Exhibition Week 3, 2063

played in Houston, TX

64 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	6	7	7	3	-	23
Houston Texans	0	3	10	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:15 MIN - J.B. Cooley 21 field goal
1Q: 03:10 MIN - J.B. Cooley 48 field goal
2Q: 11:12 HOU - Broderick Hillman 36 field goal
2Q: 01:05 MIN - Kai Scott 16 pass from Josue Lindsay (J.B. Cooley extra point)
3Q: 10:01 HOU - Broderick Hillman 29 field goal
3Q: 08:06 MIN - Nickolas Whiting 2 pass from Wayne Howe (J.B. Cooley extra point)
3Q: 04:49 HOU - Tyrus Lyon 4 pass from Skip Hazuga (Broderick Hillman extra point)
4Q: 13:08 MIN - J.B. Cooley 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:15 MIN - J.B. Cooley 21 field goal
1Q: 03:10 MIN - J.B. Cooley 48 field goal
2Q: 11:12 HOU - Broderick Hillman 36 field goal
2Q: 01:05 MIN - Kai Scott 16 pass from Josue Lindsay (J.B. Cooley extra point)
3Q: 10:01 HOU - Broderick Hillman 29 field goal
3Q: 08:06 MIN - Nickolas Whiting 2 pass from Wayne Howe (J.B. Cooley extra point)
3Q: 04:49 HOU - Tyrus Lyon 4 pass from Skip Hazuga (Broderick Hillman extra point)
4Q: 13:08 MIN - J.B. Cooley 36 field goal

Team Statistics MIN HOU
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 18 17
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 10 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 334 281
- Offensive Plays 65 61
- Yards per Play 5.14 4.61
Net Rushing Yards 100 81
- Rushing Attempts 38 21
- Yards per Rush 2.63 3.86
Net Passing Yards 234 200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 18 - 1 36 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 234 223
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/23
- Yards per Pass Play 8.67 5.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/17 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 0/0 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 2/55 4/103
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/1
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 26
Time of Possession 31:36 28:24

Team Statistics	MIN	HOU
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	18	17
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	10	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	334	281
- Offensive Plays	65	61
- Yards per Play	5.14	4.61
Net Rushing Yards	100	81
- Rushing Attempts	38	21
- Yards per Rush	2.63	3.86
Net Passing Yards	234	200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 18 - 1	36 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	234	223
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/23
- Yards per Pass Play	8.67	5.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/17	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	0/0	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	2/55	4/103
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/1
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 26
Time of Possession	31:36	28:24

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:21	4:12	OWN 32	10	64	Field Goal
1	7:21	4:16	OWN 33	8	36	Field Goal
2	11:05	4:09	OWN 37	6	23	Punt
2	2:57	2:01	OWN 29	9	71	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:46	OWN 27	3	-1	Interception
3	9:56	2:00	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
3	4:42	6:40	OWN 25	12	56	Field Goal
4	9:56	1:21	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	5:45	3:29	OPP 38	6	6	Punt
4	1:46	1:42	OPP 30	3	-1	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:39	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
1	9:09	1:48	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
1	3:05	7:00	OWN 23	14	58	Field Goal
2	6:56	3:59	OWN 4	7	32	Punt
2	0:56	0:56	OWN 26	4	20	Half
3	13:14	3:18	OPP 44	6	32	Field Goal
3	7:56	3:14	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
4	13:02	3:06	OWN 26	6	24	Punt
4	8:35	2:50	OWN 25	6	29	Fumble
4	2:16	0:30	OWN 20	5	10	Downs
4	0:04	0:04	OWN 20	1	0	Game

Game MVP: Jerome Laird, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Hardy Mathews	28	81	2.89	16	3
RB Donte Reinert	8	22	2.75	10	1
QB Wayne Howe	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
WR Ray Soltys	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Bennett Particelli	12	53	4.42	18	2
RB Tyler Harding	4	7	1.75	5	0
RB Avery Harmon	4	16	4.00	8	0
QB Skip Hazuga	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Josue Lindsay	18	10	134	0/0	1	26	1	74.7
Wayne Howe	9	8	100	0/0	1	54	0	150.0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Skip Hazuga	26	16	169	3/16	1	30	0	93.2
Grady Copeland	10	7	54	1/7	0	20	0	82.9

