Exhibition Week 5, 2039

played in Minnesota, MN

48 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	3	3	0	-	6
Minnesota Vikings	14	14	10	3	-	41

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:04 MIN - Dexter Picken 27 pass from Bart Blackburn (J.R. Hardy extra point)
1Q: 01:15 MIN - Tevin Cook 1 pass from Bart Blackburn (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 10:56 MIN - Dexter Picken 29 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 05:48 MIN - Charles Martin 9 run (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 02:28 HOU - Tony Bernard 25 field goal
3Q: 10:17 MIN - Dexter Picken 11 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
3Q: 06:39 HOU - Tony Bernard 49 field goal
3Q: 01:47 MIN - J.R. Hardy 30 field goal
4Q: 06:54 MIN - J.R. Hardy 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:04 MIN - Dexter Picken 27 pass from Bart Blackburn (J.R. Hardy extra point)
1Q: 01:15 MIN - Tevin Cook 1 pass from Bart Blackburn (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 10:56 MIN - Dexter Picken 29 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 05:48 MIN - Charles Martin 9 run (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 02:28 HOU - Tony Bernard 25 field goal
3Q: 10:17 MIN - Dexter Picken 11 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
3Q: 06:39 HOU - Tony Bernard 49 field goal
3Q: 01:47 MIN - J.R. Hardy 30 field goal
4Q: 06:54 MIN - J.R. Hardy 36 field goal

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 1-3 3-1
First Downs 9 27
- by Rushing 3 9
- by Passing 5 18
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 199 521
- Offensive Plays 47 79
- Yards per Play 4.23 6.59
Net Rushing Yards 84 183
- Rushing Attempts 15 39
- Yards per Rush 5.60 4.69
Net Passing Yards 115 338
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 11 - 0 39 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 130 347
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 3.59 8.45
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/12 9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/59 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 5/28
Kick Returns/Yards 4/75 2/38
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 21
Time of Possession 18:48 41:12

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	1-3	3-1
First Downs	9	27
- by Rushing	3	9
- by Passing	5	18
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	199	521
- Offensive Plays	47	79
- Yards per Play	4.23	6.59
Net Rushing Yards	84	183
- Rushing Attempts	15	39
- Yards per Rush	5.60	4.69
Net Passing Yards	115	338
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 11 - 0	39 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	130	347
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	3.59	8.45
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/12	9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/59	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	5/28
Kick Returns/Yards	4/75	2/38
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 21
Time of Possession	18:48	41:12

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:07	OWN 27	3	-11	Punt
1	10:49	2:34	OWN 25	6	20	Punt
1	1:06	1:56	OWN 13	3	8	Punt
2	10:46	1:27	OWN 25	4	30	Punt
2	5:42	3:22	OWN 25	9	67	Field Goal
2	0:37	0:30	OWN 42	3	7	Punt
3	10:07	1:11	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	7:45	1:13	OPP 37	3	5	Field Goal
3	1:39	2:20	OWN 25	5	15	Punt
4	6:47	1:42	OWN 27	3	-2	Punt
4	2:41	1:37	OWN 13	5	15	Punt

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:53	2:04	OWN 40	4	60	Touchdown
1	8:15	7:09	OWN 10	13	90	Touchdown
2	14:10	3:24	OWN 33	6	67	Touchdown
2	9:19	3:37	OWN 12	11	88	Touchdown
2	2:20	1:43	OWN 15	3	8	Punt
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 1	1	0	Half
3	15:00	4:53	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
3	8:56	1:11	OWN 11	3	-2	Punt
3	6:32	4:53	OWN 40	9	47	Field Goal
4	14:19	7:32	OWN 4	14	77	Field Goal
4	5:05	2:24	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
4	1:04	1:04	OWN 36	2	2	Game

Game MVP: Rico Sharp, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Dave Bond	12	62	5.17	29	2
RB Glenn Dirnabauer	2	19	9.50	10	1
RB Omar Cassidy	1	3	3.00	3	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Charles Martin	25	98	3.92	12	2	1
RB Tevin Cook	8	50	6.25	13	2	0
QB Rico Sharp	5	35	7.00	14	1	0
WR Dexter Picken	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Benjamin Leyva	24	9	113	0/0	0	37	0	52.9
Stan Feigenbaum	6	2	17	2/15	0	13	0	42.4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Sharp	27	18	232	1/9	2	35	0	118.1
Bart Blackburn	12	11	115	0/0	2	27	0	146.2

