| Played in Minnesota, MN, weather: 82 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind. |
| Houston won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Francisco Norton kicked off 73 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU25 (1Q: 15:00) Casey Holliday ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Roy Morrison, assisted by OLB Terrance Hughes. Key block delivered by Chance Boyer. |
| 2-1-HOU34 (1Q: 14:16) Marquis Stanton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bert Garrard. CB Brad O'Donnell defended the pass. |
| 3-1-HOU34 (1Q: 14:12) Casey Holliday ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Roy Morrison. Key block delivered by Gerald Peterson. |
| 1-10-HOU35 (1Q: 13:32) Antonio Ramirez ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Raul Labonte, assisted by S Cornell Burke. |
| 2-8-HOU37 (1Q: 12:51) Casey Holliday ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Ty Griffin. |
| 3-9-HOU36 (1Q: 12:24) Marquis Stanton pass completed to TE Victor Duffy for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Roy Morrison, assisted by CB Wes Bernstein. Duffy gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU47 (1Q: 11:49) Antonio Ramirez ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Cooper Craig. |
| 2-10-HOU47 (1Q: 11:23) Antonio Ramirez ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Jermaine Henry, assisted by OLB Ryan Gowins. |
| 3-6-MIN49 (1Q: 10:40) Marquis Stanton pass completed to WR Bert Garrard for 10 yards. Tackled by S Phil Schwartz. Garrard gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (1Q: 10:07) Casey Holliday ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Jermaine Henry, assisted by DT Theodore Fisher. |
| 2-11-MIN40 (1Q: 09:32) Marquis Stanton pass completed to WR Hunter Wynn for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Brad O'Donnell. Wynn gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-7-MIN36 (1Q: 09:00) Marquis Stanton pass completed to WR Hunter Wynn for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Wes Bernstein. Wynn gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 4-5-MIN34 (1Q: 08:22) Adam Fitzgerald punted 34 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 08:15) Braden Sutton ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Marshall Talbert. |
| 2-6-MIN24 (1Q: 07:41) Braden Jacke pass completed to WR Lamont Sibal for 13 yards. Tackled by DE Louis Rice. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Sibal gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (1Q: 07:11) Play-Action. Braden Jacke pass completed to RB Shane Lynch for 34 yards. Tackled by CB Chad Rivera. Lynch gained 34 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU29 (1Q: 06:44) Braden Jacke sacked by DE Tre' Burgess for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Wade Hancock. |
| 2-18-HOU37 (1Q: 06:05) Braden Jacke pass completed to WR Thomas Newhart for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Chad Rivera, assisted by DE Louis Rice. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-15-HOU34 (1Q: 05:37) Braden Jacke pass completed to WR Lamont Sibal for 9 yards. Tackled by S Calvin Wayne. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-HOU25 (1Q: 05:02) Francisco Norton attempted a 42 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 3, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 04:54) Francisco Norton kicked off 55 yards from the MIN35. Oscar Gomez returned the ball 25 yards to the HOU35. Tackled by Wes Bernstein. |
| 1-10-HOU35 (1Q: 04:21) Casey Holliday ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Terrance Hughes. Key block delivered by Michael Schwartz. |
| 2-2-HOU43 (1Q: 03:38) Antonio Ramirez ran inside the right guard for 11 yards. Tackled by S Jermaine Henry. Key block delivered by Victor Duffy. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (1Q: 02:54) Marquis Stanton pass completed to FB Gregory Woodson for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Wes Bernstein. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Woodson gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (1Q: 02:12) Antonio Ramirez ran inside the right tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Ryan Gowins. Key block delivered by Isaiah Bensen. |
| 1-10-MIN18 (1Q: 01:48) Marquis Stanton sacked by DE Kerry Giles for a loss of 2 yards. Giles ran right past Gerald Peterson and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 2-12-MIN20 (1Q: 01:16) Play-Action. Marquis Stanton pass completed to TE Victor Duffy for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Brad O'Donnell. |
| 3-5-MIN13 (1Q: 00:50) Marquis Stanton pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Denzel Alexandre. DT Dominic Laster blocked the pass. |
| 4-5-MIN13 (1Q: 00:43) Bernard Hitchcock attempted a 30 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 3, Houston 3 |
| (1Q: 00:36) Bernard Hitchcock kicked off 71 yards from the HOU35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (1Q: 00:36) Shane Lynch ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Chad Rivera. |
