Week 16, 2023

played in Carolina, NC

35 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	14	13	0	-	34
Carolina Panthers	3	7	3	6	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:06 CAR - Cameron Emmons 48 field goal
1Q: 08:33 HOU - Courtney Klosterman 72 pass from Riley Grinnell (Preston Kaplan extra point)
2Q: 15:00 CAR - Caden Peterson 4 pass from Cristian Barker (Cameron Emmons extra point)
2Q: 12:10 HOU - Courtney Klosterman 8 pass from Riley Grinnell (Preston Kaplan extra point)
2Q: 03:31 HOU - Garrett Vance 65 run (Preston Kaplan extra point)
3Q: 12:54 HOU - Deron Collette 48 interception return (Preston Kaplan extra point)
3Q: 08:36 HOU - Cary Williams 8 pass from Riley Grinnell (Preston Kaplan extra point failed)
3Q: 00:23 CAR - Cameron Emmons 19 field goal
4Q: 07:40 CAR - Cristian Barker 2 run (Cameron Emmons extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:06 CAR - Cameron Emmons 48 field goal
1Q: 08:33 HOU - Courtney Klosterman 72 pass from Riley Grinnell (Preston Kaplan extra point)
2Q: 15:00 CAR - Caden Peterson 4 pass from Cristian Barker (Cameron Emmons extra point)
2Q: 12:10 HOU - Courtney Klosterman 8 pass from Riley Grinnell (Preston Kaplan extra point)
2Q: 03:31 HOU - Garrett Vance 65 run (Preston Kaplan extra point)
3Q: 12:54 HOU - Deron Collette 48 interception return (Preston Kaplan extra point)
3Q: 08:36 HOU - Cary Williams 8 pass from Riley Grinnell (Preston Kaplan extra point failed)
3Q: 00:23 CAR - Cameron Emmons 19 field goal
4Q: 07:40 CAR - Cristian Barker 2 run (Cameron Emmons extra point failed)

Team Statistics HOU CAR
Record 8-7 3-12
First Downs 17 22
- by Rushing 9 7
- by Passing 7 15
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 354 450
- Offensive Plays 53 77
- Yards per Play 6.68 5.84
Net Rushing Yards 167 139
- Rushing Attempts 31 30
- Yards per Rush 5.39 4.63
Net Passing Yards 187 311
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 10 - 1 46 - 28 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 195 317
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 8.50 6.62
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/10 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.5 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/30 9/62
Punt Returns/Yards 3/31 1/13
Kick Returns/Yards 1/31 2/32
Interception Ret./Yards 2/50 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 22
Time of Possession 24:15 35:45

Team Statistics	HOU	CAR
Record	8-7	3-12
First Downs	17	22
- by Rushing	9	7
- by Passing	7	15
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	354	450
- Offensive Plays	53	77
- Yards per Play	6.68	5.84
Net Rushing Yards	167	139
- Rushing Attempts	31	30
- Yards per Rush	5.39	4.63
Net Passing Yards	187	311
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 10 - 1	46 - 28 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	195	317
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	8.50	6.62
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/10	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.5	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/30	9/62
Punt Returns/Yards	3/31	1/13
Kick Returns/Yards	1/31	2/32
Interception Ret./Yards	2/50	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 22
Time of Possession	24:15	35:45

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:35	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
1	9:00	0:43	OWN 25	2	75	Touchdown
1	6:34	1:46	OWN 48	4	14	Punt
1	3:28	0:09	OPP 44	1	0	Interception
2	14:54	2:50	OWN 46	6	54	Touchdown
2	8:42	2:47	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
2	4:18	1:19	OWN 34	2	66	Touchdown
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 20	3	14	Half
3	11:18	2:49	OWN 40	8	60	Touchdown
3	0:17	1:25	OWN 25	5	12	Punt
4	12:22	2:03	OWN 25	5	4	Punt
4	7:28	2:23	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	2:40	2:40	OWN 24	7	28	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:25	4:25	OWN 27	9	42	Field Goal
1	8:17	1:43	OWN 11	3	8	Punt
1	4:48	1:20	OWN 20	3	24	Interception
1	3:19	3:25	OWN 17	7	83	Touchdown
2	12:04	3:22	OWN 25	7	30	Punt
2	5:55	1:37	OWN 7	3	8	Punt
2	2:59	2:26	OWN 20	6	36	Punt
3	15:00	2:16	OWN 25	5	18	Interception
3	12:44	1:26	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	8:29	8:12	OWN 17	12	81	Field Goal
4	13:52	1:30	OWN 29	3	-2	Punt
4	10:19	2:51	OWN 29	7	71	Touchdown
4	5:05	2:25	OWN 39	9	37	Downs

