Exhibition Week 5, 2027

played in Minnesota, MN

62 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	3	3	0	-	13
Minnesota Vikings	7	3	3	6	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:01 HOU - Dan Puzzuoli 16 run (Samuel Stallings extra point)
1Q: 06:52 MIN - Jim Coffey 44 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 08:29 MIN - Kevin Elliott 47 field goal
2Q: 00:21 HOU - Samuel Stallings 49 field goal
3Q: 06:09 HOU - Samuel Stallings 19 field goal
3Q: 02:41 MIN - Kevin Elliott 46 field goal
4Q: 08:38 MIN - Kevin Elliott 46 field goal
4Q: 00:32 MIN - Kevin Elliott 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:01 HOU - Dan Puzzuoli 16 run (Samuel Stallings extra point)
1Q: 06:52 MIN - Jim Coffey 44 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 08:29 MIN - Kevin Elliott 47 field goal
2Q: 00:21 HOU - Samuel Stallings 49 field goal
3Q: 06:09 HOU - Samuel Stallings 19 field goal
3Q: 02:41 MIN - Kevin Elliott 46 field goal
4Q: 08:38 MIN - Kevin Elliott 46 field goal
4Q: 00:32 MIN - Kevin Elliott 48 field goal

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 1-3 4-0
First Downs 15 14
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 7 6
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 285 301
- Offensive Plays 61 66
- Yards per Play 4.67 4.56
Net Rushing Yards 78 188
- Rushing Attempts 25 33
- Yards per Rush 3.12 5.70
Net Passing Yards 207 113
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 21 - 1 32 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 219 118
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.75 3.42
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 5.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/10 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 3/28 3/23
Kick Returns/Yards 1/36 1/41
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 30
Time of Possession 27:55 32:05

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	1-3	4-0
First Downs	15	14
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	7	6
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	285	301
- Offensive Plays	61	66
- Yards per Play	4.67	4.56
Net Rushing Yards	78	188
- Rushing Attempts	25	33
- Yards per Rush	3.12	5.70
Net Passing Yards	207	113
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 21 - 1	32 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	219	118
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.75	3.42
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	5.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/10	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	3/28	3/23
Kick Returns/Yards	1/36	1/41
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 30
Time of Possession	27:55	32:05

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:11	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
1	6:33	2:29	OWN 35	5	38	Interception
2	13:54	1:33	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	8:23	1:55	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	4:56	1:14	OWN 22	4	35	Punt
2	2:12	1:56	OWN 21	7	47	Field Goal
3	12:38	6:37	OWN 6	15	92	Field Goal
3	2:34	1:50	OWN 25	3	-11	Punt
3	0:06	1:27	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	12:17	1:32	OWN 29	3	-10	Punt
4	8:32	1:47	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
4	0:25	0:25	OWN 25	2	8	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:49	3:16	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
1	4:04	5:10	OWN 22	9	40	Punt
2	12:21	3:58	OWN 33	9	37	Field Goal
2	6:28	1:32	OWN 30	3	6	Punt
2	3:42	1:30	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 25	1	2	Half
3	15:00	2:22	OWN 25	5	17	Punt
3	6:01	3:27	OWN 45	7	26	Field Goal
3	0:44	0:38	OPP 49	3	6	Punt
4	13:39	1:22	OWN 21	3	7	Punt
4	10:45	2:13	OPP 48	5	19	Field Goal
4	6:45	6:20	OWN 16	12	53	Field Goal

Game MVP: Kevin Elliott, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Pedro Bronson	17	22	1.29	13	1	0
QB Francisco Maticic	3	8	2.67	8	0	0
RB Shaun Rafalski	3	28	9.33	17	2	0
QB Dan Puzzuoli	1	16	16.00	16	1	1
WR Mercury Maxwell	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Devonte Hayes	28	133	4.75	18	4	0
RB Jim Coffey	3	43	14.33	44	1	1
QB Jonah Hansen	1	8	8.00	8	0	0
WR Ezra Determann	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Francisco Maticic	24	13	161	2/12	0	46	0	75.1
Dan Puzzuoli	10	8	58	0/0	0	11	1	51.3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jonah Hansen	21	11	53	0/0	0	12	0	58.2
Conner Wisniewski	11	8	65	1/5	0	25	0	87.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rod Barlow	6	11	29	4.83	8	11
RB Pedro Bronson	4	5	71	17.75	39	46
WR Riley Lynn	3	4	74	24.67	65	35
TE Aaron Tubbs	2	3	7	3.50	0	4
WR Mercury Maxwell	2	4	8	4.00	2	5
RB Shaun Rafalski	2	2	11	5.50	0	8
TE Cary Williams	1	3	11	11.00	0	11
WR Emmett Fleming	1	2	8	8.00	3	8

