Exhibition Week 5, 2032

played in Houston, TX

83 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings90106-25
Houston Texans7760-20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:37 MIN - Ty Griffin 29 interception return (Patrick Francis extra point)
1Q: 08:50 HOU - Jerald Wilson 33 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Antonio Strickland extra point)
1Q: 05:46 MIN - Safety: Gary Scancella tackled receiver in end zone
2Q: 11:23 HOU - Donald Cassidy 3 run (Antonio Strickland extra point)
3Q: 10:45 MIN - Patrick Francis 31 field goal
3Q: 06:34 MIN - Buddy Berns 2 run (Patrick Francis extra point)
3Q: 02:43 HOU - Victor Boesiger 10 pass from Korey Loy (Korey Loy pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 11:55 MIN - Patrick Francis 53 field goal
4Q: 05:12 MIN - Patrick Francis 50 field goal

Team StatisticsMINHOU
Record3-12-2
First Downs1619
- by Rushing96
- by Passing311
- by Penalty42
Total Net Yards222321
- Offensive Plays5768
- Yards per Play3.894.72
Net Rushing Yards148126
- Rushing Attempts3528
- Yards per Rush4.234.50
Net Passing Yards74195
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt20 - 9 - 039 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards86199
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/121/4
- Yards per Pass Play3.364.88
Fumbles/Lost0/01/1
3rd Down Conversions4/138/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.87.6
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards6/367/55
Punt Returns/Yards2/163/20
Kick Returns/Yards5/1492/37
Interception Ret./Yards1/290/0
2pt Conversions0/01/0
Red Zone Visits32
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/12/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 32OWN 25
Time of Possession28:4431:16

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
18:371:38OWN 4437Punt
15:393:24OPP 245-2Missed FG
211:162:51OWN 29523Punt
23:211:44OWN 2617Punt
20:310:31OWN 21130Half
315:004:22OWN 31955Field Goal
39:212:58OPP 32632Touchdown
32:325:44OWN 221042Field Goal
411:001:15OWN 2331Punt
48:133:08OWN 24543Field Goal
43:471:47OWN 1130Punt
40:420:42OWN 382-2Game
Houston Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:31OWN 256-1Interception
112:293:52OWN 34766Touchdown
16:591:20OWN 33-3Safety
12:155:59OWN 331367Touchdown
28:255:04OWN 11152Punt
21:371:06OWN 453-3Punt
310:381:17OWN 25322Fumble
36:233:51OWN 25875Touchdown
411:480:48OWN 2539Punt
49:451:32OWN 3532Punt
45:051:18OWN 2538Punt
42:001:18OWN 30632Downs

Game MVP: Buddy Berns, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Buddy Berns291334.593041
QB Marty Burke2-2-1.00-100
RB Nicky Gaines2178.501210
WR Gage Ashe111.00100
RB Rich Fantozzi1-1-1.00-100
HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Bryan Zukauskas13876.692220
RB Donald Cassidy860.75301
QB Mitchell Cheever200.00000
QB Korey Loy2126.001110
RB Isaiah Elliott2199.501410
WR Albert Bernard122.00200

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Marty Burke167791/5033059.1
Byron Stoltman4271/707056.3
HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Korey Loy26151010/0119079.1
Mitchell Cheever1311981/4133191.6

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Wayne Thomason2484.00870
WR Gage Ashe1166.00460
RB Rich Fantozzi1144.00040
FB Graham Tilton1600.00000
TE Jon Robbins1166.00060
RB Buddy Berns112222.0017220
WR Jamal Hicks153333.000330
TE David Cromwell1177.00270
HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Bryan Zukauskas57214.2011110
WR Victor Boesiger454110.2512191
TE Victor Duffy37299.670130
WR Albert Bernard34206.67080
WR Jerald Wilson334013.337331
TE Kelly Nichols23126.00390
WR Gavin Newsome232512.502190
TE Arnie Clancy13-1-1.000-10
FB Jonathan Wilcox1155.00050
WR Derek Newton11-1-1.000-10
RB Donald Cassidy1288.00280

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Ty Griffin12929.001
HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
DE Cooper Craig0100
S Johnny Clinton0010
HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
QB Korey Loy1000

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Adam Fitzgerald524949.845.8632
HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Tommy Munro523647.244.0564

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Patrick Francis3/42/32/2532/2
HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Antonio Strickland0/00/00/002/2

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Damien Prior2168.00
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Bryan Zukauskas3206.70

