Exhibition Week 3, 2015

played in Houston, TX

60 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	0	7	7	0	-	14
Houston Texans	7	10	7	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:26 HOU - Allen Patrick 1 run (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 08:54 HOU - Mason Crosby 38 field goal
2Q: 06:30 MIN - Lenny Piller 4 pass from Jason Campbell (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 01:18 HOU - Craig Terrill 41 fumble return (Mason Crosby extra point)
3Q: 08:31 MIN - D.J. Monroe 3 pass from Jason Campbell (Nate Kaeding extra point)
3Q: 04:53 HOU - Dexter Jackson 9 pass from Vernon Marroquin (Mason Crosby extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:26 HOU - Allen Patrick 1 run (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 08:54 HOU - Mason Crosby 38 field goal
2Q: 06:30 MIN - Lenny Piller 4 pass from Jason Campbell (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 01:18 HOU - Craig Terrill 41 fumble return (Mason Crosby extra point)
3Q: 08:31 MIN - D.J. Monroe 3 pass from Jason Campbell (Nate Kaeding extra point)
3Q: 04:53 HOU - Dexter Jackson 9 pass from Vernon Marroquin (Mason Crosby extra point)

Team Statistics MIN HOU
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 22 21
- by Rushing 7 10
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 308 339
- Offensive Plays 52 68
- Yards per Play 5.92 4.99
Net Rushing Yards 114 144
- Rushing Attempts 22 35
- Yards per Rush 5.18 4.11
Net Passing Yards 194 195
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 19 - 1 33 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 215 195
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.47 5.91
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/7 9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/12 7/32
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 3/57 2/29
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 1/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 30
Time of Possession 26:15 33:45

Team Statistics	MIN	HOU
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	22	21
- by Rushing	7	10
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	308	339
- Offensive Plays	52	68
- Yards per Play	5.92	4.99
Net Rushing Yards	114	144
- Rushing Attempts	22	35
- Yards per Rush	5.18	4.11
Net Passing Yards	194	195
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 19 - 1	33 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	215	195
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.47	5.91
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/7	9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/12	7/32
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	3/57	2/29
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	1/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 30
Time of Possession	26:15	33:45

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:19	1:30	OWN 30	2	3	Interception
1	3:00	4:32	OWN 3	9	48	Punt
2	8:46	2:22	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	2:37	1:27	OWN 7	5	34	Fumble
2	1:10	1:10	OWN 23	4	33	Half
3	15:00	1:26	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	12:37	4:15	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
3	4:47	3:36	OWN 30	5	16	Punt
4	14:04	2:43	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
4	9:23	3:25	OWN 15	5	11	Punt
4	0:04	0:04	OWN 32	1	11	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:41	OWN 9	15	91	Touchdown
1	5:49	2:49	OWN 40	5	13	Punt
2	13:28	4:42	OWN 13	11	66	Field Goal
2	6:24	3:47	OWN 20	7	63	Interception
3	13:34	0:57	OWN 33	3	-2	Punt
3	8:22	3:01	OWN 24	5	14	Punt
3	5:21	0:34	OPP 10	2	10	Touchdown
3	1:11	2:07	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
4	11:21	1:58	OWN 26	3	4	Punt
4	5:58	5:54	OWN 27	12	48	Missed FG

Game MVP: Tony Coffey, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Timothy Hightower	11	63	5.73	22	2
Doug Hanson	10	51	5.10	11	3
Jason Campbell	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tony Coffey	19	98	5.16	14	3	0
Allen Patrick	14	44	3.14	11	1	1
Vernon Marroquin	2	2	1.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jason Campbell	22	17	178	3/21	2	32	0	130.5
Andre' Woodson	5	2	37	0/0	0	26	1	26.7

