Houston Texans vs Carolina Panthers
Drive chart
Drives
End of Game
Fumble- Punt
- Touchdown
- Touchdown
- Field Goal
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| CAR | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
Who won: Panthers 16-13
The Carolina Panthers beat the Houston Texans 16-13 on Friday, August 28, 2026 at Bank of America Stadium. Kyle Trask led the Panthers in passing yards (19/28, 147 YDS, 1 INT). Brett Rypien led the Texans in passing yards (13/23, 101 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT).
HOU
CAR| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Rypien | 13/23 | 101 | 4.4 | 1 | 1 | 2-13 | 63.9 |
| Davis Mills | 3/7 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | 1 | 2-14 | 10.7 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | 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 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Kelly | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 21 | 3 |
| Layne Pryor | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| Daniel Sobkowicz | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| Jared Wayne | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Owen Wright | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Sterling Shepard | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Zay Jones | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Deuce Vaughn | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Louis Hansen | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Justin Watson | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lewis Bond | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Treyvhon Saunders | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Rypien | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Davis Mills | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Fisher | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Odum | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaevon Merriweather | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Codrington | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic Bailey | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyonte Hamilton | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jamal Hill | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryce Hall | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Johnson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Solomon Byrd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Naquan Jones | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sabastian Harsh | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jaylin Smith | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alijah Huzzie | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kayden McDonald | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Hall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Bond | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Layne Pryor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Parish | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Odum | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| KickReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treyvhon Saunders | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| PuntReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tremon Smith | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ka'imi Fairbairn | 2/2 | 100.0 | 47 | 1/1 | 7 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kai Kroeger | 3 | 136 | 45.3 | 0 | 1 | 58 |
