Week 16, 2040

played in Minnesota, MN

34 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	7	3	3	-	20
Minnesota Vikings	7	3	0	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:23 MIN - Cameron Watson 4 pass from Moises Hathaway (Jackson Lindsay extra point)
1Q: 01:06 HOU - Evan Marquez 43 pass from Jeremiah Ross (Ellis Murphy extra point)
2Q: 11:20 MIN - Jackson Lindsay 48 field goal
2Q: 07:44 HOU - Abraham Gregory 3 pass from Jeremiah Ross (Ellis Murphy extra point)
3Q: 06:42 HOU - Ellis Murphy 25 field goal
4Q: 06:20 MIN - Jackson Lindsay 29 field goal
4Q: 00:26 HOU - Ellis Murphy 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:23 MIN - Cameron Watson 4 pass from Moises Hathaway (Jackson Lindsay extra point)
1Q: 01:06 HOU - Evan Marquez 43 pass from Jeremiah Ross (Ellis Murphy extra point)
2Q: 11:20 MIN - Jackson Lindsay 48 field goal
2Q: 07:44 HOU - Abraham Gregory 3 pass from Jeremiah Ross (Ellis Murphy extra point)
3Q: 06:42 HOU - Ellis Murphy 25 field goal
4Q: 06:20 MIN - Jackson Lindsay 29 field goal
4Q: 00:26 HOU - Ellis Murphy 29 field goal

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 8-7 4-11
First Downs 14 19
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 9 7
- by Penalty 0 5
Total Net Yards 353 251
- Offensive Plays 58 64
- Yards per Play 6.09 3.92
Net Rushing Yards 114 150
- Rushing Attempts 34 27
- Yards per Rush 3.35 5.56
Net Passing Yards 239 101
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 16 - 1 36 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 250 108
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 9.96 2.73
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 7/40 3/29
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 2/-1
Kick Returns/Yards 2/47 3/97
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/8
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 37
Time of Possession 31:40 28:20

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	8-7	4-11
First Downs	14	19
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	9	7
- by Penalty	0	5
Total Net Yards	353	251
- Offensive Plays	58	64
- Yards per Play	6.09	3.92
Net Rushing Yards	114	150
- Rushing Attempts	34	27
- Yards per Rush	3.35	5.56
Net Passing Yards	239	101
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 16 - 1	36 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	250	108
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	9.96	2.73
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	7/40	3/29
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	2/-1
Kick Returns/Yards	2/47	3/97
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/8
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 37
Time of Possession	31:40	28:20

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:19	0:45	OWN 32	2	0	Fumble
1	6:16	1:43	OWN 42	3	2	Punt
1	3:28	2:40	OWN 26	6	74	Touchdown
2	11:12	3:34	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	1:52	1:52	OWN 4	3	18	Half
3	15:00	8:24	OWN 26	13	66	Field Goal
3	4:08	1:20	OWN 20	3	20	Interception
3	1:27	2:17	OWN 20	6	48	Missed FG
4	12:28	1:54	OWN 5	3	2	Punt
4	9:32	1:12	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	6:12	4:07	OWN 25	6	18	Punt
4	1:30	1:09	OPP 20	3	8	Field Goal

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:41	OWN 40	7	35	Missed FG
1	9:34	3:18	OPP 15	6	15	Touchdown
1	4:33	1:05	OWN 15	3	11	Punt
1	0:48	4:36	OWN 35	9	34	Field Goal
2	7:38	5:46	OPP 45	11	33	Interception
3	6:36	2:28	OWN 25	5	42	Punt
3	2:48	1:21	OPP 47	3	5	Punt
4	14:10	1:42	OWN 39	3	6	Punt
4	10:34	1:02	OPP 43	3	3	Punt
4	8:20	2:08	OWN 27	6	61	Field Goal
4	2:05	0:35	OWN 9	6	11	Downs
4	0:21	0:21	OWN 9	2	0	Game

