Week 16, 2040

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	3	3	0	0	-	6
Minnesota Vikings	10	3	0	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:15 HOU - Angel McTermid 19 field goal
1Q: 05:47 MIN - Antonio Palmer 46 field goal
1Q: 00:58 MIN - Derrick Brechbill 62 pass from Jake Locker (Antonio Palmer extra point)
2Q: 09:48 MIN - Antonio Palmer 34 field goal
2Q: 03:22 HOU - Angel McTermid 40 field goal
4Q: 13:39 MIN - Antonio Palmer 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:15 HOU - Angel McTermid 19 field goal
1Q: 05:47 MIN - Antonio Palmer 46 field goal
1Q: 00:58 MIN - Derrick Brechbill 62 pass from Jake Locker (Antonio Palmer extra point)
2Q: 09:48 MIN - Antonio Palmer 34 field goal
2Q: 03:22 HOU - Angel McTermid 40 field goal
4Q: 13:39 MIN - Antonio Palmer 33 field goal

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 1-14 11-4
First Downs 19 18
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 4 0
Total Net Yards 314 323
- Offensive Plays 74 64
- Yards per Play 4.24 5.05
Net Rushing Yards 77 108
- Rushing Attempts 26 26
- Yards per Rush 2.96 4.15
Net Passing Yards 237 215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 20 - 0 34 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 252 237
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 4/22
- Yards per Pass Play 4.94 5.66
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/18 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 6/33
Punt Returns/Yards 3/18 3/9
Kick Returns/Yards 4/101 3/70
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 24
Time of Possession 28:56 31:04

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	1-14	11-4
First Downs	19	18
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	4	0
Total Net Yards	314	323
- Offensive Plays	74	64
- Yards per Play	4.24	5.05
Net Rushing Yards	77	108
- Rushing Attempts	26	26
- Yards per Rush	2.96	4.15
Net Passing Yards	237	215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 20 - 0	34 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	252	237
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	4/22
- Yards per Pass Play	4.94	5.66
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/18	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	6/33
Punt Returns/Yards	3/18	3/9
Kick Returns/Yards	4/101	3/70
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 24
Time of Possession	28:56	31:04

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:04	2:13	OWN 25	6	46	Missed FG
1	10:44	2:37	OWN 13	7	85	Field Goal
1	5:41	3:20	OWN 28	6	19	Punt
1	0:44	1:18	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	9:43	3:29	OWN 24	5	17	Punt
2	5:22	2:06	OWN 44	10	33	Field Goal
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 9	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	1:55	OWN 41	4	9	Punt
3	11:34	0:52	OPP 31	3	2	Missed FG
3	7:54	3:40	OWN 3	7	43	Punt
4	13:33	1:55	OWN 27	3	4	Punt
4	8:16	2:20	OWN 25	8	23	Punt
4	3:30	3:00	OWN 48	13	50	Missed FG

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:56	OWN 32	3	0	Punt
1	11:51	1:07	OWN 36	3	-3	Punt
1	8:07	2:26	OWN 37	5	34	Field Goal
1	2:21	1:37	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	14:26	4:43	OWN 27	9	56	Field Goal
2	6:14	0:52	OWN 28	2	1	Interception
2	3:16	2:57	OWN 24	5	22	Punt
3	13:05	1:31	OWN 20	3	11	Fumble
3	10:42	2:48	OWN 40	6	14	Punt
3	4:14	5:41	OWN 8	11	76	Field Goal
4	11:38	3:22	OWN 19	7	26	Punt
4	5:56	2:26	OWN 14	3	8	Punt
4	0:30	0:30	OWN 13	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Rodney Tylke, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Brad Ickes	14	43	3.07	10	1
Cary Hicks	6	9	1.50	10	1
Joseph de Marco	5	20	4.00	24	1
Edwin Schneggenburger	1	5	5.00	5	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Steve Meier	15	70	4.67	18	2
Casey McDonald	8	34	4.25	7	0
Jake Locker	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0
Mike Evans	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Edwin Schneggenburger	45	20	252	3/15	0	46	0	62.5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	34	16	237	4/22	1	62	1	67.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Buddy Russell	6	9	36	6.00	0	8
TE Dwayne Allen	5	13	65	13.00	5	19
TE Coby Fleener	4	10	41	10.25	11	22
WR Mercury Stokes	3	7	98	32.67	71	46
RB Brad Ickes	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
RB Joseph de Marco	1	2	8	8.00	2	8
RB Cary Hicks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Kelvin Benjamin	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Evans	5	12	54	10.80	3	32	0
WR Bryant Burtner	3	5	37	12.33	11	22	0
TE Derrick Brechbill	3	5	77	25.67	44	62	1
WR Barry Washington	2	5	25	12.50	12	15	0
FB Lance Harding	1	1	13	13.00	13	13	0
WR Cole Smith	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Jordan Newsome	1	1	21	21.00	0	21	0
RB Trent Richardson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Omar Murray	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Casey McDonald	0	1	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

