Exhibition Week 5, 2036

played in Minnesota, MN

46 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	0	7	0	-	7
Minnesota Vikings	0	17	3	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:46 MIN - Rico Sharp 6 run (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 08:35 MIN - Jerry Blackwell 2 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 00:03 MIN - J.R. Hardy 21 field goal
3Q: 03:57 MIN - J.R. Hardy 32 field goal
3Q: 00:10 HOU - Malcolm Kelley 35 interception return (Clarence Marcus extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:46 MIN - Rico Sharp 6 run (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 08:35 MIN - Jerry Blackwell 2 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 00:03 MIN - J.R. Hardy 21 field goal
3Q: 03:57 MIN - J.R. Hardy 32 field goal
3Q: 00:10 HOU - Malcolm Kelley 35 interception return (Clarence Marcus extra point)

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 1-3 2-2
First Downs 18 21
- by Rushing 4 10
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 220 289
- Offensive Plays 64 65
- Yards per Play 3.44 4.45
Net Rushing Yards 56 164
- Rushing Attempts 15 30
- Yards per Rush 3.73 5.47
Net Passing Yards 164 125
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 26 - 1 33 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 191 137
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/27 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 3.35 3.57
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 8.5
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 4/46 2/17
Kick Returns/Yards 2/45 1/29
Interception Ret./Yards 1/35 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 29
Time of Possession 28:15 31:45

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	1-3	2-2
First Downs	18	21
- by Rushing	4	10
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	220	289
- Offensive Plays	64	65
- Yards per Play	3.44	4.45
Net Rushing Yards	56	164
- Rushing Attempts	15	30
- Yards per Rush	3.73	5.47
Net Passing Yards	164	125
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 26 - 1	33 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	191	137
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/27	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	3.35	3.57
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	8.5
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	4/46	2/17
Kick Returns/Yards	2/45	1/29
Interception Ret./Yards	1/35	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 29
Time of Possession	28:15	31:45

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:08	4:39	OWN 1	8	42	Punt
2	13:37	1:16	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
2	8:26	1:10	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
2	6:06	1:18	OPP 44	4	-1	Downs
2	4:04	1:40	OWN 18	4	12	Punt
3	15:00	5:36	OWN 25	13	54	Interception
3	6:51	1:13	OWN 27	3	5	Punt
3	3:52	3:02	OWN 33	4	16	Punt
4	12:57	5:40	OWN 11	9	56	Punt
4	4:00	3:17	OWN 31	13	42	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:52	OWN 35	5	18	Punt
1	6:29	7:52	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
2	12:21	3:55	OWN 29	8	71	Touchdown
2	7:16	1:10	OWN 16	3	-4	Punt
2	4:48	0:44	OWN 45	3	-4	Punt
2	2:24	2:24	OWN 26	8	70	Field Goal
3	9:24	2:33	OWN 18	5	10	Punt
3	5:38	1:46	OPP 24	5	9	Field Goal
3	0:50	0:48	OWN 20	2	12	Interception
3	0:02	2:05	OWN 25	5	10	Punt
4	7:17	3:17	OWN 20	5	30	Punt
4	0:43	0:43	OWN 27	3	-3	Game

Game MVP: Branden Hayes, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB J.R. Covington	12	44	3.67	18	2	0
RB Norbert Noa	3	12	4.00	10	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Joel Kaitola	19	135	7.11	47	4	0
RB Charles Martin	5	13	2.60	13	1	0
QB C.J. Joseph	3	-3	-1.00	-1	0	0
QB Rico Sharp	2	8	4.00	6	0	1
WR Tre Villasenor	1	11	11.00	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Caleb Greathouse	39	22	161	5/27	0	20	1	55.6
Dan Puzzuoli	5	4	30	0/0	0	15	0	91.7

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Sharp	17	13	61	2/12	1	14	0	100.3
C.J. Joseph	16	11	76	0/0	0	24	1	53.1

