The Minnesota Vikings beat the Carolina Panthers 21-13 on Oct 1, 2023 at Bank of America Stadium.
Final · Bank of America Stadium
Top performers
- Kirk Cousins threw for 139 yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions for the Vikings.
- Cam Akers ran for 40 yards on 5 carries.
- Bryce Young threw for 204 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the Panthers.
- Chuba Hubbard ran for 41 yards on 14 carries.
Minnesota Vikings box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Akers | 5 | 40 | 0 | 10 |
| Kirk Cousins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 6 | 40 | 0 | 10 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Jefferson | 6 | 9 | 85 | 2 | 30 |
| T.J. Hockenson | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 16 |
| K.J. Osborn | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Cam Akers | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 9 |
| Jordan Addison | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 11 | 17 | 136 | 2 | 30 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Smith | 14 | 8 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordan Hicks | 13 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Bynum | 12 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joshua Metellus | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DJ Wonnum | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ivan Pace Jr. | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Bullard | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danielle Hunter | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Phillips | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Davenport | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Jones II | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Murphy Jr. | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Dye | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akayleb Evans | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Ward | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Carter II | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 82 | 46 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Carolina Panthers box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuba Hubbard | 14 | 41 | 0 | 7 |
| Miles Sanders | 13 | 19 | 0 | 6 |
| Bryce Young | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| Adam Thielen | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 30 | 76 | 0 | 7 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Thielen | 7 | 8 | 76 | 0 | 22 |
| DJ Chark | 2 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 18 |
| Miles Sanders | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 8 |
| Chuba Hubbard | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Ian Thomas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 14 | 17 | 129 | 0 | 22 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vonn Bell | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Chinn | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frankie Luvu | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Henderson | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Franklin Jr. | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Derrick Brown | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shy Tuttle | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jammie Robinson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Houston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Hill | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Burns | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D'Shawn Jamison | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 39 | 24 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
- Vikings · 2023 season · Previous Sep 24, 2023: LAC 28, MIN 24 · Next Oct 8, 2023: KC 27, MIN 20
- Panthers · 2023 season · Previous Sep 24, 2023: CAR 27, SEA 37 · Next Oct 8, 2023: CAR 24, DET 42