Week 16, 2024

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans01077-24
Minnesota Vikings0101313-36

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:54 HOU - Jack Kemnitzer 29 field goal
2Q: 07:16 HOU - Dean Rivers 21 pass from Gene Chandler (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
2Q: 05:59 MIN - Joey Sadler 7 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 00:26 MIN - David Buehler 34 field goal
3Q: 13:51 HOU - LeSean McCoy 84 pass from Gene Chandler (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
3Q: 09:45 MIN - Nicky Winters 8 run (David Buehler extra point failed)
3Q: 02:55 MIN - Devin Hawkes 6 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
4Q: 14:04 HOU - Brett Murphy 1 run (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
4Q: 03:29 MIN - Emmitt Palmer 19 pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Ryan pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 03:19 MIN - Keith Rivers 32 fumble return (David Buehler extra point)

Team StatisticsHOUMIN
Record8-712-3
First Downs2418
- by Rushing105
- by Passing149
- by Penalty04
Total Net Yards546328
- Offensive Plays7561
- Yards per Play7.285.38
Net Rushing Yards151123
- Rushing Attempts3127
- Yards per Rush4.874.56
Net Passing Yards395205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt42 - 26 - 333 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards407211
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/121/6
- Yards per Pass Play8.986.03
Fumbles/Lost1/12/1
3rd Down Conversions6/153/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.38.6
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards11/1023/19
Punt Returns/Yards5/451/6
Kick Returns/Yards6/1274/112
Interception Ret./Yards1/213/34
2pt Conversions0/01/0
Red Zone Visits35
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/14/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 32OWN 28
Time of Possession35:3624:24

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
114:152:54OWN 37721Punt
18:483:28OWN 20738Punt
14:311:01OPP 484-3Interception
12:321:37OWN 2339Punt
214:054:17OWN 23965Field Goal
28:461:4750450Touchdown
25:532:15OWN 21416Punt
20:560:12OWN 1210Interception
20:190:19OWN 3212Half
315:001:24OWN 17283Touchdown
39:363:14OWN 20737Interception
32:483:54OWN 30870Touchdown
412:261:56OPP 313-10Punt
49:163:55OWN 40628Punt
43:112:07OWN 27763Downs
40:320:32OWN 43332Game
Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:000:45OPP 4310Interception
111:212:33OWN 20530Punt
15:200:49OWN 732Punt
13:300:58OWN 1338Punt
10:551:50OWN 2534Punt
29:481:02OWN 2032Punt
26:591:06OWN 42258Touchdown
23:382:42OWN 101039Punt
20:440:25OPP 1730Field Goal
313:364:00OWN 321168Touchdown
36:223:34OWN 37763Touchdown
413:541:28OWN 2526Fumble
410:301:14OWN 2037Punt
45:212:02OWN 20580Touchdown
41:040:32OWN 1038Punt

Game MVP: Matt Ryan, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
LeSean McCoy17764.471330
Billy Lutes11393.55800
Gene Chandler23517.502020
Brett Murphy111.00101
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Nicky Winters14392.79901
Irving Duvall10575.703020
Matt Ryan3279.001120

Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Gene Chandler42264072/12284380.2
MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Matt Ryan33152111/6351184.2

Receiving Statistics

HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Jessie Johannsen71311917.0036320
WR Preston Beadnell68457.504150
WR Dean Rivers697813.0014221
TE Frank Fortune457619.0030300
FB Darrell Erickson2252.50330
RB LeSean McCoy118484.0083841
RB Billy Lutes0100.00000
TE R.J. Cote0200.00000
WR Jamal Gardner0100.00000
MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Emmitt Palmer4135313.2518191
WR Joey Sadler374816.0030421
WR Devin Hawkes24157.50191
WR Gino Moser226331.503510
RB Nicky Winters1155.00350
WR Louis Murphy111717.002170
RB Irving Duvall1355.00050
TE Aaron Hernandez1155.00150
TE Frankie Sanford0100.00000

Interception Statistics

HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
S Luke Hartland12121.000
MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Jon Swinton188.000
CB Daniel Bronson12626.000
CB T.J. Ward100.000

Fumble Statistics

HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
Dean Rivers1000
Bob Hutton0110
Kent Jarvis0010
MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Irving Duvall2000
Keith Rivers0101
Peter Jennings0100
Jon Swinton0010

Punting Statistics

HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Steve Watanabe625342.231.2543
MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Kevin Huber837747.139.0591

