Week 16, 1992

played in Minnesota, MN

8 degrees, snow, 20 mph wind

Houston Texans	6	0	3	0	-	9
Minnesota Vikings	7	20	10	3	-	40

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:29 HOU - Chris Jacke 21 field goal
1Q: 08:35 MIN - Brad Muster 47 fumble return (Jason Hanson extra point)
1Q: 02:14 HOU - Chris Jacke 46 field goal
2Q: 09:50 MIN - Jason Hanson 21 field goal
2Q: 08:37 MIN - Barry Word 8 run (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 01:08 MIN - Jason Hanson 30 field goal
2Q: 00:27 MIN - Brian Blades 5 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
3Q: 12:55 HOU - Chris Jacke 34 field goal
3Q: 04:20 MIN - Jason Hanson 22 field goal
3Q: 03:35 MIN - Ken Harvey 28 interception return (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 04:18 MIN - Jason Hanson 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:29 HOU - Chris Jacke 21 field goal
1Q: 08:35 MIN - Brad Muster 47 fumble return (Jason Hanson extra point)
1Q: 02:14 HOU - Chris Jacke 46 field goal
2Q: 09:50 MIN - Jason Hanson 21 field goal
2Q: 08:37 MIN - Barry Word 8 run (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 01:08 MIN - Jason Hanson 30 field goal
2Q: 00:27 MIN - Brian Blades 5 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
3Q: 12:55 HOU - Chris Jacke 34 field goal
3Q: 04:20 MIN - Jason Hanson 22 field goal
3Q: 03:35 MIN - Ken Harvey 28 interception return (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 04:18 MIN - Jason Hanson 26 field goal

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 10-5 13-2
First Downs 10 19
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 5 10
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 203 303
- Offensive Plays 62 61
- Yards per Play 3.27 4.97
Net Rushing Yards 61 145
- Rushing Attempts 25 31
- Yards per Rush 2.44 4.68
Net Passing Yards 142 158
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 20 - 1 26 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 172 181
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/30 4/23
- Yards per Pass Play 3.84 5.27
Fumbles/Lost 5/3 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 5/74
Kick Returns/Yards 5/99 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 2/7 1/28
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 41
Time of Possession 29:36 30:24

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	10-5	13-2
First Downs	10	19
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	5	10
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	203	303
- Offensive Plays	62	61
- Yards per Play	3.27	4.97
Net Rushing Yards	61	145
- Rushing Attempts	25	31
- Yards per Rush	2.44	4.68
Net Passing Yards	142	158
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 20 - 1	26 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	172	181
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/30	4/23
- Yards per Pass Play	3.84	5.27
Fumbles/Lost	5/3	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	5/74
Kick Returns/Yards	5/99	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	2/7	1/28
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 41
Time of Possession	29:36	30:24

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:39	OWN 36	10	60	Field Goal
1	8:07	1:41	OWN 20	6	30	Punt
1	4:06	2:00	OWN 27	4	44	Field Goal
1	1:16	1:23	OPP 46	3	2	Punt
2	9:44	1:07	OWN 20	3	-2	Fumble
2	8:29	2:00	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	1:00	0:19	OWN 22	1	-2	Fumble
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 36	2	7	Half
3	14:54	2:05	OPP 25	3	8	Field Goal
3	11:18	0:08	OWN 36	1	-1	Fumble
3	10:58	2:45	OWN 16	4	-1	Punt
3	4:13	0:51	OWN 20	2	2	Interception
3	3:22	2:11	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
4	14:55	3:22	OWN 20	8	19	Punt
4	9:41	2:00	OWN 16	3	3	Punt
4	4:12	2:53	OWN 11	6	21	Punt

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:21	1:14	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
1	6:26	2:20	OWN 20	4	6	Punt
1	2:06	0:50	OWN 20	2	5	Interception
2	14:53	5:09	OWN 20	12	76	Field Goal
2	8:37	0:08	OPP 8	1	8	Touchdown
2	6:29	5:29	OWN 30	11	57	Field Goal
2	0:41	0:25	OPP 20	3	20	Touchdown
3	12:49	1:31	OWN 21	3	-3	Punt
3	11:10	0:12	OPP 35	1	0	Interception
3	8:13	4:00	OPP 49	8	44	Field Goal
3	1:11	1:16	OWN 47	3	7	Punt
4	11:33	1:52	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
4	7:41	3:29	OWN 47	6	44	Field Goal
4	1:19	1:19	OWN 40	2	3	Game

Game MVP: Ken Harvey, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	21	62	2.95	22	2	0
Bernie Parmalee	4	-1	-0.25	8	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brian Mitchell	18	80	4.44	15	3	0
Barry Word	13	65	5.00	14	2	1

