Week 16, 2031

played in Houston, TX

60 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	6	0	3	-	16
Houston Texans	3	7	0	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:18 HOU - Morris Lang 31 field goal
1Q: 05:02 CAR - Roberto England 4 run (Marc Howe extra point)
2Q: 07:56 CAR - Marc Howe 34 field goal
2Q: 03:16 HOU - Bucky Swinford 7 pass from Damon Beckam (Morris Lang extra point)
2Q: 01:18 CAR - Marc Howe 41 field goal
4Q: 14:40 HOU - Morris Lang 44 field goal
4Q: 05:07 CAR - Marc Howe 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:18 HOU - Morris Lang 31 field goal
1Q: 05:02 CAR - Roberto England 4 run (Marc Howe extra point)
2Q: 07:56 CAR - Marc Howe 34 field goal
2Q: 03:16 HOU - Bucky Swinford 7 pass from Damon Beckam (Morris Lang extra point)
2Q: 01:18 CAR - Marc Howe 41 field goal
4Q: 14:40 HOU - Morris Lang 44 field goal
4Q: 05:07 CAR - Marc Howe 20 field goal

Team Statistics CAR HOU
Record 6-9 4-11
First Downs 17 22
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 8 16
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 308 362
- Offensive Plays 71 67
- Yards per Play 4.34 5.40
Net Rushing Yards 97 100
- Rushing Attempts 34 13
- Yards per Rush 2.85 7.69
Net Passing Yards 211 262
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 22 - 0 51 - 27 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards 211 278
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 5.70 4.85
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/17 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/55 10/57
Punt Returns/Yards 2/24 1/-6
Kick Returns/Yards 1/17 2/49
Interception Ret./Yards 5/44 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 18
Time of Possession 32:43 27:17

Team Statistics	CAR	HOU
Record	6-9	4-11
First Downs	17	22
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	8	16
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	308	362
- Offensive Plays	71	67
- Yards per Play	4.34	5.40
Net Rushing Yards	97	100
- Rushing Attempts	34	13
- Yards per Rush	2.85	7.69
Net Passing Yards	211	262
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 22 - 0	51 - 27 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards	211	278
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	5.70	4.85
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/17	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/55	10/57
Punt Returns/Yards	2/24	1/-6
Kick Returns/Yards	1/17	2/49
Interception Ret./Yards	5/44	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 18
Time of Possession	32:43	27:17

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:11	3:51	OWN 21	6	38	Punt
1	6:26	1:34	OPP 10	5	10	Touchdown
1	3:42	4:24	OWN 22	9	27	Punt
2	13:52	6:01	OWN 34	11	49	Field Goal
2	3:10	2:00	OWN 25	7	51	Field Goal
2	0:12	0:12	OPP 33	1	0	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:26	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	10:11	1:21	OWN 37	3	7	Punt
3	7:28	1:05	OWN 37	3	7	Punt
3	4:16	1:30	OPP 42	5	4	Punt
4	14:34	2:38	OWN 16	4	41	Punt
4	11:00	1:51	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
4	8:09	3:10	OPP 43	6	40	Field Goal
4	2:27	1:25	OWN 20	5	30	Punt
4	0:44	0:44	OPP 38	1	-1	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:49	OWN 25	8	61	Field Goal
1	7:20	0:54	OWN 2	2	9	Interception
1	4:52	1:10	OWN 25	4	47	Interception
2	14:18	0:26	OWN 4	3	0	Punt
2	7:51	4:41	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
2	1:10	0:58	OWN 32	3	19	Interception
3	13:34	3:23	OWN 23	7	40	Downs
3	8:50	1:22	OWN 14	3	2	Punt
3	6:23	2:07	OWN 25	4	5	Interception
3	2:46	3:12	OWN 20	8	53	Field Goal
4	11:56	0:56	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	9:09	1:00	OWN 6	3	-5	Punt
4	4:59	2:32	OWN 19	6	29	Punt
4	1:02	0:18	OWN 20	2	0	Interception

