Week 16, 2031

played in Houston, AL

67 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	3	3	7	-	20
Houston Texans	14	6	10	0	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:05 HOU - Clyde Duffy 8 run (Justin Rohrwasser extra point)
1Q: 07:13 HOU - Justin Jefferson 68 pass from Todd Carpenter (Justin Rohrwasser extra point)
1Q: 00:03 CAR - Anthony Schwartz 29 pass from Kenyon Richard (Tucker Palmer extra point)
2Q: 05:19 CAR - Tucker Palmer 25 field goal
2Q: 01:34 HOU - Dalton Keene 20 pass from Todd Carpenter (Justin Rohrwasser extra point failed)
3Q: 11:04 CAR - Tucker Palmer 44 field goal
3Q: 07:57 HOU - Justin Rohrwasser 42 field goal
3Q: 07:02 HOU - Clyde Duffy 35 run (Justin Rohrwasser extra point)
4Q: 04:20 CAR - Kenyon Richard 5 run (Tucker Palmer extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:05 HOU - Clyde Duffy 8 run (Justin Rohrwasser extra point)
1Q: 07:13 HOU - Justin Jefferson 68 pass from Todd Carpenter (Justin Rohrwasser extra point)
1Q: 00:03 CAR - Anthony Schwartz 29 pass from Kenyon Richard (Tucker Palmer extra point)
2Q: 05:19 CAR - Tucker Palmer 25 field goal
2Q: 01:34 HOU - Dalton Keene 20 pass from Todd Carpenter (Justin Rohrwasser extra point failed)
3Q: 11:04 CAR - Tucker Palmer 44 field goal
3Q: 07:57 HOU - Justin Rohrwasser 42 field goal
3Q: 07:02 HOU - Clyde Duffy 35 run (Justin Rohrwasser extra point)
4Q: 04:20 CAR - Kenyon Richard 5 run (Tucker Palmer extra point)

Team Statistics CAR HOU
Record 8-7 12-3
First Downs 19 22
- by Rushing 8 10
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 376 468
- Offensive Plays 76 59
- Yards per Play 4.95 7.93
Net Rushing Yards 152 192
- Rushing Attempts 28 34
- Yards per Rush 5.43 5.65
Net Passing Yards 224 276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 21 - 0 25 - 14 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 257 276
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/33 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.67 11.04
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/18 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.1 8.6
4th Down Conversions 2/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/55 7/60
Punt Returns/Yards 2/33 1/15
Kick Returns/Yards 2/41 4/99
Interception Ret./Yards 2/31 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 31
Time of Possession 33:04 26:56

Team Statistics	CAR	HOU
Record	8-7	12-3
First Downs	19	22
- by Rushing	8	10
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	376	468
- Offensive Plays	76	59
- Yards per Play	4.95	7.93
Net Rushing Yards	152	192
- Rushing Attempts	28	34
- Yards per Rush	5.43	5.65
Net Passing Yards	224	276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 21 - 0	25 - 14 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	257	276
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/33	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.67	11.04
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/18	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.1	8.6
4th Down Conversions	2/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/55	7/60
Punt Returns/Yards	2/33	1/15
Kick Returns/Yards	2/41	4/99
Interception Ret./Yards	2/31	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 31
Time of Possession	33:04	26:56

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:59	3:46	OWN 33	5	-9	Punt
1	6:58	2:19	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
1	2:05	2:05	OPP 44	4	44	Touchdown
2	14:07	3:16	OWN 1	6	39	Punt
2	8:26	3:13	OPP 25	6	17	Field Goal
2	1:23	1:23	OWN 25	6	8	Half
3	15:00	4:04	OWN 25	8	48	Field Goal
3	7:51	0:49	OWN 25	2	10	Fumble
3	6:50	1:57	OWN 25	4	17	Punt
3	2:32	2:13	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	13:48	3:32	OWN 19	10	71	Downs
4	6:52	2:41	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	2:24	1:28	OWN 26	8	29	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:01	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
1	7:13	0:15	OWN 32	1	68	Touchdown
1	4:39	2:34	OWN 20	5	5	Punt
2	15:00	0:53	OWN 42	3	0	Punt
2	10:51	2:25	OWN 4	5	44	Interception
2	5:13	3:50	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
3	10:56	3:05	OWN 34	8	41	Field Goal
3	7:02	0:12	OPP 35	1	35	Touchdown
3	4:53	2:21	OWN 20	5	43	Punt
3	0:19	1:31	OWN 40	4	22	Interception
4	10:16	3:24	OWN 10	5	51	Punt
4	4:11	1:47	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
4	0:56	0:56	OWN 45	3	3	Game

