Week 16, 2067

played in Houston, TX

52 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	7	13	7	14	-	41
Houston Texans	0	0	0	10	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:18 CAR - Sammy Pitre 20 pass from Kaleb Murray (Robbie Mattson extra point)
2Q: 14:45 CAR - Cary Young 19 pass from Kaleb Murray (Robbie Mattson extra point)
2Q: 05:25 CAR - Robbie Mattson 30 field goal
2Q: 00:12 CAR - Robbie Mattson 32 field goal
3Q: 05:54 CAR - Sammy Pitre 11 pass from Kaleb Murray (Robbie Mattson extra point)
4Q: 14:18 CAR - Gavin Wilkins 5 pass from Kaleb Murray (Robbie Mattson extra point)
4Q: 12:06 CAR - Jonah Hruby 2 run (Robbie Mattson extra point)
4Q: 08:28 HOU - Zachery Gaffney 2 pass from Rick Tate (Dave Kristosik extra point)
4Q: 03:52 HOU - Dave Kristosik 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:18 CAR - Sammy Pitre 20 pass from Kaleb Murray (Robbie Mattson extra point)
2Q: 14:45 CAR - Cary Young 19 pass from Kaleb Murray (Robbie Mattson extra point)
2Q: 05:25 CAR - Robbie Mattson 30 field goal
2Q: 00:12 CAR - Robbie Mattson 32 field goal
3Q: 05:54 CAR - Sammy Pitre 11 pass from Kaleb Murray (Robbie Mattson extra point)
4Q: 14:18 CAR - Gavin Wilkins 5 pass from Kaleb Murray (Robbie Mattson extra point)
4Q: 12:06 CAR - Jonah Hruby 2 run (Robbie Mattson extra point)
4Q: 08:28 HOU - Zachery Gaffney 2 pass from Rick Tate (Dave Kristosik extra point)
4Q: 03:52 HOU - Dave Kristosik 29 field goal

Team Statistics CAR HOU
Record 11-4 6-9
First Downs 29 12
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 20 9
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 438 295
- Offensive Plays 75 52
- Yards per Play 5.84 5.67
Net Rushing Yards 102 76
- Rushing Attempts 28 19
- Yards per Rush 3.64 4.00
Net Passing Yards 336 219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 27 - 0 33 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 345 219
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.15 6.64
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 10/59
Punt Returns/Yards 4/58 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 1/15 4/74
Interception Ret./Yards 1/17 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 24
Time of Possession 36:06 23:54

Team Statistics	CAR	HOU
Record	11-4	6-9
First Downs	29	12
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	20	9
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	438	295
- Offensive Plays	75	52
- Yards per Play	5.84	5.67
Net Rushing Yards	102	76
- Rushing Attempts	28	19
- Yards per Rush	3.64	4.00
Net Passing Yards	336	219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 27 - 0	33 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	345	219
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.15	6.64
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	10/59
Punt Returns/Yards	4/58	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	1/15	4/74
Interception Ret./Yards	1/17	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 24
Time of Possession	36:06	23:54

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:36	OWN 28	6	18	Punt
1	8:48	0:47	OPP 47	3	-1	Punt
1	4:32	2:29	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
1	0:11	0:37	OWN 38	4	62	Touchdown
2	12:00	6:42	OWN 20	12	67	Field Goal
2	3:10	3:05	OWN 39	12	46	Field Goal
3	12:55	1:16	OWN 30	3	-2	Punt
3	10:14	4:30	OWN 38	9	62	Touchdown
3	3:01	3:53	OWN 39	8	61	Touchdown
4	12:58	1:03	OPP 15	4	15	Touchdown
4	8:18	2:21	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	3:45	3:35	OWN 25	6	21	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:24	1:36	OWN 16	3	4	Punt
1	8:01	3:29	OWN 20	8	45	Punt
1	2:03	1:52	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	14:34	2:34	OWN 25	5	22	Punt
2	5:18	2:08	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 25	1	12	Half
3	15:00	2:05	OWN 30	4	12	Punt
3	11:39	1:25	OWN 16	3	9	Punt
3	5:44	2:43	OWN 40	4	28	Missed FG
4	14:08	1:10	OWN 21	2	2	Interception
4	11:55	3:37	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
4	5:57	2:12	OWN 31	7	57	Field Goal
4	0:10	0:10	OWN 20	1	-10	Game

