Exhibition Week 5, 2031

played in Houston, TX

93 degrees, rain, 12 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	6	0	7	-	16
Houston Texans	0	7	0	14	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:48 MIN - Kevin Elliott 35 field goal
2Q: 12:18 MIN - Kevin Elliott 48 field goal
2Q: 02:29 MIN - Kevin Elliott 22 field goal
2Q: 01:13 HOU - Mason Rasmussen 29 pass from Kim Rico (Samuel Stallings extra point)
4Q: 13:31 HOU - Pedro Bronson 11 pass from Kim Rico (Samuel Stallings extra point)
4Q: 07:33 HOU - Josh Myers 32 pass from Kim Rico (Samuel Stallings extra point)
4Q: 02:17 MIN - Reggie McKnight 10 pass from Conner Wisniewski (Kevin Elliott extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:48 MIN - Kevin Elliott 35 field goal
2Q: 12:18 MIN - Kevin Elliott 48 field goal
2Q: 02:29 MIN - Kevin Elliott 22 field goal
2Q: 01:13 HOU - Mason Rasmussen 29 pass from Kim Rico (Samuel Stallings extra point)
4Q: 13:31 HOU - Pedro Bronson 11 pass from Kim Rico (Samuel Stallings extra point)
4Q: 07:33 HOU - Josh Myers 32 pass from Kim Rico (Samuel Stallings extra point)
4Q: 02:17 MIN - Reggie McKnight 10 pass from Conner Wisniewski (Kevin Elliott extra point)

Team Statistics MIN HOU
Record 1-3 3-1
First Downs 26 16
- by Rushing 10 2
- by Passing 13 14
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 422 374
- Offensive Plays 80 56
- Yards per Play 5.28 6.68
Net Rushing Yards 164 91
- Rushing Attempts 32 24
- Yards per Rush 5.13 3.79
Net Passing Yards 258 283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 22 - 0 30 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 266 296
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 5.38 8.84
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 6/38
Punt Returns/Yards 3/28 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 2/43 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 30
Time of Possession 33:47 26:13

Team Statistics	MIN	HOU
Record	1-3	3-1
First Downs	26	16
- by Rushing	10	2
- by Passing	13	14
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	422	374
- Offensive Plays	80	56
- Yards per Play	5.28	6.68
Net Rushing Yards	164	91
- Rushing Attempts	32	24
- Yards per Rush	5.13	3.79
Net Passing Yards	258	283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 22 - 0	30 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	266	296
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	5.38	8.84
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	6/38
Punt Returns/Yards	3/28	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	2/43	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 30
Time of Possession	33:47	26:13

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:16	4:01	OWN 35	9	28	Punt
1	8:34	3:54	OWN 27	9	55	Field Goal
1	2:50	1:34	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	14:17	2:06	OWN 31	6	38	Field Goal
2	8:58	6:37	OWN 5	13	90	Field Goal
2	1:01	1:01	OWN 25	3	41	Half
3	15:00	2:03	OWN 25	4	6	Punt
3	8:53	1:56	OWN 5	3	9	Punt
3	4:42	2:53	OWN 33	8	28	Punt
4	13:22	4:30	OWN 25	9	45	Missed FG
4	7:23	1:02	OWN 23	3	-10	Punt
4	4:01	1:55	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
4	1:32	0:46	OWN 29	4	-8	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:44	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
1	10:15	1:41	OWN 20	4	15	Punt
1	4:40	1:50	OWN 25	4	21	Punt
1	1:16	1:59	OWN 45	4	31	Missed FG
2	12:11	3:13	OWN 25	5	17	Punt
2	2:21	1:20	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
3	12:57	4:04	OWN 19	8	28	Punt
3	6:57	2:15	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
3	1:49	3:27	OWN 3	8	97	Touchdown
4	8:52	1:29	OWN 37	4	63	Touchdown
4	6:21	2:20	OWN 47	3	-1	Punt
4	2:06	0:34	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	0:46	0:46	OPP 21	2	-4	Game

Game MVP: Kim Rico, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Drake Nastiuk	16	90	5.63	19	3
RB Alfredo Stanfield	7	37	5.29	17	1
RB Tanner Kingry	6	23	3.83	12	1
QB Conner Wisniewski	2	15	7.50	8	0
QB Salvador Blake	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Pedro Bronson	10	45	4.50	16	1
QB Kim Rico	7	7	1.00	9	0
RB Walt Tubbs	4	42	10.50	24	2
FB Phil Forney	2	0	0.00	1	0
QB Dan Puzzuoli	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Conner Wisniewski	35	16	205	1/8	1	30	0	74.0
Salvador Blake	12	6	61	0/0	0	32	0	64.9

