Week 16, 2059

played in Carolina, NC

50 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Houston Texans	3	0	3	0	-	6
Carolina Panthers	7	7	10	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:05 CAR - Gino Hoke 46 fumble return (Rusty Grudich extra point)
1Q: 00:53 HOU - Scottie Webster 24 field goal
2Q: 04:35 CAR - Stan Tubbs 5 run (Rusty Grudich extra point)
3Q: 10:07 CAR - Cedric McKenzie 7 pass from Stan Tubbs (Rusty Grudich extra point)
3Q: 04:56 HOU - Scottie Webster 25 field goal
3Q: 01:00 CAR - Rusty Grudich 45 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:05 CAR - Gino Hoke 46 fumble return (Rusty Grudich extra point)
1Q: 00:53 HOU - Scottie Webster 24 field goal
2Q: 04:35 CAR - Stan Tubbs 5 run (Rusty Grudich extra point)
3Q: 10:07 CAR - Cedric McKenzie 7 pass from Stan Tubbs (Rusty Grudich extra point)
3Q: 04:56 HOU - Scottie Webster 25 field goal
3Q: 01:00 CAR - Rusty Grudich 45 field goal

Team Statistics HOU CAR
Record 10-5 9-6
First Downs 18 19
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 348 350
- Offensive Plays 68 58
- Yards per Play 5.12 6.03
Net Rushing Yards 88 164
- Rushing Attempts 21 28
- Yards per Rush 4.19 5.86
Net Passing Yards 260 186
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 27 - 1 29 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 277 190
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 5.53 6.20
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/59 5/34
Punt Returns/Yards 2/23 5/37
Kick Returns/Yards 3/62 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/8
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 28
Time of Possession 31:58 28:02

Team Statistics	HOU	CAR
Record	10-5	9-6
First Downs	18	19
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	348	350
- Offensive Plays	68	58
- Yards per Play	5.12	6.03
Net Rushing Yards	88	164
- Rushing Attempts	21	28
- Yards per Rush	4.19	5.86
Net Passing Yards	260	186
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 27 - 1	29 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	277	190
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	5.53	6.20
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/59	5/34
Punt Returns/Yards	2/23	5/37
Kick Returns/Yards	3/62	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/8
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 28
Time of Possession	31:58	28:02

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:29	OWN 23	3	6	Punt
1	9:48	0:58	OWN 20	2	26	Fumble
1	8:50	8:05	OWN 25	13	68	Field Goal
2	13:07	4:37	OWN 37	10	37	Missed FG
2	4:25	1:45	50	4	9	Punt
2	0:58	0:32	OWN 37	3	0	Punt
3	9:58	5:10	OWN 22	10	70	Field Goal
3	0:54	2:28	OWN 25	4	12	Punt
4	12:01	1:32	OWN 22	3	8	Punt
4	8:45	1:39	OWN 5	3	-1	Punt
4	6:07	2:36	OWN 1	8	49	Interception
4	2:22	1:02	OWN 34	5	25	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:31	2:43	OWN 25	5	31	Punt
1	0:45	2:38	OWN 25	7	45	Missed FG
2	8:30	4:05	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
2	2:40	1:42	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 15	1	18	Half
3	15:00	5:02	OWN 9	9	91	Touchdown
3	4:48	3:54	OWN 25	7	47	Field Goal
4	13:26	1:25	OWN 17	3	7	Punt
4	10:29	1:44	OWN 37	5	15	Punt
4	7:06	0:59	OPP 44	3	-1	Punt
4	3:31	1:09	OWN 35	3	2	Punt
4	1:20	1:20	OWN 41	3	1	Game

Game MVP: Stan Tubbs, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Louie Tatum	10	51	5.10	19	2
RB Angel Dillon	4	12	3.00	7	0
QB Skip Hazuga	3	19	6.33	11	1
RB Malik Burroughs	3	0	0.00	1	0
QB Ed Brady	1	6	6.00	6	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Kris Santiago	16	86	5.38	20	4	0
RB Cedric McKenzie	7	57	8.14	19	2	0
QB Stan Tubbs	4	14	3.50	7	0	1
WR Richie Wilhide	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ed Brady	24	16	171	0/0	0	27	1	70.0
Skip Hazuga	20	11	106	3/17	0	33	0	70.0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Stan Tubbs	29	19	190	1/4	1	33	0	95.4

