Week 16, 2019

played in Houston, AL

30 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	7	7	0	-	21
Houston Texans	6	7	0	6	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:35 HOU - Julian Salyer 43 field goal
1Q: 05:18 CAR - Christian McCaffrey 13 run (Earl Hemingway extra point)
1Q: 01:12 HOU - Julian Salyer 36 field goal
2Q: 14:16 CAR - Christian McCaffrey 2 pass from Geno Smith (Earl Hemingway extra point)
2Q: 09:53 HOU - Bishop Sankey 2 run (Julian Salyer extra point)
3Q: 10:18 CAR - Ronald Jones II 80 run (Earl Hemingway extra point)
4Q: 03:04 HOU - Michael Egnew 2 pass from Tavaris Jackson (Bishop Sankey run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:35 HOU - Julian Salyer 43 field goal
1Q: 05:18 CAR - Christian McCaffrey 13 run (Earl Hemingway extra point)
1Q: 01:12 HOU - Julian Salyer 36 field goal
2Q: 14:16 CAR - Christian McCaffrey 2 pass from Geno Smith (Earl Hemingway extra point)
2Q: 09:53 HOU - Bishop Sankey 2 run (Julian Salyer extra point)
3Q: 10:18 CAR - Ronald Jones II 80 run (Earl Hemingway extra point)
4Q: 03:04 HOU - Michael Egnew 2 pass from Tavaris Jackson (Bishop Sankey run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics CAR HOU
Record 7-7-1 5-9-1
First Downs 12 18
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 7 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 321 418
- Offensive Plays 58 67
- Yards per Play 5.53 6.24
Net Rushing Yards 149 146
- Rushing Attempts 27 28
- Yards per Rush 5.52 5.21
Net Passing Yards 172 272
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 17 - 0 38 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 176 277
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.55 6.97
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/15 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 8.4
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/40 9/55
Punt Returns/Yards 3/41 5/11
Kick Returns/Yards 2/41 3/70
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 24
Time of Possession 28:30 31:30

Team Statistics	CAR	HOU
Record	7-7-1	5-9-1
First Downs	12	18
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	7	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	321	418
- Offensive Plays	58	67
- Yards per Play	5.53	6.24
Net Rushing Yards	149	146
- Rushing Attempts	27	28
- Yards per Rush	5.52	5.21
Net Passing Yards	172	272
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 17 - 0	38 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	176	277
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.55	6.97
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/15	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	8.4
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/40	9/55
Punt Returns/Yards	3/41	5/11
Kick Returns/Yards	2/41	3/70
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 24
Time of Possession	28:30	31:30

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:27	6:18	OWN 26	12	74	Touchdown
1	1:05	1:57	OWN 15	3	85	Touchdown
2	9:42	1:50	OWN 16	3	3	Punt
2	5:49	1:09	OWN 12	3	-4	Punt
2	2:51	1:26	OWN 3	3	1	Punt
2	1:25	0:34	50	3	-5	Punt
3	15:00	1:46	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	10:18	0:21	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
3	7:40	3:02	OWN 15	7	20	Punt
3	2:27	3:01	OWN 37	5	24	Punt
4	13:21	1:21	50	3	7	Punt
4	10:29	1:25	OWN 23	3	9	Punt
4	7:53	1:45	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
4	2:53	0:34	OWN 25	3	-6	Punt
4	1:34	1:34	OPP 36	3	0	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:33	OWN 26	5	48	Field Goal
1	5:09	4:04	OWN 25	7	56	Field Goal
2	14:08	4:26	OWN 31	10	69	Touchdown
2	7:52	2:03	OWN 24	5	18	Punt
2	4:40	1:49	OWN 37	3	2	Punt
2	0:51	0:51	OWN 13	5	38	Half
3	13:14	2:56	OWN 21	7	39	Punt
3	9:57	2:17	OWN 49	3	3	Punt
3	4:38	2:11	OWN 19	3	6	Punt
4	14:26	1:05	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
4	12:00	1:31	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	9:04	1:11	OWN 9	3	7	Punt
4	6:08	3:15	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
4	2:19	0:45	OWN 30	4	6	Downs

Game MVP: Tavaris Jackson, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
QB Geno Smith	11	24	2.18	6	0	0
RB Christian McCaffrey	9	49	5.44	30	3	1
RB Ronald Jones II	4	77	19.25	80	1	1
RB Howard Jennings	2	1	0.50	1	0	0
WR Randall Cobb	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Leonard Fournette	13	88	6.77	22	2	0
RB Bishop Sankey	10	28	2.80	9	0	1
QB Tavaris Jackson	3	12	4.00	5	0	0
RB Lamar Miller	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	19	19.00	19	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	30	17	176	1/4	1	53	0	84.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tavaris Jackson	38	25	277	1/5	1	39	0	96.0

