Exhibition Week 3, 2017

played in Carolina, NC

60 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	14	3	14	-	38
Carolina Panthers	0	0	0	0	-	0

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:55 HOU - Alfred Blue 43 fumble return (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
2Q: 06:09 HOU - Jadeveon Clowney 46 interception return (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
2Q: 03:44 HOU - Jaelen Strong 6 pass from Joey Hartwig (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
3Q: 03:03 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 47 field goal
4Q: 12:36 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 16 pass from Joey Hartwig (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
4Q: 11:56 HOU - Johnathan Joseph 27 interception return (Ellis LaPorte extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:55 HOU - Alfred Blue 43 fumble return (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
2Q: 06:09 HOU - Jadeveon Clowney 46 interception return (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
2Q: 03:44 HOU - Jaelen Strong 6 pass from Joey Hartwig (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
3Q: 03:03 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 47 field goal
4Q: 12:36 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 16 pass from Joey Hartwig (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
4Q: 11:56 HOU - Johnathan Joseph 27 interception return (Ellis LaPorte extra point)

Team Statistics HOU CAR
Record 2-0 1-1
First Downs 10 10
- by Rushing 1 3
- by Passing 9 5
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 251 161
- Offensive Plays 51 66
- Yards per Play 4.92 2.44
Net Rushing Yards 37 93
- Rushing Attempts 25 27
- Yards per Rush 1.48 3.44
Net Passing Yards 214 68
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 19 - 0 36 - 15 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 219 89
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 8.23 1.74
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 4/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/73 5/42
Punt Returns/Yards 6/86 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 5/98
Interception Ret./Yards 3/85 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 19
Time of Possession 30:31 29:29

Team Statistics	HOU	CAR
Record	2-0	1-1
First Downs	10	10
- by Rushing	1	3
- by Passing	9	5
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	251	161
- Offensive Plays	51	66
- Yards per Play	4.92	2.44
Net Rushing Yards	37	93
- Rushing Attempts	25	27
- Yards per Rush	1.48	3.44
Net Passing Yards	214	68
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 19 - 0	36 - 15 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	219	89
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	8.23	1.74
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	4/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/73	5/42
Punt Returns/Yards	6/86	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	5/98
Interception Ret./Yards	3/85	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 19
Time of Possession	30:31	29:29

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:01	OWN 21	8	32	Punt
1	5:42	2:28	OWN 38	4	24	Punt
1	1:45	1:25	OWN 35	2	65	Touchdown
2	11:17	1:06	OWN 38	3	9	Punt
2	4:48	1:13	OWN 48	5	52	Touchdown
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	13:01	2:27	OPP 37	5	19	Missed FG
3	8:54	2:42	OWN 9	5	37	Punt
3	5:00	2:02	OPP 39	3	9	Field Goal
3	1:00	1:12	OWN 48	3	1	Punt
4	14:03	1:37	OPP 17	3	17	Touchdown
4	8:22	2:27	OWN 18	3	0	Punt
4	5:08	2:21	OWN 26	3	-2	Punt
4	1:45	1:45	OWN 28	3	-2	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:59	4:17	OWN 7	7	25	Punt
1	3:14	1:29	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	0:20	4:03	OWN 24	6	12	Punt
2	10:11	4:10	OWN 5	8	38	Interception
2	6:01	1:13	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	3:35	3:06	OWN 15	9	45	Punt
3	15:00	1:59	OWN 16	3	-13	Punt
3	10:34	1:40	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
3	6:12	1:12	OWN 1	3	3	Punt
3	2:58	1:58	OWN 27	5	16	Punt
4	14:48	0:45	OWN 20	3	-1	Interception
4	12:26	0:43	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	11:43	3:21	OWN 24	6	18	Punt
4	5:55	0:47	OWN 38	3	-1	Punt
4	2:47	1:02	OWN 24	3	7	Punt

Game MVP: Joey Hartwig, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Alfred Blue	15	3	0.20	4	0
Noah Haralson	5	-3	-0.60	2	0
Jamaal Charles	3	33	11.00	20	1
Joey Hartwig	2	4	2.00	6	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Le'Veon Bell	13	20	1.54	8	0
Glen Wunder	12	62	5.17	32	1
Teddy Williams	1	5	5.00	5	0
Geoff Hoover	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joey Hartwig	13	10	142	1/5	2	37	0	151.3
Carson Palmer	12	9	77	0/0	0	23	0	91.3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geoff Hoover	31	12	74	1/9	0	20	2	20.0
Damon Anthony	5	3	15	2/12	0	7	1	25.0

