2011 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 30, 2011 · Bank of America Stadium
Minnesota VikingsWinner
24
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Carolina Panthers
21
CAR -3 upsetU 47 ✓
Minnesota Vikings 24–21 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CAR
22/35, 290 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
4.7 expected points added · +0.5% completion over expected
Passing · MIN
18/28, 236 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
12.6 expected points added · +1.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Ponder | 18/28 | 236 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 20 | 83 | 4.2 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Toby Gerhart | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Percy Harvin | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 1 | 1.8 |
| Christian Ponder | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | -3.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 5 | 5 | 76 | 1 | 18% | 7.9 |
| Percy Harvin | 4 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 18% | 1.3 |
| Visanthe Shiancoe | 3 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 14% | 5.6 |
| Michael Jenkins | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 7% | 1.1 |
| Devin Aromashodu | 2 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 21% | -2.1 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 2 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 18% | -1.2 |
| Ryan D'Imperio | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Greenway | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Husain Abdullah | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Asher Allen | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Griffin | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Erin Henderson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jared Allen | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamarca Sanford | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Henderson | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Frampton | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 22/35 | 290 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 13 | 49 | 3.8 | 0 | -0.3 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Steve Smith | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 1.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Smith | 7 | 9 | 100 | 1 | 26% | 7.7 |
| Greg Olsen | 4 | 7 | 73 | 1 | 20% | 5.0 |
| Legedu Naanee | 5 | 7 | 49 | 0 | 20% | 1.1 |
| Brandon LaFell | 1 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 6% | 3.6 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6% | 0.5 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 9% | -1.3 |
| Jeremy Shockey | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9% | -0.2 |
| Jerome Felton | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Godfrey | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Captain Munnerlyn | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omar Gaither | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Johnson | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherrod Martin | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Anderson | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell McClain | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Gamble | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antwan Applewhite | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Neblett | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CAR -3
- Closing total
- 47
- MIN moneyline
- +158
- CAR moneyline
- -175
Panthers closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 47; the game landed 45 — under by 2.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Bank of America Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 54°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- MIN 7 days · CAR 7 days
- Coaches
- Leslie Frazier vs Ron Rivera