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Enrique Hayes	7	13	46	6.57	19	18
WR Troy Page	6	10	55	9.17	9	15
TE Earnest Hatcher	5	6	50	10.00	21	20
WR Jeremiah Manuel	4	5	26	6.50	5	10
WR Bert Keen	3	6	15	5.00	0	8
TE Gabe Harvey	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB J.R. Covington	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Eduardo Packer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jerry Blackwell	7	7	44	6.29	9	24	1
WR Tre Villasenor	6	6	38	6.33	7	14	0
WR Robert Franz	3	6	4	1.33	0	5	0
WR Dominic Richard	3	4	31	10.33	2	12	0
TE Mercury Morrissey	2	3	6	3.00	4	10	0
WR Jerome Lindsay	2	3	10	5.00	5	6	0
TE Wade Cuviello	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Melvin Austin	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Malcolm Kelley	1	35	35.00	1

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DT Desmond Newton	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Caleb Greathouse	2	2	0	0
TE Gabe Harvey	1	1	0	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Branden Hayes	0	0	3	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darren Rohr	7	304	43.4	32.4	62	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Van Bernard	6	283	47.2	39.5	63	5

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Clarence Marcus	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Hardy	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Hines	4	46	11.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Lindsay	2	17	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Hines	2	45	22.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zachary Houston	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Malcolm Kelley	8	2	0.0	22	19
S Chris Devine	7	1	0.0	30	35
S Mickey Berry	7	0	0.0	24	28
OLB Marquis Cote	5	0	0.0	11	21
OLB Ronnie Mandalari	4	1	0.5	28	31
DT Brenden Kramer	3	0	1.0	19	14
ILB Joseph Newhart	3	4	0.0	17	19
DE Owen Springer	3	0	0.0	28	29
CB C.J. Hines	3	0	0.0	21	28
CB Carter Springer	2	1	0.0	28	32
CB Stan Ferrara	2	0	0.0	21	24
OLB Neal Bessette	1	2	0.0	23	20
CB Frankie Cave	1	2	0.0	6	6
WR Bert Keen	1	0	---	---	---
CB Santiago Kagan	1	0	0.0	9	13
DE Ken Wayne	0	1	0.5	22	29

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Peter Plyler	8	0	0.0	14	45
CB Kurt Bowser	6	1	0.0	12	42
DE Branden Hayes	5	1	3.5	12	45
S Clyde Morley	5	4	0.0	15	46
DT Nickolas Frenzel	4	1	0.5	13	42
S Bobby Flanigan	4	2	0.0	12	42
CB Ethan McCarthy	4	1	0.0	4	10
OLB Wes Stokley	4	0	0.0	12	20
DT Kendall Patter	2	0	1.0	11	36
OLB Edward Ross	2	1	0.0	4	6
S Craig Hopper	1	0	0.0	14	46
CB Tony Ramsey	1	0	0.0	14	44
CB Zachary Houston	1	0	0.0	2	19
DT Desmond Newton	0	1	0.0	12	40
ILB Roderick Downs	0	1	0.0	0	5
ILB Santiago Fox	0	1	0.0	1	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Brenden Kramer	1.0	1	14
DE Ken Wayne	0.5	2	29
OLB Ronnie Mandalari	0.5	0	31

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Branden Hayes	3.5	2	1	2	45
DT Kendall Patter	1.0	1	1	2	36
DT Nickolas Frenzel	0.5	1	2	1	42
DT Desmond Newton	0.0	1	0	0	40

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Marquis Cote	6	0	0	21
ILB Malcolm Kelley	4	0	1	19
S Mickey Berry	3	0	0	28
CB Stan Ferrara	2	1	0	24
S Chris Devine	2	1	0	35
ILB Joseph Newhart	2	0	0	19
CB C.J. Hines	2	0	0	28
DE Dale Lee	1	0	0	11
OLB Neal Bessette	1	0	0	20
CB Frankie Cave	1	0	0	6
OLB Ronnie Mandalari	0	1	0	31

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kurt Bowser	5	0	0	42
ILB Peter Plyler	5	0	0	45
CB Ethan McCarthy	3	0	0	10
OLB Wes Stokley	2	1	0	20
DE Branden Hayes	2	0	0	45
S Clyde Morley	2	0	0	46
OLB Edward Ross	2	0	0	6
S Bobby Flanigan	2	0	0	42
CB Tony Ramsey	1	2	0	44
S Craig Hopper	1	1	0	46
CB Zachary Houston	1	0	0	19
ILB Santiago Fox	0	1	0	11
DT Desmond Newton	0	0	1	40