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Edwin Schneggenburger	1	0	0
Stephen Hicks	0	1	0
Joseph de Marco	0	1	0
Jared Hernandez	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Steve Meier	1	0	0	0
Norman Waite	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jason Mangum	7	322	46.0	39.0	54	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lance McWilliams	6	260	43.3	40.3	51	4

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Angel McTermid	2/5	1/3	0/0	40	0/0

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Antonio Palmer	3/3	1/1	0/0	46	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Bruce	3	18	6.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trent Richardson	3	9	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Bruce	3	80	26.7	0
Sam Bishop	1	21	21.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Barry Washington	3	70	23.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Butch Craig	5	1	1.0	22	35
S Dwight Marshall	5	0	0.0	13	27
OLB Max Hout	5	0	0.0	14	23
DE Rodney Tylke	4	1	3.0	15	20
CB Jaiden Matthews	4	0	0.0	9	16
ILB Michael Wheeler	3	0	0.0	15	20
S Lenny Bruce	3	0	0.0	14	20
DT Jared Hernandez	2	1	0.0	9	13
S Sam Bishop	2	1	0.0	13	11
OLB Ashton Kenny	2	0	0.0	19	25
CB Ed Cash	2	0	0.0	9	11
CB Kennedy Cassidy	2	0	0.0	8	16
OLB Donald Morehead	1	2	0.0	14	24
OLB Stephen Hicks	1	1	0.0	8	6
DT Ty Terry	1	0	0.0	13	22
DE Francisco Reeves	1	0	0.0	20	24
CB Rod Torres	0	2	0.0	17	22
DT Adrian Robertson	0	1	0.0	12	14
CB Percy Van DeWege	0	1	0.0	17	27
S Alexis Carmazzi	0	1	0.0	12	18

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Benjamin Stone	10	1	0.0	26	48
S Emmett Meyer	6	0	0.0	10	24
ILB Keegan George	5	2	0.0	24	47
OLB Allen Monroe	4	2	0.0	15	22
DT Mike Daniels	4	1	0.0	21	36
CB Ivan Chandler	4	1	0.0	25	48
DE Norman Waite	3	1	2.0	18	29
DE Sedrick Matthews	3	0	1.0	21	39
CB Alan Tullo	2	4	0.0	18	37
DT Ricky Bethea	2	3	0.0	17	26
CB Dean Horton	2	2	0.0	23	39
S Larry Gonzalez	1	1	0.0	23	47
OLB Bo Murphy	1	1	0.0	8	18
OLB Britt Beuter	1	0	0.0	9	16
ILB Donovan Hickman	1	0	0.0	2	1
WR Mike Evans	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mark Chun	0	2	0.0	7	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rodney Tylke	3.0	0	0	1	20
DT Butch Craig	1.0	0	2	0	35
DE Francisco Reeves	0.0	1	1	0	24
DT Jared Hernandez	0.0	1	0	0	13
OLB Donald Morehead	0.0	1	0	0	24
DE Abel Kurtz	0.0	0	5	0	24
DT Adrian Robertson	0.0	0	1	0	14
DT Ty Terry	0.0	0	1	0	22

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Norman Waite	2.0	0	0	1	29
DE Sedrick Matthews	1.0	1	3	2	39
DT Mike Daniels	0.0	0	2	0	36
DT Mark Chun	0.0	0	1	1	12
ILB Donovan Hickman	0.0	0	1	0	1
DT Mercury Gonzalez	0.0	0	1	0	19
ILB Keegan George	0.0	0	1	0	47

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Dwight Marshall	3	0	0	27
CB Jaiden Matthews	3	0	0	16
S Lenny Bruce	2	0	0	20
CB Ed Cash	2	0	0	11
CB Kennedy Cassidy	2	0	0	16
ILB Michael Wheeler	1	0	0	20
DT Butch Craig	1	0	0	35
OLB Max Hout	1	0	0	23
OLB Ashton Kenny	1	0	0	25
CB Rod Torres	0	1	1	22
S Alexis Carmazzi	0	1	0	18