Kicking Statistics

HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jack Kemnitzer1/10/00/0293/3
MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
David Buehler1/10/00/0343/4

Punt Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Dean Rivers5459.00
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Allen Weber166.00

Kick Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Dean Rivers510521.00
Tyrell Johnson12222.00
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Daniel Bronson411228.00

Defensive Statistics

HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Bob Hutton511.02429
ILB Lawrence Fisk510.02230
S Luke Hartland500.01622
S Kent Jarvis420.02425
CB D.J. Moore410.02025
CB Tyrell Johnson210.01622
DT Levon Jacobs210.01928
OLB Herb Hampton210.01926
DT Sedrick Harvey200.086
S Perry Coffin130.01515
S Chad Jones110.0920
CB Gregory Toler100.086
WR Jessie Johannsen10---------
DE Joey Sims100.01821
WR Dean Rivers10---------
CB Lawrence Abbey100.01928
TE R.J. Cote10---------
DE Carlos Dunlap100.01928
S Clarence Mankey100.064
OLB Cary Torres010.055
OLB Ralph Livanis010.045
DE Calvin Green010.086
MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Allen Weber830.02738
CB Jon Swinton610.02126
OLB Keith Rivers520.52018
ILB Phil Gaylor540.03142
OLB Clint Sintim420.02229
OLB Fernando Sanford400.088
CB T.J. Ward400.02534
S Tracy Sherry310.0718
DT Scottie Benton300.03144
DE Terry Fitzgerald300.02436
DE Deron Rice211.52019
S J.C. Blackwell210.02741
CB Daniel Bronson210.01734
DE DeMario Pressley200.01633
OLB Jake Givens110.0713
WR Emmitt Palmer10---------
S Rich Goeas100.059

Pass Rush Statistics

HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
ILB Bob Hutton1.002229
DE Carlos Dunlap0.002228
OLB Herb Hampton0.002026
MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Deron Rice1.500019
OLB Keith Rivers0.501018
DT Scottie Benton0.010044
DE Terry Fitzgerald0.010036
DE DeMario Pressley0.003033
ILB Phil Gaylor0.001042

Pass Defense Statistics

HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Luke Hartland41122
ILB Lawrence Fisk30030
CB D.J. Moore20025
S Kent Jarvis11025
CB Tyrell Johnson10022
CB Gregory Toler1006
OLB Herb Hampton10026
OLB Ralph Livanis1005
S Perry Coffin10015
CB Lawrence Abbey02028
S Chad Jones01020
MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Jon Swinton50126
ILB Phil Gaylor40042
CB Daniel Bronson30134
S Allen Weber21038
CB T.J. Ward20134
S J.C. Blackwell20041
OLB Clint Sintim20029
OLB Fernando Sanford2008
CB Chad Neasman11042
DE Terry Fitzgerald10036
S Tracy Sherry10018
OLB Jake Givens10013

Blocking Statistics

HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Leonard Gillespie38123137
Herb Bradford35026141
Antoine Caldwell24028039
Darrell Erickson23021029
Gosder Cherilus13021031
Walter Jelinek1101009
Jimmy Fulcher030807
Mickey Brandon01010013
Ethan Bowens010305
Alonzo Hansen01026038
MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Kennedy Gaylord26024130
Casey Heath26021028
Travis Glover24011013
Peter Jennings12023028
Sam Young03019027
Jimmy Concepcion010708
Daniel Garrison01023025
Aaron Hernandez01017020

Special Teams Tackles

HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Billy Lutes219
Darrell Erickson125
Cary Torres118
Clarence Mankey111
MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Jon Swinton320
T.J. Ward216
Keith Rivers212
Marc Scott126
Frankie Sanford120
Tracy Sherry112
Jimmy Concepcion18

