Week 16, 2039

played in Carolina, NC

59 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	3	0	0	-	3
Carolina Panthers	3	10	7	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:20 CAR - Sammie Harden 37 field goal
2Q: 15:00 CAR - Pete Bates 3 pass from Geno Smith (Sammie Harden extra point)
2Q: 13:20 CAR - Sammie Harden 25 field goal
2Q: 08:57 HOU - Angel McTermid 20 field goal
3Q: 07:36 CAR - Cris Ciervo 20 pass from Geno Smith (Sammie Harden extra point)
4Q: 11:00 CAR - Sammie Harden 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:20 CAR - Sammie Harden 37 field goal
2Q: 15:00 CAR - Pete Bates 3 pass from Geno Smith (Sammie Harden extra point)
2Q: 13:20 CAR - Sammie Harden 25 field goal
2Q: 08:57 HOU - Angel McTermid 20 field goal
3Q: 07:36 CAR - Cris Ciervo 20 pass from Geno Smith (Sammie Harden extra point)
4Q: 11:00 CAR - Sammie Harden 21 field goal

Team Statistics HOU CAR
Record 6-9 7-8
First Downs 8 19
- by Rushing 2 8
- by Passing 5 9
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 141 347
- Offensive Plays 48 72
- Yards per Play 2.94 4.82
Net Rushing Yards 39 170
- Rushing Attempts 18 42
- Yards per Rush 2.17 4.05
Net Passing Yards 102 177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 10 - 2 27 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 102 196
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 3.40 5.90
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 3/17 5/14
Kick Returns/Yards 2/58 2/54
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/54
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 39
Time of Possession 20:24 39:36

Team Statistics	HOU	CAR
Record	6-9	7-8
First Downs	8	19
- by Rushing	2	8
- by Passing	5	9
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	141	347
- Offensive Plays	48	72
- Yards per Play	2.94	4.82
Net Rushing Yards	39	170
- Rushing Attempts	18	42
- Yards per Rush	2.17	4.05
Net Passing Yards	102	177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 10 - 2	27 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	102	196
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	3.40	5.90
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	3/17	5/14
Kick Returns/Yards	2/58	2/54
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/54
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 39
Time of Possession	20:24	39:36

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:15	1:30	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	6:18	0:55	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	4:11	0:53	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	14:54	0:08	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	13:13	4:21	OPP 45	6	42	Field Goal
2	6:28	1:47	OWN 15	3	0	Punt
2	2:54	0:48	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
2	0:47	0:47	OWN 39	3	32	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:39	OWN 20	8	19	Punt
3	7:21	0:56	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	4:37	1:23	OWN 19	3	-3	Punt
4	10:52	2:15	OWN 33	6	21	Punt
4	2:04	0:48	OWN 20	3	21	Interception

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:45	OWN 42	9	38	Field Goal
1	7:45	1:27	OWN 33	3	8	Punt
1	5:23	1:12	OWN 38	3	5	Punt
1	3:18	3:24	OWN 40	6	60	Touchdown
2	14:46	1:33	OPP 13	3	5	Field Goal
2	8:52	2:24	OWN 34	5	14	Punt
2	4:41	1:47	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
2	2:06	1:19	OWN 21	3	1	Punt
3	11:21	4:00	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown
3	6:25	1:48	OWN 44	4	-8	Punt
3	3:14	7:22	OWN 37	12	59	Field Goal
4	8:37	6:33	OWN 3	12	60	Punt
4	1:16	1:16	OPP 17	3	5	Game

Game MVP: Geno Smith, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bennett Nixon	9	13	1.44	18	1
Cary Hicks	6	18	3.00	11	1
Edwin Schneggenburger	3	8	2.67	8	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Levi Scialabba	25	105	4.20	12	2
Gage Peterson	14	61	4.36	20	2
Geno Smith	3	4	1.33	4	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Edwin Schneggenburger	28	9	81	0/0	0	17	1	26.5
Jerald Newman	2	1	21	0/0	0	21	1	47.9

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	27	22	196	3/19	2	33	0	121.5

