Exhibition Week 5, 2027

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	0	7	7	0	-	14
Minnesota Vikings	0	10	14	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:25 MIN - Bernie Hassler 2 pass from Tyrell Brady (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 01:55 MIN - Kevin Matthews 45 field goal
2Q: 00:34 HOU - Jamal Lemke 32 pass from Broderick Lengfelder (Darrin Borders extra point)
3Q: 11:39 MIN - Emmitt Caldwell 73 interception return (Kevin Matthews extra point)
3Q: 04:59 MIN - Jeremy Kirk 1 run (Kevin Matthews extra point)
3Q: 01:02 HOU - Jackie Barber 3 pass from Broderick Lengfelder (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 14:01 MIN - Bo Nowakowski 28 run (Kevin Matthews extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:25 MIN - Bernie Hassler 2 pass from Tyrell Brady (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 01:55 MIN - Kevin Matthews 45 field goal
2Q: 00:34 HOU - Jamal Lemke 32 pass from Broderick Lengfelder (Darrin Borders extra point)
3Q: 11:39 MIN - Emmitt Caldwell 73 interception return (Kevin Matthews extra point)
3Q: 04:59 MIN - Jeremy Kirk 1 run (Kevin Matthews extra point)
3Q: 01:02 HOU - Jackie Barber 3 pass from Broderick Lengfelder (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 14:01 MIN - Bo Nowakowski 28 run (Kevin Matthews extra point)

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 2-2 4-0
First Downs 16 22
- by Rushing 2 13
- by Passing 13 7
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 295 346
- Offensive Plays 57 64
- Yards per Play 5.18 5.41
Net Rushing Yards 68 234
- Rushing Attempts 18 41
- Yards per Rush 3.78 5.71
Net Passing Yards 227 112
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 24 - 1 23 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 249 112
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/22 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.82 4.87
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/45 6/80
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 5/127 2/46
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/73
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 35
Time of Possession 27:08 32:52

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	2-2	4-0
First Downs	16	22
- by Rushing	2	13
- by Passing	13	7
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	295	346
- Offensive Plays	57	64
- Yards per Play	5.18	5.41
Net Rushing Yards	68	234
- Rushing Attempts	18	41
- Yards per Rush	3.78	5.71
Net Passing Yards	227	112
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 24 - 1	23 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	249	112
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/22	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.82	4.87
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/45	6/80
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	5/127	2/46
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/73
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 35
Time of Possession	27:08	32:52

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:08	1:36	OWN 21	3	6	Punt
1	9:10	2:54	OWN 18	5	13	Punt
1	4:07	1:42	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	11:15	5:14	OWN 29	9	22	Punt
2	1:49	1:30	OWN 24	5	76	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:33	OWN 28	6	35	Interception
3	11:27	2:06	OWN 20	4	49	Fumble
3	4:53	4:02	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	13:46	3:27	OWN 38	5	14	Punt
4	8:19	1:19	OWN 38	6	28	Downs
4	1:44	0:53	OWN 34	4	-5	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:52	OWN 33	3	-2	Punt
1	11:32	2:22	OWN 45	6	26	Interception
1	6:16	2:09	OWN 46	4	4	Punt
1	2:25	6:10	OWN 42	11	58	Touchdown
2	6:01	4:12	OWN 20	10	52	Field Goal
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	9:21	4:28	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
3	0:51	2:05	OWN 26	5	74	Touchdown
4	10:19	2:00	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
4	7:00	5:16	OWN 34	10	39	Missed FG
4	0:51	0:51	OPP 29	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Mark Archer, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Michael Whitley	10	35	3.50	7
Jackie Barber	6	24	4.00	9
Shane Huffman	2	9	4.50	5

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Nowakowski	21	129	6.14	28	2	1
Jeremy Kirk	13	88	6.77	31	3	1
Tyrell Brady	7	17	2.43	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Broderick Lengfelder	27	19	222	2/10	2	32	1	104.2
Shane Huffman	8	5	27	2/12	0	8	0	68.2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tyrell Brady	23	12	112	0/0	1	21	1	62.2

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Scottie Walters	6	7	50	8.33	11	16	0
RB Michael Whitley	4	5	37	9.25	13	19	0
WR Jamal Lemke	4	5	91	22.75	35	32	1
RB Jackie Barber	3	5	3	1.00	1	3	1
WR Carlton Robinson	3	6	21	7.00	6	14	0
TE Reggie Freeman	2	2	32	16.00	17	25	0
FB Joey Crawford	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Mercury Crawford	1	4	12	12.00	9	12	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sherman Styles	4	4	34	8.50	13	17	0
WR Bernie Hassler	2	10	16	8.00	8	14	1
RB Jeremy Kirk	1	1	8	8.00	3	8	0
TE B.J. Dodge	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Dixon Cash	1	3	21	21.00	13	21	0
WR Rick Collins	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
RB Bo Nowakowski	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Clyde Uerling	1	1	9	9.00	9	9	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dean Barber	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Emmitt Caldwell	1	73	73.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov
Reggie Freeman	1	0
Michael Whitley	1	0
Scottie Walters	1	0
Dave Lau	0	1
Carlton Robinson	0	1

