Week 16, 2015

played in Carolina, NC

30 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Houston Texans	3	3	0	10	-	16
Carolina Panthers	0	10	3	6	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:24 HOU - Matt Prater 23 field goal
2Q: 11:52 CAR - Scott Mesa 42 field goal
2Q: 02:49 CAR - Mike Davis 4 pass from Matt Leinart (Scott Mesa extra point)
2Q: 00:58 HOU - Matt Prater 35 field goal
3Q: 00:48 CAR - Scott Mesa 46 field goal
4Q: 10:58 HOU - Matt Prater 21 field goal
4Q: 09:11 HOU - Nelson Agholor 67 punt return (Matt Prater extra point)
4Q: 06:56 CAR - Scott Mesa 24 field goal
4Q: 01:32 CAR - Scott Mesa 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:24 HOU - Matt Prater 23 field goal
2Q: 11:52 CAR - Scott Mesa 42 field goal
2Q: 02:49 CAR - Mike Davis 4 pass from Matt Leinart (Scott Mesa extra point)
2Q: 00:58 HOU - Matt Prater 35 field goal
3Q: 00:48 CAR - Scott Mesa 46 field goal
4Q: 10:58 HOU - Matt Prater 21 field goal
4Q: 09:11 HOU - Nelson Agholor 67 punt return (Matt Prater extra point)
4Q: 06:56 CAR - Scott Mesa 24 field goal
4Q: 01:32 CAR - Scott Mesa 21 field goal

Team Statistics HOU CAR
Record 9-6 5-9-1
First Downs 14 20
- by Rushing 2 7
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 269 380
- Offensive Plays 60 74
- Yards per Play 4.48 5.14
Net Rushing Yards 37 111
- Rushing Attempts 13 29
- Yards per Rush 2.85 3.83
Net Passing Yards 232 269
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 29 - 0 43 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 247 281
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 4.94 5.98
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/28 5/26
Punt Returns/Yards 4/103 3/17
Kick Returns/Yards 3/72 2/58
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 27
Time of Possession 23:47 36:13

Team Statistics	HOU	CAR
Record	9-6	5-9-1
First Downs	14	20
- by Rushing	2	7
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	269	380
- Offensive Plays	60	74
- Yards per Play	4.48	5.14
Net Rushing Yards	37	111
- Rushing Attempts	13	29
- Yards per Rush	2.85	3.83
Net Passing Yards	232	269
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 29 - 0	43 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	247	281
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	4.94	5.98
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/28	5/26
Punt Returns/Yards	4/103	3/17
Kick Returns/Yards	3/72	2/58
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 27
Time of Possession	23:47	36:13

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:50	6:33	OWN 14	18	80	Field Goal
1	3:52	0:53	OWN 43	3	3	Punt
2	11:46	1:27	OWN 25	3	-6	Punt
2	9:05	1:58	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	2:40	1:47	OWN 45	4	37	Field Goal
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 23	2	2	Half
3	15:00	3:12	OWN 25	7	54	Fumble
3	6:34	1:19	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	0:41	4:49	OWN 31	9	65	Field Goal
4	6:48	1:34	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
4	1:24	0:41	OWN 25	6	21	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:10	OWN 38	3	3	Punt
1	6:17	2:25	OWN 6	4	12	Punt
1	2:59	6:13	OWN 18	10	57	Field Goal
2	10:19	1:14	OWN 33	3	6	Punt
2	7:07	4:27	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
2	0:53	0:38	OWN 36	3	2	Punt
3	11:48	5:14	OWN 21	10	37	Punt
3	5:15	4:34	OWN 23	9	48	Field Goal
4	10:52	1:49	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	9:03	2:15	OWN 25	6	68	Field Goal
4	5:14	3:50	OWN 20	11	76	Field Goal
4	0:43	0:43	OPP 46	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Matt Leinart, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Stephen Sanders	7	26	3.71	16	1
QB Tavaris Jackson	3	13	4.33	7	0
RB Bishop Sankey	3	-2	-0.67	3	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB C.J. Spiller	14	54	3.86	15	3
QB Matt Leinart	9	19	2.11	9	0
RB Joe McKnight	4	36	9.00	21	2
RB Mike Davis	2	2	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tavaris Jackson	45	29	247	2/15	0	48	0	78.6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Leinart	43	29	281	2/12	1	47	0	93.2