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Hardy Mathews	4	5	30	7.50	4	14	0
TE Carl Guthrie	4	8	64	16.00	23	26	0
WR Kai Scott	2	2	70	35.00	0	54	1
RB Nickolas Whiting	2	2	13	6.50	4	11	1
WR Ray Andersen	2	2	12	6.00	5	11	0
TE Justics Shepherd	2	4	28	14.00	11	19	0
WR Ray Soltys	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Donte Reinert	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB Dominic Sampson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tyrus Lyon	5	8	63	12.60	21	30	1
RB Bennett Particelli	3	3	13	4.33	5	5	0
WR Carlton Blalock	3	4	30	10.00	8	14	0
TE Blake Thomason	3	4	33	11.00	11	16	0
WR Aidan Greeley	3	5	29	9.67	6	20	0
RB Avery Harmon	2	2	12	6.00	3	9	0
TE Marquis Fenno	1	4	21	21.00	1	21	0
WR Dustin Osborne	1	2	14	14.00	7	14	0
RB Tyler Harding	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Emmanuel Ballard	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Norman Flannery	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kelly Devine	1	1	1.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Recov	Force
CB Matt Peterson	1	0
S Kaleb Carter	0	1
ILB Jerome Laird	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Grady Copeland	1	1	0	0
RB Bennett Particelli	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Everett Sampson	4	157	39.3	27.3	58	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Javier Humphrey	4	182	45.5	37.8	50	0

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.B. Cooley	3/3	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Broderick Hillman	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ben Talley	1	11	11.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrus Lyon	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bart Springett	2	55	27.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Aidan Greeley	4	103	25.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Cameron Edwards	7	1	0.0	19	37
CB Ben Talley	7	1	0.0	17	39
ILB Jerome Laird	5	3	2.0	20	29
S Kaleb Carter	4	1	0.0	14	37
DE Samuel Burke	3	0	1.5	19	36
ILB Nolan Jarvis	3	2	0.0	16	16
S Tony Lake	3	0	0.0	17	32
CB Matt Peterson	3	0	0.0	21	40
S Kai Finley	3	0	0.0	12	21
OLB Elias Fisher	2	2	0.0	7	1
S Grant Andersen	2	0	0.0	4	10
DT Wendell Kuhlmann	1	1	0.5	15	35
TE Carl Guthrie	1	0	---	---	---
DT Steve Johannson	1	0	0.0	2	5
DT Bo Berosik	1	0	0.0	3	5
OLB Jeff Abel	1	0	0.0	0	6
ILB Vincent Swift	0	3	0.0	9	24
DE Jack Lane	0	1	0.0	6	4

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Collin Finch	8	2	0.0	38	26
CB Damien Enman	7	2	0.0	38	27
DT Jorge Dole	6	2	0.0	33	22
OLB Craig Brady	5	2	0.0	13	21
OLB Gino Daniels	5	0	0.0	29	17
ILB Warren Barber	4	5	0.0	35	19
S Kelly Devine	4	0	0.0	36	20
DT Leland Merrick	3	3	0.0	38	22
CB Jerald Barnikow	3	0	0.0	32	20
DE Mack Benton	2	1	0.0	36	24
DE Phil Jett	2	0	0.0	37	24
S Damon Webb	1	1	0.0	25	17
CB Gene Hall	1	1	0.0	14	10
ILB Joel Flowers	1	0	0.0	3	9
WR Norman Flannery	1	0	---	---	---
DE Nicolas Burbank	1	0	0.0	3	6
DT Kirk Floyd	0	1	0.0	5	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Jerome Laird	2.0	0	0	0	29
DE Samuel Burke	1.5	2	2	3	36
DT Wendell Kuhlmann	0.5	0	0	0	35
DE Jack Lane	0.0	1	1	0	4

Houston	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Phil Jett	1	1	24
OLB Gino Daniels	1	1	17
OLB Craig Brady	1	0	21
DE Mack Benton	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ben Talley	6	0	39
S Kaleb Carter	4	0	37
ILB Jerome Laird	3	0	29
CB Matt Peterson	3	0	40
S Kai Finley	2	1	21
S Grant Andersen	2	0	10
ILB Nolan Jarvis	1	1	16
S Tony Lake	1	0	32
OLB Jeff Abel	1	0	6
ILB Vincent Swift	0	2	24