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Dwayne Allen	4	5	31	7.75	2	12
WR Howard Hutek	2	5	30	15.00	0	21
TE Reuben Kerr	2	5	18	9.00	0	17
WR Mercury Stokes	1	2	16	16.00	0	16
WR Gene Banks	1	5	7	7.00	0	7
WR Stephen Cote	0	8	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Pete Bates	5	5	14	2.80	8	4	1
WR Cris Ciervo	5	7	80	16.00	22	33	1
WR Dixon Edwards	5	7	39	7.80	18	27	0
RB Levi Scialabba	3	3	34	11.33	31	24	0
TE Stanley Conley	2	2	6	3.00	0	7	0
FB Earl Fulton	1	1	19	19.00	6	19	0
WR Jimmy Birch	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Ezra Stevenson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Tom Everett	1	29	29.00	0
CB Trevor Briel	1	25	25.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rod Torres	0	0	1	0
Rodney Tylke	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
Pete Bates	1	0
Geno Smith	1	0
Dixon Edwards	0	1
Alonzo Tripp	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jason Mangum	9	408	45.3	43.8	57	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Casey Herrmann	7	324	46.3	35.3	59	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Angel McTermid	1/2	0/1	0/0	20	0/0

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sammie Harden	3/3	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Bruce	3	17	5.7	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmy Birch	5	14	2.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Bruce	1	34	34.0	0
Rod Torres	1	24	24.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Ciervo	1	21	21.0	0
Dixon Edwards	1	33	33.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dwight Marshall	9	6	0.0	37	29
OLB Max Hout	7	0	1.0	29	16
DE Rodney Tylke	6	3	1.0	27	26
ILB Michael Wheeler	6	3	0.5	34	29
DT Cris Woods	6	1	0.0	32	20
OLB Donald Morehead	5	1	0.0	29	20
DT Ty Terry	4	3	0.5	29	20
S Lenny Bruce	4	1	0.0	36	28
CB Percy Van DeWege	3	1	0.0	34	30
DT Jared Hernandez	3	0	0.0	30	13
DE Francisco Reeves	2	1	0.0	32	17
ILB Mack Bradbury	2	0	0.0	14	3
S Sam Bishop	2	0	0.0	6	3
CB Rod Torres	1	1	0.0	31	29
T Joseph Hernandez	1	0	---	---	---
CB Wesley Crane	1	0	0.0	17	10
OLB Charlie Serra	1	0	0.0	13	11
TE Reuben Kerr	1	0	---	---	---
DE Abel Kurtz	1	0	0.0	18	20

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Jerome Holliman	7	0	18	30
ILB Brenden Richard	6	4	18	28
S Kevin Hindman	3	0	4	9
DE George Carter	2	0	11	22
CB Shaun Perkins	2	0	14	28
CB Trevor Briel	2	0	17	29
DT Rex Hogue	1	1	12	16
ILB Derrick Bryant	1	1	4	2
S Chuck Pritchett	1	1	18	28
DT Nick Fairley	1	0	6	14
S Dejon Gomes	1	0	1	4
CB Barry Abrams	1	0	18	28
OLB Zach Brown	0	1	16	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
DE Rodney Tylke	1.0	1	1	26
OLB Max Hout	1.0	0	0	16
DT Ty Terry	0.5	1	0	20
ILB Michael Wheeler	0.5	0	0	29

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Rex Hogue	0.0	0	1	0	16
DE Star Latulelei	0.0	0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Percy Van DeWege	3	1	30
S Lenny Bruce	3	0	28
CB Rod Torres	3	0	29
S Dwight Marshall	3	0	29
OLB Max Hout	2	1	16
ILB Michael Wheeler	2	0	29
DT Ty Terry	2	0	20
OLB Charlie Serra	1	1	11
OLB Donald Morehead	1	0	20
CB Wesley Crane	1	0	10
S Sam Bishop	1	0	3

