Week 16, 2016

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	10	3	3	3	-	19
Minnesota Vikings	7	21	3	7	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:29 HOU - Mitch Morrow 11 fumble return (Todd Sievers extra point)
1Q: 07:17 MIN - Richie Forbes 4 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
1Q: 00:46 HOU - Todd Sievers 18 field goal
2Q: 12:31 MIN - Quentin Giles 6 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 05:36 MIN - Quentin Giles 17 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 03:04 HOU - Todd Sievers 27 field goal
2Q: 02:58 MIN - Robert Blackford 98 kickoff return (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 08:55 HOU - Todd Sievers 24 field goal
3Q: 04:47 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 36 field goal
4Q: 09:05 HOU - Todd Sievers 44 field goal
4Q: 02:11 MIN - Richie Forbes 10 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:29 HOU - Mitch Morrow 11 fumble return (Todd Sievers extra point)
1Q: 07:17 MIN - Richie Forbes 4 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
1Q: 00:46 HOU - Todd Sievers 18 field goal
2Q: 12:31 MIN - Quentin Giles 6 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 05:36 MIN - Quentin Giles 17 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 03:04 HOU - Todd Sievers 27 field goal
2Q: 02:58 MIN - Robert Blackford 98 kickoff return (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 08:55 HOU - Todd Sievers 24 field goal
3Q: 04:47 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 36 field goal
4Q: 09:05 HOU - Todd Sievers 44 field goal
4Q: 02:11 MIN - Richie Forbes 10 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 3-12 12-3
First Downs 7 23
- by Rushing 1 7
- by Passing 6 16
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 203 381
- Offensive Plays 54 66
- Yards per Play 3.76 5.77
Net Rushing Yards 60 154
- Rushing Attempts 19 34
- Yards per Rush 3.16 4.53
Net Passing Yards 143 227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 15 - 0 29 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 181 246
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/38 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 4.09 7.09
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 3/3
3rd Down Conversions 0/13 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/5 3/30
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/35
Kick Returns/Yards 6/108 5/201
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 43
Time of Possession 26:59 33:01

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	3-12	12-3
First Downs	7	23
- by Rushing	1	7
- by Passing	6	16
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	203	381
- Offensive Plays	54	66
- Yards per Play	3.76	5.77
Net Rushing Yards	60	154
- Rushing Attempts	19	34
- Yards per Rush	3.16	4.53
Net Passing Yards	143	227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 15 - 0	29 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	181	246
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/38	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	4.09	7.09
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	3/3
3rd Down Conversions	0/13	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/5	3/30
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/35
Kick Returns/Yards	6/108	5/201
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 43
Time of Possession	26:59	33:01

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:56	1:32	OWN 3	3	9	Punt
1	7:11	6:30	OWN 18	9	81	Field Goal
2	12:25	2:44	OWN 32	5	27	Punt
2	6:27	0:51	OWN 20	2	-3	Fumble
2	5:29	1:43	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
2	3:46	0:48	OPP 10	3	0	Field Goal
2	2:45	0:54	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	1:49	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	11:54	3:06	OWN 20	5	73	Field Goal
3	4:40	2:20	OWN 22	3	-6	Punt
4	14:08	2:05	OWN 40	3	6	Punt
4	9:56	0:57	OPP 30	3	3	Field Goal
4	3:57	0:55	OWN 20	4	-1	Downs
4	2:03	1:12	OWN 27	5	6	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:44	OWN 29	1	-18	Fumble
1	14:16	2:20	OWN 20	6	27	Punt
1	10:24	3:13	OPP 47	6	47	Touchdown
1	0:41	3:16	OWN 29	7	71	Touchdown
2	9:41	3:14	OWN 49	6	15	Punt
2	5:36	0:07	OPP 17	1	17	Touchdown
2	1:51	1:51	OWN 23	4	37	Half
3	13:11	1:17	OWN 44	4	13	Punt
3	8:48	4:08	OWN 49	7	32	Field Goal
3	2:20	3:12	OWN 43	7	24	Missed FG
4	12:03	2:07	OWN 16	5	28	Fumble
4	8:59	5:02	OWN 22	7	42	Punt
4	3:02	0:59	OPP 19	3	19	Touchdown
4	0:51	0:51	OPP 33	3	2	Game

