Week 16, 2028

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	3	0	7	0	0	-	10
Minnesota Vikings	0	7	0	3	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:41 HOU - Ian Zupancic 37 field goal
2Q: 01:15 MIN - Kendall Hunter 10 run (David Buehler extra point)
3Q: 08:58 HOU - Aaron Hernandez 6 pass from Gene Chandler (Ian Zupancic extra point)
4Q: 00:12 MIN - David Buehler 38 field goal
OT: 02:17 MIN - David Buehler 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:41 HOU - Ian Zupancic 37 field goal
2Q: 01:15 MIN - Kendall Hunter 10 run (David Buehler extra point)
3Q: 08:58 HOU - Aaron Hernandez 6 pass from Gene Chandler (Ian Zupancic extra point)
4Q: 00:12 MIN - David Buehler 38 field goal
OT: 02:17 MIN - David Buehler 26 field goal

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 7-8 8-7
First Downs 19 19
- by Rushing 9 4
- by Passing 9 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 350 410
- Offensive Plays 75 74
- Yards per Play 4.67 5.54
Net Rushing Yards 141 121
- Rushing Attempts 33 29
- Yards per Rush 4.27 4.17
Net Passing Yards 209 289
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 22 - 0 41 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 224 313
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 4/24
- Yards per Pass Play 4.98 6.42
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/18 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 10.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/60 11/67
Punt Returns/Yards 1/12 3/22
Kick Returns/Yards 3/78 3/48
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 25
Time of Possession 39:28 33:21

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	7-8	8-7
First Downs	19	19
- by Rushing	9	4
- by Passing	9	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	350	410
- Offensive Plays	75	74
- Yards per Play	4.67	5.54
Net Rushing Yards	141	121
- Rushing Attempts	33	29
- Yards per Rush	4.27	4.17
Net Passing Yards	209	289
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 22 - 0	41 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	224	313
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	4/24
- Yards per Pass Play	4.98	6.42
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/18	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	10.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/60	11/67
Punt Returns/Yards	1/12	3/22
Kick Returns/Yards	3/78	3/48
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 25
Time of Possession	39:28	33:21

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:00	4:24	OWN 20	8	31	Punt
1	5:44	4:10	OWN 42	7	38	Field Goal
2	14:53	0:11	OWN 32	1	-1	Fumble
2	13:20	1:10	OWN 41	3	-4	Punt
2	8:27	5:47	OWN 6	11	58	Missed FG
2	1:09	0:39	OWN 38	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	1:48	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
3	11:51	2:59	OPP 46	5	46	Touchdown
3	4:16	3:19	OWN 20	6	38	Punt
4	14:12	3:58	OWN 23	9	54	Missed FG
4	8:19	6:20	OWN 6	9	50	Punt
4	0:06	0:06	OWN 24	1	5	Half
OT1	13:44	1:20	OWN 15	3	-7	Punt
OT1	11:21	1:22	OWN 42	3	5	Punt
OT1	7:22	1:19	OPP 49	3	-4	Punt

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:00	OWN 26	5	14	Punt
1	7:36	1:52	OWN 20	4	38	Fumble
1	1:34	1:41	OWN 33	4	-4	Punt
2	14:42	1:22	OPP 31	3	-3	Missed FG
2	12:10	3:43	OWN 11	7	29	Punt
2	2:40	1:31	OWN 43	10	57	Touchdown
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 1	1	4	Half
3	13:12	1:21	OWN 25	3	21	Fumble
3	8:52	4:36	OWN 30	7	32	Punt
3	0:57	1:45	OWN 20	4	11	Punt
4	10:14	1:55	OWN 30	3	6	Punt
4	1:59	1:53	OWN 3	8	76	Field Goal
OT1	15:00	1:16	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
OT1	12:24	1:03	OPP 41	3	6	Missed FG
OT1	9:59	2:37	OWN 3	4	14	Punt
OT1	6:03	3:51	OWN 18	7	73	Field Goal

Game MVP: Dan LeFevour, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sammy Farrington	29	127	4.38	16	6	0
C.J. Spiller	4	14	3.50	7	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Daniel Asherian	12	48	4.00	16	1	0
Kendall Hunter	9	29	3.22	10	1	1
Vince Woodard	4	21	5.25	10	1	0
Dan LeFevour	3	22	7.33	10	1	0
Scottie Hardy	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gene Chandler	40	22	224	2/15	1	25	0	79.6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan LeFevour	41	26	313	4/24	0	45	0	86.7