Game MVP: Jeremiah Ross, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Dustin Campbell	15	52	3.47	16	2
RB Barry Mills	12	36	3.00	7	0
QB Jeremiah Ross	4	27	6.75	13	1
RB Ramon Perkins	2	5	2.50	3	0
WR Evan Marquez	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ernest Easley	17	72	4.24	43	2
RB Norman Shapiro	5	35	7.00	13	2
QB Moises Hathaway	4	40	10.00	14	1
WR Tyrone Ferrell	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeremiah Ross	22	16	250	2/11	2	43	1	121.4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Moises Hathaway	36	16	108	1/7	1	31	1	49.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Abraham Gregory	6	6	65	10.83	42	25	1
WR Evan Marquez	6	6	126	21.00	52	43	1
RB Dustin Campbell	3	4	54	18.00	44	28	0
TE Harold Vining	1	4	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Gavin Newsome	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Aidan Lyle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tyrone Ferrell	4	6	40	10.00	21	31	0
RB Ernest Easley	4	5	28	7.00	16	8	0
TE Kevin Burton	3	7	23	7.67	3	11	0
WR Walt Peter	2	5	-1	-0.50	0	3	0
WR Colby de Leon	1	5	10	10.00	9	10	0
RB Norman Shapiro	1	3	4	4.00	2	4	0
WR Cameron Watson	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	1
RB Bo Wharry	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Zachary Bennit	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Owen Ross	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Levon Franz	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov
RB Dustin Campbell	1	0
QB Jeremiah Ross	1	0
G Parker Wallace	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT Will Perry	0	1	1	0
DT Darren Gordon	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tevin Schneider	4	170	42.5	42.8	49	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Rasmussen	5	218	43.6	30.6	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ellis Murphy	2/3	0/1	0/0	29	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jackson Lindsay	2/3	1/2	0/0	48	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joe Adams	1	5	5.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrone Ferrell	2	-1	-0.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Branden Pritchett	2	47	23.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Efrain McConnell	2	62	31.0	0
Tyrone Ferrell	1	35	35.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Joe Adams	8	1	0.0	27	37
ILB Owen Ross	6	1	0.0	27	34
DE Peyton Banuelos	5	2	0.0	27	34
OLB Willie Gillott	4	3	1.0	27	32
DT Christian Rackers	3	4	0.0	27	33
CB Damien Roberts	3	2	0.0	27	37
DT Wesley Null	3	0	0.0	23	29
CB Winston Clancy	3	0	0.0	27	35
S Bennett Roosevelt	2	2	0.0	16	23
S Marquis Whitfield	2	0	0.0	11	14
OLB Deon O'Rourke	2	0	0.0	11	9
WR Abraham Gregory	1	0	---	---	---
WR Gavin Newsome	1	0	---	---	---
DE Alexander Moyer	1	0	0.0	27	32
OLB Nicky Glover	1	0	0.0	0	2
CB Byron Blake	0	1	0.0	12	13

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Daquan Dotson	7	0	0.0	20	16
ILB Donnell Santana	6	3	0.0	32	17
OLB Silas Mathews	6	2	0.0	16	16
DE Wesley Ingram	5	2	0.5	31	18
S Courtney Miner	5	0	0.0	32	23
DT Darren Gordon	4	1	1.0	33	20
DT Cameron Hanson	4	3	0.5	33	18
CB Levon Franz	3	2	0.0	30	23
ILB Norm Torres	3	0	0.0	4	8
CB Damien Prior	2	1	0.0	34	24
OLB Will Ward	2	0	0.0	15	6
DT Will Perry	2	0	0.0	34	21
OLB Adrian Graham	1	0	0.0	15	11
WR Walt Peter	1	0	---	---	---
DT Derrick Zukowsky	0	1	0.0	2	8
S Bernie Bush	0	1	0.0	34	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Willie Gillott	1.0	0	0	0	32
DT Christian Rackers	0.0	2	1	2	33
DT Wesley Null	0.0	1	3	2	29
DE Peyton Banuelos	0.0	1	1	0	34
DT Freddie Dahlquist	0.0	0	1	0	15
DE Jameson Desjardins	0.0	0	1	0	5
DE Alexander Moyer	0.0	0	0	2	32

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Darren Gordon	1.0	1	1	20
DT Cameron Hanson	0.5	0	0	18
DE Wesley Ingram	0.5	0	0	18
DT Will Perry	0.0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Owen Ross	4	3	1	34
CB Damien Roberts	3	0	0	37
OLB Willie Gillott	2	0	0	32
OLB Deon O'Rourke	2	0	0	9
S Marquis Whitfield	1	1	0	14
S Joe Adams	1	1	0	37
OLB Nicky Glover	1	0	0	2
S Bennett Roosevelt	1	0	0	23
CB Winston Clancy	1	0	0	35

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Daquan Dotson	5	1	0	16
OLB Silas Mathews	3	0	0	16
ILB Norm Torres	2	0	0	8
S Courtney Miner	2	0	0	23
ILB Donnell Santana	1	1	0	17
OLB Adrian Graham	1	0	0	11
OLB Will Ward	1	0	0	6
S Rondell Carter	1	0	0	8
CB Levon Franz	0	1	1	23

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Howie Dacosta	4	11	0	34	1	24
T Cesar Turnbull	2	3	0	34	0	24
T Michael Schwartz	1	5	0	26	0	13
G Rickey Hall	1	4	1	34	1	24
G Parker Wallace	0	7	0	34	0	24

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Rex Bradford	2	7	1	27	0	37
T B.J. Roth	2	4	0	27	0	37
T Fred Stevens	1	5	0	27	0	37
G Gregory Pitts	1	4	0	27	0	37
C Aaron Wells	0	3	0	27	1	37

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Wesley Null	3	9
Pete Kinney	1	18
Evan Marquez	1	9

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Reuben Gomez	1	15
Norman Shapiro	1	10
Walt Peter	1	10

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Joe Adams	---	---	27	37	8	72
CB Damien Roberts	---	---	27	37	3	67
G Rickey Hall	34	24	---	---	7	65
G Parker Wallace	34	24	---	---	7	65
T Cesar Turnbull	34	24	---	---	7	65
CB Winston Clancy	---	---	27	35	3	65
ILB Owen Ross	---	---	27	34	3	64
DE Peyton Banuelos	---	---	27	34	3	64
DT Christian Rackers	---	---	27	33	3	63
DE Alexander Moyer	---	---	27	32	3	62
OLB Willie Gillott	---	---	27	32	3	62
DT Wesley Null	---	---	23	29	9	61
C Howie Dacosta	34	24	---	---	---	58
QB Jeremiah Ross	34	24	---	---	---	58
S Bennett Roosevelt	---	---	16	23	16	55
TE Harold Vining	32	22	---	---	---	54
WR Abraham Gregory	28	23	---	---	---	51
WR Gavin Newsome	28	23	---	---	---	51
WR Evan Marquez	20	19	---	---	9	48
T Michael Schwartz	26	13	---	---	6	45
RB Dustin Campbell	17	10	---	---	16	43
CB Charles Swift	---	---	4	18	17	39
CB Byron Blake	---	---	12	13	9	34
FB Lee Tyler	10	4	---	---	17	31
DT Freddie Dahlquist	---	---	4	15	8	27
S Marquis Whitfield	---	---	11	14	1	26
TE Geoff Sanders	3	0	---	---	20	23
WR Branden Pritchett	3	2	---	---	17	22
OLB Pete Kinney	---	---	0	2	18	20
T Brian Young	8	11	---	---	1	20
OLB Deon O'Rourke	---	---	11	9	---	20
RB Barry Mills	14	5	---	---	---	19
TE Aidan Lyle	12	3	---	---	1	16
ILB Grayson Unutoa	---	---	0	3	9	12
RB Ramon Perkins	2	8	---	---	---	10
DE Jameson Desjardins	---	---	0	5	5	10
C Kelvin Wingate	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Ellis Murphy	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Rob Edens	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Tevin Schneider	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Dustin Cohens	1	1	---	---	4	6
OLB Nicky Glover	---	---	0	2	---	2
QB Korey Loy	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jason Trippi	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Leo Brownback	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Erick Long	---	---	0	0	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Aaron Wells	27	37	---	---	8	72
G Gregory Pitts	27	37	---	---	8	72
WR Walt Peter	25	36	---	---	10	71
WR Tyrone Ferrell	21	31	---	---	13	65
G Rex Bradford	27	37	---	---	---	64
QB Moises Hathaway	27	37	---	---	---	64
TE Kevin Burton	27	37	---	---	---	64
T B.J. Roth	27	37	---	---	---	64
T Fred Stevens	27	37	---	---	---	64
CB Damien Prior	---	---	34	24	1	59
S Courtney Miner	---	---	32	23	2	57
DT Will Perry	---	---	34	21	2	57
DT Darren Gordon	---	---	33	20	2	55
CB Levon Franz	---	---	30	23	2	55
S Bernie Bush	---	---	34	18	2	54
DT Cameron Hanson	---	---	33	18	2	53
OLB Silas Mathews	---	---	16	16	20	52
ILB Donnell Santana	---	---	32	17	1	50
DE Wesley Ingram	---	---	31	18	1	50
WR Colby de Leon	19	30	---	---	---	49
RB Ernest Easley	20	22	---	---	4	46
CB Daquan Dotson	---	---	20	16	7	43
OLB Adrian Graham	---	---	15	11	2	28
RB Norman Shapiro	7	11	---	---	10	28
S Rondell Carter	---	---	2	8	16	26
ILB Norm Torres	---	---	4	8	11	23
OLB Will Ward	---	---	15	6	1	22
TE Corwin Henry	1	0	---	---	21	22
CB Reuben Gomez	---	---	3	3	15	21
RB Efrain McConnell	0	0	---	---	21	21
WR Cameron Watson	1	3	---	---	16	20
RB Bo Wharry	2	3	---	---	12	17
TE Zachary Bennit	7	8	---	---	---	15
DT Derrick Zukowsky	---	---	2	8	5	15
DT Julian Foley	---	---	3	5	6	14
T Shaquille Sorrell	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Matt Rasmussen	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Broderick Gonzalez	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Harvey Fletcher	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Aiden Franz	5	2	---	---	---	7
K Jackson Lindsay	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Jameson Harris	0	2	---	---	4	6
S Levi Figurelle	---	---	1	1	---	2
C Kristopher Kelley	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Preston Eberhart	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Sedrick Jamison	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	26	2.4
Middle	16	52	3.3
Right	7	36	5.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	62	12.4
Middle	14	40	2.9
Right	8	48	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeremiah Ross	22	16	5	1	0	3	1	2	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Moises Hathaway	36	16	1	2	1	5	7	6	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	59	14.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	68	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	37	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	86	43.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	19	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	9	43	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	3	46	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Abraham Gregory	6	6	65	1	23
WR Evan Marquez	6	6	126	3	19
RB Dustin Campbell	4	3	54	1	10
TE Harold Vining	4	1	5	0	22
WR Gavin Newsome	1	0	0	0	23
TE Aidan Lyle	1	0	0	0	3

