Week 16, 2064

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	3	7	7	0	-	17
Minnesota Vikings	7	20	3	3	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:52 HOU - Nathan Crane 25 field goal
1Q: 02:49 MIN - Roy Caldwell 2 run (Raul Borders extra point)
2Q: 07:41 HOU - Grant Dodson 3 pass from Brian Bernard (Nathan Crane extra point)
2Q: 07:03 MIN - Roy Caldwell 65 run (Raul Borders extra point failed)
2Q: 02:47 MIN - Rodney Cassidy 89 interception return (Raul Borders extra point)
2Q: 01:14 MIN - Glenn Martins 11 pass from Leonardo Hudrlik (Raul Borders extra point)
3Q: 09:26 HOU - Grant Dodson 4 pass from Brian Bernard (Nathan Crane extra point)
3Q: 06:36 MIN - Raul Borders 32 field goal
4Q: 08:05 MIN - Raul Borders 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:52 HOU - Nathan Crane 25 field goal
1Q: 02:49 MIN - Roy Caldwell 2 run (Raul Borders extra point)
2Q: 07:41 HOU - Grant Dodson 3 pass from Brian Bernard (Nathan Crane extra point)
2Q: 07:03 MIN - Roy Caldwell 65 run (Raul Borders extra point failed)
2Q: 02:47 MIN - Rodney Cassidy 89 interception return (Raul Borders extra point)
2Q: 01:14 MIN - Glenn Martins 11 pass from Leonardo Hudrlik (Raul Borders extra point)
3Q: 09:26 HOU - Grant Dodson 4 pass from Brian Bernard (Nathan Crane extra point)
3Q: 06:36 MIN - Raul Borders 32 field goal
4Q: 08:05 MIN - Raul Borders 42 field goal

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 13-2 9-5-1
First Downs 28 12
- by Rushing 0 7
- by Passing 26 4
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 480 277
- Offensive Plays 95 62
- Yards per Play 5.05 4.47
Net Rushing Yards 15 177
- Rushing Attempts 2 30
- Yards per Rush 7.50 5.90
Net Passing Yards 465 100
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 88 - 49 - 6 32 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 496 100
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/31 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.00 3.13
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/19 4/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 7.4
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/59 4/18
Punt Returns/Yards 2/25 3/25
Kick Returns/Yards 3/66 1/17
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 6/158
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 41
Time of Possession 33:59 26:01

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	13-2	9-5-1
First Downs	28	12
- by Rushing	0	7
- by Passing	26	4
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	480	277
- Offensive Plays	95	62
- Yards per Play	5.05	4.47
Net Rushing Yards	15	177
- Rushing Attempts	2	30
- Yards per Rush	7.50	5.90
Net Passing Yards	465	100
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	88 - 49 - 6	32 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	496	100
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/31	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.00	3.13
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/19	4/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	7.4
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/59	4/18
Punt Returns/Yards	2/25	3/25
Kick Returns/Yards	3/66	1/17
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	6/158
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 41
Time of Possession	33:59	26:01

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:07	4:23	OWN 5	11	87	Field Goal
1	6:17	0:23	OWN 45	2	0	Interception
1	5:06	0:32	OWN 2	3	-1	Punt
1	2:41	2:26	OWN 25	5	28	Punt
2	13:59	0:12	OWN 44	1	0	Interception
2	12:59	5:27	OWN 32	13	68	Touchdown
2	6:47	4:13	OWN 33	10	48	Interception
2	2:34	0:40	OWN 25	2	27	Interception
2	1:06	0:47	OWN 25	6	28	Interception
3	15:00	5:41	OWN 38	13	62	Touchdown
3	6:28	2:36	OWN 17	7	26	Punt
3	1:52	3:31	OWN 5	10	70	Downs
4	9:31	0:45	OWN 6	3	11	Interception
4	8:00	2:17	OWN 18	3	-3	Punt
4	2:24	1:57	OWN 20	7	11	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:53	OWN 25	5	34	Punt
1	7:44	1:27	OWN 17	3	2	Punt
1	5:54	0:48	50	3	0	Punt
1	4:34	1:53	OPP 34	5	34	Touchdown
1	0:15	1:16	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	13:47	0:48	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
2	7:32	0:45	OWN 25	2	75	Touchdown
2	1:54	0:48	OPP 27	6	27	Touchdown
2	0:19	0:19	OPP 47	3	5	Half
3	9:19	2:51	OWN 25	6	60	Field Goal
3	3:52	2:00	OWN 19	4	18	Punt
4	13:21	3:50	OWN 25	9	33	Punt
4	8:46	0:46	OPP 22	3	-3	Field Goal
4	5:43	3:19	OWN 42	5	9	Punt
4	0:27	0:27	OPP 31	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Rodney Cassidy, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
QB Brian Bernard	2	15	7.50	8	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Roy Caldwell	19	151	7.95	65	5	2
QB Leonardo Hudrlik	5	9	1.80	11	1	0
RB Glenn Martins	5	15	3.00	8	0	0
WR Myles Kientzy	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Bernard	88	49	496	5/31	2	43	6	51.1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Leonardo Hudrlik	32	11	100	0/0	1	27	0	54.1

