Exhibition Week 3, 2028

played in Minnesota, MN

82 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Houston Texans	3	0	3	3	-	9
Minnesota Vikings	3	3	7	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:02 MIN - Francisco Norton 42 field goal
1Q: 00:43 HOU - Bernard Hitchcock 30 field goal
2Q: 07:42 MIN - Francisco Norton 54 field goal
3Q: 11:51 MIN - Thomas Newhart 24 pass from Damien Foley (Francisco Norton extra point)
3Q: 00:23 HOU - Bernard Hitchcock 18 field goal
4Q: 02:23 MIN - Francisco Norton 23 field goal
4Q: 00:12 HOU - Bernard Hitchcock 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:02 MIN - Francisco Norton 42 field goal
1Q: 00:43 HOU - Bernard Hitchcock 30 field goal
2Q: 07:42 MIN - Francisco Norton 54 field goal
3Q: 11:51 MIN - Thomas Newhart 24 pass from Damien Foley (Francisco Norton extra point)
3Q: 00:23 HOU - Bernard Hitchcock 18 field goal
4Q: 02:23 MIN - Francisco Norton 23 field goal
4Q: 00:12 HOU - Bernard Hitchcock 23 field goal

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 0-2 1-1
First Downs 21 17
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 15 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 337 274
- Offensive Plays 73 56
- Yards per Play 4.62 4.89
Net Rushing Yards 98 98
- Rushing Attempts 25 22
- Yards per Rush 3.92 4.45
Net Passing Yards 239 176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 22 - 0 31 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 282 204
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/43 3/28
- Yards per Pass Play 4.98 5.18
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 8.3
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 2/17
Kick Returns/Yards 2/40 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 29
Time of Possession 32:49 27:11

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	0-2	1-1
First Downs	21	17
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	15	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	337	274
- Offensive Plays	73	56
- Yards per Play	4.62	4.89
Net Rushing Yards	98	98
- Rushing Attempts	25	22
- Yards per Rush	3.92	4.45
Net Passing Yards	239	176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 22 - 0	31 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	282	204
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/43	3/28
- Yards per Pass Play	4.98	5.18
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	8.3
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	2/17
Kick Returns/Yards	2/40	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 29
Time of Possession	32:49	27:11

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:45	OWN 25	12	41	Punt
1	4:54	4:18	OWN 35	7	52	Field Goal
2	13:39	1:45	OPP 46	4	13	Punt
2	10:49	1:35	OWN 10	3	5	Punt
2	7:34	4:15	OWN 25	9	17	Punt
2	1:11	1:11	OWN 24	5	27	Half
3	11:38	3:24	OWN 22	7	31	Punt
3	4:50	4:35	OWN 37	10	62	Field Goal
4	13:20	3:09	OWN 22	5	10	Punt
4	2:16	2:10	OWN 25	11	69	Field Goal

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:15	3:21	OWN 20	6	55	Field Goal
1	0:36	1:57	OWN 25	5	21	Fumble
2	11:54	1:05	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
2	9:14	1:40	OPP 46	4	9	Field Goal
2	3:19	2:08	OWN 25	6	12	Punt
3	15:00	3:22	OWN 33	6	67	Touchdown
3	8:14	3:24	OWN 20	7	9	Punt
3	0:15	1:55	OWN 25	5	22	Punt
4	10:11	7:55	OWN 41	12	53	Field Goal

Game MVP: Ryan Gowins, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Antonio Ramirez	18	79	4.39	14	4
RB Casey Holliday	5	16	3.20	9	0
QB Mitchell Cheever	2	3	1.50	5	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Shane Lynch	17	86	5.06	10	2
QB Damien Foley	4	8	2.00	4	0
RB Braden Sutton	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitchell Cheever	33	16	234	6/41	0	31	0	72.0
Marquis Stanton	8	6	48	1/2	0	14	0	89.6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Damien Foley	25	12	133	2/20	1	28	0	77.6
Braden Jacke	6	6	71	1/8	0	34	0	116.0

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Victor Duffy	7	9	87	12.43	47	20
WR Bert Garrard	4	8	54	13.50	22	29
WR Denzel Alexandre	3	11	72	24.00	48	31
WR Hunter Wynn	3	5	21	7.00	6	15
FB Gregory Woodson	2	3	20	10.00	12	14
TE Jon Seaman	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
RB Antonio Ramirez	1	1	14	14.00	9	14
TE Paul Owens	1	1	3	3.00	0	3

