Week 16, 2036

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	14	3	7	7	-	31
Minnesota Vikings	7	3	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:08 HOU - Howard Hutek 10 pass from Tim Tebow (Ian Zupancic extra point)
1Q: 09:04 MIN - Trevor Simms 2 pass from Jake Locker (Cornelius Morris extra point)
1Q: 03:44 HOU - Harry Rock 5 pass from Tim Tebow (Ian Zupancic extra point)
2Q: 11:14 MIN - Cornelius Morris 35 field goal
2Q: 03:50 HOU - Ian Zupancic 38 field goal
3Q: 10:57 HOU - A.J. Griffith 9 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)
4Q: 02:59 HOU - Marty Anderson 1 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:08 HOU - Howard Hutek 10 pass from Tim Tebow (Ian Zupancic extra point)
1Q: 09:04 MIN - Trevor Simms 2 pass from Jake Locker (Cornelius Morris extra point)
1Q: 03:44 HOU - Harry Rock 5 pass from Tim Tebow (Ian Zupancic extra point)
2Q: 11:14 MIN - Cornelius Morris 35 field goal
2Q: 03:50 HOU - Ian Zupancic 38 field goal
3Q: 10:57 HOU - A.J. Griffith 9 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)
4Q: 02:59 HOU - Marty Anderson 1 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 9-6 8-7
First Downs 25 15
- by Rushing 10 2
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 350 272
- Offensive Plays 80 54
- Yards per Play 4.38 5.04
Net Rushing Yards 168 58
- Rushing Attempts 40 11
- Yards per Rush 4.20 5.27
Net Passing Yards 182 214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 21 - 1 40 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 186 234
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 4.55 4.98
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 12/20 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 9/61 8/79
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-2 2/-3
Kick Returns/Yards 2/70 4/104
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/8
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 28
Time of Possession 38:28 21:32

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	9-6	8-7
First Downs	25	15
- by Rushing	10	2
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	350	272
- Offensive Plays	80	54
- Yards per Play	4.38	5.04
Net Rushing Yards	168	58
- Rushing Attempts	40	11
- Yards per Rush	4.20	5.27
Net Passing Yards	182	214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 21 - 1	40 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	186	234
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	4.55	4.98
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	12/20	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	9/61	8/79
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-2	2/-3
Kick Returns/Yards	2/70	4/104
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/8
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 28
Time of Possession	38:28	21:32

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:48	OWN 20	6	30	Punt
1	13:12	0:12	OPP 10	2	10	Touchdown
1	8:58	5:25	OWN 47	10	53	Touchdown
1	1:44	1:59	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
2	11:07	7:22	OWN 32	14	47	Field Goal
2	2:00	2:00	OWN 12	5	25	Half
3	13:28	2:38	OWN 44	5	56	Touchdown
3	8:51	4:08	OWN 5	9	31	Interception
3	1:43	3:24	OWN 28	8	32	Punt
4	10:48	7:58	OWN 41	14	59	Touchdown
4	1:54	0:38	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
4	0:05	0:05	OPP 34	1	-2	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:00	4:02	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	3:33	1:49	50	3	7	Punt
2	14:45	3:38	OWN 18	9	64	Field Goal
2	3:45	1:45	OWN 20	5	24	Punt
3	15:00	1:32	OWN 22	3	4	Punt
3	10:50	1:59	OWN 30	5	16	Punt
3	4:43	3:00	OWN 45	6	34	Missed FG
4	13:19	2:31	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
4	2:50	0:56	OWN 44	6	25	Downs
4	1:16	1:11	OWN 20	5	14	Downs

Game MVP: Donald Morehead, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
A.J. Griffith	24	131	5.46	33	3	1
Marty Anderson	15	39	2.60	7	0	1
Tim Tebow	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Butch Medsker	6	33	5.50	20	1
Jake Locker	4	21	5.25	10	1
Dean Macklin	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tim Tebow	39	21	186	1/4	2	21	1	73.2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	40	19	234	3/20	1	42	0	74.4

