| Played in Houston, TX, weather: 83 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind. |
| Houston won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Patrick Francis kicked off 73 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU25 (1Q: 15:00) Donald Cassidy ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Dustin Williamson, assisted by CB Damien Prior. |
| 2-8-HOU27 (1Q: 14:34) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to WR Gavin Newsome for 6 yards. Tackled by S Jermaine Henry. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-2-HOU33 (1Q: 14:09) Donald Cassidy ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Cooper Craig. Key block delivered by Louis Gerhardt. Minnesota's Cooper Craig was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor leg injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (1Q: 13:33) PENALTY: TE Victor Duffy of Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-HOU31 (1Q: 13:29) Mitchell Cheever pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Victor Duffy. OLB Gary Scancella hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: G Neal Kinney of Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-25-HOU21 (1Q: 13:20) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to WR Victor Boesiger for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Raul Labonte, assisted by CB Ty Griffin. |
| 2-22-HOU24 (1Q: 12:44) Mitchell Cheever pass was dropped by WR Gavin Newsome. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-22-HOU24 (1Q: 12:37) Mitchell Cheever pass was intended for TE Victor Duffy and was intercepted by CB Ty Griffin at the HOU29. The interception was returned 29 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 6, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 12:37) Extra point by Patrick Francis was good. Minnesota 7, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 12:29) Patrick Francis kicked off 47 yards from the MIN35. Norman Pashos returned the ball 16 yards to the HOU34. Tackled by David Cromwell. |
| 1-10-HOU34 (1Q: 12:08) Mitchell Cheever sacked by ILB Denzel Hill for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Richie Hardy. |
| 2-14-HOU30 (1Q: 11:35) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to WR Jerald Wilson for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Brett Cunningham, assisted by S Johnny Clinton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota's Brett Cunningham was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-10-HOU34 (1Q: 11:10) Play-Action. Mitchell Cheever pass completed to WR Gavin Newsome for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Ty Griffin. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Newsome gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (1Q: 10:46) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to TE Arnie Clancy for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Denzel Hill. |
| 2-11-MIN48 (1Q: 09:59) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to RB Donald Cassidy for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Dustin Williamson. Cassidy gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-3-MIN40 (1Q: 09:29) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to RB Bryan Zukauskas for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Scancella. Zukauskas gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (1Q: 08:50) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to WR Jerald Wilson for 33 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Wilson gained 7 yards after the catch. Minnesota 7, Houston 6 |
| (1Q: 08:50) Extra point by Antonio Strickland was good. Houston 7, Minnesota 7 |
| (1Q: 08:37) Antonio Strickland kicked off 56 yards from the HOU35. Shaun Wayman returned the ball 35 yards to the MIN44. Tackled by Camden Spiller. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (1Q: 08:02) Byron Stoltman pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wayne Thomason. OLB Wally Castillo defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN44 (1Q: 07:52) Byron Stoltman pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jamal Hicks. DT Jimmie Euerle hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN44 (1Q: 07:47) Byron Stoltman pass completed to WR Wayne Thomason for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Wally Castillo, assisted by S Myles McCargo. Thomason gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 4-3-HOU49 (1Q: 07:08) Adam Fitzgerald punted 46 yards. The ball was downed at the HOU03. |
