Week 16, 2044

played in Houston, TX

71 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings 0777-21
Houston Texans14070-21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:58 HOU - Zachery Zuleger 3 run (Tony Bernard extra point)
1Q: 03:25 HOU - Richard Merrill 3 pass from Zachery Zuleger (Tony Bernard extra point)
2Q: 14:34 MIN - Dexter Picken 2 pass from Brock Dixon (Bill Mueller extra point)
3Q: 08:14 MIN - Shawn Rayburn 7 run (Bill Mueller extra point)
3Q: 01:33 HOU - Rufus Crawford 3 run (Tony Bernard extra point)
4Q: 02:00 MIN - Johnnie Carlisle 12 pass from Brock Dixon (Bill Mueller extra point)

Team StatisticsMINHOU
Record10-4-15-9-1
First Downs2628
- by Rushing87
- by Passing1517
- by Penalty34
Total Net Yards343379
- Offensive Plays7281
- Yards per Play4.764.68
Net Rushing Yards127112
- Rushing Attempts2935
- Yards per Rush4.383.20
Net Passing Yards216267
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt42 - 21 - 145 - 31 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards222270
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/61/3
- Yards per Pass Play5.025.80
Fumbles/Lost1/00/0
3rd Down Conversions6/1312/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.26.9
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards9/506/45
Punt Returns/Yards4/802/21
Kick Returns/Yards3/644/118
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/19
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits44
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/03/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 26OWN 31
Time of Possession30:4639:14

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:502:41OWN 3134Punt
13:193:53OWN 39761Touchdown
28:472:01OWN 20516Punt
24:092:29OWN 15946Punt
315:003:12OWN 8614Punt
310:052:00OPP 36636Touchdown
31:273:02OWN 25722Punt
44:583:05OWN 14886Touchdown
40:560:34OWN 263-11Punt
OT110:007:21OWN 321464Interception
OT10:540:45OWN 45410Punt
Houston Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:10OWN 43857Touchdown
18:094:50OWN 281072Touchdown
214:265:39OWN 301028Punt
26:462:37OWN 21515Punt
21:401:40OWN 10540Half
311:481:43OWN 35516Punt
38:056:38OWN 391261Touchdown
413:258:27OWN 361662Missed FG
41:530:57OWN 3131Punt
40:220:22OWN 43318Half
OT12:391:45OWN 2032Punt
OT10:090:09OWN 17110Game

Game MVP: Zachery Zuleger, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Johnnie Carlisle14614.361910
RB Shawn Rayburn9192.11901
QB Brock Dixon6477.831420
HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Rufus Crawford25441.76901
QB Zachery Zuleger7344.861011
RB Richard Merrill33411.331420

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Brock Dixon42212221/6224171.7
HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Zachery Zuleger45312701/3125091.9

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Dexter Picken81210312.887241
RB Johnnie Carlisle24178.507121
RB Shawn Rayburn2273.50040
TE Rob Zang222512.503150
TE Bart Gray23157.50680
WR Tucker Tovar282110.506210
TE Bryson Montgomery252110.505120
WR Derek Rebstock131313.000130
WR Richard Aragon0300.00000
HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Rufus Crawford57499.8035190
WR Drake Hampton57275.401490
WR Leonardo Fagan566312.6014180
RB Richard Merrill44102.50061
WR Samuel Folly36144.67080
WR Jeremiah Manuel243216.0016250
TE Riddick Lyons242713.508220
WR Jackson Maddux232412.002120
TE Jermaine Winters1166.00260
RB Chandler Blake1166.00560
TE Darrin Snyder121212.003120

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
S Sebastian Fanning11919.000

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
RB Johnnie Carlisle1000
G Chandler Abrams0100
HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
DT Anthony McWilliams0010

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jay Fullerton726037.134.1432
HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Donald Bradley523146.229.2543

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Bill Mueller0/00/00/003/3
HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Tony Bernard0/10/00/003/3

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Zachery Carlisle48020.00
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Sebastian Fanning22110.50

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Jack Bennett36421.30
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Sebastian Fanning411829.50

