Exhibition Week 1, 2046

played in Carolina, NC

83 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Houston Texans	3	6	0	7	-	16
Carolina Panthers	14	14	14	0	-	42

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:29 CAR - Carlos Hyde 19 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
1Q: 07:49 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 42 field goal
1Q: 04:53 CAR - Justics Delaroche 3 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 09:05 CAR - Justics Delaroche 7 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 06:18 CAR - Seth Chu 12 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 02:04 HOU - C.J. Grant 14 pass from Hayden Covington (Fernando Sawyer extra point failed)
3Q: 08:39 CAR - Justics Delaroche 5 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
3Q: 02:08 CAR - Carlos Hyde 6 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
4Q: 02:56 HOU - Adam Hines 12 pass from Hayden Covington (Fernando Sawyer extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:29 CAR - Carlos Hyde 19 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
1Q: 07:49 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 42 field goal
1Q: 04:53 CAR - Justics Delaroche 3 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 09:05 CAR - Justics Delaroche 7 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 06:18 CAR - Seth Chu 12 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 02:04 HOU - C.J. Grant 14 pass from Hayden Covington (Fernando Sawyer extra point failed)
3Q: 08:39 CAR - Justics Delaroche 5 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
3Q: 02:08 CAR - Carlos Hyde 6 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
4Q: 02:56 HOU - Adam Hines 12 pass from Hayden Covington (Fernando Sawyer extra point)

Team Statistics HOU CAR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 10 25
- by Rushing 3 10
- by Passing 7 14
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 242 419
- Offensive Plays 54 66
- Yards per Play 4.48 6.35
Net Rushing Yards 67 130
- Rushing Attempts 30 37
- Yards per Rush 2.23 3.51
Net Passing Yards 175 289
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 19 - 13 - 0 28 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 199 295
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/24 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 7.29 9.97
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 4.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 3/36 7/56
Kick Returns/Yards 2/36 2/54
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 6/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 31
Time of Possession 25:58 34:02

Team Statistics	HOU	CAR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	10	25
- by Rushing	3	10
- by Passing	7	14
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	242	419
- Offensive Plays	54	66
- Yards per Play	4.48	6.35
Net Rushing Yards	67	130
- Rushing Attempts	30	37
- Yards per Rush	2.23	3.51
Net Passing Yards	175	289
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	19 - 13 - 0	28 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	199	295
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/24	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	7.29	9.97
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	4.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	3/36	7/56
Kick Returns/Yards	2/36	2/54
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	6/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 31
Time of Possession	25:58	34:02

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:20	3:39	OWN 26	6	49	Field Goal
1	4:43	1:57	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	1:04	2:45	OWN 3	6	29	Punt
2	8:55	1:30	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	6:10	2:31	OWN 20	7	30	Punt
2	2:04	0:06	OPP 14	1	14	Touchdown
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 15	1	9	Half
3	15:00	2:32	OWN 16	3	1	Punt
3	8:33	0:56	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	2:02	1:55	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	11:52	3:33	OWN 2	6	10	Punt
4	6:04	1:24	OWN 32	3	-4	Punt
4	4:40	1:50	OPP 30	6	30	Touchdown
4	1:08	1:08	OWN 38	3	52	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:40	OWN 35	7	65	Touchdown
1	7:41	2:58	OWN 40	9	60	Touchdown
1	2:46	1:42	OWN 42	3	6	Punt
2	13:19	4:24	OWN 16	9	84	Touchdown
2	7:25	1:15	OWN 39	4	61	Touchdown
2	3:39	1:35	OWN 12	3	8	Punt
2	1:58	1:35	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
3	12:28	3:55	OWN 48	7	52	Touchdown
3	7:37	5:35	OWN 46	10	54	Touchdown
3	0:07	3:15	OWN 29	5	19	Punt
4	8:19	2:15	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
4	2:50	1:42	OWN 20	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: Geno Smith, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Francisco Nixon	11	27	2.45	11	1
C.J. Grant	10	7	0.70	4	0
O.J. Bevins	7	22	3.14	7	0
Brad Wappler	1	5	5.00	5	0
Hayden Covington	1	6	6.00	6	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Justics Delaroche	20	70	3.50	13	1	3
Carlos Hyde	16	59	3.69	12	1	1
Kody Coles	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hayden Covington	13	8	114	4/19	2	50	0	129.4
Roman Steinmetz	6	5	85	1/5	0	32	0	118.8

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	28	21	295	1/6	2	34	0	132.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Adam Hines	6	6	68	11.33	30	27	1
WR Mercury Stokes	3	4	91	30.33	48	50	0
TE B.J. Lincoln	1	1	8	8.00	1	8	0
RB C.J. Grant	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	1
TE Gustavo Johnstone	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Liam Webb	1	2	19	19.00	7	19	0
WR Christian Finkenstadt	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Odell Beckham Jr	7	10	124	17.71	59	34	0
WR Brandon Cooks	5	7	81	16.20	33	24	0
RB Carlos Hyde	3	3	30	10.00	9	19	1
WR Zane Nichols	3	3	33	11.00	0	15	0
FB Kody Coles	2	2	15	7.50	6	9	0
WR Seth Chu	1	3	12	12.00	0	12	1

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Recov	Force
Camden Holse	1	0
B.J. Lincoln	0	1
O.J. Chaudhuri	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Trevor Briel	1	1	0	0
Kelvin Hopper	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marlon Maki	9	424	47.1	40.9	53	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Casey Herrmann	6	246	41.0	35.0	56	4

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fernando Sawyer	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	1/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Branden Melancon	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	6/6

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Grant	3	36	12.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trevor Briel	6	46	7.7	0
Kelvin Hopper	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Grant	2	36	18.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	2	54	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cary Shepard	5	2	0.0	23	14
OLB Darnell Dietz	5	1	0.0	27	22
OLB Scottie Jefferson	5	1	0.0	29	18
DT Roosevelt Fredrickson	4	2	0.0	32	15
DE Rodney Tylke	4	0	0.0	19	19
OLB Clyde Kubrak	3	4	0.5	24	19
DE Steve Wolfe	3	2	0.0	20	20
CB Ian Cajigal	3	1	0.0	23	20
ILB Denzel Perryman	3	0	0.0	14	15
S Gilbert Woolson	3	0	0.0	15	19
DT Skip Wallen	2	0	0.5	5	14
S Grant Pieri	2	2	0.0	23	9
OLB Tony Dillon	2	0	0.0	17	10
DT Michael Hoy	2	0	0.0	18	10
S James Sample	2	0	0.0	31	27
CB Darius Cash	2	0	0.0	25	12
CB Juan Reinert	1	2	0.0	15	18
DT Luther Bates	1	1	0.0	17	9
CB Mackenzie Branch	1	1	0.0	21	15

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Timothy Dromeshauser	7	0	0.0	16	13
ILB Byron Sims	5	3	0.5	22	16
S Chuck Pritchett	5	3	0.0	27	16
CB Todd Coleman	4	0	0.0	23	19
DE Melvin McConnell	3	0	2.0	13	17
DT Tevin Nunez	3	1	0.5	14	11
S Braxton Frederick	3	1	0.0	9	10
S Josue Logue	3	1	0.0	22	21
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	2	0	0.5	17	12
CB Trevor Briel	2	1	0.0	28	22
DE Clyde Pieri	2	0	0.0	17	7
OLB Hardy Odumuyiwa	2	0	0.0	14	9
DE Darnell Arnold	1	0	1.0	13	12
OLB Donte Beard	1	0	0.5	14	7
OLB Dennis Crimm	1	1	0.0	13	15
OLB Byron Lynn	1	0	0.0	13	12
S Devonte Buchanan	1	0	0.0	11	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Skip Wallen	0.5	1	0	14
OLB Clyde Kubrak	0.5	0	1	19
OLB Tony Dillon	0.0	0	1	10
DT Michael Hoy	0.0	0	1	10
DT Luther Bates	0.0	0	1	9

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Melvin McConnell	2.0	0	1	0	17
DE Darnell Arnold	1.0	0	0	0	12
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	0.5	1	1	0	12
DT Tevin Nunez	0.5	0	0	0	11
ILB Byron Sims	0.5	0	0	0	16
OLB Donte Beard	0.5	0	0	0	7
OLB Byron Lynn	0.0	0	1	1	12
S Braxton Frederick	0.0	0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Denzel Perryman	3	1	15
CB Ian Cajigal	3	0	20
OLB Scottie Jefferson	3	0	18
OLB Darnell Dietz	2	0	22
S Gilbert Woolson	2	0	19
OLB Clyde Kubrak	1	0	19
DT Skip Wallen	1	0	14
DT Michael Hoy	1	0	10
DT Luther Bates	1	0	9
CB Juan Reinert	1	0	18
S James Sample	1	0	27
CB Mackenzie Branch	1	0	15
CB Darius Cash	1	0	12

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Byron Sims	3	0	16
S Braxton Frederick	2	0	10
CB Todd Coleman	2	0	19
S Josue Logue	2	0	21
CB Trevor Briel	1	0	22
S Chuck Pritchett	1	0	16
OLB Dennis Crimm	1	0	15
S Devonte Buchanan	1	0	7
CB Eugene Hamilton	0	1	16

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Xavier Su'a-Filo	3	9	1	25	1	24
Emmitt Catron	1	6	0	25	0	13
Kyle Long	1	6	0	20	0	14
K.C. Dail	1	3	0	11	1	12
Buddy Brandon	0	3	0	9	0	4
O.J. Chaudhuri	0	1	0	21	1	20
Blaine Flowers	0	1	0	12	0	10
John Rockcliffe	0	0	0	27	2	23

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Louis Tate	3	7	31	0	29
Alonzo Tripp	2	11	37	0	29
Donnie Wile	2	5	30	1	26
A.J. Cann	2	4	35	0	27
Francisco Hardy	1	3	32	0	29
Dakota Rodgers	1	2	7	0	2
Kody Coles	1	2	16	0	15
Graham Mahaffey	0	2	7	0	3
Michael Wasserman	0	1	6	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
B.J. Lincoln	3	21
Adam Hines	3	21
Scottie Jefferson	1	32
O.J. Chaudhuri	1	10
K.C. Dail	1	6

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Zane Nichols	1	25
Braxton Frederick	1	16
Brandon Cooks	1	11
Ronald Parrish	1	6
Michael Wasserman	1	6

