Week 16, 2068

played in Houston, TX

53 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	10	7	0	7	-	24
Houston Texans	3	14	3	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:52 MIN - Mitch Shaw 33 pass from Donny Kinney (Amir Bournigal extra point)
1Q: 06:33 HOU - Alan Madore 46 field goal
1Q: 01:28 MIN - Amir Bournigal 37 field goal
2Q: 09:01 HOU - Ivan Burgess 7 run (Alan Madore extra point)
2Q: 08:51 MIN - Tevin Sherrill 91 kickoff return (Amir Bournigal extra point)
2Q: 03:47 HOU - Ivan Burgess 1 run (Alan Madore extra point)
3Q: 01:05 HOU - Alan Madore 49 field goal
4Q: 06:23 HOU - Alan Madore 25 field goal
4Q: 02:00 MIN - Mitch Shaw 17 pass from Donny Kinney (Amir Bournigal extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:52 MIN - Mitch Shaw 33 pass from Donny Kinney (Amir Bournigal extra point)
1Q: 06:33 HOU - Alan Madore 46 field goal
1Q: 01:28 MIN - Amir Bournigal 37 field goal
2Q: 09:01 HOU - Ivan Burgess 7 run (Alan Madore extra point)
2Q: 08:51 MIN - Tevin Sherrill 91 kickoff return (Amir Bournigal extra point)
2Q: 03:47 HOU - Ivan Burgess 1 run (Alan Madore extra point)
3Q: 01:05 HOU - Alan Madore 49 field goal
4Q: 06:23 HOU - Alan Madore 25 field goal
4Q: 02:00 MIN - Mitch Shaw 17 pass from Donny Kinney (Amir Bournigal extra point)

Team Statistics MIN HOU
Record 9-6 5-10
First Downs 12 24
- by Rushing 1 10
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 0 5
Total Net Yards 275 392
- Offensive Plays 46 76
- Yards per Play 5.98 5.16
Net Rushing Yards 49 122
- Rushing Attempts 16 32
- Yards per Rush 3.06 3.81
Net Passing Yards 226 270
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 22 - 0 42 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 226 279
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 7.53 6.14
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 9.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 9/64 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 5/41
Kick Returns/Yards 4/167 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 29
Time of Possession 21:34 38:26

Team Statistics	MIN	HOU
Record	9-6	5-10
First Downs	12	24
- by Rushing	1	10
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	0	5
Total Net Yards	275	392
- Offensive Plays	46	76
- Yards per Play	5.98	5.16
Net Rushing Yards	49	122
- Rushing Attempts	16	32
- Yards per Rush	3.06	3.81
Net Passing Yards	226	270
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 22 - 0	42 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	226	279
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	7.53	6.14
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	9.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	9/64	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	5/41
Kick Returns/Yards	4/167	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 29
Time of Possession	21:34	38:26

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:35	1:56	OWN 26	5	74	Touchdown
1	6:28	5:07	OWN 18	9	62	Field Goal
2	3:41	2:29	OWN 46	5	19	Missed FG
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 2	1	8	Half
3	15:00	0:51	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	10:17	1:48	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
3	6:35	1:33	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
3	0:58	1:39	OWN 38	3	6	Punt
4	12:36	1:25	OWN 28	3	1	Punt
4	6:16	4:22	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
4	1:00	0:35	OPP 38	3	3	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:25	OWN 28	3	-2	Punt
1	10:39	4:11	OWN 25	7	46	Field Goal
1	1:21	7:30	OWN 27	15	73	Touchdown
2	8:38	4:57	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	1:12	0:50	OWN 42	3	7	Punt
3	14:09	3:52	OWN 36	7	29	Punt
3	8:29	1:54	OWN 32	3	5	Punt
3	5:02	4:04	OWN 33	8	35	Field Goal
4	14:19	1:43	OWN 27	4	3	Punt
4	11:11	4:55	OWN 37	11	55	Field Goal
4	1:54	0:54	OWN 25	4	8	Interception
4	0:25	0:25	OWN 20	4	47	Game