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Grant Dodson	15	27	141	9.40	34	27	2
WR J.J. Hennessee	13	25	131	10.08	27	24	0
WR Hayden Howe	12	22	100	8.33	19	15	0
TE Samuel Randell	5	7	66	13.20	50	36	0
WR Joe Wilkins	3	6	52	17.33	32	43	0
RB Vernon Boyer	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Zachary Goguen	4	12	74	18.50	41	27	0
WR Myles Kientzy	3	8	6	2.00	0	5	0
RB Roy Caldwell	2	5	6	3.00	0	7	0
RB Glenn Martins	1	1	11	11.00	5	11	1
TE Duane Mitkov	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Harry Lamb	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Don Papania	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Melvin Mills	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Preston Lincoln	3	39	13.00	0
S Rodney Cassidy	2	99	49.50	1
ILB Leo Pak	1	20	20.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ernest Hines	4	186	46.5	35.3	50	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Junior Reeves	8	356	44.5	38.9	58	4

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nathan Crane	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Raul Borders	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	3/4

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brett Weber	2	25	12.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Giovanni Spencer	3	25	8.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brett Weber	2	41	20.5	0
Alonzo Winslett	1	25	25.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Herndon	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Mike Stadtmauer	4	2	0.0	30	32
S Gary Riner	4	1	0.0	28	24
S Johnnie Oliver	4	0	0.0	30	32
S Howie Gumphrey	3	1	0.0	30	32
ILB Salvador Kerr	3	1	0.0	17	21
DE Cameron Wasserman	3	0	0.0	19	12
CB Jonathan Kerr	3	0	0.0	30	32
WR J.J. Hennessee	2	0	---	---	---
TE Samuel Randell	2	0	---	---	---
DT Casey Perrino	2	0	0.0	13	10
ILB Keith Richard	2	0	0.0	11	7
ILB Sebastian Ellington	1	3	0.0	15	21
S Amos Blair	1	3	0.0	30	32
CB Kaden Hostetler	1	1	0.0	30	32
DT Alejandro Bernhardt	1	1	0.0	15	21
DE Wendell Donovan	1	0	0.0	11	20
OLB Harvey Curiel	1	0	0.0	2	4
OLB Cary Norris	1	0	0.0	2	4
WR Grant Dodson	1	0	---	---	---

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rodney Cassidy	7	0	0.5	2	93
CB Zack Johannsen	7	3	0.0	2	49
ILB Leo Pak	6	1	0.0	2	82
CB J.R. Austin	5	2	0.0	1	43
OLB Juan Valenti	5	1	0.0	2	71
CB Gene Russell	5	1	0.0	2	81
CB Preston Lincoln	4	0	0.0	1	70
OLB Vernon Austin	3	1	0.0	0	35
S Perry Whitley	3	0	0.0	2	71
OLB Emmitt Barber	2	2	1.0	1	42
DE Harold Lester	2	1	0.5	2	70
DT Nate Shaw	2	0	0.0	1	81
DE Harry Walters	1	1	1.5	2	66
ILB Jaylen Starks	1	0	1.0	0	8
DE Danny Williamson	1	1	0.5	1	80
S Donny Garner	0	1	0.0	0	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cameron Wasserman	1	1	0	12
DE Mike Stadtmauer	0	3	3	32
DE Wendell Donovan	0	1	0	20
DT Mackenzie Okuyama	0	1	0	2
DT Casey Perrino	0	1	0	10
DT Alejandro Bernhardt	0	1	0	21

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Harry Walters	1.5	0	1	1	66
ILB Jaylen Starks	1.0	0	0	0	8
OLB Emmitt Barber	1.0	0	0	0	42
DE Harold Lester	0.5	1	2	3	70
DE Danny Williamson	0.5	1	2	0	80
S Rodney Cassidy	0.5	0	0	0	93
DT Nate Shaw	0.0	2	3	0	81
CB Zack Johannsen	0.0	0	1	0	49

