Week 16, 2043

played in Houston, TX

51 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	10	3	0	-	20
Houston Texans	7	3	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:02 HOU - Roger Kuennen 6 run (Tony Bernard extra point)
1Q: 01:54 CAR - Steven Diaz 33 interception return (Glen Farley extra point)
2Q: 12:40 HOU - Tony Bernard 40 field goal
2Q: 10:29 CAR - Steven Hicks 4 pass from Reuben Croteau (Glen Farley extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Glen Farley 22 field goal
3Q: 11:11 HOU - Tony Bernard 35 field goal
3Q: 06:37 CAR - Glen Farley 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:02 HOU - Roger Kuennen 6 run (Tony Bernard extra point)
1Q: 01:54 CAR - Steven Diaz 33 interception return (Glen Farley extra point)
2Q: 12:40 HOU - Tony Bernard 40 field goal
2Q: 10:29 CAR - Steven Hicks 4 pass from Reuben Croteau (Glen Farley extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Glen Farley 22 field goal
3Q: 11:11 HOU - Tony Bernard 35 field goal
3Q: 06:37 CAR - Glen Farley 30 field goal

Team Statistics CAR HOU
Record 10-5 4-11
First Downs 19 16
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 13 6
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 353 263
- Offensive Plays 66 62
- Yards per Play 5.35 4.24
Net Rushing Yards 123 131
- Rushing Attempts 30 33
- Yards per Rush 4.10 3.97
Net Passing Yards 230 132
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 22 - 2 29 - 12 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 243 132
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.39 4.55
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/70 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 3/65
Kick Returns/Yards 2/51 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 2/35 2/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 25
Time of Possession 31:17 28:43

Team Statistics	CAR	HOU
Record	10-5	4-11
First Downs	19	16
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	13	6
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	353	263
- Offensive Plays	66	62
- Yards per Play	5.35	4.24
Net Rushing Yards	123	131
- Rushing Attempts	30	33
- Yards per Rush	4.10	3.97
Net Passing Yards	230	132
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 22 - 2	29 - 12 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	243	132
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.39	4.55
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/70	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	3/65
Kick Returns/Yards	2/51	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	2/35	2/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 25
Time of Possession	31:17	28:43

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:24	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	8:52	2:30	OWN 25	7	39	Interception
1	5:22	1:57	OWN 39	3	6	Punt
2	12:32	2:10	OPP 47	4	47	Touchdown
2	8:22	1:29	OWN 26	3	7	Punt
2	4:07	1:22	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	1:36	1:36	OWN 47	6	48	Field Goal
3	11:04	4:34	OWN 25	8	62	Field Goal
3	6:24	1:30	OPP 18	3	-38	Punt
3	2:07	2:17	OWN 24	5	23	Interception
4	13:35	3:57	OWN 20	7	36	Punt
4	8:53	2:47	OWN 29	6	18	Punt
4	3:41	3:41	50	8	45	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:36	3:44	OPP 49	7	49	Touchdown
1	6:22	1:00	OWN 20	3	3	Interception
1	3:25	1:43	OWN 6	4	18	Interception
1	1:42	4:10	OWN 25	10	52	Field Goal
2	10:22	2:00	OWN 25	5	22	Punt
2	6:53	2:46	OWN 28	6	32	Punt
2	2:45	1:09	OPP 45	3	5	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:56	OWN 25	9	57	Field Goal
3	4:54	2:47	OWN 7	5	18	Punt
4	14:50	1:15	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
4	9:38	0:45	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
4	6:06	2:25	OWN 1	5	4	Punt

Game MVP: Steven Diaz, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Denzel Adams	23	94	4.09	23	3
RB Fred Garcia	4	16	4.00	14	1
QB Reuben Croteau	3	13	4.33	11	1

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Rufus Crawford	25	67	2.68	12	2	0
QB Roger Kuennen	8	64	8.00	21	2	1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reuben Croteau	34	22	243	2/13	1	31	2	71.1

