Week 16, 2059

played in Carolina, NC

33 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	0	10	7	-	17
Carolina Panthers	3	7	0	10	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:36 CAR - Stanley Winters 19 field goal
2Q: 09:38 CAR - Mark Matos 18 run (Stanley Winters extra point)
3Q: 12:07 HOU - Vincent Starks 6 pass from Doug Nardi (Alejandro Bradley extra point)
3Q: 02:46 HOU - Alejandro Bradley 28 field goal
4Q: 14:11 CAR - Brody McMillen 14 pass from Mickey Russell (Stanley Winters extra point)
4Q: 06:08 CAR - Stanley Winters 46 field goal
4Q: 04:33 HOU - Vincent Starks 46 pass from Doug Nardi (Alejandro Bradley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:36 CAR - Stanley Winters 19 field goal
2Q: 09:38 CAR - Mark Matos 18 run (Stanley Winters extra point)
3Q: 12:07 HOU - Vincent Starks 6 pass from Doug Nardi (Alejandro Bradley extra point)
3Q: 02:46 HOU - Alejandro Bradley 28 field goal
4Q: 14:11 CAR - Brody McMillen 14 pass from Mickey Russell (Stanley Winters extra point)
4Q: 06:08 CAR - Stanley Winters 46 field goal
4Q: 04:33 HOU - Vincent Starks 46 pass from Doug Nardi (Alejandro Bradley extra point)

Team Statistics HOU CAR
Record 9-6 3-12
First Downs 17 23
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 11 16
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 321 418
- Offensive Plays 53 69
- Yards per Play 6.06 6.06
Net Rushing Yards 110 175
- Rushing Attempts 20 32
- Yards per Rush 5.50 5.47
Net Passing Yards 211 243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 19 - 1 35 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 217 268
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/25
- Yards per Pass Play 6.39 6.57
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/11 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 3/19 5/46
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/58 2/35
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/21
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 26
Time of Possession 22:13 37:47

Team Statistics	HOU	CAR
Record	9-6	3-12
First Downs	17	23
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	11	16
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	321	418
- Offensive Plays	53	69
- Yards per Play	6.06	6.06
Net Rushing Yards	110	175
- Rushing Attempts	20	32
- Yards per Rush	5.50	5.47
Net Passing Yards	211	243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 19 - 1	35 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	217	268
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/25
- Yards per Pass Play	6.39	6.57
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/11	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	3/19	5/46
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/58	2/35
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/21
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 26
Time of Possession	22:13	37:47

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:28	3:12	OWN 25	6	19	Punt
2	12:25	1:17	OWN 20	3	23	Fumble
2	9:21	2:35	OWN 25	7	38	Downs
2	5:42	2:12	OWN 13	7	32	Punt
3	15:00	2:59	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
3	8:16	5:37	OWN 29	11	60	Field Goal
4	14:00	2:26	OWN 25	6	24	Punt
4	6:02	2:01	OWN 34	5	66	Touchdown
4	2:09	0:09	OWN 34	1	0	Interception

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:32	OWN 18	10	80	Field Goal
1	5:16	7:51	OWN 2	14	60	Punt
2	11:08	1:47	OPP 38	3	38	Touchdown
2	6:46	1:04	OWN 37	3	-1	Punt
2	3:30	3:30	OWN 5	9	35	Punt
3	12:01	3:45	OWN 18	5	21	Punt
3	2:39	3:39	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
4	11:34	5:32	OWN 1	10	70	Field Goal
4	4:01	1:52	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
4	2:00	2:00	OPP 30	5	15	Game

Game MVP: Mickey Russell, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ed Whitfield	19	103	5.42	14	5	0
Doug Nardi	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mark Matos	12	57	4.75	18	3	1
Stephen Reid	11	93	8.45	24	3	0
Rex Western	6	17	2.83	6	0	0
Mickey Russell	3	8	2.67	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Nardi	32	19	217	1/6	2	46	1	87.6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mickey Russell	35	29	268	2/25	1	25	0	108.0