Minnesota	Recov	Force
Gary Frederick	1	0
Jorge Winkler	0	1
Carey Richardson	0	1
Les McFarlane	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Lake	5	213	42.6	31.8	49	0

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gino McDaniel	3	125	41.7	35.0	50	0

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Borders	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Matthews	1/2	1/2	0/0	45	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Hassler	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg
Michael Whitley	3	77	25.7
Andy Inthapany	1	21	21.0
Jackie Barber	1	29	29.0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Todd Livesey	2	46	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Shawn Fazande	7	1	31	14
CB Fred Lemons	6	0	31	18
OLB Lewis Lee	5	3	32	18
DT Keith Small	4	0	14	7
DT Wendell Giefeke	3	1	26	13
S J.J. Donovan	3	1	37	18
DT Roger Pritchett	3	1	26	13
OLB Brady Kirk	3	0	7	1
S Donovan Juckett	2	3	39	18
DT Tyrell Murack	2	1	13	9
OLB Spencer Doyle	2	0	9	5
OLB Drew Weedman	2	0	10	9
CB Dean Barber	1	3	37	22
S Burt Morlando	1	0	5	6
DT Clay Raymer	1	0	18	9
CB Joey Boose	1	0	34	21
CB Andy Inthapany	0	2	13	9

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Emmitt Caldwell	9	0	0.0	13	36
CB Earl Gramble	7	0	0.0	11	31
OLB Shannon McKenzie	5	0	0.0	15	35
DE Mark Archer	3	1	2.5	14	37
OLB Jeff Roman	3	1	0.0	13	19
S Jorge Winkler	3	0	0.0	10	17
CB Todd Livesey	3	0	0.0	11	29
DT Edwin Duerr	2	0	0.5	13	20
CB Les McFarlane	2	0	0.0	4	10
DE Britt Wynn	1	2	1.0	10	24
DE Carey Richardson	1	1	0.0	12	17
DT Chris Roberson	1	1	0.0	5	4
OLB Earnest Shepherd	1	1	0.0	6	19
CB Michael Huffman	1	0	0.0	13	28
WR Bernie Hassler	1	0	---	---	---
DT Deion Palmer	1	0	0.0	15	37

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Terrell Fulkerson	0.0	0	1	0	5

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mark Archer	2.5	0	3	6	37
DE Britt Wynn	1.0	0	2	2	24
DT Edwin Duerr	0.5	0	0	0	20
DT Deion Palmer	0.0	1	0	0	37
OLB Shannon McKenzie	0.0	1	0	0	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Fred Lemons	4	1	0	18
OLB Spencer Doyle	2	0	0	5
S Burt Morlando	1	1	0	6
CB Andy Inthapany	1	0	0	9
ILB Shawn Fazande	1	0	0	14
OLB Lewis Lee	1	0	0	18
DT Keith Small	1	0	0	7
OLB Brady Kirk	1	0	0	1
S Donovan Juckett	0	2	0	18
CB Dean Barber	0	1	1	22
S Harold Mason	0	1	0	6

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Earl Gramble	5	0	0	31
S Emmitt Caldwell	4	0	1	36
S Jorge Winkler	3	0	0	17
OLB Shannon McKenzie	3	0	0	35
OLB Jeff Roman	2	1	0	19
CB Les McFarlane	2	0	0	10
CB Todd Livesey	2	0	0	29
S Leslie Ramthun	1	0	0	24
DT Edwin Duerr	1	0	0	20
OLB Earnest Shepherd	1	0	0	19
CB Lenny LaRiche	0	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kendrick Stevenson	2	3	9	0	25
Josh Buckner	1	4	18	1	30
Darryl Akiyama	1	2	12	1	31
Darren Coles	1	2	14	0	33
Louie Kleaver	0	3	12	1	29
Nick Diaz	0	2	12	0	19
Dave Lau	0	0	13	1	28

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Moe Kleinecke	5	9	0	38	23
Pete Luster	4	7	0	35	20
Brent Finkes	4	6	1	33	17
Clyde Uerling	1	3	1	28	14
B.J. Dodge	1	2	0	36	15
Troy Branch	1	1	0	36	20
Wes Pentasuglio	1	1	0	10	4
Marshall Burns	1	1	0	5	3
Josh Harding	1	1	0	13	13
Trevor Graveson	0	2	0	13	8
Graham Walker	0	1	0	35	20