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Benjamin Stone	5	1	48
ILB Keegan George	3	1	47
S Emmett Meyer	3	0	24
CB Dean Horton	2	1	39
CB Alan Tullo	1	2	37
S Larry Gonzalez	1	1	47
CB Ivan Chandler	1	1	48
DT Mike Daniels	1	0	36
DE Norman Waite	1	0	29
OLB Allen Monroe	1	0	22
OLB Bo Murphy	1	0	18
DE Sedrick Matthews	0	1	39

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Xavier Su'a-Filo	3	7	0	26	1	42
Lonnie Hitchcock	1	5	0	25	0	45
Charles Pruett	1	5	0	24	0	46
Doug Beasley	1	4	1	24	1	45
Blaine Craig	0	3	0	23	1	40
Coby Fleener	0	1	0	14	0	35

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Roman Nolan	4	5	0	26	1	38
Jonathan Martin	3	8	1	26	2	38
Marcus Ashe	3	5	0	26	0	38
Lance Harding	1	1	0	20	0	21
Earnest Hammontree	0	3	0	26	0	38
Reggie Higdon	0	1	0	26	1	38
Omar Murray	0	1	0	6	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Cary Hicks	2	21
Lenny Bruce	2	16
Gene Banks	1	14
Donald Morehead	1	13

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Trent Richardson	2	23
Donovan Hickman	2	11
Britt Beuter	1	23
Freddie Johnstone	1	17
Jordan Newsome	1	12

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lonnie Hitchcock	25	45	---	---	12	82
Dwayne Allen	21	39	---	---	17	77
Edwin Schneggenburger	26	48	---	---	---	74
Charles Pruett	24	46	---	---	---	70
Doug Beasley	24	45	---	---	---	69
Xavier Su'a-Filo	26	42	---	---	---	68
Blaine Craig	23	40	---	---	4	67
Ashton Kenny	---	---	19	25	18	62
Butch Craig	---	---	22	35	3	60
Coby Fleener	14	35	---	---	9	58
Brad Ickes	15	28	---	---	13	56
Francisco Reeves	---	---	20	24	9	53
Donald Morehead	---	---	14	24	13	51
Lenny Bruce	---	---	14	20	16	50
Cary Hicks	9	20	---	---	21	50
Kirk Curley	16	25	---	---	9	50
Mercury Stokes	15	21	---	---	13	49
Percy Van DeWege	---	---	17	27	2	46
Max Hout	---	---	14	23	7	44
Kelvin Benjamin	16	28	---	---	---	44
Dwight Marshall	---	---	13	27	3	43
Rod Torres	---	---	17	22	2	41
Sam Bishop	---	---	13	11	16	40
Abel Kurtz	---	---	13	24	2	39
Jaiden Matthews	---	---	9	16	14	39
Ty Terry	---	---	13	22	3	38
Rodney Tylke	---	---	15	20	3	38
Buddy Russell	15	23	---	---	---	38
Michael Wheeler	---	---	15	20	2	37
Alexis Carmazzi	---	---	12	18	6	36
Joseph de Marco	9	21	---	---	3	33
Kennedy Cassidy	---	---	8	16	9	33
Adrian Robertson	---	---	12	14	2	28
Jared Hernandez	---	---	9	13	2	24
Ed O'Donnell	3	7	---	---	12	22
Allen Reeves	3	10	---	---	8	21
Stephen Hicks	---	---	8	6	7	21
Ed Cash	---	---	9	11	1	21
Broderick Kelley	2	5	---	---	12	19
Gene Banks	0	0	---	---	14	14
Jerald Raymond	0	0	---	---	12	12
Jason Mangum	0	0	---	---	12	12
Angel McTermid	0	0	---	---	8	8
Gilbert Washington	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jerald Newman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brant Tyler	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Benjamin Stone	---	---	26	48	19	93
Ivan Chandler	---	---	25	48	12	85
Keegan George	---	---	24	47	5	76
Larry Gonzalez	---	---	23	47	5	75
Roman Nolan	26	38	---	---	9	73
Alan Tullo	---	---	18	37	14	69
Sedrick Matthews	---	---	21	39	7	67
Dean Horton	---	---	23	39	4	66
Jake Locker	26	38	---	---	---	64
Marcus Ashe	26	38	---	---	---	64
Jonathan Martin	26	38	---	---	---	64
Mike Daniels	---	---	21	36	7	64
Reggie Higdon	26	38	---	---	---	64
Earnest Hammontree	26	38	---	---	---	64
Mike Evans	25	35	---	---	---	60
Norman Waite	---	---	18	29	6	53
Barry Washington	19	30	---	---	3	52
Lance Harding	20	21	---	---	9	50
Ricky Bethea	---	---	17	26	5	48
Britt Beuter	---	---	9	16	23	48
Emmett Meyer	---	---	10	24	9	43
Derrick Brechbill	17	19	---	---	7	43
Steve Meier	18	22	---	---	1	41
Allen Monroe	---	---	15	22	2	39
Cole Smith	6	13	---	---	15	34
Casey McDonald	8	7	---	---	19	34
Mercury Gonzalez	---	---	8	19	5	32
Trent Richardson	1	6	---	---	23	30
Bryant Burtner	8	22	---	---	---	30
Bo Murphy	---	---	8	18	---	26
Freddie Johnstone	2	3	---	---	17	22
Omar Murray	6	7	---	---	8	21
Mark Chun	---	---	7	12	---	19
Trent Schroeder	---	---	4	8	5	17
Jordan Newsome	0	5	---	---	12	17
Edwin Woolson	---	---	5	9	1	15
Donovan Hickman	---	---	2	1	11	14
Jon Marsh	0	0	---	---	9	9
Emmanuel Ramsey	0	0	---	---	9	9
Seth Malone	0	0	---	---	9	9
Maddox Sandhu	0	0	---	---	9	9
Drew Gailey	---	---	2	3	3	8
Antonio Palmer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Lance McWilliams	0	0	---	---	6	6
J.J. Sutton	0	0	---	---	3	3
Sawyer Huntley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	65	4.6
Middle	2	6	3.0
Right	10	6	0.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	41	5.1
Middle	8	24	3.0
Right	8	45	5.6
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Edwin Schneggenburger	45	20	3	1	6	8	9	4	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	34	16	4	1	1	2	10	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	8	43	2.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	24	11	190	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	19	9.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	31	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	3	14	1.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	55	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	137	19.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Dwayne Allen	13	5	1	65	0	39
TE Coby Fleener	10	4	2	41	1	35
WR Buddy Russell	9	6	1	36	0	23
WR Mercury Stokes	7	3	1	98	2	21
RB Joseph de Marco	2	1	1	8	0	21
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	0	0	0	0	28
RB Cary Hicks	1	0	0	0	0	20
RB Brad Ickes	1	1	0	4	0	28