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roger Kuennen	29	12	132	0/0	0	27	2	26.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gage Bowser	10	13	106	10.60	11	31	0
WR Steven Hicks	3	7	49	16.33	14	27	1
WR Glen Boyer	3	4	36	12.00	15	19	0
TE Bernie Papadopulos	2	4	33	16.50	17	22	0
RB Fred Garcia	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Max Sotiroff	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Wayne Bronson	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Denzel Adams	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tony Grabulis	5	9	48	9.60	13	16
RB Rufus Crawford	2	6	31	15.50	23	25
WR Leonardo Fagan	2	4	7	3.50	0	5
TE Jermaine Winters	1	3	27	27.00	6	27
TE Riddick Lyons	1	5	7	7.00	0	7
WR Drake Hampton	1	1	12	12.00	0	12
WR Dan Pascoe	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Steven Diaz	2	35	17.50	1

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jerald Rodriguez	1	6	6.00	0
CB Cristian Emerson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Steven Hicks	1	1	0
DE Xavier Houston	0	1	0
CB Steven Diaz	0	0	1
DT Lincoln Kidman	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB C.J. Hines	1	0	0
RB Rufus Crawford	1	0	0
T Steve Eisner	0	1	0
CB Ivan Hampton	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Amos Breiten	7	319	45.6	36.3	52	4

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donald Bradley	6	260	43.3	36.8	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Glen Farley	2/2	0/0	0/0	30	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tony Bernard	2/3	1/2	0/1	40	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gage Bowser	2	19	9.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Hines	3	65	21.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Siegel	1	36	36.0	0
Fred Garcia	1	15	15.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Hines	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dana Bethel	7	2	0.0	31	28
S Donte Heaton	6	2	0.0	26	18
S Martin Vance	6	1	0.0	33	29
CB Steven Diaz	5	1	0.0	33	29
DT Lincoln Kidman	4	3	0.0	32	22
OLB Tyler Hingis	3	1	0.0	31	21
CB Caiden Schultz	3	1	0.0	31	26
CB Shawn Sullivan	3	0	0.0	13	16
ILB Thurman Sims	2	2	0.0	31	18
DE Xavier Houston	1	2	0.0	33	29
DT Walter Bishop	1	1	0.0	10	12
WR Steven Hicks	1	0	---	---	---
TE Bernie Papadopulos	1	0	---	---	---
CB Tanner Hoffman	1	0	0.0	15	15
DE Fernando Muscarella	1	0	0.0	16	8
OLB Braden Eller	1	0	0.0	3	11

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Aidan Hebron	9	0	0.0	30	35
S Sebastian Fanning	8	2	0.0	30	35
OLB Van Bernard	7	0	1.0	29	35
ILB Desmond Alcala	5	1	0.0	16	14
CB Jerald Rodriguez	5	0	0.0	27	32
S Jesse Allen	4	2	0.0	30	36
CB Jimmy Sagers	4	2	0.0	27	32
DT Lamont Bernard	2	2	0.0	19	21
DE Damian Thornton	2	1	0.0	14	21
CB Ivan Hampton	2	0	0.0	9	15
DE J.J. Choate	1	1	1.0	17	19
OLB Harris Coles	1	1	0.0	25	25
ILB Corey Alcorn	1	0	0.0	4	10
RB Rufus Crawford	1	0	---	---	---
CB Cristian Emerson	1	0	0.0	11	12
OLB Nickolas Glover	0	2	0.0	1	2
DE Rex Schulte	0	1	0.0	28	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Xavier Houston	2	3	29
ILB Thurman Sims	1	1	18
OLB Robert Bradford	1	0	19
OLB Braden Eller	0	1	11

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE J.J. Choate	1.0	2	19
OLB Van Bernard	1.0	0	35
CB Jimmy Sagers	0.0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Steven Diaz	3	1	2	29
CB Shawn Sullivan	3	0	0	16
ILB Dana Bethel	2	0	0	28
OLB Tyler Hingis	1	1	0	21
S Martin Vance	1	0	0	29
S Donte Heaton	1	0	0	18
CB Caiden Schultz	1	0	0	26
OLB Braden Eller	0	1	0	11

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Aidan Hebron	4	2	0	35
CB Jerald Rodriguez	3	3	1	32
S Jesse Allen	3	1	0	36
OLB Van Bernard	3	0	0	35
CB Jimmy Sagers	3	0	0	32
CB Ivan Hampton	2	0	0	15
ILB Corey Alcorn	1	0	0	10
OLB Harris Coles	1	0	0	25
S Sebastian Fanning	1	0	0	35
ILB Desmond Alcala	1	0	0	14
CB Cristian Emerson	0	1	1	12