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR DeAndre Hopkins	7	7	107	15.29	47	36	1
WR Jaelen Strong	3	6	21	7.00	0	11	1
WR Percy Harvin	2	3	12	6.00	1	7	0
RB Alfred Blue	2	2	37	18.50	24	23	0
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	2	2	41	20.50	35	37	0
RB Jamaal Charles	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Garrett Graham	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Noah Haralson	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Howard Gmerek	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Teddy Williams	3	11	32	10.67	16	20
RB Glen Wunder	3	4	9	3.00	0	4
TE Rob Gronkowski	2	4	11	5.50	0	9
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	2	13	6.50	3	9
TE Donald Moss	2	8	-2	-1.00	0	-1
RB Le'Veon Bell	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
WR Martavis Bryant	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
WR Devin Funchess	1	2	12	12.00	0	12
WR Clay Dominquez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Johnathan Joseph	1	27	27.00	1
ILB Brian Cushing	1	12	12.00	0
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	1	46	46.00	1

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Alfred Blue	1	1	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jon Griffith	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Devante Schueler	7	319	45.6	39.9	53	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Davison	12	491	40.9	32.1	51	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ellis LaPorte	1/2	1/1	0/0	47	5/5

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnathan Joseph	5	79	15.8	0
Jamaal Charles	1	7	7.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DeAndre Hopkins	1	20	20.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Benjamin	3	58	19.3	0
Glen Wunder	2	40	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Jeffery Sehorn	5	1	0.0	22	37
ILB Brian Cushing	4	1	1.0	20	28
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	4	2	0.0	17	15
CB Cody Nelson	4	1	0.0	17	36
ILB Archie Sims	3	3	0.0	19	27
S Rahim Moore	3	1	0.0	22	33
OLB Tyler Wynn	3	1	0.0	12	26
S Darrell Flannery	3	1	0.0	18	34
CB Johnathan Joseph	3	0	0.0	16	37
ILB Akeem Dent	3	0	0.0	8	2
DE J.J. Watt	2	0	1.0	16	25
DE Mike Daniels	2	0	1.0	16	16
OLB Markus Golden	2	1	0.0	12	8
DT Brock Waskow	2	0	0.0	15	22
S Devin McCourty	1	1	0.0	19	25
CB Kevin Johnson	1	0	0.0	24	39
DT Letroy Guion	0	2	0.0	12	17

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Whitney Mercilus	8	1	0.0	20	14
DT Grady Campbell	3	1	1.0	21	19
ILB Jon Griffith	3	2	0.0	18	16
CB Dee Milliner	3	1	0.0	8	12
S Tre Boston	3	0	0.0	19	15
CB Nevin Lawson	3	0	0.0	18	16
DT Herman Dresslar	2	1	0.0	22	17
S Collin Harper	2	1	0.0	14	19
OLB DeAndre Levy	2	0	0.0	5	12
DE Nick Foreman	2	0	0.0	24	24
CB Winston Prescott	2	0	0.0	9	12
CB James Bratton	2	0	0.0	21	20
DE Datone Jones	1	2	0.0	20	16
CB Senquez Golson	1	1	0.0	10	12
ILB David Mayo	1	1	0.0	7	10
S Harrison Smith	1	0	0.0	8	12
ILB Kony Ealy	1	0	0.0	6	12
OLB Anthony Chickillo	1	0	0.0	5	2
OLB Shaq Thompson	1	0	0.0	12	11
TE Donald Moss	1	0	---	---	---
DT Kawann Short	0	1	0.0	4	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mike Daniels	1.0	0	2	1	16
ILB Brian Cushing	1.0	0	1	0	28
DE J.J. Watt	1.0	0	1	0	25
S Rahim Moore	0.0	1	0	0	33
ILB Archie Sims	0.0	0	1	0	27

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Grady Campbell	1.0	1	0	19
OLB Whitney Mercilus	0.0	1	0	14
ILB Kony Ealy	0.0	1	0	12
DT Kawann Short	0.0	0	1	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Cody Nelson	3	2	0	36
CB Johnathan Joseph	3	0	1	37
ILB Brian Cushing	3	0	1	28
OLB Tyler Wynn	2	1	0	26
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	2	0	1	15
S Rahim Moore	1	0	0	33
S Darrell Flannery	1	0	0	34
S Devin McCourty	0	1	0	25

