Week 16, 2079

played in Houston, TX

41 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	14	6	0	-	20
Houston Texans	10	0	0	6	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:30 HOU - Caden Buysse 18 field goal
1Q: 07:56 HOU - Glenn Boyd 50 interception return (Caden Buysse extra point)
2Q: 13:29 CAR - Dwight Nieto 16 pass from Mo Sjostrom (Collin Goga extra point)
2Q: 08:56 CAR - Warren Peoples 39 pass from Mo Sjostrom (Collin Goga extra point)
3Q: 09:02 CAR - Collin Goga 30 field goal
3Q: 00:36 CAR - Collin Goga 27 field goal
4Q: 02:23 HOU - Kristopher Johnston 6 run (Caden Buysse extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:30 HOU - Caden Buysse 18 field goal
1Q: 07:56 HOU - Glenn Boyd 50 interception return (Caden Buysse extra point)
2Q: 13:29 CAR - Dwight Nieto 16 pass from Mo Sjostrom (Collin Goga extra point)
2Q: 08:56 CAR - Warren Peoples 39 pass from Mo Sjostrom (Collin Goga extra point)
3Q: 09:02 CAR - Collin Goga 30 field goal
3Q: 00:36 CAR - Collin Goga 27 field goal
4Q: 02:23 HOU - Kristopher Johnston 6 run (Caden Buysse extra point failed)

Team Statistics CAR HOU
Record 11-4 7-8
First Downs 17 12
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 9 6
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 372 223
- Offensive Plays 65 59
- Yards per Play 5.72 3.78
Net Rushing Yards 131 55
- Rushing Attempts 31 19
- Yards per Rush 4.23 2.89
Net Passing Yards 241 168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 20 - 2 37 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 243 184
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/2 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 7.09 4.20
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 11.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/35 14/105
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 3/44 4/69
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/85
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 35
Time of Possession 31:10 28:50

Team Statistics	CAR	HOU
Record	11-4	7-8
First Downs	17	12
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	9	6
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	372	223
- Offensive Plays	65	59
- Yards per Play	5.72	3.78
Net Rushing Yards	131	55
- Rushing Attempts	31	19
- Yards per Rush	4.23	2.89
Net Passing Yards	241	168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 20 - 2	37 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	243	184
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/2	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	7.09	4.20
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	11.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/35	14/105
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	3/44	4/69
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/85
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 35
Time of Possession	31:10	28:50

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:11	OWN 19	4	28	Interception
1	10:23	2:39	OWN 35	4	9	Interception
1	7:44	2:21	OWN 25	6	29	Punt
1	2:39	1:32	50	3	6	Punt
2	15:00	1:41	OWN 44	4	56	Touchdown
2	11:08	2:29	OWN 22	5	78	Touchdown
2	5:19	1:23	OWN 35	3	1	Punt
2	1:53	1:41	OWN 30	7	13	Punt
3	12:44	3:48	OWN 37	8	50	Field Goal
3	4:33	4:04	OWN 20	9	70	Field Goal
4	13:40	0:46	OWN 31	2	28	Fumble
4	8:16	1:28	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	5:00	1:41	OWN 46	3	6	Punt
4	2:13	2:13	OWN 12	6	21	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:49	2:26	OPP 20	5	19	Field Goal
1	5:23	2:44	OWN 3	5	16	Punt
1	1:07	1:07	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	13:19	2:11	OWN 29	5	12	Punt
2	8:39	3:20	OWN 36	5	2	Punt
2	3:56	2:03	OWN 17	3	8	Punt
2	0:12	0:12	OPP 39	1	9	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:16	OWN 22	3	2	Punt
3	8:56	4:23	OWN 22	7	28	Punt
3	0:29	1:49	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
4	12:54	4:38	OWN 41	8	16	Punt
4	6:48	1:48	OWN 40	7	14	Downs
4	3:19	1:06	OPP 37	4	37	Touchdown

Game MVP: Warren Peoples, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Warren Peoples	24	112	4.67	42	5
RB Dwight Nieto	3	7	2.33	6	0
RB Claude Scott	2	7	3.50	5	0
WR Jason Floyd	1	6	6.00	6	0
QB Mo Sjostrom	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Walter Homidan	9	11	1.22	12	1	0
RB Kristopher Johnston	7	39	5.57	15	1	1
WR Demetrius Reynolds	2	1	0.50	6	0	0
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mo Sjostrom	33	20	243	1/2	2	39	2	78.2

