Week 16, 2056

played in Houston, TX

39 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	10	0	3	-	20
Houston Texans	0	0	7	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:09 MIN - Archie Clayton 18 run (Caleb Marquis extra point)
2Q: 12:19 MIN - Caleb Marquis 45 field goal
2Q: 02:12 MIN - Buddy Shula 35 interception return (Caleb Marquis extra point)
3Q: 07:35 HOU - Brock Dixon 9 run (Andre Crawford extra point)
4Q: 01:57 MIN - Caleb Marquis 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:09 MIN - Archie Clayton 18 run (Caleb Marquis extra point)
2Q: 12:19 MIN - Caleb Marquis 45 field goal
2Q: 02:12 MIN - Buddy Shula 35 interception return (Caleb Marquis extra point)
3Q: 07:35 HOU - Brock Dixon 9 run (Andre Crawford extra point)
4Q: 01:57 MIN - Caleb Marquis 26 field goal

Team Statistics MIN HOU
Record 6-9 6-9
First Downs 15 17
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 8 7
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 260 247
- Offensive Plays 69 73
- Yards per Play 3.77 3.38
Net Rushing Yards 74 107
- Rushing Attempts 37 27
- Yards per Rush 2.00 3.96
Net Passing Yards 186 140
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 16 - 0 44 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 214 150
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/28 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 5.81 3.04
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/14 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 8.5
4th Down Conversions 1/5 0/2
Penalties/Yards 7/35 8/67
Punt Returns/Yards 6/87 2/15
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 3/66
Interception Ret./Yards 2/53 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 28
Time of Possession 30:53 29:07

Team Statistics	MIN	HOU
Record	6-9	6-9
First Downs	15	17
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	8	7
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	260	247
- Offensive Plays	69	73
- Yards per Play	3.77	3.38
Net Rushing Yards	74	107
- Rushing Attempts	37	27
- Yards per Rush	2.00	3.96
Net Passing Yards	186	140
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 16 - 0	44 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	214	150
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/28	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	5.81	3.04
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/14	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	8.5
4th Down Conversions	1/5	0/2
Penalties/Yards	7/35	8/67
Punt Returns/Yards	6/87	2/15
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	3/66
Interception Ret./Yards	2/53	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 28
Time of Possession	30:53	29:07

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:03	1:10	OWN 3	3	-1	Punt
1	9:48	3:55	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
1	3:40	3:57	OWN 36	9	61	Downs
2	13:38	1:27	OPP 35	3	7	Field Goal
2	9:20	1:55	OWN 24	5	17	Punt
2	6:39	1:20	OPP 40	4	8	Downs
2	3:41	1:29	OPP 40	4	7	Downs
3	15:00	1:31	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	7:27	3:53	OWN 27	6	18	Downs
3	0:55	3:59	OWN 38	10	35	Missed FG
4	10:20	1:24	OWN 26	3	-5	Punt
4	7:28	1:29	OWN 48	4	25	Fumble
4	4:06	2:14	OPP 43	6	34	Field Goal
4	0:18	0:18	OPP 43	1	-2	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:57	OWN 27	6	34	Punt
1	10:53	1:05	OPP 49	3	-3	Punt
1	5:53	2:13	OWN 25	6	39	Fumble
2	14:43	1:05	OWN 3	3	-1	Punt
2	12:11	2:51	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
2	7:25	0:46	OWN 19	3	6	Punt
2	5:19	1:38	OWN 32	4	10	Interception
2	2:12	0:12	OWN 33	1	0	Interception
2	2:00	2:00	OWN 25	8	33	Half
3	13:29	6:02	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
3	3:34	2:39	OPP 45	6	14	Missed FG
4	11:56	1:36	OWN 34	3	-1	Punt
4	8:56	1:28	OWN 11	3	3	Punt
4	5:59	1:53	OWN 32	7	11	Downs
4	1:52	1:34	OWN 25	6	18	Downs

