Exhibition Week 5, 2035

played in Houston, TX

64 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	10	0	0	14	-	24
Houston Texans	0	10	10	10	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:44 MIN - Dean Macklin 2 run (Cornelius Morris extra point)
1Q: 01:56 MIN - Cornelius Morris 41 field goal
2Q: 03:18 HOU - Harry Rock 8 pass from Tim Tebow (Ian Zupancic extra point)
2Q: 00:25 HOU - Ian Zupancic 32 field goal
3Q: 13:14 HOU - Mercury Stokes 63 pass from Tim Tebow (Ian Zupancic extra point)
3Q: 04:58 HOU - Ian Zupancic 29 field goal
4Q: 14:16 HOU - Ian Zupancic 52 field goal
4Q: 12:58 MIN - Trevor Simms 35 pass from Hugh Cooper (Cornelius Morris extra point)
4Q: 07:11 HOU - Ray Rasmussen 18 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)
4Q: 06:09 MIN - Julio Jones 32 pass from Hugh Cooper (Cornelius Morris extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:44 MIN - Dean Macklin 2 run (Cornelius Morris extra point)
1Q: 01:56 MIN - Cornelius Morris 41 field goal
2Q: 03:18 HOU - Harry Rock 8 pass from Tim Tebow (Ian Zupancic extra point)
2Q: 00:25 HOU - Ian Zupancic 32 field goal
3Q: 13:14 HOU - Mercury Stokes 63 pass from Tim Tebow (Ian Zupancic extra point)
3Q: 04:58 HOU - Ian Zupancic 29 field goal
4Q: 14:16 HOU - Ian Zupancic 52 field goal
4Q: 12:58 MIN - Trevor Simms 35 pass from Hugh Cooper (Cornelius Morris extra point)
4Q: 07:11 HOU - Ray Rasmussen 18 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)
4Q: 06:09 MIN - Julio Jones 32 pass from Hugh Cooper (Cornelius Morris extra point)

Team Statistics MIN HOU
Record 2-2 1-3
First Downs 15 27
- by Rushing 2 9
- by Passing 12 14
- by Penalty 1 4
Total Net Yards 311 437
- Offensive Plays 50 78
- Yards per Play 6.22 5.60
Net Rushing Yards 55 156
- Rushing Attempts 18 36
- Yards per Rush 3.06 4.33
Net Passing Yards 256 281
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 17 - 2 42 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 256 281
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.00 6.69
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/9 9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 5.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/37 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/153 5/87
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/17
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 30
Time of Possession 23:13 36:47

Team Statistics	MIN	HOU
Record	2-2	1-3
First Downs	15	27
- by Rushing	2	9
- by Passing	12	14
- by Penalty	1	4
Total Net Yards	311	437
- Offensive Plays	50	78
- Yards per Play	6.22	5.60
Net Rushing Yards	55	156
- Rushing Attempts	18	36
- Yards per Rush	3.06	4.33
Net Passing Yards	256	281
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 17 - 2	42 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	256	281
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.00	6.69
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/9	9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	5.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/37	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/153	5/87
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/17
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 30
Time of Possession	23:13	36:47

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:23	OPP 44	8	44	Touchdown
1	6:28	4:38	OWN 4	10	72	Field Goal
2	14:09	1:22	OWN 16	3	-1	Punt
2	9:50	2:55	OWN 12	6	19	Punt
2	3:09	0:24	OWN 32	1	0	Interception
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 26	1	-1	Half
3	12:55	1:50	OWN 39	3	6	Punt
3	8:53	0:17	OWN 49	2	0	Interception
3	4:53	4:00	OWN 20	8	38	Fumble
4	14:11	1:29	OPP 49	4	49	Touchdown
4	6:54	1:01	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:37	4:09	OWN 21	8	25	Punt
1	1:50	2:41	OWN 21	5	18	Punt
2	12:47	2:57	OPP 47	6	35	Fumble
2	6:55	3:46	OWN 31	10	69	Touchdown
2	2:45	2:26	OWN 44	10	41	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:05	OWN 24	3	76	Touchdown
3	11:05	2:12	OWN 4	3	8	Punt
3	8:36	3:43	OWN 47	6	41	Field Goal
3	0:53	1:42	OWN 42	7	23	Field Goal
4	12:42	5:48	OWN 33	10	67	Touchdown
4	5:53	5:53	OWN 19	11	56	Game