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jamal Gardner	6	10	98	16.33	8	25	0
TE Aaron Hernandez	5	10	46	9.20	19	17	1
RB Sammy Farrington	4	7	41	10.25	17	18	0
TE Frank Fortune	3	5	22	7.33	2	8	0
FB A.J. Murray	2	2	9	4.50	10	10	0
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	1	4	9	9.00	3	9	0
WR Tandon Doss	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Julio Jones	7	8	89	12.71	32	18
RB Daniel Asherian	5	6	41	8.20	12	12
WR Ray Karau	5	6	65	13.00	4	26
WR Scottie Hardy	5	12	111	22.20	67	45
FB Bucky Irwin	2	2	6	3.00	0	4
TE Roger Green	1	2	2	2.00	0	2
RB Kendall Hunter	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
TE Drew Haslett	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Jeremy Kerley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Aaron Hernandez	1	1	0
A.J. Murray	1	0	0
Timothy Doxzon	0	1	1
Jerome Murphy	0	1	0
Nate Allen	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ray Karau	2	0	0
Dan Beckam	0	1	0
Fred Caldwell	0	0	1
Xavier Gardner	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dennis Thomsen	9	421	46.8	39.9	53	6

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donnie Norton	8	375	46.9	42.9	61	4

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ian Zupancic	1/3	0/2	0/1	37	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Buehler	2/4	0/2	0/2	38	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Rivers	1	12	12.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ray Karau	3	22	7.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Rivers	3	78	26.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marc Scott	2	36	18.0	0
Ray Karau	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Bob Hutton	7	1	1.0	25	41
S Barry Towns	7	3	0.0	23	34
S Nate Allen	6	4	0.0	25	41
OLB Aaron Curry	5	1	1.0	24	43
S Perry Coffin	5	1	0.0	21	33
DT Leonard Westbrook	4	1	1.5	15	25
CB Jerome Murphy	3	2	0.0	26	39
DT Cris Batten	3	0	0.0	24	38
ILB Alonzo Conrady	2	1	0.0	6	8
CB Lawrence Abbey	2	0	0.0	11	22
DT Chris Zlotnik	2	0	0.0	17	18
CB Mercury Farley	2	0	0.0	7	7
CB Timothy Doxzon	2	0	0.0	22	35
DE Artie Shorter	1	2	0.5	24	39
DE Bubba Gilroy	1	2	0.0	18	27
S Patrick Chung	1	0	0.0	5	8
ILB Teddy Jamison	1	0	0.0	1	1
OLB Ralph Livanis	1	0	0.0	8	11
DE Vernon Nichols	1	0	0.0	16	23

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kerry Adams	8	2	0.0	27	37
S Xavier Gardner	7	2	1.0	32	37
DT Kenrick Ellis	7	1	1.0	27	30
S Kam Chancellor	5	1	0.0	28	36
DE Leo Durham	4	1	0.0	25	28
CB Prince Amukamara	4	0	0.0	26	38
CB Hardy Oliver	4	0	0.0	20	17
ILB Edward Patterson	3	2	0.0	14	12
DT Antonio Lincoln	3	2	0.0	19	26
CB Fred Caldwell	3	0	0.0	20	31
CB Alex Banks	2	1	0.0	28	33
ILB Cole Burton	2	0	0.0	7	9
DE Jeremy Beal	1	1	0.0	23	20
S Stephen Farley	1	1	0.0	6	11
ILB Dan Beckam	1	0	0.0	20	30
OLB Dwayne Gadsden	0	2	0.0	6	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Leonard Westbrook	1.5	1	0	0	25
OLB Aaron Curry	1.0	0	1	0	43
ILB Bob Hutton	1.0	0	1	0	41
DE Artie Shorter	0.5	0	0	0	39
DE Bubba Gilroy	0.0	0	2	1	27
DT Cris Batten	0.0	0	2	0	38

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kenrick Ellis	1.0	1	0	5	30
S Xavier Gardner	1.0	0	0	0	37
DE Leo Durham	0.0	1	2	1	28
DE Jeremy Beal	0.0	1	1	0	20
DE Cornell Kaczmarek	0.0	1	0	0	36
DT Antonio Lincoln	0.0	1	0	0	26
ILB Kerry Adams	0.0	0	1	0	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Bob Hutton	5	0	41
S Nate Allen	5	0	41
CB Timothy Doxzon	3	1	35
S Perry Coffin	3	0	33
OLB Aaron Curry	2	1	43
CB Lawrence Abbey	2	0	22
CB Jerome Murphy	2	0	39
CB Mercury Farley	1	1	7
S Barry Towns	1	0	34
DT Chris Zlotnik	1	0	18
ILB Alonzo Conrady	1	0	8
DE Artie Shorter	0	1	39

