Week 16, 2056

played in Houston, TX

45 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	0	0	8	0	-	8
Houston Texans	3	12	3	14	-	32

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:07 HOU - Scottie Webster 29 field goal
2Q: 14:51 HOU - Scottie Webster 44 field goal
2Q: 10:57 HOU - Scottie Webster 47 field goal
2Q: 01:39 HOU - Louie Tatum 2 run (Scottie Webster extra point failed)
3Q: 10:15 HOU - Scottie Webster 44 field goal
3Q: 04:08 MIN - Lester Hanson 23 pass from Denzel Bonnette (Denzel Bonnette pass to Lester Hanson for conversion)
4Q: 14:08 HOU - Marty Freeman 15 pass from Lester Flannery (Scottie Webster extra point)
4Q: 02:38 HOU - Louie Tatum 3 run (Scottie Webster extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:07 HOU - Scottie Webster 29 field goal
2Q: 14:51 HOU - Scottie Webster 44 field goal
2Q: 10:57 HOU - Scottie Webster 47 field goal
2Q: 01:39 HOU - Louie Tatum 2 run (Scottie Webster extra point failed)
3Q: 10:15 HOU - Scottie Webster 44 field goal
3Q: 04:08 MIN - Lester Hanson 23 pass from Denzel Bonnette (Denzel Bonnette pass to Lester Hanson for conversion)
4Q: 14:08 HOU - Marty Freeman 15 pass from Lester Flannery (Scottie Webster extra point)
4Q: 02:38 HOU - Louie Tatum 3 run (Scottie Webster extra point)

Team Statistics MIN HOU
Record 2-13 5-9-1
First Downs 12 23
- by Rushing 5 10
- by Passing 7 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 266 352
- Offensive Plays 59 68
- Yards per Play 4.51 5.18
Net Rushing Yards 122 184
- Rushing Attempts 35 35
- Yards per Rush 3.49 5.26
Net Passing Yards 144 168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 13 - 0 31 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 151 178
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 6.00 5.09
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/35 2/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/0 4/42
Kick Returns/Yards 4/90 1/23
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 38
Time of Possession 27:00 33:00

Team Statistics	MIN	HOU
Record	2-13	5-9-1
First Downs	12	23
- by Rushing	5	10
- by Passing	7	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	266	352
- Offensive Plays	59	68
- Yards per Play	4.51	5.18
Net Rushing Yards	122	184
- Rushing Attempts	35	35
- Yards per Rush	3.49	5.26
Net Passing Yards	144	168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 13 - 0	31 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	151	178
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	6.00	5.09
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/35	2/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/0	4/42
Kick Returns/Yards	4/90	1/23
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 38
Time of Possession	27:00	33:00

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:15	OWN 15	8	54	Fumble
1	7:01	1:44	OWN 30	3	-6	Punt
1	3:34	1:25	OWN 5	3	8	Punt
2	14:45	1:21	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	10:52	2:00	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
2	8:03	2:11	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
2	1:28	1:15	OWN 35	4	25	Missed FG
3	10:10	6:12	OWN 22	11	78	Touchdown
3	2:25	1:31	OWN 13	3	1	Punt
4	13:59	2:24	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
4	7:37	2:06	OWN 40	7	46	Downs
4	3:48	0:10	OWN 22	1	-2	Fumble
4	2:28	1:26	OWN 25	5	20	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:45	3:44	OWN 40	8	48	Field Goal
1	5:17	1:43	OWN 40	3	6	Punt
1	2:09	2:24	OPP 44	6	17	Field Goal
2	13:24	2:32	OWN 46	4	24	Field Goal
2	8:52	0:49	OWN 22	3	0	Punt
2	5:52	4:24	OWN 17	10	83	Touchdown
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 47	2	0	Half
3	15:00	4:50	OWN 31	7	42	Field Goal
3	3:58	1:33	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	0:54	1:55	OWN 41	5	59	Touchdown
4	11:35	3:58	OWN 17	8	52	Missed FG
4	5:31	1:43	OWN 14	3	4	Punt
4	3:38	1:10	OPP 9	3	9	Touchdown
4	1:02	1:02	OPP 45	3	8	Game

Game MVP: Louie Tatum, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Raymond Giles	15	32	2.13	15	1
QB Denzel Bonnette	6	20	3.33	11	1
QB Francisco Posavec	5	26	5.20	11	1
RB Johnnie Boyd	5	24	4.80	11	1
RB Jared Sauerbrun	2	9	4.50	5	0
FB Clyde Coffey	1	17	17.00	17	1
WR Julio Steiner	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Louie Tatum	27	133	4.93	20	7	2
QB Lester Flannery	6	30	5.00	19	1	0
RB Carl Humphrey	2	21	10.50	11	2	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Denzel Bonnette	14	8	99	0/0	1	23	0	103.0
Francisco Posavec	9	5	52	1/7	0	31	0	72.4

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lester Flannery	31	17	178	2/10	1	25	0	82.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lester Hanson	5	8	91	18.20	18	31	1
TE Abraham Cook	2	2	13	6.50	0	9	0
WR Tyler Alicea	2	4	-1	-0.50	0	2	0
WR Julio Steiner	2	3	15	7.50	5	11	0
TE Terrance Palmer	1	2	19	19.00	9	19	0
WR Eduardo Clapp	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Kai Lindsay	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Leon Leverette	6	11	74	12.33	54	25	0
TE Wendell Yazzie	4	6	54	13.50	16	17	0
WR Joey Heimulu	2	4	15	7.50	0	12	0
RB Louie Tatum	2	3	-3	-1.50	0	-1	0
WR Marty Freeman	1	2	15	15.00	8	15	1
WR Roosevelt England	1	4	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Dustin Osborne	1	1	15	15.00	3	15	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Raymond Giles	1	0	0	0
QB Denzel Bonnette	1	0	0	0

Houston	Recov	Force
OLB Dean Churchill	1	1
DE Jessie Chaffin	1	0
CB Norm Briseno	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lance Tyler	7	324	46.3	40.3	54	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Javier Humphrey	4	221	55.3	55.3	62	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Duncan	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scottie Webster	4/5	3/4	0/0	47	2/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clifton Sipher	1	0	0.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tucker Messerly	4	42	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyler Alicea	4	90	22.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Osborne	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Wesley Hassell	7	1	0.0	34	32
CB Clifton Sipher	7	0	0.0	35	33
S Dave Flannery	6	1	0.0	34	32
S Jim Farr	6	1	0.0	34	33
DE Cameron Edwards	4	1	1.0	31	29
OLB Grayson Bates	4	3	0.0	29	30
CB Eddie Watts	4	1	0.0	33	32
OLB Deron Sanders	3	1	0.0	26	29
CB Travis Westbrook	3	1	0.0	27	15
DE Freddie Huiz	2	1	1.0	32	27
ILB Emmanuel Starks	2	1	0.0	16	22
DT Micah Tubbs	1	1	0.0	26	28
WR Kai Lindsay	1	0	---	---	---
WR Eduardo Clapp	1	0	---	---	---
DT Emmett Henderson	0	1	0.0	11	5

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dean Churchill	8	3	0.5	34	18
ILB Patrick Rodgers	5	1	0.0	22	10
S Collin Finch	4	5	0.0	35	24
CB Norm Briseno	4	0	0.0	33	24
ILB Carl Foley	4	0	0.0	20	4
DT Brendan Pappas	3	2	0.0	17	3
CB Steven Graham	3	1	0.0	34	23
S Charlie Dominguez	3	1	0.0	14	19
OLB Alonzo Pottinger	3	1	0.0	14	16
DE Jamal Shapiro	3	0	0.0	29	10
DE Jeff Lysne	2	1	0.5	23	12
DT Juan Mumphrey	2	0	0.0	15	13
CB Burt Parnell	2	0	0.0	13	16
S Leland Fisk	1	1	0.0	22	10
DT Nate Brink	0	1	0.0	24	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Freddie Huiz	1.0	1	1	1	27
DE Cameron Edwards	1.0	0	1	0	29
DT Micah Tubbs	0.0	1	1	0	28
CB Eddie Watts	0.0	1	0	0	32
OLB Grayson Bates	0.0	0	2	1	30
ILB Wesley Hassell	0.0	0	1	0	32
ILB Emmanuel Starks	0.0	0	1	0	22

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Dean Churchill	0.5	1	0	18
DE Jeff Lysne	0.5	1	0	12
DT Juan Mumphrey	0.0	1	0	13
DE Jessie Chaffin	0.0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Dave Flannery	4	0	32
CB Clifton Sipher	3	1	33
OLB Grayson Bates	3	1	30
S Jim Farr	2	0	33
CB Eddie Watts	2	0	32
ILB Emmanuel Starks	1	1	22
CB Travis Westbrook	1	0	15
DE Cameron Edwards	1	0	29

