Week 16, 2032

played in Houston, TX

62 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	3	3	0	-	9
Houston Texans	3	7	6	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:33 MIN - Patrick Francis 29 field goal
1Q: 01:05 HOU - Antonio Strickland 34 field goal
2Q: 11:05 MIN - Patrick Francis 30 field goal
2Q: 01:33 HOU - Jonathan Wilcox 1 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Antonio Strickland extra point)
3Q: 10:51 MIN - Patrick Francis 28 field goal
3Q: 06:28 HOU - Antonio Strickland 21 field goal
3Q: 04:15 HOU - Antonio Strickland 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:33 MIN - Patrick Francis 29 field goal
1Q: 01:05 HOU - Antonio Strickland 34 field goal
2Q: 11:05 MIN - Patrick Francis 30 field goal
2Q: 01:33 HOU - Jonathan Wilcox 1 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Antonio Strickland extra point)
3Q: 10:51 MIN - Patrick Francis 28 field goal
3Q: 06:28 HOU - Antonio Strickland 21 field goal
3Q: 04:15 HOU - Antonio Strickland 28 field goal

Team Statistics MIN HOU
Record 6-9 6-9
First Downs 18 18
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 264 310
- Offensive Plays 61 63
- Yards per Play 4.33 4.92
Net Rushing Yards 128 102
- Rushing Attempts 26 26
- Yards per Rush 4.92 3.92
Net Passing Yards 136 208
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 14 - 3 34 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 142 229
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/6 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 3.89 5.62
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/46 7/41
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/20
Kick Returns/Yards 3/105 3/58
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 3/30
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 38
Time of Possession 27:10 32:50

Team Statistics	MIN	HOU
Record	6-9	6-9
First Downs	18	18
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	264	310
- Offensive Plays	61	63
- Yards per Play	4.33	4.92
Net Rushing Yards	128	102
- Rushing Attempts	26	26
- Yards per Rush	4.92	3.92
Net Passing Yards	136	208
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 14 - 3	34 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	142	229
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/6	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	3.89	5.62
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/46	7/41
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/20
Kick Returns/Yards	3/105	3/58
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	3/30
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 38
Time of Possession	27:10	32:50

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:26	5:58	OWN 24	13	64	Field Goal
1	0:59	5:02	OWN 37	9	50	Field Goal
2	5:42	1:29	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	1:26	1:07	OWN 25	3	26	Interception
3	15:00	4:17	OWN 35	9	54	Field Goal
3	6:20	0:09	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
3	4:08	1:21	OWN 47	3	-3	Punt
4	14:45	1:37	OWN 10	3	3	Punt
4	10:36	2:47	OWN 20	7	30	Interception
4	5:15	3:33	OWN 28	10	29	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:34	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
1	7:28	6:29	OWN 26	11	57	Field Goal
2	10:57	5:15	OWN 24	9	67	Interception
2	4:13	2:47	OWN 42	7	58	Touchdown
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 40	2	-5	Half
3	10:43	4:23	OWN 22	9	74	Field Goal
3	6:11	2:03	OPP 16	3	5	Field Goal
3	2:47	3:02	OWN 32	6	22	Punt
4	13:08	2:32	OPP 48	5	7	Punt
4	7:49	2:34	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
4	1:42	1:42	OWN 43	5	11	Game

Game MVP: Mitchell Cheever, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Buddy Berns	12	56	4.67	11	4
RB Nicky Gaines	6	43	7.17	12	1
RB Zack Landolt	5	15	3.00	8	0
QB Marty Burke	2	10	5.00	5	0
WR Gage Ashe	1	4	4.00	4	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Donald Cassidy	13	56	4.31	12	2
RB Isaiah Elliott	6	13	2.17	3	0
QB Mitchell Cheever	4	13	3.25	8	0
RB Lamar Evans	2	21	10.50	11	2
WR Jerald Wilson	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marty Burke	33	14	142	2/6	0	32	3	17.5

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitchell Cheever	34	23	229	3/21	1	40	1	84.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Efrain Lewis	3	8	32	10.67	9	15
WR Wayne Thomason	3	7	18	6.00	1	10
RB Nicky Gaines	2	2	40	20.00	26	32
TE David Cromwell	2	5	22	11.00	2	16
WR Gage Ashe	1	2	18	18.00	0	18
TE Buddy Irwin	1	4	5	5.00	0	5
RB Zack Landolt	1	1	6	6.00	1	6
RB Buddy Berns	1	3	1	1.00	0	1
WR Jamal Hicks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerald Wilson	5	9	80	16.00	3	38	0
WR Albert Bernard	4	4	66	16.50	41	40	0
RB Donald Cassidy	4	5	26	6.50	22	21	0
TE Kelly Nichols	4	4	17	4.25	10	10	0
WR Victor Boesiger	3	5	19	6.33	1	12	0
TE Heath Benaroya	2	3	20	10.00	0	11	0
FB Jonathan Wilcox	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1
RB Isaiah Elliott	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Gavin Newsome	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jermaine Henry	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg
OLB Wally Castillo	1	30	30.00
ILB Owen Ross	1	0	0.00
CB Elliot Sukova	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Marty Burke	1	0	0	0
TE Buddy Irwin	0	1	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT Tyler Parker	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Adam Fitzgerald	3	115	38.3	31.7	41	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tommy Munro	4	160	40.0	35.0	44	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Patrick Francis	3/3	0/0	0/0	30	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Antonio Strickland	3/3	0/0	0/0	34	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerald Wilson	2	20	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shaun Wayman	3	105	35.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Victor Boesiger	2	34	17.0	0
Jerald Wilson	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jermaine Henry	8	4	0.0	26	37
CB Damien Prior	8	2	0.0	26	37
OLB Gary Scancella	7	2	1.0	24	34
S Johnny Clinton	5	2	0.0	25	34
OLB Peyton Meert	5	0	0.0	25	37
DT Cameron Hanson	3	2	0.5	25	34
ILB Darien Carpenter	3	0	0.0	17	19
ILB Nathaniel Bronson	2	1	0.0	18	19
ILB Taylor Christianson	2	0	0.0	8	17
CB Ty Griffin	2	0	0.0	25	37
DE Benjamin Harrison	2	0	0.0	17	19
DT Brett Cunningham	1	2	1.0	24	37
DE Cooper Craig	1	0	0.5	9	18
TE Buddy Irwin	1	0	---	---	---
WR Efrain Lewis	1	0	---	---	---
RB Buddy Berns	1	0	---	---	---
CB Dominique Morton	1	0	0.0	7	18
OLB Hunter Hughes	0	1	0.0	4	3

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Owen Ross	8	3	0.0	26	35
OLB Ellis Riggins	7	2	0.0	26	35
DT Tyler Parker	5	0	1.0	22	30
S Quinn Hudson	5	1	0.0	26	35
CB Jumbo Lyon	3	1	0.0	26	35
DE Alec Worthy	2	2	0.0	23	23
DT Jimmie Euerle	2	1	0.0	19	20
CB Dakota Rossburg	2	0	0.0	12	20
CB Elliot Sukova	2	0	0.0	23	27
DT Brett Lucas	1	1	1.0	26	30
S Richard Ford	1	2	0.0	25	30
OLB Wally Castillo	1	1	0.0	16	13
CB Garrett Woods	1	1	0.0	1	10
QB Mitchell Cheever	1	0	---	---	---
DT Zack Kerr	1	0	0.0	7	16
S Mario Collette	1	0	0.0	1	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Gary Scancella	1.0	0	0	34
DT Brett Cunningham	1.0	0	0	37
DE Cooper Craig	0.5	0	1	18
DT Cameron Hanson	0.5	0	1	34
ILB Taylor Christianson	0.0	1	0	17
OLB Peyton Meert	0.0	0	1	37

Houston	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
DT Tyler Parker	1.0	2	1	30
DT Brett Lucas	1.0	0	0	30
DE Artie Davis	0.0	1	0	8
DT Jimmie Euerle	0.0	1	0	20
OLB Wally Castillo	0.0	0	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Johnny Clinton	4	0	0	34
OLB Peyton Meert	4	0	0	37
CB Damien Prior	3	1	0	37
S Jermaine Henry	3	0	1	37
CB Ty Griffin	3	0	0	37
ILB Darien Carpenter	2	0	0	19
ILB Taylor Christianson	1	0	0	17
DT Cameron Hanson	1	0	0	34
ILB Nathaniel Bronson	1	0	0	19
CB Dominique Morton	1	0	0	18

