Week 16, 2024

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	10	0	7	0	-	17
Minnesota Vikings	7	6	14	0	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:40 HOU - Justin Chasser 28 field goal
1Q: 07:12 MIN - Quentin Giles 85 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
1Q: 01:49 HOU - Brad Barnett 5 run (Justin Chasser extra point)
2Q: 11:15 MIN - Jose Reed 43 field goal
2Q: 02:54 MIN - Jose Reed 20 field goal
3Q: 07:10 MIN - Jeremy Kirk 14 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
3Q: 03:48 MIN - Bernie Hassler 19 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
3Q: 00:18 HOU - Earl Rader 39 pass from Heath Brodie (Justin Chasser extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:40 HOU - Justin Chasser 28 field goal
1Q: 07:12 MIN - Quentin Giles 85 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
1Q: 01:49 HOU - Brad Barnett 5 run (Justin Chasser extra point)
2Q: 11:15 MIN - Jose Reed 43 field goal
2Q: 02:54 MIN - Jose Reed 20 field goal
3Q: 07:10 MIN - Jeremy Kirk 14 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
3Q: 03:48 MIN - Bernie Hassler 19 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
3Q: 00:18 HOU - Earl Rader 39 pass from Heath Brodie (Justin Chasser extra point)

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 9-6 13-2
First Downs 15 23
- by Rushing 3 10
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 313 480
- Offensive Plays 52 69
- Yards per Play 6.02 6.96
Net Rushing Yards 48 204
- Rushing Attempts 13 36
- Yards per Rush 3.69 5.67
Net Passing Yards 265 276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 28 - 3 33 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 275 276
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.79 8.36
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/12 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 3/58 4/92
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 33
Time of Possession 26:04 33:56

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	9-6	13-2
First Downs	15	23
- by Rushing	3	10
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	313	480
- Offensive Plays	52	69
- Yards per Play	6.02	6.96
Net Rushing Yards	48	204
- Rushing Attempts	13	36
- Yards per Rush	3.69	5.67
Net Passing Yards	265	276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 28 - 3	33 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	275	276
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.79	8.36
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/12	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	3/58	4/92
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 33
Time of Possession	26:04	33:56

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:16	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	10:30	2:55	OWN 40	8	49	Field Goal
1	6:58	5:19	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
2	11:09	4:10	OWN 19	5	19	Punt
2	2:46	1:18	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
2	0:47	0:47	OWN 20	1	13	Half
3	10:44	1:23	OWN 20	3	6	Interception
3	6:59	0:21	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
3	3:40	3:40	OWN 21	7	79	Touchdown
4	13:20	2:22	OWN 34	4	21	Punt
4	4:35	1:00	OWN 36	4	42	Interception
4	1:55	1:00	OWN 19	4	9	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:44	2:14	OWN 44	6	35	Missed FG
1	7:35	0:37	OWN 15	1	85	Touchdown
1	1:39	5:30	OWN 32	11	42	Field Goal
2	6:59	4:13	OWN 7	8	90	Field Goal
2	1:28	0:41	OWN 32	5	22	Punt
3	15:00	4:16	OWN 28	8	33	Punt
3	9:21	2:22	OPP 39	5	39	Touchdown
3	6:38	2:58	OPP 47	6	47	Touchdown
4	15:00	1:40	OWN 32	3	5	Punt
4	10:58	6:23	OWN 20	11	51	Missed FG
4	3:35	1:40	OWN 10	5	34	Punt
4	0:55	0:55	OPP 28	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Frankie Giles, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jamal Rivers	8	31	3.88	12	1	0
Brad Barnett	2	8	4.00	5	0	1
Heath Brodie	1	7	7.00	7	0	0
Jerame Englund	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
Monty Klinghagen	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeremy Kirk	26	176	6.77	44	7
Frankie Giles	5	27	5.40	14	1
Mitch Fulcher	5	1	0.20	3	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Heath Brodie	37	28	275	2/10	1	39	3	71.3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	33	18	276	0/0	3	85	0	112.7

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Earl Rader	7	7	66	9.43	34	39	1
WR Bucky Organ	4	8	65	16.25	15	21	0
WR Kurt Snyder	4	5	40	10.00	11	21	0
TE Derrick Vaughn	3	3	32	10.67	4	13	0
RB Brad Barnett	3	3	14	4.67	8	7	0
FB Joey Crawford	3	3	19	6.33	13	10	0
WR William Bondy	2	6	14	7.00	6	9	0
RB Jamal Rivers	1	1	18	18.00	13	18	0
TE Kelly Madera	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Quentin Giles	5	8	123	24.60	83	85	1
WR Bernie Hassler	4	7	43	10.75	5	19	1
WR Sherman Cooper	4	8	78	19.50	13	33	0
TE B.J. Dodge	2	4	10	5.00	0	7	0
WR Dixon Cash	2	4	8	4.00	0	7	0
RB Jeremy Kirk	1	2	14	14.00	7	14	1

