Week 16, 2028

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans30700-10
Minnesota Vikings07033-13

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

Team StatisticsHOUMIN
Record7-88-7
First Downs1919
- by Rushing94
- by Passing914
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards350410
- Offensive Plays7574
- Yards per Play4.675.54
Net Rushing Yards141121
- Rushing Attempts3329
- Yards per Rush4.274.17
Net Passing Yards209289
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt40 - 22 - 041 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards224313
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/154/24
- Yards per Pass Play4.986.42
Fumbles/Lost2/12/2
3rd Down Conversions6/185/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.110.2
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards7/6011/67
Punt Returns/Yards1/123/22
Kick Returns/Yards3/783/48
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits12
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/01/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 28OWN 25
Time of Possession39:2833:21

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:004:24OWN 20831Punt
15:444:10OWN 42738Field Goal
214:530:11OWN 321-1Fumble
213:201:10OWN 413-4Punt
28:275:47OWN 61158Missed FG
21:090:39OWN 3839Punt
315:001:48OWN 3032Punt
311:512:59OPP 46546Touchdown
34:163:19OWN 20638Punt
414:123:58OWN 23954Missed FG
48:196:20OWN 6950Punt
40:060:06OWN 2415Half
OT113:441:20OWN 153-7Punt
OT111:211:22OWN 4235Punt
OT17:221:19OPP 493-4Punt
Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:00OWN 26514Punt
17:361:52OWN 20438Fumble
11:341:41OWN 334-4Punt
214:421:22OPP 313-3Missed FG
212:103:43OWN 11729Punt
22:401:31OWN 431057Touchdown
20:300:30OWN 114Half
313:121:21OWN 25321Fumble
38:524:36OWN 30732Punt
30:571:45OWN 20411Punt
410:141:55OWN 3036Punt
41:591:53OWN 3876Field Goal
OT115:001:16OWN 1836Punt
OT112:241:03OPP 4136Missed FG
OT19:592:37OWN 3414Punt
OT16:033:51OWN 18773Field Goal

Game MVP: Dan LeFevour, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Sammy Farrington291274.381660
C.J. Spiller4143.50700
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Daniel Asherian12484.001610
Kendall Hunter9293.221011
Vince Woodard4215.251010
Dan LeFevour3227.331010
Scottie Hardy111.00100

Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Gene Chandler40222242/15125079.6
MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Dan LeFevour41263134/24045086.7

Receiving Statistics

HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Jamal Gardner6109816.338250
TE Aaron Hernandez510469.2019171
RB Sammy Farrington474110.2517180
TE Frank Fortune35227.33280
FB A.J. Murray2294.5010100
WR Jimmie Mahaffey1499.00390
WR Tandon Doss12-1-1.000-10
MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Julio Jones788912.7132180
RB Daniel Asherian56418.2012120
WR Ray Karau566513.004260
WR Scottie Hardy51211122.2067450
FB Bucky Irwin2263.00040
TE Roger Green1222.00020
RB Kendall Hunter11-1-1.000-10
TE Drew Haslett0200.00000
WR Jeremy Kerley0100.00000

Interception Statistics

HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
Aaron Hernandez1100
A.J. Murray1000
Timothy Doxzon0110
Jerome Murphy0100
Nate Allen0010
MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Ray Karau2000
Dan Beckam0100
Fred Caldwell0010
Xavier Gardner0010

Punting Statistics

HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Dennis Thomsen942146.839.9536
MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Donnie Norton837546.942.9614

Kicking Statistics

HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ian Zupancic1/30/20/1371/1
MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
David Buehler2/40/20/2381/1

Punt Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Dean Rivers11212.00
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Ray Karau3227.30

Kick Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Dean Rivers37826.00
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Marc Scott23618.00
Ray Karau11212.00