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kim Rico	20	16	238	0/0	3	32	0	155.8
Dan Puzzuoli	10	6	58	2/13	0	25	0	76.3

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Reggie McKnight	9	19	90	10.00	2	22	1
WR Luis Krumrei	6	10	44	7.33	17	16	0
TE Michael Baek	2	3	53	26.50	24	32	0
WR Al Shelton	2	6	46	23.00	49	30	0
WR Ezra Determann	2	2	9	4.50	4	8	0
WR Robert Franz	1	4	24	24.00	6	24	0
WR Cristian Cogan	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Thomas Sawyer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Josh Myers	8	10	98	12.25	18	32	1
RB Pedro Bronson	4	4	78	19.50	67	31	1
WR Mason Rasmussen	4	5	67	16.75	32	31	1
TE Tanner Wallace	2	3	6	3.00	6	7	0
WR Enrique Hayes	2	2	43	21.50	15	24	0
TE Cary Williams	1	3	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
WR Riley Lynn	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Walt Tubbs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Drake Nastiuk	1	0	0	0
WR Ezra Determann	0	1	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Roy Smithen	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitchell Allison	6	271	45.2	40.7	66	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darren Rohr	8	394	49.3	40.8	54	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Elliott	3/4	1/2	0/0	48	1/1

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

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cristian Cogan	3	28	9.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Josh Myers	2	7	3.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ezra Determann	1	20	20.0	0
Tanner Kingry	1	23	23.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Clyde Morley	7	0	0.0	24	32
S Moe Tygart	6	1	0.0	21	20
OLB Nicky Foster	4	2	0.0	17	14
DT Dwayne McElroy	3	0	1.0	20	26
CB Julian Gunderson	3	1	0.0	16	21
ILB Austin Baumert	3	0	0.0	5	13
DT Desmond Newton	2	1	0.5	19	20
S C.J. Girling	2	4	0.0	24	32
S Edward Borders	2	1	0.0	17	18
OLB Fernando Scales	2	1	0.0	14	21
DE Branden Hayes	2	1	0.0	24	29
S Rickey Ritschel	2	0	0.0	5	14
ILB Vinny de la Garza	1	1	0.5	20	21
ILB Avery Satchel	1	2	0.0	17	19
S Craig Hopper	1	0	0.0	5	13
DE Dashawn Holmes	1	0	0.0	6	14
OLB Abraham Familo	1	0	0.0	1	6
DT Jermaine Cauthen	0	1	0.0	5	4

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Malcolm Kelley	8	1	0.0	19	40
CB Elias Borders	7	1	0.0	27	33
S Claude Carruthers	6	3	0.0	32	45
S Henry Stokes	5	0	0.0	20	26
S Marvin Swift	4	1	0.0	31	48
CB Brody Fisher	3	1	0.0	22	37
DT Angel Ferguson	3	1	0.0	19	27
OLB Roy Smithen	3	0	0.0	17	23
DE Emmanuel Summers	2	0	1.0	32	47
OLB Malachi Cobb	2	2	0.0	19	32
CB Dashawn Palmer	2	2	0.0	14	24
DE Ken Wayne	2	1	0.0	11	15
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	2	0	0.0	30	48
ILB Lenny Matson	2	0	0.0	11	11
OLB Tim Wright	2	0	0.0	14	20
ILB Joseph Newhart	1	1	0.0	16	22
DE Ike Baumgardner	0	1	0.0	5	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dwayne McElroy	1.0	1	0	26
ILB Vinny de la Garza	0.5	1	0	21
DT Desmond Newton	0.5	0	0	20
DE Dashawn Holmes	0.0	0	2	14
DE Branden Hayes	0.0	0	2	29

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Emmanuel Summers	1.0	2	47
DT Angel Ferguson	0.0	5	27
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	0.0	3	48
OLB Roy Smithen	0.0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Moe Tygart	5	1	20
CB Julian Gunderson	3	0	21
S Clyde Morley	2	2	32
S C.J. Girling	2	1	32
S Edward Borders	2	0	18
S Rickey Ritschel	2	0	14
ILB Austin Baumert	1	1	13
S Craig Hopper	1	1	13
OLB Nicky Foster	1	0	14
OLB Fernando Scales	1	0	21
DE Dashawn Holmes	1	0	14
OLB Abraham Familo	1	0	6

