Week 16, 2032

played in Houston, TX

66 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	0	0	6	-	6
Houston Texans	6	13	7	7	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:06 HOU - Samuel Stallings 41 field goal
1Q: 01:10 HOU - Samuel Stallings 26 field goal
2Q: 08:20 HOU - Samuel Stallings 34 field goal
2Q: 03:41 HOU - Dan Puzzuoli 2 run (Samuel Stallings extra point)
2Q: 00:23 HOU - Samuel Stallings 29 field goal
3Q: 05:05 HOU - Walt Tubbs 3 run (Samuel Stallings extra point)
4Q: 12:43 MIN - Kevin Elliott 39 field goal
4Q: 09:33 HOU - Dan Puzzuoli 4 run (Samuel Stallings extra point)
4Q: 06:17 MIN - Kevin Elliott 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:06 HOU - Samuel Stallings 41 field goal
1Q: 01:10 HOU - Samuel Stallings 26 field goal
2Q: 08:20 HOU - Samuel Stallings 34 field goal
2Q: 03:41 HOU - Dan Puzzuoli 2 run (Samuel Stallings extra point)
2Q: 00:23 HOU - Samuel Stallings 29 field goal
3Q: 05:05 HOU - Walt Tubbs 3 run (Samuel Stallings extra point)
4Q: 12:43 MIN - Kevin Elliott 39 field goal
4Q: 09:33 HOU - Dan Puzzuoli 4 run (Samuel Stallings extra point)
4Q: 06:17 MIN - Kevin Elliott 48 field goal

Team Statistics MIN HOU
Record 8-6-1 8-6-1
First Downs 11 26
- by Rushing 4 13
- by Passing 5 11
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 156 447
- Offensive Plays 49 70
- Yards per Play 3.18 6.39
Net Rushing Yards 55 156
- Rushing Attempts 19 37
- Yards per Rush 2.89 4.22
Net Passing Yards 101 291
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 14 - 2 33 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 107 291
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.37 8.82
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 0/9 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 6/66
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 3/61
Kick Returns/Yards 3/86 3/75
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/34
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 37
Time of Possession 23:24 36:36

Team Statistics	MIN	HOU
Record	8-6-1	8-6-1
First Downs	11	26
- by Rushing	4	13
- by Passing	5	11
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	156	447
- Offensive Plays	49	70
- Yards per Play	3.18	6.39
Net Rushing Yards	55	156
- Rushing Attempts	19	37
- Yards per Rush	2.89	4.22
Net Passing Yards	101	291
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 14 - 2	33 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	107	291
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.37	8.82
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	0/9	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	6/66
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	3/61
Kick Returns/Yards	3/86	3/75
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/34
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 37
Time of Possession	23:24	36:36

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:39	1:52	OWN 14	5	19	Punt
1	10:01	4:43	OWN 25	10	48	Interception
1	1:03	2:00	OWN 37	3	-13	Punt
2	8:15	0:55	OWN 17	3	0	Punt
2	3:32	1:17	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 23	1	-12	Half
3	15:00	1:23	OWN 25	3	3	Interception
3	12:10	3:57	OWN 20	9	42	Punt
3	4:59	1:21	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
4	14:55	2:17	OWN 39	3	39	Field Goal
4	9:20	3:10	OWN 25	6	44	Field Goal

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:21	OWN 36	3	2	Punt
1	11:47	1:46	OWN 32	6	44	Field Goal
1	5:18	4:15	OPP 45	7	36	Field Goal
2	14:03	5:48	OWN 40	10	43	Field Goal
2	7:20	3:48	OPP 47	8	47	Touchdown
2	2:15	2:00	OWN 37	6	51	Field Goal
3	13:37	1:27	OWN 46	3	4	Punt
3	8:13	3:14	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	3:38	3:43	OWN 42	6	26	Missed FG
4	12:38	3:18	OWN 30	7	70	Touchdown
4	6:10	6:10	OWN 25	8	34	Game

Game MVP: Dan Puzzuoli, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Drake Nastiuk	12	17	1.42	14	1
RB Reuben Thompson	4	26	6.50	16	1
QB Conner Wisniewski	2	13	6.50	15	1
WR Robert Franz	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Brock Flynn	15	62	4.13	10	2	0
RB Walt Tubbs	15	55	3.67	6	0	1
QB Dan Puzzuoli	7	39	5.57	14	1	2

