Exhibition Week 3, 2029

played in Carolina, NC

70 degrees, rain, 13 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	10	0	3	-	20
Carolina Panthers	0	0	0	0	-	0

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:11 HOU - Ernesto Sisinni 1 pass from Kevin Jackson (Shawn Makredkakis extra point)
2Q: 11:06 HOU - Heath Moore 1 pass from Shannon McCadam (Shawn Makredkakis extra point)
2Q: 01:46 HOU - Shawn Makredkakis 52 field goal
4Q: 14:50 HOU - Shawn Makredkakis 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:11 HOU - Ernesto Sisinni 1 pass from Kevin Jackson (Shawn Makredkakis extra point)
2Q: 11:06 HOU - Heath Moore 1 pass from Shannon McCadam (Shawn Makredkakis extra point)
2Q: 01:46 HOU - Shawn Makredkakis 52 field goal
4Q: 14:50 HOU - Shawn Makredkakis 31 field goal

Team Statistics HOU CAR
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 21 17
- by Rushing 9 4
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 407 235
- Offensive Plays 64 67
- Yards per Play 6.36 3.51
Net Rushing Yards 210 58
- Rushing Attempts 33 19
- Yards per Rush 6.36 3.05
Net Passing Yards 197 177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 21 - 1 44 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 200 203
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 4/26
- Yards per Pass Play 6.35 3.69
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 5/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.4 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/3
Penalties/Yards 8/65 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 2/4
Kick Returns/Yards 1/26 2/33
Interception Ret./Yards 1/27 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 25
Time of Possession 30:51 29:09

Team Statistics	HOU	CAR
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	21	17
- by Rushing	9	4
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	407	235
- Offensive Plays	64	67
- Yards per Play	6.36	3.51
Net Rushing Yards	210	58
- Rushing Attempts	33	19
- Yards per Rush	6.36	3.05
Net Passing Yards	197	177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 21 - 1	44 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	200	203
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	4/26
- Yards per Pass Play	6.35	3.69
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	5/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.4	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/3
Penalties/Yards	8/65	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	2/4
Kick Returns/Yards	1/26	2/33
Interception Ret./Yards	1/27	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 25
Time of Possession	30:51	29:09

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:54	5:49	OWN 28	12	72	Touchdown
1	3:14	1:45	OWN 38	3	5	Punt
2	14:49	3:50	OWN 18	9	82	Touchdown
2	6:38	1:37	OWN 15	3	3	Interception
2	3:44	2:04	OWN 22	6	43	Field Goal
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 7	2	16	Half
3	15:00	3:43	OWN 34	7	42	Fumble
3	10:16	2:15	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
3	5:47	1:27	OWN 2	3	9	Punt
3	2:36	2:52	OWN 24	5	62	Field Goal
4	12:53	1:42	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
4	3:19	3:19	OWN 2	8	42	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:06	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	8:05	4:51	OWN 20	11	61	Interception
1	1:29	1:40	OWN 19	3	9	Punt
2	10:59	4:21	OWN 20	8	34	Punt
2	5:01	1:17	OWN 42	3	-1	Punt
2	1:40	1:21	OWN 13	6	33	Punt
3	11:17	1:01	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
3	8:01	2:14	OWN 33	4	14	Punt
3	4:20	1:44	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
4	14:44	1:51	OWN 34	3	-6	Punt
4	11:11	7:52	OWN 17	21	81	Downs

Game MVP: Ernesto Sisinni, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Desmond Ferguson	18	92	5.11	31	4
Ernesto Sisinni	13	115	8.85	44	2
Shannon McCadam	2	3	1.50	4	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Percy Pierce	12	31	2.58	12	1
Jermaine Hadden	5	24	4.80	11	1
Randy Bayer	1	2	2.00	2	0
Max Emmons	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Shannon McCadam	18	13	116	1/3	1	23	1	84.5
Kevin Jackson	12	8	84	0/0	1	26	0	114.6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randy Bayer	23	13	96	2/13	0	17	0	66.6
Dustin Stokes	21	10	107	2/13	0	26	1	43.1

