Week 1
Final
CAR
MIN1Q 15:00
7 - 0
S. Smith Sr. 93-yard TD kickoff return.
Touchdown
Made XP
0th & undefined
2Q 11:47
10 - 0
J. Kasay 23-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 3
3Q 09:16
10 - 7
D. Culpepper 7-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 2
3Q 06:14
10 - 13
C. Carter 12-yard TD catch from D. Culpepper.
Touchdown
Missed XP
3rd & 8
3Q 02:59
17 - 13
M. Muhammad 16-yard TD catch from C. Weinke.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 9
4Q 10:01
24 - 13
C. Weinke 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal
Top Performers
Pass Yds
236
Culpepper
MIN
Rush Yds
86
Goings
CAR
Rec Yds
83
Chamberlain
MIN
Scrim TD
1
Muhammad
CAR
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2001 NFC West
CAR MIN
Rams 
49ers 
Saints 
Falcons 
Panthers | Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bears | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 |
 Packers | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 |
 Buccaneers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 |
 Vikings | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 |
 Lions | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 |
Game Summary
The Minnesota Vikings were decisively beaten by the Carolina Panthers, 24 to 13, on September 9, 2001.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Weinke #16 | 13/22 | 223 | 10.1 | 1 | 1 | 2-23 | 89.8 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Culpepper #11 | 22/38 | 236 | 6.2 | 1 | 3 | 1-2 | 52.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Goings #37 | 25 | 86 | 3.4 | 0 | 15 |
T. Biakabutuka #21 | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 5 |
C. Hetherington #44 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
C. Weinke #16 | 6 | -3 | -0.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Culpepper #11 | 12 | 57 | 4.8 | 1 | 10 |
M. Bennett #23 | 11 | 37 | 3.4 | 0 | 7 |
D. Chapman #34 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Walls #85 | 3/4 | 74 | 24.7 | 0 | 25 |
M. Muhammad #87 | 4/7 | 69 | 17.3 | 1 | 43 |
I. Byrd #82 | 1/2 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 31 |
S. Smith Sr. #89 | 1/1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
D. Hayes #81 | 1/1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
T. Biakabutuka #21 | 2/2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 |
C. Hetherington #44 | 1/2 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
K. Mangum #86 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Goings #37 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Chamberlain #86 | 7/10 | 83 | 11.9 | 0 | 27 |
C. Carter #80 | 5/6 | 44 | 8.8 | 1 | 13 |
R. Moss #84 | 1/7 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 28 |
J. Reed #86 | 1/4 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 |
J. Kleinsasser #40 | 3/3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 14 |
M. Bennett #23 | 2/4 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 12 |
H. Morrow #33 | 2/2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 10 |
D. Chapman #34 | 1/1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -3 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
T. Biakabutuka #21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
N. Goings #37 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Muhammad #87 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
M. Rucker #93 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. Culpepper #11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
J. Kleinsasser #40 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Bennett #23 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Morgan #55 | 7-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Wells #95 | 7-6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Anderson #46 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Hitchcock #37 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Richardson #39 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Towns #57 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Chester #64 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Rucker #93 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Cooper #40 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Evans #33 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
S. Gilbert #94 | 3-3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Navies #53 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Peter #97 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Buckner #99 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Grant #24 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
K. Hankton #88 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Harper #28 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Hoover #45 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Biakabutuka #21 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Williams #96 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Griffith #24 | 11-8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
E. McDaniel #58 | 8-6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
O. Thomas #42 | 8-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Hovan #95 | 6-3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Robbins #98 | 5-4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Wong #52 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Tate #28 | 4-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Wright #43 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Chukwurah #54 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Johnstone #51 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Moss #84 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Snider #44 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Garnett #92 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Hall #55 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Kleinsasser #40 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Morgan #31 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Sawyer #97 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
K. Thibodeaux #27 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Carter #23 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Kasay #4 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Anderson #1 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Sauerbrun #16 | 6 | 294 | 49.0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Berger #17 | 5 | 234 | 46.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Smith Sr. #89 | 3 | 134 | 44.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Jacquet #88 | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Smith Sr. #89 | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Jacquet #88 | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Weinke #16 | 13/22 | 223 | 10.1 | 1 | 1 | 2-23 | 89.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Goings #37 | 25 | 86 | 3.4 | 0 | 15 |