Game MVP: Deron Collette, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Courtney Klosterman	20	77	3.85	20	6	0
RB Garrett Vance	9	92	10.22	65	2	1
QB Riley Grinnell	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
WR Rod Barlow	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Caden Peterson	13	32	2.46	6	0	0
FB Kai Francis	8	34	4.25	18	2	0
QB Cristian Barker	6	63	10.50	29	3	1
RB Vince Ford	3	10	3.33	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Riley Grinnell	21	10	195	1/8	3	72	1	100.2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cristian Barker	46	28	317	1/6	1	34	2	70.7

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gary Burgess	3	8	44	14.67	29	31	0
TE Tyler Eifert	2	2	35	17.50	26	26	0
RB Courtney Klosterman	2	3	80	40.00	69	72	2
TE Cary Williams	2	2	26	13.00	0	18	1
WR Rod Barlow	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	0
FB Cedric Nyland	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Garrett Vance	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Don White	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Martavis Bryant	8	10	87	10.88	31	19	0
RB Caden Peterson	5	7	50	10.00	43	34	1
TE Gage Baird	5	6	46	9.20	2	13	0
WR Adrian Westbrook	3	6	46	15.33	19	23	0
WR Kamar Aiken	2	4	41	20.50	4	33	0
WR John Brown	2	5	11	5.50	0	7	0
TE Michael Burton	2	3	16	8.00	0	13	0
WR Desmond McCarthy	1	2	20	20.00	22	20	0
TE Terrell Downs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Vince Ford	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Deron Collette	1	48	48.00	1
OLB Jesse Barnes	1	2	2.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Desmond Trufant	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Deron Collette	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Vince Ford	1	0	0	0
C Leroy Flynn	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roderick Bownes	6	252	42.0	36.5	50	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Emmitt Fulkerson	6	286	47.7	35.8	65	0

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Preston Kaplan	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/5

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cameron Emmons	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Barlow	3	31	10.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adrian Westbrook	1	13	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Barlow	1	31	31.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Ford	2	32	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Deron Collette	16	0	1.0	28	45
OLB Luke Kuechly	8	4	0.0	30	45
CB Roberto Glaros	7	1	0.0	28	45
S Xavier Rhodes	5	4	0.0	28	34
DT Noah Garrison	4	2	0.0	27	33
S Elias Campbell	4	0	0.0	28	42
CB Drake Richard	2	2	0.0	28	36
DE Gustavo Vanderpool	2	1	0.0	10	21
OLB Jesse Barnes	2	1	0.0	17	25
CB Lester Reese	2	0	0.0	13	18
DE Gavin Heekin	1	3	0.0	28	34
DT Matthew Griffin	1	1	0.0	25	25
DE Ike Baumgardner	1	1	0.0	18	29
OLB Markus Golden	1	0	0.0	5	9
WR Gary Burgess	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jimmy Burnett	1	0	0.0	5	23

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kody Weber	7	2	0.0	31	22
OLB Roman Mangold	6	1	0.0	25	13
ILB Amarlo Herrera	4	3	0.0	30	20
ILB Lorenzo Mauldin	4	1	0.0	31	20
S Harrison Smith	4	0	0.0	31	22
DE Ralph Ford	3	0	0.0	26	16
DT Kawann Short	2	1	0.0	25	15
CB Paul Barringer	2	1	0.0	31	22
CB Desmond Trufant	2	0	0.0	29	17
DE Ed Stinson	1	0	1.0	15	17
OLB Ezra Wiggins	1	1	0.0	6	9
WR Kamar Aiken	1	0	---	---	---
CB Zachary Rose	1	0	0.0	18	9
DE Louie Johnstone	0	2	0.0	25	14
S Omar Lutey	0	1	0.0	9	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Deron Collette	1.0	0	0	45
DE Alexander Boyer	0.0	1	2	15
DE Gavin Heekin	0.0	1	1	34
OLB Luke Kuechly	0.0	0	1	45
DE Edward Hadavi	0.0	0	1	23

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ed Stinson	1.0	1	1	17
DE Ralph Ford	0.0	1	0	16
S Kody Weber	0.0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Deron Collette	8	0	1	45
CB Roberto Glaros	5	2	0	45
S Elias Campbell	3	0	0	42
CB Jimmy Burnett	2	2	0	23
OLB Luke Kuechly	2	0	0	45
S Xavier Rhodes	2	0	0	34
CB Lester Reese	2	0	0	18
CB Drake Richard	2	0	0	36
OLB Jesse Barnes	1	1	1	25
OLB Markus Golden	1	0	0	9
DT Noah Garrison	0	1	0	33

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Harrison Smith	3	0	0	22
CB Desmond Trufant	2	1	1	17
ILB Amarlo Herrera	2	1	0	20
OLB Roman Mangold	1	2	0	13
ILB Lorenzo Mauldin	1	1	0	20
OLB Ezra Wiggins	1	0	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Alexis Pettway	3	8	1	31	0	22
G Tristan Liening	3	5	0	31	0	22
T C.J. Riemersma	2	6	0	31	0	22
C Steven Kirk	2	5	0	31	0	22
G Billy Clemons	0	4	0	31	0	22
FB Cedric Nyland	0	2	0	5	0	3
RB Garrett Vance	0	0	0	9	1	10

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Leroy Flynn	4	8	30	0	47
G Connor Garber	1	6	30	0	47
T Craig Folston	1	1	30	0	47
G Troy Toth	0	5	30	0	47
FB Kai Francis	0	2	17	0	26
T Jake Lochtefeld	0	1	30	1	47
TE Terrell Downs	0	1	12	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Luke Kuechly	2	14
Cary Williams	1	23

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Harrison Smith	1	23
Roman Mangold	1	23
Earnest Primeau	1	11
Jake Lochtefeld	1	8

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Luke Kuechly	---	---	30	45	14	89
OLB Deron Collette	---	---	28	45	12	85
CB Drake Richard	---	---	28	36	18	82
CB Roberto Glaros	---	---	28	45	7	80
WR Gary Burgess	29	21	---	---	23	73
TE Cary Williams	31	19	---	---	23	73
S Elias Campbell	---	---	28	42	1	71
WR Rod Barlow	31	22	---	---	17	70
S Xavier Rhodes	---	---	28	34	1	63
DE Gavin Heekin	---	---	28	34	1	63
DT Noah Garrison	---	---	27	33	1	61
G Tristan Liening	31	22	---	---	6	59
T Alexis Pettway	31	22	---	---	6	59
G Billy Clemons	31	22	---	---	6	59
T C.J. Riemersma	31	22	---	---	6	59
DE Ike Baumgardner	---	---	18	29	8	55
QB Riley Grinnell	31	22	---	---	---	53
C Steven Kirk	31	22	---	---	---	53
DT Matthew Griffin	---	---	25	25	1	51
WR Don White	23	11	---	---	11	45
OLB Jesse Barnes	---	---	17	25	2	44
DE Gustavo Vanderpool	---	---	10	21	8	39
OLB Markus Golden	---	---	5	9	23	37
RB Courtney Klosterman	22	8	---	---	5	35
DE Edward Hadavi	---	---	8	23	1	32
CB Lester Reese	---	---	13	18	1	32
S Cody Fields	---	---	1	13	18	32
CB Jimmy Burnett	---	---	5	23	1	29
WR A.J. Green	0	2	---	---	23	25
RB Garrett Vance	9	10	---	---	---	19
DE Alexander Boyer	---	---	2	15	1	18
TE Tyler Eifert	1	10	---	---	5	16
FB Cedric Nyland	5	3	---	---	6	14
WR Jaelen Strong	4	4	---	---	---	8
P Roderick Bownes	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Lenny Fogg	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Preston Kaplan	0	0	---	---	6	6
ILB Akeem Dent	---	---	1	2	1	4
QB Andy Dalton	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Donald Moss	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Colin Dermody	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Kaleb Bidwell	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Lewis Turnbull	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Derek Salari	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Nick Compton	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Edgar Stecker	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Troy Toth	30	47	---	---	8	85
T Craig Folston	30	47	---	---	8	85
T Jake Lochtefeld	30	47	---	---	8	85
G Connor Garber	30	47	---	---	8	85
QB Cristian Barker	30	47	---	---	2	79
WR Kamar Aiken	27	45	---	---	6	78
C Leroy Flynn	30	47	---	---	---	77
S Harrison Smith	---	---	31	22	23	76
WR Martavis Bryant	27	39	---	---	---	66
TE Michael Burton	19	18	---	---	25	62
FB Kai Francis	17	26	---	---	19	62
OLB Roman Mangold	---	---	25	13	23	61
CB Paul Barringer	---	---	31	22	---	53
S Kody Weber	---	---	31	22	---	53
ILB Lorenzo Mauldin	---	---	31	20	---	51
ILB Amarlo Herrera	---	---	30	20	---	50
CB Desmond Trufant	---	---	29	17	---	46
WR Adrian Westbrook	11	28	---	---	6	45
CB Zachary Rose	---	---	18	9	17	44
DE Ralph Ford	---	---	26	16	---	42
DT Kawann Short	---	---	25	15	---	40
DE Louie Johnstone	---	---	25	14	---	39
WR John Brown	3	16	---	---	19	38
DE Ed Stinson	---	---	15	17	6	38
TE Gage Baird	13	19	---	---	6	38
RB Vince Ford	4	13	---	---	19	36
RB Caden Peterson	17	17	---	---	---	34
S Omar Lutey	---	---	9	7	11	27
OLB Ezra Wiggins	---	---	6	9	12	27
TE Terrell Downs	12	9	---	---	---	21
WR Desmond McCarthy	0	5	---	---	11	16
DT Landon Barker	---	---	2	7	6	15
T Earnest Primeau	0	0	---	---	11	11
DT Dwight Lyon	---	---	5	3	---	8
C Dustin Harper	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Sammy Andersen	---	---	2	6	---	8
K Cameron Emmons	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Emmitt Fulkerson	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Za'Darius Smith	---	---	0	3	---	3
G D.J. Fluker	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Byron Jones	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Todd Cooper	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Rufus Watkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	29	3.6
Middle	13	97	7.5
Right	9	42	4.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	3	1.5
Middle	17	80	4.7
Right	11	56	5.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Riley Grinnell	21	10	3	1	1	5	3	1	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cristian Barker	46	28	4	2	1	6	5	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	91	22.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	5	78	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	1	1	18	18.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	8	1.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	7	80	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	104	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	84	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	49	9.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gary Burgess	8	3	1	44	1	21
RB Courtney Klosterman	3	2	0	80	1	8
WR Rod Barlow	3	1	0	10	0	22
TE Tyler Eifert	2	2	0	35	1	10
TE Cary Williams	2	2	0	26	0	19
FB Cedric Nyland	1	0	0	0	0	3
RB Garrett Vance	1	0	0	0	0	10
WR Don White	1	0	0	0	0	11

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Martavis Bryant	10	8	0	87	0	39
RB Caden Peterson	7	5	0	50	1	17
TE Gage Baird	6	5	0	46	0	19
WR Adrian Westbrook	6	3	0	46	1	28
WR John Brown	5	2	0	11	0	16
WR Kamar Aiken	4	2	0	41	1	45
TE Michael Burton	3	2	1	16	0	18
WR Desmond McCarthy	2	1	0	20	1	5
RB Vince Ford	2	0	0	0	0	13
TE Terrell Downs	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Courtney Klosterman	1	1	1.00	3.85
RB Garrett Vance	1	1	1.00	10.22

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Caden Peterson	1	0	0.00	2.46
RB Vince Ford	1	1	1.00	3.33
QB Cristian Barker	1	2	2.00	10.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Riley Grinnell	3	3	19	6.33	9.29

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cristian Barker	3	3	15	5.00	6.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Courtney Klosterman	1	1	8	8.00	26.67
WR Gary Burgess	1	1	3	3.00	5.50
TE Cary Williams	1	1	8	8.00	13.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Brown	1	1	4	4.00	2.20
WR Martavis Bryant	1	1	7	7.00	8.70
RB Caden Peterson	1	1	4	4.00	7.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Garrett Vance	2	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Caden Peterson	1	1
RB Vince Ford	1	0
QB Cristian Barker	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Riley Grinnell	7	3	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cristian Barker	14	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Cary Williams	2	2	2
TE Tyler Eifert	1	1	1
RB Garrett Vance	1	0	0
WR Gary Burgess	1	0	0
WR Rod Barlow	1	0	0
WR Don White	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Martavis Bryant	4	3	3
WR Adrian Westbrook	4	2	1
WR Kamar Aiken	1	0	0
WR John Brown	1	0	0
TE Michael Burton	1	1	1
RB Caden Peterson	1	0	0
TE Gage Baird	1	0	0
RB Vince Ford	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)