Week 16, 2035

played in Carolina, NC

61 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	14	3	17	7	-	41
Carolina Panthers	10	0	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:47 CAR - Wade Benson 32 field goal
1Q: 06:53 HOU - Otis Branch 1 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Clarence Marcus extra point)
1Q: 05:03 CAR - Steven Hicks 10 pass from Alfred Lavalais (Wade Benson extra point)
1Q: 00:47 HOU - Otis Branch 9 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Clarence Marcus extra point)
2Q: 03:12 HOU - Clarence Marcus 43 field goal
3Q: 15:00 HOU - J.R. Covington 75 run (Clarence Marcus extra point)
3Q: 08:28 HOU - Earnest Hatcher 1 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Clarence Marcus extra point)
3Q: 01:41 HOU - Clarence Marcus 27 field goal
4Q: 11:32 HOU - Earnest Hatcher 1 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Clarence Marcus extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:47 CAR - Wade Benson 32 field goal
1Q: 06:53 HOU - Otis Branch 1 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Clarence Marcus extra point)
1Q: 05:03 CAR - Steven Hicks 10 pass from Alfred Lavalais (Wade Benson extra point)
1Q: 00:47 HOU - Otis Branch 9 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Clarence Marcus extra point)
2Q: 03:12 HOU - Clarence Marcus 43 field goal
3Q: 15:00 HOU - J.R. Covington 75 run (Clarence Marcus extra point)
3Q: 08:28 HOU - Earnest Hatcher 1 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Clarence Marcus extra point)
3Q: 01:41 HOU - Clarence Marcus 27 field goal
4Q: 11:32 HOU - Earnest Hatcher 1 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Clarence Marcus extra point)

Team Statistics HOU CAR
Record 9-6 4-11
First Downs 30 16
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 17 12
- by Penalty 4 1
Total Net Yards 502 353
- Offensive Plays 65 59
- Yards per Play 7.72 5.98
Net Rushing Yards 202 87
- Rushing Attempts 24 16
- Yards per Rush 8.42 5.44
Net Passing Yards 300 266
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 32 - 0 38 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 300 301
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 5/35
- Yards per Pass Play 7.32 6.19
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 8/12 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.1 10.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/25 8/49
Punt Returns/Yards 2/32 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/28 3/55
Interception Ret./Yards 2/4 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 23
Time of Possession 34:45 25:15

Team Statistics	HOU	CAR
Record	9-6	4-11
First Downs	30	16
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	17	12
- by Penalty	4	1
Total Net Yards	502	353
- Offensive Plays	65	59
- Yards per Play	7.72	5.98
Net Rushing Yards	202	87
- Rushing Attempts	24	16
- Yards per Rush	8.42	5.44
Net Passing Yards	300	266
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 32 - 0	38 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	300	301
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	5/35
- Yards per Pass Play	7.32	6.19
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	8/12	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.1	10.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/25	8/49
Punt Returns/Yards	2/32	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/28	3/55
Interception Ret./Yards	2/4	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 23
Time of Possession	34:45	25:15

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:41	3:56	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
1	4:53	4:15	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
2	12:22	4:19	OWN 20	7	55	Missed FG
2	6:09	3:03	OWN 37	6	37	Field Goal
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 29	2	6	Half
3	15:00	0:21	OWN 25	1	75	Touchdown
3	13:06	4:45	OPP 46	9	46	Touchdown
3	5:03	3:28	OWN 5	7	85	Field Goal
4	15:00	3:34	50	7	50	Touchdown
4	7:43	4:37	OWN 30	6	17	Punt
4	1:06	1:06	OPP 35	2	8	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:19	OWN 32	7	53	Field Goal
1	6:45	1:52	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
1	0:38	3:16	OWN 25	7	39	Punt
2	8:03	1:54	OWN 32	5	42	Fumble
2	3:06	2:27	OWN 25	8	35	Interception
3	14:39	1:33	OWN 32	4	-13	Punt
3	8:21	3:18	OWN 25	8	29	Punt
3	1:35	1:35	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
4	11:26	3:43	OWN 15	9	48	Interception
4	3:06	2:00	OWN 2	6	33	Fumble

Game MVP: Dan Puzzuoli, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB J.R. Covington	12	110	9.17	75	2	1
RB Walt Tubbs	11	79	7.18	17	4	0
QB Dan Puzzuoli	1	13	13.00	13	1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Corwin Cowley	9	41	4.56	27	1	0
RB Phillip Milburn	7	46	6.57	17	2	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Puzzuoli	41	32	300	0/0	4	46	0	129.6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alfred Lavalais	37	24	301	4/23	1	60	2	76.5
Demetrius Pierce	1	0	0	1/12	0	0	0	39.6