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	33	20	172	4/30	0	36	1	61.7

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	26	16	181	4/23	1	34	2	63.1

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Carl Pickens	8	11	59	7.38	24	27
RB Bo Jackson	3	5	13	4.33	4	8
WR Tim Brown	3	6	52	17.33	14	36
WR Mark Clayton	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Greg McMurtry	1	4	10	10.00	0	10
FB Jarrod Bunch	1	2	5	5.00	5	5
FB Tommy Vardell	1	2	2	2.00	0	2
TE Tyji Armstrong	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Desmond Howard	1	1	25	25.00	0	25

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Moore	6	11	100	16.67	29	34	0
WR Brian Blades	3	5	27	9.00	4	13	1
RB Brian Mitchell	3	3	14	4.67	6	13	0
WR Herman Fontenot	2	4	13	6.50	0	10	0
RB Barry Word	1	1	12	12.00	3	12	0
TE Ben Coates	1	2	15	15.00	2	15	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Martin Mayhew	1	7	7.00	0
OLB Mo Lewis	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Ken Harvey	1	28	28.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bernie Kosar	2	0	0
Bo Jackson	2	0	0
Le Roy Butler	1	0	0
Jim Dombrowski	0	1	0
Leon Seals	0	1	0
Carl Pickens	0	1	0
Anthony Florence	0	0	1
Jarrod Bunch	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Herman Fontenot	1	0	0	0
Phil Freeman	1	0	0	0
Brad Muster	0	1	0	1
Frank Minnifield	0	1	0	0
Eric Allen	0	1	0	0
Ken Harvey	0	1	0	0
Vai Sikahema	0	0	1	0
Johnny Holland	0	0	1	0
Wayne Martin	0	0	1	0
Robert Porcher	0	0	1	0
Kurt Schultz	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kent Sullivan	8	352	44.0	29.8	50	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	4	193	48.3	41.5	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Jacke	3/3	1/1	0/0	46	0/0

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Hanson	4/4	0/0	0/0	30	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Le Roy Butler	2	7	3.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vai Sikahema	4	62	15.5	0
Eric Blount	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Desmond Howard	4	81	20.3	0
Bernie Parmalee	1	18	18.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil Freeman	2	48	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Skip McClendon	5	2	0.0	15	17
DE Alonzo Mitz	5	0	0.0	16	13
OLB Jack Del Rio	4	1	2.5	30	30
CB David Pool	4	0	0.0	20	22
OLB Kenny Tippins	3	1	1.0	20	19
CB Martin Mayhew	3	2	0.0	23	26
CB Donnell Woolford	3	2	0.0	18	27
CB Anthony Florence	3	0	0.0	11	4
OLB Mo Lewis	3	0	0.0	23	26
DT Rush Brown	2	0	0.5	24	23
ILB Hal Garner	2	1	0.0	8	4
OLB Cliff Charlton	2	1	0.0	11	2
S Bennie Thompson	2	1	0.0	10	6
S Myron Guyton	2	1	0.0	22	27
DE Leon Seals	2	0	0.0	16	16
ILB Glenn Cadrez	2	0	0.0	12	8
S Le Roy Butler	1	2	0.0	20	27
WR Tim Brown	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Ricardo McDonald	1	0	0.0	9	8

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Larry Kelm	8	1	0.0	17	26
OLB Ken Harvey	6	0	2.0	23	37
S Carnell Lake	5	2	0.0	25	37
S Eric Turner	5	1	0.0	23	37
CB Eric Thomas	4	2	0.0	13	28
CB Frank Minnifield	4	1	0.0	24	34
DE Wayne Martin	3	1	1.5	19	30
ILB Johnny Holland	3	1	0.0	25	37
DT Dan Saleaumula	3	1	0.0	15	25
DE Charles Haley	2	1	0.0	20	26
OLB Frank Stams	2	1	0.0	17	9
DE Robert Porcher	1	0	0.5	9	17
S Vince Newsome	1	0	0.0	2	5
CB Eric Allen	1	0	0.0	24	36
WR Brian Blades	1	0	---	---	---
WR Herman Moore	1	0	---	---	---
DT Russell Maryland	0	1	0.0	14	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Jack Del Rio	2.5	0	1	30
OLB Kenny Tippins	1.0	0	0	19
DT Rush Brown	0.5	0	0	23
OLB Ricardo McDonald	0.0	1	0	8
DE Warren Powers	0.0	0	1	14

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ken Harvey	2.0	0	1	37
DE Wayne Martin	1.5	1	2	30
DE Robert Porcher	0.5	1	0	17
DE Charles Haley	0.0	1	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bennie Thompson	3	0	0	6
CB Martin Mayhew	2	2	1	26
CB Donnell Woolford	2	0	0	27
S Myron Guyton	2	0	0	27
CB David Pool	2	0	0	22
OLB Mo Lewis	1	0	1	26
OLB Jack Del Rio	1	0	0	30
ILB Hal Garner	1	0	0	4
DE Alonzo Mitz	1	0	0	13
CB Anthony Florence	1	0	0	4
DE Skip McClendon	0	1	0	17
DE Warren Powers	0	1	0	14

