Week 16, 2047

played in Carolina, NC

33 degrees, snow, 20 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	0	7	0	-	7
Carolina Panthers	10	10	14	0	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:31 CAR - Brandon Cooks 26 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
1Q: 03:26 CAR - Branden Melancon 36 field goal
2Q: 10:00 CAR - Carlos Hyde 18 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 01:26 CAR - Branden Melancon 51 field goal
3Q: 13:29 HOU - Denzel Perryman 57 interception return (Fernando Sawyer extra point)
3Q: 06:41 CAR - Justics Delaroche 1 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
3Q: 02:01 CAR - Carlos Hyde 4 run (Branden Melancon extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:31 CAR - Brandon Cooks 26 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
1Q: 03:26 CAR - Branden Melancon 36 field goal
2Q: 10:00 CAR - Carlos Hyde 18 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 01:26 CAR - Branden Melancon 51 field goal
3Q: 13:29 HOU - Denzel Perryman 57 interception return (Fernando Sawyer extra point)
3Q: 06:41 CAR - Justics Delaroche 1 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
3Q: 02:01 CAR - Carlos Hyde 4 run (Branden Melancon extra point)

Team Statistics HOU CAR
Record 5-10 11-4
First Downs 9 17
- by Rushing 2 6
- by Passing 7 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 193 291
- Offensive Plays 55 66
- Yards per Play 3.51 4.41
Net Rushing Yards 23 81
- Rushing Attempts 19 29
- Yards per Rush 1.21 2.79
Net Passing Yards 170 210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 21 - 2 35 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 172 225
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/2 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 4.72 5.68
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/60 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/21 2/26
Kick Returns/Yards 6/129 2/61
Interception Ret./Yards 1/57 2/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 36
Time of Possession 26:42 33:18

Team Statistics	HOU	CAR
Record	5-10	11-4
First Downs	9	17
- by Rushing	2	6
- by Passing	7	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	193	291
- Offensive Plays	55	66
- Yards per Play	3.51	4.41
Net Rushing Yards	23	81
- Rushing Attempts	19	29
- Yards per Rush	1.21	2.79
Net Passing Yards	170	210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 21 - 2	35 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	172	225
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/2	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	4.72	5.68
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/60	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/21	2/26
Kick Returns/Yards	6/129	2/61
Interception Ret./Yards	1/57	2/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 36
Time of Possession	26:42	33:18

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:57	OWN 32	3	-2	Punt
1	12:20	4:28	OWN 21	8	43	Punt
1	3:20	1:56	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	13:23	2:14	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
2	9:54	1:42	OWN 29	3	1	Punt
2	4:38	0:43	OWN 35	3	6	Punt
2	1:18	1:18	OWN 32	6	15	Punt
3	6:33	1:38	OWN 41	3	-9	Interception
3	1:53	4:06	OWN 16	9	54	Interception
4	10:58	4:15	OWN 20	7	32	Punt
4	5:48	1:39	OPP 20	3	4	Missed FG
4	1:51	1:51	OWN 43	4	17	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:03	0:43	OPP 30	2	30	Touchdown
1	7:52	1:11	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
1	6:41	3:21	OPP 41	6	22	Field Goal
1	1:24	3:01	OWN 32	5	21	Punt
2	11:09	1:15	OWN 39	3	61	Touchdown
2	8:12	3:34	OWN 14	6	19	Punt
2	3:55	2:37	OWN 39	9	27	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:41	OWN 36	3	4	Interception
3	13:19	6:46	OWN 35	13	65	Touchdown
3	4:55	3:02	OPP 26	7	26	Touchdown
4	12:47	1:49	OWN 17	5	24	Punt
4	6:43	0:55	OWN 20	2	0	Fumble
4	4:09	2:18	OWN 23	3	0	Punt

