| Played in Houston, TX, weather: 79 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Dwayne Lissvall kicked off 54 yards from the HOU35. Tevin Sherrill returned the ball 24 yards to the MIN35. Tackled by Nathan Ogden. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (1Q: 14:23) Fernando Richardson ran a trap outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Jamie Woods, assisted by ILB Connor Winn. |
| 2-10-MIN35 (1Q: 13:59) Fernando Richardson ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Marvin Hanks. ILB Zack Chaplin knocked down Devin Linquist to break up the play. |
| 3-10-MIN35 (1Q: 13:34) Jessie Pantin pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mitch Shaw. CB Brant Lang hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-MIN35 (1Q: 13:29) Elias Mayes punted 65 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (1Q: 13:22) Melvin Smolka ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Zane High, assisted by OLB Terrance Hopkins. |
| 2-12-HOU18 (1Q: 12:48) Michael Stephens pass completed to TE Tracy Wilkins for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Terrance Hopkins. Wilkins gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 3-4-HOU26 (1Q: 12:19) Play-Action. Michael Stephens pass completed to RB Melvin Smolka for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Neil Dotson, assisted by OLB Zane High. Smolka gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU38 (1Q: 11:50) Michael Stephens pass completed to WR Brady Stargell for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Rickey Terrell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-9-HOU39 (1Q: 11:03) PENALTY: TE Floyd Arnett of Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 2-14-HOU34 (1Q: 10:57) Michael Stephens pass completed to WR Ernie England for 24 yards. Tackled by S Cornelius Hays, assisted by DT Dean Peters. England gained 16 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (1Q: 10:23) Dominique Sanders ran a draw inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Broderick Dewit. |
| 2-9-MIN41 (1Q: 09:43) Michael Stephens scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Terrance Hopkins and assisted by ILB Rickey Terrell. |
| 3-2-MIN34 (1Q: 08:59) Melvin Smolka ran a draw inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Darryl Wilkins. Key block delivered by Bob Swayda. PENALTY: TE Floyd Arnett of Houston was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 3-7-MIN39 (1Q: 08:48) PENALTY: DE Darryl Wilkins of Minnesota was called for Encroachment. |
| 3-2-MIN34 (1Q: 08:40) Play-Action. Michael Stephens pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ernie England. OLB Zane High defended the pass. |
| 4-2-MIN34 (1Q: 08:35) Dwayne Lissvall attempted a 51 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 3, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 08:27) Dwayne Lissvall kicked off 58 yards from the HOU35. Tevin Sherrill returned the ball 28 yards to the MIN35. Tackled by Avery Arneson. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (1Q: 07:59) Fernando Richardson ran inside the right guard for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Avery Arneson, assisted by ILB Connor Winn. |
| 2-13-MIN32 (1Q: 07:25) Jessie Pantin sacked by OLB Carter Meyers for a loss of 12 yards. Sack allowed by Shaun Battle. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Duane Wilkins for 20 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Houston 9, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 07:25) Extra point by Dwayne Lissvall was good. Houston 10, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 07:14) Dwayne Lissvall kicked off 56 yards from the HOU35. Tevin Sherrill returned the ball 20 yards to the MIN29. Tackled by Nathan Ogden. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (1Q: 06:52) PENALTY: WR Tevin Sherrill of Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN24 (1Q: 06:41) Play-Action. Jessie Pantin pass completed to TE Darryl Geason for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Zack Chaplin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-12-MIN27 (1Q: 05:56) Play-Action. Jessie Pantin pass completed to FB Owen McLaurin for 10 yards. Tackled by S Frankie Duncan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. McLaurin gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-MIN37 (1Q: 05:27) Jessie Pantin pass completed to WR Mitch Shaw for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Brian Nichols. Shaw gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (1Q: 04:41) Randal Salcedo ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Frankie Duncan, assisted by ILB Zack Chaplin. Key block delivered by Shaquille Gornell. |
