Exhibition Week 3, 2011

played in Minnesota, MN

81 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Houston Texans	6	0	0	0	-	6
Minnesota Vikings	3	10	0	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:08 HOU - Scott Mesa 27 field goal
1Q: 04:59 MIN - Pat McAfee 43 field goal
1Q: 00:03 HOU - Scott Mesa 34 field goal
2Q: 04:18 MIN - Brandon Jackson 17 run (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Pat McAfee 49 field goal
4Q: 11:03 MIN - Pat McAfee 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:08 HOU - Scott Mesa 27 field goal
1Q: 04:59 MIN - Pat McAfee 43 field goal
1Q: 00:03 HOU - Scott Mesa 34 field goal
2Q: 04:18 MIN - Brandon Jackson 17 run (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Pat McAfee 49 field goal
4Q: 11:03 MIN - Pat McAfee 25 field goal

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 0-2 2-0
First Downs 9 20
- by Rushing 3 10
- by Passing 5 8
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 192 340
- Offensive Plays 50 71
- Yards per Play 3.84 4.79
Net Rushing Yards 73 173
- Rushing Attempts 21 36
- Yards per Rush 3.48 4.81
Net Passing Yards 119 167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 13 - 3 33 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 128 178
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 4.10 4.77
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 9/59 13/90
Punt Returns/Yards 3/16 2/2
Kick Returns/Yards 1/24 3/50
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 3/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 30
Time of Possession 24:16 35:44

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	0-2	2-0
First Downs	9	20
- by Rushing	3	10
- by Passing	5	8
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	192	340
- Offensive Plays	50	71
- Yards per Play	3.84	4.79
Net Rushing Yards	73	173
- Rushing Attempts	21	36
- Yards per Rush	3.48	4.81
Net Passing Yards	119	167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 13 - 3	33 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	128	178
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	4.10	4.77
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	9/59	13/90
Punt Returns/Yards	3/16	2/2
Kick Returns/Yards	1/24	3/50
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	3/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 30
Time of Possession	24:16	35:44

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:57	OWN 25	10	65	Field Goal
1	4:51	4:51	OWN 34	8	49	Field Goal
2	12:55	1:39	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
2	7:54	0:49	OWN 15	3	0	Interception
2	4:02	1:50	OWN 25	3	14	Punt
2	0:58	0:27	OPP 45	3	-2	Interception
3	12:40	2:27	OWN 43	5	15	Interception
3	7:54	1:29	OWN 38	3	-12	Punt
3	1:36	1:47	OWN 20	4	-1	Punt
4	10:55	1:21	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	6:46	1:19	OWN 12	5	24	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:03	5:12	OWN 35	8	39	Field Goal
2	15:00	2:05	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	11:16	3:22	OWN 5	9	42	Punt
2	7:05	3:03	OPP 32	5	32	Touchdown
2	2:12	1:14	OWN 1	3	5	Punt
2	0:31	0:31	OPP 44	3	12	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:20	OWN 29	5	20	Interception
3	10:13	2:19	OWN 10	3	8	Punt
3	6:25	4:49	OWN 31	9	26	Punt
4	14:49	3:54	OWN 29	7	63	Field Goal
4	9:34	2:48	OWN 17	5	21	Punt
4	5:27	5:27	OPP 36	12	23	Downs

Game MVP: Brandon Jackson, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	11	27	2.45	18	1
RB Brian Leonard	6	24	4.00	7	0
QB Tavaris Jackson	4	22	5.50	7	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Brandon Jackson	26	123	4.73	23	6	1
QB Sam Bradford	4	13	3.25	8	0	0
QB Andy Dalton	4	36	9.00	18	2	0
FB Harris Stanton	2	1	0.50	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tavaris Jackson	24	11	112	1/9	0	26	3	20.1
Ryan Mallett	4	2	16	0/0	0	14	0	60.4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andy Dalton	26	15	136	2/11	0	24	1	55.9
Sam Bradford	7	4	42	0/0	0	15	0	74.7

