Week 16, 2016

played in Minnesota, MN

4 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Houston Texans	3	0	0	7	-	10
Minnesota Vikings	7	3	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:55 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 51 field goal
1Q: 01:36 MIN - Sammy Watkins 1 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Graham Harden extra point)
2Q: 06:37 MIN - Graham Harden 24 field goal
3Q: 02:45 MIN - Graham Harden 20 field goal
4Q: 02:43 HOU - Alfred Blue 5 run (Ellis LaPorte extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:55 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 51 field goal
1Q: 01:36 MIN - Sammy Watkins 1 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Graham Harden extra point)
2Q: 06:37 MIN - Graham Harden 24 field goal
3Q: 02:45 MIN - Graham Harden 20 field goal
4Q: 02:43 HOU - Alfred Blue 5 run (Ellis LaPorte extra point)

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 6-9 11-4
First Downs 10 20
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 5 10
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 128 335
- Offensive Plays 58 79
- Yards per Play 2.21 4.24
Net Rushing Yards 73 160
- Rushing Attempts 19 43
- Yards per Rush 3.84 3.72
Net Passing Yards 55 175
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 12 - 3 36 - 18 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 95 175
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/40 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 1.41 4.86
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 0/13 5/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 13.9 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/105 8/65
Punt Returns/Yards 4/27 6/24
Kick Returns/Yards 1/24 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 4/15 3/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 30
Time of Possession 24:17 35:43

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	6-9	11-4
First Downs	10	20
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	5	10
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	128	335
- Offensive Plays	58	79
- Yards per Play	2.21	4.24
Net Rushing Yards	73	160
- Rushing Attempts	19	43
- Yards per Rush	3.84	3.72
Net Passing Yards	55	175
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 12 - 3	36 - 18 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	95	175
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/40	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	1.41	4.86
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	0/13	5/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	13.9	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/105	8/65
Punt Returns/Yards	4/27	6/24
Kick Returns/Yards	1/24	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	4/15	3/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 30
Time of Possession	24:17	35:43

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:20	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
1	10:57	1:01	OWN 19	3	6	Punt
1	8:52	2:03	OWN 45	5	21	Field Goal
1	4:05	1:39	OWN 19	3	-6	Punt
1	1:27	1:18	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	12:38	3:10	OWN 20	5	-4	Punt
2	6:30	0:51	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	4:54	2:26	OWN 26	5	9	Punt
2	1:19	0:08	OWN 38	1	0	Interception
3	13:41	1:58	OWN 32	3	1	Punt
3	2:38	1:32	OWN 26	3	-1	Punt
4	14:14	1:22	OWN 17	4	9	Punt
4	10:58	1:25	OWN 48	3	26	Interception
4	8:00	1:48	OPP 44	3	-9	Punt
4	3:47	1:14	50	4	50	Touchdown
4	2:21	1:09	OPP 31	5	2	Missed FG
4	0:34	0:18	OWN 8	2	0	Interception

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:40	2:43	OWN 42	6	25	Interception
1	9:56	1:04	OWN 13	3	-1	Punt
1	6:49	2:44	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
1	2:26	0:59	OWN 41	3	59	Touchdown
1	0:09	2:31	OWN 34	6	31	Punt
2	9:28	2:58	OWN 48	5	45	Field Goal
2	5:39	0:45	OWN 24	3	-2	Punt
2	2:28	1:09	OWN 26	4	21	Interception
2	1:11	1:11	OPP 49	7	13	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:19	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	11:43	9:05	OWN 21	17	76	Field Goal
3	1:06	1:52	OWN 43	3	-6	Punt
4	12:52	1:54	OWN 28	4	21	Interception
4	9:33	1:33	OWN 15	3	-2	Punt
4	6:12	2:25	OWN 4	3	9	Punt
4	2:33	0:12	OWN 20	1	5	Interception
4	1:12	0:38	OWN 36	3	4	Punt
4	0:16	0:16	OPP 43	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Anthony Barr, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Alfred Blue	14	28	2.00	14	1	1
Ryan Tannehill	3	33	11.00	16	2	0
Chris Polk	2	12	6.00	16	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Alex Forbes	31	111	3.58	27	4
Marshawn Lynch	6	21	3.50	11	1
Teddy Bridgewater	4	30	7.50	14	2
Zach Line	2	-2	-1.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ryan Tannehill	32	12	95	7/40	0	27	3	6.8