Game MVP: Geno Smith, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Arnold Whiting	9	9	1.00	6	0
Vernon Porterfield	6	10	1.67	12	1
Walt Lane	4	4	1.00	3	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carlos Hyde	11	31	2.82	11	1	1
Justics Delaroche	11	34	3.09	13	1	1
Kody Coles	5	7	1.40	6	0	0
Geno Smith	1	9	9.00	9	0	0
Will Jeffries	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roman Steinmetz	35	21	172	1/2	0	29	2	48.7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	35	26	225	2/15	2	43	1	97.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Edgar Ellis	6	10	55	9.17	0	29
WR Maurice Kinney	4	6	32	8.00	15	20
WR Melvin Ferentz	4	6	13	3.25	0	11
WR Darrell Hamilton	4	4	38	9.50	6	19
WR Wesley Rodriguez	3	6	34	11.33	21	20
TE B.J. Lincoln	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
FB Ryan Tittle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandon Cooks	9	15	75	8.33	30	26	1
RB Carlos Hyde	4	4	19	4.75	16	18	1
WR Odell Beckham Jr	4	5	27	6.75	0	14	0
RB Justics Delaroche	2	2	14	7.00	4	12	0
WR Zane Nichols	2	3	29	14.50	0	19	0
FB Kody Coles	2	2	1	0.50	0	3	0
WR Johnathan Horton	2	2	51	25.50	3	43	0
TE Tyler Eifert	1	1	9	9.00	6	9	0
TE Will Jeffries	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Denzel Perryman	1	57	57.00	1

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Trevor Briel	1	0	0.00	0
CB Todd Coleman	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Melvin Ferentz	1	0	0
Arnold Whiting	1	0	0
Quentin Hanson	0	1	0
Bobby Walker	0	1	0
Darnell Dietz	0	0	1
Scottie Jefferson	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Geno Smith	1	0	0
Justics Delaroche	1	0	0
Sawyer Fisk	0	1	0
Leroy McCormick	0	1	0
Clyde Pieri	0	0	1
Johnathan Horton	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marlon Maki	8	324	40.5	32.3	52	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Pace	5	215	43.0	34.8	59	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fernando Sawyer	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Branden Melancon	2/2	1/1	1/1	51	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Melvin Ferentz	3	21	7.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trevor Briel	2	26	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Melvin Ferentz	6	129	21.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	1	35	35.0	0
Johnathan Horton	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Denzel Perryman	8	2	0.0	20	34
OLB Darnell Dietz	7	2	0.0	29	37
OLB Scottie Jefferson	5	0	0.0	22	22
DT Alejandro Gentry	4	2	0.0	16	16
ILB Keegan Jennings	4	0	0.0	9	14
S Reuben Owen	3	6	1.0	25	33
CB Colin Crangle	3	1	0.0	17	27
S Emmanuel Bennett	3	1	0.0	23	37
CB Darqueze Dennard	3	1	0.0	22	26
ILB Owen Robbins	3	1	0.0	12	15
S Bobby Walker	3	0	0.0	12	4
DE Harvey Handley	2	0	1.0	16	24
DT Lee Kirkaldie	2	0	0.0	13	21
CB Darius Cash	2	0	0.0	5	10
ILB Trenton Herndon	1	2	0.0	6	0
TE B.J. Lincoln	1	0	---	---	---
WR Melvin Ferentz	1	0	---	---	---
CB B.J. Phares	0	1	0.0	20	24

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Harvey Keyes	6	0	0.0	8	17
OLB Dennis Crimm	5	0	0.0	11	22
OLB Donte Beard	4	0	1.0	5	8
S Josue Logue	4	2	0.0	16	33
OLB Devon Wayne	3	1	0.0	9	11
CB Todd Coleman	2	4	0.0	18	35
ILB Byron Sims	2	1	0.0	12	24
CB Trevor Briel	2	0	0.0	15	32
DE Clyde Pieri	2	0	0.0	9	17
CB Otis Bishop	2	0	0.0	6	16
DE Melvin McConnell	2	0	0.0	10	19
ILB Mel Bradford	2	0	0.0	5	4
CB Eugene Hamilton	2	0	0.0	13	21
S Chuck Pritchett	1	3	0.0	17	30
DT Timothy Dromeshauser	1	1	0.0	10	25
OLB David Coles	1	0	0.0	7	14
DT Tevin Nunez	0	1	0.0	9	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Harvey Handley	1.0	1	0	24
S Reuben Owen	1.0	0	0	33
DT Lee Kirkaldie	0.0	1	0	21
ILB Denzel Perryman	0.0	1	0	34
OLB Scottie Jefferson	0.0	0	1	22

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Donte Beard	1.0	0	8
DE Melvin McConnell	0.0	2	19
DT Timothy Dromeshauser	0.0	2	25
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	0.0	1	18
OLB David Coles	0.0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Denzel Perryman	7	0	1	34
OLB Darnell Dietz	3	2	0	37
CB Colin Crangle	3	0	0	27
ILB Keegan Jennings	3	0	0	14
CB Darqueze Dennard	2	1	0	26
S Emmanuel Bennett	2	0	0	37
OLB Scottie Jefferson	2	0	0	22
S Reuben Owen	1	1	0	33
DT Lee Kirkaldie	1	0	0	21
ILB Owen Robbins	1	0	0	15
CB Darius Cash	1	0	0	10