Defensive Statistics

HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Bob Hutton711.02541
S Barry Towns730.02334
S Nate Allen640.02541
OLB Aaron Curry511.02443
S Perry Coffin510.02133
DT Leonard Westbrook411.51525
CB Jerome Murphy320.02639
DT Cris Batten300.02438
ILB Alonzo Conrady210.068
CB Lawrence Abbey200.01122
DT Chris Zlotnik200.01718
CB Mercury Farley200.077
CB Timothy Doxzon200.02235
DE Artie Shorter120.52439
DE Bubba Gilroy120.01827
S Patrick Chung100.058
ILB Teddy Jamison100.011
OLB Ralph Livanis100.0811
DE Vernon Nichols100.01623
MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Kerry Adams820.02737
S Xavier Gardner721.03237
DT Kenrick Ellis711.02730
S Kam Chancellor510.02836
DE Leo Durham410.02528
CB Prince Amukamara400.02638
CB Hardy Oliver400.02017
ILB Edward Patterson320.01412
DT Antonio Lincoln320.01926
CB Fred Caldwell300.02031
CB Alex Banks210.02833
ILB Cole Burton200.079
DE Jeremy Beal110.02320
S Stephen Farley110.0611
ILB Dan Beckam100.02030
OLB Dwayne Gadsden020.069

Pass Rush Statistics

HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Leonard Westbrook1.510025
OLB Aaron Curry1.001043
ILB Bob Hutton1.001041
DE Artie Shorter0.500039
DE Bubba Gilroy0.002127
DT Cris Batten0.002038
MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Kenrick Ellis1.010530
S Xavier Gardner1.000037
DE Leo Durham0.012128
DE Jeremy Beal0.011020
DE Cornell Kaczmarek0.010036
DT Antonio Lincoln0.010026
ILB Kerry Adams0.001037

Pass Defense Statistics

HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Bob Hutton50041
S Nate Allen50041
CB Timothy Doxzon31035
S Perry Coffin30033
OLB Aaron Curry21043
CB Lawrence Abbey20022
CB Jerome Murphy20039
CB Mercury Farley1107
S Barry Towns10034
DT Chris Zlotnik10018
ILB Alonzo Conrady1008
DE Artie Shorter01039
MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Kam Chancellor50036
CB Prince Amukamara41038
CB Fred Caldwell30031
ILB Kerry Adams30037
S Xavier Gardner21037
CB Alex Banks12033
CB Hardy Oliver11017
ILB Edward Patterson10012
ILB Dan Beckam10030
S Stephen Farley10011

Blocking Statistics

HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Walter Jelinek513133142
Ethan Bowens33033042
Leonard Gillespie17028032
Don Myers14029038
Ernie Fitzgerald13030040
Roosevelt Prior110302
Kent Chappell0109114
A.J. Murray01022019
MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Edwin Veldheer18023038
Terry Palmer14016220
John Moffitt14029145
Mercury Fisk14027041
Vince Woodard120806
Quentin Pierce02018031
Winston Hirneisen010315
Bucky Irwin01020025
Mike Pouncey01029045

Special Teams Tackles

HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Louie Shaw216
Frank Fortune119
Dean Rivers117
Ethan Bowens17
C.J. Spiller12
MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Vince Woodard119
Marc Scott117
Jose Craig117
O.J. Cunningham112

