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Carolina Panthers at Minnesota Vikings - Week 6
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

NYG
CHI		 21
 27
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PIT
NYJ		 19
 6
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CAR
MIN		 35
 10
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CIN
BUF		 27
 24
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DET
CLE		 31
 17
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GB
BAL		 19
 17
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PHI
TB		 31
 20
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OAK
KC		 7
 24
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STL
HOU		 38
 13
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JAC
DEN		 19
 35
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TEN
SEA		 13
 20
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ARI
SF		 20
 32
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NO
NE		 27
 30
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WAS
DAL		 16
 31
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IND
SD		 9
 19
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Vikings 24, Panthers 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Carolina Panthers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 6 Cam Newton Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 30, 0
RB 21 DeAngelo Williams Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 55 Mike Tolbert Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 32 Steve Smith Rec: 6-70, 0 TD
WR 42 Brandon LaFell Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 71 Ted Ginn Jr. Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 8 Greg Olsen Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 15 Graham Gano FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 15 Defense / ST  
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Minnesota Vikings
Rank  Player Projections
QB 26 Matt Cassel Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 3 Adrian Peterson Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 19 Greg Jennings Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 58 Jerome Simpson Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 74 Cordarrelle Patterson Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 15 Kyle Rudolph Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 21 Blair Walsh FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 14 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Panthers QB Cam Newton completed 22 of 35 (62.9 pct.) for 290 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 117.6 rating in only start vs. Min. Has posted 100+ rating in game 13 times... When RB DeAngelo Williams has 18+ att., team is 18-4... WR Steve Smith has 36 catches for 609 yards (121.8 per game) & 4 TDs in past 5 meetings. In those 5, has 3 100-yard games, incl. 201-yard performance (10/30/05). WR Brandon LaFell has 10 career rec. TDs & avgs. 24.8 yards per TD (248 yards). TE Greg Olsen has TD catch in 3 of past 4 vs. Min... DE Greg Hardy has 12 sacks in past 13. Rookie S ROBERT LESTER has INT in each of 1st 2 games. Since entering NFL in 2012, LB Luke Kuechly leads NFL with 202 tackles. Has INT in 2 of past 3. DE Charles Johnson had sack in last meeting. In past 17, has 15.5 sacks & 7 FFs. CB Captain Munnerlyn had sack, FF & FR in last game vs. Min.

Vikings QB Christian Ponder won only start vs. Car. & had 102.7 rating. QB Matt Cassel passed for 248 yards, 2 TDs & 0 INTs for 123.4 rating in Week 4... Since entering NFL in 2007, RB Adrian Peterson leads league with 9,270 rush yards & 81 rush TDs. In last meeting, had 83 rush yards with TD & 76 rec. yards with TD. Rushed for 140 yards & 2 TDs in Week 4, incl. 60-yard TD. Has 12 60+ yard TD runs, most in NFL history...WR Greg Jennings has TD catch in all 3 meetings. In Week 4, had 2 TDs, incl. 70-yard catch. Has 7 career 70+ yard rec. TDs, tied for most among active players. Since 2007, is 1 of 2 active players with 15+ avg. (15.6) & 50+ rec. TDs (52). Rookie WR-KR Cordarrelle Patterson leads NFL with 33.8 KR avg. & has 105-yard KR-TD. WR Jerome Simpson had 7 catches for 124 yards in Week 4... DE Jared Allen aims for 4th in row vs. Car. with sack. Since entering NFL in 2004, has NFL-best 120.5 sacks. LB Chad Greenway had sack & INT in Week 4. LB Erin Henderson is only player in NFL with 2 sacks & 2 INTs in 2013.