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	5	9	45	9.00	33	26
WR Miles Austin	3	6	8	2.67	7	7
TE Zach Miller	2	2	17	8.50	0	15
RB Brian Leonard	1	1	22	22.00	21	22
WR Malcolm Kelly	1	4	22	22.00	0	22
TE Rob Gronkowski	1	1	14	14.00	0	14
WR Josh Reed	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
Unknown	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Adrian Arrington	9	12	75	8.33	14	19
WR Darnerien McCants	5	8	61	12.20	4	24
WR D.J. Labelle	3	7	26	8.67	10	23
RB Brandon Jackson	1	2	1	1.00	3	1
TE Malcolm Beyer	1	2	15	15.00	3	15
WR Edmond Gates	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jason McCourty	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kerry Baker	2	11	5.50	0
S LaRon Landry	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin Colquitt	5	263	52.6	52.2	60	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Amir Cochrane	6	279	46.5	40.5	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Mesa	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	0/0

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat McAfee	3/3	2/2	0/0	49	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Malcolm Kelly	3	16	5.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Floyd	2	2	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Miles Austin	1	24	24.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Floyd	3	50	16.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Roy Williams	11	2	0.0	35	34
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	8	2	1.0	36	35
OLB Tim Dobbins	5	0	1.0	33	24
DE Albert Haynesworth	5	2	0.0	36	34
CB Vincent Fuller	4	2	0.0	36	35
CB Jason McCourty	4	1	0.0	35	26
ILB Reggie Hausermann	4	0	0.0	29	20
CB Reggie Corner	4	0	0.0	14	28
DT Alan Branch	3	0	0.0	34	34
ILB Chase Blackburn	2	4	0.0	26	16
ILB Nick Barnett	2	1	0.0	28	19
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jeremy Bloom	1	0	0.0	6	15
WR Malcolm Kelly	1	0	---	---	---
CB Everett Soliday	1	0	0.0	2	4
Unknown	1	0	0.0	0	4
OLB Michael Boley	0	2	0.0	7	17

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Kedrick Golston	5	0	0.0	21	24
CB Arnold Parrish	5	0	0.0	21	26
ILB Caleb Fox	4	0	0.0	20	19
CB Kerry Baker	3	2	0.0	14	19
S LaRon Landry	3	1	0.0	21	26
OLB Ray Jones	3	0	0.0	13	6
DT Quentin Groves	2	1	1.0	21	26
DT Todd Cunningham	2	0	0.0	21	24
ILB Adam Seward	1	1	0.0	9	16
ILB Jalen Tatum	1	1	0.0	16	27
ILB Rufus Alexander	1	1	0.0	7	17
CB Jeff Greene	1	1	0.0	21	28
OLB Akin Ayodele	1	0	0.0	8	14
WR Edmond Gates	1	0	---	---	---
DE Adrian Clayborn	1	0	0.0	0	4
DT Brenden Hall	1	0	0.0	13	7
DT Hardy Newman	1	0	0.0	0	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	1.0	2	0	35
OLB Tim Dobbins	1.0	0	0	24
DE Albert Haynesworth	0.0	2	1	34
OLB Michael Boley	0.0	1	0	17
CB Reggie Corner	0.0	1	0	28

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Quentin Groves	1.0	0	0	26
ILB Jalen Tatum	0.0	1	0	27
DT Kedrick Golston	0.0	0	1	24
DT Brenden Hall	0.0	0	1	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Roy Williams	6	0	0	34
CB Vincent Fuller	3	0	0	35
CB Reggie Corner	3	0	0	28
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	2	1	0	35
OLB Tim Dobbins	2	0	0	24
ILB Chase Blackburn	1	1	0	16
CB Jeremy Bloom	1	0	0	15
DT Alan Branch	1	0	0	34
CB Jason McCourty	0	1	1	26
ILB Reggie Hausermann	0	1	0	20

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Caleb Fox	3	0	0	19
CB Arnold Parrish	3	0	0	26
DT Kedrick Golston	2	0	0	24
ILB Jalen Tatum	1	1	0	27
ILB Rufus Alexander	1	1	0	17
DT Quentin Groves	1	1	0	26
DE Adrian Clayborn	1	0	0	4
DT Hardy Newman	1	0	0	6
S LaRon Landry	0	1	1	26
OLB Akin Ayodele	0	1	0	14
CB Jeff Greene	0	1	0	28
CB Kerry Baker	0	0	2	19

