

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:331:48OWN 452-33Punt
19:567:08OWN 231475Field Goal
10:551:11OWN 25412Punt
212:556:57OWN 31297Touchdown
23:292:31OWN 26645Field Goal
20:190:19OPP 13212Field Goal
315:001:49OWN 253-1Punt
39:396:03OWN 41470Field Goal
32:113:01OWN 42622Punt
411:012:14OWN 2055Fumble
45:325:32OWN 51125Game
Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:27OWN 253-9Punt
111:451:49OWN 443-3Punt
12:481:53OWN 253-1Punt
214:441:49OWN 32624Punt
25:582:29OWN 25875Touchdown
20:580:39OWN 252-12Fumble
313:113:32OWN 19627Punt
33:361:25OWN 2538Punt
414:103:09OWN 20517Punt
48:473:15OPP 19814Downs

Game MVP: Devonte Hammes, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Devonte Hayes231275.521670
RB Chad Oakes7304.29800
RB Danny Drake6183.00700
QB Melvin Collier5214.201011
CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Grady Wooden12413.421210
QB Russell Wilson5244.801910
RB Deron Shaw2-3-1.50-100
WR Rick Diaz133.00300

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Melvin Collier34231813/22031080.6
CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Russell Wilson23141054/20130086.3

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Johnathan Shea78436.141140
TE Michael Baek510346.800140
WR Ramon Becker45358.755150
WR Luis Krumrei46348.5021250
TE Mitchell McCormick2342.00030
WR Alan Mathers123131.0022310
CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Rick Diaz46348.5017221
TE Dustin Logan34175.67380
WR Sean Luen22-1-0.50530
WR Martavis Bryant1244.00640
TE Gage Baird1255.00050
RB Grady Wooden133030.0020300
WR Edgar Dotson1299.00790
RB Deron Shaw1277.00070

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
QB Melvin Collier1000
DT Jessie Kinney0100
DE Devonte Hammes0010
CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
QB Russell Wilson1000
S Wayne Duran0100
DE Axel Damm0010

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Edgar Thornton418646.537.0572
CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Emmitt Fulkerson730543.640.7583

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Kevin Elliott4/42/20/0461/1
CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Chandler Catanzaro0/00/00/001/1

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Danny Drake3206.70
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Rick Diaz2189.00

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Jose Hargett11919.00
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Liam Tyler721.02027
S Jerome Banks610.02027
DT Dan Hein500.01116
DE Devonte Hammes412.51722
CB Rob Fisk420.01922
CB Walter Nachman300.01517
ILB Mack Fields240.01722
CB Salvador Nelson200.01212
DT Jessie Kinney110.51116
DE Alvin Demski100.01215
DT Orlando Alston100.057
DT Chuck Ellis100.01625
TE Michael Baek10---------
CB Henry Hickman010.0615
DE Albert Peterson010.067
S Christopher Bernard010.0107
CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Randall Upshaw1260.03829
OLB Roy Smithen1070.04135
CB Brent Burton710.04137
DE Axel Damm523.03937
DT Marlon Benton510.03527
CB Paul Barringer420.02027
S Kody Weber420.04137
DT Gregory Blake410.03229
S Wayne Duran410.03634
DE Ralph Ford400.03631
OLB Ezra Wiggins240.02513
OLB Sammy Andersen130.0911
CB Abel Lyle100.03435

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Devonte Hammes2.503122
OLB Liam Tyler1.000027
DT Jessie Kinney0.500016
DT Chuck Ellis0.011025
CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Axel Damm3.011037
DE Ralph Ford0.002131
DT Gregory Blake0.001029

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Liam Tyler51027
CB Walter Nachman20017
ILB Mack Fields20022
CB Rob Fisk11022
S Jerome Banks10027
CB Salvador Nelson10012
DT Chuck Ellis10025
DT Dan Hein10016
CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Brent Burton50037
CB Paul Barringer41027
OLB Roy Smithen40035
S Wayne Duran31034
ILB Randall Upshaw30029
S Kody Weber20037
CB Abel Lyle11035
DT Marlon Benton10027

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Donny Villarrial79041137
C Aidan Bissonnette311041037
T Ramon Hatch37141237
G Gregory Reilly25041037
G Bobby Dodge14041037
CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Earnest Primeau23020127
T Craig Folston16020027
G Connor Garber15020127
TE Gage Baird110408
TE Dustin Logan11020026
G Andres Brady01020227
C Leroy Flynn01020027

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Dakota Garcia29
CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Axel Damm311
Roman Mangold117

