Exhibition Week 3, 2040

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	10	7	0	7	-	24
Minnesota Vikings	0	0	10	9	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:10 HOU - Angel McTermid 44 field goal
1Q: 07:08 HOU - Coby Fleener 59 pass from Edwin Schneggenburger (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 11:38 HOU - Cary Hicks 3 run (Angel McTermid extra point)
3Q: 10:26 MIN - Tommie Woodard 11 pass from Jake Locker (Antonio Palmer extra point)
3Q: 04:17 MIN - Antonio Palmer 18 field goal
4Q: 14:20 HOU - Mercury Stokes 8 pass from Jerald Newman (Angel McTermid extra point)
4Q: 08:11 MIN - Antonio Palmer 49 field goal
4Q: 04:49 MIN - Frankie Boyd 29 pass from Jake Locker (Jake Locker pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:10 HOU - Angel McTermid 44 field goal
1Q: 07:08 HOU - Coby Fleener 59 pass from Edwin Schneggenburger (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 11:38 HOU - Cary Hicks 3 run (Angel McTermid extra point)
3Q: 10:26 MIN - Tommie Woodard 11 pass from Jake Locker (Antonio Palmer extra point)
3Q: 04:17 MIN - Antonio Palmer 18 field goal
4Q: 14:20 HOU - Mercury Stokes 8 pass from Jerald Newman (Angel McTermid extra point)
4Q: 08:11 MIN - Antonio Palmer 49 field goal
4Q: 04:49 MIN - Frankie Boyd 29 pass from Jake Locker (Jake Locker pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 24 22
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 15 17
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 361 324
- Offensive Plays 71 64
- Yards per Play 5.08 5.06
Net Rushing Yards 81 61
- Rushing Attempts 25 17
- Yards per Rush 3.24 3.59
Net Passing Yards 280 263
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 29 - 2 44 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 289 282
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 6.09 5.60
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/26 5/37
Punt Returns/Yards 3/5 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 3/67 3/73
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 30
Time of Possession 32:01 27:59

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	24	22
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	15	17
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	361	324
- Offensive Plays	71	64
- Yards per Play	5.08	5.06
Net Rushing Yards	81	61
- Rushing Attempts	25	17
- Yards per Rush	3.24	3.59
Net Passing Yards	280	263
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 29 - 2	44 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	289	282
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	6.09	5.60
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/26	5/37
Punt Returns/Yards	3/5	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	3/67	3/73
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 30
Time of Possession	32:01	27:59

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:58	OWN 17	11	56	Field Goal
1	8:30	1:42	OWN 29	3	71	Touchdown
1	3:43	7:11	OWN 14	15	86	Touchdown
2	9:15	2:04	OWN 16	5	20	Punt
2	5:27	1:24	OWN 37	3	8	Punt
2	1:41	1:41	OWN 20	8	50	Interception
3	10:17	1:36	OWN 29	3	-2	Punt
3	4:10	4:59	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	11:14	0:40	OWN 22	3	-4	Interception
4	8:04	2:49	OWN 17	3	0	Punt
4	4:37	1:10	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	0:24	0:24	OWN 20	2	-3	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:02	0:32	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	6:48	3:05	OWN 32	4	7	Punt
2	11:32	2:17	OWN 33	3	6	Punt
2	7:11	1:44	OWN 12	3	1	Punt
2	4:03	2:22	OWN 15	7	23	Punt
3	15:00	4:43	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	8:41	4:31	OWN 31	9	68	Field Goal
4	14:11	2:57	OWN 35	5	26	Interception
4	10:34	2:30	50	5	18	Field Goal
4	5:15	0:38	OPP 41	2	41	Touchdown
4	3:27	3:03	OWN 30	13	50	Downs

Game MVP: Abel Kurtz, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brad Ickes	13	27	2.08	8	0	0
Cary Hicks	9	44	4.89	15	1	1
Jerald Newman	3	10	3.33	13	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Casey McDonald	6	12	2.00	9	0
Jake Locker	4	32	8.00	12	2
Steve Meier	4	7	1.75	5	0
Trent Richardson	3	10	3.33	6	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jerald Newman	33	21	171	1/9	1	25	2	61.5
Edwin Schneggenburger	12	8	118	0/0	1	59	0	126.4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	44	27	282	3/19	2	32	1	85.6

