Week 16, 2055

played in Houston, TX

55 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	0	6	0	0	-	6
Houston Texans	14	3	3	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:16 HOU - Emmett Flowers 25 fumble return (Lamont Martin extra point)
1Q: 04:30 HOU - Hayden Bryner 9 run (Lamont Martin extra point)
2Q: 15:00 CAR - Dillon Westbrook 39 field goal
2Q: 08:24 CAR - Dillon Westbrook 31 field goal
2Q: 00:23 HOU - Lamont Martin 25 field goal
3Q: 08:31 HOU - Lamont Martin 41 field goal
4Q: 02:14 HOU - Carl Martin 5 run (Lamont Martin extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:16 HOU - Emmett Flowers 25 fumble return (Lamont Martin extra point)
1Q: 04:30 HOU - Hayden Bryner 9 run (Lamont Martin extra point)
2Q: 15:00 CAR - Dillon Westbrook 39 field goal
2Q: 08:24 CAR - Dillon Westbrook 31 field goal
2Q: 00:23 HOU - Lamont Martin 25 field goal
3Q: 08:31 HOU - Lamont Martin 41 field goal
4Q: 02:14 HOU - Carl Martin 5 run (Lamont Martin extra point)

Team Statistics CAR HOU
Record 10-5 8-7
First Downs 16 18
- by Rushing 11 7
- by Passing 4 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 259 307
- Offensive Plays 64 60
- Yards per Play 4.05 5.12
Net Rushing Yards 153 142
- Rushing Attempts 26 23
- Yards per Rush 5.88 6.17
Net Passing Yards 106 165
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 20 - 1 33 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 146 189
- Sacks/Yards Lost 8/40 4/24
- Yards per Pass Play 2.79 4.46
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/12 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/65 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 4/23 3/21
Kick Returns/Yards 4/88 1/14
Interception Ret./Yards 1/17 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 28
Time of Possession 31:51 28:09

Team Statistics	CAR	HOU
Record	10-5	8-7
First Downs	16	18
- by Rushing	11	7
- by Passing	4	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	259	307
- Offensive Plays	64	60
- Yards per Play	4.05	5.12
Net Rushing Yards	153	142
- Rushing Attempts	26	23
- Yards per Rush	5.88	6.17
Net Passing Yards	106	165
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 20 - 1	33 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	146	189
- Sacks/Yards Lost	8/40	4/24
- Yards per Pass Play	2.79	4.46
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/12	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/65	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	4/23	3/21
Kick Returns/Yards	4/88	1/14
Interception Ret./Yards	1/17	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 28
Time of Possession	31:51	28:09

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:58	2:21	OWN 26	4	24	Fumble
1	9:16	0:07	OWN 29	1	-4	Fumble
1	9:09	1:12	OWN 33	3	4	Punt
1	4:19	4:27	OWN 28	8	50	Field Goal
2	12:02	1:47	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	9:47	1:28	OPP 23	3	9	Field Goal
2	6:38	3:17	OWN 30	5	15	Punt
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 25	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:23	OWN 25	4	15	Punt
3	8:23	5:33	OWN 25	8	36	Punt
3	0:44	1:34	OWN 23	5	14	Punt
4	12:43	1:28	OWN 22	3	-5	Punt
4	10:22	4:01	OWN 24	7	35	Punt
4	3:55	0:42	OWN 35	2	-11	Interception
4	2:05	2:05	OWN 23	7	16	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:02	OWN 15	3	5	Punt
1	10:37	1:21	OPP 42	3	15	Interception
1	7:57	3:38	OWN 30	6	70	Touchdown
2	14:52	2:50	OWN 25	5	35	Punt
2	10:15	0:28	OWN 30	3	-7	Fumble
2	8:19	1:41	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
2	3:21	3:06	OWN 3	11	89	Field Goal
3	12:37	4:14	OWN 35	8	41	Field Goal
3	2:50	2:06	OWN 20	6	3	Punt
4	14:10	1:27	OWN 15	3	8	Punt
4	11:15	0:53	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
4	6:21	2:26	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	3:13	1:08	OPP 30	3	30	Touchdown

Game MVP: Rufus Grisso, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Blake Ballard	16	111	6.94	17	4
QB Richard Myers	7	38	5.43	10	1
RB Griffin Floyd	3	4	1.33	11	1