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Ernesto Sisinni	4	4	15	3.75	0	7	1
WR Stanford Morris	3	7	30	10.00	7	16	0
FB Trent Walton	3	3	5	1.67	2	5	0
WR Marty Heinlein	2	5	29	14.50	7	20	0
TE Dixon Mullis	2	2	24	12.00	1	18	0
TE Heath Moore	2	2	7	3.50	0	6	1
WR Darryl Horton	2	2	37	18.50	16	24	0
RB Desmond Ferguson	2	2	27	13.50	17	23	0
WR Tommy Chedsey	1	2	26	26.00	10	26	0
RB Phillip Shaw	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Percy Pierce	7	9	39	5.57	12	15
WR Stephen Sheppard	4	12	28	7.00	12	13
WR A.J. Zeller	4	10	58	14.50	14	26
WR Pat Flowers	3	5	28	9.33	0	17
TE Edward Shepard	2	2	23	11.50	8	12
TE Otis Sutter	2	3	17	8.50	2	10
WR Josh Taylor	1	2	10	10.00	7	10
WR Max Emmons	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Roderick Garrett	1	27	27.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Chuck Watkins	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Force
Shannon McCadam	1	0
Lance Stone	0	1
Quinn Johnson	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Percy Pierce	1	0	0
Dustin Stokes	1	0	0
Chuck Watkins	0	1	0
Otis Sutter	0	1	0
Ed Cordie	0	1	0
Vince Ely	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kennedy Szabo	4	166	41.5	40.5	50	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
O.J. Mattingly	9	386	42.9	40.8	54	5

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Shawn Makredkakis	2/2	1/1	1/1	52	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arturo Horn	1	12	12.0	0
Wade Roberson	1	7	7.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Oliver Foley	1	-2	-2.0	0
Pat Flowers	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arturo Horn	1	26	26.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pat Flowers	1	17	17.0	0
Max Emmons	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Quinn Johnson	5	1	0.0	11	24
OLB Edwin Stone	5	0	0.0	15	31
OLB Lance Stone	4	3	1.0	12	23
ILB Randy Strong	4	1	1.0	8	24
S Bennie Clevenger	4	0	0.0	13	38
DT Roderick Walton	3	1	1.0	15	27
CB Wade Roberson	3	0	1.0	7	33
DE Martin Corbett	3	0	0.0	12	34
S Roderick Garrett	2	2	0.0	14	32
CB Bert Whitfield	2	1	0.0	9	19
CB Arturo Horn	2	0	0.0	16	30
S Teddy Baxter	2	0	0.0	8	13
OLB Daryl Johnson	2	0	0.0	5	17
DE Leland Perez	1	1	0.0	16	36
DT Trey Tanner	1	1	0.0	12	25
DT Jonathan Gomez	1	0	0.0	7	24
WR Stanford Morris	1	0	---	---	---
CB Shannon Briggs	1	0	0.0	2	10
CB Torrence White	0	1	0.0	10	29

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Vince Ely	6	2	1.0	24	16
S Lorenzo Nazareno	6	1	0.0	25	21
ILB Greg Rose	5	1	0.0	20	12
CB Frankie Freitag	5	1	0.0	21	22
DE Aaron Mitchell	4	1	0.0	23	14
S Chuck Watkins	4	1	0.0	24	29
CB Johnny Rice	3	2	0.0	18	19
ILB Jerry Reese	3	1	0.0	15	20
ILB Butch Andersen	2	1	0.0	8	7
OLB Theodore Stewart	2	1	0.0	17	13
DT Hunter Hope	2	1	0.0	11	15
DT Marcus Moliva	2	1	0.0	18	18
DE Bob Hawkins	2	0	0.0	25	16
CB Kenny Dawson	2	0	0.0	21	16
OLB Danny Lang	1	1	0.0	21	20
S Oliver Foley	1	0	0.0	20	15
CB Shaun Malcomson	1	0	0.0	23	17
WR Stephen Sheppard	1	0	---	---	---
CB Isaac Newhart	1	0	0.0	3	9
DT Emmitt Glenn	0	1	0.0	16	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Lance Stone	1.0	0	0	23
ILB Randy Strong	1.0	0	0	24
DT Roderick Walton	1.0	0	0	27
CB Wade Roberson	1.0	0	0	33
DE Leland Perez	0.0	3	2	36
DE Irving McDonald	0.0	3	0	28
DT Jonathan Gomez	0.0	1	0	24
DT Trey Tanner	0.0	1	0	25
OLB Daryl Johnson	0.0	1	0	17

