Week 16, 2015

played in Carolina, NC

49 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Houston Texans10773-27
Carolina Panthers01007-17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:42 HOU - Todd Sievers 36 field goal
1Q: 03:52 HOU - Kenneth Pritchett 17 pass from Heath Brodie (Todd Sievers extra point)
2Q: 08:58 CAR - Andre Johnson 12 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Andy Schultz extra point)
2Q: 06:55 CAR - Andy Schultz 35 field goal
2Q: 01:53 HOU - Gerald Roberts 4 run (Todd Sievers extra point)
3Q: 01:30 HOU - Gerald Roberts 1 run (Todd Sievers extra point)
4Q: 10:51 CAR - Wendell Rubenstein 11 pass from Patrick Ramsey (Andy Schultz extra point)
4Q: 00:25 HOU - Todd Sievers 57 field goal

Team StatisticsHOUCAR
Record8-76-9
First Downs1621
- by Rushing77
- by Passing813
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards264314
- Offensive Plays5571
- Yards per Play4.804.42
Net Rushing Yards9064
- Rushing Attempts2724
- Yards per Rush3.332.67
Net Passing Yards174250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt26 - 17 - 146 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards185255
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/111/5
- Yards per Pass Play6.215.32
Fumbles/Lost0/02/1
3rd Down Conversions4/129/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down5.87.3
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards1/54/32
Punt Returns/Yards3/290/0
Kick Returns/Yards4/1043/66
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/12
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits43
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/12/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 36OWN 25
Time of Possession27:1632:44

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
114:511:16OPP 153-4Field Goal
19:506:04OWN 201180Touchdown
12:111:41OWN 42515Punt
28:530:30OWN 3010Interception
26:502:43OWN 35421Punt
22:210:35OPP 48348Touchdown
20:100:10OWN 3813Half
315:002:03OWN 32721Punt
38:126:51OWN 201280Touchdown
410:452:30OWN 2035Punt
44:311:55OWN 1139Punt
41:291:12OPP 4434Field Goal
Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:353:45OWN 35731Punt
13:461:35OWN 2032Punt
10:306:37OWN 101490Touchdown
28:231:33OPP 44426Field Goal
24:071:46OWN 937Punt
21:461:36OWN 203-2Punt
312:574:45OWN 20841Punt
31:215:36OWN 261174Touchdown
48:153:44OWN 32825Punt
42:361:07OWN 32712Downs
40:170:17OWN 2038Game

Game MVP: Patrick Ramsey, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Al Garrison14493.502210
Gerald Roberts12393.251512
Heath Brodie122.00200
CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Lenny McKnight13322.46900
Frankie Copeland10272.70800
Patrick Ramsey155.00500

Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Heath Brodie26171852/11142183.0
CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Patrick Ramsey46252551/5224084.9

Receiving Statistics

HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Riddick Thune568216.4016420
WR Kenneth Pritchett445513.7525261
FB Mack Waldteufel35196.33990
TE Bart Varela2394.50060
TE Rick Hammond1144.00040
WR Bucky Organ111010.0010100
RB Gerald Roberts1166.00060
RB Al Garrison0100.00000
WR Rex Emmons0300.00000
FB Sean Putsche0100.00000
CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Wendell Rubenstein787310.4321211
WR William Lundberg484411.007160
WR Andre Johnson364414.675241
WR Charlie Weidner333311.001150
WR Kendrick Hastings26199.500110
RB Lenny McKnight24105.00050
TE Brett Johnson1233.00030
RB Frankie Copeland1177.00070
WR Marco Bensen171414.000140
FB Claude Ungerer1188.00980

Interception Statistics

HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Corey Tatum11212.000

Fumble Statistics

HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
Rex Emmons0100
Ty Dollar0010
Earnest Maciel0010
CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
Patrick Ramsey1100
William Lundberg1000

Punting Statistics

HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Brady Kemp520440.836.8482
CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Marcus Schroeder624641.029.5541

Kicking Statistics

HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Todd Sievers2/21/11/1573/3
CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Andy Schultz1/10/00/0352/2

Punt Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Willie Pile2199.50
Bennie Howe11010.00
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD

Kick Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Al Garrison410426.00
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
William Lundberg24723.50
Robert Blackford11919.00

Defensive Statistics

HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Willie Pile920.02347
ILB Ty Sanders620.02246
CB Bennie Howe520.02446
OLB Jumbo Zellweger520.02346
DT Earnest Maciel420.52345
S Barry Cousino340.01836
CB Corey Cortez320.02344
S Eddie Murkowski310.0419
CB James Kidder300.01737
DE Alan McIntyre210.52247
OLB Sean Ritchie220.01932
WR Rex Emmons10---------
DE Bryce Henry100.02343
DE Winfred Dalton100.020
OLB Harris Runyon100.011
CB Tommy Bennett010.013
CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Robert Blackford610.01320
ILB Billy Joe Woodard520.02527
CB Friendship Peterson500.02324
DT Donovan Samsel420.51826
S Lorenzo Varney400.02325
DE Terry Maddux330.02425
OLB Maurice Barber330.02220
OLB Geoff Maniecki300.01210
S Brandon Magnotta220.02124
ILB Corey Tatum210.077
S Tyrus Barnhardt200.047
DE Bert Messenger101.094
CB Donnell Jefferson120.02126
S Leon Barbaritz100.043
DT Gabe Buchman100.01210
DT Ricardo Tokeshi020.52316
DE Colin Bush010.02125