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jeremiah Manuel	4	7	70	17.50	46	37
RB Omar Cassidy	2	3	15	7.50	0	8
C Brenden Burton	2	6	15	7.50	2	8
WR Otis Branch	1	7	11	11.00	0	11
RB Dave Bond	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
WR Gino Herndon	1	3	15	15.00	3	15
RB Glenn Dirnabauer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Irv Kellett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dexter Picken	11	18	186	16.91	75	35	3
WR Dominic Richard	8	9	58	7.25	16	17	0
WR Tucker Clayton	3	3	54	18.00	16	30	0
TE Wade Cuviello	2	2	8	4.00	5	9	0
TE Mercury Morrissey	2	2	30	15.00	19	27	0
RB Charles Martin	1	2	7	7.00	2	7	0
WR Larry Rasmussen	1	2	3	3.00	3	3	0
RB Tevin Cook	1	1	1	1.00	1	1	1

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
S Jessie O'Conner	1	0	0
ILB Anthony Givens	0	1	0
S Ernie Fisher	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Dominic Richard	1	0	0	0
WR Dexter Picken	0	1	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Jenkins	9	427	47.4	44.3	56	5

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terrence Hanks	3	125	41.7	35.3	44	0

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tony Bernard	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	0/0

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Hardy	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie O'Conner	2	19	9.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Picken	5	28	5.6	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie O'Conner	4	75	18.8	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Picken	2	38	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Cesar Kemp	12	0	0.0	39	39
ILB Lamar Hughes	6	4	0.0	33	22
OLB Mario Lindsay	6	4	0.0	27	20
DE Louie Sagapolutele	6	1	0.0	38	40
CB Shaun Zellerkraut	5	1	0.0	30	33
DT Lamont Bernard	4	3	1.0	34	30
S Chris Devine	4	1	0.0	34	31
S Roberto Horn	4	1	0.0	12	21
ILB Anthony Givens	4	0	0.0	14	20
CB Carter Springer	3	2	0.0	27	23
S Ernie Fisher	2	2	0.0	10	16
DE Ken Wayne	2	1	0.0	33	37
ILB Joseph Newhart	2	0	0.0	16	6
ILB Aaron Bjorkstam	1	2	0.0	3	2
S Jessie O'Conner	1	2	0.0	25	30
OLB Harris Coles	1	1	0.0	35	40
ILB Neal Hernandez	1	1	0.0	7	17
DE Leo McDaniel	1	0	0.0	5	11

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Peter Plyler	6	1	0.0	15	29
CB Ethan McCarthy	3	1	0.0	13	28
OLB Rex King	3	1	0.0	13	27
CB Zachary Houston	3	0	0.0	9	18
S Jeff Baker	3	0	0.0	8	13
DE Branden Hayes	2	1	1.0	14	32
DT Broderick Dawson	2	2	0.5	13	29
S Ashton Hudson	2	0	0.0	8	20
S Clyde Morley	1	2	0.0	13	31
S Bobby Flanigan	1	1	0.0	10	18
CB Kurt Bowser	1	0	0.0	12	26
OLB Travis McCants	1	0	0.0	3	12
DE Dillon Sloan	0	2	0.5	15	32

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Lamont Bernard	1.0	0	0	0	30
DE Louie Sagapolutele	0.0	1	0	0	40
OLB Harris Coles	0.0	0	1	1	40
ILB Lamar Hughes	0.0	0	1	0	22
DE Ken Wayne	0.0	0	1	0	37
S Chris Devine	0.0	0	1	0	31

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Branden Hayes	1.0	0	0	1	32
DE Dillon Sloan	0.5	1	2	2	32
DT Broderick Dawson	0.5	0	4	1	29
DE Riley Farr	0.0	1	0	0	5
OLB Kirk Wiebe	0.0	0	3	2	16
DT Brant Buffington	0.0	0	1	0	3

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Lamar Hughes	4	0	22
S Roberto Horn	4	0	21
S Cesar Kemp	3	1	39
S Chris Devine	3	0	31
ILB Anthony Givens	3	0	20
CB Carter Springer	2	1	23
CB Shaun Zellerkraut	2	0	33
DE Louie Sagapolutele	1	0	40
ILB Joseph Newhart	1	0	6
DE Ken Wayne	1	0	37
OLB Mario Lindsay	1	0	20
ILB Aaron Bjorkstam	1	0	2
S Ernie Fisher	1	0	16
S Jessie O'Conner	1	0	30
ILB Neal Hernandez	1	0	17

