Week 16, 2048

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	0	7	7	0	-	14
Minnesota Vikings	7	10	0	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:10 MIN - Mike Evans 5 pass from Walt Harris (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 08:27 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 18 field goal
2Q: 03:56 MIN - Mike Evans 27 pass from Walt Harris (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 02:13 HOU - Gustavo Johnstone 14 pass from Roman Steinmetz (Fernando Sawyer extra point)
3Q: 12:34 HOU - Dan Burnett 2 run (Fernando Sawyer extra point)
4Q: 08:52 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:10 MIN - Mike Evans 5 pass from Walt Harris (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 08:27 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 18 field goal
2Q: 03:56 MIN - Mike Evans 27 pass from Walt Harris (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 02:13 HOU - Gustavo Johnstone 14 pass from Roman Steinmetz (Fernando Sawyer extra point)
3Q: 12:34 HOU - Dan Burnett 2 run (Fernando Sawyer extra point)
4Q: 08:52 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 47 field goal

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 7-7-1 8-7
First Downs 16 24
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 8 15
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 263 432
- Offensive Plays 52 80
- Yards per Play 5.06 5.40
Net Rushing Yards 107 136
- Rushing Attempts 22 39
- Yards per Rush 4.86 3.49
Net Passing Yards 156 296
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 11 - 1 38 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 172 316
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 5.20 7.22
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/10 9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 8.1
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/5 7/42
Punt Returns/Yards 4/39 2/8
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 2/36
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 22
Time of Possession 21:03 38:57

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	7-7-1	8-7
First Downs	16	24
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	8	15
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	263	432
- Offensive Plays	52	80
- Yards per Play	5.06	5.40
Net Rushing Yards	107	136
- Rushing Attempts	22	39
- Yards per Rush	4.86	3.49
Net Passing Yards	156	296
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 11 - 1	38 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	172	316
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	5.20	7.22
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/10	9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	8.1
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/5	7/42
Punt Returns/Yards	4/39	2/8
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	2/36
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 22
Time of Possession	21:03	38:57

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:46	1:27	OWN 42	3	0	Punt
1	8:34	0:58	OWN 32	3	-6	Punt
1	5:00	2:06	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
1	0:33	0:40	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	8:19	1:14	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
2	3:43	1:36	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:35	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	10:35	4:39	OWN 31	10	34	Punt
4	14:55	0:42	OWN 42	3	2	Punt
4	8:44	3:24	OWN 20	8	29	Punt
4	2:57	0:13	OPP 36	1	0	Interception
4	1:06	1:06	OWN 33	5	57	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:14	OWN 33	3	-4	Punt
1	11:19	2:45	OWN 4	5	16	Punt
1	7:36	2:36	OWN 38	5	62	Touchdown
1	2:54	2:21	OWN 37	5	26	Punt
2	14:53	6:34	OWN 42	12	57	Field Goal
2	7:05	3:22	OWN 17	8	83	Touchdown
2	2:07	2:07	OWN 30	7	29	Half
3	12:25	1:50	OWN 20	5	8	Punt
3	5:56	6:01	OWN 2	11	63	Missed FG
4	14:13	5:29	OWN 21	11	49	Field Goal
4	5:20	2:23	OWN 2	3	7	Punt
4	2:44	1:38	OWN 22	5	14	Punt

Game MVP: Walt Harris, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dan Burnett	13	37	2.85	10	1	1
C.J. Grant	7	24	3.43	9	0	0
Roman Steinmetz	2	46	23.00	39	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Nate Givens	24	93	3.88	16	2
Malik Cox	9	8	0.89	6	0
J.R. England	4	11	2.75	6	0
Walt Harris	2	24	12.00	15	1