Game MVP: Tim Tebow, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dean Macklin	8	25	3.13	9	0	1
Butch Medsker	6	18	3.00	17	1	0
Jake Locker	2	4	2.00	5	0	0
Norm Armistead	2	8	4.00	5	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ray Rasmussen	20	99	4.95	19	2	1
Perry Torres	9	30	3.33	16	1	0
Tim Tebow	4	8	2.00	7	0	0
Dale Toviessi	3	19	6.33	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	17	9	114	0/0	0	36	1	49.6
Hugh Cooper	15	8	142	0/0	2	37	1	97.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tim Tebow	42	24	281	0/0	2	63	0	93.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Trevor Simms	5	11	98	19.60	57	36	1
WR Julio Jones	3	7	84	28.00	56	37	1
RB Dean Macklin	2	2	8	4.00	7	12	0
WR Dan Herron	2	6	29	14.50	0	19	0
FB Deron Golding	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Butch Medsker	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Norbert Kelso	1	1	12	12.00	5	12	0
WR Harold Wilkerson	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Terry Maloney	1	1	0	0.00	2	0	0
TE Leonard Fleming	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Dwayne Allen	5	10	42	8.40	10	14	0
RB Ray Rasmussen	5	6	24	4.80	5	8	0
WR Mercury Stokes	4	5	96	24.00	40	63	1
WR Eugene Bogan	3	5	40	13.33	12	25	0
WR Howard Hutek	3	8	30	10.00	8	17	0
WR Chris Leskanic	2	2	33	16.50	0	33	0
TE Jimmy Sherman	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Harry Rock	1	4	8	8.00	0	8	1
RB Perry Torres	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Moe Quayle	1	3	3.00	0
CB Rod Torres	1	14	14.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dean Macklin	1	0	0
Harold Wilkerson	1	0	0
Reggie Higdon	0	1	0
C.J. Marsh	0	1	0
Ross Samuels	0	0	1
Austin Meek	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jimmy Sherman	1	0	0
Dwayne Allen	1	0	0
Howard Hutek	0	1	0
Michael Wheeler	0	1	0
Moe Quayle	0	0	1
Rod Torres	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Burt Boyajian	3	121	40.3	40.3	51	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brenden McDonald	3	146	48.7	44.7	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cornelius Morris	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ian Zupancic	3/3	1/1	1/1	52	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harris Lyon	2	12	6.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trevor Simms	5	153	30.6	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vincent Donaldson	4	59	14.8	0
Ray Rasmussen	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Austin Meek	6	0	0.0	11	17
OLB Ross Samuels	5	1	0.0	29	29
S Marshall Wagner	5	1	0.0	23	27
CB Keith England	5	0	0.0	27	31
ILB Dan Beckam	4	4	0.0	23	32
CB Ike Clark	4	1	0.0	27	31
ILB Kennedy Dunlap	3	2	0.0	17	13
DE Brett Allen	3	1	0.0	31	30
DE Leo Durham	3	1	0.0	14	18
DT Mike Daniels	3	1	0.0	18	32
DT Mark Chun	3	0	0.0	22	27
CB Ricardo Jones	3	0	0.0	27	30
S C.J. Marsh	2	1	0.0	27	32
ILB Eddie Farr	2	0	0.0	23	17
DT Lester Guthrie	1	2	0.0	23	19
CB Harris Lyon	1	1	0.0	18	35
WR Julio Jones	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jeremy Ballard	1	0	0.0	14	18
TE Norbert Kelso	1	0	---	---	---

Houston	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Joseph Wright	4	1	15	31
CB Adam Hawkins	4	1	6	17
ILB Michael Wheeler	4	0	16	29
CB Rod Torres	4	0	15	25
S Perry Coffin	3	1	12	22
DE Bubba Gilroy	2	0	11	22
CB Randal Swiderski	2	0	13	30
OLB Jimmie Devine	1	2	12	25
S Mack Rivers	1	1	5	10
S Butch Dawson	1	0	6	2
DE Melvin Dennis	1	0	7	10
OLB Willie Joyner	1	0	3	5
DT C.J. Huffman	1	0	9	16
CB Vincent Donaldson	1	0	2	7
DE Marcell Dareus	0	2	17	28
ILB Ernest Everett	0	1	7	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Mark Chun	1	1	27
DE Leo Durham	1	0	18
DT Mike Daniels	1	0	32
DE Jeremy Ballard	1	0	18
CB Harris Lyon	1	0	35

