Week 16, 2020

played in Houston, TX

56 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	0	7	7	-	21
Houston Texans	0	0	7	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:24 MIN - Emmitt Palmer 21 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
3Q: 08:56 HOU - LeSean McCoy 5 run (Mason Crosby extra point)
3Q: 02:34 MIN - Ike Dodge 7 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
4Q: 13:28 HOU - T.J. Ross 10 pass from Mitchell Gallier (Mason Crosby extra point)
4Q: 05:16 MIN - Howard Harrison 3 run (Ron Kariger extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:24 MIN - Emmitt Palmer 21 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
3Q: 08:56 HOU - LeSean McCoy 5 run (Mason Crosby extra point)
3Q: 02:34 MIN - Ike Dodge 7 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
4Q: 13:28 HOU - T.J. Ross 10 pass from Mitchell Gallier (Mason Crosby extra point)
4Q: 05:16 MIN - Howard Harrison 3 run (Ron Kariger extra point)

Team Statistics MIN HOU
Record 12-3 7-7-1
First Downs 23 20
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 17 16
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 424 324
- Offensive Plays 60 60
- Yards per Play 7.07 5.40
Net Rushing Yards 140 110
- Rushing Attempts 25 23
- Yards per Rush 5.60 4.78
Net Passing Yards 284 214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 25 - 1 33 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 298 240
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 4/26
- Yards per Pass Play 8.11 5.78
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 8/65
Punt Returns/Yards 5/30 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 2/45 3/47
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/25
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 19
Time of Possession 31:00 29:00

Team Statistics	MIN	HOU
Record	12-3	7-7-1
First Downs	23	20
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	17	16
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	424	324
- Offensive Plays	60	60
- Yards per Play	7.07	5.40
Net Rushing Yards	140	110
- Rushing Attempts	25	23
- Yards per Rush	5.60	4.78
Net Passing Yards	284	214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 25 - 1	33 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	298	240
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	4/26
- Yards per Pass Play	8.11	5.78
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	9.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	8/65
Punt Returns/Yards	5/30	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	2/45	3/47
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/25
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 19
Time of Possession	31:00	29:00

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:24	OWN 28	5	34	Punt
1	10:16	2:26	OWN 14	4	5	Punt
1	6:52	3:39	OWN 3	7	97	Touchdown
1	0:32	0:43	OWN 18	3	4	Punt
2	11:50	2:11	OWN 49	3	6	Punt
2	4:23	3:23	OWN 20	6	64	Interception
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 27	1	8	Half
3	8:50	6:22	OWN 32	12	68	Touchdown
4	13:19	2:40	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
4	8:39	3:33	OWN 13	7	87	Touchdown
4	1:37	1:29	OWN 39	6	24	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:36	1:20	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	7:50	0:58	OWN 35	3	6	Punt
1	3:13	2:41	OWN 11	5	28	Punt
2	14:49	2:59	OWN 22	6	-9	Punt
2	9:39	5:16	OWN 3	10	49	Punt
2	1:00	0:37	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	6:10	OWN 21	10	79	Touchdown
3	2:28	4:09	OWN 30	8	70	Touchdown
4	10:39	2:00	OWN 17	3	6	Punt
4	5:06	3:29	OWN 11	8	50	Fumble
4	0:08	0:08	OWN 20	1	-10	Game

Game MVP: Tim Crowder, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Howard Harrison	13	35	2.69	12	1	1
Tom Lee	7	27	3.86	16	1	0
Matt Ryan	2	50	25.00	37	2	0
A.J. Murray	2	6	3.00	4	0	0
Leon Beltramini	1	22	22.00	22	1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
LeSean McCoy	14	69	4.93	11	2	1
Alonzo Wire	7	17	2.43	5	0	0
Mitchell Gallier	2	24	12.00	14	2	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	33	25	298	2/14	2	23	1	110.4

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitchell Gallier	33	24	240	4/26	1	30	0	103.1

