Week 16, 2072

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:20 HOU - Darnell Kuffrey 4 run (Angel Graham extra point)
1Q: 03:54 MIN - Mickey Sullivan 27 pass from Levi Burkhead (Jace Shepard extra point)
2Q: 11:14 MIN - Jace Shepard 33 field goal
2Q: 01:26 HOU - Lewis Clemons 13 pass from Darnell Kuffrey (Angel Graham extra point)
3Q: 02:15 MIN - Claude Foreman 1 run (Jace Shepard extra point)
4Q: 02:33 MIN - Jace Shepard 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:20 HOU - Darnell Kuffrey 4 run (Angel Graham extra point)
1Q: 03:54 MIN - Mickey Sullivan 27 pass from Levi Burkhead (Jace Shepard extra point)
2Q: 11:14 MIN - Jace Shepard 33 field goal
2Q: 01:26 HOU - Lewis Clemons 13 pass from Darnell Kuffrey (Angel Graham extra point)
3Q: 02:15 MIN - Claude Foreman 1 run (Jace Shepard extra point)
4Q: 02:33 MIN - Jace Shepard 47 field goal

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 7-8 10-5
First Downs 18 19
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 9 14
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 316 362
- Offensive Plays 63 68
- Yards per Play 5.02 5.32
Net Rushing Yards 99 75
- Rushing Attempts 21 33
- Yards per Rush 4.71 2.27
Net Passing Yards 217 287
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 20 - 0 32 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 223 304
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 5.17 8.20
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/20 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 5/54 3/2
Kick Returns/Yards 3/70 2/49
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 27
Time of Possession 23:51 36:09

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	7-8	10-5
First Downs	18	19
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	9	14
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	316	362
- Offensive Plays	63	68
- Yards per Play	5.02	5.32
Net Rushing Yards	99	75
- Rushing Attempts	21	33
- Yards per Rush	4.71	2.27
Net Passing Yards	217	287
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 20 - 0	32 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	223	304
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	5.17	8.20
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/20	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	5/54	3/2
Kick Returns/Yards	3/70	2/49
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 27
Time of Possession	23:51	36:09

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:55	3:43	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
1	3:43	3:26	OWN 25	7	37	Missed FG
2	11:06	3:39	OWN 25	6	15	Punt
2	5:08	3:49	OWN 34	11	66	Touchdown
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 46	1	24	Half
3	15:00	2:48	OWN 22	4	10	Punt
3	10:14	0:30	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
3	2:08	2:53	OWN 29	5	13	Punt
4	10:04	0:44	OWN 38	3	3	Punt
4	8:01	0:57	OPP 48	3	9	Punt
4	2:28	1:03	OWN 43	7	39	Downs
4	0:47	0:47	OWN 38	5	22	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:05	OWN 25	5	17	Punt
1	8:12	4:29	OWN 42	8	58	Touchdown
1	0:17	4:11	OWN 45	9	39	Field Goal
2	7:27	2:19	OWN 14	4	22	Punt
2	1:19	1:08	OWN 36	4	25	Missed FG
3	12:12	1:58	OWN 24	3	7	Punt
3	9:44	7:36	OWN 27	15	73	Touchdown
4	14:15	4:11	OWN 22	8	40	Fumble
4	9:20	1:19	OWN 26	3	1	Punt
4	7:04	4:36	OWN 20	6	50	Field Goal
4	1:25	0:38	OWN 18	3	5	Punt

Game MVP: Darnell Kuffrey, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Lewis Clemons	8	28	3.50	9	0	0
RB Kim Robinson	7	31	4.43	12	2	0
QB Darnell Kuffrey	5	32	6.40	10	1	1
WR Gilbert Loukas	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Nickolas Parsley	19	36	1.89	11	1	0
RB Claude Foreman	6	19	3.17	9	0	1
QB Levi Burkhead	3	14	4.67	6	0	0
RB Malik Carter	3	5	1.67	6	0	0
WR Chad Sutter	2	1	0.50	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Darnell Kuffrey	41	20	223	1/6	1	36	0	73.5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Levi Burkhead	32	26	304	3/17	1	44	0	116.7