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Teddy Bridgewater	36	18	175	0/0	1	26	4	33.7

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Keshawn Martin	3	3	36	12.00	12	18
RB Alfred Blue	3	4	11	3.67	15	12
WR Jaelen Strong	3	8	7	2.33	0	5
TE Garrett Graham	1	5	0	0.00	0	0
WR Cecil Shorts	1	8	27	27.00	0	27
TE Lewis Conway	1	2	14	14.00	0	14
RB Chris Polk	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Noah Haralson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Alex Forbes	7	9	54	7.71	7	12	0
TE Kyle Rudolph	3	8	50	16.67	8	26	0
WR Sammy Watkins	3	10	32	10.67	27	23	1
RB Marshawn Lynch	2	3	13	6.50	0	7	0
WR Mike Wallace	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Teddy Williams	1	3	16	16.00	0	16	0
WR Stefon Diggs	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Johnathan Joseph	1	0	0.00
DT Letroy Guion	1	0	0.00
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	1	12	12.00
CB Kevin Johnson	1	3	3.00

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Andrew Sendejo	1	5	5.00
OLB Anthony Barr	1	0	0.00
DE Danielle Hunter	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ryan Tannehill	1	0	0
Duane Brown	0	1	0
Rob Ninkovich	0	0	1
Andre Hal	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Alex Forbes	2	1	0
Jerricho Cotchery	0	1	0
Anthony Barr	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Devante Schueler	11	519	47.2	45.0	61	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rabble Brush	9	394	43.8	38.6	59	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ellis LaPorte	1/2	1/2	1/1	51	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Graham Harden	2/3	0/1	0/1	24	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rahim Moore	4	27	6.8	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marshawn Lynch	6	24	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keshawn Martin	1	24	24.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brian Cushing	12	3	0.0	43	36
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	9	1	0.0	42	33
DE Rob Ninkovich	6	2	0.0	32	21
S Andre Hal	6	2	0.0	43	35
DE J.J. Watt	4	2	0.0	36	30
DT Letroy Guion	3	3	0.0	28	24
S Rahim Moore	3	2	0.0	40	35
S Eddie Pleasant	3	0	0.0	6	9
ILB Akeem Dent	2	3	0.0	24	14
CB Kevin Johnson	2	1	0.0	43	36
CB Johnathan Joseph	2	0	0.0	42	36
CB Cody Nelson	2	0	0.0	19	22
DT Vince Wilfork	1	1	0.0	18	13
OLB DeMarcus Ware	1	0	0.0	33	25
DE Kroy Biermann	1	0	0.0	6	3
TE Garrett Graham	1	0	---	---	---
WR Jaelen Strong	1	0	---	---	---
TE Lewis Conway	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Tyler Wynn	1	0	0.0	4	2

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Anthony Barr	6	3	1.5	16	31
CB Xavier Rhodes	6	0	1.0	18	37
S Andrew Sendejo	6	2	0.0	18	37
ILB Eric Kendricks	5	0	0.0	19	38
DE Scott Crichton	3	1	1.0	16	34
S Marcus Sherels	3	1	0.0	19	39
DE Everson Griffen	2	1	1.5	16	32
OLB K.J. Wright	2	1	1.0	8	12
DT Brandon Holliday	2	1	0.0	16	20
DT Linval Joseph	1	1	0.5	13	30
TE Kyle Rudolph	1	0	---	---	---
WR Sammy Watkins	1	0	---	---	---
WR Stefon Diggs	1	0	---	---	---
CB Trae Waynes	1	0	0.0	19	39
RB Alex Forbes	1	0	---	---	---
DT Sharrif Floyd	0	1	0.5	6	13
CB Jude Adjei-Barimah	0	4	0.0	12	27
OLB Akeem Ayers	0	1	0.0	3	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE J.J. Watt	1	2	2	30
OLB DeMarcus Ware	0	3	1	25
DE Kroy Biermann	0	1	0	3
ILB Brian Cushing	0	0	1	36