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Santonio Holmes	7	9	116	16.57	67	48
WR Dominique Edison	7	9	53	7.57	4	21
TE Zach Miller	3	4	15	5.00	0	12
TE Julius Thomas	3	3	10	3.33	0	4
RB Bishop Sankey	3	6	5	1.67	0	5
RB Jose Quartucci	2	6	39	19.50	17	30
WR Adam Thielen	2	3	4	2.00	0	5
RB Stephen Sanders	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
RB Nelson Agholor	1	3	2	2.00	3	2

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Randall Cobb	10	13	150	15.00	91	47	0
WR Aundrae Allison	6	8	59	9.83	22	26	0
TE Peyton Hillis	5	10	35	7.00	0	14	0
RB C.J. Spiller	3	4	23	7.67	14	17	0
WR Andre Caldwell	2	3	4	2.00	0	5	0
RB Mike Davis	2	2	6	3.00	6	4	1
TE Levine Toilolo	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Deon Anderson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Earl Bennett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov
WR Adam Thielen	1	0
RB Nelson Agholor	1	0
OLB Jelani Jenkins	0	1

Carolina	Recov	Force
S Daryl Jackson	1	0
OLB Spencer Larson	0	1
OLB Justin O'Neal	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin Colquitt	5	263	52.6	45.2	60	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Erick Zolnoski	6	296	49.3	31.0	61	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Prater	3/3	0/0	0/0	35	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Mesa	4/4	2/2	0/0	46	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nelson Agholor	4	103	25.8	1

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Aundrae Allison	3	17	5.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adam Thielen	2	50	25.0	0
Donte Moncrief	1	22	22.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig Steltz	1	22	22.0	0
C.J. Spiller	1	36	36.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	10	3	0.0	28	45
ILB Chase Blackburn	7	1	0.0	25	31
OLB Keenan Robinson	6	1	0.0	28	38
CB Jeremy Bloom	6	0	0.0	22	30
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	4	2	0.5	26	38
CB Jason McCourty	4	1	0.0	23	34
DT Everson Griffen	3	0	1.0	9	23
DE Phil Taylor	3	2	0.0	23	38
S Richie Clark	2	1	0.0	22	34
CB Tharold Simon	2	1	0.0	26	38
DE Danny Shelton	2	1	0.0	26	35
ILB Bobby Carpenter	2	0	0.0	7	12
OLB Zak DeOssie	2	0	0.0	4	14
DE Dan Bazuin	1	1	0.5	6	12
S Duron Harmon	1	1	0.0	8	11
CB Vincent Fuller	1	0	0.0	7	20
CB Marcus Trufant	0	1	0.0	4	8

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Daryl Jackson	7	1	0.0	13	47
OLB Justin O'Neal	5	0	1.0	12	46
OLB Nic Harris	5	0	0.0	12	40
S Morgan Trent	4	1	0.0	5	26
OLB Dont'a Hightower	4	1	0.0	11	40
CB Joe Haden	3	1	0.0	9	26
ILB Kevin Springer	3	0	0.0	5	12
CB Brandon Meriweather	2	0	0.0	5	25
DT Letroy Guion	2	0	0.0	6	27
DE Jabaal Sheard	1	0	1.0	10	36
CB Craig Steltz	1	1	0.0	3	12
CB Jarius Byrd	1	1	0.0	12	44
DT Derek Wolfe	1	1	0.0	8	27
S Deone Bucannon	1	1	0.0	7	21
OLB Spencer Larson	1	0	0.0	3	8
DE Nate Triplett	1	0	0.0	5	22
ILB Roderick Muckelroy	0	1	0.0	1	1
CB Brandon Boykin	0	1	0.0	6	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Everson Griffen	1.0	0	2	3	23
DE Dan Bazuin	0.5	1	0	0	12
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	0.5	0	0	0	38
DE Phil Taylor	0.0	2	1	0	38
DT Alan Branch	0.0	0	1	0	22

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jabaal Sheard	1.0	1	3	7	36
OLB Justin O'Neal	1.0	0	0	0	46
DE Willie Young	0.0	0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Chase Blackburn	5	1	31
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	5	1	45
OLB Keenan Robinson	4	0	38
CB Jason McCourty	3	2	34
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	3	0	38
CB Jeremy Bloom	3	0	30
S Richie Clark	2	0	34
OLB Zak DeOssie	1	1	14
DT Everson Griffen	1	0	23
S Duron Harmon	1	0	11
DE Danny Shelton	1	0	35
CB Tharold Simon	0	1	38