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gilbert Loukas	5	11	104	20.80	26	36	0
WR Vinny Kirkaldie	4	9	61	15.25	32	30	0
RB Kim Robinson	4	6	35	8.75	34	27	0
RB Lewis Clemons	2	2	21	10.50	0	13	1
WR Dale Kennedy	2	4	0	0.00	0	1	0
WR J.J. Hennessee	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Elliot Grice	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
TE Ernie Giles	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Jeremy Kerr	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chad Sutter	6	7	101	16.83	31	44	0
TE Mickey Sullivan	5	5	61	12.20	27	27	1
WR Grady Burks	4	5	25	6.25	6	11	0
WR Gustavo Wynn	3	3	65	21.67	24	38	0
RB Claude Foreman	2	2	12	6.00	0	6	0
TE Marshall Kennedy	2	4	17	8.50	4	11	0
TE Vernon Adams	2	2	19	9.50	18	15	0
RB Nickolas Parsley	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
RB Malik Carter	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB Rodney Bridges	1	0	0
DT Alejandro Bernhardt	0	1	0
CB Trent Corbett	0	1	0
DE Vince Coward	0	0	2
S Roderick Green	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Levi Burkhead	3	0	0
T Spencer Henselman	0	1	0
WR Grady Burks	0	1	0
TE Marshall Kennedy	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roberto Alston	6	243	40.5	36.8	47	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Carlos McNeil	5	209	41.8	31.0	54	0

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Angel Graham	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jace Shepard	2/3	1/2	0/1	47	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rodney Bridges	5	54	10.8	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ian Patmon	3	2	0.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darryl Porter	3	70	23.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reggie Stedman	2	49	24.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Roderick Green	8	1	0.0	32	35
ILB Spencer Hanson	7	2	0.0	15	16
CB Rick Fink	6	0	0.0	31	35
DE Vince Coward	5	1	1.5	25	23
CB Rodney Bridges	5	0	0.0	23	23
ILB Dylan Klecko	4	4	0.0	26	23
DT Alejandro Bernhardt	4	1	0.0	24	20
OLB Salvador Alcott	4	0	0.0	14	15
DE Riley King	3	2	1.5	27	29
OLB Kevin Daehnke	3	0	0.0	12	14
DE Ethan Rogero	2	1	0.0	14	25
DT Enrique Schulz	2	0	0.0	30	27
OLB Marvin Taylor	2	0	0.0	8	14
S Warren Nunley	1	1	0.0	8	12
CB Seth Lane	1	1	0.0	14	13
CB Trent Corbett	1	1	0.0	3	2
DE D.J. Myers	1	0	0.0	6	10
S Darryl Porter	0	3	0.0	26	23
CB Mario Stone	0	2	0.0	18	20

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Amari Samuels	5	2	0.0	20	41
DE Jorge Accimus	5	1	0.0	19	24
OLB Giovanni O'Neill	4	1	0.0	20	35
CB Ian Patmon	4	1	0.0	14	30
S Jorge Ellard	4	1	0.0	13	33
DT Nate Warren	3	0	1.0	19	33
S Al Batch	3	1	0.0	21	40
CB Keegan Jenkins	3	1	0.0	21	40
ILB Reginald Jamison	2	2	0.0	14	26
DT Bruce Bertrand	2	1	0.0	20	34
CB Blaine Klepfer	2	0	0.0	8	10
ILB Darius Collier	1	1	0.0	7	16
OLB Zachary Upshaw	1	0	0.0	6	8
DE Edwin Andrews	1	0	0.0	18	24
CB Reggie Stedman	0	1	0.0	3	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Riley King	1.5	1	0	29
DE Vince Coward	1.5	0	0	23
DT Enrique Schulz	0.0	0	1	27

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Nate Warren	1.0	0	2	1	33
DE Adam Fisk	0.0	2	0	0	17
OLB Giovanni O'Neill	0.0	1	0	0	35
DT Nathan Levine	0.0	1	0	0	16
DE Jorge Accimus	0.0	0	2	0	24
DE Edwin Andrews	0.0	0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Rodney Bridges	5	0	23
S Roderick Green	4	0	35
OLB Salvador Alcott	4	0	15
ILB Spencer Hanson	2	1	16
OLB Kevin Daehnke	2	0	14
CB Rick Fink	2	0	35
CB Seth Lane	1	1	13
DT Alejandro Bernhardt	1	0	20
S Warren Nunley	1	0	12
DE D.J. Myers	1	0	10
OLB Marvin Taylor	1	0	14
DE Vince Coward	1	0	23
CB Trent Corbett	1	0	2
ILB Dylan Klecko	0	1	23

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ian Patmon	4	1	30
CB Keegan Jenkins	3	1	40
S Al Batch	3	0	40
ILB Reginald Jamison	2	1	26
CB Amari Samuels	2	1	41
DE Jorge Accimus	1	0	24
OLB Giovanni O'Neill	1	0	35
OLB Zachary Upshaw	1	0	8
CB Blaine Klepfer	1	0	10
S Jorge Ellard	1	0	33
ILB Darius Collier	1	0	16
CB Reggie Stedman	0	1	11
OLB Thomas Kerr	0	1	19

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Leland Monroe	3	5	21	0	42
C Josue Arcenaux	3	3	21	0	42
G Caden VanderLey	1	3	21	0	42
T Rickey Filar	1	1	21	0	42
T Bubba Ford	0	6	21	0	42
TE Ernie Giles	0	0	15	1	28

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Kurt Swartz	3	9	33	1	35
G Owen Dotson	3	7	33	1	35
T Phillip Marsh	1	7	33	0	35
T Spencer Henselman	1	3	33	1	35
C Jeremy Tyler	1	3	33	0	35
TE Mickey Sullivan	0	2	29	0	33

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Vince Coward	2	9
Marvin Taylor	1	22
Eli Owens	1	7
Santiago Oxenby	1	7

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Marshall Kennedy	4	22
Jeremy Tyler	3	10
Melvin Mills	1	17

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Roderick Green	---	---	32	35	3	70
G Caden VanderLey	21	42	---	---	7	70
CB Rick Fink	---	---	31	35	3	69
T Rickey Filar	21	42	---	---	---	63
T Bubba Ford	21	42	---	---	---	63
G Leland Monroe	21	42	---	---	---	63
QB Darnell Kuffrey	21	42	---	---	---	63
C Josue Arcenaux	21	42	---	---	---	63
WR Gilbert Loukas	20	41	---	---	---	61
WR Vinny Kirkaldie	19	40	---	---	---	59
DT Enrique Schulz	---	---	30	27	2	59
DE Riley King	---	---	27	29	1	57
DE Vince Coward	---	---	25	23	9	57
S Darryl Porter	---	---	26	23	5	54
CB Rodney Bridges	---	---	23	23	6	52
DT Alejandro Bernhardt	---	---	24	20	8	52
RB Kim Robinson	10	25	---	---	14	49
ILB Dylan Klecko	---	---	26	23	---	49
WR Dale Kennedy	16	26	---	---	6	48
OLB Kevin Daehnke	---	---	12	14	20	46
TE Ernie Giles	15	28	---	---	2	45
OLB Marvin Taylor	---	---	8	14	22	44
CB Seth Lane	---	---	14	13	16	43
DE Ethan Rogero	---	---	14	25	3	42
CB Mario Stone	---	---	18	20	3	41
TE Jeremy Kerr	5	16	---	---	18	39
S Warren Nunley	---	---	8	12	16	36
ILB Spencer Hanson	---	---	15	16	1	32
OLB Salvador Alcott	---	---	14	15	1	30
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	5	10	---	---	14	29
WR J.J. Hennessee	2	8	---	---	14	24
DE Rusty Crane	---	---	7	6	6	19
RB Lewis Clemons	9	9	---	---	1	19
DE D.J. Myers	---	---	6	10	2	18
WR Eli Owens	1	4	---	---	7	12
CB Trent Corbett	---	---	3	2	4	9
G Gus Rafie	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Roy Bush	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Colton Boone	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Roberto Alston	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Santiago Oxenby	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Angel Graham	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Elliot Grice	1	2	---	---	---	3
TE Riley Wooden	2	1	---	---	---	3
C Edwin Branch	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Rex Tiller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Jeremy Tyler	33	35	---	---	10	78
G Owen Dotson	33	35	---	---	8	76
WR Chad Sutter	33	35	---	---	---	68
G Kurt Swartz	33	35	---	---	---	68
T Phillip Marsh	33	35	---	---	---	68
T Spencer Henselman	33	35	---	---	---	68
QB Levi Burkhead	33	35	---	---	---	68
CB Amari Samuels	---	---	20	41	1	62
S Al Batch	---	---	21	40	1	62
CB Keegan Jenkins	---	---	21	40	1	62
TE Mickey Sullivan	29	33	---	---	---	62
WR Grady Burks	30	29	---	---	---	59
OLB Giovanni O'Neill	---	---	20	35	1	56
DT Bruce Bertrand	---	---	20	34	---	54
DT Nate Warren	---	---	19	33	1	53
CB Ian Patmon	---	---	14	30	8	52
TE Marshall Kennedy	8	19	---	---	22	49
S Jorge Ellard	---	---	13	33	1	47
DE Jorge Accimus	---	---	19	24	---	43
ILB Reginald Jamison	---	---	14	26	2	42
DE Edwin Andrews	---	---	18	24	---	42
OLB Thomas Kerr	---	---	2	19	20	41
RB Claude Foreman	9	10	---	---	22	41
RB Nickolas Parsley	22	17	---	---	---	39
WR Gustavo Wynn	24	14	---	---	---	38
CB Reggie Stedman	---	---	3	11	14	28
DT Nathan Levine	---	---	3	16	7	26
DE Adam Fisk	---	---	2	17	7	26
RB Malik Carter	4	10	---	---	11	25
ILB Darius Collier	---	---	7	16	---	23
CB Blaine Klepfer	---	---	8	10	3	21
TE Vernon Adams	2	6	---	---	10	18
WR Melvin Mills	0	0	---	---	17	17
S Johnnie Oliver	---	---	0	2	14	16
WR Wesley Sisk	4	2	---	---	8	14
OLB Zachary Upshaw	---	---	6	8	---	14
CB Mack Bishop	---	---	0	1	8	9
K Jace Shepard	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Jim Donovan	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Chase Asquith	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Carlos McNeil	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Colby Whitfield	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Riddick McGee	---	---	0	0	8	8
T Ricky Fairley	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Ernest Primeau	---	---	1	2	---	3
QB Abraham Gaylor	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	18	9.0
Middle	12	71	5.9
Right	7	10	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	17	1.5
Middle	12	41	3.4
Right	10	17	1.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Darnell Kuffrey	41	20	6	2	3	6	5	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Levi Burkhead	32	26	3	1	1	3	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	32	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	7	76	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	57	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	58	9.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	58	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	108	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	94	13.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	44	44.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gilbert Loukas	11	5	2	104	3	41
WR Vinny Kirkaldie	9	4	1	61	2	40
RB Kim Robinson	6	4	0	35	1	25
WR Dale Kennedy	4	2	0	0	0	26
TE Ernie Giles	3	1	0	3	0	28
WR J.J. Hennessee	2	1	0	3	0	8
TE Jeremy Kerr	2	0	0	0	0	16
RB Lewis Clemons	2	2	0	21	0	9
RB Elliot Grice	1	1	0	-4	0	2