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ellis Riggins	4	1	0	35
ILB Owen Ross	3	2	1	35
CB Jumbo Lyon	2	2	0	35
CB Elliot Sukova	1	0	1	27
CB Dakota Rossburg	1	0	0	20
S Mario Collette	1	0	0	5
S Richard Ford	1	0	0	30
S Quinn Hudson	1	0	0	35
OLB Wally Castillo	0	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Isaiah Bensen	3	4	26	0	35
C Kristopher Kelley	3	4	19	0	26
G Don Meacham	2	6	26	2	35
T Keegan Ferro	1	4	26	0	35
G George Eckard	1	3	24	0	32
C Marcus Gaines	1	2	7	0	9
G Rex Bradford	1	1	2	0	3

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Neal Kinney	3	6	26	1	37
T Richie Hardy	2	5	26	1	37
C J.B. Kelsey	1	4	26	0	35
T Michael Schwartz	1	3	26	1	37
TE Heath Benaroya	1	1	10	0	14
G Ruben Herrington	0	3	26	0	37
FB Jonathan Wilcox	0	1	9	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Zack Landolt	2	18
Buddy Berns	1	11
Marcus Gaines	1	6
Brandon Sager	1	6

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Owen Ross	2	12
Camden Spiller	1	16

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Damien Prior	---	---	26	37	14	77
S Jermaine Henry	---	---	26	37	3	66
CB Ty Griffin	---	---	25	37	3	65
OLB Peyton Meert	---	---	25	37	3	65
DT Brett Cunningham	---	---	24	37	3	64
S Johnny Clinton	---	---	25	34	4	63
G George Eckard	24	32	---	---	6	62
DT Cameron Hanson	---	---	25	34	3	62
QB Marty Burke	26	35	---	---	---	61
T Keegan Ferro	26	35	---	---	---	61
T Isaiah Bensen	26	35	---	---	---	61
G Don Meacham	26	35	---	---	---	61
OLB Gary Scancella	---	---	24	34	3	61
WR Wayne Thomason	20	31	---	---	---	51
ILB Nathaniel Bronson	---	---	18	19	11	48
C Kristopher Kelley	19	26	---	---	---	45
DE Benjamin Harrison	---	---	17	19	7	43
TE Buddy Irwin	18	24	---	---	---	42
TE David Cromwell	13	15	---	---	12	40
WR Efrain Lewis	6	17	---	---	16	39
ILB Darien Carpenter	---	---	17	19	3	39
WR Gage Ashe	14	24	---	---	---	38
TE Jon Robbins	11	8	---	---	19	38
RB Buddy Berns	14	13	---	---	11	38
WR Jamal Hicks	8	13	---	---	9	30
CB Dominique Morton	---	---	7	18	5	30
RB Nicky Gaines	7	19	---	---	2	28
RB Zack Landolt	9	1	---	---	18	28
DE Cooper Craig	---	---	9	18	---	27
ILB Taylor Christianson	---	---	8	17	---	25
WR Shaun Wayman	10	10	---	---	5	25
C Marcus Gaines	7	9	---	---	6	22
S Wesley Garrison	---	---	3	3	12	18
OLB Corwin Boyd	---	---	0	1	16	17
CB Benjamin Adams	---	---	0	0	12	12
DT Raul Labonte	---	---	3	3	4	10
OLB Hunter Hughes	---	---	4	3	1	8
K Patrick Francis	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Adam Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Roosevelt Blair	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Brandon Sager	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Dakota Castaneda	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Rex Bradford	2	3	---	---	---	5
QB Damian Cox	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Aidan Farley	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Chester Webb	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Owen Ross	---	---	26	35	12	73
G Ruben Herrington	26	37	---	---	7	70
OLB Ellis Riggins	---	---	26	35	3	64
CB Jumbo Lyon	---	---	26	35	3	64
S Quinn Hudson	---	---	26	35	3	64
QB Mitchell Cheever	26	37	---	---	---	63
G Neal Kinney	26	37	---	---	---	63
T Michael Schwartz	26	37	---	---	---	63
T Richie Hardy	26	37	---	---	---	63
TE Kelly Nichols	26	37	---	---	---	63
C J.B. Kelsey	26	35	---	---	---	61
WR Gavin Newsome	23	33	---	---	4	60
DT Brett Lucas	---	---	26	30	1	57
S Richard Ford	---	---	25	30	1	56
WR Jerald Wilson	18	25	---	---	12	55
DT Tyler Parker	---	---	22	30	1	53
CB Elliot Sukova	---	---	23	27	2	52
DE Alec Worthy	---	---	23	23	1	47
CB Dakota Rossburg	---	---	12	20	13	45
DT Jimmie Euerle	---	---	19	20	1	40
FB Jonathan Wilcox	9	7	---	---	15	31
OLB Wally Castillo	---	---	16	13	1	30
RB Donald Cassidy	15	15	---	---	---	30
RB Lamar Evans	4	9	---	---	16	29
DT Zack Kerr	---	---	7	16	5	28
WR Victor Boesiger	8	14	---	---	4	26
TE Tracy Cruse	3	3	---	---	19	25
TE Heath Benaroya	10	14	---	---	---	24
WR Albert Bernard	8	15	---	---	---	23
DE Louis Rice	---	---	6	10	5	21
S Mario Collette	---	---	1	5	14	20
RB Isaiah Elliott	6	13	---	---	---	19
ILB Camden Spiller	---	---	0	0	16	16
CB Garrett Woods	---	---	1	10	5	16
OLB Wendell Dickinson	---	---	0	0	16	16
WR Derek Newton	0	0	---	---	15	15
DE Artie Davis	---	---	1	8	2	11
K Antonio Strickland	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Raul Stevenson	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Gavin Dawkins	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Camden Ramsey	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Rich Kelley	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Colin Lake	---	---	0	3	2	5
P Tommy Munro	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Korey Loy	0	0	---	---	3	3
C Wade Hancock	0	2	---	---	---	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	19	6.3
Middle	14	81	5.8
Right	9	28	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	13	2.6
Middle	19	87	4.6
Right	1	4	4.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marty Burke	33	14	1	2	5	5	0	2	3