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Whitley	1	17
Reggie Freeman	1	10
Nick Diaz	1	4
Darren Coles	1	4
J.C. Burnett	0	14
Dean Barber	0	14
Mercury Crawford	0	12
Andy Inthapany	0	11
Spencer Doyle	0	10
Joey Crawford	0	10
Kurt Snyder	0	9
Drew Weedman	0	9
Joey Boose	0	9
Richie Lake	0	8
Jackie Barber	0	8
Brady Kirk	0	7
Kendrick Stevenson	0	5
Louie Kleaver	0	5
Donovan Juckett	0	5
Shawn Fazande	0	4
Lewis Lee	0	4
Dave Lau	0	4
Sam Taliancich	0	3
Terrell Fulkerson	0	3
Wendell Giefeke	0	3
Tyrell Murack	0	2
Josh Buckner	0	2
Vernon Morrison	0	2
Fred Lemons	0	2
J.J. Donovan	0	2
Keith Small	0	2
Chester Moss	0	2
Clay Raymer	0	1
Darryl Akiyama	0	1
Roger Pritchett	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Todd Livesey	1	22
Jeremy Kirk	1	14
Mitch Fulcher	1	14
Josh Harding	1	13
Sherman Styles	1	7
Andrew Derlange	0	14
Shannon McKenzie	0	12
Jorge Winkler	0	11
Butch Blackwood	0	11
Les McFarlane	0	9
Kevin Matthews	0	8
Earnest Shepherd	0	8
B.J. Dodge	0	7
Pete Luster	0	5
Mark Archer	0	5
Brent Finkes	0	5
Gino McDaniel	0	5
Trevor Graveson	0	5
Troy Branch	0	4
Bernie Hassler	0	4
Graham Walker	0	4
Clyde Uerling	0	4
Carey Richardson	0	3
Dixon Cash	0	3
Roman Cassidy	0	3
Deion Palmer	0	2
Jeff Roman	0	2
Earl Gramble	0	2
J.C. Sturm	0	1
Wes Pentasuglio	0	1
Marshall Burns	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	12	4.0
Middle	11	39	3.5
Right	4	17	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	115	7.7
Middle	14	69	4.9
Right	9	54	6.0
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Broderick Lengfelder	27	19	4	1	0	2	3	5	1
Shane Huffman	8	5	0	0	0	0	2	3	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tyrell Brady	23	12	1	3	0	6	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	18	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	134	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	70	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	27	6.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	9	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	77	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	26	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Scottie Walters	7	6	50	0	30
WR Carlton Robinson	6	3	21	0	22
RB Michael Whitley	5	4	37	0	19
RB Jackie Barber	5	3	3	0	25
WR Jamal Lemke	5	4	91	3	21
WR Mercury Crawford	4	1	12	0	33
TE Reggie Freeman	2	2	32	1	16
FB Joey Crawford	1	1	3	0	7

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernie Hassler	10	2	16	0	19
WR Sherman Styles	4	4	34	0	13
WR Dixon Cash	3	1	21	1	11
TE B.J. Dodge	2	1	7	0	15
RB Jeremy Kirk	1	1	8	0	14
WR Rick Collins	1	1	14	0	6
RB Bo Nowakowski	1	1	3	0	9
FB Clyde Uerling	1	1	9	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Nowakowski	3	11	3.67	6.14
Jeremy Kirk	2	5	2.50	6.77

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Broderick Lengfelder	4	4	20	5.00	8.22

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tyrell Brady	1	1	2	2.00	4.87

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mercury Crawford	1	1	12	12.00	3.00
RB Michael Whitley	1	1	6	6.00	7.40
RB Jackie Barber	1	1	3	3.00	0.60
WR Scottie Walters	1	1	-1	-1.00	7.14

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bernie Hassler	1	1	2	2.00	1.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Shane Huffman	2	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Nowakowski	3	2
Tyrell Brady	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Broderick Lengfelder	4	3	2
Shane Huffman	3	1	1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tyrell Brady	8	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jamal Lemke	2	2	1
TE Reggie Freeman	1	1	1
WR Mercury Crawford	1	0	0
RB Michael Whitley	1	1	1
RB Jackie Barber	1	0	0
WR Carlton Robinson	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bernie Hassler	4	1	1
TE B.J. Dodge	1	1	1
WR Dixon Cash	1	0	0
WR Rick Collins	1	1	1
WR Sherman Styles	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 89,800 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,800 (24,800)
End Zone 17,500 (17,900)
Mezzanine 10,200 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 15,900 (15,900)
Club Seats 17,500 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	89,800 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,800 (24,800)
End Zone	17,500 (17,900)
Mezzanine	10,200 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	15,900 (15,900)
Club Seats	17,500 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (5,000)