Houston	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bubba Gilroy	2	0	22
DE Marcell Dareus	1	0	28
DT Ian Lance	1	0	16
OLB Nate Harding	1	0	9
OLB Jimmie Devine	1	0	25
DT C.J. Huffman	0	1	16
OLB Donald Morehead	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ricardo Jones	3	1	30
ILB Dan Beckam	3	0	32
OLB Austin Meek	3	0	17
S Marshall Wagner	3	0	27
CB Keith England	2	2	31
CB Ike Clark	2	2	31
OLB Ross Samuels	2	0	29
S C.J. Marsh	2	0	32
DE Leo Durham	1	0	18
ILB Kennedy Dunlap	1	0	13
DT Mike Daniels	1	0	32
ILB Eddie Farr	1	0	17
CB Harris Lyon	0	2	35

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Adam Hawkins	4	0	0	17
CB Rod Torres	3	0	1	25
CB Randal Swiderski	2	1	0	30
DE Bubba Gilroy	2	0	0	22
S Joseph Wright	2	0	0	31
OLB Jimmie Devine	2	0	0	25
CB Moe Quayle	1	1	1	16
CB Vincent Donaldson	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
John Moffitt	1	3	1	8	11
Mike Pouncey	1	2	0	10	21
Jose Boyer	1	2	0	7	17
Marcus Sheldon	0	3	0	11	15
Pete McWilliams	0	2	0	5	13
Reggie Higdon	0	2	0	13	19
Curtis Price	0	1	0	11	24
Lamar Cogdell	0	1	0	9	13

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Kenyon Fulcher	6	7	1	34	39
Ricky Huffman	3	10	0	30	37
Marvin Flowers	2	4	0	29	33
Ethan Brown	2	4	0	13	16
Vincent Ogden	1	3	0	32	38
Xavier Gunn	0	2	0	35	39
Dwayne Allen	0	1	0	29	32
Bennie Brister	0	1	0	16	16

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Austin Meek	1	21
Harris Lyon	1	21
Harold Wilkerson	1	16
Leonard Fleming	1	11
Butch Medsker	1	8

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Joseph Wright	4	16
Randal Swiderski	1	21
Bennie Brister	1	14
Ray Rasmussen	1	6

