Week 16, 2027

played in Carolina, NC

27 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	7	7	7	-	21
Carolina Panthers	14	3	0	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:39 CAR - Todd Ohara 20 pass from Carson Silverman (Samuel Terry extra point)
1Q: 03:23 CAR - J.C. Caleca 47 pass from Carson Silverman (Samuel Terry extra point)
2Q: 08:33 HOU - Brad Walker 12 pass from Oliver Hutton (Tyrell Fleming extra point)
2Q: 03:17 CAR - Samuel Terry 26 field goal
3Q: 05:28 HOU - Ivan Rodriguez 1 run (Tyrell Fleming extra point)
4Q: 07:55 CAR - Todd Ohara 11 pass from Carson Silverman (Samuel Terry extra point)
4Q: 01:19 HOU - Ivan Rodriguez 9 run (Tyrell Fleming extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:39 CAR - Todd Ohara 20 pass from Carson Silverman (Samuel Terry extra point)
1Q: 03:23 CAR - J.C. Caleca 47 pass from Carson Silverman (Samuel Terry extra point)
2Q: 08:33 HOU - Brad Walker 12 pass from Oliver Hutton (Tyrell Fleming extra point)
2Q: 03:17 CAR - Samuel Terry 26 field goal
3Q: 05:28 HOU - Ivan Rodriguez 1 run (Tyrell Fleming extra point)
4Q: 07:55 CAR - Todd Ohara 11 pass from Carson Silverman (Samuel Terry extra point)
4Q: 01:19 HOU - Ivan Rodriguez 9 run (Tyrell Fleming extra point)

Team Statistics HOU CAR
Record 2-13 10-5
First Downs 22 18
- by Rushing 9 9
- by Passing 11 7
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 329 363
- Offensive Plays 60 61
- Yards per Play 5.48 5.95
Net Rushing Yards 109 160
- Rushing Attempts 25 32
- Yards per Rush 4.36 5.00
Net Passing Yards 220 203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 23 - 1 29 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 229 203
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.29 7.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 9.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/2
Penalties/Yards 6/54 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 2/31
Kick Returns/Yards 5/123 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 29
Time of Possession 27:56 32:04

Team Statistics	HOU	CAR
Record	2-13	10-5
First Downs	22	18
- by Rushing	9	9
- by Passing	11	7
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	329	363
- Offensive Plays	60	61
- Yards per Play	5.48	5.95
Net Rushing Yards	109	160
- Rushing Attempts	25	32
- Yards per Rush	4.36	5.00
Net Passing Yards	220	203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 23 - 1	29 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	229	203
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.29	7.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	9.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/2
Penalties/Yards	6/54	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	2/31
Kick Returns/Yards	5/123	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 29
Time of Possession	27:56	32:04

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:20	2:00	OWN 9	4	10	Punt
1	9:29	3:21	OWN 41	5	16	Punt
1	3:07	1:32	OWN 31	3	-3	Punt
2	11:41	3:19	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
2	3:11	2:03	OWN 36	5	14	Punt
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 33	2	10	Half
3	15:00	9:40	OWN 18	17	82	Touchdown
3	3:02	4:54	OWN 29	10	47	Interception
4	7:45	1:47	OWN 23	3	2	Punt
4	2:25	1:17	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:40	OWN 25	7	9	Punt
1	10:20	0:51	OWN 47	2	53	Touchdown
1	6:08	3:01	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
1	1:35	4:54	OWN 31	11	42	Missed FG
2	8:22	5:11	OWN 36	11	55	Field Goal
2	1:08	0:56	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	5:20	2:18	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
4	13:08	5:23	OWN 19	11	81	Touchdown
4	5:58	3:33	OWN 22	6	37	Punt
4	1:08	1:08	OPP 47	3	0	Game

