Week 16, 2027

played in Carolina, NC

57 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	10	10	10	3	-	33
Carolina Panthers	3	3	0	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:46 HOU - Darrin Borders 30 field goal
1Q: 05:51 HOU - Brad Barnett 1 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
1Q: 01:40 CAR - Terry Glenn 36 field goal
2Q: 09:23 HOU - Darrin Borders 47 field goal
2Q: 02:00 HOU - Tracy Wagner 15 pass from Shane Huffman (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 00:10 CAR - Terry Glenn 48 field goal
3Q: 10:10 HOU - Darrin Borders 32 field goal
3Q: 06:24 HOU - Kurt Snyder 80 pass from Shane Huffman (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 02:00 HOU - Darrin Borders 53 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:46 HOU - Darrin Borders 30 field goal
1Q: 05:51 HOU - Brad Barnett 1 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
1Q: 01:40 CAR - Terry Glenn 36 field goal
2Q: 09:23 HOU - Darrin Borders 47 field goal
2Q: 02:00 HOU - Tracy Wagner 15 pass from Shane Huffman (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 00:10 CAR - Terry Glenn 48 field goal
3Q: 10:10 HOU - Darrin Borders 32 field goal
3Q: 06:24 HOU - Kurt Snyder 80 pass from Shane Huffman (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 02:00 HOU - Darrin Borders 53 field goal

Team Statistics HOU CAR
Record 10-5 3-12
First Downs 24 12
- by Rushing 11 1
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 383 228
- Offensive Plays 67 50
- Yards per Play 5.72 4.56
Net Rushing Yards 148 36
- Rushing Attempts 43 17
- Yards per Rush 3.44 2.12
Net Passing Yards 235 192
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 14 - 0 33 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 248 192
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 9.79 5.82
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/13 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/20 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/27 1/-4
Kick Returns/Yards 3/66 8/185
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 30
Time of Possession 37:07 22:53

Team Statistics	HOU	CAR
Record	10-5	3-12
First Downs	24	12
- by Rushing	11	1
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	383	228
- Offensive Plays	67	50
- Yards per Play	5.72	4.56
Net Rushing Yards	148	36
- Rushing Attempts	43	17
- Yards per Rush	3.44	2.12
Net Passing Yards	235	192
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 14 - 0	33 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	248	192
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	9.79	5.82
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/13	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/20	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/27	1/-4
Kick Returns/Yards	3/66	8/185
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 30
Time of Possession	37:07	22:53

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:07	4:26	OWN 35	9	52	Field Goal
1	7:34	1:52	OWN 28	6	72	Touchdown
1	1:32	7:16	OWN 17	12	53	Field Goal
2	5:24	3:34	OWN 42	7	58	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:55	OWN 38	11	47	Field Goal
3	7:08	0:58	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
3	3:49	2:47	OWN 25	6	5	Punt
4	12:48	1:42	OWN 40	3	1	Punt
4	8:33	6:38	OWN 21	10	43	Field Goal
4	0:53	0:53	OWN 28	2	0	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:53	OWN 29	4	9	Punt
1	8:41	1:07	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
1	5:42	4:10	OWN 39	7	42	Field Goal
2	9:16	3:52	OWN 39	6	26	Missed FG
2	1:50	1:45	OWN 25	8	44	Field Goal
3	10:05	2:57	OWN 36	6	21	Punt
3	6:10	2:21	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
3	1:02	3:14	OWN 20	6	47	Missed FG
4	11:06	2:33	OWN 23	4	20	Punt
4	1:55	1:02	OWN 25	3	3	Punt

Game MVP: Shane Huffman, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brad Barnett	33	120	3.64	12	2	1
Jackie Barber	6	12	2.00	5	0	0
Shane Huffman	4	16	4.00	8	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
K.C. Carter	12	29	2.42	11	1
Teddy Marsh	3	-1	-0.33	3	0
Daniel Billodeaux	2	8	4.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Shane Huffman	22	14	248	2/13	2	80	0	132.4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Daniel Billodeaux	33	18	192	0/0	0	35	0	71.7

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Earl Rader	5	6	81	16.20	6	24	0
TE Tracy Wagner	2	3	22	11.00	2	15	1
WR Kurt Snyder	2	3	87	43.50	66	80	1
RB Jackie Barber	2	2	7	3.50	2	5	0
TE Kelly Madera	1	2	50	50.00	37	50	0
RB Brad Barnett	1	1	2	2.00	3	2	0
FB Joey Crawford	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Jamal Lemke	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Orlando Brown	5	7	43	8.60	2	20
WR Dixon Horner	4	7	41	10.25	2	21
WR Darren Madison	3	5	59	19.67	16	35
RB K.C. Carter	2	6	11	5.50	11	11
WR Byron Brummitt	2	3	16	8.00	0	13
RB Teddy Marsh	1	2	8	8.00	10	8
TE Pat Pritchett	1	1	14	14.00	1	14
FB Pat Ellison	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Steven Hardy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Shane Huffman	1	0	0
Earl Rader	1	0	0
Joey Crawford	0	1	0
Jamal Lemke	0	1	0
Tyrell Murack	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Teddy Marsh	1	1	0
Kevin Arevalo	0	0	1
Kim Hatcher	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Lake	2	102	51.0	43.0	70	0