| 1-10-HOU03 (1Q: 06:59) Donald Cassidy ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Dustin Williamson. |
| 2-11-HOU02 (1Q: 06:29) Donald Cassidy ran a draw inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Devan Page. |
| 3-10-HOU03 (1Q: 05:46) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to RB Bryan Zukauskas for -3 yards. That will be scored as a safety. Tackled by OLB Gary Scancella. Minnesota 9, Houston 7 |
| (1Q: 05:39) Antonio Strickland kicked off 52 yards from the HOU20. Shaun Wayman returned the ball 48 yards to the HOU24. Tackled by Marty Franz. |
| 1-10-HOU24 (1Q: 05:16) Buddy Berns ran a draw inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Jimmie Euerle. |
| 2-11-HOU25 (1Q: 04:48) Nicky Gaines ran outside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Wally Castillo, assisted by ILB Owen Ross. Key block delivered by Graham Tilton. |
| 1-10-HOU13 (1Q: 04:20) Rich Fantozzi ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Jimmie Euerle. |
| 2-11-HOU14 (1Q: 03:39) Byron Stoltman pass completed to FB Graham Tilton for 0 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Quinn Hudson, assisted by CB Elliot Sukova. |
| 3-11-HOU14 (1Q: 03:02) Byron Stoltman sacked by DE Alec Worthy for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Rex Bradford. |
| 4-18-HOU21 (1Q: 02:22) PENALTY: K Patrick Francis of Minnesota was called for Delay of Game. |
| 4-23-HOU26 (1Q: 02:22) Patrick Francis attempted a 43 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-HOU33 (1Q: 02:15) Mitchell Cheever kept the ball, running inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Johnny Clinton, assisted by ILB Denzel Hill. |
| 2-10-HOU33 (1Q: 01:38) Mitchell Cheever kept the ball, running around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Denzel Hill, assisted by DE Brett Cunningham. CB Damien Prior knocked down Arnie Clancy to break up the play. |
| 3-10-HOU33 (1Q: 01:09) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to TE Victor Duffy for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Dominique Morton. |
| 1-10-HOU46 (1Q: 00:38) Donald Cassidy ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Johnny Clinton. PENALTY: CB Damien Prior of Minnesota was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (1Q: 00:28) Donald Cassidy ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by S Jermaine Henry, assisted by DE Devan Page. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-13-MIN41 (2Q: 15:00) Mitchell Cheever pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Arnie Clancy. DE Brett Cunningham hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: OLB Gary Scancella of Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 2-8-MIN36 (2Q: 14:54) Bryan Zukauskas ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Cooper Craig. |
| 3-3-MIN31 (2Q: 14:23) Mitchell Cheever pass completed to TE Kelly Nichols for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Denzel Hill. Nichols gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN22 (2Q: 13:43) Korey Loy pass completed to WR Jerald Wilson for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Denzel Hill, assisted by S Jermaine Henry. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-7-MIN19 (2Q: 13:11) Bryan Zukauskas ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Devan Page, assisted by S Johnny Clinton. |
| 3-2-MIN14 (2Q: 12:48) Korey Loy pass completed to TE Victor Duffy for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Brett Cunningham. |
| 1-4-MIN04 (2Q: 12:08) Korey Loy kept the ball, running outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Gary Scancella. |
| 2-3-MIN03 (2Q: 11:23) Donald Cassidy ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Wade Hancock. Houston 13, Minnesota 9 |
| (2Q: 11:23) Extra point by Antonio Strickland was good. Houston 14, Minnesota 9 |
| (2Q: 11:16) Antonio Strickland kicked off 62 yards from the HOU35. Shaun Wayman returned the ball 26 yards to the MIN29. Tackled by Jonathan Wilcox. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (2Q: 10:56) Marty Burke pass completed to TE David Cromwell for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Wally Castillo. Cromwell gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-MIN36 (2Q: 10:19) Buddy Berns ran outside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Elliot Sukova. Key block delivered by Kristopher Kelley. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (2Q: 09:38) Marty Burke pass completed to WR Wayne Thomason for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Alec Worthy. PENALTY: OLB Wally Castillo of Houston was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-HOU49 (2Q: 09:32) Buddy Berns ran inside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Ellis Riggins. |