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Collin Finch	3	0	24
OLB Dean Churchill	2	0	18
CB Steven Graham	2	0	23
OLB Alonzo Pottinger	2	0	16
ILB Patrick Rodgers	2	0	10
CB Norm Briseno	1	0	24
ILB Carl Foley	1	0	4
S Charlie Dominguez	0	1	19
DT Nate Brink	0	1	22

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Rickey Lovelace	4	9	35	1	24
C Derek Atkins	3	7	35	0	24
T Gene Valdez	1	4	35	0	24
T Wendell Burroughs	1	2	35	0	24
TE Abraham Cook	1	1	12	0	6
G Charlie Hoff	0	2	35	0	24
FB Clyde Coffey	0	1	13	0	1

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Willie O'Neal	3	7	0	35	0	33
G Levi Strong	3	6	0	35	0	33
T Harris Becker	3	4	1	35	1	33
T Bryant Benge	3	4	1	35	0	33
G Alejandro Mathews	2	7	0	35	1	33
TE Leon Leverette	0	1	0	7	0	23

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jared Sauerbrun	2	18
Charlie Hoff	2	8
Kai Lindsay	1	17

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Dean Churchill	1	21
Carl Humphrey	1	19
Wendell Yazzie	1	17
Burt Parnell	1	17
Dustin Osborne	1	10

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Deron Sanders	---	---	26	29	22	77
CB Clifton Sipher	---	---	35	33	9	77
ILB Wesley Hassell	---	---	34	32	6	72
S Dave Flannery	---	---	34	32	6	72
S Jim Farr	---	---	34	33	5	72
CB Eddie Watts	---	---	33	32	5	70
G Charlie Hoff	35	24	---	---	8	67
T Gene Valdez	35	24	---	---	8	67
G Rickey Lovelace	35	24	---	---	8	67
T Wendell Burroughs	35	24	---	---	8	67
WR Kai Lindsay	25	23	---	---	17	65
DE Cameron Edwards	---	---	31	29	5	65
DT Micah Tubbs	---	---	26	28	10	64
DE Freddie Huiz	---	---	32	27	4	63
OLB Grayson Bates	---	---	29	30	2	61
C Derek Atkins	35	24	---	---	---	59
WR Lester Hanson	32	23	---	---	1	56
ILB Emmanuel Starks	---	---	16	22	16	54
CB Travis Westbrook	---	---	27	15	9	51
TE Terrance Palmer	27	21	---	---	---	48
RB Raymond Giles	25	21	---	---	---	46
TE Santiago Lane	8	6	---	---	21	35
DE Winfred Paukschus	---	---	12	13	8	33
QB Francisco Posavec	21	10	---	---	---	31
WR Tyler Alicea	4	10	---	---	15	29
FB Clyde Coffey	13	1	---	---	15	29
QB Denzel Bonnette	14	14	---	---	---	28
DT Emmett Henderson	---	---	11	5	8	24
RB Jared Sauerbrun	2	0	---	---	18	20
WR Julio Steiner	12	8	---	---	---	20
TE Abraham Cook	12	6	---	---	1	19
CB Snake Eyes White	---	---	3	2	13	18
S Jesse Lampkin	---	---	1	1	13	15
WR Carlos Dronett	7	0	---	---	7	14
WR Eduardo Clapp	1	1	---	---	10	12
P Lance Tyler	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Jason Riley	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Johnnie Boyd	7	0	---	---	---	7
K Darrin Duncan	0	0	---	---	3	3
ILB Harris Hill	---	---	1	0	---	1
T Nicolas Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Eric Tubbs	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Edward Marchion	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Sammy Logan	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Brett Gomez	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Antoine Hoffman	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Wendell Yazzie	32	32	---	---	17	81
G Levi Strong	35	33	---	---	9	77
OLB Dean Churchill	---	---	34	18	21	73
QB Lester Flannery	35	33	---	---	5	73
C Willie O'Neal	35	33	---	---	---	68
G Alejandro Mathews	35	33	---	---	---	68
T Bryant Benge	35	33	---	---	---	68
T Harris Becker	35	33	---	---	---	68
WR Joey Heimulu	35	32	---	---	---	67
RB Louie Tatum	32	31	---	---	---	63
WR Roosevelt England	28	10	---	---	22	60
S Collin Finch	---	---	35	24	1	60
CB Norm Briseno	---	---	33	24	1	58
CB Steven Graham	---	---	34	23	1	58
DT Nate Brink	---	---	24	22	8	54
S Leland Fisk	---	---	22	10	18	50
CB Burt Parnell	---	---	13	16	17	46
WR Dustin Osborne	26	9	---	---	10	45
DE Jeff Lysne	---	---	23	12	8	43
DE Jessie Chaffin	---	---	17	22	1	40
DE Jamal Shapiro	---	---	29	10	---	39
S Charlie Dominguez	---	---	14	19	1	34
ILB Patrick Rodgers	---	---	22	10	1	33
TE Leon Leverette	7	23	---	---	---	30
OLB Alonzo Pottinger	---	---	14	16	---	30
DT Juan Mumphrey	---	---	15	13	1	29
DT Jorge Dole	---	---	15	13	---	28
TE Micah Long	0	0	---	---	26	26
FB Sergio Schulz	0	2	---	---	22	24
WR Marty Freeman	4	20	---	---	---	24
ILB Carl Foley	---	---	20	4	---	24
RB Carl Humphrey	3	1	---	---	19	23
OLB Cedric Fennell	---	---	0	0	21	21
DT Brendan Pappas	---	---	17	3	---	20
WR Tucker Messerly	8	2	---	---	7	17
TE Jose Klosterman	0	3	---	---	11	14
K Scottie Webster	0	0	---	---	13	13
CB Les Peebles	---	---	4	5	1	10
C Lorenzo Gargiulo	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Ross Weber	0	0	---	---	9	9
CB Malachi Saban	---	---	0	0	7	7
P Javier Humphrey	0	0	---	---	4	4
T Kaden Davison	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Marquis Crowther	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Fernando Huettner	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Van Bell	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	17	4.3
Middle	21	83	4.0
Right	10	22	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	79	5.6
Middle	12	98	8.2
Right	7	9	1.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Denzel Bonnette	14	8	1	0	3	2	1	0	0
Francisco Posavec	9	5	1	0	2	0	2	1	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lester Flannery	31	17	1	0	1	3	7	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	-3	-1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	30	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	83	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	41	10.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	39	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	56	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	83	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lester Hanson	8	5	1	91	2	23
WR Tyler Alicea	4	2	2	-1	0	10
WR Kai Lindsay	3	0	0	0	0	23
WR Julio Steiner	3	2	1	15	0	8
TE Abraham Cook	2	2	0	13	0	6
TE Terrance Palmer	2	1	1	19	0	21
WR Eduardo Clapp	1	1	0	14	0	1

