Exhibition Week 5, 2023

played in Houston, TX

96 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	0	6	7	0	-	13
Houston Texans	0	10	0	10	-	20

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:46 HOU - William Bondy 38 pass from Heath Brodie (Antoine Wijaya extra point)
2Q: 02:05 MIN - Bryce Perkins 2 pass from Jimmie Burton (Jose Reed extra point failed)
2Q: 00:05 HOU - Antoine Wijaya 28 field goal
3Q: 06:54 MIN - Grady Roberson 3 pass from Jimmie Burton (Jose Reed extra point)
4Q: 05:38 HOU - William Bondy 3 pass from C.J. Lynch (Antoine Wijaya extra point)
4Q: 01:44 HOU - Antoine Wijaya 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:46 HOU - William Bondy 38 pass from Heath Brodie (Antoine Wijaya extra point)
2Q: 02:05 MIN - Bryce Perkins 2 pass from Jimmie Burton (Jose Reed extra point failed)
2Q: 00:05 HOU - Antoine Wijaya 28 field goal
3Q: 06:54 MIN - Grady Roberson 3 pass from Jimmie Burton (Jose Reed extra point)
4Q: 05:38 HOU - William Bondy 3 pass from C.J. Lynch (Antoine Wijaya extra point)
4Q: 01:44 HOU - Antoine Wijaya 44 field goal

Team Statistics MIN HOU
Record 2-2 3-1
First Downs 21 18
- by Rushing 8 7
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 277 305
- Offensive Plays 67 61
- Yards per Play 4.13 5.00
Net Rushing Yards 121 95
- Rushing Attempts 31 25
- Yards per Rush 3.90 3.80
Net Passing Yards 156 210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 21 - 0 34 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 178 220
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/22 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 4.33 5.83
Fumbles/Lost 4/3 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 11/17 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 9.1
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/25 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/-2 3/41
Kick Returns/Yards 3/52 3/73
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 34
Time of Possession 32:55 27:05

Team Statistics	MIN	HOU
Record	2-2	3-1
First Downs	21	18
- by Rushing	8	7
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	277	305
- Offensive Plays	67	61
- Yards per Play	4.13	5.00
Net Rushing Yards	121	95
- Rushing Attempts	31	25
- Yards per Rush	3.90	3.80
Net Passing Yards	156	210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 21 - 0	34 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	178	220
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/22	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	4.33	5.83
Fumbles/Lost	4/3	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	11/17	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	9.1
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/25	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/-2	3/41
Kick Returns/Yards	3/52	3/73
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 34
Time of Possession	32:55	27:05

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:42	OWN 20	9	35	Punt
1	6:07	6:20	OWN 20	13	37	Fumble
2	12:31	2:17	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
2	7:56	6:00	OWN 26	12	74	Touchdown
3	13:27	6:44	OWN 22	15	78	Touchdown
3	4:24	1:33	OWN 29	3	26	Fumble
3	0:48	1:03	OWN 37	3	2	Punt
4	13:21	2:38	OWN 33	6	14	Punt
4	5:28	1:12	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	0:16	0:16	OWN 3	1	14	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:18	4:11	OWN 6	7	74	Missed FG
2	14:47	2:16	OWN 43	4	57	Touchdown
2	10:14	2:18	OWN 33	5	9	Punt
2	1:56	1:56	OWN 39	8	50	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:33	OWN 29	3	-2	Punt
3	6:43	2:19	OWN 27	3	-4	Punt
3	2:51	2:03	OWN 45	6	18	Downs
4	14:45	1:24	OWN 15	3	-1	Punt
4	10:43	5:15	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
4	4:16	2:38	OPP 47	8	20	Field Goal
4	1:29	1:13	OPP 36	4	-11	Punt

Game MVP: Tyrell Murack, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Craig Bennetts	29	115	3.97	19	3
Jimmie Burton	1	2	2.00	2	0
Korey Blackburn	1	4	4.00	4	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jamal Rivers	14	48	3.43	11	1
Jerame Englund	8	33	4.13	6	0
C.J. Lynch	3	14	4.67	9	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmie Burton	25	18	153	2/15	2	29	0	114.3
Vernon Reese	8	3	25	1/7	0	14	0	46.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
C.J. Lynch	29	18	123	2/10	1	36	0	82.9
Heath Brodie	5	4	97	0/0	1	46	0	158.3

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Grady Roberson	7	9	45	6.43	1	16	1
WR Roger Farr	5	8	79	15.80	30	29	0
TE B.J. Dodge	4	6	29	7.25	0	12	0
WR Bryce Perkins	2	4	9	4.50	1	7	1
RB Mitch Fulcher	2	2	2	1.00	0	3	0
RB Craig Bennetts	1	2	14	14.00	0	14	0
RB Burt Woodson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Dixon Cash	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR William Bondy	5	8	68	13.60	31	38	2
WR Bucky Organ	3	5	32	10.67	8	14	0
FB Brian Devine	3	4	4	1.33	3	3	0
WR Kurt Snyder	3	5	65	21.67	32	46	0
RB Jamal Rivers	2	3	-5	-2.50	0	-1	0
WR Jerome Wilkins	2	3	37	18.50	15	36	0
RB Jerame Englund	2	2	4	2.00	0	5	0
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
WR Earl Rader	1	3	19	19.00	5	19	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
Craig Bennetts	2	0
Jimmie Burton	1	0
Vernon Reese	1	0
Kurt Drake	0	1

