Week 16, 2020

played in Houston, TX

64 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	7	0	10	-	24
Houston Texans	0	14	7	9	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:44 MIN - Quentin Sample 1 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Courtney Klosterman 15 run (Preston Kaplan extra point)
2Q: 01:59 MIN - Mel Barbee 3 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Kevin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 00:22 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 30 pass from Andy Dalton (Preston Kaplan extra point)
3Q: 14:03 HOU - A.J. Green 35 pass from Andy Dalton (Preston Kaplan extra point)
4Q: 12:40 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 2 pass from Colin Dermody (Preston Kaplan extra point failed)
4Q: 09:22 MIN - Kevin Elliott 48 field goal
4Q: 07:06 MIN - Ameer Abdullah 3 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
4Q: 02:00 HOU - Preston Kaplan 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:44 MIN - Quentin Sample 1 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Courtney Klosterman 15 run (Preston Kaplan extra point)
2Q: 01:59 MIN - Mel Barbee 3 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Kevin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 00:22 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 30 pass from Andy Dalton (Preston Kaplan extra point)
3Q: 14:03 HOU - A.J. Green 35 pass from Andy Dalton (Preston Kaplan extra point)
4Q: 12:40 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 2 pass from Colin Dermody (Preston Kaplan extra point failed)
4Q: 09:22 MIN - Kevin Elliott 48 field goal
4Q: 07:06 MIN - Ameer Abdullah 3 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
4Q: 02:00 HOU - Preston Kaplan 26 field goal

Team Statistics MIN HOU
Record 9-6 7-8
First Downs 22 25
- by Rushing 6 10
- by Passing 14 14
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 393 442
- Offensive Plays 57 68
- Yards per Play 6.89 6.50
Net Rushing Yards 113 174
- Rushing Attempts 25 39
- Yards per Rush 4.52 4.46
Net Passing Yards 280 268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 23 - 2 28 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 285 270
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/2
- Yards per Pass Play 8.75 9.24
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/9 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/39 4/27
Punt Returns/Yards 2/27 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/122 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 22
Time of Possession 25:30 34:30

Team Statistics	MIN	HOU
Record	9-6	7-8
First Downs	22	25
- by Rushing	6	10
- by Passing	14	14
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	393	442
- Offensive Plays	57	68
- Yards per Play	6.89	6.50
Net Rushing Yards	113	174
- Rushing Attempts	25	39
- Yards per Rush	4.52	4.46
Net Passing Yards	280	268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 23 - 2	28 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	285	270
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/2
- Yards per Pass Play	8.75	9.24
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/9	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/39	4/27
Punt Returns/Yards	2/27	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/122	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 22
Time of Possession	25:30	34:30

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:39	1:04	OWN 32	3	7	Punt
1	7:41	7:06	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	14:51	3:00	OWN 26	5	19	Punt
2	4:13	2:21	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	0:31	OWN 26	1	0	Interception
3	13:48	2:05	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
3	9:58	1:30	OWN 48	3	2	Punt
3	4:49	3:13	OWN 9	6	41	Interception
4	12:34	3:20	OWN 32	5	37	Field Goal
4	8:19	1:19	50	4	50	Touchdown
4	1:52	1:52	OWN 22	8	65	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:21	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	12:35	4:54	OWN 6	9	38	Punt
1	0:35	0:44	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
2	11:51	7:38	OWN 12	14	48	Punt
2	1:52	1:40	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	14:29	0:41	OPP 40	2	40	Touchdown
3	11:43	1:45	OWN 7	3	2	Punt
3	8:28	3:39	OWN 18	8	39	Punt
3	1:36	4:02	OWN 47	8	53	Touchdown
4	9:14	0:55	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	7:00	5:08	OWN 20	10	71	Field Goal