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Hunter Kakoza	2	5	0	15	1	49
G Tito Sweeney	2	4	1	15	0	49
T Kent Osborne	1	4	0	15	2	49
T Chance Osterhaus	0	1	0	15	2	49
C Leroy Sanders	0	1	0	4	0	18

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Bryson Fannon	3	6	30	0	35
T Clay McCaslin	3	3	15	1	25
T Dale Bennett	2	4	30	0	35
C Darien Borders	1	3	15	0	25
T Stan Johnson	1	2	15	0	10
G Miguel Yeager	0	4	15	0	10
C Craig Andrews	0	2	15	0	10
G Ike Maloney	0	1	15	1	25
TE Mercury Morrissey	0	1	15	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Marquis Cote	1	20
J.R. Covington	1	19
Norbert Noa	1	13

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Glenn Stephens	3	10
Reuben Oates	2	10
Omar Cassidy	1	21

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Chris Devine	---	---	30	35	9	74
T Chance Osterhaus	15	49	---	---	7	71
RB J.R. Covington	12	39	---	---	19	70
DE Owen Springer	---	---	28	29	8	65
G Hunter Kakoza	15	49	---	---	---	64
G Tito Sweeney	15	49	---	---	---	64
TE Earnest Hatcher	15	39	---	---	10	64
T Kent Osborne	15	49	---	---	---	64
CB Carter Springer	---	---	28	32	2	62
OLB Ronnie Mandalari	---	---	28	31	2	61
CB C.J. Hines	---	---	21	28	12	61
QB Caleb Greathouse	12	44	---	---	---	56
WR Bert Keen	12	42	---	---	---	54
S Mickey Berry	---	---	24	28	2	54
WR Troy Page	12	41	---	---	---	53
DE Ken Wayne	---	---	22	29	2	53
OLB Marquis Cote	---	---	11	21	20	52
G Patrick Harden	11	31	---	---	7	49
CB Stan Ferrara	---	---	21	24	1	46
WR Enrique Hayes	11	34	---	---	---	45
OLB Neal Bessette	---	---	23	20	1	44
ILB Malcolm Kelley	---	---	22	19	1	42
ILB Joseph Newhart	---	---	17	19	1	37
CB Santiago Kagan	---	---	9	13	13	35
DT Brenden Kramer	---	---	19	14	1	34
WR Eduardo Packer	4	16	---	---	12	32
DE Louie Sagapolutele	---	---	8	17	1	26
RB Norbert Noa	3	10	---	---	13	26
TE Gabe Harvey	2	5	---	---	18	25
WR Jeremiah Manuel	4	14	---	---	6	24
CB Frankie Cave	---	---	6	6	11	23
C Leroy Sanders	4	18	---	---	---	22
DE Dale Lee	---	---	9	11	---	20
TE Donny Baxter	0	0	---	---	13	13
ILB Melvin Spencer	---	---	0	3	10	13
QB Dan Puzzuoli	3	5	---	---	---	8
DE Marshall Akiyama	---	---	1	1	6	8
DT Wayne Hanks	---	---	3	5	---	8
P Darren Rohr	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Erik Sununu	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Steve Bruce	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Walt Tubbs	0	5	---	---	---	5
K Clarence Marcus	0	0	---	---	2	2
C Joseph Denny	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Asher Carter	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Anthony Givens	---	---	0	0	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Craig Hopper	---	---	14	46	13	73
S Clyde Morley	---	---	15	46	9	70
T Dale Bennett	30	35	---	---	---	65
C Bryson Fannon	30	35	---	---	---	65
DT Desmond Newton	---	---	12	40	7	59
ILB Peter Plyler	---	---	14	45	---	59
CB Tony Ramsey	---	---	14	44	---	58
DE Branden Hayes	---	---	12	45	---	57
S Bobby Flanigan	---	---	12	42	2	56
DT Nickolas Frenzel	---	---	13	42	---	55
DT Kendall Patter	---	---	11	36	7	54
CB Kurt Bowser	---	---	12	42	---	54
RB Joel Kaitola	23	23	---	---	8	54
WR Melvin Austin	19	17	---	---	15	51
WR Robert Franz	19	30	---	---	1	50
G Ike Maloney	15	25	---	---	8	48
C Darien Borders	15	25	---	---	8	48
TE Jerry Blackwell	18	27	---	---	---	45
TE Mercury Morrissey	15	12	---	---	16	43
T Clay McCaslin	15	25	---	---	---	40
CB Zachary Houston	---	---	2	19	13	34
T Stan Johnson	15	10	---	---	8	33
G Miguel Yeager	15	10	---	---	8	33
QB Rico Sharp	14	19	---	---	---	33
WR Dominic Richard	15	13	---	---	5	33
QB C.J. Joseph	16	16	---	---	---	32
OLB Wes Stokley	---	---	12	20	---	32
WR Tre Villasenor	12	20	---	---	---	32
ILB Santiago Fox	---	---	1	11	18	30
WR Jerome Lindsay	7	15	---	---	7	29
C Craig Andrews	15	10	---	---	---	25
DE Reuben Oates	---	---	4	11	10	25
RB Omar Cassidy	3	0	---	---	21	24
TE Wade Cuviello	13	8	---	---	1	22
RB Charles Martin	6	10	---	---	4	20
DT Glenn Stephens	---	---	3	4	10	17
ILB Blake Robbins	---	---	1	7	8	16
DT Broderick Dawson	---	---	2	12	---	14
CB Ethan McCarthy	---	---	4	10	---	14
OLB Edward Ross	---	---	4	6	2	12
DE Harris Shepard	---	---	3	6	---	9
C Jackie Perkins	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Van Bernard	0	0	---	---	8	8
K J.R. Hardy	0	0	---	---	6	6
ILB Roderick Downs	---	---	0	5	---	5
DT Xavier Beyer	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	22	11.0
Middle	11	31	2.8
Right	2	3	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	24	2.2
Middle	8	74	9.3
Right	8	69	8.6
None	3	-3	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Caleb Greathouse	39	22	1	2	1	4	4	5	1
Dan Puzzuoli	5	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Sharp	17	13	0	1	0	2	1	0	0
C.J. Joseph	16	11	1	1	0	1	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	28	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	17	109	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	54	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	3	0.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	16	79	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	55	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Enrique Hayes	13	7	1	46	0	34
WR Troy Page	10	6	0	55	0	41
WR Bert Keen	6	3	0	15	0	42
TE Earnest Hatcher	6	5	0	50	1	39
WR Jeremiah Manuel	5	4	0	26	0	14
RB J.R. Covington	2	0	0	0	0	39
TE Gabe Harvey	1	1	0	-1	0	5
WR Eduardo Packer	1	0	0	0	0	16

