Exhibition Week 5, 2052

played in Minnesota, MN

78 degrees, rain, 2 mph wind

Houston Texans	6	0	3	0	-	9
Minnesota Vikings	7	3	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:49 MIN - Louis McCarthy 8 pass from Brock Dixon (Terrell Guersch extra point)
1Q: 00:51 HOU - Lionel McNeil 9 run (R.J. Jeffries extra point failed)
2Q: 00:28 MIN - Terrell Guersch 30 field goal
3Q: 01:47 HOU - R.J. Jeffries 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:49 MIN - Louis McCarthy 8 pass from Brock Dixon (Terrell Guersch extra point)
1Q: 00:51 HOU - Lionel McNeil 9 run (R.J. Jeffries extra point failed)
2Q: 00:28 MIN - Terrell Guersch 30 field goal
3Q: 01:47 HOU - R.J. Jeffries 31 field goal

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 2-2 1-3
First Downs 15 14
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 7 10
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 263 308
- Offensive Plays 60 66
- Yards per Play 4.38 4.67
Net Rushing Yards 104 85
- Rushing Attempts 23 22
- Yards per Rush 4.52 3.86
Net Passing Yards 159 223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 19 - 1 44 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 167 223
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.30 5.07
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/30 9/52
Punt Returns/Yards 4/47 3/18
Kick Returns/Yards 3/69 2/53
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 1/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 27
Time of Possession 29:30 30:30

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	2-2	1-3
First Downs	15	14
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	7	10
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	263	308
- Offensive Plays	60	66
- Yards per Play	4.38	4.67
Net Rushing Yards	104	85
- Rushing Attempts	23	22
- Yards per Rush	4.52	3.86
Net Passing Yards	159	223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 19 - 1	44 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	167	223
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.30	5.07
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/30	9/52
Punt Returns/Yards	4/47	3/18
Kick Returns/Yards	3/69	2/53
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	1/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 27
Time of Possession	29:30	30:30

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:43	2:59	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
1	4:12	3:29	OPP 37	6	37	Touchdown
2	11:21	3:05	OWN 29	5	23	Punt
2	4:54	3:40	OWN 11	7	30	Punt
2	0:23	0:16	OWN 38	1	0	Interception
3	15:00	1:53	OWN 28	4	31	Punt
3	11:20	2:19	OWN 31	4	27	Punt
3	5:52	4:12	OWN 37	8	49	Field Goal
4	15:00	3:26	OWN 4	7	20	Punt
4	10:25	1:23	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
4	7:25	1:05	OWN 46	3	0	Punt
4	4:37	0:08	OPP 28	1	4	Fumble
4	1:54	1:54	OWN 20	8	31	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:17	OWN 34	11	66	Touchdown
1	5:44	1:32	OWN 17	3	2	Interception
1	0:43	4:22	OWN 38	8	33	Fumble
2	8:16	3:22	OWN 9	6	28	Punt
2	1:14	0:51	OPP 30	4	17	Field Goal
2	0:07	0:07	OPP 40	1	0	Half
3	13:07	1:47	OWN 14	5	22	Punt
3	9:01	3:09	OWN 1	6	14	Punt
3	1:40	1:40	OWN 25	5	18	Punt
4	11:34	1:09	OWN 39	5	24	Downs
4	9:02	1:37	OWN 14	3	8	Punt
4	6:20	1:43	OWN 10	3	3	Punt
4	4:29	2:35	OWN 24	6	41	Punt

Game MVP: Brock Dixon, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Andre Holmes	11	23	2.09	11	1	0
QB C.J. Willis	4	38	9.50	13	2	0
RB Leland King	3	10	3.33	6	0	0
RB Edwin Specter	3	14	4.67	19	1	0
QB Lionel McNeil	2	19	9.50	10	1	1

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Taylor Turner	13	45	3.46	23	2
RB Lorenzo Delgado	6	17	2.83	8	0
WR Monty Ward	1	3	3.00	3	0
RB Bryan Kroinek	1	16	16.00	16	1
RB Tommy Heimburger	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
C.J. Willis	32	16	140	2/8	0	26	1	49.0
Lionel McNeil	3	3	27	0/0	0	15	0	104.2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brock Dixon	22	16	137	0/0	1	22	1	84.8
Brendan Benjdya	22	9	86	0/0	0	22	0	52.4