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
T Ramon Hatch4137------886
G Gregory Reilly4137------886
T Donny Villarrial4137------886
G Bobby Dodge4137------886
QB Melvin Collier4137------482
C Aidan Bissonnette4137---------78
WR Johnathan Shea3336---------69
TE Michael Baek3533---------68
WR Ramon Becker3532---------67
OLB Liam Tyler------20271865
RB Devonte Hayes2819------249
S Jerome Banks------2027148
DT Chuck Ellis------1625748
DE Devonte Hammes------1722746
TE Max Anwar137------2242
CB Walter Nachman------1517941
CB Rob Fisk------1922---41
CB Dylan Gray------10171340
ILB Mack Fields------1722---39
WR Luis Krumrei1120------738
CB Henry Hickman------6151435
FB Heath Marzano114------1833
RB Chad Oakes1516---------31
RB Danny Drake62------2230
DE Alvin Demski------1215---27
DT Dan Hein------1116---27
DT Jessie Kinney------1116---27
CB Salvador Nelson------1212---24
ILB Taylor Cooper------48921
WR Mackenzie Clark01------1819
OLB Rusty Pierce------611---17
TE Mitchell McCormick107---------17
S Christopher Bernard------107---17
WR Alan Mathers88---------16
CB Harris Parrish------34714
DE Albert Peterson------67---13
DT Orlando Alston------57---12
K Kevin Elliott00------99
T Dakota Garcia00------99
C Billy Mason00------88
P Edgar Thornton00------44
S Jose Hargett------0022
G Seth Martinez00---------0
QB Jonah Hansen00---------0
C Abel Whited00---------0
OLB Lincoln Vance------00---0
CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
CB Brent Burton------41371896
DE Axel Damm------39371187
S Kody Weber------4137583
OLB Roy Smithen------4135379
S Wayne Duran------3634171
ILB Randall Upshaw------3829370
DE Ralph Ford------3631370
CB Abel Lyle------3435---69
DT Marlon Benton------3527466
DT Gregory Blake------3229263
WR Rick Diaz2027------956
T Craig Folston2027------754
G Connor Garber2027------754
G Andres Brady2027------754
T Earnest Primeau2027------754
CB Paul Barringer------2027451
QB Russell Wilson2027---------47
C Leroy Flynn2027---------47
TE Dustin Logan2026---------46
OLB Ezra Wiggins------2513644
WR Sean Luen1626------143
RB Grady Wooden1520------136
TE Gage Baird48------1830
OLB Sammy Andersen------9111030
OLB Roman Mangold------651728
WR Edgar Dotson1310------528
DE Juan Burroughs------911727
DT Stan Strong------56718
FB Edgar Maloney24------1117
S J.C. Manning------311216
WR Martavis Bryant77---------14
RB Bennett Colman00------1313
CB Brenden Campbell------121013
RB Deron Shaw37---------10
WR Ted Lester00------1010
C Roosevelt Fullerton00------77
P Emmitt Fulkerson00------77
WR Sedrick Sutter00------77
K Chandler Catanzaro00------22
G Rufus Watkins00---------0
G Rico Jennings00---------0
TE Hector Wilcox00---------0
G J.C. England00---------0
QB Maxwell Conley00---------0
C Lenny Walls00---------0
T Ruben Washington00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left33210.7
Middle251114.4
Right11555.0
None2-2-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4225.5
Middle9353.9
Right781.1
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Melvin Collier34232213410
CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Russell Wilson23142112410

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen55224.4
Short (0-8 Yds)1511755.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)137846.5
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen4330.8
Short (0-8 Yds)1810724.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)113030.0
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Michael Baek105034033
WR Johnathan Shea87043036
WR Luis Krumrei64134120
WR Ramon Becker54035032
TE Mitchell McCormick320407
WR Alan Mathers2103118
CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Rick Diaz64034127
TE Dustin Logan43017026
RB Grady Wooden31130120
WR Martavis Bryant210407
TE Gage Baird210508
WR Edgar Dotson2109010
WR Sean Luen220-1026
RB Deron Shaw210707

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Chad Oakes3134.334.29
QB Melvin Collier144.004.20
RB Devonte Hayes1-1-1.005.52
CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Grady Wooden284.003.42

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Melvin Collier63203.335.32
CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Russell Wilson74162.294.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Johnathan Shea33206.675.38
TE Michael Baek3000.003.40
CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Rick Diaz33124.005.67
WR Martavis Bryant2142.002.00
RB Grady Wooden1000.0010.00
RB Deron Shaw1000.003.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
RB Devonte Hayes54
QB Melvin Collier21
CarolinaRushesConversions
RB Deron Shaw20
QB Russell Wilson11
RB Grady Wooden11

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Melvin Collier964
CarolinaAttCompConversions
Russell Wilson651

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Johnathan Shea432
TE Michael Baek321
WR Ramon Becker111
WR Luis Krumrei100
CarolinaTargCatchConversions
WR Rick Diaz211
TE Dustin Logan220
WR Martavis Bryant110
RB Deron Shaw110

SectionAttendance
Stadium55,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck17,900 (21,400)
End Zone13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,700 (3,300)