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
D.J. Keeley	37	22	184	3/16	0	21	0	72.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Sergio Washington	5	8	70	14.00	40	26	0
WR Jason Floyd	4	7	11	2.75	4	8	0
WR Jeffrey Rogers	4	6	70	17.50	33	29	0
RB Dwight Nieto	2	2	22	11.00	17	16	1
WR Leroy Skjerven	2	5	22	11.00	19	19	0
RB Warren Peoples	1	3	39	39.00	38	39	1
TE Bubba Stahl	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Claude Scott	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Brian Shiver	6	9	33	5.50	6	18
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	4	5	51	12.75	21	21
TE Buddy Ratto	4	5	47	11.75	2	20
WR Demetrius Reynolds	3	5	17	5.67	8	13
RB Walter Homidan	3	7	17	5.67	0	9
WR Victor Holzberger	1	2	11	11.00	10	11
TE Alfred Aalders	1	3	8	8.00	1	8
TE Van Otomo	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Quentin Clinton	1	35	35.00	0
OLB Glenn Boyd	1	50	50.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Warren Peoples	1	0	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Grady Mahoney	0	1	0	0
OLB Keegan Harden	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Trenton Myslinski	6	183	30.5	25.3	54	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
A.J. Toscano	9	373	41.4	34.9	50	0

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Collin Goga	2/2	0/0	0/0	30	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Caden Buysse	1/2	0/1	0/0	18	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darnell Lenz	2	19	9.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Duncan	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ernie Chesnut	3	44	14.7	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Duncan	3	57	19.0	0
Demetrius Reynolds	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Duane Hasan	9	1	1.0	19	40
ILB Cory Gardner	8	0	0.0	19	40
DE Kody Preston	5	1	1.5	16	27
CB Wayne Hutchins	5	2	0.0	19	37
CB Tre Whelihan	5	0	0.0	19	40
DE Les Oliver	3	0	0.0	17	36
S Angel Hastings	2	2	0.0	19	40
DT Amir Rodrigues	1	2	0.5	16	24
S Russell Dunlap	1	2	0.0	10	25
OLB Willie Bullock	1	0	0.0	3	13
T Rufus Packer	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Manuel Bradford	1	0	0.0	9	15
S Ernie Chesnut	1	0	0.0	9	15
DE Myles Holliday	1	0	0.0	13	27

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lenny Levitt	10	2	1.0	31	33
CB Ruben Schmid	5	0	0.0	29	34
OLB Glenn Boyd	4	1	0.0	31	34
CB Jose Tatum	4	1	0.0	31	33
OLB Keegan Harden	4	0	0.0	27	23
DT Benjamin Angelone	4	0	0.0	17	18
DE Grady Mahoney	3	3	0.0	25	24
S Quentin Clinton	3	2	0.0	25	20
S Jessie Nelson	3	0	0.0	9	19
S Ralph Lane	2	0	0.0	22	21
ILB Derrick Runyon	2	0	0.0	6	9
DE Cesar Hayes	1	1	0.0	22	24
OLB Vernon Herek	1	1	0.0	9	16
DT Gregory Gray	1	0	0.0	16	16
DE Kendrick Hagen	1	0	0.0	8	16
CB Renaldo Lapointe	0	1	0.0	21	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kody Preston	1.5	0	1	0	27
OLB Duane Hasan	1.0	0	0	0	40
DT Amir Rodrigues	0.5	0	0	0	24
DE Cedric Angel	0.0	1	0	0	6
OLB Willie Bullock	0.0	0	1	1	13
ILB Cory Gardner	0.0	0	1	1	40
DE Les Oliver	0.0	0	1	0	36
OLB Manuel Bradford	0.0	0	1	0	15
DE Myles Holliday	0.0	0	1	0	27

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Lenny Levitt	1.0	0	0	2	33
DE Cesar Hayes	0.0	2	2	0	24
DE Grady Mahoney	0.0	0	2	0	24
OLB Vernon Herek	0.0	0	1	0	16
OLB Glenn Boyd	0.0	0	1	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Duane Hasan	5	1	40
ILB Cory Gardner	4	2	40
CB Wayne Hutchins	3	0	37
S Angel Hastings	2	1	40
CB Tre Whelihan	2	0	40
S Russell Dunlap	1	0	25
OLB Willie Bullock	1	0	13
DE Les Oliver	1	0	36
OLB Manuel Bradford	1	0	15
S Ernie Chesnut	1	0	15
DE Myles Holliday	1	0	27

