2015 · Week 2
Houston Texans at Carolina Panthers
Sep 20, 2015 · Ericsson Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Carolina Panthers topped Houston Texans 24–17. ScoutIndex had favored Panthers (63%) going in. Panthers improve to 2-0; Texans fall to 0-2. Cam Newton was the story of the game with 195 passing yards and 2 TDs; 76 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD.
Team stats
| HOU | CAR | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | First downs | 22 |
| 305 | Total yards | 367 |
| 244 | Passing yards | 195 |
| 61 | Rushing yards | 172 |
| 27/58 | Comp / Att | 18/37 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Mallett | 27/58 | 244 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Mallett | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Chris Polk | 14 | 38 | 0 |
| Alfred Blue | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Jay Prosch | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Washington | 3 | 8 | 63 | 0 |
| DeAndre Hopkins | 5 | 11 | 53 | 0 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 6 | 7 | 40 | 0 |
| Chris Polk | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| Cecil Shorts | 6 | 12 | 34 | 0 |
| C.J. Fiedorowicz | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Chandler Worthy | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Garrett Graham | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Alfred Blue | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Keith Mumphery | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 18/37 | 195 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 10 | 76 | 1 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 17 | 62 | 0 |
| Mike Tolbert | 5 | 31 | 0 |
| Fozzy Whittaker | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Olsen | 6 | 14 | 70 | 0 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| Corey Brown | 3 | 4 | 57 | 1 |
| Ted Ginn | 4 | 9 | 41 | 1 |
| Mike Tolbert | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Devin Funchess | 1 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Kevin Norwood | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |