Exhibition Week 3, 2039

played in Houston, TX

72 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings720140-41
Houston Texans6730-16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:51 HOU - Darrin Borders 28 field goal
1Q: 06:20 HOU - Darrin Borders 39 field goal
1Q: 03:10 MIN - Ferocious Fenner 5 run (Kaleb Francis extra point)
2Q: 12:00 MIN - Kaleb Francis 39 field goal
2Q: 08:31 MIN - Kaleb Francis 21 field goal
2Q: 08:23 MIN - Damon Cochrane 23 interception return (Kaleb Francis extra point)
2Q: 06:42 MIN - Rusty Humphrey 79 punt return (Kaleb Francis extra point)
2Q: 00:48 HOU - Darnell Bates 7 pass from Jose Robinson (Darrin Borders extra point)
3Q: 10:29 MIN - Morris Madison 1 pass from Albert Prior (Kaleb Francis extra point)
3Q: 05:23 MIN - Kent Wallace 1 run (Kaleb Francis extra point)
3Q: 01:12 HOU - Darrin Borders 28 field goal

Team StatisticsMINHOU
Record2-00-2
First Downs2315
- by Rushing69
- by Passing156
- by Penalty20
Total Net Yards366358
- Offensive Plays6563
- Yards per Play5.635.68
Net Rushing Yards118226
- Rushing Attempts3236
- Yards per Rush3.696.28
Net Passing Yards248132
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt32 - 19 - 125 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards257142
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/92/10
- Yards per Pass Play7.524.89
Fumbles/Lost0/01/1
3rd Down Conversions4/115/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.17.0
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards3/339/80
Punt Returns/Yards3/1021/21
Kick Returns/Yards0/02/35
Interception Ret./Yards1/231/6
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits45
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/11/3
Avg. Drive StartOWN 30OWN 27
Time of Possession31:1328:47

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
114:060:52OWN 2532Punt
18:431:11OWN 10210Interception
16:133:09OWN 20880Touchdown
11:064:11OWN 37841Field Goal
29:150:52OPP 1137Field Goal
24:462:15OWN 16615Punt
20:370:37OWN 2017Half
315:004:42OWN 20980Touchdown
39:103:57OPP 45945Touchdown
31:062:56OWN 20534Punt
410:232:38OWN 20622Punt
46:293:12OWN 33629Punt
Houston Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:000:54OWN 2036Punt
113:144:31OWN 48841Field Goal
17:321:19OPP 2533Field Goal
13:041:58OWN 2037Punt
211:552:40OWN 1840Fumble
28:230:08OWN 2010Interception
28:151:42OWN 2039Punt
26:331:47OWN 3236Punt
22:311:54OWN 28672Touchdown
310:181:08OWN 2035Punt
35:134:07OWN 201069Field Goal
413:102:47OWN 20528Punt
47:451:16OWN 2031Punt
43:173:17OWN 20876Game

Game MVP: Darnell Bates, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Kent Wallace19683.581411
Nick James10282.80900
Ferocious Fenner3227.331011
HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Darnell Bates291826.283060
Earnest Stadtmauer7446.292410

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Albert Prior32192571/9137182.4
HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jose Robinson137702/10127163.0
Dana Peyrouse74240/0010064.0
Junior Peters53480/0031092.1

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Alvin Wooden689315.5051370
WR Vinny Jenkins384615.3320200
WR Amos Sellers334314.339220
WR Rusty Humphrey232211.009120
TE Morris Madison22126.000111
RB Nick James223919.5030330
FB Kent Wallace1322.00020
RB Ferocious Fenner0100.00000
WR Erick Chelle0200.00000
HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Jon Moss577314.608270
TE Pete Siders464711.7520310
RB Darnell Bates34144.67371
TE Griffin Barton2484.00170
TE Bart Geib0200.00000
WR Lonnie Jackson0100.00000
WR Derrick Seaman0100.00000

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Damon Cochrane12323.001
HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Lorenzo Walton166.000

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Glenn Donaldson0100
Erik Irizarry0010
HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
Jose Robinson1000

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Darrin Price522945.829.6580
HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mack Petry733748.134.9541

