Week 16, 2023

played in Carolina, NC

25 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Houston Texans	3	7	3	0	-	13
Carolina Panthers	0	7	0	3	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:10 HOU - Antoine Wijaya 19 field goal
2Q: 12:52 CAR - Carlton Oksenberg 84 interception return (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
2Q: 06:28 HOU - Kelly Madera 3 fumble return (Antoine Wijaya extra point)
3Q: 10:29 HOU - Antoine Wijaya 52 field goal
4Q: 10:22 CAR - Rickey Rosebrock 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:10 HOU - Antoine Wijaya 19 field goal
2Q: 12:52 CAR - Carlton Oksenberg 84 interception return (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
2Q: 06:28 HOU - Kelly Madera 3 fumble return (Antoine Wijaya extra point)
3Q: 10:29 HOU - Antoine Wijaya 52 field goal
4Q: 10:22 CAR - Rickey Rosebrock 18 field goal

Team Statistics HOU CAR
Record 8-7 5-10
First Downs 21 12
- by Rushing 9 6
- by Passing 12 6
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 359 254
- Offensive Plays 69 44
- Yards per Play 5.20 5.77
Net Rushing Yards 145 119
- Rushing Attempts 31 25
- Yards per Rush 4.68 4.76
Net Passing Yards 214 135
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 22 - 2 17 - 7 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 219 149
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 5.63 7.11
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 0/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 2/33 3/69
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 2/84
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 25
Time of Possession 36:51 23:09

Team Statistics	HOU	CAR
Record	8-7	5-10
First Downs	21	12
- by Rushing	9	6
- by Passing	12	6
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	359	254
- Offensive Plays	69	44
- Yards per Play	5.20	5.77
Net Rushing Yards	145	119
- Rushing Attempts	31	25
- Yards per Rush	4.68	4.76
Net Passing Yards	214	135
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 22 - 2	17 - 7 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	219	149
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	5.63	7.11
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	0/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	2/33	3/69
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	2/84
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 25
Time of Possession	36:51	23:09

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:04	6:59	OWN 20	12	78	Field Goal
1	2:33	4:50	OWN 28	10	45	Interception
2	12:43	1:49	OWN 23	3	7	Punt
2	8:58	3:06	OPP 48	5	48	Touchdown
2	2:43	1:39	OWN 21	6	25	Punt
3	15:00	4:36	OWN 20	8	45	Field Goal
3	8:35	2:37	OWN 28	3	-9	Punt
3	2:03	2:08	OWN 14	4	43	Punt
4	14:19	0:55	OPP 43	4	11	Interception
4	10:17	1:30	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
4	5:50	5:50	OWN 14	11	58	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:56	OWN 21	8	64	Interception
1	4:05	1:32	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
2	10:54	1:56	OWN 34	3	-6	Punt
2	5:52	3:09	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
2	1:04	1:04	OWN 17	2	13	Half
3	10:24	1:49	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
3	5:58	3:55	OWN 40	7	24	Punt
4	14:55	0:36	OWN 20	2	11	Interception
4	13:24	3:07	OWN 17	6	82	Field Goal
4	8:47	2:57	OWN 34	5	18	Punt

Game MVP: Nick Diaz, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jamal Rivers	19	88	4.63	15	1
Jerame Englund	8	48	6.00	13	3
Brandon Flowers	2	2	1.00	3	0
Bucky Organ	1	2	2.00	2	0
Brian Devine	1	5	5.00	5	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Winfred Niklos	16	81	5.06	19	2
Clifton Becker	8	38	4.75	11	1
Colin Curtis	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brandon Flowers	37	22	219	1/5	0	40	2	53.7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mario Chapman	11	5	107	2/14	0	51	1	42.6
Roy Walton	6	2	42	0/0	0	24	1	19.4