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mercury Stokes	5	6	53	10.60	10	21	0
WR Howard Hutek	4	11	34	8.50	9	14	1
WR Harry Rock	4	5	38	9.50	4	17	1
WR Eugene Bogan	3	4	31	10.33	4	20	0
TE Dwayne Allen	3	8	22	7.33	1	18	0
TE Jimmy Sherman	1	4	8	8.00	1	8	0
FB Bennie Brister	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Trevor Simms	8	13	114	14.25	55	42	1
RB Dean Macklin	3	4	36	12.00	16	16	0
RB Butch Medsker	2	4	22	11.00	12	22	0
TE Leonard Fleming	2	3	11	5.50	2	6	0
WR Harold Wilkerson	2	4	31	15.50	0	24	0
WR Casey Sanderson	1	5	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Norbert Kelso	1	2	9	9.00	2	9	0
WR Roger Losman	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Terry Maloney	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ike Clark	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dwayne Allen	1	0	0
Eugene Bogan	0	1	0
Marty Anderson	0	1	0
Butch Dawson	0	0	1
Michael Wheeler	0	0	1
Joseph Wright	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dean Macklin	1	0	0
Butch Medsker	1	0	0
Harris Lyon	1	0	0
Mike Pouncey	0	1	0
Harold Wilkerson	0	1	0
Ross Samuels	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brenden McDonald	4	185	46.3	37.0	61	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Omar Rubenstein	5	203	40.6	37.0	49	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ian Zupancic	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	4/4

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cornelius Morris	1/2	0/0	0/0	35	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Dawson	1	-2	-2.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harris Lyon	2	-3	-1.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eugene Bogan	2	70	35.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trevor Simms	3	78	26.0	0
Butch Medsker	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Butch Dawson	5	2	0.0	8	34
OLB Donald Morehead	3	0	2.0	9	34
CB Tyrus Runowski	3	1	0.0	9	39
CB Adam Hawkins	3	0	0.0	10	32
DE Adrian Robertson	2	1	1.0	9	31
CB Rod Torres	2	2	0.0	8	28
S Joseph Wright	2	1	0.0	2	15
ILB Michael Wheeler	2	0	0.0	9	42
S Dwight Marshall	2	0	0.0	9	31
CB Randal Swiderski	2	0	0.0	2	18
ILB Ernest Everett	1	1	0.0	3	8
DE Bubba Gilroy	1	0	0.0	8	29
S Lenny Bruce	1	0	0.0	3	7
TE Dwayne Allen	1	0	---	---	---
DT Ian Lance	1	0	0.0	9	20
ILB Fernando Combs	1	0	0.0	3	3
OLB Jimmie Devine	1	0	0.0	5	26

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Harris Lyon	11	0	0.0	28	28
OLB Ross Samuels	7	1	0.0	29	25
ILB Dan Beckam	5	0	0.0	15	14
ILB Eddie Farr	4	2	0.0	25	26
S Gus Bernstein	4	2	0.0	25	27
OLB Jorge Cantrall	4	1	0.0	11	15
DE Jamie Lowe	3	1	1.0	34	24
CB Ike Clark	3	1	0.0	31	35
DT Mike Daniels	3	0	0.0	28	29
S Floyd Varto	3	0	0.0	29	31
S Kris Sinclair	3	0	0.0	31	30
DT Mark Chun	2	5	0.0	26	22
OLB Mickey Talley	2	0	0.0	14	6
CB Kenny Lyon	2	0	0.0	18	17
CB Ricardo Jones	1	0	0.0	24	28
DT Nolan Bernardini	0	3	0.0	23	25
OLB Bruce Gaines	0	1	0.0	5	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Donald Morehead	2.0	0	3	2	34
DE Adrian Robertson	1.0	0	2	0	31
DE Bubba Gilroy	0.0	1	2	0	29
DT C.J. Huffman	0.0	0	1	0	28
DE Bucky Gaden	0.0	0	1	0	23

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jamie Lowe	1.0	1	0	24
DT Mark Chun	0.0	1	0	22
S Kris Sinclair	0.0	1	0	30
DE Brett Allen	0.0	0	1	33
DT Nolan Bernardini	0.0	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Butch Dawson	3	0	34
CB Tyrus Runowski	3	0	39
CB Adam Hawkins	3	0	32
CB Randal Swiderski	2	0	18
S Joseph Wright	2	0	15
ILB Michael Wheeler	1	1	42
CB Rod Torres	1	1	28
S Dwight Marshall	1	1	31
S Lenny Bruce	1	0	7
OLB Donald Morehead	1	0	34
OLB Jimmie Devine	1	0	26