| 2-2-MIN48 (1Q: 03:59) Wayne Austin ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Levi Peterson, assisted by ILB Connor Winn. |
| 3-1-MIN49 (1Q: 03:33) Fernando Richardson ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Derek Clemons, assisted by ILB Zack Chaplin. Key block delivered by Antoine Keith. Keith ran over Kenny Horoszowski to set up the play. |
| 1-10-HOU46 (1Q: 02:48) Jessie Pantin pass completed to FB Owen McLaurin for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Brant Lang, assisted by ILB Connor Winn. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. McLaurin gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU34 (1Q: 02:18) Jessie Pantin pass was intended for RB Randal Salcedo and was intercepted by OLB Jamie Woods at the HOU23. The interception was returned 8 yards. Tackled by Owen McLaurin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (1Q: 02:05) Melvin Smolka ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Terrance Hopkins. Key block delivered by Nathan Ogden. |
| 1-10-HOU41 (1Q: 01:37) Michael Stephens pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Malcolm Meyer. CB Gilbert Hampton defended the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU41 (1Q: 01:29) Michael Stephens pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ernie England. DT Dean Peters hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-HOU41 (1Q: 01:22) Play-Action. Michael Stephens pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Glen Kaczmarek. OLB Terrance Hopkins defended the pass. |
| 4-10-HOU41 (1Q: 01:13) Jeffery Spear punted 46 yards. Darius Filer returned the kick 7 yards to the MIN20. Tackled by Neal Zimmerman. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 01:05) Jessie Pantin pass completed to RB Randal Salcedo for 24 yards. Tackled by CB Brant Lang, assisted by OLB Jamie Woods. Salcedo gained 14 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (1Q: 00:25) Play-Action. Jessie Pantin pass completed to TE Darryl Geason for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Zack Chaplin, assisted by CB Brian Nichols. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-2-HOU48 (2Q: 15:00) Randal Salcedo ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Brant Lang. Key block delivered by Darren Bailey. |
| 1-10-HOU41 (2Q: 14:18) Wayne Austin ran around left end for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Brant Lang. Key block delivered by Paul Pearson. |
| 1-10-HOU27 (2Q: 13:53) Randal Salcedo ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Frankie Duncan. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU S Frankie Duncan to the HOU24. |
| 1-10-HOU24 (2Q: 13:45) Michael Stephens pass completed to WR Emmett McCarthy for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Terrance Hopkins, assisted by OLB Zane High. |
| 2-11-HOU23 (2Q: 13:15) Michael Stephens pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Glen Kaczmarek. DE Deion Lyle hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-11-HOU23 (2Q: 13:09) Michael Stephens pass completed to WR Ernie England for 21 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Broderick Dewit. England gained 19 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU44 (2Q: 12:25) PENALTY: G Louie Kennedy of Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-HOU39 (2Q: 12:14) Michael Stephens pass completed to WR Ernie England for 16 yards. Tackled by S Cornelius Hays. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (2Q: 11:36) Melvin Smolka ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Zane High, assisted by DE Deion Lyle. |
| 2-11-MIN46 (2Q: 11:02) Cristian Pettersson pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Tracy Wilkins. DE Deion Lyle blocked the pass. |
| 3-11-MIN46 (2Q: 10:58) Cristian Pettersson pass completed to TE Tracy Wilkins for 26 yards. Tackled by ILB Neil Dotson. Wilkins gained 16 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 10:32) Cristian Pettersson pass was dropped by TE Tracy Wilkins. |
| 2-10-MIN20 (2Q: 10:26) Cristian Pettersson pass completed to TE Tracy Wilkins for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Stalin Dole. |
| 3-7-MIN17 (2Q: 09:43) Cristian Pettersson pass completed to RB Melvin Smolka for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Gilbert Hampton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Smolka gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-7-MIN07 (2Q: 09:01) Cristian Pettersson pass completed to TE Floyd Arnett for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Houston 16, Minnesota 0 |
