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Week 13 · 2026 regular season

Carolina Panthers at Minnesota Vikings

Sun, Dec 6, 1:25 PM PT

Win probability
ESF
(win probability)
CAR 25%
75% MIN

No betting line yet. Lines appear once books post them.

Unit matchups · entering week 13

Where each side has the edge

Each offense against the defense it faces, in CAP yards per attempt. Offense: higher is better. Defense (yards allowed): lower is better.

Pass: CAR offense vs MIN defense
−0.2220th
box score 7.2 · 15th
Edge
MIN
−1.092nd
box score 6.2 allowed · 3rd
Rush: CAR offense vs MIN defense
−0.1322nd
box score 4.2 · 14th
Edge
MIN
−0.1612th
box score 4.5 allowed · 24th
Pass: MIN offense vs CAR defense
−0.5725th
box score 6.7 · 22nd
Edge
CAR
−0.2512th
box score 6.4 allowed · 7th
Rush: MIN offense vs CAR defense
−0.4626th
box score 4.0 · 22nd
Edge
MIN
+0.5929th
box score 4.8 allowed · 28th

CAP yards per attempt: yards per play relative to what the down, distance, field position and the specific opponent would predict; offense positive is good, defense (allowed) negative is good. Box score: yards per attempt as an official box score counts them, entering week 13.

CAP yards per attempt · 2026

How each matchup got here

Each unit's CAP yards per attempt entering each week. Offense: higher is better. Defense (yards allowed): lower is better. 0 is what the situation and opponent would predict.

CAR pass offense vs MIN pass defense
CAR pass offense MIN pass defense (allowed)
−1.3 −1.0 −0.8 −0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6wk 7wk 8 CAR −0.09 MIN −1.05 −1.3 −1.0 −0.8 −0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 0 = expected wk 1wk 3wk 6wk 8 CAR −0.09 MIN −1.05
MIN pass offense vs CAR pass defense
MIN pass offense CAR pass defense (allowed)
−1.0 −0.8 −0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 +0.5 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6wk 7wk 8 MIN −0.61 CAR −0.25 −1.0 −0.8 −0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 +0.5 0 = expected wk 1wk 3wk 6wk 8 MIN −0.61 CAR −0.25
CAR rush offense vs MIN rush defense
CAR rush offense MIN rush defense (allowed)
−1.0 −0.8 −0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6wk 7wk 8 CAR −0.10 MIN −0.44 −1.0 −0.8 −0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 0 = expected wk 1wk 3wk 6wk 8 CAR −0.10 MIN −0.44
MIN rush offense vs CAR rush defense
MIN rush offense CAR rush defense (allowed)
−0.8 −0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 +0.5 +0.8 +1.0 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6wk 7wk 8 MIN −0.41 CAR +0.72 −0.8 −0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 +0.5 +0.8 +1.0 0 = expected wk 1wk 3wk 6wk 8 MIN −0.41 CAR +0.72
CAP win pct · 2026

How each team got here

CAP win pct entering each week. Higher is better; the league average is 0.50.

0.00 0.25 0.50 avg 0.75 1.00 1.25 wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6wk 7wk 8 CAR 0.42 MIN 1.01 0.00 0.25 0.50 avg 0.75 1.00 1.25 wk 1wk 3wk 6wk 8 CAR 0.42 MIN 1.01
2026 results

Results so far

Each team's games before this one, with ESF's pre-game win probability for the team.

CAR Carolina Panthers

WeekOpponentResultESF win prob
pre-game, this team
1 vs CHI Lost 44%
2 @ ATL Won 42%
3 @ CLE Lost 54%
4 vs DET Won 45%
6 @ PHI Won 36%
7 vs TB Lost 71%
8 @ GB Lost 36%

MIN Minnesota Vikings

WeekOpponentResultESF win prob
pre-game, this team
1 vs GB Won 60%
2 @ CHI Won 43%
3 @ TB Won 73%
4 vs MIA Won 78%
5 @ NO Won 69%
7 vs IND Won 82%
8 @ DET Lost 56%
Week 13

Other games this week

Home team's chance to win before kickoff. Higher means the home team is more likely to win.

Dots: ESF model home win probability.

How to read this page

CAP win pct. A fading average of game scores with a half-life of 7 of the team's own games. A win scores 1 plus the opponent's win pct; a loss scores the opponent's win pct minus 1. Last season carries in. League average is 0.50; higher is better.

CAP yards per attempt. Yards per play relative to what the down, distance, field position and the specific opponent would predict. Offense: higher is better. Defense (yards allowed): lower is better.

Box score yards per attempt. Yards divided by attempts, counted the way an official box score counts them: rushing includes scrambles and kneel-downs; passing is gross yards per pass attempt, sacks excluded.

ESF win probability. A logistic regression on both teams' pre-game CAP win pct, with an intercept for home field.