Game MVP: Carson Silverman, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Benjamin Compton	15	38	2.53	16	1	0
Roberto England	11	21	1.91	5	0	1
Carson Silverman	4	37	9.25	19	2	0
Zane Randle	3	-1	-0.33	2	0	0
Ian Chaudhuri	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Damon Beckam	7	66	9.43	13	5
Ivan Rodriguez	4	22	5.50	9	0
Kirk Henderson	2	12	6.00	12	1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Silverman	37	22	211	0/0	0	36	0	75.4

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Damon Beckam	51	27	278	3/16	1	31	5	35.9

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Roberto England	7	9	30	4.29	2	11
WR Amos Sherman	6	9	87	14.50	58	36
WR Zane Randle	5	5	48	9.60	30	24
WR Derek Dunlap	3	8	39	13.00	8	34
TE A.J. Aspell	1	6	7	7.00	9	7

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sawyer Simmons	13	26	134	10.31	46	29	0
TE C.J. Hines	6	8	47	7.83	21	21	0
WR Al Starks	3	9	58	19.33	18	31	0
TE Lincoln Shull	2	3	16	8.00	13	12	0
TE Bucky Swinford	2	3	15	7.50	0	8	1
RB Ivan Rodriguez	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Eugene Caldwell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Ernie Adams	1	15	15.00
S Sammy Reynolds	1	0	0.00
S Donnie Kassotis	1	23	23.00
CB Earnest Rose	1	6	6.00
OLB Josiah Upshaw	1	0	0.00

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brady Hallmann	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Al Starks	1	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodolfo Margraff	9	386	42.9	36.9	54	4

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Hardy	5	256	51.2	42.4	56	0

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Marc Howe	3/4	1/2	0/1	41	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morris Lang	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roberto England	2	24	12.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Starks	1	-6	-6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Landon Familo	1	17	17.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Starks	2	49	24.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ernie Adams	7	1	0.0	13	53
OLB Josiah Upshaw	6	4	0.0	13	54
CB Earnest Rose	5	2	0.0	13	51
ILB Jerry Bernstein	4	1	0.0	12	44
CB Landon Familo	4	0	0.0	6	41
DT Chance Tanner	2	1	1.0	12	45
DE Jonah Shepard	2	0	1.0	10	45
OLB Riddick Carpenter	2	1	0.0	11	43
ILB Renaldo Hennessy	2	1	0.0	8	17
S Donnie Kassotis	2	0	0.0	8	25
CB Marshall Shellhaas	2	0	0.0	12	48
DE Walt Thomas	1	1	1.0	11	39
S Sammy Reynolds	1	0	0.0	6	39
OLB D.J. Fisher	1	0	0.0	1	8

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Connor Guarino	7	3	0.0	33	27
S Wendell Boling	5	2	0.0	23	24
S Aaron Marshall	4	4	0.0	33	27
ILB Clifton Brazzell	4	4	0.0	23	25
CB Mickey Hardy	4	2	0.0	30	36
DT Adrian Tatum	4	1	0.0	25	23
S Max Vinson	4	0	0.0	13	23
DT Brandon Strong	3	1	0.0	14	15
OLB Roberto Kayer	3	1	0.0	15	14
CB Alexander Fleishman	3	0	0.0	22	24
CB Jonah Heath	3	0	0.0	31	30
DE Ashton Thornton	2	1	0.0	28	32
WR Sawyer Simmons	2	0	---	---	---
WR Al Starks	2	0	---	---	---
DE Amir Dymkoski	2	0	0.0	11	22
ILB Bucky Levine	2	0	0.0	12	13
DE Gage Bernstein	1	1	0.0	15	11
DE Bryan Poole	1	1	0.0	30	27
OLB Darrell Digler	1	1	0.0	13	22
WR Eugene Caldwell	1	0	---	---	---
CB Leon Rodgers	1	0	0.0	1	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Chance Tanner	1.0	1	2	1	45
DE Walt Thomas	1.0	1	1	0	39
DE Jonah Shepard	1.0	0	0	3	45
DT Ricardo Gray	0.0	0	1	0	9
OLB Josiah Upshaw	0.0	0	1	0	54
ILB Jerry Bernstein	0.0	0	0	1	44
ILB Renaldo Hennessy	0.0	0	0	1	17