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Marvin Philip	1	4	21	0	29
T Donald Penn	1	3	21	0	29
T Dustin Fry	1	3	7	0	13
G Gabriel Rose	1	3	14	0	16
T Leonard Davis	1	2	21	1	29
FB Deon Anderson	0	1	4	0	7
G Willie Philip	0	1	14	0	16

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Wilford Brown	3	6	0	36	0	35
T Terrance Pennington	2	7	1	36	0	35
C John Sullivan	2	6	0	36	0	35
G R.J. Born	1	3	0	26	1	14
T Jared Veldheer	0	4	0	26	0	14
T Rickey Coffey	0	1	0	10	1	21
TE Joe Klopfenstein	0	1	0	9	0	0
TE Malcolm Beyer	0	1	0	29	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Nick Barnett	1	20
Ike Barreras	1	20
Malcolm Kelly	1	15
Brian Leonard	1	14
Sawyer Joyner	1	8

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
John Cooley	2	21
Wilford Brown	1	9
Willie Dawkins	1	7

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Jason McCourty	---	---	35	26	14	75
S Roy Williams	---	---	35	34	5	74
CB Vincent Fuller	---	---	36	35	3	74
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	---	---	36	35	3	74
DE Albert Haynesworth	---	---	36	34	2	72
DT Alan Branch	---	---	34	34	3	71
ILB Nick Barnett	---	---	28	19	20	67
CB Stanley Wilson	---	---	30	29	2	61
OLB Tim Dobbins	---	---	33	24	3	60
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	15	23	---	---	20	58
WR Miles Austin	18	26	---	---	13	57
T Donald Penn	21	29	---	---	7	57
ILB Chase Blackburn	---	---	26	16	13	55
T Leonard Davis	21	29	---	---	---	50
ILB Reggie Hausermann	---	---	29	20	1	50
C Marvin Philip	21	29	---	---	---	50
WR Josh Reed	18	26	---	---	4	48
QB Tavaris Jackson	20	25	---	---	---	45
CB Reggie Corner	---	---	14	28	---	42
G Willie Philip	14	16	---	---	7	37
TE Zach Miller	16	20	---	---	---	36
WR Malcolm Kelly	5	11	---	---	15	31
G Gabriel Rose	14	16	---	---	---	30
TE Ike Barreras	6	4	---	---	20	30
CB Jeremy Bloom	---	---	6	15	8	29
G Evan Mathis	7	13	---	---	7	27
OLB Michael Boley	---	---	7	17	1	25
RB Brian Leonard	6	2	---	---	14	22
WR Alejandro Akers	8	9	---	---	4	21
T Dustin Fry	7	13	---	---	---	20
CB Everett Soliday	---	---	2	4	13	19
DT Everson Griffen	---	---	6	4	8	18
TE J.T. DeWalt	7	10	---	---	---	17
FB Deon Anderson	4	7	---	---	---	11
DE Robert Quinn	---	---	1	10	---	11
RB Sawyer Joyner	1	0	---	---	8	9
DE Sione Fua	---	---	2	1	6	9
C Dylan Galloway	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Dustin Colquitt	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Andrew Carnahan	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Rob Gronkowski	1	3	---	---	3	7
QB Ryan Mallett	1	4	---	---	---	5
K Scott Mesa	0	0	---	---	5	5
Unknown	---	---	0	4	---	4
ILB Kendyll Pope	---	---	0	0	---	0
S DeAndre Wright	---	---	0	0	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Wilford Brown	36	35	---	---	9	80
WR Darnerien McCants	36	33	---	---	7	76
T Terrance Pennington	36	35	---	---	3	74
WR Adrian Arrington	36	35	---	---	---	71
C John Sullivan	36	35	---	---	---	71
WR Edmond Gates	14	17	---	---	21	52
CB Jeff Greene	---	---	21	28	2	51
G R.J. Born	26	14	---	---	9	49
TE Malcolm Beyer	29	17	---	---	3	49
T Jared Veldheer	26	14	---	---	9	49
RB Brandon Jackson	31	17	---	---	---	48
S LaRon Landry	---	---	21	26	1	48
DT Quentin Groves	---	---	21	26	1	48
CB Arnold Parrish	---	---	21	26	1	48
CB Kerry Baker	---	---	14	19	14	47
DT Todd Cunningham	---	---	21	24	1	46
TE John Cooley	6	19	---	---	21	46
ILB Jalen Tatum	---	---	16	27	2	45
DT Kedrick Golston	---	---	21	24	---	45
QB Andy Dalton	14	28	---	---	3	45
T Rickey Coffey	10	21	---	---	13	44
ILB Caleb Fox	---	---	20	19	---	39
ILB Rufus Alexander	---	---	7	17	12	36
C Ramon Harewood	10	21	---	---	---	31
TE Joe Klopfenstein	9	0	---	---	21	30
QB Sam Bradford	22	7	---	---	---	29
FB Harris Stanton	13	13	---	---	---	26
ILB Adam Seward	---	---	9	16	---	25
DT Brenden Hall	---	---	13	7	5	25
CB Bryson Radecki	---	---	5	10	10	25
OLB Akin Ayodele	---	---	8	14	---	22
WR D.J. Labelle	3	17	---	---	---	20
ILB Greg Lloyd	---	---	0	1	18	19
OLB Ray Jones	---	---	13	6	---	19
CB Drew Floyd	---	---	0	4	13	17
Unknown	0	9	---	---	7	16
RB Willie Dawkins	2	6	---	---	7	15
DE Adrian Clayborn	---	---	0	4	6	10
C Paul Godfrey	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Lawrence Carpenter	---	---	0	6	2	8
DT Hardy Newman	---	---	0	6	2	8
ILB Victor Barlow	---	---	0	0	8	8
K Pat McAfee	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Amir Cochrane	0	0	---	---	6	6
FB Aidan Randle	0	1	---	---	---	1
WR Johnny Knox	1	0	---	---	---	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	15	7.5
Middle	17	53	3.1
Right	2	5	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	28	9.3
Middle	22	113	5.1
Right	9	34	3.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tavaris Jackson	24	11	3	1	2	4	2	0	3
Ryan Mallett	4	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andy Dalton	26	15	2	1	1	4	4	1	1
Sam Bradford	7	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	36	5.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	5	41	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	29	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	22	7.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	35	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	118	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	24	24.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	9	5	1	45	1	23
WR Miles Austin	6	3	0	8	0	26
WR Malcolm Kelly	4	1	1	22	1	11
WR Josh Reed	3	0	0	0	0	26
TE Zach Miller	2	2	0	17	0	20
Unknown	2	0	0	0	0	4
RB Brian Leonard	1	1	0	22	1	2
TE Rob Gronkowski	1	1	0	14	0	3

