Week 16, 2043

played in Houston, TX

55 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers0703-10
Houston Texans72173-38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:42 HOU - C.J. Grant 5 run (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 12:53 HOU - Dixon Edwards 2 pass from Hayden Covington (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 05:28 CAR - Brandon Cooks 16 pass from Geno Smith (Kenyon Twyner extra point)
2Q: 01:01 HOU - C.J. Grant 4 run (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 00:42 HOU - Jaiden Matthews 30 interception return (Angel McTermid extra point)
3Q: 12:36 HOU - C.J. Grant 2 pass from Hayden Covington (Angel McTermid extra point)
4Q: 05:23 CAR - Kenyon Twyner 51 field goal
4Q: 01:57 HOU - Angel McTermid 31 field goal

Team StatisticsCARHOU
Record7-86-9
First Downs1022
- by Rushing56
- by Passing415
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards204365
- Offensive Plays5570
- Yards per Play3.715.21
Net Rushing Yards95155
- Rushing Attempts2445
- Yards per Rush3.963.44
Net Passing Yards109210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt29 - 19 - 124 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards127222
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/181/12
- Yards per Pass Play3.528.40
Fumbles/Lost4/22/2
3rd Down Conversions3/1410/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down10.47.1
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards7/526/56
Punt Returns/Yards4/823/19
Kick Returns/Yards4/852/52
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/30
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits15
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/04/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 35OWN 29
Time of Possession26:0633:54

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:042:04OWN 32523Fumble
16:323:01OWN 20527Punt
212:423:05OWN 20633Punt
26:030:45OPP 26426Touchdown
20:520:21OWN 1515Interception
20:310:31OWN 3023Half
315:000:46OWN 3512Fumble
312:271:45OWN 3331Punt
310:351:51OPP 233-13Punt
37:241:52OWN 4037Punt
32:231:47OWN 21410Punt
414:293:33OWN 7841Punt
49:061:52OWN 323-1Punt
46:221:07OPP 303-4Field Goal
41:491:49OWN 20519Punt
Houston Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:56OWN 38410Punt
111:004:28OWN 45955Touchdown
13:315:49OWN 101290Touchdown
29:373:34OWN 2724Punt
25:184:26OWN 401060Touchdown
314:141:47OPP 37437Touchdown
310:420:07OWN 2912Fumble
38:441:20OWN 2033Punt
35:323:09OWN 14614Punt
30:361:07OWN 3137Punt
410:561:50OWN 738Punt
47:140:52OWN 2525Fumble
45:153:26OPP 45631Field Goal

Game MVP: Hayden Covington, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Denzel Mahoney16654.062020
Gage Peterson6111.831310
Josh Phillips199.00900
Geno Smith11010.001010
HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
C.J. Grant361203.331132
Cary Hicks8263.25600
Hayden Covington199.00900

Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Geno Smith29191272/18122172.0
HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Hayden Covington24172221/122310127.4

Receiving Statistics

CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Brandon Cooks8118310.3810221
WR Giovanni McDaniel36113.67040
WR Odell Beckham Jr2273.502100
RB Denzel Mahoney2263.00670
FB Skip Rowe1133.00030
RB Gage Peterson1300.00000
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins121010.005100
TE Lucas Cheng1177.00070
WR Seth Chu0100.00000
HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Dixon Edwards354113.677311
RB C.J. Grant333210.671261
WR Mercury Stokes242713.500210
WR Gene Banks224321.500270
TE B.J. Lincoln232713.5014140
WR Dusty Harvey233015.0012190
WR Cedric Allison1166.00060
RB Cary Hicks111111.002110
TE Sammie Gwinn1155.00050
TE Blake Holliman0100.00000

Interception Statistics

CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD
HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Jaiden Matthews13030.001

Fumble Statistics

CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
Geno Smith1000
Gage Peterson1000
Kaiden Jefferson1000
Denzel Mahoney1000
Renaldo Jeffries0110
Billy Joe Sellers0100
Brady Worrell0100
Byron Lynn0100
Junior Atkins0010
HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
C.J. Grant2000
Rodney Tylke0100
Alexis Carmazzi0100
Percy Van DeWege0010
Jerome Henry0010
Brian Van Hoose0010
Luther Bates0010

Punting Statistics

CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Casey Herrmann936540.636.2555
HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Marlon Maki629248.735.0643

