Exhibition Week 5, 2037

played in Houston, TX

98 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	7	3	0	-	10
Houston Texans	7	14	0	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:50 HOU - Timothy Skidmore 5 pass from Glen Stelmack (Clarence Marcus extra point)
2Q: 07:38 HOU - Neal Bessette 79 interception return (Clarence Marcus extra point)
2Q: 06:34 CAR - Dustin Thomason 39 fumble return (Wade Benson extra point)
2Q: 00:59 HOU - Abraham Bell 8 pass from Bryson Hanks (Clarence Marcus extra point)
3Q: 04:08 CAR - Wade Benson 53 field goal
4Q: 10:39 HOU - Clarence Marcus 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:50 HOU - Timothy Skidmore 5 pass from Glen Stelmack (Clarence Marcus extra point)
2Q: 07:38 HOU - Neal Bessette 79 interception return (Clarence Marcus extra point)
2Q: 06:34 CAR - Dustin Thomason 39 fumble return (Wade Benson extra point)
2Q: 00:59 HOU - Abraham Bell 8 pass from Bryson Hanks (Clarence Marcus extra point)
3Q: 04:08 CAR - Wade Benson 53 field goal
4Q: 10:39 HOU - Clarence Marcus 20 field goal

Team Statistics CAR HOU
Record 1-3 2-2
First Downs 13 19
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 196 263
- Offensive Plays 70 66
- Yards per Play 2.80 3.98
Net Rushing Yards 41 59
- Rushing Attempts 23 32
- Yards per Rush 1.78 1.84
Net Passing Yards 155 204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 19 - 2 32 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 173 211
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/18 2/7
- Yards per Pass Play 3.30 6.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/18 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 10.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/39 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/16 6/97
Kick Returns/Yards 2/45 1/27
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/79
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 37
Time of Possession 29:16 30:44

Team Statistics	CAR	HOU
Record	1-3	2-2
First Downs	13	19
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	196	263
- Offensive Plays	70	66
- Yards per Play	2.80	3.98
Net Rushing Yards	41	59
- Rushing Attempts	23	32
- Yards per Rush	1.78	1.84
Net Passing Yards	155	204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 19 - 2	32 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	173	211
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/18	2/7
- Yards per Pass Play	3.30	6.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/18	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	10.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/39	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/16	6/97
Kick Returns/Yards	2/45	1/27
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/79
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 37
Time of Possession	29:16	30:44

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:35	1:10	OWN 12	4	-11	Punt
1	7:42	5:03	OWN 23	9	21	Punt
1	1:20	1:17	OWN 39	3	6	Punt
2	12:25	4:57	OWN 20	8	51	Interception
2	7:28	1:02	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	2:17	0:30	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	0:49	0:49	OWN 25	5	13	Half
3	15:00	1:19	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
3	11:48	2:46	OWN 5	5	15	Punt
3	8:25	4:25	OWN 15	10	49	Field Goal
3	0:46	0:57	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	10:33	3:22	OWN 31	6	11	Punt
4	4:46	1:43	OWN 20	7	24	Downs
4	1:47	0:40	OWN 35	2	-6	Interception

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:25	OWN 25	5	14	Punt
1	11:25	3:43	OPP 45	7	45	Touchdown
1	2:39	1:19	OWN 33	3	-6	Punt
1	0:03	2:38	OWN 20	7	32	Punt
2	6:26	4:09	OWN 25	8	33	Punt
2	1:47	0:58	OWN 43	5	57	Touchdown
3	13:41	1:53	OWN 28	4	13	Punt
3	9:02	0:37	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
3	4:00	3:14	OWN 42	6	13	Punt
4	14:49	4:16	OPP 43	8	40	Field Goal
4	7:11	2:25	OWN 38	3	6	Punt
4	3:03	1:16	OPP 44	4	16	Missed FG
4	1:07	1:07	OWN 45	3	-2	Game

Game MVP: Harris Coles, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Earnest Lincoln	14	27	1.93	17	2
RB Fred Garcia	8	5	0.63	6	0
QB Reuben Croteau	1	9	9.00	9	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Norbert Noa	21	37	1.76	20	3
QB Bryson Hanks	5	15	3.00	15	1
QB Glen Stelmack	2	0	0.00	1	0
TE Donny Baxter	2	4	2.00	3	0
RB Glenn Dirnabauer	2	3	1.50	4	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eduardo Boswell	22	9	103	1/6	0	34	1	36.8
Reuben Croteau	21	10	70	3/12	0	27	1	35.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryson Hanks	18	10	125	2/7	1	30	0	95.8
Glen Stelmack	14	9	86	0/0	1	21	0	105.0