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Carl Martin	16	82	5.13	23	2	1
RB Hayden Bryner	5	46	9.20	20	1	1
QB Roman Steinmetz	2	14	7.00	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richard Myers	30	20	146	8/40	0	29	1	64.0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roman Steinmetz	33	21	189	4/24	0	27	1	66.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Blake Ballard	6	7	12	2.00	1	4
WR James Beyer	5	5	60	12.00	25	20
FB Kody Coles	2	2	2	1.00	0	3
TE Bert Harding	2	7	13	6.50	0	10
WR Dave Thomson	2	4	16	8.00	1	12
WR Tom Staley	1	1	29	29.00	22	29
RB Griffin Floyd	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Kendrick Hanes	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
TE Leslie Wynn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Griffin Lyons	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jonah Prescott	5	7	48	9.60	12	21
WR Roy Sutter	3	4	35	11.67	20	16
TE Wally Rivera	3	8	14	4.67	10	12
WR Alexis DeNeff	3	4	32	10.67	0	27
WR Toby Bennett	2	3	16	8.00	6	14
RB Carl Martin	2	3	14	7.00	4	9
TE Donald Fleming	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Hayden Bryner	1	1	17	17.00	18	17
TE Jumbo Barnes	1	2	10	10.00	0	10

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Brock Strong	1	17	17.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Tommy Buchanan	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Richard Myers	3	1	0
RB Griffin Floyd	1	0	0
T Sammie Ward	0	1	0
OLB Timothy Totten	0	1	0
DE Xavier Gerhardt	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Roman Steinmetz	1	0	0	0
DE Rufus Grisso	0	1	1	0
DT Emmett Flowers	0	1	0	1
OLB Byron Sims	0	0	1	0
ILB Tommy Buchanan	0	0	1	0
ILB Caden Roetzheim	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Devante Reilly	8	355	44.4	36.8	54	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edwin Ogden	7	350	50.0	43.9	63	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dillon Westbrook	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lamont Martin	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Griffin Lyons	4	23	5.8	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roy Sutter	3	21	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Joseph	4	88	22.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcus Reinhardt	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Caiden Simmons	6	3	0.0	23	37
OLB Adrian McGee	6	3	0.0	21	29
S Karl Joseph	6	0	0.0	23	37
OLB Timothy Totten	4	1	1.0	23	37
OLB Brock Strong	4	1	0.0	23	37
ILB Bo Fedolfi	4	0	0.0	7	7
DE Gavin Peterman	4	0	0.0	15	26
S Ed VandenBelt	3	0	0.0	19	23
DE Maxwell Anderson	2	2	1.5	16	24
DE Xavier Gerhardt	2	0	1.5	22	33
DE Arik Armstead	1	1	0.0	8	15
FB Kody Coles	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Devon Wayne	1	0	0.0	2	6
WR Griffin Lyons	1	0	---	---	---
CB T.J. Snyder	1	0	0.0	14	27
S Leslie Beavers	1	0	0.0	2	8
DT Hayden Hammond	1	0	0.0	8	12
CB Eugene Hamilton	0	2	0.0	22	33

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Byron Sims	6	3	1.0	26	38
ILB Tommy Buchanan	6	2	1.0	22	27
S Cameron Heise	6	2	0.0	13	25
ILB Caden Roetzheim	5	0	1.0	13	14
CB Al Endzell	5	2	0.0	26	36
DT Glen Kemp	4	0	2.0	14	24
DE Rufus Grisso	3	0	2.0	22	26
OLB Omar Mendes	3	1	0.0	16	25
CB Ted Geffen	3	0	0.0	12	21
DT Herman Jarvis	2	1	0.5	12	14
DE Harvey Handley	2	0	0.5	12	25
S Marcus Reinhardt	2	2	0.0	24	27
OLB Randal Mare	2	1	0.0	14	22
CB Tanner Dobler	2	0	0.0	15	22
DT Emmett Flowers	1	1	0.0	17	24
S Bryant Lindsay	1	1	0.0	17	27
TE Jumbo Barnes	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Xavier Gerhardt	1.5	0	3	1	33
DE Maxwell Anderson	1.5	0	0	1	24
OLB Timothy Totten	1.0	0	0	0	37
DE Gavin Peterman	0.0	1	2	0	26