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Kaleb Francis2/20/00/0395/5
HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Darrin Borders3/30/00/0391/1

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Rusty Humphrey310234.01
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Derrick Seaman12121.00

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Dan Beaudry23517.50

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Erik Irizarry601.03124
DE D.J. Gilmore511.03627
CB Pedro Sphar500.03224
ILB Jerald Terry420.01713
CB Joseph McPhee420.02720
S Ike Sutton410.02716
CB Damon Cochrane400.03024
OLB Bernie Guagliardo330.02217
S Mike McIntyre320.02518
ILB Graham Beethoven310.01714
OLB Melvin Armstrong300.01410
DT Cris Bush210.0137
S Philip Dawkins200.01612
DT Evan Bryant130.02219
DT Glenn Donaldson120.02722
WR Vinny Jenkins10---------
OLB Richard Bernier100.021
HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Lorenzo Walton620.0179
CB Lamar Timpson540.03128
CB Bryce Bullock500.01322
OLB Korey Fichialos420.02126
OLB J.T. Phillips420.02826
OLB Phillip Burgraff410.02727
S Marco Hardy410.02530
DE Scott Meier311.02520
CB Winston Bensen320.02831
ILB Ed Demyan310.01912
DT Eric Sarfaty210.02328
OLB Vinny Compton210.037
DT Wendell Fletcher200.095
S Barry Durham110.03031
DE Rusty Ansara110.01414
WR Jon Moss10---------
S Gabe Hanks010.0116
DE Rickey Loyd010.0814

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE D.J. Gilmore1.001027
CB Erik Irizarry1.000024
DE Drake Troy0.00108
OLB Bernie Guagliardo0.001017
DE Sam Foster0.001020
HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Scott Meier1.000020
DT Eric Sarfaty0.011028
OLB J.T. Phillips0.005026
DE Rickey Loyd0.001014
DE Renaldo Gonzalez0.001018
OLB Korey Fichialos0.001026

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Damon Cochrane21124
ILB Jerald Terry20013
CB Joseph McPhee20020
CB Erik Irizarry11024
OLB Bernie Guagliardo11017
S Mike McIntyre10018
DE D.J. Gilmore10027
DT Glenn Donaldson10022
DE Sam Foster10020
ILB Graham Beethoven10014
S Philip Dawkins10012
HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Korey Fichialos40026
S Marco Hardy32030
OLB Phillip Burgraff30027
CB Lamar Timpson30028
CB Bryce Bullock20022
ILB Lorenzo Walton1019
CB Winston Bensen10031
OLB Vinny Compton1007
OLB J.T. Phillips10026

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Lukas Bauer33019125
Albert Galligher26019023
Amos Wellman23027028
Darrin Chapman14018015
Lionel Applewhite1301507
Harris Rizzo12016013
Hardy Francis12024013
Morris Madison11024011
Gary Hennessee0401308
Patrick Schneider03017026
Emmitt Gillespie01016020
HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Frankie Hardy510036127
Corwin Hicks39036027
Cole Bennett26036127
Griffin Barton13036027
Trevor Davis11125020
Arnie Reed11036027
Bernie Flowers05036027
Pete Siders01033026

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Mike McIntyre220
Alvin Wooden115
HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Bart Geib123
Vinny Compton120

