Week 16, 2023

played in Carolina, NC

62 degrees, rain, 9 mph wind

Houston Texans10679-32
Carolina Panthers10037-20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:56 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 36 field goal
1Q: 09:47 HOU - Reuben Kerney 49 field goal
1Q: 03:28 CAR - Eric Ebron 3 run (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
1Q: 02:10 HOU - Adam Thielen 46 pass from Colt McCoy (Reuben Kerney extra point)
2Q: 13:47 HOU - Reuben Kerney 33 field goal
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Reuben Kerney 25 field goal
3Q: 05:32 HOU - Zay Jones 3 pass from Colt McCoy (Reuben Kerney extra point)
3Q: 01:19 CAR - Dustin Hopkins 27 field goal
4Q: 11:17 HOU - Reuben Kerney 24 field goal
4Q: 07:14 CAR - Jared Marshall 25 pass from Donovan Bowers (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
4Q: 03:58 HOU - Reuben Kerney 48 field goal
4Q: 01:13 HOU - Reuben Kerney 19 field goal

Team StatisticsHOUCAR
Record6-95-10
First Downs1519
- by Rushing36
- by Passing1112
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards342303
- Offensive Plays6165
- Yards per Play5.614.66
Net Rushing Yards51107
- Rushing Attempts2321
- Yards per Rush2.225.10
Net Passing Yards291196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt37 - 25 - 141 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards295216
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/43/20
- Yards per Pass Play7.664.45
Fumbles/Lost2/22/1
3rd Down Conversions7/146/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.06.8
4th Down Conversions0/01/3
Penalties/Yards5/2910/70
Punt Returns/Yards2/52/34
Kick Returns/Yards3/561/23
Interception Ret./Yards2/151/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits53
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/41/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 44OWN 34
Time of Possession28:4331:17

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:000:55OWN 272-3Fumble
112:503:09OWN 25843Field Goal
13:201:28OWN 25375Touchdown
10:121:30OPP 1731Field Goal
29:002:54OWN 2054Punt
22:150:37OWN 3331Punt
20:310:31OPP 36228Field Goal
313:308:08OWN 321468Touchdown
31:123:17OWN 14766Interception
412:461:34OPP 53-2Field Goal
47:033:11OWN 41528Field Goal
43:282:20OPP 25623Field Goal
Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
114:051:15OPP 2435Field Goal
19:416:21OWN 251275Touchdown
11:521:40OWN 253-8Fumble
213:424:42OWN 25940Punt
26:063:51OWN 48719Downs
21:381:07OWN 3537Interception
315:001:30OWN 253-5Punt
35:222:18OWN 2536Punt
33:041:52OPP 20410Field Goal
412:550:09OWN 510Interception
411:124:09OWN 251075Touchdown
43:520:24OWN 2540Downs
41:081:08OWN 24338Game

Game MVP: Colt McCoy, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Jamie Ricketts1230.25600
RB Brayden Robertson10363.601910
QB Colt McCoy11212.001210
CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Isaiah Goulet11645.821430
RB Nicolas Frazier5153.00700
QB Donovan Bowers3175.671010
TE Eric Ebron133.00301
WR Chandler Curtis188.00800

Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Colt McCoy37252951/4246198.3
CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Donovan Bowers41252163/20135262.6

Receiving Statistics

HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Jace Barclay911596.5635210
WR Adam Thielen4710526.2544461
RB Brayden Robertson46215.25560
WR Brian James353411.3320300
TE Michael Egnew234020.008290
WR Zay Jones1233.00431
FB Jaylen Samuels1144.00040
RB Jamie Ricketts112929.0029290
WR James Washington0100.00000
CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Isaiah Goulet79659.2938350
TE Eric Ebron613549.0028200
WR Jared Marshall353311.0027251
WR Chandler Curtis223216.006170
RB Nicolas Frazier24136.501180
WR Josh Doctson11-4-4.000-40
WR Jay Hong1222.00020
WR Jamal Wayne11-1-1.000-10
TE Nicky Winters121111.005110
WR Marc Coffey121111.001110

Interception Statistics

HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Mike Jennings133.000
CB Erik Rivera11212.000
CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD
S Jessie Bates100.000

Fumble Statistics

HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
RB Jamie Ricketts1000
CB Erik Rivera1000
OLB Kenny Young0100
DE Dee Ford0010
CB Tyrone Dolliver0010
CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
TE Eric Ebron1000
QB Donovan Bowers1000
OLB Reuben Horton0110
WR Jared Marshall0100
DT Denzel Brooks0100
DE Clelin Ferrell0010

