Week 16, 2011

played in Carolina, NC

41 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	3	7	11	-	28
Carolina Panthers	0	0	0	14	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:26 HOU - Malcolm Kelly 37 pass from Tavaris Jackson (Scott Mesa extra point)
2Q: 12:24 HOU - Scott Mesa 47 field goal
3Q: 01:44 HOU - J.T. DeWalt 8 pass from Tavaris Jackson (Scott Mesa extra point)
4Q: 12:27 CAR - Mike Hart 2 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)
4Q: 03:10 HOU - Scott Mesa 38 field goal
4Q: 03:02 CAR - Matt Jones 75 pass from Matt Leinart (Jeff Chandler extra point)
4Q: 02:03 HOU - Maurice Jones-Drew 57 run (Tavaris Jackson pass to Josh Reed for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:26 HOU - Malcolm Kelly 37 pass from Tavaris Jackson (Scott Mesa extra point)
2Q: 12:24 HOU - Scott Mesa 47 field goal
3Q: 01:44 HOU - J.T. DeWalt 8 pass from Tavaris Jackson (Scott Mesa extra point)
4Q: 12:27 CAR - Mike Hart 2 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)
4Q: 03:10 HOU - Scott Mesa 38 field goal
4Q: 03:02 CAR - Matt Jones 75 pass from Matt Leinart (Jeff Chandler extra point)
4Q: 02:03 HOU - Maurice Jones-Drew 57 run (Tavaris Jackson pass to Josh Reed for conversion)

Team Statistics HOU CAR
Record 7-8 11-4
First Downs 24 13
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 14 6
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 437 294
- Offensive Plays 75 53
- Yards per Play 5.83 5.55
Net Rushing Yards 175 106
- Rushing Attempts 33 25
- Yards per Rush 5.30 4.24
Net Passing Yards 262 188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 26 - 1 25 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 262 203
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/15
- Yards per Pass Play 6.24 6.71
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/18 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/55 7/70
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/78
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 34
Time of Possession 34:24 25:36

Team Statistics	HOU	CAR
Record	7-8	11-4
First Downs	24	13
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	14	6
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	437	294
- Offensive Plays	75	53
- Yards per Play	5.83	5.55
Net Rushing Yards	175	106
- Rushing Attempts	33	25
- Yards per Rush	5.30	4.24
Net Passing Yards	262	188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 26 - 1	25 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	262	203
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/15
- Yards per Pass Play	6.24	6.71
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/18	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/55	7/70
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/78
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 34
Time of Possession	34:24	25:36

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:48	OWN 10	9	90	Touchdown
1	7:05	3:54	OWN 20	7	43	Punt
1	0:28	3:11	OWN 23	9	47	Field Goal
2	8:13	2:19	OWN 20	11	55	Missed FG
2	4:02	1:25	OWN 3	3	1	Punt
2	1:55	1:55	OWN 20	5	38	Half
3	12:48	0:36	OWN 31	4	-6	Interception
3	9:21	7:43	OWN 31	13	69	Touchdown
4	12:20	4:25	OWN 25	9	33	Punt
4	5:26	2:24	OPP 23	3	2	Field Goal
4	2:29	0:33	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:12	3:07	OWN 40	5	16	Punt
1	3:11	2:43	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
2	12:17	4:04	OWN 32	6	29	Punt
2	5:54	1:52	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
2	2:37	0:42	OPP 45	3	-4	Punt
3	15:00	2:12	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	12:12	2:51	OPP 33	5	9	Missed FG
3	1:38	4:18	OWN 39	8	61	Touchdown
4	7:55	2:29	OWN 20	8	3	Downs
4	3:02	0:33	OWN 25	1	75	Touchdown
4	1:56	1:56	OWN 25	7	65	Game