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Kelly Devine	4	0	1	20
OLB Gino Daniels	4	0	0	17
CB Jerald Barnikow	3	2	0	20
OLB Craig Brady	3	0	0	21
CB Damien Enman	2	0	0	27
ILB Joel Flowers	1	0	0	9
ILB Warren Barber	1	0	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Bill Harmon	4	11	38	27
T Corwin McKnight	2	3	31	27
T Alfred Lee	1	9	38	27
G Ramon Canter	1	5	22	10
G Dylan Delhomme	1	3	16	17
T Harold Creamer	1	2	22	10
C Freddie Berger	0	2	16	17
TE Carl Guthrie	0	1	31	27
TE Justics Shepherd	0	1	8	13

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Mickey Emmons	1	8	12	0	19
T Riley Medsker	1	4	9	1	21
G Sean Urpsis	1	2	21	1	40
FB Elliot Adderley	1	1	4	0	4
G Zach Hornung	0	2	21	1	40
C Alec Rawls	0	1	21	1	40
T Marc Hammond	0	1	12	0	19
TE Sergio Boettcher	0	1	5	0	2

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Nickolas Whiting	2	17
Ray Soltys	1	21
Kaleb Carter	1	16
Ray Andersen	1	3

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Sergio Boettcher	1	20
Marc Hammond	1	10
Gino Daniels	1	9

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Alfred Lee	38	27	---	---	7	72
CB Ben Talley	---	---	17	39	16	72
RB Hardy Mathews	30	17	---	---	21	68
TE Carl Guthrie	31	27	---	---	10	68
S Kaleb Carter	---	---	14	37	16	67
C Bill Harmon	38	27	---	---	---	65
WR Ray Andersen	36	25	---	---	3	64
CB Matt Peterson	---	---	21	40	2	63
WR Ray Soltys	29	10	---	---	21	60
DT Cameron Edwards	---	---	19	37	2	58
T Corwin McKnight	31	27	---	---	---	58
DE Samuel Burke	---	---	19	36	2	57
DE Harvey McCuistion	---	---	16	34	6	56
WR Kai Scott	33	21	---	---	---	54
DT Wendell Kuhlmann	---	---	15	35	2	52
ILB Jerome Laird	---	---	20	29	2	51
S Tony Lake	---	---	17	32	2	51
S Kai Finley	---	---	12	21	9	42
G Dylan Delhomme	16	17	---	---	7	40
T Harold Creamer	22	10	---	---	7	39
G Ramon Canter	22	10	---	---	7	39
QB Josue Lindsay	18	18	---	---	---	36
ILB Vincent Swift	---	---	9	24	2	35
C Freddie Berger	16	17	---	---	---	33
QB Wayne Howe	20	9	---	---	3	32
ILB Nolan Jarvis	---	---	16	16	---	32
FB Dominic Sampson	7	2	---	---	21	30
RB Donte Reinert	8	10	---	---	10	28
DE Jack Lane	---	---	6	4	18	28
RB Nickolas Whiting	6	3	---	---	17	26
TE Justics Shepherd	8	13	---	---	---	21
CB Jacob Cox	---	---	4	14	3	21
CB Connor Swindal	---	---	6	11	---	17
S Grant Andersen	---	---	4	10	---	14
DT Steve Johannson	---	---	2	5	5	12
DT Bo Berosik	---	---	3	5	4	12
WR Jonah Schanding	5	5	---	---	---	10
K J.B. Cooley	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Isaiah Farrell	---	---	4	4	---	8
OLB Elias Fisher	---	---	7	1	---	8
WR Bart Springett	3	0	---	---	4	7
C Al Cora	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Jeff Abel	---	---	0	6	---	6
P Everett Sampson	0	0	---	---	4	4
DT Roderick Bernstein	---	---	0	0	4	4
TE Tracy Strong	1	2	---	---	---	3