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Glen Kemp	2.0	1	0	0	24
DE Rufus Grisso	2.0	0	0	0	26
OLB Byron Sims	1.0	0	0	0	38
ILB Tommy Buchanan	1.0	0	0	0	27
ILB Caden Roetzheim	1.0	0	0	0	14
DE Harvey Handley	0.5	1	0	1	25
DT Herman Jarvis	0.5	0	0	0	14
DT Emmett Flowers	0.0	0	2	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Caiden Simmons	3	1	0	37
OLB Brock Strong	3	0	1	37
OLB Adrian McGee	3	0	0	29
S Karl Joseph	2	0	0	37
ILB Bo Fedolfi	2	0	0	7
OLB Timothy Totten	2	0	0	37
S Ed VandenBelt	2	0	0	23
S Leslie Beavers	1	1	0	8
DE Maxwell Anderson	1	0	0	24
CB T.J. Snyder	1	0	0	27
DE Gavin Peterman	1	0	0	26

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Cameron Heise	3	0	0	25
ILB Caden Roetzheim	3	0	0	14
CB Ted Geffen	3	0	0	21
OLB Omar Mendes	2	0	0	25
S Marcus Reinhardt	2	0	0	27
OLB Randal Mare	2	0	0	22
OLB Byron Sims	1	2	0	38
ILB Tommy Buchanan	1	0	1	27
CB Tanner Dobler	1	0	0	22
S Bryant Lindsay	1	0	0	27
DE Rufus Grisso	1	0	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Leroy McCormick	3	4	26	2	38
C Lorenzo Tucker	3	3	26	1	38
T Alejandro Garrett	2	6	26	0	38
T Sammie Ward	2	3	26	5	38
G Tyrus McWilliams	1	3	26	0	38

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Chad Webb	3	7	23	0	37
C Edgar Moorman	3	4	23	0	37
T Irving Page	2	5	17	1	22
T Desmond Blake	1	1	23	2	37
G Wyatt Hickman	1	1	6	0	15
G Amari Fredrickson	0	4	23	1	37

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Griffin Floyd	2	19
Brock Strong	1	25
Kody Coles	1	18

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Al Endzell	2	23
Tanner Dobler	2	18
Hayden Bryner	2	15
Roy Sutter	1	26
Carl Martin	1	9