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Vernon Marroquin	33	20	195	0/0	1	30	1	74.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lenny Piller	4	7	41	10.25	4	14	1
WR B.J. Alcott	3	4	52	17.33	1	32	0
WR D.J. Monroe	3	3	28	9.33	4	19	1
RB Timothy Hightower	3	3	9	3.00	0	8	0
WR Roscoe Parrish	2	5	30	15.00	1	19	0
FB Corwin Becker	2	2	9	4.50	5	6	0
TE Alan Beecroft	1	1	26	26.00	0	26	0
FB Josh Talent	1	1	20	20.00	16	20	0
RB Chauncey Washington	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roger Godwin	4	6	51	12.75	0	30	0
WR Chad Jackson	3	6	34	11.33	6	21	0
TE Keith Zinger	3	3	11	3.67	0	8	0
RB Tony Coffey	2	2	15	7.50	1	13	0
WR Rick Stanek	2	5	24	12.00	3	16	0
WR Dexter Jackson	2	4	23	11.50	9	14	1
WR Tyrone Calico	1	3	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB Vernard Morency	1	1	14	14.00	8	14	0
TE Jerome Collins	1	2	9	9.00	4	9	0
RB Allen Patrick	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Phil Graham	1	6	6.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kent Jarvis	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Timothy Hightower	1	1	0
B.J. Alcott	1	0	0
Jason Campbell	1	0	0
Doug Hanson	1	0	0
Carl Nicks	0	1	0
Boomer Grigsby	0	0	1
Gerald Alexander	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Allen Patrick	2	0	0	0
Edgar Kellum	0	1	1	0
Craig Terrill	0	1	0	1
Rick Stanek	0	1	0	0
Keith Zinger	0	1	0	0
Marshall Flynn	0	0	2	0
Oscar Lua	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Charles Shackelford	5	233	46.6	40.8	54	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jamie Burton	5	236	47.2	45.8	55	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nate Kaeding	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mason Crosby	1/2	0/1	0/0	38	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
B.J. Alcott	2	7	3.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Stanek	1	7	7.0	0
Tony Upshaw	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Piller	3	57	19.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrone Calico	2	29	14.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Boomer Grigsby	10	2	0.0	33	30
CB Irving Givens	8	1	0.0	31	31
S Gerald Alexander	6	5	0.0	33	31
CB R.J. Cassidy	4	2	0.0	32	32
S Caleb Campbell	4	2	0.0	23	30
DT Scottie Benton	3	4	0.0	35	32
CB Corey Graham	3	2	0.0	23	27
OLB Andy Lyle	3	1	0.0	32	24
DE Winfred Gerhardt	2	1	0.0	35	33
OLB Phil Graham	2	1	0.0	14	5
OLB Phillip Wolfe	2	0	0.0	3	9
S Thomas DeCoud	2	0	0.0	4	9
DT Bucky Sawczyn	1	1	0.0	29	22
WR Roscoe Parrish	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Bryan Waller	1	0	0.0	2	3
S Marty Rose	1	0	0.0	3	2

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jon Beason	6	2	0.0	20	30
DE Derrick Harvey	5	0	1.0	20	27
S Eric Smith	5	2	0.0	21	28
S Marshall Flynn	4	3	1.0	19	26
CB Terrell Barrett	4	1	0.0	22	28
DE Teddy Flannery	3	1	1.0	21	29
CB Frankie Lane	3	3	0.0	16	23
DT Dusty Dvoracek	3	0	0.0	14	15
DT Craig Terrill	2	2	0.0	21	29
ILB Oscar Lua	2	1	0.0	18	25
ILB Will Johnston	2	0	0.0	4	5
CB Glen Wayne	2	0	0.0	8	17
TE Jerome Collins	1	0	---	---	---
CB Tony Upshaw	1	0	0.0	21	26
OLB Otis Tanner	0	1	0.0	5	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Winfred Gerhardt	1	0	0	33
DE Bert Banks	1	0	0	5
DT Scottie Benton	0	1	3	32
CB Irving Givens	0	1	0	31
DE Jay Moore	0	1	0	30

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
S Marshall Flynn	1.0	0	26
DE Teddy Flannery	1.0	0	29
DE Derrick Harvey	1.0	0	27
OLB Jon Beason	0.0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Irving Givens	5	1	0	31
S Caleb Campbell	4	0	0	30
CB R.J. Cassidy	2	3	0	32
OLB Phillip Wolfe	2	0	0	9
ILB Boomer Grigsby	2	0	0	30
CB Corey Graham	2	0	0	27
OLB Andy Lyle	2	0	0	24
OLB Phil Graham	1	0	1	5

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jon Beason	6	0	0	30
S Eric Smith	3	0	0	28
S Marshall Flynn	3	0	0	26
ILB Will Johnston	2	0	0	5
CB Frankie Lane	2	0	0	23
ILB Oscar Lua	1	1	0	25
CB Tony Upshaw	1	0	0	26
CB Terrell Barrett	1	0	0	28
DT Arnie Louis	0	1	0	8
CB Glen Wayne	0	1	0	17
S Kent Jarvis	0	0	1	2