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Earl Rader	5	12	93	18.60	40	40
WR William Bondy	5	6	38	7.60	7	12
WR Bucky Organ	3	7	36	12.00	3	13
RB Jamal Rivers	3	3	18	6.00	8	12
TE Kelly Madera	2	2	12	6.00	1	8
TE Wesley Walsh	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
FB Brian Devine	1	1	2	2.00	2	2
WR Jerome Wilkins	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
RB Jerame Englund	1	1	11	11.00	11	11
FB Monty Klinghagen	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jorge McKnight	3	5	104	34.67	75	51
WR Jonathan McCaffrey	2	4	26	13.00	0	18
RB Winfred Niklos	1	1	12	12.00	10	12
WR Harris Rollins	1	3	7	7.00	6	7
FB Pat Ellison	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Steven Hardy	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Dale Sherman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tom Taves	1	0	0.00	0
S Burt Morlando	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Lorenzo Varney	1	0	0.00	0
CB Carlton Oksenberg	1	84	84.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	TD
Jamal Rivers	1	0	0
Jerame Englund	1	0	0
William Bondy	1	0	0
Kelly Madera	0	1	1
Wesley Walsh	0	1	0
Brandon Flowers	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Lorenzo Varney	0	0	1	0
Bryant Farley	0	0	1	0
Carlton Oksenberg	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Arnold Lavigne	5	204	40.8	34.4	53	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Arnie Terry	6	208	34.7	32.0	44	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Antoine Wijaya	2/2	1/1	1/1	52	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rickey Rosebrock	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earl Rader	2	16	8.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dale Sherman	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Wilkins	2	33	16.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Colin Alexander	3	69	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Quinn McKenzie	7	2	1.0	23	17
ILB Brady Godfrey	4	2	0.0	8	12
S Burt Morlando	3	2	0.0	24	18
DE Oscar Battle	3	1	0.0	21	12
CB Dean Barber	3	0	0.0	23	14
CB Trevor Canas	2	1	0.0	22	17
S Tom Taves	2	0	0.0	11	9
OLB Winfred Stone	2	0	0.0	2	2
DE Ronald Woodward	1	0	1.0	24	18
DT Tyrell Murack	1	2	0.0	14	11
ILB Leo Murray	1	2	0.0	17	7
OLB Vernon Morrison	1	1	0.0	5	9
CB Fred Lemons	1	1	0.0	18	12
WR Bucky Organ	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ernie Burton	1	0	0.0	5	8
S Harvey Reeves	1	0	0.0	18	12
DT Bucky Bullock	1	0	0.0	8	7
DT Wendell Giefeke	0	1	0.0	9	9

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Earl Riley	10	1	0.0	27	35
CB Bryant Farley	9	1	0.0	29	32
ILB Max Marian	5	1	0.0	26	26
S Bo Hickey	4	4	0.0	24	32
DE Gerald Homan	3	0	1.0	24	36
S Frank Schueler	3	2	0.0	18	30
S Lorenzo Varney	3	0	0.0	16	20
CB Carlton Oksenberg	3	0	0.0	26	30
OLB Harold McBeal	2	2	0.0	19	22
OLB Trent Prewett	2	2	0.0	17	18
DT Paul Browning	2	1	0.0	20	18
CB Robbie Lawless	2	1	0.0	5	15
DT Earnest Hawkins	2	0	0.0	16	14
DT Gabe Oliver	1	3	0.0	15	24
DE K.C. Matthews	1	1	0.0	17	16
DE Terry Maddux	1	0	0.0	20	22
QB Roy Walton	1	0	---	---	---
TE Steven Hardy	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jerome Page	1	0	0.0	11	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Quinn McKenzie	1.0	1	17
DE Ronald Woodward	1.0	1	18
S Tom Taves	0.0	1	9
DT Clay Raymer	0.0	1	10
DE Oscar Battle	0.0	1	12

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gerald Homan	1.0	0	1	0	36
DE K.C. Matthews	0.0	2	0	0	16
DE Terry Maddux	0.0	1	0	0	22
DT Earnest Hawkins	0.0	0	1	0	14
DT Paul Browning	0.0	0	0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Quinn McKenzie	2	0	0	17
S Tom Taves	1	0	1	9
S Burt Morlando	1	0	1	18
ILB Brady Godfrey	1	0	0	12
S Harvey Reeves	1	0	0	12
OLB Winfred Stone	1	0	0	2
CB Dean Barber	0	1	0	14

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Earl Riley	5	0	0	35
CB Bryant Farley	5	0	0	32
CB Carlton Oksenberg	3	0	1	30
ILB Max Marian	3	0	0	26
S Frank Schueler	2	2	0	30
S Bo Hickey	2	2	0	32
S Lorenzo Varney	1	0	1	20
OLB Harold McBeal	1	0	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Nick Diaz	7	9	1	31	0	38
Alvin Finley	3	6	0	28	0	37
Raymond Takemura	3	4	1	29	0	28
Josh Buckner	1	5	0	27	0	31
Kelly Madera	1	1	1	12	0	13
Ernest Occean	0	1	0	29	1	37
Myron Rodriguez	0	1	0	5	0	11
Wesley Walsh	0	1	0	21	0	22
Brian Devine	0	1	0	19	0	19

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lionel Banks	3	6	23	0	14
Gary Nachman	3	4	16	0	15
Steven Hardy	2	2	18	0	14
Kelvin Liedtke	1	4	18	1	15
Lincoln Frasier	1	3	22	1	18
Mitch Hughes	1	2	9	0	4
Kim Hope	1	1	7	0	4
Robbie Wolfe	0	1	6	0	2
Tyrone Fialho	0	1	19	0	17
Pat Ellison	0	1	11	0	14