Game MVP: Clyde Duffy, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
QB Kenyon Richard	10	72	7.20	12	1	1
RB Cole Boone	9	68	7.56	22	3	0
RB Thomas Pearson	8	9	1.13	5	0	0
WR Anthony Schwartz	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Clyde Duffy	14	132	9.43	35	6	2
RB Stanley Griffin	7	15	2.14	6	0	0
QB Todd Carpenter	5	19	3.80	9	0	0
RB Ernie Kling	5	7	1.40	5	0	0
RB Roderick Kumar	2	25	12.50	19	1	0
WR Calvin Edwards	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kenyon Richard	42	21	257	6/33	1	38	0	77.1

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Todd Carpenter	25	14	276	0/0	2	68	2	88.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Anthony Schwartz	10	17	142	14.20	83	38	1
WR Jameson Williams	3	11	23	7.67	6	22	0
WR Josh Palmer	2	4	40	20.00	29	28	0
WR Colby Dennis	2	2	27	13.50	5	24	0
RB Thomas Pearson	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Abraham Giles	1	4	21	21.00	14	21	0
RB Cole Boone	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Duane Arbuckle	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
TE Charles Bruggeman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Caleb McConnell	6	8	141	23.50	27	39	0
WR Justin Jefferson	4	11	89	22.25	64	68	1
TE Dalton Keene	3	5	40	13.33	7	20	1
WR Christian Watson	1	1	6	6.00	1	6	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Stanley Dillard	1	31	31.00	0
CB Gavin Drake	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Kenyon Richard	1	0	0	0
DE Chazz Surratt	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Stanley Griffin	1	0	0
QB Todd Carpenter	0	1	0
CB Braden Horton	0	1	0
CB Jeff Okudah	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Lindsay	5	279	55.8	44.8	71	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Derrick Rubini	5	221	44.2	29.6	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tucker Palmer	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justin Rohrwasser	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	3/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Thomas Pearson	2	33	16.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christian Watson	1	15	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlos Davison	2	41	20.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amari Rodgers	3	78	26.0	0
Spencer Krieger	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Patrick Johnson	6	3	31	23
CB Gavin Drake	6	1	23	12
OLB Abraham Ramaswami	6	0	26	19
S Stanley Dillard	4	3	34	25
CB Camden Grant	4	3	32	22
ILB Isaiah Simmons	4	1	18	19
CB Taylor Crowe	3	1	32	22
DE Carl Labelle	2	0	25	22
CB Raul Escalante	2	0	31	23
DE Chazz Surratt	2	0	23	17
DT Harry Messantonio	1	1	22	15
CB Damon Arnette	1	0	8	7
DT Robbie Hanks	0	1	2	2

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Derek Blair	10	1	0.0	26	48
ILB Jose Coleman	6	1	1.0	23	29
CB Braden Horton	5	1	0.0	27	48
DE Richard Talley	4	1	2.0	17	18
OLB Christopher Jeffries	4	2	0.5	16	31
OLB Monty Wilkes	4	0	0.0	13	22
OLB Daniel Greer	3	0	1.0	12	17
CB Jeff Okudah	3	0	0.0	28	48
DT Ted Jenkins	3	0	0.0	17	31
DE Walter Hou	2	2	1.0	26	40
S T.J. Peterson	2	3	0.0	25	39
DT Harvey Kolb	2	0	0.0	13	17
DT Jonathan Greenard	1	3	0.5	13	31
S Roman Kemp	1	1	0.0	17	36
TE Dalton Keene	1	0	---	---	---
WR Justin Jefferson	1	0	---	---	---
S Spencer Krieger	1	0	0.0	3	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Alim McNeill	1	1	24
DE Carl Labelle	1	0	22
DT Harry Messantonio	1	0	15