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Randall Cobb	5	7	40	8.00	8	15	0
RB Christian McCaffrey	5	6	21	4.20	9	12	1
TE Mark Dvoracek	3	7	23	7.67	0	10	0
RB Ronald Jones II	2	3	52	26.00	46	53	0
TE Duane Jenkins	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Dusty George	1	6	32	32.00	27	32	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Michael Egnew	5	8	32	6.40	5	12	1
WR Adam Thielen	5	9	92	18.40	64	39	0
WR David O'Neal	5	8	79	15.80	26	36	0
RB Lamar Miller	2	2	3	1.50	3	2	0
TE Tyler Kroft	2	2	37	18.50	7	22	0
TE Lester Meerdink	2	3	8	4.00	0	5	0
RB Leonard Fournette	2	2	5	2.50	0	6	0
RB Bishop Sankey	1	1	2	2.00	1	2	0
WR Taywan Taylor	1	2	19	19.00	19	19	0
WR Kelvin Benjamin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Recov	Force
T Martinas Rankin	1	0
ILB Kyle Wilber	0	1
TE Dusty George	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov
RB Bishop Sankey	1	0
CB Josue Barber	1	0
G Drake Webb	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Nortman	11	551	50.1	43.6	65	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin Colquitt	8	399	49.9	42.3	61	4

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Earl Hemingway	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Julian Salyer	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rashard Robinson	3	41	13.7	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Josue Barber	5	11	2.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zack Osborne	2	41	20.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adam Thielen	3	70	23.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dont'a Hightower	9	2	0.0	27	38
S Alan Livanis	8	1	0.0	26	36
DE Sean Walsh	4	0	1.0	25	29
CB Brandon Boykin	4	1	0.0	20	26
OLB Blair Brown	3	2	0.0	13	20
S Armani Watts	3	2	0.0	12	26
CB Rashard Robinson	3	1	0.0	25	27
ILB Bennett Robinson	2	2	0.0	9	15
DT Renell Wren	2	2	0.0	13	25
DT Letroy Guion	2	0	0.0	3	5
ILB Kaluka Maiava	2	0	0.0	14	14
ILB Kyle Wilber	2	0	0.0	6	13
S P. J. Williams	2	0	0.0	16	19
DE Da'Shawn Hand	2	0	0.0	6	15
DT Maliek Collins	1	1	0.0	19	19
DT Ryan Glasgow	1	1	0.0	19	26
CB Brendan Langley	1	1	0.0	20	28
CB Jameson Null	1	0	0.0	5	7

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Tharold Simon	8	1	0.0	27	28
ILB Leighton Vander Esch	5	1	0.0	27	28
CB Josue Barber	5	1	0.0	24	17
OLB Cody Barton	3	7	0.0	26	31
DE Jalyn Holmes	3	0	0.5	19	18
S Ladarius Webb	3	1	0.0	20	20
DT Austin Johnson	3	1	0.0	24	22
DE Phil Taylor	2	1	0.0	25	29
DE Trey Flowers	2	1	0.0	9	14
DE Richard Clements	1	2	0.5	18	17
OLB Nick Perry	1	1	0.0	7	14
S Troy Apke	1	1	0.0	11	21
CB Marcus Gilchrist	1	0	0.0	23	17
S Duron Harmon	1	0	0.0	16	9
CB Zack Sanchez	1	0	0.0	4	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Sean Walsh	1.0	0	29
DE Da'Shawn Hand	0.0	2	15
DT Maliek Collins	0.0	1	19
DT Ryan Glasgow	0.0	1	26
DE Clelin Ferrell	0.0	1	37

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jalyn Holmes	0.5	0	2	0	18
DE Richard Clements	0.5	0	1	0	17
DE Phil Taylor	0.0	1	0	0	29
OLB Cody Barton	0.0	0	2	1	31
OLB Nick Perry	0.0	0	1	1	14
DE Trey Flowers	0.0	0	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Alan Livanis	4	0	36
OLB Dont'a Hightower	3	2	38
ILB Kyle Wilber	3	0	13
CB Brandon Boykin	3	0	26
CB Rashard Robinson	3	0	27
OLB Blair Brown	3	0	20
DT Letroy Guion	1	0	5
ILB Kaluka Maiava	1	0	14
DE Sean Walsh	1	0	29
ILB Bennett Robinson	1	0	15
S Armani Watts	1	0	26
DT Renell Wren	1	0	25
S P. J. Williams	0	1	19

