Week 16, 2059

played in Carolina, NC

62 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Houston Texans	6	10	0	0	-	16
Carolina Panthers	7	14	13	3	-	37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:18 HOU - Hayden Bryner 5 run (Lamont Martin extra point failed)
1Q: 05:20 CAR - Blake Ballard 9 run (Kody Portis extra point)
2Q: 14:30 CAR - Griffin Lyons 82 punt return (Kody Portis extra point)
2Q: 06:59 HOU - J.J. Hennessee 11 pass from Brian Bernard (Lamont Martin extra point)
2Q: 01:32 CAR - Quentin Turnbull 17 pass from Johnathan Tubbs (Kody Portis extra point)
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Lamont Martin 33 field goal
3Q: 06:21 CAR - Kody Portis 26 field goal
3Q: 03:21 CAR - Kody Portis 42 field goal
3Q: 00:14 CAR - Monty Ansell 5 pass from Johnathan Tubbs (Kody Portis extra point)
4Q: 02:23 CAR - Kody Portis 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:18 HOU - Hayden Bryner 5 run (Lamont Martin extra point failed)
1Q: 05:20 CAR - Blake Ballard 9 run (Kody Portis extra point)
2Q: 14:30 CAR - Griffin Lyons 82 punt return (Kody Portis extra point)
2Q: 06:59 HOU - J.J. Hennessee 11 pass from Brian Bernard (Lamont Martin extra point)
2Q: 01:32 CAR - Quentin Turnbull 17 pass from Johnathan Tubbs (Kody Portis extra point)
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Lamont Martin 33 field goal
3Q: 06:21 CAR - Kody Portis 26 field goal
3Q: 03:21 CAR - Kody Portis 42 field goal
3Q: 00:14 CAR - Monty Ansell 5 pass from Johnathan Tubbs (Kody Portis extra point)
4Q: 02:23 CAR - Kody Portis 39 field goal

Team Statistics HOU CAR
Record 4-11 8-7
First Downs 15 17
- by Rushing 2 8
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 325 303
- Offensive Plays 71 74
- Yards per Play 4.58 4.09
Net Rushing Yards 13 146
- Rushing Attempts 10 43
- Yards per Rush 1.30 3.40
Net Passing Yards 312 157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 60 - 23 - 2 30 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 321 163
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 5.11 5.06
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/17 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/27 5/142
Kick Returns/Yards 1/14 1/28
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/34
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 41
Time of Possession 23:40 36:20

Team Statistics	HOU	CAR
Record	4-11	8-7
First Downs	15	17
- by Rushing	2	8
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	325	303
- Offensive Plays	71	74
- Yards per Play	4.58	4.09
Net Rushing Yards	13	146
- Rushing Attempts	10	43
- Yards per Rush	1.30	3.40
Net Passing Yards	312	157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	60 - 23 - 2	30 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	321	163
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	5.11	5.06
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/17	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/27	5/142
Kick Returns/Yards	1/14	1/28
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/34
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 41
Time of Possession	23:40	36:20

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:53	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	10:52	0:58	OPP 11	3	-3	Interception
1	5:11	2:07	OWN 25	4	17	Punt
1	0:16	0:53	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
2	14:23	0:58	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
2	11:31	1:49	OWN 20	5	31	Punt
2	8:15	1:26	OWN 49	4	51	Touchdown
2	4:47	1:19	OWN 31	3	-2	Punt
2	1:26	1:26	OWN 25	4	59	Field Goal
3	10:28	0:53	OWN 6	3	1	Punt
3	6:14	1:13	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	3:13	0:33	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	0:35	0:21	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
3	0:07	2:42	OWN 25	6	-2	Punt
4	9:20	1:07	OWN 20	6	30	Punt
4	6:00	0:25	OWN 33	4	0	Downs
4	2:18	0:40	OWN 25	5	17	Downs
4	0:29	0:29	OWN 5	2	18	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:07	0:15	OWN 25	1	-6	Fumble
1	9:54	4:43	OWN 16	9	84	Touchdown
1	3:04	2:48	OWN 5	8	25	Punt
2	13:25	1:54	OWN 38	6	20	Punt
2	9:42	1:27	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
2	6:49	2:02	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	3:28	2:02	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:32	OWN 30	6	17	Punt
3	9:35	3:21	OPP 30	5	21	Field Goal
3	5:01	1:48	OPP 38	5	13	Field Goal
3	2:40	2:05	OWN 44	3	1	Punt
3	0:14	0:07	OPP 5	1	5	Touchdown
4	12:25	3:05	OPP 48	6	12	Punt
4	8:13	2:13	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	5:35	3:17	OPP 33	5	11	Field Goal
4	1:38	1:09	OPP 42	3	1	Punt

