Week 16, 2044

played in Houston, TX

45 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings0333-9
Houston Texans130710-30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:46 HOU - Malcolm Fuller 14 pass from Jayden Flora (Trenton Giles extra point)
1Q: 04:17 HOU - Trenton Giles 47 field goal
1Q: 00:11 HOU - Trenton Giles 25 field goal
2Q: 00:29 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 42 field goal
3Q: 05:57 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 45 field goal
3Q: 03:02 HOU - Malcolm Fuller 7 pass from Jayden Flora (Trenton Giles extra point)
4Q: 14:44 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 23 field goal
4Q: 07:36 HOU - Dixon Edwards 12 pass from Jayden Flora (Trenton Giles extra point)
4Q: 02:05 HOU - Trenton Giles 40 field goal

Team StatisticsMINHOU
Record9-68-7
First Downs1517
- by Rushing47
- by Passing1110
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards298352
- Offensive Plays7165
- Yards per Play4.205.42
Net Rushing Yards76152
- Rushing Attempts2233
- Yards per Rush3.454.61
Net Passing Yards222200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt46 - 22 - 031 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards236206
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/141/6
- Yards per Pass Play4.536.25
Fumbles/Lost1/12/0
3rd Down Conversions7/186/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down10.66.7
4th Down Conversions0/21/2
Penalties/Yards9/702/20
Punt Returns/Yards3/33/23
Kick Returns/Yards3/731/26
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits25
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/13/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 27OWN 38
Time of Possession28:1731:43

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:00OWN 423-9Punt
111:471:54OWN 18421Fumble
18:381:57OWN 2038Punt
14:091:34OWN 203-1Punt
10:051:41OWN 20513Punt
212:257:18OWN 211751Missed FG
22:181:57OWN 37738Field Goal
312:202:47OWN 2259Punt
38:022:10OWN 43529Field Goal
32:563:18OWN 39955Field Goal
47:301:49OWN 20712Downs
41:560:44OWN 2947Downs
Houston Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:001:13OWN 3636Punt
19:531:15OPP 30330Touchdown
16:412:32OWN 37633Field Goal
12:352:30OWN 48644Field Goal
213:240:59OWN 3134Punt
25:072:49OWN 35728Downs
20:210:21OWN 2519Half
315:002:40OWN 20623Punt
39:331:31OWN 323-9Punt
35:522:56OWN 20580Touchdown
414:387:08OWN 201380Touchdown
45:413:45OPP 3279Field Goal
41:121:12OPP 3620Game

Game MVP: Jayden Flora, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
J.R. England12252.081210
Walt Lane9404.441520
Grady Banks11111.001110
HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
C.J. Grant17643.761410
Malcolm Fuller13826.312630
O.J. Bevins273.50500
Hayden Covington1-1-1.00-100

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Grady Banks46222363/14031063.3
HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jayden Flora30221961/63310123.7
Marlon Maki11100/00100108.3

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Casey Greer575611.2035310
TE Derrick Brechbill474411.007210
WR Dwight Bridges4114711.751250
WR Mike Evans3114214.007280
RB J.R. England343210.6711130
RB Walt Lane22126.00470
WR Julio Herndon1333.00030
WR Cary Halvorsen0100.00000
HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Dixon Edwards101114314.3038311
RB C.J. Grant3472.33160
WR Mercury Stokes23157.50390
WR Dusty Harvey22105.00190
RB Malcolm Fuller222110.505142
WR Gene Banks1411.00010
FB O.J. Bevins12-1-1.000-10
TE Gustavo Johnstone1100.00000
WR Josiah Shanks111010.002100
TE B.J. Lincoln0100.00000

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Walt Lane1000
Shannon Pharms0010
Jimmy Wayne0010
HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
Dixon Edwards1000
C.J. Grant1000
Kaden Babbitt0100
Leonardo Ramirez0100
Jesse Gallop0100
Percy Van DeWege0010

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Julio Kitna519539.034.4450
HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Marlon Maki415639.038.3432

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dixon Hawthorne3/42/30/0450/0
HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Trenton Giles3/32/20/0473/3

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Casey Greer200.00
Howard Fitzgerald133.00
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Dixon Edwards3237.70