| 2-12-MIN23 (1Q: 00:07) Braden Jacke pass completed to RB Shane Lynch for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Rick Tolbert. Lynch gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-3-MIN32 (2Q: 15:00) Braden Jacke pass completed to TE Buddy Irwin for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Rick Tolbert. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (2Q: 14:29) Shane Lynch ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Ellis Riggins. Key block delivered by Keegan Ferro. Ferro ran over Vernon Cales to set up the play. |
| 2-3-MIN42 (2Q: 13:48) Damien Foley kept the ball, running a trap outside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Vernon Cales, assisted by OLB Bennett Stelick. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU S Cooper Peppers to the MIN46. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (2Q: 13:39) Antonio Ramirez ran inside the right tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by S Jermaine Henry, assisted by ILB Roy Morrison. Key block delivered by Isaiah Bensen. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (2Q: 13:15) Antonio Ramirez ran a trap outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Ty Griffin, assisted by OLB Ryan Gowins. Key block delivered by Gerald Peterson. |
| 2-3-MIN26 (2Q: 12:44) Mitchell Cheever pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Hunter Wynn. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-3-MIN26 (2Q: 12:39) Mitchell Cheever sacked by DE Lonnie Felkey and DT Raul Labonte for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Michael Schwartz. |
| 4-10-MIN33 (2Q: 11:59) Adam Fitzgerald punted 33 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 11:54) Damien Foley pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Roosevelt Taute. ILB Marshall Talbert hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN20 (2Q: 11:46) Damien Foley pass completed to RB Shane Lynch for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Ellis Riggins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Lynch gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (2Q: 11:13) Damien Foley pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Shane Lynch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN36 (2Q: 11:07) Damien Foley pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lamont Sibal. OLB Ellis Riggins knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN36 (2Q: 11:03) Damien Foley pass was dropped by WR Lamont Sibal. |
| 4-10-MIN36 (2Q: 10:57) Bill Nece punted 46 yards. Oscar Gomez returned the kick 5 yards to the HOU23. PENALTY: CB Chad Rivera of Houston was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-HOU10 (2Q: 10:49) Antonio Ramirez ran a draw inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Brad O'Donnell. PENALTY: T Michael Schwartz of Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-15-HOU05 (2Q: 10:42) Mitchell Cheever pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Denzel Alexandre. CB Ty Griffin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-15-HOU05 (2Q: 10:37) Mitchell Cheever scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Levi Goodwin. |
| 3-10-HOU10 (2Q: 09:52) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to WR Bert Garrard for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Roy Morrison. |
| 4-5-HOU15 (2Q: 09:21) Adam Fitzgerald punted 39 yards. Braden Sutton returned the kick 8 yards to the HOU46. Tackled by Bert Garrard. |
| 1-10-HOU46 (2Q: 09:14) Damien Foley pass completed to WR Thomas Newhart for 13 yards. Tackled by S Cooper Peppers. Newhart gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU33 (2Q: 08:28) Damien Foley pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Buddy Irwin. DT Quentin Irwin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU33 (2Q: 08:22) Damien Foley sacked by DT Tony Hatcher for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Wade Hancock. |
| 3-14-HOU37 (2Q: 07:55) Damien Foley pass was dropped by WR Lamont Sibal. |
| 4-14-HOU37 (2Q: 07:42) Francisco Norton attempted a 54 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 6, Houston 3 |
| (2Q: 07:34) Francisco Norton kicked off 72 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU25 (2Q: 07:34) Play-Action. Mitchell Cheever sacked by OLB Earnest Schwartz for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Gerald Peterson. |
| 2-15-HOU20 (2Q: 06:50) Antonio Ramirez ran a trap outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Ryan Gowins, assisted by ILB Roy Morrison. |
| 3-10-HOU25 (2Q: 06:13) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to WR Bert Garrard for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE Cooper Craig. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Minnesota's Derrick Houston was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-HOU35 (2Q: 05:39) Mitchell Cheever pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Victor Duffy. CB Brad O'Donnell defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU35 (2Q: 05:33) Mitchell Cheever pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Hunter Wynn. DE Kerry Giles blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-HOU35 (2Q: 05:25) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to WR Hunter Wynn for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Ty Griffin, assisted by S Jermaine Henry. |
