Exhibition Week 3, 2017

played in Carolina, NC

84 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	7	3	10	-	20
Carolina Panthers	3	10	3	7	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:31 CAR - Andy Schultz 21 field goal
2Q: 10:06 HOU - Ricardo Kernbach 10 pass from Heath Brodie (Todd Sievers extra point)
2Q: 04:53 CAR - Lenny McKnight 1 pass from Ty Lynn (Andy Schultz extra point)
2Q: 00:26 CAR - Andy Schultz 20 field goal
3Q: 06:02 CAR - Andy Schultz 29 field goal
3Q: 02:37 HOU - Todd Sievers 47 field goal
4Q: 12:21 CAR - Joey Webb 18 pass from Ty Lynn (Andy Schultz extra point)
4Q: 09:29 HOU - Riddick Thune 41 pass from Gilbert Buckner (Todd Sievers extra point)
4Q: 06:35 HOU - Todd Sievers 52 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:31 CAR - Andy Schultz 21 field goal
2Q: 10:06 HOU - Ricardo Kernbach 10 pass from Heath Brodie (Todd Sievers extra point)
2Q: 04:53 CAR - Lenny McKnight 1 pass from Ty Lynn (Andy Schultz extra point)
2Q: 00:26 CAR - Andy Schultz 20 field goal
3Q: 06:02 CAR - Andy Schultz 29 field goal
3Q: 02:37 HOU - Todd Sievers 47 field goal
4Q: 12:21 CAR - Joey Webb 18 pass from Ty Lynn (Andy Schultz extra point)
4Q: 09:29 HOU - Riddick Thune 41 pass from Gilbert Buckner (Todd Sievers extra point)
4Q: 06:35 HOU - Todd Sievers 52 field goal

Team Statistics HOU CAR
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 14 22
- by Rushing 4 10
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 240 399
- Offensive Plays 52 75
- Yards per Play 4.62 5.32
Net Rushing Yards 74 213
- Rushing Attempts 16 48
- Yards per Rush 4.63 4.44
Net Passing Yards 166 186
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 22 - 1 25 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 183 197
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 4.61 6.89
Fumbles/Lost 4/3 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/9 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 6.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/30 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/13 1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards 4/92 4/129
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 30
Time of Possession 23:40 36:20

Team Statistics	HOU	CAR
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	14	22
- by Rushing	4	10
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	240	399
- Offensive Plays	52	75
- Yards per Play	4.62	5.32
Net Rushing Yards	74	213
- Rushing Attempts	16	48
- Yards per Rush	4.63	4.44
Net Passing Yards	166	186
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 22 - 1	25 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	183	197
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	4.61	6.89
Fumbles/Lost	4/3	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/9	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	6.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/30	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/13	1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards	4/92	4/129
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 30
Time of Possession	23:40	36:20

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:46	3:32	OWN 1	7	24	Punt
1	8:34	1:25	OPP 41	5	5	Fumble
1	0:23	2:02	OWN 37	4	16	Interception
2	11:57	2:01	OPP 37	4	37	Touchdown
2	4:45	1:14	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	3:55	OWN 42	7	13	Punt
3	5:57	3:26	OWN 20	8	50	Field Goal
3	1:44	0:09	OPP 23	1	0	Fumble
4	12:15	3:00	OWN 33	6	67	Touchdown
4	8:02	1:34	OPP 37	3	2	Field Goal
4	2:26	1:20	OWN 20	5	20	Fumble

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:14	OWN 48	3	1	Punt
1	10:14	1:40	OWN 26	4	15	Fumble
1	7:09	6:46	OWN 36	14	60	Field Goal
2	13:21	1:24	OWN 2	3	0	Punt
2	9:56	5:11	OWN 38	10	62	Touchdown
2	3:31	3:11	OWN 41	11	56	Field Goal
3	11:05	5:08	OWN 9	9	79	Field Goal
3	2:31	0:47	OWN 20	2	3	Fumble
3	1:35	4:20	OWN 23	9	77	Touchdown
4	9:15	1:13	OWN 30	2	-3	Interception
4	6:28	4:02	OWN 36	6	27	Punt
4	1:06	1:06	OPP 40	3	-2	Game

