Houston Texans @ Carolina Panthers — Aug 28, 2026

NFL Preseason Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC·August 28, 2026
Houston Texans HOU 0-3, 0-1 Away
13
Final
16
Carolina Panthers CAR 3-1, 1-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
HOU 0 3 3 7 13
CAR 0 6 3 7 16
Top Performers
Passing Yards
B.
B.Rypien QB HOU
101 PASS
K.
K. Trask QB CAR
147 PASS
Rushing Yards
D.
D.Vaughn RB HOU
36 RUSH
A.
A.Tyus RB CAR
41 RUSH
Receiving Yards
J.
J.Kelly WR HOU
36 REC
J.
J.Reed WR CAR
37 REC
Passing
Texans
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
D.Mills 3/7 18 0 1 2 10.7
B.Rypien 13/23 101 1 1 2 63.9
Panthers
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
K.Pickett 5/8 48 0 0 1 79.2
K. Trask 19/28 147 0 1 0 65.6
Rushing
Texans
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
O.Wright 8 34 4.3 0 6
D.Vaughn 12 36 3.0 0 7
B.Rypien 4 11 2.8 0 4
Panthers
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
T.Etienne 1 2 2.0 0 2
A.Dillon 6 12 2.0 0 7
J.Horn 1 6 6.0 0 6
K. Trask 3 3 1.0 0 6
A.Tyus 10 41 4.1 0 16
M. Davis 11 34 3.1 1 9
Receiving
Texans
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
O.Wright 1 1 8 8.0 0 8 0
J.Wayne 2 2 16 8.0 0 11 0
D.Vaughn 2 2 6 3.0 0 4 0
L. Bond 0 2 0 - 0 0 0
L.Pryor 2 5 19 9.5 0 10 0
J.Watson 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
S.Shepard 2 2 7 3.5 0 7 0
Z.Jones 1 3 6 6.0 1 6 0
F.Moreau 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 0
J.Kelly 3 3 36 12.0 0 21 0
L. Hansen 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 0
T. Saunders 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
D. Sobkowicz 2 6 17 8.5 0 12 0
Panthers
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J.Metchie 1 3 5 5.0 0 5 0
A.Dillon 3 4 20 6.7 0 10 0
J.Mitchell 2 4 15 7.5 0 11 0
D.Moore 3 4 34 11.3 0 14 0
J.Horn 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
B.Tremayne 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
J.Reed 2 6 37 18.5 0 20 0
A.Tyus 3 3 13 4.3 0 8 0
F.Franks 3 3 25 8.3 0 11 0
C.Prieskorn 2 2 15 7.5 0 13 0
R. O. Taylor 2 3 11 5.5 0 8 0
C.Washington 1 1 10 10.0 0 10 0
E.Cooks 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
Defense
Texans
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
A. Fisher 11 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Harsh 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
J.Smith 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
A.Huzzie 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K.Hamilton 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
S.Byrd 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
K.Merriweather 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J.Hill 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
D. Parish 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
N.Jones 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
D. Bailey 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
G.Odum 9 7 2 0 0 1 16 1 0
B. Hall 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
B.Codrington 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C.Johnson 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. McDonald 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Hall 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Panthers
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
T.Gipson 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
A. Hall 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C.Jackson 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
T.Wallace 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
C.Cherelus 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J.Harrison-Hunte 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
T.Incoom 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
C.Thornton 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L.Ransom 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 0
D. Smith 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
R.Rochell 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
M.Njongmeta 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Kuwatch 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Gill 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
I.Simmons 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D.Richardson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Malone Jr. 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Nicholson 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
J.Moon 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
K. Barrs 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
E.Garcia 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
T.Funderburk 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
M.Mwansa 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Texans
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
K.Fairbairn 2/2 1/1 7 0
Panthers
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
R.Fitzgerald 3/3 1/1 10 0
Returns
Texans
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
T. Saunders 1 25 25.0 0 25 0
Panthers
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
J.Metchie 2 47 23.5 0 24 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Texans
Panthers
172 Total Yards 287
13 First Downs 17
8 Passing 11
3 Rushing 4
2 Penalty 2
2/12 3rd Down Eff. 6/17
91 Passing Yards 189
81 Rushing Yards 98
4 Turnovers 1
3-19 Penalties 12-103
29:47 Possession 32:44
1/1 Red Zone 1/4
Play-by-Play
Q4 7 - 7 13 - 16
XP K.Fairbairn
13 - 16 3:25
TD Z.Jones
12 - 16 3:25
6 - 16 8:41
R.Fitzgerald XP
6 - 15 8:41
M. Davis TD
Q3 3 - 3 6 - 9
FG K.Fairbairn
6 - 9 1:18
3 - 9 7:12
R.Fitzgerald FG
Q2 3 - 6 3 - 6
3 - 6 0:15
R.Fitzgerald FG
3 - 3 1:43
R.Fitzgerald FG
FG K.Fairbairn
3 - 0 9:02
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: CAR +10 Times Tied: 1
Bank of America Stadium
Charlotte, NC, US · 75,525 capacity
League
NFL Preseason
Season
NFL Preseason 2026
Date
August 28, 2026
Time
11:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m