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Carlton Blalock	9	11	120	13.33	77	33
TE Wendell Yazzie	8	17	91	11.38	10	21
WR Dustin Osborne	3	5	18	6.00	18	16
TE Blake Thomason	3	4	13	4.33	0	11
TE Leon Leverette	2	3	16	8.00	9	10
WR Myles Shaw	1	1	9	9.00	8	9
RB Louie Tatum	1	3	10	10.00	8	10

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Richie Wilhide	5	8	55	11.00	35	33	0
WR Gino Buckner	5	5	70	14.00	55	28	0
RB Cedric McKenzie	4	4	19	4.75	0	15	1
WR Rico Clemons	2	7	22	11.00	1	16	0
RB Kris Santiago	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Tre Eisenbraun	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
TE Zane Winters	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Roger Espinal	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Skip Hazuga	1	0	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Gino Hoke	0	1	0	1
OLB Levon Linquist	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Javier Humphrey	6	291	48.5	39.0	55	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bobby Wheeler	6	267	44.5	37.3	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scottie Webster	2/3	0/1	0/0	25	0/0

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rusty Grudich	1/2	1/2	0/0	45	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Osborne	2	23	11.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Avery Naranjo	5	37	7.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lukas Daniels	2	27	13.5	0
Dustin Osborne	1	35	35.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Leo Bell	7	0	1.0	28	30
OLB Nicolas Burbank	7	4	0.0	28	29
CB Caiden Fauria	5	2	0.0	27	25
CB Lukas Daniels	5	0	0.0	25	25
ILB Joel Flowers	4	2	0.0	25	23
CB Bobby Finnegan	3	2	0.0	22	24
DE Malachi Prescott	3	1	0.0	25	23
ILB Craig Brady	3	0	0.0	8	12
DE Brendan Pappas	2	2	0.0	23	20
S Justics McGee	2	2	0.0	28	29
CB Burt Parnell	2	1	0.0	18	24
TE Wendell Yazzie	1	0	---	---	---
CB Maurice Fredrickson	1	0	0.0	12	13
DE Phil Jett	1	0	0.0	5	9
DT Jorge Dole	0	1	0.0	23	22
DT Leland Merrick	0	1	0.0	4	4

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dwayne Lestage	9	0	0.0	21	47
CB Roger Espinal	9	0	0.0	19	47
OLB Miles Hammer	5	3	0.0	20	43
CB Gabriel Stevens	5	2	0.0	21	46
OLB Mickey Vaughn	4	4	1.0	11	34
ILB Cedric Powell	4	2	0.0	11	25
OLB Levon Linquist	3	1	1.0	9	9
S Doug Winn	3	1	0.0	21	45
CB Ferdinand Cook	3	0	0.0	13	27
DE Gino Hoke	2	1	0.0	20	45
DE Ryan Rodgers	1	0	1.0	17	26
DT Julian Ferderer	1	0	0.0	16	24
DE Darryl Smith	1	0	0.0	4	11
DT Claude Criswell	1	0	0.0	16	27

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Leo Bell	1.0	0	0	30
DE Brendan Pappas	0.0	2	0	20
DE Malachi Prescott	0.0	1	1	23
DT Jorge Dole	0.0	1	0	22
DE Phil Jett	0.0	0	1	9

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ryan Rodgers	1.0	1	0	1	26
OLB Mickey Vaughn	1.0	0	0	0	34
OLB Levon Linquist	1.0	0	0	0	9
DE Gino Hoke	0.0	0	4	2	45
DE Tyrell Naeole	0.0	0	1	1	10
DT Luke Terrell	0.0	0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Nicolas Burbank	6	1	29
CB Caiden Fauria	3	0	25
CB Lukas Daniels	2	1	25
OLB Leo Bell	2	1	30
CB Maurice Fredrickson	2	0	13
CB Bobby Finnegan	1	0	24
DE Malachi Prescott	1	0	23
ILB Joel Flowers	1	0	23
CB Burt Parnell	1	0	24
DT Jorge Dole	0	1	22