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jonathan Kerr	3	0	32
S Gary Riner	2	1	24
ILB Sebastian Ellington	1	3	21
S Johnnie Oliver	1	2	32
CB Kaden Hostetler	1	1	32
S Howie Gumphrey	1	0	32
OLB Cary Norris	1	0	4
ILB Salvador Kerr	1	0	21
S Amos Blair	0	3	32

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Zack Johannsen	6	2	0	49
OLB Juan Valenti	6	1	0	71
S Rodney Cassidy	6	0	2	93
ILB Leo Pak	5	3	1	82
CB J.R. Austin	5	1	0	43
CB Gene Russell	5	1	0	81
CB Preston Lincoln	4	1	3	70
S Perry Whitley	3	2	0	71
OLB Vernon Austin	3	0	0	35
DE Danny Williamson	2	0	0	80
DT Nate Shaw	2	0	0	81
DE Harold Lester	1	1	0	70
OLB Emmitt Barber	1	0	0	42
ILB Jaylen Starks	0	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Houston	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Roberto Lynn	2	2	93
T Pete Dunn	2	2	93
T Bob Juedes	2	1	93

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Lamar Kennedy	2	6	0	30	32
C Jessie Bouton	2	5	1	30	32
G Bernard Fisher	1	8	1	30	32
G Roy O'Dauer	1	4	0	30	32
TE Duane Mitkov	1	2	0	14	12
T Hugh Hollins	0	1	0	30	32

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Ike Stene	1	24
Warren Meyer	1	24
Cary Norris	1	23
Bob Juedes	1	5

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Zachary Goguen	2	16
Harry Lamb	2	11
Giovanni Spencer	1	25

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Bob Juedes	2	93	---	---	5	100
G Roberto Lynn	2	93	---	---	5	100
RB Vernon Boyer	2	87	---	---	8	97
QB Brian Bernard	2	93	---	---	---	95
C Alexander Galloway	2	93	---	---	---	95
G Cris Procop	2	93	---	---	---	95
T Pete Dunn	2	93	---	---	---	95
WR Hayden Howe	2	87	---	---	---	89
TE Samuel Randell	2	87	---	---	---	89
S Amos Blair	---	---	30	32	2	64
S Howie Gumphrey	---	---	30	32	2	64
DE Mike Stadtmauer	---	---	30	32	2	64
CB Jonathan Kerr	---	---	30	32	2	64
CB Kaden Hostetler	---	---	30	32	2	64
S Johnnie Oliver	---	---	30	32	2	64
WR Grant Dodson	2	59	---	---	---	61
WR J.J. Hennessee	0	56	---	---	---	56
S Gary Riner	---	---	28	24	2	54
TE Eric Valdez	0	52	---	---	---	52
DE Wendell Donovan	---	---	11	20	10	41
ILB Salvador Kerr	---	---	17	21	2	40
ILB Sebastian Ellington	---	---	15	21	2	38
CB Dalton Glover	---	---	11	11	16	38
DT Alejandro Bernhardt	---	---	15	21	2	38
ILB Keith Richard	---	---	11	7	15	33
DE Cameron Wasserman	---	---	19	12	---	31
OLB Cary Norris	---	---	2	4	23	29
TE Warren Meyer	0	4	---	---	24	28
RB Ike Stene	0	0	---	---	24	24
WR Brett Weber	0	3	---	---	20	23
DT Casey Perrino	---	---	13	10	---	23
WR Joe Wilkins	2	19	---	---	---	21
WR Aaron Paoletti	0	0	---	---	19	19
S Norman Klecko	---	---	0	0	19	19
WR Efrain Chestnut	0	11	---	---	7	18
CB Alonzo Winslett	---	---	0	0	18	18
RB Elliot Mathews	0	0	---	---	16	16
DT Mackenzie Okuyama	---	---	3	2	8	13
T Rickey Filar	0	0	---	---	9	9
CB Dominic Fronimopoulos	---	---	3	3	---	6
OLB Harvey Curiel	---	---	2	4	---	6
G Orlando Thornton	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Ernest Hines	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Nathan Crane	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Walter Bedrich	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB David Lear	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Rodney Cassidy	---	---	2	93	1	96
ILB Leo Pak	---	---	2	82	1	85
CB Gene Russell	---	---	2	81	1	84
DE Danny Williamson	---	---	1	80	1	82
DT Nate Shaw	---	---	1	81	---	82
OLB Juan Valenti	---	---	2	71	---	73
S Perry Whitley	---	---	2	71	---	73
DE Harold Lester	---	---	2	70	1	73
T Hugh Hollins	30	32	---	---	10	72
G Bernard Fisher	30	32	---	---	10	72
TE Zachary Goguen	26	29	---	---	16	71
CB Preston Lincoln	---	---	1	70	---	71
DE Harry Walters	---	---	2	66	---	68
QB Leonardo Hudrlik	30	32	---	---	---	62
C Jessie Bouton	30	32	---	---	---	62
G Lamar Kennedy	30	32	---	---	---	62
G Roy O'Dauer	30	32	---	---	---	62
WR Myles Kientzy	29	32	---	---	---	61
RB Roy Caldwell	25	28	---	---	8	61
CB J.R. Austin	---	---	1	43	15	59
CB Zack Johannsen	---	---	2	49	2	53
WR Melvin Mills	22	26	---	---	4	52
WR Harry Lamb	19	18	---	---	11	48
OLB Emmitt Barber	---	---	1	42	1	44
OLB Bart Welch	---	---	0	15	24	39
S Donny Garner	---	---	0	23	16	39
OLB Vernon Austin	---	---	0	35	---	35
RB Glenn Martins	7	4	---	---	24	35
TE Don Papania	4	4	---	---	25	33
DT Kelvin Brock	---	---	1	27	5	33
TE Duane Mitkov	14	12	---	---	3	29
WR Dexter Herndon	4	7	---	---	17	28
RB Giovanni Spencer	0	0	---	---	25	25
ILB Jaylen Starks	---	---	0	8	8	16
CB Duane Tate	---	---	0	12	4	16
C Wes Clayton	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Junior Reeves	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Rico Van Pelt	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Jessie Blake	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Raul Borders	0	0	---	---	9	9
ILB Francisco Sandberg	---	---	0	0	4	4
OLB Frank Whalen	---	---	0	4	---	4
T Hardy Gliniak	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Jeremiah Dennis	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Kristopher Tubbs	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Alexis Ackerman	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	2	15	7.5
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	12	2.0
Middle	18	153	8.5
Right	3	16	5.3
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Bernard	88	49	4	2	5	13	9	4	6