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Samuel Folly	7	12	45	6.43	23	26
WR Landon Powell	4	9	63	15.75	2	24
WR Duane Bradford	3	3	23	7.67	0	15
TE Edgar Vance	2	4	16	8.00	12	14
WR Ralph Waddle	2	2	14	7.00	0	10
WR Rondell Reynolds	1	3	6	6.00	0	6
RB Andre Holmes	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Monty Ward	6	7	62	10.33	27	18	0
TE Vincent Gospe	4	14	56	14.00	15	22	0
WR Jeremiah Gepner	3	4	34	11.33	18	22	0
RB Taylor Turner	3	3	17	5.67	4	13	0
WR Louis McCarthy	3	7	15	5.00	0	8	1
TE Matt Schwartz	3	5	11	3.67	0	6	0
WR Geoff Dorn	1	2	4	4.00	2	4	0
FB Logan Terrell	1	1	17	17.00	7	17	0
RB Tommy Heimburger	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Brent Satchwell	1	6	6.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Otis Aberdeen	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Andre Holmes	1	0	0	0
ILB Doug Solano	0	1	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
TE Matt Schwartz	1	0	0
CB Andres Buenavista	0	1	0
ILB Carson McNiven	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mack Shaw	8	298	37.3	35.0	49	6

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Parker Shea	7	315	45.0	35.4	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
R.J. Jeffries	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	0/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Terrell Guersch	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Waddle	4	47	11.8	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andres Buenavista	3	18	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Waddle	3	69	23.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andres Buenavista	2	53	26.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Wesley O'Neill	5	2	0.0	22	44
OLB Emmanuel Barton	5	2	0.0	15	31
S Erick Strong	5	0	0.0	8	14
CB Tanner Cichanski	5	0	0.0	19	35
ILB Blaine Stone	4	1	0.0	14	25
CB Brent Satchwell	3	2	0.0	3	16
DT Angel Lake	3	0	0.0	15	34
DT Les Seaman	3	0	0.0	22	39
ILB Geoff Monroe	3	0	0.0	8	17
S Kaden Bensen	2	1	0.0	13	23
S Junior Jarzyna	2	1	0.0	17	31
DE Eduardo Bidwell	2	1	0.0	20	37
CB Jesse Radda	2	1	0.0	17	36
WR Samuel Folly	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Doug Solano	1	0	0.0	5	9
DE Harrison Wretzky	0	1	0.0	13	25
ILB Shaun Woodson	0	1	0.0	12	18
DT Leon White	0	1	0.0	7	11

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Carson McNiven	9	2	0.0	19	32
CB Tristan Sullenger	5	0	0.0	14	31
CB Peter Ginwright	3	1	0.0	19	34
CB Andres Buenavista	3	0	0.0	15	34
DE Ramon Shepard	2	1	1.0	8	3
DT Gilbert Crook	2	0	1.0	9	8
DT Marlon Scovill	2	2	0.0	14	33
S Leonard Stroud	2	1	0.0	10	10
DT Ross Kelly	2	1	0.0	8	6
DE Leroy Huffman	2	1	0.0	23	35
ILB Phil Mathis	2	0	0.0	8	8
OLB Johnathan Crummey	2	0	0.0	21	24
CB Elijah Wynn	2	0	0.0	9	8
S Otis Aberdeen	2	0	0.0	18	31
DT Eli Preimsberg	1	0	0.0	16	32
S Liam Shea	1	0	0.0	14	31
WR Louis McCarthy	1	0	---	---	---
S Gregory Hill	1	0	0.0	9	9
OLB Tanner Moss	0	1	0.0	15	31
OLB Brant Dawkins	0	1	0.0	4	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Angel Lake	2	0	34
DT Les Seaman	1	1	39
DE Eduardo Bidwell	1	0	37
DE Gregory Hartman	1	0	11

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Gilbert Crook	1.0	0	0	0	8
DE Ramon Shepard	1.0	0	0	0	3
OLB Tanner Moss	0.0	2	0	0	31
DE Leroy Huffman	0.0	1	6	5	35
DT Eli Preimsberg	0.0	1	1	0	32
DT Marlon Scovill	0.0	0	1	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Emmanuel Barton	3	1	0	31
CB Brent Satchwell	3	0	1	16
S Erick Strong	3	0	0	14
S Wesley O'Neill	2	2	0	44
CB Tanner Cichanski	2	2	0	35
CB Jesse Radda	2	2	0	36
ILB Blaine Stone	2	1	0	25
S Kaden Bensen	2	0	0	23
S Junior Jarzyna	2	0	0	31
ILB Doug Solano	2	0	0	9
ILB Geoff Monroe	2	0	0	17
ILB Shaun Woodson	0	1	0	18