| (2Q: 09:01) Extra point by Dwayne Lissvall was good. Houston 17, Minnesota 0 |
| (2Q: 08:54) Dwayne Lissvall kicked off 56 yards from the HOU35. Tevin Sherrill returned the ball 35 yards to the MIN44. Tackled by Dominique Sanders. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (2Q: 08:26) Play-Action. Jessie Pantin pass completed to TE Shaquille Gornell for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Brant Lang. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-MIN47 (2Q: 08:04) Jessie Pantin pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tevin Sherrill. OLB Jamie Woods hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: OLB Jamie Woods of Houston was called for Offsides. |
| 2-2-HOU48 (2Q: 07:56) Jessie Pantin sacked by OLB Carter Meyers and ILB Connor Winn for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Devin Linquist. |
| 3-8-MIN46 (2Q: 07:34) Play-Action. Jessie Pantin pass completed to TE Wally Kirk for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Gustavo Williams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU46 (2Q: 07:14) Jessie Pantin pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mitch Shaw. DT Avery Arneson drove right through Gene Brooks to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-HOU46 (2Q: 07:08) Jessie Pantin pass was dropped by WR Mitch Shaw. |
| 3-10-HOU46 (2Q: 06:59) Jessie Pantin pass completed to TE Shaquille Gornell for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Brian Nichols, assisted by ILB Connor Winn. Gornell gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-HOU39 (2Q: 06:30) Elias Mayes punted 32 yards. The ball was downed at the HOU07. |
| 1-10-HOU07 (2Q: 06:20) Cristian Pettersson pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Tracy Wilkins. CB Gilbert Hampton knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 2-10-HOU07 (2Q: 06:15) Play-Action. Cristian Pettersson pass completed to WR Ernie England for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Lance Warburton. |
| 3-8-HOU09 (2Q: 05:32) Cristian Pettersson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Glen Kaczmarek. DE Darryl Wilkins hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: G Louie Kennedy of Houston was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-8-HOU09 (2Q: 05:23) Jeffery Spear punted 56 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the MIN35. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (2Q: 05:15) Randal Salcedo ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Connor Winn, assisted by DT Avery Arneson. |
| 2-10-MIN35 (2Q: 04:54) Randal Salcedo ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Avery Arneson, assisted by S Kenny Horoszowski. |
| 3-5-MIN40 (2Q: 04:35) Jessie Pantin pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tevin Sherrill. ILB Zack Chaplin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: DT Avery Arneson of Houston was called for Offsides. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (2Q: 04:28) Jessie Pantin pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Randal Salcedo. DT Avery Arneson drove right through Gene Brooks to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN45 (2Q: 04:22) Play-Action. Jessie Pantin sacked by ILB Connor Winn for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Antoine Keith. |
| 3-16-MIN39 (2Q: 03:59) Jessie Pantin pass completed to WR Tevin Sherrill for 13 yards. Tackled by DE Marvin Hanks. Sherrill gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 4-3-HOU48 (2Q: 03:29) Elias Mayes punted 45 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the HOU03. |
| 1-10-HOU03 (2Q: 03:20) Cristian Pettersson pass completed to WR Ernie England for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Terrance Hopkins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. England gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: C Bob Swayda of Houston was called for an Ineligible Receiver Downfield. |
| 1-11-HOU02 (2Q: 03:14) Cristian Pettersson kept the ball, running inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Dean Peters. |
| 2-8-HOU05 (2Q: 02:43) Melvin Smolka ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Neil Dotson, assisted by OLB Terrance Hopkins. |
| 3-6-HOU07 (2Q: 02:09) Cristian Pettersson pass completed to WR Glen Kaczmarek for 14 yards. Tackled by S Dexter Flannery. Kaczmarek gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-HOU21 (2Q: 02:00) Brady Stargell ran a reverse around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Stalin Dole. |