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Corwin Fisher	6	11	47	7.83	2	27
TE Glen Hall	3	7	36	12.00	20	24
RB Earnest Lincoln	3	5	10	3.33	0	7
WR Gage Bowser	2	8	45	22.50	0	34
WR Pete Sweeney	2	3	6	3.00	2	7
WR William Lester	1	5	15	15.00	2	15
RB Fred Garcia	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Terrence Bishop	1	2	9	9.00	3	9
TE Damien Maciokas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Troy Page	7	12	76	10.86	10	19	0
FB Charles Farrell	3	3	25	8.33	4	11	0
TE Abraham Bell	2	2	21	10.50	5	13	1
WR Timothy Skidmore	2	4	26	13.00	0	21	1
WR Kendrick Lucas	1	2	9	9.00	4	9	0
TE Gabe Harvey	1	1	30	30.00	24	30	0
RB Norbert Noa	1	3	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Donny Baxter	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Jeremiah Manuel	1	2	12	12.00	9	12	0
C Brenden Burton	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Joseph Newhart	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Neal Bessette	1	79	79.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Reuben Croteau	1	0	0	0
CB Dustin Thomason	0	1	0	1
T Alexis Holmes	0	1	0	0
OLB Patrick Settle	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB C.J. Hines	1	0	0	0
OLB Harris Coles	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Daryl Evans	9	425	47.2	34.2	56	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darren Rohr	8	383	47.9	38.4	65	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wade Benson	1/1	1/1	1/1	53	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Clarence Marcus	1/2	0/1	0/0	20	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gage Bowser	3	16	5.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Hines	6	97	16.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Siegel	2	45	22.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Hines	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tucker Johnston	7	1	1.0	28	27
ILB Stan Banks	7	1	0.0	22	16
S Sherman Nicas	6	5	0.0	32	33
OLB Patrick Settle	5	0	0.0	11	18
ILB Monty Gauthier	3	3	0.0	19	23
CB Alexander Pardo	3	1	0.0	32	31
ILB Brayden Grant	3	1	0.0	21	12
CB Dustin Thomason	3	0	0.0	18	25
S Leo Pettine	3	0	0.0	22	21
DE Stephen Lillis	2	1	1.0	27	27
CB Corbin Dole	2	2	0.0	32	32
CB Tracy Tubbs	2	2	0.0	12	17
DE Jason Kinney	1	0	0.0	21	18
WR William Lester	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Evan Oliver	1	0	0.0	3	7
CB K.C. Holmes	1	0	0.0	4	10
DE Trey Gaines	0	1	0.0	24	25

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Joseph Newhart	10	0	0.0	23	40
S Chris Devine	6	3	0.0	23	47
CB Shaun Zellerkraut	6	1	0.0	17	36
OLB Neal Bessette	4	1	0.0	23	43
OLB Harris Coles	3	0	2.0	23	47
DT Karl Nuston	3	3	0.5	18	38
S Mickey Berry	3	3	0.0	22	43
DE Louie Sagapolutele	2	1	0.5	22	40
CB C.J. Hines	2	2	0.0	23	47
ILB Melvin Spencer	2	0	0.0	6	18
DE Owen Springer	1	1	1.0	9	21
CB Carter Springer	1	1	0.0	23	47
DE Asher Carter	1	1	0.0	15	36
DE Leo McDaniel	1	0	0.0	5	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Stephen Lillis	1.0	0	1	0	27
OLB Tucker Johnston	1.0	0	1	0	27
ILB Monty Gauthier	0.0	1	1	1	23
DE Jason Kinney	0.0	1	0	0	18
DT Ian Wolf	0.0	0	1	0	7

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Harris Coles	2.0	0	1	0	47
DE Owen Springer	1.0	0	0	0	21
DT Karl Nuston	0.5	0	7	3	38
DE Louie Sagapolutele	0.5	0	2	1	40
DE Asher Carter	0.0	1	3	0	36
OLB Neal Bessette	0.0	1	1	0	43
CB C.J. Hines	0.0	0	1	0	47

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Tucker Johnston	4	2	27
CB Dustin Thomason	3	1	25
S Leo Pettine	3	1	21
CB Alexander Pardo	2	0	31
OLB Patrick Settle	2	0	18
S Sherman Nicas	1	1	33
ILB Monty Gauthier	1	0	23
DE Carlos Flowers	1	0	10
ILB Evan Oliver	1	0	7
CB Tracy Tubbs	1	0	17
ILB Brayden Grant	0	1	12