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Vince Ely	1.0	0	1	16
DE Pete Nichols	0.0	1	0	17
DT Hunter Hope	0.0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bennie Clevenger	4	0	0	38
ILB Randy Strong	3	0	0	24
OLB Lance Stone	2	1	0	23
OLB Edwin Stone	2	1	0	31
ILB Quinn Johnson	2	1	0	24
S Teddy Baxter	2	0	0	13
CB Wade Roberson	2	0	0	33
CB Bert Whitfield	2	0	0	19
DE Leland Perez	1	0	0	36
CB Arturo Horn	1	0	0	30
CB Shannon Briggs	1	0	0	10
OLB Daryl Johnson	1	0	0	17
CB Torrence White	0	1	0	29
S Roderick Garrett	0	0	1	32

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Chuck Watkins	3	1	1	29
CB Johnny Rice	3	0	0	19
ILB Jerry Reese	3	0	0	20
OLB Theodore Stewart	2	1	0	13
S Lorenzo Nazareno	2	1	0	21
ILB Greg Rose	2	0	0	12
S Oliver Foley	1	1	0	15
CB Frankie Freitag	1	1	0	22
DT Vince Ely	1	0	0	16
ILB Butch Andersen	1	0	0	7
CB Shaun Malcomson	1	0	0	17
CB Isaac Newhart	1	0	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
B.J. DeVine	4	7	24	0	25
Kendall Orton	3	5	15	0	12
Cedric Caldwell	2	4	26	0	21
Trent Walton	2	3	15	0	12
Clay Hudson	2	2	23	1	19
Robert Hicks	2	2	19	0	18
Luke Rasmussen	1	3	23	0	21
Tyrus Vaughn	0	3	18	0	19
Marlon Blue	0	1	17	0	20
Dixon Mullis	0	1	17	0	15

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Eddie Sell	1	3	1	12	0	32
Ray Myers	1	3	0	15	1	32
Bryant Harding	1	3	0	5	0	13
Gilroy Milson	1	2	0	12	0	32
Edward Shepard	1	1	0	7	0	15
Isaac Walker	0	2	0	14	1	30
Rob Reilly	0	1	0	9	2	29
Tommie Gutzmer	0	1	0	10	0	31
Brenden Bernstein	0	1	0	8	0	17
Robert Baxter	0	1	0	7	0	16