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vincent Starks	7	9	90	12.86	42	46	2
WR J.C. Harden	5	8	68	13.60	30	19	0
TE Brian Richardson	4	8	32	8.00	7	17	0
WR Rob Henderson	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Blaine Ballinger	1	2	6	6.00	1	6	0
TE Chuck Branch	1	1	9	9.00	3	9	0
RB Ed Whitfield	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Brody McMillen	5	6	53	10.60	1	16	1
WR Juan McCarthy	5	7	88	17.60	51	25	0
TE Edgar Davidson	4	4	18	4.50	9	15	0
RB Stephen Reid	4	5	13	3.25	9	13	0
WR Donnell Bryant	3	3	30	10.00	3	13	0
RB Mark Matos	2	2	16	8.00	12	16	0
RB Rex Western	2	2	19	9.50	7	15	0
WR Raymond Feffer	2	2	18	9.00	6	11	0
WR Sammy Stevens	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Miguel Monroe	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Malik Edwards	1	21	21.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov
Ed Whitfield	1	0
Vincent Starks	1	0
Blaine Ballinger	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Nicky Alston	0	1	1	0
Camden Cassidy	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Raymond Clancy	3	154	51.3	51.3	54	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zane Lynch	5	211	42.2	34.2	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alejandro Bradley	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stanley Winters	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vincent Starks	2	20	10.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vincent Starks	2	58	29.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ezra Bownes	2	35	17.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Shannon Dawkins	10	6	0.0	32	37
ILB Jimmy Sawyers	7	1	0.0	22	20
DE Geoff Escamilla	6	0	2.0	27	32
OLB Christian Benson	5	2	0.0	28	27
OLB Derrick Horn	5	0	0.0	32	35
ILB Mitchell Roddy	4	1	0.0	19	16
ILB Pat Leska	4	0	0.0	10	15
CB Ezekiel Simpkins	3	3	0.0	11	20
CB Freddie Mincey	3	2	0.0	29	37
S Liam Sawyer	3	1	0.0	21	24
DE Gene Pegram	2	2	0.0	24	29
CB Tre Buckley	2	0	0.0	29	33
DT Alejandro Buckley	2	0	0.0	20	25
DT Warren Lowe	1	0	0.0	12	12
G Ross Horner	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Dakota Nixon	1	0	0.0	4	10
WR Vincent Starks	1	0	---	---	---
CB Bryant Roper	1	0	0.0	8	7

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Darnell Hays	7	1	0.0	19	21
DE Shaun Gurley	5	0	1.0	19	33
ILB Nicky Alston	5	1	0.0	20	22
DT Randal Schwartz	4	2	0.0	15	19
S Kevin Tatum	3	1	0.0	20	33
S Grant Halverson	3	0	0.0	19	18
CB Mackenzie Bernard	3	0	0.0	1	11
CB Andy Thornton	2	0	0.0	8	19
CB Bradley Starling	1	2	0.0	20	33
OLB Raul Billmaier	1	1	0.0	11	8
DT Gary Franz	1	0	0.0	10	21
DE Irv Lyons	1	0	0.0	12	23
S R.J. Gallop	1	0	0.0	1	15
ILB Sammie Gilbert	1	0	0.0	0	11
CB Malik Edwards	0	1	0.0	19	32

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Geoff Escamilla	2.0	0	32
DT Warren Lowe	0.0	1	12
DT Alejandro Buckley	0.0	1	25

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Shaun Gurley	1.0	2	1	33
DE Irv Lyons	0.0	1	0	23
OLB Darnell Hays	0.0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Shannon Dawkins	5	0	37
ILB Jimmy Sawyers	3	0	20
OLB Christian Benson	3	0	27
CB Ezekiel Simpkins	3	0	20
ILB Pat Leska	3	0	15
CB Tre Buckley	2	0	33
CB Freddie Mincey	2	0	37
S Liam Sawyer	2	0	24
ILB Mitchell Roddy	1	2	16
DT Warren Lowe	1	0	12
DT Alejandro Buckley	1	0	25
DE Gene Pegram	1	0	29
OLB Dakota Nixon	1	0	10
CB Bryant Roper	1	0	7