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Richard Talley	2.0	1	0	0	18
DE Walter Hou	1.0	0	2	2	40
ILB Jose Coleman	1.0	0	0	0	29
OLB Daniel Greer	1.0	0	0	0	17
DT Jonathan Greenard	0.5	1	0	0	31
OLB Christopher Jeffries	0.5	1	0	0	31
DE Darien Weber	0.0	0	2	1	30
DT Ted Jenkins	0.0	0	2	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Isaiah Simmons	3	0	0	19
CB Gavin Drake	2	1	1	12
OLB Patrick Johnson	2	0	0	23
CB Taylor Crowe	2	0	0	22
CB Camden Grant	1	2	0	22
S Stanley Dillard	1	0	1	25
CB Damon Arnette	1	0	0	7
CB Raul Escalante	1	0	0	23
OLB Abraham Ramaswami	1	0	0	19

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Derek Blair	4	1	48
CB Braden Horton	3	3	48
OLB Monty Wilkes	3	1	22
S T.J. Peterson	3	0	39
OLB Christopher Jeffries	2	1	31
CB Jeff Okudah	1	1	48
S Roman Kemp	1	1	36
DT Ted Jenkins	1	0	31
DE Richard Talley	1	0	18
DT Harvey Kolb	1	0	17
ILB Jose Coleman	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Nicky Quinn	3	5	28	1	48
G Christopher Russell	1	7	28	1	48
C Ron Fulmer	1	2	28	1	48
T Junior Kassotis	0	4	28	2	48
G Charles Cross	0	0	28	1	48

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
C Christian Whiting	4	14	1	34	25
G Neil Derosa	2	4	0	34	25
G Bennett Wilkerson	2	4	0	34	25
T Nicholas Marler	2	4	0	34	25
T Paul McCormick	2	3	0	34	25

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Charles Bruggeman	2	23
Cole Boone	1	23
Josh Palmer	1	16
Christopher Russell	1	5

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Amari Rodgers	2	11
Darien Weber	1	18
Edward Dubester	1	6