Game MVP: Ashton Perkins, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Archie Clayton	24	49	2.04	18	2	1
QB Jon Watkins	7	14	2.00	10	1	0
RB Luke Diaz	4	13	3.25	6	0	0
FB Logan Terrell	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Junior Dimick	10	56	5.60	24	3	0
RB Jim Hamilton	8	6	0.75	9	0	0
QB Earnest Upshaw	5	34	6.80	11	2	0
WR Ralph Waddle	2	0	0.00	7	0	0
QB Brock Dixon	1	9	9.00	9	0	1
RB Eddie Walling	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jon Watkins	29	16	214	3/28	0	36	0	78.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Earnest Upshaw	27	11	94	0/0	0	22	2	19.7
Brock Dixon	17	10	56	2/10	0	13	0	64.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
FB Logan Terrell	4	7	42	10.50	14	24
WR Quinn Hodges	4	7	64	16.00	14	22
TE Bert Hanks	3	5	42	14.00	9	22
WR Griffin Libin	2	2	45	22.50	31	36
RB Drew Hartland	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4
RB Luke Diaz	1	1	9	9.00	4	9
WR Perry Cowher	1	1	16	16.00	6	16
WR Jim Kluttz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Cristian Petry	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
RB Archie Clayton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Hunter Palmer	5	9	27	5.40	0	9
WR Ralph Waddle	4	9	35	8.75	12	20
RB Junior Dimick	4	4	17	4.25	0	9
RB Jim Hamilton	4	5	25	6.25	3	13
WR Brody Kernbach	2	5	37	18.50	0	22
FB Mack Hammond	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
TE Lee Lewis	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
WR Neil Graham	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Vince Parham	0	8	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Frederick Mendheim	1	18	18.00	0
CB Buddy Shula	1	35	35.00	1

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Jon Watkins	1	0	0
RB Drew Hartland	1	0	0
DT Reggie Sidney	0	1	0
S Lamont Sweeney	0	1	0
S Tyler Diaz	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Ralph Waddle	1	0	0
CB Kevin Stargell	0	1	0
ILB Shaun Woodson	0	0	1
T Archie Stuart	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Erik Duncan	4	207	51.8	48.0	61	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Damian England	7	315	45.0	32.6	52	4

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Caleb Marquis	2/3	1/2	0/0	45	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andre Crawford	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Hartland	6	87	14.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Parham	2	15	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donnie Kerr	1	21	21.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Parham	3	66	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Marvin Mussorgsky	9	1	0.0	24	28
DE Graham Rhodes	7	4	0.0	27	46
S Corwin Clancy	6	0	0.0	27	46
OLB Frederick Mendheim	5	1	0.0	23	27
CB Buddy Shula	4	0	0.0	16	34
CB Leland Gibson	4	0	0.0	26	46
OLB Giovanni Miller	3	3	0.0	13	23
DT Carl Cervantes	3	0	0.0	12	16
DE Leroy Huffman	2	0	1.0	26	40
S Bryson Stone	2	0	0.0	8	26
DT Reggie Sidney	1	1	1.0	12	28
OLB Gino Gilbertson	1	1	0.0	3	18
FB Logan Terrell	1	0	---	---	---
S Tyler Diaz	1	0	0.0	22	28
S Lamont Sweeney	1	0	0.0	25	34
DE Ramon Shepard	0	1	0.0	24	38
DT Dominic Gunn	0	1	0.0	6	10

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Darnell Sheldon	7	1	0.0	31	23
ILB Shaun Woodson	6	0	0.0	13	15
OLB Emmanuel Barton	5	1	1.0	29	21
S Junior Jarzyna	5	1	0.0	33	22
CB Tanner Cichanski	5	1	0.0	37	32
ILB Blaine Stone	4	4	0.0	34	31
ILB Geoff Monroe	4	3	0.0	34	24
DE Everett Harrison	4	1	0.0	35	28
OLB Shaquille George	3	0	0.0	8	9
DE Eduardo Bidwell	2	0	1.0	10	14
DT Les Seaman	2	1	0.0	28	21
CB Jesse Radda	2	1	0.0	24	17
DE Cory MacMath	1	0	1.0	29	21
CB Kevin Stargell	1	3	0.0	17	22
S Billy Barnes	1	1	0.0	4	8
WR Ralph Waddle	1	0	---	---	---
CB Brock Raag	1	0	0.0	6	9
DT Monty Rounds	0	1	0.0	10	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Leroy Huffman	1.0	3	1	40
DT Reggie Sidney	1.0	1	0	28
DE Ramon Shepard	0.0	3	0	38
OLB Frederick Mendheim	0.0	1	0	27

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Eduardo Bidwell	1.0	0	1	1	14
OLB Emmanuel Barton	1.0	0	0	0	21
DE Cory MacMath	1.0	0	0	0	21
DE Everett Harrison	0.0	3	0	1	28
DT Les Seaman	0.0	0	2	2	21
DT Monty Rounds	0.0	0	1	2	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
DE Graham Rhodes	5	0	0	46
CB Leland Gibson	3	1	0	46
CB Buddy Shula	3	0	1	34
ILB Marvin Mussorgsky	3	0	0	28
OLB Giovanni Miller	2	1	0	23
S Lamont Sweeney	1	3	0	34
OLB Gino Gilbertson	1	1	0	18
OLB Frederick Mendheim	1	0	1	27
S Bryson Stone	1	0	0	26
S Corwin Clancy	1	0	0	46

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Geoff Monroe	3	0	24
OLB Shaquille George	3	0	9
CB Tanner Cichanski	2	1	32
S Darnell Sheldon	2	0	23
S Junior Jarzyna	2	0	22
ILB Blaine Stone	1	1	31
ILB Shaun Woodson	1	0	15
CB Brock Raag	1	0	9
CB Kevin Stargell	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Ashton Perkins	5	13	37	1	32
T Alex Lyon	1	4	37	1	32
G Harvey Snyder	1	2	37	0	32
G Bob Peters	0	7	37	0	32
T Dan O'Donnell	0	3	37	1	32
TE Bert Hanks	0	1	19	0	21
FB Logan Terrell	0	1	24	0	25

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Blaine Levine	3	6	27	0	46
C Logan Woodard	2	5	27	1	46
T Archie Stuart	1	4	27	1	46
G Cristian Cunningham	1	3	27	0	46
FB Mack Hammond	1	1	5	0	7
T Kurt Henson	0	2	27	0	46
TE Hunter Palmer	0	1	26	0	44

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Drew Hartland	1	21
Branden Hinson	1	20
Marvin Mussorgsky	1	18
Lamont Sweeney	1	18
Abel McFerrin	1	11

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Cristian Cunningham	3	10
Archie Stuart	2	8
Doug Solano	1	19
Les Seaman	1	9

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Lamont Sweeney	---	---	25	34	18	77
T Dan O'Donnell	37	32	---	---	7	76
G Harvey Snyder	37	32	---	---	7	76
G Bob Peters	37	32	---	---	7	76
DE Graham Rhodes	---	---	27	46	1	74
S Corwin Clancy	---	---	27	46	1	74
CB Leland Gibson	---	---	26	46	1	73
RB Archie Clayton	29	26	---	---	17	72
ILB Marvin Mussorgsky	---	---	24	28	18	70
T Alex Lyon	37	32	---	---	---	69
QB Jon Watkins	37	32	---	---	---	69
C Ashton Perkins	37	32	---	---	---	69
DE Leroy Huffman	---	---	26	40	1	67
DE Ramon Shepard	---	---	24	38	1	63
S Tyler Diaz	---	---	22	28	11	61
CB Buddy Shula	---	---	16	34	8	58
WR Quinn Hodges	29	27	---	---	2	58
DT Reggie Sidney	---	---	12	28	14	54
OLB Frederick Mendheim	---	---	23	27	---	50
FB Logan Terrell	24	25	---	---	---	49
TE Bert Hanks	19	21	---	---	8	48
WR Jim Kluttz	28	17	---	---	---	45
OLB Giovanni Miller	---	---	13	23	1	37
DT Carl Cervantes	---	---	12	16	8	36
WR Donnie Kerr	13	5	---	---	17	35
S Bryson Stone	---	---	8	26	1	35
OLB Gino Gilbertson	---	---	3	18	4	25
TE Cristian Petry	13	11	---	---	---	24
WR Griffin Libin	10	13	---	---	---	23
RB Drew Hartland	0	1	---	---	21	22
TE Branden Hinson	0	1	---	---	20	21
TE Abel McFerrin	2	3	---	---	11	16
DT Dominic Gunn	---	---	6	10	---	16
ILB Dominic Collins	---	---	2	6	7	15
WR Perry Cowher	8	4	---	---	---	12
RB Luke Diaz	6	5	---	---	---	11
K Caleb Marquis	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Erik Duncan	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Cris Osuchowski	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Weston Battle	---	---	0	6	1	7
T Jared Grylicki	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Benjamin Pippens	---	---	1	6	---	7
WR Mitchell Kania	4	1	---	---	---	5
QB Mario De Jongh	0	0	---	---	---	0
G James Harrison	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Benjamin McCarthy	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Cristian Cunningham	27	46	---	---	10	83
G Blaine Levine	27	46	---	---	8	81
T Archie Stuart	27	46	---	---	8	81
T Kurt Henson	27	46	---	---	8	81
ILB Blaine Stone	---	---	34	31	12	77
WR Vince Parham	26	42	---	---	9	77
C Logan Woodard	27	46	---	---	---	73
CB Tanner Cichanski	---	---	37	32	3	72
TE Hunter Palmer	26	44	---	---	1	71
DE Everett Harrison	---	---	35	28	3	66
WR Brody Kernbach	23	40	---	---	---	63
DT Les Seaman	---	---	28	21	9	58
ILB Geoff Monroe	---	---	34	24	---	58
S Junior Jarzyna	---	---	33	22	---	55
S Darnell Sheldon	---	---	31	23	---	54
CB Kevin Stargell	---	---	17	22	14	53
OLB Emmanuel Barton	---	---	29	21	2	52
DE Cory MacMath	---	---	29	21	---	50
TE Lee Lewis	10	21	---	---	18	49
WR Ralph Waddle	14	25	---	---	7	46
QB Earnest Upshaw	18	27	---	---	1	46
CB Jesse Radda	---	---	24	17	3	44
RB Junior Dimick	15	13	---	---	15	43
RB Jim Hamilton	10	30	---	---	---	40
ILB Doug Solano	---	---	5	11	19	35
DT Monty Rounds	---	---	10	14	7	31
S Erick Strong	---	---	20	10	---	30
QB Brock Dixon	9	19	---	---	---	28
ILB Shaun Woodson	---	---	13	15	---	28
DE Eduardo Bidwell	---	---	10	14	3	27
CB Brock Raag	---	---	6	9	12	27
S Billy Barnes	---	---	4	8	14	26
FB Mack Hammond	5	7	---	---	12	24
WR Neil Graham	4	5	---	---	12	21
OLB Shaquille George	---	---	8	9	3	20
C Devan Harrison	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Mo Dennis	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Damian England	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Demetrius Tynes	---	---	0	0	4	4
K Andre Crawford	0	0	---	---	3	3
TE Sam Shapiro	1	2	---	---	---	3
RB Eddie Walling	1	1	---	---	---	2
DE Caiden White	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Pete Wilkerson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Amos Terry	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Damian Law	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	24	2.0
Middle	16	39	2.4
Right	8	13	1.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	20	3.3
Middle	19	76	4.0
Right	2	11	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jon Watkins	29	16	4	3	1	2	4	6	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Earnest Upshaw	27	11	2	5	0	4	5	1	2
Brock Dixon	17	10	0	0	2	2	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	5	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	5	84	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	125	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	8	35	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	36	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	3	42	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	37	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
FB Logan Terrell	7	4	0	42	1	25
WR Quinn Hodges	7	4	0	64	1	27
TE Bert Hanks	5	3	1	42	1	21
TE Cristian Petry	3	0	0	0	0	11
WR Griffin Libin	2	2	0	45	1	13
RB Drew Hartland	1	1	0	-4	0	1
WR Jim Kluttz	1	0	0	0	0	17
RB Archie Clayton	1	0	0	0	0	26
RB Luke Diaz	1	1	0	9	0	5
WR Perry Cowher	1	1	0	16	0	4