Minnesota	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Carson McNiven	4	0	32
CB Tristan Sullenger	4	0	31
CB Andres Buenavista	2	0	34
CB Peter Ginwright	2	0	34
CB Elijah Wynn	2	0	8
S Otis Aberdeen	1	1	31
DT Eli Preimsberg	1	0	32
ILB Phil Mathis	1	0	8
DE Leroy Huffman	1	0	35
OLB Johnathan Crummey	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Vinny McPike	1	3	10	2	12
G Eli Matthews	1	3	13	0	25
G Leonardo Wynn	1	3	23	0	37
T Frank Hockman	0	4	23	0	37
T Kenyon Gunn	0	1	13	0	25
C Dan Baxter	0	1	23	0	37
TE Tristan Guerino	0	1	8	0	6
TE Peyton Sheppherd	0	1	5	0	7

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Sean Nordberg	2	4	22	44
G Reuben Fitzgerald	1	4	22	44
T Owen Bachofen	1	3	12	21
C Rondell Osborne	1	1	10	23
T Elliot Rayburn	0	5	22	44
C Shaquille Thornton	0	5	22	44

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Les Seaman	4	11
Kenyon Gunn	1	9

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Lenny Santoki	2	22
Liam Shea	2	22
Monty Ward	2	13
Owen Bachofen	1	8

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DT Les Seaman	---	---	22	39	11	72
T Frank Hockman	23	37	---	---	9	69
G Leonardo Wynn	23	37	---	---	9	69
DT Angel Lake	---	---	15	34	19	68
OLB Emmanuel Barton	---	---	15	31	22	68
S Wesley O'Neill	---	---	22	44	1	67
RB Andre Holmes	16	31	---	---	14	61
C Dan Baxter	23	37	---	---	---	60
TE Edgar Vance	19	31	---	---	9	59
DE Eduardo Bidwell	---	---	20	37	1	58
CB Tanner Cichanski	---	---	19	35	1	55
CB Jesse Radda	---	---	17	36	---	53
WR Samuel Folly	15	28	---	---	7	50
WR Rondell Reynolds	15	32	---	---	3	50
ILB Blaine Stone	---	---	14	25	11	50
QB C.J. Willis	15	34	---	---	---	49
S Kaden Bensen	---	---	13	23	13	49
S Junior Jarzyna	---	---	17	31	---	48
T Kenyon Gunn	13	25	---	---	9	47
G Eli Matthews	13	25	---	---	9	47
DE Harrison Wretzky	---	---	13	25	7	45
WR Duane Bradford	8	13	---	---	22	43
WR Landon Powell	15	26	---	---	---	41
WR Ralph Waddle	7	6	---	---	22	35
ILB Shaun Woodson	---	---	12	18	---	30
ILB Geoff Monroe	---	---	8	17	---	25
S Perry Mills	---	---	1	9	14	24
S Erick Strong	---	---	8	14	---	22
ILB Doug Solano	---	---	5	9	8	22
G Vinny McPike	10	12	---	---	---	22
T Cory Miller	10	12	---	---	---	22
CB Brent Satchwell	---	---	3	16	1	20
DT Leon White	---	---	7	11	1	19
DE Gregory Hartman	---	---	6	11	---	17
TE Tristan Guerino	8	6	---	---	1	15
OLB Mo Meynardie	---	---	3	8	1	12
TE Peyton Sheppherd	5	7	---	---	---	12
RB Edwin Specter	4	4	---	---	4	12
QB Lionel McNeil	8	3	---	---	---	11
C Emmanuel Wilson	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Mack Shaw	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Mackenzie Flannery	---	---	2	7	---	9
RB Leland King	3	1	---	---	2	6
K R.J. Jeffries	0	0	---	---	4	4
DT Jace Wells	---	---	0	4	---	4
C Riddick Moore	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Elliot Rayburn	22	44	---	---	8	74
G Sean Nordberg	22	44	---	---	8	74
S Liam Shea	---	---	14	31	22	67
C Shaquille Thornton	22	44	---	---	---	66
G Reuben Fitzgerald	22	44	---	---	---	66
WR Monty Ward	21	31	---	---	13	65
CB Andres Buenavista	---	---	15	34	15	64
ILB Carson McNiven	---	---	19	32	12	63
WR Louis McCarthy	21	39	---	---	---	60
TE Vincent Gospe	19	40	---	---	---	59
DE Leroy Huffman	---	---	23	35	1	59
CB Peter Ginwright	---	---	19	34	1	54
DT Eli Preimsberg	---	---	16	32	1	49
S Otis Aberdeen	---	---	18	31	---	49
DT Marlon Scovill	---	---	14	33	1	48
OLB Tanner Moss	---	---	15	31	1	47
TE Lenny Santoki	7	17	---	---	22	46
CB Tristan Sullenger	---	---	14	31	1	46
OLB Johnathan Crummey	---	---	21	24	1	46
T Owen Bachofen	12	21	---	---	8	41
WR Jeremiah Gepner	10	26	---	---	---	36
RB Taylor Turner	14	22	---	---	---	36
QB Brendan Benjdya	12	22	---	---	1	35
C Rondell Osborne	10	23	---	---	---	33
QB Brock Dixon	10	22	---	---	---	32
S Gregory Hill	---	---	9	9	11	29
OLB Brant Dawkins	---	---	4	4	21	29
CB Elijah Wynn	---	---	9	8	11	28
DT Gilbert Crook	---	---	9	8	8	25
RB Lorenzo Delgado	7	12	---	---	4	23
WR Geoff Dorn	4	17	---	---	---	21
S Leonard Stroud	---	---	10	10	---	20
RB Tommy Heimburger	1	5	---	---	13	19
DE Ramon Shepard	---	---	8	3	8	19
ILB Phil Mathis	---	---	8	8	1	17
FB Logan Terrell	0	1	---	---	15	16
WR Jaylen Aranha	0	0	---	---	15	15
DT Ross Kelly	---	---	8	6	---	14
RB Bryan Kroinek	5	4	---	---	---	9
C Devan Harrison	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Orlando Lofton	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Parker Shea	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Matt Schwartz	1	6	---	---	---	7
K Terrell Guersch	0	0	---	---	4	4
DT Carl Cervantes	---	---	0	3	---	3
Unknown	---	---	0	0	3	3

