Week 3, 2025

played in Carolina, NC

52 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	13	3	0	-	19
Carolina Panthers	0	7	0	0	-	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

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 Statistics MIN CAR
Record 3-0 1-2
First Downs 26 11
- by Rushing 13 5
- by Passing 11 4
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 355 150
- Offensive Plays 78 47
- Yards per Play 4.55 3.19
Net Rushing Yards 196 65
- Rushing Attempts 41 20
- Yards per Rush 4.78 3.25
Net Passing Yards 159 85
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 23 - 0 23 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 181 105
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/22 4/20
- Yards per Pass Play 4.30 3.15
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/18 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/56 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/20 2/18
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 32
Time of Possession 37:59 22:01

Team Statistics	MIN	CAR
Record	3-0	1-2
First Downs	26	11
- by Rushing	13	5
- by Passing	11	4
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	355	150
- Offensive Plays	78	47
- Yards per Play	4.55	3.19
Net Rushing Yards	196	65
- Rushing Attempts	41	20
- Yards per Rush	4.78	3.25
Net Passing Yards	159	85
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 23 - 0	23 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	181	105
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/22	4/20
- Yards per Pass Play	4.30	3.15
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/18	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/56	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/20	2/18
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 32
Time of Possession	37:59	22:01

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:33	1:48	OWN 45	2	-33	Punt
1	9:56	7:08	OWN 23	14	75	Field Goal
1	0:55	1:11	OWN 25	4	12	Punt
2	12:55	6:57	OWN 3	12	97	Touchdown
2	3:29	2:31	OWN 26	6	45	Field Goal
2	0:19	0:19	OPP 13	2	12	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:49	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
3	9:39	6:03	OWN 4	14	70	Field Goal
3	2:11	3:01	OWN 42	6	22	Punt
4	11:01	2:14	OWN 20	5	5	Fumble
4	5:32	5:32	OWN 5	11	25	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:27	OWN 25	3	-9	Punt
1	11:45	1:49	OWN 44	3	-3	Punt
1	2:48	1:53	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
2	14:44	1:49	OWN 32	6	24	Punt
2	5:58	2:29	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	0:58	0:39	OWN 25	2	-12	Fumble
3	13:11	3:32	OWN 19	6	27	Punt
3	3:36	1:25	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	14:10	3:09	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
4	8:47	3:15	OPP 19	8	14	Downs

Game MVP: Devonte Hammes, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Devonte Hayes	23	127	5.52	16	7	0
RB Chad Oakes	7	30	4.29	8	0	0
RB Danny Drake	6	18	3.00	7	0	0
QB Melvin Collier	5	21	4.20	10	1	1

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Grady Wooden	12	41	3.42	12	1
QB Russell Wilson	5	24	4.80	19	1
RB Deron Shaw	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0
WR Rick Diaz	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Melvin Collier	34	23	181	3/22	0	31	0	80.6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Russell Wilson	23	14	105	4/20	1	30	0	86.3

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Johnathan Shea	7	8	43	6.14	1	14
TE Michael Baek	5	10	34	6.80	0	14
WR Ramon Becker	4	5	35	8.75	5	15
WR Luis Krumrei	4	6	34	8.50	21	25
TE Mitchell McCormick	2	3	4	2.00	0	3
WR Alan Mathers	1	2	31	31.00	22	31

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rick Diaz	4	6	34	8.50	17	22	1
TE Dustin Logan	3	4	17	5.67	3	8	0
WR Sean Luen	2	2	-1	-0.50	5	3	0
WR Martavis Bryant	1	2	4	4.00	6	4	0
TE Gage Baird	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Grady Wooden	1	3	30	30.00	20	30	0
WR Edgar Dotson	1	2	9	9.00	7	9	0
RB Deron Shaw	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Melvin Collier	1	0	0
DT Jessie Kinney	0	1	0
DE Devonte Hammes	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Russell Wilson	1	0	0
S Wayne Duran	0	1	0
DE Axel Damm	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edgar Thornton	4	186	46.5	37.0	57	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Emmitt Fulkerson	7	305	43.6	40.7	58	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Elliott	4/4	2/2	0/0	46	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chandler Catanzaro	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Drake	3	20	6.7	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Diaz	2	18	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jose Hargett	1	19	19.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Liam Tyler	7	2	1.0	20	27
S Jerome Banks	6	1	0.0	20	27
DT Dan Hein	5	0	0.0	11	16
DE Devonte Hammes	4	1	2.5	17	22
CB Rob Fisk	4	2	0.0	19	22
CB Walter Nachman	3	0	0.0	15	17
ILB Mack Fields	2	4	0.0	17	22
CB Salvador Nelson	2	0	0.0	12	12
DT Jessie Kinney	1	1	0.5	11	16
DE Alvin Demski	1	0	0.0	12	15
DT Orlando Alston	1	0	0.0	5	7
DT Chuck Ellis	1	0	0.0	16	25
TE Michael Baek	1	0	---	---	---
CB Henry Hickman	0	1	0.0	6	15
DE Albert Peterson	0	1	0.0	6	7
S Christopher Bernard	0	1	0.0	10	7