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Corwin Becker	2	3	10	0	16
Sammy Schlesinger	2	3	16	0	14
Kennedy Gaylord	1	3	13	1	17
Uche Nwaneri	1	3	15	0	16
Sammie Hodges	1	2	18	1	23
Carl Nicks	1	2	11	0	11
Johnnie Thatcher	1	1	6	0	16
Josh Talent	1	1	5	0	5
Justin Blaylock	0	2	11	0	19
Alan Beecroft	0	1	16	0	23
Ken Shackleford	0	1	9	0	13
Cody Wallace	0	0	11	1	21

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Matthew Burley	3	4	1	20	20
Cameron Stephenson	3	4	0	20	19
Edgar Kellum	2	6	0	18	7
Keith Bumgarner	2	3	0	27	21
Gosder Cherilus	2	3	0	22	22
Teddy Perrine	1	3	0	23	22
Chris Chester	0	4	0	18	14
Herb Whitfield	0	3	0	26	26
Joe Lujan	0	2	0	19	21
Jerome Collins	0	1	0	11	10

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Phillip Wolfe	1	14
Thomas DeCoud	1	14
Caleb Campbell	1	3
Gerald Alexander	1	2

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Vernard Morency	2	20
Glen Wayne	1	23
T.J. Ross	1	15
Edgar Kellum	1	5

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Winfred Gerhardt	---	---	35	33	2	70
Scottie Benton	---	---	35	32	1	68
R.J. Cassidy	---	---	32	32	3	67
Gerald Alexander	---	---	33	31	2	66
Boomer Grigsby	---	---	33	30	1	64
Irving Givens	---	---	31	31	2	64
Jay Moore	---	---	30	30	1	61
Andy Lyle	---	---	32	24	4	60
Corey Graham	---	---	23	27	7	57
Caleb Campbell	---	---	23	30	3	56
Bucky Sawczyn	---	---	29	22	4	55
B.J. Alcott	16	21	---	---	11	48
Alan Beecroft	16	23	---	---	7	46
Sammie Hodges	18	23	---	---	5	46
Doug Hanson	11	12	---	---	18	41
Jason Campbell	15	25	---	---	---	40
Corwin Becker	10	16	---	---	13	39
Cody Wallace	11	21	---	---	5	37
Uche Nwaneri	15	16	---	---	5	36
D.J. Monroe	8	16	---	---	11	35
Roscoe Parrish	16	16	---	---	---	32
Justin Blaylock	11	19	---	---	---	30
Sammy Schlesinger	16	14	---	---	---	30
Kennedy Gaylord	13	17	---	---	---	30
Timothy Hightower	11	18	---	---	---	29
Lenny Piller	9	12	---	---	7	28
Ken Shackleford	9	13	---	---	5	27
Carl Nicks	11	11	---	---	5	27
Thomas DeCoud	---	---	4	9	14	27
Phillip Wolfe	---	---	3	9	14	26
Bert Banks	---	---	13	5	6	24
Phil Graham	---	---	14	5	5	24
Johnnie Thatcher	6	16	---	---	---	22
Bert Farmer	4	7	---	---	11	22
Hugh Hopper	---	---	1	2	18	21
Claude Wheeler	---	---	4	2	13	19
Andre' Woodson	7	5	---	---	---	12
A.J. Hudson	---	---	5	4	1	10
Josh Talent	5	5	---	---	---	10
Bryan Waller	---	---	2	3	4	9
Marty Rose	---	---	3	2	4	9
Chauncey Washington	4	4	---	---	---	8
Charles Shackelford	0	0	---	---	5	5
Nate Kaeding	0	0	---	---	3	3
Julio McElroy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Travis Gerak	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Vernon Marroquin	35	33	---	---	2	70
Roger Godwin	22	25	---	---	13	60
Herb Whitfield	26	26	---	---	7	59
Keith Bumgarner	27	21	---	---	7	55
Tony Upshaw	---	---	21	26	7	54
Teddy Perrine	23	22	---	---	7	52
Eric Smith	---	---	21	28	2	51
Craig Terrill	---	---	21	29	---	50
Jon Beason	---	---	20	30	---	50
Teddy Flannery	---	---	21	29	---	50
Terrell Barrett	---	---	22	28	---	50
Keith Zinger	23	14	---	---	12	49
Glen Wayne	---	---	8	17	23	48
Marshall Flynn	---	---	19	26	3	48
Derrick Harvey	---	---	20	27	---	47
Oscar Lua	---	---	18	25	2	45
Cameron Stephenson	20	19	---	---	5	44
Rick Stanek	17	21	---	---	6	44
Gosder Cherilus	22	22	---	---	---	44
Tony Coffey	20	15	---	---	8	43
Matthew Burley	20	20	---	---	2	42
Joe Lujan	19	21	---	---	1	41
Vernard Morency	10	10	---	---	20	40
Frankie Lane	---	---	16	23	---	39
Dexter Jackson	17	19	---	---	3	39
Chad Jackson	17	19	---	---	---	36
Chris Chester	18	14	---	---	2	34
Dusty Dvoracek	---	---	14	15	3	32
Edgar Kellum	18	7	---	---	5	30
Allen Patrick	15	12	---	---	---	27
Tyrone Calico	4	9	---	---	10	23
Rickey Pote	---	---	3	2	17	22
Jerome Collins	11	10	---	---	---	21
T.J. Ross	1	4	---	---	15	20
Arnie Louis	---	---	6	8	---	14
Otis Tanner	---	---	5	7	2	14
Will Johnston	---	---	4	5	2	11
Justin Green	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kent Jarvis	---	---	1	2	6	9
Cornelius Carpenter	---	---	2	3	2	7
Mason Crosby	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marcus Spears	---	---	0	0	5	5
Jamie Burton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Byron Leftwich	0	0	---	---	---	0
Donnell Hoffman	---	---	0	0	---	0
Floyd Savage	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	5	1.7
Middle	11	73	6.6
Right	8	36	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	19	4.8
Middle	22	80	3.6
Right	8	46	5.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jason Campbell	22	17	2	1	2	1	1	0	0
Andre' Woodson	5	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Vernon Marroquin	33	20	2	2	1	4	3	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	26	13.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	28	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	84	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	77	11.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	59	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	83	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	51	10.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lenny Piller	7	4	2	41	0	12
WR Roscoe Parrish	5	2	0	30	0	16
WR B.J. Alcott	4	3	0	52	1	21
WR D.J. Monroe	3	3	0	28	0	16
RB Timothy Hightower	3	3	0	9	0	18
FB Corwin Becker	2	2	0	9	0	16
TE Alan Beecroft	1	1	0	26	1	23
FB Josh Talent	1	1	0	20	1	5
RB Chauncey Washington	1	0	0	0	0	4