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Joseph Newhart	6	0	1	40
OLB Neal Bessette	3	0	1	43
S Chris Devine	2	0	0	47
CB C.J. Hines	2	0	0	47
CB Shaun Zellerkraut	2	0	0	36
CB Carter Springer	1	1	0	47
DT Karl Nuston	1	0	0	38
OLB Harris Coles	1	0	0	47
ILB Melvin Spencer	1	0	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Mark McElroy	2	3	11	0	23
G Dave Doyle	1	7	23	0	47
T Ken Terry	1	4	12	0	24
T Alexis Holmes	0	5	23	2	47
T Melvin Blanchard	0	3	12	1	24
C Lincoln Purdy	0	0	11	1	23

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Bernard Hagler	1	4	12	0	23
T Steve Bruce	1	3	20	1	11
G Daquan Titone	1	3	12	0	23
T Blake Hansen	1	2	20	0	11
C Joseph Denny	1	2	12	0	23
T Kent Osborne	0	5	32	1	34
T Chance Osterhaus	0	4	32	0	34
G Patrick Harden	0	3	20	0	11
TE Abraham Bell	0	1	20	0	14
TE Donny Baxter	0	1	10	0	2

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Dustin Thomason	2	26
Patrick Settle	2	25
Glen Hall	1	26
Cornelius Brennan	1	10
Sebastian Fitzgerald	1	10

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Karl Nuston	2	23
Norbert Noa	1	27
C.J. Hines	1	18
Chance Osterhaus	1	10

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Corbin Dole	---	---	32	32	18	82
G Dave Doyle	23	47	---	---	10	80
T Alexis Holmes	23	47	---	---	10	80
WR Gage Bowser	19	45	---	---	13	77
CB Dustin Thomason	---	---	18	25	26	69
S Sherman Nicas	---	---	32	33	2	67
CB Alexander Pardo	---	---	32	31	3	66
DE Stephen Lillis	---	---	27	27	10	64
WR Corwin Fisher	16	37	---	---	9	62
WR William Lester	16	30	---	---	16	62
OLB Tucker Johnston	---	---	28	27	2	57
S Leo Pettine	---	---	22	21	12	55
OLB Patrick Settle	---	---	11	18	25	54
DE Trey Gaines	---	---	24	25	2	51
RB Earnest Lincoln	15	26	---	---	9	50
DE Jason Kinney	---	---	21	18	10	49
ILB Brayden Grant	---	---	21	12	15	48
TE Damien Maciokas	13	32	---	---	---	45
TE Glen Hall	6	12	---	---	26	44
G Mark McElroy	11	23	---	---	10	44
T Sebastian Fitzgerald	11	23	---	---	10	44
ILB Monty Gauthier	---	---	19	23	1	43
ILB Stan Banks	---	---	22	16	2	40
RB Dominic Sadowski	2	12	---	---	26	40
QB Reuben Croteau	15	24	---	---	---	39
T Ken Terry	12	24	---	---	---	36
T Melvin Blanchard	12	24	---	---	---	36
G Elijah Bono	12	24	---	---	---	36
C Lincoln Purdy	11	23	---	---	---	34
QB Eduardo Boswell	8	23	---	---	1	32
CB Tracy Tubbs	---	---	12	17	---	29
ILB Evan Oliver	---	---	3	7	12	22
DE Carlos Flowers	---	---	11	10	---	21
TE Terrence Bishop	9	11	---	---	---	20
WR Pete Sweeney	7	13	---	---	---	20
RB Fred Garcia	8	11	---	---	---	19
DT Sawyer Rivers	---	---	6	9	---	15
CB K.C. Holmes	---	---	4	10	---	14
DT Ian Wolf	---	---	5	7	---	12
C Cornelius Brennan	0	0	---	---	10	10
TE Ruben Luster	4	6	---	---	---	10
P Daryl Evans	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Johnny Ashmore	---	---	2	6	---	8
RB Gary Siegel	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Wade Benson	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Van Crain	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Harris Coles	---	---	23	47	26	96
S Chris Devine	---	---	23	47	18	88
CB C.J. Hines	---	---	23	47	18	88
RB Norbert Noa	29	30	---	---	27	86
DT Karl Nuston	---	---	18	38	23	79
T Chance Osterhaus	32	34	---	---	10	76
CB Carter Springer	---	---	23	47	1	71
OLB Neal Bessette	---	---	23	43	1	67
S Mickey Berry	---	---	22	43	1	66
WR Troy Page	30	28	---	---	8	66
T Kent Osborne	32	34	---	---	---	66
CB Shaun Zellerkraut	---	---	17	36	12	65
ILB Joseph Newhart	---	---	23	40	1	64
DE Louie Sagapolutele	---	---	22	40	1	63
TE Abraham Bell	20	14	---	---	27	61
DE Asher Carter	---	---	15	36	10	61
WR Jeremiah Manuel	22	27	---	---	---	49
QB Bryson Hanks	24	20	---	---	2	46
DE Owen Springer	---	---	9	21	12	42
G Patrick Harden	20	11	---	---	10	41
T Blake Hansen	20	11	---	---	10	41
T Steve Bruce	20	11	---	---	10	41
WR Kendrick Lucas	19	16	---	---	---	35
C Joseph Denny	12	23	---	---	---	35
G Daquan Titone	12	23	---	---	---	35
G Bernard Hagler	12	23	---	---	---	35
RB Glenn Dirnabauer	3	3	---	---	27	33
C Brenden Burton	10	18	---	---	---	28
WR Timothy Skidmore	8	19	---	---	---	27
ILB Melvin Spencer	---	---	6	18	1	25
QB Glen Stelmack	8	14	---	---	---	22
TE Donny Baxter	10	2	---	---	10	22
FB Charles Farrell	8	8	---	---	1	17
TE Gabe Harvey	1	4	---	---	7	12
DE Leo McDaniel	---	---	5	6	---	11
C Erik Sununu	0	0	---	---	10	10
CB Chris Branch	---	---	0	0	9	9
P Darren Rohr	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Clarence Marcus	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Cesar Hancock	---	---	1	4	---	5
ILB Anthony Givens	---	---	0	4	---	4
Unknown	0	1	---	---	---	1
DT Wayne Hanks	---	---	0	0	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Mario Lindsay	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	28	5.6
Middle	11	9	0.8
Right	7	4	0.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	19	3.2
Middle	18	32	1.8
Right	6	11	1.8
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eduardo Boswell	22	9	2	0	2	1	9	3	1
Reuben Croteau	21	10	1	0	2	0	6	1	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryson Hanks	18	10	1	1	0	4	2	0	0
Glen Stelmack	14	9	1	0	0	2	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	3	26	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	10	54	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	32	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	61	7.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	11	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	118	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	42	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	40	13.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Corwin Fisher	11	6	3	47	1	37
WR Gage Bowser	8	2	1	45	1	45
TE Glen Hall	7	3	0	36	1	12
WR William Lester	5	1	0	15	0	30
RB Earnest Lincoln	5	3	0	10	0	26
WR Pete Sweeney	3	2	0	6	0	13
TE Terrence Bishop	2	1	0	9	0	11
TE Damien Maciokas	1	0	0	0	0	32
RB Fred Garcia	1	1	0	5	0	11

