Carolina Panthers vs. Houston Texans: game summary
Final · September 23, 2021 at 8:20 p.m.
Reliant Stadium
Summary
| Team |
|---|
Team stats
CARHOU 
- 407Total yards193
- 290Passing yards151
- 23/34Completions/attempts19/28
- 7.8Yards per pass4.7
- 117Rushing yards42
- 33Rushing attempts17
- 3.5Yards per rush2.5
- 28First downs14
- 5-113rd down efficiency1-9
- 0-14th down efficiency0-1
- 3-5Red zone (made-att)1-1
- 70Total plays49
- 5.8Yards per play3.9
- 0Turnovers0
- 0Fumbles lost0
- 0Interceptions thrown0
- 3-14Sacks (yards lost)4-17
- 8-64Penalties (yards)7-51
- 35:45Time of possession24:15
Game leaders
Passing
Sam DarnoldCAR · QB · 23/34, 304 YDS
Davis MillsHOU · QB · 19/28, 168 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing
Chuba HubbardCAR · RB · 11 CAR, 52 YDS
Mark Ingram IIHOU · RB · 6 CAR, 21 YDS
Receiving
DJ MooreCAR · WR · 8 REC, 126 YDS
Brandin CooksHOU · WR · 9 REC, 112 YDS
Scoring summary
1st quarter
- Touchdown6:36Sam Darnold 5 Yd Run (Zane Gonzalez Kick)7-0
2nd quarter
- Touchdown0:25Anthony Miller 1 Yd pass from Davis Mills (Joey Slye PAT failed)7-6
3rd quarter
- Touchdown6:20Tommy Tremble 7 Yd Run (Zane Gonzalez Kick)14-6
4th quarter
- Field goal12:44Zane Gonzalez 21 Yd Field Goal 17-6
- Field goal9:09Joey Slye 53 Yd Field Goal 17-9
- Touchdown4:07Sam Darnold 1 Yd Run (Zane Gonzalez Kick)24-9
Player stats
Carolina Panthers
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Darnold | 23/34 | 304 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 | 3-14 | 95.7 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuba Hubbard | 11 | 52 | 4.7 | 0 | 14 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 0 | 10 |
| Royce Freeman | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 13 |
| Sam Darnold | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 2 | 5 |
| Tommy Tremble | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 7 |
| DJ Moore | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJ Moore | 8 | 126 | 15.8 | 0 | 29 | 12 |
| Terrace Marshall Jr. | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 23 | 5 |
| Tommy Tremble | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Chuba Hubbard | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| Alex Erickson | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| Dan Arnold | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Robbie Chosen | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Royce Freeman | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaq Thompson | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Donte Jackson | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Chinn | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashaan Melvin | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Carter | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haason Reddick | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Brian Burns | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Morgan Fox | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sean Chandler | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frankie Luvu | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Juston Burris | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Brown | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Franklin Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaycee Horn | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DaQuan Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Zylstra | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daviyon Nixon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Mills | 19/28 | 168 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 4-17 | 95.5 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ingram II | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 |
| David Johnson | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Brandin Cooks | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Phillip Lindsay | 7 | 5 | 0.7 | 0 | 3 |
| Davis Mills | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandin Cooks | 9 | 112 | 12.4 | 0 | 30 | 11 |
| Jordan Akins | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
| Anthony Miller | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
| Rex Burkhead | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Chris Conley | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Ingram II | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Cunningham | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Kirksey | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vernon Hargreaves III | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lonnie Johnson Jr. | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Murray | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maliek Collins | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Greenard | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tremon Smith | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Thomas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Martin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Blacklock | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Whitney Mercilus | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Desmond King II | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Walker | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Charles Omenihu | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Moore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Lopez | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garret Wallow | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaleel Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game info
- Stadium
- Reliant Stadium · Houston, TX
- Surface
- Artificial turf
- Attendance
- 68,320
- TV
- NFL Net
- Officials
- Jeff Bergman (Line judge) · Rich Hall (Umpire) · Scott Helverson (Back judge) · Dale Shaw (Side judge) · Alex Kemp (Referee) · John Jenkins (Field judge) · Mike Carr (Down judge)
About this game
Who won Panthers vs Texans?
Panthers won 24-9 over Texans on Thursday, September 23, 2021.
When was Panthers vs Texans played?
On Thursday, September 23, 2021, at 8:20 PM ET at Reliant Stadium.
Where was Panthers vs Texans played?
At Reliant Stadium.