Week 2, 2015

played in Carolina, NC

86 degrees, stormy, 23 mph wind

Houston Texans	3	0	3	3	-	9
Carolina Panthers	3	3	0	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:22 CAR - Graham Gano 48 field goal
1Q: 00:57 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 47 field goal
2Q: 02:07 CAR - Graham Gano 27 field goal
3Q: 09:57 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 28 field goal
4Q: 15:00 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:22 CAR - Graham Gano 48 field goal
1Q: 00:57 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 47 field goal
2Q: 02:07 CAR - Graham Gano 27 field goal
3Q: 09:57 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 28 field goal
4Q: 15:00 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 41 field goal

Team Statistics HOU CAR
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 13 11
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 7 6
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 212 247
- Offensive Plays 61 56
- Yards per Play 3.48 4.41
Net Rushing Yards 70 83
- Rushing Attempts 32 25
- Yards per Rush 2.19 3.32
Net Passing Yards 142 164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 17 - 2 28 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 159 187
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 3/23
- Yards per Pass Play 4.90 5.29
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 10.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 7/50 12/103
Punt Returns/Yards 5/37 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 1/16 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 22
Time of Possession 30:55 29:05

Team Statistics	HOU	CAR
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	13	11
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	7	6
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	212	247
- Offensive Plays	61	56
- Yards per Play	3.48	4.41
Net Rushing Yards	70	83
- Rushing Attempts	32	25
- Yards per Rush	2.19	3.32
Net Passing Yards	142	164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 17 - 2	28 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	159	187
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	3/23
- Yards per Pass Play	4.90	5.29
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	10.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	7/50	12/103
Punt Returns/Yards	5/37	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	1/16	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 22
Time of Possession	30:55	29:05

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:28	0:12	OWN 29	1	0	Interception
1	9:17	2:08	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
1	5:33	1:44	OWN 5	4	20	Punt
1	2:28	1:36	OPP 28	3	-2	Field Goal
2	14:21	2:06	OWN 46	3	-10	Punt
2	7:45	1:27	OWN 49	3	3	Punt
2	1:59	1:07	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	2:24	OWN 20	6	10	Punt
3	12:24	2:35	OPP 21	5	10	Field Goal
3	6:48	1:50	OWN 20	6	35	Interception
3	3:16	3:23	OWN 25	7	51	Field Goal
4	10:46	4:09	OWN 18	7	34	Punt
4	4:54	4:54	OWN 2	10	52	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:32	OWN 12	4	14	Punt
1	12:16	2:59	OPP 42	6	11	Field Goal
1	7:09	1:36	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
1	3:49	1:21	OWN 21	3	-18	Punt
1	0:52	1:31	OWN 9	3	9	Punt
2	12:15	4:30	OWN 20	6	7	Punt
2	6:18	4:19	OWN 18	10	72	Field Goal
2	0:52	0:52	OWN 18	4	23	Half
3	12:36	0:12	OWN 5	1	0	Interception
3	9:49	3:01	OWN 20	5	41	Punt
3	4:58	1:42	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
4	14:53	4:07	OWN 23	5	24	Punt
4	6:37	1:43	OWN 32	3	9	Punt

Game MVP: J.J. Watt, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Alfred Blue	26	80	3.08	22	3
Arian Foster	5	-8	-1.60	3	0
Brian Hoyer	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Todd Gurley	21	65	3.10	15	4
Jonathan Stewart	3	6	2.00	5	0
Drew Stanton	1	12	12.00	12	1

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Hoyer	26	17	159	3/17	0	24	2	50.0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Stanton	28	18	187	3/23	0	36	1	68.6

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Garrett Graham	6	6	85	14.17	19	24
WR Nate Washington	3	6	21	7.00	9	13
WR DeAndre Hopkins	2	5	14	7.00	2	8
RB Alfred Blue	2	2	3	1.50	0	4
WR Jaelen Strong	2	2	14	7.00	0	11
WR Cecil Shorts	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	1	2	19	19.00	0	19

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Sammy Watkins	5	10	46	9.20	6	19
WR Jordan Matthews	4	4	30	7.50	0	22
WR Kelvin Benjamin	3	6	50	16.67	26	33
RB Todd Gurley	2	2	10	5.00	10	8
WR Ted Ginn	1	1	36	36.00	30	36
TE Greg Olsen	1	3	7	7.00	0	7
RB Jonathan Stewart	1	1	4	4.00	4	4
FB Mike Tolbert	1	1	4	4.00	2	4

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kevin Johnson	1	16	16.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Thomas Davis	1	0	0.00	0
S Roman Harper	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Alfred Blue	1	0	0	0
Brandon Brooks	0	1	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Charles Woodson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Lechler	7	332	47.4	45.7	65	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Nortman	9	395	43.9	37.6	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ellis LaPorte	3/3	2/2	0/0	47	0/0