Game MVP: Donny Kinney, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Daryl Leyes	10	38	3.80	13	1
RB Robbie Barker	2	4	2.00	3	0
RB Wayne Austin	2	3	1.50	2	0
QB Donny Kinney	1	4	4.00	4	0
WR Jeff Pang	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ivan Burgess	16	64	4.00	13	3	2
RB Keith Quinn	13	22	1.69	9	0	0
QB Johnathan Durant	2	24	12.00	13	2	0
WR Colin Lee	1	12	12.00	12	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donny Kinney	30	22	226	0/0	2	33	0	116.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnathan Durant	42	25	279	2/9	0	47	1	69.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mitch Shaw	10	13	130	13.00	60	33	2
WR Jeff Pang	6	8	42	7.00	19	23	0
TE Bucky Haitsuka	2	3	22	11.00	0	16	0
RB Daryl Leyes	2	2	8	4.00	2	6	0
WR Mitch Clemons	1	3	16	16.00	7	16	0
RB Robbie Barker	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Micah Alcott	6	10	115	19.17	33	47
TE Roger Moe	6	12	52	8.67	21	23
TE Tracy Wilkins	4	4	31	7.75	3	13
RB Keith Quinn	3	5	15	5.00	0	9
WR Colin Lee	3	5	20	6.67	6	11
WR Glen Kaczmarek	2	3	43	21.50	0	25
RB Ivan Burgess	1	1	3	3.00	4	3
WR DeAndre Lovato	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S George Hughes	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Zane High	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Keith Quinn	1	0	0	0
WR Glen Kaczmarek	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Elias Mayes	6	264	44.0	33.8	53	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cameron Gonzalez	5	218	43.6	38.0	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Amir Bournigal	1/2	0/1	0/1	37	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alan Madore	3/3	2/2	0/0	49	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mitch Clemons	1	8	8.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gino Rivers	5	41	8.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tevin Sherrill	3	149	49.7	1
D.J. Carlisle	1	18	18.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gino Rivers	2	48	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Angel Farr	8	3	2.0	32	44
OLB Zane High	7	2	0.0	32	44
ILB Neil Dotson	6	3	0.0	19	19
S George Hughes	6	2	0.0	14	35
CB Jamal Brosseau	5	2	0.0	30	41
S Cornelius Hays	5	0	0.0	18	17
CB Darnell Soares	4	1	0.0	31	44
CB O.J. Ingram	3	1	0.0	32	44
DT Dean Peters	3	1	0.0	13	23
DE Lance Warburton	2	1	0.0	32	44
S Broderick Dewit	2	1	0.0	14	29
OLB Jon Devito	2	0	0.0	17	7
DE Deion Lyle	2	0	0.0	25	29
DT Quinn Perry	1	2	0.0	19	21
ILB Buddy Davison	1	2	0.0	13	16

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Cooper Janto	9	1	0.0	15	26
OLB Kerlin Fisk	6	1	0.0	16	28
CB Jimmy Joseph	4	2	0.0	15	29
S Roosevelt Lee	4	2	0.0	16	28
CB Shaun Dubin	4	1	0.0	2	11
S Norman Hardig	3	2	0.0	16	30
CB Brant Lang	2	1	0.0	16	28
DE Christian Godfrey	1	1	0.0	15	24
ILB Kenny Stargell	1	1	0.0	12	18
CB Vinny Person	1	0	0.0	13	18
WR Micah Alcott	1	0	---	---	---
DT Avery Arneson	1	0	0.0	14	20
DT Nick Williamson	0	1	0.0	2	5
DE Benjamin Frederick	0	1	0.0	4	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Angel Farr	2.0	0	44
DE Deion Lyle	0.0	2	29
DT Quinn Perry	0.0	1	21
DE Lance Warburton	0.0	1	44

Houston	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Avery Arneson	2	1	20
DE Christian Godfrey	1	0	24
OLB Caden Sweeney	1	0	6
OLB Kerlin Fisk	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jamal Brosseau	5	2	0	41
CB Darnell Soares	4	1	0	44
S George Hughes	3	1	1	35
OLB Angel Farr	2	0	0	44
CB O.J. Ingram	2	0	0	44
ILB Neil Dotson	2	0	0	19
OLB Zane High	2	0	0	44
S Broderick Dewit	2	0	0	29
ILB Buddy Davison	1	1	0	16
DT Quinn Perry	1	0	0	21
DE Deion Lyle	1	0	0	29

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Cooper Janto	6	0	26
S Norman Hardig	3	2	30
CB Shaun Dubin	3	0	11
CB Jimmy Joseph	3	0	29
OLB Kerlin Fisk	3	0	28
S Roosevelt Lee	2	0	28
CB Vinny Person	1	1	18
ILB Kenny Stargell	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Malcolm Winslett	2	3	16	30
T Harry Goodwin	1	4	16	30
T Antoine Keith	1	1	16	30
G Courtney Schultz	0	4	16	30
TE Bucky Haitsuka	0	2	14	27
C Devin Linquist	0	1	16	30

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Brian Powell	3	8	0	32	0	44
G Monty Kresser	3	7	0	32	1	44
C Walter Rhodes	2	6	0	32	0	44
G Freddie Alexander	2	5	1	32	0	44
TE Tracy Wilkins	1	1	0	16	0	10
T Brady Atkins	0	3	0	32	1	44

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Angel Farr	2	25
Mitch Clemons	2	24
Ben Carr	1	11
Darnell Soares	1	9
Jumbo Woods	1	8

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Ivan Burgess	2	25
Tito Sevcik	1	23
Roosevelt Lee	1	19

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Angel Farr	---	---	32	44	25	101
CB Darnell Soares	---	---	31	44	9	84
DE Lance Warburton	---	---	32	44	8	84
CB O.J. Ingram	---	---	32	44	3	79
OLB Zane High	---	---	32	44	3	79
CB Jamal Brosseau	---	---	30	41	3	74
WR Mitch Clemons	11	25	---	---	24	60
WR Mitch Shaw	11	29	---	---	18	58
DE Deion Lyle	---	---	25	29	1	55
G Courtney Schultz	16	30	---	---	8	54
T Harry Goodwin	16	30	---	---	8	54
S George Hughes	---	---	14	35	2	51
S Cornelius Hays	---	---	18	17	16	51
QB Donny Kinney	16	30	---	---	---	46
C Malcolm Winslett	16	30	---	---	---	46
C Devin Linquist	16	30	---	---	---	46
S Broderick Dewit	---	---	14	29	3	46
T Antoine Keith	16	30	---	---	---	46
DT Dean Peters	---	---	13	23	7	43
TE Bucky Haitsuka	14	27	---	---	---	41
DT Quinn Perry	---	---	19	21	1	41
ILB Neil Dotson	---	---	19	19	3	41
RB Daryl Leyes	11	15	---	---	13	39
WR Jeff Pang	14	24	---	---	---	38
TE Carter Richmond	3	3	---	---	24	30
ILB Buddy Davison	---	---	13	16	---	29
OLB Jon Devito	---	---	17	7	1	25
DE Xavier Thelwell	---	---	7	15	2	24
ILB Harvey Linquist	---	---	0	1	22	23
RB Robbie Barker	2	15	---	---	1	18
CB Sawyer Duffy	---	---	0	0	15	15
CB Aiden Kanu	---	---	3	11	---	14
ILB Ben Carr	---	---	1	0	11	12
WR Tevin Sherrill	4	2	---	---	6	12
TE Josiah Felz	0	0	---	---	11	11
TE Wally Kirk	4	6	---	---	---	10
T Jumbo Woods	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Devan McIver	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Jalen Aneigh	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Wayne Austin	4	0	---	---	4	8
K Amir Bournigal	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Elias Mayes	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Dashawn Kinchen	2	4	---	---	---	6
CB D.J. Carlisle	---	---	0	0	6	6
QB Jessie Pantin	0	0	---	---	2	2
S Dexter Flannery	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Micah Alcott	32	44	---	---	20	96
T Brian Powell	32	44	---	---	8	84
G Monty Kresser	32	44	---	---	8	84
G Freddie Alexander	32	44	---	---	8	84
QB Johnathan Durant	32	44	---	---	---	76
T Brady Atkins	32	44	---	---	---	76
C Walter Rhodes	32	44	---	---	---	76
TE Roger Moe	30	41	---	---	---	71
S Norman Hardig	---	---	16	30	24	70
RB Ivan Burgess	18	20	---	---	25	63
S Roosevelt Lee	---	---	16	28	19	63
WR DeAndre Lovato	23	31	---	---	5	59
CB Vinny Person	---	---	13	18	18	49
CB Jimmy Joseph	---	---	15	29	2	46
CB Brant Lang	---	---	16	28	2	46
OLB Kerlin Fisk	---	---	16	28	2	46
DE Donny Ricks	---	---	15	27	1	43
OLB Cooper Janto	---	---	15	26	1	42
DE Christian Godfrey	---	---	15	24	1	40
RB Keith Quinn	14	25	---	---	1	40
WR Colin Lee	10	26	---	---	---	36
DT Avery Arneson	---	---	14	20	1	35
CB Shaun Dubin	---	---	2	11	19	32
ILB Kenny Stargell	---	---	12	18	1	31
DE Tito Sevcik	---	---	1	5	23	29
TE Tracy Wilkins	16	10	---	---	---	26
WR Glen Kaczmarek	6	15	---	---	5	26
RB Gino Rivers	0	0	---	---	25	25
TE Dan Kagan	6	3	---	---	11	20
FB James Lyle	5	5	---	---	9	19
DE Benjamin Frederick	---	---	4	10	1	15
DT Nick Williamson	---	---	2	5	7	14
ILB Zack Chaplin	---	---	3	8	---	11
DT Carson Dyrda	---	---	0	5	6	11
RB Melvin Smolka	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Alan Madore	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Rodney Magnotta	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Caden Sweeney	---	---	1	6	1	8
T Demetrius Aghemo	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Cameron Gonzalez	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Daniel Grier	---	---	0	2	---	2
S Jake Walley	---	---	0	2	---	2
C Josiah Cote	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Angel Tobeck	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Michael Stephens	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Ernie Sluiter	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	0	0.0
Middle	9	27	3.0
Right	4	22	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	45	6.4
Middle	16	43	2.7
Right	9	34	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donny Kinney	30	22	3	0	0	3	5	1	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnathan Durant	42	25	5	0	7	5	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	76	10.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	35	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	8	115	14.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	37	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	75	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	55	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	112	16.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mitch Shaw	13	10	130	2	29
WR Jeff Pang	8	6	42	1	24
WR Mitch Clemons	3	1	16	0	25
TE Bucky Haitsuka	3	2	22	0	27
RB Daryl Leyes	2	2	8	0	15
RB Robbie Barker	1	1	8	0	15