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ashton Thornton	1	2	1	32
OLB Connor Guarino	0	1	0	27
DT Adrian Tatum	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ernie Adams	5	3	1	53
OLB Josiah Upshaw	5	0	1	54
CB Earnest Rose	4	0	1	51
ILB Jerry Bernstein	3	0	0	44
S Donnie Kassotis	2	0	1	25
CB Landon Familo	2	0	0	41
S Sammy Reynolds	1	0	1	39
DE Jonah Shepard	1	0	0	45
OLB D.J. Fisher	1	0	0	8
OLB Riddick Carpenter	1	0	0	43
ILB Renaldo Hennessy	1	0	0	17
CB Marshall Shellhaas	1	0	0	48

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Max Vinson	4	0	23
S Wendell Boling	3	0	24
CB Mickey Hardy	3	0	36
CB Alexander Fleishman	2	0	24
OLB Roberto Kayer	1	2	14
ILB Bucky Levine	1	1	13
CB Leon Rodgers	1	1	9
DE Ashton Thornton	1	0	32
S Aaron Marshall	1	0	27
ILB Clifton Brazzell	1	0	25
OLB Connor Guarino	1	0	27
DT Adrian Tatum	1	0	23
OLB Darrell Digler	1	0	22
CB Jonah Heath	1	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Roger Ricketts	4	10	34	37
Keegan McAdams	1	9	34	37
Stephen Winders	1	5	34	37
Marcus Simmons	1	2	34	37
Liam Jefferson	1	2	34	37
Ian Chaudhuri	1	1	8	3
A.J. Aspell	0	1	30	34

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jamal Ruschak	1	2	13	0	54
Trenton Flynn	1	1	13	2	54
Avery Federspiel	0	2	13	0	54
Desmond Wilkins	0	1	13	1	54

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Brady Hallmann	2	25
Jerry Bernstein	1	16

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Max Vinson	2	12
Lincoln Shull	1	25

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marcus Simmons	34	37	---	---	13	84
Liam Jefferson	34	37	---	---	13	84
Stephen Winders	34	37	---	---	13	84
Roger Ricketts	34	37	---	---	13	84
Ernie Adams	---	---	13	53	16	82
Amos Sherman	34	36	---	---	2	72
Jerry Bernstein	---	---	12	44	16	72
Carson Silverman	34	37	---	---	---	71
Keegan McAdams	34	37	---	---	---	71
Josiah Upshaw	---	---	13	54	2	69
Derek Dunlap	33	35	---	---	---	68
Earnest Rose	---	---	13	51	3	67
A.J. Aspell	30	34	---	---	2	66
Zane Randle	23	25	---	---	18	66
Roberto England	13	23	---	---	27	63
Marshall Shellhaas	---	---	12	48	1	61
Chance Tanner	---	---	12	45	1	58
Jonah Shepard	---	---	10	45	2	57
Riddick Carpenter	---	---	11	43	1	55
Landon Familo	---	---	6	41	5	52
Walt Thomas	---	---	11	39	1	51
Sammy Reynolds	---	---	6	39	2	47
Donnie Kassotis	---	---	8	25	14	47
Brady Hallmann	6	11	---	---	25	42
Renaldo Hennessy	---	---	8	17	11	36
D.J. Fisher	---	---	1	8	24	33
Benjamin Compton	21	12	---	---	---	33
Caiden Batten	---	---	4	17	6	27
Randy Jackson	2	2	---	---	18	22
Emmitt Torrance	---	---	1	8	13	22
Ricardo Gray	---	---	1	9	6	16
Zack Alston	0	0	---	---	13	13
Ian Chaudhuri	8	3	---	---	---	11
Otis Gomez	---	---	0	1	9	10
Rodolfo Margraff	0	0	---	---	9	9
Marc Howe	0	0	---	---	9	9
Liam Thomas	0	2	---	---	7	9
Charles Foret	---	---	1	7	---	8
Pete Rovenstine	0	0	---	---	4	4
Donovan Haukioja	0	2	---	---	---	2
Harvey Devore	0	0	---	---	---	0
Van Bailey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ian Pettersson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tanner Hormel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lance Parry	---	---	0	0	---	0
Marvin Gonzalez	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Connor Guarino	---	---	33	27	25	85
Al Starks	12	54	---	---	14	80
Avery Federspiel	13	54	---	---	11	78
Drew Stansberry	13	54	---	---	7	74
Trenton Flynn	13	54	---	---	7	74
Desmond Wilkins	13	54	---	---	7	74
Sawyer Simmons	10	53	---	---	9	72
Mickey Hardy	---	---	30	36	4	70
Wendell Boling	---	---	23	24	21	68
Jamal Ruschak	13	54	---	---	---	67
Alexander Fleishman	---	---	22	24	21	67
Damon Beckam	13	54	---	---	---	67
Clifton Brazzell	---	---	23	25	17	65
Ashton Thornton	---	---	28	32	4	64
Jonah Heath	---	---	31	30	2	63
Aaron Marshall	---	---	33	27	2	62
C.J. Hines	12	49	---	---	---	61
Bryan Poole	---	---	30	27	2	59
Ivan Rodriguez	11	42	---	---	1	54
Eugene Caldwell	6	46	---	---	1	53
Adrian Tatum	---	---	25	23	4	52
Max Vinson	---	---	13	23	12	48
Lincoln Shull	8	11	---	---	25	44
Brandon Strong	---	---	14	15	12	41
Darrell Digler	---	---	13	22	3	38
Gage Bernstein	---	---	15	11	9	35
Amir Dymkoski	---	---	11	22	2	35
Roberto Kayer	---	---	15	14	1	30
Bucky Levine	---	---	12	13	1	26
Dwight Patton	0	0	---	---	25	25
Marty Alto	0	3	---	---	19	22
Kirk Henderson	2	9	---	---	10	21
Leon Rodgers	---	---	1	9	11	21
Terry Barlow	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jeff Hardy	0	0	---	---	7	7
Morris Lang	0	0	---	---	6	6
Robbie Ramsey	0	0	---	---	5	5
J.T. La Rosa	---	---	0	0	5	5
Junior Blair	---	---	2	3	---	5
Bucky Swinford	1	3	---	---	---	4
Baby Face Oldfield	3	0	---	---	---	3
Myles Palmer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Alejandro Blades	0	0	---	---	---	0
Earnest Hitchcock	0	0	---	---	---	0
Riddick Tanner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Everett Spotwood	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	49	5.4
Middle	15	27	1.8
Right	9	22	2.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	14	7.0
Middle	10	77	7.7
Right	1	9	9.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Silverman	37	22	4	3	3	4	4	1	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Damon Beckam	51	27	5	3	6	3	5	6	5