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Randall Upshaw	12	6	0.0	38	29
OLB Roy Smithen	10	7	0.0	41	35
CB Brent Burton	7	1	0.0	41	37
DE Axel Damm	5	2	3.0	39	37
DT Marlon Benton	5	1	0.0	35	27
CB Paul Barringer	4	2	0.0	20	27
S Kody Weber	4	2	0.0	41	37
DT Gregory Blake	4	1	0.0	32	29
S Wayne Duran	4	1	0.0	36	34
DE Ralph Ford	4	0	0.0	36	31
OLB Ezra Wiggins	2	4	0.0	25	13
OLB Sammy Andersen	1	3	0.0	9	11
CB Abel Lyle	1	0	0.0	34	35

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Devonte Hammes	2.5	0	3	1	22
OLB Liam Tyler	1.0	0	0	0	27
DT Jessie Kinney	0.5	0	0	0	16
DT Chuck Ellis	0.0	1	1	0	25

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Axel Damm	3.0	1	1	0	37
DE Ralph Ford	0.0	0	2	1	31
DT Gregory Blake	0.0	0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Liam Tyler	5	1	27
CB Walter Nachman	2	0	17
ILB Mack Fields	2	0	22
CB Rob Fisk	1	1	22
S Jerome Banks	1	0	27
CB Salvador Nelson	1	0	12
DT Chuck Ellis	1	0	25
DT Dan Hein	1	0	16

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Brent Burton	5	0	37
CB Paul Barringer	4	1	27
OLB Roy Smithen	4	0	35
S Wayne Duran	3	1	34
ILB Randall Upshaw	3	0	29
S Kody Weber	2	0	37
CB Abel Lyle	1	1	35
DT Marlon Benton	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Donny Villarrial	7	9	0	41	1	37
C Aidan Bissonnette	3	11	0	41	0	37
T Ramon Hatch	3	7	1	41	2	37
G Gregory Reilly	2	5	0	41	0	37
G Bobby Dodge	1	4	0	41	0	37

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Earnest Primeau	2	3	20	1	27
T Craig Folston	1	6	20	0	27
G Connor Garber	1	5	20	1	27
TE Gage Baird	1	1	4	0	8
TE Dustin Logan	1	1	20	0	26
G Andres Brady	0	1	20	2	27
C Leroy Flynn	0	1	20	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Dakota Garcia	2	9

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Axel Damm	3	11
Roman Mangold	1	17

