Carolina 28, Houston 13
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 18, 2011
Where: Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
Temperature:
Dome
Head Official:
Jeff Triplette
Attendance:
71540
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Cam Newton threw a pair of touchdown passes against the NFL's top defense and the Carolina Panthers ended the Houston Texans' seven-game winning streak with a 28-13 road win Sunday at Reliant Stadium.
The Panthers (5-9) have had a tough time holding on to late leads, but they closed this one out when DeAngelo Williams had a 24-yard touchdown run. James Anderson then thwarted the Texans' rally by intercepting a T.J. Yates pass in the end zone.
The AFC South champion Texans (10-4) couldn't get anything going in the first half, as Newton threw touchdown passes to Steve Smith and tight end Jeremy Shockey. Richie Brockel added a 7-yard touchdown run for a 21-0 lead.
The Texans rallied to get within 21-13, but Williams finished off an 80-yard drive with his touchdown run to seal it.
Houston's Arian Foster rushed for 109 yards to surpass 1,000 yards for the second consecutive season.
Top Game Performances
Receiving
| Carolina |
|
Houston |
|
Steve Smith
| Player |
Arian Foster
|
|
5 |
Receptions |
5 |
|
82 |
Yards |
58 |
|
16.4 |
Avg Yards |
11.6 |
|
1 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
26 |
Long |
25 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Carolina
|
316 |
166 |
150 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2.0 |
1 |
| Houston
|
358 |
150 |
208 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2.0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Houston will play their next game on the road against Indianapolis.
The Texans have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
-
Carolina will play their next game at home against Tampa Bay.
The Panthers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.