2008 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 21, 2008 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Carolina Panthers
10
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Minnesota VikingsWinner
20
MIN -3 ✓U 37.5 ✓Dome
Minnesota Vikings 20–10.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · MIN
16/28, 204 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-2.0 expected points added · -9.2% completion over expected
Passing · CAR
17/29, 191 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-8.8 expected points added · -2.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Delhomme | 17/29 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -8.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAngelo Williams | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 0 | -3.4 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 1 | -2.9 |
| Brad Hoover | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Nick Goings | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Jake Delhomme | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -4.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Davis | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Beason | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Godfrey | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damione Lewis | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Marshall | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Gamble | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Charles Johnson | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Julius Peppers | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Brayton | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Frerotte | 16/28 | 204 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 17 | 77 | 4.5 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Chester Taylor | 11 | 44 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Gus Frerotte | 4 | -2 | -0.5 | 0 | -3.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Greenway | 4 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Henderson | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Allen | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Williams | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charles Gordon | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrell Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Sharper | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Griffin | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Frampton | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Husain Abdullah | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIN -3
- Closing total
- 37.5
- CAR moneyline
- —
- MIN moneyline
- —
Vikings closed -3 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 30 — under by 7.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- CAR 7 days · MIN 7 days
- Coaches
- John Fox vs Brad Childress