Game MVP: Brent Beeston, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Al Garrison	11	38	3.45	10	1
Russell Gillespie	7	16	2.29	5	0
Heath Brodie	1	6	6.00	6	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richie Forbes	22	115	5.23	23	3	2
Glen Jeffers	9	31	3.44	8	0	0
Ben Roethlisberger	3	8	2.67	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Heath Brodie	26	15	181	5/29	0	59	0	79.2
Kenny Banks	2	0	0	2/9	0	0	0	39.6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	29	20	246	3/19	2	24	0	117.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Russell Gillespie	3	3	61	20.33	52	59
WR Roy Dixon	3	3	48	16.00	2	20
WR Riddick Thune	2	8	3	1.50	0	4
FB Mack Waldteufel	2	2	6	3.00	0	4
TE Rick Hammond	2	6	35	17.50	2	20
WR Bucky Organ	1	3	16	16.00	7	16
RB Gerald Roberts	1	1	7	7.00	7	7
TE Earl Fiume	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Kenneth Pritchett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Quentin Giles	8	9	105	13.13	25	21	2
WR Alvin Cortez	5	7	79	15.80	26	24	0
WR Clyde Parra	3	3	29	9.67	7	12	0
RB Richie Forbes	2	3	14	7.00	2	8	0
WR Bryce Perkins	2	4	19	9.50	2	11	0
WR Claude Adams	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Russell Gillespie	1	0	0	0
Mack Waldteufel	1	0	0	0
Heath Brodie	1	0	0	0
Mitch Morrow	0	2	0	1
Bucky Ratini	0	1	0	0
Kenneth Pritchett	0	1	0	0
Gerald Roberts	0	1	0	0
Jumbo Zellweger	0	0	1	0
Steven Randle	0	0	1	0
Sean Ritchie	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ben Roethlisberger	1	0	0
Richie Forbes	1	0	0
Oliver Palmer	1	0	0
Brent Beeston	0	1	0
Clay Szymanski	0	0	1
Kurt Willis	0	0	1
Shannon Bynaker	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jimmy Reischl	7	276	39.4	34.4	57	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	4	165	41.3	26.3	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Todd Sievers	4/4	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	1/2	0/1	0/1	36	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Oliver Palmer	4	35	8.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Garrison	4	69	17.3	0
Russell Gillespie	2	39	19.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Blackford	3	156	52.0	1
Dwight Grolitzer	2	45	22.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ty Sanders	9	5	0.0	33	28
OLB Jumbo Zellweger	7	3	1.0	31	29
S Jeffrey Beckwith	7	0	1.0	32	31
DT Mitch Morrow	6	0	1.0	26	29
CB Corey Cortez	5	1	0.0	28	28
CB Bennie Howe	3	1	0.0	26	30
DE Alan McIntyre	3	0	0.0	33	30
S Desmond Clancy	3	0	0.0	7	6
ILB Earnest Powell	3	0	0.0	13	15
CB Butch Linkletter	1	2	0.0	22	21
DE Bryce Henry	1	1	0.0	30	24
OLB Tommy Chapman	1	0	0.0	6	6
OLB Harris Runyon	1	0	0.0	4	3
OLB Sean Ritchie	1	0	0.0	26	22
DT Roy Rodgers	0	1	0.0	14	8
S Burt Morlando	0	1	0.0	26	25