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roman Steinmetz	28	11	172	2/16	1	41	1	57.4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Walt Harris	38	26	316	3/20	2	33	0	111.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Johnnie Hanson	4	8	73	18.25	45	41	0
WR Cooper Carlisle	4	10	72	18.00	12	37	0
TE Gustavo Johnstone	1	3	14	14.00	0	14	1
WR Frankie Parker	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Dan Burnett	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Darrell Hamilton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Eugene Chopper	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Evans	7	10	110	15.71	56	33	2
WR Silas Fuller	4	6	50	12.50	17	20	0
WR Ruben Imlay	4	6	75	18.75	17	32	0
WR Julio Herndon	3	4	44	14.67	25	33	0
RB Malik Cox	3	4	16	5.33	12	12	0
RB J.R. England	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Nate Givens	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Bob Huntley	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
TE Lucas Cheng	1	3	15	15.00	0	15	0
FB Omar Wilcox	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Braxton Summers	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Peyton Tuiososopo	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Nate Givens	1	0	0	0
Juan Prescott	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marlon Maki	8	349	43.6	42.6	54	4

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tucker Compton	6	252	42.0	32.2	53	0

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fernando Sawyer	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dixon Hawthorne	2/3	1/2	0/1	47	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cooper Carlisle	4	39	9.8	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Silas Fuller	2	8	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Grant	1	20	20.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Silas Fuller	2	36	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Terry Mathews	10	1	1.0	36	41
S Reuben Owen	9	4	0.0	37	38
CB Byron Jones	9	1	0.0	34	35
ILB Denzel Perryman	6	2	0.0	39	41
ILB Kody Shea	4	2	0.0	31	15
CB Vernon Hargreaves	4	2	0.0	39	41
DE Harvey Handley	4	1	0.0	30	23
OLB Scottie Jefferson	3	2	1.0	25	26
OLB Darnell Dietz	3	2	0.0	34	33
CB Darqueze Dennard	3	0	0.0	11	25
DT Peyton Tuiososopo	2	2	0.0	20	33
DT Griffin Brooks	2	1	0.0	14	21
CB Neal Sinclair	2	0	0.0	2	7
DE Luke Visconti	1	1	1.0	13	17
DT Philip Babinchak	1	2	0.0	17	5
S Larry Gonzalez	1	1	0.0	2	3
WR Johnnie Hanson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Johnathan Ahmad	1	0	0.0	26	24
S Wesley Grier	1	0	0.0	1	4
OLB Riley Talley	0	2	0.0	13	14

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ivan Chandler	6	1	0.0	15	26
S Braxton Summers	5	1	0.0	20	26
CB Kevin Johnson	5	0	0.0	21	26
DE Sedrick Matthews	4	0	2.0	18	27
DE Herman Shannon	3	2	0.0	18	22
S Benjamin Stone	2	1	0.0	21	29
CB Dexter Williamson	2	0	0.0	22	23
CB Ezra Ellis	2	0	0.0	5	12
OLB Keegan George	1	0	0.0	12	6
DT K.C. Bryant	1	0	0.0	12	14
OLB Moe Stewart	1	0	0.0	17	25
S Drake Fender	1	0	0.0	3	10
DE Dave Sutter	0	1	0.0	4	8
ILB Leonard Floyd	0	1	0.0	16	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Scottie Jefferson	1.0	3	0	0	26
DE Luke Visconti	1.0	0	0	1	17
S Terry Mathews	1.0	0	0	0	41
DT Peyton Tuiososopo	0.0	0	1	0	33
OLB Riley Talley	0.0	0	1	0	14

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Sedrick Matthews	2.0	1	27
DT Randall Horner	0.0	1	24
DT K.C. Bryant	0.0	1	14
DE Herman Shannon	0.0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Terry Mathews	7	0	41
ILB Denzel Perryman	3	1	41
CB Darqueze Dennard	3	0	25
CB Byron Jones	3	0	35
CB Vernon Hargreaves	3	0	41
S Reuben Owen	2	0	38
ILB Kody Shea	2	0	15
OLB Darnell Dietz	1	0	33
CB Neal Sinclair	1	0	7
S Wesley Grier	1	0	4