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Otis Branch	14	16	143	10.21	68	46	2
WR Bert Keen	9	13	81	9.00	12	24	0
TE Earnest Hatcher	4	4	33	8.25	25	25	2
WR Troy Page	2	4	10	5.00	0	7	0
RB J.R. Covington	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Walt Tubbs	1	2	4	4.00	2	4	0
FB Charles Farrell	1	1	23	23.00	19	23	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steven Hicks	6	12	128	21.33	60	60	1
TE Geoff Foreman	5	7	25	5.00	6	10	0
RB Phillip Milburn	4	4	37	9.25	15	18	0
TE Wesley Landdeck	3	4	54	18.00	35	33	0
WR William Lester	3	4	22	7.33	0	8	0
RB Corwin Cowley	2	2	28	14.00	24	25	0
WR Rod Hall	1	3	7	7.00	1	7	0
WR Floyd Finch	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Elias Janke	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Claude Carruthers	1	4	4.00	0
CB Dashawn Palmer	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Recov	Force
DT Karl Nuston	1	0
DE Owen Springer	1	0
DE Ken Wayne	0	1
OLB Omar Parker	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Corwin Cowley	1	0	0	0
QB Demetrius Pierce	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darren Rohr	1	52	52.0	52.0	52	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Derrick Wolf	4	156	39.0	26.0	45	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Clarence Marcus	2/3	1/2	0/0	43	5/5

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wade Benson	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Hines	2	32	16.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Hines	1	28	28.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Floyd Finch	2	36	18.0	0
Dustin Thomason	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Omar Parker	8	4	0.5	15	25
CB Dashawn Palmer	5	1	0.0	16	41
OLB Ronnie Mandalari	5	0	0.0	15	27
OLB Neal Bessette	4	1	2.0	8	34
OLB Marquis Cote	3	0	1.0	16	29
ILB Joseph Newhart	3	0	0.0	1	19
S Cesar Kemp	3	0	0.0	15	29
CB Santiago Kagan	2	1	0.0	8	29
S Chris Devine	2	1	0.0	15	26
S Mickey Berry	2	0	0.0	1	23
DE Ken Wayne	1	1	1.5	8	34
DE Dale Lee	1	2	0.0	13	17
CB C.J. Hines	1	1	0.0	15	33
ILB Malcolm Kelley	1	0	0.0	1	7
DE Louie Sagapolutele	1	0	0.0	15	29
DE Owen Springer	1	0	0.0	10	35
S Claude Carruthers	0	1	0.0	1	10

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB K.C. Holmes	8	0	0.0	16	38
ILB Monty Gauthier	7	5	0.0	23	37
OLB Tucker Johnston	6	2	0.0	20	29
S Sherman Nicas	6	0	0.0	24	41
CB Alec Watkins	5	3	0.0	19	26
CB Corbin Dole	5	1	0.0	24	40
ILB Evan Oliver	3	2	0.0	17	34
ILB Brayden Grant	3	0	0.0	11	11
DE Burt Witten	2	3	0.0	24	37
CB Dustin Thomason	2	3	0.0	24	41
WR Floyd Finch	1	0	---	---	---
G Reid Scioli	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jason Kinney	1	0	0.0	20	30
DE Stephen Lillis	1	0	0.0	8	23
OLB Patrick Settle	1	0	0.0	6	16
WR Rod Hall	1	0	---	---	---
S Leo Pettine	1	0	0.0	5	6
DT Ian Wolf	0	1	0.0	18	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Neal Bessette	2.0	0	1	3	34
DE Ken Wayne	1.5	1	2	1	34
OLB Marquis Cote	1.0	0	2	0	29
OLB Omar Parker	0.5	0	0	0	25
DE Dale Lee	0.0	0	1	0	17
DE Owen Springer	0.0	0	0	1	35

Carolina	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jason Kinney	2	1	30
DE Burt Witten	0	1	37
DT Ian Wolf	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dashawn Palmer	5	0	1	41
ILB Joseph Newhart	3	0	0	19
S Mickey Berry	2	1	0	23
S Cesar Kemp	2	1	0	29
OLB Marquis Cote	2	0	0	29
S Chris Devine	2	0	0	26
OLB Neal Bessette	2	0	0	34
OLB Omar Parker	1	1	0	25
CB C.J. Hines	1	1	0	33
S Claude Carruthers	1	0	1	10
CB Santiago Kagan	1	0	0	29
OLB Ronnie Mandalari	1	0	0	27
DE Owen Springer	1	0	0	35