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Harris Lyon	---	---	18	35	21	74
Ricardo Jones	---	---	27	30	13	70
Brett Allen	---	---	31	30	3	64
C.J. Marsh	---	---	27	32	5	64
Keith England	---	---	27	31	4	62
Ross Samuels	---	---	29	29	2	60
Ike Clark	---	---	27	31	2	60
Dan Beckam	---	---	23	32	4	59
Marshall Wagner	---	---	23	27	5	55
Eddie Farr	---	---	23	17	12	52
Mike Daniels	---	---	18	32	1	51
Mark Chun	---	---	22	27	1	50
Austin Meek	---	---	11	17	21	49
Jamie Lowe	---	---	22	24	2	48
Lester Guthrie	---	---	23	19	2	44
Deron Golding	12	16	---	---	13	41
Trevor Simms	9	21	---	---	7	37
Leo Durham	---	---	14	18	4	36
Jeremy Ballard	---	---	14	18	4	36
Julio Jones	12	22	---	---	1	35
Mike Pouncey	10	21	---	---	4	35
Curtis Price	11	24	---	---	---	35
Harold Wilkerson	7	12	---	---	16	35
Dan Herron	10	10	---	---	13	33
Reggie Higdon	13	19	---	---	1	33
Dean Macklin	9	23	---	---	---	32
Kennedy Dunlap	---	---	17	13	1	31
Marcus Sheldon	11	15	---	---	4	30
Jake Locker	12	17	---	---	---	29
Marcus Ashe	9	19	---	---	---	28
Leonard Fleming	6	11	---	---	11	28
Jose Boyer	7	17	---	---	3	27
Norbert Kelso	3	8	---	---	16	27
Lamar Cogdell	9	13	---	---	4	26
Norm Armistead	3	2	---	---	19	24
Butch Medsker	7	9	---	---	8	24
Joseph Sweeney	8	14	---	---	---	22
Hugh Cooper	6	15	---	---	---	21
John Moffitt	8	11	---	---	---	19
Ty McGregor	7	8	---	---	4	19
Pete McWilliams	5	13	---	---	---	18
Terry Maloney	4	12	---	---	1	17
Cornelius Morris	0	0	---	---	6	6
Burt Boyajian	0	0	---	---	4	4
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tim Tebow	36	42	---	---	---	78
Kenyon Fulcher	34	39	---	---	3	76
Xavier Gunn	35	39	---	---	1	75
Mercury Stokes	27	30	---	---	15	72
Ricky Huffman	30	37	---	---	4	71
Vincent Ogden	32	38	---	---	---	70
Marvin Flowers	29	33	---	---	6	68
Dwayne Allen	29	32	---	---	4	65
Randal Swiderski	---	---	13	30	21	64
Joseph Wright	---	---	15	31	16	62
Harry Rock	16	29	---	---	15	60
Ray Rasmussen	21	25	---	---	6	52
Marcell Dareus	---	---	17	28	1	46
Michael Wheeler	---	---	16	29	1	46
Bennie Brister	16	16	---	---	14	46
Howard Hutek	18	26	---	---	---	44
Rod Torres	---	---	15	25	2	42
Donald Morehead	---	---	14	23	1	38
Jimmie Devine	---	---	12	25	1	38
Eugene Bogan	17	17	---	---	1	35
Perry Coffin	---	---	12	22	---	34
Bubba Gilroy	---	---	11	22	1	34
Ethan Brown	13	16	---	---	5	34
Jimmy Sherman	16	12	---	---	5	33
Moe Quayle	---	---	14	16	---	30
Willie Joyner	---	---	3	5	18	26
C.J. Huffman	---	---	9	16	1	26
Ian Lance	---	---	9	16	1	26
A.J. Kochansky	4	4	---	---	18	26
Dale Toviessi	3	3	---	---	19	25
Adam Hawkins	---	---	6	17	1	24
Mack Rivers	---	---	5	10	8	23
Melvin Dennis	---	---	7	10	5	22
Perry Torres	10	11	---	---	---	21
Vincent Donaldson	---	---	2	7	12	21
Nate Harding	---	---	4	9	5	18
Ernest Everett	---	---	7	5	3	15
Bruce Butler	4	4	---	---	6	14
Jessie Hoitink	3	4	---	---	5	12
Ian Zupancic	0	0	---	---	10	10
Butch Dawson	---	---	6	2	1	9
Chris Leskanic	3	5	---	---	---	8
Harvey Westbrook	---	---	1	4	---	5
Brenden McDonald	0	0	---	---	3	3
Andrew Luck	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tyrone Weaver	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	34	5.7
Middle	2	6	3.0
Right	9	16	1.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	71	7.1
Middle	15	56	3.7
Right	9	32	3.6
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	17	9	1	0	2	1	4	1	1
Hugh Cooper	15	8	3	0	3	1	2	1	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tim Tebow	42	24	3	3	3	7	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	14	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	102	11.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	121	12.1
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	19	2.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	8	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	117	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	60	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	96	16.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Trevor Simms	11	5	3	98	2	21
WR Julio Jones	7	3	0	84	2	22
WR Dan Herron	6	2	1	29	0	10
RB Dean Macklin	2	2	0	8	0	23
FB Deron Golding	1	1	0	11	0	16
RB Butch Medsker	1	1	0	6	0	9
TE Leonard Fleming	1	0	1	0	0	11
TE Norbert Kelso	1	1	0	12	0	8
WR Harold Wilkerson	1	1	0	8	0	12
RB Terry Maloney	1	1	0	0	0	12

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Dwayne Allen	10	5	1	42	0	32
WR Howard Hutek	8	3	2	30	0	26
RB Ray Rasmussen	6	5	0	24	0	25
WR Eugene Bogan	5	3	0	40	1	17
WR Mercury Stokes	5	4	0	96	1	30
WR Harry Rock	4	1	0	8	0	29
WR Chris Leskanic	2	2	0	33	1	5
RB Perry Torres	1	0	0	0	0	11
TE Jimmy Sherman	1	1	0	8	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dean Macklin	2	3	1.50	3.13
Butch Medsker	1	1	1.00	3.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ray Rasmussen	2	21	10.50	4.95
Perry Torres	1	3	3.00	3.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tim Tebow	9	3	17	1.89	6.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dwayne Allen	3	1	8	2.67	4.20
RB Ray Rasmussen	2	1	1	0.50	4.00
WR Harry Rock	2	1	8	4.00	2.00
WR Eugene Bogan	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
WR Mercury Stokes	1	0	0	0.00	19.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Butch Medsker	2	1
Dean Macklin	1	1
Norm Armistead	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Tim Tebow	2	1
Ray Rasmussen	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	4	4	2
Hugh Cooper	1	1	1

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tim Tebow	14	10	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Trevor Simms	4	4	3
RB Dean Macklin	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eugene Bogan	3	2	2
WR Howard Hutek	3	2	2
RB Ray Rasmussen	3	3	2
TE Dwayne Allen	2	1	0
WR Harry Rock	2	1	1
WR Chris Leskanic	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,000 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,900 (21,100)
End Zone 9,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine 5,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 8,800 (13,400)
Club Seats 4,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,000 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,900 (21,100)
End Zone	9,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine	5,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	8,800 (13,400)
Club Seats	4,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (4,000)