Week 16, 2031

played in Houston, TX

50 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	3	6	7	-	16
Houston Texans	7	7	7	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:53 HOU - Isaac Rayburn 6 pass from Andrew Luck (Ian Zupancic extra point)
2Q: 08:06 HOU - Perry Torres 6 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)
2Q: 00:08 CAR - Jason Burroughs 36 field goal
3Q: 09:24 HOU - Perry Torres 51 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)
3Q: 06:40 CAR - Howie Barrett 2 run (Howie Barrett pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 12:00 CAR - Gene Ford 33 pass from Howie Barrett (Jason Burroughs extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:53 HOU - Isaac Rayburn 6 pass from Andrew Luck (Ian Zupancic extra point)
2Q: 08:06 HOU - Perry Torres 6 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)
2Q: 00:08 CAR - Jason Burroughs 36 field goal
3Q: 09:24 HOU - Perry Torres 51 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)
3Q: 06:40 CAR - Howie Barrett 2 run (Howie Barrett pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 12:00 CAR - Gene Ford 33 pass from Howie Barrett (Jason Burroughs extra point)

Team Statistics CAR HOU
Record 5-10 4-11
First Downs 23 17
- by Rushing 2 7
- by Passing 18 10
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 452 322
- Offensive Plays 72 55
- Yards per Play 6.28 5.85
Net Rushing Yards 63 126
- Rushing Attempts 14 20
- Yards per Rush 4.50 6.30
Net Passing Yards 389 196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 55 - 35 - 2 35 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 407 196
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.71 5.60
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 6.3
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 7/44
Punt Returns/Yards 3/12 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 2/21 3/92
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 24
Time of Possession 31:52 28:08

Team Statistics	CAR	HOU
Record	5-10	4-11
First Downs	23	17
- by Rushing	2	7
- by Passing	18	10
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	452	322
- Offensive Plays	72	55
- Yards per Play	6.28	5.85
Net Rushing Yards	63	126
- Rushing Attempts	14	20
- Yards per Rush	4.50	6.30
Net Passing Yards	389	196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	55 - 35 - 2	35 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	407	196
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.71	5.60
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	6.3
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	7/44
Punt Returns/Yards	3/12	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	2/21	3/92
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 24
Time of Possession	31:52	28:08

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:46	1:47	OWN 17	3	7	Punt
1	7:48	2:29	OWN 29	5	27	Punt
1	4:02	3:13	OWN 29	5	12	Punt
2	7:59	4:19	OWN 20	12	64	Interception
2	0:33	0:32	OPP 46	3	27	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:49	OWN 31	6	31	Interception
3	11:07	1:01	OWN 24	3	-5	Punt
3	9:08	2:36	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
3	2:40	5:56	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	9:23	3:07	OWN 20	6	42	Punt
4	3:52	3:28	OWN 25	15	69	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:14	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
1	8:59	1:11	OWN 30	3	6	Punt
1	5:19	1:17	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	0:49	7:50	OWN 15	14	85	Touchdown
2	3:40	3:07	OWN 20	8	35	Fumble
3	12:11	1:04	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
3	10:06	0:58	OWN 42	3	58	Touchdown
3	6:32	3:52	OWN 23	6	21	Punt
4	11:44	2:21	OWN 37	4	19	Punt
4	6:16	2:24	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	0:24	0:24	OWN 6	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Andrew Luck, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Howie Barrett	6	32	5.33	10	1	1
Bernard Pierce	5	18	3.60	5	0	0
Tom Matthews	3	13	4.33	6	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Perry Torres	12	80	6.67	51	2	2
Rusty Yan	6	41	6.83	15	2	0
Andrew Luck	2	5	2.50	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie Barrett	55	35	407	3/18	1	49	2	76.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andrew Luck	35	25	196	0/0	1	27	0	94.4

