Week 16, 2047

played in Carolina, NC

33 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Houston Texans	3	7	0	7	-	17
Carolina Panthers	0	3	3	6	-	12

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:45 HOU - R.J. Jeffries 36 field goal
2Q: 13:28 CAR - Glen Farley 19 field goal
2Q: 07:30 HOU - Leonardo Fagan 8 pass from Jameson Sweeney (R.J. Jeffries extra point)
3Q: 03:36 CAR - Glen Farley 37 field goal
4Q: 12:03 CAR - Joshua Berman 31 pass from Theodore Moe (Glen Farley extra point failed)
4Q: 08:36 HOU - Samuel Folly 77 pass from Jameson Sweeney (R.J. Jeffries extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:45 HOU - R.J. Jeffries 36 field goal
2Q: 13:28 CAR - Glen Farley 19 field goal
2Q: 07:30 HOU - Leonardo Fagan 8 pass from Jameson Sweeney (R.J. Jeffries extra point)
3Q: 03:36 CAR - Glen Farley 37 field goal
4Q: 12:03 CAR - Joshua Berman 31 pass from Theodore Moe (Glen Farley extra point failed)
4Q: 08:36 HOU - Samuel Folly 77 pass from Jameson Sweeney (R.J. Jeffries extra point)

Team Statistics HOU CAR
Record 8-7 11-4
First Downs 18 18
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 356 352
- Offensive Plays 67 67
- Yards per Play 5.31 5.25
Net Rushing Yards 126 148
- Rushing Attempts 29 27
- Yards per Rush 4.34 5.48
Net Passing Yards 230 204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 20 - 1 36 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 239 225
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 4/21
- Yards per Pass Play 6.05 5.10
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/60 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 4/70 3/24
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/47
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/3
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 26
Time of Possession 30:48 29:12

Team Statistics	HOU	CAR
Record	8-7	11-4
First Downs	18	18
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	356	352
- Offensive Plays	67	67
- Yards per Play	5.31	5.25
Net Rushing Yards	126	148
- Rushing Attempts	29	27
- Yards per Rush	4.34	5.48
Net Passing Yards	230	204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 20 - 1	36 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	239	225
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	4/21
- Yards per Pass Play	6.05	5.10
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/60	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	4/70	3/24
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/47
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/3
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 26
Time of Possession	30:48	29:12

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:21	OWN 25	10	56	Field Goal
1	7:47	4:51	OWN 38	10	28	Missed FG
2	13:22	1:40	OWN 25	5	10	Punt
2	10:12	2:49	OWN 42	8	58	Touchdown
2	4:09	1:38	OWN 32	5	22	Fumble
2	1:54	1:44	OWN 20	4	8	Punt
3	12:24	4:28	OWN 41	11	41	Interception
3	3:30	2:03	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
3	0:43	0:50	OPP 44	3	-1	Punt
4	11:48	1:19	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	8:36	0:14	OWN 23	1	77	Touchdown
4	2:00	2:00	OWN 18	6	20	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:39	1:52	OWN 25	4	20	Punt
1	2:56	4:34	OWN 41	10	57	Field Goal
2	11:42	1:30	OWN 15	3	8	Punt
2	7:23	3:14	OWN 6	7	17	Punt
2	2:31	0:37	OWN 46	3	5	Punt
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 29	1	2	Half
3	15:00	2:36	OWN 27	3	1	Punt
3	7:56	4:26	OWN 15	11	65	Field Goal
3	1:27	0:44	OWN 49	2	8	Fumble
4	14:53	3:05	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	10:29	1:53	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
4	8:22	6:22	OWN 14	14	68	Downs

Game MVP: Sand Castle Caldwell, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Richard Merrill	21	91	4.33	15	3
QB Jameson Sweeney	4	10	2.50	8	0
RB Jonathan Hatcher	3	19	6.33	14	1
WR Rondell Reynolds	1	6	6.00	6	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Denzel Adams	16	105	6.56	41	4
RB Wally Duncan	6	16	2.67	6	0
QB Theodore Moe	5	27	5.40	10	1

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jameson Sweeney	36	20	239	2/9	2	77	1	82.9

