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WR Jeremy Kerley had seven catches for 61 yards in 49ers debut. ... 49ers defense limited Rams to 185 yards and 10 first downs in shutout. ... LB NaVorro Bowman led 49ers with nine tackles and had INT vs. Rams. Bowman had 11 tackles in playoff win vs. Carolina in 2014. ... LB Ahmad Brooks has sack in three of last four games. With next sack Brooks moves into tie with former DT Dana Stubblefield for third in franchise history... Panthers were 10-0 at home in 2015, including 2-0 in playoffs. ... QB Cam Newton has NFL-record 32 career games with both TD passing and TD rushing. He has more TDs rushing than any QB in NFL history. ... Panthers had 158 yards rushing vs. Denver, marking 28th consecutive regular season game with at least 100 yards rushing. ... RB Jonathan Stewart had at least 75 yards from scrimmage in eight of last 10 games. ... TE Greg Olsen has five TD catches in last seven home games. ... 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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- The Minnesota Vikings put up 30 points on the Arizona Cardinals to finally snap a four-game losing streak that had soured their season.On paper, that should be reason to celebrate for an offense that has struggled this season to sustain drives, open holes in the running game and put the ball in the end zone. But one of those touchdowns came on a 100-yard interception return by Xavier Rhodes, and another came on a 104-yard kickoff return by Cordarrelle Patterson.The Vikings followed a similar path to victory on Sunday as they did during their 5-0 start to the season, during which they got two TDs and a safety from their defense and two more TDs from special teams to inflate their scoring numbers. They know that they cant expect to sustain that kind of production over the final six games of the season, starting in Detroit on Thursday.Any time we get help from our defense or special teams, obviously, its a huge help, quarterback Sam Bradford said. And its great to have that, but as an offense, we cant rely on that. Weve got to go out there expecting for us to go out and play well and put up enough points to win.The Vikings offense did score twice in the first half against the Cardinals, but managed just three points in the second half and put up 217 yards in the game. New offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur pulled out several different trick plays to try to loosen up the defense, using some wildcat formations to get a little production out of the leagues worst running game and even going to a flea-flicker that drew a penalty and set up another touchdown.I still think theres a lot of room for improvement, Bradford said. Weve got to be better in the second half. But there were some positives, and obviously, just to get a win. 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Peterson has been out since Week 2 against Green Bay, but he was only averaging 1.6 yards per carry before he went down.In Petersons absence, Patterson has emerged as a playmaker that the Vikings offense sorely needs. The 2013 first-round draft choice went through a 20-game stretch from 2015 into this season where he had just four catches for 24 yards. But in the last seven games, Patterson has caught 32 passes for 295 yards and two touchdowns. Those arent numbers that will make Julio Jones jealous, but its a start.Nothing is good as it seems and nothing is as bad as it seems, Zimmer said. Somewhere in the middle is where reality falls.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '