Exhibition Week 5, 2079

played in Houston, TX

88 degrees, rain, 7 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings01300-13
Houston Texans33014-20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:11 HOU - Caden Buysse 41 field goal
2Q: 09:29 HOU - Caden Buysse 27 field goal
2Q: 07:55 MIN - Ernest Lyle 63 fumble return (Jamie Marsh extra point)
2Q: 04:12 MIN - Jamie Marsh 40 field goal
2Q: 00:22 MIN - Jamie Marsh 29 field goal
4Q: 05:31 HOU - Demetrius Reynolds 13 pass from Nathan Clements (Caden Buysse extra point)
4Q: 00:45 HOU - Nathan Clements 4 run (Caden Buysse extra point)

Team StatisticsMINHOU
Record3-12-2
First Downs1014
- by Rushing13
- by Passing910
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards309266
- Offensive Plays6069
- Yards per Play5.153.86
Net Rushing Yards3257
- Rushing Attempts1125
- Yards per Rush2.912.28
Net Passing Yards277209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt48 - 29 - 140 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards282237
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/54/28
- Yards per Pass Play5.654.75
Fumbles/Lost4/10/0
3rd Down Conversions4/167/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.18.1
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards5/357/42
Punt Returns/Yards3/124/47
Kick Returns/Yards2/421/21
Interception Ret./Yards1/111/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits23
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/12/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 31OWN 29
Time of Possession25:5934:01

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:32OWN 25625Punt
18:182:18OWN 30544Missed FG
12:031:12OWN 2537Punt
214:290:49OWN 452-1Interception
29:231:53OWN 24376Touchdown
25:271:23OPP 2532Field Goal
23:021:11OWN 213-3Punt
21:080:52OPP 39427Field Goal
312:584:26OWN 40737Missed FG
35:322:05OWN 12537Punt
30:102:22OWN 35658Fumble
49:101:17OWN 73-2Punt
45:250:51OWN 253-1Punt
43:060:49OWN 2436Punt
40:370:37OWN 25433Game
Houston Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:282:10OWN 2233Punt
16:003:57OWN 33743Field Goal
10:511:22OWN 1234Punt
213:404:1750840Field Goal
27:302:03OWN 373-4Punt
24:041:02OWN 2534Punt
21:510:43OWN 4035Interception
20:160:16OWN 252-7Half
315:002:02OWN 253-11Punt
38:323:00OWN 30614Punt
33:273:17OWN 1619Punt
412:483:38OWN 7624Punt
47:532:28OPP 40640Touchdown
44:341:28OWN 3937Punt
42:171:40OWN 40760Touchdown

Game MVP: Lenny Levitt, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Pat Krenn9252.78800
FB Hugh Sirmon133.00300
RB Ernest Lyle144.00400
HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Kristopher Johnston19392.05900
RB Kendrick Mueller461.50400
QB Nathan Clements144.00401
QB D.J. Keeley188.00800

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Adrian Caswell30181720/0034076.0
Levi Burkhead18111101/5036155.3
HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Nathan Clements27161534/28126172.0
D.J. Keeley1311840/0029093.6

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Grady Burks610345.6726280
RB Pat Krenn6116811.3367360
WR Pete Larry456416.0015310
TE Terrell Bible35237.671140
WR Gene Miceli364715.6726340
TE Jeremy Juckett242713.5010240
RB Ernest Lyle2231.50040
FB Hugh Sirmon1177.00670
TE Zachery Hipp1333.00030
WR Randall Michalewicz1166.00060
HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Deon Zimmerman585210.407250
WR Victor Holzberger364916.3310290
WR Santiago Forsythe344113.674200
RB Kristopher Johnston3300.00050
TE Van Otomo34134.33080
WR Brian Shiver3562.00060
TE Buddy Ratto223015.005260
WR Demetrius Reynolds224120.5021281
TE Alfred Aalders2321.00010
RB Kendrick Mueller1233.00030
RB Donte Crutchfield0100.00000

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
S Sawyer Harkins11111.000
HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Renaldo Lapointe100.000

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
RB Pat Krenn2000
WR Randall Michalewicz1000
WR Pete Larry1000
RB Ernest Lyle0101
WR Grady Burks0100
C Jeremy Tyler0100
HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
OLB Lenny Levitt0100
DT Sam Stortz0010
CB Rondell Medley0010
S Ralph Lane0010
OLB Vernon Herek0010

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Leon Bogan731645.138.4502
HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
A.J. Toscano937341.440.1623

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jamie Marsh2/41/30/0401/1
HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Caden Buysse2/21/10/0412/2

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Dustin Vilma3124.00
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Nate Duncan44711.80