Game MVP: Kaleb Murray, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jonah Hruby	24	75	3.13	8	0	1
QB Kaleb Murray	3	4	1.33	8	0	0
RB Adam Quaal	1	23	23.00	23	1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Zachery Gaffney	12	35	2.92	12	1
RB Avery Harmon	4	23	5.75	10	1
QB Rick Tate	3	18	6.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kaleb Murray	46	27	345	1/9	4	43	0	111.2

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rick Tate	32	18	219	0/0	1	44	1	74.9
Thomas Davison	1	0	0	0/0	0	0	0	39.6

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Sammy Pitre	6	9	68	11.33	17	20	2
TE Jacob Grudich	6	9	53	8.83	23	15	0
RB Jonah Hruby	4	6	81	20.25	60	43	0
WR Gavin Wilkins	4	7	41	10.25	13	21	1
WR Cary Young	3	4	64	21.33	24	25	1
WR Donnell Maddux	2	4	19	9.50	0	10	0
WR Arnie Barker	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Winfred Drake	1	3	8	8.00	2	8	0
TE Scottie Norton	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Dominique Sharber	6	12	54	9.00	24	15	0
RB Avery Harmon	3	6	21	7.00	4	15	0
RB Zachery Gaffney	3	4	30	10.00	7	19	1
WR Damian Henson	3	6	26	8.67	4	15	0
WR Carlton Blalock	2	2	44	22.00	12	44	0
TE Jason Palmer	1	3	44	44.00	28	44	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Shaquille Jarman	1	17	17.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Norman Banks	3	154	51.3	42.3	61	2
Robbie Mattson	2	70	35.0	35.0	36	0

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Malachi Sutter	7	302	43.1	29.1	53	0

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Robbie Mattson	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	5/5

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dave Kristosik	1/2	0/1	0/0	29	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leon Ellis	4	58	14.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damien Enman	2	7	3.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnie Barker	1	15	15.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damien Enman	3	59	19.7	0
Damian Henson	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Shaquille Jarman	8	2	17	30
CB Demetrius Gionfriddo	4	1	19	33
DE Cameron Edwards	4	0	9	10
DT Harvey Van Caeyzeele	3	1	7	15
OLB Bill Norris	3	0	15	22
S Donnell Holz	3	0	10	28
CB Sky Dog Nixon	3	0	9	26
DT Leonard Vajda	2	0	17	25
DT Willie Carach	1	3	12	13
CB Richard Henning	1	2	16	23
OLB Eli Pritchett	1	1	15	12
S Jessie Garrison	1	1	11	7
OLB Irving Lowe	1	0	1	8
CB Eduardo Ellard	1	0	3	7
OLB Orlando Tozer	0	1	4	11
DE Jack Chong	0	1	7	14
DE J.C. Gray	0	1	15	14
DT Jared Erickson	0	1	1	7

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Artie Kershaw	7	2	0.0	28	45
CB Damien Enman	6	1	0.0	25	28
ILB Brock Aiton	5	2	0.0	10	34
CB Alejandro Kulaga	4	0	0.0	8	26
OLB Mack Benton	3	4	0.0	20	36
S Damon Webb	3	1	0.0	18	42
CB Darrell Bernard	3	1	0.0	12	32
CB Gene Hall	3	1	0.0	19	16
OLB Eric McDaniel	3	1	0.0	14	45
DE Joey Sampson	3	0	0.0	21	24
DT Kirk Floyd	2	2	0.5	21	28
DE Preston Pyatt	2	1	0.0	18	11
DE Donald Rodman	2	0	0.0	13	39
DE Rod Bennett	1	0	0.5	4	21
S Les Holmes	1	2	0.0	14	12
ILB Emmitt Collier	1	2	0.0	13	4
OLB Max King	1	1	0.0	18	12
RB Avery Harmon	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Dale Griese	1	0	0.0	11	35

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Edwin Fragomeni	1	0	0	22
DT Willie Carach	0	1	1	13
DE Jack Chong	0	1	1	14
DE Cameron Edwards	0	1	0	10

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Kirk Floyd	0.5	0	0	28
DE Rod Bennett	0.5	0	0	21
DE Joey Sampson	0.0	1	1	24
DE Preston Pyatt	0.0	1	0	11
DE Donald Rodman	0.0	0	1	39
DT Ernie Lemus	0.0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Shaquille Jarman	3	1	1	30
CB Demetrius Gionfriddo	3	1	0	33
OLB Bill Norris	3	0	0	22
S Donnell Holz	2	0	0	28
CB Sky Dog Nixon	2	0	0	26
OLB Eli Pritchett	1	1	0	12
DT Willie Carach	1	0	0	13
DT Harvey Van Caeyzeele	1	0	0	15
OLB Irving Lowe	1	0	0	8
CB Richard Henning	1	0	0	23
OLB Orlando Tozer	0	1	0	11
ILB Lawrence Dronett	0	1	0	23
CB Eduardo Ellard	0	1	0	7

