Exhibition Week 3, 2047

played in Minnesota, MN

64 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Houston Texans	3	10	3	7	-	23
Minnesota Vikings	0	10	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:49 HOU - R.J. Jeffries 23 field goal
2Q: 14:51 HOU - Jonathan Hatcher 9 run (R.J. Jeffries extra point)
2Q: 08:30 MIN - Dominique Kramer 25 pass from Jesse Mroz (Carlton Belichick extra point)
2Q: 01:54 HOU - R.J. Jeffries 56 field goal
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Carlton Belichick 36 field goal
3Q: 05:44 HOU - R.J. Jeffries 48 field goal
4Q: 11:47 HOU - Richard Merrill 21 pass from Rusty Barnes (R.J. Jeffries extra point)
4Q: 03:37 MIN - Tucker Tovar 1 pass from Jesse Mroz (Carlton Belichick extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:49 HOU - R.J. Jeffries 23 field goal
2Q: 14:51 HOU - Jonathan Hatcher 9 run (R.J. Jeffries extra point)
2Q: 08:30 MIN - Dominique Kramer 25 pass from Jesse Mroz (Carlton Belichick extra point)
2Q: 01:54 HOU - R.J. Jeffries 56 field goal
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Carlton Belichick 36 field goal
3Q: 05:44 HOU - R.J. Jeffries 48 field goal
4Q: 11:47 HOU - Richard Merrill 21 pass from Rusty Barnes (R.J. Jeffries extra point)
4Q: 03:37 MIN - Tucker Tovar 1 pass from Jesse Mroz (Carlton Belichick extra point)

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 1-1 0-2
First Downs 20 18
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 15 7
- by Penalty 0 5
Total Net Yards 326 208
- Offensive Plays 70 58
- Yards per Play 4.66 3.59
Net Rushing Yards 89 79
- Rushing Attempts 29 17
- Yards per Rush 3.07 4.65
Net Passing Yards 237 129
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 28 - 0 37 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 266 152
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/29 4/23
- Yards per Pass Play 5.78 3.15
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 10.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 7/62 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 4/57 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 2/44 2/45
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 23
Time of Possession 36:18 23:42

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	1-1	0-2
First Downs	20	18
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	15	7
- by Penalty	0	5
Total Net Yards	326	208
- Offensive Plays	70	58
- Yards per Play	4.66	3.59
Net Rushing Yards	89	79
- Rushing Attempts	29	17
- Yards per Rush	3.07	4.65
Net Passing Yards	237	129
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 28 - 0	37 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	266	152
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/29	4/23
- Yards per Pass Play	5.78	3.15
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	10.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	7/62	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	4/57	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	2/44	2/45
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 23
Time of Possession	36:18	23:42

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:24	5:41	OWN 26	10	68	Field Goal
1	5:48	1:48	OWN 25	3	-12	Punt
1	4:00	4:17	OPP 48	8	48	Touchdown
2	8:17	3:11	OWN 25	6	8	Punt
2	4:02	2:14	OPP 47	5	8	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:45	OWN 27	9	34	Punt
3	8:13	2:35	OWN 36	5	33	Field Goal
3	2:22	5:47	OWN 6	12	94	Touchdown
4	9:41	2:51	OWN 43	6	19	Punt
4	3:27	1:21	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
4	0:59	0:59	OPP 45	3	7	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:36	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
1	7:43	1:55	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
2	14:43	6:26	OWN 26	12	74	Touchdown
2	5:06	1:04	OWN 15	3	-2	Punt
2	1:48	1:48	OWN 25	6	56	Field Goal
3	9:15	1:02	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	5:38	3:16	OWN 25	6	11	Punt
4	11:35	1:54	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
4	6:50	3:23	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	2:06	1:07	OWN 24	9	21	Downs

Game MVP: Rusty Barnes, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Richard Merrill	15	35	2.33	9	0	0
RB Jonathan Hatcher	8	39	4.88	11	1	1
QB Rusty Barnes	3	17	5.67	19	1	0
WR Rondell Reynolds	2	-6	-3.00	-2	0	0
QB Jameson Sweeney	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Shawn Rayburn	8	33	4.13	21	2
RB Lorenzo Delgado	8	44	5.50	12	1
QB Jesse Mroz	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rusty Barnes	21	16	159	0/0	1	26	0	113.0
Jameson Sweeney	15	12	107	5/29	0	24	0	96.4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jesse Mroz	34	18	149	3/17	2	30	0	84.1
Brock Dixon	3	1	3	1/6	0	3	0	42.4