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Michael Huffman	1	11	11.00
CB Casey Rindfleisch	1	0	0.00
S Emmitt Caldwell	1	2	2.00

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Earl Rader	1	0	0	0
William Bondy	0	1	0	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Nolan Money	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Arnold Lavigne	4	167	41.8	36.3	55	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Tosheff	4	163	40.8	27.8	46	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justin Chasser	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jose Reed	2/3	1/1	0/0	43	3/3
Jeff Tosheff	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earl Rader	1	12	12.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nick Blackburn	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donny Willis	3	58	19.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg
Grady Roberson	2	49	24.5
Dixon Cash	1	23	23.0
Butch Blackwood	1	20	20.0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Leo Murray	7	3	0.0	27	26
S Burt Morlando	7	1	0.0	31	30
DT Clay Raymer	4	1	0.0	29	21
OLB Vernon Morrison	4	1	0.0	27	21
S Jerald Perkins	4	0	0.0	31	29
CB Fred Lemons	4	0	0.0	13	19
CB Trevor Canas	3	2	0.0	32	29
DT Wendell Giefeke	3	0	0.0	17	16
OLB Lewis Lee	2	2	0.0	22	16
S Tom Taves	2	0	0.0	10	6
OLB Deion Urquiola	2	0	0.0	5	4
CB Dean Barber	2	0	0.0	24	20
WR Bucky Organ	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ronald Woodward	1	0	0.0	15	18
ILB Brady Godfrey	1	0	0.0	9	7
DE Ernie Burton	1	0	0.0	21	15
S Harvey Reeves	1	0	0.0	8	10
WR Earl Rader	1	0	---	---	---
WR William Bondy	1	0	---	---	---
DE Oscar Battle	0	2	0.0	29	28
CB Donny Willis	0	1	0.0	20	21

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Nolan Money	5	1	0.0	9	30
CB Nick Blackburn	5	1	0.0	9	31
S Emmitt Caldwell	4	2	0.0	12	38
CB J.C. Sturm	4	1	0.0	8	33
S Jose Turner	3	1	0.0	13	38
OLB Archie Burton	3	1	0.0	11	27
DT Bucky Bullock	3	1	0.0	10	11
DT J.R. Packer	3	0	0.0	11	34
DE Gerald Rosow	2	0	1.0	7	35
DE Mark Archer	2	1	0.5	12	35
OLB Ricardo Compton	2	1	0.0	4	6
OLB Ian Newsome	2	0	0.0	5	9
DE Britt Wynn	1	0	0.5	1	1
OLB Buddy Wiggins	1	0	0.0	3	18
CB Casey Rindfleisch	0	3	0.0	8	27
CB Michael Huffman	0	1	0.0	10	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Oscar Battle	1	2	28
DT Tyrell Murack	1	1	15
DE Ronald Woodward	0	1	18
DE Ernie Burton	0	1	15
OLB Vernon Morrison	0	1	21

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gerald Rosow	1.0	1	0	0	35
DE Mark Archer	0.5	0	1	0	35
DE Britt Wynn	0.5	0	0	0	1
DT J.R. Packer	0.0	1	0	1	34
DE Dave Patterson	0.0	1	0	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jerald Perkins	4	1	29
OLB Lewis Lee	3	1	16
CB Trevor Canas	2	2	29
S Burt Morlando	2	1	30
ILB Leo Murray	2	0	26
OLB Vernon Morrison	2	0	21
CB Donny Willis	1	1	21
S Tom Taves	1	0	6
CB Fred Lemons	1	0	19

Minnesota	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Nolan Money	5	0	30
CB J.C. Sturm	5	0	33
CB Nick Blackburn	4	0	31
S Emmitt Caldwell	3	1	38
OLB Archie Burton	3	0	27
OLB Ricardo Compton	2	0	6
CB Michael Huffman	1	1	22
S Jose Turner	1	0	38
DT J.R. Packer	1	0	34
DE Gerald Rosow	1	0	35
DT Bucky Bullock	1	0	11
DE Mark Archer	1	0	35
CB Casey Rindfleisch	0	1	27

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alvin Finley	1	5	12	0	35
Nick Diaz	1	3	13	1	39
Josh Buckner	1	1	11	1	33
Raymond Takemura	1	1	13	0	35
Max Pullen	0	1	2	0	6
Joey Crawford	0	1	6	0	18

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Kris Arnold	4	8	1	26	23
Marshall Burns	3	6	1	33	29
Wes Pentasuglio	3	5	0	27	22
Donald Starks	2	6	0	34	26
Kurt Drake	1	2	0	30	27
Pete Luster	1	2	0	12	15
Lorenzo Lynch	0	1	0	11	6
B.J. Dodge	0	1	0	27	23