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Cary Halvorsen25025.00
Casey Greer12323.00
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Malcolm Fuller12626.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Benjamin Stone710.03130
ILB Jimmy Wayne700.02631
OLB Moe Stewart600.02120
OLB Abraham Andruzzi401.02117
DE Ziggy Ansoh400.02226
CB Ivan Chandler400.02732
DT A.J. Covington300.01721
CB Kevin Johnson300.02632
S Drake Fender220.02831
CB Ike Clark210.01816
ILB Jarvis Jones210.0106
DT Mercury Gonzalez200.01411
S Taylor Finley200.099
DT K.C. Bryant140.02515
DT Trent Schroeder130.01713
DE Elias Batista110.02225
OLB Greg Vaughn100.085
WR Mike Evans10---------
DE Dave Sutter100.01410
HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Denzel Perryman640.01838
S Leonardo Ramirez530.02144
CB Caiden Redding430.01438
DT Michael Hoy420.01633
S Brian Van Hoose410.0616
OLB Darnell Dietz400.01737
S J.B. Battle400.0415
CB Juan Reinert300.01946
DE Abel Kurtz202.01837
DE Johnny Lester221.01231
DT Luther Bates230.01837
CB Percy Van DeWege220.02145
ILB Jerome Henry220.01222
DT Herb Brady120.0917
DE Francisco Reeves100.0911
ILB Donte Dennis100.024
S James Sample030.01845

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Abraham Andruzzi1.000017
DT Mercury Gonzalez0.010011
DT A.J. Covington0.002021
DE Elias Batista0.001025
OLB Moe Stewart0.001020
HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Abel Kurtz2.003137
DE Johnny Lester1.000031
DT Luther Bates0.003337
OLB Darnell Dietz0.001037
DT Lee Kirkaldie0.001014
ILB Jerome Henry0.001022
ILB Denzel Perryman0.001038
S J.B. Battle0.001015

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Ivan Chandler40032
ILB Jimmy Wayne40031
S Drake Fender31031
OLB Moe Stewart20020
CB Kevin Johnson20032
DE Ziggy Ansoh10026
ILB Jarvis Jones1006
DT Trent Schroeder10013
S Benjamin Stone10030
OLB Abraham Andruzzi10017
DT Mercury Gonzalez10011
S Taylor Finley1009
DE Dave Sutter10010
HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Darnell Dietz31037
S Leonardo Ramirez31044
CB Juan Reinert31046
S Brian Van Hoose30016
S J.B. Battle30015
ILB Jerome Henry20022
CB Percy Van DeWege12045
DE Francisco Reeves10011
ILB Donte Dennis1004
ILB Denzel Perryman10038
CB Caiden Redding10038
S James Sample02045

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Brandon Scherff46022249
Reggie Higdon24021034
Derrick Brechbill11018037
Earnest Hammontree04022049
Sammie Gargac03022049
Juan Prescott02022146
Bob Huntley0107015
HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Doug Beasley27029132
O.J. Chaudhuri24027032
B.J. Lincoln22017018
Xavier Su'a-Filo18133031
Kaden Babbitt16033032
Buddy Brandon12032031
O.J. Bevins1202107
Travis Forbes010400

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Bob Huntley210
Shannon Pharms120
Taylor Finley120
HoustonTacklesSTPlays
J.B. Battle216
Jesse Gallop119
Dusty Harvey118
O.J. Bevins116
James Sample14