| 2-14-MIN47 (2Q: 09:07) Nicky Gaines ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Ellis Riggins, assisted by DT Cameron Mallard. |
| 3-9-HOU48 (2Q: 08:42) Marty Burke pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jamal Hicks. OLB Ellis Riggins hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-9-HOU48 (2Q: 08:34) Adam Fitzgerald punted 47 yards. The ball was downed at the HOU01. |
| 1-10-HOU01 (2Q: 08:25) Donald Cassidy ran a draw inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Ty Griffin, assisted by S Jermaine Henry. |
| 2-10-HOU01 (2Q: 07:49) Bryan Zukauskas ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Damien Prior. |
| 3-5-HOU06 (2Q: 07:09) Korey Loy pass completed to TE Victor Duffy for 6 yards. Tackled by S Johnny Clinton. |
| 1-10-HOU12 (2Q: 06:38) Isaiah Elliott ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Cooper Craig. Key block delivered by Michael Schwartz. |
| 2-5-HOU17 (2Q: 06:17) Korey Loy pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Donald Cassidy. OLB Corwin Boyd defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-HOU17 (2Q: 06:12) Korey Loy pass completed to TE Kelly Nichols for 1 yard. Tackled by S Johnny Clinton. PENALTY: OLB Peyton Meert of Minnesota was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-HOU22 (2Q: 06:04) Korey Loy pass completed to WR Albert Bernard for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Dustin Williamson. |
| 2-3-HOU29 (2Q: 05:24) Korey Loy pass completed to TE Kelly Nichols for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Corwin Boyd. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU32 (2Q: 04:51) Isaiah Elliott ran a trap outside the right tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by DE Cooper Craig, assisted by S Johnny Clinton. Key block delivered by Richie Hardy. |
| 1-10-HOU46 (2Q: 04:22) Albert Bernard ran a reverse around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Scancella, assisted by S Jermaine Henry. |
| 2-8-HOU48 (2Q: 03:54) Korey Loy pass completed to WR Albert Bernard for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Denzel Hill. |
| 3-3-MIN47 (2Q: 03:35) Korey Loy pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Victor Duffy. CB Damien Prior defended the pass. |
| 4-3-MIN47 (2Q: 03:31) Tommy Munro punted 45 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the MIN02. |
| 1-10-MIN02 (2Q: 03:21) Buddy Berns ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Owen Ross, assisted by S Myles McCargo. OLB Wally Castillo crushed Rex Bradford to wreck the play. |
| 2-9-MIN03 (2Q: 02:48) PENALTY: QB Marty Burke of Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-10-MIN02 (2Q: 02:48) Buddy Berns ran inside the right guard for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Cameron Mallard. Key block delivered by Rex Bradford. PENALTY: DE Louis Rice of Houston was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (2Q: 02:41) Buddy Berns ran around right end for -7 yards. Tackled by S Quinn Hudson. |
| 2-17-MIN19 (2Q: 02:02) Marty Burke pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Graham Tilton. ILB Owen Ross defended the pass. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-17-MIN19 (2Q: 01:53) Marty Burke pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Wayne Thomason. OLB Ellis Riggins blocked the pass. |
| 4-17-MIN19 (2Q: 01:44) Adam Fitzgerald punted 48 yards. Bryan Zukauskas returned the kick 12 yards to the HOU45. Tackled by Damien Prior. |
| 1-10-HOU45 (2Q: 01:37) Korey Loy pass completed to FB Jonathan Wilcox for 5 yards. Tackled by S Jermaine Henry. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-5-HOU50 (2Q: 01:18) Korey Loy pass completed to RB Bryan Zukauskas for 2 yards. Tackled by S Johnny Clinton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-3-MIN48 (2Q: 00:59) Korey Loy pass completed to RB Bryan Zukauskas for 21 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Hunter Hughes, assisted by OLB Corwin Boyd. Zukauskas gained 23 yards after the catch. PENALTY: G Louis Gerhardt of Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-13-HOU42 (2Q: 00:49) Korey Loy pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Victor Duffy. DE Cooper Craig hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-13-HOU42 (2Q: 00:42) Tommy Munro punted 37 yards. Damien Prior called for a fair catch at the MIN21. |