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Shaun Wayman514929.80
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Norman Pashos23718.50

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Gary Scancella700.02636
ILB Denzel Hill611.01524
S Johnny Clinton660.02840
S Jermaine Henry640.02840
DE Cooper Craig500.02030
OLB Hunter Hughes410.01517
ILB Dustin Williamson400.01111
OLB Corwin Boyd220.01220
CB Ty Griffin210.01223
DE Brett Cunningham210.02738
CB Damien Prior210.02840
DE Devan Page210.0911
DT Cameron Hanson200.02833
DT Raul Labonte100.007
CB Dominique Morton100.0412
HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Wally Castillo610.02418
ILB Camden Spiller550.52613
S Norbert Alcott510.02718
DE Tyler Parker410.03117
DE Alec Worthy301.53119
S Myles McCargo320.03321
OLB Wendell Dickinson320.0257
OLB Ellis Riggins300.03220
CB Garrett Woods200.03019
DT Jimmie Euerle200.065
S Quinn Hudson200.095
CB Jumbo Lyon120.03522
DT Cameron Mallard110.0105
CB Marty Franz110.0139
ILB Owen Ross110.099
CB Elliot Sukova110.068
TE Victor Duffy10---------
DE Artie Davis030.02717

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
ILB Denzel Hill1.000024
DE Cooper Craig0.001030
DE Brett Cunningham0.001038
DT Cameron Hanson0.000133
HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Alec Worthy1.500019
ILB Camden Spiller0.500013
OLB Ellis Riggins0.013120
DE Artie Davis0.001017
DE Tyler Parker0.001017
DT Jimmie Euerle0.00105

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Denzel Hill50024
S Jermaine Henry42040
OLB Gary Scancella30036
OLB Corwin Boyd21020
DE Brett Cunningham20038
S Johnny Clinton20040
ILB Dustin Williamson20011
CB Damien Prior11040
CB Ty Griffin10123
DT Raul Labonte1007
CB A.J. Zimmerman10018
OLB Hunter Hughes10017
CB Dominique Morton10012
DT Cameron Hanson01033
HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Wally Castillo31018
CB Garrett Woods22019
ILB Camden Spiller20013
DE Tyler Parker10017
S Quinn Hudson1005
ILB Owen Ross0109

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Keegan Ferro28035022
T Isaiah Bensen28035022
C Kristopher Kelley26035022
G Don Meacham24035022
G George Eckard12025113
G Rex Bradford1201019
FB Graham Tilton12030014
TE Jon Robbins1101303
HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Wade Hancock36028040
T Michael Schwartz35028040
G Neal Kinney28028040
T Richie Hardy12017125
G Louis Gerhardt12017025
FB Jonathan Wilcox0208012
C J.B. Kelsey01011015
TE Arnie Clancy0107012
T Raul Stevenson01011015

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Damien Prior316
David Cromwell216
HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Arnie Clancy221
Camden Spiller124
Bryan Zukauskas121
Wendell Dickinson121
Marty Franz119
Jonathan Wilcox116