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Whitney Mercilus	4	0	14
CB Dee Milliner	3	0	12
ILB Jon Griffith	2	1	16
OLB DeAndre Levy	2	0	12
S Tre Boston	2	0	15
CB Nevin Lawson	2	0	16
ILB Kony Ealy	1	0	12
DE Nick Foreman	1	0	24
CB Winston Prescott	1	0	12
CB James Bratton	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Clark	2	3	12	0	18
Christian Hampton	0	4	16	0	14
Tristan Liening	0	4	13	0	10
Chuck Farrell	0	3	12	0	9
Alexis Pettway	0	3	22	0	20
Cordy Glenn	0	2	18	1	20
Oday Aboushi	0	2	7	0	6
Brandon Brooks	0	1	12	0	16
Ben Jones	0	1	13	0	17

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kelvin Beachum	1	6	23	3	30
Trai Turner	1	5	21	0	34
Rob Gronkowski	1	2	18	0	14
D.J. Fluker	1	2	24	0	18
Donald Moss	1	1	15	0	27
Mike Pouncey	0	6	11	0	28
Donte Schneider	0	2	21	0	34
Cyrus Kouandjio	0	1	26	0	25
Kenneth Kirk	0	1	9	0	26

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jay Prosch	2	12
Noah Haralson	1	17
Cody Nelson	1	11
Kevin Johnson	1	8

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Cory Bishop	2	20
Dee Milliner	2	14
Whitney Mercilus	1	23
Teddy Williams	1	18
Kenneth Battle	1	12

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Johnathan Joseph	---	---	16	37	50	103
Brian Cushing	---	---	20	28	25	73
Kevin Johnson	---	---	24	39	8	71
Rahim Moore	---	---	22	33	12	67
Cody Nelson	---	---	17	36	11	64
Jaelen Strong	20	20	---	---	20	60
Jeffery Sehorn	---	---	22	37	---	59
J.J. Watt	---	---	16	25	12	53
Archie Sims	---	---	19	27	7	53
Darrell Flannery	---	---	18	34	---	52
Brock Waskow	---	---	15	22	12	49
Jamaal Charles	8	9	---	---	28	45
Devin McCourty	---	---	19	25	---	44
Alexis Pettway	22	20	---	---	---	42
Garrett Graham	14	10	---	---	15	39
Christian Hampton	16	14	---	---	9	39
Noah Haralson	13	9	---	---	17	39
Cordy Glenn	18	20	---	---	---	38
Tyler Wynn	---	---	12	26	---	38
DeAndre Hopkins	11	15	---	---	10	36
Brandon Brooks	12	16	---	---	5	33
Joey Hartwig	19	14	---	---	---	33
Chris Clark	12	18	---	---	2	32
Mike Daniels	---	---	16	16	---	32
Jadeveon Clowney	---	---	17	15	---	32
Alfred Blue	15	16	---	---	---	31
Ben Jones	13	17	---	---	---	30
Letroy Guion	---	---	12	17	---	29
Tristan Liening	13	10	---	---	6	29
Howard Gmerek	14	14	---	---	---	28
Jay Prosch	5	9	---	---	12	26
Chuck Farrell	12	9	---	---	5	26
Oday Aboushi	7	6	---	---	9	22
C.J. Fiedorowicz	9	13	---	---	---	22
Markus Golden	---	---	12	8	1	21
Carson Palmer	6	12	---	---	---	18
Percy Harvin	6	11	---	---	1	18
Lewis Conway	1	0	---	---	14	15
Donovan Cagle	---	---	12	2	---	14
Cedric Nyland	9	4	---	---	1	14
Akeem Dent	---	---	8	2	---	10
Darren Bernstein	0	0	---	---	9	9
Devante Schueler	0	0	---	---	7	7
Derrick Sheldon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tom Savage	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ellis LaPorte	0	0	---	---	2	2