Participation

HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Preston Beadnell2642------1381
Gene Chandler3144---------75
Darrell Erickson2129------2575
Antoine Caldwell2839------774
Alonzo Hansen2638------670
Kent Jarvis------24251867
Herb Bradford2641---------67
Dean Rivers1432------2066
Frank Fortune2123------1963
Leonard Gillespie2337---------60
Billy Lutes1624------1959
Jessie Johannsen1629------1257
Bob Hutton------2429457
Lawrence Fisk------2230254
Gosder Cherilus2131---------52
Levon Jacobs------1928350
Carlos Dunlap------1928350
Lawrence Abbey------1928249
Tyrell Johnson------1622846
D.J. Moore------2025146
Herb Hampton------1926146
LeSean McCoy1725---------42
Joey Sims------1821140
Luke Hartland------1622---38
R.J. Cote159------1337
Kendrick Hussey------9131234
Perry Coffin------1515434
Chad Jones------920332
Mickey Brandon1013------730
Ralph Livanis------452130
Cary Torres------551828
Gregory Toler------86822
Jimmy Fulcher87------722
Walter Jelinek109------322
Clarence Mankey------641121
Bucky Baxter------65819
Sedrick Harvey------86---14
Calvin Green------86---14
Jamal Gardner65------213
Ethan Bowens35------513
Wayne Snyder------35513
Brett Murphy32------49
Steve Watanabe00------66
Jack Kemnitzer00------66
Charles Stephens00------11
Vernon Marroquin00---------0
MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Scottie Benton------3144176
Daniel Bronson------17342576
Phil Gaylor------3142275
T.J. Ward------25341675
Chad Neasman------2642674
Allen Weber------2738772
J.C. Blackwell------2741270
Jon Swinton------21262067
Terry Fitzgerald------2436363
Matt Ryan2734---------61
Emmitt Palmer2734---------61
Joey Sadler2021------1859
Daniel Garrison2325------957
Kennedy Gaylord2430------256
Casey Heath2128------554
Aaron Hernandez1720------1754
Clint Sintim------2229152
Peter Jennings2328---------51
DeMario Pressley------1633150
Keith Rivers------20181250
Deron Rice------2019746
Sam Young1927---------46
Gino Moser1517------1345
Frankie Sanford813------2041
Nicky Winters1620------137
A.J. Murray1013------1437
Tracy Sherry------7181237
Travis Glover1113------933
Fernando Sanford------881531
Frankie McDaniel711------927
Marc Scott00------2626
Devin Hawkes1114---------25
Irving Duvall1114---------25
Jimmy Concepcion78------823
Jake Givens------713222
Rich Goeas------59115
Kevin Huber00------88
Ron Kariger00------77
Andy Humphries------3036
Andre Poston------2046
Louis Murphy04---------4
Anthony McMahon------20---2
Aaron Rodgers00------11
David Buehler00------11
Joe Webb00---------0
Thomas Kelly00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7527.4
Middle19633.3
Right5367.2
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9192.1
Middle7415.9
Right11635.7
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Gene Chandler42269132503
MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Matt Ryan33152155641

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen449022.5
Short (0-8 Yds)149684.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)1481128.0
Long (19+ Yds)10513713.7
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1155.0
Short (0-8 Yds)159704.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)104858.5
Long (19+ Yds)71517.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Jessie Johannsen1370119429
WR Dean Rivers96178232
WR Preston Beadnell86045042
TE Frank Fortune54176223
FB Darrell Erickson2205029
TE R.J. Cote201009
RB LeSean McCoy11084125
RB Billy Lutes1000024
WR Jamal Gardner100005
MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Emmitt Palmer134153034
WR Joey Sadler73348121
WR Devin Hawkes42015014
RB Irving Duvall3115014
WR Gino Moser22063117
RB Nicky Winters1105020
WR Louis Murphy1101704
TE Aaron Hernandez1105020
TE Frankie Sanford1000013

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Billy Lutes351.673.55
LeSean McCoy200.004.47
Brett Murphy111.001.00
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Nicky Winters284.002.79
Irving Duvall155.005.70

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Gene Chandler63233.839.69
MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Matt Ryan63325.336.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Jessie Johannsen2000.009.15
WR Preston Beadnell1199.005.63
FB Darrell Erickson1122.002.50
TE R.J. Cote1000.000.00
TE Frank Fortune111212.0015.20
MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Emmitt Palmer31196.334.08
WR Joey Sadler1177.006.86
WR Devin Hawkes1166.003.75
RB Irving Duvall1000.001.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

HoustonRushesConversions
Billy Lutes31
Gene Chandler11
Brett Murphy11
MinnesotaRushesConversions
Matt Ryan31
Irving Duvall21

Third Down Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompConversions
Gene Chandler943
MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Matt Ryan821

Third Down Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR Jessie Johannsen422
WR Preston Beadnell311
WR Dean Rivers210
MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Emmitt Palmer511
WR Joey Sadler310

SectionAttendance
Stadium83,100 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck29,100 (29,400)
End Zone21,000 (21,300)
Mezzanine12,100 (12,300)
Sideline Seats18,600 (18,800)
Club Seats400 (500)
Luxury Boxes1,900 (3,700)