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Neal Walton	9	11	57	6.33	14	10	0
WR Hunter Cassidy	7	13	67	9.57	2	13	0
WR Tommie Woodard	6	11	127	21.17	62	49	0
TE Gabe Shapiro	5	6	57	11.40	3	19	0
FB Nathan Ficken	3	3	13	4.33	1	7	0
RB Tom Matthews	2	2	14	7.00	10	11	0
WR Gene Ford	2	3	39	19.50	0	33	1
WR Danny Cranford	1	6	33	33.00	14	33	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR C.J. Dylla	5	5	66	13.20	19	27	0
TE Frank Fortune	4	4	39	9.75	7	17	0
WR Deon Kerr	4	9	16	4.00	5	11	0
TE Aaron Hernandez	3	3	14	4.67	0	11	0
WR Cory Sims	3	6	24	8.00	4	11	0
WR Isaac Rayburn	3	3	20	6.67	0	8	1
RB Rusty Yan	2	2	7	3.50	1	5	0
FB Vince Booker	1	1	10	10.00	1	10	0
RB Perry Torres	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Joey Greer	2	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Recov	Force
Clyde Kieffer	1	0
Brenden Richard	0	1
Glenn Rivera	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov
Aaron Hernandez	1	0
Deon Kerr	1	0
Andrew Luck	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rod Francis	5	222	44.4	34.2	51	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brenden McDonald	6	291	48.5	39.8	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Burroughs	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ian Zupancic	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric McGuire	2	-1	-0.5	0
Tommie Woodard	1	13	13.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Doxzon	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Neal Walton	1	10	10.0	0
Tommie Woodard	1	11	11.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Dylla	2	65	32.5	0
Cheshire Kit Claussen	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brenden Richard	9	1	0.0	15	35
S Nate Allen	6	1	0.0	16	28
CB Tim Cardwell	4	2	0.0	15	26
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	3	3	0.0	13	25
OLB Seth Gozinsky	3	0	0.0	11	16
OLB Leland Kimbrell	2	2	0.0	19	22
S Eric McGuire	2	1	0.0	18	28
OLB Zach Brown	2	1	0.0	9	19
CB Archie Thies	2	0	0.0	15	30
ILB Glenn Rivera	2	0	0.0	6	9
CB Clyde Kieffer	1	1	0.0	17	31
QB Howie Barrett	1	0	---	---	---
WR Danny Cranford	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Michael Gaines	1	0	0.0	6	4
DE Jabaal Sheard	1	0	0.0	12	27
DE Melvin Dennis	1	0	0.0	11	20
DT Dontari Poe	1	0	0.0	14	27
DE E.J. Wilson	0	1	0.0	9	15

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ronnell Lewis	7	0	0.0	8	36
S Wayne Rodgers	6	2	0.0	11	53
CB Darrin Banks	5	1	0.0	10	38
OLB Kyle Wilber	4	0	0.0	6	22
DE Marcell Dareus	3	1	1.5	10	49
CB Devin McCourty	3	1	0.0	14	46
S Perry Coffin	3	1	0.0	7	43
CB Timothy Doxzon	3	0	0.0	1	15
ILB Herman Herek	3	0	0.0	4	23
DT Torell Troup	2	1	0.0	12	48
S Rod Farrell	2	1	0.0	10	27
DE Bubba Gilroy	2	0	0.0	9	43
DT Jamie Drake	1	0	1.0	3	12
DE Muhammad Wilkerson	1	0	0.5	8	22
S Eric Dorsey	1	0	0.0	2	4
TE Frank Fortune	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Clarence Peterson	1	0	0.0	2	6
ILB Wendell Sellers	1	0	0.0	5	20
ILB Don Abe	1	0	0.0	5	12
DT Rohn Boyd	1	0	0.0	5	18
CB Wesley Shepard	0	2	0.0	0	8
CB Joey Greer	0	1	0.0	13	50
DT Leonard Westbrook	0	1	0.0	7	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Toby Sheldon	1	1	0	8
OLB Leland Kimbrell	0	1	0	22
DE Melvin Dennis	0	0	1	20
OLB Seth Gozinsky	0	0	1	16

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Marcell Dareus	1.5	0	2	2	49
DT Jamie Drake	1.0	0	0	0	12
DE Muhammad Wilkerson	0.5	1	0	1	22
DE Bubba Gilroy	0.0	1	0	1	43
OLB Ronnell Lewis	0.0	1	0	0	36
DT Torell Troup	0.0	0	1	1	48

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Nate Allen	6	0	28
ILB Brenden Richard	5	0	35
CB Tim Cardwell	3	0	26
CB Archie Thies	2	3	30
ILB Glenn Rivera	2	1	9
S Eric McGuire	2	0	28
OLB Leland Kimbrell	2	0	22
OLB Seth Gozinsky	2	0	16
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	1	1	25
DE Courtney Upshaw	0	1	7