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Theodore Moe	36	19	225	4/21	1	38	0	81.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Samuel Folly	6	11	93	15.50	49	77	1
WR Leonardo Fagan	4	5	32	8.00	19	11	1
TE Riddick Lyons	3	6	55	18.33	24	28	0
WR Chance Monroe	3	3	40	13.33	19	25	0
WR Rondell Reynolds	2	5	9	4.50	1	8	0
RB Jonathan Hatcher	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Tristan Guerino	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Richard Merrill	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Bobby Bertram	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gage Bowser	4	8	72	18.00	7	38	0
FB Marlon Hellestrae	4	7	28	7.00	16	16	0
TE Brad Korhonen	3	8	25	8.33	13	19	0
RB Denzel Adams	3	3	30	10.00	8	18	0
RB Wally Duncan	3	4	32	10.67	8	15	0
WR Joshua Berman	2	3	38	19.00	23	31	1
WR Randal Schwartz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Timothy Smithen	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Ernie Stanley	1	3	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Rondell Reynolds	1	0	0
DE Mackenzie Bradley	0	1	0
DT Sand Castle Caldwell	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Theodore Moe	1	0	0
ILB Dana Bethel	0	1	0
S Harold Naughton	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donald Bradley	5	232	46.4	37.6	56	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Amos Breiten	6	288	48.0	33.0	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
R.J. Jeffries	1/2	0/1	0/1	36	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Glen Farley	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	0/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chance Monroe	4	70	17.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gage Bowser	3	24	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew O'Toole	2	47	23.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Sebastian Fanning	7	2	0.0	13	36
ILB Desmond Alcala	7	1	0.0	26	38
OLB Amos Brown	5	0	0.0	14	22
DT Sand Castle Caldwell	4	3	2.0	25	33
CB Cristian Emerson	4	2	0.0	27	38
S Jesse Allen	4	0	0.0	27	39
ILB Brandon Momberg	4	0	0.0	27	26
DE Griffin Ruby	3	3	0.5	27	40
DT Angel Lake	3	0	0.5	5	20
S Everett Diaz	3	0	0.0	14	5
DT Les Seaman	2	1	0.0	24	27
CB Jerald Rodriguez	1	1	0.0	22	18
CB Gilbert Duncan	1	0	0.0	5	22
CB Jimmy Sagers	1	0	0.0	13	19
WR Samuel Folly	1	0	---	---	---
DE Mackenzie Bradley	0	2	1.0	1	17
DE Harrison Wretzky	0	2	0.0	26	24

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dana Bethel	7	4	0.0	28	34
OLB Ernie Stanley	7	1	0.0	24	26
S Collin Chapman	4	1	0.0	29	38
CB Drew O'Toole	4	1	0.0	28	36
ILB Christian David	4	0	0.0	10	22
DE Donald Hetherington	3	2	0.5	23	21
DT Dexter Woodson	3	2	0.5	23	29
S Donte Heaton	3	2	0.0	20	20
CB Les Pietrzyk	3	0	0.0	27	33
DT Reggie Heath	2	0	1.0	9	18
OLB Erik Bernstein	2	0	0.0	21	26
DE Fernando Muscarella	1	3	0.0	26	31
S Stephen Hrynewych	1	1	0.0	22	34
DT Lincoln Kidman	1	1	0.0	6	9
QB Theodore Moe	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Dillon Carter	1	0	0.0	1	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Sand Castle Caldwell	2.0	2	4	33
DE Mackenzie Bradley	1.0	1	1	17
DE Griffin Ruby	0.5	3	2	40
DT Angel Lake	0.5	1	0	20
DE Harrison Wretzky	0.0	3	0	24
DT Les Seaman	0.0	1	1	27
ILB Brandon Momberg	0.0	1	0	26

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Reggie Heath	1.0	0	0	0	18
DE Donald Hetherington	0.5	0	5	1	21
DT Dexter Woodson	0.5	0	1	1	29
DE Xavier Houston	0.0	1	0	0	15
DE Fernando Muscarella	0.0	0	2	3	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Sebastian Fanning	6	0	36
CB Cristian Emerson	4	0	38
OLB Amos Brown	2	0	22
S Jesse Allen	2	0	39
ILB Desmond Alcala	2	0	38
CB Gilbert Duncan	1	0	22
S Everett Diaz	1	0	5
DT Les Seaman	1	0	27
CB Jerald Rodriguez	0	1	18