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ralph Waddle	9	4	0	35	1	25
TE Hunter Palmer	9	5	0	27	0	44
WR Vince Parham	8	0	0	0	0	42
WR Brody Kernbach	5	2	0	37	1	40
RB Jim Hamilton	5	4	0	25	0	30
RB Junior Dimick	4	4	0	17	0	13
TE Lee Lewis	2	1	1	8	0	21
WR Neil Graham	1	0	1	0	0	5
FB Mack Hammond	1	1	0	1	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Archie Clayton	4	23	5.75	2.04
FB Logan Terrell	2	-2	-1.00	-1.00
RB Luke Diaz	2	6	3.00	3.25

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Brock Dixon	1	9	9.00	9.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jon Watkins	2	0	0	0.00	7.38

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Logan Terrell	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
TE Cristian Petry	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Jon Watkins	2	0
RB Archie Clayton	1	0
RB Luke Diaz	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
WR Ralph Waddle	1	0
RB Junior Dimick	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jon Watkins	9	5	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brock Dixon	7	4	1
Earnest Upshaw	6	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Bert Hanks	3	2	0
WR Quinn Hodges	2	2	2
WR Jim Kluttz	1	0	0
FB Logan Terrell	1	0	0
TE Cristian Petry	1	0	0
WR Griffin Libin	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ralph Waddle	3	1	0
RB Jim Hamilton	3	3	1
TE Hunter Palmer	2	1	0
WR Brody Kernbach	2	1	1
WR Neil Graham	1	0	0
WR Vince Parham	1	0	0
TE Lee Lewis	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 30,500 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 8,900 (21,800)
End Zone 6,500 (15,700)
Mezzanine 3,900 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 5,800 (13,900)
Club Seats 3,200 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	30,500 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	8,900 (21,800)
End Zone	6,500 (15,700)
Mezzanine	3,900 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	5,800 (13,900)
Club Seats	3,200 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (7,500)