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB K.C. Holmes	5	1	38
ILB Monty Gauthier	5	0	37
OLB Tucker Johnston	4	1	29
CB Corbin Dole	4	1	40
S Sherman Nicas	4	1	41
CB Alec Watkins	4	0	26
CB Dustin Thomason	2	0	41
OLB Patrick Settle	1	0	16
ILB Evan Oliver	1	0	34
ILB Brayden Grant	1	0	11
S Leo Pettine	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Jamal Singer	3	6	24	41
G Patrick Harden	3	5	24	41
G Hunter Kakoza	2	4	24	41
T Chance Osterhaus	1	3	24	41
TE Earnest Hatcher	1	1	20	34
T Donald Cayen	0	2	6	2
C Leroy Sanders	0	2	18	39

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Melvin Blanchard	2	3	0	16	1	43
G Reid Scioli	1	5	0	16	0	43
C Cristian Flannery	1	3	1	16	0	29
T Ken Terry	1	2	0	16	0	43
TE Wesley Landdeck	1	1	0	7	0	22
G Lionel Grasmanis	0	2	0	16	2	43
RB Corwin Cowley	0	0	0	9	1	21
T Alexis Holmes	0	0	0	0	1	14

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Santiago Kagan	1	15
Karl Nuston	1	13
Sergio Marek	1	13

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Phillip Milburn	1	17
Cristian Flannery	1	8
Elijah Bono	1	5

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Dashawn Palmer	---	---	16	41	17	74
TE Earnest Hatcher	20	34	---	---	19	73
G Hunter Kakoza	24	41	---	---	4	69
G Patrick Harden	24	41	---	---	4	69
T Chance Osterhaus	24	41	---	---	3	68
QB Dan Puzzuoli	24	41	---	---	---	65
T Jamal Singer	24	41	---	---	---	65
WR Otis Branch	24	41	---	---	---	65
C Leroy Sanders	18	39	---	---	---	57
OLB Omar Parker	---	---	15	25	16	56
CB C.J. Hines	---	---	15	33	8	56
WR Bert Keen	17	37	---	---	---	54
RB J.R. Covington	13	22	---	---	19	54
OLB Marquis Cote	---	---	16	29	8	53
CB Santiago Kagan	---	---	8	29	15	52
DE Owen Springer	---	---	10	35	1	46
DE Louie Sagapolutele	---	---	15	29	1	45
S Cesar Kemp	---	---	15	29	1	45
OLB Ronnie Mandalari	---	---	15	27	1	43
OLB Neal Bessette	---	---	8	34	1	43
DE Ken Wayne	---	---	8	34	---	42
S Chris Devine	---	---	15	26	1	42
FB Charles Farrell	10	12	---	---	19	41
RB Walt Tubbs	11	19	---	---	9	39
WR Enrique Hayes	13	25	---	---	---	38
DE Dale Lee	---	---	13	17	1	31
DT Karl Nuston	---	---	1	14	13	28
S Claude Carruthers	---	---	1	10	15	26
S Mickey Berry	---	---	1	23	---	24
ILB Joseph Newhart	---	---	1	19	---	20
WR Theodore Rivera	8	9	---	---	---	17
CB Stan Ferrara	---	---	1	12	---	13
RB Sergio Marek	0	0	---	---	13	13
T Donald Cayen	6	2	---	---	4	12
K Clarence Marcus	0	0	---	---	11	11
WR Troy Page	4	6	---	---	---	10
ILB Malcolm Kelley	---	---	1	7	---	8
DE Marshall Akiyama	---	---	1	0	5	6
C Erik Sununu	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Richie Cole	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Caleb Greathouse	0	0	---	---	3	3
P Darren Rohr	0	0	---	---	1	1
CB Bryan Thomas	---	---	0	0	---	0
DT Wayne Hanks	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Joseph Denny	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Anthony Givens	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Dustin Thomason	---	---	24	41	19	84
CB Corbin Dole	---	---	24	40	15	79
S Sherman Nicas	---	---	24	41	3	68
DE Burt Witten	---	---	24	37	3	64
ILB Monty Gauthier	---	---	23	37	3	63
T Ken Terry	16	43	---	---	---	59
G Reid Scioli	16	43	---	---	---	59
T Melvin Blanchard	16	43	---	---	---	59
G Lionel Grasmanis	16	43	---	---	---	59
WR Steven Hicks	16	42	---	---	---	58
QB Alfred Lavalais	16	41	---	---	---	57
CB K.C. Holmes	---	---	16	38	3	57
WR William Lester	10	33	---	---	11	54
C Cristian Flannery	16	29	---	---	8	53
ILB Evan Oliver	---	---	17	34	2	53
OLB Tucker Johnston	---	---	20	29	3	52
TE Geoff Foreman	16	35	---	---	---	51
DE Jason Kinney	---	---	20	30	1	51
WR Rod Hall	12	23	---	---	13	48
CB Alec Watkins	---	---	19	26	3	48
RB Phillip Milburn	7	23	---	---	17	47
TE Wesley Landdeck	7	22	---	---	17	46
DT Ian Wolf	---	---	18	24	3	45
ILB Brayden Grant	---	---	11	11	11	33
DE Stephen Lillis	---	---	8	23	1	32
RB Corwin Cowley	9	21	---	---	---	30
OLB Robert Hodgins	---	---	3	9	15	27
OLB Patrick Settle	---	---	6	16	2	24
S Leo Pettine	---	---	5	6	10	21
WR Floyd Finch	0	10	---	---	9	19
T Alexis Holmes	0	14	---	---	5	19
RB Dominic Sadowski	1	0	---	---	12	13
TE Elias Janke	2	6	---	---	4	12
DE Trey Gaines	---	---	1	8	1	10
P Derrick Wolf	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Cornelius Brennan	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Barry Maru	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Elijah Bono	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Wade Benson	0	0	---	---	4	4
DT Jeffery Messinna	---	---	1	1	2	4
QB Demetrius Pierce	0	2	---	---	---	2
DT Jared Young	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Ken Collins	---	---	0	0	---	0
DT Sawyer Rivers	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	24	4.8
Middle	14	74	5.3
Right	5	104	20.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	40	5.7
Middle	6	31	5.2
Right	3	16	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Puzzuoli	41	32	5	1	2	4	2	3	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alfred Lavalais	37	24	5	0	1	4	5	4	2
Demetrius Pierce	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	87	9.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	13	88	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	11	100	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	25	12.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	65	13.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	118	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	58	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	60	7.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Otis Branch	16	14	0	143	2	41
WR Bert Keen	13	9	1	81	1	37
WR Troy Page	4	2	1	10	0	6
TE Earnest Hatcher	4	4	0	33	1	34
RB Walt Tubbs	2	1	0	4	0	19
RB J.R. Covington	1	1	0	6	0	22
FB Charles Farrell	1	1	0	23	1	12