| 2-12-HOU19 (2Q: 01:20) Brady Stargell ran a reverse around left end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Artie Wooden, assisted by OLB Zane High. CB Gilbert Hampton knocked down Nathan Ogden to break up the play. |
| 3-9-HOU22 (2Q: 01:11) Cristian Pettersson pass completed to FB James Lyle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Neil Dotson. |
| 4-8-HOU23 (2Q: 00:33) Jeffery Spear punted 47 yards. Darius Filer returned the kick 4 yards to the MIN34. Tackled by Avery Arneson. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (2Q: 00:26) Jessie Pantin sacked by DT Avery Arneson for a loss of 13 yards. Sack allowed by Paul Pearson. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-23-MIN21 (2Q: 00:07) Randal Salcedo ran a draw inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Kenny Horoszowski, assisted by DT Avery Arneson. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Amir Bournigal kicked off 56 yards from the MIN35. Emmett McCarthy returned the ball 13 yards to the HOU22. Tackled by Owen McLaurin. |
| 1-10-HOU22 (3Q: 14:25) Melvin Smolka ran a draw inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Lance Warburton, assisted by OLB Zane High. Key block delivered by Brian Powell. |
| 2-3-HOU29 (3Q: 13:56) Cristian Pettersson pass completed to WR Brady Stargell for 14 yards. Tackled by DE Deion Lyle. Stargell gained 14 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU43 (3Q: 13:25) Melvin Smolka ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by S Broderick Dewit, assisted by DT Artie Wooden. Key block delivered by Conrad Gilmore. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (3Q: 12:49) PENALTY: T Brian Powell of Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-HOU48 (3Q: 12:40) Cristian Pettersson sacked by DE Lance Warburton for a loss of 14 yards. Sack allowed by James Lyle. |
| 2-29-HOU34 (3Q: 12:07) Cristian Pettersson pass completed to TE Tracy Wilkins for 9 yards. Tackled by S Broderick Dewit. Wilkins gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-20-HOU43 (3Q: 11:32) Cristian Pettersson pass completed to TE Tracy Wilkins for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Stalin Dole. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-15-HOU48 (3Q: 11:02) Jeffery Spear punted 38 yards. Darius Filer returned the kick 6 yards to the MIN20. PENALTY: FB Owen McLaurin of Minnesota was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-MIN08 (3Q: 10:51) Randal Salcedo ran around right end for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Zack Chaplin, assisted by OLB Dixon Brewer. |
| 2-8-MIN10 (3Q: 10:17) Play-Action. Jessie Pantin pass completed to TE Darryl Geason for 11 yards. Tackled by S Levi Peterson. Geason gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN21 (3Q: 09:44) Randal Salcedo ran a draw inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Connor Winn. |
| 2-8-MIN23 (3Q: 09:06) Randal Salcedo ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Avery Arneson. PENALTY: G Gene Brooks of Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-18-MIN13 (3Q: 09:00) Earl Trigg pass was dropped by TE Shaquille Gornell. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-18-MIN13 (3Q: 08:56) Earl Trigg pass completed to TE Darryl Geason for 9 yards. Tackled by S Kenny Horoszowski, assisted by CB Neal Zimmerman. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-MIN22 (3Q: 08:12) Elias Mayes punted 61 yards. Neal Zimmerman returned the kick 6 yards to the HOU23. Tackled by Wally Kirk. |
| 1-10-HOU23 (3Q: 08:02) Cristian Pettersson kept the ball, running around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Gilbert Hampton, assisted by OLB Zane High. PENALTY: T Oscar Springer of Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-HOU13 (3Q: 07:52) Cristian Pettersson pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Tracy Wilkins. ILB Neil Dotson defended the pass. |
| 2-20-HOU13 (3Q: 07:48) Cristian Pettersson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Glen Kaczmarek. S Broderick Dewit defended the pass. |
| 3-20-HOU13 (3Q: 07:41) Cristian Pettersson pass completed to WR Glen Kaczmarek for 7 yards. Tackled by S Cornelius Hays. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Kaczmarek gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 4-13-HOU20 (3Q: 06:57) Jeffery Spear punted 60 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the MIN20. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 06:49) Randal Salcedo ran inside the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Avery Arneson, assisted by ILB Derek Clemons. |
