Week 16, 2035

played in Carolina, NC

44 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Houston Texans	3	3	7	6	-	19
Carolina Panthers	0	16	7	3	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:16 HOU - Hugh Woodson 40 field goal
2Q: 10:10 CAR - Frederick Fly 28 field goal
2Q: 08:43 CAR - Frederick Fly 32 field goal
2Q: 02:39 CAR - Frederick Fly 39 field goal
2Q: 02:10 CAR - Drake Forster 27 interception return (Frederick Fly extra point)
2Q: 00:07 HOU - Hugh Woodson 32 field goal
3Q: 07:42 CAR - Kennedy Shea 1 pass from Matt Joyner (Frederick Fly extra point)
3Q: 01:40 HOU - Elliot Sukova 43 interception return (Hugh Woodson extra point)
4Q: 11:16 HOU - Hugh Woodson 43 field goal
4Q: 05:32 CAR - Frederick Fly 40 field goal
4Q: 01:20 HOU - Hugh Woodson 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:16 HOU - Hugh Woodson 40 field goal
2Q: 10:10 CAR - Frederick Fly 28 field goal
2Q: 08:43 CAR - Frederick Fly 32 field goal
2Q: 02:39 CAR - Frederick Fly 39 field goal
2Q: 02:10 CAR - Drake Forster 27 interception return (Frederick Fly extra point)
2Q: 00:07 HOU - Hugh Woodson 32 field goal
3Q: 07:42 CAR - Kennedy Shea 1 pass from Matt Joyner (Frederick Fly extra point)
3Q: 01:40 HOU - Elliot Sukova 43 interception return (Hugh Woodson extra point)
4Q: 11:16 HOU - Hugh Woodson 43 field goal
4Q: 05:32 CAR - Frederick Fly 40 field goal
4Q: 01:20 HOU - Hugh Woodson 39 field goal

Team Statistics HOU CAR
Record 7-8 9-6
First Downs 16 20
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 237 302
- Offensive Plays 67 65
- Yards per Play 3.54 4.65
Net Rushing Yards 44 113
- Rushing Attempts 17 29
- Yards per Rush 2.59 3.90
Net Passing Yards 193 189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 23 - 2 34 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 206 196
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 2/7
- Yards per Pass Play 3.86 5.25
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 7.3
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 5/110 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 2/43 2/58
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 32
Time of Possession 25:32 34:28

Team Statistics	HOU	CAR
Record	7-8	9-6
First Downs	16	20
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	237	302
- Offensive Plays	67	65
- Yards per Play	3.54	4.65
Net Rushing Yards	44	113
- Rushing Attempts	17	29
- Yards per Rush	2.59	3.90
Net Passing Yards	193	189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 23 - 2	34 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	206	196
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	2/7
- Yards per Pass Play	3.86	5.25
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	7.3
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	5/110	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	2/43	2/58
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 32
Time of Possession	25:32	34:28

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:29	OWN 38	7	16	Punt
1	10:27	1:19	OPP 30	3	7	Field Goal
1	5:53	3:31	OWN 4	8	32	Punt
1	0:02	1:10	OWN 6	3	6	Punt
2	10:05	0:56	OWN 25	2	8	Interception
2	8:38	1:47	OWN 27	3	4	Punt
2	2:34	0:34	OWN 25	2	-4	Interception
2	2:00	2:00	OWN 30	7	55	Field Goal
3	7:33	3:42	OWN 37	6	22	Punt
3	0:20	4:11	OWN 37	9	37	Field Goal
4	5:24	4:11	OWN 29	17	49	Field Goal

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:31	1:04	OWN 20	3	-2	Interception
1	9:08	3:15	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
1	2:22	2:20	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
2	13:52	3:47	OWN 39	8	50	Field Goal
2	9:09	0:31	OPP 10	3	-5	Field Goal
2	6:51	4:17	OWN 21	9	57	Field Goal
3	15:00	7:27	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
3	3:51	2:24	OWN 20	4	19	Interception
3	1:27	1:07	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
4	11:09	5:45	OWN 25	8	52	Field Goal
4	1:13	1:13	OPP 49	6	31	Game

