Week 16, 2064

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	7	14	3	0	-	24
Minnesota Vikings	7	7	3	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:04 HOU - Jason Palmer 18 pass from Skip Hazuga (Broderick Hillman extra point)
1Q: 02:23 MIN - Justics Shepherd 25 pass from Wayne Howe (J.B. Cooley extra point)
2Q: 06:41 MIN - Hardy Mathews 3 run (J.B. Cooley extra point)
2Q: 02:12 HOU - Marquis Fenno 7 pass from Skip Hazuga (Broderick Hillman extra point)
2Q: 00:16 HOU - Marquis Fenno 8 pass from Skip Hazuga (Broderick Hillman extra point)
3Q: 11:13 HOU - Broderick Hillman 37 field goal
3Q: 01:50 MIN - J.B. Cooley 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:04 HOU - Jason Palmer 18 pass from Skip Hazuga (Broderick Hillman extra point)
1Q: 02:23 MIN - Justics Shepherd 25 pass from Wayne Howe (J.B. Cooley extra point)
2Q: 06:41 MIN - Hardy Mathews 3 run (J.B. Cooley extra point)
2Q: 02:12 HOU - Marquis Fenno 7 pass from Skip Hazuga (Broderick Hillman extra point)
2Q: 00:16 HOU - Marquis Fenno 8 pass from Skip Hazuga (Broderick Hillman extra point)
3Q: 11:13 HOU - Broderick Hillman 37 field goal
3Q: 01:50 MIN - J.B. Cooley 31 field goal

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 9-6 10-5
First Downs 23 19
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 14 9
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 301 304
- Offensive Plays 61 73
- Yards per Play 4.93 4.16
Net Rushing Yards 73 154
- Rushing Attempts 25 43
- Yards per Rush 2.92 3.58
Net Passing Yards 228 150
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 16 - 0 29 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 231 157
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 6.33 5.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/10 10/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.8 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/45 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 4/43
Kick Returns/Yards 2/51 3/72
Interception Ret./Yards 1/3 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 29
Time of Possession 24:12 35:48

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	9-6	10-5
First Downs	23	19
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	14	9
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	301	304
- Offensive Plays	61	73
- Yards per Play	4.93	4.16
Net Rushing Yards	73	154
- Rushing Attempts	25	43
- Yards per Rush	2.92	3.58
Net Passing Yards	228	150
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 16 - 0	29 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	231	157
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	6.33	5.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/10	10/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.8	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/45	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	4/43
Kick Returns/Yards	2/51	3/72
Interception Ret./Yards	1/3	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 29
Time of Possession	24:12	35:48

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:20	2:08	OWN 34	4	5	Punt
1	7:43	1:46	50	4	50	Touchdown
1	2:09	1:24	OWN 25	3	-7	Punt
2	13:42	1:20	OWN 36	4	11	Punt
2	6:32	4:26	OWN 14	11	86	Touchdown
2	0:48	0:40	OWN 37	4	63	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:52	OWN 21	8	59	Field Goal
3	7:55	2:13	OWN 6	5	8	Punt
3	1:44	1:44	OWN 41	3	-1	Punt
4	11:55	0:29	OWN 24	3	0	Punt
4	8:30	1:05	OWN 2	3	-1	Punt
4	4:46	3:11	OWN 17	8	40	Punt
4	0:27	0:27	OPP 31	1	-2	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:40	OWN 19	5	1	Punt
1	9:12	1:29	OWN 16	3	2	Punt
1	5:57	3:48	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	0:45	2:03	OWN 47	7	24	Missed FG
2	12:22	5:50	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	2:06	1:18	OWN 31	3	-1	Punt
3	11:08	3:13	OWN 25	7	30	Punt
3	5:42	3:58	OPP 43	7	29	Field Goal
4	15:00	3:05	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
4	11:26	2:56	OWN 36	5	20	Punt
4	7:25	2:39	OPP 42	5	20	Interception
4	1:35	1:08	OWN 1	7	30	Downs

Game MVP: Skip Hazuga, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Tyler Harding	11	19	1.73	21	2
RB Avery Lytle	11	51	4.64	19	4
RB Camden Farmer	2	5	2.50	4	0
QB Skip Hazuga	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Donte Reinert	24	78	3.25	15	4	0
RB Hardy Mathews	10	24	2.40	6	0	1
RB Theodore Lynn	6	46	7.67	18	2	0
RB Nickolas Whiting	3	6	2.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Skip Hazuga	35	16	231	1/3	3	29	0	96.2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wayne Howe	29	14	157	1/7	1	25	1	62.0

