Week 16, 2020

played in Houston, TX

64 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	0	3	0	14	-	17
Houston Texans	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
2Q: 07:20 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 19 field goal
2Q: 02:47 HOU - Antoine Wijaya 29 field goal
4Q: 02:02 MIN - Ronnie Clements 16 pass from Reuben Nelson (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 01:15 MIN - Geoff Moy 7 pass from Reuben Nelson (Donnell Wilcox extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 07:20 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 19 field goal
2Q: 02:47 HOU - Antoine Wijaya 29 field goal
4Q: 02:02 MIN - Ronnie Clements 16 pass from Reuben Nelson (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 01:15 MIN - Geoff Moy 7 pass from Reuben Nelson (Donnell Wilcox extra point)

Team Statistics MIN HOU
Record 14-1 5-10
First Downs 21 13
- by Rushing 6 2
- by Passing 15 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 390 262
- Offensive Plays 66 62
- Yards per Play 5.91 4.23
Net Rushing Yards 149 29
- Rushing Attempts 28 11
- Yards per Rush 5.32 2.64
Net Passing Yards 241 233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 25 - 3 46 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 252 263
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 5/30
- Yards per Pass Play 6.34 4.57
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 6/43 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 2/38 2/44
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/25
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 26
Time of Possession 33:48 26:12

Team Statistics	MIN	HOU
Record	14-1	5-10
First Downs	21	13
- by Rushing	6	2
- by Passing	15	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	390	262
- Offensive Plays	66	62
- Yards per Play	5.91	4.23
Net Rushing Yards	149	29
- Rushing Attempts	28	11
- Yards per Rush	5.32	2.64
Net Passing Yards	241	233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 25 - 3	46 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	252	263
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	5/30
- Yards per Pass Play	6.34	4.57
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	6/43	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	2/38	2/44
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/25
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 26
Time of Possession	33:48	26:12

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:03	OWN 29	4	21	Interception
1	10:10	3:21	OWN 27	7	39	Punt
1	2:02	1:49	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
2	14:24	0:40	OWN 35	2	8	Interception
2	12:04	4:49	OWN 35	8	63	Field Goal
2	2:42	2:14	OWN 28	6	24	Punt
3	11:42	6:41	OWN 5	12	61	Punt
3	2:43	1:11	OWN 47	3	8	Punt
4	13:31	1:48	OWN 24	3	15	Interception
4	10:34	8:38	OWN 13	15	87	Touchdown
4	1:26	0:17	OPP 20	2	20	Touchdown
4	0:22	0:22	OPP 45	1	-1	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:57	2:47	OPP 47	7	35	Missed FG
1	6:49	4:47	OWN 2	8	39	Punt
1	0:13	0:49	OWN 16	3	8	Punt
2	13:44	1:40	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
2	7:15	4:33	OWN 34	11	54	Field Goal
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 1	2	9	Half
3	15:00	3:18	OWN 37	6	16	Punt
3	5:01	2:18	OWN 20	4	45	Missed FG
3	1:32	3:01	OWN 20	6	23	Punt
4	11:43	1:09	OPP 34	3	-11	Punt
4	1:56	0:30	OWN 20	4	0	Downs
4	1:09	0:47	OWN 20	5	25	Downs

Game MVP: Archie O'Neal, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tony Petitgout	17	90	5.29	15	2
Sean Abell	5	19	3.80	6	0
Reuben Nelson	3	9	3.00	6	0
Randall Papadopulos	3	31	10.33	21	1

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jamal Rivers	7	7	1.00	5	0
Lenny Atchison	2	17	8.50	13	1
Heath Brodie	1	3	3.00	3	0
Darrell Rabe	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reuben Nelson	36	25	252	2/11	2	24	3	72.9

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Heath Brodie	46	28	263	5/30	0	37	0	76.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jose Mueller	7	7	66	9.43	17	15	0
WR Ronnie Clements	6	9	50	8.33	3	16	1
WR Roger Farr	4	6	47	11.75	20	20	0
TE Roman Ferrari	3	4	48	16.00	44	24	0
WR Geoff Moy	2	3	17	8.50	0	10	1
WR Bernie Hassler	2	5	17	8.50	9	10	0
RB Tony Petitgout	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Riddick Thune	8	10	71	8.88	5	18
WR Kenneth Pritchett	4	7	47	11.75	9	14
WR J.T. Wielechowski	4	8	45	11.25	2	17
TE Earl Fiume	4	7	29	7.25	4	9
RB Jamal Rivers	3	3	9	3.00	5	5
WR Bucky Organ	2	7	19	9.50	6	13
TE Derrick Vaughn	2	2	43	21.50	29	37
FB Brian Devine	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Lenny Atchison	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Grady Chinn	1	13	13.00
S Burt Morlando	1	0	0.00
CB Trevor Canas	1	12	12.00

