| Played in Houston, TX, weather: 56 degrees, fair, calm. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Mason Crosby kicked off 65 yards from the HOU30. Wayne Calixto returned the ball 23 yards to the MIN28. Tackled by Jon Beason. |
| 1-10-MIN28 (1Q: 14:25) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to TE Ike Dodge for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Lawrence Fisk. Dodge gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (1Q: 13:56) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Eddie Royal for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Lawrence Fisk. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU44 (1Q: 13:09) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Eddie Royal for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Casey Donovan. |
| 2-5-HOU39 (1Q: 12:37) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Emmitt Palmer. DE Derrick Harvey drove right through O.J. Riley to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-5-HOU39 (1Q: 12:31) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Eddie Royal for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Antonio Giles, assisted by S Alvin Elkins. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-HOU38 (1Q: 11:43) Kevin Huber punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (1Q: 11:36) Mitchell Gallier pass was dropped by WR Preston Beadnell. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU20 (1Q: 11:26) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to TE T.J. Ross for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Chad Neasman. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-12-HOU18 (1Q: 11:05) LeSean McCoy ran around the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Shawn Carpenter, assisted by DE Tim Crowder. Key block delivered by T.J. Ross. |
| 4-1-HOU29 (1Q: 10:23) Les Hardy punted 57 yards. Allen Weber returned the kick 0 yards to the MIN14. Tackled by Jon Beason. |
| 1-10-MIN14 (1Q: 10:16) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Glen Wayne. Palmer gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (1Q: 09:44) Howard Harrison ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Antonio Giles. Key block delivered by A.J. Murray. |
| 2-3-MIN32 (1Q: 09:05) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-8-MIN27 (1Q: 08:58) Matty Ice Ryan sacked by OLB Herb Hampton for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Stanley Olmstead. |
| 3-16-MIN19 (1Q: 08:13) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Emmitt Palmer. OLB Herb Hampton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-16-MIN19 (1Q: 08:00) Kevin Huber punted 58 yards. Dean Rivers returned the kick 12 yards to the HOU35. Tackled by Uche Nwaneri. |
| 1-10-HOU35 (1Q: 07:50) LeSean McCoy ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Scottie Benton, assisted by S Allen Weber. |
| 2-6-HOU39 (1Q: 07:28) LeSean McCoy ran a trap outside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor, assisted by DT Scottie Benton. |
| 3-4-HOU41 (1Q: 07:05) Mitchell Gallier pass was dropped by FB Jumbo Wheeler. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-HOU41 (1Q: 06:59) Les Hardy punted 56 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN03. |
| 1-10-MIN03 (1Q: 06:52) Leon Beltramini ran inside the left tackle for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Glen Wayne. Key block delivered by Levon McIntyre. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (1Q: 06:17) Tom Lee ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jon Beason, assisted by ILB Lawrence Fisk. |
| 2-8-MIN27 (1Q: 05:39) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Jon Beason. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Palmer gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (1Q: 05:06) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DT Levon Jacobs. Palmer gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU47 (1Q: 04:33) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Peter Heuvicq. Palmer gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-2-HOU39 (1Q: 03:55) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR The Brizz Brizzolara for 18 yards. Tackled by ILB Lawrence Fisk. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Brizzolara gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU21 (1Q: 03:24) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 21 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Palmer gained 22 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 6, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 03:24) Extra point by Ron Kariger was good. Minnesota 7, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 03:13) Ron Kariger kicked off 71 yards from the MIN30. Preston Beadnell returned the ball 12 yards to the HOU11. Tackled by David Johnson. |
| 1-10-HOU11 (1Q: 02:48) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to WR Preston Beadnell for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Desmond Hout, assisted by OLB Fernando Sanford. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-2-HOU19 (1Q: 02:12) LeSean McCoy ran around left end for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Harvey Emmons. Key block delivered by Gosder Cherilus. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (1Q: 01:32) Mitchell Gallier pass was dropped by TE T.J. Ross. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU30 (1Q: 01:22) LeSean McCoy ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Tim Crowder. |
| 3-11-HOU29 (1Q: 01:00) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to WR Preston Beadnell for 10 yards. Tackled by S R.J. Dodge. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-1-HOU39 (1Q: 00:39) Les Hardy punted 57 yards. Allen Weber returned the kick 14 yards to the MIN18. Tackled by Tony Coffey. |
| 1-10-MIN18 (1Q: 00:32) Matt Ryan pass completed to RB Howard Harrison for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Alex Rivera. |
| 2-7-MIN21 (1Q: 00:04) Howard Harrison ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Kent Jarvis, assisted by CB Glen Wayne. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-6-MIN22 (2Q: 15:00) Matt Ryan pass was dropped by WR Eddie Royal. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-MIN22 (2Q: 14:57) Kevin Huber punted 50 yards. Dean Rivers returned the kick 10 yards to the HOU38. PENALTY: Houston was called for an Illegal Use of Hands on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-HOU22 (2Q: 14:49) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to TE T.J. Ross for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Desmond Hout. Ross gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU34 (2Q: 14:21) Mitchell Gallier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Brown. CB Chad Neasman knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 2-10-HOU34 (2Q: 14:12) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to WR Dwight Donovan for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Harry Anaya, assisted by OLB Harvey Emmons. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU44 (2Q: 13:35) LeSean McCoy ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Harvey Emmons, assisted by ILB Lester Jacobs. OLB Harvey Emmons crushed Matt Slauson to wreck the play. PENALTY: Houston was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 1-20-HOU34 (2Q: 13:25) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to RB LeSean McCoy for 3 yards. Tackled by S Harry Anaya. McCoy gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-30-HOU24 (2Q: 13:16) Mitchell Gallier pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Russell Lucas. DE Shawn Carpenter blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-40-HOU14 (2Q: 13:03) Mitchell Gallier sacked by DE Tim Crowder for a loss of 10 yards. Sack allowed by Matt Slauson. |
| 2-50-HOU04 (2Q: 12:33) Mitchell Gallier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Brown. S Caleb Campbell defended the pass. |
| 3-50-HOU04 (2Q: 12:29) LeSean McCoy ran inside the right guard for 9 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber. |
| 4-41-HOU13 (2Q: 12:01) Les Hardy punted 36 yards. Allen Weber returned the kick -2 yards to the MIN49. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Running into the Kicker. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (2Q: 11:50) Howard Harrison ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Lawrence Fisk, assisted by S Kent Jarvis. |
| 2-10-MIN49 (2Q: 11:19) Howard Harrison ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by S Antonio Giles. Key block delivered by Uche Nwaneri. |
| 3-1-HOU42 (2Q: 10:35) Tom Lee ran a trap outside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Tyrell Johnson. |
| 4-4-HOU45 (2Q: 09:50) Kevin Huber punted 42 yards. The ball was downed at the HOU03. |
| 1-10-HOU03 (2Q: 09:39) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to RB LeSean McCoy for 6 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber. |
| 2-4-HOU09 (2Q: 09:06) LeSean McCoy ran around left end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Harvey Emmons. |
| 3-1-HOU12 (2Q: 08:30) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to WR Preston Beadnell for 2 yards. Tackled by S R.J. Dodge. |
| 1-10-HOU14 (2Q: 07:53) LeSean McCoy ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber. |
| 2-6-HOU18 (2Q: 07:21) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to RB LeSean McCoy for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor, assisted by OLB Fernando Sanford. McCoy gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU26 (2Q: 06:45) Alonzo Wire ran around left end for 5 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Chad Neasman, assisted by DE Tim Crowder. Key block delivered by Gosder Cherilus. |
| 2-5-HOU31 (2Q: 06:11) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to TE John Carlson for 14 yards. Tackled by S R.J. Dodge, assisted by S Allen Weber. Carlson gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU45 (2Q: 05:42) LeSean McCoy ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. Key block delivered by Matt Slauson. |
| 2-5-HOU50 (2Q: 04:56) LeSean McCoy ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Harvey Emmons, assisted by DE Tim Crowder. Minnesota's R.J. Dodge was hurt on the play. This appears to be a very serious quadriceps injury. |
| 3-3-MIN48 (2Q: 04:33) Mitchell Gallier pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Bob Brown. DT Scottie Benton blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-MIN48 (2Q: 04:28) Les Hardy punted 48 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 04:23) Matt Ryan pass completed to RB Howard Harrison for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE Bryan Smith. |
| 2-1-MIN29 (2Q: 03:40) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Jon Beason. Palmer gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (2Q: 03:10) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Casey Donovan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Palmer gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU35 (2Q: 02:33) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 22 yards. Tackled by ILB Lawrence Fisk. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Palmer gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-HOU13 (2Q: 02:00) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-HOU18 (2Q: 02:00) Tom Lee ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Kent Jarvis. Key block delivered by O.J. Riley. |