Houston	Recov	Force
Jamal Schwartz	1	0
Ronald Woodward	1	0
Trevor Canas	1	0
Tyrell Murack	0	2
Alonzo Bush	0	1
Kurt Snyder	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Tosheff	5	217	43.4	35.2	46	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Arnold Lavigne	5	226	45.2	45.6	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jose Reed	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Antoine Wijaya	2/3	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Burt Woodson	2	-2	-1.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earl Rader	2	31	15.5	0
William Bondy	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig Bennetts	2	35	17.5	0
Burt Woodson	1	17	17.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donny Willis	2	47	23.5	0
Jerome Wilkins	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ty Rivers	8	5	0.0	21	26
OLB Brad Jeffries	5	0	0.5	10	10
S Emmitt Caldwell	5	4	0.0	25	36
S Trent Dawson	5	2	0.0	22	33
CB Doug Wright	5	1	0.0	24	33
S Fred Biakabutuka	4	1	0.0	20	33
ILB Nolan Money	3	0	0.0	6	12
DT Deion Palmer	2	1	1.0	11	19
DE Dave Patterson	2	1	0.0	9	12
OLB Ricardo Compton	2	1	0.0	21	28
CB Michael Huffman	2	0	0.0	14	29
CB J.C. Sturm	1	0	0.0	3	5
DT Perry Wilkerson	1	0	0.0	14	15
DT Marshall Henson	1	0	0.0	17	21
DE Gerald Rosow	1	0	0.0	19	26
DT Tyrone Sawyers	0	1	0.5	16	27

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Leo Murray	6	0	0.0	16	23
S Burt Morlando	5	3	0.0	22	29
S Tom Taves	5	2	0.0	24	26
CB Dean Barber	5	0	0.0	22	28
DT Clay Raymer	4	1	0.0	16	17
ILB Alonzo Bush	3	1	0.5	12	13
CB Donny Willis	3	2	0.0	21	23
CB Trevor Canas	3	1	0.0	20	24
ILB Brady Godfrey	3	0	0.0	17	14
DT Tyrell Murack	2	0	2.0	11	15
DE Ronald Woodward	2	0	0.5	25	30
S Harvey Reeves	2	3	0.0	22	24
OLB Jamal Schwartz	2	2	0.0	14	13
OLB Winfred Stone	2	0	0.0	14	18
DE Oscar Battle	2	0	0.0	19	22
CB Fred Lemons	1	2	0.0	22	23
DT Wendell Giefeke	1	2	0.0	16	26
DT Bucky Bullock	1	1	0.0	13	16
DE Ernie Burton	1	0	0.0	15	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Deion Palmer	1.0	0	0	19
OLB Brad Jeffries	0.5	0	1	10
DT Tyrone Sawyers	0.5	0	0	27
DE Gerald Rosow	0.0	3	1	26
DT Marshall Henson	0.0	1	1	21
DE Dave Patterson	0.0	0	1	12
DT J.R. Packer	0.0	0	1	13

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Tyrell Murack	2.0	0	0	0	15
DE Ronald Woodward	0.5	0	1	1	30
ILB Alonzo Bush	0.5	0	0	0	13
DE Ernie Burton	0.0	1	1	0	12
DT Wendell Giefeke	0.0	0	1	1	26
S Harvey Reeves	0.0	0	1	0	24
ILB Leo Murray	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ty Rivers	4	0	26
OLB Brad Jeffries	3	0	10
CB Doug Wright	3	0	33
CB Michael Huffman	3	0	29
S Fred Biakabutuka	3	0	33
S Trent Dawson	2	1	33
S Emmitt Caldwell	2	0	36
DE Dave Patterson	1	0	12
OLB Ricardo Compton	1	0	28

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Leo Murray	3	1	23
CB Dean Barber	3	1	28
CB Trevor Canas	2	1	24
S Tom Taves	2	0	26
S Burt Morlando	2	0	29
OLB Winfred Stone	2	0	18
CB Fred Lemons	1	1	23
OLB Jamal Schwartz	1	0	13
ILB Alonzo Bush	1	0	13
ILB Brady Godfrey	1	0	14
S Harvey Reeves	1	0	24
CB Donny Willis	1	0	23
DT Bucky Bullock	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cory Russell	4	5	24	1	23
Kurt Drake	3	5	27	1	29
Moe Adderly	3	5	23	0	29
Pete Luster	1	5	26	0	32
Kris Arnold	0	5	27	1	36
Roman Ferrari	0	2	13	0	5
Hunter Parrish	0	2	28	0	31
B.J. Dodge	0	1	22	0	26

