Week 16, 2040

played in Minnesota, MN

36 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Houston Texans	3	10	7	7	-	27
Minnesota Vikings	0	14	3	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:30 HOU - Tony Bernard 20 field goal
2Q: 13:21 MIN - Blaine Justice 5 run (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 08:12 HOU - Stan Feigenbaum 4 run (Tony Bernard extra point)
2Q: 02:35 MIN - Alec Stone 29 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Tony Bernard 31 field goal
3Q: 10:33 HOU - Rufus Crawford 2 run (Tony Bernard extra point)
3Q: 08:09 MIN - J.R. Hardy 40 field goal
4Q: 14:06 MIN - Rico Sharp 1 run (J.R. Hardy extra point)
4Q: 08:21 HOU - Rufus Crawford 19 run (Tony Bernard extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:30 HOU - Tony Bernard 20 field goal
2Q: 13:21 MIN - Blaine Justice 5 run (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 08:12 HOU - Stan Feigenbaum 4 run (Tony Bernard extra point)
2Q: 02:35 MIN - Alec Stone 29 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Tony Bernard 31 field goal
3Q: 10:33 HOU - Rufus Crawford 2 run (Tony Bernard extra point)
3Q: 08:09 MIN - J.R. Hardy 40 field goal
4Q: 14:06 MIN - Rico Sharp 1 run (J.R. Hardy extra point)
4Q: 08:21 HOU - Rufus Crawford 19 run (Tony Bernard extra point)

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 7-8 11-4
First Downs 22 18
- by Rushing 11 10
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 330 386
- Offensive Plays 68 60
- Yards per Play 4.85 6.43
Net Rushing Yards 139 219
- Rushing Attempts 29 32
- Yards per Rush 4.79 6.84
Net Passing Yards 191 167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 24 - 0 26 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 191 176
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 4.90 5.96
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/18 8/59
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 4/22
Kick Returns/Yards 5/114 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 26
Time of Possession 31:10 28:50

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	7-8	11-4
First Downs	22	18
- by Rushing	11	10
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	330	386
- Offensive Plays	68	60
- Yards per Play	4.85	6.43
Net Rushing Yards	139	219
- Rushing Attempts	29	32
- Yards per Rush	4.79	6.84
Net Passing Yards	191	167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 24 - 0	26 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	191	176
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	4.90	5.96
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/18	8/59
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	4/22
Kick Returns/Yards	5/114	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 26
Time of Possession	31:10	28:50

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:52	7:27	OWN 25	14	72	Field Goal
1	3:29	2:09	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
2	13:15	5:14	OWN 26	9	74	Touchdown
2	2:22	2:22	OWN 37	8	49	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:35	OWN 29	8	71	Touchdown
3	8:03	2:17	OWN 33	3	8	Punt
3	2:51	0:28	OWN 14	3	0	Punt
3	0:52	0:49	OWN 8	3	-3	Punt
4	13:56	2:52	OWN 29	6	18	Punt
4	9:47	1:44	OPP 35	3	35	Touchdown
4	6:23	1:45	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	2:27	0:40	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
4	0:37	0:37	OWN 46	1	-1	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:08	OWN 27	3	5	Punt
1	5:25	1:56	OWN 25	4	35	Punt
1	1:20	3:05	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	8:01	5:39	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
3	10:25	2:22	OWN 25	5	52	Field Goal
3	5:46	2:55	OWN 18	6	25	Punt
3	2:23	1:31	OWN 35	3	8	Punt
3	0:03	1:07	OPP 39	4	39	Touchdown
4	11:04	1:17	OWN 6	3	-1	Punt
4	8:03	1:40	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
4	4:38	2:11	OWN 27	5	14	Punt
4	1:47	1:10	OWN 24	6	30	Downs

Game MVP: Rufus Crawford, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Rufus Crawford	20	87	4.35	19	6	2
QB Stan Feigenbaum	9	52	5.78	10	2	1

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Blaine Justice	16	127	7.94	30	3	1
RB Eduardo Hardy	14	81	5.79	36	2	0
QB Rico Sharp	2	11	5.50	10	1	1