Game MVP: Elliot Sukova, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Moses Waters	10	11	1.10	10	1
RB Denzel Buckley	6	29	4.83	7	0
QB Mitchell Cheever	1	4	4.00	4	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Casey Reeves	12	46	3.83	12	1
QB Matt Joyner	8	36	4.50	9	0
RB Kennedy Shea	6	17	2.83	8	0
RB Martin Alston	2	14	7.00	10	1
WR Tim Shahade	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitchell Cheever	48	23	206	2/13	0	22	2	42.5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Joyner	34	23	196	2/7	1	33	2	67.8

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Craig Margolies	7	17	46	6.57	8	22
WR Gavin Newsome	5	11	64	12.80	38	21
TE Kelly Nichols	4	6	46	11.50	18	20
TE Victor Duffy	2	6	12	6.00	1	8
FB Jonathan Wilcox	2	2	24	12.00	21	22
WR Devon Ligeski	2	4	9	4.50	1	8
WR Sean Newland	1	1	5	5.00	4	5
RB Denzel Buckley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Casey Reeves	5	9	77	15.40	42	24	0
RB Martin Alston	4	5	21	5.25	7	9	0
WR Tim Shahade	3	4	13	4.33	1	10	0
TE Baby Hightower	3	3	23	7.67	7	9	0
FB Emmanuel Shoate	2	2	9	4.50	0	5	0
WR Jon Logan	2	5	37	18.50	33	33	0
RB Kennedy Shea	2	3	1	0.50	0	1	1
TE Drew Armstrong	1	2	11	11.00	11	11	0
WR Caleb Villa	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Elliot Sukova	2	43	21.50	1

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dominique Marian	1	31	31.00	0
OLB Drake Forster	1	27	27.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Denzel Buckley	1	0	0	0
WR Gavin Newsome	0	1	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT Brett Lucas	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tommy Munro	5	245	49.0	36.8	64	0

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Emmanuel Quinn	3	160	53.3	51.0	60	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hugh Woodson	4/4	2/2	0/0	43	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frederick Fly	4/4	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damien Roberts	1	7	7.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey Reeves	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig Margolies	3	71	23.7	0
Sean Newland	2	39	19.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Rudolph	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Owen Ross	11	3	0.0	29	36
S Quinn Hudson	9	2	0.0	29	36
DT Ellis Ellard	7	3	0.5	22	33
DT Tyler Parker	5	1	1.0	27	31
OLB Damien Bennett	4	0	0.0	29	36
CB Damien Roberts	3	3	0.0	29	36
CB Elliot Sukova	3	0	0.0	27	36
S Omar Fregoso	2	3	0.0	24	31
DE Gage Nixon	2	1	0.0	29	35
OLB Casey Sutton	2	1	0.0	15	18
DT Marlon Ackerman	1	0	0.5	17	22
DE Colin Lake	1	2	0.0	16	17
RB Denzel Buckley	1	0	---	---	---
DE Alexander Moyer	1	0	0.0	4	5
CB Edwin Hutton	1	0	0.0	11	17

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tom Freitag	7	1	1.0	17	50
S Barry Green	5	1	0.0	17	49
CB Dominique Marian	4	4	0.0	17	50
ILB Rodney Kasper	4	0	0.0	11	29
S Dwight Whiting	3	2	0.0	17	43
DE Rodolfo Bergman	3	1	0.0	15	46
OLB Drake Forster	3	1	0.0	6	21
OLB Broderick Siragusa	3	0	0.0	6	22
DT Brett Lucas	2	2	1.0	16	49
DE Tre' Burgess	2	2	0.0	17	44
DT Quinn Keister	2	2	0.0	17	44
CB Kelvin Carlson	2	0	0.0	17	42
TE Drew Armstrong	1	0	---	---	---
CB Harry Franklin	1	0	0.0	11	29
CB Collin Ihler	1	0	0.0	1	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Tyler Parker	1.0	0	1	31
DT Ellis Ellard	0.5	2	0	33
DT Marlon Ackerman	0.5	0	0	22
ILB Owen Ross	0.0	2	0	36
OLB Damien Bennett	0.0	1	0	36

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Brett Lucas	1.0	2	1	49
OLB Tom Freitag	1.0	0	0	50
DE Tre' Burgess	0.0	2	1	44
DT Quinn Keister	0.0	1	0	44

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Owen Ross	6	1	0	36
OLB Damien Bennett	4	0	0	36
S Quinn Hudson	3	1	0	36
CB Elliot Sukova	2	2	2	36
DT Ellis Ellard	2	0	0	33
CB Damien Roberts	2	0	0	36
DT Tyler Parker	1	0	0	31
S Omar Fregoso	1	0	0	31
OLB Casey Sutton	1	0	0	18
CB Edwin Hutton	1	0	0	17