Game MVP: Johnathan Tubbs, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Hayden Bryner	10	13	1.30	5	0	1

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Blake Ballard	27	103	3.81	12	1	1
QB Johnathan Tubbs	11	35	3.18	7	0	0
RB Les Newsome	3	8	2.67	5	0	0
WR Dave Thomson	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0	0
FB Mark Tubbs	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Bernard	60	23	321	1/9	1	42	2	48.0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnathan Tubbs	30	19	163	1/6	2	27	0	99.7

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.J. Hennessee	7	10	84	12.00	4	26	1
WR Hayden Howe	6	14	94	15.67	22	30	0
TE Eric Valdez	3	13	50	16.67	0	30	0
TE Warren Meyer	3	15	17	5.67	0	6	0
WR Jonah Prescott	2	5	9	4.50	0	6	0
WR Joe Wilkins	2	3	67	33.50	12	42	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Bert Harding	5	7	24	4.80	1	8	0
WR Dave Thomson	3	5	45	15.00	22	27	0
RB Blake Ballard	2	3	16	8.00	11	13	0
FB Mark Tubbs	2	3	8	4.00	0	6	0
WR Damian Prior	2	2	37	18.50	13	21	0
WR Leonard Kelly	2	4	6	3.00	0	7	0
TE Quentin Turnbull	1	2	17	17.00	12	17	1
RB Les Newsome	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Monty Ansell	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	1
WR Griffin Lyons	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tevin Widmer	1	12	12.00	0
S Keith Elliott	1	22	22.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Recov	Force
S Amos Blair	1	0
DE Rufus Grisso	0	1
TE Eric Valdez	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
QB Johnathan Tubbs	1	0
WR Griffin Lyons	1	0
CB T.J. Snyder	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edwin Ogden	10	418	41.8	27.0	53	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Devante Reilly	9	398	44.2	34.6	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lamont Martin	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	1/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kody Portis	3/3	1/1	0/0	42	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brett Weber	2	27	13.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Griffin Lyons	5	142	28.4	1

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brett Weber	1	14	14.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Les Newsome	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gary Riner	12	4	0.0	43	31
OLB Jay Blades	8	3	0.0	43	31
ILB Sebastian Ellington	7	3	0.0	43	31
CB Al Endzell	6	3	0.0	40	31
DE Taylor Kisbany	6	2	0.0	35	25
S Johnathan Desimone	4	3	0.0	41	31
CB Kaden Pancake	4	1	0.0	34	26
DE Rufus Grisso	3	0	1.0	43	31
DT Alvin Young	3	1	0.0	43	31
S Amos Blair	2	2	0.0	43	31
OLB Derrick Gore	2	0	0.0	6	3
DE Renaldo Walton	2	0	0.0	33	27
TE Eric Valdez	1	0	---	---	---
CB Devante Morton	1	0	0.0	11	5
WR Hayden Howe	1	0	---	---	---

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ed VandenBelt	6	0	0.0	10	46
OLB Timothy Totten	5	2	1.0	10	50
OLB Adrian McGee	4	0	0.0	10	50
CB Floyd Meadows	3	1	0.0	7	45
CB T.J. Snyder	3	0	0.0	2	27
S Keith Elliott	2	2	0.0	9	61
CB Tevin Widmer	2	1	0.0	10	61
CB Bernie Burden	1	1	0.0	3	42
QB Johnathan Tubbs	1	0	---	---	---
DE Maxwell Anderson	1	0	0.0	1	14
OLB Earl Brimberry	1	0	0.0	1	11
S Leslie Beavers	1	0	0.0	1	17
DE Gavin Peterman	1	0	0.0	7	32
DE Damien Perez	1	0	0.0	8	50
ILB Josiah James	1	0	0.0	7	17
DT Hayden Hammond	0	1	0.0	3	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rufus Grisso	1.0	2	0	1	31
DT Alvin Young	0.0	0	2	1	31

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Timothy Totten	1.0	0	0	50
DE Damien Perez	0.0	1	2	50
DT Hayden Hammond	0.0	0	3	29
DE Korey Blombeck	0.0	0	2	47
DE Gavin Peterman	0.0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jay Blades	4	1	31
S Gary Riner	4	0	31
ILB Sebastian Ellington	3	0	31
S Johnathan Desimone	2	0	31
CB Kaden Pancake	2	0	26
CB Al Endzell	1	0	31
DT Alvin Young	1	0	31
CB Devante Morton	1	0	5
S Amos Blair	1	0	31