Participation

HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Sammy Farrington2939------1987
Aaron Curry------24431986
Ernie Fitzgerald3040------1282
Ethan Bowens3342------782
Don Myers2938------1279
Gene Chandler3342---------75
Walter Jelinek3342---------75
Bob Hutton------2541571
Jerome Murphy------2639469
Nate Allen------2541369
Jimmie Mahaffey2939---------68
Artie Shorter------2439467
Aaron Hernandez1637------1467
Cris Batten------2438466
Leonard Gillespie2832------565
Jamal Gardner2634------464
Frank Fortune2817------1964
Timothy Doxzon------2235764
A.J. Murray2219------1960
Perry Coffin------2133660
Barry Towns------2334259
Bubba Gilroy------18271156
Chris Zlotnik------1718641
Leonard Westbrook------1525---40
Tandon Doss1119------1040
Vernon Nichols------1623140
Lawrence Abbey------1122437
Kent Chappell914------1235
Ralph Livanis------811625
Alonzo Conrady------68822
Patrick Chung------58821
Mercury Farley------77721
Dean Rivers03------1720
Louie Shaw------121619
Roosevelt Prior32------1217
Teddy Jamison------1179
C.J. Spiller43------29
Dennis Thomsen00------99
Donald Butler------0088
Leonard Hankerson00------88
Herb Hampton------0077
Victor Liotti------0077
Ian Zupancic00------77
Ricky Stanzi00------33
Chris Culliver------00---0
Kerry Blake00---------0
MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Xavier Gardner------32371988
Alex Banks------28332687
Mike Pouncey2945------579
Dan LeFevour2945---------74
John Moffitt2945---------74
Bucky Irwin2025------2873
Mercury Fisk2741---------68
Kenrick Ellis------27301067
Prince Amukamara------2638367
Kam Chancellor------2836266
Kerry Adams------2737266
Cornell Kaczmarek------18361165
Edwin Veldheer2338---------61
Drew Haslett1724------1758
Quentin Pierce1831------958
Scottie Hardy1939---------58
Fred Caldwell------2031455
Leo Durham------2528255
Julio Jones2429------154
Edward Patterson------14122652
Ray Karau1227------1352
Dan Beckam------2030252
Antonio Lincoln------1926348
Daniel Asherian1431---------45
Jeremy Beal------2320245
Jeremy Kerley1213------1742
Roger Green718------1641
Ernie Downs------1722241
Terry Palmer1620------339
Hardy Oliver------2017---37
Vince Woodard86------1933
Jose Craig04------1721
Dwayne Gadsden------69520
Winston Hirneisen35------1220
Kendall Hunter118---------19
Cole Burton------79218
Stephen Farley------611118
Marc Scott00------1717
O.J. Cunningham00------1212
Jamie Lovell00------1212
Donnie Norton00------88
Clyde Jacobs00------44
David Buehler00------44
J.C. Van Pelt11------24
Timothy Leggett00------33
Matt Ryan00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11484.4
Middle15563.7
Right7375.3
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5173.4
Middle14523.7
Right10525.2
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Gene Chandler40223045460
MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Dan LeFevour41263034610

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen22115.5
Short (0-8 Yds)21141045.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)93404.4
Long (19+ Yds)83698.6
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen99859.4
Short (0-8 Yds)76486.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)1681056.6
Long (19+ Yds)83759.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Jamal Gardner106098334
TE Aaron Hernandez105046037
RB Sammy Farrington74241039
TE Frank Fortune53122017
WR Jimmie Mahaffey4119039
FB A.J. Murray2209019
WR Tandon Doss210-1019
MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Scottie Hardy1252111239
WR Julio Jones87089029
RB Daniel Asherian65041031
WR Ray Karau65065127
FB Bucky Irwin2206025
TE Drew Haslett2010024
TE Roger Green2102018
RB Kendall Hunter110-108
WR Jeremy Kerley1000013

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Kendall Hunter294.503.22
Daniel Asherian155.004.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Gene Chandler2252.505.60
MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Dan LeFevour31103.337.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Aaron Hernandez2252.504.60
MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Scottie Hardy2000.009.25
WR Ray Karau111010.0010.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

HoustonRushesConversions
Sammy Farrington31
MinnesotaRushesConversions
Daniel Asherian61
Vince Woodard21
Dan LeFevour10
Kendall Hunter11

Third Down Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompConversions
Gene Chandler1575
MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Dan LeFevour752

Third Down Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR Jamal Gardner521
TE Aaron Hernandez532
WR Jimmie Mahaffey211
RB Sammy Farrington211
WR Tandon Doss100
MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
RB Daniel Asherian221
WR Ray Karau221
TE Roger Green100
WR Julio Jones110
WR Scottie Hardy100

SectionAttendance
Stadium84,500 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck29,400 (29,400)
End Zone21,300 (21,300)
Mezzanine12,300 (12,300)
Sideline Seats18,800 (18,800)
Club Seats500 (500)
Luxury Boxes2,200 (3,700)