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Josue Barber	4	0	17
S Ladarius Webb	3	0	20
OLB Nick Perry	2	0	14
OLB Cody Barton	2	0	31
CB Marcus Gilchrist	1	1	17
CB Tharold Simon	1	1	28
DE Trey Flowers	1	0	14
CB Zack Sanchez	1	0	14
ILB Leighton Vander Esch	1	0	28
S Troy Apke	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jeremiah Poutasi	4	7	27	0	31
G Jon Asamoah	1	6	27	0	31
C Peter Konz	1	2	27	1	31
TE Mark Dvoracek	1	2	22	0	30
T Cody Ford	0	3	27	0	31
C Dalton Risner	0	2	27	0	31

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Stefen Wisniewski	4	7	0	28	0	39
G Cody Whitehair	2	7	1	28	0	39
T Courtney Bronson	2	4	0	28	0	39
T Brandon Parker	1	4	0	28	1	39
G Drake Webb	1	2	0	28	0	39
FB Braden Wilson	1	1	0	4	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Clelin Ferrell	2	30
Zack Osborne	2	20
Kyle Wilber	1	30
Dusty George	1	28
Mark Dvoracek	1	20
Randall Cobb	1	17

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Benjamin Loyd	1	28
Troy Apke	1	18
Cody Whitehair	1	15
Cody Barton	1	13
Josue Barber	1	11
Larry Warford	1	10

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Clelin Ferrell	---	---	26	37	30	93
WR Randall Cobb	26	29	---	---	17	72
TE Mark Dvoracek	22	30	---	---	20	72
DE Sean Walsh	---	---	25	29	17	71
G Jon Asamoah	27	31	---	---	11	69
OLB Dont'a Hightower	---	---	27	38	2	67
CB Brandon Boykin	---	---	20	26	19	65
S Alan Livanis	---	---	26	36	2	64
CB Rashard Robinson	---	---	25	27	10	62
C Peter Konz	27	31	---	---	---	58
QB Geno Smith	27	31	---	---	---	58
WR Zack Osborne	21	17	---	---	20	58
G Jeremiah Poutasi	27	31	---	---	---	58
C Dalton Risner	27	31	---	---	---	58
T Cody Ford	27	31	---	---	---	58
TE Dusty George	6	20	---	---	28	54
CB Brendan Langley	---	---	20	28	2	50
ILB Kyle Wilber	---	---	6	13	30	49
DT Ryan Glasgow	---	---	19	26	2	47
S Armani Watts	---	---	12	26	2	40
DT Renell Wren	---	---	13	25	2	40
DT Maliek Collins	---	---	19	19	---	38
RB Howard Jennings	4	6	---	---	28	38
WR Riley Ridley	20	12	---	---	5	37
S P. J. Williams	---	---	16	19	---	35
OLB Blair Brown	---	---	13	20	---	33
RB Christian McCaffrey	16	15	---	---	1	32
ILB Kaluka Maiava	---	---	14	14	---	28
ILB Bennett Robinson	---	---	9	15	---	24
TE Duane Jenkins	7	11	---	---	5	23
RB Ronald Jones II	9	11	---	---	3	23
DE Da'Shawn Hand	---	---	6	15	2	23
CB Jameson Null	---	---	5	7	8	20
DT Letroy Guion	---	---	3	5	8	16
P Brad Nortman	0	0	---	---	11	11
G Rob Havenstein	0	0	---	---	11	11
DE Albert Boyer	---	---	2	1	8	11
C Jackie Keillor	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Martinas Rankin	0	0	---	---	11	11
WR Camden Todd	3	4	---	---	---	7
OLB Ramon Bishop	---	---	2	3	---	5
K Earl Hemingway	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Russell Allen	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Tyler Garcia	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Byron Warren	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Mason Cole	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Cody Whitehair	28	39	---	---	15	82
T Brandon Parker	28	39	---	---	10	77
OLB Cody Barton	---	---	26	31	13	70
TE Michael Egnew	26	34	---	---	9	69
QB Tavaris Jackson	28	39	---	---	---	67
T Courtney Bronson	28	39	---	---	---	67
C Stefen Wisniewski	28	39	---	---	---	67
G Drake Webb	28	39	---	---	---	67
WR Adam Thielen	25	34	---	---	4	63
CB Tharold Simon	---	---	27	28	2	57
ILB Leighton Vander Esch	---	---	27	28	---	55
DE Phil Taylor	---	---	25	29	---	54
CB Josue Barber	---	---	24	17	11	52
S Troy Apke	---	---	11	21	18	50
WR Taywan Taylor	19	26	---	---	4	49
DT Austin Johnson	---	---	24	22	---	46
DT Justin Jones	---	---	9	22	11	42
S Ladarius Webb	---	---	20	20	---	40
CB Marcus Gilchrist	---	---	23	17	---	40
WR Kelvin Benjamin	7	9	---	---	22	38
DE Jalyn Holmes	---	---	19	18	---	37
CB Zack Sanchez	---	---	4	14	18	36
TE Tyler Kroft	2	4	---	---	29	35
DE Richard Clements	---	---	18	17	---	35
RB Bishop Sankey	12	22	---	---	---	34
WR David O'Neal	15	19	---	---	---	34
TE Lester Meerdink	13	21	---	---	---	34
FB Braden Wilson	4	7	---	---	22	33
OLB Benjamin Loyd	---	---	1	0	28	29
CB Justin Layne	---	---	4	14	11	29
S Duron Harmon	---	---	16	9	2	27
RB Leonard Fournette	14	13	---	---	---	27
RB Lamar Miller	1	3	---	---	19	23
DE Trey Flowers	---	---	9	14	---	23
OLB Nick Perry	---	---	7	14	---	21
ILB Wesley Woodyard	---	---	0	3	15	18
DE Jordan Hill	---	---	3	3	11	17
WR Dwayne Peterson	2	3	---	---	9	14
P Dustin Colquitt	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Larry Warford	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Sammy Newton	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Maurice Emmons	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Julian Salyer	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB Ed Schroeder	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Joe Hawley	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Dwayne Haskins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	-12	-2.4
Middle	15	154	10.3
Right	5	9	1.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	62	6.2
Middle	12	60	5.0
Right	6	24	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	30	17	2	1	2	2	7	2	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tavaris Jackson	38	25	5	1	4	3	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	-1	-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	119	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	47	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	11	3.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	68	7.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	66	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	107	13.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	36	36.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Randall Cobb	7	5	1	40	0	29
TE Mark Dvoracek	7	3	0	23	0	30
RB Christian McCaffrey	6	5	0	21	0	15
TE Dusty George	6	1	1	32	1	20
RB Ronald Jones II	3	2	0	52	1	11
TE Duane Jenkins	1	1	0	8	0	11