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kelvin Benjamin	8	10	48	6.00	0	15	0
WR Mercury Stokes	6	13	61	10.17	15	25	1
TE Coby Fleener	4	4	79	19.75	61	59	1
TE Dwayne Allen	3	3	17	5.67	1	14	0
WR Cedric Allison	3	6	31	10.33	2	11	0
WR Gene Banks	3	6	35	11.67	1	15	0
FB Kirk Curley	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Brad Ickes	1	1	15	15.00	9	15	0
RB Cary Hicks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Frankie Boyd	7	8	93	13.29	30	32	1
WR Mike Evans	6	9	63	10.50	11	24	0
WR Greg Wells	5	7	41	8.20	9	15	0
WR Tommie Woodard	4	8	45	11.25	11	16	1
WR Barry Washington	2	4	13	6.50	2	8	0
RB Casey McDonald	2	2	19	9.50	9	11	0
TE Omar Murray	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Trent Richardson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Derrick Brechbill	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Freddie Johnstone	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rod Torres	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bernie Hunsinger	1	0	0.00	0
S Benjamin Stone	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jason Mangum	5	216	43.2	39.4	46	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lance McWilliams	5	234	46.8	45.8	55	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Angel McTermid	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Antonio Palmer	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Bruce	3	5	1.7	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommie Woodard	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Bruce	3	67	22.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frankie Boyd	2	46	23.0	0
Tommie Woodard	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dwight Marshall	7	1	0.0	14	40
CB Wesley Crane	5	1	0.0	8	34
CB Percy Van DeWege	5	1	0.0	13	39
CB Rod Torres	4	1	0.0	14	37
OLB Donald Morehead	4	1	0.0	13	28
S Lenny Bruce	3	3	0.0	15	36
CB Jaiden Matthews	3	1	0.0	7	17
S Alexis Carmazzi	3	0	0.0	6	18
DE Abel Kurtz	2	2	2.0	15	31
DT C.J. Russell	2	1	0.5	7	19
DE Francisco Reeves	2	0	0.0	3	26
ILB Michael Wheeler	1	2	0.5	16	37
DT Jared Hernandez	1	0	0.0	7	24
QB Jerald Newman	1	0	---	---	---
DT Butch Craig	1	0	0.0	4	22
DE Rodney Tylke	1	0	0.0	12	26
OLB Max Hout	1	0	0.0	8	10
RB Brad Ickes	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Rufus Clayton	0	1	0.0	4	22

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chester Watson	6	1	0.0	14	29
ILB Donovan Hickman	6	0	0.0	10	23
CB Ivan Chandler	4	3	0.0	16	31
CB Dean Horton	4	1	0.0	19	30
OLB Allen Monroe	4	1	0.0	14	22
S Emmett Meyer	4	1	0.0	16	34
S Benjamin Stone	4	1	0.0	20	36
CB Alan Tullo	4	0	0.0	15	32
DT Mark Chun	3	0	0.5	22	42
DT Mike Daniels	3	1	0.0	20	35
OLB Marcus Smith	3	0	0.0	13	29
ILB Keegan George	2	1	0.0	15	23
DE Edwin Woolson	1	2	0.5	9	15
CB Bernie Hunsinger	1	3	0.0	19	39
DE Norman Waite	1	0	0.0	19	33
WR Barry Washington	1	0	---	---	---
DE Nate Reese	0	2	0.0	11	20
DT Trent Schroeder	0	1	0.0	8	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Abel Kurtz	2.0	1	1	31
DT C.J. Russell	0.5	1	0	19
ILB Michael Wheeler	0.5	0	0	37
DE Rodney Tylke	0.0	2	0	26

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Mark Chun	0.5	1	42
DE Edwin Woolson	0.5	0	15
DT Mike Daniels	0.0	2	35
DE Nate Reese	0.0	2	20
DT Trent Schroeder	0.0	1	17
CB Bernie Hunsinger	0.0	1	39
ILB Keegan George	0.0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Percy Van DeWege	4	2	0	39
CB Wesley Crane	4	0	0	34
CB Rod Torres	3	0	1	37
S Dwight Marshall	3	0	0	40
CB Jaiden Matthews	3	0	0	17
OLB Donald Morehead	2	2	0	28
S Lenny Bruce	2	0	0	36
S Alexis Carmazzi	2	0	0	18
ILB Michael Wheeler	1	2	0	37
DT C.J. Russell	1	0	0	19
DE Francisco Reeves	1	0	0	26
OLB Rufus Clayton	1	0	0	22
OLB Max Hout	0	1	0	10