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Marquis Fenno	4	6	49	12.25	32	21	2
WR Tyrus Lyon	3	4	39	13.00	13	19	0
WR Emmanuel Ballard	3	10	47	15.67	22	22	0
RB Tyler Harding	2	6	46	23.00	34	29	0
TE Jason Palmer	2	3	27	13.50	11	18	1
FB Elliot Adderley	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
TE Blake Thomason	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Norman Flannery	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Ronald Royals	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kai Scott	5	6	27	5.40	5	9	0
TE Justics Shepherd	3	4	46	15.33	13	25	1
TE Carl Guthrie	2	6	26	13.00	5	25	0
WR Ray Andersen	2	4	23	11.50	9	19	0
WR Jonah Schanding	2	3	35	17.50	14	20	0
RB Hardy Mathews	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Bart Springett	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Wally Willis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Warren Barber	1	3	3.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Nicolas Burbank	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Donte Reinert	1	0	0	0
T Corwin McKnight	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Javier Humphrey	8	368	46.0	38.1	60	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Everett Sampson	6	248	41.3	38.2	46	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Broderick Hillman	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.B. Cooley	1/2	0/1	0/0	31	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrus Lyon	2	19	9.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ben Talley	4	43	10.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damien Enman	2	51	25.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bart Springett	2	48	24.0	0
Kai Scott	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Artie Kershaw	10	4	0.0	43	30
S Damon Webb	6	2	0.0	43	30
ILB Warren Barber	6	1	0.0	35	16
OLB Craig Brady	5	1	0.0	25	21
OLB Gino Daniels	5	0	0.0	35	19
DE Joey Sampson	4	0	0.0	26	10
CB James Adler	4	0	0.0	10	15
DT Kirk Floyd	3	4	0.5	25	23
CB Damien Enman	3	3	0.0	43	30
CB Jerald Barnikow	2	1	0.0	43	30
DT Rod Bennett	2	1	0.0	23	19
CB Gene Hall	2	0	0.0	21	11
DE Ronnie McKnight	1	3	0.5	31	22
DT Leland Merrick	1	4	0.0	38	18
DE Nicolas Burbank	1	0	0.0	27	23
OLB Keegan Bongiovanni	1	0	0.0	5	13

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ben Talley	5	1	0.0	25	35
CB Matt Peterson	5	1	0.0	25	36
DT Bo Berosik	4	0	0.0	10	12
S Grant Andersen	4	0	0.0	13	24
ILB Jerome Laird	3	0	0.0	25	34
ILB Nolan Jarvis	3	0	0.0	11	17
ILB Travis Conners	3	0	0.0	14	17
OLB Elias Fisher	2	1	1.0	12	19
DT Roderick Bernstein	2	3	0.0	12	23
DE Jack Lane	1	4	0.0	22	23
DT Steve Johannson	1	1	0.0	13	22
S Chase Dux	1	1	0.0	13	18
DE Harvey McCuistion	1	0	0.0	4	11
DE Samuel Burke	1	0	0.0	22	27
DT Wendell Kuhlmann	1	0	0.0	15	15
S Kai Finley	1	0	0.0	3	4
WR Bart Springett	1	0	---	---	---
CB Connor Swindal	0	1	0.0	1	4
CB Jacob Cox	0	1	0.0	13	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ronnie McKnight	0.5	0	1	0	22
DT Kirk Floyd	0.5	0	0	1	23
ILB Warren Barber	0.0	1	0	0	16
DT Leland Merrick	0.0	0	1	0	18

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Elias Fisher	1.0	1	0	0	19
DE Jack Lane	0.0	1	0	0	23
DT Roderick Bernstein	0.0	0	2	0	23
DE Samuel Burke	0.0	0	1	1	27
DE Harvey McCuistion	0.0	0	1	0	11
DT Steve Johannson	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Craig Brady	3	0	0	21
S Damon Webb	3	0	0	30
S Artie Kershaw	3	0	0	30
CB James Adler	2	1	0	15
CB Damien Enman	1	1	0	30
OLB Gino Daniels	1	0	0	19
CB Gene Hall	1	0	0	11
ILB Warren Barber	0	0	1	16