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Kam Chancellor	5	0	36
CB Prince Amukamara	4	1	38
CB Fred Caldwell	3	0	31
ILB Kerry Adams	3	0	37
S Xavier Gardner	2	1	37
CB Alex Banks	1	2	33
CB Hardy Oliver	1	1	17
ILB Edward Patterson	1	0	12
ILB Dan Beckam	1	0	30
S Stephen Farley	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Walter Jelinek	5	13	1	33	1	42
Ethan Bowens	3	3	0	33	0	42
Leonard Gillespie	1	7	0	28	0	32
Don Myers	1	4	0	29	0	38
Ernie Fitzgerald	1	3	0	30	0	40
Roosevelt Prior	1	1	0	3	0	2
Kent Chappell	0	1	0	9	1	14
A.J. Murray	0	1	0	22	0	19

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Edwin Veldheer	1	8	23	0	38
Terry Palmer	1	4	16	2	20
John Moffitt	1	4	29	1	45
Mercury Fisk	1	4	27	0	41
Vince Woodard	1	2	8	0	6
Quentin Pierce	0	2	18	0	31
Winston Hirneisen	0	1	3	1	5
Bucky Irwin	0	1	20	0	25
Mike Pouncey	0	1	29	0	45

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Louie Shaw	2	16
Frank Fortune	1	19
Dean Rivers	1	17
Ethan Bowens	1	7
C.J. Spiller	1	2

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Vince Woodard	1	19
Marc Scott	1	17
Jose Craig	1	17
O.J. Cunningham	1	12

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sammy Farrington	29	39	---	---	19	87
Aaron Curry	---	---	24	43	19	86
Ernie Fitzgerald	30	40	---	---	12	82
Ethan Bowens	33	42	---	---	7	82
Don Myers	29	38	---	---	12	79
Gene Chandler	33	42	---	---	---	75
Walter Jelinek	33	42	---	---	---	75
Bob Hutton	---	---	25	41	5	71
Jerome Murphy	---	---	26	39	4	69
Nate Allen	---	---	25	41	3	69
Jimmie Mahaffey	29	39	---	---	---	68
Artie Shorter	---	---	24	39	4	67
Aaron Hernandez	16	37	---	---	14	67
Cris Batten	---	---	24	38	4	66
Leonard Gillespie	28	32	---	---	5	65
Jamal Gardner	26	34	---	---	4	64
Frank Fortune	28	17	---	---	19	64
Timothy Doxzon	---	---	22	35	7	64
A.J. Murray	22	19	---	---	19	60
Perry Coffin	---	---	21	33	6	60
Barry Towns	---	---	23	34	2	59
Bubba Gilroy	---	---	18	27	11	56
Chris Zlotnik	---	---	17	18	6	41
Leonard Westbrook	---	---	15	25	---	40
Tandon Doss	11	19	---	---	10	40
Vernon Nichols	---	---	16	23	1	40
Lawrence Abbey	---	---	11	22	4	37
Kent Chappell	9	14	---	---	12	35
Ralph Livanis	---	---	8	11	6	25
Alonzo Conrady	---	---	6	8	8	22
Patrick Chung	---	---	5	8	8	21
Mercury Farley	---	---	7	7	7	21
Dean Rivers	0	3	---	---	17	20
Louie Shaw	---	---	1	2	16	19
Roosevelt Prior	3	2	---	---	12	17
Teddy Jamison	---	---	1	1	7	9
C.J. Spiller	4	3	---	---	2	9
Dennis Thomsen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Donald Butler	---	---	0	0	8	8
Leonard Hankerson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Herb Hampton	---	---	0	0	7	7
Victor Liotti	---	---	0	0	7	7
Ian Zupancic	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ricky Stanzi	0	0	---	---	3	3
Chris Culliver	---	---	0	0	---	0
Kerry Blake	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Xavier Gardner	---	---	32	37	19	88
Alex Banks	---	---	28	33	26	87
Mike Pouncey	29	45	---	---	5	79
Dan LeFevour	29	45	---	---	---	74
John Moffitt	29	45	---	---	---	74
Bucky Irwin	20	25	---	---	28	73
Mercury Fisk	27	41	---	---	---	68
Kenrick Ellis	---	---	27	30	10	67
Prince Amukamara	---	---	26	38	3	67
Kam Chancellor	---	---	28	36	2	66
Kerry Adams	---	---	27	37	2	66
Cornell Kaczmarek	---	---	18	36	11	65
Edwin Veldheer	23	38	---	---	---	61
Drew Haslett	17	24	---	---	17	58
Quentin Pierce	18	31	---	---	9	58
Scottie Hardy	19	39	---	---	---	58
Fred Caldwell	---	---	20	31	4	55
Leo Durham	---	---	25	28	2	55
Julio Jones	24	29	---	---	1	54
Edward Patterson	---	---	14	12	26	52
Ray Karau	12	27	---	---	13	52
Dan Beckam	---	---	20	30	2	52
Antonio Lincoln	---	---	19	26	3	48
Daniel Asherian	14	31	---	---	---	45
Jeremy Beal	---	---	23	20	2	45
Jeremy Kerley	12	13	---	---	17	42
Roger Green	7	18	---	---	16	41
Ernie Downs	---	---	17	22	2	41
Terry Palmer	16	20	---	---	3	39
Hardy Oliver	---	---	20	17	---	37
Vince Woodard	8	6	---	---	19	33
Jose Craig	0	4	---	---	17	21
Dwayne Gadsden	---	---	6	9	5	20
Winston Hirneisen	3	5	---	---	12	20
Kendall Hunter	11	8	---	---	---	19
Cole Burton	---	---	7	9	2	18
Stephen Farley	---	---	6	11	1	18
Marc Scott	0	0	---	---	17	17
O.J. Cunningham	0	0	---	---	12	12
Jamie Lovell	0	0	---	---	12	12
Donnie Norton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Clyde Jacobs	0	0	---	---	4	4
David Buehler	0	0	---	---	4	4
J.C. Van Pelt	1	1	---	---	2	4
Timothy Leggett	0	0	---	---	3	3
Matt Ryan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	48	4.4
Middle	15	56	3.7
Right	7	37	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	17	3.4
Middle	14	52	3.7
Right	10	52	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gene Chandler	40	22	3	0	4	5	4	6	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan LeFevour	41	26	3	0	3	4	6	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	11	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	104	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	40	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	69	8.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	9	85	9.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	48	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	105	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	75	9.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jamal Gardner	10	6	0	98	3	34
TE Aaron Hernandez	10	5	0	46	0	37
RB Sammy Farrington	7	4	2	41	0	39
TE Frank Fortune	5	3	1	22	0	17
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	4	1	1	9	0	39
FB A.J. Murray	2	2	0	9	0	19
WR Tandon Doss	2	1	0	-1	0	19

