National Football League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Carolina 24, Houston 9
Thursday, September 23, 2021 8:20 PM
When: 8:20 PM ET, Thursday, September 23, 2021
Where: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Alex Kemp
Attendance: 68320
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Carolina 7071024
Houston 06039
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 6:36
Carolina TD Houston 0 - Carolina 7
Sam Darnold 5 yd. run (Zane Gonzalez kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:25
Houston TD Houston 6 - Carolina 7
Anthony Miller 1 yd. pass from Davis Mills (kick failed)
3rd Quarter - 6:20
Carolina TD Houston 6 - Carolina 14
Tommy Tremble 7 yd. run (Zane Gonzalez kick)
4th Quarter - 12:44
Carolina FG Houston 6 - Carolina 17
Zane Gonzalez 21 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 9:09
Houston FG Houston 9 - Carolina 17
Joey Slye 53 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 4:07
Carolina TD Houston 9 - Carolina 24
Sam Darnold 1 yd. run (Zane Gonzalez kick)
TEAMS
Team Stats
  Carolina Houston
1st Downs 28 14
Rushing 10 2
Passing 15 10
Penalty 3 2
3rd Down Conversions 5-11 1-9
4th Down Conversions 0-1 0-1
Punts-Average 3-37.0 6-44.5
Return Yards 17 53
Punts-Returns 2-17 1--4
Kickoffs-Returns 0-0 2-57
Int-Returns 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 8-64 7-51
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-0
Time of Possession 35:45 24:15
Total Net Yards 407 193
Total Plays 70 49
Average Gain 5.8 3.9
Net Yards Rushing 117 42
Rushes 33 17
Average/Rush 3.5 2.5
Net Yards Passing 290 151
Comp-Att 23-34 19-28
Yards/Pass 7.8 4.7
Sacked-Yards Lost 3-14 4-17
Had Intercepted 0 0
Touchdowns 3 1
Rushing 3 0
Passing 0 1
Other 0 0
Extra Points 3-3 0-1
Field Goals 1-1 1-1
Red Zone Efficiency 3-5-60% 1-1-100%
Goal To Go Efficiency 3-3-100% 1-1-100%
Safeties 0 0
PLAYER STATS
Carolina Panthers (3-0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
S. Darnold 23/34 304 0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
C. Hubbard 11 52 4.7 0 14
C. McCaffrey 7 31 4.4 0 10
R. Freeman 5 17 3.4 0 13
S. Darnold 8 11 1.4 2 5
T. Tremble 1 7 7.0 1 7
D. Moore 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
D. Moore 12 8 126 15.8 0 29
T. Marshall Jr. 5 4 48 12.0 0 23
T. Tremble 1 1 30 30.0 0 30
C. Hubbard 5 3 27 9.0 0 10
A. Erickson 1 1 25 25.0 0 25
D. Arnold 4 2 23 11.5 0 12
C. McCaffrey 2 2 9 4.5 0 8
R. Anderson 2 1 8 8.0 0 8
R. Freeman 1 1 8 8.0 0 8
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
H. Reddick 1.5 4.0
F. Luvu 1.0 9.0
B. Burns 1.0 4.0
M. Fox 0.5 0.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
D. Jackson 5 1
S. Thompson 5 1
R. Melvin 3 1
J. Chinn 3 2
J. Burris 2 0
D. Brown 2 0
H. Reddick 2 1
M. Fox 2 1
B. Burns 2 1
J. Carter 2 2
D. Jones 1 0
S. Franklin 1 0
F. Luvu 1 0
S. Chandler 1 1
J. Horn 1 1
Fumbles
  NO.
S. Darnold 2
Houston Texans (1-2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
D. Mills 19/28 168 1 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
M. Ingram II 6 21 3.5 0 6
D. Johnson 2 11 5.5 0 7
B. Cooks 1 5 5.0 0 5
P. Lindsay 7 5 0.7 0 3
D. Mills 1 0 0.0 0 0
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
B. Cooks 11 9 112 12.4 0 30
J. Akins 5 4 32 8.0 0 12
A. Miller 6 4 20 5.0 1 10
R. Burkhead 1 1 5 5.0 0 5
C. Conley 1 0 0 0 0 0
M. Ingram II 1 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
W. Mercilus 1.0 7.0
R. Blacklock 1.0 6.0
J. Greenard 1.0 1.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
C. Kirksey 7 3
V. Hargreaves III 6 2
Z. Cunningham 6 8
M. Collins 3 1
E. Murray 3 1
L. Johnson Jr. 3 4
R. Blacklock 2 0
T. Smith 2 1
J. Greenard 2 2
R. Lopez 1 0
D. Walker 1 1
C. Omenihu 1 1
W. Mercilus 1 1
D. King II 1 1
J. Martin 1 2
J. Thomas 1 2
Fumbles
  NO.
J. Britt 1
A. Roberts 1