Exhibition Week 5, 2031

played in Houston, TX

72 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	0	10	7	3	-	20
Houston Texans	13	3	0	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:53 HOU - Sammy Farrington 6 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)
1Q: 00:05 HOU - Cory Sims 21 pass from Andrew Luck (Ian Zupancic extra point failed)
2Q: 10:52 MIN - Jake Locker 1 run (Cornelius Morris extra point)
2Q: 05:02 MIN - Cornelius Morris 42 field goal
2Q: 00:39 HOU - Ian Zupancic 27 field goal
3Q: 10:20 MIN - Ty Hatcher 13 pass from Jake Locker (Cornelius Morris extra point)
4Q: 09:46 MIN - Cornelius Morris 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:53 HOU - Sammy Farrington 6 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)
1Q: 00:05 HOU - Cory Sims 21 pass from Andrew Luck (Ian Zupancic extra point failed)
2Q: 10:52 MIN - Jake Locker 1 run (Cornelius Morris extra point)
2Q: 05:02 MIN - Cornelius Morris 42 field goal
2Q: 00:39 HOU - Ian Zupancic 27 field goal
3Q: 10:20 MIN - Ty Hatcher 13 pass from Jake Locker (Cornelius Morris extra point)
4Q: 09:46 MIN - Cornelius Morris 20 field goal

Team Statistics MIN HOU
Record 3-1 1-3
First Downs 17 21
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 334 328
- Offensive Plays 63 63
- Yards per Play 5.30 5.21
Net Rushing Yards 87 79
- Rushing Attempts 27 24
- Yards per Rush 3.22 3.29
Net Passing Yards 247 249
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 22 - 0 37 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 247 259
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 6.86 6.38
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/63 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 4/23 3/7
Kick Returns/Yards 2/37 2/35
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 24
Time of Possession 30:47 29:13

Team Statistics	MIN	HOU
Record	3-1	1-3
First Downs	17	21
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	334	328
- Offensive Plays	63	63
- Yards per Play	5.30	5.21
Net Rushing Yards	87	79
- Rushing Attempts	27	24
- Yards per Rush	3.22	3.29
Net Passing Yards	247	249
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 22 - 0	37 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	247	259
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	6.86	6.38
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/63	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	4/23	3/7
Kick Returns/Yards	2/37	2/35
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 24
Time of Possession	30:47	29:13

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:44	2:27	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
1	5:39	1:11	OWN 16	3	5	Punt
2	15:00	1:24	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
2	13:36	2:55	OPP 22	6	22	Touchdown
2	9:01	4:04	OWN 24	7	51	Field Goal
2	2:33	0:40	OWN 18	2	37	Fumble
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 20	1	7	Half
3	15:00	4:49	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	8:09	3:33	OWN 16	6	16	Punt
3	2:09	1:30	OWN 36	4	13	Punt
4	14:01	4:22	OWN 22	9	75	Field Goal
4	7:27	1:14	OWN 15	3	-2	Punt
4	1:35	1:35	OWN 4	6	10	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:16	OWN 5	9	95	Touchdown
1	7:17	1:38	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
1	4:28	4:28	OWN 41	10	59	Touchdown
2	10:41	1:40	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
2	4:57	2:24	OWN 23	7	55	Interception
2	1:53	1:19	OWN 45	5	45	Field Goal
3	10:11	2:02	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	4:36	2:27	OWN 23	6	15	Punt
3	0:39	1:38	OWN 3	3	6	Punt
4	9:39	2:12	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	6:13	4:38	OWN 39	12	57	Downs

Game MVP: Jake Locker, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Nathan Hoover	19	57	3.00	13	1	0
Jake Locker	3	14	4.67	7	0	1
Dean Macklin	3	19	6.33	8	0	0
Van Upshaw	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sammy Farrington	13	44	3.38	24	1	1
Perry Torres	9	31	3.44	14	2	0
Andrew Luck	2	4	2.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	21	15	165	0/0	1	34	0	110.2
Van Upshaw	15	7	82	0/0	0	32	0	63.7

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andrew Luck	37	24	259	2/10	1	28	1	83.1