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Emmitt Palmer	13	17	179	13.77	60	22	1
RB Howard Harrison	4	4	29	7.25	16	18	0
WR Eddie Royal	3	6	19	6.33	0	13	0
TE Ike Dodge	3	3	45	15.00	12	23	1
WR Adrian Brizzolara	1	1	18	18.00	3	18	0
WR Louis Murphy	1	2	8	8.00	3	8	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE T.J. Ross	9	10	68	7.56	12	12	1
WR Preston Beadnell	4	5	30	7.50	0	10	0
WR Bob Brown	3	6	38	12.67	12	20	0
TE John Carlson	2	2	30	15.00	12	16	0
RB LeSean McCoy	2	2	14	7.00	5	8	0
WR Dean Rivers	2	3	38	19.00	0	30	0
FB Dominic Evans	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Dwight Donovan	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Russell Lucas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Jumbo Wheeler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Antonio Giles	1	25	25.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Howard Harrison	1	0	0
Tim Crowder	0	1	1
Casey Heath	0	1	0
Scottie Benton	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mitchell Gallier	2	1	0	0
Levon Jacobs	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kevin Huber	6	275	45.8	36.5	58	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Les Hardy	7	377	53.9	46.7	66	5

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ron Kariger	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

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

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Allen Weber	5	30	6.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Rivers	2	16	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Desmond Hout	1	22	22.0	0
Wayne Calixto	1	23	23.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
LeSean McCoy	2	35	17.5	0
Preston Beadnell	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Phil Gaylor	8	1	0.0	22	36
S Allen Weber	7	2	0.0	22	36
ILB Lester Jacobs	5	1	0.0	11	13
DE Tim Crowder	4	4	3.0	21	31
OLB Harvey Emmons	4	2	0.0	23	34
S Harry Anaya	3	1	0.0	19	32
S R.J. Dodge	3	0	0.0	11	15
CB Chad Neasman	3	0	0.0	17	33
CB Desmond Hout	3	0	0.0	20	26
DT Scottie Benton	2	1	1.0	19	32
S Caleb Campbell	2	1	0.0	17	28
S Tracy Sherry	2	0	0.0	0	8
OLB Fernando Sanford	1	4	0.0	16	22
ILB Rufus Rasmussen	1	0	0.0	1	1
WR Eddie Royal	1	0	---	---	---
DE Shawn Carpenter	1	0	0.0	19	30

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lawrence Fisk	7	3	0.0	24	33
S Kent Jarvis	6	2	0.0	23	32
OLB Jon Beason	6	0	0.0	17	21
OLB Herb Hampton	4	3	1.0	24	30
CB Glen Wayne	3	1	0.0	8	24
DT Levon Jacobs	3	1	0.0	20	32
CB Tyrell Johnson	3	0	0.0	16	26
CB Casey Donovan	3	0	0.0	21	24
S Antonio Giles	3	0	0.0	17	28
DE Teddy Flannery	2	0	1.0	18	30
S Alvin Elkins	2	1	0.0	6	16
DE Derrick Harvey	2	0	0.0	16	15
DE Bryan Smith	2	0	0.0	11	8
OLB Peter Heuvicq	2	0	0.0	1	5
DT Alex Rivera	1	1	0.0	13	14
DT Cory Hopkins	0	1	0.0	10	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tim Crowder	3.0	0	0	1	31
DT Scottie Benton	1.0	1	0	0	32
DE DeMario Pressley	0.0	0	1	0	6
OLB Harvey Emmons	0.0	0	0	1	34

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Teddy Flannery	1.0	1	1	30
OLB Herb Hampton	1.0	1	0	30
DE Derrick Harvey	0.0	1	1	15
DT Alex Rivera	0.0	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S R.J. Dodge	3	0	15
CB Desmond Hout	3	0	26
ILB Phil Gaylor	3	0	36
S Harry Anaya	3	0	32
S Allen Weber	3	0	36
S Caleb Campbell	2	1	28
ILB Lester Jacobs	2	0	13
S Tracy Sherry	2	0	8
CB Chad Neasman	1	2	33
OLB Cody Brown	1	0	4
OLB Fernando Sanford	1	0	22
OLB Harvey Emmons	0	1	34