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Tom Freitag	5	0	0	50
CB Dominique Marian	3	3	1	50
S Barry Green	3	3	0	49
ILB Rodney Kasper	3	0	0	29
DE Tre' Burgess	2	0	0	44
DE Rodolfo Bergman	2	0	0	46
OLB Drake Forster	1	1	1	21
CB Collin Ihler	1	1	0	8
S Dwight Whiting	1	0	0	43
OLB Broderick Siragusa	1	0	0	22
CB Kelvin Carlson	1	0	0	42
CB Harry Franklin	0	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Grayson Fecht	2	7	17	0	50
T Michael Schwartz	2	5	17	2	50
C Kennedy Hill	1	2	11	0	24
T Richie Hardy	1	1	17	0	50
G Parker Wallace	0	2	17	0	50

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Raymond Fusco	3	6	0	29	0	36
G Maxwell Walsh	3	5	1	29	1	36
C Chase Jenkins	2	3	0	29	0	36
T Deion Meechan	1	5	0	29	1	36
T Jeremiah Clancy	1	3	0	29	0	36

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Ralph Griffith	1	18
Parker Wallace	1	14

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Casey Reeves	2	24
Baby Hightower	2	10
Caiden de Marco	1	24
Courtney Rodriguez	1	16

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Parker Wallace	17	50	---	---	14	81
S Quinn Hudson	---	---	29	36	14	79
G Grayson Fecht	17	50	---	---	9	76
T Michael Schwartz	17	50	---	---	9	76
T Richie Hardy	17	50	---	---	9	76
CB Damien Roberts	---	---	29	36	8	73
OLB Damien Bennett	---	---	29	36	6	71
ILB Owen Ross	---	---	29	36	4	69
DE Gage Nixon	---	---	29	35	4	68
QB Mitchell Cheever	17	50	---	---	---	67
CB Elliot Sukova	---	---	27	36	4	67
WR Gavin Newsome	17	46	---	---	4	67
WR Craig Margolies	16	44	---	---	7	67
TE Victor Duffy	14	50	---	---	---	64
RB Moses Waters	10	32	---	---	21	63
DT Tyler Parker	---	---	27	31	3	61
DT Ellis Ellard	---	---	22	33	3	58
S Omar Fregoso	---	---	24	31	2	57
WR Devon Ligeski	11	20	---	---	15	46
DT Marlon Ackerman	---	---	17	22	7	46
FB Jonathan Wilcox	5	13	---	---	19	37
OLB Casey Sutton	---	---	15	18	3	36
C Kennedy Hill	11	24	---	---	---	35
DE Colin Lake	---	---	16	17	---	33
C Rob Carbone	6	26	---	---	---	32
CB Edwin Hutton	---	---	11	17	3	31
S Mario Collette	---	---	8	5	17	30
TE Kelly Nichols	4	24	---	---	1	29
TE Edgar Andrews	0	2	---	---	23	25
RB Denzel Buckley	6	17	---	---	---	23
OLB Ralph Griffith	---	---	0	0	18	18
CB Bert Floyd	---	---	2	0	14	16
WR Kenyon Bishop	1	0	---	---	12	13
WR Sean Newland	1	2	---	---	7	10
DE Alexander Moyer	---	---	4	5	1	10
ILB Lewis Freeman	---	---	0	0	10	10
K Hugh Woodson	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Gabriel Pearson	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Tommy Munro	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Alec Worthy	---	---	1	1	4	6
G Jimmie Willis	0	0	---	---	5	5
S Sean Morrison	---	---	0	1	1	2
T Gavin Dawkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Jeff Antonick	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Jorge Hastings	---	---	0	0	---	0
RB Tim Fecht	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Deion Meechan	29	36	---	---	7	72
CB Dominique Marian	---	---	17	50	4	71
OLB Tom Freitag	---	---	17	50	4	71
S Barry Green	---	---	17	49	4	70
DT Brett Lucas	---	---	16	49	4	69
TE Baby Hightower	25	34	---	---	10	69
S Dwight Whiting	---	---	17	43	8	68
T Jeremiah Clancy	29	36	---	---	---	65
DE Tre' Burgess	---	---	17	44	4	65
DE Rodolfo Bergman	---	---	15	46	4	65
C Chase Jenkins	29	36	---	---	---	65
G Raymond Fusco	29	36	---	---	---	65
G Maxwell Walsh	29	36	---	---	---	65
QB Matt Joyner	29	36	---	---	---	65
DT Quinn Keister	---	---	17	44	3	64
WR Tim Shahade	27	36	---	---	---	63
CB Kelvin Carlson	---	---	17	42	3	62
WR Jon Logan	24	35	---	---	---	59
CB Harry Franklin	---	---	11	29	19	59
RB Casey Reeves	17	14	---	---	24	55
ILB Rodney Kasper	---	---	11	29	12	52
FB Emmanuel Shoate	7	8	---	---	21	36
WR Caleb Villa	15	17	---	---	---	32
OLB Caleb MacBeth	---	---	1	9	20	30
OLB Broderick Siragusa	---	---	6	22	2	30
OLB Drake Forster	---	---	6	21	2	29
TE Caiden de Marco	2	0	---	---	24	26
TE Drew Armstrong	12	12	---	---	---	24
DE Courtney Rodriguez	---	---	1	6	16	23
WR Heath Wheeler	0	0	---	---	21	21
RB Kennedy Shea	9	11	---	---	---	20
S Johnny Clinton	---	---	0	2	17	19
WR Harvey Hanna	4	2	---	---	12	18
CB Collin Ihler	---	---	1	8	6	15
RB Martin Alston	3	11	---	---	---	14
K Frederick Fly	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Emmanuel Quinn	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Vinny Rose	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Camden Ramsey	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Tyrone Rader	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Timothy Taylor	---	---	0	6	1	7
T Howie Delrio	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Dana Momberg	---	---	0	1	5	6
CB Bernie Rudolph	---	---	0	0	5	5
QB Griffin McInerney	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Lonnie Hicks	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	1	0.2
Middle	10	35	3.5
Right	2	8	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	15	64	4.3
Right	10	41	4.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitchell Cheever	48	23	4	4	5	9	5	2	2