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ivan Chandler	4	3	0	31
CB Dean Horton	4	0	0	30
ILB Donovan Hickman	4	0	0	23
S Benjamin Stone	3	1	1	36
S Chester Watson	3	1	0	29
CB Alan Tullo	2	0	0	32
OLB Allen Monroe	2	0	0	22
S Emmett Meyer	2	0	0	34
ILB Keegan George	2	0	0	23
OLB Marcus Smith	2	0	0	29
DT Mike Daniels	1	0	0	35
CB Bernie Hunsinger	0	0	1	39

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Xavier Su'a-Filo	2	5	25	0	46
Lonnie Hitchcock	2	4	25	1	46
Bruce Sloan	2	3	25	0	46
Doug Beasley	1	5	25	0	46
Brant Tyler	1	4	25	0	46
Coby Fleener	0	1	17	0	29

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Earnest Hammontree	2	4	10	0	29
Jon Marsh	1	2	9	0	19
Marcus Ashe	0	4	15	0	35
Roman Nolan	0	2	8	0	14
David DeCastro	0	1	10	0	32
Seth Malone	0	0	6	2	23
Jonathan Martin	0	0	4	1	19

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Cedric Allison	2	11
Brad Ickes	1	20
Donald Morehead	1	17
Max Hout	1	11

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Trent Richardson	2	22
Donovan Hickman	1	16
Alan Tullo	1	10
Roman Nolan	1	7
Lance Harding	1	2

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lonnie Hitchcock	25	46	---	---	6	77
Brant Tyler	25	46	---	---	---	71
Bruce Sloan	25	46	---	---	---	71
Doug Beasley	25	46	---	---	---	71
Xavier Su'a-Filo	25	46	---	---	---	71
Michael Wheeler	---	---	16	37	12	65
Lenny Bruce	---	---	15	36	12	63
Rod Torres	---	---	14	37	8	59
Brad Ickes	14	25	---	---	20	59
Donald Morehead	---	---	13	28	17	58
Coby Fleener	17	29	---	---	9	55
Dwight Marshall	---	---	14	40	1	55
Percy Van DeWege	---	---	13	39	2	54
Mercury Stokes	17	35	---	---	1	53
Abel Kurtz	---	---	15	31	7	53
Kelvin Benjamin	16	33	---	---	---	49
Jerald Newman	13	34	---	---	---	47
Ty Terry	---	---	15	29	3	47
Kirk Curley	14	24	---	---	9	47
Wesley Crane	---	---	8	34	---	42
Rodney Tylke	---	---	12	26	3	41
Cedric Allison	10	19	---	---	11	40
Jaiden Matthews	---	---	7	17	15	39
Rufus Clayton	---	---	4	22	12	38
Gene Banks	13	24	---	---	---	37
Dwayne Allen	8	10	---	---	16	34
Jared Hernandez	---	---	7	24	2	33
Francisco Reeves	---	---	3	26	3	32
Cary Hicks	11	18	---	---	1	30
Max Hout	---	---	8	10	11	29
Alexis Carmazzi	---	---	6	18	4	28
C.J. Russell	---	---	7	19	1	27
Butch Craig	---	---	4	22	1	27
Edwin Schneggenburger	12	12	---	---	---	24
Buddy Russell	1	4	---	---	14	19
Joseph de Marco	4	9	---	---	3	16
Sam Bishop	---	---	1	5	9	15
Mack Bradbury	---	---	2	10	2	14
Reggie Whitfield	---	---	3	7	2	12
Allen Reeves	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ed O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jerald Raymond	0	0	---	---	6	6
Blaine Craig	0	0	---	---	6	6
Angel McTermid	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jason Mangum	0	0	---	---	6	6
Gilbert Washington	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bernie Hunsinger	---	---	19	39	11	69
Mark Chun	---	---	22	42	2	66
Jake Locker	17	47	---	---	---	64
Tommie Woodard	12	35	---	---	15	62
Benjamin Stone	---	---	20	36	6	62
Emmett Meyer	---	---	16	34	11	61
Greg Wells	14	35	---	---	10	59
Alan Tullo	---	---	15	32	10	57
Mike Daniels	---	---	20	35	1	56
Marcus Smith	---	---	13	29	11	53
Norman Waite	---	---	19	33	---	52
Frankie Boyd	9	27	---	---	15	51
Dean Horton	---	---	19	30	1	50
Marcus Ashe	15	35	---	---	---	50
Donovan Hickman	---	---	10	23	16	49
Maddox Sandhu	10	36	---	---	3	49
Ivan Chandler	---	---	16	31	1	48
David DeCastro	10	32	---	---	4	46
Chester Watson	---	---	14	29	1	44
Trent Richardson	7	15	---	---	22	44
Reggie Higdon	13	28	---	---	---	41
Earnest Hammontree	10	29	---	---	2	41
Casey McDonald	7	24	---	---	8	39
Keegan George	---	---	15	23	---	38
Allen Monroe	---	---	14	22	1	37
Nate Reese	---	---	11	20	6	37
Omar Murray	6	13	---	---	17	36
Jon Marsh	9	19	---	---	7	35
Seth Malone	6	23	---	---	5	34
Freddie Johnstone	8	14	---	---	10	32
Barry Washington	4	20	---	---	5	29
Roman Nolan	8	14	---	---	7	29
Mike Evans	6	23	---	---	---	29
Edwin Woolson	---	---	9	15	2	26
Trent Schroeder	---	---	8	17	---	25
Jonathan Martin	4	19	---	---	---	23
Derrick Brechbill	5	10	---	---	8	23
Bo Murphy	---	---	7	6	9	22
Ricky Bethea	---	---	8	10	2	20
Steve Meier	5	10	---	---	1	16
Lance Harding	2	9	---	---	2	13
Emmanuel Ramsey	0	0	---	---	7	7
Antonio Palmer	0	0	---	---	7	7
Lance McWilliams	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sawyer Huntley	0	0	---	---	2	2
J.J. Sutton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	23	4.6
Middle	12	52	4.3
Right	6	9	1.5
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	25	4.2
Middle	9	38	4.2
Right	2	-2	-1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jerald Newman	33	21	1	1	0	4	5	0	2
Edwin Schneggenburger	12	8	1	0	0	1	3	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	44	27	3	0	5	7	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-3	-3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	16	147	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	12	145	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	27	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	113	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	89	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	53	8.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mercury Stokes	13	6	61	1	35
WR Kelvin Benjamin	10	8	48	0	33
WR Cedric Allison	6	3	31	0	19
WR Gene Banks	6	3	35	0	24
TE Coby Fleener	4	4	79	1	29
TE Dwayne Allen	3	3	17	0	10
RB Cary Hicks	1	0	0	0	18
FB Kirk Curley	1	1	3	0	24
RB Brad Ickes	1	1	15	0	25