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Collin Chapman	3	1	0	38
OLB Ernie Stanley	3	0	1	26
ILB Dana Bethel	2	2	0	34
S Stephen Hrynewych	2	0	0	34
CB Les Pietrzyk	2	0	0	33
CB Drew O'Toole	2	0	0	36
OLB Erik Bernstein	1	1	0	26
DT Lincoln Kidman	1	0	0	9
S Donte Heaton	1	0	0	20
ILB Christian David	1	0	0	22
S Harold Naughton	1	0	0	13
ILB Dillon Carter	1	0	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Dan Harris	4	9	29	1	38
G Daquan Titone	3	4	29	0	38
G Eli Matthews	2	5	29	0	38
G J.R. Kamin	2	4	29	0	38
T Peyton McGee	1	3	29	1	38

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Jimmy Maloney	3	8	27	1	40
T Nickolas McElroy	2	3	27	0	40
G Trey Brown	1	6	27	2	40
C Andre Devries	1	4	27	1	40
FB Marlon Hellestrae	0	1	14	0	33

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Bertram	2	21
Richard Merrill	1	9
Asher Bridges	1	7
Emmanuel Wilson	1	7

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Mercury Bullock	2	21
Javier Denning	1	19
Nickolas McElroy	1	8

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Cristian Emerson	---	---	27	38	20	85
DE Griffin Ruby	---	---	27	40	11	78
T Peyton McGee	29	38	---	---	7	74
T Dan Harris	29	38	---	---	7	74
QB Jameson Sweeney	29	38	---	---	2	69
WR Chance Monroe	26	29	---	---	14	69
G Daquan Titone	29	38	---	---	---	67
G J.R. Kamin	29	38	---	---	---	67
S Jesse Allen	---	---	27	39	1	67
G Eli Matthews	29	38	---	---	---	67
RB Richard Merrill	25	32	---	---	9	66
TE Riddick Lyons	28	36	---	---	1	65
S Sebastian Fanning	---	---	13	36	16	65
ILB Desmond Alcala	---	---	26	38	1	65
DT Sand Castle Caldwell	---	---	25	33	1	59
DE Harrison Wretzky	---	---	26	24	7	57
ILB Brandon Momberg	---	---	27	26	1	54
DT Les Seaman	---	---	24	27	1	52
WR Rondell Reynolds	22	21	---	---	---	43
DT Angel Lake	---	---	5	20	17	42
WR Leonardo Fagan	20	21	---	---	---	41
CB Jerald Rodriguez	---	---	22	18	---	40
OLB Amos Brown	---	---	14	22	1	37
WR Samuel Folly	13	24	---	---	---	37
CB Jimmy Sagers	---	---	13	19	2	34
ILB Aidan Hebron	---	---	0	15	16	31
CB Gilbert Duncan	---	---	5	22	2	29
TE Bobby Bertram	1	6	---	---	21	28
RB Rufus West	0	1	---	---	21	22
TE Tristan Guerino	5	14	---	---	3	22
DE Mackenzie Bradley	---	---	1	17	2	20
WR Drake Hampton	1	2	---	---	16	19
OLB Nickolas Glover	---	---	0	0	19	19
S Everett Diaz	---	---	14	5	---	19
RB Jonathan Hatcher	4	4	---	---	1	9
G Asher Bridges	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Emmanuel Wilson	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Hayden Vance	0	0	---	---	7	7
K R.J. Jeffries	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Donald Bradley	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Neil Brewer	---	---	1	1	---	2
OLB Orlando Sanderson	---	---	0	0	1	1
C Will Burns	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Rusty Barnes	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Antonio Cole	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Nickolas Kirkhughes	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Brad Korhonen	26	40	---	---	21	87
CB Drew O'Toole	---	---	28	36	20	84
S Collin Chapman	---	---	29	38	15	82
CB Les Pietrzyk	---	---	27	33	20	80
G Trey Brown	27	40	---	---	8	75
T Nickolas McElroy	27	40	---	---	8	75
G Mel Polk	26	40	---	---	8	74
WR Gage Bowser	27	40	---	---	5	72
C Jimmy Maloney	27	40	---	---	---	67
QB Theodore Moe	27	40	---	---	---	67
C Andre Devries	27	40	---	---	---	67
ILB Dana Bethel	---	---	28	34	1	63
DE Fernando Muscarella	---	---	26	31	2	59
S Stephen Hrynewych	---	---	22	34	2	58
DT Dexter Woodson	---	---	23	29	6	58
FB Marlon Hellestrae	14	33	---	---	6	53
DE Donald Hetherington	---	---	23	21	8	52
OLB Ernie Stanley	---	---	24	26	1	51
OLB Erik Bernstein	---	---	21	26	2	49
RB Denzel Adams	17	23	---	---	---	40
S Donte Heaton	---	---	20	20	---	40
WR Kurt Guthrie	15	9	---	---	15	39
WR Randal Schwartz	19	19	---	---	---	38
DT Reggie Heath	---	---	9	18	7	34
ILB Christian David	---	---	10	22	2	34
DE Xavier Houston	---	---	7	15	5	27
RB Wally Duncan	10	17	---	---	---	27
WR Joshua Berman	3	11	---	---	8	22
S Harold Naughton	---	---	6	13	2	21
RB Mercury Bullock	0	0	---	---	21	21
OLB Javier Denning	---	---	0	0	19	19
CB Caiden Schultz	---	---	9	7	1	17
DT Lincoln Kidman	---	---	6	9	1	16
TE Timothy Smithen	4	8	---	---	4	16
P Amos Breiten	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Arnie Tygart	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Arnold Becker	0	0	---	---	8	8
ILB Dillon Carter	---	---	1	6	1	8
K Glen Farley	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Terrance Smaron	0	0	---	---	4	4
T Quinn Sudano	1	0	---	---	---	1
RB Jim Dole	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Robert Terry	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Ezekiel Calvin	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Charlie Hancock	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Wyatt McConnell	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	14	7.0
Middle	19	63	3.3
Right	6	51	8.5
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	39	5.6
Middle	18	107	5.9
Right	2	2	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jameson Sweeney	36	20	3	2	0	4	8	5	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Theodore Moe	36	19	3	1	3	1	12	8	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	23	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	103	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	18	2.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	95	31.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	2	21	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	125	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	21	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	58	14.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Samuel Folly	11	6	93	1	24
TE Riddick Lyons	6	3	55	1	36
WR Leonardo Fagan	5	4	32	0	21
WR Rondell Reynolds	5	2	9	0	21
WR Chance Monroe	3	3	40	1	29
RB Richard Merrill	2	0	0	0	32
TE Tristan Guerino	2	1	6	0	14
RB Jonathan Hatcher	1	1	4	0	4
TE Bobby Bertram	1	0	0	0	6