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Damien Enman	---	---	38	27	13	78
S Kelly Devine	---	---	36	20	15	71
S Collin Finch	---	---	38	26	4	68
G Sean Urpsis	21	40	---	---	6	67
G Zach Hornung	21	40	---	---	6	67
DE Mack Benton	---	---	36	24	7	67
ILB Warren Barber	---	---	35	19	11	65
DE Phil Jett	---	---	37	24	2	63
DT Leland Merrick	---	---	38	22	2	62
C Alec Rawls	21	40	---	---	---	61
WR Aidan Greeley	17	35	---	---	6	58
WR Tyrus Lyon	10	32	---	---	16	58
DT Jorge Dole	---	---	33	22	2	57
OLB Craig Brady	---	---	13	21	21	55
OLB Gino Daniels	---	---	29	17	9	55
CB Jerald Barnikow	---	---	32	20	3	55
QB Skip Hazuga	15	29	---	---	2	46
RB Bennett Particelli	12	17	---	---	16	45
S Damon Webb	---	---	25	17	2	44
T Marc Hammond	12	19	---	---	10	41
WR Norman Flannery	11	28	---	---	---	39
G Mickey Emmons	12	19	---	---	6	37
TE Marquis Fenno	14	21	---	---	---	35
T Riley Medsker	9	21	---	---	4	34
TE Blake Thomason	12	19	---	---	---	31
T Max McComb	9	21	---	---	---	30
WR Carlton Blalock	10	18	---	---	1	29
TE Sergio Boettcher	5	2	---	---	20	27
CB Gene Hall	---	---	14	10	1	25
FB Elliot Adderley	4	4	---	---	16	24
CB Kris Stanton	---	---	3	3	14	20
WR Emmanuel Ballard	1	5	---	---	13	19
QB Grady Copeland	6	11	---	---	---	17
DT Kirk Floyd	---	---	5	10	2	17
ILB Joel Flowers	---	---	3	9	2	14
RB Tyler Harding	4	9	---	---	---	13
DE Nicolas Burbank	---	---	3	6	1	10
RB Avery Harmon	4	5	---	---	---	9
WR Dustin Osborne	1	5	---	---	---	6
C Cedric Ward	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Broderick Hillman	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Javier Humphrey	0	0	---	---	4	4
DT Rod Bennett	---	---	0	0	4	4
C Samuel Hetherington	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Keegan Bongiovanni	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Artie Kershaw	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	9	1.1
Middle	21	55	2.6
Right	8	37	4.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	4	2.0
Middle	13	46	3.5
Right	6	31	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Josue Lindsay	18	10	2	0	1	2	4	2	1
Wayne Howe	9	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Skip Hazuga	26	16	2	1	2	4	1	3	0
Grady Copeland	10	7	1	0	0	0	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	5	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	97	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	78	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	54	54.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	18	147	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	55	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	21	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Carl Guthrie	8	4	1	64	2	27
RB Hardy Mathews	5	4	0	30	0	17
TE Justics Shepherd	4	2	0	28	0	13
WR Kai Scott	2	2	0	70	1	21
RB Nickolas Whiting	2	2	0	13	0	3
WR Ray Andersen	2	2	0	12	0	25
RB Donte Reinert	2	1	0	11	0	10
FB Dominic Sampson	1	0	0	0	0	2
WR Ray Soltys	1	1	0	6	0	10

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tyrus Lyon	8	5	1	63	1	32
WR Aidan Greeley	5	3	0	29	1	35
TE Marquis Fenno	4	1	0	21	1	21
WR Carlton Blalock	4	3	0	30	0	18
TE Blake Thomason	4	3	0	33	0	19
RB Bennett Particelli	3	3	0	13	0	17
WR Dustin Osborne	2	1	0	14	0	5
WR Norman Flannery	2	0	1	0	0	28
RB Avery Harmon	2	2	0	12	0	5
RB Tyler Harding	1	1	0	7	0	9
WR Emmanuel Ballard	1	1	0	1	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Bennett Particelli	3	3	1.00	4.42
RB Tyler Harding	1	2	2.00	1.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Josue Lindsay	6	2	25	4.17	7.44
Wayne Howe	1	1	2	2.00	11.11

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Skip Hazuga	3	2	20	6.67	6.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Justics Shepherd	3	1	9	3.00	7.00
FB Dominic Sampson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Kai Scott	1	1	16	16.00	35.00
TE Carl Guthrie	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
RB Nickolas Whiting	1	1	2	2.00	6.50

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Blake Thomason	1	1	16	16.00	8.25
WR Aidan Greeley	1	0	0	0.00	5.80
WR Tyrus Lyon	1	1	4	4.00	7.88

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Hardy Mathews	5	4
QB Wayne Howe	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Josue Lindsay	9	6	5
Wayne Howe	2	1	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Skip Hazuga	5	2	2
Grady Copeland	4	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Carl Guthrie	6	3	3
RB Hardy Mathews	2	2	1
WR Kai Scott	1	1	1
WR Ray Soltys	1	1	0
TE Justics Shepherd	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Marquis Fenno	3	1	1
WR Aidan Greeley	2	1	1
TE Blake Thomason	1	1	1
RB Tyler Harding	1	1	1
WR Tyrus Lyon	1	1	1
WR Emmanuel Ballard	1	1	0

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

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