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Jimmy Maloney	4	9	1	30	0	36
G Mark McElroy	1	6	0	30	0	36
T Nickolas McElroy	1	3	0	30	1	36
T Ezekiel Calvin	1	2	0	30	0	36
TE Bernie Papadopulos	1	1	0	28	0	34
T Alexis Holmes	0	5	0	30	1	36
TE Timothy Smithen	0	1	0	2	0	5

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Daquan Titone	3	5	33	29
G Tristan Clemons	3	4	33	29
C Benjamin Reed	1	4	33	29
G Bernard Hagler	0	7	33	29
T Steve Eisner	0	4	33	29
TE Jermaine Winters	0	1	12	11

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Bradford	2	23
Steven Diaz	1	17
Mark McElroy	1	9

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Rufus Crawford	2	24
Jermaine Winters	1	24
Chandler Blake	1	4

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Bernie Papadopulos	28	34	---	---	23	85
WR Steven Hicks	28	31	---	---	23	82
CB Steven Diaz	---	---	33	29	17	79
DE Xavier Houston	---	---	33	29	17	79
T Alexis Holmes	30	36	---	---	9	75
G Mark McElroy	30	36	---	---	9	75
WR Gage Bowser	30	36	---	---	7	73
QB Reuben Croteau	30	36	---	---	---	66
C Jimmy Maloney	30	36	---	---	---	66
T Nickolas McElroy	30	36	---	---	---	66
T Ezekiel Calvin	30	36	---	---	---	66
S Martin Vance	---	---	33	29	3	65
RB Denzel Adams	26	30	---	---	8	64
ILB Dana Bethel	---	---	31	28	2	61
CB Caiden Schultz	---	---	31	26	2	59
OLB Robert Bradford	---	---	14	19	23	56
ILB Thurman Sims	---	---	31	18	7	56
DT Lincoln Kidman	---	---	32	22	1	55
OLB Tyler Hingis	---	---	31	21	1	53
S Donte Heaton	---	---	26	18	1	45
CB Shawn Sullivan	---	---	13	16	9	38
WR Glen Boyer	15	16	---	---	3	34
OLB Donny Simonson	---	---	8	16	9	33
CB Tanner Hoffman	---	---	15	15	2	32
ILB Maxwell Andrews	---	---	2	1	22	25
DT Walter Bishop	---	---	10	12	2	24
DE Fernando Muscarella	---	---	16	8	---	24
RB Gary Siegel	0	0	---	---	23	23
TE Wayne Bronson	11	10	---	---	---	21
RB Fred Garcia	4	6	---	---	10	20
OLB Braden Eller	---	---	3	11	3	17
FB Marlon Hellestrae	4	10	---	---	---	14
T Vincent Landtroop	0	0	---	---	13	13
C Nate Garrett	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Grayson Henson	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Amos Breiten	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE Timothy Smithen	2	5	---	---	---	7
TE Max Sotiroff	1	1	---	---	4	6
K Glen Farley	0	0	---	---	6	6
S Chuck Woods	---	---	1	1	---	2
WR Gerald Myers	1	1	---	---	---	2
QB Erick Gomez	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Seth Wason	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jackie Patterson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Troy Wolf	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Tim Schneider	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
RB Rufus Crawford	33	29	---	---	24	86
S Sebastian Fanning	---	---	30	35	17	82
T Steve Eisner	33	29	---	---	9	71
G Daquan Titone	33	29	---	---	9	71
S Jesse Allen	---	---	30	36	2	68
ILB Aidan Hebron	---	---	30	35	2	67
OLB Van Bernard	---	---	29	35	2	66
QB Roger Kuennen	33	29	---	---	3	65
WR Tony Grabulis	33	29	---	---	1	63
OLB Harris Coles	---	---	25	25	13	63
G Tristan Clemons	33	29	---	---	---	62
G Bernard Hagler	33	29	---	---	---	62
C Benjamin Reed	33	29	---	---	---	62
CB Jimmy Sagers	---	---	27	32	2	61
CB Jerald Rodriguez	---	---	27	32	2	61
TE Riddick Lyons	33	27	---	---	---	60
DE Rex Schulte	---	---	28	28	2	58
WR Drake Hampton	30	27	---	---	---	57
TE Jermaine Winters	12	11	---	---	24	47
DE J.J. Choate	---	---	17	19	8	44
DT Lamont Bernard	---	---	19	21	1	41
DT Anthony McWilliams	---	---	11	18	8	37
DE Damian Thornton	---	---	14	21	1	36
WR Leonardo Fagan	21	15	---	---	---	36
CB Cristian Emerson	---	---	11	12	12	35
ILB Desmond Alcala	---	---	16	14	---	30
ILB Corey Alcorn	---	---	4	10	12	26
WR Jon Roebuck	0	2	---	---	24	26
CB Ivan Hampton	---	---	9	15	1	25
OLB Nickolas Glover	---	---	1	2	20	23
CB C.J. Hines	---	---	1	3	15	19
WR Harvey Richmond	0	0	---	---	14	14
WR Dan Pascoe	3	5	---	---	3	11
C Eugene Green	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Avery Fine	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Emmett Jenkins	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Tony Bernard	0	0	---	---	7	7
FB Lincoln LeBlanc	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Donald Bradley	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Marc Schultz	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Chandler Blake	0	0	---	---	4	4
DE Brock Huffman	---	---	1	1	---	2
S Jackie Lohner	---	---	0	1	---	1
S Zachery Parker	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Zachery Zuleger	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Eli Marquardt	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	43	5.4
Middle	15	70	4.7
Right	6	11	1.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	1	0.2
Middle	21	94	4.5
Right	6	36	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reuben Croteau	34	22	3	0	0	7	3	0	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roger Kuennen	29	12	2	0	3	3	5	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	3	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	102	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	80	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	58	14.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	68	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	35	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	27	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gage Bowser	13	10	106	1	36
WR Steven Hicks	7	3	49	1	31
TE Bernie Papadopulos	4	2	33	1	34
WR Glen Boyer	4	3	36	0	16
TE Wayne Bronson	2	1	8	0	10
RB Denzel Adams	2	1	6	0	30
RB Fred Garcia	1	1	0	0	6
TE Max Sotiroff	1	1	5	0	1