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Thomas Newhart	5	6	64	12.80	34	24	1
RB Shane Lynch	5	7	86	17.20	73	34	0
WR Gage Ashe	2	3	4	2.00	0	5	0
TE Buddy Irwin	2	4	11	5.50	7	8	0
WR Lamont Sibal	2	5	22	11.00	6	13	0
WR Dillon Leydorf	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Devan Prior	1	1	11	11.00	3	11	0
TE Roosevelt Taute	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Ruben Fredrickson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Francisco Douglas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Mitchell Cheever	1	0	0
WR Denzel Alexandre	0	1	0
S Cooper Peppers	0	1	0
S Vernon Cales	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Damien Foley	1	0	0	0
ILB C.J. Titone	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Adam Fitzgerald	6	222	37.0	24.2	47	0

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bill Nece	4	163	40.8	37.5	46	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Hitchcock	3/3	0/0	0/0	30	0/0

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Francisco Norton	3/3	2/2	1/1	54	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Oscar Gomez	2	13	6.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Braden Sutton	2	17	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Oscar Gomez	2	40	20.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Braden Sutton	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Tony Hatcher	6	1	1.0	21	30
CB Rick Tolbert	5	0	0.0	20	29
OLB Ellis Riggins	5	0	0.0	22	31
S Calvin Wayne	4	3	0.0	16	21
DE Louis Rice	4	2	0.0	22	34
CB Chad Rivera	4	0	0.0	14	25
DT Mitchell Gabriel	3	1	1.0	22	32
OLB Bennett Stelick	2	2	0.0	16	18
ILB Devin Blackledge	2	0	0.0	17	21
S Vernon Cales	2	0	0.0	6	16
DE Tre' Burgess	1	1	1.0	5	17
CB Jumbo Lyon	1	1	0.0	6	15
CB Oscar Gomez	1	0	0.0	16	19
ILB Marshall Talbert	1	0	0.0	12	19
S Cooper Peppers	1	0	0.0	6	15
S Isaac Arnold	0	1	0.0	16	16

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Roy Morrison	9	5	0.0	25	48
S Jermaine Henry	6	1	1.0	24	44
OLB Ryan Gowins	5	5	2.0	24	43
DE Cooper Craig	5	0	0.0	19	39
S Cornell Burke	4	2	0.0	25	48
CB Brad O'Donnell	4	0	0.0	25	46
DT Raul Labonte	3	1	0.5	20	46
OLB Levi Goodwin	3	2	0.0	10	21
CB Ty Griffin	3	0	0.0	15	16
OLB Earnest Schwartz	2	0	1.5	14	32
CB Wes Bernstein	2	1	0.0	8	19
S Phil Schwartz	2	0	0.0	12	42
S Norbert Alcott	2	0	0.0	7	17
DE Kerry Giles	1	0	1.0	12	14
ILB C.J. Titone	1	1	0.5	3	7
DE Lonnie Felkey	1	0	0.5	6	11
OLB Terrance Hughes	1	1	0.0	5	11
DT Theodore Fisher	0	1	0.0	5	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Tony Hatcher	1.0	0	30
DT Mitchell Gabriel	1.0	0	32
DE Tre' Burgess	1.0	0	17
DT Quentin Irwin	0.0	1	6
ILB Marshall Talbert	0.0	1	19

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ryan Gowins	2.0	1	1	0	43
OLB Earnest Schwartz	1.5	0	2	0	32
DE Kerry Giles	1.0	1	0	1	14
S Jermaine Henry	1.0	0	0	0	44
DT Raul Labonte	0.5	0	2	3	46
DE Lonnie Felkey	0.5	0	0	0	11
ILB C.J. Titone	0.5	0	0	0	7
DT Dominic Laster	0.0	1	0	0	7
DE Cooper Craig	0.0	0	1	0	39
CB Ty Griffin	0.0	0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Chad Rivera	4	1	25
CB Rick Tolbert	4	0	29
S Calvin Wayne	3	1	21
OLB Ellis Riggins	2	1	31
CB Oscar Gomez	1	1	19
S Vernon Cales	1	0	16
DT Tony Hatcher	1	0	30
DE Louis Rice	1	0	34
S Cooper Peppers	1	0	15
ILB Marshall Talbert	0	2	19

