Final2023 Week 8

Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC

Houston Texans vs Carolina Panthers, Week 8 2023

Houston Texans

Away

13

Carolina Panthers

HomeWon

15

Scoring by quarter
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Texans076013
Panthers066315

HOU 13CAR 15 Final

  • Passing leader

    Bryce Young

    CAR · QB

    14.5PPR pts

    22/31, 235 YDS, 1 TD

  • Top fantasy scorer

    Adam Thielen

    CAR · WR

    15.2PPR pts

    8 REC, 72 YDS

  • Texans leader

    C.J. Stroud

    HOU · QB

    12.9PPR pts

    16/24, 140 YDS, 1 RUSH TD

  • Defensive playmaker

    Jonathan Greenard

    HOU

    2.5 SACK, 6 TKL

Panthers 15, Texans 13: Carolina rallies from 1 down at halftime

Carolina erased a 7–6 halftime deficit, outscoring Houston 9–6 after the break to win 15–13. Houston outgained the Panthers 229–224.

The Texans went 5-for-12 on third down and committed one turnover, while the Panthers finished without a giveaway.

Key advantages

  • +1 turnover margin CAR 0 turnovers
  • +0:58 time of possession CAR 30:29 · HOU 29:31

Game Highlights

Official NFL highlights · Opens from YouTube

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Why the Panthers Won

Carolina won the turnover and time of possession battles.

Team stats comparison, Texans vs Panthers
TexansStatPanthers
1Turnovers0
29:31Time of possession30:29
Other team stats
229Total yards224
4.1Yards per play3.7
56Plays61
42%Third-down conversion36%

Scoring Summary

The Panthers scored one touchdown and three field goals; the Texans scored two touchdowns.

Scoring plays, Texans vs Panthers
TimeTeamPlayHOUCAR
1st quarter
No scoring
2nd quarter
13:13HOUAndrew Beck 1-yard TD run Takes leadKa'imi Fairbairn XP70
1:35CARBryce Young → Tommy Tremble, 1-yard TDXP missed76
3rd quarter
10:46CAREddy Pineiro 46-yard FG Takes lead79
7:58CAREddy Pineiro 37-yard FG Extends lead712
0:35HOUC.J. Stroud 1-yard TD run Takes lead2-pt try failed1312
4th quarter
0:00CAREddy Pineiro 23-yard FG Game winner1315

Fantasy Points: Texans vs Panthers, Week 8 2023

Fantasy leaders

  1. Adam ThielenCARWR15.2 PTSWR24
  2. Bryce YoungCARQB14.5 PTSQB19
  3. C.J. StroudHOUQB12.9 PTSQB23
  4. Jonathan MingoCARWR10.2 PTSWR46

Player Stats

Quarterbacks

Quarterback statistics
PlayerFPTSFINCMP/ATTPass YDSTDINTRush ATTRush YDSRush TDRateStart/Sit
Bryce YoungCARQB14.5QB1922/31235104110103.6Start/Sit →
C.J. StroudHOUQB12.9QB2316/2414000213181.9Start/Sit →

WRs, RBs, & TEs

Receiver, running back and tight end statistics
PlayerFPTSFINPOSRush ATTRush YDSRush TDTGTRECRec YDSRec TDStart/Sit
Adam ThielenCARWR15.2WR24WR———118720
Jonathan MingoCARWR10.2WR46WR———54620Start/Sit →
Noah BrownHOUWR8.7WR55WR———53570
Tommy TrembleCARTE8.4TE18TE———3241Start/Sit →
Chuba HubbardCARRB7.4RB37RB1528022260Start/Sit →
Nico CollinsHOUWR7.0WR67WR———64300Start/Sit →
Devin SingletaryHOURB6.3RB43RB1030022130Start/Sit →
Tank DellHOUWR6.1WR75WR315043160
Andrew BeckHOURB5.9RB45RB2111180
Raheem BlackshearCARRB5.1RB50RB35022260
Dameon PierceHOURB4.6RB54RB12460————Start/Sit →
DJ CharkCARWR4.3WR86WR———42230
Mike BooneHOURB2.6RB64RB15011110
Dalton SchultzHOUTE2.5TE34TE———5250Start/Sit →
Stephen SullivanCARTE2.3TE36TE———11130
Terrace MarshallCARWR1.9WR102WR———1190
Miles SandersCARRB0.0—RB200————
Hayden HurstCARTE0.0—TE———2000

Fantasy Usage

Houston Texans

Snap Share

  1. Dalton SchultzTE45 snaps78%
  2. Tank DellWR45 snaps78%
  3. Noah BrownWR42 snaps72%
  4. Nico CollinsWR42 snaps72%
  5. Dameon PierceRB25 snaps43%

Target Share24 targets

  1. Nico Collins25%, 6 targets
  2. Noah Brown21%, 5 targets
  3. Dalton Schultz21%, 5 targets
  4. Tank Dell17%, 4 targets
  5. Devin Singletary8%, 2 targets
  6. Other8%, 2 targets

Carry Share30 carries

  1. Dameon Pierce40%, 12 carries
  2. Devin Singletary33%, 10 carries
  3. Tank Dell10%, 3 carries
  4. Andrew Beck7%, 2 carries
  5. C.J. Stroud7%, 2 carries
  6. Other3%, 1 carries

Carolina Panthers

Snap Share

  1. Jonathan MingoWR66 snaps99%
  2. Adam ThielenWR65 snaps97%
  3. DJ CharkWR62 snaps93%
  4. Chuba HubbardRB45 snaps67%
  5. Tommy TrembleTE36 snaps54%

Target Share31 targets

  1. Adam Thielen35%, 11 targets
  2. Jonathan Mingo16%, 5 targets
  3. DJ Chark13%, 4 targets
  4. Tommy Tremble10%, 3 targets
  5. Hayden Hurst6%, 2 targets
  6. Other19%, 6 targets

Carry Share24 carries

  1. Chuba Hubbard63%, 15 carries
  2. Bryce Young17%, 4 carries
  3. Raheem Blackshear13%, 3 carries
  4. Miles Sanders8%, 2 carries
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Offensive snaps and share for the skill positions
PlayerSNAPSSNAP %TGTTGT %CAR
Jonathan MingoCARWR6699%516%0
Adam ThielenCARWR6597%1135%0
DJ CharkCARWR6293%413%0
Dalton SchultzHOUTE4578%521%0
Tank DellHOUWR4578%417%3
Noah BrownHOUWR4272%521%0
Nico CollinsHOUWR4272%625%0
Chuba HubbardCARRB4567%26%15
Tommy TrembleCARTE3654%310%0
Dameon PierceHOURB2543%00%12
Devin SingletaryHOURB2340%28%10
Andrew BeckHOURB2238%14%2
Teagan QuitorianoHOUTE2034%00%0
Hayden HurstCARTE2233%26%0
Stephen SullivanCARTE1319%13%0
Miles SandersCARRB1218%00%2
Mike BooneHOURB1017%14%1
Raheem BlackshearCARRB1015%26%3
John MetchieHOUWR712%00%0
Xavier HutchinsonHOUWR59%00%0
Terrace MarshallCARWR46%13%0

Fantasy Points vs Expected

Expected points (xFP) are what a player's pass attempts, carries and targets are worth at the league's average rates; the difference is what the player made of them.

  • Biggest overperformer+3.4Tommy Tremble8.4 PTS vs 5.0 xFP
  • Biggest underperformer−5.8Dalton Schultz2.5 PTS vs 8.3 xFP
  • Highest expected volume18.4 xFPAdam Thielen15.2 PTS scored
Usage and expected fantasy points
PlayerPTSxFPvs xFPSnap%UsageRte%Pass attCarCar%TgtTgt%
Adam ThielenCAR · WR15.218.4−3.297%35% tgt—000%1135%
Bryce YoungCAR · QB14.515.5−1.0100%31 att—31417%00%
Chuba HubbardCAR · RB7.412.5−5.167%63% car—01563%26%
C.J. StroudHOU · QB12.911.3+1.6100%24 att—2427%00%
Nico CollinsHOU · WR7.010.0−3.072%25% tgt—000%625%
Devin SingletaryHOU · RB6.39.5−3.240%33% car—01033%28%
Tank DellHOU · WR6.18.5−2.478%17% tgt—0310%417%
Dalton SchultzHOU · TE2.58.3−5.878%21% tgt—000%521%
Jonathan MingoCAR · WR10.28.3+1.999%16% tgt—000%516%
Noah BrownHOU · WR8.78.3+0.472%21% tgt—000%521%
Dameon PierceHOU · RB4.67.4−2.843%40% car—01240%00%
DJ CharkCAR · WR4.36.7−2.493%13% tgt—000%413%
Raheem BlackshearCAR · RB5.15.2−0.115%13% car—0313%26%
Tommy TrembleCAR · TE8.45.0+3.454%10% tgt—000%310%
Hayden HurstCAR · TE0.03.3−3.333%6% tgt—000%26%
Andrew BeckHOU · RB5.92.9+3.038%7% car—027%14%
Mike BooneHOU · RB2.62.3+0.317%4% tgt—013%14%
Stephen SullivanCAR · TE2.31.7+0.619%3% tgt—000%13%
Terrace Marshall Jr.CAR · WR1.91.7+0.26%3% tgt—000%13%
Miles SandersCAR · RB0.01.2−1.218%8% car—028%00%

Team totals: Texans 24 targets and 30 carries; Panthers 31 targets and 24 carries. Shares are from the box score. Snap counts are from the weekly player logs (Sleeper), and include plays wiped out by penalties. Route counts, air yards and red-zone touches appear when the tracking feed is connected. League-average rates from the 2023 season: 1.67 PPR points per target (67% catch rate), 0.61 per carry and 0.42 per pass attempt. They don't adjust for field position or target depth.

Fantasy Verdicts

C.J. Stroud

HOU · QB · 12.9 pts on 11.3 expected

16 of 24 passing for 140 yards; 2 carries for 13 yards and 1 touchdown.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 11.3 expected.

Start/Sit: C.J. Stroud →

Bryce Young

CAR · QB · 14.5 pts on 15.5 expected

22 of 31 passing for 235 yards, 1 touchdown; 4 carries for 11 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 15.5 expected.

Start/Sit: Bryce Young →

Nico Collins

HOU · WR · 7.0 pts on 10.0 expected

6 targets (25% of the team's), 4 catches for 30 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 10.0 expected.

Start/Sit: Nico Collins →

Devin Singletary

HOU · RB · 6.3 pts on 9.5 expected

2 targets (8% of the team's), 2 catches for 13 yards; 10 carries (33% of the team's) for 30 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 9.5 expected.

Start/Sit: Devin Singletary →

Adam Thielen Volume, no payoff

CAR · WR · 15.2 pts on 18.4 expected

11 targets (35% of the team's), 8 catches for 72 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 18.4 expected.

Chuba Hubbard Volume, no payoff

CAR · RB · 7.4 pts on 12.5 expected

2 targets (6% of the team's), 2 catches for 26 yards; 15 carries (63% of the team's) for 28 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 12.5 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Start/Sit: Chuba Hubbard →

Dalton Schultz Unlucky

HOU · TE · 2.5 pts on 8.3 expected

5 targets (21% of the team's), 2 catches for 5 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 8.3 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Start/Sit: Dalton Schultz →

Tank Dell

HOU · WR · 6.1 pts on 8.5 expected

4 targets (17% of the team's), 3 catches for 16 yards; 3 carries (10% of the team's) for 15 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 8.5 expected.

Stock Up, Stock Down

Houston Texans

  • Stock up: Tank Dell played 78% of the snaps, up from a 59% season average.

Carolina Panthers

  • Stock up: Chuba Hubbard led the backfield with 67% of the snaps after trailing Miles Sanders before this game.
  • Stock up: Jonathan Mingo played 99% of the snaps, up from a 79% season average.
  • Stock up: Tommy Tremble played 54% of the snaps, up from a 29% season average.

Fantasy Matchups

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, 2023 through Week 18.

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, Texans defense and Panthers defense
Points allowed toTexans DPanthers D
QBs17.112.7
RBs20.322.6
WRs31.227.1
TEs13.910.0

Regular season, summed from each game's box score and scored with this page's rules.

How the Game Swung

Carolina opened at 50% win probability, fell as low as <1%, then rallied to win.

Panthers win probability

Panthers win probability by game minutePanthers started at 50%, stood at 46% at halftime and finished at 100%, across 6 scoring plays.Q1Q2Q3Q4100%50%0%

Key Swings

  1. −23Beck 1-yd TD run50% → 27%Q2 13:13
  2. +22Young → Tremble, 1-yd TD24% → 46%Q2 1:35
  3. +13Pineiro 46-yd FG46% → 59%Q3 10:46
  4. −32Stroud 1-yd TD run77% → 44%Q3 0:35
  5. +100Pineiro 23-yd FG<1% → >99%Q4 0:00

Swing in Panthers win probability, in points

Play Calling and Possessions

Play calling, Texans vs Panthers
Houston TexansMeasureCarolina Panthers
56Plays61
46%Pass rate61%
4.6Yds / dropback4.9
3.7Yds / carry1.8
5/12Third downs5/14

Efficiency edge Carolina ran 5 more plays than Houston.

  • Top targets
  • HOU Collins 25% · Schultz 21% · Brown 21%
  • CAR Thielen 35% · Mingo 16% · Chark 13%

Possession Results

How each possession ended, Texans vs Panthers
ResultHOUCAR
Touchdowns21
Field goals03
Punts64
Turnovers10
Turnovers on downs01

CAR turnover edge: +1

  • The Texans opened the scoring on their third possession, a 17-play, 92-yard drive that ended in a touchdown.
  • The Panthers drained the clock with two second-half drives of four to seven minutes.
All 19 possessions, drive by drive
Drive chart
TeamStartPlaysYardsTimeResult
HOUQ1 15:00381:20Punt
CARQ1 13:403-41:51Punt
HOUQ1 11:49482:09Punt
CARQ1 9:404212:07Punt
HOUQ1 7:3317929:20Touchdown
CARQ2 13:1310645:30Downs
HOUQ2 7:43582:50Punt
CARQ2 4:539603:18Touchdown
HOUQ2 1:353-130:29Punt
CARQ2 1:06441:06End of half
CARQ3 15:009494:14Field goal
HOUQ3 10:462110:51Fumble
CARQ3 9:55481:57Field goal
HOUQ3 7:5812757:23Touchdown
CARQ3 0:353-102:03Punt
HOUQ4 13:325182:56Punt
CARQ4 10:363-122:06Punt
HOUQ4 8:305122:13Punt
CARQ4 6:1715866:17Field goal
About these numbers

Possessions that ended with the clock running out at the half or the end of the game aren't counted.