Game MVP: Maurice Jones-Drew, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	23	133	5.78	57	2	1
RB Jose Quartucci	9	35	3.89	11	1	0
QB Tavaris Jackson	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Mike Hart	13	77	5.92	23	2	1
QB Matt Leinart	9	31	3.44	7	0	0
WR Brandon Marshall	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0
RB C.J. Spiller	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Ken Armstrong	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tavaris Jackson	42	26	262	0/0	2	37	1	85.6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Leinart	25	18	203	3/15	1	75	0	109.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	5	8	42	8.40	22	24	0
WR Josh Reed	4	9	47	11.75	14	23	0
TE Zach Miller	4	6	45	11.25	17	21	0
FB Deon Anderson	3	4	34	11.33	6	15	0
WR Kenny Britt	3	4	21	7.00	2	15	0
TE J.T. DeWalt	3	5	14	4.67	5	8	1
WR Miles Austin	2	4	26	13.00	22	20	0
WR Malcolm Kelly	1	1	37	37.00	20	37	1
RB Jose Quartucci	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Matt Jones	4	7	93	23.25	56	75	1
TE Peyton Hillis	4	6	49	12.25	19	24	0
RB C.J. Spiller	4	4	29	7.25	19	25	0
WR Brandon Marshall	3	4	22	7.33	11	12	0
RB Mike Hart	2	2	10	5.00	1	8	0
WR Randall Cobb	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Nic Harris	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin Colquitt	3	120	40.0	26.7	42	0

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Travis Dorch	6	279	46.5	34.7	61	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Mesa	2/3	1/2	0/0	47	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Chandler	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Malcolm Kelly	1	11	11.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Spiller	3	78	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	5	1	2.0	24	28
ILB Chase Blackburn	5	1	1.0	23	21
S Roy Williams	5	1	0.0	25	28
CB Vincent Fuller	5	0	0.0	24	28
OLB Teddy Lehman	4	0	0.0	22	14
CB Jeremy Bloom	4	0	0.0	15	22
DT Tank Johnson	3	0	0.0	12	9
DE Albert Haynesworth	2	3	0.0	24	18
OLB Michael Boley	2	0	0.0	2	14
CB Reggie Corner	2	0	0.0	18	21
ILB Nick Barnett	1	1	0.0	4	6
CB Terence Newman	1	1	0.0	5	12
CB Jason McCourty	1	1	0.0	11	12
DE Robert Quinn	1	1	0.0	9	4
CB Stanley Wilson	1	0	0.0	13	10
ILB H.B. Blades	1	0	0.0	11	8
TE J.T. DeWalt	1	0	---	---	---
DT Alan Branch	0	1	0.0	14	19

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kevin Springer	13	1	33	34
OLB Nic Harris	9	1	33	42
S Daryl Jackson	7	4	33	42
DE Nate Triplett	6	0	21	18
CB Jarius Byrd	5	0	32	41
S Dennis Weathersby	3	1	20	22
DT Letroy Guion	3	0	27	28
DT Marcus Spears	2	2	28	27
DE Douglas Welch	2	2	33	38
S Morgan Trent	2	0	13	20
DE Chris Ellis	1	2	29	31
ILB Roderick Muckelroy	1	1	2	4
CB Joe Haden	1	1	29	32
DE Frostee Rucker	1	0	5	15
CB Derrick Martin	0	2	10	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	2.0	1	2	28
ILB Chase Blackburn	1.0	0	0	21
DE Albert Haynesworth	0.0	2	1	18
DT Everson Griffen	0.0	1	1	13
OLB Teddy Lehman	0.0	1	0	14

Carolina	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Willie Young	2	0	0	17
OLB Nic Harris	0	1	2	42
DE Chris Ellis	0	1	0	31
ILB Kevin Springer	0	1	0	34
DE Douglas Welch	0	1	0	38
DE Jabaal Sheard	0	0	1	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Chase Blackburn	2	1	21
CB Terence Newman	2	0	12
OLB Michael Boley	2	0	14
CB Jeremy Bloom	2	0	22
CB Reggie Corner	2	0	21
DE Albert Haynesworth	1	0	18
S Roy Williams	1	0	28
ILB Nick Barnett	1	0	6
DT Tank Johnson	1	0	9
CB Stanley Wilson	1	0	10
CB Vincent Fuller	1	0	28
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	1	0	28
ILB H.B. Blades	1	0	8