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Evans	12	5	0	54	1	35
WR Barry Washington	5	2	0	25	0	30
WR Bryant Burtner	5	3	0	37	1	22
TE Derrick Brechbill	5	3	0	77	1	19
WR Cole Smith	2	1	0	10	0	13
RB Trent Richardson	1	0	1	0	0	6
FB Lance Harding	1	1	0	13	0	21
TE Omar Murray	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Casey McDonald	1	0	0	0	0	7
WR Jordan Newsome	1	1	0	21	1	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cary Hicks	3	11	3.67	1.50
Brad Ickes	3	1	0.33	3.07
Joseph de Marco	1	-1	-1.00	4.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Edwin Schneggenburger	3	1	3	1.00	5.60

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	5	3	7	1.40	6.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dwayne Allen	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
RB Cary Hicks	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Buddy Russell	1	1	3	3.00	4.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Derrick Brechbill	2	1	6	3.00	15.40
WR Mike Evans	2	2	1	0.50	4.50
RB Trent Richardson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Joseph de Marco	3	0
Brad Ickes	2	2

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Casey McDonald	2	1
Steve Meier	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Edwin Schneggenburger	13	7	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	7	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dwayne Allen	4	1	1
TE Coby Fleener	4	2	1
WR Buddy Russell	3	2	0
WR Mercury Stokes	1	1	1
RB Brad Ickes	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Barry Washington	2	0	0
WR Mike Evans	2	1	1
RB Trent Richardson	1	0	0
WR Cole Smith	1	0	0
TE Derrick Brechbill	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,900 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 26,800 (26,800)
End Zone 11,700 (19,300)
Mezzanine 11,100 (11,100)
Sideline Seats 16,800 (17,000)
Club Seats 1,900 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,600 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	77,900 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	26,800 (26,800)
End Zone	11,700 (19,300)
Mezzanine	11,100 (11,100)
Sideline Seats	16,800 (17,000)
Club Seats	1,900 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,600 (9,900)