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Damon Webb	4	0	42
S Artie Kershaw	4	0	45
CB Alejandro Kulaga	4	0	26
CB Darrell Bernard	3	1	32
ILB Brock Aiton	3	1	34
CB Gene Hall	2	1	16
OLB Eric McDaniel	2	1	45
OLB Mack Benton	2	0	36
S Les Holmes	1	1	12
CB Damien Enman	1	0	28
DE Joey Sampson	1	0	24
OLB Max King	0	1	12
CB James Adler	0	1	5
ILB Dale Griese	0	1	35

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Donnie Richmond	3	9	1	28	0	47
C Tristan Dawkins	2	3	1	28	0	47
G Johnnie Galasinski	2	3	0	19	0	47
T Bubba Wynn	2	2	0	9	0	0
T Sammie Coles	1	5	0	28	0	47
T Leonard Rutan	0	2	0	28	1	47
TE Jacob Grudich	0	1	0	22	0	28

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Deron Smithson	1	6	19	33
G Jumbo Berry	1	4	19	33
C Brendan Stevenson	1	3	19	33
T Desmond Jacobs	0	3	19	33

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Demetrius Gionfriddo	2	25
Jacob Grudich	1	25
Orlando Tozer	1	24
Leonard Vajda	1	22
Donnell Maddux	1	11

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jason Palmer	2	20
Brendan Stevenson	2	10
Dwight Harper	1	10

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Donnie Richmond	28	47	---	---	7	82
T Sammie Coles	28	47	---	---	7	82
T Leonard Rutan	28	47	---	---	7	82
CB Demetrius Gionfriddo	---	---	19	33	25	77
C Tristan Dawkins	28	47	---	---	---	75
QB Kaleb Murray	28	47	---	---	---	75
TE Jacob Grudich	22	28	---	---	25	75
G Johnnie Galasinski	19	47	---	---	7	73
RB Jonah Hruby	27	45	---	---	---	72
WR Donnell Maddux	15	39	---	---	11	65
TE Scottie Norton	5	34	---	---	25	64
DT Leonard Vajda	---	---	17	25	22	64
S Donnell Holz	---	---	10	28	19	57
CB Sky Dog Nixon	---	---	9	26	20	55
WR Winfred Drake	21	13	---	---	20	54
S Shaquille Jarman	---	---	17	30	2	49
WR Gavin Wilkins	19	27	---	---	---	46
DE J.C. Gray	---	---	15	14	11	40
OLB Orlando Tozer	---	---	4	11	24	39
OLB Bill Norris	---	---	15	22	2	39
CB Richard Henning	---	---	16	23	---	39
ILB Lawrence Dronett	---	---	13	23	2	38
WR Cary Young	16	21	---	---	---	37
DE Edwin Fragomeni	---	---	5	22	8	35
OLB Eli Pritchett	---	---	15	12	1	28
DT Willie Carach	---	---	12	13	---	25
DT Harvey Van Caeyzeele	---	---	7	15	2	24
DE Jack Chong	---	---	7	14	2	23
FB Sammy Pitre	2	20	---	---	---	22
DE Cameron Edwards	---	---	9	10	---	19
T Bubba Wynn	9	0	---	---	10	19
WR Arnie Barker	12	4	---	---	3	19
S Jessie Garrison	---	---	11	7	1	19
K Robbie Mattson	0	0	---	---	12	12
CB Eduardo Ellard	---	---	3	7	---	10
OLB Irving Lowe	---	---	1	8	---	9
DE Denzel Perry	---	---	2	6	---	8
DT Jared Erickson	---	---	1	7	---	8
DT Parker Barlow	---	---	1	7	---	8
C Richie Hudson	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Leon Ellis	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Norman Banks	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Preston Horn	0	2	---	---	3	5
RB Adam Quaal	1	2	---	---	---	3
QB Broderick Mandalari	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jack Cossette	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Mack Benton	---	---	20	36	25	81
S Artie Kershaw	---	---	28	45	2	75
TE Dominique Sharber	17	30	---	---	25	72
S Damon Webb	---	---	18	42	8	68
CB Damien Enman	---	---	25	28	15	68
WR Carlton Blalock	17	33	---	---	13	63
C Brendan Stevenson	19	33	---	---	10	62
T Desmond Jacobs	19	33	---	---	9	61
OLB Eric McDaniel	---	---	14	45	2	61
G Jumbo Berry	19	33	---	---	9	61
G Deron Smithson	19	33	---	---	9	61
DE Donald Rodman	---	---	13	39	2	54
T Dwight Harper	19	24	---	---	10	53
DT Kirk Floyd	---	---	21	28	2	51
DE Joey Sampson	---	---	21	24	6	51
QB Rick Tate	19	32	---	---	---	51
ILB Dale Griese	---	---	11	35	---	46
ILB Brock Aiton	---	---	10	34	2	46
WR Enrique Johnson	4	17	---	---	25	46
CB Darrell Bernard	---	---	12	32	---	44
S Les Holmes	---	---	14	12	17	43
TE Jason Palmer	8	12	---	---	20	40
RB Zachery Gaffney	12	17	---	---	10	39
CB Alejandro Kulaga	---	---	8	26	2	36
CB Gene Hall	---	---	19	16	---	35
DT Ernie Lemus	---	---	8	21	5	34
WR Herb Rose	14	16	---	---	3	33
WR Damian Henson	7	18	---	---	8	33
DE Preston Pyatt	---	---	18	11	1	30
OLB Max King	---	---	18	12	---	30
ILB Emmitt Collier	---	---	13	4	13	30
RB Avery Harmon	7	19	---	---	1	27
DE Rod Bennett	---	---	4	21	---	25
CB James Adler	---	---	13	5	---	18
S Brayden Fuller	---	---	0	1	16	17
C Cedric Ward	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Ernie Pierzina	0	9	---	---	---	9
FB Roy Gardner	5	2	---	---	---	7
P Malachi Sutter	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Dave Kristosik	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Jerry McDonald	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Thomas Davison	0	1	---	---	2	3
TE Ricardo Covington	2	1	---	---	---	3
RB Willie Dodge	2	0	---	---	---	2
T Dean Cochrane	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Lenny Theisen	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	31	3.9
Middle	15	39	2.6
Right	5	32	6.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	3	1.5
Middle	11	42	3.8
Right	6	31	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kaleb Murray	46	27	5	0	6	8	3	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rick Tate	32	18	2	1	2	6	3	2	1
Thomas Davison	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	23	11.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	106	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	26	13	216	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	6	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	55	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	114	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	44	22.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
FB Sammy Pitre	9	6	2	68	1	20
TE Jacob Grudich	9	6	0	53	0	28
WR Gavin Wilkins	7	4	1	41	1	27
RB Jonah Hruby	6	4	1	81	1	45
WR Cary Young	4	3	0	64	2	21
WR Donnell Maddux	4	2	0	19	0	39
TE Scottie Norton	3	0	1	0	0	34
WR Winfred Drake	3	1	1	8	0	13
WR Arnie Barker	1	1	0	11	0	4