Kicking Statistics

CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Kenyon Twyner1/11/11/1511/1
HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Angel McTermid1/10/00/0315/5

Punt Return Statistics

CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Kaiden Jefferson3299.70
Giovanni McDaniel15353.00
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Dixon Edwards3196.30

Kick Return Statistics

CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Brandon Cooks24522.50
Giovanni McDaniel24020.00
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Dixon Edwards13232.00
Dusty Harvey12020.00

Defensive Statistics

CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Barry Abrams800.02820
S Chuck Pritchett770.04525
ILB Corwin McEwen630.03924
ILB Derrick Bryant610.0218
OLB Hardy Odumuyiwa400.0199
DT Renaldo Jeffries330.03217
OLB Dennis Crimm330.02718
S Brady Worrell320.03822
OLB Byron Lynn320.0176
CB Trevor Briel210.03722
CB Thurman Stevens210.02919
DE Marty Eisenbraun200.0239
ILB Junior Atkins200.061
ILB Jordan Herndon200.091
DE Melvin McConnell111.02216
OLB Bob Guest110.02012
DE Darnell Arnold110.02718
DT Grant May110.0188
S Blake Hutton110.064
CB Kaiden Jefferson100.0188
HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Percy Van DeWege620.02431
S Leonardo Ramirez450.02228
CB Jaiden Matthews410.02431
S Brian Van Hoose410.02126
S Alexis Carmazzi400.02129
S Sam Bishop310.02228
DT Lee Kirkaldie310.01521
DT Luther Bates300.0910
DT Herb Brady201.063
DE Johnny Lester200.51318
ILB Jerome Henry210.02027
OLB Darnell Dietz200.01112
DE Francisco Reeves110.51522
DE Abel Kurtz120.01113
ILB Sam Massare110.01319
DE Rodney Tylke100.099
RB C.J. Grant10---------

Pass Rush Statistics

CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Melvin McConnell1.000016
ILB Derrick Bryant0.01008
DE Darnell Arnold0.010018
OLB Byron Lynn0.01006
DT Renaldo Jeffries0.000117
HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Herb Brady1.00003
DE Johnny Lester0.501018
DE Francisco Reeves0.500022
DT Lee Kirkaldie0.002021

Pass Defense Statistics

CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Barry Abrams60020
OLB Dennis Crimm30018
CB Thurman Stevens20019
OLB Hardy Odumuyiwa2009
ILB Corwin McEwen11024
CB Trevor Briel10022
S Chuck Pritchett10025
CB Kaiden Jefferson1008
HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Percy Van DeWege40031
S Leonardo Ramirez40028
S Alexis Carmazzi21029
CB Jaiden Matthews20131
ILB Jerome Henry20027
S Brian Van Hoose20026
DE Francisco Reeves10022
OLB Darnell Dietz10012
S Sam Bishop10028

Blocking Statistics

CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Danny Stephens15121028
Donnie Wile15116021
Alonzo Tripp14024031
Justin Wiggin1309114
Austin Seferian-Jenkins1201009
Michael Wasserman11016020
Billy Joe Sellers02016017
Louis Tate0109011
Ellis Covill0009113
HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Broderick Kelley38143024
Buddy Brandon35043124
Xavier Su'a-Filo113045025
Doug Beasley112034021
B.J. Lincoln11043022
Shawn Houston02044025
Charles Pruett0201606
Blake Holliman01029011

Special Teams Tackles

CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Josh Phillips220
Austin Seferian-Jenkins119
Brandon Cooks118
Louis Tate110
HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Sam Bishop226
C.J. Grant226
Dixon Edwards219
Jerome Henry214