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Scottie Jefferson	---	---	29	18	32	79
Adam Hines	20	20	---	---	21	61
John Rockcliffe	27	23	---	---	10	60
James Sample	---	---	31	27	1	59
Darius Cash	---	---	25	12	22	59
Christian Finkenstadt	24	15	---	---	13	52
O.J. Chaudhuri	21	20	---	---	10	51
Xavier Su'a-Filo	25	24	---	---	1	50
Darnell Dietz	---	---	27	22	---	49
O.J. Bevins	17	10	---	---	21	48
Roosevelt Fredrickson	---	---	32	15	---	47
Mackenzie Branch	---	---	21	15	10	46
Emmitt Catron	25	13	---	---	7	45
Liam Webb	13	18	---	---	14	45
Clyde Kubrak	---	---	24	19	1	44
Ian Cajigal	---	---	23	20	---	43
B.J. Lincoln	13	8	---	---	21	42
Gustavo Johnstone	19	12	---	---	10	41
Steve Wolfe	---	---	20	20	1	41
Cary Shepard	---	---	23	14	2	39
Rodney Tylke	---	---	19	19	---	38
Tony Dillon	---	---	17	10	10	37
Hayden Covington	19	17	---	---	---	36
Kyle Long	20	14	---	---	---	34
Michael Hoy	---	---	18	10	6	34
Juan Reinert	---	---	15	18	1	34
Gilbert Woolson	---	---	15	19	---	34
C.J. Grant	10	5	---	---	18	33
Denzel Perryman	---	---	14	15	4	33
Grant Pieri	---	---	23	9	---	32
Francisco Nixon	13	12	---	---	7	32
Brad Wappler	12	8	---	---	11	31
K.C. Dail	11	12	---	---	6	29
Luther Bates	---	---	17	9	1	27
Blaine Flowers	12	10	---	---	4	26
Skip Wallen	---	---	5	14	4	23
Donte Dennis	---	---	9	14	---	23
Mercury Stokes	9	12	---	---	---	21
Roman Steinmetz	11	7	---	---	---	18
Buddy Brandon	9	4	---	---	2	15
Camden Holse	0	0	---	---	10	10
Marlon Maki	0	0	---	---	10	10
Fernando Sawyer	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tucker Finch	0	0	---	---	1	1
R.J. Carley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Trevor Briel	---	---	28	22	21	71
A.J. Cann	35	27	---	---	6	68
Geno Smith	37	29	---	---	---	66
Alonzo Tripp	37	29	---	---	---	66
Brandon Cooks	25	27	---	---	11	63
Francisco Hardy	32	29	---	---	---	61
Louis Tate	31	29	---	---	---	60
Kody Coles	16	15	---	---	26	57
Donnie Wile	30	26	---	---	---	56
Zane Nichols	20	9	---	---	25	54
Tyler Eifert	21	21	---	---	9	51
Odell Beckham Jr	23	24	---	---	---	47
Chuck Pritchett	---	---	27	16	3	46
Todd Coleman	---	---	23	19	2	44
Josue Logue	---	---	22	21	1	44
Kelvin Hopper	---	---	11	12	20	43
Donte Beard	---	---	14	7	21	42
Byron Sims	---	---	22	16	3	41
Carlos Hyde	16	22	---	---	1	39
Eugene Hamilton	---	---	20	16	1	37
Seth Chu	23	13	---	---	---	36
Braxton Frederick	---	---	9	10	16	35
Melvin McConnell	---	---	13	17	5	35
Clyde Pieri	---	---	17	7	9	33
Will Jeffries	10	3	---	---	17	30
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	17	12	1	30
Dennis Crimm	---	---	13	15	2	30
Justics Delaroche	21	6	---	---	3	30
Timothy Dromeshauser	---	---	16	13	1	30
Corwin McEwen	---	---	10	8	11	29
Darnell Arnold	---	---	13	12	3	28
Hardy Odumuyiwa	---	---	14	9	5	28
Byron Lynn	---	---	13	12	3	28
Tevin Nunez	---	---	14	11	2	27
Rex Makielski	6	4	---	---	13	23
Devonte Buchanan	---	---	11	7	---	18
Graham Mahaffey	7	3	---	---	6	16
Bryson Gonzalez	4	1	---	---	11	16
Dakota Rodgers	7	2	---	---	6	15
Mel Bradford	---	---	3	2	8	13
Michael Wasserman	6	0	---	---	6	12
Branden Melancon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Casey Herrmann	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ronald Parrish	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bryce Stewart	0	0	---	---	---	0
Logan O'Field	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	13	1.4
Middle	16	33	2.1
Right	5	21	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	30	3.0
Middle	24	86	3.6
Right	3	14	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hayden Covington	13	8	1	0	0	0	4	1	0
Roman Steinmetz	6	5	2	0	0	1	0	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	28	21	5	0	1	1	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	52	26.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	59	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	47	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	41	13.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	19	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	136	12.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	140	12.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Adam Hines	6	6	68	1	20
WR Mercury Stokes	4	3	91	2	12
WR Christian Finkenstadt	3	0	0	0	15
TE Gustavo Johnstone	2	1	-1	0	12
WR Liam Webb	2	1	19	0	18
TE B.J. Lincoln	1	1	8	0	8
RB C.J. Grant	1	1	14	0	5

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Odell Beckham Jr	10	7	1	124	3	24
WR Brandon Cooks	7	5	0	81	2	27
RB Carlos Hyde	3	3	0	30	0	22
WR Seth Chu	3	1	0	12	0	13
WR Zane Nichols	3	3	0	33	0	9
FB Kody Coles	2	2	0	15	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
O.J. Bevins	3	10	3.33	3.14

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carlos Hyde	4	18	4.50	3.69
Justics Delaroche	4	16	4.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Hayden Covington	3	2	26	8.67	8.77

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	7	3	46	6.57	10.54

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB C.J. Grant	1	1	14	14.00	14.00
WR Adam Hines	1	1	12	12.00	11.33
TE Gustavo Johnstone	1	0	0	0.00	-0.50

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Seth Chu	3	1	12	4.00	4.00
WR Brandon Cooks	2	1	15	7.50	11.57
RB Carlos Hyde	1	1	19	19.00	10.00
WR Odell Beckham Jr	1	0	0	0.00	12.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Francisco Nixon	4	2
C.J. Grant	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Justics Delaroche	5	3
Carlos Hyde	1	0
Kody Coles	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roman Steinmetz	4	3	1
Hayden Covington	3	3	1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	4	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Adam Hines	3	3	1
WR Mercury Stokes	1	1	1
TE B.J. Lincoln	1	1	0
TE Gustavo Johnstone	1	1	0
WR Liam Webb	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon Cooks	3	2	1
WR Odell Beckham Jr	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,800 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,500)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,300 (13,700)
Club Seats 11,300 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,600 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,800 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,500)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,300 (13,700)
Club Seats	11,300 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,600 (5,000)