Results and Schedule
Carolina Panthers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 SEA H L 7-12 -5
2 2013-09-15 BUF A L 23-24 -1
3 2013-09-22 NYG H W 38-0 +38
4   Bye      
5 2013-10-06 ARI A L 6-22 -16
6 2013-10-13 MIN A    
7 2013-10-20 STL H    
8 2013-10-24 TB A    
9 2013-11-03 ATL H    
10 2013-11-10 SF A    
11 2013-11-18 NE H    
12 2013-11-24 MIA A    
13 2013-12-01 TB H    
14 2013-12-08 NO A    
15 2013-12-15 NYJ H    
16 2013-12-22 NO H    
17 2013-12-29 ATL A    
   
Minnesota Vikings
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 DET A L 24-34 -10
2 2013-09-15 CHI A L 30-31 -1
3 2013-09-22 CLE H L 27-31 -4
4 2013-09-29 PIT H W 34-27 +7
5   Bye      
6 2013-10-13 CAR H    
7 2013-10-21 NYG A    
8 2013-10-27 GB H    
9 2013-11-03 DAL A    
10 2013-11-07 WAS H    
11 2013-11-17 SEA A    
12 2013-11-24 GB A    
13 2013-12-01 CHI H    
14 2013-12-08 BAL A    
15 2013-12-15 PHI H    
16 2013-12-22 CIN A    
17 2013-12-29 DET H    

Injury Report
Carolina Panthers
Questionable  DT Dwan Edwards (thigh)
 CB D.J. Moore (knee)
 TE Greg Olsen (ankle)
Probable  FS Quintin Mikell (ankle)
IR  FS Charles Godfrey (achilles-tendon, 9/17/2013)
PUP  RB Jonathan Stewart (ankle)
   
Minnesota Vikings
Questionable  CB Chris Cook (groin)
 TE Rhett Ellison (knee)
 QB Christian Ponder (ribs)
 SS Jamarca Sanford (hamstring)
 DT Kevin Williams (knee)

Offense Stats Comparison
  CAR
 Offense 		 MIN
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 15.0 28.5 23.2 MIN
Rushing yards 124.5 128.5 106.9 MIN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.37 4.57 4.07 MIN
Completion % 57.5% 60.0% 61.7% MIN
Passing yards 195.5 226.0 249.0 MIN
Passing yards per completion 10.52 11.93 11.05 MIN
Passing yards per attempt 6.05 7.16 6.82 MIN
Interceptions 1.0 1.0 1.0 -
Fumbles lost 1.0 1.5 0.7 CAR
Sacks allowed 3.5 2.0 2.7 MIN
3rd down conversions 47.2% 38.9% 37.7% CAR
4th down conversions 33.3% 75.0% 42.1% MIN
Time of possession 32:39 26:24 30:06 CAR
  Defense Stats Comparison
  CAR
 Defense 		 MIN
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 17.0 31.0 23.2 CAR
Rushing yards 80.0 110.0 106.9 CAR
Rushing yards per attempt 3.58 4.39 4.07 CAR
Completion % 66.9% 65.4% 61.7% MIN
Passing yards 223.5 329.0 249.0 CAR
Passing yards per completion 9.85 10.54 11.05 CAR
Passing yards per attempt 6.59 6.90 6.82 CAR
INT return 1.5 1.5 1.0 -
Fumble recoveries 1.0 1.0 0.7 -
Sacks 2.0 2.0 2.7 -
3rd down conversions 37.3% 47.3% 37.7% CAR
4th down conversions 0.0% 50.0% 42.1% CAR
Time of possession 27:21 33:36 30:06 CAR

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   CAR   MIN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 6.9 2.0 8.8 CAR
Yards per kick return 23.8 30.4 23.8 MIN
Yards allowed per punt return 10.9 6.7 8.8 MIN
Yards allowed per kick return 21.0 34.6 23.8 CAR
  Misc Stats Comparison
   CAR   MIN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 4.0 4.5 6.4 CAR
Penalty yards 39.0 43.5 56.0 CAR

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 5 of the 2013 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 1 to 5 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
Carolina Panthers vs. Minnesota Vikings
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 12 2000-11-19 CAR MIN 17-31 MIN
2001 1 2001-09-09 CAR MIN 24-13 CAR
2002 3 2002-09-22 CAR MIN 21-14 CAR
2005 8 2005-10-30 MIN CAR 13-38 CAR
2006 2 2006-09-17 CAR MIN 13-16 MIN
2008 3 2008-09-21 CAR MIN 10-20 MIN
2009 15 2009-12-20 MIN CAR 7-26 CAR
2011 8 2011-10-30 MIN CAR 24-21 MIN

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.