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Graham Gano	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rahim Moore	5	37	7.4	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ted Ginn	2	12	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ted Ginn	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brian Cushing	6	3	0.0	25	31
DE J.J. Watt	5	3	2.5	22	28
DE Rob Ninkovich	5	3	0.5	23	27
CB Johnathan Joseph	5	2	0.0	25	31
CB Kareem Jackson	5	0	0.0	15	24
S Andre Hal	5	0	0.0	24	30
ILB Akeem Dent	3	0	0.0	10	7
DT Vince Wilfork	2	3	0.0	10	16
OLB Whitney Mercilus	2	2	0.0	10	8
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	2	2	0.0	25	29
S Rahim Moore	2	1	0.0	24	31
WR Nate Washington	2	0	---	---	---
DT Christian Covington	2	0	0.0	16	15
CB Kevin Johnson	1	1	0.0	25	31
CB Charles James	1	0	0.0	1	1
OLB John Simon	0	1	0.0	10	20

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ryan Shazier	10	0	0.0	32	29
S Charles Woodson	7	1	0.0	32	29
S Roman Harper	6	1	0.0	32	29
CB Charles Tillman	6	0	0.0	32	29
DT Kawann Short	5	2	0.0	22	24
OLB Thomas Davis	5	0	0.0	13	6
DE Jared Allen	3	1	1.5	26	26
DE Charles Johnson	3	1	1.5	29	25
CB Trumaine Johnson	3	5	0.0	29	25
OLB DeAndre Levy	2	0	0.0	29	26
TE Greg Olsen	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Kony Ealy	1	0	0.0	16	15
DT Dwan Edwards	0	2	0.0	10	9
S Robert Blanton	0	2	0.0	3	2
OLB Trent Cole	0	1	0.0	4	7
DT Ahtyba Rubin	0	1	0.0	10	5
DE Cam Thomas	0	1	0.0	7	8
S Tre Boston	0	1	0.0	5	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE J.J. Watt	2.5	0	0	0	28
DE Rob Ninkovich	0.5	0	1	0	27
DT Vince Wilfork	0.0	1	0	1	16
S Rahim Moore	0.0	0	1	0	31

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jared Allen	1.5	2	0	26
DE Charles Johnson	1.5	1	1	25
DT Dwan Edwards	0.0	1	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Johnathan Joseph	5	0	31
ILB Brian Cushing	3	0	31
CB Kareem Jackson	3	0	24
CB Kevin Johnson	1	1	31
ILB Akeem Dent	1	0	7
S Rahim Moore	1	0	31
DE J.J. Watt	1	0	28
OLB Whitney Mercilus	1	0	8
S Andre Hal	1	0	30
DT Christian Covington	1	0	15

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Ryan Shazier	4	1	0	29
CB Charles Tillman	4	0	0	29
S Charles Woodson	3	0	0	29
OLB Thomas Davis	2	1	1	6
S Roman Harper	1	0	1	29
OLB DeAndre Levy	1	0	0	26
CB Trumaine Johnson	1	0	0	25
DT Kawann Short	1	0	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ben Jones	3	9	32	0	29
Duane Brown	2	6	32	1	29
Brandon Brooks	1	6	32	1	29
Chris Clark	0	4	32	0	29
Jay Prosch	0	4	17	0	13
Xavier Su'a-Filo	0	1	32	1	29
Garrett Graham	0	1	24	0	16

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cyrus Kouandjio	2	6	1	25	1	31
Amini Silatolu	2	4	0	25	0	31
Fernando Velasco	1	7	0	25	1	31
Trai Turner	1	3	0	25	1	31
Michael Oher	0	4	0	25	0	31

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Arian Foster	1	17
Keshawn Martin	1	17
Kareem Jackson	1	13

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Tre Boston	3	15
Jonathan Stewart	1	25
Cory Bishop	1	17