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	32	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	12	133	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	12	2.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	34	11.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	34	19	179	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	68	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	31	10.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Roberto England	9	7	1	30	0	23
WR Amos Sherman	9	6	1	87	2	36
WR Derek Dunlap	8	3	0	39	1	35
TE A.J. Aspell	6	1	1	7	0	34
WR Zane Randle	5	5	0	48	1	25

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sawyer Simmons	26	13	4	134	2	53
WR Al Starks	9	3	1	58	2	54
TE C.J. Hines	8	6	0	47	1	49
TE Lincoln Shull	3	2	1	16	0	11
TE Bucky Swinford	3	2	0	15	0	3
WR Eugene Caldwell	1	0	0	0	0	46
RB Ivan Rodriguez	1	1	0	8	0	42

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Roberto England	3	5	1.67	1.91
Zane Randle	2	2	1.00	-0.33
Benjamin Compton	2	-2	-1.00	2.53

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Silverman	1	0	0	0.00	5.70

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Damon Beckam	5	2	10	2.00	5.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Amos Sherman	1	0	0	0.00	9.67

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sawyer Simmons	2	1	3	1.50	5.15
TE Bucky Swinford	1	1	7	7.00	5.00
WR Al Starks	1	0	0	0.00	6.44
TE C.J. Hines	1	0	0	0.00	5.88

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Roberto England	2	1
Benjamin Compton	2	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Kirk Henderson	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Silverman	13	8	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Damon Beckam	10	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Amos Sherman	6	3	1
RB Roberto England	4	3	1
TE A.J. Aspell	2	1	1
WR Derek Dunlap	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE C.J. Hines	3	2	2
WR Sawyer Simmons	2	0	0
TE Lincoln Shull	2	1	0
WR Al Starks	2	1	1
TE Bucky Swinford	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,200 (21,400)
End Zone 10,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,200 (21,400)
End Zone	10,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)