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kevin Johnson	3	1	0	26
CB Ivan Chandler	3	0	0	26
CB Dexter Williamson	2	2	0	23
S Braxton Summers	1	2	1	26
S Benjamin Stone	1	0	0	29
CB Ezra Ellis	1	0	0	12
OLB Moe Stewart	0	2	0	25
ILB Leonard Floyd	0	2	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ed Webster	3	7	22	0	30
John Rockcliffe	1	4	22	0	30
Chad Webb	1	2	22	2	30
Rod Aidoo	0	5	22	0	30
Buddy Brandon	0	1	22	0	30
Eugene Chopper	0	1	16	0	15

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brandon Scherff	4	7	0	39	0	41
Juan Prescott	3	7	0	39	0	41
Horace Dillon	1	14	1	39	1	41
Dan Ogden	1	6	0	39	0	41
Jerome West	1	2	0	39	2	41
Bob Huntley	1	1	0	7	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Riley Talley	3	17
Braden Satchel	1	16

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Keegan George	3	27
Bob Huntley	1	16
Bruce Barnes	1	15

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Terry Mathews	---	---	36	41	9	86
Denzel Perryman	---	---	39	41	3	83
Vernon Hargreaves	---	---	39	41	3	83
Reuben Owen	---	---	37	38	3	78
Darnell Dietz	---	---	34	33	5	72
Byron Jones	---	---	34	35	3	72
Rod Aidoo	22	30	---	---	8	60
Harvey Handley	---	---	30	23	4	57
Peyton Tuiososopo	---	---	20	33	1	54
Scottie Jefferson	---	---	25	26	3	54
Cooper Carlisle	20	23	---	---	10	53
Ed Webster	22	30	---	---	---	52
Roman Steinmetz	22	30	---	---	---	52
Buddy Brandon	22	30	---	---	---	52
Johnathan Ahmad	---	---	26	24	2	52
John Rockcliffe	22	30	---	---	---	52
Chad Webb	22	30	---	---	---	52
Kody Shea	---	---	31	15	4	50
Griffin Brooks	---	---	14	21	13	48
Eugene Chopper	16	15	---	---	16	47
Johnnie Hanson	20	26	---	---	---	46
Frankie Parker	8	23	---	---	14	45
Riley Talley	---	---	13	14	17	44
Gustavo Johnstone	19	17	---	---	6	42
Dan Burnett	14	18	---	---	10	42
Darqueze Dennard	---	---	11	25	5	41
C.J. Grant	8	14	---	---	16	38
Luke Visconti	---	---	13	17	1	31
Grant Kowal	---	---	5	5	13	23
Rickey Buckingham	3	3	---	---	16	22
Philip Babinchak	---	---	17	5	---	22
Braden Satchel	0	3	---	---	16	19
Neal Sinclair	---	---	2	7	8	17
Darius Cash	---	---	0	0	13	13
Wesley Grier	---	---	1	4	6	11
Darrell Hamilton	2	8	---	---	---	10
Marlon Maki	0	0	---	---	8	8
O.J. Chaudhuri	0	0	---	---	8	8
Percy Farr	0	0	---	---	8	8
J.B. Greene	0	0	---	---	8	8
Corbin Myre	0	0	---	---	8	8
Larry Gonzalez	---	---	2	3	---	5
Gerald Wilson	---	---	0	0	4	4
Fernando Sawyer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bart Turner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lionel Fulcher	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan Ogden	39	41	---	---	9	89
Walt Harris	39	41	---	---	---	80
Horace Dillon	39	41	---	---	---	80
Brandon Scherff	39	41	---	---	---	80
Juan Prescott	39	41	---	---	---	80
Jerome West	39	41	---	---	---	80
Mike Evans	33	34	---	---	11	78
Silas Fuller	25	33	---	---	19	77
Lucas Cheng	24	24	---	---	12	60
Julio Herndon	27	25	---	---	1	53
Benjamin Stone	---	---	21	29	---	50
Ivan Chandler	---	---	15	26	8	49
Kevin Johnson	---	---	21	26	---	47
Sedrick Matthews	---	---	18	27	1	46
J.R. England	5	16	---	---	25	46
Braxton Summers	---	---	20	26	---	46
Keegan George	---	---	12	6	27	45
Dexter Williamson	---	---	22	23	---	45
Herman Shannon	---	---	18	22	3	43
Randall Horner	---	---	17	24	1	42
Moe Stewart	---	---	17	25	---	42
Ruben Imlay	14	20	---	---	8	42
Leonard Floyd	---	---	16	22	1	39
Nate Givens	25	13	---	---	---	38
Bob Huntley	7	13	---	---	16	36
Ezra Ellis	---	---	5	12	16	33
K.C. Bryant	---	---	12	14	4	30
Bruce Barnes	9	5	---	---	15	29
Omar Wilcox	17	9	---	---	2	28
Malik Cox	9	13	---	---	5	27
Drake Fender	---	---	3	10	13	26
Johnny Tate	---	---	9	11	2	22
Dave Sutter	---	---	4	8	3	15
Jimmy Wayne	---	---	2	5	7	14
Shaq Lawson	---	---	4	3	5	12
Earnest Hammontree	0	0	---	---	9	9
Joshua Hampton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Douglas Meyer	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tucker Compton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Raul Worthley	---	---	4	5	---	9
Bill Deane	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dixon Hawthorne	0	0	---	---	8	8
Alonzo O'Neal	---	---	0	0	8	8
Cristian Brandon	---	---	2	6	---	8
Byron Rhodes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Alonzo Lee	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	19	3.2
Middle	12	71	5.9
Right	4	17	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	21	2.1
Middle	18	78	4.3
Right	11	37	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roman Steinmetz	28	11	3	1	1	9	4	0	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Walt Harris	38	26	6	3	3	1	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	2	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	5	57	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	76	10.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	37	7.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	42	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	152	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	48	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	74	14.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cooper Carlisle	10	4	1	72	1	23
WR Johnnie Hanson	8	4	0	73	2	26
TE Gustavo Johnstone	3	1	0	14	0	17
WR Frankie Parker	3	1	0	11	0	23
WR Darrell Hamilton	1	0	0	0	0	8
FB Eugene Chopper	1	0	0	0	0	15
RB Dan Burnett	1	1	0	2	0	18