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Harvey Keyes	4	0	0	17
S Josue Logue	3	1	0	33
CB Todd Coleman	2	0	1	35
OLB Dennis Crimm	2	0	0	22
CB Otis Bishop	2	0	0	16
CB Eugene Hamilton	2	0	0	21
CB Trevor Briel	1	1	1	32
S Chuck Pritchett	1	1	0	30
DE Clyde Pieri	1	0	0	17
DE Melvin McConnell	1	0	0	19
OLB Donte Beard	1	0	0	8
OLB Devon Wayne	1	0	0	11
ILB Byron Sims	0	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ed Webster	1	5	16	1	27
Quentin Hanson	1	3	13	0	27
John Rockcliffe	1	3	11	0	27
Morris Packer	0	2	8	0	10
Buddy Brandon	0	2	17	0	32
Sammie Collins	0	1	6	0	10
B.J. Lincoln	0	1	17	0	19
Xavier Su'a-Filo	0	1	13	0	29
Ryan Tittle	0	1	6	0	12

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leroy McCormick	4	7	25	0	37
Alonzo Tripp	3	5	29	0	37
Graham Mahaffey	1	3	25	1	37
Kody Coles	1	3	20	0	19
Michael Wasserman	0	4	8	0	0
A.J. Cann	0	2	19	0	13
Louis Tate	0	1	23	1	37
Tyler Eifert	0	1	15	0	16
Will Jeffries	0	1	11	0	7
Francisco Hardy	0	1	10	0	24

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Colin Crangle	1	19
Bobby Walker	1	16
Maurice Kinney	1	14
Marlon Maki	1	9

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Johnathan Horton	3	12
Will Jeffries	2	17
Sawyer Fisk	2	15
Tyler Eifert	1	14
Michael Wasserman	1	7

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darnell Dietz	---	---	29	37	2	68
Colin Crangle	---	---	17	27	19	63
Denzel Perryman	---	---	20	34	9	63
Emmanuel Bennett	---	---	23	37	2	62
Reuben Owen	---	---	25	33	2	60
B.J. Phares	---	---	20	24	13	57
Roman Steinmetz	19	36	---	---	---	55
Scottie Jefferson	---	---	22	22	11	55
Darqueze Dennard	---	---	22	26	1	49
Buddy Brandon	17	32	---	---	---	49
Quentin Hanson	13	27	---	---	8	48
B.J. Lincoln	17	19	---	---	10	46
Francisco Alcott	7	19	---	---	18	44
Ed Webster	16	27	---	---	---	43
Harvey Handley	---	---	16	24	3	43
Xavier Su'a-Filo	13	29	---	---	---	42
Vernon Porterfield	6	13	---	---	22	41
Maurice Kinney	10	16	---	---	14	40
Melvin Ferentz	9	19	---	---	12	40
John Rockcliffe	11	27	---	---	---	38
Owen Robbins	---	---	12	15	10	37
Alejandro Gentry	---	---	16	16	4	36
Luke Visconti	---	---	12	22	1	35
Lee Kirkaldie	---	---	13	21	1	35
Arnold Whiting	9	17	---	---	9	35
Wesley Rodriguez	11	23	---	---	---	34
Jorge Murphy	---	---	18	15	1	34
Bruce Hackney	---	---	13	13	6	32
Bobby Walker	---	---	12	4	16	32
Edgar Ellis	9	20	---	---	---	29
Darrell Hamilton	7	12	---	---	10	29
Morris Packer	8	10	---	---	9	27
Ryan Tittle	6	12	---	---	9	27
O.J. Chaudhuri	8	9	---	---	9	26
Sammie Collins	6	10	---	---	9	25
Darius Cash	---	---	5	10	9	24
Keegan Jennings	---	---	9	14	---	23
Blaine Stubblefield	---	---	9	13	---	22
Walt Lane	4	10	---	---	1	15
Dana Walton	3	9	---	---	1	13
Howard Perry	0	0	---	---	9	9
Trenton Herndon	---	---	6	0	3	9
Marlon Maki	0	0	---	---	9	9
Fernando Sawyer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bart Turner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lionel Fulcher	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brandon Cooks	21	37	---	---	10	68
Leroy McCormick	25	37	---	---	6	68
Alonzo Tripp	29	37	---	---	1	67
Geno Smith	29	37	---	---	---	66
Graham Mahaffey	25	37	---	---	---	62
Kody Coles	20	19	---	---	23	62
Louis Tate	23	37	---	---	---	60
Trevor Briel	---	---	15	32	10	57
Todd Coleman	---	---	18	35	---	53
Josue Logue	---	---	16	33	1	50
Chuck Pritchett	---	---	17	30	2	49
Zane Nichols	12	14	---	---	20	46
Tyler Eifert	15	16	---	---	14	45
Odell Beckham Jr	13	28	---	---	---	41
Otis Bishop	---	---	6	16	19	41
A.J. Cann	19	13	---	---	7	39
Seth Chu	10	25	---	---	2	37
Byron Sims	---	---	12	24	1	37
Carlos Hyde	13	23	---	---	---	36
Timothy Dromeshauser	---	---	10	25	1	36
Harvey Keyes	---	---	8	17	11	36
Will Jeffries	11	7	---	---	17	35
Clyde Pieri	---	---	9	17	9	35
Dennis Crimm	---	---	11	22	1	34
Francisco Hardy	10	24	---	---	---	34
Eugene Hamilton	---	---	13	21	---	34
Darnell Arnold	---	---	9	18	5	32
Donte Beard	---	---	5	8	19	32
Melvin McConnell	---	---	10	19	1	30
Justics Delaroche	14	11	---	---	5	30
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	10	18	1	29
Damien Page	---	---	7	12	8	27
Sawyer Fisk	11	0	---	---	15	26
David Coles	---	---	7	14	5	26
Tevin Nunez	---	---	9	11	2	22
Johnathan Horton	5	5	---	---	12	22
Devon Wayne	---	---	9	11	2	22
Mel Bradford	---	---	5	4	8	17
Michael Wasserman	8	0	---	---	7	15
Lorenzo Tucker	6	0	---	---	7	13
Devonte Buchanan	---	---	3	9	---	12
Branden Melancon	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ronald Parrish	0	0	---	---	7	7
Sam Pace	0	0	---	---	5	5
Logan O'Field	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jonah Fritchman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-1	-0.3
Middle	16	24	1.5
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	26	2.4
Middle	17	50	2.9
Right	1	5	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roman Steinmetz	35	21	3	0	2	4	6	0	2