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Roger Espinal	8	0	1	47
S Dwayne Lestage	3	1	0	47
ILB Cedric Powell	3	1	0	25
OLB Miles Hammer	3	0	0	43
CB Gabriel Stevens	3	0	0	46
CB Ferdinand Cook	2	0	0	27
DE Gino Hoke	2	0	0	45
OLB Mickey Vaughn	2	0	0	34
S Doug Winn	1	0	0	45
CB Grant Pritchett	0	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Neil Nutile	3	6	21	0	47
G Sean Urpsis	3	5	21	1	47
T Riley Medsker	1	2	21	1	47
T Trent Long	0	2	21	0	47
TE Wendell Yazzie	0	1	18	1	43
C Alec Rawls	0	1	21	0	47

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Omar Austin	3	5	1	28	0	30
G Kenny Weaver	3	4	0	28	0	30
C Evan Dunn	2	9	0	28	0	30
G Courtney Johnson	2	3	0	28	1	30
FB Jack Starks	1	1	0	2	0	0
T Alfred Lee	0	2	0	28	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Stan Poston	2	18
Malik Burroughs	1	17
Casey Strikwerda	1	9
Sean Urpsis	1	9

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Ferdinand Cook	2	23
Shane Cole	1	22
Mickey Vaughn	1	22
Gabriel Stevens	1	13

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Wendell Yazzie	18	43	---	---	23	84
T Trent Long	21	47	---	---	9	77
G Neil Nutile	21	47	---	---	9	77
T Riley Medsker	21	47	---	---	9	77
G Sean Urpsis	21	47	---	---	9	77
S Justics McGee	---	---	28	29	12	69
C Alec Rawls	21	47	---	---	---	68
CB Lukas Daniels	---	---	25	25	16	66
OLB Leo Bell	---	---	28	30	4	62
OLB Nicolas Burbank	---	---	28	29	2	59
DE Malachi Prescott	---	---	25	23	9	57
WR Carlton Blalock	18	36	---	---	1	55
CB Caiden Fauria	---	---	27	25	2	54
WR Dustin Osborne	13	27	---	---	11	51
ILB Joel Flowers	---	---	25	23	1	49
CB Bobby Finnegan	---	---	22	24	1	47
DT Jorge Dole	---	---	23	22	1	46
CB Burt Parnell	---	---	18	24	2	44
DE Brendan Pappas	---	---	23	20	---	43
RB Louie Tatum	12	28	---	---	---	40
CB Maurice Fredrickson	---	---	12	13	12	37
FB Elliot Adderley	7	13	---	---	17	37
TE Blake Thomason	9	28	---	---	---	37
QB Skip Hazuga	13	23	---	---	---	36
QB Ed Brady	8	24	---	---	3	35
ILB Craig Brady	---	---	8	12	12	32
WR Norman Flannery	11	21	---	---	---	32
RB Malik Burroughs	3	7	---	---	17	27
WR Myles Shaw	3	5	---	---	17	25
OLB Stan Poston	---	---	0	1	18	19
WR Ezra Lucas	4	6	---	---	7	17
DE Phil Jett	---	---	5	9	2	16
DE Jessie Chaffin	---	---	2	5	8	15
RB Angel Dillon	5	10	---	---	---	15
TE Leon Leverette	2	11	---	---	---	13
DT Howard Pinnock	---	---	1	4	7	12
S Collin Finch	---	---	3	5	4	12
T Casey Strikwerda	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Cedric Ward	0	0	---	---	9	9
DT Leland Merrick	---	---	4	4	---	8
K Scottie Webster	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Javier Humphrey	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Roderick Terrell	---	---	1	3	---	4
CB Wesley Craig	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Zach Hornung	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Mack Benton	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Gabriel Stevens	---	---	21	46	13	80
S Dwayne Lestage	---	---	21	47	3	71
TE Conrad Haddad	26	30	---	---	15	71
S Doug Winn	---	---	21	45	3	69
CB Roger Espinal	---	---	19	47	3	69
DE Gino Hoke	---	---	20	45	2	67
OLB Mickey Vaughn	---	---	11	34	22	67
OLB Miles Hammer	---	---	20	43	3	66
G Courtney Johnson	28	30	---	---	8	66
T Omar Austin	28	30	---	---	6	64
CB Ferdinand Cook	---	---	13	27	23	63
WR Rico Clemons	28	30	---	---	3	61
C Evan Dunn	28	30	---	---	---	58
QB Stan Tubbs	28	30	---	---	---	58
T Alfred Lee	28	30	---	---	---	58
G Kenny Weaver	28	30	---	---	---	58
WR Richie Wilhide	25	25	---	---	---	50
WR Tre Eisenbraun	23	22	---	---	---	45
DE Ryan Rodgers	---	---	17	26	1	44
DT Claude Criswell	---	---	16	27	1	44
DT Julian Ferderer	---	---	16	24	---	40
ILB Cedric Powell	---	---	11	25	1	37
DT Luke Terrell	---	---	7	25	2	34
RB Kris Santiago	17	15	---	---	1	33
RB Cedric McKenzie	11	15	---	---	5	31
WR Gino Buckner	4	7	---	---	16	27
DE Darryl Smith	---	---	4	11	9	24
TE Shane Cole	1	0	---	---	22	23
RB Avery Naranjo	0	0	---	---	22	22
DE Tyrell Naeole	---	---	1	10	8	19
OLB Levon Linquist	---	---	9	9	1	19
CB Grant Pritchett	---	---	1	4	14	19
FB Jack Starks	2	0	---	---	16	18
DE Nicky Smith	---	---	1	12	3	16
DT Cameron Sweeney	---	---	2	8	1	11
TE Zane Winters	3	6	---	---	---	9
C Terrell Bullock	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Terrance Salerno	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Griffin Boykin	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Rusty Grudich	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Bobby Wheeler	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Darrell Bernard	---	---	0	0	6	6
WR Josh Palomaki	0	0	---	---	3	3
S Marcus Woodson	---	---	0	2	---	2
QB Miguel Boiman	0	0	---	---	2	2
OLB Levi Terrell	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	18	59	3.3
Right	3	29	9.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	17	4.3
Middle	17	116	6.8
Right	6	32	5.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ed Brady	24	16	2	0	2	2	2	1	1
Skip Hazuga	20	11	1	2	2	1	4	3	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Stan Tubbs	29	19	2	0	2	4	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	78	11.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	80	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	119	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	23	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	98	10.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	69	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Wendell Yazzie	17	8	0	91	1	43
WR Carlton Blalock	11	9	1	120	2	36
WR Dustin Osborne	5	3	1	18	0	27
TE Blake Thomason	4	3	1	13	0	28
TE Leon Leverette	3	2	0	16	0	11
RB Louie Tatum	3	1	1	10	0	28
WR Myles Shaw	1	1	0	9	0	5

