Live Updates: Panthers vs. Vikings

Oct 01, 2023 at 03:41 PM

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.

Driving, but down 21-13 with 1:58 left.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023

Quick scoring drive capped off by a 30-yard Jefferson reception. Vikings head to 4th quarter with an 8-pt lead

MIN 21, CAR 13 | 15:00 4Q
— Augusta Stone (@augustalstone) October 1, 2023

Oof.

Sack-fumble returned for a touchdown by DJ Wonnum.

Vikings 14-13.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023

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.

Stepped out of pressure, up the middle, found Thielen downfield.

Impressive. Just not as frequent as they'd prefer.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023

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.

CAR 13, MIN 7 | HALF
— Augusta Stone (@augustalstone) October 1, 2023

Up for grabs 🙌

Kamu claimed it. pic.twitter.com/vrYravwRUQ
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) October 1, 2023

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.

Vikings also have 4 penalties – for 23 yards, though.
— Augusta Stone (@augustalstone) October 1, 2023

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.

In a related story, CB Donte Jackson (shoulder), questionable to return.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023

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.

That secondary is not what they rolled out with in Week 1.
— Augusta Stone (@augustalstone) October 1, 2023

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.

CJ Henderson, Troy Hill, D'Shawn Jamison, and Dicaprio Bootle are left at CB.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023

Kirk Cousins connects with Justin Jefferson on a 4-yard TD.

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
— Augusta Stone (@augustalstone) October 1, 2023

Vikings answer with a long drive, and a touchdown to Justin Jefferson.

Panthers up 10-7, and this could be a back-and-forth one today.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023

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.

A 10-0 Panthers lead, early in the second quarter.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023

He's a playmaker.

42 😏@dunk_42 | @ChinnJeremy2 pic.twitter.com/UASWqifTf4
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) October 1, 2023

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.

That's five straight runs with three different guys. It's all worked thus far.
— Augusta Stone (@augustalstone) October 1, 2023

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.

New look.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023

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.

Bryce Young is on the field.
— Augusta Stone (@augustalstone) October 1, 2023

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!

No stopping Sam 😤 pic.twitter.com/3SzM0NRIvj
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) October 1, 2023

HOW WE FEEL pic.twitter.com/Oqq2Oia9ie
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) October 1, 2023

Sam Franklin makes up for it in a big way.

99-yard pick-six.

CB D'Shawn Jamison flattened Kirk Cousins with a block to let Franklin cruise in.

Panthers 7-0.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023

Special teamer Sam Franklin, starting at safety, just called for a 45-yard pass interference.

Vikings at the 4.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023

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.

We're not canceling our sporting events here today.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023

Vikings call tails, it's heads.

Panthers defer to second half, Panthers will kick off.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023

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.

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
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023

🤩 pic.twitter.com/53shwTAros
— 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.

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
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023

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

🤜🤛 pic.twitter.com/JsScEtiMbQ
— 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.

The conditions are optimal. pic.twitter.com/ILRG0L5zYh
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) October 1, 2023