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Dustin Vilma24221.00
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Demetrius Reynolds12121.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Les Leyh710.02544
DE Darnell Wright512.02544
ILB Darius Collier510.01726
CB Christopher Knutzen510.01732
ILB Sebastian Hamilton510.01020
OLB Joey Cornehl500.01722
S Sawyer Harkins420.02544
DE Rodolfo Sherp311.01628
DT Eddie Hodges300.01942
CB Grant Meier300.01637
OLB Bryant Upshaw300.01321
DT Tracy Fisher111.0814
DT Jeffrey Henderson130.01625
DE Adam Fisk110.0916
DT Justin Sigmon100.077
CB Jamal Starks100.0815
S Dustin Vilma100.01018
WR Gene Miceli10---------
OLB Vince Burns010.067
HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Glenn Boyd1030.01144
S Ralph Lane510.0743
OLB Lenny Levitt411.01149
OLB Vernon Herek410.0835
S Quentin Clinton400.0835
S Collin Darchi310.0725
CB Renaldo Lapointe300.0312
CB Rondell Medley200.0529
ILB Derrick Runyon200.0516
DT Sam Stortz110.0424
CB Nate Duncan110.0537
WR Victor Holzberger10---------
CB David Edwards100.0226
CB Jose Tatum100.0613
DE Spencer Tyler010.0613
OLB Keegan Harden010.0314

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Darnell Wright2.001344
DE Rodolfo Sherp1.001028
DT Tracy Fisher1.000114
DE Adam Fisk0.002316
DT Eddie Hodges0.000142
HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Lenny Levitt1.003049
DE Grady Mahoney0.010036
OLB Vernon Herek0.001035

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Les Leyh52044
CB Christopher Knutzen50032
S Sawyer Harkins41144
ILB Sebastian Hamilton31020
ILB Darius Collier30026
DE Adam Fisk10016
OLB Joey Cornehl10022
CB Jamal Starks10015
CB Grant Meier10037
DE Darnell Wright10044
OLB Bryant Upshaw10021
S Dustin Vilma10018
CB Manuel Leathers01017
HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Glenn Boyd72044
S Ralph Lane41043
S Quentin Clinton31035
OLB Lenny Levitt31049
CB Renaldo Lapointe30112
CB Rondell Medley30029
OLB Vernon Herek21035
CB Nate Duncan11037
CB David Edwards10026
ILB Derrick Runyon10016
CB Jose Tatum10013
OLB Keegan Harden01014

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Jeremy Tyler13011049
FB Hugh Sirmon1103010
T Conner Spiliotis0207122
G Horace Maxwell02011049
T Tony Camudgeon01011049
TE Zachery Hipp0103010
G Morris Daughtry0107022
HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Chandler Bridges25025244
T Andres Bonar15025244
G Kelly Levine06025044
C Clyde Everett04025044
T Carter Whiting02015022
G Jessie Giles01010022

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Jeremy Juckett129
Joey Cornehl125
Manuel Leathers119
Bryant Upshaw111
Pat Krenn111
HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Carter Whiting216
Vernon Herek126
Van Otomo126
Santiago Forsythe118