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Ramon Hatch	41	37	---	---	8	86
G Gregory Reilly	41	37	---	---	8	86
T Donny Villarrial	41	37	---	---	8	86
G Bobby Dodge	41	37	---	---	8	86
QB Melvin Collier	41	37	---	---	4	82
C Aidan Bissonnette	41	37	---	---	---	78
WR Johnathan Shea	33	36	---	---	---	69
TE Michael Baek	35	33	---	---	---	68
WR Ramon Becker	35	32	---	---	---	67
OLB Liam Tyler	---	---	20	27	18	65
RB Devonte Hayes	28	19	---	---	2	49
S Jerome Banks	---	---	20	27	1	48
DT Chuck Ellis	---	---	16	25	7	48
DE Devonte Hammes	---	---	17	22	7	46
TE Max Anwar	13	7	---	---	22	42
CB Walter Nachman	---	---	15	17	9	41
CB Rob Fisk	---	---	19	22	---	41
CB Dylan Gray	---	---	10	17	13	40
ILB Mack Fields	---	---	17	22	---	39
WR Luis Krumrei	11	20	---	---	7	38
CB Henry Hickman	---	---	6	15	14	35
FB Heath Marzano	11	4	---	---	18	33
RB Chad Oakes	15	16	---	---	---	31
RB Danny Drake	6	2	---	---	22	30
DE Alvin Demski	---	---	12	15	---	27
DT Dan Hein	---	---	11	16	---	27
DT Jessie Kinney	---	---	11	16	---	27
CB Salvador Nelson	---	---	12	12	---	24
ILB Taylor Cooper	---	---	4	8	9	21
WR Mackenzie Clark	0	1	---	---	18	19
OLB Rusty Pierce	---	---	6	11	---	17
TE Mitchell McCormick	10	7	---	---	---	17
S Christopher Bernard	---	---	10	7	---	17
WR Alan Mathers	8	8	---	---	---	16
CB Harris Parrish	---	---	3	4	7	14
DE Albert Peterson	---	---	6	7	---	13
DT Orlando Alston	---	---	5	7	---	12
K Kevin Elliott	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Dakota Garcia	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Billy Mason	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Edgar Thornton	0	0	---	---	4	4
S Jose Hargett	---	---	0	0	2	2
G Seth Martinez	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Jonah Hansen	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Abel Whited	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Lincoln Vance	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Brent Burton	---	---	41	37	18	96
DE Axel Damm	---	---	39	37	11	87
S Kody Weber	---	---	41	37	5	83
OLB Roy Smithen	---	---	41	35	3	79
S Wayne Duran	---	---	36	34	1	71
ILB Randall Upshaw	---	---	38	29	3	70
DE Ralph Ford	---	---	36	31	3	70
CB Abel Lyle	---	---	34	35	---	69
DT Marlon Benton	---	---	35	27	4	66
DT Gregory Blake	---	---	32	29	2	63
WR Rick Diaz	20	27	---	---	9	56
T Craig Folston	20	27	---	---	7	54
G Connor Garber	20	27	---	---	7	54
G Andres Brady	20	27	---	---	7	54
T Earnest Primeau	20	27	---	---	7	54
CB Paul Barringer	---	---	20	27	4	51
QB Russell Wilson	20	27	---	---	---	47
C Leroy Flynn	20	27	---	---	---	47
TE Dustin Logan	20	26	---	---	---	46
OLB Ezra Wiggins	---	---	25	13	6	44
WR Sean Luen	16	26	---	---	1	43
RB Grady Wooden	15	20	---	---	1	36
TE Gage Baird	4	8	---	---	18	30
OLB Sammy Andersen	---	---	9	11	10	30
OLB Roman Mangold	---	---	6	5	17	28
WR Edgar Dotson	13	10	---	---	5	28
DE Juan Burroughs	---	---	9	11	7	27
DT Stan Strong	---	---	5	6	7	18
FB Edgar Maloney	2	4	---	---	11	17
S J.C. Manning	---	---	3	1	12	16
WR Martavis Bryant	7	7	---	---	---	14
RB Bennett Colman	0	0	---	---	13	13
CB Brenden Campbell	---	---	1	2	10	13
RB Deron Shaw	3	7	---	---	---	10
WR Ted Lester	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Roosevelt Fullerton	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Emmitt Fulkerson	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Sedrick Sutter	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Chandler Catanzaro	0	0	---	---	2	2
G Rufus Watkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Rico Jennings	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Hector Wilcox	0	0	---	---	---	0
G J.C. England	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Maxwell Conley	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Lenny Walls	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Ruben Washington	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	32	10.7
Middle	25	111	4.4
Right	11	55	5.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	22	5.5
Middle	9	35	3.9
Right	7	8	1.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Melvin Collier	34	23	2	2	1	3	4	1	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Russell Wilson	23	14	2	1	1	2	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	22	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	75	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	84	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	3	0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	72	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	1	1	30	30.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Michael Baek	10	5	0	34	0	33
WR Johnathan Shea	8	7	0	43	0	36
WR Luis Krumrei	6	4	1	34	1	20
WR Ramon Becker	5	4	0	35	0	32
TE Mitchell McCormick	3	2	0	4	0	7
WR Alan Mathers	2	1	0	31	1	8

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rick Diaz	6	4	0	34	1	27
TE Dustin Logan	4	3	0	17	0	26
RB Grady Wooden	3	1	1	30	1	20
WR Martavis Bryant	2	1	0	4	0	7
TE Gage Baird	2	1	0	5	0	8
WR Edgar Dotson	2	1	0	9	0	10
WR Sean Luen	2	2	0	-1	0	26
RB Deron Shaw	2	1	0	7	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Chad Oakes	3	13	4.33	4.29
QB Melvin Collier	1	4	4.00	4.20
RB Devonte Hayes	1	-1	-1.00	5.52

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Grady Wooden	2	8	4.00	3.42

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Melvin Collier	6	3	20	3.33	5.32

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Russell Wilson	7	4	16	2.29	4.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Johnathan Shea	3	3	20	6.67	5.38
TE Michael Baek	3	0	0	0.00	3.40

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rick Diaz	3	3	12	4.00	5.67
WR Martavis Bryant	2	1	4	2.00	2.00
RB Grady Wooden	1	0	0	0.00	10.00
RB Deron Shaw	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Devonte Hayes	5	4
QB Melvin Collier	2	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Deron Shaw	2	0
QB Russell Wilson	1	1
RB Grady Wooden	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Melvin Collier	9	6	4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Russell Wilson	6	5	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnathan Shea	4	3	2
TE Michael Baek	3	2	1
WR Ramon Becker	1	1	1
WR Luis Krumrei	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rick Diaz	2	1	1
TE Dustin Logan	2	2	0
WR Martavis Bryant	1	1	0
RB Deron Shaw	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)