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Lawrence Fisk	4	0	0	33
CB Casey Donovan	3	2	0	24
OLB Jon Beason	3	0	0	21
CB Glen Wayne	2	0	0	24
S Kent Jarvis	2	0	0	32
S Alvin Elkins	2	0	0	16
OLB Peter Heuvicq	2	0	0	5
S Antonio Giles	1	0	1	28
DT Alex Rivera	1	0	0	14
DE Derrick Harvey	1	0	0	15
DE Bryan Smith	1	0	0	8
CB Tyrell Johnson	1	0	0	26
DT Levon Jacobs	1	0	0	32
OLB Herb Hampton	1	0	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Uche Nwaneri	2	4	0	22	1	29
O.J. Riley	2	4	0	23	0	30
Casey Heath	1	7	1	21	0	30
Levon McIntyre	1	2	0	12	0	14
A.J. Murray	1	1	0	13	0	18
Deron Roberson	0	3	0	20	0	32
Stanley Olmstead	0	1	0	7	1	16
Ike Dodge	0	1	0	19	0	25

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gosder Cherilus	3	4	0	20	1	33
Matt Slauson	1	4	0	19	1	31
T.J. Ross	1	3	1	15	0	16
Dominic Evans	1	1	0	13	0	11
Wesley Covington	0	3	0	12	1	11
Joe Lujan	0	2	0	17	1	33
John Carlson	0	1	0	7	0	12
Walter Van Valkenberg	0	1	0	15	0	28
Mickey Brandon	0	1	0	13	0	31
Antoine Caldwell	0	1	0	8	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Dale Kitchens	3	13
David Johnson	1	11
Uche Nwaneri	1	6

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jon Beason	3	10
Glen Wayne	1	24
Tony Coffey	1	15
Joe Lujan	1	7
Dominic Evans	1	5

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Allen Weber	---	---	22	36	7	65
Matt Ryan	25	35	---	---	---	60
Phil Gaylor	---	---	22	36	---	58
Deron Roberson	20	32	---	---	6	58
Uche Nwaneri	22	29	---	---	6	57
Emmitt Palmer	24	33	---	---	---	57
Harvey Emmons	---	---	23	34	---	57
Desmond Hout	---	---	20	26	10	56
O.J. Riley	23	30	---	---	---	53
Casey Heath	21	30	---	---	2	53
Tim Crowder	---	---	21	31	---	52
Caleb Campbell	---	---	17	28	7	52
Ike Dodge	19	25	---	---	8	52
Scottie Benton	---	---	19	32	---	51
Harry Anaya	---	---	19	32	---	51
A.J. Murray	13	18	---	---	20	51
Chad Neasman	---	---	17	33	---	50
Shawn Carpenter	---	---	19	30	---	49
Justin Blaylock	20	24	---	---	4	48
Eddie Royal	16	29	---	---	3	48
Fernando Sanford	---	---	16	22	2	40
Levon McIntyre	12	14	---	---	6	32
Louis Murphy	7	11	---	---	14	32
Lester Jacobs	---	---	11	13	7	31
Leon Beltramini	9	9	---	---	12	30
Howard Harrison	15	15	---	---	---	30
Tom Lee	8	19	---	---	2	29
David Johnson	6	12	---	---	11	29
Stanley Olmstead	7	16	---	---	6	29
R.J. Dodge	---	---	11	15	---	26
Terry Fitzgerald	---	---	4	7	14	25
Tracy Sherry	---	---	0	8	10	18
Dale Kitchens	---	---	0	1	13	14
Adrian Brizzolara	8	4	---	---	---	12
Andre Poston	---	---	1	4	7	12
Cody Brown	---	---	3	4	5	12
Marc Bridges	---	---	1	3	7	11
Rufus Rasmussen	---	---	1	1	7	9
Dominic Wynn	---	---	4	5	---	9
DeMario Pressley	---	---	2	6	---	8
Trent South	---	---	0	0	7	7
Wayne Calixto	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kevin Huber	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ron Kariger	0	0	---	---	4	4
Aaron Rodgers	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ernie Westbrook	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mitchell Gallier	23	37	---	---	---	60
Gosder Cherilus	20	33	---	---	7	60
Preston Beadnell	18	31	---	---	10	59
Lawrence Fisk	---	---	24	33	1	58
Joe Lujan	17	33	---	---	7	57
Glen Wayne	---	---	8	24	24	56
Kent Jarvis	---	---	23	32	1	56
Herb Hampton	---	---	24	30	---	54
Levon Jacobs	---	---	20	32	---	52
Matt Slauson	19	31	---	---	---	50
Jon Beason	---	---	17	21	10	48
Teddy Flannery	---	---	18	30	---	48
Walter Van Valkenberg	15	28	---	---	5	48
Antonio Giles	---	---	17	28	1	46
T.J. Ross	15	16	---	---	14	45
Casey Donovan	---	---	21	24	---	45
Mickey Brandon	13	31	---	---	---	44
Tyrell Johnson	---	---	16	26	1	43
Bob Brown	12	26	---	---	---	38
LeSean McCoy	14	20	---	---	4	38
Russell Lucas	12	23	---	---	---	35
Derrick Harvey	---	---	16	15	4	35
Dean Rivers	6	16	---	---	12	34
Alex Rivera	---	---	13	14	5	32
Wesley Covington	12	11	---	---	7	30
Jumbo Wheeler	7	12	---	---	11	30
Dominic Evans	13	11	---	---	5	29
Joey Sims	---	---	11	18	---	29
John Carlson	7	12	---	---	7	26
Alonzo Wire	8	14	---	---	4	26
Antoine Caldwell	8	12	---	---	6	26
Alvin Elkins	---	---	6	16	3	25
Bryan Smith	---	---	11	8	6	25
Rich Silverstone	---	---	9	9	2	20
Cory Hopkins	---	---	10	10	---	20
Marshall Flynn	---	---	5	7	6	18
Teddy Perrine	11	6	---	---	1	18
Peter Heuvicq	---	---	1	5	12	18
Tony Coffey	0	0	---	---	15	15
Dwight Donovan	3	4	---	---	7	14
Hugh Rogers	---	---	4	1	6	11
Fred Noll	---	---	1	2	6	9
Les Hardy	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mason Crosby	0	0	---	---	3	3
Max Sciullo	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gene Chandler	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	8	2.7
Middle	10	88	8.8
Right	12	44	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	57	5.2
Middle	7	46	6.6
Right	5	7	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	33	25	3	0	1	2	4	2	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitchell Gallier	33	24	2	0	3	4	1	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	42	14.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	128	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	105	13.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	23	7.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	129	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	81	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	30	6.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Emmitt Palmer	17	13	0	179	2	33
WR Eddie Royal	6	3	1	19	0	29
RB Howard Harrison	4	4	0	29	0	15
TE Ike Dodge	3	3	0	45	1	25
WR Louis Murphy	2	1	0	8	0	11
WR Adrian Brizzolara	1	1	0	18	0	4

