Houston Texans at Carolina Panthers
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Houston Texans | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | |
| Carolina Panthers | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | Final |
| Scoring Summary |
| 2nd Quarter |
| 9:02 | Houston Texans field goal. Ka'imi Fairbairn 38 Yd Field Goal |
| 1:43 | Carolina Panthers field goal. Ryan Fitzgerald 30 Yd Field Goal |
| 0:15 | Carolina Panthers field goal. Ryan Fitzgerald 37 Yd Field Goal |
| 3rd Quarter |
| 7:12 | Carolina Panthers field goal. Ryan Fitzgerald 28 Yd Field Goal |
| 1:18 | Houston Texans field goal. Ka'imi Fairbairn 47 Yd Field Goal |
| 4th Quarter |
| 8:41 | Carolina Panthers touchdown. Miles Davis 1 Yd Rush (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick) |
| 3:25 | Houston Texans touchdown. Zay Jones 6 Yd pass from Brett Rypien (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick) |
| Team stats |
| First down | Houston Texans | Carolina Panthers |
| Total first downs | 13 | 17 |
| First downs from rushing | 3 | 4 |
| First downs from passing | 8 | 11 |
| First downs from penalties | 2 | 2 |
| Third down | Houston Texans | Carolina Panthers |
| Third downs attempted | 12 | 17 |
| Third downs converted | 2 | 6 |
| Third down percentage | 17 % | 35 % |
| Fourth down | Houston Texans | Carolina Panthers |
| Fourth downs attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 0 % |
| Offense | Houston Texans | Carolina Panthers |
| Total yards | 173 | 288 |
| Total rushing yards | 81 | 99 |
| Total passing yards | 92 | 189 |
| Total offensive plays | 58 | 69 |
| Average yards per play | 3.0 | 4.2 |
| Time of possession | 26:28 | 33:32 |
| Rushing | Houston Texans | Carolina Panthers |
| Total rushing plays | 24 | 32 |
| Total rushing yards | 81 | 99 |
| Average yards per rush | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| Passing | Houston Texans | Carolina Panthers |
| Passes attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Passes completed | 0 | 0 |
| Average yards per completion | 2.7 | 5.1 |
| Passing touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties | Houston Texans | Carolina Panthers |
| Penalties committed | 3 | 12 |
| Penalty yards | 19 | 103 |
| Turnovers | Houston Texans | Carolina Panthers |
| Passes intercepted | 2 | 1 |
| Interception returns | 2 | 1 |
| Interception return yards | | |
| Fumbles | | |
| Fumbles lost | 2 | 0 |
| Rushing |
| Houston Texans | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long |
| Deuce Vaughn | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Owen Wright | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 0 | 6 |
| Brett Rypien | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 4 |
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| Carolina Panthers | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long |
| Anthony Tyus III | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 0 | 16 |
| Miles Davis | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 1 | 9 |
| AJ Dillon | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Jimmy Horn Jr. | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Kyle Trask | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 6 |
| Trevor Etienne | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
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| Passing |
| Houston Texans | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Brett Rypien | 23 | 13 | 57 % | 101 | 4.4 | 1 | 1 | 2-13 | 63.9 |
| Davis Mills | 7 | 3 | 43 % | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | 1 | 2-14 | 10.7 |
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| Carolina Panthers | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Kyle Trask | 28 | 19 | 68 % | 147 | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 65.6 |
| Kenny Pickett | 8 | 5 | 63 % | 48 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 79.2 |
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| Receiving |
| Houston Texans | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long |
| Josh Kelly | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Layne Pryor | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Daniel Sobkowicz | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Jared Wayne | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Owen Wright | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Sterling Shepard | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Zay Jones | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | 6 |
| Deuce Vaughn | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Louis Hansen | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Justin Watson | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Bond | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Treyvhon Saunders | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Carolina Panthers | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long |
| Ja'seem Reed | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 20 |
| David Moore | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 14 |
| Feleipe Franks | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 11 |
| AJ Dillon | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 10 |
| James Mitchell | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Caden Prieskorn | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 13 |
| Anthony Tyus III | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 8 |
| Roc Taylor | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Casey Washington | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Elijah Cooks | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| John Metchie III | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jimmy Horn Jr. | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Brycen Tremayne | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Fumbles |
| Houston Texans | Lost | Recovered | Total |
| Brett Rypien | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Davis Mills | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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| Carolina Panthers | Lost | Recovered | Total |
| Kyle Trask | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cam Gill | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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| Interceptions |
| Houston Texans | Total | Yards | Int TDs |
| George Odum | 1 | 16 | 0 |
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| Carolina Panthers | Total | Yards | Int TDs |
| Cam Miller | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| Lathan Ransom | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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| Defense |
| Houston Texans | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD |
| Aiden Fisher | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Odum | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaevon Merriweather | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Codrington | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic Bailey | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyonte Hamilton | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Hill | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Hall | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Johnson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Solomon Byrd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Naquan Jones | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sabastian Harsh | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylin Smith | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alijah Huzzie | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kayden McDonald | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Hall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Bond | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Layne Pryor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Parish | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Carolina Panthers | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD |
| Maema Njongmeta | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Harrison-Hunte | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeCarlos Nicholson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Garcia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Simmons | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeVonta Smith | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Kuwatch | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevin Wallace | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrek Funderburk | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Hall | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Rochell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Jackson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Gill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevis Gipson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Moon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Moore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claudin Cherelus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Thornton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyon Barrs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Miller | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Incoom | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mapalo Mwansa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demani Richardson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lathan Ransom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tywone Malone Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Kick returns |
| Houston Texans | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD |
| Treyvhon Saunders | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | | 0 |
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| Carolina Panthers | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD |
| John Metchie III | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 24 | | 0 |
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| Punt returns |
| Houston Texans | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD |
| Tremon Smith | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
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| Carolina Panthers | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD |
| Jimmy Horn Jr. | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
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| Kicking |
| Houston Texans | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points |
| Ka'imi Fairbairn | 2/2 | 47 | 1/1 | 7 |
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| Carolina Panthers | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points |
| Ryan Fitzgerald | 3/3 | 37 | 1/1 | 10 |
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| Punting |
| Houston Texans | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long |
| Kai Kroeger | 3 | 136 | 45.3 | 0 | 1 | 58 |
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| Carolina Panthers | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long |
| Sam Martin | 4 | 171 | 42.8 | 0 | 2 | 49 |
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Last updated on Saturday, August 29, 2026 12:31 AM.