| 1-10-MIN21 (2Q: 00:31) Buddy Berns ran inside the right guard for 30 yards. Tackled by OLB Wally Castillo. Key block delivered by Kristopher Kelley. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Antonio Strickland kicked off 56 yards from the HOU35. Shaun Wayman returned the ball 22 yards to the MIN31. Tackled by Bryan Zukauskas. Minnesota's A.J. Zimmerman was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ribcage injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (3Q: 14:41) Buddy Berns ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Ellis Riggins, assisted by CB Marty Franz. |
| 2-9-MIN32 (3Q: 14:09) Buddy Berns ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Marty Franz, assisted by ILB Camden Spiller. |
| 3-2-MIN39 (3Q: 13:34) Buddy Berns ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Norbert Alcott, assisted by OLB Wally Castillo. Key block delivered by Jon Robbins. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (3Q: 12:58) Marty Burke pass completed to RB Rich Fantozzi for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Wendell Dickinson. Fantozzi gained 1 yard after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Graham Tilton on the HOU46. PENALTY: CB Garrett Woods of Houston was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-HOU49 (3Q: 12:47) Marty Burke pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jamal Hicks. DE Artie Davis hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU49 (3Q: 12:43) Buddy Berns ran inside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Norbert Alcott, assisted by ILB Camden Spiller. Key block delivered by Isaiah Bensen. |
| 3-1-HOU40 (3Q: 12:17) Buddy Berns ran inside the right guard for 22 yards. Tackled by S Norbert Alcott. Key block delivered by Keegan Ferro. |
| 1-10-HOU18 (3Q: 11:37) Marty Burke pass completed to RB Rich Fantozzi for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Tyler Parker. |
| 2-6-HOU14 (3Q: 10:59) Marty Burke pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Graham Tilton. OLB Ellis Riggins hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-HOU14 (3Q: 10:55) Marty Burke pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Graham Tilton. CB Garrett Woods defended the pass. |
| 4-6-HOU14 (3Q: 10:45) Patrick Francis attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 14, Minnesota 12 |
| (3Q: 10:38) Patrick Francis kicked off 74 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU25 (3Q: 10:38) Bryan Zukauskas ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Hunter Hughes, assisted by S Johnny Clinton. Key block delivered by Neal Kinney. |
| 2-4-HOU31 (3Q: 09:56) Bryan Zukauskas ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Cameron Hanson, assisted by OLB Corwin Boyd. Key block delivered by Wade Hancock. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (3Q: 09:30) Korey Loy kept the ball, running outside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by S Johnny Clinton. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN DE Cooper Craig for 15 yards to the HOU32. Tackled by Victor Duffy. |
| 1-10-HOU32 (3Q: 09:21) Buddy Berns ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Alec Worthy, assisted by ILB Camden Spiller. |
| 2-9-HOU31 (3Q: 08:49) Buddy Berns ran outside the right tackle for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Wendell Dickinson, assisted by DE Artie Davis. Key block delivered by Don Meacham. |
| 1-10-HOU15 (3Q: 08:12) Buddy Berns ran a draw inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Tyler Parker. Key block delivered by George Eckard. |
| 2-4-HOU09 (3Q: 07:33) Buddy Berns ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Tyler Parker. Key block delivered by Keegan Ferro. |
| 1-3-HOU03 (3Q: 07:04) Gage Ashe ran a reverse around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Camden Spiller. |
| 2-2-HOU02 (3Q: 06:34) Buddy Berns ran inside the right guard for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Don Meacham. Minnesota 18, Houston 14 |
| (3Q: 06:34) Extra point by Patrick Francis was good. Minnesota 19, Houston 14 |
| (3Q: 06:23) Patrick Francis kicked off 61 yards from the MIN35. Norman Pashos returned the ball 21 yards to the HOU25. Tackled by David Cromwell. |
| 1-10-HOU25 (3Q: 05:59) Bryan Zukauskas ran a trap outside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Cooper Craig. |
| 2-10-HOU25 (3Q: 05:32) Bryan Zukauskas ran around left end for 22 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Scancella. Key block delivered by Michael Schwartz. |