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Scottie Hardy	12	5	2	111	2	39
WR Julio Jones	8	7	0	89	0	29
RB Daniel Asherian	6	5	0	41	0	31
WR Ray Karau	6	5	0	65	1	27
FB Bucky Irwin	2	2	0	6	0	25
TE Drew Haslett	2	0	1	0	0	24
TE Roger Green	2	1	0	2	0	18
RB Kendall Hunter	1	1	0	-1	0	8
WR Jeremy Kerley	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kendall Hunter	2	9	4.50	3.22
Daniel Asherian	1	5	5.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gene Chandler	2	2	5	2.50	5.60

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan LeFevour	3	1	10	3.33	7.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Aaron Hernandez	2	2	5	2.50	4.60

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Scottie Hardy	2	0	0	0.00	9.25
WR Ray Karau	1	1	10	10.00	10.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Sammy Farrington	3	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Daniel Asherian	6	1
Vince Woodard	2	1
Dan LeFevour	1	0
Kendall Hunter	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gene Chandler	15	7	5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan LeFevour	7	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jamal Gardner	5	2	1
TE Aaron Hernandez	5	3	2
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	2	1	1
RB Sammy Farrington	2	1	1
WR Tandon Doss	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Daniel Asherian	2	2	1
WR Ray Karau	2	2	1
TE Roger Green	1	0	0
WR Julio Jones	1	1	0
WR Scottie Hardy	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 84,500 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 29,400 (29,400)
End Zone 21,300 (21,300)
Mezzanine 12,300 (12,300)
Sideline Seats 18,800 (18,800)
Club Seats 500 (500)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	84,500 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	29,400 (29,400)
End Zone	21,300 (21,300)
Mezzanine	12,300 (12,300)
Sideline Seats	18,800 (18,800)
Club Seats	500 (500)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (3,700)