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Everson Griffen	1.5	1	3	0	32
OLB Anthony Barr	1.5	0	0	0	31
DE Scott Crichton	1.0	0	5	2	34
OLB K.J. Wright	1.0	0	0	0	12
CB Xavier Rhodes	1.0	0	0	0	37
DT Linval Joseph	0.5	0	0	3	30
DT Sharrif Floyd	0.5	0	0	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Brian Cushing	6	0	0	36
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	3	0	1	33
ILB Akeem Dent	1	1	0	14
CB Johnathan Joseph	1	0	1	36
DT Letroy Guion	1	0	1	24
CB Kevin Johnson	1	0	1	36
OLB DeMarcus Ware	1	0	0	25
DE Rob Ninkovich	1	0	0	21
S Eddie Pleasant	1	0	0	9
S Andre Hal	1	0	0	35
CB Cody Nelson	1	0	0	22
S Rahim Moore	0	2	0	35

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Xavier Rhodes	4	2	0	37
S Andrew Sendejo	4	0	1	37
OLB Anthony Barr	1	1	1	31
S Marcus Sherels	1	0	0	39
ILB Eric Kendricks	1	0	0	38
CB Trae Waynes	1	0	0	39
CB Jude Adjei-Barimah	0	1	0	27
DE Danielle Hunter	0	0	1	12

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Xavier Su'a-Filo	1	5	19	1	39
Andre Smith	1	4	19	2	39
Duane Brown	1	3	19	2	39
Brandon Brooks	1	2	19	2	39
Ben Jones	0	1	19	0	39
Jay Prosch	0	1	9	0	17

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Anthony Meyer	4	5	0	36	32
Zach Line	2	5	0	19	16
T.J. Clemmings	2	3	0	43	36
Matt Kalil	1	8	1	43	36
Phil Loadholt	1	8	0	43	36
John Sullivan	0	8	0	43	36
Kyle Rudolph	0	3	0	34	32

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Johnathan Joseph	2	18
Noah Haralson	1	29
Lewis Conway	1	18
Clark Harris	1	13
Chris Polk	1	7

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
K.J. Wright	3	37
Marshawn Lynch	2	29

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Johnathan Joseph	---	---	42	36	18	96
Rahim Moore	---	---	40	35	11	86
Brian Cushing	---	---	43	36	4	83
Kevin Johnson	---	---	43	36	3	82
Andre Hal	---	---	43	35	3	81
Jadeveon Clowney	---	---	42	33	3	78
DeMarcus Ware	---	---	33	25	17	75
Xavier Su'a-Filo	19	39	---	---	13	71
J.J. Watt	---	---	36	30	4	70
Rob Ninkovich	---	---	32	21	10	63
Duane Brown	19	39	---	---	---	58
Letroy Guion	---	---	28	24	6	58
Andre Smith	19	39	---	---	---	58
Brandon Brooks	19	39	---	---	---	58
Ben Jones	19	39	---	---	---	58
Ryan Tannehill	19	39	---	---	---	58
Jaelen Strong	17	36	---	---	---	53
Cody Nelson	---	---	19	22	9	50
Garrett Graham	13	29	---	---	7	49
Cecil Shorts	15	32	---	---	2	49
Noah Haralson	6	13	---	---	29	48
Jay Prosch	9	17	---	---	20	46
Akeem Dent	---	---	24	14	7	45
Alfred Blue	16	29	---	---	---	45
Keshawn Martin	8	19	---	---	10	37
Vince Wilfork	---	---	18	13	4	35
Mike Daniels	---	---	12	18	5	35
Lewis Conway	7	10	---	---	18	35
John Simon	---	---	1	2	21	24
Howard Gmerek	1	4	---	---	15	20
Eddie Pleasant	---	---	6	9	4	19
Chris Polk	3	6	---	---	7	16
Evan Mathis	0	0	---	---	13	13
Clark Harris	0	0	---	---	13	13
Oday Aboushi	0	0	---	---	13	13
Lance Norris	0	0	---	---	13	13
Donovan Cagle	---	---	1	0	12	13
Devante Schueler	0	0	---	---	11	11
Kroy Biermann	---	---	6	3	---	9
Byron Maxwell	---	---	0	2	7	9
Tyler Wynn	---	---	4	2	3	9
Archie Sims	---	---	0	0	6	6
Ellis LaPorte	0	0	---	---	5	5
Don Clemons	---	---	0	0	4	4
Tom Savage	0	0	---	---	2	2
Joey Hartwig	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Phil Loadholt	43	36	---	---	12	91
Teddy Williams	43	35	---	---	4	82
Anthony Meyer	36	32	---	---	12	80
John Sullivan	43	36	---	---	---	79
Matt Kalil	43	36	---	---	---	79
Teddy Bridgewater	43	36	---	---	---	79
T.J. Clemmings	43	36	---	---	---	79
Kyle Rudolph	34	32	---	---	11	77
Sammy Watkins	41	34	---	---	---	75
Jude Adjei-Barimah	---	---	12	27	24	63
Alex Forbes	35	26	---	---	---	61
Marcus Sherels	---	---	19	39	2	60
Trae Waynes	---	---	19	39	2	60
Eric Kendricks	---	---	19	38	2	59
Andrew Sendejo	---	---	18	37	3	58
K.J. Wright	---	---	8	12	37	57
Xavier Rhodes	---	---	18	37	2	57
Marshawn Lynch	11	14	---	---	29	54
Zach Line	19	16	---	---	19	54
Scott Crichton	---	---	16	34	3	53
Everson Griffen	---	---	16	32	3	51
Anthony Barr	---	---	16	31	2	49
Stefon Diggs	18	15	---	---	15	48
Linval Joseph	---	---	13	30	4	47
Brandon Holliday	---	---	16	20	4	40
MyCole Pruitt	8	2	---	---	19	29
Sterling Moore	---	---	3	16	9	28
Clarence Sawahata	0	0	---	---	25	25
Antoine Marroquin	---	---	1	6	17	24
Danielle Hunter	---	---	6	12	5	23
Sharrif Floyd	---	---	6	13	---	19
Jerricho Cotchery	1	3	---	---	12	16
Kevin McDermott	0	0	---	---	12	12
Brayden Lyle	0	0	---	---	12	12
Rabble Brush	0	0	---	---	12	12
Ethan Mickus	0	0	---	---	12	12
Brandon Fusco	7	4	---	---	---	11
Mike Wallace	5	3	---	---	2	10
Steve McLendon	---	---	0	0	10	10
Akeem Ayers	---	---	3	6	---	9
Audie Cole	---	---	0	0	7	7
Graham Harden	0	0	---	---	7	7
Zach Miller	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ryan Fitzpatrick	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brian Robison	---	---	0	0	---	0
Trevor Snider	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-6	-2.0
Middle	9	54	6.0
Right	7	25	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	28	4.0
Middle	23	104	4.5
Right	12	29	2.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ryan Tannehill	32	12	1	2	2	4	8	5	3

