Sunday, October 12, 1997
Carolina Panthers 14, Minnesota Vikings 21| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers (2-4-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Minnesota Vikings (5-2-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| CAR | MIN | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | Cris Carter 6 yard pass from Brad Johnson (Eddie Murray kick) | 0 | 7 |
| CAR | Wesley Walls 16 yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (John Kasay kick) | 7 | 7 |
| MIN | Brad Johnson 3 yard pass from Brad Johnson (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 14 |
| CAR | Rae Carruth 5 yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (John Kasay kick) | 14 | 14 |
| MIN | Robert Smith 4 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick) | 14 | 21 |
| CAR | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 17 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 20-80-0 | 29-158-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 19-35-227-2-0 | 17-34-203-2-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 5-30 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 197 | 203 |
| Total yards | 277 | 361 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 9-70 | 10-92 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Steve Beuerlein | CAR | 19 | 35 | 227 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Rae Carruth | CAR | 6 | 107 | 1 | ||||||||
| Wesley Walls | CAR | 5 | 55 | 1 | ||||||||
| Tim Biakabutuka | CAR | 12 | 50 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mark Carrier | CAR | 4 | 36 | 0 | ||||||||
| Anthony Johnson | CAR | 6 | 27 | 0 | ||||||||
| Rocket Ismail | CAR | 2 | 21 | 0 | ||||||||
| Scott Greene | CAR | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Brad Johnson | MIN | 17 | 34 | 203 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 0 | |||
| Robert Smith | MIN | 23 | 120 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Jake Reed | MIN | 2 | 65 | 0 | ||||||||
| Matthew Hatchette | MIN | 1 | 38 | 0 | ||||||||
| David Palmer | MIN | 2 | 22 | 0 | ||||||||
| Cris Carter | MIN | 2 | 18 | 1 | ||||||||
| Charles Evans | MIN | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Andrew Glover | MIN | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||||||||
| Hunter Goodwin | MIN | 1 | 14 | 0 | ||||||||
| Moe Williams | MIN | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||
| Chris Walsh | MIN | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||