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gage Bowser	8	4	0	72	2	40
TE Brad Korhonen	8	3	2	25	0	40
FB Marlon Hellestrae	7	4	0	28	0	33
RB Wally Duncan	4	3	1	32	0	17
WR Joshua Berman	3	2	0	38	1	11
RB Denzel Adams	3	3	0	30	0	23
TE Timothy Smithen	2	0	0	0	0	8
WR Randal Schwartz	1	0	0	0	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Richard Merrill	2	9	4.50	4.33

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Denzel Adams	2	9	4.50	6.56
RB Wally Duncan	2	6	3.00	2.67
QB Theodore Moe	1	3	3.00	5.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jameson Sweeney	4	1	8	2.00	6.64

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Theodore Moe	6	2	4	0.67	6.25

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Samuel Folly	2	0	0	0.00	8.45
TE Riddick Lyons	1	0	0	0.00	9.17
WR Leonardo Fagan	1	1	8	8.00	6.40

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Brad Korhonen	2	1	0	0.00	3.13
FB Marlon Hellestrae	2	1	4	2.00	4.00
TE Timothy Smithen	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Wally Duncan	1	0	0	0.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Richard Merrill	3	3
QB Jameson Sweeney	2	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jameson Sweeney	12	7	4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Theodore Moe	14	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Samuel Folly	5	2	1
TE Riddick Lyons	2	1	1
RB Richard Merrill	1	0	0
WR Leonardo Fagan	1	1	1
WR Rondell Reynolds	1	1	0
TE Tristan Guerino	1	1	0
WR Chance Monroe	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gage Bowser	4	3	2
TE Brad Korhonen	4	1	1
FB Marlon Hellestrae	3	1	1
WR Randal Schwartz	1	0	0
RB Denzel Adams	1	1	1
TE Timothy Smithen	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,800 (19,800)
End Zone 13,100 (14,300)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (12,700)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 7,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,800 (19,800)
End Zone	13,100 (14,300)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (12,700)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	7,500 (7,500)