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Justin O'Neal	6	0	46
S Morgan Trent	4	1	26
S Daryl Jackson	3	0	47
ILB Kevin Springer	3	0	12
CB Brandon Meriweather	2	1	25
OLB Nic Harris	2	1	40
DT Letroy Guion	2	0	27
CB Joe Haden	2	0	26
CB Jarius Byrd	1	2	44
OLB Dont'a Hightower	1	1	40
OLB Spencer Larson	1	0	8
DT Derek Wolfe	1	0	27
S Deone Bucannon	1	0	21
DE Nate Triplett	0	1	22
DE Jabaal Sheard	0	1	36

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Willie Philip	2	3	13	0	47
G Gabriel Rose	0	3	13	1	47
T Jordan Mills	0	3	13	0	47
C Marvin Philip	0	1	13	0	47
T Sean Locklear	0	0	13	1	47

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Trai Turner	3	7	29	1	45
G Rob Sims	3	5	29	0	45
T Andre Smith	2	5	29	0	45
C Melvin Fowler	1	3	29	1	45
FB Deon Anderson	1	1	3	0	7
T Jammal Brown	0	1	29	0	45

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Vincent Fuller	3	20
Stephen Sanders	1	15
Julius Thomas	1	2

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
George Bussey	2	10
Chase Coffman	1	26
Spencer Larson	1	22
Brandon Meriweather	1	18
Stefen Wisniewski	1	12

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	---	---	26	38	13	77
S Richie Clark	---	---	22	34	21	77
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	---	---	28	45	4	77
T Sean Locklear	13	47	---	---	8	68
G Gabriel Rose	13	47	---	---	8	68
G Willie Philip	13	47	---	---	8	68
T Jordan Mills	13	47	---	---	8	68
OLB Keenan Robinson	---	---	28	38	1	67
CB Tharold Simon	---	---	26	38	3	67
DE Phil Taylor	---	---	23	38	3	64
DE Danny Shelton	---	---	26	35	2	63
WR Dominique Edison	12	42	---	---	8	62
CB Jason McCourty	---	---	23	34	4	61
QB Tavaris Jackson	13	47	---	---	---	60
C Marvin Philip	13	47	---	---	---	60
ILB Chase Blackburn	---	---	25	31	---	56
RB Bishop Sankey	4	25	---	---	24	53
CB Jeremy Bloom	---	---	22	30	---	52
TE Julius Thomas	11	39	---	---	2	52
RB Nelson Agholor	9	31	---	---	12	52
CB Vincent Fuller	---	---	7	20	20	47
WR Santonio Holmes	10	36	---	---	---	46
DT Alan Branch	---	---	19	22	3	44
OLB Zak DeOssie	---	---	4	14	26	44
RB Stephen Sanders	8	17	---	---	15	40
DT Everson Griffen	---	---	9	23	1	33
CB Marcus Trufant	---	---	4	8	19	31
WR Adam Thielen	3	8	---	---	19	30
DE Dan Bazuin	---	---	6	12	8	26
TE Cory Walters	0	2	---	---	23	25
OLB Jelani Jenkins	---	---	1	7	15	23
TE Zach Miller	4	16	---	---	---	20
ILB Bobby Carpenter	---	---	7	12	---	19
S Duron Harmon	---	---	8	11	---	19
RB Jose Quartucci	3	14	---	---	---	17
WR Donte Moncrief	1	5	---	---	10	16
DE Quinn Pitcock	---	---	3	5	1	9
P Dustin Colquitt	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Matt Prater	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Morris Durham	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Justin Ellis	---	---	1	0	6	7
ILB H.B. Blades	---	---	1	0	---	1
T Donald Penn	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Ryan Tannehill	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Ashton Wagner	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Tre' Jackson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Trai Turner	29	45	---	---	10	84
C Melvin Fowler	29	45	---	---	---	74
T Jammal Brown	29	45	---	---	---	74
QB Matt Leinart	29	45	---	---	---	74
G Rob Sims	29	45	---	---	---	74
WR Aundrae Allison	27	42	---	---	5	74
T Andre Smith	29	45	---	---	---	74
WR Randall Cobb	29	45	---	---	---	74
S Daryl Jackson	---	---	13	47	3	63
OLB Justin O'Neal	---	---	12	46	3	61
RB C.J. Spiller	23	32	---	---	5	60
CB Jarius Byrd	---	---	12	44	3	59
TE Peyton Hillis	24	34	---	---	---	58
WR Andre Caldwell	15	29	---	---	11	55
OLB Nic Harris	---	---	12	40	3	55
OLB Dont'a Hightower	---	---	11	40	3	54
DE Jabaal Sheard	---	---	10	36	3	49
CB Brandon Meriweather	---	---	5	25	18	48
S Deone Bucannon	---	---	7	21	18	46
S Morgan Trent	---	---	5	26	13	44
DE Willie Young	---	---	10	29	3	42
WR Earl Bennett	9	12	---	---	20	41
DT Derek Wolfe	---	---	8	27	6	41
CB Joe Haden	---	---	9	26	1	36
DT Letroy Guion	---	---	6	27	2	35
CB Brandon Boykin	---	---	6	28	1	35
OLB Spencer Larson	---	---	3	8	22	33
DE Nate Triplett	---	---	5	22	5	32
FB Deon Anderson	3	7	---	---	20	30
TE Chase Coffman	2	1	---	---	26	29
CB Craig Steltz	---	---	3	12	11	26
RB Mike Davis	2	2	---	---	20	24
ILB Kevin Springer	---	---	5	12	1	18
TE Levine Toilolo	7	11	---	---	---	18
ILB Roderick Muckelroy	---	---	1	1	10	12
C Stefen Wisniewski	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Tommy Walsh	0	0	---	---	10	10
T George Bussey	0	0	---	---	10	10
RB Joe McKnight	4	5	---	---	1	10
P Erick Zolnoski	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Scott Mesa	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Taylor Lewan	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Jeremiah Poutasi	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Emmanuel Zubillaga	0	5	---	---	---	5
QB Joe Webb	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Sam Shields	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	19	6.3
Middle	6	17	2.8
Right	4	1	0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	27	9.0
Middle	16	66	4.1
Right	7	22	3.1
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tavaris Jackson	45	29	5	2	1	8	4	7	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Leinart	43	29	5	1	0	6	4	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	72	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	44	2.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	111	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	20	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	10	98	8.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	12	76	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	50	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	57	28.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Santonio Holmes	9	7	0	116	3	36
WR Dominique Edison	9	7	0	53	1	42
RB Jose Quartucci	6	2	1	39	1	14
RB Bishop Sankey	6	3	0	5	0	25
TE Zach Miller	4	3	0	15	0	16
TE Julius Thomas	3	3	0	10	0	39
WR Adam Thielen	3	2	0	4	0	8
RB Nelson Agholor	3	1	0	2	0	31
RB Stephen Sanders	2	1	0	3	0	17