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ethan McCarthy	3	0	28
CB Zachary Houston	2	0	18
OLB Rex King	2	0	27
CB Kurt Bowser	1	2	26
ILB Peter Plyler	1	0	29
S Bobby Flanigan	1	0	18
S Ashton Hudson	1	0	20
S Clyde Morley	0	1	31

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Leroy Sanders	2	5	15	0	32
G Daquan Titone	2	4	15	1	32
T Blake Hansen	1	1	7	0	12
G Bernard Hagler	1	1	8	0	20
T Melvin Blanchard	0	2	15	0	32
C Brenden Burton	0	2	9	0	23
T Taylor Johnston	0	0	8	1	20

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Derek Cerda	3	6	1	39	1	40
T Clay McCaslin	3	4	0	16	0	22
G Chandler Abrams	2	7	0	39	0	40
T Drew Delap	2	3	2	23	0	18
C Bryson Fannon	1	8	0	39	0	40
T Bryant McDonald	1	5	0	39	0	40
TE Mercury Morrissey	1	1	0	27	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Raymond Marlowe	3	25
Owen Springer	3	23
Daquan Titone	1	11

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Mercury Morrissey	2	25
Dexter Picken	2	23
Kirk Wiebe	1	24
Blaine Justice	1	24

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Harris Coles	---	---	35	40	25	100
DE Louie Sagapolutele	---	---	38	40	2	80
S Cesar Kemp	---	---	39	39	2	80
CB Shaun Zellerkraut	---	---	30	33	16	79
DE Ken Wayne	---	---	33	37	5	75
S Jessie O'Conner	---	---	25	30	15	70
S Chris Devine	---	---	34	31	2	67
DT Lamont Bernard	---	---	34	30	2	66
ILB Lamar Hughes	---	---	33	22	5	60
T Melvin Blanchard	15	32	---	---	11	58
G Daquan Titone	15	32	---	---	11	58
WR Otis Branch	15	32	---	---	8	55
CB Carter Springer	---	---	27	23	5	55
TE Spencer O'Donnell	8	17	---	---	25	50
OLB Mario Lindsay	---	---	27	20	2	49
C Leroy Sanders	15	32	---	---	---	47
ILB Anthony Givens	---	---	14	20	11	45
C Brenden Burton	9	23	---	---	11	43
WR Jeremiah Manuel	11	30	---	---	---	41
QB Benjamin Leyva	11	24	---	---	---	35
RB Dave Bond	12	20	---	---	3	35
S Roberto Horn	---	---	12	21	---	33
DE Owen Springer	---	---	6	2	23	31
T Blake Hansen	7	12	---	---	11	30
T Keith Oden	7	12	---	---	11	30
TE Raymond Marlowe	3	1	---	---	25	29
RB Omar Cassidy	1	3	---	---	25	29
G Bernard Hagler	8	20	---	---	---	28
T Taylor Johnston	8	20	---	---	---	28
S Ernie Fisher	---	---	10	16	---	26
ILB Neal Hernandez	---	---	7	17	---	24
ILB Joseph Newhart	---	---	16	6	1	23
WR Gino Herndon	7	16	---	---	---	23
RB Glenn Dirnabauer	2	7	---	---	13	22
WR Irv Kellett	7	11	---	---	---	18
DE Leo McDaniel	---	---	5	11	---	16
QB Stan Feigenbaum	4	8	---	---	---	12
P Herman Jenkins	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Carlos Webster	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Tony Bernard	0	0	---	---	5	5
ILB Aaron Bjorkstam	---	---	3	2	---	5
Unknown	1	0	---	---	---	1
ILB Earl Vinnick	---	---	0	0	---	0
TE Manuel Tucker	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Diego Fehr	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Harvey Kassulke	---	---	0	0	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Dexter Picken	35	40	---	---	23	98
C Bryson Fannon	39	40	---	---	---	79
G Chandler Abrams	39	40	---	---	---	79
G Derek Cerda	39	40	---	---	---	79
T Bryant McDonald	39	40	---	---	---	79
TE Mercury Morrissey	27	21	---	---	25	73
QB Rico Sharp	32	28	---	---	---	60
S Clyde Morley	---	---	13	31	15	59
DE Dillon Sloan	---	---	15	32	11	58
WR Dominic Richard	24	32	---	---	---	56
RB Charles Martin	31	23	---	---	---	54
OLB Rex King	---	---	13	27	13	53
TE Wade Cuviello	25	25	---	---	---	50
DE Branden Hayes	---	---	14	32	2	48
OLB Kirk Wiebe	---	---	7	16	24	47
ILB Peter Plyler	---	---	15	29	2	46
WR Larry Rasmussen	22	23	---	---	---	45
DT Broderick Dawson	---	---	13	29	2	44
T Drew Delap	23	18	---	---	3	44
CB Ethan McCarthy	---	---	13	28	1	42
RB Tevin Cook	10	18	---	---	14	42
S Jeff Baker	---	---	8	13	20	41
CB Kurt Bowser	---	---	12	26	2	40
T Clay McCaslin	16	22	---	---	---	38
WR Tucker Clayton	8	16	---	---	12	36
S Bobby Flanigan	---	---	10	18	1	29
S Ashton Hudson	---	---	8	20	1	29
RB Blaine Justice	5	0	---	---	24	29
CB Zachary Houston	---	---	9	18	1	28
TE Colton Seifert	8	2	---	---	13	23
WR Aidan Cullen	0	0	---	---	21	21
CB Jack Bennett	---	---	0	0	20	20
QB Bart Blackburn	7	12	---	---	---	19
DT Abraham Atkins	---	---	6	12	---	18
OLB Travis McCants	---	---	3	12	2	17
DT Andrew Gardner	---	---	2	1	9	12
K J.R. Hardy	0	0	---	---	10	10
DE Riley Farr	---	---	1	5	---	6
DT Brant Buffington	---	---	2	3	1	6
C Jackie Perkins	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Terrence Hanks	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Trey Brown	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Allen Burton	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Alexander Jones	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB Efrain Earley	---	---	1	0	---	1
ILB Luke Irwin	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	18	6.0
Middle	9	56	6.2
Right	3	10	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	20	3.3
Middle	25	128	5.1
Right	8	35	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Benjamin Leyva	24	9	1	1	1	3	9	6	0
Stan Feigenbaum	6	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Sharp	27	18	5	1	2	2	4	1	0
Bart Blackburn	12	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	10	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	5	64	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	56	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	46	7.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	127	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	109	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	65	32.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Otis Branch	7	1	0	11	0	32
WR Jeremiah Manuel	7	4	1	70	1	30
C Brenden Burton	6	2	0	15	0	23
RB Omar Cassidy	3	2	0	15	0	3
WR Gino Herndon	3	1	1	15	0	16
RB Dave Bond	2	1	0	4	0	20
RB Glenn Dirnabauer	1	0	0	0	0	7
WR Irv Kellett	1	0	0	0	0	11