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Brock Strong	---	---	23	37	25	85
G Leroy McCormick	26	38	---	---	10	74
G Tyrus McWilliams	26	38	---	---	10	74
T Alejandro Garrett	26	38	---	---	10	74
T Sammie Ward	26	38	---	---	10	74
S Karl Joseph	---	---	23	37	7	67
QB Richard Myers	26	38	---	---	---	64
C Lorenzo Tucker	26	38	---	---	---	64
CB Eugene Hamilton	---	---	22	33	8	63
S Caiden Simmons	---	---	23	37	2	62
OLB Timothy Totten	---	---	23	37	2	62
WR James Beyer	23	31	---	---	6	60
CB T.J. Snyder	---	---	14	27	17	58
DE Xavier Gerhardt	---	---	22	33	1	56
TE Bert Harding	25	29	---	---	---	54
WR Dave Thomson	23	29	---	---	---	52
OLB Adrian McGee	---	---	21	29	---	50
WR Griffin Lyons	14	28	---	---	7	49
TE Leslie Wynn	9	12	---	---	26	47
RB Blake Ballard	22	24	---	---	---	46
DE Gavin Peterman	---	---	15	26	1	42
S Ed VandenBelt	---	---	19	23	---	42
DE Maxwell Anderson	---	---	16	24	1	41
FB Kody Coles	9	13	---	---	18	40
RB Griffin Floyd	4	12	---	---	19	35
OLB Devon Wayne	---	---	2	6	26	34
DE Arik Armstead	---	---	8	15	9	32
DT Hayden Hammond	---	---	8	12	8	28
CB Bernie Burden	---	---	5	13	8	26
S Leslie Beavers	---	---	2	8	13	23
S Leroy Gaston	---	---	0	0	16	16
WR Jeffrey Gramble	0	4	---	---	12	16
ILB Bo Fedolfi	---	---	7	7	---	14
WR Tom Staley	0	3	---	---	9	12
C Joseph Tucker	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Devante Reilly	0	0	---	---	10	10
TE Kendrick Hanes	1	5	---	---	---	6
K Dillon Westbrook	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Todd Outlaw	---	---	0	2	1	3
ILB Micah Wooden	---	---	0	0	1	1
DE Pat Duran	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Johnathan Tubbs	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Isaiah Gerhardt	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Daniel Blake	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Bryant Cushenbery	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Terry Fisk	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Al Endzell	---	---	26	36	23	85
OLB Omar Mendes	---	---	16	25	26	67
G Amari Fredrickson	23	37	---	---	7	67
OLB Byron Sims	---	---	26	38	2	66
WR Roy Sutter	16	21	---	---	26	63
WR Alexis DeNeff	18	31	---	---	14	63
ILB Tommy Buchanan	---	---	22	27	12	61
QB Roman Steinmetz	23	37	---	---	---	60
C Edgar Moorman	23	37	---	---	---	60
G Chad Webb	23	37	---	---	---	60
T Desmond Blake	23	37	---	---	---	60
S Marcus Reinhardt	---	---	24	27	4	55
CB Tanner Dobler	---	---	15	22	18	55
TE Wally Rivera	21	31	---	---	1	53
DT Emmett Flowers	---	---	17	24	10	51
WR Jonah Prescott	19	32	---	---	---	51
DE Rufus Grisso	---	---	22	26	1	49
T Irving Page	17	22	---	---	9	48
DE Harvey Handley	---	---	12	25	9	46
S Bryant Lindsay	---	---	17	27	2	46
RB Carl Martin	17	15	---	---	9	41
RB Hayden Bryner	6	20	---	---	15	41
DT Glen Kemp	---	---	14	24	2	40
CB Gilbert Peterson	---	---	11	19	10	40
S Cameron Heise	---	---	13	25	1	39
OLB Randal Mare	---	---	14	22	---	36
CB Ted Geffen	---	---	12	21	1	34
TE Donald Fleming	3	10	---	---	17	30
ILB Caden Roetzheim	---	---	13	14	2	29
RB Sawyer Zessin	0	1	---	---	26	27
DT Herman Jarvis	---	---	12	14	---	26
G Wyatt Hickman	6	15	---	---	2	23
WR Toby Bennett	5	12	---	---	6	23
T Dean Beyer	0	0	---	---	15	15
WR Jose Burke	5	6	---	---	---	11
TE Jumbo Barnes	5	6	---	---	---	11
C Amari Rose	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Edward Wallace	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Lamont Martin	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Edwin Ogden	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Garrett Bennett	---	---	0	2	1	3
T John Huie	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Hardy Cusano	0	0	---	---	2	2
C Chad Zimmerman	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Marlon Jordan	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Braden Grier	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	16	8.0
Middle	16	109	6.8
Right	7	30	4.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	31	6.2
Middle	10	55	5.5
Right	8	56	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richard Myers	30	20	3	1	2	2	2	1	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roman Steinmetz	33	21	2	0	3	2	5	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	17	113	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	33	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	33	16.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	87	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	42	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	27	6.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Bert Harding	7	2	2	13	0	29
RB Blake Ballard	7	6	0	12	0	24
WR James Beyer	5	5	0	60	2	31
WR Dave Thomson	4	2	0	16	0	29
FB Kody Coles	2	2	0	2	0	13
TE Leslie Wynn	1	0	0	0	0	12
WR Griffin Lyons	1	0	0	0	0	28
WR Tom Staley	1	1	0	29	1	3
RB Griffin Floyd	1	1	0	5	0	12
TE Kendrick Hanes	1	1	0	9	0	5

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Wally Rivera	8	3	1	14	0	31
WR Jonah Prescott	7	5	1	48	1	32
WR Roy Sutter	4	3	0	35	0	21
WR Alexis DeNeff	4	3	0	32	1	31
WR Toby Bennett	3	2	1	16	0	12
RB Carl Martin	3	2	0	14	0	15
TE Jumbo Barnes	2	1	0	10	0	6
TE Donald Fleming	1	1	0	3	0	10
RB Hayden Bryner	1	1	0	17	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Carl Martin	1	5	5.00	5.13
RB Hayden Bryner	1	9	9.00	9.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roman Steinmetz	2	2	8	4.00	5.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roy Sutter	1	1	5	5.00	8.75
WR Alexis DeNeff	1	1	3	3.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Richard Myers	2	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Carl Martin	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richard Myers	9	4	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roman Steinmetz	8	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch
RB Blake Ballard	3	2
WR Dave Thomson	2	0
FB Kody Coles	1	1
TE Leslie Wynn	1	0
WR James Beyer	1	1
TE Bert Harding	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Wally Rivera	3	2	1
WR Jonah Prescott	2	2	0
WR Roy Sutter	1	0	0
WR Toby Bennett	1	1	1
RB Carl Martin	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,000 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (21,100)
End Zone 15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,000 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (21,100)
End Zone	15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,000)