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Roy Morrison	5	0	48
CB Brad O'Donnell	3	2	46
S Cornell Burke	3	0	48
S Phil Schwartz	2	1	42
CB Wes Bernstein	2	0	19
S Norbert Alcott	2	0	17
DE Cooper Craig	2	0	39
OLB Ryan Gowins	1	1	43
S Jermaine Henry	1	0	44
CB Ty Griffin	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Gerald Peterson	3	5	25	3	48
T Isaiah Bensen	2	4	25	2	48
G Reuben Moore	1	7	25	1	48
T Michael Schwartz	1	2	16	1	24
G Chance Boyer	1	2	16	0	24
TE Victor Duffy	1	1	23	0	39
C Mike Hartwig	0	2	9	0	24

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Keegan Ferro	5	9	2	22	1	34
C Wade Hancock	3	6	1	22	2	34
G Don Meacham	0	6	0	22	0	34
T Alonzo O'Dauer	0	1	0	16	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Bennett Stelick	1	20
Bert Garrard	1	12
Roderick Dillon	1	12

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Shane Lynch	1	22
Wes Bernstein	1	16
Thomas Newhart	1	14
Lamont Sibal	1	9

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Reuben Moore	25	48	---	---	13	86
T Isaiah Bensen	25	48	---	---	9	82
WR Bert Garrard	23	40	---	---	12	75
C Gerald Peterson	25	48	---	---	---	73
TE Victor Duffy	23	39	---	---	---	62
WR Denzel Alexandre	19	41	---	---	---	60
DE Louis Rice	---	---	22	34	3	59
DT Tony Hatcher	---	---	21	30	7	58
DT Mitchell Gabriel	---	---	22	32	2	56
OLB Ellis Riggins	---	---	22	31	3	56
QB Mitchell Cheever	15	39	---	---	---	54
OLB Bennett Stelick	---	---	16	18	20	54
S Calvin Wayne	---	---	16	21	16	53
CB Rick Tolbert	---	---	20	29	3	52
CB Oscar Gomez	---	---	16	19	15	50
RB Antonio Ramirez	20	29	---	---	---	49
G Chance Boyer	16	24	---	---	9	49
T Michael Schwartz	16	24	---	---	9	49
CB Chad Rivera	---	---	14	25	6	45
FB Gregory Woodson	6	21	---	---	16	43
ILB Devin Blackledge	---	---	17	21	3	41
ILB Marshall Talbert	---	---	12	19	9	40
S Isaac Arnold	---	---	16	16	1	33
C Mike Hartwig	9	24	---	---	---	33
T Peyton Randle	9	24	---	---	---	33
RB Casey Holliday	5	18	---	---	5	28
WR Hunter Wynn	13	14	---	---	---	27
WR Roderick Dillon	7	7	---	---	12	26
S Vernon Cales	---	---	6	16	2	24
DE Tre' Burgess	---	---	5	17	2	24
TE Clifton Biodrowski	0	1	---	---	22	23
WR Claude Bismo	3	9	---	---	9	21
S Cooper Peppers	---	---	6	15	---	21
CB Jumbo Lyon	---	---	6	15	---	21
QB Marquis Stanton	10	9	---	---	---	19
RB Hardy Bell	0	0	---	---	18	18
TE Jon Seaman	1	15	---	---	2	18
CB Randal Frederick	---	---	2	4	11	17
TE Paul Owens	5	6	---	---	---	11
C Harry Carter	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Adam Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	9	9
DT Quentin Irwin	---	---	1	6	1	8
K Bernard Hitchcock	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Wally Castillo	---	---	2	5	---	7
G Marco Liu	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Barry Woodson	---	---	0	1	4	5