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Matt Peterson	4	1	36
CB Ben Talley	3	1	35
S Grant Andersen	2	1	24
ILB Nolan Jarvis	2	0	17
ILB Jerome Laird	1	1	34
DE Samuel Burke	1	0	27
S Chase Dux	1	0	18
S Kai Finley	1	0	4
ILB Travis Conners	1	0	17
S Kaleb Carter	0	1	18
OLB Elias Fisher	0	1	19

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Dakota Cheuse	3	8	25	0	36
C Alec Rawls	1	7	25	0	36
G Sean Urpsis	1	6	25	0	36
G Brendan Rudd	1	2	25	1	36
T Ernie Pierzina	1	1	25	0	36

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Freddie Berger	4	15	0	43	0	30
T Corwin McKnight	4	10	1	43	0	30
G Dylan Delhomme	2	5	0	43	1	30
T Alfred Lee	1	7	0	43	0	30
G Grant Harner	1	5	0	43	0	30
FB Wally Willis	0	1	0	11	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Elliot Adderley	4	24
Craig Brady	2	15
Avery Lytle	1	5

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Johannson	4	19

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Damon Webb	---	---	43	30	17	90
CB Damien Enman	---	---	43	30	17	90
CB Jerald Barnikow	---	---	43	30	12	85
TE Jason Palmer	22	35	---	---	24	81
OLB Gino Daniels	---	---	35	19	23	77
WR Tyrus Lyon	25	36	---	---	15	76
S Artie Kershaw	---	---	43	30	2	75
G Sean Urpsis	25	36	---	---	9	70
T Dakota Cheuse	25	36	---	---	9	70
G Brendan Rudd	25	36	---	---	9	70
T Ernie Pierzina	25	36	---	---	9	70
QB Skip Hazuga	25	36	---	---	1	62
OLB Craig Brady	---	---	25	21	15	61
C Alec Rawls	25	36	---	---	---	61
ILB Warren Barber	---	---	35	16	10	61
DT Leland Merrick	---	---	38	18	---	56
DE Ronnie McKnight	---	---	31	22	2	55
DE Nicolas Burbank	---	---	27	23	2	52
DT Kirk Floyd	---	---	25	23	2	50
WR Emmanuel Ballard	18	30	---	---	2	50
RB Tyler Harding	11	18	---	---	18	47
WR Norman Flannery	19	25	---	---	---	44
DT Rod Bennett	---	---	23	19	2	44
DE Joey Sampson	---	---	26	10	6	42
FB Elliot Adderley	8	5	---	---	24	37
CB Gene Hall	---	---	21	11	---	32
CB James Adler	---	---	10	15	2	27
RB Avery Lytle	12	9	---	---	5	26
OLB Keegan Bongiovanni	---	---	5	13	2	20
TE Marquis Fenno	6	13	---	---	---	19
WR Ronald Royals	0	3	---	---	9	12
WR Carlton Blalock	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Cedric Ward	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Javier Humphrey	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Blake Thomason	2	4	---	---	---	6
K Broderick Hillman	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Clarence Williamson	---	---	0	0	6	6
RB Camden Farmer	2	2	---	---	---	4
QB Grady Copeland	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Darrin O'Neill	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Eduardo Beckwith	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Howie Hoover	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Blake Glenn	---	---	0	0	---	0
TE Jeffrey Sutter	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Mickey Carrere	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Dale Griese	---	---	0	0	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Alfred Lee	43	30	---	---	8	81
G Dylan Delhomme	43	30	---	---	8	81
G Grant Harner	43	30	---	---	8	81
CB Ben Talley	---	---	25	35	18	78
QB Wayne Howe	43	30	---	---	2	75
T Corwin McKnight	43	30	---	---	---	73
C Freddie Berger	43	30	---	---	---	73
DE Jack Lane	---	---	22	23	23	68
WR Jonah Schanding	36	30	---	---	---	66
CB Matt Peterson	---	---	25	36	1	62
ILB Jerome Laird	---	---	25	34	1	60
TE Carl Guthrie	30	24	---	---	1	55
DT Steve Johannson	---	---	13	22	19	54
DE Samuel Burke	---	---	22	27	1	50
WR Kai Scott	24	18	---	---	5	47
S Kaleb Carter	---	---	10	18	18	46
DT Roderick Bernstein	---	---	12	23	8	43
RB Donte Reinert	27	9	---	---	4	40
RB Hardy Mathews	16	6	---	---	17	39
WR Ray Andersen	22	16	---	---	---	38
S Grant Andersen	---	---	13	24	1	38
TE Justics Shepherd	19	14	---	---	4	37
FB Wally Willis	11	6	---	---	19	36
CB Jacob Cox	---	---	13	21	1	35
S Clayton Calabrese	---	---	12	13	9	34
WR Bart Springett	16	12	---	---	5	33
OLB Elias Fisher	---	---	12	19	1	32
S Chase Dux	---	---	13	18	---	31
DT Wendell Kuhlmann	---	---	15	15	1	31
ILB Travis Conners	---	---	14	17	---	31
DT Bo Berosik	---	---	10	12	8	30
TE J.B. Bryant	5	0	---	---	25	30
ILB Nolan Jarvis	---	---	11	17	1	29
RB Nickolas Whiting	3	0	---	---	25	28
RB Theodore Lynn	6	15	---	---	4	25
S Kai Finley	---	---	3	4	12	19
DE Harvey McCuistion	---	---	4	11	---	15
T Bert Bell	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Bernie Leeper	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Everett Sampson	0	0	---	---	6	6
K J.B. Cooley	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Connor Swindal	---	---	1	4	---	5
DE Tyrell Lester	---	---	0	3	---	3
QB Kendall Korhonen	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Bill Harmon	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Derek Baker	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	24	4.8
Middle	11	34	3.1
Right	8	17	2.1
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	66	5.5
Middle	20	52	2.6
Right	11	36	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Skip Hazuga	35	16	3	3	3	6	5	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wayne Howe	29	14	3	1	7	2	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	143	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	72	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	16	3.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	1	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	7	53	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	78	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	25	12.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Emmanuel Ballard	10	3	0	47	1	30
TE Marquis Fenno	6	4	0	49	1	13
RB Tyler Harding	6	2	1	46	1	18
WR Tyrus Lyon	4	3	0	39	0	36
WR Norman Flannery	3	0	1	0	0	25
TE Jason Palmer	3	2	1	27	0	35
FB Elliot Adderley	1	1	0	15	0	5
TE Blake Thomason	1	1	0	8	0	4
WR Ronald Royals	1	0	0	0	0	3