Punting Statistics

HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Nicolas Fuller29346.529.5481
CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bradley Pinion313043.335.0490

Kicking Statistics

HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Reuben Kerney6/62/20/0492/2
CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dustin Hopkins2/20/00/0362/2

Punt Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Erik Rivera252.50
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Jamal Wayne23417.00

Kick Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Brayden Robertson23417.00
Zay Jones12222.00
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Alan Whitmire12323.00

Defensive Statistics

HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Troy Apke710.02143
CB Tyrone Dolliver610.0822
OLB Mike Jennings531.01222
OLB Jay Smalley400.02144
CB Isaac Yiadom400.01635
S Cole Porter320.01935
DE Arden Key300.01835
DE Dee Ford211.01524
OLB Cody Stargell230.01626
OLB Kenny Young220.01031
DE Star Lotulelei200.01521
DT Jordan Phillips200.01221
CB Erik Rivera200.01835
DT Teddy Huffman101.0515
ILB Malik Jefferson110.0313
WR Adam Thielen10---------
DT Nathan Shepherd100.0923
S Justin Reid010.0518
CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Reuben Horton931.02336
ILB Zach Cunningham930.02337
DT Tyrus Filby410.02129
S Jessie Bates400.02337
DT Denzel Brooks310.01423
CB Curtis Lofton310.02338
CB Jamal Eichorst300.0920
DE Clelin Ferrell210.02336
S Arturo Galligher200.02229
OLB Dexter Fredrickson200.01114
S Stanley Dillard200.0110
DE Nathaniel Chaudhuri110.01118
CB Denzel Ward110.02232
DE Robbie Mahoney110.02237
TE Eric Ebron10---------
S Isaac Knabe100.033
RB Nicolas Frazier10---------

Pass Rush Statistics

HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Dee Ford1.001024
OLB Mike Jennings1.000022
DT Teddy Huffman1.000015
DT Nathan Shepherd0.002123
DE Arden Key0.001035
CB Erik Rivera0.001035
OLB Cody Stargell0.001026
CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Reuben Horton1.000036
DE Robbie Mahoney0.003237
DE Clelin Ferrell0.002236
DT Tyrus Filby0.001129
ILB Zach Cunningham0.001037

Pass Defense Statistics

HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Troy Apke50043
CB Tyrone Dolliver50022
OLB Jay Smalley30044
S Cole Porter21035
CB Erik Rivera20135
OLB Kenny Young20031
CB Isaac Yiadom20035
ILB Malik Jefferson11013
DE Dee Ford10024
DE Arden Key10035
OLB Cody Stargell10026
CB Dakota Newton01020
OLB Mike Jennings00122
CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Zach Cunningham50037
OLB Reuben Horton40036
CB Jamal Eichorst30020
S Stanley Dillard21010
S Jessie Bates20137
CB Curtis Lofton20038
OLB Dexter Fredrickson20014
CB Denzel Ward11032
S Arturo Galligher10029
DE Clelin Ferrell10036
DE Robbie Mahoney10037
S Isaac Knabe1003

Blocking Statistics

HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Hroniss Grasu15023038
T Seth Morris14023138
FB Jaylen Samuels1105014
G Billy Rudebusch07023038
T Sean Segas03023038
G Brad McGregor02023038
CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Jeremiah Poutasi35021044
G Gerald Hoffman25121144
T Cody Ford24021144
C Nicky Quinn23021044
T Drew Schwant02021144

Special Teams Tackles

HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Michael Egnew124
Kenny Young113
Billy Rudebusch18
Arden Key15
CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Clelin Ferrell215
Drew Schwant210
Jamal Wayne116

