Week 16, 2023

played in Carolina, NC

38 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Houston Texans703146-30
Carolina Panthers73770-24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:05 HOU - Jamal Gardner 39 pass from Gene Chandler (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
1Q: 00:26 CAR - Eddie Royal 53 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 07:55 CAR - Bruce Darche 35 field goal
3Q: 13:21 HOU - Jack Kemnitzer 44 field goal
3Q: 04:21 CAR - Reuben Preston 3 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 15:00 CAR - Eddie Royal 7 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 07:24 HOU - LeSean McCoy 3 run (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
4Q: 01:02 HOU - Tim Lincoln 25 pass from Gene Chandler (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
OT: 09:31 HOU - Dean Rivers 63 punt return

Team StatisticsHOUCAR
Record8-78-7
First Downs2325
- by Rushing56
- by Passing1618
- by Penalty21
Total Net Yards392457
- Offensive Plays6781
- Yards per Play5.855.64
Net Rushing Yards29142
- Rushing Attempts1426
- Yards per Rush2.075.46
Net Passing Yards363315
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt50 - 32 - 154 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards386323
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/231/8
- Yards per Pass Play6.855.73
Fumbles/Lost1/13/1
3rd Down Conversions2/122/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.39.2
4th Down Conversions1/10/0
Penalties/Yards3/197/55
Punt Returns/Yards5/993/19
Kick Returns/Yards3/1175/105
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/16
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits13
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/02/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 29OWN 28
Time of Possession30:0635:31

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:263:40OWN 20780Touchdown
15:244:01OWN 1727Punt
10:070:58OWN 203-2Punt
211:081:04OWN 183-6Punt
27:503:21OWN 38621Punt
23:390:11OPP 12110Fumble
21:001:00OWN 20245Half
315:001:45OPP 3336Field Goal
311:351:42OWN 40424Punt
34:120:59OWN 2034Punt
414:490:43OWN 32317Interception
413:015:43OWN 171183Touchdown
43:360:31OWN 830Punt
42:251:43OWN 30770Touchdown
OT113:222:13OWN 20538Punt
Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:34OWN 27532Punt
18:463:22OWN 20738Punt
11:231:16OWN 29371Touchdown
214:093:01OWN 24618Punt
210:042:14OWN 43739Field Goal
24:290:50OWN 824Fumble
23:282:28OWN 2852Punt
313:151:40OWN 2236Punt
39:535:41OWN 201280Touchdown
33:133:2450750Touchdown
414:061:05OWN 493-1Punt
47:183:42OWN 26528Punt
43:050:40OWN 463-5Punt
40:420:42OWN 39416Half
OT115:001:38OWN 25418Punt
OT111:091:46OWN 2030Punt

Game MVP: Gene Chandler, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
LeSean McCoy8131.631011
Brett Murphy5173.40600
Gene Chandler1-1-1.00-100
CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Tommie Peters12625.171330
Jerald Jenkins12715.923620
Howie Barrett294.50600

Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Gene Chandler50323863/23242192.6
CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Howie Barrett54263231/8353085.6

Receiving Statistics

HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Tim Lincoln7810314.7157251
WR Jamal Gardner6127913.1743391
TE John Carlson456115.2521420
FB Darrell Erickson44143.50470
WR Dean Rivers35196.33780
TE R.J. Cote363712.336210
WR Jessie Johannsen233015.007150
WR Preston Beadnell243015.0011160
RB LeSean McCoy111313.006130
TE Jumbo Dolan0100.00000
RB Brett Murphy0100.00000
CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Eddie Royal81214317.8861532
WR Neal Walton8168310.3828150
WR Arnie Sherry375016.6731260
RB Tommie Peters24189.005150
FB Reuben Preston22136.503101
TE Mike Hoomanawanui2384.00050
RB Jerald Jenkins1188.00680
WR Ethan Blackshear0400.00000
TE Richie Fuller0500.00000

Interception Statistics

HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD
S Louis Delmas11616.000

Fumble Statistics

HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
Tim Lincoln1000
Torell Troup0100
D.J. Moore0020
Luke Hartland0010
CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
Tommie Peters1000
Howie Barrett1000
Neal Walton1000
Neil Clark0100
Richie Fuller0100
Dwayne Swillis0100
Louis Delmas0010

Punting Statistics

HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Steve Watanabe834843.536.1591
CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bill Hankton1043843.829.9575

