2007 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 16, 2007 · Bank of America Stadium
Houston TexansWinner
34
at
Carolina Panthers
21
CAR -6.5 upsetO 38 ✓
Houston Texans 34–21.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CAR
27/41, 307 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
7.2 expected points added · +4.0% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
20/28, 227 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
14.1 expected points added · +12.8% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 20/28 | 227 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahman Green | 15 | 71 | 4.7 | 1 | 4.1 |
| Ron Dayne | 18 | 44 | 2.4 | 0 | -6.2 |
| Matt Schaub | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Vonta Leach | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Von Hutchins | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeMeco Ryans | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| C.C. Brown | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Weaver | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunta Robinson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Amobi Okoye | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Clark | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demarcus Faggins | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jameel Cook | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Maddox | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Delhomme | 27/41 | 307 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAngelo Williams | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 0 | -2.3 |
| DeShaun Foster | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 0 | -3.6 |
| Jake Delhomme | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff King | 4 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 100% | 2.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Davis | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jon Beason | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Morgan | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Gamble | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deke Cooper | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damione Lewis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Lucas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ma'ake Kemoeatu | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Rucker | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CAR -6.5
- Closing total
- 38
- HOU moneyline
- +266
- CAR moneyline
- -286
Panthers closed -6.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 38; the game landed 55 — over by 17.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Bank of America Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 74°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- HOU 7 days · CAR 7 days
- Coaches
- Gary Kubiak vs John Fox