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Tommy Chedsey	2	6
Marty Heinlein	1	17
Desmond Ferguson	1	2
Lance Stone	0	24
Trent Walton	0	17
Dixon Mullis	0	13
Phillip Shaw	0	13
Kennedy Szabo	0	11
Bert Whitfield	0	11
Tim Craye	0	10
Heath Moore	0	10
Bennie Clevenger	0	9
Irving McDonald	0	9
Arturo Horn	0	8
Luke Rasmussen	0	6
Robert Hicks	0	6
Cedric Caldwell	0	6
Tyrus Vaughn	0	5
Kendall Orton	0	5
Quinn Johnson	0	5
Shannon Briggs	0	5
Teddy Baxter	0	5
Martin Corbett	0	4
Kim Lyle	0	4
Wade Roberson	0	4
Trey Tanner	0	3
Torrence White	0	3
Troy Branch	0	2
Shawn Makredkakis	0	2
Ernesto Sisinni	0	1
Stanford Morris	0	1
Randy Strong	0	1
Darryl Horton	0	1
Marshall Goddard	0	1
Daryl Johnson	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Johnny Rice	2	23
Gilroy Milson	1	6
Jermaine Hadden	0	18
Otis Sutter	0	14
Oliver Foley	0	13
Brenden Bernstein	0	13
Chuck Watkins	0	12
Theodore Stewart	0	12
Bryant Harding	0	9
Max Emmons	0	9
Tommie Gutzmer	0	9
Robert Baxter	0	9
Ray Myers	0	9
O.J. Mattingly	0	9
Pete Nichols	0	7
Greg Rose	0	6
Josh Taylor	0	6
Isaac Newhart	0	6
Pat Flowers	0	5
Edward Shepard	0	5
Isaac Walker	0	3
Frankie Freitag	0	3
Shaun Malcomson	0	3
Percy Pierce	0	3
Hunter Hope	0	3
Butch Andersen	0	2
Aaron Mitchell	0	2
Emmitt Glenn	0	2
Jerry Reese	0	2
Kenny Dawson	0	2
Vince Ely	0	1
Danny Lang	0	1
Bob Hawkins	0	1
Marcus Moliva	0	1
A.J. Zeller	0	1
Marty McIntyre	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	10	1.4
Middle	20	118	5.9
Right	5	83	16.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	23	4.6
Middle	7	8	1.1
Right	7	27	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Shannon McCadam	18	13	2	0	1	2	1	1	1
Kevin Jackson	12	8	2	0	0	3	1	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randy Bayer	23	13	0	1	1	2	6	1	0
Dustin Stokes	21	10	1	2	3	2	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	13	85	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	110	12.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	10	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	111	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	65	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	17	4.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stanford Morris	7	3	0	30	0	22
WR Marty Heinlein	5	2	1	29	1	19
RB Ernesto Sisinni	4	4	0	15	0	19
FB Trent Walton	3	3	0	5	0	12
WR Tommy Chedsey	2	1	0	26	1	17
TE Dixon Mullis	2	2	0	24	0	15
TE Heath Moore	2	2	0	7	0	14
WR Darryl Horton	2	2	0	37	1	12
RB Desmond Ferguson	2	2	0	27	1	13
RB Phillip Shaw	1	0	0	0	0	4

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stephen Sheppard	12	4	2	28	0	27
WR A.J. Zeller	10	4	1	58	1	30
RB Percy Pierce	9	7	0	39	0	33
WR Pat Flowers	5	3	0	28	0	31
TE Otis Sutter	3	2	1	17	0	37
TE Edward Shepard	2	2	0	23	0	15
WR Josh Taylor	2	1	0	10	0	6
WR Max Emmons	1	0	0	0	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Desmond Ferguson	1	-2	-2.00	5.11

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Randy Bayer	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Shannon McCadam	5	4	14	2.80	6.44
Kevin Jackson	4	3	8	2.00	7.00

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randy Bayer	7	2	14	2.00	4.17
Dustin Stokes	3	1	-1	-0.33	5.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marty Heinlein	3	1	9	3.00	5.80
RB Ernesto Sisinni	3	3	8	2.67	3.75
TE Heath Moore	1	1	1	1.00	3.50
RB Desmond Ferguson	1	1	4	4.00	13.50
FB Trent Walton	1	1	0	0.00	1.67

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stephen Sheppard	4	1	8	2.00	2.33
WR A.J. Zeller	4	1	6	1.50	5.80
WR Pat Flowers	1	0	0	0.00	5.60
RB Percy Pierce	1	1	-1	-1.00	4.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Desmond Ferguson	3	2
Shannon McCadam	1	0
Ernesto Sisinni	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Percy Pierce	2	1
Jermaine Hadden	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Shannon McCadam	4	2	1
Kevin Jackson	3	2	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randy Bayer	7	3	1
Dustin Stokes	6	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stanford Morris	2	1	1
WR Marty Heinlein	1	0	0
RB Ernesto Sisinni	1	1	1
TE Dixon Mullis	1	1	0
RB Phillip Shaw	1	0	0
TE Heath Moore	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR A.J. Zeller	5	2	2
WR Pat Flowers	4	2	1
WR Stephen Sheppard	4	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 34,700 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 8,900 (21,400)
End Zone 7,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 6,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,000 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	34,700 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	8,900 (21,400)
End Zone	7,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	6,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,000 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (3,900)