Week 16, 2028

played in Minnesota, MN

26 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	0	14	7	3	-	24
Minnesota Vikings	7	7	7	6	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:31 MIN - Devonte Hayes 3 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 12:34 HOU - Pedro Bronson 1 run (Samuel Stallings extra point)
2Q: 07:08 MIN - Al Shelton 24 pass from Conner Wisniewski (Kevin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 01:55 HOU - Bert Keen 22 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Samuel Stallings extra point)
3Q: 07:21 MIN - Devonte Hayes 4 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
3Q: 01:26 HOU - Brody Fisher 75 interception return (Samuel Stallings extra point)
4Q: 12:18 HOU - Samuel Stallings 21 field goal
4Q: 06:42 MIN - Kevin Elliott 19 field goal
4Q: 00:04 MIN - Kevin Elliott 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:31 MIN - Devonte Hayes 3 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 12:34 HOU - Pedro Bronson 1 run (Samuel Stallings extra point)
2Q: 07:08 MIN - Al Shelton 24 pass from Conner Wisniewski (Kevin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 01:55 HOU - Bert Keen 22 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Samuel Stallings extra point)
3Q: 07:21 MIN - Devonte Hayes 4 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
3Q: 01:26 HOU - Brody Fisher 75 interception return (Samuel Stallings extra point)
4Q: 12:18 HOU - Samuel Stallings 21 field goal
4Q: 06:42 MIN - Kevin Elliott 19 field goal
4Q: 00:04 MIN - Kevin Elliott 36 field goal

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 8-7 10-4-1
First Downs 14 25
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 8 14
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 258 454
- Offensive Plays 57 69
- Yards per Play 4.53 6.58
Net Rushing Yards 102 148
- Rushing Attempts 21 25
- Yards per Rush 4.86 5.92
Net Passing Yards 156 306
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 22 - 0 42 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 173 316
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 4.33 6.95
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/54 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/29 4/26
Kick Returns/Yards 1/25 4/79
Interception Ret./Yards 2/75 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 26
Time of Possession 28:03 31:57

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	8-7	10-4-1
First Downs	14	25
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	8	14
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	258	454
- Offensive Plays	57	69
- Yards per Play	4.53	6.58
Net Rushing Yards	102	148
- Rushing Attempts	21	25
- Yards per Rush	4.86	5.92
Net Passing Yards	156	306
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 22 - 0	42 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	173	316
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	4.33	6.95
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/54	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/29	4/26
Kick Returns/Yards	1/25	4/79
Interception Ret./Yards	2/75	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 26
Time of Possession	28:03	31:57

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:56	OWN 24	8	36	Punt
1	5:24	3:09	OWN 25	5	24	Punt
1	0:16	2:49	OWN 43	8	57	Touchdown
2	9:40	1:54	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
2	6:54	5:11	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
2	0:01	0:01	OWN 30	1	6	Half
3	10:34	1:13	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	7:10	1:21	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
4	13:58	1:46	OPP 18	5	14	Field Goal
4	6:35	3:01	OWN 25	5	12	Punt
4	2:59	1:06	OWN 23	3	9	Punt

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:04	4:40	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
1	2:15	1:59	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	12:27	2:47	OWN 25	6	31	Punt
2	7:46	0:52	OWN 40	2	60	Touchdown
2	1:43	1:42	OWN 13	5	25	Punt
3	15:00	4:26	OWN 19	7	45	Punt
3	9:21	2:11	OPP 49	5	49	Touchdown
3	5:49	4:35	OWN 32	8	41	Interception
3	1:14	2:16	OWN 24	3	-7	Punt
4	12:12	5:37	OWN 25	11	73	Field Goal
4	3:34	0:35	OWN 22	3	12	Interception
4	1:53	1:53	OWN 27	7	54	Field Goal

Game MVP: Al Shelton, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Pedro Bronson	9	52	5.78	15	3	1
RB Isaac Hall	8	21	2.63	7	0	0
QB Dan Puzzuoli	3	19	6.33	9	0	0
WR Rod Barlow	1	10	10.00	10	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Larry Atkins	14	69	4.93	36	2	0
RB Devonte Hayes	8	48	6.00	20	1	2
QB Conner Wisniewski	2	21	10.50	11	2	0
WR Al Shelton	1	10	10.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Puzzuoli	33	22	173	3/17	1	35	0	89.6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Conner Wisniewski	42	24	316	2/10	1	34	2	69.1