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Trai Turner	21	34	---	---	12	67
Kelvin Beachum	23	30	---	---	12	65
Donte Schneider	21	34	---	---	4	59
Warren Dobreski	10	23	---	---	25	58
Whitney Mercilus	---	---	20	14	23	57
Teddy Williams	12	27	---	---	18	57
Nick Foreman	---	---	24	24	8	56
Glen Wunder	13	25	---	---	16	54
Cyrus Kouandjio	26	25	---	---	---	51
Nevin Lawson	---	---	18	16	17	51
D.J. Fluker	24	18	---	---	8	50
James Bratton	---	---	21	20	8	49
Grady Hopper	11	21	---	---	16	48
Kenneth Kirk	9	26	---	---	12	47
Grady Campbell	---	---	21	19	3	43
Donald Moss	15	27	---	---	1	43
Geoff Hoover	10	32	---	---	---	42
Herman Dresslar	---	---	22	17	2	41
Rob Gronkowski	18	14	---	---	7	39
Mike Pouncey	11	28	---	---	---	39
Datone Jones	---	---	20	16	1	37
Clay Dominquez	9	16	---	---	12	37
Jon Griffith	---	---	18	16	3	37
Collin Harper	---	---	14	19	2	35
Dee Milliner	---	---	8	12	14	34
Tre Boston	---	---	19	15	---	34
Kelvin Benjamin	9	9	---	---	14	32
Martavis Bryant	19	10	---	---	1	30
Cory Bishop	4	6	---	---	20	30
Winston Prescott	---	---	9	12	4	25
Shaq Thompson	---	---	12	11	1	24
Damon Anthony	17	7	---	---	---	24
Senquez Golson	---	---	10	12	1	23
DeAndre Levy	---	---	5	12	5	22
David Mayo	---	---	7	10	5	22
Harrison Smith	---	---	8	12	1	21
Le'Veon Bell	13	6	---	---	1	20
Kony Ealy	---	---	6	12	1	19
Kawann Short	---	---	4	7	6	17
Anthony Chickillo	---	---	5	2	8	15
Tucker Simms	---	---	4	8	2	14
Devin Funchess	2	11	---	---	---	13
Kenneth Battle	0	0	---	---	12	12
Sean Davison	0	0	---	---	12	12
Graham Gano	0	0	---	---	1	1
Korey Hambrick	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	8	1.3
Middle	8	9	1.1
Right	10	22	2.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	19	2.7
Middle	11	51	4.6
Right	9	23	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joey Hartwig	13	10	2	1	0	0	2	0	0
Carson Palmer	12	9	1	1	0	1	1	1	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geoff Hoover	31	12	1	4	4	3	5	1	2
Damon Anthony	5	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	68	17.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	75	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	76	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	3	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	10	58	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	2	16	1.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	12	6.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR DeAndre Hopkins	7	7	107	1	15
WR Jaelen Strong	6	3	21	0	20
WR Percy Harvin	3	2	12	0	11
RB Alfred Blue	2	2	37	1	16
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	2	2	41	1	13
WR Howard Gmerek	2	0	0	0	14
RB Jamaal Charles	1	1	-1	0	9
TE Garrett Graham	1	1	3	0	10
RB Noah Haralson	1	1	-1	0	9

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Teddy Williams	11	3	2	32	1	27
TE Donald Moss	8	2	1	-2	0	27
TE Rob Gronkowski	4	2	1	11	0	14
RB Glen Wunder	4	3	0	9	0	25
RB Le'Veon Bell	2	1	0	7	0	6
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	2	0	13	0	9
WR Martavis Bryant	2	1	0	7	0	10
WR Devin Funchess	2	1	0	12	0	11
WR Clay Dominquez	1	0	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Noah Haralson	2	4	2.00	-0.60
Alfred Blue	1	0	0.00	0.20

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joey Hartwig	3	2	22	7.33	10.92

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR DeAndre Hopkins	1	1	16	16.00	15.29
WR Jaelen Strong	1	1	6	6.00	3.50
WR Howard Gmerek	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Alfred Blue	4	0
Noah Haralson	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Glen Wunder	3	2
Le'Veon Bell	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joey Hartwig	5	3	2
Carson Palmer	3	2	1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geoff Hoover	11	2	1
Damon Anthony	2	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR DeAndre Hopkins	3	3	2
WR Percy Harvin	2	1	1
WR Jaelen Strong	2	1	0
WR Howard Gmerek	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Teddy Williams	6	1	0
RB Glen Wunder	3	2	1
TE Donald Moss	2	0	0
RB Le'Veon Bell	1	0	0
WR Martavis Bryant	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 5,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	5,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (3,300)