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chad Sutter	7	6	1	101	1	35
TE Mickey Sullivan	5	5	0	61	1	33
WR Grady Burks	5	4	0	25	0	29
TE Marshall Kennedy	4	2	0	17	0	19
WR Gustavo Wynn	3	3	0	65	1	14
RB Claude Foreman	2	2	0	12	0	10
RB Nickolas Parsley	2	1	0	-4	0	17
RB Malik Carter	2	1	0	8	0	10
TE Vernon Adams	2	2	0	19	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Darnell Kuffrey	1	4	4.00	6.40
RB Kim Robinson	1	0	0.00	4.43

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
WR Chad Sutter	2	1	0.50	0.50
RB Claude Foreman	2	10	5.00	3.17
RB Nickolas Parsley	2	0	0.00	1.89

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Darnell Kuffrey	5	1	13	2.60	5.44

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vinny Kirkaldie	2	0	0	0.00	6.78
RB Lewis Clemons	1	1	13	13.00	10.50
WR Gilbert Loukas	1	0	0	0.00	9.45
RB Kim Robinson	1	0	0	0.00	5.83

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Kim Robinson	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Malik Carter	2	0
QB Levi Burkhead	1	0
RB Claude Foreman	1	1
RB Nickolas Parsley	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Darnell Kuffrey	13	8	5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Levi Burkhead	11	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vinny Kirkaldie	4	2	1
WR Gilbert Loukas	4	3	2
RB Kim Robinson	3	2	2
WR Dale Kennedy	2	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chad Sutter	4	4	2
RB Malik Carter	2	1	1
TE Marshall Kennedy	1	1	1
WR Gustavo Wynn	1	1	1
TE Mickey Sullivan	1	1	0
TE Vernon Adams	1	1	0
WR Grady Burks	1	0	0

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)