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dan Herron	6	8	59	9.83	11	32	0
WR Julio Jones	5	9	94	18.80	40	34	0
TE Ty Hatcher	3	4	55	18.33	10	31	1
RB Nathan Hoover	3	6	10	3.33	1	7	0
TE Roger Green	2	2	8	4.00	0	5	0
RB Dean Macklin	2	3	9	4.50	1	6	0
WR Leon Dillow	1	4	12	12.00	0	12	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cory Sims	6	9	79	13.17	34	26	1
WR Isaac Rayburn	5	8	70	14.00	10	25	0
WR Deon Kerr	5	5	66	13.20	15	28	0
TE Frank Fortune	3	6	40	13.33	5	19	0
WR Cheshire Kit Claussen	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Perry Torres	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Sammy Farrington	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
FB Vince Booker	1	1	6	6.00	1	6	0
TE Dwayne Allen	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR C.J. Dylla	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Robert Sands	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Nathan Hoover	1	0	0
Dan Herron	1	0	0
Roger Green	0	1	0
Jose Boyer	0	1	0
Lonnie Pehrson	0	0	1
Dean Macklin	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Sammy Farrington	1	0	0
Timothy Doxzon	1	0	0
Joey Greer	0	1	0
Deon Kerr	0	1	0
Devin McCourty	0	0	1
Don Abe	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	6	277	46.2	45.0	48	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brenden McDonald	6	313	52.2	48.3	59	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cornelius Morris	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ian Zupancic	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reggie Feenstra	2	16	8.0	0
Alonzo Lucas	2	7	3.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Doxzon	3	7	2.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reggie Feenstra	2	37	18.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cheshire Kit Claussen	1	20	20.0	0
C.J. Dylla	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dan Beckam	10	3	0.0	22	32
OLB Victor Wallace	6	3	1.0	24	39
OLB Ross Samuels	6	0	1.0	18	24
CB Prince Amukamara	4	1	0.0	22	37
DT Lonnie Pehrson	4	0	0.0	14	24
DE Kevin Shapiro	3	0	0.0	19	28
ILB Vinny Mayes	2	2	0.0	6	8
S Colin Jones	2	1	0.0	17	25
CB Mariano Dragon	2	1	0.0	12	23
ILB Kerry Adams	2	0	0.0	9	7
ILB Ted Kling	2	0	0.0	2	5
S Robert Sands	1	3	0.0	17	36
S Reggie Feenstra	1	2	0.0	16	35
DE Jeremy Beal	1	1	0.0	14	26
CB Billy Joe Easter	1	0	0.0	8	4

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Joey Greer	7	0	0.0	24	27
ILB Clarence Peterson	5	0	0.0	10	9
S Wayne Rodgers	4	2	0.0	22	29
OLB Kyle Wilber	4	0	0.0	23	33
DT Torell Troup	3	2	0.0	22	29
CB Wesley Shepard	3	1	0.0	7	12
ILB Don Abe	3	1	0.0	7	5
DT Jamie Drake	2	1	0.0	17	14
S Perry Coffin	2	0	0.0	21	31
ILB Wendell Sellers	2	0	0.0	19	22
DE Muhammad Wilkerson	1	1	0.0	13	21
CB Timothy Doxzon	1	1	0.0	3	7
CB Darrin Banks	1	1	0.0	17	24
S Eric Dorsey	1	0	0.0	11	13
CB Devin McCourty	1	0	0.0	19	29
DT Leonard Westbrook	1	0	0.0	14	27
DE Marcell Dareus	1	0	0.0	20	27
FB Vince Booker	1	0	---	---	---
DE Bubba Gilroy	1	0	0.0	21	24
OLB Ronnell Lewis	1	0	0.0	6	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ross Samuels	1.0	0	1	3	24
OLB Victor Wallace	1.0	0	0	1	39
DE Kevin Shapiro	0.0	1	2	0	28
DE Jeremy Beal	0.0	0	1	0	26
DE Alan Carlisle	0.0	0	1	0	13

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Torell Troup	1	1	0	29
DT Leonard Westbrook	0	1	1	27
DE Marcell Dareus	0	1	0	27
DT Jamie Drake	0	0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Victor Wallace	4	0	0	39
ILB Dan Beckam	4	0	0	32
CB Prince Amukamara	3	1	0	37
ILB Vinny Mayes	3	0	0	8
S Reggie Feenstra	2	0	0	35
OLB Ross Samuels	2	0	0	24
DT Lonnie Pehrson	1	0	0	24
ILB Kerry Adams	1	0	0	7
CB Billy Joe Easter	1	0	0	4
S Colin Jones	1	0	0	25
ILB Ted Kling	1	0	0	5
CB Mariano Dragon	1	0	0	23
S Robert Sands	0	3	1	36