Game MVP: Carson Silverman, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ivan Rodriguez	13	50	3.85	10	1	2
Roman Gomez	8	42	5.25	10	2	0
Oliver Hutton	3	17	5.67	9	0	0
Sawyer Simmons	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
J.C. Caleca	23	110	4.78	33	3
Roberto England	5	42	8.40	17	3
Carson Silverman	4	8	2.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Oliver Hutton	34	23	229	1/9	1	58	1	84.0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Silverman	29	20	203	0/0	3	47	0	123.2

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Lincoln Shull	7	9	39	5.57	11	11	0
TE Brad Walker	6	9	56	9.33	26	15	1
WR Sawyer Simmons	3	5	14	4.67	4	9	0
RB Ivan Rodriguez	3	3	38	12.67	37	23	0
WR Eugene Caldwell	2	4	68	34.00	37	58	0
RB Roman Gomez	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Brad Kirk	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Caden Moose	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Derek Dunlap	8	9	105	13.13	63	25	0
WR Todd Ohara	3	5	35	11.67	8	20	2
RB J.C. Caleca	3	5	43	14.33	41	47	1
WR Malcolm Heath	2	5	13	6.50	5	9	0
WR Rob Everett	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Eddie Bulger	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Wes Mizrahi	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Camden Reiswig	1	1	1	1.00	2	1	0
RB Roberto England	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bucky Smith	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lance Kopp	5	252	50.4	36.2	63	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Irving Eatherton	4	183	45.8	39.3	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tyrell Fleming	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Samuel Terry	1/2	0/1	0/0	26	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
R.J. Weber	1	6	6.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roberto England	2	31	15.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vernon Soprano	5	123	24.6	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.C. Caleca	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lester Fulcher	13	2	0.0	30	29
S Lewis McKinley	4	4	0.0	32	29
CB Larry Knight	4	0	0.0	31	29
OLB Horace Foster	3	3	0.0	15	20
CB Vernon Soprano	3	2	0.0	31	27
OLB Phil Milliken	3	1	0.0	19	10
DT Monty Cannida	3	1	0.0	28	24
S Wendell Boling	3	1	0.0	13	19
DE Jonah Duffy	2	1	0.0	32	29
S Maxwell Frederick	2	1	0.0	19	10
OLB Teddy Whalen	2	0	0.0	20	17
DE Tracy Forbes	1	2	0.0	27	21
WR Sawyer Simmons	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Tito Collins	1	0	0.0	1	0
CB Reginald Lester	1	0	0.0	12	16
DT Brayden Heaton	1	0	0.0	17	18

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Alexander Garrison	6	2	1.0	24	33
ILB Donald Bobbitt	6	0	0.0	24	34
S Santiago Chatman	5	3	0.0	24	34
CB Bucky Smith	4	1	0.0	22	27
OLB Pat Honaker	4	0	0.0	25	34
ILB Erick Cogdell	3	3	0.0	12	19
S Connor Scott	3	2	0.0	24	29
DE Chance Tanner	3	1	0.0	24	34
CB Riddick Heyerdahl	3	0	0.0	20	27
S Darryl Oltmanns	2	1	0.0	4	9
DT Gino Ball	2	1	0.0	22	27
OLB Ryan Dunlap	2	0	0.0	25	35
ILB Justics Noah	1	0	0.0	1	1
OLB Lorenzo Chandler	1	0	0.0	1	6
CB Ivan Liu	1	0	0.0	16	13
S Terrence DeWaters	0	1	0.0	1	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jonah Duffy	2	1	29
DT Monty Cannida	1	0	24
OLB Teddy Whalen	0	1	17
DT Brayden Heaton	0	1	18

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Alexander Garrison	1.0	0	0	33
DT Gino Ball	0.0	1	0	27
DE Chance Tanner	0.0	0	2	34
OLB Pat Honaker	0.0	0	1	34
OLB Ryan Dunlap	0.0	0	1	35
DT Marcos Gimpert	0.0	0	1	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Vernon Soprano	5	1	27
CB Larry Knight	4	1	29
ILB Lester Fulcher	3	0	29
S Lewis McKinley	2	0	29
OLB Teddy Whalen	2	0	17
OLB Phil Milliken	1	1	10
OLB Horace Foster	1	0	20
CB Reginald Lester	1	0	16
S Maxwell Frederick	1	0	10