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Darnell Hays	5	0	0	21
CB Mackenzie Bernard	3	0	0	11
S Kevin Tatum	2	1	0	33
CB Bradley Starling	2	0	0	33
S R.J. Gallop	1	1	0	15
ILB Nicky Alston	1	1	0	22
DT Randal Schwartz	1	0	0	19
OLB Raul Billmaier	1	0	0	8
CB Andy Thornton	1	0	0	19
ILB Sammie Gilbert	1	0	0	11
DE Shaun Gurley	1	0	0	33
CB Malik Edwards	0	2	1	32

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Robbie Cote	3	3	0	20	0	33
Grant Trufant	2	5	0	20	1	33
Ross Horner	2	4	1	20	0	33
Timothy Castillo	2	4	0	20	0	33
Ron Clark	2	2	0	20	0	33
Henry Lofton	0	1	0	9	0	2

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Camden Cassidy	5	10	32	1	37
Blake Whitfield	3	3	32	0	37
Griffin Wallace	2	6	32	1	37
Justics Burks	2	6	32	0	37
Heath Robinson	0	4	32	0	37

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Derrick Horn	1	18
Clifton Boller	1	13

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Camden Cassidy	2	12
Raymond Feffer	1	14
Shaun Gurley	1	11

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Shannon Dawkins	---	---	32	37	16	85
Derrick Horn	---	---	32	35	18	85
Freddie Mincey	---	---	29	37	1	67
Tre Buckley	---	---	29	33	3	65
Vincent Starks	20	33	---	---	10	63
Brian Richardson	14	28	---	---	18	60
Geoff Escamilla	---	---	27	32	1	60
Christian Benson	---	---	28	27	3	58
Ross Horner	20	33	---	---	4	57
Robbie Cote	20	33	---	---	4	57
J.C. Harden	18	28	---	---	9	55
Gene Pegram	---	---	24	29	1	54
Timothy Castillo	20	33	---	---	---	53
Grant Trufant	20	33	---	---	---	53
Doug Nardi	20	33	---	---	---	53
Ron Clark	20	33	---	---	---	53
Ed Whitfield	20	33	---	---	---	53
Blaine Ballinger	10	24	---	---	15	49
Alejandro Buckley	---	---	20	25	2	47
Liam Sawyer	---	---	21	24	1	46
Jimmy Sawyers	---	---	22	20	2	44
Mitchell Roddy	---	---	19	16	2	37
Ezekiel Simpkins	---	---	11	20	---	31
Dakota Nixon	---	---	4	10	17	31
Bryant Roper	---	---	8	7	14	29
Clifton Boller	---	---	6	6	13	25
Warren Lowe	---	---	12	12	1	25
Pat Leska	---	---	10	15	---	25
Brian Burmester	---	---	11	13	---	24
Carter Reid	0	4	---	---	18	22
Chuck Branch	3	9	---	---	5	17
Henry Lofton	9	2	---	---	5	16
David Gartland	---	---	7	7	1	15
Rob Henderson	0	4	---	---	5	9
Duane Reid	6	0	---	---	---	6
Alejandro Bradley	0	0	---	---	5	5
Raul Newkirk	---	---	0	0	5	5
Don Tatum	---	---	0	0	5	5
Cornelius Munkres	0	0	---	---	4	4
Blaine Hammond	0	0	---	---	4	4
Raymond Clancy	0	0	---	---	4	4
Derrick Baxter	0	0	---	---	4	4
Roosevelt Garrison	---	---	0	2	---	2
Bryson McGregor	0	0	---	---	---	0
Antonio Kayer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Warren Dawkins	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Camden Cassidy	32	37	---	---	12	81
Heath Robinson	32	37	---	---	---	69
Griffin Wallace	32	37	---	---	---	69
Mickey Russell	32	37	---	---	---	69
Justics Burks	32	37	---	---	---	69
Blake Whitfield	32	37	---	---	---	69
Donnell Bryant	30	34	---	---	---	64
Brody McMillen	30	33	---	---	---	63
Shaun Gurley	---	---	19	33	11	63
Juan McCarthy	25	33	---	---	3	61
Edgar Davidson	18	20	---	---	19	57
Bradley Starling	---	---	20	33	1	54
Kevin Tatum	---	---	20	33	1	54
Malik Edwards	---	---	19	32	1	52
Nicky Alston	---	---	20	22	1	43
Darnell Hays	---	---	19	21	---	40
Irv Lyons	---	---	12	23	4	39
Grant Halverson	---	---	19	18	---	37
Stephen Reid	14	12	---	---	11	37
Gary Franz	---	---	10	21	4	35
Randal Schwartz	---	---	15	19	---	34
Sammy Stevens	15	18	---	---	1	34
Mark Matos	14	19	---	---	---	33
Rex Western	7	6	---	---	19	32
Trent Sandas	---	---	14	16	---	30
Andy Thornton	---	---	8	19	3	30
R.J. Gallop	---	---	1	15	13	29
Anthony Norgard	---	---	10	15	1	26
Mackenzie Bernard	---	---	1	11	13	25
Derek Dorey	---	---	1	1	17	19
Raul Billmaier	---	---	11	8	---	19
Raymond Feffer	0	4	---	---	14	18
Sammie Gilbert	---	---	0	11	7	18
Miguel Monroe	7	4	---	---	4	15
J.C. Sanders	---	---	1	12	1	14
Marcus Everett	0	2	---	---	8	10
Zane Lynch	0	0	---	---	7	7
Richard Parrish	0	0	---	---	7	7
Stanley Winters	0	0	---	---	7	7
Thomas Lesky	0	0	---	---	7	7
Fred Hoover	0	0	---	---	7	7
Caden Nelson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Landon Battle	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ezra Bownes	0	0	---	---	4	4
Marcos Horn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mitchell Hicks	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	44	7.3
Middle	10	41	4.1
Right	4	25	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	4	4.0
Middle	22	151	6.9
Right	7	23	3.3
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Nardi	32	19	1	1	2	5	4	1	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mickey Russell	35	29	3	1	1	2	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	93	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	120	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	9	34	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	102	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	118	13.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	14	3.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vincent Starks	9	7	0	90	1	33
WR J.C. Harden	8	5	1	68	0	28
TE Brian Richardson	8	4	0	32	0	28
WR Rob Henderson	2	1	1	12	0	4
RB Ed Whitfield	2	0	0	0	0	33
WR Blaine Ballinger	2	1	0	6	0	24
TE Chuck Branch	1	1	0	9	0	9