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tyrone Gillespie	6	248	41.3	33.5	48	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Borders	4/4	2/2	1/1	53	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Terry Glenn	2/4	1/3	0/2	48	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.J. Donovan	3	27	9.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Brown	1	-4	-4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamal Lemke	2	50	25.0	0
Michael Whitley	1	16	16.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Brown	6	143	23.8	0
Darren Madison	2	42	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Andy Inthapany	5	2	12	21
S Harold Mason	4	0	17	27
ILB Raymond Wilcox	3	2	14	27
CB Trevor Canas	3	1	13	26
DT Wendell Giefeke	3	0	9	18
CB Timothy Dennis	2	2	5	10
CB Fred Lemons	2	1	6	12
CB Joey Boose	2	1	8	24
DT Tyrell Murack	2	0	6	6
OLB Spencer Doyle	2	0	10	29
S Burt Morlando	1	6	15	29
DT Clay Raymer	1	0	13	23
DE Oscar Battle	1	0	15	23
ILB Shawn Fazande	1	0	3	6
OLB Vernon Morrison	1	0	2	4
DE Terrell Fulkerson	1	0	6	22
DT Keith Small	1	0	4	10
S J.J. Donovan	0	1	2	13

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jerome Page	9	3	0.0	35	19
S Kevin Arevalo	9	2	0.0	34	19
OLB Riddick Prescott	6	1	0.0	24	15
CB Kim Hatcher	4	3	0.0	13	6
S Shane Ciurciu	4	1	0.0	28	14
DT Adrian Ellis	3	2	0.0	32	19
DT Chuck England	2	3	0.5	30	13
DE Justin Roger	2	2	0.5	32	18
DE Lester Kappers	2	0	0.5	22	8
DE Timothy Meadows	2	0	0.5	21	16
CB Andrew Marzano	2	2	0.0	29	17
S Earl Riley	2	1	0.0	13	8
S Jeffrey Burns	2	1	0.0	16	9
DT Justin Bradley	2	0	0.0	8	3
OLB Larry Roden	1	2	0.0	27	14
CB Hunter Russell	1	1	0.0	26	14
CB Mario Lyle	1	1	0.0	12	7
DE Rex Rubio	1	0	0.0	11	6
DT Dwayne Middleton	1	0	0.0	13	12
OLB Thurman Hernandez	0	2	0.0	11	5
OLB Donald Abrams	0	1	0.0	10	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ronald Woodward	1	0	0	12
ILB Shawn Fazande	1	0	0	6
DE Chester Moss	1	0	0	9
DE Terrell Fulkerson	0	2	0	22
DE Oscar Battle	0	1	1	23
DT Tyrell Murack	0	1	0	6
ILB Raymond Wilcox	0	1	0	27
DT Keith Small	0	1	0	10
S Harold Mason	0	1	0	27

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Justin Roger	0.5	2	18
DE Lester Kappers	0.5	1	8
DT Chuck England	0.5	0	13
DE Timothy Meadows	0.5	0	16
DE Rex Rubio	0.0	1	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Andy Inthapany	4	2	21
CB Trevor Canas	3	0	26
CB Fred Lemons	2	1	12
OLB Spencer Doyle	2	0	29
CB Joey Boose	2	0	24
S Harold Mason	1	2	27
S Burt Morlando	1	0	29
CB Timothy Dennis	1	0	10
DT Wendell Giefeke	1	0	18
ILB Raymond Wilcox	1	0	27

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Jerome Page	3	1	19
OLB Riddick Prescott	3	0	15
CB Kim Hatcher	2	0	6
S Jeffrey Burns	1	0	9
DT Justin Bradley	1	0	3
OLB Donald Abrams	1	0	7
S Shane Ciurciu	1	0	14
OLB Thurman Hernandez	1	0	5
CB Andrew Marzano	1	0	17
S Kevin Arevalo	0	1	19
CB Hunter Russell	0	1	14

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Raymond Takemura	4	5	0	27	0	21
Nick Diaz	3	11	1	42	0	24
Kendrick Stevenson	2	7	0	42	1	21
Josh Buckner	2	4	0	36	1	18
Ernest Occean	1	8	1	37	0	21
Tracy Wagner	0	1	0	28	0	18
Joey Crawford	0	1	0	25	0	12
Louie Kleaver	0	1	0	18	0	6
Darryl Akiyama	0	1	0	13	0	9

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Ty Farmer	1	3	15	24
Mitch Tucker	1	2	13	24
Pat Ellison	0	2	11	16
Lionel Banks	0	2	12	23
Jamie Stanberry	0	2	16	32
Tyrone Fialho	0	1	7	19
Steven Hardy	0	1	15	23
Leon Green	0	1	7	13
Tommie Sanford	0	1	4	9