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rondell Reynolds	11	13	81	7.36	32	21	0
TE Riddick Lyons	6	9	81	13.50	18	24	0
WR Samuel Folly	5	6	26	5.20	6	10	0
RB Richard Merrill	2	2	36	18.00	12	21	1
TE Tristan Guerino	2	2	31	15.50	23	26	0
WR Antonio Cole	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Chance Monroe	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tucker Tovar	4	5	19	4.75	3	8	1
TE Terrence Hooper	3	6	55	18.33	21	30	0
WR Kai Wilkerson	3	10	23	7.67	8	15	0
WR Geoff Dorn	2	5	10	5.00	2	7	0
RB Lorenzo Delgado	2	3	11	5.50	0	8	0
WR Louis McCarthy	2	3	8	4.00	0	5	0
RB Shawn Rayburn	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Rob Zang	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Dominique Kramer	1	2	25	25.00	3	25	1

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Richard Merrill	1	0	0
G J.R. Kamin	0	1	0
TE Bobby Bertram	0	1	0
DT Les Seaman	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Karl Grueneich	1	0	0	0
OLB Jeff Maxie	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donald Bradley	5	201	40.2	32.0	52	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terrell England	6	311	51.8	42.3	64	4

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
R.J. Jeffries	3/3	2/2	1/1	56	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carlton Belichick	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chance Monroe	4	57	14.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Grueneich	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chance Monroe	2	44	22.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Grueneich	1	25	25.0	0
Louis McCarthy	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brandon Momberg	8	1	0.0	16	37
DT Les Seaman	4	1	1.5	17	41
S Sebastian Fanning	4	1	0.0	17	36
CB Cristian Emerson	4	0	0.0	16	40
CB Gilbert Duncan	3	1	0.0	12	36
CB Jerald Rodriguez	3	1	0.0	10	30
DE Griffin Ruby	2	0	2.0	17	41
DE Mackenzie Bradley	2	2	0.5	11	34
OLB Amos Brown	2	1	0.0	6	22
DT Sand Castle Caldwell	1	1	0.0	16	41
S Jesse Allen	1	1	0.0	10	31
ILB Desmond Alcala	1	0	0.0	7	16
DE Harrison Wretzky	1	0	0.0	6	7
S Junior Jarzyna	1	0	0.0	7	9
S Nickolas Kirkhughes	1	0	0.0	0	3
OLB Gavin Garrison	0	2	0.0	3	2
OLB Orlando Sanderson	0	1	0.0	10	10

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tucker Gramatica	7	1	0.0	28	36
OLB Jeff Maxie	7	0	0.0	23	32
DE Kenyon Horn	6	0	2.0	19	27
CB Efrain Earley	5	2	1.0	28	38
CB Walter Thornton	5	2	0.0	26	34
DT Ruben McWilliams	5	1	0.0	27	39
S Terrell Hammond	5	1	0.0	13	22
ILB David Campbell	4	3	0.0	26	32
ILB Joseph Mounts	3	2	0.0	19	29
DE Dillon Sloan	2	1	1.5	10	10
DT Abraham Atkins	2	0	0.5	7	11
S Artie Randle	2	5	0.0	29	40
DE Roman Middleton	2	0	0.0	10	15
DE Riley Farr	1	1	0.0	7	17
CB Karl Grueneich	1	1	0.0	3	8
CB Eli Wynn	1	0	0.0	10	12
DT Percy Blackmon	0	3	0.0	24	34

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Griffin Ruby	2.0	5	4	41
DT Les Seaman	1.5	0	1	41
DE Mackenzie Bradley	0.5	1	0	34
DT Sand Castle Caldwell	0.0	2	2	41
ILB Brandon Momberg	0.0	1	1	37

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kenyon Horn	2.0	2	0	27
DE Dillon Sloan	1.5	0	1	10
CB Efrain Earley	1.0	0	0	38
DT Abraham Atkins	0.5	0	0	11
DT Ruben McWilliams	0.0	1	1	39

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Brandon Momberg	6	0	37
CB Cristian Emerson	4	1	40
CB Jerald Rodriguez	2	1	30
DE Mackenzie Bradley	1	0	34
OLB Amos Brown	1	0	22
S Sebastian Fanning	1	0	36
CB Gilbert Duncan	1	0	36
ILB Desmond Alcala	1	0	16
S Junior Jarzyna	1	0	9
S Nickolas Kirkhughes	1	0	3
S Jesse Allen	0	1	31
OLB Orlando Sanderson	0	1	10