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Adam Thielen	9	5	1	92	2	34
TE Michael Egnew	8	5	1	32	0	34
WR David O'Neal	8	5	1	79	2	19
TE Lester Meerdink	3	2	0	8	0	21
RB Lamar Miller	2	2	0	3	0	3
TE Tyler Kroft	2	2	0	37	1	4
RB Leonard Fournette	2	2	0	5	0	13
WR Taywan Taylor	2	1	0	19	0	26
RB Bishop Sankey	1	1	0	2	0	22
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	0	1	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Christian McCaffrey	1	13	13.00	5.44

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Bishop Sankey	1	2	2.00	2.80
RB Leonard Fournette	1	9	9.00	6.77

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	1	1	2	2.00	5.87

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tavaris Jackson	4	3	19	4.75	7.29

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Christian McCaffrey	1	1	2	2.00	3.50

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Lamar Miller	1	1	2	2.00	1.50
TE Michael Egnew	1	1	2	2.00	4.00
WR Adam Thielen	1	0	0	0.00	10.22
TE Tyler Kroft	1	1	15	15.00	18.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Geno Smith	2	0
RB Christian McCaffrey	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Bishop Sankey	3	0
QB Tavaris Jackson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	12	7	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tavaris Jackson	9	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Christian McCaffrey	4	3	1
WR Randall Cobb	3	3	1
TE Dusty George	3	0	0
TE Mark Dvoracek	1	1	0
RB Ronald Jones II	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Michael Egnew	5	2	1
WR David O'Neal	2	2	1
WR Adam Thielen	1	0	0
TE Lester Meerdink	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,500 (20,400)
End Zone 14,000 (14,800)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 12,800 (13,100)
Club Seats 9,200 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,500 (20,400)
End Zone	14,000 (14,800)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	12,800 (13,100)
Club Seats	9,200 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (4,000)