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kurt Willis	8	2	0.0	19	31
DE Brent Beeston	6	1	4.0	18	28
OLB Shannon Bynaker	5	0	0.0	19	34
S Richard Kerner	4	6	0.0	19	35
DE Clay Szymanski	3	0	3.0	14	19
CB Daniel Shearer	3	3	0.0	14	27
S Jose Turner	2	2	0.0	19	35
S Kirk Baum	2	1	0.0	6	18
CB Percy Garcia	2	0	0.0	19	31
DT Dexter Rose	2	0	0.0	5	16
DT Cory Rose	1	1	0.0	14	31
DE Chuck Laxdal	1	0	0.0	4	7
DT Edgar Morrison	1	0	0.0	5	7
DT Randy Murray	1	0	0.0	15	19
OLB Tyrone Prosser	1	0	0.0	4	6
WR Quentin Giles	1	0	---	---	---
CB Dwight Grolitzer	0	1	0.0	14	34

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Mitch Morrow	1.0	1	1	29
OLB Jumbo Zellweger	1.0	0	0	29
S Jeffrey Beckwith	1.0	0	0	31
OLB Sean Ritchie	0.0	1	1	22
DE Sam Wallace	0.0	1	0	8
DE Alan McIntyre	0.0	0	1	30
DE Bryce Henry	0.0	0	1	24

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brent Beeston	4.0	3	3	28
DE Clay Szymanski	3.0	1	4	19
DT Dexter Rose	0.0	1	1	16
OLB Shannon Bynaker	0.0	1	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Ty Sanders	6	0	28
OLB Jumbo Zellweger	4	0	29
S Jeffrey Beckwith	4	0	31
CB Corey Cortez	2	0	28
CB Bennie Howe	1	1	30
S Desmond Clancy	1	0	6
ILB Earnest Powell	1	0	15
CB Butch Linkletter	1	0	21
ILB Louis Sims	0	1	4

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Shannon Bynaker	4	1	34
S Richard Kerner	2	1	35
CB Daniel Shearer	2	1	27
CB Percy Garcia	2	0	31
ILB Kurt Willis	1	0	31
DT Dexter Rose	1	0	16
S Kirk Baum	1	0	18
OLB Tyrone Prosser	1	0	6
S Jose Turner	1	0	35
DT Randy Murray	0	1	19
CB Dwight Grolitzer	0	1	34

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Roosevelt Beckinsale	2	3	16	0	33
Brent Newton	1	2	17	1	27
Billy Ah Yat	1	2	13	0	18
Bucky Ratini	0	6	15	2	27
Sean Moss	0	3	15	3	32
Mack Waldteufel	0	1	6	0	12
Jimmie Donovan	0	1	5	0	4
Steven Randle	0	0	4	1	8

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Britt Sims	5	14	3	30	0	32
Kendall Rawson	2	7	0	30	0	28
Rod Erickson	1	3	0	27	1	28
Ralph Ingram	1	2	0	17	0	19
Bernard Branch	1	2	0	15	0	9
Tom Swisher	0	1	0	26	1	25
Clyde Jordan	0	1	0	27	0	23
Todd Gauthier	0	1	0	14	0	7
Will Mendheim	0	0	0	11	1	5

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Bucky Organ	2	22
Eddie Murkowski	2	18
Russell Gillespie	1	27
Tommy Bennett	1	12
Steven Randle	1	11
Desmond Clancy	1	1
Earl Fiume	0	23
Sean Putsche	0	16
Harris Runyon	0	15
Roy Dixon	0	15
Rick Hammond	0	13
Tommy Chapman	0	12
Billy Ah Yat	0	11
Jimmie Donovan	0	11
Jimmy Reischl	0	11
Todd Sievers	0	10
Bucky Ratini	0	9
Dusty Starks	0	9
Mack Waldteufel	0	9
Riddick Thune	0	7
Gerald Roberts	0	7
Al Garrison	0	6
Jeffrey Beckwith	0	6
Butch Linkletter	0	6
Winfred Dalton	0	4
Sam Wallace	0	4
Adrian McCotter	0	4
Louis Sims	0	4
Earnest Powell	0	4
Bennie Howe	0	3
Jumbo Zellweger	0	3
Kenneth Pritchett	0	3
Mitch Morrow	0	2
Alan McIntyre	0	2
Ty Sanders	0	2
Corey Cortez	0	2
Bryce Henry	0	2
Sean Ritchie	0	2
Burt Morlando	0	2