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Cary Williams	9	10	72	8.00	20	13	0
WR Rod Barlow	5	7	51	10.20	53	35	0
WR Bert Keen	3	4	23	7.67	13	22	1
RB Pedro Bronson	3	3	15	5.00	1	8	0
WR Mercury Maxwell	1	4	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Mason Rasmussen	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Jerry Thornton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Isaac Hall	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Al Shelton	13	20	186	14.31	112	34	1
WR Damian Athanas	5	9	53	10.60	17	17	0
TE Michael Baek	4	7	30	7.50	2	14	0
WR Lenny Duerr	1	1	28	28.00	10	28	0
TE Mitchell McCormick	1	3	19	19.00	0	19	0
WR Luis Krumrei	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Larry O'Steen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Brody Fisher	1	75	75.00	1
OLB Chase Jeffries	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn Barnes	7	291	41.6	32.1	51	0

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cornell Harden	5	189	37.8	24.0	44	0

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Samuel Stallings	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Elliott	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Barlow	2	29	14.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Duerr	4	26	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bert Keen	1	25	25.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Duerr	4	79	19.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	9	1	1.0	25	44
OLB Deron Collette	7	3	0.0	25	39
CB Bryson Fenderson	6	1	0.0	24	34
CB Brody Fisher	5	0	0.0	20	37
CB Emmanuel Buckley	3	1	0.0	1	8
OLB Chase Jeffries	3	1	0.0	25	38
CB Dwayne Shipley	3	0	0.0	25	37
CB Lincoln Greer	2	3	0.0	18	22
S Dave James	2	1	0.0	25	39
OLB Malachi Cobb	1	0	1.0	0	1
DE Ike Baumgardner	1	1	0.0	21	36
DE Ben Lund	1	0	0.0	24	35
DT Angel Ferguson	1	0	0.0	19	19
DT Devan Forsythe	1	0	0.0	6	25
ILB Elijah Lincoln	1	0	0.0	1	2
OLB Taylor Freestone	1	0	0.0	0	5
S Mickey Berry	1	0	0.0	0	6
CB Dexter Williams	0	1	0.0	3	13

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mack Fields	9	1	0.0	20	26
S Britt Fore	8	0	0.0	19	23
S Jerome Banks	7	0	0.0	21	36
DT Chuck Ellis	4	0	0.5	21	32
OLB Liam Tyler	3	4	0.0	21	36
CB Rob Fisk	3	2	0.0	20	35
ILB Vinny de la Garza	2	0	1.0	20	28
S Moe Tygart	2	1	0.0	10	21
DT Jermaine Cauthen	1	1	1.0	8	19
DT Jessie Kinney	1	1	0.5	20	20
OLB Fernando Scales	1	1	0.0	9	16
S Christopher Bernard	1	0	0.0	11	15
S Dana Stevenson	1	0	0.0	2	14
DE Lorenzo Hastings	1	0	0.0	2	16
WR Al Shelton	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	1.0	0	1	44
OLB Malachi Cobb	1.0	0	0	1
DE Ike Baumgardner	0.0	1	2	36
DT Devan Forsythe	0.0	1	1	25
DE Marshall Akiyama	0.0	0	1	17

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jermaine Cauthen	1.0	1	0	0	19
ILB Vinny de la Garza	1.0	0	0	0	28
DT Chuck Ellis	0.5	0	1	0	32
DT Jessie Kinney	0.5	0	1	0	20
DE Marco Pagel	0.0	0	2	1	14
DE Alejandro Burgess	0.0	0	1	0	5

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	5	1	0	44
OLB Deron Collette	4	1	0	39
CB Brody Fisher	3	1	1	37
CB Bryson Fenderson	3	1	0	34
CB Emmanuel Buckley	2	0	0	8
CB Lincoln Greer	1	1	0	22
OLB Chase Jeffries	1	0	1	38
S Dave James	1	0	0	39
DE Ike Baumgardner	1	0	0	36
CB Dwayne Shipley	1	0	0	37
OLB Taylor Freestone	1	0	0	5
S Mickey Berry	1	0	0	6
CB Dexter Williams	0	1	0	13