Game MVP: Frankie Copeland, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Al Garrison	12	51	4.25	10	2
Gilbert Buckner	2	9	4.50	10	1
Donny Klecko	2	14	7.00	12	1

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Frankie Copeland	24	126	5.25	27	3
Lenny McKnight	22	89	4.05	24	3
Ty Lynn	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gilbert Buckner	19	13	97	1/5	1	41	0	97.9
Heath Brodie	14	9	86	2/12	1	21	1	75.3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ty Lynn	15	12	137	1/5	2	20	1	116.5
Terry Sawyer	10	5	60	1/6	0	22	0	68.8

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roy Dixon	5	8	27	5.40	0	12	0
WR Riddick Thune	3	3	47	15.67	22	41	1
FB Mack Waldteufel	3	3	20	6.67	4	10	0
WR Ricardo Kernbach	3	5	35	11.67	1	21	1
TE Bart Varela	3	3	13	4.33	0	6	0
WR Rufus Andre	3	8	36	12.00	0	16	0
FB Sean Putsche	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Donny Klecko	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Earl Fiume	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Frankie Copeland	5	6	47	9.40	34	17	0
RB Lenny McKnight	5	5	48	9.60	29	16	1
WR Joey Webb	3	5	47	15.67	4	18	1
WR Jesse Marshall	2	2	42	21.00	11	22	0
WR William Lundberg	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB Claude Ungerer	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Wendell Rubenstein	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Donald Cole	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE George Sharpton	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tom Taves	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Lorenzo Varney	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Al Garrison	2	0	0
Heath Brodie	1	0	0
Gilbert Buckner	1	0	0
Ty Sanders	0	1	0
Eddie Murkowski	0	1	0
Johnny Winters	0	1	0
Corey Cortez	0	0	2
Mark Badalyan	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Terry Sawyer	1	0	0
Lenny McKnight	1	0	0
Claude Ungerer	1	0	0
Mercury Schneider	0	1	1
Zach Burns	0	1	1
Frankie Copeland	0	1	0
Donovan Samsel	0	1	0
Terry Maddux	0	0	1
Dennis Toney	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jimmy Reischl	3	120	40.0	40.7	47	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bruce Hopper	3	135	45.0	34.0	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Todd Sievers	2/2	2/2	1/1	52	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andy Schultz	3/3	0/0	0/0	29	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeffrey Beckwith	1	13	13.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raymond Vance	1	-2	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Garrison	2	58	29.0	0
Riddick Thune	2	34	17.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	3	101	33.7	0
Jesse Marshall	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Mark Badalyan	10	4	0.5	48	26
DE Bryce Henry	8	1	1.0	44	27
S Jeffrey Beckwith	8	3	0.0	44	25
ILB Les Collier	7	3	0.5	45	26
CB Tom Taves	5	3	0.0	32	24
S Burt Morlando	5	3	0.0	32	26
DT Earnest Maciel	5	2	0.0	34	17
CB Corey Cortez	4	1	0.0	44	26
S Eddie Murkowski	3	1	0.0	13	9
OLB Ty Sanders	2	1	0.0	33	16
ILB Louis Sims	1	1	0.0	3	1
CB Butch Linkletter	1	1	0.0	34	24
S Wade Nieuwstadt	1	1	0.0	4	2
DE Alan McIntyre	1	0	0.0	46	26
WR Roy Dixon	1	0	---	---	---
CB Tommy Bennett	1	0	0.0	14	3
OLB Quinn McKenzie	1	0	0.0	27	10