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Roger Moe	12	6	1	52	1	41
WR Micah Alcott	10	6	2	115	3	44
RB Keith Quinn	5	3	1	15	0	25
WR Colin Lee	5	3	2	20	0	26
TE Tracy Wilkins	4	4	0	31	0	10
WR Glen Kaczmarek	3	2	0	43	1	15
WR DeAndre Lovato	2	0	1	0	0	31
RB Ivan Burgess	1	1	0	3	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
WR Jeff Pang	1	0	0.00	0.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ivan Burgess	5	11	2.20	4.00
QB Johnathan Durant	1	11	11.00	12.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donny Kinney	3	1	17	5.67	7.53

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Johnathan Durant	4	2	12	3.00	6.64

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mitch Clemons	1	0	0	0.00	5.33
WR Mitch Shaw	1	1	17	17.00	10.00
WR Jeff Pang	1	0	0	0.00	5.25

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR DeAndre Lovato	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Roger Moe	1	0	0	0.00	4.33
RB Ivan Burgess	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
RB Keith Quinn	1	1	9	9.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Robbie Barker	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Johnathan Durant	1	1
RB Ivan Burgess	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donny Kinney	10	8	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnathan Durant	14	10	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mitch Shaw	4	4	2
WR Jeff Pang	3	3	1
WR Mitch Clemons	2	0	0
RB Robbie Barker	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Micah Alcott	3	3	1
TE Roger Moe	3	1	0
WR Glen Kaczmarek	3	2	2
WR Colin Lee	3	2	2
TE Tracy Wilkins	2	2	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,200 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,800)
End Zone 13,800 (15,700)
Mezzanine 8,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (13,900)
Club Seats 11,200 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,700 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,200 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,800)
End Zone	13,800 (15,700)
Mezzanine	8,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (13,900)
Club Seats	11,200 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,700 (7,500)