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Rex King830.03539
ILB Corwin Lake800.01521
DE Jerald Smith700.03233
ILB David Campbell620.03227
S Artie Randle610.03546
CB Jack Bennett510.01935
S Jorge Castillo510.01932
CB Grady Brown440.01928
DT Nathaniel Compton400.01524
CB Walter Thornton330.02018
DE Riley Farr200.5622
DT Abraham Atkins230.02732
CB Efrain Earley140.03136
S Martin Vance120.01614
DT Percy Blackmon110.02836
WR Derek Rebstock10---------
CB Ernie Harmon100.007
DE Dillon Sloan020.53337
HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Sebastian Fanning1120.02942
OLB Van Bernard600.01216
DE Griffin Ruby521.02943
OLB Amos Brown530.02937
CB Axel Mizrahi520.02833
CB Jerald Rodriguez510.02740
S Jesse Allen420.02841
DT Anthony McWilliams300.02437
CB Gilbert Duncan110.0414
ILB Desmond Alcala110.02829
DE Elias Mitchell100.02425
DT Vincent Benavidez100.0710
CB Cornelius Ballard010.01621
DT Eli Marquardt010.0916

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Riley Farr0.502022
DE Dillon Sloan0.501237
DT Abraham Atkins0.001032
OLB Rex King0.000139
DE Jerald Smith0.000133
HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Griffin Ruby1.022343
DE Elias Mitchell0.003025
DT Anthony McWilliams0.002137
DE J.J. Choate0.002024
DE Rex Schulte0.001011

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Artie Randle50046
ILB Corwin Lake50021
CB Jack Bennett41035
OLB Rex King40039
S Jorge Castillo31032
CB Grady Brown30028
CB Walter Thornton20018
ILB David Campbell11027
CB Ernie Harmon1107
DE Jerald Smith10033
S Martin Vance10014
DT Nathaniel Compton10024
CB Efrain Earley01036
HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Sebastian Fanning60142
OLB Van Bernard40016
S Jesse Allen32041
CB Axel Mizrahi20033
CB Jerald Rodriguez20040
ILB Desmond Alcala12029
DT Anthony McWilliams10037
CB Gilbert Duncan10014
OLB Bubba Dye1001
ILB Aidan Hebron01014
OLB Amos Brown01037

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Bryant McDonald26129043
G James Covington23029043
C DeAndre Corbett18029043
T Alex Lyon13029043
G Chandler Abrams12028042
TE Bryson Montgomery11028032
RB Zachary Klekamp000116
HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Tristan Clemons27035046
G Daquan Titone26035046
T Steve Eisner24035046
G Bernard Hagler15135046
C Benjamin Reed15035146
TE Riddick Lyons01035042

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Jerald Smith216
Artie Randle121
Geoff Dorn121
James Covington17
Johnnie Carlisle12
HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Chandler Blake210
Griffin Ruby121
Nickolas Glover121
Axel Mizrahi116
Darrin Snyder115
J.T. Hudgens16