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dennis Toney	6	0	0.0	14	31
S Lorenzo Varney	5	0	0.0	14	34
S Tyrus Barnhardt	4	2	0.0	12	30
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	4	0	0.0	13	32
OLB Maurice Barber	3	0	0.0	11	17
CB Raymond Vance	3	0	0.0	13	33
DE Terry Maddux	2	1	1.5	14	32
DE Colin Bush	2	0	1.0	14	34
S Carl Menoskey	2	1	0.0	6	18
OLB Harold McBeal	2	0	0.0	7	22
DT Zach Burns	1	2	0.5	15	36
OLB Mercury Schneider	1	0	0.0	2	2
TE George Sharpton	1	0	---	---	---
DT Ricardo Tokeshi	1	0	0.0	3	7
DT Rex Quinn	1	0	0.0	3	4
DT Donovan Samsel	0	1	0.0	11	17
CB Donald Jones	0	1	0.0	13	34

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Bryce Henry	1.0	1	27
DT Mark Badalyan	0.5	0	26
ILB Les Collier	0.5	0	26
DE Alan McIntyre	0.0	1	26

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Terry Maddux	1.5	0	0	32
DE Colin Bush	1.0	1	1	34
DT Zach Burns	0.5	1	1	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Corey Cortez	4	0	0	26
CB Tom Taves	3	2	1	24
S Burt Morlando	3	0	0	26
OLB Ty Sanders	2	0	0	16
S Jeffrey Beckwith	2	0	0	25
CB Tommy Bennett	1	0	0	3
CB Butch Linkletter	1	0	0	24
S Wade Nieuwstadt	1	0	0	2
ILB Les Collier	0	1	0	26

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tyrus Barnhardt	4	1	0	30
CB Raymond Vance	3	1	0	33
S Lorenzo Varney	3	0	1	34
S Carl Menoskey	3	0	0	18
OLB Maurice Barber	2	1	0	17
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	2	0	0	32
OLB Harold McBeal	2	0	0	22
CB Dennis Toney	2	0	0	31
OLB Mercury Schneider	1	0	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alvin Finley	2	2	10	0	22
Ryan Sprague	1	1	9	1	13
Mack Waldteufel	1	1	7	0	12
Kyle Morton	1	1	3	0	12
Raymond Takemura	0	3	8	1	23
Billy Ah Yat	0	2	13	0	24
Brent Newton	0	2	9	0	20
Sean Putsche	0	1	4	0	9
Earl Fiume	0	1	12	0	15
Alan Toombs	0	0	7	1	16

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Patrick Petrolis	5	11	1	36	0	22
Lorenzo Thomas	4	6	0	43	0	24
Claude Ungerer	2	5	0	23	0	12
Mitch Hughes	1	6	0	39	0	20
Reggie Wagner	1	5	0	26	0	15
Carl Katzenmoyer	1	4	0	26	2	17
Wendell Rubenstein	1	1	0	35	0	17
George Coffey	0	3	0	22	0	10
Devin Springer	0	3	0	21	0	9
George Sharpton	0	1	0	28	0	9
Curtis Nichols	0	1	0	27	0	18

