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Mark Lane

Texans vs. Panthers live blog: 15-13 Carolina, FINAL

The Houston Texans take on the Carolina Panthers in a battle of rookie quarterbacks. The matchup is also historic in that the top-3 players from a draft class will play as rookies in the same game. Enter Panthers quarterback Bryce Young and Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud and Texans defensive end Will Anderson for making that possible.

How to watch

Houston Texans at Carolina Panthers — Sunday, Oct. 29, 12:00 p.m. CT

TV channel: KRIV-TV (Fox 26)

Live stream: FuboTV

Radio: Sports Radio 610 (KILT-AM), Mega 101 (KLOL-FM) (Marc Vandermeer & Andre Ware)

Location: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C.

Forecast: Sunny, 79 degrees, 9 mph wind

Follow the @TheTexansWire and the crew (@therealmarklane, @BigSargeSportz, @chrisnallsnfl @JohnHCrumpler)

 

If you can’t catch the game any other conventional way, follow along here.

First quarter — HTX 0, CAR 0

15:00 — Carolina wins the toss and defers. Houston gets the ball first with the sun in their eyes.

13:51 — Texans go three-and-out as Stroud has a pass deflected on a third-and-2 from the Houston 29.

13:40 — LB Blake Cashman sacks Young for a 7-yard loss on first-and-10 from the Panthers’ 10-yard line.

12:37 — On third-and-19 from the Panthers’ 1, Young completes a pass to WR Jonathan Mingo for five yards.

9:50 — Despite the drive picking up a first down, RB Devin Singletary took a 7-yard loss that curtailed any progress. Stroud had his third-and-14 pass from the Carolina 41 batted down, and Houston chose to punt.

7:50 — Similar to the Texans’ previous drive, a big first down, and then a failed third down. DE Will Anderson secured a tackle for loss on the second play of the drive that led to Young missing Mingo on third-and-8 from the Panthers’ 28.

6:08 — On third-and-8 from the Texans’ 25, Stroud hits RB Mike Boone for a 12-yard reception to keep the chains moving.

4:50 — Check out the sick moves WR Tank Dell throws on the Panthers.

0:21 — Stroud hits Dell for three yards on first-and-10 from the Panthers’ 24, the last play of the quarter.

Second quarter — HTX 7, CAR 6

14:17 — On a third-and-10 from the Panthers’ 24, Stroud hits WR Noah Brown for a 22-yard gain to Carolina’s 2-yard line.

13:15 — FB Andrew Beck rushes for 1-yard touchdown. K Ka’imi Fairbairn’s extra point is good. Texans, 7-0

7:46 — The Texans stop the Panthers on fourth-and-goal from the 2-yard line as Young was not able to complete a pass to WR Adam Thielen.

1:39 — Young throws a 1-yard touchdown to TE Tommy Tremble. Extra point from Eddie Pineiro is no good. Texans, 7-6

HALFTIME — STATS

TEXANS

Stroud: 10/14, 75 yards; 1 carry, 12 yards

Pierce: 7 carries, 22 yards

Noah Brown: 2 catches, 26 yards

 

PANTHERS

Young: 13/19, 131 yards, TD; 1 carry, 3 yards

Chuba Hubbard: 7 carries, 9 yards

Thielen: 4 catches, 52 yards

Third quarter — HTX 13, CAR 12

12:57 — Young hits Mingo for a 40-yard pass on second-and-14 from the Carolina 30.

10:50 — Pineiro kicks a 46-yard field goal. Panthers, 9-7

10:04 — On a second-and-7 from the Texans’ 22, Beck fumbles a catch that is recovered by Panthers S Xavier Woods and returned to the Houston 27.

8:01 — Pineiro nails a 37-yard field goal. Panthers, 12-7

0:42 — Stroud rushes for a 1-yard touchdown on fourth-and-goal. Two-pointer fails as Stroud to TE Dalton Schultz falls incomplete. Texans, 13-12

Fourth quarter — HTX 13, CAR 15

14:23 — DE Jonathan Greenard sacks Young for a 12-yard loss on third-and-8 from the Houston 45.

10:36 — LB Denzel Perryman sacks Young for a 9-yard loss on first-and-10 from the Carolina 21.

10:00 — Perryman was injured on the play.

8:30 — C Jarrett Patterson was injured on the play. C-G Michael Deiter will replace Patterson as the cart comes out for Patterson.

6:28 — Circle this as the sequence that may have lost the Texans the game. Facing a third-and-5 from the Panthers’ 35, Houston incurs a delay of game. On the ensuing third-and-10, Stroud throws incomplete for Dell and has to punt.

3:21 — Young throws for Thielen for three yards on fourth-and-2 from the Texans’ 47-yard line.

2:42 — Young hits Hubbard for 14 yards to the Houston 30-yard line.

2:00 — Two-minute warning

0:00 — CB Tavierre Thomas tries to play games with consecutive defensive offsides penalties, but it doesn’t rattle Pineiro, who hits a game-winning 23-yard field goal. Panthers, 15-13

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