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steven Hicks	12	6	0	128	3	42
TE Geoff Foreman	7	5	0	25	0	35
TE Wesley Landdeck	4	3	0	54	1	22
RB Phillip Milburn	4	4	0	37	0	23
WR William Lester	4	3	0	22	0	33
WR Rod Hall	3	1	0	7	0	23
RB Corwin Cowley	2	2	0	28	1	21
WR Floyd Finch	1	0	0	0	0	10
TE Elias Janke	1	0	1	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Walt Tubbs	3	11	3.67	7.18
QB Dan Puzzuoli	1	13	13.00	13.00
RB J.R. Covington	1	13	13.00	9.17

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Corwin Cowley	1	-2	-2.00	4.56
RB Phillip Milburn	1	7	7.00	6.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Puzzuoli	12	8	38	3.17	7.32

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alfred Lavalais	1	1	10	10.00	8.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Otis Branch	5	4	22	4.40	8.94
WR Bert Keen	3	1	8	2.67	6.23
TE Earnest Hatcher	3	3	8	2.67	8.25
RB Walt Tubbs	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Steven Hicks	1	1	10	10.00	10.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB J.R. Covington	2	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Corwin Cowley	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Puzzuoli	10	8	7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alfred Lavalais	13	10	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Otis Branch	7	5	4
WR Bert Keen	2	2	2
WR Troy Page	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steven Hicks	4	2	2
TE Geoff Foreman	2	2	1
RB Phillip Milburn	2	2	1
WR Rod Hall	2	1	0
WR William Lester	2	2	1
RB Corwin Cowley	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,000 (19,800)
End Zone 10,800 (14,300)
Mezzanine 6,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (12,700)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,900 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,000 (19,800)
End Zone	10,800 (14,300)
Mezzanine	6,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (12,700)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,900 (7,500)