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Leonardo Hudrlik	32	11	2	1	1	10	8	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	9	50	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	36	23	169	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	36	16	253	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	24	3.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	2	1	0.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	99	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Grant Dodson	27	15	2	141	1	59
WR J.J. Hennessee	25	13	1	131	1	56
WR Hayden Howe	22	12	1	100	0	87
TE Samuel Randell	7	5	1	66	1	87
WR Joe Wilkins	6	3	0	52	1	19
RB Vernon Boyer	1	1	0	6	0	87

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Zachary Goguen	12	4	1	74	2	29
WR Myles Kientzy	8	3	0	6	0	32
RB Roy Caldwell	5	2	0	6	0	28
WR Harry Lamb	2	0	0	0	0	18
TE Duane Mitkov	2	1	0	3	0	12
TE Don Papania	1	0	0	0	0	4
RB Glenn Martins	1	1	0	11	0	4
WR Melvin Mills	1	0	0	0	0	26

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Roy Caldwell	2	5	2.50	7.95

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Bernard	14	8	46	3.29	5.64

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Leonardo Hudrlik	5	3	13	2.60	3.13

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR J.J. Hennessee	6	2	9	1.50	5.24
WR Hayden Howe	3	2	15	5.00	4.55
WR Grant Dodson	3	3	11	3.67	5.22
TE Samuel Randell	2	1	11	5.50	9.43

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Myles Kientzy	2	1	-1	-0.50	0.75
RB Roy Caldwell	1	0	0	0.00	1.20
RB Glenn Martins	1	1	11	11.00	11.00
TE Duane Mitkov	1	1	3	3.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Roy Caldwell	3	2
QB Leonardo Hudrlik	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Bernard	17	9	8

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Leonardo Hudrlik	12	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.J. Hennessee	7	4	4
WR Hayden Howe	4	2	1
WR Joe Wilkins	3	1	1
TE Samuel Randell	2	1	1
WR Grant Dodson	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Myles Kientzy	5	2	0
TE Zachary Goguen	5	1	1
TE Don Papania	1	0	0
WR Melvin Mills	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 82,500 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,400 (26,800)
End Zone 18,300 (19,300)
Mezzanine 10,600 (11,100)
Sideline Seats 16,400 (17,000)
Club Seats 1,900 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	82,500 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,400 (26,800)
End Zone	18,300 (19,300)
Mezzanine	10,600 (11,100)
Sideline Seats	16,400 (17,000)
Club Seats	1,900 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)