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Conner Wisniewski	26	12	96	1/6	0	25	2	23.9
Donovan Guidry	3	2	11	0/0	0	12	0	72.9

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Puzzuoli	33	21	291	0/0	0	41	0	91.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Al Shelton	4	6	30	7.50	12	12
WR Camden Gauthier	4	5	14	3.50	2	5
WR Robert Franz	3	5	38	12.67	21	25
WR C.J. Mills	2	11	22	11.00	16	12
TE Conrad Norris	1	2	3	3.00	0	3

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Brock Flynn	5	5	79	15.80	54	33
TE Cary Williams	4	5	30	7.50	0	10
FB Charles Farrell	4	6	37	9.25	15	26
WR Don White	3	4	92	30.67	35	41
WR Rod Barlow	2	4	6	3.00	0	4
WR Bert Keen	2	6	39	19.50	29	23
TE Earnest Hatcher	1	1	8	8.00	4	8
WR Enrique Hayes	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	1	34	34.00	0
CB Dashawn Palmer	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Craig Hopper	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Cary Williams	1	0	0	0
FB Charles Farrell	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitchell Allison	6	269	44.8	31.3	59	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darren Rohr	2	95	47.5	39.0	54	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Samuel Stallings	4/5	1/2	0/0	41	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Camden Gauthier	2	17	8.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Barlow	3	61	20.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Mills	3	86	28.7	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Barlow	3	75	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rickey Ritschel	9	0	0.0	37	33
DT Jermaine Cauthen	8	0	0.0	36	27
ILB Russell Upshaw	6	3	0.0	17	14
S Clyde Morley	6	2	0.0	37	33
OLB Michael Friedman	5	2	0.0	25	13
ILB Roderick Downs	5	0	0.0	22	17
OLB Fernando Scales	3	1	0.0	30	31
CB Julian Gunderson	2	2	0.0	36	33
S Craig Hopper	2	1	0.0	21	28
CB Gustavo Raney	2	1	0.0	29	23
DE Branden Hayes	2	0	0.0	33	33
TE Michael Baek	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dashawn Holmes	1	0	0.0	25	30
WR C.J. Mills	1	0	---	---	---
DT Desmond Newton	1	0	0.0	37	33
S Van Neufeldt	1	0	0.0	3	4
DT Shane Kiehl	1	0	0.0	2	6
CB Alan Seals	1	0	0.0	5	1
CB Kaleb Newton	0	1	0.0	2	0

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Chase Jeffries	4	0	1.0	17	19
S Mickey Berry	4	2	0.0	17	22
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	4	1	0.0	19	30
CB Lincoln Greer	4	1	0.0	12	25
CB Brody Fisher	3	1	0.0	14	14
ILB Malcolm Kelley	3	0	0.0	10	9
DE Louie Sagapolutele	2	0	0.0	14	16
ILB Joseph Newhart	2	0	0.0	16	28
DE Ken Wayne	2	0	0.0	12	16
CB Dashawn Palmer	1	1	0.0	19	30
S Chris Devine	1	1	0.0	17	26
DE Marshall Akiyama	1	0	0.0	8	14
DE Dale Lee	1	0	0.0	17	23
CB Stan Ferrara	1	0	0.0	3	10
DT Karl Nuston	0	2	0.0	5	14
DE Christian Bruce	0	1	0.0	1	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Branden Hayes	3	1	33
DE Dashawn Holmes	1	0	30
DT Desmond Newton	1	0	33

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Chase Jeffries	1.0	0	2	0	19
DT Karl Nuston	0.0	1	0	0	14
DE Dale Lee	0.0	0	2	0	23
ILB Joseph Newhart	0.0	0	1	1	28
OLB Tim Wright	0.0	0	0	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Clyde Morley	5	0	33
ILB Roderick Downs	3	0	17
OLB Michael Friedman	3	0	13
OLB Fernando Scales	2	0	31
CB Gustavo Raney	2	0	23
CB Julian Gunderson	1	2	33
ILB Russell Upshaw	1	1	14
DT Jermaine Cauthen	1	0	27
S Craig Hopper	1	0	28
S Rickey Ritschel	1	0	33
CB Alan Seals	1	0	1