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Dominique Sharber	12	6	1	54	0	30
RB Avery Harmon	6	3	0	21	0	19
WR Damian Henson	6	3	1	26	0	18
RB Zachery Gaffney	4	3	0	30	0	17
TE Jason Palmer	3	1	0	44	1	12
WR Carlton Blalock	2	2	0	44	1	33

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jonah Hruby	2	4	2.00	3.13

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Rick Tate	2	8	4.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kaleb Murray	16	5	68	4.25	7.50

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rick Tate	5	3	11	2.20	6.84

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Sammy Pitre	5	2	31	6.20	7.56
TE Jacob Grudich	4	1	13	3.25	5.89
WR Cary Young	2	1	19	9.50	16.00
WR Gavin Wilkins	2	1	5	2.50	5.86
TE Scottie Norton	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Jonah Hruby	1	0	0	0.00	13.50
WR Winfred Drake	1	0	0	0.00	2.67

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Zachery Gaffney	2	2	11	5.50	7.50
WR Carlton Blalock	1	1	0	0.00	22.00
TE Jason Palmer	1	0	0	0.00	14.67
TE Dominique Sharber	1	0	0	0.00	4.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jonah Hruby	6	4
QB Kaleb Murray	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Rick Tate	2	1
RB Zachery Gaffney	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kaleb Murray	9	5	5

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rick Tate	8	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gavin Wilkins	3	1	1
WR Donnell Maddux	2	1	1
WR Cary Young	1	1	1
WR Arnie Barker	1	1	1
WR Winfred Drake	1	0	0
TE Jacob Grudich	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Avery Harmon	3	2	0
TE Dominique Sharber	2	0	0
WR Carlton Blalock	1	1	1
TE Jason Palmer	1	0	0
WR Damian Henson	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)