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jeff Maxie	5	0	32
CB Walter Thornton	4	1	34
S Tucker Gramatica	4	0	36
S Terrell Hammond	4	0	22
CB Efrain Earley	3	0	38
ILB Joseph Mounts	2	0	29
CB Karl Grueneich	2	0	8
S Artie Randle	1	2	40
DT Ruben McWilliams	1	0	39
CB Eli Wynn	1	0	12
DE Roman Middleton	1	0	15
ILB David Campbell	0	1	32

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Daquan Titone	2	7	1	29	1	41
G J.R. Kamin	1	4	1	29	1	41
T Owen Connolly	1	4	0	17	0	21
G Eli Matthews	1	4	0	12	0	20
T Dan Harris	0	3	0	29	1	41
T Peyton McGee	0	2	0	29	2	41
TE Tristan Guerino	0	1	0	21	0	27

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Sean Nordberg	2	6	17	0	41
T Alex Lyon	1	4	17	1	41
C Axel Marsh	1	2	17	0	41
G Wally Quinn	1	1	11	0	16
TE Terry Edwards	1	1	1	0	1
G Jacob Richardson	0	1	6	2	25
T Bryant McDonald	0	1	6	0	25
RB Lorenzo Delgado	0	0	8	1	10

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Cristian Emerson	1	21
Samuel Folly	1	18
Les Seaman	1	12

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Artie Randle	3	22
Terrell Hammond	1	16
Joseph Mounts	1	12
Malachi Edwards	1	7

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Peyton McGee	29	41	---	---	8	78
CB Cristian Emerson	---	---	16	40	21	77
WR Chance Monroe	22	31	---	---	23	76
WR Samuel Folly	24	33	---	---	18	75
G Daquan Titone	29	41	---	---	---	70
G J.R. Kamin	29	41	---	---	---	70
T Dan Harris	29	41	---	---	---	70
DT Les Seaman	---	---	17	41	12	70
S Sebastian Fanning	---	---	17	36	16	69
DE Griffin Ruby	---	---	17	41	10	68
DT Sand Castle Caldwell	---	---	16	41	7	64
WR Rondell Reynolds	24	32	---	---	3	59
TE Tristan Guerino	21	27	---	---	8	56
RB Richard Merrill	19	23	---	---	12	54
ILB Brandon Momberg	---	---	16	37	1	54
CB Gilbert Duncan	---	---	12	36	1	49
DE Mackenzie Bradley	---	---	11	34	1	46
T Owen Connolly	17	21	---	---	8	46
TE Riddick Lyons	14	27	---	---	1	42
S Jesse Allen	---	---	10	31	---	41
OLB Orlando Sanderson	---	---	10	10	21	41
CB Jerald Rodriguez	---	---	10	30	---	40
QB Rusty Barnes	17	21	---	---	---	38
QB Jameson Sweeney	12	20	---	---	3	35
G Eli Matthews	12	20	---	---	---	32
RB Jonathan Hatcher	11	17	---	---	1	29
TE Bobby Bertram	3	3	---	---	23	29
OLB Amos Brown	---	---	6	22	---	28
ILB Desmond Alcala	---	---	7	16	---	23
ILB Aidan Hebron	---	---	1	4	15	20
DE Harrison Wretzky	---	---	6	7	6	19
WR Antonio Cole	6	12	---	---	---	18
S Junior Jarzyna	---	---	7	9	1	17
CB Kim Lee	---	---	4	8	1	13
K R.J. Jeffries	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Emmanuel Wilson	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Hayden Vance	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Leonardo Wynn	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Clayton Welch	1	0	---	---	5	6
P Donald Bradley	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Gavin Garrison	---	---	3	2	---	5
S Todd Kerney	---	---	0	3	---	3
S Nickolas Kirkhughes	---	---	0	3	---	3
DT Austin Howe	---	---	1	0	---	1
C Reuben Halcomb	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Dale Patton	---	---	0	0	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Artie Randle	---	---	29	40	22	91
S Tucker Gramatica	---	---	28	36	8	72
DT Ruben McWilliams	---	---	27	39	2	68
CB Efrain Earley	---	---	28	38	1	67
DE Kenyon Horn	---	---	19	27	21	67
G Sean Nordberg	17	41	---	---	7	65
CB Walter Thornton	---	---	26	34	3	63
DT Percy Blackmon	---	---	24	34	3	61
ILB David Campbell	---	---	26	32	3	61
ILB Joseph Mounts	---	---	19	29	12	60
TE Terrence Hooper	17	41	---	---	---	58
T Alex Lyon	17	41	---	---	---	58
C Axel Marsh	17	41	---	---	---	58
OLB Jeff Maxie	---	---	23	32	3	58
QB Jesse Mroz	15	37	---	---	---	52
WR Kai Wilkerson	14	37	---	---	---	51
S Terrell Hammond	---	---	13	22	16	51
RB Shawn Rayburn	10	31	---	---	---	41
WR Tucker Tovar	9	29	---	---	---	38
WR Geoff Dorn	5	29	---	---	---	34
G Wally Quinn	11	16	---	---	7	34
C Shaquille Thornton	11	16	---	---	7	34
DE Roman Middleton	---	---	10	15	7	32
T Bryant McDonald	6	25	---	---	---	31
G Jacob Richardson	6	25	---	---	---	31
RB Lorenzo Delgado	8	10	---	---	10	28
DE Riley Farr	---	---	7	17	3	27
CB Karl Grueneich	---	---	3	8	16	27
DT Abraham Atkins	---	---	7	11	6	24
OLB Perry Barnes	---	---	10	13	---	23
TE Terry Edwards	1	1	---	---	21	23
WR Louis McCarthy	6	11	---	---	6	23
CB Eli Wynn	---	---	10	12	---	22
RB Bryan Kroinek	0	0	---	---	21	21
DE Dillon Sloan	---	---	10	10	---	20
WR Bart Maloney	0	0	---	---	15	15
WR Dominique Kramer	6	8	---	---	---	14
OLB Clinton Richard	---	---	0	2	10	12
TE Rob Zang	5	4	---	---	---	9
WR Jermaine Brandon	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE Lewis Moore	4	4	---	---	---	8
C Chance Foss	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Terrell England	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Malachi Edwards	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB Brock Dixon	2	4	---	---	---	6
K Carlton Belichick	0	0	---	---	4	4