Kicking Statistics

HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jack Kemnitzer1/11/10/0443/3
CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Bruce Darche1/10/00/0353/3

Punt Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Dean Rivers59919.81
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Eli Martinez3196.30

Kick Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Dean Rivers311739.00
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Jerald Jenkins49223.00
Arnie Sherry11313.00

Defensive Statistics

HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Emmitt Vilnit910.01328
ILB Lawrence Fisk720.02450
S Luke Hartland600.02246
CB D.J. Moore500.01946
DE Carlos Dunlap500.02345
S Kent Jarvis320.01640
OLB Peter Heuvicq320.01214
DE Teddy Flannery211.01129
CB Tyrell Johnson220.02438
DT Levon Jacobs210.01841
DT Sedrick Harvey110.01226
CB Casey Donovan100.0811
OLB Marc Poloski100.01129
CB Lawrence Abbey100.01844
WR Jamal Gardner10---------
S Chad Jones100.01441
DE Joey Sims010.02135
DT Torell Troup010.01227
CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Leonard Korte800.01047
S Louis Delmas720.01341
ILB Dwayne Swillis450.01344
S Darryl Tripodi410.01041
CB Sherrick McManis410.0634
CB Myron Rolle400.0732
OLB Preston Sanford311.0632
CB Juan Anagnostis320.01047
OLB Rodderick Muckelroy201.057
DE D'Anthony Smith210.51142
DE E.J. Wilson200.51132
OLB Willie Schultz110.0711
DE Martin Marsh100.0630
OLB Tyrus Harden010.0710
S Kenny Dole010.0321

Pass Rush Statistics

HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Teddy Flannery1.003429
DE Carlos Dunlap0.036045
DE Joey Sims0.021035
DT Sedrick Harvey0.011026
DT Torell Troup0.001127
DT Levon Jacobs0.001041
CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Rodderick Muckelroy1.00107
OLB Preston Sanford1.000032
DE D'Anthony Smith0.513042
DE E.J. Wilson0.500132
DE Martin Marsh0.013030
DT Louis Parker0.010017
DT Wade Turner0.000136

Pass Defense Statistics

HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Emmitt Vilnit90028
CB Lawrence Abbey31044
CB D.J. Moore30046
S Luke Hartland30046
S Kent Jarvis21040
ILB Lawrence Fisk13050
DE Teddy Flannery10029
CB Tyrell Johnson10038
CB Casey Donovan10011
DE Carlos Dunlap10045
S Chad Jones10041
OLB Peter Heuvicq02014
DT Levon Jacobs01041
CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Louis Delmas61141
S Darryl Tripodi52041
OLB Leonard Korte51047
CB Sherrick McManis41034
CB Myron Rolle40032
CB Juan Anagnostis30047
ILB Dwayne Swillis20044
OLB Preston Sanford20032
CB Kelly Springer10032

Blocking Statistics

HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Antoine Caldwell34012044
Jimmy Fulcher24013048
Mitch Petrus110306
Matt Slauson02011147
Herb Bradford01014253
John Carlson01011028
Mickey Brandon0109049
CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jon Asamoah38126055
Neil Clark37023042
Steven Justice23022042
Richie Fuller22023046
Courtney Diminnie12021037
Reuben Preston11020029
Mike Hoomanawanui01014026
T.J. McGregor00014130

Special Teams Tackles

HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Dean Rivers427
Lawrence Abbey127
Kent Jarvis120
Dennis Hannam19
Herb Bradford19
CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Kelly Springer325
Juan Anagnostis121
Corwin Bernstein112
Todd Chaudrey111
Bruce Darche16