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kurt Snyder	4	18
Kelly Madera	2	15
Michael Whitley	1	21
Carlton Robinson	1	15
Brad Barnett	1	2
Timothy Dennis	0	19
Richie Lake	0	14
Jackie Barber	0	14
Tracy Wagner	0	13
Spencer Doyle	0	13
Donovan Juckett	0	12
Terrell Fulkerson	0	11
Lewis Lee	0	11
Joey Crawford	0	10
Shawn Fazande	0	7
J.J. Donovan	0	7
Scottie Walters	0	7
Raymond Takemura	0	6
Clay Raymer	0	6
Louie Kleaver	0	6
Darryl Akiyama	0	6
Vernon Morrison	0	5
Chester Moss	0	5
Earl Rader	0	4
Nick Diaz	0	4
Kendrick Stevenson	0	4
Wendell Giefeke	0	4
Raymond Wilcox	0	4
Darrin Borders	0	4
Harold Mason	0	4
Burt Morlando	0	3
Oscar Battle	0	3
Fred Lemons	0	3
Jamal Lemke	0	3
Drew Weedman	0	3
Joey Boose	0	3
Trevor Canas	0	2
Ernest Occean	0	2
Andy Inthapany	0	2
Ronald Woodward	0	1
Tyrell Murack	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Dixon Horner	2	19
Larry Roden	2	13
Teddy Marsh	1	22
Darren Madison	1	12
Steven Hardy	0	18
Earl Riley	0	17
Pat Ellison	0	17
Hunter Russell	0	14
Byron Brummitt	0	13
Leon Green	0	10
Orlando Brown	0	10
Neil Hawley	0	9
Pat Pritchett	0	9
Thurman Hernandez	0	9
Tyrone Fialho	0	8
Ty Farmer	0	8
Kim Hatcher	0	7
Terry Glenn	0	7
Tyrone Gillespie	0	6
Jerome Page	0	5
Lionel Banks	0	5
Kevin Arevalo	0	4
Robbie Lawless	0	4
Julio Frederick	0	4
Billy Joe Wardzala	0	4
Tommie Sanford	0	4
Justin Roger	0	4
Timothy Meadows	0	4
Adrian Ellis	0	3
Lester Kappers	0	3
Riddick Prescott	0	3
Dwayne Middleton	0	3
Chuck England	0	3
Shane Ciurciu	0	3
Rex Rubio	0	2
K.C. Carter	0	2
Justin Bradley	0	2
Mario Lyle	0	2
Donald Abrams	0	2
Lincoln Frasier	0	1
Jeffrey Burns	0	1
Andrew Marzano	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	19	66	3.5
Middle	8	34	4.3
Right	15	49	3.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	25	5.0
Middle	10	16	1.6
Right	2	-5	-2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Shane Huffman	22	14	4	0	1	3	4	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Daniel Billodeaux	33	18	3	0	0	5	7	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	7	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	33	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	161	32.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	47	9.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	23	2.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	32	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	81	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	56	14.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earl Rader	6	5	0	81	2	20
WR Jamal Lemke	4	0	0	0	0	18
TE Tracy Wagner	3	2	0	22	0	18
WR Kurt Snyder	3	2	0	87	1	8
TE Kelly Madera	2	1	1	50	1	12
RB Jackie Barber	2	2	0	7	0	7
RB Brad Barnett	1	1	0	2	0	20
FB Joey Crawford	1	1	0	-1	0	12

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dixon Horner	7	4	41	1	18
WR Orlando Brown	7	5	43	1	17
RB K.C. Carter	6	2	11	0	26
WR Darren Madison	5	3	59	1	18
WR Byron Brummitt	3	2	16	0	18
RB Teddy Marsh	2	1	8	0	7
FB Pat Ellison	1	0	0	0	16
TE Steven Hardy	1	0	0	0	23
TE Pat Pritchett	1	1	14	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brad Barnett	5	8	1.60	3.64

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Shane Huffman	4	1	15	3.75	11.27

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Daniel Billodeaux	1	0	0	0.00	5.82

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jamal Lemke	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Tracy Wagner	1	1	15	15.00	7.33
WR Earl Rader	1	0	0	0.00	13.50

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB K.C. Carter	1	0	0	0.00	1.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Brad Barnett	5	2

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Daniel Billodeaux	1	0
Teddy Marsh	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Shane Huffman	7	5	5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Daniel Billodeaux	10	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earl Rader	2	1	1
RB Jackie Barber	2	2	2
TE Kelly Madera	1	1	1
WR Kurt Snyder	1	1	1
WR Jamal Lemke	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dixon Horner	3	1	1
WR Darren Madison	2	1	1
WR Orlando Brown	2	1	1
TE Steven Hardy	1	0	0
RB K.C. Carter	1	0	0
WR Byron Brummitt	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 28,200 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,400 (21,400)
End Zone 5,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 3,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 5,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,600 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 1,500 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	28,200 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,400 (21,400)
End Zone	5,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	3,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	5,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,600 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	1,500 (3,900)