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Evans	10	7	1	110	2	34
WR Silas Fuller	6	4	1	50	1	33
WR Ruben Imlay	6	4	0	75	2	20
WR Julio Herndon	4	3	1	44	1	25
RB Malik Cox	4	3	0	16	0	13
TE Lucas Cheng	3	1	0	15	0	24
RB Nate Givens	2	1	0	0	0	13
RB J.R. England	1	1	0	7	0	16
FB Bob Huntley	1	1	0	-2	0	13
FB Omar Wilcox	1	1	0	1	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Grant	1	4	4.00	3.43
Dan Burnett	1	2	2.00	2.85

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Nate Givens	3	2	0.67	3.88
Malik Cox	1	4	4.00	0.89

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roman Steinmetz	2	2	17	8.50	6.14

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Walt Harris	3	3	15	5.00	8.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Gustavo Johnstone	1	1	14	14.00	4.67
WR Cooper Carlisle	1	1	3	3.00	7.20

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Evans	1	1	5	5.00	11.00
WR Silas Fuller	1	1	9	9.00	8.33
FB Omar Wilcox	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Dan Burnett	2	0
C.J. Grant	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Nate Givens	2	1
Malik Cox	2	0
Walt Harris	1	1
J.R. England	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roman Steinmetz	6	2	1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Walt Harris	11	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Frankie Parker	2	1	1
WR Johnnie Hanson	1	0	0
TE Gustavo Johnstone	1	0	0
WR Cooper Carlisle	1	0	0
RB Dan Burnett	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Silas Fuller	3	2	2
WR Mike Evans	2	2	2
WR Ruben Imlay	2	1	1
RB J.R. England	1	1	1
FB Bob Huntley	1	1	0
TE Lucas Cheng	1	0	0
WR Julio Herndon	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 86,000 (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 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	86,000 (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	9,900 (9,900)