2015 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 20, 2015 · Bank of America Stadium
Houston Texans
17
at
Carolina PanthersWinner
24
CAR -3 ✓41 push
Carolina Panthers 24–17.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · HOU
27/58, 244 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-12.4 expected points added · -16.5% completion over expected
Passing · CAR
18/37, 195 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
-7.4 expected points added · -12.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Mallett | 27/58 | 244 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -12.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Polk | 14 | 38 | 2.7 | 0 | -2.7 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Ryan Mallett | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | 4.1 |
| Alfred Blue | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | -2.5 |
| Jay Prosch | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Washington | 3 | 8 | 63 | 0 | 14% | 0.3 |
| DeAndre Hopkins | 5 | 11 | 53 | 0 | 19% | -0.4 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 6 | 7 | 40 | 0 | 12% | 1.5 |
| Cecil Shorts | 6 | 12 | 34 | 0 | 21% | -4.1 |
| C.J. Fiedorowicz | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2% | 1.1 |
| Chandler Worthy | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 4% | 0.5 |
| Chris Polk | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 14% | -2.8 |
| Garrett Graham | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 9% | -3.6 |
| Alfred Blue | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2% | 0.1 |
| Keith Mumphery | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quintin Demps | 2 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Crick | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Cushing | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.J. Watt | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Whitney Mercilus | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akeem Dent | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kareem Jackson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Tuggle | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rahim Moore | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 18/37 | 195 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -7.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 10 | 76 | 7.6 | 1 | 6.4 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 17 | 62 | 3.6 | 0 | -3.5 |
| Mike Tolbert | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Fozzy Whittaker | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Olsen | 6 | 14 | 70 | 0 | 38% | -1.3 |
| Corey Brown | 3 | 4 | 57 | 1 | 11% | 3.5 |
| Ted Ginn | 4 | 9 | 41 | 1 | 24% | -0.3 |
| Devin Funchess | 1 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 11% | -1.1 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3% | 1.1 |
| Mike Tolbert | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8% | -0.7 |
| Kevin Norwood | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -4.3 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 3% | -1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Coleman | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Davis | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roman Harper | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Norman | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bene' Benwikere | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shaq Thompson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Klein | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Charles Tillman | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dwan Edwards | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Love | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CAR -3
- Closing total
- 41
- HOU moneyline
- +129
- CAR moneyline
- -143
Panthers closed -3 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 41 and landed exactly there — a push.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Bank of America Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 88°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Clete Blakeman
- Rest
- HOU 7 days · CAR 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill O'Brien vs Ron Rivera