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Al Shelton	6	9	29	4.83	9	12
TE Mitchell McCormick	5	7	27	5.40	0	10
WR Lenny Duerr	3	9	5	1.67	0	4
TE Michael Baek	2	2	16	8.00	3	9
WR Ezra Determann	2	3	16	8.00	1	10
WR Luis Krumrei	1	1	25	25.00	0	25
RB Devonte Hayes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Liam Tyler	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roderick Bownes	7	308	44.0	37.9	53	0

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edgar Thornton	6	302	50.3	39.0	63	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Samuel Stallings	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Elliott	4/4	4/4	0/0	48	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Barlow	3	28	9.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Duerr	3	23	7.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Barlow	1	36	36.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Duerr	1	41	41.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Deron Collette	8	3	0.0	33	32
CB Dwayne Shipley	6	0	0.0	33	33
DE Ben Lund	5	1	0.0	30	30
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	5	0	0.0	33	33
DE Alexander Boyer	4	1	0.5	24	26
DT Angel Ferguson	4	1	0.0	27	30
CB Nolan Madison	4	0	0.0	20	21
CB Ezra Cheramie	3	2	0.0	33	33
S Omar Austin	3	0	0.0	21	24
CB Jimmy Burnett	3	0	0.0	31	32
ILB Elijah Lincoln	2	1	0.5	11	8
ILB Lenny Matson	2	4	0.0	29	24
OLB Chase Jeffries	2	0	0.0	14	13
TE Cary Williams	1	0	---	---	---
DT Devan Forsythe	1	0	0.0	6	2
DE Andrew Cowles	0	1	0.0	14	8

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Chuck Ellis	8	2	0.5	23	34
S Dana Stevenson	7	5	0.0	25	31
DT Ezekiel Boudreau	6	0	0.5	20	30
OLB Liam Tyler	4	0	0.0	17	26
S Christopher Bernard	4	0	0.0	18	29
ILB Mack Fields	3	2	0.0	14	19
OLB Rusty Pierce	3	0	0.0	5	9
CB Dylan Gray	3	0	0.0	7	17
ILB Marvin Summers	2	2	0.0	9	18
CB Alfred Trainor	2	0	0.0	14	23
DE Burt Poole	2	0	0.0	23	31
DT Jessie Kinney	1	1	1.0	16	25
S Jerome Banks	1	2	0.0	25	32
OLB Ashton Crane	1	0	0.0	12	8
DT Clarence Hanks	0	1	0.0	7	9
DE Devonte Hammes	0	1	0.0	11	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Elijah Lincoln	0.5	1	1	8
DE Alexander Boyer	0.5	0	0	26
DE Ben Lund	0.0	1	0	30
ILB Lenny Matson	0.0	1	0	24
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	0.0	0	2	33
DE Andrew Cowles	0.0	0	1	8

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jessie Kinney	1.0	0	0	0	25
DT Chuck Ellis	0.5	0	2	1	34
DT Ezekiel Boudreau	0.5	0	0	1	30
DE Burt Poole	0.0	1	1	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jimmy Burnett	3	1	32
CB Ezra Cheramie	3	0	33
CB Nolan Madison	3	0	21
DE Alexander Boyer	2	0	26
OLB Chase Jeffries	2	0	13
CB Dwayne Shipley	2	0	33
OLB Deron Collette	1	1	32
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	1	0	33
DE Ben Lund	1	0	30
ILB Lenny Matson	1	0	24
DE Andrew Cowles	0	1	8

