14-play, 56-yard drive comes down to this fourth and goal at the 18.
— Augusta Stone (@augustalstone) October 1, 2023
Bryce Young has been sacked four times for a loss of 50 yards.
— Augusta Stone (@augustalstone) October 1, 2023
Cade Mays in for Throckmorton on this final red zone trip.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023
Chuba Hubbard converts a fourth-and-1 at the 2:00 warning.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023
Driving, but down 21-13 with 1:58 left.
Quick scoring drive capped off by a 30-yard Jefferson reception. Vikings head to 4th quarter with an 8-pt lead
— Augusta Stone (@augustalstone) October 1, 2023
MIN 21, CAR 13 | 15:00 4Q
Oof.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023
Sack-fumble returned for a touchdown by DJ Wonnum.
Vikings 14-13.
Laviska Shenault's second touch of the day goes for 12 yards and a first down.
— Augusta Stone (@augustalstone) October 1, 2023
Bryce just made an adult play on a third-and-too-long.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023
Stepped out of pressure, up the middle, found Thielen downfield.
Impressive. Just not as frequent as they'd prefer.
75 yards on 6 catches for Adam Thielen today.
— Augusta Stone (@augustalstone) October 1, 2023
😤😤😤 pic.twitter.com/C3H1kx7XFf
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) October 1, 2023
With 10:25 to go in the third quarter against the Vikings, the Panthers have already tallied as many run plays (14) as they did last week at Seattle.
— Augusta Stone (@augustalstone) October 1, 2023
YGM and Burns cooking 😤 pic.twitter.com/gP5upbyA6w
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) October 1, 2023
Things we love to see.#EasyToCelebrate | @budlight pic.twitter.com/YyRVlka4gG
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) October 1, 2023
Panthers go for the 56-yard kick just before halftime and it's good. Eddy P with a long one.
— Augusta Stone (@augustalstone) October 1, 2023
CAR 13, MIN 7 | HALF
Up for grabs 🙌
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) October 1, 2023
Kamu claimed it. pic.twitter.com/vrYravwRUQ
Yetur Gross-Matos pressure leads to a Kamu Grugier-Hill interception, and that's not a sentence I planned to write this season.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023
Swiper was on it 💪 pic.twitter.com/7GABaKDP5B
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) October 1, 2023
That play is coming back on penalty, but Derrick Brown chasing a screen pass downfield is an impressive sight to see.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023
At the first-half 2 minute warning, the Panthers have committed 4 penalties for a loss of 65 yards.
— Augusta Stone (@augustalstone) October 1, 2023
Vikings also have 4 penalties – for 23 yards, though.
Delay of game. It's third-and-22 at their own 19.
— Augusta Stone (@augustalstone) October 1, 2023
Bozeman hold takes a nice third-down conversion to TMJ off the board.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023
Bryce Young connected with Terrace Marshall, but Bradley Bozeman's called for offensive holding. Third-and-17 instead.
— Augusta Stone (@augustalstone) October 1, 2023
Panthers offense coming out. Adam Thielen is back on the field.
— Augusta Stone (@augustalstone) October 1, 2023
CHINN COMING RIGHT AT YOU 🦊 pic.twitter.com/5mPgI1Hc0m
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) October 1, 2023
Jeremy Chinn leveled Kirk Cousins on third down. Like he was shot out of a cannon.
— Augusta Stone (@augustalstone) October 1, 2023
CB D'Shawn Jamsion just rocked Justin Jefferson (his second big hit of the day, after blocking Kirk Cousins on the pick-six). Jefferson still down getting attended to.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023
In a related story, CB Donte Jackson (shoulder), questionable to return.
Looks like D'Shawn Jamison will be continuing to fill in for Donte Jackson at the moment, as the Panthers' D lines up for the Vikings' O.
— Augusta Stone (@augustalstone) October 1, 2023
That secondary is not what they rolled out with in Week 1.
Here's more on Sam Franklin's record-breaking pick-six in the first quarter, and who he bumped from the top spots on a couple of lists.https://t.co/a947zvJibl
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023
Panthers WR Adam Thielen just walked off the field, visibly unhappy, and dropped his helmet on the sideline. Talking with trainers now.
— Augusta Stone (@augustalstone) October 1, 2023
CB Donte Jackson's in the blue medical tent. Wasn't out there for the touchdown.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023
CJ Henderson, Troy Hill, D'Shawn Jamison, and Dicaprio Bootle are left at CB.
Kirk Cousins connects with Justin Jefferson on a 4-yard TD.