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE T.J. Ross	10	9	1	68	0	16
WR Bob Brown	6	3	0	38	1	26
WR Preston Beadnell	5	4	1	30	0	31
WR Dean Rivers	3	2	0	38	1	16
TE John Carlson	2	2	0	30	0	12
FB Dominic Evans	2	1	0	12	0	11
RB LeSean McCoy	2	2	0	14	0	20
WR Russell Lucas	1	0	0	0	0	23
FB Jumbo Wheeler	1	0	1	0	0	12
WR Dwight Donovan	1	1	0	10	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Howard Harrison	2	1	0.50	2.69
Matt Ryan	1	13	13.00	25.00
Tom Lee	1	7	7.00	3.86

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
LeSean McCoy	2	10	5.00	4.93

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	3	1	7	2.33	9.03

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitchell Gallier	2	2	20	10.00	7.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eddie Royal	1	0	0	0.00	3.17
TE Ike Dodge	1	1	7	7.00	15.00
WR Emmitt Palmer	1	0	0	0.00	10.53

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE T.J. Ross	1	1	10	10.00	6.80
WR Preston Beadnell	1	1	10	10.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Tom Lee	3	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
LeSean McCoy	2	0
Mitchell Gallier	1	1
Alonzo Wire	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	8	5	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitchell Gallier	8	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Emmitt Palmer	3	2	2
WR Eddie Royal	2	1	0
TE Ike Dodge	2	2	2
WR Louis Murphy	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE T.J. Ross	2	2	2
WR Bob Brown	2	1	1
WR Preston Beadnell	2	2	1
FB Jumbo Wheeler	1	0	0
FB Dominic Evans	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,400 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (21,100)
End Zone 11,500 (15,200)
Mezzanine 6,500 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 10,100 (13,400)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,400 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (21,100)
End Zone	11,500 (15,200)
Mezzanine	6,500 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	10,100 (13,400)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (4,000)