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ronnell Lewis	5	0	0	36
OLB Kyle Wilber	4	0	0	22
CB Devin McCourty	3	1	0	46
S Perry Coffin	3	1	0	43
CB Darrin Banks	3	1	0	38
S Wayne Rodgers	3	0	0	53
CB Timothy Doxzon	3	0	0	15
S Rod Farrell	3	0	0	27
ILB Herman Herek	3	0	0	23
S Eric Dorsey	1	1	0	4
ILB Wendell Sellers	1	1	0	20
ILB Clarence Peterson	1	0	0	6
DE Bubba Gilroy	1	0	0	43
ILB Don Abe	1	0	0	12
CB Joey Greer	0	1	2	50
OLB Heath Walsh	0	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ethan Brown	1	1	12	1	43
Gabe Shapiro	1	1	8	0	29
Trent Evans	1	1	13	0	51
Philip Blake	0	2	2	0	4
T.J. McGregor	0	1	12	1	45
Lamar Holmes	0	1	11	1	47
Jonathan Luigs	0	1	12	0	54

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Walter Jelinek	3	6	1	20	35
Ethan Bowens	3	4	0	19	34
Jason Smith	2	3	0	19	29
Leonard Gillespie	1	2	0	17	27
Alonzo Hansen	1	2	0	20	35
Frank Fortune	0	1	0	14	25

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Tim Cardwell	2	25
Kyle McNamee	1	20
Archie Thies	1	3
Jonathan Luigs	1	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Ronnell Lewis	2	18
Kyle Wilber	2	14
Perry Torres	1	17

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Howie Barrett	14	58	---	---	---	72
Jonathan Luigs	12	54	---	---	1	67
Eric McGuire	---	---	18	28	21	67
Tim Cardwell	---	---	15	26	25	66
Trent Evans	13	51	---	---	---	64
Tommie Woodard	9	45	---	---	7	61
Ethan Brown	12	43	---	---	4	59
Lamar Holmes	11	47	---	---	---	58
T.J. McGregor	12	45	---	---	---	57
Neal Walton	8	39	---	---	4	51
Brenden Richard	---	---	15	35	---	50
Clyde Kieffer	---	---	17	31	1	49
Danny Cranford	6	28	---	---	14	48
Nate Allen	---	---	16	28	4	48
Archie Thies	---	---	15	30	3	48
Hunter Cassidy	9	38	---	---	1	48
Gabe Shapiro	8	29	---	---	7	44
Dontari Poe	---	---	14	27	1	42
Jabaal Sheard	---	---	12	27	2	41
Leland Kimbrell	---	---	19	22	---	41
Nathan Ficken	6	27	---	---	7	40
Tom Matthews	8	30	---	---	---	38
Jaiquawn Jarrett	---	---	13	25	---	38
Grant Lechler	5	24	---	---	6	35
Melvin Dennis	---	---	11	20	2	33
Bernard Pierce	6	27	---	---	---	33
Seth Gozinsky	---	---	11	16	4	31
E.J. Wilson	---	---	9	15	5	29
Zach Brown	---	---	9	19	---	28
Bryan Lynch	4	9	---	---	14	27
Evan Rodriguez	3	10	---	---	11	24
Tracy Unverzagt	2	15	---	---	6	23
Kyle McNamee	0	1	---	---	20	21
Gene Ford	3	7	---	---	9	19
Courtney Upshaw	---	---	0	7	12	19
Brad Hardy	---	---	8	8	2	18
Michael Gaines	---	---	6	4	8	18
Glenn Rivera	---	---	6	9	---	15
Neil Mizutani	1	7	---	---	6	14
Toby Sheldon	---	---	6	8	---	14
Philip Blake	2	4	---	---	2	8
Rod Francis	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ethan Hutton	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jason Burroughs	0	0	---	---	1	1
Gene Zeyen	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joey Greer	---	---	13	50	3	66
Wayne Rodgers	---	---	11	53	1	65
Ronnell Lewis	---	---	8	36	18	62
Torell Troup	---	---	12	48	1	61
Devin McCourty	---	---	14	46	1	61
Alonzo Hansen	20	35	---	---	6	61
Marcell Dareus	---	---	10	49	2	61
Walter Jelinek	20	35	---	---	---	55
Andrew Luck	20	35	---	---	---	55
Jason Smith	19	29	---	---	6	54
Frank Fortune	14	25	---	---	14	53
Ethan Bowens	19	34	---	---	---	53
Bubba Gilroy	---	---	9	43	---	52
Perry Coffin	---	---	7	43	1	51
Darrin Banks	---	---	10	38	1	49
Perry Torres	13	17	---	---	17	47
Isaac Rayburn	13	20	---	---	13	46
Leonard Gillespie	17	27	---	---	---	44
Deon Kerr	11	27	---	---	4	42
Kyle Wilber	---	---	6	22	14	42
Rod Farrell	---	---	10	27	1	38
Leonard Westbrook	---	---	7	29	---	36
Muhammad Wilkerson	---	---	8	22	6	36
Vince Booker	8	13	---	---	14	35
Cory Sims	9	24	---	---	---	33
Aaron Hernandez	10	14	---	---	7	31
Wendell Sellers	---	---	5	20	5	30
C.J. Dylla	12	14	---	---	3	29
Herman Herek	---	---	4	23	2	29
Timothy Doxzon	---	---	1	15	12	28
Rusty Yan	7	18	---	---	---	25
Don Abe	---	---	5	12	8	25
Tom Compton	4	14	---	---	6	24
Rohn Boyd	---	---	5	18	1	24
Jamie Drake	---	---	3	12	4	19
Heath Walsh	---	---	2	14	1	17
Eric Dorsey	---	---	2	4	8	14
Cheshire Kit Claussen	3	3	---	---	8	14
Wesley Shepard	---	---	0	8	5	13
Clarence Peterson	---	---	2	6	5	13
Lawrence Berry	1	1	---	---	6	8
Brenden McDonald	0	0	---	---	6	6
Oliver Sanford	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ian Zupancic	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ian Hazeltine	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mark Gorin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	13	58	4.5
Right	1	5	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	81	16.2
Middle	14	46	3.3
Right	0	0	0.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie Barrett	55	35	5	1	4	7	3	5	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andrew Luck	35	25	1	1	0	6	2	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	16	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	17	145	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	24	12	161	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	85	14.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	18	99	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	97	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hunter Cassidy	13	7	3	67	0	38
WR Neal Walton	11	9	0	57	0	39
WR Tommie Woodard	11	6	0	127	3	45
WR Danny Cranford	6	1	0	33	1	28
TE Gabe Shapiro	6	5	0	57	0	29
FB Nathan Ficken	3	3	0	13	0	27
WR Gene Ford	3	2	1	39	1	7
RB Tom Matthews	2	2	0	14	0	30