| 1-10-MIN50 (2Q: 04:42) Antonio Ramirez ran a draw inside the right guard for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Roy Morrison. Houston's Hunter Wynn was hurt on the play. |
| 2-13-HOU47 (2Q: 04:09) Play-Action. Mitchell Cheever pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bert Garrard. S Phil Schwartz knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-13-HOU47 (2Q: 03:59) Mitchell Cheever sacked by OLB Ryan Gowins for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Gerald Peterson. |
| 4-18-HOU42 (2Q: 03:27) Adam Fitzgerald punted 33 yards. Braden Sutton called for a fair catch at the MIN25. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (2Q: 03:19) Damien Foley pass completed to WR Dillon Leydorf for 6 yards. Tackled by S Vernon Cales. |
| 2-4-MIN31 (2Q: 02:35) Shane Lynch ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Tony Hatcher, assisted by DE Tre' Burgess. |
| 3-3-MIN32 (2Q: 02:14) Shane Lynch ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Jumbo Lyon, assisted by DT Tony Hatcher. Key block delivered by Wade Hancock. Hancock ran over Mitchell Gabriel to set up the play. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (2Q: 02:00) Damien Foley pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Shane Lynch. ILB Marshall Talbert defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN38 (2Q: 01:53) Damien Foley pass completed to WR Gage Ashe for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Ellis Riggins, assisted by CB Jumbo Lyon. |
| 3-11-MIN37 (2Q: 01:33) Damien Foley pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Thomas Newhart. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-MIN37 (2Q: 01:21) Bill Nece punted 39 yards. Oscar Gomez called for a fair catch at the HOU24. |
| 1-10-HOU24 (2Q: 01:11) Antonio Ramirez ran a draw inside the right guard for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Brad O'Donnell, assisted by ILB Roy Morrison. Key block delivered by Gerald Peterson. |
| 1-10-HOU35 (2Q: 00:29) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to TE Victor Duffy for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Roy Morrison. Duffy gained 5 yards after the catch. PENALTY: S Cornell Burke of Minnesota was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-HOU48 (2Q: 00:21) Mitchell Cheever pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bert Garrard. DE Cooper Craig hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU48 (2Q: 00:15) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to TE Paul Owens for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ryan Gowins. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 3-7-MIN49 (2Q: 00:08) Mitchell Cheever pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Denzel Alexandre. DT Raul Labonte drove right through Chance Boyer to hurry the quarterback. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Bernard Hitchcock kicked off 52 yards from the HOU35. Braden Sutton returned the ball 20 yards to the MIN33. Tackled by Roderick Dillon. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (3Q: 14:17) Shane Lynch ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Bennett Stelick. |
| 2-6-MIN37 (3Q: 13:39) Shane Lynch ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Louis Rice. Key block delivered by Wade Hancock. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (3Q: 13:14) Damien Foley pass completed to RB Shane Lynch for 28 yards. Tackled by CB Oscar Gomez. Lynch gained 21 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU29 (3Q: 12:37) Play-Action. Damien Foley pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Ruben Fredrickson. ILB Marshall Talbert defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU29 (3Q: 12:31) Damien Foley pass completed to WR Gage Ashe for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Rick Tolbert. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-HOU24 (3Q: 11:51) Damien Foley pass completed to WR Thomas Newhart for 24 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Newhart gained 20 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 12, Houston 3 |
| (3Q: 11:51) Extra point by Francisco Norton was good. Minnesota 13, Houston 3 |
| (3Q: 11:38) Francisco Norton kicked off 58 yards from the MIN35. Oscar Gomez returned the ball 15 yards to the HOU22. Tackled by Thomas Newhart. |
| 1-10-HOU22 (3Q: 11:04) Mitchell Cheever pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Denzel Alexandre. OLB Ryan Gowins blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU22 (3Q: 11:00) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to TE Victor Duffy for 20 yards. Tackled by ILB Roy Morrison. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Duffy gained 19 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU42 (3Q: 10:13) Mitchell Cheever pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Denzel Alexandre. OLB Ryan Gowins hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. Houston's Claude Bismo was hurt on the play. This appears to be a serious leg injury. |
| 2-10-HOU42 (3Q: 10:09) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to WR Denzel Alexandre for 20 yards. Tackled by ILB Roy Morrison. Alexandre gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (3Q: 09:25) Mitchell Cheever pass was dropped by WR Bert Garrard. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-MIN38 (3Q: 09:19) Antonio Ramirez ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Levi Goodwin, assisted by OLB Ryan Gowins. |