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Stan Feigenbaum	39	24	191	0/0	0	30	0	73.7

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Sharp	26	16	176	2/9	1	29	0	94.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Otis Branch	10	15	119	11.90	54	30
RB Rufus Crawford	7	7	46	6.57	12	8
WR Jeremiah Manuel	2	3	6	3.00	9	7
TE Riddick Lyons	2	7	0	0.00	0	1
TE Spencer O'Donnell	1	1	13	13.00	0	13
WR Jon Roebuck	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
WR Larry Rasmussen	1	5	6	6.00	0	6

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dominic Richard	4	7	47	11.75	5	17	0
WR Tucker Clayton	4	6	58	14.50	26	27	0
TE Jerry Blackwell	3	5	15	5.00	3	8	0
TE Wade Cuviello	2	2	9	4.50	3	9	0
TE Mercury Morrissey	1	1	14	14.00	3	14	0
WR Alec Stone	1	4	29	29.00	23	29	1
RB Blaine Justice	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

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
Herman Jenkins	7	345	49.3	43.3	63	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terrence Hanks	7	325	46.4	37.9	66	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tony Bernard	2/2	0/0	0/0	31	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Hardy	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Hines	2	20	10.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jack Bennett	4	22	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sebastian Fanning	4	90	22.5	0
C.J. Hines	1	24	24.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jack Bennett	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Corey Alcorn	7	1	0.0	32	28
S Jackie Lohner	7	1	0.0	30	14
CB C.J. Hines	6	3	0.0	32	28
S Cesar Kemp	6	0	0.0	31	25
DE Rex Schulte	4	1	1.0	27	28
DT Lamont Bernard	4	1	0.0	30	19
DE Stan Evans	3	0	1.0	28	27
CB Dashawn Palmer	2	3	0.0	17	22
CB Ian Diaz	2	1	0.0	26	15
OLB Mario Lindsay	2	0	0.0	16	10
ILB Neal Hernandez	1	3	0.0	17	3
OLB Neal Bessette	1	2	0.0	31	28
DE Leo McDaniel	1	0	0.0	9	11
S Sebastian Fanning	1	0	0.0	1	10

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Jeff Baker	7	1	29	39
ILB Peter Plyler	6	3	29	39
CB Ethan McCarthy	5	2	25	32
DT William Westbrook	4	1	18	27
CB Efrain Earley	4	1	24	37
DE Jerald Smith	3	1	24	35
CB Kurt Bowser	3	0	10	17
DE Riley Farr	3	0	27	38
S Sean Orosco	3	0	22	31
DT Broderick Dawson	2	2	27	38
CB Dustin Henry	2	0	13	22
DE Dillon Sloan	2	0	27	36
OLB Kelvin Lazuka	2	0	4	8
OLB Rex King	1	3	13	8
S Bobby Flanigan	1	0	7	9
DE Harris Shepard	1	0	13	8
OLB Kirk Wiebe	0	1	4	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Stan Evans	1.0	4	2	1	27
DE Rex Schulte	1.0	0	0	0	28
ILB Corey Alcorn	0.0	1	0	1	28
DT Lamont Bernard	0.0	0	1	0	19

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Riley Farr	1	1	1	38
DE Jerald Smith	0	3	0	35
DE Dillon Sloan	0	1	3	36
S Jeff Baker	0	1	0	39
DE Harris Shepard	0	1	0	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB C.J. Hines	5	1	28
ILB Corey Alcorn	3	0	28
S Cesar Kemp	2	0	25
S Jackie Lohner	2	0	14
CB Dashawn Palmer	1	0	22
DE Stan Evans	1	0	27
CB Jaylen Long	1	0	8
S Sebastian Fanning	1	0	10
OLB Neal Bessette	0	1	28