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Donny Klecko	2	18
Bart Varela	2	15
Tom Taves	1	10
Jumbo Zellweger	0	17
Tommy Bennett	0	15
Eddie Murkowski	0	14
Ricardo Kernbach	0	14
Sean Putsche	0	13
Roy Dixon	0	12
Riddick Thune	0	8
Mack Waldteufel	0	8
Todd Sievers	0	7
Al Garrison	0	7
Louis Sims	0	6
Billy Ah Yat	0	5
Dusty Starks	0	5
Jeffrey Beckwith	0	5
Jimmie Donovan	0	5
Ryan Sprague	0	5
Jimmy Reischl	0	5
Corey Cortez	0	4
Sam Wallace	0	4
Sean Ritchie	0	4
Earl Fiume	0	4
Alan McIntyre	0	3
Mark Badalyan	0	3
Les Collier	0	3
Kyle Morton	0	3
Burt Morlando	0	3
Quinn McKenzie	0	3
Earnest Maciel	0	2
Ty Sanders	0	2
Bryce Henry	0	2
Winfred Dalton	0	2
Butch Linkletter	0	2
Johnny Winters	0	1
Rufus Andre	0	1
Alvin Finley	0	1
Alan Toombs	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Mercury Schneider	3	15
Jorge McKnight	1	17
Wendell Rubenstein	1	16
Frankie Copeland	0	17
Raymond Vance	0	17
Claude Ungerer	0	14
Otis Pitts	0	14
Jerris Yoder	0	12
Tyrus Barnhardt	0	12
Andy Schultz	0	9
Lenny McKnight	0	8
Donald Cole	0	7
Carl Chedsey	0	7
Lorenzo Thomas	0	6
Patrick Petrolis	0	6
George Sharpton	0	6
Curtis Nichols	0	6
William Lundberg	0	5
Donovan Samsel	0	5
Jesse Marshall	0	5
Maurice Barber	0	4
Bruce Hopper	0	3
Aaron Terwey	0	3
Carl Katzenmoyer	0	3
Rex Quinn	0	3
Wayne Bierria	0	3
Lorenzo Varney	0	2
Reggie Wagner	0	2
George Coffey	0	2
Terry Maddux	0	2
Donald Jones	0	2
Zach Burns	0	2
Dennis Toney	0	2
Bert Messenger	0	1
Mitch Hughes	0	1
Colin Bush	0	1
Billy Joe Woodard	0	1
Harold McBeal	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	15	5.0
Middle	11	60	5.5
Right	1	0	0.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	70	7.0
Middle	27	109	4.0
Right	9	36	4.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gilbert Buckner	19	13	1	1	0	3	1	0	0
Heath Brodie	14	9	1	1	1	0	1	0	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ty Lynn	15	12	1	0	1	1	0	0	1
Terry Sawyer	10	5	1	0	1	2	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	22	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	32	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	67	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	62	12.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	41	10.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	46	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	92	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	18	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Dixon	8	5	0	27	0	24
WR Rufus Andre	8	3	1	36	0	24
WR Ricardo Kernbach	5	3	0	35	1	20
WR Riddick Thune	3	3	0	47	1	24
FB Mack Waldteufel	3	3	0	20	0	12
TE Bart Varela	3	3	0	13	0	15
FB Sean Putsche	1	1	0	0	0	9
TE Earl Fiume	1	0	0	0	0	15
RB Donny Klecko	1	1	0	5	0	19

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Frankie Copeland	6	5	1	47	0	19
RB Lenny McKnight	5	5	0	48	0	14
WR Joey Webb	5	3	1	47	0	23
WR William Lundberg	2	1	0	11	0	16
TE George Sharpton	2	0	0	0	0	9
WR Jesse Marshall	2	2	0	42	2	16
TE Wendell Rubenstein	1	0	0	0	0	17
WR Donald Cole	1	0	0	0	0	7
FB Claude Ungerer	1	1	0	2	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lenny McKnight	5	19	3.80	4.05
Frankie Copeland	4	12	3.00	5.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Heath Brodie	2	2	13	6.50	6.14

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ty Lynn	3	2	19	6.33	9.13
Terry Sawyer	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Riddick Thune	1	1	3	3.00	15.67
WR Ricardo Kernbach	1	1	10	10.00	7.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Donald Cole	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Frankie Copeland	1	0	0	0.00	7.83
RB Lenny McKnight	1	1	1	1.00	9.60
WR Joey Webb	1	1	18	18.00	9.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Frankie Copeland	4	3
Lenny McKnight	1	0
Ty Lynn	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gilbert Buckner	6	4	1
Heath Brodie	3	3	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Sawyer	5	2	2
Ty Lynn	4	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roy Dixon	4	3	1
WR Ricardo Kernbach	1	1	0
TE Bart Varela	1	1	1
TE Earl Fiume	1	0	0
WR Rufus Andre	1	1	1
RB Donny Klecko	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Frankie Copeland	3	3	2
WR William Lundberg	1	1	1
WR Donald Cole	1	0	0
TE George Sharpton	1	0	0
RB Lenny McKnight	1	1	1
WR Jesse Marshall	1	1	1
WR Joey Webb	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,500 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,100 (21,400)
End Zone 8,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,800 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,500 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,100 (21,400)
End Zone	8,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,800 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (3,900)