| 3-10-MIN38 (3Q: 08:47) Mitchell Cheever sacked by S Jermaine Henry for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Isaiah Bensen. |
| 4-19-MIN47 (3Q: 08:21) Adam Fitzgerald punted 47 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 08:14) Damien Foley pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Roosevelt Taute. CB Oscar Gomez knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN20 (3Q: 08:04) Shane Lynch ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Bennett Stelick, assisted by DT Mitchell Gabriel. |
| 3-5-MIN25 (3Q: 07:43) Damien Foley pass completed to TE Buddy Irwin for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Chad Rivera. Irwin gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (3Q: 06:59) Shane Lynch ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Devin Blackledge. Key block delivered by Keegan Ferro. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (3Q: 06:19) Damien Foley kept the ball, running a trap outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Mitchell Gabriel. |
| 2-8-MIN45 (3Q: 05:48) Damien Foley pass was dropped by TE Buddy Irwin. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-8-MIN45 (3Q: 05:42) Damien Foley sacked by DT Mitchell Gabriel for a loss of 16 yards. Sack allowed by Keegan Ferro. |
| 4-24-MIN29 (3Q: 05:01) Bill Nece punted 41 yards. Oscar Gomez returned the kick 7 yards to the HOU37. Tackled by Shane Lynch. |
| 1-10-HOU37 (3Q: 04:50) Mitchell Cheever scrambled for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Levi Goodwin and assisted by ILB C.J. Titone. |
| 2-12-HOU35 (3Q: 04:14) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to TE Victor Duffy for 14 yards. Tackled by DE Cooper Craig. Duffy gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU49 (3Q: 03:27) Antonio Ramirez ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Raul Labonte, assisted by OLB Levi Goodwin. |
| 2-9-MIN50 (3Q: 03:02) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to RB Antonio Ramirez for 14 yards. Tackled by S Cornell Burke. Ramirez gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (3Q: 02:31) Mitchell Cheever pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Denzel Alexandre. OLB Ryan Gowins defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN36 (3Q: 02:24) Play-Action. Mitchell Cheever pass completed to TE Victor Duffy for 7 yards. Tackled by S Jermaine Henry. PENALTY: T Peyton Randle of Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-MIN46 (3Q: 02:14) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to WR Bert Garrard for 29 yards. Tackled by S Cornell Burke. Garrard gained 21 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN17 (3Q: 01:46) Play-Action. Mitchell Cheever pass completed to TE Victor Duffy for 16 yards. Tackled by S Norbert Alcott. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Duffy gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-1-MIN01 (3Q: 01:11) Mitchell Cheever pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Victor Duffy. OLB Earnest Schwartz hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-1-MIN01 (3Q: 01:07) Antonio Ramirez ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Ryan Gowins. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-1-MIN01 (3Q: 00:28) Mitchell Cheever pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jon Seaman. DT Raul Labonte drove right through Gerald Peterson to hurry the quarterback. |
| 4-1-MIN01 (3Q: 00:23) Bernard Hitchcock attempted a 18 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 13, Houston 6 |
| (3Q: 00:15) Bernard Hitchcock kicked off 73 yards from the HOU35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (3Q: 00:15) Shane Lynch ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ellis Riggins. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-7-MIN28 (4Q: 15:00) Damien Foley pass completed to WR Thomas Newhart for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Rick Tolbert. Newhart gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (4Q: 14:27) Damien Foley pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Francisco Douglas. S Calvin Wayne defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN48 (4Q: 14:20) Damien Foley pass completed to RB Shane Lynch for -1 yards. Tackled by S Calvin Wayne. |
| 3-11-MIN47 (4Q: 13:36) Damien Foley pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gage Ashe. CB Chad Rivera defended the pass. |
| 4-11-MIN47 (4Q: 13:27) Bill Nece punted 37 yards. Oscar Gomez returned the kick 6 yards to the HOU22. Tackled by Lamont Sibal. |
| 1-10-HOU22 (4Q: 13:20) Antonio Ramirez ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Cooper Craig. |
| 2-7-HOU25 (4Q: 12:50) Antonio Ramirez ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Roy Morrison, assisted by OLB Levi Goodwin. |
| 3-2-HOU30 (4Q: 12:26) Antonio Ramirez ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Roy Morrison. PENALTY: ILB Roy Morrison of Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 1-10-HOU35 (4Q: 12:17) Antonio Ramirez ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Cooper Craig. |