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Randall Cobb	13	10	150	3	45
TE Peyton Hillis	10	5	35	0	34
WR Aundrae Allison	8	6	59	2	42
RB C.J. Spiller	4	3	23	0	32
WR Andre Caldwell	3	2	4	0	29
RB Mike Davis	2	2	6	0	2
FB Deon Anderson	1	0	0	0	7
WR Earl Bennett	1	0	0	0	12
TE Levine Toilolo	1	1	4	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Stephen Sanders	2	0	0.00	3.71
QB Tavaris Jackson	1	7	7.00	4.33
RB Bishop Sankey	1	-1	-1.00	-0.67

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Matt Leinart	1	5	5.00	2.11

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tavaris Jackson	6	5	16	2.67	5.49

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Leinart	7	4	2	0.29	6.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Bishop Sankey	2	1	5	2.50	0.83
WR Santonio Holmes	1	1	0	0.00	12.89
RB Jose Quartucci	1	1	9	9.00	6.50
RB Stephen Sanders	1	1	3	3.00	1.50
WR Adam Thielen	1	1	-1	-1.00	1.33

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Randall Cobb	3	2	2	0.67	11.54
TE Peyton Hillis	1	1	-4	-4.00	3.50
WR Andre Caldwell	1	0	0	0.00	1.33
RB C.J. Spiller	1	0	0	0.00	5.75
RB Mike Davis	1	1	4	4.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Tavaris Jackson	1	0
RB Bishop Sankey	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Matt Leinart	2	1
RB Mike Davis	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tavaris Jackson	12	8	5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Leinart	13	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Santonio Holmes	5	3	2
WR Dominique Edison	3	3	3
RB Bishop Sankey	2	1	0
TE Zach Miller	1	1	0
RB Nelson Agholor	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Peyton Hillis	4	1	0
WR Randall Cobb	4	2	2
WR Aundrae Allison	2	2	1
RB C.J. Spiller	2	1	0
FB Deon Anderson	1	0	0

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)