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Joey Greer	3	0	27
S Wayne Rodgers	3	0	29
CB Devin McCourty	2	1	29
OLB Kyle Wilber	2	1	33
DT Torell Troup	2	0	29
CB Wesley Shepard	2	0	12
ILB Clarence Peterson	2	0	9
ILB Don Abe	2	0	5
S Perry Coffin	1	1	31
ILB Wendell Sellers	1	0	22
CB Darrin Banks	1	0	24
OLB Ronnell Lewis	1	0	12
S Eric Dorsey	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Jose Boyer	4	6	1	25	29
Marcus Ashe	4	4	0	23	33
Mike Pouncey	2	6	1	25	33
Ty Hatcher	1	1	0	13	18
John Moffitt	0	2	0	25	27
Jamie Lovell	0	2	0	10	14
Curtis Price	0	1	0	21	31

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ethan Bowens	2	6	22	0	38
Alonzo Hansen	2	4	23	0	38
Walter Jelinek	1	7	24	0	39
Jason Smith	1	2	24	0	34
Ted Shinners	1	1	1	0	1
Leonard Gillespie	0	2	5	0	8
Lee Ziemba	0	0	19	2	35

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Reggie Feenstra	2	23
Dean Macklin	2	8
Roger Green	1	17

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Sammy Farrington	2	21
Kyle Wilber	2	12
Jason Smith	2	7
Ronnell Lewis	1	26

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Reggie Feenstra	---	---	16	35	23	74
Mike Pouncey	25	33	---	---	8	66
Victor Wallace	---	---	24	39	2	65
Dan Herron	20	33	---	---	10	63
Jose Boyer	25	29	---	---	7	61
Prince Amukamara	---	---	22	37	1	60
Marcus Ashe	23	33	---	---	---	56
John Moffitt	25	27	---	---	3	55
Robert Sands	---	---	17	36	2	55
Dan Beckam	---	---	22	32	1	55
Kevin Shapiro	---	---	19	28	8	55
Ross Samuels	---	---	18	24	12	54
Curtis Price	21	31	---	---	---	52
Leon Dillow	19	30	---	---	---	49
Colin Jones	---	---	17	25	3	45
Nathan Hoover	21	24	---	---	---	45
Julio Jones	19	21	---	---	1	41
Jeremy Beal	---	---	14	26	---	40
Alonzo Lucas	11	15	---	---	14	40
Mariano Dragon	---	---	12	23	5	40
Ty Hatcher	13	18	---	---	8	39
Lonnie Pehrson	---	---	14	24	1	39
Jake Locker	17	21	---	---	---	38
Unknown	10	4	---	---	23	37
Roger Green	8	11	---	---	17	36
Vinny Mayes	---	---	6	8	16	30
Jamie Lovell	10	14	---	---	6	30
Asa Jackson	---	---	5	15	10	30
Mike Daniels	---	---	11	16	2	29
Van Upshaw	10	15	---	---	2	27
Phillip Powell	6	12	---	---	8	26
Kerry Adams	---	---	9	7	8	24
Alan Carlisle	---	---	10	13	1	24
Unknown	---	---	7	8	8	23
Dean Macklin	5	9	---	---	8	22
Artie Prestbye	---	---	6	13	3	22
Jeremy Kerley	3	10	---	---	8	21
Lorenzo Hastings	6	5	---	---	7	18
Leo Durham	---	---	5	11	---	16
Billy Joe Easter	---	---	8	4	1	13
Ted Kling	---	---	2	5	3	10
Marcus Cannon	0	1	---	---	8	9
Cornelius Morris	0	0	---	---	7	7
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	6	6
Hardy Oliver	---	---	0	0	3	3
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alonzo Hansen	23	38	---	---	7	68
Kyle Wilber	---	---	23	33	12	68
Jason Smith	24	34	---	---	7	65
Walter Jelinek	24	39	---	---	---	63
Andrew Luck	24	39	---	---	---	63
Isaac Rayburn	17	29	---	---	15	61
Lee Ziemba	19	35	---	---	7	61
Ethan Bowens	22	38	---	---	---	60
Joey Greer	---	---	24	27	4	55
Dwayne Allen	18	27	---	---	10	55
Perry Coffin	---	---	21	31	2	54
Sammy Farrington	15	18	---	---	21	54
Wayne Rodgers	---	---	22	29	2	53
Torell Troup	---	---	22	29	1	52
Devin McCourty	---	---	19	29	2	50
Marcell Dareus	---	---	20	27	2	49
Bubba Gilroy	---	---	21	24	1	46
Wendell Sellers	---	---	19	22	4	45
Ronnell Lewis	---	---	6	12	26	44
Leonard Westbrook	---	---	14	27	2	43
Darrin Banks	---	---	17	24	2	43
Frank Fortune	9	18	---	---	15	42
Muhammad Wilkerson	---	---	13	21	8	42
Deon Kerr	13	24	---	---	5	42
Vince Booker	10	17	---	---	13	40
Cory Sims	12	22	---	---	---	34
Eric Dorsey	---	---	11	13	9	33
Jamie Drake	---	---	17	14	1	32
C.J. Dylla	11	14	---	---	6	31
Perry Torres	9	21	---	---	1	31
Wesley Shepard	---	---	7	12	6	25
Clarence Peterson	---	---	10	9	6	25
Don Abe	---	---	7	5	10	22
Cheshire Kit Claussen	6	5	---	---	10	21
Timothy Doxzon	---	---	3	7	11	21
Leonard Gillespie	5	8	---	---	---	13
Lawrence Berry	2	1	---	---	7	10
Tom Compton	0	1	---	---	7	8
Brenden McDonald	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ian Zupancic	0	0	---	---	5	5
Heath Walsh	---	---	0	0	5	5
Herman Herek	---	---	0	0	4	4
Rod Farrell	---	---	1	1	1	3
Ted Shinners	1	1	---	---	---	2
Mark Gorin	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ian Hazeltine	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	20	3.3
Middle	16	68	4.3
Right	3	2	0.7
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	15	1.9
Middle	13	36	2.8
Right	3	28	9.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	21	15	3	2	0	2	1	1	0
Van Upshaw	15	7	1	2	2	2	2	1	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andrew Luck	37	24	4	1	1	4	5	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	8	1.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	102	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	40	13.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	97	12.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	8	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	66	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	167	11.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	18	4.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julio Jones	9	5	1	94	2	21
WR Dan Herron	8	6	0	59	1	33
RB Nathan Hoover	6	3	0	10	0	24
TE Ty Hatcher	4	3	0	55	1	18
WR Leon Dillow	4	1	1	12	0	30
RB Dean Macklin	3	2	0	9	0	9
TE Roger Green	2	2	0	8	0	11