| 2-13-MIN17 (3Q: 06:13) Earl Trigg pass was dropped by TE Darryl Geason. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-13-MIN17 (3Q: 06:07) Earl Trigg pass completed to TE Darryl Geason for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Lester Ballard, assisted by CB Neal Zimmerman. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-2-MIN28 (3Q: 05:20) Elias Mayes punted 51 yards. Neal Zimmerman returned the kick 2 yards to the HOU23. Tackled by Rickey Terrell. |
| 1-10-HOU23 (3Q: 05:13) Cristian Pettersson pass completed to TE Tracy Wilkins for 3 yards. Tackled by S Broderick Dewit. |
| 2-7-HOU26 (3Q: 04:35) Cristian Pettersson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ernie England. DE Deion Lyle hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-7-HOU26 (3Q: 04:30) Cristian Pettersson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Glen Kaczmarek. DT Artie Wooden hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-7-HOU26 (3Q: 04:24) Jeffery Spear punted 43 yards. Darius Filer returned the kick 5 yards to the MIN36. Tackled by Malcolm Meyer. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (3Q: 04:16) Randal Salcedo ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Zack Chaplin. |
| 2-6-MIN40 (3Q: 03:49) Play-Action. Earl Trigg pass completed to WR Mitch Shaw for 26 yards. Tackled by CB Brant Lang. Shaw gained 18 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU34 (3Q: 03:13) Randal Salcedo ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Zack Chaplin, assisted by S Kenny Horoszowski. |
| 2-9-HOU33 (3Q: 02:43) Randal Salcedo ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Lester Ballard. |
| 3-5-HOU29 (3Q: 02:11) Play-Action. Earl Trigg pass completed to TE Darryl Geason for 24 yards. Tackled by CB Brian Nichols. Geason gained 23 yards after the catch. |
| 1-5-HOU05 (3Q: 01:41) Randal Salcedo ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Dixon Brewer, assisted by DT Avery Arneson. |
| 2-5-HOU05 (3Q: 01:08) Earl Trigg pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Wally Kirk. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: ILB Zack Chaplin of Houston was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-3-HOU03 (3Q: 01:03) Randal Salcedo ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Jamie Woods. DT Avery Arneson knocked down Shaquille Gornell to break up the play. |
| 2-3-HOU03 (3Q: 00:18) Randal Salcedo ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Jamie Woods, assisted by ILB Zack Chaplin. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-2-HOU02 (4Q: 15:00) Earl Trigg pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tevin Sherrill. CB Brant Lang defended the pass. |
| 4-2-HOU02 (4Q: 14:54) Amir Bournigal attempted a 19 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 17, Minnesota 3 |
| (4Q: 14:47) Amir Bournigal kicked off 59 yards from the MIN35. Emmett McCarthy returned the ball 16 yards to the HOU22. Tackled by Leonard Sneed. |
| 1-10-HOU22 (4Q: 14:19) Melvin Smolka ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Stalin Dole. |
| 2-12-HOU20 (4Q: 13:37) Cristian Pettersson pass fell incomplete, intended for FB James Lyle. DE Lance Warburton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-12-HOU20 (4Q: 13:30) Cristian Pettersson pass completed to TE Tracy Wilkins for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Terrance Hopkins, assisted by CB Stalin Dole. |
| 4-9-HOU23 (4Q: 12:52) Jeffery Spear punted 48 yards. Darius Filer called for a fair catch at the MIN29. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (4Q: 12:45) Play-Action. Earl Trigg pass completed to TE Darryl Geason for 0 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Derek Clemons, assisted by ILB Zack Chaplin. |
| 2-10-MIN29 (4Q: 12:07) Earl Trigg pass completed to WR Mitch Shaw for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Derek Clemons. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Shaw gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-1-MIN38 (4Q: 11:25) Play-Action. Earl Trigg pass was thrown incomplete, intended for FB Owen McLaurin. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 4-1-MIN38 (4Q: 11:20) Elias Mayes punted 53 yards. The ball was downed at the HOU09. |
| 1-10-HOU09 (4Q: 11:10) Melvin Smolka ran a draw inside the left guard for 39 yards. Tackled by ILB Neil Dotson. Key block delivered by Conrad Gilmore. |