Pass Rush Statistics

HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Earnest Maciel0.501045
DE Alan McIntyre0.500047
DE Bryce Henry0.011043
OLB Sean Ritchie0.003032
OLB Jumbo Zellweger0.001046
CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Bert Messenger1.00004
DT Donovan Samsel0.500026
DT Ricardo Tokeshi0.500016
DT Gabe Buchman0.010010
DE Colin Bush0.001125
DE Terry Maddux0.001125
S Lorenzo Varney0.001025
ILB Billy Joe Woodard0.000127

Pass Defense Statistics

HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Bennie Howe72046
OLB Jumbo Zellweger42046
S Willie Pile40047
CB Corey Cortez31044
ILB Ty Sanders21046
S Barry Cousino20036
S Eddie Murkowski20019
OLB Sean Ritchie10032
CB James Kidder01037
CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Friendship Peterson40024
CB Robert Blackford32020
OLB Geoff Maniecki20010
S Tyrus Barnhardt2007
ILB Corey Tatum1017
S Brandon Magnotta10024
DE Terry Maddux10025
DT Donovan Samsel10026
ILB Billy Joe Woodard10027
OLB Maurice Barber10020
DT Ricardo Tokeshi02016

Blocking Statistics

HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Adrian McCotter25022020
Lorenzo Thomas16025123
Steven Randle13123125
Kyle Morton13022020
Mack Waldteufel12015012
Dusty Starks11011011
James Newman110508
Bucky Ratini05021025
CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Mitch Hughes36024147
Patrick Petrolis14024047
Reggie Wagner13021040
George Coffey13019039
Byron Davidson120508
Vernon Patton110307
Claude Ungerer110409
Curtis Nichols02018031
Ernie Summerfield01010015

Special Teams Statistics

HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Ty Dollar315
Rex Emmons016
Mack Waldteufel016
Bucky Organ016
Gerald Roberts016
Bart Varela015
Rick Hammond012
E.J. Henderson010
Riddick Thune010
Harris Runyon010
James Kidder09
Willie Pile08
Todd Sievers08
Sean Putsche08
Dusty Starks07
Jimmie Donovan07
Marc Fletcher06
James Newman06
Barry Cousino06
Winfred Dalton06
Sam Wallace06
Louis Sims06
Earnest Powell06
Tommy Bennett06
Al Garrison05
Brady Kemp05
Ryan Sprague05
Bucky Ratini04
Bennie Howe04
Heath Brodie02
Jumbo Zellweger01
Earnest Maciel01
Alan McIntyre01
Ty Sanders01
Corey Cortez01
Bryce Henry01
Kyle Morton01
Sean Ritchie01
CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Charlie Weidner317
Ernie Summerfield26
Ethan Burnett126
Kendrick Hastings113
Frankie Copeland022
Brett Johnson016
Claude Ungerer012
Robert Blackford011
Bruce Brookins011
Corey Tatum010
Wendell Rubenstein010
William Lundberg010
Leon Barbaritz09
Vernon Patton07
Cole Jordan07
Marcus Schroeder06
Byron Davidson06
Justin Alexander05
Marco Bensen05
Geoff Maniecki05
Andy Schultz05
Patrick Petrolis04
Mitch Hughes04
Randy Dodge04
Gabe Buchman04
Friendship Peterson03
Brandon Magnotta03
Lorenzo Varney03
Colin Bush03
Andre Johnson02
Donnell Jefferson02
George Coffey02
Terry Maddux02
Ricardo Tokeshi02
Billy Joe Woodard02
Maurice Barber02
Bert Messenger01
Aaron Terwey01
Donovan Samsel01

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10292.9
Middle10202.0
Right7415.9
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left461.5
Middle18492.7
Right294.5
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Heath Brodie26172004331
CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Patrick Ramsey46253527600

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen53122.4
Short (0-8 Yds)159644.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)446716.8
Long (19+ Yds)214221.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen22157.5
Short (0-8 Yds)1110706.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)22111255.7
Long (19+ Yds)112454.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Riddick Thune65082127
FB Mack Waldteufel53019012
WR Kenneth Pritchett44055117
WR Rex Emmons3000010
TE Bart Varela3209016
RB Al Garrison1000018
TE Rick Hammond1104012
WR Bucky Organ11010011
RB Gerald Roberts1106010
FB Sean Putsche100007
CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Wendell Rubenstein87073222
WR William Lundberg84144027
WR Marco Bensen71114035
WR Andre Johnson63044130
WR Kendrick Hastings62019026
RB Lenny McKnight42010031
WR Charlie Weidner33033011
TE Brett Johnson2103012
RB Frankie Copeland1107017
FB Claude Ungerer110809

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Al Garrison461.503.50
Gerald Roberts372.333.25
CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Lenny McKnight188.002.46

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Heath Brodie21178.507.12
CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Patrick Ramsey33299.675.54

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Rex Emmons1000.000.00
WR Kenneth Pritchett111717.0013.75
CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Andre Johnson111212.007.33
WR Charlie Weidner1166.0011.00
TE Wendell Rubenstein111111.009.13

Third Down Rushing Statistics

HoustonRushesConversions
Gerald Roberts32
Al Garrison10
Heath Brodie10
CarolinaRushesConversions
Frankie Copeland33
Lenny McKnight22

Third Down Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompConversions
Heath Brodie632
CarolinaAttCompConversions
Patrick Ramsey1384

Third Down Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR Riddick Thune321
RB Al Garrison100
WR Rex Emmons100
WR Kenneth Pritchett111
CarolinaTargCatchConversions
WR Charlie Weidner333
RB Lenny McKnight310
WR Andre Johnson210
WR William Lundberg211
TE Brett Johnson110
WR Kendrick Hastings100
RB Frankie Copeland110

SectionAttendance
Stadium53,800 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck16,600 (21,400)
End Zone10,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats7,200 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes2,700 (3,900)