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
J.J. Watt	---	---	22	28	21	71
Xavier Su'a-Filo	32	29	---	---	10	71
DeAndre Hopkins	31	29	---	---	7	67
Rahim Moore	---	---	24	31	11	66
Johnathan Joseph	---	---	25	31	9	65
Nate Washington	27	21	---	---	16	64
Brian Hoyer	32	29	---	---	3	64
Andre Hal	---	---	24	30	9	63
Brian Cushing	---	---	25	31	6	62
Duane Brown	32	29	---	---	---	61
Chris Clark	32	29	---	---	---	61
Brandon Brooks	32	29	---	---	---	61
Ben Jones	32	29	---	---	---	61
Kevin Johnson	---	---	25	31	2	58
Jadeveon Clowney	---	---	25	29	3	57
Kareem Jackson	---	---	15	24	13	52
Rob Ninkovich	---	---	23	27	1	51
Garrett Graham	24	16	---	---	9	49
Alfred Blue	27	22	---	---	---	49
Jay Prosch	17	13	---	---	6	36
Arian Foster	9	7	---	---	17	33
John Simon	---	---	10	20	2	32
Christian Covington	---	---	16	15	1	32
Vince Wilfork	---	---	10	16	5	31
C.J. Fiedorowicz	9	11	---	---	11	31
Whitney Mercilus	---	---	10	8	6	24
Cecil Shorts	7	12	---	---	3	22
Don Clemons	---	---	2	4	14	20
Keshawn Martin	0	1	---	---	17	18
Chris Polk	7	2	---	---	9	18
A.J. Bouye	---	---	0	0	18	18
Ryan Griffin	0	1	---	---	17	18
Akeem Dent	---	---	10	7	---	17
Eddie Pleasant	---	---	5	5	2	12
Jaelen Strong	2	10	---	---	---	12
Oday Aboushi	0	0	---	---	10	10
Kendall Lamm	0	0	---	---	10	10
Greg Mancz	0	0	---	---	10	10
Dave Coles	0	0	---	---	10	10
Shane Lechler	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ellis LaPorte	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jared Crick	---	---	3	3	---	6
Benardrick McKinney	---	---	0	0	6	6
Charles James	---	---	1	1	---	2
T.J. Yates	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brandon Weeden	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Amini Silatolu	25	31	---	---	11	67
Trai Turner	25	31	---	---	11	67
Charles Woodson	---	---	32	29	3	64
Charles Tillman	---	---	32	29	3	64
Roman Harper	---	---	32	29	3	64
Ryan Shazier	---	---	32	29	3	64
DeAndre Levy	---	---	29	26	4	59
Charles Johnson	---	---	29	25	4	58
Antwon Blake	---	---	17	18	23	58
Trumaine Johnson	---	---	29	25	3	57
Jared Allen	---	---	26	26	4	56
Drew Stanton	25	31	---	---	---	56
Michael Oher	25	31	---	---	---	56
Fernando Velasco	25	31	---	---	---	56
Cyrus Kouandjio	25	31	---	---	---	56
Kelvin Benjamin	21	26	---	---	7	54
Sammy Watkins	23	29	---	---	---	52
Mike Tolbert	13	12	---	---	25	50
Kawann Short	---	---	22	24	4	50
Kony Ealy	---	---	16	15	17	48
Greg Olsen	20	20	---	---	4	44
Todd Gurley	22	21	---	---	---	43
Jonathan Stewart	7	7	---	---	25	39
Jordan Matthews	10	17	---	---	11	38
Cory Bishop	3	10	---	---	17	30
Ted Ginn	2	7	---	---	16	25
Tre Boston	---	---	5	5	15	25
Robert Blanton	---	---	3	2	17	22
Dwan Edwards	---	---	10	9	2	21
Thomas Davis	---	---	13	6	1	20
Ahtyba Rubin	---	---	10	5	5	20
Trent Cole	---	---	4	7	8	19
Cam Thomas	---	---	7	8	4	19
Ryan Kalil	0	0	---	---	11	11
J.J. Jansen	0	0	---	---	11	11
Brad Nortman	0	0	---	---	11	11
Chris Olevao	0	0	---	---	11	11
Martavis Bryant	4	5	---	---	1	10
Herman Dresslar	---	---	4	2	---	6
Graham Gano	0	0	---	---	5	5
A.J. Klein	---	---	0	0	4	4
David Mayo	---	---	0	0	4	4
Ahmad Bradshaw	0	1	---	---	---	1
Tarvaris Jackson	0	0	---	---	---	0
E.J. Manuel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jerick McKinnon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	33	2.2
Middle	13	38	2.9
Right	3	1	0.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	35	2.7
Middle	5	23	4.6
Right	7	25	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Hoyer	26	17	2	0	1	2	4	1	2

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Stanton	28	18	3	3	3	0	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	68	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	44	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	43	8.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	58	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	65	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	26	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	38	5.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nate Washington	6	3	0	21	0	21
TE Garrett Graham	6	6	0	85	2	16
WR DeAndre Hopkins	5	2	1	14	0	29
WR Cecil Shorts	3	1	0	3	0	12
RB Alfred Blue	2	2	0	3	0	22
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	2	1	0	19	0	11
WR Jaelen Strong	2	2	0	14	0	10

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sammy Watkins	10	5	2	46	0	29
WR Kelvin Benjamin	6	3	1	50	1	26
WR Jordan Matthews	4	4	0	30	1	17
TE Greg Olsen	3	1	0	7	0	20
RB Todd Gurley	2	2	0	10	0	21
WR Ted Ginn	1	1	0	36	1	7
RB Jonathan Stewart	1	1	0	4	0	7
FB Mike Tolbert	1	1	0	4	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alfred Blue	2	-4	-2.00	3.08

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Todd Gurley	1	-2	-2.00	3.10

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Hoyer	2	1	13	6.50	6.12

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Stanton	1	0	0	0.00	6.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nate Washington	1	1	13	13.00	3.50
WR DeAndre Hopkins	1	0	0	0.00	2.80

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	0	0	0.00	8.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Alfred Blue	5	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Todd Gurley	4	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Hoyer	7	4	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Stanton	10	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cecil Shorts	3	1	0
WR DeAndre Hopkins	2	1	1
WR Nate Washington	1	1	0
TE Garrett Graham	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sammy Watkins	4	3	1
WR Jordan Matthews	2	2	0
WR Ted Ginn	1	1	1
TE Greg Olsen	1	1	1
FB Mike Tolbert	1	1	0
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)