Vikings vs. Panthers Key Players to Watch | Week 4

One of the best pass-catchers in the NFL last season will be a player to watch when Justin Jefferson and the Minnesota Vikings visit the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, October 1, 2023.

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Vikings vs. Panthers Game Info

• Game Date: Sunday, October 1, 2023
• Time: 1:00 PM ET
• Venue: Bank of America Stadium
• Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
• TV: FOX

Top Vikings Players

• Kirk Cousins recorded 4,547 passing yards (267.5 per game) with a 65.9% completion percentage last year, while throwing for 29 touchdowns with 14 interceptions.
• Cam Akers rushed for 786 yards on 188 attempts (52.4 yards per game) and scored seven touchdowns a season ago.
• Last year Alexander Mattison rushed for 283 yards on 74 carries (16.6 yards per game), with five rushing touchdowns.
• Last season Jefferson hauled in 128 passes for 1,809 yards (106.4 per game) and scored eight touchdowns.
• T.J. Hockenson also tacked on 914 receiving yards on 86 grabs and six touchdowns. He was targeted 129 times, and put up 53.8 yards per game.
• K.J. Osborn caught 60 passes on 90 targets for 650 yards and five touchdowns, averaging 38.2 yards per game.
• Danielle Hunter had a solid body of work a year ago, collecting 10.5 sacks, 12.0 TFL and 65 tackles.
• In last year’s campaign, Jordan Hicks collected 129 tackles, 2.0 TFL, three sacks, and one interception.
• Harrison Smith picked off five passes and tacked on 85 tackles, 1.0 TFL, and 10 passes defended last season.

Top Panthers Players

• Miles Sanders churned out 1,269 rushing yards (74.6 per game) and scored 11 touchdowns.
• Last year Chuba Hubbard ran for 466 yards on 95 carries (33.3 yards per game), with two rushing touchdowns.
• Adam Thielen grabbed 70 passes for 716 yards last year with six touchdowns. He was targeted 107 times, and averaged 42.1 yards per game.
• D.J. Chark tacked on 30 catches for 502 yards and three touchdowns. He was targeted 52 times, and put up 45.6 receiving yards per game.
• Terrace Marshall Jr. caught 28 passes on 47 targets for 490 yards and one TD.
• Last season Brian Burns totaled 12.5 sacks, 17.0 TFL and 63 tackles.
• Frankie Luvu’s 2022 campaign saw him total 111 tackles, 19.0 TFL, seven sacks, and one interception.
• Vonn Bell intercepted four passes and tacked on 77 tackles, 4.0 TFL, one sack, and eight passes defended last season.

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Vikings Fantasy Stats

• Cousins finished the 2022 season as the eighth-best fantasy player overall and the eighth-best fantasy QB with 291.6 fantasy points (17.2 per game).
• Jefferson collected 240.6 fantasy points a season ago (14.2 per game), enough to place him 18th overall and first among WRs in league-wide fantasy standings.
• Last year, Hockenson’s 129.4 total fantasy points made him the No. 83 fantasy player and No. 3 TE. He averaged 7.6 fantasy points per game.
• Akers put together the 84th-ranked fantasy season (30th among RBs) in 2022 with 128.3 fantasy points, averaging 8.6 per game.

Panthers Fantasy Stats

• Sanders put together a solid 2022 fantasy season, scoring 196.7 total fantasy points (11.6 per game) to finish 35th overall and 10th among RBs in the league-wide fantasy rankings.
• Andy Dalton was the 45th-ranked player overall and the 21st-ranked QB after scoring 174.3 fantasy points (12.5 per game) last year.
• Thielen was the 35th-best WR and the 107th-best fantasy player overall with 110.0 fantasy points last season, averaging 6.5 per game.
• Hubbard scored 73.7 fantasy points in the 2022 season (5.3 per game). He was the 48th-ranked RB and the 158th-ranked player overall.