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
William Bondy	2	16
Kelly Madera	1	14
Derrick Vaughn	1	13
Monty Klinghagen	1	11
Fred Lemons	0	19
Jerame Englund	0	19
Tom Taves	0	13
Vernon Morrison	0	13
Brady Godfrey	0	12
Kurt Snyder	0	12
Bucky Organ	0	11
Donny Willis	0	8
Myron Rodriguez	0	5
Alvin Finley	0	5
Max Pullen	0	5
Justin Chasser	0	5
Deion Urquiola	0	5
Mack Ingram	0	5
Arnold Lavigne	0	5
Burt Morlando	0	4
Trevor Canas	0	4
Gabe Oliver	0	4
Clay Raymer	0	4
Earl Rader	0	4
Oscar Battle	0	4
Wendell Giefeke	0	4
Joey Crawford	0	4
Ronald Woodward	0	3
Tyrell Murack	0	3
Harvey Reeves	0	3
Leo Murray	0	3
Nick Diaz	0	3
Jerald Perkins	0	3
Dean Barber	0	3
Lewis Lee	0	3
Ernie Burton	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Billy Joe Carmazzi	2	18
Grady Roberson	1	14
Burt Woodson	1	10
Nick Blackburn	0	22
Terry Diaz	0	20
Ian Newsome	0	14
Dixon Cash	0	14
Butch Blackwood	0	14
Roman Ferrari	0	13
Nolan Money	0	11
Emmitt Caldwell	0	11
Jose Reed	0	9
Kurt Drake	0	8
Buddy Wiggins	0	8
Troy Branch	0	8
Kris Arnold	0	8
Pete Luster	0	8
Jeff Tosheff	0	8
Lorenzo Lynch	0	7
Michael Huffman	0	5
Mark Archer	0	5
Bucky Bullock	0	4
Rick Collins	0	4
J.R. Packer	0	2
Jeremy Kirk	0	2
Jose Turner	0	1
Leroy Manning	0	1
Archie Burton	0	1
Gerald Rosow	0	1
Casey Rindfleisch	0	1
Edwin Forbes	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	4	4.0
Middle	9	36	4.0
Right	3	8	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	52	5.2
Middle	17	65	3.8
Right	7	90	12.9
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Heath Brodie	37	28	3	2	0	0	1	1	3

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	33	18	2	0	1	6	6	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	44	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	97	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	115	14.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	19	4.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	79	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	164	12.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	33	6.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bucky Organ	8	4	65	1	30
WR Earl Rader	7	7	66	1	36
WR William Bondy	6	2	14	0	22
WR Kurt Snyder	5	4	40	1	17
TE Derrick Vaughn	3	3	32	0	22
RB Brad Barnett	3	3	14	0	20
FB Joey Crawford	3	3	19	0	18
RB Jamal Rivers	1	1	18	0	9
TE Kelly Madera	1	1	7	0	6

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Quentin Giles	8	5	0	123	1	20
WR Sherman Cooper	8	4	1	78	1	21
WR Bernie Hassler	7	4	0	43	0	27
TE B.J. Dodge	4	2	0	10	0	23
WR Dixon Cash	4	2	0	8	0	6
RB Jeremy Kirk	2	1	0	14	0	26

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brad Barnett	1	5	5.00	4.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mitch Fulcher	2	3	1.50	0.20
Jeremy Kirk	1	2	2.00	6.77

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Heath Brodie	4	2	19	4.75	7.43

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	7	5	52	7.43	8.36

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kurt Snyder	2	2	19	9.50	8.00
WR William Bondy	2	0	0	0.00	2.33

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bernie Hassler	3	3	35	11.67	6.14
WR Quentin Giles	1	1	3	3.00	15.38
RB Jeremy Kirk	1	1	14	14.00	7.00
TE B.J. Dodge	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
WR Sherman Cooper	1	0	0	0.00	9.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Heath Brodie	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jeremy Kirk	2	2
Frankie Giles	1	1
Mitch Fulcher	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Heath Brodie	9	7	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	12	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bucky Organ	2	1	1
WR Earl Rader	2	2	1
WR William Bondy	2	1	0
TE Derrick Vaughn	1	1	1
WR Kurt Snyder	1	1	0
FB Joey Crawford	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Quentin Giles	3	2	1
WR Bernie Hassler	3	1	0
WR Sherman Cooper	3	2	2
RB Jeremy Kirk	1	1	1
TE B.J. Dodge	1	0	0
WR Dixon Cash	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 88,700 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,300 (24,800)
End Zone 17,300 (17,900)
Mezzanine 9,900 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 15,700 (15,900)
Club Seats 17,500 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	88,700 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,300 (24,800)
End Zone	17,300 (17,900)
Mezzanine	9,900 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	15,700 (15,900)
Club Seats	17,500 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (5,000)