T. Biakabutuka #21 | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 5 |
C. Hetherington #44 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
C. Weinke #16 | 6 | -3 | -0.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Walls #85 | 3/4 | 74 | 24.7 | 0 | 25 |
M. Muhammad #87 | 4/7 | 69 | 17.3 | 1 | 43 |
I. Byrd #82 | 1/2 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 31 |
S. Smith Sr. #89 | 1/1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
D. Hayes #81 | 1/1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
T. Biakabutuka #21 | 2/2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 |
C. Hetherington #44 | 1/2 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
K. Mangum #86 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Goings #37 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
T. Biakabutuka #21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
N. Goings #37 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Muhammad #87 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
M. Rucker #93 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Morgan #55 | 7-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Wells #95 | 7-6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Anderson #46 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Hitchcock #37 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Richardson #39 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Towns #57 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Chester #64 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Rucker #93 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Cooper #40 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Evans #33 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
S. Gilbert #94 | 3-3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Navies #53 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Peter #97 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Buckner #99 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Grant #24 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
K. Hankton #88 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Harper #28 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Hoover #45 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Biakabutuka #21 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Williams #96 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Kasay #4 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Sauerbrun #16 | 6 | 294 | 49.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Smith Sr. #89 | 3 | 134 | 44.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Smith Sr. #89 | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Culpepper #11 | 22/38 | 236 | 6.2 | 1 | 3 | 1-2 | 52.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Culpepper #11 | 12 | 57 | 4.8 | 1 | 10 |
M. Bennett #23 | 11 | 37 | 3.4 | 0 | 7 |
D. Chapman #34 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Chamberlain #86 | 7/10 | 83 | 11.9 | 0 | 27 |
C. Carter #80 | 5/6 | 44 | 8.8 | 1 | 13 |
R. Moss #84 | 1/7 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 28 |
J. Reed #86 | 1/4 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 |
J. Kleinsasser #40 | 3/3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 14 |
M. Bennett #23 | 2/4 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 12 |
H. Morrow #33 | 2/2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 10 |
D. Chapman #34 | 1/1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -3 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. Culpepper #11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
J. Kleinsasser #40 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Bennett #23 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Griffith #24 | 11-8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
E. McDaniel #58 | 8-6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
O. Thomas #42 | 8-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Hovan #95 | 6-3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Robbins #98 | 5-4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Wong #52 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Tate #28 | 4-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Wright #43 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Chukwurah #54 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Johnstone #51 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Moss #84 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Snider #44 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Garnett #92 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Hall #55 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Kleinsasser #40 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Morgan #31 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Sawyer #97 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
K. Thibodeaux #27 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Carter #23 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Anderson #1 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Berger #17 | 5 | 234 | 46.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Jacquet #88 | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Jacquet #88 | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 |
Touchdown
0 play,
0 yd,
00:177-0
Fumble
6 plays,
30 yd,
02:287-0
Punt
3 plays,
1 yd,
01:397-0
Punt
3 plays,
3 yd,
01:367-0
Fumble
12 plays,
61 yd,
07:437-0
Punt
3 plays,
6 yd,
01:007-0
Field Goal
7 plays,
41 yd,
03:3410-0
Interception
3 plays,
12 yd,
01:5210-0
Punt
3 plays,
5 yd,
01:3210-0
Missed FG
9 plays,
40 yd,
05:0810-0
Punt
3 plays,
4 yd,
01:2610-0
Interception
9 plays,
60 yd,
01:2910-0
End of Half
1 play,
-1 yd,
00:1610-0
Punt
4 plays,
15 yd,
01:4310-0
Punt
3 plays,
1 yd,
00:5910-0
Touchdown
6 plays,
51 yd,
03:0910-7
Interception
3 plays,
25 yd,
01:0110-7
Touchdown
5 plays,
49 yd,
02:0310-13
Touchdown
7 plays,
80 yd,
03:1217-13
Punt
3 plays,
4 yd,
01:1317-13
Punt
5 plays,
20 yd,
02:5317-13
Interception
1 play,
0 yd,
00:1017-13
Touchdown
7 plays,
34 yd,
03:4524-13
Punt
7 plays,
26 yd,
02:3624-13
Punt
3 plays,
3 yd,
01:3624-13
Fumble
7 plays,
47 yd,
02:0824-13
End of Game
6 plays,
19 yd,
03:3224-13
291
Total Yds
343
200
Pass Yds
234
91
Rush Yds
109
14
Total Drives
13
62
Total Plays
65
4.7
Yards Per Play
5.3
8.3
Yards Per Pass
6
2.4
Yards Per Rush
4.2
33:25
Possession
26:35
11
Biggest Lead
3
15
1st Downs
19
9
Passing 1st Downs
12
6
Rushing 1st Downs
7
0
1st Downs from Penalties
0
4/13
3rd Down
4/11
0/0
4th Down
1/1
6
Punts
5
2
Turnovers
5
1
Interceptions Thrown
3
1
Fumbles Lost
2
7
Penalties
7
1.0
Sacks
2.0
2
Tackles For Loss
5
1
D/ST TD
0