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Donald Bobbitt	4	1	0	34
OLB Pat Honaker	3	1	0	34
S Connor Scott	3	0	0	29
CB Bucky Smith	2	1	1	27
ILB Erick Cogdell	2	0	0	19
CB Riddick Heyerdahl	2	0	0	27
S Santiago Chatman	2	0	0	34
S Darryl Oltmanns	2	0	0	9
DT Gino Ball	2	0	0	27
OLB Lorenzo Chandler	1	0	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Caden Jones	3	7	25	0	35
Eugene Ramsey	2	4	25	0	35
Earl Elkon	2	4	12	0	9
Antonio Wiggins	1	2	25	0	35
Emmitt Perreault	1	1	1	0	0
Lincoln Shull	1	1	10	0	18
Drew Stansberry	0	2	25	1	35
Caden Moose	0	1	5	0	8

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Brett Furrey	6	8	0	32	29
Bernie Casarez	3	4	2	32	29
Adrian Frederick	2	10	0	32	29
Rico Liersch	2	5	0	32	29
Moe Perez	0	1	0	32	29

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Eugene Ramsey	3	9

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Bucky Smith	2	13
Richie Quinn	2	9
Roberto England	1	20
Terrence DeWaters	1	14

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eugene Ramsey	25	35	---	---	9	69
Jonah Duffy	---	---	32	29	6	67
Brad Walker	22	35	---	---	10	67
Vernon Soprano	---	---	31	27	8	66
Caden Jones	25	35	---	---	5	65
Drew Stansberry	25	35	---	---	5	65
Antonio Wiggins	25	35	---	---	5	65
Lewis McKinley	---	---	32	29	3	64
Larry Knight	---	---	31	29	2	62
Lester Fulcher	---	---	30	29	2	61
Oliver Hutton	25	35	---	---	---	60
Eugene Caldwell	24	35	---	---	1	60
Sawyer Simmons	23	33	---	---	2	58
Monty Cannida	---	---	28	24	1	53
Tracy Forbes	---	---	27	21	1	49
Wendell Boling	---	---	13	19	13	45
Ivan Rodriguez	16	23	---	---	5	44
Santiago McCormick	13	26	---	---	4	43
Brayden Heaton	---	---	17	18	6	41
Teddy Whalen	---	---	20	17	2	39
Glen Patterson	---	---	19	16	1	36
Horace Foster	---	---	15	20	1	36
Reginald Lester	---	---	12	16	4	32
Phil Milliken	---	---	19	10	2	31
Maxwell Frederick	---	---	19	10	1	30
Lincoln Shull	10	18	---	---	---	28
Caden Moose	5	8	---	---	13	26
Brad Kirk	15	11	---	---	---	26
Earl Elkon	12	9	---	---	1	22
Roman Gomez	9	12	---	---	---	21
Lamar McKenzie	---	---	3	5	13	21
Tito Collins	---	---	1	0	17	18
Richie Chesher	0	0	---	---	17	17
Pat Crockett	0	0	---	---	14	14
R.J. Weber	0	0	---	---	12	12
Erick Gomez	---	---	2	0	9	11
Andre Clemmons	0	0	---	---	11	11
Lance Kopp	0	0	---	---	5	5
Hardy Buhner	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tyrell Fleming	0	0	---	---	4	4
Emmitt Perreault	1	0	---	---	---	1
Gregory Hines	---	---	1	0	---	1
Jorge Finley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dexter O'Neal	---	---	0	0	---	0
Myles Palmer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tom Howe	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rico Liersch	32	29	---	---	6	67
J.C. Caleca	28	23	---	---	16	67
Derek Dunlap	32	29	---	---	1	62
Bucky Smith	---	---	22	27	13	62
Moe Perez	32	29	---	---	---	61
Adrian Frederick	32	29	---	---	---	61
Bernie Casarez	32	29	---	---	---	61
Brett Furrey	32	29	---	---	---	61
Carson Silverman	32	29	---	---	---	61
Ryan Dunlap	---	---	25	35	---	60
Pat Honaker	---	---	25	34	---	59
Santiago Chatman	---	---	24	34	---	58
Chance Tanner	---	---	24	34	---	58
Donald Bobbitt	---	---	24	34	---	58
Alexander Garrison	---	---	24	33	---	57
Connor Scott	---	---	24	29	---	53
Gino Ball	---	---	22	27	---	49
Todd Ohara	25	23	---	---	---	48
Wes Mizrahi	23	25	---	---	---	48
Riddick Heyerdahl	---	---	20	27	---	47
Roberto England	14	7	---	---	20	41
Eddie Bulger	11	8	---	---	20	39
Malcolm Heath	12	16	---	---	8	36
Ivan Liu	---	---	16	13	5	34
Erick Cogdell	---	---	12	19	---	31
Lorenzo Chandler	---	---	1	6	18	25
Richie Quinn	7	6	---	---	9	22
Terrence DeWaters	---	---	1	6	14	21
Cory Tyler	---	---	1	6	14	21
Rob Everett	3	2	---	---	16	21
Marcos Gimpert	---	---	3	8	5	16
Camden Reiswig	5	6	---	---	4	15
Darryl Oltmanns	---	---	4	9	---	13
Justics Noah	---	---	1	1	9	11
Jonah Guthrie	---	---	1	2	5	8
Samuel Terry	0	0	---	---	7	7
Irving Eatherton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Darryl Riley	0	0	---	---	6	6
Pete Mummert	0	0	---	---	6	6
Fred Jacobs	0	0	---	---	6	6
Liam Jefferson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Harvey Schulz	---	---	1	1	---	2
Javier Creighton	0	0	---	---	---	0
K.C. Lynn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lorenzo Barlow	---	---	0	0	---	0
Dennis Gerhardt	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	45	5.0
Middle	8	28	3.5
Right	8	36	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	83	9.2
Middle	17	56	3.3
Right	4	23	5.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Oliver Hutton	34	23	2	1	0	3	5	0	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Silverman	29	20	5	0	0	3	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	38	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	102	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	31	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	58	58.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	7	32	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	92	10.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	5	79	15.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Brad Walker	9	6	56	0	35
TE Lincoln Shull	9	7	39	0	18
WR Sawyer Simmons	5	3	14	0	33
WR Eugene Caldwell	4	2	68	1	35
RB Ivan Rodriguez	3	3	38	1	23
RB Roman Gomez	2	1	6	0	12
FB Caden Moose	1	0	0	0	8
WR Brad Kirk	1	1	8	0	11