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Clarence Snellings	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Heath Brodie	1	0	0	0
Mack Waldteufel	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	5	216	43.2	34.0	58	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marvin Lockley	6	220	36.7	35.3	42	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Antoine Wijaya	1/3	0/1	0/1	29	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Petitgout	1	8	8.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Riddick Thune	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Petitgout	2	38	19.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Riddick Thune	2	44	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ricardo Compton	8	0	0.0	11	51
ILB Archie O'Neal	6	1	2.0	11	51
S Frank Schueler	5	3	0.0	11	49
S Trent Dawson	5	1	0.0	11	51
DT Clarence Snellings	4	0	1.0	11	51
CB Marcus Bernstein	4	2	0.0	11	49
CB Michael Huffman	4	1	0.0	11	51
CB J.C. Sturm	3	2	0.0	11	51
DE Frank Lyle	2	1	2.0	11	49
OLB Max Wedderburn	2	0	0.0	10	35
DE Everett Cash	1	0	0.0	11	51
WR Roger Farr	1	0	---	---	---
RB Sean Abell	1	0	---	---	---
RB Craig Bennetts	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Brad Jeffries	0	1	0.0	0	2

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brady Godfrey	7	3	0.0	24	36
OLB Quinn McKenzie	6	3	1.0	28	35
S Grady Chinn	5	1	1.0	21	34
CB Trevor Canas	5	1	0.0	27	37
CB Marshall Fairley	5	0	0.0	16	30
S Burt Morlando	4	2	0.0	26	37
CB Corey Cortez	3	3	0.0	24	36
DE Otis Garrett	3	2	0.0	28	37
DT Tyrell Murack	3	0	0.0	18	26
DE Ronald Woodward	2	2	0.0	26	37
DE Bryce Henry	2	0	0.0	4	3
S Tom Taves	2	0	0.0	12	13
OLB Cedric Caleca	2	0	0.0	12	9
DT J.R. Packer	1	1	0.0	22	35
DT Max Hoffman	1	0	0.0	10	5
ILB Leo Murray	1	0	0.0	4	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Archie O'Neal	2.0	1	1	0	51
DE Frank Lyle	2.0	1	0	1	49
DT Clarence Snellings	1.0	0	2	0	51
OLB Max Wedderburn	0.0	2	0	0	35
DT Randy Murray	0.0	0	1	0	2
DE Everett Cash	0.0	0	1	0	51

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Quinn McKenzie	1.0	0	0	1	35
S Grady Chinn	1.0	0	0	0	34
DE Ronald Woodward	0.0	1	0	0	37
DT J.R. Packer	0.0	0	2	0	35
DE Otis Garrett	0.0	0	1	0	37
DE Bryce Henry	0.0	0	1	0	3

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ricardo Compton	5	4	51
CB Michael Huffman	4	2	51
S Frank Schueler	4	0	49
CB J.C. Sturm	3	1	51
ILB Archie O'Neal	3	0	51
S Trent Dawson	3	0	51
OLB Max Wedderburn	2	0	35
CB Marcus Bernstein	2	0	49
DE Everett Cash	1	0	51
DT Clarence Snellings	1	0	51

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Brady Godfrey	5	0	0	36
CB Marshall Fairley	4	0	0	30
CB Trevor Canas	3	1	1	37
CB Corey Cortez	3	0	0	36
OLB Quinn McKenzie	3	0	0	35
S Grady Chinn	2	0	1	34
S Burt Morlando	2	0	1	37
DE Otis Garrett	1	0	0	37
S Tom Taves	1	0	0	13
OLB Cedric Caleca	1	0	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Curtis Farley	4	7	1	22	0	30
Moe Adderly	2	8	0	24	1	32
Luther Winslett	2	4	0	20	0	32
Graham Rosow	2	3	1	25	0	33
Kurt Drake	1	2	0	26	0	33
Clarence Cassidy	0	1	0	19	1	24

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Max Pullen	2	3	9	1	42
Earl Fiume	1	1	7	0	19
Henry Freeman	0	2	9	2	44
Raymond Takemura	0	2	10	0	45
Alvin Finley	0	2	10	0	49
Ernest Occean	0	0	11	2	46