| 2-12-HOU33 (4Q: 11:36) Mitchell Cheever sacked by ILB C.J. Titone and OLB Ryan Gowins for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Reuben Moore. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Denzel Alexandre on the HOU26. |
| 3-19-HOU26 (4Q: 10:49) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to TE Victor Duffy for 6 yards. Tackled by S Jermaine Henry. |
| 4-13-HOU32 (4Q: 10:19) Adam Fitzgerald punted 36 yards. Braden Sutton returned the kick 9 yards to the MIN41. Tackled by Bennett Stelick. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (4Q: 10:11) Damien Foley kept the ball, running around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Rick Tolbert, assisted by S Calvin Wayne. |
| 2-7-MIN44 (4Q: 09:35) Shane Lynch ran a draw inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Tony Hatcher. |
| 3-3-MIN48 (4Q: 09:11) Damien Foley pass completed to WR Thomas Newhart for 4 yards. Tackled by S Calvin Wayne. Newhart gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU48 (4Q: 08:45) Shane Lynch ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Ellis Riggins. Key block delivered by Keegan Ferro. Ferro ran over Louis Rice to set up the play. |
| 1-10-HOU38 (4Q: 08:07) Shane Lynch ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Devin Blackledge, assisted by S Calvin Wayne. |
| 2-6-HOU34 (4Q: 07:42) Shane Lynch ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Tony Hatcher, assisted by S Calvin Wayne. Key block delivered by Wade Hancock. |
| 1-10-HOU26 (4Q: 06:59) Shane Lynch ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Tony Hatcher, assisted by DE Louis Rice. Key block delivered by Keegan Ferro. |
| 2-4-HOU20 (4Q: 06:16) Shane Lynch ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Louis Rice. Key block delivered by Keegan Ferro. |
| 1-10-HOU16 (4Q: 05:33) Damien Foley pass completed to TE Devan Prior for 11 yards. Tackled by DT Tony Hatcher. Prior gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-5-HOU05 (4Q: 04:46) Damien Foley kept the ball, running a trap outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Louis Rice, assisted by OLB Bennett Stelick. |
| 2-6-HOU06 (4Q: 04:00) Damien Foley pass was dropped by WR Dillon Leydorf. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: T Ezekiel Clayton of Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-16-HOU16 (4Q: 03:53) Shane Lynch ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Calvin Wayne. |
| 3-11-HOU11 (4Q: 03:10) Shane Lynch ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Mitchell Gabriel, assisted by S Isaac Arnold. |
| 4-6-HOU06 (4Q: 02:23) Francisco Norton attempted a 23 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 16, Houston 6 |
| (4Q: 02:16) Francisco Norton kicked off 74 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU25 (4Q: 02:16) PENALTY: TE Victor Duffy of Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-HOU20 (4Q: 02:16) PENALTY: DT Raul Labonte of Minnesota was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-10-HOU25 (4Q: 02:16) Mitchell Cheever pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Denzel Alexandre. OLB Earnest Schwartz hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-HOU25 (4Q: 02:11) Mitchell Cheever pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Denzel Alexandre. |
| 3-10-HOU25 (4Q: 02:01) Mitchell Cheever pass was dropped by FB Gregory Woodson. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-10-HOU25 (4Q: 01:55) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to WR Denzel Alexandre for 31 yards. Tackled by S Cornell Burke. Alexandre gained 23 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (4Q: 01:25) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to FB Gregory Woodson for 6 yards. Tackled by S Phil Schwartz. |
| 2-4-MIN38 (4Q: 01:10) Mitchell Cheever sacked by OLB Earnest Schwartz and OLB Ryan Gowins for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Isaiah Bensen. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 3-12-MIN46 (4Q: 01:03) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to WR Denzel Alexandre for 21 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Brad O'Donnell. Alexandre gained 14 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (4Q: 00:49) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to TE Jon Seaman for 11 yards. Tackled by S Norbert Alcott, assisted by S Cornell Burke. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 1-10-MIN14 (4Q: 00:42) Antonio Ramirez ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by S Cornell Burke, assisted by ILB Roy Morrison. Key block delivered by Reuben Moore. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 2-1-MIN05 (4Q: 00:35) Antonio Ramirez ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Raul Labonte, assisted by ILB Roy Morrison. |
| 3-2-MIN06 (4Q: 00:14) Mitchell Cheever spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 4-2-MIN06 (4Q: 00:12) Bernard Hitchcock attempted a 23 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 16, Houston 9 |
| (4Q: 00:06) Bernard Hitchcock kicked off (onside) from the HOU35. HOU Gregory Woodson recovered the kick. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 16, Houston Texans 9 |