| 1-10-HOU48 (4Q: 10:26) Cristian Pettersson pass was intended for WR Ernie England and was intercepted by S Cornelius Hays at the MIN39. The interception was returned 61 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Houston 17, Minnesota 9 |
| (4Q: 10:26) Extra point by Amir Bournigal was good. Houston 17, Minnesota 10 |
| (4Q: 10:16) Amir Bournigal kicked off 59 yards from the MIN35. Emmett McCarthy returned the ball 17 yards to the HOU23. Tackled by Dexter Flannery. |
| 1-10-HOU23 (4Q: 09:46) Cristian Pettersson pass completed to WR Brady Stargell for 6 yards. Tackled by S Broderick Dewit. Stargell gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-4-HOU29 (4Q: 09:02) Melvin Smolka ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Neil Dotson, assisted by DT Artie Wooden. Key block delivered by Bob Swayda. |
| 1-10-HOU34 (4Q: 08:24) Play-Action. Cristian Pettersson pass completed to WR Glen Kaczmarek for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Neil Dotson, assisted by S Dexter Flannery. |
| 2-4-HOU40 (4Q: 07:58) Melvin Smolka ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by S Cornelius Hays. |
| 3-8-HOU36 (4Q: 07:13) Cristian Pettersson pass completed to WR Glen Kaczmarek for 25 yards. Tackled by CB Stalin Dole. Kaczmarek gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (4Q: 06:26) Cristian Pettersson scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by S Broderick Dewit. |
| 2-3-MIN32 (4Q: 05:42) Cristian Pettersson scrambled for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Gilbert Hampton. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 04:57) Cristian Pettersson pass completed to WR Ernie England for 3 yards. Tackled by S Cornelius Hays. |
| 2-7-MIN17 (4Q: 04:12) Melvin Smolka ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Cornelius Hays. |
| 3-1-MIN11 (4Q: 03:27) Melvin Smolka ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Rickey Terrell. |
| 4-2-MIN12 (4Q: 02:41) Dwayne Lissvall attempted a 29 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 20, Minnesota 10 |
| (4Q: 02:33) Dwayne Lissvall kicked off 47 yards from the HOU35. Tevin Sherrill returned the ball 17 yards to the MIN35. Tackled by Avery Arneson. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (4Q: 02:23) Earl Trigg pass completed to TE Darryl Geason for 5 yards. Tackled by S Kenny Horoszowski. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-5-MIN40 (4Q: 02:00) Earl Trigg pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tevin Sherrill. CB Brian Nichols knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-5-MIN40 (4Q: 01:55) Play-Action. Earl Trigg scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jamie Woods. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (4Q: 01:28) Earl Trigg pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Darryl Geason. S Levi Peterson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN45 (4Q: 01:23) Play-Action. Earl Trigg pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Owen McLaurin. CB Brian Nichols defended the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN45 (4Q: 01:16) Earl Trigg pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Randal Salcedo. CB Brian Nichols defended the pass. |
| 4-10-MIN45 (4Q: 01:10) Play-Action. Earl Trigg pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Owen McLaurin. CB Brant Lang knocked the ball out of his grasp. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. PENALTY: S Roderick Kasten of Houston was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-HOU50 (4Q: 01:05) Earl Trigg pass completed to TE Darryl Geason for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Brant Lang. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 2-11-MIN49 (4Q: 00:56) Play-Action. Earl Trigg pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mitch Shaw. OLB Dixon Brewer defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-11-MIN49 (4Q: 00:49) Earl Trigg pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Shaquille Gornell. OLB Jamie Woods defended the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-MIN49 (4Q: 00:42) Earl Trigg pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tevin Sherrill. DE Lester Ballard hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (4Q: 00:35) Cristian Pettersson dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 2-12-HOU49 (4Q: 00:27) Cristian Pettersson dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 3-13-HOU48 (4Q: 00:19) Cristian Pettersson dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Houston Texans 20, Minnesota Vikings 10 |