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jeff Baker	5	0	39
CB Efrain Earley	4	0	37
CB Ethan McCarthy	3	1	32
CB Kurt Bowser	2	0	17
ILB Peter Plyler	2	0	39
DE Riley Farr	2	0	38
OLB Kelvin Lazuka	2	0	8
CB Dustin Henry	1	0	22
OLB Rex King	1	0	8
DE Jerald Smith	1	0	35
S Sean Orosco	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Skip Walters	5	6	29	39
G Bernard Hagler	2	5	29	39
G Daquan Titone	2	4	29	39
C Leroy Sanders	0	4	29	39
G Adrian Hughes	0	1	29	39

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Derek Cerda	5	11	32	1	28
T Clay McCaslin	3	3	32	1	28
T Bryant McDonald	2	6	32	0	28
G Chandler Abrams	2	5	32	0	28
C Bryson Fannon	1	5	32	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Desmond Rice	2	23
Jon Roebuck	1	26
Glenn Dirnabauer	1	26
Chris Devine	1	17

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jerald Smith	2	21
Mercury Morrissey	2	18
Eduardo Hardy	2	18
Tevin Cook	1	5

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
RB Rufus Crawford	29	39	---	---	26	94
G Adrian Hughes	29	39	---	---	9	77
T Skip Walters	29	39	---	---	9	77
ILB Corey Alcorn	---	---	32	28	14	74
CB C.J. Hines	---	---	32	28	13	73
WR Otis Branch	29	39	---	---	1	69
QB Stan Feigenbaum	29	39	---	---	---	68
C Leroy Sanders	29	39	---	---	---	68
G Daquan Titone	29	39	---	---	---	68
G Bernard Hagler	29	39	---	---	---	68
TE Riddick Lyons	28	37	---	---	---	65
CB Dashawn Palmer	---	---	17	22	25	64
OLB Neal Bessette	---	---	31	28	1	60
S Cesar Kemp	---	---	31	25	1	57
DE Stan Evans	---	---	28	27	1	56
DE Rex Schulte	---	---	27	28	1	56
WR Jeremiah Manuel	23	28	---	---	---	51
WR Larry Rasmussen	20	30	---	---	---	50
CB Ian Diaz	---	---	26	15	8	49
DT Lamont Bernard	---	---	30	19	---	49
S Jackie Lohner	---	---	30	14	---	44
WR Jon Roebuck	1	7	---	---	26	34
S Sebastian Fanning	---	---	1	10	17	28
RB Glenn Dirnabauer	0	0	---	---	26	26
OLB Mario Lindsay	---	---	16	10	---	26
ILB Desmond Rice	---	---	1	1	23	25
S Chris Devine	---	---	1	6	17	24
C Brenden Burton	11	10	---	---	---	21
DE Leo McDaniel	---	---	9	11	1	21
ILB Earl Vinnick	---	---	15	5	---	20
ILB Neal Hernandez	---	---	17	3	---	20
TE Spencer O'Donnell	4	3	---	---	10	17
DT Shannon Roberg	---	---	3	9	1	13
S Ernie Fisher	---	---	1	11	1	13
RB Corey Spooner	0	0	---	---	12	12
CB Jaylen Long	---	---	2	8	---	10
P Herman Jenkins	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Carlos Webster	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Ken Wayne	---	---	2	0	7	9
G Avery Nagle	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Keith Oden	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Tony Bernard	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Kendrick Lucas	0	2	---	---	4	6
QB Darius Dumervil	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Harris Coles	---	---	0	0	---	0
DT Damien Leitsch	---	---	0	0	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Jerald Smith	---	---	24	35	21	80
WR Alec Stone	30	27	---	---	18	75
DT Broderick Dawson	---	---	27	38	9	74
ILB Peter Plyler	---	---	29	39	2	70
S Jeff Baker	---	---	29	39	2	70
G Chandler Abrams	32	28	---	---	8	68
T Clay McCaslin	32	28	---	---	8	68
T Bryant McDonald	32	28	---	---	7	67
DE Riley Farr	---	---	27	38	2	67
DE Dillon Sloan	---	---	27	36	2	65
CB Efrain Earley	---	---	24	37	2	63
C Bryson Fannon	32	28	---	---	---	60
QB Rico Sharp	32	28	---	---	---	60
G Derek Cerda	32	28	---	---	---	60
CB Ethan McCarthy	---	---	25	32	2	59
TE Jerry Blackwell	32	26	---	---	---	58
WR Tucker Clayton	28	28	---	---	---	56
S Sean Orosco	---	---	22	31	1	54
DT William Westbrook	---	---	18	27	8	53
CB Dustin Henry	---	---	13	22	17	52
RB Eduardo Hardy	15	15	---	---	18	48
OLB Rex King	---	---	13	8	25	46
TE Mercury Morrissey	15	7	---	---	18	40
WR Dominic Richard	20	18	---	---	---	38
DE Harris Shepard	---	---	13	8	12	33
CB Kurt Bowser	---	---	10	17	1	28
RB Blaine Justice	17	11	---	---	---	28
TE Colton Seifert	0	0	---	---	25	25
S Bobby Flanigan	---	---	7	9	6	22
FB Colton Prentice	1	0	---	---	18	19
S Artie Randle	---	---	0	0	17	17
CB Jack Bennett	---	---	0	2	12	14
OLB Kelvin Lazuka	---	---	4	8	---	12
RB Tevin Cook	0	4	---	---	5	9
P Terrence Hanks	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Kirk Wiebe	---	---	4	3	1	8
G Alexander Jones	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Josiah Pendergraft	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Wade Cuviello	2	4	---	---	---	6
K J.R. Hardy	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Juan Winslett	---	---	3	0	---	3
WR Rich Johnston	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Bart Blackburn	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Travis McCants	---	---	0	0	---	0
C O.J. Dubord	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Brant Buffington	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	17	5.7
Middle	23	115	5.0
Right	2	8	4.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	62	8.9
Middle	16	98	6.1
Right	9	59	6.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Stan Feigenbaum	39	24	2	3	3	1	7	4	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Sharp	26	16	2	0	0	2	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	64	10.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	75	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	52	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	67	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	88	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	17	17.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Otis Branch	15	10	1	119	2	39
RB Rufus Crawford	7	7	0	46	0	39
TE Riddick Lyons	7	2	1	0	0	37
WR Larry Rasmussen	5	1	1	6	0	30
WR Jeremiah Manuel	3	2	0	6	0	28
TE Spencer O'Donnell	1	1	0	13	0	3
WR Jon Roebuck	1	1	0	1	0	7