| 2-8-HOU11 (2Q: 01:13) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-13-HOU16 (2Q: 01:13) Matty Ice Ryan pass was intended for WR Eddie Royal and was intercepted by S Antonio Giles at the HOU01. The interception was returned 25 yards. Tackled by Eddie Royal. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU26 (2Q: 01:00) Mitchell Gallier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Russell Lucas. OLB Harvey Emmons defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU26 (2Q: 00:51) Mitchell Gallier sacked by DT Scottie Benton for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Wesley Covington. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Mitchell Gallier on the HOU20. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 3-16-HOU20 (2Q: 00:44) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to FB Dominic Evans for 12 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 4-4-HOU32 (2Q: 00:32) Les Hardy punted 57 yards. Allen Weber returned the kick 16 yards to the MIN27. Tackled by Dominic Evans. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (2Q: 00:23) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Louis Murphy for 8 yards. Tackled by S Alvin Elkins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Murphy gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Ron Kariger kicked off 53 yards from the MIN30. Preston Beadnell returned the ball 23 yards to the HOU40. Tackled by Dale Kitchens. PENALTY: Houston was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-HOU21 (3Q: 14:27) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to TE T.J. Ross for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. Ross gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-1-HOU30 (3Q: 14:03) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 2-6-HOU25 (3Q: 13:55) Alonzo Wire ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Lester Jacobs. |
| 3-1-HOU30 (3Q: 13:09) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to TE T.J. Ross for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Fernando Sanford. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU38 (3Q: 12:31) Alonzo Wire ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Rufus Rasmussen, assisted by ILB Lester Jacobs. |
| 2-6-HOU42 (3Q: 11:48) Alonzo Wire ran a trap outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor, assisted by DE Tim Crowder. |
| 3-4-HOU44 (3Q: 11:17) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to TE T.J. Ross for 6 yards. Tackled by S Harry Anaya. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU50 (3Q: 10:37) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to WR Dean Rivers for 30 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 09:56) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to WR Preston Beadnell for 10 yards. Tackled by S Caleb Campbell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN10 (3Q: 09:23) LeSean McCoy ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. Key block delivered by Gosder Cherilus. |
| 2-5-MIN05 (3Q: 08:56) LeSean McCoy ran around left end for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Dominic Evans. Minnesota 7, Houston 6 |
| (3Q: 08:56) Extra point by Mason Crosby was good. Houston 7, Minnesota 7 |
| (3Q: 08:50) Mason Crosby kicked off 60 yards from the HOU30. Desmond Hout returned the ball 22 yards to the MIN32. Tackled by Glen Wayne. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (3Q: 08:23) Howard Harrison ran inside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Lawrence Fisk, assisted by DT Cory Hopkins. Key block delivered by Casey Heath. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (3Q: 07:42) Matt Ryan sacked by DE Teddy Flannery for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Uche Nwaneri. |
| 2-16-MIN38 (3Q: 07:02) Tom Lee ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Teddy Flannery. |
| 3-15-MIN39 (3Q: 06:16) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Murphy. DT Levon Jacobs hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offsides. |
| 3-10-MIN44 (3Q: 06:09) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 16 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Casey Donovan, assisted by OLB Herb Hampton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU40 (3Q: 05:36) Howard Harrison ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Derrick Harvey. |
| 2-9-HOU39 (3Q: 05:10) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Herb Hampton. Palmer gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU27 (3Q: 04:36) Matt Ryan pass completed to RB Howard Harrison for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Derrick Harvey. |
| 2-11-HOU28 (3Q: 03:55) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Emmitt Palmer. CB Casey Donovan defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-11-HOU28 (3Q: 03:45) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE Ike Dodge for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Tyrell Johnson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-5-HOU05 (3Q: 03:15) Howard Harrison ran outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Herb Hampton, assisted by ILB Lawrence Fisk. |
| 2-7-HOU07 (3Q: 02:37) Matty Ice Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Emmitt Palmer. DT Alex Rivera hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-7-HOU07 (3Q: 02:34) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE Ike Dodge for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Dodge gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 13, Houston 7 |
| (3Q: 02:34) Extra point by Ron Kariger was good. Minnesota 14, Houston 7 |
| (3Q: 02:28) Ron Kariger kicked off 60 yards from the MIN30. LeSean McCoy returned the ball 20 yards to the HOU30. Tackled by Dale Kitchens. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (3Q: 02:06) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to TE T.J. Ross for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Lester Jacobs. |
| 1-10-HOU41 (3Q: 01:41) Mitchell Gallier pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Dominic Evans. DE DeMario Pressley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU41 (3Q: 01:36) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to WR Bob Brown for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Lester Jacobs, assisted by OLB Fernando Sanford. |
| 3-2-HOU49 (3Q: 00:59) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to WR Bob Brown for 10 yards. Tackled by S Tracy Sherry. Brown gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (3Q: 00:24) Alonzo Wire ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber, assisted by S Harry Anaya. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-7-MIN38 (4Q: 15:00) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to WR Dean Rivers for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Caleb Campbell. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (4Q: 14:13) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to WR Bob Brown for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Desmond Hout. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Brown gained 10 yards after the catch. Houston's Antoine Caldwell was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-MIN10 (4Q: 13:28) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to TE T.J. Ross for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Ross gained 6 yards after the catch. Minnesota 14, Houston 13 |