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Adrian McGee	4	0	0	50
S Keith Elliott	3	4	1	61
CB Floyd Meadows	3	4	0	45
S Ed VandenBelt	3	2	0	46
CB T.J. Snyder	3	0	0	27
OLB Timothy Totten	2	0	0	50
CB Tevin Widmer	1	2	1	61
CB Bernie Burden	1	1	0	42
DE Maxwell Anderson	1	0	0	14
OLB Earl Brimberry	1	0	0	11
S Leslie Beavers	1	0	0	17
OLB Brock Strong	0	4	0	61

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Roberto Lynn	2	3	10	0	61
T Desmond Blake	0	3	10	0	61
TE Diego Schwartz	0	1	1	0	0
C Drake Robbins	0	1	10	0	61
T Charlie Kelly	0	1	10	0	61
T Nate Solder	0	1	10	0	61
RB Hayden Bryner	0	0	10	1	44

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Lonnie Godfrey	5	9	43	0	31
T Alejandro Garrett	4	8	43	0	31
G Jermaine O'Bryan	3	8	43	0	31
T Grady Rodgers	2	8	43	1	31
C Otis Strong	0	1	43	0	31
TE Bert Harding	0	1	38	0	31

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Eric Valdez	2	31
Alan Geary	1	31
Charlie Kelly	1	14
Nate Solder	1	10

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Quentin Turnbull	1	31
Earl Brimberry	1	30
Blake Ballard	1	23

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Sebastian Ellington	---	---	43	31	20	94
TE Warren Meyer	10	57	---	---	22	89
T Charlie Kelly	10	61	---	---	14	85
G Roberto Lynn	10	61	---	---	11	82
T Nate Solder	10	61	---	---	10	81
DE Rufus Grisso	---	---	43	31	3	77
OLB Jay Blades	---	---	43	31	3	77
DT Alvin Young	---	---	43	31	3	77
S Johnathan Desimone	---	---	41	31	5	77
S Amos Blair	---	---	43	31	3	77
S Gary Riner	---	---	43	31	3	77
CB Al Endzell	---	---	40	31	3	74
TE Eric Valdez	6	35	---	---	31	72
T Desmond Blake	10	61	---	---	---	71
C Drake Robbins	10	61	---	---	---	71
QB Brian Bernard	10	61	---	---	---	71
WR Hayden Howe	9	55	---	---	1	65
WR Joe Wilkins	8	56	---	---	---	64
CB Kaden Pancake	---	---	34	26	2	62
DE Renaldo Walton	---	---	33	27	2	62
DE Taylor Kisbany	---	---	35	25	2	62
RB Hayden Bryner	10	44	---	---	---	54
WR J.J. Hennessee	4	33	---	---	8	45
OLB Derrick Gore	---	---	6	3	30	39
CB Devante Morton	---	---	11	5	21	37
RB Alan Geary	2	0	---	---	31	33
WR Jonah Prescott	0	18	---	---	8	26
WR Brett Weber	0	3	---	---	21	24
DE Wally Newman	---	---	10	4	10	24
WR Dalton McKelvey	0	0	---	---	19	19
S Howie Gumphrey	---	---	0	0	18	18
T Louis Quinn	0	0	---	---	14	14
G Nate Ned	0	0	---	---	11	11
CB Steve Stargell	---	---	2	0	9	11
C Jumbo Weaver	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Edwin Ogden	0	0	---	---	10	10
DT Dwayne Boothe	---	---	0	0	9	9
S Alec Schwartz	---	---	3	3	1	7
K Lamont Martin	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Rufus Shepherd	0	4	---	---	---	4
TE Diego Schwartz	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Conner Lott	0	0	---	---	1	1
RB Jim Starks	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Alexander Galloway	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Roy Lucas	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Keith Elliott	---	---	9	61	18	88
G Jermaine O'Bryan	43	31	---	---	12	86
G Lonnie Godfrey	43	31	---	---	12	86
RB Blake Ballard	36	23	---	---	23	82
C Otis Strong	43	31	---	---	---	74
T Grady Rodgers	43	31	---	---	---	74
QB Johnathan Tubbs	43	31	---	---	---	74
T Alejandro Garrett	43	31	---	---	---	74
CB Floyd Meadows	---	---	7	45	21	73
CB Tevin Widmer	---	---	10	61	1	72
TE Bert Harding	38	31	---	---	2	71
OLB Brock Strong	---	---	9	61	1	71
OLB Timothy Totten	---	---	10	50	1	61
OLB Adrian McGee	---	---	10	50	1	61
DE Damien Perez	---	---	8	50	1	59
S Ed VandenBelt	---	---	10	46	1	57
DE Korey Blombeck	---	---	9	47	1	57
WR Dave Thomson	32	22	---	---	2	56
WR Damian Prior	33	22	---	---	---	55
WR Leonard Kelly	28	19	---	---	2	49
S Leslie Beavers	---	---	1	17	30	48
CB Bernie Burden	---	---	3	42	1	46
DT Hayden Hammond	---	---	3	29	11	43
OLB Earl Brimberry	---	---	1	11	30	42
WR Monty Ansell	16	6	---	---	20	42
CB T.J. Snyder	---	---	2	27	11	40
FB Mark Tubbs	6	10	---	---	24	40
DE Gavin Peterman	---	---	7	32	---	39
TE Quentin Turnbull	2	4	---	---	31	37
WR Griffin Lyons	5	2	---	---	24	31
ILB Josiah James	---	---	7	17	---	24
DE Pat Duran	---	---	2	11	10	23
TE Brian McGhee	11	9	---	---	---	20
RB Les Newsome	6	7	---	---	3	16
DE Maxwell Anderson	---	---	1	14	---	15
ILB Bo Fedolfi	---	---	1	0	13	14
C Joseph Tucker	0	0	---	---	12	12
P Devante Reilly	0	0	---	---	12	12
G Drake England	0	0	---	---	12	12
T Ben Oxendine	0	0	---	---	12	12
K Kody Portis	0	0	---	---	11	11
S Jay Rosian	---	---	0	0	8	8
RB Donny Belanger	2	0	---	---	---	2
C Francisco Hills	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Winston Dodge	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Kenyon Hicks	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	0	0.0
Middle	7	12	1.7
Right	1	1	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	15	1.9
Middle	27	91	3.4
Right	8	40	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Bernard	60	23	6	4	5	17	8	0	2