Game MVP: Andy Dalton, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Quentin Sample	15	81	5.40	16	2	1
Ameer Abdullah	6	10	1.67	7	0	1
Teddy Bridgewater	4	22	5.50	12	1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Courtney Klosterman	29	126	4.34	15	5	1
Garrett Vance	6	12	2.00	9	0	0
Colin Dermody	2	21	10.50	11	2	0
Tevin Coleman	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Cedric Nyland	1	12	12.00	12	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Teddy Bridgewater	31	23	285	1/5	1	38	2	86.0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andy Dalton	14	10	199	1/2	2	65	0	153.3
Colin Dermody	14	8	71	0/0	1	23	0	94.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sammy Watkins	7	11	78	11.14	23	25	0
WR Breshad Perriman	5	6	78	15.60	29	34	0
WR Lionel Oliver	3	5	66	22.00	9	38	0
TE James Burton	3	3	47	15.67	11	20	0
TE Mel Barbee	2	2	11	5.50	2	8	1
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	1	0	0.00	1	0	0
FB Sammy Ostwald	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Quentin Sample	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Saalim Hakim	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR DeAndre Hopkins	6	12	112	18.67	59	65	2
WR Allen Robinson	5	6	62	12.40	2	24	0
TE Tyler Eifert	3	3	24	8.00	8	14	0
WR A.J. Green	2	4	58	29.00	0	35	1
RB Courtney Klosterman	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Garrett Vance	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Brandon Graham	1	0	0.00	0
CB Stephon Gilmore	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Saalim Hakim	1	0	0
Sammy Watkins	0	1	0
Bud Dupree	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Colin Dermody	1	0	0
Tristan Liening	0	1	0
Keshawn Martin	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kris Maxwell	4	177	44.3	44.3	55	4

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Diego Cochrane	6	253	42.2	34.3	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Elliott	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Preston Kaplan	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	3/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Saalim Hakim	2	27	13.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ameer Abdullah	5	122	24.4	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bud Dupree	11	1	0.0	34	22
S Jerome Banks	10	3	1.0	39	29
ILB C.J. Mosley	8	3	0.0	39	29
CB Trae Waynes	4	2	0.0	38	29
S Roosevelt Crichton	4	2	0.0	37	29
CB Henry Hickman	4	1	0.0	39	29
DE Alvin Demski	4	0	0.0	23	14
DT Brandon Holliday	3	0	0.0	30	26
S Duron Harmon	2	0	0.0	8	10
CB Ken Faine	1	2	0.0	26	20
DT Kenny Batchelder	1	2	0.0	35	26
DE Everson Griffen	1	1	0.0	14	10
DT Samuel Robbins	1	1	0.0	15	6
WR Breshad Perriman	1	0	---	---	---
WR Lionel Oliver	1	0	---	---	---
DE Scott Crichton	0	3	0.0	33	24
ILB Jason Schleinat	0	1	0.0	5	7

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jimmy Burnett	7	3	0.0	25	32
S Xavier Rhodes	5	3	0.0	23	30
OLB Brandon Graham	5	1	0.0	13	17
S Rahim Moore	5	1	0.0	24	31
CB Donovan Cagle	5	0	0.0	15	20
DT Gilbert Fisher	4	1	1.0	21	28
ILB Akeem Dent	4	1	0.0	10	13
OLB Markus Golden	3	3	0.0	25	28
CB Stephon Gilmore	3	1	0.0	25	32
ILB Deron Collette	2	1	0.0	24	31
DE J.J. Watt	1	1	0.0	17	24
DE Heath Kobeck	1	1	0.0	21	28
DT Matthew Griffin	0	2	0.0	5	5
S Devin McCourty	0	1	0.0	6	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Jerome Banks	1.0	0	0	0	29
DE Scott Crichton	0.0	0	0	1	24

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Gilbert Fisher	1.0	0	1	0	28
DE J.J. Watt	0.0	0	2	4	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Henry Hickman	4	2	29
S Roosevelt Crichton	3	1	29
ILB C.J. Mosley	3	0	29
CB Trae Waynes	2	2	29
OLB Bud Dupree	2	0	22
S Duron Harmon	1	1	10
CB Ken Faine	1	0	20
S Jerome Banks	1	0	29
DE Alvin Demski	1	0	14