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alvin Finley	1	6	18	0	20
Mack Ingram	1	3	14	1	29
Ernest Occean	1	3	17	0	23
Max Pullen	1	2	9	0	16
Josh Buckner	1	2	16	0	20
Myron Rodriguez	1	1	10	1	22
Tony Brumley	1	1	7	0	6
Derrick Vaughn	1	1	10	0	14
Raymond Takemura	1	1	23	0	27
Nick Diaz	1	1	18	0	23
Kelly Madera	0	1	14	0	14

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Edwin Forbes	3	13
Burt Woodson	1	16
Trent Dawson	1	10
Craig Bennetts	1	7
Korey Blackburn	0	17
Doug Wright	0	13
Roman Ferrari	0	12
Joey Webb	0	12
Ricardo Compton	0	11
Brad Jeffries	0	8
Spanky Thompson	0	8
Emmitt Caldwell	0	8
Perry Wilkerson	0	7
Gerald Rosow	0	7
Mitch Fulcher	0	7
Bryce Perkins	0	5
Kurt Drake	0	5
Nolan Money	0	5
Kris Arnold	0	5
Hunter Parrish	0	5
B.J. Dodge	0	5
Jeff Tosheff	0	5
Moe Adderly	0	4
Cory Russell	0	3
Fred Biakabutuka	0	3
Ty Rivers	0	3
Jose Reed	0	3
J.R. Packer	0	2
Marshall Henson	0	2
Deion Palmer	0	2
Pete Luster	0	2
Tyrone Sawyers	0	2
Dave Patterson	0	1
Michael Huffman	0	1
Grady Roberson	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jerome Wilkins	2	15
Tom Taves	1	12
Kurt Snyder	1	10
Brady Godfrey	1	7
Donny Willis	0	17
Wesley Walsh	0	15
Alan Forbes	0	15
Tony Brumley	0	11
Alonzo Bush	0	10
Myron Rodriguez	0	8
Max Pullen	0	8
Mack Ingram	0	8
Arnold Lavigne	0	8
Antoine Wijaya	0	7
Jamal Schwartz	0	7
Nick Diaz	0	7
William Bondy	0	7
Burt Morlando	0	5
Derrick Vaughn	0	5
Alvin Finley	0	5
Brian Devine	0	5
Earl Rader	0	5
Raymond Takemura	0	4
Bucky Bullock	0	4
Kelly Madera	0	4
Tyrell Murack	0	3
Dean Barber	0	3
Bucky Organ	0	2
Wendell Giefeke	0	2
Oscar Battle	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	22	2.8
Middle	17	77	4.5
Right	6	22	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	11	5.5
Middle	20	78	3.9
Right	3	6	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmie Burton	25	18	1	1	0	2	3	1	0
Vernon Reese	8	3	0	1	0	2	2	1	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
C.J. Lynch	29	18	1	0	2	1	4	0	0
Heath Brodie	5	4	2	0	0	0	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	101	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	77	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	-6	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	89	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	101	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	36	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Grady Roberson	9	7	45	0	19
WR Roger Farr	8	5	79	1	26
TE B.J. Dodge	6	4	29	0	26
WR Bryce Perkins	4	2	9	0	15
RB Craig Bennetts	2	1	14	0	35
RB Mitch Fulcher	2	2	2	0	21
RB Burt Woodson	1	0	0	0	9
WR Dixon Cash	1	0	0	0	22

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR William Bondy	8	5	0	68	1	25
WR Bucky Organ	5	3	0	32	0	24
WR Kurt Snyder	5	3	0	65	1	18
FB Brian Devine	4	3	0	4	0	18
RB Jamal Rivers	3	2	0	-5	0	19
WR Earl Rader	3	1	1	19	0	22
WR Jerome Wilkins	3	2	1	37	1	9
RB Jerame Englund	2	2	0	4	0	10
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	0	-4	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Craig Bennetts	2	16	8.00	3.97
Korey Blackburn	1	4	4.00	4.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Lynch	1	9	9.00	4.67
Jamal Rivers	1	3	3.00	3.43
Jerame Englund	1	4	4.00	4.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmie Burton	4	3	14	3.50	6.12

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
C.J. Lynch	2	2	11	5.50	4.24
Heath Brodie	1	0	0	0.00	19.40

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bryce Perkins	1	1	2	2.00	2.25
RB Craig Bennetts	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
WR Grady Roberson	1	1	3	3.00	5.00
TE B.J. Dodge	1	1	9	9.00	4.83

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bucky Organ	1	1	8	8.00	6.40
FB Brian Devine	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
WR William Bondy	1	1	3	3.00	8.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Craig Bennetts	7	7
Jimmie Burton	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Jamal Rivers	3	2
C.J. Lynch	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmie Burton	4	3	3
Vernon Reese	4	1	1

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
C.J. Lynch	6	4	3
Heath Brodie	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roger Farr	3	2	2
WR Grady Roberson	3	1	1
TE B.J. Dodge	1	1	1
WR Dixon Cash	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earl Rader	3	1	1
RB Jamal Rivers	1	1	0
FB Brian Devine	1	0	0
WR Jerome Wilkins	1	1	1
RB Jerame Englund	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,600 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,100)
End Zone 15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,200 (13,400)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,600 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,100)
End Zone	15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,200 (13,400)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (4,000)