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cory Sims	9	6	1	79	2	22
WR Isaac Rayburn	8	5	0	70	1	29
TE Frank Fortune	6	3	0	40	0	18
WR Deon Kerr	5	5	0	66	1	24
WR Cheshire Kit Claussen	2	1	0	-1	0	5
RB Perry Torres	2	1	0	-1	0	21
TE Dwayne Allen	2	1	0	-1	0	27
WR C.J. Dylla	1	0	0	0	0	14
RB Sammy Farrington	1	1	0	1	0	18
FB Vince Booker	1	1	0	6	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Nathan Hoover	2	9	4.50	3.00
Jake Locker	1	1	1.00	4.67
Dean Macklin	1	8	8.00	6.33

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Perry Torres	2	-8	-4.00	3.44
Sammy Farrington	2	6	3.00	3.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	4	2	23	5.75	7.86
Van Upshaw	2	0	0	0.00	5.47

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andrew Luck	7	5	24	3.43	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Julio Jones	3	1	10	3.33	10.44
RB Nathan Hoover	2	0	0	0.00	1.67
TE Ty Hatcher	1	1	13	13.00	13.75

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Deon Kerr	2	2	14	7.00	13.20
TE Dwayne Allen	2	1	-1	-0.50	-0.50
TE Frank Fortune	1	0	0	0.00	6.67
WR Cory Sims	1	1	12	12.00	8.78
RB Perry Torres	1	1	-1	-1.00	-0.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jake Locker	2	2
Van Upshaw	1	0
Dean Macklin	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Perry Torres	1	0
Sammy Farrington	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Van Upshaw	5	2	1
Jake Locker	5	4	1

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andrew Luck	11	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Julio Jones	3	1	1
WR Dan Herron	3	3	1
RB Dean Macklin	2	1	0
RB Nathan Hoover	1	1	0
WR Leon Dillow	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Isaac Rayburn	5	4	4
WR Cory Sims	3	3	2
WR Cheshire Kit Claussen	1	0	0
RB Perry Torres	1	0	0
WR Deon Kerr	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,200 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,700 (21,100)
End Zone 13,000 (15,200)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,000 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,600 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,200 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,700 (21,100)
End Zone	13,000 (15,200)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,000 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,600 (4,000)