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	3	0	1	30
CB Brody Fisher	3	0	0	14
CB Lincoln Greer	3	0	0	25
ILB Joseph Newhart	2	2	0	28
DE Marshall Akiyama	1	0	0	14
S Mickey Berry	1	0	0	22
S Chris Devine	1	0	0	26
CB Dashawn Palmer	0	1	1	30

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Ramon Hatch	1	5	19	0	30
TE Michael Baek	1	1	14	0	25
G Bobby Dodge	1	1	14	0	19
T Trevor Sandlin	1	1	3	0	9
T Dale Bennett	0	3	19	1	30
C Perry Andrews	0	3	16	0	21
G Ike Maloney	0	2	19	0	30
C Aidan Bissonnette	0	1	5	0	11

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Hunter Kakoza	6	12	2	37	33
G Paul Coles	5	9	0	37	33
T C.J. Riemersma	2	6	0	37	33
T Clifton Burgo	2	3	0	37	33
T Daquan O'Neill	1	2	0	29	33
C Steven Kirk	1	1	0	8	0

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Camden Gauthier	2	16
Michael Baek	1	21
Adam Bernard	1	19
Alfredo Stanfield	1	13
Rick Sandas	1	5

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Rod Barlow	1	22
Carson Biletnikoff	1	21
Omar Parker	1	20
Dashawn Palmer	1	19
Karl Nuston	1	18

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Clyde Morley	---	---	37	33	18	88
DT Desmond Newton	---	---	37	33	7	77
S Rickey Ritschel	---	---	37	33	5	75
CB Julian Gunderson	---	---	36	33	5	74
DE Branden Hayes	---	---	33	33	5	71
DT Jermaine Cauthen	---	---	36	27	5	68
OLB Fernando Scales	---	---	30	31	4	65
TE Michael Baek	14	25	---	---	21	60
DE Dashawn Holmes	---	---	25	30	4	59
T Ramon Hatch	19	30	---	---	8	57
CB Gustavo Raney	---	---	29	23	3	55
S Craig Hopper	---	---	21	28	4	53
G Ike Maloney	19	30	---	---	4	53
WR Al Shelton	16	21	---	---	14	51
T Dale Bennett	19	30	---	---	---	49
QB Conner Wisniewski	17	27	---	---	---	44
ILB Roderick Downs	---	---	22	17	5	44
WR C.J. Mills	6	24	---	---	12	42
OLB Michael Friedman	---	---	25	13	3	41
WR Robert Franz	13	26	---	---	---	39
G Bobby Dodge	14	19	---	---	4	37
C Perry Andrews	16	21	---	---	---	37
WR Camden Gauthier	8	10	---	---	16	34
RB Drake Nastiuk	12	21	---	---	---	33
ILB Russell Upshaw	---	---	17	14	---	31
OLB Andres Tyler	---	---	9	2	19	30
FB Steven McDaniel	1	0	---	---	21	22
TE Conrad Norris	7	6	---	---	8	21
T Trevor Sandlin	3	9	---	---	8	20
C Aidan Bissonnette	5	11	---	---	3	19
OLB Adam Bernard	---	---	0	0	19	19
S Van Neufeldt	---	---	3	4	12	19
RB Reuben Thompson	6	9	---	---	2	17
TE Juan Clinton	9	7	---	---	---	16
RB Alfredo Stanfield	0	0	---	---	13	13
DT Shane Kiehl	---	---	2	6	5	13
C Jackie Perkins	0	0	---	---	8	8
QB Donovan Guidry	2	3	---	---	2	7
P Mitchell Allison	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Alan Seals	---	---	5	1	---	6
OLB Wes Stokley	---	---	1	2	3	6
K Kevin Elliott	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Rick Sandas	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Jameson Kimball	1	1	---	---	---	2
CB Kaleb Newton	---	---	2	0	---	2
TE Malachi Parker	2	0	---	---	---	2