| 1-10-HOU47 (3Q: 04:57) PENALTY: DT Cameron Hanson of Minnesota was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-MIN48 (3Q: 04:49) Bryan Zukauskas ran inside the left tackle for 22 yards. Tackled by S Jermaine Henry. Key block delivered by Michael Schwartz. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (3Q: 04:08) Bryan Zukauskas ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Johnny Clinton, assisted by S Jermaine Henry. Key block delivered by Neal Kinney. |
| 2-5-MIN21 (3Q: 03:29) Korey Loy pass completed to RB Bryan Zukauskas for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Corwin Boyd, assisted by OLB Hunter Hughes. Zukauskas gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN10 (3Q: 02:57) Korey Loy pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Bryan Zukauskas. S Jermaine Henry defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN10 (3Q: 02:49) Korey Loy pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Kelly Nichols. DT Cameron Hanson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN10 (3Q: 02:43) Korey Loy pass completed to WR Victor Boesiger for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Boesiger gained 1 yard after the catch. Houston 20, Minnesota 19 |
| (3Q: 02:43) Korey Loy threw incomplete on the two-point conversion attempt. |
| (3Q: 02:32) Antonio Strickland kicked off 61 yards from the HOU35. Shaun Wayman returned the ball 18 yards to the MIN22. Tackled by Arnie Clancy. Houston's Albert Bernard was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ribcage injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-MIN22 (3Q: 02:04) Marty Burke pass completed to TE Jon Robbins for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Camden Spiller, assisted by OLB Wendell Dickinson. |
| 2-4-MIN28 (3Q: 01:32) Buddy Berns ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Wendell Dickinson, assisted by ILB Camden Spiller. Minnesota's Kristopher Kelley was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-2-MIN30 (3Q: 00:52) Buddy Berns ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Myles McCargo. Key block delivered by Isaiah Bensen. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (3Q: 00:17) Buddy Berns ran a draw inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Myles McCargo. Minnesota's Isaiah Bensen was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor quadriceps injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-7-MIN36 (4Q: 15:00) Buddy Berns ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Wally Castillo. |
| 3-5-MIN38 (4Q: 14:17) Marty Burke pass completed to WR Gage Ashe for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Wally Castillo. Ashe gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (4Q: 13:46) Marty Burke pass completed to RB Buddy Berns for 22 yards. Tackled by ILB Camden Spiller. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Berns gained 17 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU34 (4Q: 13:15) Buddy Berns ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Jumbo Lyon, assisted by S Norbert Alcott. |
| 2-7-HOU31 (4Q: 12:38) Marty Burke sacked by DE Alec Worthy and ILB Camden Spiller for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by George Eckard. |
| 3-12-HOU36 (4Q: 12:01) Marty Burke pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jamal Hicks. DE Tyler Parker hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-12-HOU36 (4Q: 11:55) Patrick Francis attempted a 53 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 22, Houston 20 |
| (4Q: 11:48) Patrick Francis kicked off 74 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU25 (4Q: 11:48) Korey Loy pass was dropped by WR Albert Bernard. |
| 2-10-HOU25 (4Q: 11:44) Bryan Zukauskas ran inside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Hunter Hughes, assisted by S Johnny Clinton. Key block delivered by Wade Hancock. |
| 3-1-HOU34 (4Q: 11:13) Korey Loy pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Victor Duffy. DE Brett Cunningham hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-1-HOU34 (4Q: 11:09) Tommy Munro punted 50 yards. Damien Prior returned the kick 7 yards to the MIN23. Tackled by Arnie Clancy. |
| 1-10-MIN23 (4Q: 11:00) Buddy Berns ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Norbert Alcott. |
| 2-10-MIN23 (4Q: 10:38) Marty Burke pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Graham Tilton. CB Garrett Woods defended the pass. |