| (4Q: 13:28) Extra point by Mason Crosby was good. Houston 14, Minnesota 14 |
| (4Q: 13:19) Mason Crosby kicked off 71 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 13:19) Howard Harrison ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Levon Jacobs. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Casey Heath to the MIN21. |
| 2-9-MIN21 (4Q: 12:56) A.J. Murray ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jon Beason, assisted by S Kent Jarvis. |
| 3-7-MIN23 (4Q: 12:09) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 9 yards. Tackled by S Alvin Elkins. Palmer gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (4Q: 11:28) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Royal. CB Casey Donovan defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN32 (4Q: 11:20) Howard Harrison ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Tyrell Johnson, assisted by DT Levon Jacobs. |
| 3-5-MIN37 (4Q: 10:50) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Murphy. DE Teddy Flannery hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-MIN37 (4Q: 10:47) Kevin Huber punted 50 yards. Dean Rivers returned the kick 4 yards to the HOU17. Tackled by Dale Kitchens. |
| 1-10-HOU17 (4Q: 10:39) LeSean McCoy ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor, assisted by OLB Harvey Emmons. |
| 2-7-HOU20 (4Q: 10:02) LeSean McCoy ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Lester Jacobs. |
| 3-1-HOU26 (4Q: 09:15) Alonzo Wire ran outside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Harvey Emmons. |
| 4-4-HOU23 (4Q: 08:47) Les Hardy punted 66 yards. Allen Weber returned the kick 2 yards to the MIN13. Tackled by Joe Lujan. Minnesota's Cody Brown was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-MIN13 (4Q: 08:39) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 9 yards. Tackled by S Kent Jarvis. Palmer gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-1-MIN22 (4Q: 08:02) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Jon Beason. Palmer gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (4Q: 07:31) Matt Ryan pass completed to RB Howard Harrison for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Peter Heuvicq. Harrison gained 16 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (4Q: 06:49) Howard Harrison ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Levon Jacobs. |
| 2-12-MIN47 (4Q: 06:25) Matt Ryan scrambled for 37 yards. Tackled by S Kent Jarvis and assisted by ILB Lawrence Fisk. |
| 1-10-HOU16 (4Q: 05:48) Matt Ryan scrambled for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Glen Wayne. |
| 1-3-HOU03 (4Q: 05:16) Howard Harrison ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Uche Nwaneri. Minnesota 20, Houston 14 |
| (4Q: 05:16) Extra point by Ron Kariger was good. Minnesota 21, Houston 14 |
| (4Q: 05:06) Ron Kariger kicked off 74 yards from the MIN30. LeSean McCoy returned the ball 15 yards to the HOU11. Tackled by Dale Kitchens. |
| 1-10-HOU11 (4Q: 04:37) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to TE T.J. Ross for 10 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber, assisted by S Caleb Campbell. Ross gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU21 (4Q: 04:04) Mitchell Gallier scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Chad Neasman. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (4Q: 03:36) Alonzo Wire ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Lester Jacobs. |
| 2-9-HOU32 (4Q: 02:51) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to TE T.J. Ross for 4 yards. Tackled by S Harry Anaya, assisted by OLB Fernando Sanford. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-HOU36 (4Q: 02:34) Mitchell Gallier scrambled for 14 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber. |
| 1-10-HOU50 (4Q: 02:14) Mitchell Gallier pass completed to TE John Carlson for 16 yards. Tackled by S Tracy Sherry, assisted by ILB Phil Gaylor. Carlson gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (4Q: 02:00) Mitchell Gallier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dean Rivers. CB Chad Neasman knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 2-10-MIN34 (4Q: 01:52) Mitchell Gallier sacked by DE Tim Crowder for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Gosder Cherilus. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Tim Crowder on the MIN39. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (4Q: 01:37) Howard Harrison ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Herb Hampton. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 2-11-MIN38 (4Q: 01:30) A.J. Murray ran around the left tackle for 4 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Jon Beason, assisted by DT Alex Rivera. |
| 3-7-MIN42 (4Q: 01:20) Tom Lee ran around right end for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Lawrence Fisk, assisted by OLB Herb Hampton. Key block delivered by O.J. Riley. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-HOU42 (4Q: 01:20) Tom Lee ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Bryan Smith. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 2-8-HOU40 (4Q: 01:11) Howard Harrison ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Kent Jarvis, assisted by OLB Herb Hampton. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 3-7-HOU39 (4Q: 01:02) Tom Lee ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Kent Jarvis. |
| 4-5-HOU37 (4Q: 00:15) Kevin Huber punted 37 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 00:08) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-HOU15 (4Q: 00:08) Mitchell Gallier sacked by DE Tim Crowder for a loss of 5 yards. Crowder ran right past Joe Lujan and knocked down the quarterback. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 21, Houston Texans 14 |