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Cary Williams	36	31	---	---	24	91
WR Rod Barlow	31	30	---	---	22	83
T C.J. Riemersma	37	33	---	---	7	77
T Clifton Burgo	37	33	---	---	7	77
QB Dan Puzzuoli	37	33	---	---	---	70
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	---	---	19	30	21	70
G Paul Coles	37	33	---	---	---	70
G Hunter Kakoza	37	33	---	---	---	70
T Daquan O'Neill	29	33	---	---	7	69
CB Dashawn Palmer	---	---	19	30	19	68
WR Bert Keen	34	31	---	---	---	65
RB Brock Flynn	20	23	---	---	3	46
ILB Joseph Newhart	---	---	16	28	1	45
S Chris Devine	---	---	17	26	1	44
DE Dale Lee	---	---	17	23	2	42
S Mickey Berry	---	---	17	22	2	41
CB Lincoln Greer	---	---	12	25	2	39
OLB Chase Jeffries	---	---	17	19	1	37
DT Karl Nuston	---	---	5	14	18	37
WR Don White	15	19	---	---	1	35
RB Walt Tubbs	17	10	---	---	8	35
CB Nolan Madison	---	---	3	13	16	32
DE Marshall Akiyama	---	---	8	14	9	31
WR Enrique Hayes	20	9	---	---	2	31
DE Louie Sagapolutele	---	---	14	16	---	30
CB Brody Fisher	---	---	14	14	---	28
DE Ken Wayne	---	---	12	16	---	28
FB Phil Forney	3	0	---	---	24	27
FB Charles Farrell	8	10	---	---	9	27
ILB Malcolm Kelley	---	---	10	9	2	21
OLB Omar Parker	---	---	0	1	20	21
OLB Tim Wright	---	---	4	12	1	17
RB Mack Brown	0	0	---	---	16	16
CB Stan Ferrara	---	---	3	10	1	14
K Samuel Stallings	0	0	---	---	13	13
C Steven Kirk	8	0	---	---	---	8
DE Christian Bruce	---	---	1	7	---	8
C Erik Sununu	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Patrick Harden	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Owen Springer	---	---	0	0	6	6
QB Kim Rico	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Earnest Hatcher	1	2	---	---	---	3
P Darren Rohr	0	0	---	---	2	2
S Francisco Kitchens	---	---	1	1	---	2
T Chance Osterhaus	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Derrick Bromell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	15	5.0
Middle	8	32	4.0
Right	7	10	1.4
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	25	3.1
Middle	22	101	4.6
Right	7	30	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Conner Wisniewski	26	12	1	0	4	2	5	2	2
Donovan Guidry	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Puzzuoli	33	21	7	0	4	3	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	15	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	12	92	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	6	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	149	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	95	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	41	41.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR C.J. Mills	11	2	2	22	0	24
WR Al Shelton	6	4	1	30	0	21
WR Camden Gauthier	5	4	0	14	0	10
WR Robert Franz	5	3	0	38	1	26
TE Conrad Norris	2	1	1	3	0	6

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bert Keen	6	2	0	39	1	31
FB Charles Farrell	6	4	1	37	1	10
TE Cary Williams	5	4	1	30	0	31
RB Brock Flynn	5	5	0	79	3	23
WR Rod Barlow	4	2	1	6	0	30
WR Don White	4	3	1	92	2	19
WR Enrique Hayes	2	0	0	0	0	9
TE Earnest Hatcher	1	1	0	8	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Dan Puzzuoli	4	29	7.25	5.57
RB Brock Flynn	4	3	0.75	4.13
RB Walt Tubbs	1	3	3.00	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Puzzuoli	6	3	6	1.00	8.82

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bert Keen	2	0	0	0.00	6.50
WR Rod Barlow	1	1	2	2.00	1.50
RB Brock Flynn	1	1	-1	-1.00	15.80
WR Enrique Hayes	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Charles Farrell	1	1	5	5.00	6.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Dan Puzzuoli	2	1
RB Brock Flynn	2	1
RB Walt Tubbs	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Conner Wisniewski	8	2	0
Donovan Guidry	1	0	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Puzzuoli	8	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch
WR C.J. Mills	3	0
WR Camden Gauthier	2	2
WR Robert Franz	2	0
WR Al Shelton	1	0
TE Conrad Norris	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rod Barlow	2	0	0
RB Brock Flynn	2	2	1
WR Don White	1	1	1
WR Bert Keen	1	0	0
WR Enrique Hayes	1	0	0
FB Charles Farrell	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,800 (21,800)
End Zone 15,700 (15,700)
Mezzanine 9,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 13,900 (13,900)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,800 (21,800)
End Zone	15,700 (15,700)
Mezzanine	9,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	13,900 (13,900)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,500 (7,500)