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Dana Stevenson	7	0	0	31
CB Dylan Gray	3	0	0	17
OLB Liam Tyler	2	0	1	26
OLB Rusty Pierce	2	0	0	9
CB Alfred Trainor	2	0	0	23
ILB Mack Fields	2	0	0	19
DT Ezekiel Boudreau	2	0	0	30
ILB Marvin Summers	1	0	0	18
S Christopher Bernard	0	2	0	29
OLB Ashton Crane	0	2	0	8
CB Rob Fisk	0	2	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Alexis Pettway	3	7	25	0	36
T C.J. Riemersma	2	3	25	0	36
G Connor Garber	1	6	25	1	36
C Sawyer Meier	1	4	25	0	36
TE Cary Williams	1	1	22	0	31
T Chance Osterhaus	0	1	12	0	22
T Darrin Hasting	0	0	13	1	16

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Aidan Bissonnette	5	10	2	33	1	33
T Ramon Hatch	4	10	0	33	0	33
G Bobby Dodge	3	6	0	33	0	33
G Rico Jennings	1	3	0	17	0	18
T Donny Villarrial	1	2	0	33	0	33
G Gregory Reilly	0	1	0	16	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Taylor Freestone	1	21
Shaun Rafalski	1	18
Carson Biletnikoff	1	16
Luke Mayes	1	9

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Devonte Hammes	2	13
Mitchell McCormick	1	27
Ramon Hatch	1	16

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Rod Barlow	25	36	---	---	23	84
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	---	---	33	33	16	82
CB Ezra Cheramie	---	---	33	33	10	76
OLB Deron Collette	---	---	33	32	5	70
G Connor Garber	25	36	---	---	9	70
CB Dwayne Shipley	---	---	33	33	4	70
ILB Lenny Matson	---	---	29	24	15	68
CB Jimmy Burnett	---	---	31	32	3	66
S Omar Austin	---	---	21	24	20	65
DE Ben Lund	---	---	30	30	4	64
T Alexis Pettway	25	36	---	---	---	61
C Sawyer Meier	25	36	---	---	---	61
T C.J. Riemersma	25	36	---	---	---	61
DT Angel Ferguson	---	---	27	30	4	61
WR Mercury Maxwell	20	23	---	---	18	61
DE Alexander Boyer	---	---	24	26	10	60
TE Cary Williams	22	31	---	---	1	54
CB Nolan Madison	---	---	20	21	11	52
RB Pedro Bronson	20	24	---	---	1	45
T Chance Osterhaus	12	22	---	---	9	43
QB Francisco Maticic	14	26	---	---	---	40
T Darrin Hasting	13	16	---	---	9	38
WR Emmett Fleming	14	13	---	---	9	36
RB Shaun Rafalski	4	13	---	---	18	35
OLB Chase Jeffries	---	---	14	13	1	28
TE Troy Floyd	0	2	---	---	24	26
WR Riley Lynn	9	16	---	---	1	26
TE Aaron Tubbs	7	16	---	---	---	23
DE Andrew Cowles	---	---	14	8	1	23
QB Dan Puzzuoli	11	10	---	---	---	21
OLB Taylor Freestone	---	---	0	0	21	21
ILB Elijah Lincoln	---	---	11	8	1	20
Unknown	0	0	---	---	18	18
Unknown	---	---	0	4	14	18
DT Devan Forsythe	---	---	6	2	6	14
P Roderick Bownes	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Miles Andrews	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Luke Mayes	0	0	---	---	9	9
CB Lincoln Greer	---	---	4	4	---	8
FB Phil Forney	4	4	---	---	---	8
K Samuel Stallings	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Marshall Akiyama	---	---	0	4	---	4
DT Keegan Humphries	---	---	0	1	---	1
S Mickey Berry	---	---	0	1	---	1
C Timothy McIntyre	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
RB Devonte Hayes	30	28	---	---	27	85
T Ramon Hatch	33	33	---	---	16	82
TE Mitchell McCormick	29	25	---	---	27	81
T Donny Villarrial	33	33	---	---	10	76
G Bobby Dodge	33	33	---	---	10	76
C Aidan Bissonnette	33	33	---	---	---	66
S Dana Stevenson	---	---	25	31	10	66
WR Lenny Duerr	21	23	---	---	21	65
DT Chuck Ellis	---	---	23	34	8	65
S Christopher Bernard	---	---	18	29	17	64
WR Al Shelton	30	30	---	---	1	61
S Jerome Banks	---	---	25	32	2	59
DE Burt Poole	---	---	23	31	1	55
DT Ezekiel Boudreau	---	---	20	30	2	52
CB Rob Fisk	---	---	21	29	---	50
DT Jessie Kinney	---	---	16	25	9	50
OLB Liam Tyler	---	---	17	26	3	46
ILB Mack Fields	---	---	14	19	12	45
QB Jonah Hansen	18	21	---	---	4	43
WR Ezra Determann	18	20	---	---	4	42
G Gregory Reilly	16	15	---	---	10	41
DE Devonte Hammes	---	---	11	16	13	40
CB Alfred Trainor	---	---	14	23	2	39
TE Michael Baek	21	17	---	---	---	38
G Rico Jennings	17	18	---	---	---	35
CB Lance Cambini	---	---	6	9	17	32
QB Conner Wisniewski	15	12	---	---	---	27
ILB Marvin Summers	---	---	9	18	---	27
CB Dylan Gray	---	---	7	17	1	25
RB Emmanuel Wentland	8	5	---	---	12	25
OLB Roosevelt Conley	---	---	0	0	22	22
OLB Ashton Crane	---	---	12	8	1	21
DT Clarence Hanks	---	---	7	9	2	18
WR Luis Krumrei	3	9	---	---	5	17
WR Damian Athanas	0	1	---	---	15	16
OLB Rusty Pierce	---	---	5	9	---	14
K Kevin Elliott	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Billy Mason	0	0	---	---	10	10
RB Jim Coffey	3	3	---	---	2	8
P Edgar Thornton	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Jerry Thornton	2	4	---	---	---	6
T Wade Maxwell	0	0	---	---	6	6
ILB Taylor Cooper	---	---	2	1	1	4
G Camden Stephens	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Abel Whited	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Vinny de la Garza	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	38	4.8
Middle	11	25	2.3
Right	6	15	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	33	5.5
Middle	15	92	6.1
Right	12	63	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Francisco Maticic	24	13	3	0	1	6	3	3	0
Dan Puzzuoli	10	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jonah Hansen	21	11	0	1	2	1	3	0	0
Conner Wisniewski	11	8	1	0	0	2	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	13	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	174	10.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	32	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	14	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	75	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	1	4	1.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	25	12.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rod Barlow	11	6	1	29	0	36
RB Pedro Bronson	5	4	0	71	1	24
WR Mercury Maxwell	4	2	1	8	0	23
WR Riley Lynn	4	3	0	74	2	16
TE Aaron Tubbs	3	2	0	7	0	16
TE Cary Williams	3	1	0	11	0	31
RB Shaun Rafalski	2	2	0	11	0	13
WR Emmett Fleming	2	1	0	8	0	13

