DOWN X DOWN › week 13 › Panthers at Vikings
Updated Nov 3, 7:02 AM ET
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Week 13 · Sunday 4:25 PM ET · U.S. Bank Stadium

MINvsCAR

Vikings offensevsPanthers defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 7 games for Vikings, 7 for Panthers. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

CAR offenseMIN offense
Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Red zone touchdowns

Vikings score a touchdown on 59% of red zone trips (16th). Panthers allow 80% (30th).

02
Opportunity

Short middle is open

Panthers are worst against short middle throws, allowing +0.29 EPA per attempt. Vikings send 16% of their throws there.

03
Watch out

Checkdowns go nowhere

Panthers give up 27 yards a game to running backs (9th), against a league average of 32. Vikings' running backs produce 19 (28th).

04
Wash

Yards per play

Call this one even. Vikings gain 4.9 yards per play (24th). Panthers give up 5.4 (19th), with the league at 5.4.

Players to watch

CAR Panthers

9Bryce YoungQB · 158/269 · 1921 yds · 13 TD · 5 INTEPA per dropback +0.06 · 17th30Chuba HubbardRB · 118 car · 540 yds · 7 TD · 22 recEPA per touch +0.14 · 4th4Tetairoa McMillanWR · 42 rec · 569 yds · 2 TD · 65 tgtEPA per target +0.3518Jalen CokerWR · 27 rec · 364 yds · 3 TD · 44 tgtEPA per target +0.1955Devin LloydLeft Inside Linebacker · 45 tackles · 2 sacks · 2 INT · 3 PD2 INT · T-11th in the NFL58Bobby OkerekeRight Inside Linebacker · 48 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 5 PD1 INT

MIN Vikings

1Kyler MurrayQB · 100/154 · 1022 yds · 5 TD · 3 INTEPA per dropback -0.06 · 26th27Jordan MasonRB · 38 car · 147 yds · 1 TD · 0 recEPA per touch -0.2618Justin JeffersonWR · 28 rec · 335 yds · 4 TD · 40 tgtEPA per target +0.54 · 16th87T.J. HockensonTE · 31 rec · 295 yds · 3 TD · 37 tgtEPA per target +0.67 · 3rd43Andrew Van GinkelWeakside Linebacker · 21 tackles · 6.5 sacks · 1 INT · 1 PD6.5 sacks · T-5th in the NFL51Blake CashmanRight Inside Linebacker · 62 tackles · 4.5 sacks · 5 PD4.5 sacks · T-17th in the NFL
The series · Panthers and Vikings since 1999, and this season's records15 meetings

The Vikings lead the series 9–6 since 1999 (they first met in 2000). They have won the last 3. Oct 1, 2023, at Bank of America Stadium: the Vikings won 21–13. Bryce Young started at quarterback for the Panthers and Kirk Cousins for the Vikings; Frank Reich and Kevin O'Connell coached.

Panthers at home3–4the Panthers' record
In Minnesota3–5the Panthers' record
Most pointsPanthers 38 · Vikings 342005 · 2021
Biggest winPanthers by 25 · Vikings by 182005 · 2014

The last 5

2023 · Wk 4MIN 21 at CAR 13
2021 · Wk 6 · OTMIN 34 at CAR 28
2020 · Wk 12CAR 27 at MIN 28
2017 · Wk 14MIN 24 at CAR 31
2016 · Wk 3MIN 22 at CAR 10

2026 records

PanthersVikings
Overall3–46–1
Division1–12–1
Conference3–34–1
Other conference0–12–0
Home1–23–0
Away2–23–1
Last 5LWWLLWWWWL
StreakLost 2Lost 1
Points a game25.4 – 27.620.0 – 13.3

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Panthers' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Vikings offense against the Panthers defenseDepth charts
Panthers defense · 3-4 DVikings offense · 3WR 1TE71Darrisaw60Huber64Brandel76Fries75O'Neill87Hockenson1Murray27Mason18Jefferson14Jennings3Addison98Wharton92Hunter95Brown91Jones5Phillips58Okereke55Lloyd24Lee36DeWalt26Smith-Wade7Moehrig21Scott

Vikings offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBKyler Murray#1 · 100/154 · 1022 yds · 5 TD · 3 INT
  • RBJordan Mason#27 · 38 car · 147 yds · 1 TD · 0 rec
  • WRJustin Jefferson#18 · 28 rec · 335 yds · 4 TD · 40 tgt
  • WRJordan Addison#3 · 16 rec · 249 yds · 1 TD · 33 tgt
  • WRJauan Jennings#14 · 6 rec · 54 yds · 0 TD · 10 tgt
  • TET.J. Hockenson#87 · 31 rec · 295 yds · 3 TD · 37 tgt
  • LTChristian Darrisaw#71
  • LGJoe Huber#60
  • CBlake Brandel#64
  • RGWill Fries#76
  • RTBrian O'Neill#75

Panthers defense · Base 3-4 D

  • RDETershawn Wharton#98 · 7 tackles
  • NTLee Hunter#92 · 16 tackles
  • LDEDerrick Brown#95 · 21 tackles · 5 PD
  • WLBPatrick Jones II#91 · 11 tackles
  • SLBJaelan Phillips#5 · 10 tackles · 2.5 sacks
  • RILBBobby Okereke#58 · 48 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 5 PD
  • LILBDevin Lloyd#55 · 45 tackles · 2 sacks · 2 INT · 3 PD
  • RCBWill Lee III#24 · 33 tackles · 7 PD
  • LCBMalcolm DeWalt IV#36 · 1 tackles
  • NBChau Smith-Wade#26 · 6 tackles
  • SSTre'von Moehrig#7 · 29 tackles · 0.5 sacks
  • FSNick Scott#21 · 29 tackles · 2 PD

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · MIN offense against CAR defense
StatMIN MIN offFavors MIN · Favors CARCAR CAR def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
-0.10#28
+0.03#20+0.00
Success rate
37%#31
44%#2244%
Yards per play
4.9#24
5.4#195.4
Explosive play rate
9%#15
8%#59%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
-0.08#24
+0.02#16+0.03
Sack rate
10%#29
4%#297%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.21#28
-0.01#28-0.08
Yards per carry
3.8#21
4.6#274.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
39%#20
47%#2841%
Red zone TD rate
59%#16
80%#3061%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
105#30
146#17147
TE yards per game
61#13
47#1255
TE targets per game
7.6#14
7.6#157.6
RB receiving yards per game
19#28
27#932
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Vikings: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.3111% of throws
+0.783% of throws
+0.307% of throws
Short
-0.3132% of throws
+0.3716% of throws
+0.1431% of throws

Panthers: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+1.608 throws
+0.038 throws
-0.0522 throws
Short
+0.0168 throws
+0.2946 throws
0.0089 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.