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Grabulis	9	5	1	48	0	29
RB Rufus Crawford	6	2	1	31	1	29
TE Riddick Lyons	5	1	1	7	0	27
WR Leonardo Fagan	4	2	0	7	0	15
TE Jermaine Winters	3	1	0	27	1	11
WR Dan Pascoe	1	0	0	0	0	5
WR Drake Hampton	1	1	0	12	0	27

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Reuben Croteau	1	-1	-1.00	4.33
RB Denzel Adams	1	6	6.00	4.09

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Rufus Crawford	1	-4	-4.00	2.68
QB Roger Kuennen	1	6	6.00	8.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Reuben Croteau	6	5	31	5.17	7.15

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roger Kuennen	4	2	15	3.75	4.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Steven Hicks	2	1	4	2.00	7.00
WR Gage Bowser	2	2	0	0.00	8.15
TE Bernie Papadopulos	1	1	11	11.00	8.25
WR Glen Boyer	1	1	16	16.00	9.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tony Grabulis	3	2	15	5.00	5.33
RB Rufus Crawford	1	0	0	0.00	5.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Reuben Croteau	2	0
RB Denzel Adams	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Rufus Crawford	3	2
QB Roger Kuennen	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reuben Croteau	12	6	5

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roger Kuennen	11	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steven Hicks	4	1	1
WR Gage Bowser	3	2	2
TE Wayne Bronson	2	1	1
TE Bernie Papadopulos	1	1	1
WR Glen Boyer	1	1	0
RB Denzel Adams	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Rufus Crawford	4	2	1
TE Riddick Lyons	3	0	0
TE Jermaine Winters	2	1	1
WR Tony Grabulis	1	0	0
WR Dan Pascoe	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 41,900 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,000 (21,800)
End Zone 9,700 (15,700)
Mezzanine 5,200 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 8,600 (13,900)
Club Seats 4,900 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	41,900 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,000 (21,800)
End Zone	9,700 (15,700)
Mezzanine	5,200 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	8,600 (13,900)
Club Seats	4,900 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (7,500)