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
CB Damien Prior------28401684
S Johnny Clinton------2840169
S Jermaine Henry------2840---68
DE Brett Cunningham------2738---65
FB Graham Tilton3014------2064
OLB Gary Scancella------2636---62
DT Cameron Hanson------2833---61
WR Jamal Hicks3118------1160
T Keegan Ferro3522---------57
T Isaiah Bensen3522---------57
G Don Meacham3522---------57
C Kristopher Kelley3522---------57
DE Cooper Craig------2030555
OLB Hunter Hughes------15172153
CB A.J. Zimmerman------17181651
WR Gage Ashe3218---------50
QB Marty Burke3217---------49
RB Buddy Berns3216---------48
G George Eckard2513------947
TE Jon Robbins133------2541
ILB Denzel Hill------1524---39
WR Efrain Lewis116------2037
OLB Peyton Meert------1522---37
CB Ty Griffin------1223---35
RB Rich Fantozzi76------2033
OLB Corwin Boyd------1220---32
TE David Cromwell79------1632
S Chester Webb------5121532
G Rex Bradford109------928
ILB Taylor Christianson------851023
ILB Dustin Williamson------1111---22
CB Dominique Morton------412521
DE Devan Page------911---20
WR Wayne Thomason711---------18
DT Raul Labonte------07512
WR Shaun Wayman34------512
K Patrick Francis00------1010
P Adam Fitzgerald00------99
C Roosevelt Blair00------99
C Marcus Gaines00------99
T Brandon Sager00------99
QB Byron Stoltman35---------8
RB Nicky Gaines25---------7
DE Benjamin Harrison------01---1
TE Buddy Irwin00---------0
DT Teddy McKillop------00---0
HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
C Wade Hancock2840---------68
G Neal Kinney2840---------68
T Michael Schwartz2840---------68
TE Victor Duffy2740---------67
RB Bryan Zukauskas1530------2166
S Norbert Alcott------27182065
ILB Camden Spiller------26132463
WR Albert Bernard1926------1661
CB Jumbo Lyon------3522461
S Myles McCargo------3321458
CB Garrett Woods------3019958
OLB Ellis Riggins------3220456
DE Alec Worthy------3119454
DE Artie Davis------2717953
OLB Wendell Dickinson------2572153
DE Tyler Parker------3117351
OLB Wally Castillo------2418446
QB Korey Loy1926---------45
G Louis Gerhardt1725---------42
T Richie Hardy1725---------42
CB Marty Franz------1391941
TE Arnie Clancy712------2140
FB Jonathan Wilcox812------1636
WR Victor Boesiger1618---------34
C J.B. Kelsey1115------531
T Raul Stevenson1115------531
WR Jerald Wilson915------630
WR Gavin Newsome1020---------30
ILB Owen Ross------991129
QB Mitchell Cheever914---------23
TE Kelly Nichols814---------22
WR Derek Newton73------1121
DE Louis Rice------98118
RB Donald Cassidy108---------18
DT Jimmie Euerle------65516
DT Cameron Mallard------105---15
CB Elliot Sukova------68115
S Quinn Hudson------95---14
RB Isaiah Elliott42---------6
RB Norman Pashos00------66
K Antonio Strickland00------55
P Tommy Munro00------55
G Ruben Herrington00------55
T Gavin Dawkins00------55
C Camden Ramsey00------55
S Richard Ford------22---4

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left284.0
Middle19995.2
Right12433.6
None2-2-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7415.9
Middle14493.5
Right7365.1
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Marty Burke1672003510
Byron Stoltman420001100
HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Korey Loy26150135200
Mitchell Cheever13111010011

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen42133.3
Short (0-8 Yds)116403.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)3000.0
Long (19+ Yds)213316.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen65203.3
Short (0-8 Yds)2013713.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)96566.2
Long (19+ Yds)425213.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
FB Graham Tilton6100014
WR Jamal Hicks51033118
WR Wayne Thomason4208011
WR Gage Ashe1106018
RB Rich Fantozzi110406
TE Jon Robbins110603
RB Buddy Berns11022116
TE David Cromwell110709
HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
RB Bryan Zukauskas75121030
TE Victor Duffy73029040
WR Victor Boesiger54041018
WR Albert Bernard43120026
TE Arnie Clancy311-1012
WR Jerald Wilson33040115
TE Kelly Nichols32012014
WR Gavin Newsome32125020
RB Donald Cassidy210808
FB Jonathan Wilcox1105012
WR Derek Newton110-103

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Buddy Berns3144.674.59
WR Gage Ashe111.001.00
RB Rich Fantozzi1-1-1.00-1.00
HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Bryan Zukauskas155.006.69
QB Korey Loy111.006.00
RB Donald Cassidy133.000.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Marty Burke3141.334.94
Byron Stoltman1100.001.75
HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Korey Loy42205.003.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
FB Graham Tilton3100.000.00
RB Rich Fantozzi1144.004.00
HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Victor Boesiger111010.008.20
RB Bryan Zukauskas1000.003.00
TE Victor Duffy111010.004.14
TE Kelly Nichols1000.004.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
RB Buddy Berns43
HoustonRushesConversions
RB Donald Cassidy11

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Marty Burke721
Byron Stoltman110
HoustonAttCompConversions
Korey Loy953
Mitchell Cheever654

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Wayne Thomason320
FB Graham Tilton200
WR Jamal Hicks200
WR Gage Ashe111
HoustonTargCatchConversions
TE Victor Duffy733
RB Bryan Zukauskas431
WR Victor Boesiger111
WR Albert Bernard110
TE Kelly Nichols111
WR Gavin Newsome111

SectionAttendance
Stadium53,300 (59,900 capacity)
Upper Deck13,700 (16,000)
End Zone10,200 (11,400)
Mezzanine6,000 (6,600)
Sideline Seats9,100 (10,100)
Club Seats10,800 (11,800)
Luxury Boxes3,500 (4,000)