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Lenny Levitt	6	0	0	33
S Jessie Nelson	3	1	0	19
CB Jose Tatum	2	1	0	33
S Quentin Clinton	2	0	1	20
OLB Keegan Harden	2	0	0	23
DE Grady Mahoney	1	1	0	24
S Ralph Lane	1	0	0	21
DE Cesar Hayes	1	0	0	24
OLB Vernon Herek	1	0	0	16
CB Ruben Schmid	1	0	0	34
OLB Glenn Boyd	0	0	1	34

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Neal Moffett	3	8	31	1	34
T George Gordon	2	7	31	0	34
G Tre Williamson	1	7	31	0	34
T Rufus Packer	1	4	31	0	34
TE Bubba Stahl	1	1	7	0	8
C Pat Blasingame	0	3	31	0	34

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Kelly Levine	3	6	1	19	1	40
C Clyde Everett	1	4	0	19	1	40
G Jessie Giles	1	4	0	19	1	40
T Andres Bonar	1	2	0	19	0	40
T Chandler Bridges	1	1	0	19	0	40
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	0	2	0	6	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Dwight Nieto	2	26
Tre Whelihan	1	26
Micah Huffman	1	26
Russell Dunlap	1	19
Neal Moffett	1	13

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Carter Whiting	2	15
Vernon Herek	1	26
Kristopher Johnston	1	13
Artie Russell	1	11

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Tre Whelihan	---	---	19	40	26	85
G Neal Moffett	31	34	---	---	13	78
C Pat Blasingame	31	34	---	---	8	73
QB Mo Sjostrom	31	34	---	---	---	65
T Rufus Packer	31	34	---	---	---	65
T George Gordon	31	34	---	---	---	65
G Tre Williamson	31	34	---	---	---	65
WR Jeffrey Rogers	24	21	---	---	20	65
DE Les Oliver	---	---	17	36	11	64
WR Leroy Skjerven	31	32	---	---	---	63
ILB Cory Gardner	---	---	19	40	3	62
OLB Duane Hasan	---	---	19	40	2	61
TE Sergio Washington	29	32	---	---	---	61
S Angel Hastings	---	---	19	40	2	61
WR Jason Floyd	29	31	---	---	---	60
CB Wayne Hutchins	---	---	19	37	2	58
RB Warren Peoples	25	21	---	---	11	57
S Russell Dunlap	---	---	10	25	19	54
CB B.J. McGee	---	---	7	20	19	46
DE Kody Preston	---	---	16	27	2	45
DT Amir Rodrigues	---	---	16	24	2	42
RB Dwight Nieto	4	11	---	---	26	41
DE Myles Holliday	---	---	13	27	1	41
OLB Willie Bullock	---	---	3	13	24	40
FB Micah Huffman	2	8	---	---	26	36
S Ernie Chesnut	---	---	9	15	5	29
OLB Manuel Bradford	---	---	9	15	1	25
DE Kevin Domenici	---	---	2	10	9	21
DT Kristopher Ellison	---	---	3	16	---	19
TE Bubba Stahl	7	8	---	---	---	15
DE Cedric Angel	---	---	6	6	1	13
ILB Charles Politte	---	---	0	0	12	12
CB Todd Goddard	---	---	3	8	---	11
WR Randal Zimmerman	0	0	---	---	9	9
S Darnell Lenz	---	---	0	0	9	9
C Dana Harvey	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Fred Graham	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Trenton Myslinski	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Mercury Bergstrom	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Collin Goga	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Gustavo Foley	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Aaron Griffin	2	3	---	---	---	5
RB Claude Scott	2	3	---	---	---	5
DE Dennis Tessen	---	---	0	1	---	1
WR Gavin West	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Terrell Cochrane	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Jose Tatum	---	---	31	33	8	72
OLB Glenn Boyd	---	---	31	34	2	67
OLB Lenny Levitt	---	---	31	33	2	66
CB Ruben Schmid	---	---	29	34	2	65
S Quentin Clinton	---	---	25	20	15	60
C Clyde Everett	19	40	---	---	---	59
G Jessie Giles	19	40	---	---	---	59
T Chandler Bridges	19	40	---	---	---	59
T Andres Bonar	19	40	---	---	---	59
G Kelly Levine	19	40	---	---	---	59
QB D.J. Keeley	19	40	---	---	---	59
TE Buddy Ratto	19	38	---	---	---	57
RB Walter Homidan	11	25	---	---	20	56
WR Demetrius Reynolds	18	31	---	---	5	54
DE Cesar Hayes	---	---	22	24	8	54
CB Renaldo Lapointe	---	---	21	21	11	53
OLB Vernon Herek	---	---	9	16	26	51
OLB Keegan Harden	---	---	27	23	---	50
WR Victor Holzberger	18	31	---	---	---	49
DE Grady Mahoney	---	---	25	24	---	49
S Ralph Lane	---	---	22	21	2	45
CB Nate Duncan	---	---	12	13	17	42
DT Gregory Gray	---	---	16	16	8	40
RB Kristopher Johnston	8	16	---	---	13	37
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	6	13	---	---	17	36
DT Benjamin Angelone	---	---	17	18	---	35
TE Van Otomo	0	7	---	---	26	33
WR Brian Shiver	7	24	---	---	---	31
S Jessie Nelson	---	---	9	19	2	30
TE Alfred Aalders	5	13	---	---	9	27
DE Kendrick Hagen	---	---	8	16	2	26
WR Santiago Forsythe	0	0	---	---	17	17
T Carter Whiting	0	0	---	---	15	15
ILB Derrick Runyon	---	---	6	9	---	15
WR Deon Zimmerman	3	2	---	---	9	14
C Giovanni Gillespie	0	0	---	---	11	11
P A.J. Toscano	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Kim Demeester	0	0	---	---	11	11
ILB Bruce Petrafassi	---	---	0	0	11	11
C Artie Russell	0	0	---	---	11	11
G Alfredo Cobbs	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Caden Buysse	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Nathan Clements	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Ronnie Hirshberg	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Burt Lovejoy	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Hugh Rhee	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	0	0.0
Middle	18	115	6.4
Right	10	17	1.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	4	0.8
Middle	12	45	3.8
Right	2	6	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mo Sjostrom	33	20	4	0	0	3	6	2	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
D.J. Keeley	37	22	2	1	3	4	6	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	43	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	10	131	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	40	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	29	14.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	29	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	94	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	61	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Sergio Washington	8	5	70	1	32
WR Jason Floyd	7	4	11	0	31
WR Jeffrey Rogers	6	4	70	2	21
WR Leroy Skjerven	5	2	22	0	32
RB Warren Peoples	3	1	39	1	21
RB Dwight Nieto	2	2	22	0	11
TE Bubba Stahl	1	1	4	0	8
RB Claude Scott	1	1	5	0	3