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnathan Tubbs	30	19	2	4	2	1	2	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	13	111	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	6	92	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	13	4	118	9.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	21	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	84	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	58	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Warren Meyer	15	3	3	17	0	57
WR Hayden Howe	14	6	1	94	1	55
TE Eric Valdez	13	3	0	50	1	35
WR J.J. Hennessee	10	7	1	84	2	33
WR Jonah Prescott	5	2	0	9	0	18
WR Joe Wilkins	3	2	0	67	2	56

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Bert Harding	7	5	0	24	0	31
WR Dave Thomson	5	3	0	45	1	22
WR Leonard Kelly	4	2	0	6	0	19
RB Blake Ballard	3	2	1	16	0	23
FB Mark Tubbs	3	2	0	8	0	10
TE Quentin Turnbull	2	1	0	17	0	4
WR Monty Ansell	2	1	0	5	0	6
WR Damian Prior	2	2	0	37	1	22
WR Griffin Lyons	1	0	1	0	0	2
RB Les Newsome	1	1	0	5	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Hayden Bryner	4	1	0.25	1.30

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Blake Ballard	4	19	4.75	3.81
QB Johnathan Tubbs	1	3	3.00	3.18

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Bernard	4	2	24	6.00	5.35

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Johnathan Tubbs	5	3	25	5.00	5.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Warren Meyer	2	0	0	0.00	1.13
WR J.J. Hennessee	1	1	11	11.00	8.40
WR Hayden Howe	1	1	13	13.00	6.71

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Monty Ansell	2	1	5	2.50	2.50
TE Bert Harding	1	0	0	0.00	3.43
RB Blake Ballard	1	1	3	3.00	5.33
TE Quentin Turnbull	1	1	17	17.00	8.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Hayden Bryner	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Blake Ballard	4	2
QB Johnathan Tubbs	3	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Bernard	16	5	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnathan Tubbs	10	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Warren Meyer	5	0	0
TE Eric Valdez	4	1	1
WR Hayden Howe	4	1	1
WR Jonah Prescott	2	2	0
WR Joe Wilkins	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leonard Kelly	3	2	1
WR Dave Thomson	2	1	0
TE Bert Harding	1	1	0
RB Blake Ballard	1	1	0
TE Quentin Turnbull	1	1	1
FB Mark Tubbs	1	1	0
WR Damian Prior	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,000 (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 4,500 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	77,000 (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	4,500 (5,000)