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Brad O'Donnell	---	---	25	46	7	78
ILB Roy Morrison	---	---	25	48	3	76
S Cornell Burke	---	---	25	48	3	76
DT Raul Labonte	---	---	20	46	9	75
S Phil Schwartz	---	---	12	42	18	72
OLB Ryan Gowins	---	---	24	43	3	70
S Jermaine Henry	---	---	24	44	2	70
RB Shane Lynch	20	26	---	---	22	68
DE Cooper Craig	---	---	19	39	9	67
G Don Meacham	22	34	---	---	7	63
T Keegan Ferro	22	34	---	---	---	56
C Wade Hancock	22	34	---	---	---	56
TE Buddy Irwin	21	31	---	---	---	52
OLB Levi Goodwin	---	---	10	21	20	51
WR Thomas Newhart	13	22	---	---	14	49
OLB Earnest Schwartz	---	---	14	32	2	48
QB Damien Foley	20	27	---	---	---	47
CB Wes Bernstein	---	---	8	19	16	43
WR Dillon Leydorf	18	23	---	---	---	41
WR Gage Ashe	18	22	---	---	---	40
T Ezekiel Clayton	16	14	---	---	7	37
T Alonzo O'Dauer	16	14	---	---	7	37
TE Devan Prior	6	6	---	---	21	33
WR Lamont Sibal	7	17	---	---	9	33
CB Ty Griffin	---	---	15	16	1	32
DE Kerry Giles	---	---	12	14	---	26
G Javier Evison	6	20	---	---	---	26
T Junior Liliedahl	6	20	---	---	---	26
RB Ruben Fredrickson	3	11	---	---	11	25
S Norbert Alcott	---	---	7	17	---	24
DE Derrick Houston	---	---	10	13	---	23
ILB C.J. Titone	---	---	3	7	12	22
WR Francisco Douglas	0	2	---	---	17	19
DE Lonnie Felkey	---	---	6	11	1	18
RB Braden Sutton	1	5	---	---	11	17
OLB Terrance Hughes	---	---	5	11	1	17
DT Dominic Laster	---	---	6	7	1	14
TE Roosevelt Taute	3	5	---	---	6	14
QB Braden Jacke	2	7	---	---	---	9
DT Theodore Fisher	---	---	5	3	---	8
K Francisco Norton	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Darius Galloway	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Cody McGhee	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Liam Benson	---	---	0	1	6	7
P Bill Nece	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Kristopher Kelley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	0	0.0
Middle	15	64	4.3
Right	8	34	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	49	5.4
Middle	10	42	4.2
Right	3	7	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitchell Cheever	33	16	5	2	2	3	7	3	0
Marquis Stanton	8	6	0	0	0	1	0	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Damien Foley	25	12	3	2	3	6	2	0	0
Braden Jacke	6	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	23	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	15	223	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	36	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	42	8.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	153	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	1	9	1.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Denzel Alexandre	11	3	0	72	3	41
TE Victor Duffy	9	7	0	87	1	39
WR Bert Garrard	8	4	1	54	1	40
WR Hunter Wynn	5	3	0	21	0	14
FB Gregory Woodson	3	2	1	20	0	21
TE Jon Seaman	2	1	0	11	0	15
RB Antonio Ramirez	1	1	0	14	0	29
TE Paul Owens	1	1	0	3	0	6

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Shane Lynch	7	5	0	86	2	26
WR Thomas Newhart	6	5	0	64	2	22
WR Lamont Sibal	5	2	2	22	0	17
TE Buddy Irwin	4	2	1	11	0	31
WR Gage Ashe	3	2	0	4	0	22
TE Roosevelt Taute	2	0	0	0	0	5
WR Dillon Leydorf	1	1	0	6	0	23
TE Devan Prior	1	1	0	11	0	6
RB Ruben Fredrickson	1	0	0	0	0	11
WR Francisco Douglas	1	0	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Antonio Ramirez	3	8	2.67	4.39

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Shane Lynch	3	14	4.67	5.06
QB Damien Foley	1	-1	-1.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitchell Cheever	4	1	16	4.00	7.09
Marquis Stanton	2	1	7	3.50	6.00

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Damien Foley	1	1	11	11.00	5.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Victor Duffy	3	2	23	7.67	9.67
WR Denzel Alexandre	1	0	0	0.00	6.55
TE Jon Seaman	1	0	0	0.00	5.50

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Devan Prior	1	1	11	11.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Casey Holliday	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Shane Lynch	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitchell Cheever	9	5	3
Marquis Stanton	4	3	2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Damien Foley	7	3	3
Braden Jacke	2	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Denzel Alexandre	3	1	1
WR Bert Garrard	3	3	2
WR Hunter Wynn	2	2	1
TE Victor Duffy	2	2	1
FB Gregory Woodson	1	0	0
TE Jon Seaman	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Thomas Newhart	3	2	2
WR Lamont Sibal	3	1	0
TE Buddy Irwin	2	2	2
WR Gage Ashe	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (21,400)
End Zone 13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (21,400)
End Zone	13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)