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Teddy Bridgewater	36	18	3	1	3	3	6	4	4

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	8	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	4	23	1.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	37	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	27	3.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	23	11.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	62	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	4	48	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	42	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cecil Shorts	8	1	2	27	1	32
WR Jaelen Strong	8	3	0	7	0	36
TE Garrett Graham	5	1	0	0	0	29
RB Alfred Blue	4	3	0	11	0	29
WR Keshawn Martin	3	3	0	36	0	19
TE Lewis Conway	2	1	0	14	0	10
RB Chris Polk	1	0	0	0	0	6
RB Noah Haralson	1	0	0	0	0	13

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sammy Watkins	10	3	1	32	1	34
RB Alex Forbes	9	7	0	54	0	26
TE Kyle Rudolph	8	3	1	50	2	32
RB Marshawn Lynch	3	2	0	13	0	14
WR Teddy Williams	3	1	1	16	0	35
WR Stefon Diggs	2	1	0	5	0	15
WR Mike Wallace	1	1	0	5	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alfred Blue	1	5	5.00	2.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alex Forbes	4	-4	-1.00	3.58
Marshawn Lynch	2	1	0.50	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Teddy Bridgewater	4	4	23	5.75	4.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Alex Forbes	2	2	16	8.00	6.00
RB Marshawn Lynch	1	1	6	6.00	4.33
WR Sammy Watkins	1	1	1	1.00	3.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Ryan Tannehill	1	0
Alfred Blue	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Alex Forbes	5	1
Marshawn Lynch	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ryan Tannehill	8	2	0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Teddy Bridgewater	11	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch
TE Garrett Graham	3	1
WR Cecil Shorts	1	0
WR Keshawn Martin	1	1
RB Alfred Blue	1	0
WR Jaelen Strong	1	0
RB Noah Haralson	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Alex Forbes	3	2	2
TE Kyle Rudolph	2	1	0
WR Teddy Williams	2	1	1
WR Sammy Watkins	2	0	0
RB Marshawn Lynch	1	1	1
WR Stefon Diggs	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)