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Troy Page	12	7	76	0	28
WR Timothy Skidmore	4	2	26	1	19
FB Charles Farrell	3	3	25	0	8
RB Norbert Noa	3	1	2	0	30
WR Kendrick Lucas	2	1	9	0	16
TE Abraham Bell	2	2	21	0	14
WR Jeremiah Manuel	2	1	12	0	27
C Brenden Burton	2	0	0	0	18
TE Gabe Harvey	1	1	30	1	4
TE Donny Baxter	1	1	10	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Glen Stelmack	1	1	1.00	0.00
RB Norbert Noa	1	-2	-2.00	1.76
TE Donny Baxter	1	3	3.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryson Hanks	3	2	16	5.33	6.94
Glen Stelmack	2	2	14	7.00	6.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Troy Page	2	1	8	4.00	6.33
WR Kendrick Lucas	1	1	9	9.00	4.50
TE Abraham Bell	1	1	8	8.00	10.50
WR Timothy Skidmore	1	1	5	5.00	6.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Norbert Noa	2	0
QB Bryson Hanks	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eduardo Boswell	8	3	3
Reuben Croteau	8	3	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryson Hanks	6	3	2
Glen Stelmack	4	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Corwin Fisher	6	3	3
WR Gage Bowser	4	1	1
WR William Lester	3	1	1
TE Glen Hall	2	0	0
TE Terrence Bishop	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Troy Page	5	2	1
C Brenden Burton	2	0	0
TE Gabe Harvey	1	1	1
WR Jeremiah Manuel	1	0	0
WR Timothy Skidmore	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,700 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,100 (21,800)
End Zone 14,900 (15,700)
Mezzanine 8,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (13,900)
Club Seats 11,100 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,000 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,700 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,100 (21,800)
End Zone	14,900 (15,700)
Mezzanine	8,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (13,900)
Club Seats	11,100 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,000 (7,500)