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kai Scott	6	5	1	27	0	18
TE Carl Guthrie	6	2	2	26	1	24
WR Ray Andersen	4	2	1	23	0	16
TE Justics Shepherd	4	3	1	46	1	14
WR Jonah Schanding	3	2	1	35	1	30
RB Hardy Mathews	2	0	0	0	0	6
WR Bart Springett	2	0	1	0	0	12
FB Wally Willis	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Avery Lytle	1	-2	-2.00	4.64

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Hardy Mathews	2	7	3.50	2.40
RB Nickolas Whiting	1	2	2.00	2.00
RB Donte Reinert	1	8	8.00	3.25
RB Theodore Lynn	1	-3	-3.00	7.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Skip Hazuga	8	3	33	4.13	6.60

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Marquis Fenno	3	2	15	5.00	8.17
RB Tyler Harding	2	0	0	0.00	7.67
TE Jason Palmer	1	1	18	18.00	9.00
WR Tyrus Lyon	1	0	0	0.00	9.75
WR Ronald Royals	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Tyler Harding	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Theodore Lynn	5	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Skip Hazuga	9	1	1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wayne Howe	13	9	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Emmanuel Ballard	3	0	0
WR Norman Flannery	2	0	0
RB Tyler Harding	2	1	1
TE Jason Palmer	1	0	0
WR Tyrus Lyon	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Carl Guthrie	4	1	1
WR Kai Scott	3	3	2
TE Justics Shepherd	2	2	2
WR Jonah Schanding	2	2	2
WR Ray Andersen	1	1	1
WR Bart Springett	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,500 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,800 (24,800)
End Zone 11,000 (17,900)
Mezzanine 6,600 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 10,100 (15,900)
Club Seats 12,000 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,500 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,800 (24,800)
End Zone	11,000 (17,900)
Mezzanine	6,600 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	10,100 (15,900)
Club Seats	12,000 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)