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brian Shiver	9	6	1	33	0	24
RB Walter Homidan	7	3	1	17	0	25
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	5	4	1	51	1	13
TE Buddy Ratto	5	4	0	47	1	38
WR Demetrius Reynolds	5	3	0	17	0	31
TE Alfred Aalders	3	1	0	8	0	13
WR Victor Holzberger	2	1	0	11	0	31
TE Van Otomo	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
WR Jason Floyd	1	6	6.00	6.00
RB Warren Peoples	1	1	1.00	4.67

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Kristopher Johnston	1	6	6.00	5.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mo Sjostrom	6	3	13	2.17	7.36

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
D.J. Keeley	3	1	6	2.00	4.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jason Floyd	2	1	-3	-1.50	1.57
WR Jeffrey Rogers	2	1	0	0.00	11.67
RB Dwight Nieto	1	1	16	16.00	11.00
WR Leroy Skjerven	1	0	0	0.00	4.40

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Victor Holzberger	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
TE Buddy Ratto	1	1	6	6.00	9.40
TE Alfred Aalders	1	0	0	0.00	2.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dwight Nieto	3	0
QB Mo Sjostrom	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Walter Homidan	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mo Sjostrom	12	8	6

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
D.J. Keeley	11	6	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Sergio Washington	4	2	2
RB Dwight Nieto	2	2	2
WR Jason Floyd	2	2	0
WR Jeffrey Rogers	2	2	2
WR Leroy Skjerven	2	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Walter Homidan	4	2	0
TE Buddy Ratto	3	3	1
WR Brian Shiver	2	1	0
WR Demetrius Reynolds	1	0	0
TE Alfred Aalders	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 32,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 5,400 (18,200)
End Zone 4,200 (13,200)
Mezzanine 2,800 (7,600)
Sideline Seats 3,800 (11,700)
Club Seats 6,900 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes 8,900 (9,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	32,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	5,400 (18,200)
End Zone	4,200 (13,200)
Mezzanine	2,800 (7,600)
Sideline Seats	3,800 (11,700)
Club Seats	6,900 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes	8,900 (9,500)