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Damon Cochrane------30243084
D.J. Gilmore------3627972
Albert Prior3233---------65
Alvin Wooden2425------1564
Hardy Francis2413------2764
Mike McIntyre------25182063
Kent Wallace2517------2062
Amos Wellman2728------762
Pedro Sphar------3224359
Vinny Jenkins1323------2258
Erik Irizarry------3124257
Joseph McPhee------27201057
Bernie Guagliardo------22171756
Morris Madison2411------2055
Sam Foster------25201055
Glenn Donaldson------2722352
Ike Sutton------2716346
Lukas Bauer1925---------44
Patrick Schneider1726---------43
Evan Bryant------2219243
Albert Galligher1923---------42
Emmitt Gillespie1620------541
Rusty Humphrey819------1340
Harris Rizzo1613------736
Jerald Terry------1713535
Graham Beethoven------1714435
Darrin Chapman1815------134
Amos Sellers1218---------30
Philip Dawkins------1612129
Gary Hennessee138------728
Quinn Alexander109------827
Nick James107------926
Melvin Armstrong------1410125
Erick Chelle712------524
Lionel Applewhite157------123
Cris Bush------137121
Drake Troy------118120
Renaldo Lofton------211215
Ferocious Fenner311---------14
Edwin Martinez00------88
Richard Bernier------2158
Darrin Price00------77
Rick Banks00------77
Kaleb Francis00------22
Corey Harris00---------0
Erick Deane00---------0
HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Cole Bennett3627------1073
Bernie Flowers3627------1073
Jon Moss2924------1871
Marco Hardy------25301065
Pete Siders3326------665
Arnie Reed3627---------63
Corwin Hicks3627---------63
Barry Durham------3031263
Griffin Barton3627---------63
Frankie Hardy3627---------63
Winston Bensen------2831261
Lamar Timpson------3128261
Trevor Davis2520------1459
J.T. Phillips------2826256
Phillip Burgraff------2727155
Korey Fichialos------2126855
Eric Sarfaty------2328253
Darnell Bates2923---------52
Bryce Bullock------13221449
Scott Meier------2520348
Ed Demyan------19121445
Earnest Stadtmauer74------2839
Renaldo Gonzalez------1718136
Jose Robinson1815---------33
Maurice McGee------282333
Bart Geib72------2332
Rusty Ansara------1414331
Vinny Compton------372030
Lorenzo Walton------179127
Lonnie Jackson56------1627
Rodney Burney51------2026
Rickey Loyd------814426
Gabe Hanks------116623
Dana Peyrouse127---------19
Wendell Fletcher------95216
Junior Peters65------314
Mercury Newsome00------1010
Bryce Shula00------1010
Ricardo Barnes00------1010
Dan Beaudry00------88
Derrick Seaman11------57
Mack Petry00------77
Mo Aridge------1146
Morris Hurnblad00------55
Wally Blanchard31---------4
Darrin Borders00------33

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9374.1
Middle16462.9
Right7355.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8425.3
Middle181086.0
Right10767.6
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Albert Prior32195002901
HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jose Robinson1372012201
Dana Peyrouse740001200
Junior Peters531110000

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)20111326.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)53479.4
Long (19+ Yds)212211.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2121.0
Short (0-8 Yds)169513.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)424110.3
Long (19+ Yds)324816.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Vinny Jenkins83046123
WR Alvin Wooden86093225
WR Rusty Humphrey32022019
FB Kent Wallace3102017
WR Amos Sellers33043118
TE Morris Madison22012011
RB Nick James2203917
WR Erick Chelle2000012
RB Ferocious Fenner1000011
HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Jon Moss75173224
TE Pete Siders64147126
RB Darnell Bates43014023
TE Griffin Barton4208027
TE Bart Geib200002
WR Lonnie Jackson100006
WR Derrick Seaman100001

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Kent Wallace4102.503.58
Ferocious Fenner155.007.33
Nick James199.002.80
HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Earnest Stadtmauer155.006.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Albert Prior74334.718.03
HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jose Robinson3293.005.38
Dana Peyrouse1188.003.43
Junior Peters1177.009.60

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Morris Madison22126.006.00
WR Vinny Jenkins1000.005.75
WR Alvin Wooden111515.0011.63
RB Ferocious Fenner1000.000.00
FB Kent Wallace1000.000.67
RB Nick James1166.0019.50
HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Pete Siders2121.007.83
RB Darnell Bates1177.003.50
WR Jon Moss1188.0010.43
TE Griffin Barton1177.002.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
Kent Wallace21
HoustonRushesConversions
Darnell Bates94
Earnest Stadtmauer10

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Albert Prior953
HoustonAttCompConversions
Dana Peyrouse210
Junior Peters211
Jose Robinson100

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Alvin Wooden432
WR Vinny Jenkins100
RB Ferocious Fenner100
FB Kent Wallace110
WR Erick Chelle100
WR Amos Sellers111
HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR Jon Moss210
TE Pete Siders111
RB Darnell Bates100
TE Griffin Barton100

SectionAttendance
Stadium70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,200 (21,200)
End Zone15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes4,200 (4,200)