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
William Bondy	2	12
Tom Taves	1	7
Max Pullen	1	7
Alan Forbes	0	20
Winfred Stone	0	15
Jerome Wilkins	0	15
Fred Lemons	0	12
Kelly Madera	0	12
Kurt Snyder	0	12
Wesley Walsh	0	11
Monty Klinghagen	0	10
Bucky Organ	0	7
Myron Rodriguez	0	7
Alvin Finley	0	7
Brady Godfrey	0	7
Richie Guthrie	0	7
Mack Ingram	0	7
Arnold Lavigne	0	7
Antoine Wijaya	0	6
Ronald Woodward	0	6
Clay Raymer	0	6
Earl Rader	0	6
Brian Devine	0	5
Burt Morlando	0	3
Tyrell Murack	0	2
Leo Murray	0	2
Nick Diaz	0	2
Oscar Battle	0	2
Vernon Morrison	0	2
Quinn McKenzie	0	1
Alonzo Bush	0	1
Trevor Canas	0	1
Bucky Bullock	0	1
Daryl Peters	0	1
Dean Barber	0	1
Wendell Giefeke	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Mickey Benton	2	14
Lorenzo Varney	1	10
Colin Curtis	1	8
Clifton Becker	0	18
Bo Hickey	0	16
Steven Hardy	0	13
Max Marian	0	11
Harris Rollins	0	11
Pat Ellison	0	9
Bryant Farley	0	9
Dale Sherman	0	9
Harold McBeal	0	8
Colin Alexander	0	8
Mitch Hughes	0	7
Arnie Terry	0	7
Kim Hope	0	7
Vernon Crawford	0	7
Tyrone Fialho	0	7
Marvin Redsteer	0	6
Terry Maddux	0	5
Jerome Page	0	5
Lionel Banks	0	5
Jorge McKnight	0	4
Rickey Rosebrock	0	4
K.C. Matthews	0	4
Gabe Oliver	0	3
Earnest Hawkins	0	2
Earl Riley	0	2
Trent Prewett	0	2
Gerald Homan	0	2
Carlton Oksenberg	0	2
Paul Browning	0	1
Donovan Samsel	0	1
Winfred Niklos	0	1
Frank Schueler	0	1
Jonathan McCaffrey	0	1
Robbie Lawless	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	25	5.0
Middle	13	48	3.7
Right	12	73	6.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	17	3.4
Middle	14	49	3.5
Right	6	53	8.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brandon Flowers	37	22	2	3	1	4	2	1	2

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mario Chapman	11	5	2	0	1	0	4	0	1
Roy Walton	6	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	24	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	81	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	79	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	35	17.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	107	11.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	42	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earl Rader	12	5	0	93	2	33
WR Bucky Organ	7	3	0	36	0	31
WR William Bondy	6	5	0	38	0	15
RB Jamal Rivers	3	3	0	18	0	27
TE Wesley Walsh	2	1	0	3	0	22
FB Monty Klinghagen	2	0	1	0	0	9
TE Kelly Madera	2	2	0	12	0	13
FB Brian Devine	1	1	0	2	0	19
WR Jerome Wilkins	1	1	0	6	0	9
RB Jerame Englund	1	1	0	11	0	9

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jorge McKnight	5	3	0	104	3	12
WR Jonathan McCaffrey	4	2	1	26	0	17
WR Harris Rollins	3	1	1	7	0	7
TE Steven Hardy	2	0	0	0	0	14
RB Winfred Niklos	1	1	0	12	0	10
FB Pat Ellison	1	0	0	0	0	14
WR Dale Sherman	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jamal Rivers	2	4	2.00	4.63

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Winfred Niklos	2	3	1.50	5.06
Clifton Becker	1	1	1.00	4.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brandon Flowers	4	2	19	4.75	5.92

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mario Chapman	2	0	0	0.00	9.73
Roy Walton	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bucky Organ	1	1	12	12.00	5.14
WR Earl Rader	1	0	0	0.00	7.75
FB Monty Klinghagen	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR William Bondy	1	1	7	7.00	6.33

Carolina	Target	Overall Avg
FB Pat Ellison	1	0.00
WR Jonathan McCaffrey	1	6.50
WR Harris Rollins	1	2.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Jamal Rivers	1	1
Jerame Englund	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Winfred Niklos	1	0
Colin Curtis	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brandon Flowers	12	6	4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mario Chapman	3	0	0
Roy Walton	2	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earl Rader	5	2	1
WR Bucky Organ	3	2	2
WR William Bondy	2	1	0
WR Jerome Wilkins	1	1	1
FB Monty Klinghagen	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jorge McKnight	2	0	0
FB Pat Ellison	1	0	0
WR Jonathan McCaffrey	1	0	0
WR Harris Rollins	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 34,200 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,700 (21,400)
End Zone 6,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 6,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,600 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 1,700 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	34,200 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,700 (21,400)
End Zone	6,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	6,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,600 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	1,700 (3,900)