| 3-10-MIN23 (4Q: 10:34) Marty Burke pass completed to WR Wayne Thomason for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Garrett Woods. |
| 4-9-MIN24 (4Q: 09:55) Adam Fitzgerald punted 45 yards. Bryan Zukauskas returned the kick 4 yards to the HOU35. Tackled by Damien Prior. |
| 1-10-HOU35 (4Q: 09:45) Bryan Zukauskas ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Cameron Hanson. |
| 2-8-HOU37 (4Q: 09:09) Bryan Zukauskas ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Scancella. |
| 3-8-HOU37 (4Q: 08:29) Korey Loy pass was dropped by RB Bryan Zukauskas. |
| 4-8-HOU37 (4Q: 08:22) Tommy Munro punted 48 yards. Damien Prior returned the kick 9 yards to the MIN24. Tackled by Wendell Dickinson. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (4Q: 08:13) Marty Burke pass completed to WR Efrain Lewis for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Wendell Dickinson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: CB Garrett Woods of Houston was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (4Q: 08:06) Buddy Berns ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Wendell Dickinson, assisted by DE Artie Davis. OLB Wally Castillo crushed George Eckard to wreck the play. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-9-MIN30 (4Q: 07:34) Marty Burke pass completed to WR Jamal Hicks for 33 yards. Tackled by CB Garrett Woods. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU37 (4Q: 06:48) Buddy Berns ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Tyler Parker, assisted by CB Jumbo Lyon. Houston's Tyler Parker was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-7-HOU34 (4Q: 06:01) Buddy Berns ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Norbert Alcott, assisted by CB Jumbo Lyon. |
| 3-6-HOU33 (4Q: 05:16) Marty Burke pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Graham Tilton. OLB Ellis Riggins drove right through Buddy Berns to hurry the quarterback. |
| 4-6-HOU33 (4Q: 05:12) Patrick Francis attempted a 50 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 25, Houston 20 |
| (4Q: 05:05) Patrick Francis kicked off 74 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU25 (4Q: 05:05) Korey Loy pass completed to WR Derek Newton for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Damien Prior, assisted by OLB Corwin Boyd. |
| 2-11-HOU24 (4Q: 04:44) Bryan Zukauskas ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Hunter Hughes. |
| 3-10-HOU25 (4Q: 04:17) Play-Action. Korey Loy pass completed to WR Albert Bernard for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Scancella. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-2-HOU33 (4Q: 03:54) Tommy Munro punted 56 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the MIN11. |
| 1-10-MIN11 (4Q: 03:47) Buddy Berns ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Camden Spiller, assisted by DE Tyler Parker. |
| 2-8-MIN13 (4Q: 03:02) Buddy Berns ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by S Myles McCargo, assisted by OLB Wendell Dickinson. |
| 3-10-MIN11 (4Q: 02:17) Buddy Berns ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Camden Spiller, assisted by DE Artie Davis. OLB Wally Castillo knocked down Keegan Ferro to break up the play. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 4-10-MIN11 (4Q: 02:08) Adam Fitzgerald punted 63 yards. Bryan Zukauskas returned the kick 4 yards to the HOU30. Tackled by Damien Prior. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (4Q: 02:00) Korey Loy pass completed to WR Victor Boesiger for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Hunter Hughes. Boesiger gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-HOU39 (4Q: 01:41) Korey Loy pass completed to WR Victor Boesiger for 19 yards. Tackled by S Jermaine Henry, assisted by S Johnny Clinton. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (4Q: 01:23) Korey Loy pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Victor Boesiger. |
| 2-10-MIN42 (4Q: 01:12) Korey Loy pass was dropped by TE Arnie Clancy. |
| 3-10-MIN42 (4Q: 01:00) Korey Loy pass completed to RB Bryan Zukauskas for 4 yards. Tackled by S Jermaine Henry. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 4-6-MIN38 (4Q: 00:51) Korey Loy pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Arnie Clancy. S Jermaine Henry defended the pass. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (4Q: 00:42) Marty Burke dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 2-11-MIN37 (4Q: 00:35) Marty Burke dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 25, Houston Texans 20 |