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Evans	9	6	1	63	1	23
WR Tommie Woodard	8	4	3	45	0	35
WR Frankie Boyd	8	7	0	93	2	27
WR Greg Wells	7	5	1	41	0	35
WR Barry Washington	4	2	0	13	0	20
TE Omar Murray	2	1	0	8	0	13
RB Casey McDonald	2	2	0	19	0	24
TE Freddie Johnstone	2	0	0	0	0	14
RB Trent Richardson	1	0	0	0	0	15
TE Derrick Brechbill	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cary Hicks	2	6	3.00	4.89
Brad Ickes	2	2	1.00	2.08

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	1	11	11.00	8.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jerald Newman	3	3	26	8.67	5.18

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	5	3	24	4.80	6.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mercury Stokes	2	2	16	8.00	4.69
WR Cedric Allison	1	1	10	10.00	5.17

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tommie Woodard	2	2	16	8.00	5.63
WR Greg Wells	1	0	0	0.00	5.86
RB Casey McDonald	1	1	8	8.00	9.50
TE Freddie Johnstone	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Brad Ickes	2	2

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Trent Richardson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jerald Newman	9	7	3
Edwin Schneggenburger	1	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	9	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cedric Allison	2	1	1
WR Mercury Stokes	2	0	0
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	2	0
TE Dwayne Allen	1	1	0
TE Coby Fleener	1	1	0
WR Gene Banks	1	1	1
RB Brad Ickes	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Greg Wells	2	1	1
WR Mike Evans	2	1	0
WR Tommie Woodard	1	0	0
RB Trent Richardson	1	0	0
WR Frankie Boyd	1	1	0
WR Barry Washington	1	1	1
TE Derrick Brechbill	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,600 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,900 (26,800)
End Zone 10,600 (19,300)
Mezzanine 9,700 (11,100)
Sideline Seats 14,700 (17,000)
Club Seats 1,600 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,100 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,600 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,900 (26,800)
End Zone	10,600 (19,300)
Mezzanine	9,700 (11,100)
Sideline Seats	14,700 (17,000)
Club Seats	1,600 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,100 (9,900)