CAROLINA 0 0 9 3 -- 12
MINNESOTA 0 7 7 0 -- 14
1ST QUARTER
NONE
2ND QUARTER
MIN - CRIS CARTER 6 YD PASS FROM WARREN MOON (SCOTT SISSON
KICK), 2:57.
Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards in 4:46.
Key plays: F Smith recovery of Collins fumble at Carolina
49; Moon 29-yard pass to Carter to Carolina 14.
MINNESOTA 7-0
3RD QUARTER
MIN - CARTER 3 YD PASS FROM MOON (SISSON KICK), 5:15.
Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards in 5:13.
Key plays: Moon 17-yard pass to Reed to Minnesota 39;
Moon 15-yard pass to Ismail to Carolina 45; R Smith
24-yard run to Carolina 18.
MINNESOTA 14-0
CAR - ANTHONY JOHNSON 4 YD RUN (JOHN KASAY KICK), 12:48.
Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards in 7:33.
Key plays: Collins 18-yard pass to Walls to midfield;
Collins 10-yard pass to Griffith to Minnesota 27; Collins
11-yard pass to Walls to Minnesota 10.
MINNESOTA 14-7
CAR - SAFETY, BLOCKED PUNT BY CAROLINA WENT OUT OF THE END ZONE,
13:57.
MINNESOTA 14-9
4TH QUARTER
CAR - FG, JOHN KASAY 22 YD, 8:32.
Drive: 10 plays, 38 yards in 4:50.
Key plays: Collins 13-yard pass to Muhammad to Minnesota 24;
Collins 12-yard pass to Walls on 4th-and-1 to Minnesota 11.
MINNESOTA 14-12
TEAM STATISTICS
CAR MIN
FIRST DOWNS 15 16
Rushing 6 6
Passing 8 9
Penalty 1 1
3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY 3-12 5-16
4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY 1-2 1-2
TOTAL NET YARDS 256 293
Total plays 59 68
Average gain 4.3 4.3
NET YARDS RUSHING 101 101
Rushes 28 30
Average per rush 3.6 3.4
NET YARDS PASSING 155 192
Completed-attempted 15-30 19-34
Yards per pass 4.6 5.5
Sacked-yards lost 1-0 4-17
Had intercepted 4 1
PUNTS-AVERAGE 4-39.3 5-31.8
RETURN YARDAGE 68 60
Punts-returns 0-0 1-19
Kickoffs-returns 3-60 2-28
Interceptions-returns 1-8 4-13
PENALTIES-YARDS 5-41 9-72
FUMBLES-LOST 2-2 2-1
TIME OF POSSESSION 26:04 33:56
PLAYER STATISTICS
Missed field goals: Minnesota (Scott Sisson 32).
Carolina rushing: Anthony Johnson 23-102, Winslow Oliver 3-minus 1,
Kerry Collins 1-0, Leroy Hoard 1-0.
Minnesota rushing: Robert Smith 27-102, Warren Moon 3-minus 1.
Carolina passing: Kerry Collins 15-30 for 155 yards, 4 INT, 0 TD.
Minnesota passing: Warren Moon 19-34 for 209 yards, 1 INT, 2 TD.
Carolina receiving: Wesley Walls 6-71, Muhsin Muhammad 4-34, Mark
Carrier 2-28, Howard Griffith 2-16, Winslow Oliver 1-6.
Minnesota receiving: Cris Carter 7-90, Jake Reed 5-58, Amp Lee 2-12,
Robert Smith 2-8, Charles Evans 1-16, Qadry Ismail 1-16, Greg Delong
1-9.
Carolina tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial): Lamar Lathon 3-4-0.5,
Gerald Williams 3-2-0.5, Kevin Greene 4-0-2, Greg Kragen 3-1-1,
Carlton Bailey 6-5-0, Sam Mills 5-4-0, Brett Maxie 4-3-0, Tyrone
Poole 5-0-0, Chad Cota 2-3-0, Eric Davis 2-2-0, Toi Cook 1-0-0, Shawn
King 1-0-0, Damon Pieri 2-0-0, Andre Royal 1-0-0, Pat Terrell 1-0-0,
Les Miller 0-1-0, Tommy Jeter 1-0-0, Michael Bates 1-1-0, Duane
Bickett 1-0-0, Mark Carrier 2-0-0, Anthony Johnson 0-1-0, Muhsin
Muhammad 1-0-0.
Minnesota tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial): Fernando Smith 4-3-1,
Jeff Brady 7-2-0, Derrick Alexander 4-4-0, Robert Griffith 6-0-0,
Dixon Edwards 4-2-0, Darryl Talley 4-1-0, Corey Fuller 3-1-0, Esera
Tuaolo 3-1-0, Alfred Jackson 1-1-0, Orlando Thomas 2-1-0, Dewayne
Washington 1-1-0, Harlon Barnett 1-0-0, Jason Fisk 1-0-0, Martin
Harrison 1-0-0, Pete Bercich 1-0-0, Cris Carter 1-0-0, John Gerak
1-0-0, Moe Williams 1-0-0.
Interceptions: Carolina (Chad Cota 1 for 8 yards); Minnesota (Robert
Griffith 1 for 9 yards, Alfred Jackson 1 for 4 yards, Dewayne
Washington 2 for 0 yards).
Fumbles lost: Carolina (Chad Cota, Kerry Collins); Minnesota (Warren
Moon).
Opponent's fumbles recovered: Carolina (Les Miller); Minnesota (Jeff
Brady, Cris Carter).
Officials: Referee-Mike Carey, Umpire-Art Demmas, Head
linesman-Earnie Frantz, Line judge-Bill Reynolds, Back judge-Tom
Sifferman, Side judge-Mike Pereira, Field judge-John Robison.
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