Personnel groupings, average depth of target and pass rate over expected appear when the tracking feed is connected.

Texans vs Panthers Head-to-Head

The Texans and Panthers first met in 2003 and have played 7 times since.

All-time series
5–2Panthers lead, 7 meetings since 2003
Postseason
0No playoff meetings
Largest Texans win
34–212007
Largest Panthers win
24–92021

Since 2021

2–0 Panthers lead

2 meetings since the 2021 season, regular season and playoffs.

Oldest to newest. P = Panthers win, T = Texans win, outlined = this game.

Recent Meetings

Season to Date (Through Week 18)

The 2023 regular season, from each game's box score.

Season to date, Texans vs Panthers
TexansStatPanthers
10-7Record2-15
22.2Points per game13.9
342.4Yards per game265.3
5.4Yards per play4.1
20.8Points allowed per game24.5
330.7Yards allowed per game293.9

Texans and Panthers in Fantasy

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2023 Game Logs for Players in This Game

Texans vs Panthers Game FAQ

Who won the 2023 Texans vs Panthers Week 8 game?

The Carolina Panthers beat the Houston Texans 15–13 in Week 8 of the 2023 season. The game was played at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC, on October 29, 2023. See the Panthers' 2023 schedule.

What was the final score of Texans vs Panthers?

The final score was Panthers 15, Texans 13. The Texans led 7–6 at halftime, and the second half went Texans 6, Panthers 9.

What happened in the Texans vs Panthers game?

Carolina erased a 7–6 halftime deficit, outscoring Houston 9–6 after the break to win 15–13. Houston outgained the Panthers 229–224. Adam Thielen led all players with 8 catches for 72 yards. The Texans committed 1 turnover, the Panthers none.

What was the game-winning score in Texans vs Panthers?

Eddy Pineiro's 23-yard field goal with 0:00 left in the fourth quarter gave the Panthers a 15–13 lead they never gave up. It was the final score of the game.

Who scored the most fantasy points in Texans vs Panthers?

Adam Thielen led the game with 15.2 PPR fantasy points, the WR24 of Week 8, on 8 catches for 72 yards. Bryce Young was next with 14.5 (QB19).

Who led Texans vs Panthers in passing, rushing and receiving?

Bryce Young (CAR) led all passers with 22 of 31 for 235 yards and a touchdown. Dameon Pierce (HOU) led in rushing with 12 carries for 46 yards. Adam Thielen (CAR) led in receiving with 8 catches for 72 yards.

Who outperformed and underperformed expected fantasy points in Texans vs Panthers?

Tommy Tremble outperformed his expected fantasy points the most, scoring 8.4 PPR points on 5.0 xFP (+3.4). Dalton Schultz fell furthest short, with 2.5 points on 8.3 xFP (−5.8). A gap either way reflects efficiency and touchdowns in one game; it is not a forecast. For matchups ahead, see fantasy points allowed by position.

Who had the highest expected fantasy points in Texans vs Panthers?

Adam Thielen had the most fantasy opportunity in the game, worth 18.4 expected PPR points (xFP) at league-average rates, and scored 15.2. Expected points measure the volume of a player's pass attempts, carries and targets, not how well he used them.

How did the Panthers come back to beat the Texans?

The Panthers' chances of winning fell as low as <1% in overtime. Eddy Pineiro's 23-yard field goal in the fourth quarter was the biggest swing of the game. Eddy Pineiro's 23-yard field goal then put them ahead for good.

Which team won the turnover battle in Texans vs Panthers?

The Panthers won the turnover battle 1–0: the Texans gave the ball away 1 time and the Panthers not at all. The Panthers won the game.

What was the turning point of Texans vs Panthers?

Eddy Pineiro's 23-yard field goal with 0:00 left in the fourth quarter was the biggest swing of the game, moving the Panthers' win probability from <1% to >99%.

What is the all-time Texans vs Panthers record?

The Panthers lead the all-time series 5–2 across 7 meetings since 2003.

When did the Texans and Panthers last play before this game?

Before Week 8 of 2023, they last met in the 2021 season on September 23, 2021, when the Panthers beat the Texans 24–9.

What is the Texans vs Panthers record since 2021?

The Panthers lead 2–0 across 2 meetings since the 2021 season, including this game.