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	19	81	4.3
Right	4	23	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	-6	-1.5
Middle	9	25	2.8
Right	9	66	7.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
C.J. Willis	32	16	3	1	2	0	8	4	1
Lionel McNeil	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brock Dixon	22	16	2	0	0	4	1	1	1
Brendan Benjdya	22	9	1	0	4	5	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-3	-3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	74	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	4	51	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	45	15.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	25	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	99	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	77	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	22	4.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Samuel Folly	12	7	0	45	1	28
WR Landon Powell	9	4	2	63	2	26
TE Edgar Vance	4	2	0	16	0	31
WR Rondell Reynolds	3	1	0	6	0	32
WR Duane Bradford	3	3	0	23	0	13
RB Andre Holmes	2	0	0	0	0	31
WR Ralph Waddle	2	2	0	14	0	6

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Vincent Gospe	14	4	2	56	2	40
WR Monty Ward	7	6	0	62	0	31
WR Louis McCarthy	7	3	1	15	0	39
TE Matt Schwartz	5	3	0	11	0	6
WR Jeremiah Gepner	4	3	0	34	1	26
RB Taylor Turner	3	3	0	17	0	22
WR Geoff Dorn	2	1	1	4	0	17
FB Logan Terrell	1	1	0	17	0	1
RB Tommy Heimburger	1	1	0	7	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Lionel McNeil	2	19	9.50	9.50
RB Leland King	1	1	1.00	3.33
RB Andre Holmes	1	0	0.00	2.09
RB Edwin Specter	1	-3	-3.00	4.67

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
C.J. Willis	1	1	2	2.00	4.38

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brock Dixon	6	3	15	2.50	6.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Edgar Vance	1	1	2	2.00	4.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeremiah Gepner	2	1	7	3.50	8.50
TE Matt Schwartz	2	1	0	0.00	2.20
TE Vincent Gospe	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Louis McCarthy	1	1	8	8.00	2.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Lionel McNeil	1	1
RB Andre Holmes	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Lorenzo Delgado	1	0
RB Taylor Turner	1	0
RB Tommy Heimburger	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
C.J. Willis	11	5	3
Lionel McNeil	1	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brock Dixon	7	5	5
Brendan Benjdya	7	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Landon Powell	7	3	1
WR Samuel Folly	2	1	1
WR Rondell Reynolds	1	0	0
TE Edgar Vance	1	1	1
WR Ralph Waddle	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Vincent Gospe	7	2	2
WR Monty Ward	3	3	2
WR Louis McCarthy	2	1	1
RB Taylor Turner	1	1	0
RB Tommy Heimburger	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 78,100 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,000 (23,700)
End Zone 15,900 (17,000)
Mezzanine 9,200 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 14,100 (15,000)
Club Seats 9,100 (9,600)
Luxury Boxes 8,800 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	78,100 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,000 (23,700)
End Zone	15,900 (17,000)
Mezzanine	9,200 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	14,100 (15,000)
Club Seats	9,100 (9,600)
Luxury Boxes	8,800 (9,900)