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Britt Fore	5	1	23
S Jerome Banks	5	0	36
OLB Liam Tyler	3	0	36
ILB Mack Fields	2	0	26
CB Rob Fisk	2	0	35
OLB Fernando Scales	1	1	16
DT Chuck Ellis	1	0	32
S Dana Stevenson	1	0	14
DE Lorenzo Hastings	1	0	16
S Moe Tygart	1	0	21
CB Lance Cambini	0	1	20

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T C.J. Riemersma	6	9	1	21	0	36
T Chance Osterhaus	1	3	0	21	1	36
G Hunter Kakoza	1	3	0	12	0	16
G Luke Mayes	1	1	0	9	1	20
C Steven Kirk	1	1	0	21	0	36
T Jamie Lord	0	1	0	21	1	36

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Ramon Hatch	3	6	0	25	0	44
C Aidan Bissonnette	2	5	1	25	0	44
G Gregory Reilly	2	5	0	25	0	44
T Dale Bennett	2	4	2	25	1	44
TE Mitchell McCormick	1	1	0	7	0	18
G Bobby Dodge	0	2	0	25	1	44

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Carson Biletnikoff	2	20
Dwayne Shipley	2	15
Cary Williams	1	23
Jerry Thornton	1	23
Erik Sununu	1	8
Damon Strickland	1	8

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Al Shelton	1	15
Ramon Hatch	1	12
Gregory Reilly	1	7

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	---	---	25	44	20	89
WR Rod Barlow	21	36	---	---	22	79
TE Cary Williams	20	35	---	---	23	78
CB Dwayne Shipley	---	---	25	37	15	77
OLB Deron Collette	---	---	25	39	2	66
S Dave James	---	---	25	39	1	65
T C.J. Riemersma	21	36	---	---	8	65
T Jamie Lord	21	36	---	---	8	65
OLB Chase Jeffries	---	---	25	38	---	63
DE Ben Lund	---	---	24	35	2	61
WR Bert Keen	21	29	---	---	10	60
CB Bryson Fenderson	---	---	24	34	1	59
DE Ike Baumgardner	---	---	21	36	1	58
CB Brody Fisher	---	---	20	37	1	58
QB Dan Puzzuoli	21	36	---	---	---	57
C Steven Kirk	21	36	---	---	---	57
T Chance Osterhaus	21	36	---	---	---	57
TE Jerry Thornton	5	13	---	---	23	41
CB Lincoln Greer	---	---	18	22	1	41
DT Angel Ferguson	---	---	19	19	---	38
G Luke Mayes	9	20	---	---	8	37
CB Dexter Williams	---	---	3	13	17	33
DT Devan Forsythe	---	---	6	25	2	33
WR Mercury Maxwell	13	20	---	---	---	33
RB Pedro Bronson	12	20	---	---	---	32
ILB Lenny Matson	---	---	8	22	---	30
DE Marshall Akiyama	---	---	5	17	7	29
G Hunter Kakoza	12	16	---	---	---	28
OLB Malachi Cobb	---	---	0	1	22	23
WR Mason Rasmussen	1	5	---	---	16	22
RB Myron Myers	3	6	---	---	11	20
RB Isaac Hall	8	11	---	---	---	19
CB Emmanuel Buckley	---	---	1	8	6	15
ILB Elijah Lincoln	---	---	1	2	10	13
C Erik Sununu	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Damon Strickland	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Shawn Barnes	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Mickey Berry	---	---	0	6	1	7
K Samuel Stallings	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Nolan Madison	---	---	0	5	1	6
WR Riley Lynn	1	5	---	---	---	6
OLB Taylor Freestone	---	---	0	5	1	6
TE Troy Floyd	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Kim Rico	0	0	---	---	1	1
C Timothy McIntyre	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Al Shelton	25	44	---	---	15	84
T Ramon Hatch	25	44	---	---	12	81
OLB Liam Tyler	---	---	21	36	23	80
G Gregory Reilly	25	44	---	---	7	76
G Bobby Dodge	25	44	---	---	7	76
QB Conner Wisniewski	25	44	---	---	---	69
C Aidan Bissonnette	25	44	---	---	---	69
T Dale Bennett	25	44	---	---	---	69
DT Chuck Ellis	---	---	21	32	8	61
S Jerome Banks	---	---	21	36	2	59
WR Damian Athanas	22	37	---	---	---	59
CB Rob Fisk	---	---	20	35	1	56
TE Michael Baek	22	32	---	---	---	54
TE Mitchell McCormick	7	18	---	---	24	49
WR Luis Krumrei	15	17	---	---	17	49
ILB Vinny de la Garza	---	---	20	28	1	49
RB Devonte Hayes	11	36	---	---	1	48
ILB Mack Fields	---	---	20	26	1	47
TE Roderick Wooden	5	20	---	---	19	44
S Britt Fore	---	---	19	23	1	43
S Christopher Bernard	---	---	11	15	16	42
DT Jessie Kinney	---	---	20	20	1	41
CB Lance Cambini	---	---	13	20	7	40
S Dana Stevenson	---	---	2	14	17	33
S Moe Tygart	---	---	10	21	1	32
DT Jermaine Cauthen	---	---	8	19	1	28
OLB Fernando Scales	---	---	9	16	1	26
DE Lorenzo Hastings	---	---	2	16	7	25
WR Lenny Duerr	0	4	---	---	19	23
ILB Taylor Cooper	---	---	1	10	12	23
RB Larry Atkins	14	8	---	---	---	22
DE Donte Goins	---	---	11	10	---	21
DE Marco Pagel	---	---	2	14	---	16
RB Andy Jacobs	0	0	---	---	16	16
K Kevin Elliott	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Tyrus Sanchez	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Ezra Determann	2	0	---	---	5	7
C Jackie Perkins	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Cornell Harden	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Jessie Finch	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Alejandro Burgess	---	---	0	5	---	5
TE Larry O'Steen	1	3	---	---	---	4
TE Caleb Gilbertson	1	1	---	---	---	2
QB Arnie Thornton	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Justics Madison	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	19	6.3
Middle	12	41	3.4
Right	6	42	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	38	6.3
Middle	14	84	6.0
Right	5	26	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Puzzuoli	33	22	2	0	2	3	5	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Conner Wisniewski	42	24	5	1	2	6	5	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	53	6.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	90	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	30	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	49	8.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	111	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	109	10.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	47	7.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Cary Williams	10	9	0	72	0	35
WR Rod Barlow	7	5	0	51	1	36
WR Bert Keen	4	3	0	23	1	29
WR Mercury Maxwell	4	1	1	8	0	20
RB Pedro Bronson	3	3	0	15	0	20
WR Mason Rasmussen	3	1	0	4	0	5
TE Jerry Thornton	1	0	1	0	0	13
RB Isaac Hall	1	0	0	0	0	11