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Joyner	34	23	2	0	0	4	5	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	41	5.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	13	113	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	4	52	3.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	5	58	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	16	125	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	13	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Craig Margolies	17	7	3	46	1	44
WR Gavin Newsome	11	5	2	64	1	46
TE Victor Duffy	6	2	0	12	0	50
TE Kelly Nichols	6	4	0	46	1	24
WR Devon Ligeski	4	2	0	9	0	20
FB Jonathan Wilcox	2	2	0	24	1	13
WR Sean Newland	1	1	0	5	0	2
RB Denzel Buckley	1	0	0	0	0	17

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Casey Reeves	9	5	77	1	14
WR Jon Logan	5	2	37	1	35
RB Martin Alston	5	4	21	0	11
WR Tim Shahade	4	3	13	0	36
TE Baby Hightower	3	3	23	0	34
RB Kennedy Shea	3	2	1	0	11
FB Emmanuel Shoate	2	2	9	0	8
TE Drew Armstrong	2	1	11	0	12
WR Caleb Villa	1	1	4	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Casey Reeves	1	4	4.00	3.83
QB Matt Joyner	1	-1	-1.00	4.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Joyner	8	4	17	2.13	5.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Casey Reeves	2	1	8	4.00	8.56
RB Martin Alston	2	1	4	2.00	4.20
RB Kennedy Shea	2	1	1	0.50	0.33
WR Tim Shahade	1	0	0	0.00	3.25
FB Emmanuel Shoate	1	1	4	4.00	4.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Moses Waters	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Casey Reeves	1	0
RB Martin Alston	1	1
QB Matt Joyner	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitchell Cheever	11	5	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Joyner	8	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Craig Margolies	4	1	1
FB Jonathan Wilcox	2	2	1
TE Kelly Nichols	2	1	1
WR Gavin Newsome	2	0	0
WR Devon Ligeski	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Martin Alston	4	3	1
WR Tim Shahade	1	1	0
WR Jon Logan	1	1	1
TE Baby Hightower	1	1	1
TE Drew Armstrong	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,300 (70,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,500 (19,500)
End Zone 13,900 (13,900)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,000)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (12,300)
Club Seats 12,800 (12,800)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,300 (70,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,500 (19,500)
End Zone	13,900 (13,900)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,000)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (12,300)
Club Seats	12,800 (12,800)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (3,800)