Participation

CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Thurman Stevens------29192977
Chuck Pritchett------4525575
Corwin McEwen------3924366
Brandon Cooks1928------1865
Denzel Mahoney1624------2565
Trevor Briel------3722160
Brady Worrell------3822---60
Geno Smith2431---------55
Alonzo Tripp2431---------55
Renaldo Jeffries------3217150
Danny Stephens2128---------49
Barry Abrams------2820149
Giovanni McDaniel1420------1448
Josh Phillips1314------2047
Dennis Crimm------2718247
Darnell Arnold------2718146
Donnie Wile1621------542
Kaiden Jefferson------1881541
Lucas Cheng1113------1741
Derrick Bryant------2181140
Michael Wasserman1620------440
Billy Joe Sellers1617------639
Melvin McConnell------2216139
Marty Eisenbraun------239638
Austin Seferian-Jenkins109------1938
Byron Lynn------1761336
Bob Guest------2012133
Seth Chu1320---------33
Justin Wiggin914------1033
Louis Tate911------1030
Odell Beckham Jr1010------929
Grant May------188228
Hardy Odumuyiwa------199---28
Ellis Covill913------527
Rex Hogue------148527
Skip Rowe69------318
Gage Peterson88---------16
Junior Atkins------61714
Jordan Herndon------91414
Ronald Parrish00------1010
Blake Hutton------64---10
Casey Herrmann00------99
Kenyon Twyner00------44
Gilbert Brisman00------11
Steven Arnold00---------0
HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
C.J. Grant3721------2684
B.J. Lincoln4322------1782
Leonardo Ramirez------22282979
Sam Bishop------22282676
Shawn Houston4425------675
Xavier Su'a-Filo4525------575
Broderick Kelley4324------673
Hayden Covington4525---------70
Dixon Edwards2721------1967
Buddy Brandon4324---------67
Jerome Henry------20271461
Doug Beasley3421------358
Percy Van DeWege------2431156
Jaiden Matthews------2431156
Brian Van Hoose------2126855
Blake Holliman2911------1454
Alexis Carmazzi------2129151
Dusty Harvey2114------1146
Johnny Lester------13181142
Francisco Reeves------1522239
Lee Kirkaldie------1521137
Sam Massare------1319436
Sammie Gwinn206------1036
Mercury Stokes2013------134
Abel Kurtz------1113832
Cedric Allison116------1229
Charles Pruett166------628
Rodney Tylke------99826
Darnell Dietz------1112---23
Luther Bates------910---19
Herb Brady------63918
Donald Morehead------341017
Cary Hicks84---------12
Joseph de Marco63------312
Michael Hoy------27---9
Gene Banks34------18
Angel McTermid00------88
Ernie Kaplan00------77
Marlon Maki00------77
Donte Dennis------23---5
Earl Gietzen00------22
Trent Steiner------10---1
Jerald Newman00---------0
Rod Torres------00---0
Emmett Cable------00---0
Norman Gordon00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10494.9
Middle12352.9
Right2115.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left19743.9
Middle13524.0
Right13292.2
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Geno Smith29191321301
HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Hayden Covington24174211010

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen54244.8
Short (0-8 Yds)1512543.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)42276.8
Long (19+ Yds)51224.4
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)14121017.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)0000.0
Long (19+ Yds)10512112.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Brandon Cooks118083128
WR Giovanni McDaniel63211020
RB Gage Peterson310008
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins2101009
WR Odell Beckham Jr2207010
RB Denzel Mahoney2206024
FB Skip Rowe110309
WR Seth Chu1000020
TE Lucas Cheng1107013
HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Dixon Edwards53141121
WR Mercury Stokes42027113
TE B.J. Lincoln32027022
RB C.J. Grant33032121
WR Dusty Harvey32030014
WR Gene Banks2204314
WR Cedric Allison110606
TE Blake Holliman1000011
RB Cary Hicks1101104
TE Sammie Gwinn110506

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
C.J. Grant10232.303.33
Cary Hicks284.003.25
Hayden Covington199.009.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Geno Smith111616.004.38
HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Hayden Covington3393.009.25

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Brandon Cooks111616.007.55
HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Dixon Edwards1122.008.20
TE Sammie Gwinn1155.005.00
RB C.J. Grant1122.0010.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

CarolinaRushesConversions
Denzel Mahoney31
Geno Smith10
HoustonRushesConversions
C.J. Grant30

Third Down Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompConversions
Geno Smith962
HoustonAttCompConversions
Hayden Covington141210

Third Down Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargCatchConversions
WR Brandon Cooks441
WR Giovanni McDaniel310
WR Odell Beckham Jr111
WR Seth Chu100
HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR Mercury Stokes211
WR Dixon Edwards222
TE B.J. Lincoln211
RB C.J. Grant221
WR Dusty Harvey222
WR Cedric Allison110
WR Gene Banks111
RB Cary Hicks111
TE Sammie Gwinn111

SectionAttendance
Stadium60,700 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck18,100 (21,100)
End Zone12,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine7,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats11,600 (13,400)
Club Seats6,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes4,000 (4,000)