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
S Artie Randle------354621102
OLB Rex King------35392296
DE Jerald Smith------32331681
T Bryant McDonald2943------779
G James Covington2943------779
G Chandler Abrams2842------777
C DeAndre Corbett2943---------72
QB Brock Dixon2943---------72
T Alex Lyon2943---------72
DE Dillon Sloan------3337171
WR Tucker Tovar2942---------71
ILB David Campbell------32271069
CB Efrain Earley------3136168
DT Abraham Atkins------2732665
DT Percy Blackmon------2836165
CB Grady Brown------19281562
WR Dexter Picken2633------261
TE Bryson Montgomery2832---------60
CB Jack Bennett------1935559
S Jorge Castillo------1932---51
RB Johnnie Carlisle1626------244
DT Nathaniel Compton------1524140
CB Walter Thornton------2018---38
ILB Corwin Lake------1521137
RB Shawn Rayburn1317------737
WR Derek Rebstock1522---------37
TE Bart Gray108------1735
S Martin Vance------1614131
DE Riley Farr------622129
TE Rob Zang210------1426
WR Richard Aragon516------324
WR Geoff Dorn02------2123
ILB Earl Vinnick------216---18
S Tucker Gramatica------001414
WR Zachery Carlisle00------1313
T Britt Nkwenti00------77
C Josiah Pendergraft00------77
CB Ernie Harmon------07---7
P Jay Fullerton00------77
RB Zachary Klekamp16---------7
ILB Peter Plyler------1315
K Bill Mueller00------44
G J.J. Brazil11---------2
TE Lewis Moore01---------1
QB Darius Dumervil00---------0
DE Daryl Van Hoose------00---0
HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
DE Griffin Ruby------29432193
RB Rufus Crawford3236------2290
T Steve Eisner3546------687
G Daquan Titone3546------687
G Bernard Hagler3546------687
S Sebastian Fanning------29421687
QB Zachery Zuleger3546---------81
G Tristan Clemons3546---------81
C Benjamin Reed3546---------81
TE Riddick Lyons3542------178
CB Axel Mizrahi------28331677
S Jesse Allen------2841---69
DT Anthony McWilliams------2437768
CB Jerald Rodriguez------2740---67
OLB Amos Brown------2937---66
WR Leonardo Fagan3033---------63
WR Drake Hampton3130---------61
ILB Desmond Alcala------2829---57
TE Jermaine Winters1218------2252
DE J.J. Choate------1824749
DE Elias Mitchell------2425---49
WR Samuel Folly1828---------46
CB Cornelius Ballard------1621---37
WR Jackson Maddux718------530
OLB Van Bernard------1216---28
ILB Aidan Hebron------1141126
DT Eli Marquardt------916---25
WR Jeremiah Manuel111------1022
OLB Nickolas Glover------002121
TE Darrin Snyder15------1521
RB Richard Merrill47------920
DE Rex Schulte------011718
CB Gilbert Duncan------414---18
DT Vincent Benavidez------710---17
RB Chandler Blake42------1016
DE Leo McDaniel------57---12
S Zachery Parker------010---10
K Tony Bernard00------66
T Kris Cote00------66
C J.T. Hudgens00------66
P Donald Bradley00------55
S Everett Diaz------12---3
QB Roger Kuennen00------11
OLB Bubba Dye------01---1
C Leroy Sanders00---------0
ILB Brandon Momberg------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6416.8
Middle19854.5
Right410.3
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7-6-0.9
Middle22813.7
Right6376.2
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Brock Dixon422120261041
HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Zachery Zuleger45312235440

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1510563.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)23101426.2
Long (19+ Yds)31248.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen119383.5
Short (0-8 Yds)1210988.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)17111166.8
Long (19+ Yds)51183.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Dexter Picken1280103133
WR Tucker Tovar82121142
TE Bryson Montgomery52021032
RB Johnnie Carlisle42117026
TE Bart Gray3201508
WR Derek Rebstock31013022
WR Richard Aragon3000016
RB Shawn Rayburn2207017
TE Rob Zang22025010
HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
RB Rufus Crawford75149036
WR Drake Hampton75027030
WR Leonardo Fagan65063033
WR Samuel Folly63114028
WR Jeremiah Manuel42032111
RB Richard Merrill4401007
TE Riddick Lyons42127142
WR Jackson Maddux32024018
TE Darrin Snyder2101205
TE Jermaine Winters1106018
RB Chandler Blake110602

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Johnnie Carlisle155.004.36
RB Shawn Rayburn177.002.11
QB Brock Dixon166.007.83
HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Rufus Crawford8131.631.76
QB Zachery Zuleger133.004.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Brock Dixon53244.805.29
HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Zachery Zuleger65305.006.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Johnnie Carlisle21126.004.25
WR Dexter Picken2121.008.58
TE Rob Zang111010.0012.50
HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Samuel Folly3262.002.33
RB Richard Merrill1133.002.50
WR Jackson Maddux111212.008.00
WR Leonardo Fagan1199.0010.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
RB Johnnie Carlisle11
HoustonRushesConversions
QB Zachery Zuleger32
RB Rufus Crawford22

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Brock Dixon1265
HoustonAttCompConversions
Zachery Zuleger1398

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Dexter Picken443
WR Tucker Tovar300
RB Johnnie Carlisle100
TE Bart Gray111
WR Derek Rebstock100
WR Richard Aragon100
TE Bryson Montgomery111
HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR Jeremiah Manuel222
RB Rufus Crawford211
WR Drake Hampton211
RB Richard Merrill111
TE Riddick Lyons111
WR Jackson Maddux111
RB Chandler Blake111
WR Leonardo Fagan110
WR Samuel Folly100
TE Darrin Snyder100

SectionAttendance
Stadium42,800 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck10,000 (21,800)
End Zone10,000 (15,700)
Mezzanine5,600 (9,100)
Sideline Seats8,800 (13,900)
Club Seats4,900 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes3,500 (7,500)