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jimmy Burnett	7	0	0	32
S Xavier Rhodes	4	0	0	30
CB Donovan Cagle	4	0	0	20
CB Stephon Gilmore	3	1	1	32
ILB Deron Collette	1	1	0	31
OLB Brandon Graham	1	0	1	17
ILB Akeem Dent	1	0	0	13
S Rahim Moore	1	0	0	31
DT Gilbert Fisher	1	0	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ricky Wagner	5	9	1	25	0	32
Matt Kalil	1	3	0	25	0	32
Sammy Ostwald	1	2	0	13	0	13
Zachary Schroeder	1	2	0	25	0	32
James Burton	1	1	0	19	0	20
Ethan Mickus	0	3	0	25	1	32
T.J. Clemmings	0	1	0	25	0	32

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alec Keaton	5	8	1	39	0	29
Mark Farley	4	5	0	39	0	29
Tristan Liening	3	7	0	39	0	29
Alexis Pettway	1	10	0	39	1	29
Cordy Glenn	1	6	0	39	0	29
Cedric Nyland	0	1	0	26	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
A.J. Green	3	11
Keshawn Martin	2	18
Dion Sims	1	17
DeAndre Hopkins	1	6

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C.J. Mosley	---	---	39	29	16	84
Henry Hickman	---	---	39	29	11	79
Jerome Banks	---	---	39	29	2	70
Sammy Watkins	25	32	---	---	12	69
Trae Waynes	---	---	38	29	1	68
Bud Dupree	---	---	34	22	11	67
Roosevelt Crichton	---	---	37	29	1	67
Kenny Batchelder	---	---	35	26	5	66
T.J. Clemmings	25	32	---	---	5	62
Breshad Perriman	21	27	---	---	11	59
Scott Crichton	---	---	33	24	1	58
Matt Kalil	25	32	---	---	---	57
Ricky Wagner	25	32	---	---	---	57
Teddy Bridgewater	25	32	---	---	---	57
Ethan Mickus	25	32	---	---	---	57
Brandon Holliday	---	---	30	26	1	57
Zachary Schroeder	25	32	---	---	---	57
James Burton	19	20	---	---	15	54
Ken Faine	---	---	26	20	1	47
Alvin Demski	---	---	23	14	2	39
Sammy Ostwald	13	13	---	---	11	37
Ameer Abdullah	8	11	---	---	17	36
Quentin Sample	17	16	---	---	---	33
Saalim Hakim	6	8	---	---	18	32
Everson Griffen	---	---	14	10	6	30
Lionel Oliver	10	17	---	---	---	27
Jason Schleinat	---	---	5	7	13	25
P.J. Williams	---	---	0	2	22	24
Mel Barbee	4	8	---	---	11	23
Samuel Robbins	---	---	15	6	1	22
Cesar Levine	2	3	---	---	16	21
Chase Rose	---	---	11	6	4	21
Duron Harmon	---	---	8	10	1	19
Colby Mazzone	---	---	3	1	6	10
Dashawn Scobee	0	5	---	---	1	6
Kevin Elliott	0	0	---	---	6	6
Roosevelt Fullerton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lenny Summers	0	0	---	---	5	5
Heath Morrison	0	0	---	---	5	5
Seth Martinez	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kris Maxwell	0	0	---	---	4	4
Damon Anthony	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jared Abbrederis	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brett Hundley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Harvey Huntley	---	---	0	0	---	0
Charlie Sinclair	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tristan Liening	39	29	---	---	7	75
DeAndre Hopkins	39	29	---	---	6	74
Stephon Gilmore	---	---	25	32	16	73
Cordy Glenn	39	29	---	---	---	68
Mark Farley	39	29	---	---	---	68
Alec Keaton	39	29	---	---	---	68
Alexis Pettway	39	29	---	---	---	68
A.J. Green	29	25	---	---	11	65
Tyler Eifert	34	25	---	---	5	64
Markus Golden	---	---	25	28	6	59
Jimmy Burnett	---	---	25	32	1	58
Rahim Moore	---	---	24	31	1	56
Deron Collette	---	---	24	31	1	56
Cedric Nyland	26	17	---	---	12	55
Xavier Rhodes	---	---	23	30	1	54
Courtney Klosterman	31	15	---	---	5	51
Gilbert Fisher	---	---	21	28	1	50
Heath Kobeck	---	---	21	28	1	50
Andy Dalton	28	15	---	---	---	43
J.J. Watt	---	---	17	24	1	42
Donovan Cagle	---	---	15	20	---	35
Devin McCourty	---	---	6	11	17	34
Tevin Coleman	5	7	---	---	22	34
Brandon Graham	---	---	13	17	2	32
Jelani Jenkins	---	---	8	5	19	32
Dion Sims	8	7	---	---	17	32
Colin Dermody	11	14	---	---	1	26
Akeem Dent	---	---	10	13	2	25
Allen Robinson	11	12	---	---	---	23
Garrett Vance	7	7	---	---	6	20
Keshawn Martin	0	0	---	---	18	18
Edward Hadavi	---	---	8	8	---	16
Gary Burgess	0	0	---	---	15	15
Matthew Griffin	---	---	5	5	4	14
Danielle Hunter	---	---	4	4	4	12
Lester Reese	---	---	0	0	8	8
Kevin McDermott	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chuck Farrell	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cooper Stone	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cameron Church	0	0	---	---	7	7
Preston Kaplan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jaelen Strong	5	1	---	---	---	6
Diego Cochrane	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Simon	---	---	0	4	---	4
Casey Mueller	---	---	1	1	2	4
Joey Hartwig	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	39	4.9
Middle	14	67	4.8
Right	2	8	4.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	32	8.0
Middle	29	105	3.6
Right	6	37	6.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Teddy Bridgewater	31	23	7	0	1	2	3	4	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andy Dalton	14	10	4	0	1	3	0	1	0
Colin Dermody	14	8	1	1	2	3	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	6	1.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	81	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	59	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	5	139	19.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	47	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	76	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	147	24.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sammy Watkins	11	7	0	78	2	32
WR Breshad Perriman	6	5	0	78	3	27
WR Lionel Oliver	5	3	1	66	1	17
TE James Burton	3	3	0	47	1	20
TE Mel Barbee	2	2	0	11	0	8
WR Saalim Hakim	1	0	0	0	0	8
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	1	0	0	0	11
FB Sammy Ostwald	1	1	0	6	0	13
RB Quentin Sample	1	1	0	-1	0	16

