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- Carolina’s 96-yard touchdown drive that started with 2:09 remaining and featured two fourth-down conversions was the longest TD drive with under three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter in franchise history.
- The Panthers went to overtime for the first time since beating the Colts in 2015. Carolina is now 5-11-1 all-time in regular season overtime games.
- Carolina blocked a punt and returned it for a touchdown in the third quarter. It was just the second time that happened in franchise history, with the first coming by Dwight Stone in 1998 against Washington.
- Carolina’s defense played 84 plays, tied for most in a regular season game in franchise history. The 571 yards allowed tied for their second-most all-time (617 at New Orleans, Week 17, 2011).
- Minnesota had nine plays of over 20 yards, including seven passes and two rushes. It tied for the most 20-yard plays allowed by Carolina since 2000.
- The Panthers offense was 2-of-12 on third down (16.7 percent), averaging 10.3 yards per attempt.
- Carolina allowed four sacks and four QB hits. Over the last three games, the Panthers’ 12 sacks allowed are the most in the NFL.
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- Quarterback Sam Darnold finished with 207 passing yards on 17-of-41 attempts with a touchdown, an interception and a fumble. Darnold accounted for all 96 yards on Carolina’s last drive, including 83 passing yards and 13 rushing yards.
- In his second straight start, Chuba Hubbard rushed for 61 yards and his first rushing touchdown. Hubbard’s 281 rushing yards rank second among rookie running backs this season.
- Rookie Keith Taylor Jr. tied for the team lead with 10 tackles, three pass deflections and one forced fumble.
- Haason Reddick had eight tackles, including three tackles for loss, and his second career fumble recovery that set up a score in the first half.
- Frankie Luvu blocked a punt that was recovered by Kenny Robinson for his first career TD. Luvu had five tackles, including one for loss on defense, and an additional two tackles on special teams.
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