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	35	26	2	0	1	4	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	19	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	78	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	27	3.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	48	12.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	14	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	107	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	42	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	62	20.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Edgar Ellis	10	6	0	55	1	20
WR Wesley Rodriguez	6	3	0	34	1	23
WR Maurice Kinney	6	4	1	32	1	16
WR Melvin Ferentz	6	4	0	13	0	19
WR Darrell Hamilton	4	4	0	38	0	12
TE B.J. Lincoln	2	0	0	0	0	19
FB Ryan Tittle	1	0	1	0	0	12

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandon Cooks	15	9	1	75	1	37
WR Odell Beckham Jr	5	4	0	27	0	28
RB Carlos Hyde	4	4	0	19	0	23
WR Zane Nichols	3	2	0	29	0	14
RB Justics Delaroche	2	2	0	14	0	11
FB Kody Coles	2	2	0	1	0	19
WR Johnathan Horton	2	2	0	51	1	5
TE Tyler Eifert	1	1	0	9	0	16
TE Will Jeffries	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vernon Porterfield	1	-2	-2.00	1.67

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carlos Hyde	4	-1	-0.25	2.82
Justics Delaroche	2	2	1.00	3.09

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roman Steinmetz	2	2	6	3.00	4.91

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	4	4	48	12.00	6.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Maurice Kinney	1	1	3	3.00	5.33
WR Darrell Hamilton	1	1	3	3.00	9.50

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Carlos Hyde	1	1	18	18.00	4.75
WR Odell Beckham Jr	1	1	14	14.00	5.40
WR Brandon Cooks	1	1	8	8.00	5.00
WR Johnathan Horton	1	1	8	8.00	25.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Walt Lane	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Justics Delaroche	4	2
Carlos Hyde	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roman Steinmetz	14	8	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	9	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Edgar Ellis	4	3	1
WR Wesley Rodriguez	3	0	0
WR Melvin Ferentz	3	2	0
WR Darrell Hamilton	2	2	0
TE B.J. Lincoln	1	0	0
WR Maurice Kinney	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon Cooks	3	2	1
WR Zane Nichols	2	1	1
RB Carlos Hyde	1	1	0
WR Odell Beckham Jr	1	1	1
RB Justics Delaroche	1	1	1
WR Johnathan Horton	1	1	1

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

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