Sunday, 12/18/11
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Houston | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Time and Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Time | 2:56 |
| Attendance | 71,540 |
Scoring Summary
| CAR - HOU | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 12:07 | CAR | TD | Steve Smith 26 yd pass from Cam Newton (Olindo Mare kick) | 7 - 0 |
| 2nd Quarter | 12:19 | CAR | TD | Jeremy Shockey 9 yd pass from Cam Newton (Olindo Mare kick) | 14 - 0 |
| 0:55 | CAR | TD | Richie Brockel 7 yd run (Olindo Mare kick) | 21 - 0 | |
| 3rd Quarter | 11:07 | HOU | FG | Neil Rackers 26 yd FG | 21 - 3 |
| 2:53 | HOU | FG | Neil Rackers 34 yd FG | 21 - 6 | |
| 4th Quarter | 13:48 | HOU | TD | Arian Foster 1 yd run (Neil Rackers kick) | 21 - 13 |
| 9:54 | CAR | TD | DeAngelo Williams 24 yd run (Olindo Mare kick) | 28 - 13 | |
Team Statistics
| CAR | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 20 | 18 |
| Passing | 8 | 11 |
| Rushing | 11 | 7 |
| Penalty | 1 | 0 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 9-14 | 2-9 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Net Yards | 316 | 358 |
| Total Plays | 60 | 57 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.3 | 6.3 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 166 | 150 |
| Rushes | 34 | 25 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.9 | 6.0 |
| Net Yards Passing | 150 | 208 |
| Completions - Attempts | 14-24 | 19-30 |
| Yards Per Pass Play | 5.8 | 6.5 |
| Times Sacked | 2 | 2 |
| Yards Lost to Sacks | 10 | 4 |
| Had Intercepted | 0 | 2 |
| Punts | 5 | 2 |
| Average Punt | 50.4 | 29.5 |
| Penalties | 7 | 6 |
| Penalty Yards | 40 | 60 |
| Fumbles | 0 | 2 |
| Fumbles Lost | 0 | 1 |
Passing
| Carolina | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Newton | 13 | 23 | 149 | 56.5 | 6.5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| A. Edwards | 1 | 1 | 11 | 100.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
| T. Yates | 19 | 30 | 212 | 63.3 | 7.1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Rushing
| Carolina | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Williams | 15 | 61 | 4.1 | 24 | 1 |
| J. Stewart | 11 | 43 | 3.9 | 12 | 0 |
| C. Newton | 7 | 55 | 7.9 | 17 | 0 |
| R. Brockel | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 1 |
| Houston | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| A. Foster | 16 | 109 | 6.8 | 22 | 1 |
| B. Tate | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 8 | 0 |
| T. Yates | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
Receiving
| Carolina | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Smith | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 26 | 1 |
| J. Shockey | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 26 | 1 |
| L. Naanee | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| G. Olsen | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 17 | 0 |
| J. Stewart | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| R. Brockel | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| B. LaFell | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| A. Foster | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 25 | 0 |
| L. Vickers | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 17 | 0 |
| O. Daniels | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 17 | 0 |
| K. Walter | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 19 | 0 |
| B. Johnson | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 18 | 0 |
| J. Dreessen | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 |
| J. Jones | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| B. Tate | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
Kicking
| Carolina | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O. Mare | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Houston | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
| N. Rackers | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 34 | 7 |
Punting
| Carolina | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Baker | 5 | 50.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Houston | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
| M. Turk | 2 | 29.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kick/Punt Returns
| Carolina | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Pilares | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Edwards | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Houston | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| Q. Demps | 2 | 84 | 42.0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Jones | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 42 | 0 |
Defense
| Carolina | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Senn | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| S. Martin | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Connor | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Anderson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| R. Stanford | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Gamble | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F. Kearse | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Pugh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Shirley | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Godfrey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Hardy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Neblett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Munnerlyn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Applewhite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Vaughan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Keiser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
| B. Cushing | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Ryans | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Watt | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Quin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Manning | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Mitchell | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Barwin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Jamison | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Allen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Smith | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Reed | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Cody | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Q. Demps | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Joseph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Jackson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Foster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Nading | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Caldwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Yates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |