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR DeAndre Hopkins	12	6	2	112	2	29
WR Allen Robinson	6	5	1	62	1	12
WR A.J. Green	4	2	0	58	2	25
TE Tyler Eifert	3	3	0	24	0	25
RB Courtney Klosterman	2	1	0	11	0	15
RB Garrett Vance	1	1	0	3	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Quentin Sample	4	37	9.25	5.40
Ameer Abdullah	2	3	1.50	1.67

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Courtney Klosterman	4	21	5.25	4.34
Garrett Vance	1	3	3.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Teddy Bridgewater	1	1	3	3.00	9.19

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Colin Dermody	4	3	11	2.75	5.07

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mel Barbee	1	1	3	3.00	5.50

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR DeAndre Hopkins	2	2	5	2.50	9.33
WR A.J. Green	1	0	0	0.00	14.50
WR Allen Robinson	1	1	6	6.00	10.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Teddy Bridgewater	2	1
Ameer Abdullah	2	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Garrett Vance	2	1
Tevin Coleman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Teddy Bridgewater	5	3	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andy Dalton	5	5	4
Colin Dermody	5	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sammy Watkins	2	1	1
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	1	0
WR Breshad Perriman	1	1	1
WR Lionel Oliver	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR DeAndre Hopkins	3	2	1
WR A.J. Green	2	0	0
TE Tyler Eifert	2	2	2
WR Allen Robinson	2	2	2
RB Garrett Vance	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (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	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (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)