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Al Shelton	20	13	1	186	4	44
WR Damian Athanas	9	5	0	53	0	37
TE Michael Baek	7	4	0	30	0	32
TE Mitchell McCormick	3	1	1	19	0	18
WR Lenny Duerr	1	1	0	28	1	4
WR Luis Krumrei	1	0	0	0	0	17
TE Larry O'Steen	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Dan Puzzuoli	2	17	8.50	6.33
WR Rod Barlow	1	10	10.00	10.00
RB Pedro Bronson	1	1	1.00	5.78

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Devonte Hayes	2	7	3.50	6.00
RB Larry Atkins	1	-2	-2.00	4.93

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Puzzuoli	5	2	6	1.20	5.24

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Conner Wisniewski	5	3	22	4.40	7.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rod Barlow	3	1	1	0.33	7.29
WR Bert Keen	2	1	5	2.50	5.75

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Al Shelton	2	2	13	6.50	9.30
WR Damian Athanas	2	1	9	4.50	5.89
WR Luis Krumrei	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Pedro Bronson	1	1
RB Isaac Hall	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Conner Wisniewski	1	1
RB Devonte Hayes	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Puzzuoli	12	9	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Conner Wisniewski	10	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rod Barlow	4	3	2
TE Cary Williams	2	2	1
WR Mercury Maxwell	2	1	0
WR Mason Rasmussen	2	1	0
WR Bert Keen	1	1	1
RB Pedro Bronson	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Al Shelton	6	4	3
WR Damian Athanas	2	1	1
TE Mitchell McCormick	1	1	1
TE Michael Baek	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (19,800)
End Zone 14,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (12,600)
Club Seats 7,700 (7,700)
Luxury Boxes 6,300 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (19,800)
End Zone	14,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (12,600)
Club Seats	7,700 (7,700)
Luxury Boxes	6,300 (7,500)