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jerry Blackwell	7	7	44	1	27
WR Robert Franz	6	3	4	0	30
WR Tre Villasenor	6	6	38	0	20
WR Dominic Richard	4	3	31	0	13
TE Mercury Morrissey	3	2	6	0	12
WR Jerome Lindsay	3	2	10	0	15
WR Melvin Austin	2	0	0	0	17
TE Wade Cuviello	2	1	4	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Joel Kaitola	3	6	2.00	7.11
QB Rico Sharp	1	6	6.00	4.00
WR Tre Villasenor	1	11	11.00	11.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
C.J. Joseph	4	2	15	3.75	4.75
Rico Sharp	4	4	11	2.75	3.59

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jerry Blackwell	3	3	5	1.67	6.29
TE Wade Cuviello	2	1	4	2.00	2.00
TE Mercury Morrissey	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Dominic Richard	1	1	11	11.00	7.75
WR Jerome Lindsay	1	1	6	6.00	3.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB C.J. Joseph	1	0
QB Rico Sharp	1	1
RB Joel Kaitola	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Caleb Greathouse	13	7	3
Dan Puzzuoli	1	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Sharp	5	3	2
C.J. Joseph	3	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Enrique Hayes	4	2	0
WR Troy Page	3	1	1
TE Earnest Hatcher	3	3	1
WR Bert Keen	2	1	1
RB J.R. Covington	1	0	0
WR Jeremiah Manuel	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Mercury Morrissey	2	1	0
TE Jerry Blackwell	2	2	1
WR Jerome Lindsay	2	1	1
WR Robert Franz	1	0	0
WR Dominic Richard	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 84,800 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,700 (23,700)
End Zone 17,000 (17,000)
Mezzanine 9,800 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Club Seats 9,600 (9,600)
Luxury Boxes 9,700 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	84,800 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,700 (23,700)
End Zone	17,000 (17,000)
Mezzanine	9,800 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Club Seats	9,600 (9,600)
Luxury Boxes	9,700 (9,900)