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Kirk Baum	2	14
Lionel Benton	1	26
Bernard Branch	1	19
Mo Harvey	1	17
Quentin Thomason	1	13
Tyrone Prosser	0	25
Claude Adams	0	20
Calvin Truong	0	18
Jose Turner	0	17
Clyde Parra	0	15
Robert Blackford	0	13
Timothy Floyd	0	13
Todd Gauthier	0	11
Clay Szymanski	0	9
Donnell Wilcox	0	9
Dwight Grolitzer	0	9
Edgar Morrison	0	8
Oliver Palmer	0	7
Ralph Ingram	0	6
Will Mendheim	0	6
Michael Shaw	0	6
Rod Erickson	0	6
Richard Kerner	0	4
Herman Burns	0	4
Kurt Willis	0	4
Louis Downs	0	4
Shannon Bynaker	0	4
Brent Beeston	0	3
Cory Rose	0	3
Percy Garcia	0	3
Randy Murray	0	3
Chuck Laxdal	0	2
Jackie Huntley	0	2
Britt Sims	0	2
Dexter Rose	0	2
Daniel Shearer	0	2
Alvin Cortez	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	10	2.5
Middle	8	24	3.0
Right	7	26	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	13	2.6
Middle	18	93	5.2
Right	9	50	5.6
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Heath Brodie	26	15	4	2	0	4	5	8	0
Kenny Banks	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	29	20	4	0	0	2	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	9	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	89	9.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	43	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	40	5.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	124	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	98	14.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	24	4.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Riddick Thune	8	2	3	0	31
TE Rick Hammond	6	2	35	1	17
RB Russell Gillespie	3	3	61	1	12
WR Bucky Organ	3	1	16	0	19
WR Roy Dixon	3	3	48	2	16
FB Mack Waldteufel	2	2	6	0	12
WR Kenneth Pritchett	1	0	0	0	24
RB Gerald Roberts	1	1	7	0	12
TE Earl Fiume	1	1	5	0	10

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Quentin Giles	9	8	105	2	19
WR Alvin Cortez	7	5	79	2	22
WR Bryce Perkins	4	2	19	0	21
RB Richie Forbes	3	2	14	0	22
WR Clyde Parra	3	3	29	0	6
WR Claude Adams	3	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Al Garrison	4	5	1.25	3.45
Russell Gillespie	2	2	1.00	2.29

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richie Forbes	3	17	5.67	5.23
Glen Jeffers	1	6	6.00	3.44

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Heath Brodie	3	2	9	3.00	6.96

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	3	2	23	7.67	8.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Riddick Thune	1	1	4	4.00	0.38
TE Rick Hammond	1	0	0	0.00	5.83
TE Earl Fiume	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Quentin Giles	2	2	23	11.50	11.67
RB Richie Forbes	1	0	0	0.00	4.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Al Garrison	3	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Richie Forbes	5	2
Ben Roethlisberger	1	0
Glen Jeffers	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Heath Brodie	8	4	0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	6	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch
WR Riddick Thune	3	2
TE Rick Hammond	2	0
RB Russell Gillespie	1	1
WR Bucky Organ	1	0
TE Earl Fiume	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Richie Forbes	2	1	1
WR Quentin Giles	2	2	2
WR Alvin Cortez	1	1	1
WR Bryce Perkins	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,500 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,800 (22,100)
End Zone 15,100 (15,900)
Mezzanine 8,700 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,500 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,800 (22,100)
End Zone	15,100 (15,900)
Mezzanine	8,700 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (2,800)