Carolina Panthers at Minnesota Vikings
CAR3-5
6-2MIN
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Sunday 2026-12-06 · 16:25 ET·U.S. Bank Stadium·No line yet
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-11-10D: Base 3-4 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 9
✚ Damien Lewis (LG) — Out
Field
dome · sportturf
Weather
indoors — n/a
Rest
CAR 6d · MIN 7d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
CAR form
3-5PF 199 · PA 219Home 1-3Away 2-2
QB Bryce Young 17–35 as starter · playoffs 0–1 · last 10: 3–7 · since 2023
MIN form
6-2PF 146 · PA 116Home 3-1Away 3-1
QB Carson Wentz 50–50–1 as starter · playoffs 0–1 · last 10: 4–6 · since 2016
| CAR | Season efficiency | MIN |
|---|---|---|
| 0.042 | Off EPA / play | -0.162 |
| 42.7 | Off success % | 36.2 |
| 9.5 | Off explosive % | 8.7 |
| 37.7 | 3rd-down conv % | 34.6 |
| 0.03 | Def EPA / play allowed | -0.149 |
| 44.4 | Def success % allowed | 37.6 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out
Coaching Intel
CAR staff
HCDave CanalesOCBrad IdzikDCTodd Wash (interim)
4th-down go 28.7% · PROE -2.4 · no-huddle 6.7%
MIN staff
HCKevin O'ConnellOCWes PhillipsDCBrian Flores
4th-down go 16.1% · PROE +0.6 · no-huddle 9.4%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
These head coaches have never faced each other (1999–).
CAR offense vs MIN defense
Brad Idzik(OC)vsBrian Flores(DC)first career meeting
MIN offense vs CAR defense
Wes Phillips(OC)vsTodd Wash (interim)(DC)first career meeting
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-01 | MIN @ CAR | 21–13 | MIN | Kevin O'Connell / Frank Reich |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded