Week 16, 2027

played in Carolina, NC

38 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	7	0	7	-	21
Carolina Panthers	7	3	3	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:59 CAR - Rufus Kiser 10 pass from Jamie Hawkes (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)
1Q: 09:23 HOU - Isaac Hall 14 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Samuel Stallings extra point)
2Q: 09:52 HOU - Dan Puzzuoli 9 run (Samuel Stallings extra point)
2Q: 00:07 CAR - Alexander Rebensdorf 46 field goal
3Q: 05:28 CAR - Alexander Rebensdorf 47 field goal
4Q: 10:15 HOU - Gary Burgess 9 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Samuel Stallings extra point)
4Q: 07:38 CAR - Alexander Rebensdorf 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:59 CAR - Rufus Kiser 10 pass from Jamie Hawkes (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)
1Q: 09:23 HOU - Isaac Hall 14 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Samuel Stallings extra point)
2Q: 09:52 HOU - Dan Puzzuoli 9 run (Samuel Stallings extra point)
2Q: 00:07 CAR - Alexander Rebensdorf 46 field goal
3Q: 05:28 CAR - Alexander Rebensdorf 47 field goal
4Q: 10:15 HOU - Gary Burgess 9 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Samuel Stallings extra point)
4Q: 07:38 CAR - Alexander Rebensdorf 43 field goal

Team Statistics HOU CAR
Record 5-10 2-13
First Downs 18 19
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 368 357
- Offensive Plays 64 69
- Yards per Play 5.75 5.17
Net Rushing Yards 105 129
- Rushing Attempts 28 23
- Yards per Rush 3.75 5.61
Net Passing Yards 263 228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 24 - 0 44 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 263 234
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/6
- Yards per Pass Play 7.31 4.96
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/48 1/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/26 4/30
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/59
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 26
Time of Possession 32:28 27:32

Team Statistics	HOU	CAR
Record	5-10	2-13
First Downs	18	19
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	368	357
- Offensive Plays	64	69
- Yards per Play	5.75	5.17
Net Rushing Yards	105	129
- Rushing Attempts	28	23
- Yards per Rush	3.75	5.61
Net Passing Yards	263	228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 24 - 0	44 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	263	234
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/6
- Yards per Pass Play	7.31	4.96
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/48	1/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/26	4/30
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/59
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 26
Time of Possession	32:28	27:32

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:53	2:37	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
1	6:27	4:19	OWN 14	7	31	Punt
1	0:24	2:38	OWN 32	5	30	Punt
2	11:26	1:43	OPP 33	5	33	Touchdown
2	7:28	1:36	OWN 24	4	16	Punt
2	5:00	1:44	OWN 44	6	15	Downs
2	2:29	1:28	OWN 8	3	-5	Punt
3	15:00	1:21	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	10:33	1:33	OWN 36	3	5	Punt
3	5:20	1:19	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	1:38	4:02	OWN 20	7	78	Fumble
4	10:52	0:44	OPP 37	2	37	Touchdown
4	7:31	5:01	OWN 25	8	20	Punt
4	1:47	1:18	OWN 38	3	-5	Punt

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:07	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
1	9:16	2:49	OWN 26	5	57	Interception
1	2:08	1:44	OWN 27	3	5	Punt
2	12:46	1:20	OWN 3	3	-1	Punt
2	9:43	2:15	OWN 25	5	18	Interception
2	5:52	0:52	OWN 13	3	7	Punt
2	3:16	0:47	OWN 41	3	-3	Punt
2	1:01	1:01	OWN 46	7	25	Field Goal
3	13:39	3:06	OWN 40	7	31	Missed FG
3	9:00	3:40	OWN 30	7	40	Field Goal
3	4:01	2:23	OWN 37	5	17	Punt
4	12:36	1:44	OWN 2	3	6	Punt
4	10:08	2:37	OWN 38	6	36	Field Goal
4	2:30	0:43	OWN 28	5	34	Downs
4	0:29	0:29	OWN 19	3	0	Game

Game MVP: Dan Puzzuoli, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Pedro Bronson	13	22	1.69	11	1	0
RB Isaac Hall	11	29	2.64	18	3	0
QB Dan Puzzuoli	4	54	13.50	26	2	1

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Deion Bailey	8	36	4.50	17	1
RB Deron Shaw	8	60	7.50	27	3
QB Jamie Hawkes	7	33	4.71	8	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Puzzuoli	36	24	263	0/0	2	29	0	106.6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jamie Hawkes	44	21	234	2/6	1	42	2	52.6

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rod Barlow	6	10	41	6.83	3	13	0
WR Gary Burgess	5	5	39	7.80	7	14	1
TE Cary Williams	4	6	64	16.00	37	29	0
WR Bert Keen	3	6	56	18.67	16	27	0
RB Isaac Hall	3	4	31	10.33	21	14	1
RB Pedro Bronson	2	4	29	14.50	27	28	0
TE Aaron Tubbs	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rick Diaz	5	12	43	8.60	3	13	0
RB Deion Bailey	4	7	107	26.75	103	42	0
WR Sean Luen	4	13	15	3.75	18	19	0
FB Edgar Maloney	2	2	10	5.00	1	11	0
TE Rufus Kiser	2	3	18	9.00	2	10	1
WR Edgar Dotson	1	2	14	14.00	4	14	0
RB Deron Shaw	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Ted Lester	1	1	19	19.00	15	19	0
C Shawn Stargell	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dexter Williams	1	0	0.00	0
CB Jimmy Burnett	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Bert Keen	1	0	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Roy Smithen	0	1	0	0
S Kody Weber	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roderick Bownes	9	360	40.0	36.7	51	4

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Darr	6	257	42.8	35.2	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Samuel Stallings	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alexander Rebensdorf	3/4	3/4	0/0	47	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Barlow	2	26	13.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Diaz	4	30	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Diaz	3	59	19.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Jimmy Burnett	8	2	0.0	21	42
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	7	2	0.5	23	46
OLB Deron Collette	6	1	0.0	23	43
CB Dwayne Shipley	4	1	0.0	22	40
OLB Chase Jeffries	4	0	0.0	22	45
CB Dexter Williams	3	1	0.0	23	40
ILB Lenny Matson	3	0	0.0	11	16
DE Ben Lund	2	2	0.5	22	38
CB Brody Fisher	2	0	0.0	19	41
DE Alexander Boyer	1	0	1.0	4	12
DT Angel Ferguson	1	2	0.0	16	31
CB Lincoln Greer	1	1	0.0	10	17
OLB Renaldo Alexander	1	0	0.0	1	11
CB Nolan Madison	1	0	0.0	6	15
DT Devan Forsythe	0	1	0.0	7	15

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Roy Smithen	10	5	0.0	24	33
S Kody Weber	7	1	0.0	28	36
CB Brent Burton	7	1	0.0	28	36
S Trevor Abrams	6	0	0.0	17	21
ILB Gus Peterson	5	0	0.0	20	24
DE Axel Damm	3	2	0.0	27	35
OLB Colton Wilkins	3	0	0.0	7	10
ILB Randall Upshaw	2	0	0.0	7	12
DT Gregory Blake	2	0	0.0	10	16
DT Dan Hein	1	1	0.0	20	21
RB Deion Bailey	1	0	---	---	---
WR Sean Luen	1	0	---	---	---
CB Korey Erickson	1	0	0.0	23	29
CB Kris Stevens	1	0	0.0	22	25
DT Marlon Benton	0	1	0.0	24	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Alexander Boyer	1.0	1	0	0	12
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	0.5	0	1	1	46
DE Ben Lund	0.5	0	1	0	38
DE Ike Baumgardner	0.0	0	3	1	39

Carolina	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Axel Damm	4	2	35
DE Ralph Ford	2	0	16
DE Burt Witten	1	1	21
DT Marlon Benton	0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jimmy Burnett	7	1	1	42
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	5	0	0	46
CB Dexter Williams	2	3	1	40
CB Dwayne Shipley	2	3	0	40
OLB Deron Collette	1	1	0	43
OLB Renaldo Alexander	1	0	0	11
DT Angel Ferguson	1	0	0	31
CB Nolan Madison	1	0	0	15
OLB Chase Jeffries	1	0	0	45
CB Brody Fisher	0	1	0	41
CB Lincoln Greer	0	1	0	17

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Roy Smithen	5	1	33
CB Brent Burton	5	1	36
S Kody Weber	5	0	36
S Trevor Abrams	5	0	21
OLB Colton Wilkins	2	0	10
ILB Gus Peterson	2	0	24
DE Axel Damm	0	1	35
CB Kris Stevens	0	1	25

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Steven Kirk	2	10	28	36
T C.J. Riemersma	2	3	28	36
TE Aaron Tubbs	1	2	5	11
TE Cary Williams	1	2	25	34
G Hunter Kakoza	0	5	28	36
T Alexis Pettway	0	1	28	36
T Darrin Hasting	0	1	28	36

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Leroy Flynn	2	5	23	0	46
T Earnest Primeau	2	3	23	0	46
C Lionel Hochheiser	1	4	23	1	46
G Randal Davis	1	3	23	1	46
FB Edgar Maloney	1	1	10	0	15
T Ken Terry	0	2	23	0	46

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Carson Biletnikoff	2	27
Rod Barlow	1	23
Cary Williams	1	23
Phil Forney	1	23
Omar Austin	1	14
Pedro Bronson	1	2

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Hector Wilcox	1	27
Ken Terry	1	10

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	---	---	23	46	27	96
WR Rod Barlow	28	36	---	---	23	87
TE Cary Williams	25	34	---	---	23	82
T Alexis Pettway	28	36	---	---	9	73
CB Dexter Williams	---	---	23	40	10	73
OLB Deron Collette	---	---	23	43	5	71
OLB Chase Jeffries	---	---	22	45	4	71
WR Gary Burgess	28	32	---	---	8	68
CB Jimmy Burnett	---	---	21	42	4	67
CB Dwayne Shipley	---	---	22	40	4	66
QB Dan Puzzuoli	28	36	---	---	---	64
CB Brody Fisher	---	---	19	41	4	64
C Steven Kirk	28	36	---	---	---	64
T C.J. Riemersma	28	36	---	---	---	64
T Darrin Hasting	28	36	---	---	---	64
DE Ben Lund	---	---	22	38	4	64
G Hunter Kakoza	28	36	---	---	---	64
DE Ike Baumgardner	---	---	20	39	4	63
WR Bert Keen	22	25	---	---	14	61
DT Angel Ferguson	---	---	16	31	3	50
CB Nolan Madison	---	---	6	15	15	36
RB Pedro Bronson	14	19	---	---	2	35
RB Isaac Hall	12	14	---	---	6	32
ILB Lenny Matson	---	---	11	16	2	29
CB Lincoln Greer	---	---	10	17	---	27
FB Phil Forney	1	3	---	---	23	27
S Omar Austin	---	---	2	7	14	23
DT Devan Forsythe	---	---	7	15	1	23
ILB Elijah Lincoln	---	---	0	1	22	23
TE Aaron Tubbs	5	11	---	---	1	17
DE Alexander Boyer	---	---	4	12	---	16
OLB Renaldo Alexander	---	---	1	11	1	13
P Roderick Bownes	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Miles Andrews	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Connor Garber	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Luke Mayes	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Jamie Lord	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Marshall Akiyama	---	---	0	3	6	9
WR Mercury Maxwell	5	3	---	---	---	8
DE Andrew Cowles	---	---	0	1	6	7
TE Troy Floyd	0	3	---	---	3	6
K Samuel Stallings	0	0	---	---	4	4
S Mickey Berry	---	---	1	3	---	4
QB Kim Rico	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Timothy McIntyre	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Riley Lynn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Rick Diaz	22	43	---	---	21	86
T Earnest Primeau	23	46	---	---	10	79
G Randal Davis	23	46	---	---	10	79
C Lionel Hochheiser	23	46	---	---	10	79
T Ken Terry	23	46	---	---	10	79
DE Axel Damm	---	---	27	35	10	72
C Leroy Flynn	23	46	---	---	---	69
QB Jamie Hawkes	23	46	---	---	---	69
S Kody Weber	---	---	28	36	2	66
CB Brent Burton	---	---	28	36	2	66
WR Sean Luen	17	41	---	---	1	59
CB Kris Stevens	---	---	22	25	12	59
OLB Roy Smithen	---	---	24	33	---	57
ILB Gus Peterson	---	---	20	24	13	57
WR Edgar Dotson	11	20	---	---	23	54
S Trevor Abrams	---	---	17	21	15	53
DT Marlon Benton	---	---	24	28	---	52
CB Korey Erickson	---	---	23	29	---	52
DT Dan Hein	---	---	20	21	9	50
FB Edgar Maloney	10	15	---	---	21	46
C Shawn Stargell	13	33	---	---	---	46
RB Deion Bailey	13	29	---	---	---	42
RB Deron Shaw	9	15	---	---	18	42
DE Burt Witten	---	---	20	21	---	41
TE Rufus Kiser	12	25	---	---	---	37
DE Ralph Ford	---	---	9	16	9	34
CB Abel Lyle	---	---	8	9	16	33
TE Hector Wilcox	1	1	---	---	27	29
OLB Ezra Wiggins	---	---	1	2	23	26
DT Gregory Blake	---	---	10	16	---	26
S Wayne Duran	---	---	11	15	---	26
ILB Randall Upshaw	---	---	7	12	---	19
WR Ted Lester	6	6	---	---	7	19
OLB Colton Wilkins	---	---	7	10	---	17
C Alexander Gillespie	0	0	---	---	10	10
DT Stan Strong	---	---	2	7	---	9
K Alexander Rebensdorf	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Matt Darr	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Maxwell Conley	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Bruce Andersen	1	2	---	---	---	3
G Rufus Watkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Lenny Walls	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Ruben Washington	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Eddie Frederick	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Quentin Conklin	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Junior Jennings	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	23	7.7
Middle	15	70	4.7
Right	10	12	1.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	27	6.8
Middle	13	70	5.4
Right	6	32	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Puzzuoli	36	24	5	0	1	4	7	4	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jamie Hawkes	44	21	3	4	1	10	5	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	37	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	123	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	76	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	27	5.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	93	11.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	114	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	27	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	11	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rod Barlow	10	6	0	41	0	36
TE Cary Williams	6	4	0	64	2	34
WR Bert Keen	6	3	0	56	2	25
WR Gary Burgess	5	5	0	39	0	32
RB Pedro Bronson	4	2	0	29	1	19
RB Isaac Hall	4	3	1	31	0	14
TE Aaron Tubbs	1	1	0	3	0	11

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sean Luen	13	4	0	15	0	41
WR Rick Diaz	12	5	0	43	0	43
RB Deion Bailey	7	4	0	107	3	29
TE Rufus Kiser	3	2	0	18	0	25
FB Edgar Maloney	2	2	0	10	0	15
WR Edgar Dotson	2	1	0	14	0	20
RB Deron Shaw	2	1	0	7	0	15
C Shawn Stargell	2	1	1	1	0	33
WR Ted Lester	1	1	0	19	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Dan Puzzuoli	1	9	9.00	13.50

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Puzzuoli	2	2	23	11.50	7.31

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jamie Hawkes	3	2	7	2.33	5.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gary Burgess	1	1	9	9.00	7.80
RB Isaac Hall	1	1	14	14.00	7.75

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Deion Bailey	1	0	0	0.00	15.29
WR Sean Luen	1	1	-3	-3.00	1.15
TE Rufus Kiser	1	1	10	10.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Pedro Bronson	2	0
RB Isaac Hall	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Deion Bailey	1	0
QB Jamie Hawkes	1	0
RB Deron Shaw	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Puzzuoli	11	6	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jamie Hawkes	11	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rod Barlow	4	2	1
WR Bert Keen	3	1	1
RB Pedro Bronson	2	1	0
WR Gary Burgess	1	1	1
TE Cary Williams	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rick Diaz	4	2	0
WR Sean Luen	3	0	0
RB Deion Bailey	1	1	1
FB Edgar Maloney	1	1	0
WR Edgar Dotson	1	0	0
TE Rufus Kiser	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,900 (21,400)
End Zone 10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,900 (21,400)
End Zone	10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (3,300)