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Malcolm Kelley	5	1	40
S Marvin Swift	4	2	48
S Claude Carruthers	3	3	45
CB Elias Borders	3	0	33
CB Brody Fisher	2	1	37
ILB Joseph Newhart	1	1	22
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	1	0	48
OLB Malachi Cobb	1	0	32
S Henry Stokes	1	0	26
CB Dashawn Palmer	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Aidan Bissonnette	4	5	0	32	0	48
T Ramon Hatch	3	4	1	32	1	48
G Bobby Dodge	2	9	1	32	0	48
T Dale Bennett	2	8	1	32	0	48
G Gregory Reilly	1	2	0	15	0	22
G Ike Maloney	1	1	0	17	0	26

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Paul Coles	3	9	24	0	32
T C.J. Riemersma	1	6	24	0	32
T Daquan O'Neill	1	2	24	0	32
T Donnell Tarkenton	1	1	8	0	17
G Dalton Rivera	0	1	8	2	17
TE Ellis Katzenmoyer	0	1	3	0	3
G Damon Strickland	0	1	16	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Thomas Sawyer	2	27

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Carson Biletnikoff	3	25
Christopher Vander Clute	1	18
Josh Myers	1	15

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Reggie McKnight	22	39	---	---	26	87
C Aidan Bissonnette	32	48	---	---	---	80
T Ramon Hatch	32	48	---	---	---	80
G Bobby Dodge	32	48	---	---	---	80
T Dale Bennett	32	48	---	---	---	80
WR Al Shelton	24	42	---	---	9	75
WR Luis Krumrei	24	29	---	---	21	74
S Clyde Morley	---	---	24	32	9	65
RB Drake Nastiuk	21	39	---	---	---	60
QB Conner Wisniewski	23	36	---	---	---	59
S Moe Tygart	---	---	21	20	18	59
S C.J. Girling	---	---	24	32	1	57
TE Michael Baek	14	22	---	---	20	56
DE Branden Hayes	---	---	24	29	1	54
TE Thomas Sawyer	4	18	---	---	27	49
DT Desmond Newton	---	---	19	20	9	48
G Gregory Reilly	15	22	---	---	10	47
DT Dwayne McElroy	---	---	20	26	---	46
G Ike Maloney	17	26	---	---	---	43
ILB Vinny de la Garza	---	---	20	21	1	42
ILB Austin Baumert	---	---	5	13	23	41
DT Elliot O'Donnell	---	---	4	14	20	38
CB Julian Gunderson	---	---	16	21	1	38
ILB Avery Satchel	---	---	17	19	1	37
OLB Fernando Scales	---	---	14	21	1	36
S Edward Borders	---	---	17	18	---	35
S Craig Hopper	---	---	5	13	17	35
RB Tanner Kingry	11	17	---	---	4	32
OLB Nicky Foster	---	---	17	14	---	31
WR Cristian Cogan	11	11	---	---	8	30
WR Robert Franz	14	13	---	---	---	27
OLB Adam Bernard	---	---	0	0	23	23
QB Salvador Blake	9	12	---	---	---	21
S Rickey Ritschel	---	---	5	14	1	20
DE Dashawn Holmes	---	---	6	14	---	20
WR Ezra Determann	8	7	---	---	4	19
T Tyrus Sanchez	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Jackie Perkins	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Fernando Franklin	0	0	---	---	10	10
RB Alfredo Stanfield	7	3	---	---	---	10
P Mitchell Allison	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Kevin Elliott	0	0	---	---	9	9
DT Jermaine Cauthen	---	---	5	4	---	9
OLB Abraham Familo	---	---	1	6	---	7
T Trevor Sandlin	0	0	---	---	4	4
CB Kaleb Newton	---	---	0	1	---	1