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Junior Kassotis	28	48	---	---	7	83
WR Josh Palmer	26	39	---	---	16	81
G Christopher Russell	28	48	---	---	5	81
RB Cole Boone	19	36	---	---	23	78
C Nicky Quinn	28	48	---	---	---	76
QB Kenyon Richard	28	48	---	---	---	76
C Ron Fulmer	28	48	---	---	---	76
G Charles Cross	28	48	---	---	---	76
TE Abraham Giles	28	44	---	---	---	72
WR Anthony Schwartz	25	45	---	---	---	70
S Stanley Dillard	---	---	34	25	1	60
DE Alim McNeill	---	---	32	24	1	57
CB Raul Escalante	---	---	31	23	1	55
OLB Patrick Johnson	---	---	31	23	1	55
CB Camden Grant	---	---	32	22	1	55
CB Taylor Crowe	---	---	32	22	1	55
ILB Isaiah Simmons	---	---	18	19	12	49
DE Carl Labelle	---	---	25	22	---	47
TE Charles Bruggeman	9	14	---	---	23	46
OLB Abraham Ramaswami	---	---	26	19	---	45
WR Jameson Williams	15	30	---	---	---	45
DE Chazz Surratt	---	---	23	17	---	40
DT Harry Messantonio	---	---	22	15	1	38
CB Gavin Drake	---	---	23	12	1	36
CB Damon Arnette	---	---	8	7	16	31
DT Daviyon Nixon	---	---	19	11	1	31
WR Colby Dennis	5	11	---	---	11	27
RB Thomas Pearson	9	9	---	---	5	23
TE Duane Arbuckle	4	7	---	---	12	23
OLB Jorge Vinatieri	---	---	0	0	21	21
WR Carlos Davison	0	0	---	---	18	18
DE Nickolas Parker	---	---	7	5	5	17
S Mark Webb	---	---	0	0	16	16
RB Kevin Logan	0	1	---	---	13	14
DE Alejandro Siler	---	---	6	4	1	11
S Dwayne Atkins	---	---	2	3	5	10
WR Hugh Bean	0	4	---	---	6	10
DT Robbie Hanks	---	---	2	2	5	9
K Tucker Palmer	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Rashawn Slater	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Larry Schwartz	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Grady Cochrane	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Joe Lindsay	0	0	---	---	7	7
ILB Devan Blanchette	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Gilbert Tubbs	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Noah Patterson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Jeff Okudah	---	---	28	48	2	78
CB Braden Horton	---	---	27	48	2	77
S Derek Blair	---	---	26	48	2	76
S Roman Kemp	---	---	17	36	18	71
DE Walter Hou	---	---	26	40	2	68
S T.J. Peterson	---	---	25	39	2	66
T Paul McCormick	34	25	---	---	6	65
G Neil Derosa	34	25	---	---	---	59
WR Justin Jefferson	34	25	---	---	---	59
WR Caleb McConnell	34	25	---	---	---	59
QB Todd Carpenter	34	25	---	---	---	59
C Christian Whiting	34	25	---	---	---	59
G Bennett Wilkerson	34	25	---	---	---	59
T Nicholas Marler	34	25	---	---	---	59
DE Darien Weber	---	---	11	30	18	59
ILB Jose Coleman	---	---	23	29	---	52
TE Dalton Keene	29	22	---	---	---	51
OLB Monty Wilkes	---	---	13	22	14	49
OLB Christopher Jeffries	---	---	16	31	2	49
DT Ted Jenkins	---	---	17	31	---	48
DT Jonathan Greenard	---	---	13	31	2	46
FB Chris Springer	12	14	---	---	17	43
OLB Daniel Greer	---	---	12	17	9	38
DE Richard Talley	---	---	17	18	---	35
WR Christian Watson	17	6	---	---	10	33
DT Harvey Kolb	---	---	13	17	2	32
DT Tyrus Schweigert	---	---	14	17	---	31
WR Calvin Edwards	8	4	---	---	17	29
S Zach Stockman	---	---	3	9	16	28
RB Clyde Duffy	17	8	---	---	---	25
OLB Owen Bixler	---	---	2	0	21	23
TE Edwin Corcoleotes	0	0	---	---	22	22
RB Roderick Kumar	2	2	---	---	17	21
RB Stanley Griffin	8	10	---	---	---	18
S Spencer Krieger	---	---	3	9	5	17
DE Calvin Sawyer	---	---	2	8	5	15
WR Amari Rodgers	1	0	---	---	11	12
TE Edward Dubester	2	4	---	---	6	12
RB Ernie Kling	6	5	---	---	---	11
K Justin Rohrwasser	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Derrick Rubini	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Blake Ferguson	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Sedrick Compton	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Patrick Robustelli	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Eric Stokes	---	---	0	0	5	5
QB Wesley Brayshaw	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	32	6.4
Middle	17	100	5.9
Right	6	20	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	46	7.7
Middle	15	116	7.7
Right	11	33	3.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kenyon Richard	42	21	7	2	2	8	6	3	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Todd Carpenter	25	14	5	1	2	3	3	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	15	8	73	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	90	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	3	48	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	46	15.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	1	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	112	12.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	97	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	66	13.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Schwartz	17	10	0	142	3	45
WR Jameson Williams	11	3	1	23	1	30
TE Abraham Giles	4	1	1	21	1	44
WR Josh Palmer	4	2	0	40	1	39
WR Colby Dennis	2	2	0	27	1	11
RB Thomas Pearson	1	1	0	1	0	9
TE Charles Bruggeman	1	0	0	0	0	14
RB Cole Boone	1	1	0	5	0	36
TE Duane Arbuckle	1	1	0	-2	0	7

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Justin Jefferson	11	4	2	89	1	25
WR Caleb McConnell	8	6	0	141	3	25
TE Dalton Keene	5	3	0	40	1	22
WR Christian Watson	1	1	0	6	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Kenyon Richard	2	11	5.50	7.20
RB Cole Boone	1	-2	-2.00	7.56

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Clyde Duffy	1	8	8.00	9.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kenyon Richard	5	3	4	0.80	6.12

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Todd Carpenter	2	2	26	13.00	11.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Anthony Schwartz	2	1	-4	-2.00	8.35
TE Abraham Giles	1	0	0	0.00	5.25
WR Colby Dennis	1	1	3	3.00	13.50
RB Cole Boone	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dalton Keene	2	2	26	13.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Kenyon Richard	5	4

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ernie Kling	4	0
WR Calvin Edwards	1	0
QB Todd Carpenter	1	0
RB Stanley Griffin	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kenyon Richard	13	6	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Todd Carpenter	5	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anthony Schwartz	5	2	0
WR Josh Palmer	3	2	1
WR Jameson Williams	2	1	0
TE Abraham Giles	1	0	0
TE Charles Bruggeman	1	0	0
WR Colby Dennis	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Justin Jefferson	2	1	1
WR Caleb McConnell	2	2	2
TE Dalton Keene	1	0	0

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

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