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Nic Harris	5	2	1	42
CB Jarius Byrd	4	2	0	41
S Daryl Jackson	4	0	0	42
ILB Kevin Springer	4	0	0	34
DE Douglas Welch	2	1	0	38
S Dennis Weathersby	2	0	0	22
DE Nate Triplett	2	0	0	18
DE Frostee Rucker	1	1	0	15
DT Letroy Guion	1	0	0	28
CB Joe Haden	1	0	0	32

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Gabriel Rose	4	9	33	42
T Leonard Davis	2	9	33	42
T Donald Penn	2	4	33	42
T Dustin Fry	2	4	33	42
T Mike Williams	0	4	26	30
FB Deon Anderson	0	1	11	9
G Willie Philip	0	1	7	12

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Jerry McEachern	3	4	25	0	28
G Frank Omiyale	2	4	25	3	28
FB Grant Boone	1	3	6	0	8
G Aaron Sears	1	1	25	0	28
G Rob Sims	0	3	25	0	28
T Bryan Bulaga	0	3	25	0	28
TE Peyton Hillis	0	1	23	0	26

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Brian Leonard	2	15
Andrew Carnahan	1	12

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Shaun Rochelle	1	18

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Miles Austin	26	38	---	---	18	82
T Donald Penn	33	42	---	---	6	81
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	24	33	---	---	21	78
T Leonard Davis	33	42	---	---	---	75
QB Tavaris Jackson	33	42	---	---	---	75
T Dustin Fry	33	42	---	---	---	75
G Gabriel Rose	33	42	---	---	---	75
WR Josh Reed	27	38	---	---	3	68
S Roy Williams	---	---	25	28	9	62
T Mike Williams	26	30	---	---	2	58
ILB Chase Blackburn	---	---	23	21	10	54
TE J.T. DeWalt	21	21	---	---	12	54
CB Vincent Fuller	---	---	24	28	1	53
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	---	---	24	28	1	53
CB Jeremy Bloom	---	---	15	22	15	52
TE Zach Miller	18	28	---	---	---	46
DE Albert Haynesworth	---	---	24	18	---	42
WR Kenny Britt	16	25	---	---	1	42
CB Reggie Corner	---	---	18	21	---	39
DE Mike Rucker	---	---	15	21	1	37
CB Jason McCourty	---	---	11	12	14	37
OLB Teddy Lehman	---	---	22	14	---	36
DT Alan Branch	---	---	14	19	1	34
TE Ike Barreras	7	4	---	---	21	32
ILB Nick Barnett	---	---	4	6	19	29
CB Stanley Wilson	---	---	13	10	---	23
RB Brian Leonard	5	3	---	---	15	23
DT Everson Griffen	---	---	2	13	7	22
DT Tank Johnson	---	---	12	9	---	21
FB Deon Anderson	11	9	---	---	---	20
G Willie Philip	7	12	---	---	1	20
ILB H.B. Blades	---	---	11	8	---	19
DE Robert Quinn	---	---	9	4	6	19
CB Terence Newman	---	---	5	12	1	18
OLB Michael Boley	---	---	2	14	1	17
WR Malcolm Kelly	0	1	---	---	15	16
RB Jose Quartucci	10	6	---	---	---	16
T Andrew Carnahan	0	0	---	---	12	12
K Scott Mesa	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Dylan Galloway	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Evan Mathis	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Dustin Colquitt	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Alejandro Akers	0	4	---	---	2	6
ILB Reggie Hausermann	---	---	2	0	---	2
QB Tom Brandstater	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Gabe Dillon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Nic Harris	---	---	33	42	12	87
CB Jarius Byrd	---	---	32	41	7	80
S Daryl Jackson	---	---	33	42	4	79
DE Douglas Welch	---	---	33	38	3	74
ILB Kevin Springer	---	---	33	34	3	70
CB Joe Haden	---	---	29	32	2	63
DE Chris Ellis	---	---	29	31	2	62
G Rob Sims	25	28	---	---	7	60
T Bryan Bulaga	25	28	---	---	7	60
TE Peyton Hillis	23	26	---	---	9	58
DT Letroy Guion	---	---	27	28	3	58
DT Marcus Spears	---	---	28	27	2	57
C Jerry McEachern	25	28	---	---	---	53
G Frank Omiyale	25	28	---	---	---	53
QB Matt Leinart	25	28	---	---	---	53
G Aaron Sears	25	28	---	---	---	53
WR Matt Jones	23	27	---	---	2	52
S Dennis Weathersby	---	---	20	22	9	51
WR Brandon Marshall	21	24	---	---	2	47
S Morgan Trent	---	---	13	20	11	44
DE Nate Triplett	---	---	21	18	2	41
WR Randall Cobb	18	17	---	---	---	35
CB Derrick Martin	---	---	10	24	---	34
RB C.J. Spiller	7	15	---	---	10	32
DE Willie Young	---	---	10	17	4	31
RB Mike Hart	17	12	---	---	---	29
FB Grant Boone	6	8	---	---	13	27
TE Sergio Robertson	5	2	---	---	19	26
OLB Shaun Rochelle	---	---	0	4	18	22
CB Drayton Florence	---	---	5	15	1	21
DE Frostee Rucker	---	---	5	15	1	21
WR Taylor Price	3	7	---	---	7	17
ILB Roderick Muckelroy	---	---	2	4	10	16
RB Ken Armstrong	1	0	---	---	15	16
WR Jonathan Orr	0	1	---	---	11	12
CB Ryan Mouton	---	---	0	0	11	11
DE Jabaal Sheard	---	---	0	8	3	11
P Travis Dorch	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Rob Petitti	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Tommy Walsh	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Santiago Richard	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Jeff Chandler	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Chase Coffman	1	1	---	---	---	2
QB Wally Moss	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Lamar Day	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Josiah Dresslar	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	2	0.3
Middle	17	85	5.0
Right	8	88	11.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	36	9.0
Middle	15	60	4.0
Right	6	10	1.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tavaris Jackson	42	26	5	1	2	6	4	3	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Leinart	25	18	3	0	1	1	5	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	42	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	94	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	66	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	60	20.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	18	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	99	9.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	11	2.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	75	25.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Josh Reed	9	4	0	47	1	38
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	8	5	0	42	1	33
TE Zach Miller	6	4	1	45	1	28
TE J.T. DeWalt	5	3	0	14	0	21
WR Miles Austin	4	2	1	26	1	38
FB Deon Anderson	4	3	0	34	0	9
WR Kenny Britt	4	3	0	21	0	25
WR Malcolm Kelly	1	1	0	37	1	1
RB Jose Quartucci	1	1	0	-4	0	6