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	---	---	30	48	25	103
S Claude Carruthers	---	---	32	45	26	103
S Marvin Swift	---	---	31	48	8	87
DE Emmanuel Summers	---	---	32	47	4	83
WR Josh Myers	23	29	---	---	15	67
T C.J. Riemersma	24	32	---	---	9	65
T Daquan O'Neill	24	32	---	---	9	65
CB Elias Borders	---	---	27	33	3	63
ILB Malcolm Kelley	---	---	19	40	3	62
CB Brody Fisher	---	---	22	37	2	61
G Paul Coles	24	32	---	---	---	56
OLB Malachi Cobb	---	---	19	32	3	54
DT Angel Ferguson	---	---	19	27	4	50
ILB Joseph Newhart	---	---	16	22	12	50
WR Mason Rasmussen	19	29	---	---	---	48
S Henry Stokes	---	---	20	26	2	48
OLB Tim Wright	---	---	14	20	13	47
CB Dashawn Palmer	---	---	14	24	9	47
OLB Roy Smithen	---	---	17	23	3	43
RB Pedro Bronson	17	25	---	---	---	42
QB Kim Rico	19	20	---	---	1	40
TE Cary Williams	13	19	---	---	5	37
TE Tanner Wallace	15	20	---	---	---	35
T Donnell Tarkenton	8	17	---	---	9	34
G Dalton Rivera	8	17	---	---	9	34
DE Owen Springer	---	---	13	21	---	34
FB Phil Forney	6	9	---	---	16	31
G Damon Strickland	16	15	---	---	---	31
T Courtney Elliott	16	15	---	---	---	31
TE Ellis Katzenmoyer	3	3	---	---	24	30
DE Ken Wayne	---	---	11	15	---	26
WR Enrique Hayes	12	13	---	---	---	25
ILB Lenny Matson	---	---	11	11	2	24
DE Ike Baumgardner	---	---	5	7	9	21
CB Stan Ferrara	---	---	0	2	16	18
RB Christopher Vander Clute	0	0	---	---	18	18
QB Dan Puzzuoli	5	12	---	---	---	17
WR Derrick Bromell	0	1	---	---	16	17
RB Walt Tubbs	5	5	---	---	5	15
WR Riley Lynn	7	7	---	---	---	14
C Erik Sununu	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Darren Rohr	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Claude Harrington	---	---	0	0	6	6
K Samuel Stallings	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Christian Bruce	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Chase Elliott	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	30	4.3
Middle	17	76	4.5
Right	8	58	7.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	12	2.4
Middle	14	48	3.4
Right	3	35	11.7
None	2	-4	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Conner Wisniewski	35	16	4	1	3	6	9	0	0
Salvador Blake	12	6	1	1	1	2	2	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kim Rico	20	16	5	0	0	2	2	2	0
Dan Puzzuoli	10	6	1	0	0	4	0	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	60	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	5	34	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	10	150	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	11	1	22	2.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	70	11.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	122	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	24	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	80	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Reggie McKnight	19	9	1	90	1	39
WR Luis Krumrei	10	6	1	44	0	29
WR Al Shelton	6	2	0	46	1	42
WR Robert Franz	4	1	0	24	1	13
TE Michael Baek	3	2	1	53	2	22
WR Ezra Determann	2	2	0	9	0	7
WR Cristian Cogan	2	0	1	0	0	11
TE Thomas Sawyer	1	0	0	0	0	18

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Josh Myers	10	8	98	1	29
WR Mason Rasmussen	5	4	67	2	29
RB Pedro Bronson	4	4	78	2	25
TE Cary Williams	3	1	-3	0	19
TE Tanner Wallace	3	2	6	0	20
WR Riley Lynn	2	1	7	0	7
WR Enrique Hayes	2	2	43	1	13
RB Walt Tubbs	1	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Salvador Blake	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
RB Alfredo Stanfield	1	0	0.00	5.29

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Conner Wisniewski	4	3	28	7.00	5.86
Salvador Blake	1	0	0	0.00	5.08

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kim Rico	1	1	11	11.00	11.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Reggie McKnight	3	3	28	9.33	4.74
WR Al Shelton	2	0	0	0.00	7.67

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Pedro Bronson	1	1	11	11.00	19.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Conner Wisniewski	2	1
RB Tanner Kingry	1	1
RB Alfredo Stanfield	1	0
RB Drake Nastiuk	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
FB Phil Forney	2	0
QB Kim Rico	1	0
RB Pedro Bronson	1	0
RB Walt Tubbs	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Conner Wisniewski	7	3	2
Salvador Blake	4	1	1

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kim Rico	5	5	4
Dan Puzzuoli	2	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Al Shelton	3	1	1
TE Reggie McKnight	3	2	2
WR Robert Franz	2	0	0
WR Luis Krumrei	1	0	0
WR Ezra Determann	1	1	0
WR Cristian Cogan	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Josh Myers	3	2	2
WR Enrique Hayes	2	2	2
TE Cary Williams	1	0	0
TE Tanner Wallace	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 42,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 7,900 (21,400)
End Zone 7,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	42,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	7,900 (21,400)
End Zone	7,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (3,300)