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	12	2.4
Middle	15	53	3.5
Right	7	26	3.7
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	32	8.0
Middle	11	31	2.8
Right	2	16	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rusty Barnes	21	16	3	0	1	1	3	1	0
Jameson Sweeney	15	12	2	0	0	3	0	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jesse Mroz	34	18	3	3	1	4	8	7	0
Brock Dixon	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	35	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	145	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	66	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	20	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	1	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	83	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	2	13	1.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	55	18.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rondell Reynolds	13	11	1	81	1	32
TE Riddick Lyons	9	6	0	81	2	27
WR Samuel Folly	6	5	0	26	0	33
RB Richard Merrill	2	2	0	36	1	23
WR Antonio Cole	2	1	0	3	0	12
TE Tristan Guerino	2	2	0	31	1	27
WR Chance Monroe	2	1	0	8	0	31

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kai Wilkerson	10	3	0	23	0	37
TE Terrence Hooper	6	3	0	55	2	41
WR Tucker Tovar	5	4	0	19	0	29
WR Geoff Dorn	5	2	1	10	0	29
RB Lorenzo Delgado	3	2	0	11	0	10
WR Louis McCarthy	3	2	0	8	0	11
TE Rob Zang	2	1	0	0	0	4
WR Dominique Kramer	2	1	1	25	1	8
RB Shawn Rayburn	1	1	0	1	0	31

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jonathan Hatcher	2	10	5.00	4.88
RB Richard Merrill	1	1	1.00	2.33
QB Jameson Sweeney	1	4	4.00	4.00
WR Rondell Reynolds	1	-4	-4.00	-3.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jesse Mroz	2	1	1	0.50	4.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tucker Tovar	1	1	1	1.00	3.80
WR Geoff Dorn	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Rusty Barnes	2	1
QB Jameson Sweeney	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Jesse Mroz	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rusty Barnes	8	6	4
Jameson Sweeney	5	3	2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jesse Mroz	10	5	3
Brock Dixon	2	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rondell Reynolds	5	5	3
TE Riddick Lyons	4	2	2
WR Samuel Folly	3	2	1
WR Antonio Cole	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Terrence Hooper	4	2	2
WR Kai Wilkerson	4	1	0
WR Dominique Kramer	2	1	1
WR Tucker Tovar	1	1	0
WR Louis McCarthy	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,200 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,600 (23,700)
End Zone 15,600 (17,000)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 13,900 (15,000)
Club Seats 9,100 (9,600)
Luxury Boxes 9,000 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	77,200 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,600 (23,700)
End Zone	15,600 (17,000)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	13,900 (15,000)
Club Seats	9,100 (9,600)
Luxury Boxes	9,000 (9,900)