2011 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 18, 2011 · Reliant Stadium

Carolina PanthersWinner

Houston Texans

HOU -4.5 upsetU 45 ✓DomeTexans closed -4.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Carolina Panthers 28–13.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · HOU

T.J. YatesQB

19/30, 212 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT

-6.4 expected points added · -6.4% completion over expected

Passing · CAR

Cam NewtonQB

13/23, 149 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

2.9 expected points added · -5.2% completion over expected

Rushing · HOU

Arian FosterRB

16 att, 109 yds, 1 TD

1.0 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · CAR

DeAngelo WilliamsRB

15 att, 61 yds, 1 TD

0.3 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · CAR

Steve SmithWR

5/7 for 82 yds, 1 TD

29% of team targets · 6.0 expected points added

Receiving · HOU

Arian FosterRB

5/6 for 58 yds, 0 TD

20% of team targets · 0.3 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Carolina Panthers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Cam Newton	13/23	149	2	0	2	2.9
Armanti Edwards	1/1	11	0	0	0	0.7

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
DeAngelo Williams	15	61	4.1	1	0.3
Cam Newton	7	55	7.9	0	4.6
Jonathan Stewart	11	43	3.9	0	-0.9
Richie Brockel	1	7	7.0	1	2.3

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Steve Smith	5	7	82	1	29%	6.0
Jeremy Shockey	2	4	35	1	17%	3.0
Legedu Naanee	2	2	16	0	8%	2.1
Greg Olsen	2	2	15	0	8%	0.6
Jonathan Stewart	2	3	8	0	13%	-2.1
Richie Brockel	1	1	4	0	4%	0.0
Brandon LaFell	0	5	0	0	21%	-4.1

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Jordan Senn	11	2	0.0	1	1
Dan Connor	6	1	0.0	0	0
Sherrod Martin	5	2	0.0	0	0
James Anderson	4	1	0.0	1	1
R.J. Stanford	2	1	0.0	0	0
Frank Kearse	2	1	0.0	0	0
Jason Shirley	1	1	1.0	0	0
Josh Vaughan	2	0	0.0	0	0
Captain Munnerlyn	1	1	0.0	0	0
Jordan Pugh	2	0	0.0	0	0

Houston Texans

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
T.J. Yates	19/30	212	0	2	2	-6.4

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Arian Foster	16	109	6.8	1	1.0
Ben Tate	7	26	3.7	0	-1.3
T.J. Yates	2	15	7.5	0	0.7

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Arian Foster	5	6	58	20%	0.3
Lawrence Vickers	4	4	29	13%	1.5
Owen Daniels	2	5	29	17%	-1.3
Kevin Walter	2	4	26	13%	-2.2
Jacoby Jones	1	2	24	7%	-2.0
Bryant Johnson	2	4	23	13%	-0.8
Joel Dreessen	2	4	19	13%	1.2
Ben Tate	1	1	4	3%	-1.2

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Brian Cushing	5	3	0.0	0
DeMeco Ryans	4	2	0.0	1
Danieal Manning	4	0	0.0	0
Glover Quin	3	1	0.0	1
Earl Mitchell	2	2	1.0	0
J.J. Watt	2	2	0.0	0
Jason Allen	3	1	0.0	0
Antonio Smith	1	2	0.0	0
Tim Jamison	2	1	0.0	0
Connor Barwin	2	1	1.0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: HOU -4.5
Closing total: 45
CAR moneyline: +214
HOU moneyline: -240

Texans closed -4.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 45; the game landed 41 — under by 4.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Reliant Stadium
Roof / surface: closed · grass
Kickoff weather: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: Jeff Triplette
Rest: CAR 7 days · HOU 7 days
Coaches: Ron Rivera vs Gary Kubiak