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Kevin Burton	7	3	0	23	0	37
WR Tyrone Ferrell	6	4	0	40	1	31
WR Colby de Leon	5	1	0	10	0	30
WR Walt Peter	5	2	0	-1	0	36
RB Ernest Easley	5	4	0	28	0	22
RB Norman Shapiro	3	1	1	4	0	11
TE Zachary Bennit	2	0	0	0	0	8
WR Cameron Watson	2	1	0	4	0	3
RB Bo Wharry	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Barry Mills	3	13	4.33	3.00
RB Dustin Campbell	2	3	1.50	3.47
WR Evan Marquez	1	-6	-6.00	-6.00
QB Jeremiah Ross	1	8	8.00	6.75
RB Ramon Perkins	1	2	2.00	2.50

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ernest Easley	3	11	3.67	4.24
RB Norman Shapiro	1	1	1.00	7.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeremiah Ross	1	1	3	3.00	11.36

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Moises Hathaway	6	3	16	2.67	3.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Abraham Gregory	1	1	3	3.00	10.83

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kevin Burton	1	1	9	9.00	3.29
WR Colby de Leon	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Walt Peter	1	0	0	0.00	-0.20
WR Cameron Watson	1	1	4	4.00	2.00
WR Tyrone Ferrell	1	1	3	3.00	6.67
RB Ernest Easley	1	0	0	0.00	5.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ramon Perkins	2	0
RB Dustin Campbell	1	1
QB Jeremiah Ross	1	0
RB Barry Mills	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Moises Hathaway	2	0
RB Norman Shapiro	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeremiah Ross	9	8	5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Moises Hathaway	9	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Abraham Gregory	4	4	4
WR Evan Marquez	3	3	1
TE Aidan Lyle	1	0	0
TE Harold Vining	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Kevin Burton	2	1	1
WR Colby de Leon	2	0	0
RB Norman Shapiro	2	0	0
WR Walt Peter	2	1	0
WR Cameron Watson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)