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Harris Lyon	6	0	0	28
OLB Ross Samuels	4	0	0	25
ILB Dan Beckam	3	0	0	14
OLB Jorge Cantrall	3	0	0	15
CB Ike Clark	2	1	1	35
ILB Eddie Farr	1	4	0	26
CB Ricardo Jones	1	1	0	28
CB Kenny Lyon	1	0	0	17
DE Brett Allen	0	1	0	33

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lonnie Hitchcock	4	11	34	0	35
Xavier Gunn	3	8	34	0	27
Marvin Flowers	1	6	34	1	30
Bruce Butler	1	6	40	0	40
Kenyon Fulcher	1	2	15	0	21
Dwayne Allen	1	2	38	0	37
Vincent Ogden	0	3	40	0	40
Bennie Brister	0	1	12	0	9

Minnesota	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Pouncey	4	11	1	43
Curtis Price	2	9	0	35
Reggie Higdon	1	10	0	33
Marcus Ashe	0	11	1	43
Marcus Sheldon	0	3	1	24

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Joseph Wright	3	14
Randal Swiderski	2	14
Lonnie Hitchcock	1	5

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Dean Macklin	2	19
Terry Maloney	1	8

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tim Tebow	40	40	---	---	---	80
Vincent Ogden	40	40	---	---	---	80
Dwayne Allen	38	37	---	---	5	80
Bruce Butler	40	40	---	---	---	80
Lonnie Hitchcock	34	35	---	---	5	74
Marvin Flowers	34	30	---	---	5	69
Howard Hutek	31	34	---	---	1	66
Xavier Gunn	34	27	---	---	2	63
Jimmy Sherman	29	21	---	---	10	60
Tyrus Runowski	---	---	9	39	8	56
Michael Wheeler	---	---	9	42	3	54
Marty Anderson	15	19	---	---	19	53
Butch Dawson	---	---	8	34	7	49
Mercury Stokes	23	24	---	---	---	47
Donald Morehead	---	---	9	34	4	47
Harry Rock	19	24	---	---	2	45
Dwight Marshall	---	---	9	31	3	43
Adam Hawkins	---	---	10	32	1	43
A.J. Griffith	25	16	---	---	---	41
Adrian Robertson	---	---	9	31	1	41
Kenyon Fulcher	15	21	---	---	3	39
Bubba Gilroy	---	---	8	29	2	39
Rod Torres	---	---	8	28	2	38
Jimmie Devine	---	---	5	26	6	37
Randal Swiderski	---	---	2	18	14	34
Bucky Gaden	---	---	5	23	6	34
C.J. Huffman	---	---	2	28	1	31
Ian Lance	---	---	9	20	2	31
Joseph Wright	---	---	2	15	14	31
Toby Osborne	---	---	2	7	19	28
Bennie Brister	12	9	---	---	5	26
A.J. Kochansky	6	6	---	---	13	25
Eugene Bogan	2	10	---	---	10	22
Wesley Crane	---	---	4	9	8	21
Ethan Brown	3	7	---	---	5	15
Lenny Bruce	---	---	3	7	5	15
Ernest Everett	---	---	3	8	4	15
Chris Leskanic	0	0	---	---	14	14
Nate Harding	---	---	2	9	2	13
Fernando Combs	---	---	3	3	3	9
Ian Zupancic	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kennedy Nickle	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brenden McDonald	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tyrone Weaver	0	0	---	---	1	1
Andrew Luck	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dale Toviessi	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Harris Lyon	---	---	28	28	18	74
Ike Clark	---	---	31	35	2	68
Brett Allen	---	---	31	33	1	65
Mike Daniels	---	---	28	29	7	64
Floyd Varto	---	---	29	31	2	62
Kris Sinclair	---	---	31	30	1	62
Mike Pouncey	11	43	---	---	7	61
Gus Bernstein	---	---	25	27	8	60
Jamie Lowe	---	---	34	24	1	59
Jake Locker	11	43	---	---	---	54
Ross Samuels	---	---	29	25	---	54
Marcus Ashe	11	43	---	---	---	54
Eddie Farr	---	---	25	26	3	54
Trevor Simms	10	38	---	---	6	54
Ricardo Jones	---	---	24	28	1	53
Nolan Bernardini	---	---	23	25	2	50
Mark Chun	---	---	26	22	1	49
John Moffitt	9	29	---	---	7	45
Curtis Price	9	35	---	---	---	44
Reggie Higdon	10	33	---	---	---	43
Jorge Cantrall	---	---	11	15	17	43
Butch Medsker	9	25	---	---	8	42
Roger Losman	6	20	---	---	15	41
Casey Sanderson	7	31	---	---	---	38
Norbert Kelso	8	15	---	---	15	38
Dean Macklin	2	15	---	---	19	36
Kenny Lyon	---	---	18	17	---	35
Marcus Sheldon	3	24	---	---	7	34
Dan Beckam	---	---	15	14	2	31
Lester Guthrie	---	---	13	18	---	31
Darrin Hudson	5	19	---	---	6	30
Terry Maloney	3	19	---	---	8	30
Harold Wilkerson	1	13	---	---	12	26
Leonard Fleming	2	13	---	---	10	25
Mickey Talley	---	---	14	6	2	22
Alex England	2	7	---	---	11	20
Ty McGregor	2	8	---	---	7	17
Bruce Gaines	---	---	5	7	---	12
Fred Bynaker	0	0	---	---	7	7
Gino Mahoney	---	---	0	0	6	6
Omar Rubenstein	0	0	---	---	5	5
Wes Jamison	0	0	---	---	3	3
Cornelius Morris	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bennie Cato	0	0	---	---	2	2
Vernon Wilcox	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	65	5.9
Middle	19	60	3.2
Right	9	45	5.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	8	4.0
Middle	7	26	3.7
Right	2	24	12.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tim Tebow	39	21	2	2	3	7	2	0	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	40	19	5	3	5	3	9	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	6	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	80	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	100	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	14	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	136	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	40	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	44	4.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Howard Hutek	11	4	2	34	0	34
TE Dwayne Allen	8	3	0	22	0	37
WR Mercury Stokes	6	5	0	53	1	24
WR Harry Rock	5	4	0	38	0	24
WR Eugene Bogan	4	3	0	31	1	10
TE Jimmy Sherman	4	1	1	8	0	21
FB Bennie Brister	1	1	0	0	0	9