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Juan McCarthy	7	5	0	88	3	33
TE Brody McMillen	6	5	0	53	0	33
RB Stephen Reid	5	4	0	13	0	12
TE Edgar Davidson	4	4	0	18	0	20
WR Sammy Stevens	3	1	1	8	0	18
WR Donnell Bryant	3	3	0	30	0	34
RB Mark Matos	2	2	0	16	0	19
RB Rex Western	2	2	0	19	0	6
WR Raymond Feffer	2	2	0	18	0	4
TE Miguel Monroe	1	1	0	5	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ed Whitfield	1	5	5.00	5.42

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mickey Russell	3	8	2.67	2.67
Mark Matos	2	19	9.50	4.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Nardi	5	4	16	3.20	6.78

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mickey Russell	3	3	19	6.33	7.66

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vincent Starks	2	2	7	3.50	10.00
WR J.C. Harden	1	0	0	0.00	8.50
TE Brian Richardson	1	1	3	3.00	4.00
WR Blaine Ballinger	1	1	6	6.00	3.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Brody McMillen	2	2	18	9.00	8.83
TE Edgar Davidson	1	1	1	1.00	4.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Ed Whitfield	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Mark Matos	4	2
Mickey Russell	1	0
Stephen Reid	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Nardi	10	6	5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mickey Russell	9	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.C. Harden	4	3	3
TE Brian Richardson	2	1	1
WR Blaine Ballinger	2	1	0
WR Rob Henderson	1	1	1
RB Ed Whitfield	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Juan McCarthy	3	3	3
WR Sammy Stevens	2	1	1
RB Mark Matos	1	1	0
TE Miguel Monroe	1	1	0
WR Raymond Feffer	1	1	0
TE Brody McMillen	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 90,600 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,200 (25,300)
End Zone 16,100 (18,200)
Mezzanine 9,800 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 14,600 (16,100)
Club Seats 18,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,000 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	90,600 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,200 (25,300)
End Zone	16,100 (18,200)
Mezzanine	9,800 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	14,600 (16,100)
Club Seats	18,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,000 (9,900)