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitchell Cheever	34	23	3	1	4	1	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	12	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	81	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	49	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	58	9.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	78	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	55	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	38	12.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Efrain Lewis	8	3	1	32	0	17
WR Wayne Thomason	7	3	0	18	0	31
TE David Cromwell	5	2	2	22	0	15
TE Buddy Irwin	4	1	0	5	0	24
RB Buddy Berns	3	1	1	1	0	13
WR Gage Ashe	2	1	1	18	0	24
RB Nicky Gaines	2	2	0	40	1	19
RB Zack Landolt	1	1	0	6	0	1
WR Jamal Hicks	1	0	0	0	0	13

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerald Wilson	9	5	2	80	1	25
WR Victor Boesiger	5	3	1	19	0	14
RB Donald Cassidy	5	4	0	26	1	15
WR Albert Bernard	4	4	0	66	1	15
TE Kelly Nichols	4	4	0	17	0	37
TE Heath Benaroya	3	2	0	20	0	14
WR Gavin Newsome	2	0	0	0	0	33
FB Jonathan Wilcox	1	1	0	1	0	7
RB Isaiah Elliott	1	0	1	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Buddy Berns	2	0	0.00	4.67
WR Gage Ashe	1	4	4.00	4.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Donald Cassidy	5	19	3.80	4.31
RB Isaiah Elliott	2	2	1.00	2.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marty Burke	8	2	8	1.00	4.30

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitchell Cheever	6	3	3	0.50	6.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wayne Thomason	3	2	8	2.67	2.57
WR Gage Ashe	1	0	0	0.00	9.00
TE Buddy Irwin	1	0	0	0.00	1.25
WR Efrain Lewis	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
RB Buddy Berns	1	0	0	0.00	0.33
TE David Cromwell	1	0	0	0.00	4.40

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Victor Boesiger	1	0	0	0.00	3.80
TE Heath Benaroya	1	0	0	0.00	6.67
FB Jonathan Wilcox	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
WR Jerald Wilson	1	1	5	5.00	8.89
RB Donald Cassidy	1	1	-3	-3.00	5.20
WR Gavin Newsome	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Marty Burke	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Mitchell Cheever	2	0
RB Lamar Evans	2	2
RB Isaiah Elliott	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marty Burke	12	6	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitchell Cheever	9	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wayne Thomason	5	2	0
TE Buddy Irwin	2	1	1
WR Gage Ashe	1	1	1
WR Efrain Lewis	1	0	0
RB Nicky Gaines	1	1	1
RB Buddy Berns	1	1	1
TE David Cromwell	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerald Wilson	4	2	1
TE Heath Benaroya	2	1	1
WR Gavin Newsome	2	0	0
WR Albert Bernard	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,200 (59,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,000 (16,000)
End Zone 11,100 (11,400)
Mezzanine 6,500 (6,600)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (10,100)
Club Seats 11,800 (11,800)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,200 (59,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,000 (16,000)
End Zone	11,100 (11,400)
Mezzanine	6,500 (6,600)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (10,100)
Club Seats	11,800 (11,800)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (4,000)