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Richie Wilhide	8	5	0	55	1	25
WR Rico Clemons	7	2	2	22	0	30
WR Gino Buckner	5	5	0	70	1	7
RB Cedric McKenzie	4	4	0	19	0	15
RB Kris Santiago	2	1	0	2	0	15
WR Tre Eisenbraun	2	1	0	13	0	22
TE Zane Winters	1	1	0	9	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Louie Tatum	2	12	6.00	5.10
RB Malik Burroughs	1	1	1.00	0.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
WR Richie Wilhide	1	7	7.00	7.00
QB Stan Tubbs	1	5	5.00	3.50
RB Kris Santiago	1	11	11.00	5.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ed Brady	2	1	-1	-0.50	7.13
Skip Hazuga	1	0	0	0.00	5.30

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Stan Tubbs	1	1	7	7.00	6.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Wendell Yazzie	1	0	0	0.00	5.35
RB Louie Tatum	1	0	0	0.00	3.33
WR Dustin Osborne	1	1	-1	-1.00	3.60

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Cedric McKenzie	1	1	7	7.00	4.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Skip Hazuga	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Stan Tubbs	2	0
RB Cedric McKenzie	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Skip Hazuga	8	4	3
Ed Brady	8	6	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Stan Tubbs	8	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Wendell Yazzie	7	2	1
WR Carlton Blalock	5	5	4
RB Louie Tatum	2	1	0
TE Leon Leverette	1	1	1
WR Dustin Osborne	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rico Clemons	4	1	1
WR Richie Wilhide	2	2	1
RB Cedric McKenzie	1	1	0
TE Zane Winters	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,400 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,600 (21,400)
End Zone 10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,400 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,600 (21,400)
End Zone	10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (3,900)