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Trevor Briel	2	1	1	29
CB Shaun Perkins	2	1	0	28
S Kevin Hindman	2	0	0	9
S Dejon Gomes	1	0	0	4
ILB Brenden Richard	1	0	0	28
CB Barry Abrams	1	0	0	28
ILB Derrick Bryant	1	0	0	2
S Chuck Pritchett	0	3	0	28
S Jerome Holliman	0	1	0	30
OLB Zach Brown	0	1	0	24
OLB Tom Everett	0	0	1	7

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Reuben Kerr	2	2	6	18
Doug Beasley	1	4	18	30
Lonnie Hitchcock	0	3	14	17
Broderick Kelley	0	3	18	30
Bruce Sloan	0	2	18	27
Allen Reeves	0	1	4	13
Joseph Hernandez	0	1	13	23

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ellis Covill	4	12	0	42	0	30
Danny Stephens	4	6	1	34	1	30
Alonzo Tripp	3	7	0	37	1	30
Tyrell Osborne	3	5	0	42	1	30
Lamar Holmes	2	6	0	40	0	30
Josh Phillips	1	1	0	17	0	9
Allen Roberts	0	2	0	8	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Max Hout	3	18
Lenny Bruce	1	17
Donald Morehead	1	13
Allen Reeves	1	11
Broderick Kelley	1	11

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Dejon Gomes	2	16
Josh Phillips	2	14
Terry Browning	1	18

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lenny Bruce	---	---	36	28	17	81
Rod Torres	---	---	31	29	10	70
Dwight Marshall	---	---	37	29	3	69
Percy Van DeWege	---	---	34	30	4	68
Michael Wheeler	---	---	34	29	4	67
Max Hout	---	---	29	16	18	63
Donald Morehead	---	---	29	20	13	62
Broderick Kelley	18	30	---	---	11	59
Cris Woods	---	---	32	20	6	58
Rodney Tylke	---	---	27	26	5	58
Ty Terry	---	---	29	20	2	51
Francisco Reeves	---	---	32	17	1	50
Kirk Curley	10	18	---	---	22	50
Wesley Crane	---	---	17	10	21	48
Doug Beasley	18	30	---	---	---	48
Dwayne Allen	18	27	---	---	2	47
Joseph Hernandez	13	23	---	---	11	47
Edwin Schneggenburger	18	28	---	---	---	46
Jared Hernandez	---	---	30	13	2	45
Bruce Sloan	18	27	---	---	---	45
Charlie Serra	---	---	13	11	20	44
Abel Kurtz	---	---	18	20	6	44
Bennett Nixon	10	16	---	---	16	42
Reuben Kerr	6	18	---	---	17	41
Howard Hutek	12	18	---	---	10	40
Lonnie Hitchcock	14	17	---	---	---	31
Blake Holliman	1	9	---	---	19	29
Allen Reeves	4	13	---	---	11	28
Stephen Cote	6	11	---	---	10	27
Gene Banks	8	11	---	---	---	19
Mercury Stokes	10	8	---	---	---	18
Shane Maier	---	---	9	2	7	18
Mack Bradbury	---	---	14	3	---	17
Sam Bishop	---	---	6	3	8	17
Burt Carpenter	0	3	---	---	11	14
Byron Schwantes	3	10	---	---	---	13
Brant Tyler	5	7	---	---	---	12
Jerald Raymond	0	0	---	---	11	11
Jason Mangum	0	0	---	---	11	11
Cary Hicks	6	4	---	---	---	10
Adrian Robertson	---	---	0	3	4	7
Reggie Whitfield	---	---	5	1	---	6
Angel McTermid	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jerald Newman	0	2	---	---	---	2
A.J. Hughes	---	---	0	0	2	2
Arnold Garrison	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tyrell Osborne	42	30	---	---	9	81
Lamar Holmes	40	30	---	---	10	80
Danny Stephens	34	30	---	---	9	73
Ellis Covill	42	30	---	---	1	73
Geno Smith	42	30	---	---	---	72
Alonzo Tripp	37	30	---	---	1	68
Dixon Edwards	34	29	---	---	2	65
Earl Fulton	21	15	---	---	24	60
Shaun Perkins	---	---	14	28	10	52
Jerome Holliman	---	---	18	30	3	51
Levi Scialabba	27	24	---	---	---	51
Cris Ciervo	25	23	---	---	2	50
Brenden Richard	---	---	18	28	2	48
Barry Abrams	---	---	18	28	2	48
Gage Peterson	15	6	---	---	27	48
Chuck Pritchett	---	---	18	28	2	48
Stanley Conley	30	17	---	---	---	47
Trevor Briel	---	---	17	29	1	47
Zach Brown	---	---	16	24	2	42
Josh Phillips	17	9	---	---	14	40
Star Latulelei	---	---	14	24	2	40
Ezra Stevenson	11	8	---	---	17	36
Jimmy Birch	14	12	---	---	10	36
George Carter	---	---	11	22	1	34
Rex Hogue	---	---	12	16	5	33
Andy Henderson	---	---	1	3	26	30
Bob Guest	---	---	9	16	5	30
Nick Fairley	---	---	6	14	6	26
Isaac Eatherton	---	---	7	8	10	25
Terry Browning	3	1	---	---	18	22
Dejon Gomes	---	---	1	4	16	21
Tom Everett	---	---	6	7	6	19
Sherman Shaw	8	0	---	---	11	19
Allen Roberts	8	0	---	---	10	18
Kevin Hindman	---	---	4	9	5	18
Derrick Bryant	---	---	4	2	9	15
Pete Bates	5	6	---	---	1	12
Vernon Warren	---	---	0	2	9	11
Donnie Anthony	0	0	---	---	10	10
Casey Herrmann	0	0	---	---	10	10
Alejandro Gentry	---	---	4	6	---	10
Sammie Harden	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ronnie Garcia	7	0	---	---	---	7
Rodney Gonzalez	---	---	0	2	2	4
Ronald Chae	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eric Tanner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	0	0.0
Middle	10	13	1.3
Right	3	26	8.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	66	6.0
Middle	29	107	3.7
Right	1	-2	-2.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Edwin Schneggenburger	28	9	0	5	4	7	2	0	1
Jerald Newman	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	27	22	4	0	0	3	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	3	12	2.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	52	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	13	2	38	2.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	36	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	97	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	30	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	33	16.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stephen Cote	8	0	2	0	0	11
WR Howard Hutek	5	2	0	30	1	18
TE Dwayne Allen	5	4	0	31	0	27
WR Gene Banks	5	1	1	7	0	11
TE Reuben Kerr	5	2	1	18	0	18
WR Mercury Stokes	2	1	0	16	0	8