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Matt Jones	7	4	0	93	1	27
TE Peyton Hillis	6	4	1	49	1	26
WR Brandon Marshall	4	3	0	22	0	24
RB C.J. Spiller	4	4	0	29	1	15
RB Mike Hart	2	2	0	10	0	12
WR Randall Cobb	2	1	0	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	1	-4	-4.00	5.78
RB Jose Quartucci	1	0	0.00	3.89

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Mike Hart	4	13	3.25	5.92
RB Ken Armstrong	1	1	1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tavaris Jackson	2	2	8	4.00	6.24

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Leinart	2	2	8	4.00	8.12

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	1	1	0	0.00	5.25
TE J.T. DeWalt	1	1	8	8.00	2.80

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Mike Hart	1	1	8	8.00	5.00
WR Randall Cobb	1	1	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	3	2
RB Jose Quartucci	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Matt Leinart	4	1
RB Mike Hart	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tavaris Jackson	14	9	7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Leinart	5	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Zach Miller	4	3	2
WR Josh Reed	3	1	1
TE J.T. DeWalt	3	1	1
WR Miles Austin	1	1	1
FB Deon Anderson	1	1	1
WR Malcolm Kelly	1	1	1
RB Jose Quartucci	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon Marshall	2	1	0
TE Peyton Hillis	2	1	0
RB C.J. Spiller	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,600 (23,600)
End Zone 17,000 (17,000)
Mezzanine 9,800 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Club Seats 8,400 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes 6,200 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,600 (23,600)
End Zone	17,000 (17,000)
Mezzanine	9,800 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Club Seats	8,400 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes	6,200 (6,200)