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lenny Duerr	9	3	1	5	0	23
WR Al Shelton	9	6	0	29	0	30
TE Mitchell McCormick	7	5	1	27	0	25
WR Ezra Determann	3	2	0	16	0	20
TE Michael Baek	2	2	0	16	0	17
RB Devonte Hayes	1	0	0	0	0	28
WR Luis Krumrei	1	1	0	25	1	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Dan Puzzuoli	1	16	16.00	16.00
RB Pedro Bronson	1	-1	-1.00	1.29

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Francisco Maticic	4	1	13	3.25	6.71
Dan Puzzuoli	1	1	3	3.00	5.80

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rod Barlow	2	0	0	0.00	2.64
RB Pedro Bronson	2	1	13	6.50	14.20
TE Aaron Tubbs	1	1	3	3.00	2.33

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Pedro Bronson	2	0
QB Dan Puzzuoli	1	1
WR Mercury Maxwell	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Devonte Hayes	6	5

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Francisco Maticic	6	3	0
Dan Puzzuoli	2	2	1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jonah Hansen	7	2	1
Conner Wisniewski	4	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rod Barlow	5	4	1
TE Aaron Tubbs	1	1	0
TE Cary Williams	1	0	0
WR Mercury Maxwell	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Al Shelton	4	3	2
WR Lenny Duerr	3	0	0
TE Mitchell McCormick	3	2	0
WR Luis Krumrei	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,800 (19,800)
End Zone 11,500 (14,200)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (12,600)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,700)
Luxury Boxes 4,700 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,800 (19,800)
End Zone	11,500 (14,200)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (12,600)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,700)
Luxury Boxes	4,700 (7,500)