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dexter Picken	18	11	1	186	5	40
WR Dominic Richard	9	8	0	58	0	32
WR Tucker Clayton	3	3	0	54	1	16
TE Wade Cuviello	2	2	0	8	0	25
TE Mercury Morrissey	2	2	0	30	1	21
RB Charles Martin	2	1	1	7	0	23
WR Larry Rasmussen	2	1	0	3	0	23
RB Tevin Cook	1	1	0	1	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dave Bond	1	2	2.00	5.17

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Tevin Cook	3	16	5.33	6.25
RB Charles Martin	2	12	6.00	3.92
QB Rico Sharp	1	8	8.00	7.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Benjamin Leyva	2	1	7	3.50	4.71

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Sharp	5	3	21	4.20	8.59
Bart Blackburn	1	1	1	1.00	9.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Omar Cassidy	1	1	7	7.00	5.00
WR Jeremiah Manuel	1	0	0	0.00	10.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dexter Picken	3	2	14	4.67	10.33
RB Charles Martin	1	1	7	7.00	3.50
WR Larry Rasmussen	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
RB Tevin Cook	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dave Bond	2	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Charles Martin	6	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Benjamin Leyva	7	2	1
Stan Feigenbaum	3	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Sharp	7	6	5
Bart Blackburn	1	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Otis Branch	4	0	0
WR Jeremiah Manuel	3	2	1
RB Dave Bond	1	1	0
C Brenden Burton	1	0	0
WR Irv Kellett	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dexter Picken	5	4	3
TE Mercury Morrissey	1	1	1
WR Dominic Richard	1	1	1
RB Tevin Cook	1	1	1

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)