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Leon Leverette	11	6	1	74	1	23
TE Wendell Yazzie	6	4	0	54	0	32
WR Joey Heimulu	4	2	0	15	0	32
WR Roosevelt England	4	1	0	8	0	10
RB Louie Tatum	3	2	0	-3	0	31
WR Marty Freeman	2	1	0	15	0	20
WR Dustin Osborne	1	1	0	15	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Denzel Bonnette	1	3	3.00	3.33

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Louie Tatum	5	1	0.20	4.93
RB Carl Humphrey	1	11	11.00	10.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Denzel Bonnette	2	0	0	0.00	7.07

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lester Flannery	6	3	28	4.67	5.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kai Lindsay	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Terrance Palmer	1	0	0	0.00	9.50

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Leon Leverette	1	0	0	0.00	6.73
WR Joey Heimulu	1	1	3	3.00	3.75
WR Marty Freeman	1	1	15	15.00	7.50
TE Wendell Yazzie	1	1	10	10.00	9.00
RB Louie Tatum	1	0	0	0.00	-1.00
WR Roosevelt England	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Raymond Giles	2	1
QB Denzel Bonnette	2	0
QB Francisco Posavec	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Louie Tatum	8	3
QB Lester Flannery	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Francisco Posavec	5	3	1
Denzel Bonnette	4	3	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lester Flannery	3	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lester Hanson	2	2	2
WR Tyler Alicea	2	1	0
TE Abraham Cook	1	1	0
WR Kai Lindsay	1	0	0
TE Terrance Palmer	1	0	0
WR Eduardo Clapp	1	1	1
WR Julio Steiner	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Wendell Yazzie	2	1	1
TE Leon Leverette	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 89,700 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,000 (25,300)
End Zone 16,300 (18,200)
Mezzanine 9,100 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 15,200 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 7,400 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	89,700 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,000 (25,300)
End Zone	16,300 (18,200)
Mezzanine	9,100 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	15,200 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	7,400 (9,900)