— Augusta Stone (@augustalstone) October 1, 2023
The Vikings have more rush yards (61) than pass yards (50) at this point, which is a trend I didn't expect to see
CAR 10, MIN 7 | 9:43 2Q
Vikings answer with a long drive, and a touchdown to Justin Jefferson.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023
Panthers up 10-7, and this could be a back-and-forth one today.
For a team that was hardly known for rushing coming into this game, Minnesota has been able to run effectively so far. Averaging 5.8 yards per attempt, 52 yards on 9 carries between Mattison and Akers.
— Augusta Stone (@augustalstone) October 1, 2023
After all that (a 15-play, 61-yard, 8:26 drive), the Panthers get a 26-yard field goal from Eddy Piñeiro.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023
A 10-0 Panthers lead, early in the second quarter.
He's a playmaker.
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) October 1, 2023
42 😏@dunk_42 | @ChinnJeremy2 pic.twitter.com/UASWqifTf4
Vikings LB Jordan Hicks puts a shot on Bryce Young after a false start penalty (on Marshall), and perhaps surprisingly, wasn't jumped by a handful of Panthers.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023
Minnesota just gave the Panthers a whole new set of downs thanks to a hold on third-and-goal, which was an incompletion
— Augusta Stone (@augustalstone) October 1, 2023
Panthers go for it on fourth-and-1 at midfield. Opt for Chuba Hubbard, and he gets the first down.
— Augusta Stone (@augustalstone) October 1, 2023
That's five straight runs with three different guys. It's all worked thus far.
Sam Franklin just had the longest interception return for a TD in franchise history 🙌 pic.twitter.com/qzpHiYHXFX
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) October 1, 2023
After the obligatory first pass of the game to Adam Thielen, they hand off to Laviska Shenault, lined up as a back in the pistol.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023
New look.
Sam read this all the way through 😤 pic.twitter.com/wddEPvmVj0
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) October 1, 2023
Three and out in the Vikings' next series after the pick six.
— Augusta Stone (@augustalstone) October 1, 2023
Bryce Young is on the field.
Sam Franklin also posts the longest interception return in franchise history, surpassing Julius Peppers' non-scoring 97-yarder at Denver in 2004.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023
First Panthers pick-six since Donte Jackson at the Rams last year.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023
99-YARDS!
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) October 1, 2023
No stopping Sam 😤 pic.twitter.com/3SzM0NRIvj
HOW WE FEEL pic.twitter.com/Oqq2Oia9ie
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) October 1, 2023
Sam Franklin makes up for it in a big way.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023
99-yard pick-six.
CB D'Shawn Jamison flattened Kirk Cousins with a block to let Franklin cruise in.
Panthers 7-0.
Special teamer Sam Franklin, starting at safety, just called for a 45-yard pass interference.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023
Vikings at the 4.
Views from 0⃣🕷️@BoschToolsNA | #KeepPounding pic.twitter.com/VbwV4zmkwQ
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) October 1, 2023
We've got a perfect 80 degrees at kickoff, with 50 percent humidity.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023
We're not canceling our sporting events here today.
Vikings call tails, it's heads.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023
Panthers defer to second half, Panthers will kick off.
Drop a #KeepPounding for our honorary #CrucialCatch captains! @AtriumHealth | @LevineCancer pic.twitter.com/LUXzpzogXt
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) October 1, 2023
What Hayden said 😤 pic.twitter.com/5bLVKMIoVQ
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) October 1, 2023
Former LBs coach Mike Siravo catching up with Luke Kuechly pregame. pic.twitter.com/IsUdLYDFtq
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023
White jerseys, black britches today, as modeled by JJ Jansen.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023
Jansen will break the franchise record by appearing in his 230th game today, breaking the old record of 229 previously held by JJ Jansen. pic.twitter.com/yJuJPuS5iR
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) October 1, 2023
Familiar faces 🤝 pic.twitter.com/EmOIoKEcGE
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) October 1, 2023
White jerseys, black britches today, as modeled by JJ Jansen.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023
Jansen will break the franchise record by appearing in his 230th game today, breaking the old record of 229 previously held by JJ Jansen. pic.twitter.com/yJuJPuS5iR
Xavier Woods out, but Frankie Luvu is activehttps://t.co/MJ0MmG6Pfb
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) October 1, 2023
Spidey said it’s 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 fall 🍂 pic.twitter.com/jk1Ti9DJn8
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) October 1, 2023
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) October 1, 2023
October is here 🩻 pic.twitter.com/O6lW46V262
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) October 1, 2023
17 checking in 😎@CokeCCBCC | #KeepPounding pic.twitter.com/MH7jNvmcSg
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) October 1, 2023
Friends, it is a sublime day for football in Charlotte, NC.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023
The conditions are optimal. pic.twitter.com/ILRG0L5zYh