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roger Godwin	6	4	0	51	1	25
WR Chad Jackson	6	3	1	34	1	19
WR Rick Stanek	5	2	0	24	0	21
WR Dexter Jackson	4	2	0	23	0	19
WR Tyrone Calico	3	1	0	12	0	9
TE Keith Zinger	3	3	0	11	0	14
TE Jerome Collins	2	1	0	9	0	10
RB Tony Coffey	2	2	0	15	0	15
RB Vernard Morency	1	1	0	14	0	10
RB Allen Patrick	1	1	0	2	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Doug Hanson	1	5	5.00	5.10

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Allen Patrick	2	2	1.00	3.14
Tony Coffey	1	10	10.00	5.16
Vernon Marroquin	1	3	3.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jason Campbell	2	2	7	3.50	8.09

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Vernon Marroquin	4	3	18	4.50	5.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lenny Piller	1	1	4	4.00	5.86
WR D.J. Monroe	1	1	3	3.00	9.33

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chad Jackson	2	1	5	2.50	5.67
TE Keith Zinger	1	1	4	4.00	3.67
WR Dexter Jackson	1	1	9	9.00	5.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jason Campbell	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Coffey	7	6
Vernon Marroquin	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jason Campbell	5	3	2
Andre' Woodson	1	0	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Vernon Marroquin	8	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lenny Piller	2	1	1
WR Roscoe Parrish	1	0	0
FB Corwin Becker	1	1	1
RB Timothy Hightower	1	1	0
RB Chauncey Washington	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roger Godwin	3	2	1
WR Dexter Jackson	2	0	0
WR Tyrone Calico	1	1	1
WR Chad Jackson	1	1	1
WR Rick Stanek	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,300 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,400 (21,100)
End Zone 10,900 (15,200)
Mezzanine 6,200 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (13,400)
Club Seats 4,800 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,300 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,400 (21,100)
End Zone	10,900 (15,200)
Mezzanine	6,200 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (13,400)
Club Seats	4,800 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (4,000)