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dominic Richard	7	4	47	0	18
WR Tucker Clayton	6	4	58	1	28
TE Jerry Blackwell	5	3	15	0	26
WR Alec Stone	4	1	29	1	27
TE Wade Cuviello	2	2	9	0	4
TE Mercury Morrissey	1	1	14	0	7
RB Blaine Justice	1	1	4	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Rufus Crawford	4	15	3.75	4.35
QB Stan Feigenbaum	1	4	4.00	5.78

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Blaine Justice	2	16	8.00	7.94
QB Rico Sharp	1	1	1.00	5.50
RB Eduardo Hardy	1	1	1.00	5.79

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Stan Feigenbaum	10	8	55	5.50	4.90

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Sharp	1	1	10	10.00	6.77

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Otis Branch	3	3	28	9.33	7.93
TE Riddick Lyons	3	1	1	0.33	0.00
RB Rufus Crawford	2	2	13	6.50	6.57
WR Jeremiah Manuel	1	1	7	7.00	2.00
WR Larry Rasmussen	1	1	6	6.00	1.20

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tucker Clayton	1	1	10	10.00	9.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Stan Feigenbaum	4	2
RB Rufus Crawford	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Eduardo Hardy	2	1
QB Rico Sharp	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Stan Feigenbaum	8	5	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Sharp	10	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Otis Branch	2	1	0
RB Rufus Crawford	2	2	2
WR Larry Rasmussen	2	1	0
TE Spencer O'Donnell	1	1	1
WR Jeremiah Manuel	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dominic Richard	3	0	0
WR Alec Stone	3	1	1
TE Wade Cuviello	1	1	0
TE Mercury Morrissey	1	1	1
TE Jerry Blackwell	1	0	0
WR Tucker Clayton	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 85,000 (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 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	85,000 (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	9,900 (9,900)