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
WR Grady Burks945------2276
S Sawyer Harkins------2544776
G Horace Maxwell1149------1171
T Tony Camudgeon1149------1171
DE Darnell Wright------2544271
CB Les Leyh------2544271
TE Jeremy Juckett433------2966
OLB Joey Cornehl------17222564
DT Eddie Hodges------1942263
C Jeremy Tyler1149---------60
CB Christopher Knutzen------17321059
ILB Darius Collier------17261457
RB Pat Krenn1036------1157
CB Grant Meier------1637---53
DE Rodolfo Sherp------1628953
DT Jeffrey Henderson------16251051
CB Manuel Leathers------10171946
OLB Bryant Upshaw------13211145
S Dustin Vilma------10181644
TE Terrell Bible931---------40
G Morris Daughtry722------1140
T Conner Spiliotis722------1140
FB Hugh Sirmon310------2235
QB Adrian Caswell430---------34
WR Gene Miceli528---------33
ILB Sebastian Hamilton------1020232
G Owen Dotson427---------31
T Pedro Sellers427---------31
WR Pete Larry524---------29
DE Adam Fisk------916227
QB Levi Burkhead719---------26
CB Jamal Starks------815124
DT Tracy Fisher------814---22
WR Randall Michalewicz615---------21
RB Gilbert Sills00------2020
S Randall Muirbrook------001818
DT Justin Sigmon------77115
OLB Vince Burns------67215
TE Zachery Hipp310---------13
RB Ernest Lyle111---------12
WR Phil Arnold02------911
C Frank Wilcox00------1111
P Leon Bogan00------1111
K Jamie Marsh00------88
CB Dusty Rivera------1517
C Shannon Talley00---------0
HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
RB Kristopher Johnston2133------2680
T Chandler Bridges2544------978
TE Van Otomo1827------2671
C Clyde Everett2544---------69
OLB Vernon Herek------8352669
T Andres Bonar2544---------69
G Kelly Levine2544---------69
OLB Lenny Levitt------1149464
S Quentin Clinton------8351962
WR Victor Holzberger2239---------61
OLB Glenn Boyd------1144459
CB Nate Duncan------5371456
WR Deon Zimmerman1631------956
T Carter Whiting1522------1653
S Ralph Lane------743252
CB Rondell Medley------5291751
DE Grady Mahoney------4361151
QB Nathan Clements1731---------48
DE Quinn Mathis------538447
WR Santiago Forsythe1011------1839
TE Buddy Ratto1326---------39
CB David Edwards------226937
S Collin Darchi------725335
DT Sam Stortz------424634
G Jessie Giles1022---------32
ILB Derrick Runyon------5161132
WR Demetrius Reynolds918------431
RB Donte Crutchfield32------2025
CB Ruben Schmid------713323
TE Alfred Aalders47------1223
QB D.J. Keeley813---------21
WR Brian Shiver516---------21
OLB Keegan Harden------314320
RB Kendrick Mueller410------620
DE Spencer Tyler------613---19
DE Kody Tucker------712---19
CB Jose Tatum------613---19
DT Benjamin Angelone------711---18
CB Renaldo Lapointe------312318
DT Cristian Mueller------010212
C Giovanni Gillespie00------1111
P A.J. Toscano00------1111
C Eli Schenck00------1111
G Alfredo Cobbs00------1111
K Caden Buysse00------77
DT Gregory Gray------0437

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left144.0
Middle8151.9
Right2136.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4153.8
Middle18402.2
Right320.7
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Adrian Caswell30184216200
Levi Burkhead18113112201
HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Nathan Clements27163124351
D.J. Keeley13112001130

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)2210853.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)85455.6
Long (19+ Yds)325618.7
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen9480.9
Short (0-8 Yds)1513583.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)106717.1
Long (19+ Yds)6410016.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
RB Pat Krenn116168236
WR Grady Burks106134145
WR Gene Miceli63047128
TE Terrell Bible53023031
WR Pete Larry54064224
TE Jeremy Juckett42027133
TE Zachery Hipp3103010
RB Ernest Lyle2203011
FB Hugh Sirmon1107010
WR Randall Michalewicz1106015
HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Deon Zimmerman85152131
WR Victor Holzberger63049139
WR Brian Shiver5306016
WR Santiago Forsythe43141111
TE Van Otomo43013027
RB Kristopher Johnston3300033
TE Alfred Aalders320207
TE Buddy Ratto22030126
WR Demetrius Reynolds22041118
RB Kendrick Mueller2103010
RB Donte Crutchfield100002

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
QB Nathan Clements144.004.00
RB Kristopher Johnston100.002.05

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Adrian Caswell42-1-0.255.73
HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Nathan Clements31134.335.67
D.J. Keeley32-3-1.006.46

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Grady Burks11-4-4.003.40
TE Jeremy Juckett1133.006.75
TE Zachery Hipp1000.001.00
RB Pat Krenn1000.006.18
HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Victor Holzberger1000.008.17
WR Demetrius Reynolds111313.0020.50
RB Kendrick Mueller1000.001.50
WR Deon Zimmerman1000.006.50
RB Kristopher Johnston11-4-4.000.00
WR Brian Shiver1111.001.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
HoustonRushesConversions
RB Kristopher Johnston21
RB Kendrick Mueller10

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Adrian Caswell942
Levi Burkhead642
HoustonAttCompConversions
Nathan Clements1075
D.J. Keeley431

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Grady Burks321
TE Terrell Bible211
RB Ernest Lyle220
TE Zachery Hipp200
WR Gene Miceli200
WR Pete Larry211
WR Randall Michalewicz111
RB Pat Krenn110
HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR Deon Zimmerman333
WR Santiago Forsythe221
RB Kendrick Mueller210
TE Van Otomo210
WR Brian Shiver200
WR Victor Holzberger111
TE Buddy Ratto110
WR Demetrius Reynolds111

SectionAttendance
Stadium28,100 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck4,900 (18,200)
End Zone3,800 (13,200)
Mezzanine2,500 (7,600)
Sideline Seats3,500 (11,700)
Club Seats6,300 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes7,100 (9,500)