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Sammie Gargac2249------879
Brandon Scherff2249------172
Grady Banks2249---------71
Earnest Hammontree2249---------71
Juan Prescott2246---------68
Mike Evans2244------167
Benjamin Stone------3130263
Ivan Chandler------2732463
Drake Fender------2831362
Derrick Brechbill1837------661
J.R. England1225------2461
Kevin Johnson------2632260
Jimmy Wayne------2631259
Reggie Higdon2134---------55
Dwight Bridges1029------1554
Ziggy Ansoh------2226250
Elias Batista------2225350
Julio Herndon2027---------47
K.C. Bryant------2515444
Moe Stewart------2120142
Casey Greer224------1440
A.J. Covington------1721240
Abraham Andruzzi------2117139
Walt Lane1024------539
Taylor Finley------992038
Jarvis Jones------1062137
Ike Clark------1816236
Bob Huntley715------1032
Trent Schroeder------1713131
Howard Fitzgerald------722029
Dave Sutter------1410529
Mercury Gonzalez------1411328
Freddie Johnstone412------1026
Cary Halvorsen03------2023
Greg Vaughn------85821
Dan Ogden111------921
Shannon Pharms00------2020
Lance Harding55------414
John Raymond04------913
Horace Dillon03------912
Tommy Blanton00------99
Dixon Hawthorne00------88
Julio Kitna00------55
Bruce Kornegay00------44
Ian Garcia00---------0
Rick Silas00---------0
HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Juan Reinert------19461580
Leonardo Ramirez------21441277
Kaden Babbitt3332------772
Percy Van DeWege------2145470
Dixon Edwards2528------1669
James Sample------1845467
Xavier Su'a-Filo3331------165
O.J. Chaudhuri2732------665
Caiden Redding------14381365
Buddy Brandon3231---------63
Doug Beasley2932---------61
Darnell Dietz------1737559
Luther Bates------1837358
Denzel Perryman------1838258
Jayden Flora2631---------57
Abel Kurtz------1837257
Jerome Henry------12222357
Michael Hoy------1633251
B.J. Lincoln1718------1348
Johnny Lester------1231548
O.J. Bevins217------1644
Dusty Harvey712------1837
Gustavo Johnstone208------937
C.J. Grant1816------135
J.B. Battle------4151635
Mercury Stokes1122---------33
Josiah Shanks109------1433
Gene Banks1418---------32
Malcolm Fuller1511------632
Herb Brady------917228
Lee Kirkaldie------414927
Brian Van Hoose------616426
Francisco Reeves------911121
Jesse Gallop02------1921
Blake Holliman78------419
Weston Alley71------715
Damon Lyle------47213
Travis Forbes40------711
Trenton Giles01------1011
Donte Dennis------24410
Ernie Kaplan01------78
Marlon Maki01------78
Hayden Covington70---------7
Dwayne Hildreth------02---2
Emmett Cable------0011
Joey Malio00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7426.0
Middle5193.8
Right10151.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11817.4
Middle18613.4
Right3113.7
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Grady Banks462242471140
HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jayden Flora30223111400
Marlon Maki110000000

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen323812.7
Short (0-8 Yds)16131016.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)165442.8
Long (19+ Yds)112534.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen87394.9
Short (0-8 Yds)1311705.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)73405.7
Long (19+ Yds)325719.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Mike Evans113042144
WR Dwight Bridges114247129
WR Casey Greer75056124
TE Derrick Brechbill74244137
RB J.R. England43032025
WR Julio Herndon3103027
RB Walt Lane22012024
WR Cary Halvorsen100003
HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Dixon Edwards11100143328
WR Gene Banks4111018
RB C.J. Grant4307016
WR Mercury Stokes32015022
WR Dusty Harvey22010012
RB Malcolm Fuller22021011
FB O.J. Bevins210-107
TE B.J. Lincoln1000018
TE Gustavo Johnstone110008
WR Josiah Shanks1101009

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
C.J. Grant221.003.76
Malcolm Fuller100.006.31

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Grady Banks5000.005.13
HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jayden Flora87455.636.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Julio Herndon2000.001.00
TE Derrick Brechbill1000.006.29
WR Mike Evans1000.003.82
WR Dwight Bridges1000.004.27
HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Dixon Edwards22199.5013.00
RB Malcolm Fuller222110.5010.50
WR Mercury Stokes1166.005.00
TE B.J. Lincoln1000.000.00
FB O.J. Bevins11-1-1.00-0.50
TE Gustavo Johnstone1100.000.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
J.R. England21
Grady Banks11
Walt Lane11
HoustonRushesConversions
Malcolm Fuller31
C.J. Grant11

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Grady Banks1474
HoustonAttCompConversions
Jayden Flora1084

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Casey Greer332
WR Mike Evans300
RB J.R. England321
WR Dwight Bridges300
TE Derrick Brechbill110
RB Walt Lane111
HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR Dixon Edwards764
WR Gene Banks210
WR Dusty Harvey110

SectionAttendance
Stadium65,100 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck19,200 (21,100)
End Zone13,500 (15,200)
Mezzanine8,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats12,800 (13,400)
Club Seats7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes4,000 (4,000)