Participation

HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Lawrence Fisk------24502195
Lawrence Abbey------18442789
Kent Jarvis------16402076
D.J. Moore------19461176
Herb Bradford1453------976
Tyrell Johnson------24381173
Luke Hartland------2246270
Carlos Dunlap------2345169
Mickey Brandon949------967
Gene Chandler1453---------67
Levon Jacobs------1841564
Jimmy Fulcher1348---------61
Jamal Gardner1145------561
Joey Sims------2135460
Dean Rivers528------2760
Matt Slauson1147---------58
Antoine Caldwell1244---------56
Chad Jones------1441156
Marc Poloski------11291151
Preston Beadnell940---------49
John Carlson1128------948
Tim Lincoln223------2146
Darrell Erickson926------944
Sedrick Harvey------1226543
Emmitt Vilnit------1328142
LeSean McCoy933---------42
Teddy Flannery------1129---40
Brett Murphy514------2039
Torell Troup------1227---39
Peter Heuvicq------1214---26
R.J. Cote511------1026
Jessie Johannsen110------1324
Jumbo Dolan12------2023
Terry Densmore------310922
Lawrence Berry29------920
Jumbo Wheeler25------1219
Casey Donovan------811---19
Mitch Petrus36------918
Dennis Hannam15------915
Ralph Livanis------55515
Gosder Cherilus54---------9
Steve Watanabe00------88
Jack Kemnitzer00------77
Charles Stephens00------11
Julio McElroy00---------0
Kurt Houston00---------0
CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Jon Asamoah2655------1192
Howie Barrett2655---------81
Richie Fuller2346------1079
Juan Anagnostis------10472178
Neil Clark2342------1176
Steven Justice2242------771
Hardy Glasgow1748------267
Reuben Preston2029------1766
Kelly Springer------9322566
Jerald Jenkins1220------3062
Mike Hoomanawanui1426------2262
Neal Walton1842---------60
Leonard Korte------1047259
Courtney Diminnie2137---------58
Dwayne Swillis------1344158
Eddie Royal1937---------56
Louis Delmas------1341155
D'Anthony Smith------1142255
T.J. McGregor1430------1155
Darryl Tripodi------1041253
Tommie Peters1434---------48
Wade Turner------836347
Eli Martinez------4232047
E.J. Wilson------1132447
Martin Marsh------630844
Arnie Sherry718------1944
Preston Sanford------632644
Sherrick McManis------634242
Willie Schultz------7112341
Myron Rolle------732140
Todd Chaudrey721------1139
Kenny Dole------3211034
Louis Parker------617124
Ethan Blackshear318------122
Tyrus Harden------710118
Rodderick Muckelroy------57618
Corwin Bernstein04------1216
Jorge McNeil------121013
Bill Hankton00------1111
Buddy Wittich01------1011
Bruce Darche00------66
Joey Sturgeon------1214
John Beck00---------0
Leonard Collins00---------0
Chris Marinelli00---------0
Al Scoggin00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left1-2-2.0
Middle10212.1
Right3103.3
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left12887.3
Middle4184.5
Right10363.6
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Gene Chandler50325025721
CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Howie Barrett542630181350

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)23182028.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)147856.1
Long (19+ Yds)626310.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)1510895.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)2691214.7
Long (19+ Yds)515310.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Jamal Gardner126179145
WR Tim Lincoln870103223
TE R.J. Cote63037111
TE John Carlson54061128
WR Dean Rivers53019028
WR Preston Beadnell42130040
FB Darrell Erickson44014026
WR Jessie Johannsen32030010
TE Jumbo Dolan100002
RB LeSean McCoy11013033
RB Brett Murphy1000014
CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Neal Walton168183042
WR Eddie Royal1280143237
WR Arnie Sherry73050118
TE Richie Fuller5000046
RB Tommie Peters42018034
WR Ethan Blackshear4000018
TE Mike Hoomanawanui3208026
FB Reuben Preston22013029
RB Jerald Jenkins1108020

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
LeSean McCoy133.001.63
CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Jerald Jenkins2-2-1.005.92

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Gene Chandler33227.337.72
CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Howie Barrett63223.675.98

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Tim Lincoln111010.0012.88
FB Darrell Erickson1133.003.50
WR Jamal Gardner1199.006.58
CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Eddie Royal2173.5011.92
FB Reuben Preston1133.006.50
WR Ethan Blackshear1000.000.00
TE Richie Fuller1000.000.00
WR Neal Walton111212.005.19

Third Down Rushing Statistics

HoustonRushesConversions
Brett Murphy11
CarolinaRushesConversions
Tommie Peters10
Jerald Jenkins11
Howie Barrett10

Third Down Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompConversions
Gene Chandler1121
CarolinaAttCompConversions
Howie Barrett1011

Third Down Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR Jamal Gardner500
WR Dean Rivers311
WR Jessie Johannsen100
RB Brett Murphy100
FB Darrell Erickson110
CarolinaTargCatchConversions
WR Neal Walton411
WR Ethan Blackshear200
TE Richie Fuller200
WR Eddie Royal100
WR Arnie Sherry100

SectionAttendance
Stadium74,900 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck22,200 (22,200)
End Zone16,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats13,900 (14,200)
Club Seats10,600 (11,600)
Luxury Boxes3,000 (4,300)