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Ciervo	7	5	80	2	23
WR Dixon Edwards	7	5	39	1	29
RB Pete Bates	5	5	14	0	6
RB Levi Scialabba	3	3	34	1	24
TE Stanley Conley	2	2	6	0	17
FB Earl Fulton	1	1	19	0	15
WR Ezra Stevenson	1	0	0	0	8
WR Jimmy Birch	1	1	4	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bennett Nixon	1	-2	-2.00	1.44
Cary Hicks	1	2	2.00	3.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Levi Scialabba	5	12	2.40	4.20
Gage Peterson	3	18	6.00	4.36
Geno Smith	2	0	0.00	1.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Edwin Schneggenburger	1	1	1	1.00	2.89

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	3	2	23	7.67	7.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Reuben Kerr	1	1	1	1.00	3.60

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cris Ciervo	2	1	20	10.00	11.43
RB Pete Bates	1	1	3	3.00	2.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Edwin Schneggenburger	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Gage Peterson	4	3
Levi Scialabba	3	1
Geno Smith	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Edwin Schneggenburger	11	3	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	9	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stephen Cote	3	0	0
WR Howard Hutek	2	0	0
TE Dwayne Allen	2	2	2
TE Reuben Kerr	2	1	0
WR Mercury Stokes	1	0	0
WR Gene Banks	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dixon Edwards	4	4	2
WR Cris Ciervo	3	1	1
RB Pete Bates	1	1	0
WR Ezra Stevenson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,100 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (21,400)
End Zone 14,800 (15,500)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,700)
Club Seats 13,000 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,100 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (21,400)
End Zone	14,800 (15,500)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,700)
Club Seats	13,000 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)