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Trevor Simms	13	8	0	114	3	38
WR Casey Sanderson	5	1	0	11	0	31
RB Dean Macklin	4	3	0	36	0	15
WR Roger Losman	4	0	1	0	0	20
RB Butch Medsker	4	2	1	22	1	25
WR Harold Wilkerson	4	2	1	31	1	13
TE Leonard Fleming	3	2	1	11	0	13
TE Norbert Kelso	2	1	1	9	0	15
RB Terry Maloney	1	0	0	0	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marty Anderson	5	9	1.80	2.60
A.J. Griffith	5	23	4.60	5.46

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dean Macklin	1	4	4.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tim Tebow	7	5	22	3.14	4.77

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	5	2	11	2.20	5.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Howard Hutek	2	1	10	5.00	3.09
TE Dwayne Allen	2	1	-4	-2.00	2.75
WR Eugene Bogan	1	1	8	8.00	7.75
WR Harry Rock	1	1	5	5.00	7.60
WR Mercury Stokes	1	1	3	3.00	8.83

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roger Losman	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Butch Medsker	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
TE Leonard Fleming	1	0	0	0.00	3.67
TE Norbert Kelso	1	1	9	9.00	4.50
WR Trevor Simms	1	1	2	2.00	8.77

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
A.J. Griffith	4	4
Marty Anderson	3	2

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jake Locker	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tim Tebow	13	7	6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	8	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Howard Hutek	5	2	1
TE Dwayne Allen	3	1	1
WR Mercury Stokes	3	3	3
WR Eugene Bogan	1	1	1
WR Harry Rock	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Casey Sanderson	2	1	0
WR Trevor Simms	2	2	1
WR Roger Losman	1	0	0
RB Butch Medsker	1	1	0
TE Norbert Kelso	1	0	0
WR Harold Wilkerson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 81,900 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 26,800 (26,800)
End Zone 19,300 (19,300)
Mezzanine 11,100 (11,100)
Sideline Seats 17,000 (17,000)
Club Seats 1,900 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes 5,800 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	81,900 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	26,800 (26,800)
End Zone	19,300 (19,300)
Mezzanine	11,100 (11,100)
Sideline Seats	17,000 (17,000)
Club Seats	1,900 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes	5,800 (9,900)