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Max Wedderburn	2	27
Darryl McKnight	1	11
Marcus Bernstein	0	21
Randall Papadopulos	0	18
Jose Mueller	0	12
Roger Farr	0	12
Clarence Snellings	0	9
Roman Ferrari	0	9
Frank Lyle	0	8
Tony Petitgout	0	8
Bernard Branch	0	7
Ronnie Clements	0	7
Curtis Farley	0	6
Kurt Willis	0	6
Rod Erickson	0	6
Herman Burns	0	5
Donnell Wilcox	0	5
Jim Abrams	0	5
Kurt Drake	0	5
Craig Bennetts	0	5
Ike Forman	0	4
J.C. Sturm	0	4
Brad Jeffries	0	3
Everett Cash	0	3
Archie O'Neal	0	3
Trent Dawson	0	3
Clarence Cassidy	0	3
Ricardo Compton	0	3
Kris Gough	0	3
Michael Huffman	0	3
Graham Rosow	0	2
Frank Schueler	0	2
Clay Szymanski	0	1
Jimmie Burton	0	1
Randy Murray	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Rufus Andre	1	15
Tommy Galloway	1	13
Sammy Drake	1	12
Lenny Atchison	0	15
Tom Taves	0	12
Derrick Vaughn	0	12
Riddick Thune	0	11
Winfred Stone	0	11
Mack Waldteufel	0	10
J.T. Wielechowski	0	10
Sean Moss	0	9
Alvin Finley	0	9
Marvin Lockley	0	9
Irving Rivers	0	9
Wes Huntley	0	8
Dwight Brees	0	7
Henry Freeman	0	6
Ronald Woodward	0	6
Kenneth Pritchett	0	5
Antoine Wijaya	0	5
Earl Fiume	0	5
Cedric Caleca	0	5
Brian Devine	0	5
Max Hoffman	0	5
Leo Murray	0	4
Marshall Fairley	0	3
Quinn McKenzie	0	2
Corey Cortez	0	1
Otis Garrett	0	1
Grady Chinn	0	1
Burt Morlando	0	1
Brady Godfrey	0	1
Trevor Canas	0	1
J.R. Packer	0	1
Tyrell Murack	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	52	7.4
Middle	13	58	4.5
Right	7	40	5.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	5	5.0
Middle	5	17	3.4
Right	5	7	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reuben Nelson	36	25	2	2	0	1	4	1	3

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Heath Brodie	46	28	1	0	2	7	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	16	159	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	93	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	10	1.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	118	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	10	100	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	35	8.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronnie Clements	9	6	50	0	24
TE Jose Mueller	7	7	66	0	16
WR Roger Farr	6	4	47	1	30
WR Bernie Hassler	5	2	17	0	33
TE Roman Ferrari	4	3	48	1	21
WR Geoff Moy	3	2	17	0	7
RB Tony Petitgout	2	1	7	0	19

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Riddick Thune	10	8	0	71	0	39
WR J.T. Wielechowski	8	4	1	45	0	23
WR Kenneth Pritchett	7	4	0	47	0	34
WR Bucky Organ	7	2	1	19	0	42
TE Earl Fiume	7	4	0	29	0	19
RB Jamal Rivers	3	3	0	9	0	32
TE Derrick Vaughn	2	2	0	43	1	11
RB Lenny Atchison	1	0	0	0	0	9
FB Brian Devine	1	1	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Petitgout	4	22	5.50	5.29
Sean Abell	1	4	4.00	3.80

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lenny Atchison	1	4	4.00	8.50
Jamal Rivers	1	0	0.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Reuben Nelson	3	3	31	10.33	7.00

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Heath Brodie	5	1	8	1.60	5.72

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ronnie Clements	2	2	24	12.00	5.56
WR Geoff Moy	1	1	7	7.00	5.67

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kenneth Pritchett	2	1	8	4.00	6.71
WR J.T. Wielechowski	2	0	0	0.00	5.63
WR Bucky Organ	1	0	0	0.00	2.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Reuben Nelson	1	0
Randall Papadopulos	1	1
Sean Abell	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Darrell Rabe	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reuben Nelson	9	6	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Heath Brodie	11	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ronnie Clements	4	3	1
TE Roman Ferrari	2	1	1
WR Roger Farr	1	1	1
RB Tony Petitgout	1	0	0
WR Bernie Hassler	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Riddick Thune	4	4	1
WR Bucky Organ	3	0	0
WR J.T. Wielechowski	2	1	1
WR Kenneth Pritchett	1	0	0
TE Earl Fiume	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,700 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (21,100)
End Zone 14,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,700 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (21,100)
End Zone	14,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (4,000)