Participation

HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
WR Brian James2333------2278
G Brad McGregor2338------869
G Billy Rudebusch2338------869
T Sean Segas2338------869
T Seth Morris2338------869
OLB Jay Smalley------2144267
S Troy Apke------2143367
QB Colt McCoy2338---------61
C Hroniss Grasu2338---------61
DE Arden Key------1835558
CB Erik Rivera------1835558
RB Brayden Robertson1127------1957
TE Jace Barclay2234---------56
WR Adam Thielen2331------155
CB Isaac Yiadom------1635455
OLB Kenny Young------10311354
S Cole Porter------1935---54
OLB Mike Jennings------12221852
RB Jamie Ricketts1212------2448
DT Nathan Shepherd------9231547
CB Tyrone Dolliver------8221747
OLB Cody Stargell------1626---42
TE Michael Egnew511------2440
S Justin Reid------5181740
DE Dee Ford------1524---39
DE Star Lotulelei------1521---36
WR Zay Jones1318------536
DT Jordan Phillips------1221---33
CB Dakota Newton------820230
DT Teddy Huffman------515222
FB Jaylen Samuels514---------19
WR William Bean15------1218
ILB Malik Jefferson------313117
K Reuben Kerney00------1414
ILB Anthony Walker Jr.------0189
P Nicolas Fuller00------88
C Anthony Robertson00------88
RB Santiago Butler00------55
WR Dante Pettis02---------2
TE Leonard Shannon02---------2
WR James Washington01---------1
C Don Samuels00---------0
T Alex Cappa00---------0
QB Dwayne Haskins00---------0
G Jared Miller00---------0
DE Scottie Boyd------00---0
CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
OLB Reuben Horton------23362382
T Drew Schwant2144------1075
DE Clelin Ferrell------23361574
CB Denzel Ward------22321973
G Jeremiah Poutasi2144------570
T Cody Ford2144------570
G Gerald Hoffman2144------570
S Arturo Galligher------22291667
CB Curtis Lofton------2338667
QB Donovan Bowers2144------267
ILB Zach Cunningham------2337565
S Jessie Bates------2337565
C Nicky Quinn2144---------65
DE Robbie Mahoney------2237564
WR Chandler Curtis1942------162
TE Eric Ebron1740---------57
DT Tyrus Filby------2129252
RB Nicolas Frazier1024------1549
RB Isaiah Goulet1630---------46
DT Denzel Brooks------1423845
TE Nicky Winters811------2039
OLB Dexter Fredrickson------11141136
WR Jared Marshall818------935
CB Jamal Eichorst------920534
WR Marc Coffey824---------32
DE Nathaniel Chaudhuri------1118231
WR Jamal Wayne54------1625
WR Josh Doctson616---------22
RB Alan Whitmire02------2022
TE Michael Lyon44------816
WR Jeffery Graham01------1415
S Stanley Dillard------110415
DE Shaq Lawson------19414
CB Ben Knudson------18413
WR Jay Hong44---------8
K Dustin Hopkins00------77
S Isaac Knabe------3317
C Jorge McDonald00------55
P Bradley Pinion00------33
C Will Hernandez00------33
OLB Anthony Barr------0112
ILB J.R. Wilson------0112
DE Brody Hobson------0011
C Dalton Risner00---------0
T Ricardo Nikolic00---------0
QB Nicholas Bishop00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left740.6
Middle12413.4
Right461.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5275.4
Middle9374.1
Right7436.1
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Colt McCoy37257112751
CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Donovan Bowers41253143612

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)1713754.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)639015.0
Long (19+ Yds)637813.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen10910410.4
Short (0-8 Yds)2414803.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)52326.4
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Jace Barclay119159134
WR Adam Thielen740105331
RB Brayden Robertson64021027
WR Brian James53034133
TE Michael Egnew32040111
WR Zay Jones2103018
FB Jaylen Samuels1104014
WR James Washington100001
RB Jamie Ricketts11029112
CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Eric Ebron136054140
RB Isaiah Goulet97165130
WR Jared Marshall53133118
RB Nicolas Frazier42013024
WR Jay Hong210204
WR Chandler Curtis22032042
TE Nicky Winters21111011
WR Marc Coffey21111024
WR Josh Doctson110-4016
WR Jamal Wayne110-104

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Brayden Robertson551.003.60
RB Jamie Ricketts3103.330.25
CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Isaiah Goulet382.675.82
TE Eric Ebron133.003.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Colt McCoy5310.207.97
CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Donovan Bowers52204.005.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Adam Thielen1000.0015.00
TE Jace Barclay11-1-1.005.36
WR Brian James11-1-1.006.80
WR Zay Jones1133.001.50
RB Brayden Robertson1000.003.50
CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Eric Ebron2000.004.15
WR Jared Marshall2194.506.60
TE Nicky Winters111111.005.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

HoustonRushesConversions
RB Brayden Robertson22
RB Jamie Ricketts10
CarolinaRushesConversions
QB Donovan Bowers21

Third Down Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompConversions
Colt McCoy1065
CarolinaAttCompConversions
Donovan Bowers1185

Third Down Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR Brian James310
TE Michael Egnew211
WR Zay Jones211
WR Adam Thielen111
TE Jace Barclay111
RB Brayden Robertson111
CarolinaTargCatchConversions
TE Eric Ebron532
RB Isaiah Goulet432
WR Jared Marshall110
RB Nicolas Frazier111

SectionAttendance
Stadium65,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck18,800 (23,600)
End Zone13,700 (17,000)
Mezzanine7,900 (9,800)
Sideline Seats12,300 (15,000)
Club Seats7,000 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes5,300 (6,200)