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Derek Dunlap	9	8	105	3	29
WR Todd Ohara	5	3	35	1	23
RB J.C. Caleca	5	3	43	1	23
WR Malcolm Heath	5	2	13	0	16
WR Rob Everett	1	1	3	0	2
TE Eddie Bulger	1	1	3	0	8
TE Wes Mizrahi	1	1	0	0	25
RB Camden Reiswig	1	1	1	0	6
RB Roberto England	1	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ivan Rodriguez	3	16	5.33	3.85
Sawyer Simmons	1	0	0.00	0.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
J.C. Caleca	3	10	3.33	4.78
Roberto England	1	-4	-4.00	8.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Oliver Hutton	2	1	12	6.00	6.74

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Silverman	4	3	35	8.75	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Brad Walker	1	1	12	12.00	6.22
RB Roman Gomez	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Todd Ohara	3	3	35	11.67	7.00
RB Roberto England	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Ivan Rodriguez	2	2

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
J.C. Caleca	3	1
Carson Silverman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Oliver Hutton	9	5	4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Silverman	10	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Lincoln Shull	4	3	2
WR Sawyer Simmons	2	2	2
TE Brad Walker	1	0	0
FB Caden Moose	1	0	0
RB Roman Gomez	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Derek Dunlap	4	4	2
WR Todd Ohara	3	2	1
WR Malcolm Heath	2	0	0
WR Rob Everett	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)