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deon Kerr	9	4	16	0	27
WR Cory Sims	6	3	24	0	24
WR C.J. Dylla	5	5	66	1	14
TE Frank Fortune	4	4	39	0	25
TE Aaron Hernandez	3	3	14	0	14
WR Isaac Rayburn	3	3	20	0	20
RB Rusty Yan	2	2	7	0	18
RB Perry Torres	2	0	0	0	17
FB Vince Booker	1	1	10	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Howie Barrett	3	12	4.00	5.33

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Perry Torres	2	10	5.00	6.67
Rusty Yan	1	12	12.00	6.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie Barrett	6	1	8	1.33	7.40

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andrew Luck	2	2	16	8.00	5.60

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Hunter Cassidy	3	1	8	2.67	5.15
WR Danny Cranford	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
WR Neal Walton	1	0	0	0.00	5.18
WR Tommie Woodard	1	0	0	0.00	11.55

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cory Sims	1	1	10	10.00	4.00
WR Isaac Rayburn	1	1	6	6.00	6.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Howie Barrett	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Perry Torres	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie Barrett	12	5	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andrew Luck	10	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Danny Cranford	4	1	1
WR Tommie Woodard	3	1	1
WR Hunter Cassidy	2	1	1
WR Neal Walton	1	1	1
RB Tom Matthews	1	1	0
WR Gene Ford	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Deon Kerr	3	1	0
WR C.J. Dylla	2	2	1
RB Rusty Yan	1	1	0
WR Cory Sims	1	0	0
RB Perry Torres	1	0	0
WR Isaac Rayburn	1	1	1
FB Vince Booker	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,200 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,700 (21,100)
End Zone 13,000 (15,200)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,000 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,600 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,200 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,700 (21,100)
End Zone	13,000 (15,200)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,000 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,600 (4,000)