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Adrian Arrington	12	9	1	75	0	35
WR Darnerien McCants	8	5	0	61	1	33
WR D.J. Labelle	7	3	0	26	1	17
RB Brandon Jackson	2	1	0	1	0	17
TE Malcolm Beyer	2	1	0	15	0	17
WR Edmond Gates	2	0	0	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	1	1	1.00	2.45
RB Brian Leonard	1	5	5.00	4.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brandon Jackson	7	19	2.71	4.73
QB Sam Bradford	3	6	2.00	3.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tavaris Jackson	4	1	-1	-0.25	4.67

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andy Dalton	1	0	0	0.00	5.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Miles Austin	2	1	-1	-0.50	1.33
WR Josh Reed	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
Unknown	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR D.J. Labelle	1	0	0	0.00	3.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Sam Bradford	3	1
QB Andy Dalton	3	1
RB Brandon Jackson	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tavaris Jackson	10	3	2
Ryan Mallett	1	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andy Dalton	6	5	5
Sam Bradford	2	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Josh Reed	3	0	0
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	3	2	2
WR Miles Austin	2	1	0
TE Zach Miller	1	1	0
WR Malcolm Kelly	1	0	0
Unknown	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darnerien McCants	3	2	2
WR Adrian Arrington	2	2	2
RB Brandon Jackson	1	1	0
WR D.J. Labelle	1	1	1
TE Malcolm Beyer	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 84,500 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,000 (25,300)
End Zone 16,900 (18,200)
Mezzanine 9,300 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (16,100)
Club Seats 16,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 6,200 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	84,500 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,000 (25,300)
End Zone	16,900 (18,200)
Mezzanine	9,300 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (16,100)
Club Seats	16,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	6,200 (9,900)