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Eric Thomas	4	1	0	28
OLB Larry Kelm	4	0	0	26
CB Frank Minnifield	2	2	0	34
S Carnell Lake	2	1	0	37
S Eric Turner	1	1	0	37
OLB Ken Harvey	1	0	1	37
S Vince Newsome	1	0	0	5
DE Charles Haley	1	0	0	26
ILB Johnny Holland	1	0	0	37
DT Dan Saleaumula	1	0	0	25
OLB Frank Stams	1	0	0	9
S Kurt Schultz	1	0	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Solt	2	6	24	1	33
Jim Dombrowski	1	8	21	0	31
Todd Peat	1	5	20	1	30
Vlade Divac	1	3	22	2	33
Jarrod Bunch	0	2	10	0	9
Len Bias	0	1	15	0	15

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bart Oates	4	11	31	1	30
Keith Sims	3	4	31	1	30
Ben Coates	2	2	28	0	23
John Wojciechowski	1	6	31	0	30
Tim Irwin	1	3	31	1	30
Mike Munchak	1	3	31	1	30
Brad Muster	0	1	22	0	21
Howard Griffith	0	1	3	0	1

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jarrod Bunch	2	23
Desmond Howard	2	21
Bernie Parmalee	1	28
Anthony Florence	1	21
Brett Maxie	1	17

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Vai Sikahema	3	28
Phil Freeman	2	21
Kurt Schultz	1	20
Ben Coates	1	17

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bernie Kosar	25	37	---	---	3	65
Jack Del Rio	---	---	30	30	4	64
Ron Solt	24	33	---	---	4	61
Carl Pickens	18	29	---	---	14	61
Todd Peat	20	30	---	---	7	57
Bo Jackson	21	35	---	---	---	56
Vlade Divac	22	33	---	---	---	55
Mo Lewis	---	---	23	26	6	55
Jim Mills	20	30	---	---	4	54
Le Roy Butler	---	---	20	27	7	54
Jim Dombrowski	21	31	---	---	---	52
Martin Mayhew	---	---	23	26	3	52
Myron Guyton	---	---	22	27	3	52
Tim Brown	20	30	---	---	---	50
Rush Brown	---	---	24	23	2	49
Donnell Woolford	---	---	18	27	4	49
Kenny Tippins	---	---	20	19	9	48
Tyji Armstrong	12	12	---	---	24	48
David Pool	---	---	20	22	2	44
Desmond Howard	6	17	---	---	21	44
Tommy Vardell	9	12	---	---	22	43
Jarrod Bunch	10	9	---	---	23	42
Leon Seals	---	---	16	16	6	38
Skip McClendon	---	---	15	17	4	36
Anthony Florence	---	---	11	4	21	36
Greg McMurtry	7	13	---	---	16	36
Len Bias	15	15	---	---	4	34
Warren Powers	---	---	15	14	5	34
Bernie Parmalee	4	2	---	---	28	34
Brett Maxie	---	---	11	4	17	32
Alonzo Mitz	---	---	16	13	1	30
Charles McRae	8	11	---	---	11	30
Glenn Cadrez	---	---	12	8	9	29
Cliff Charlton	---	---	11	2	13	26
Jim Sweeney	6	11	---	---	7	24
Bob Kratch	4	6	---	---	11	21
Ricardo McDonald	---	---	9	8	3	20
Bennie Thompson	---	---	10	6	3	19
Bert Tharpe	---	---	7	7	3	17
Mark Clayton	3	11	---	---	---	14
Hal Garner	---	---	8	4	2	14
Harper LeBel	0	0	---	---	11	11
Kent Sullivan	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jay Schroeder	0	0	---	---	---	0
David Klingler	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Allen	---	---	24	36	19	79
Keith Sims	31	30	---	---	8	69
Ben Coates	28	23	---	---	17	68
Eric Turner	---	---	23	37	8	68
Johnny Holland	---	---	25	37	3	65
Carnell Lake	---	---	25	37	3	65
Brad Muster	22	21	---	---	21	64
Ken Harvey	---	---	23	37	3	63
Tim Irwin	31	30	---	---	---	61
Mike Munchak	31	30	---	---	---	61
Dan Marino	31	30	---	---	---	61
Bart Oates	31	30	---	---	---	61
John Wojciechowski	31	30	---	---	---	61
Frank Minnifield	---	---	24	34	2	60
Larry Kelm	---	---	17	26	16	59
Herman Fontenot	27	29	---	---	---	56
Wayne Martin	---	---	19	30	1	50
Charles Haley	---	---	20	26	3	49
Frank Stams	---	---	17	9	22	48
Herman Moore	23	25	---	---	---	48
Eric Thomas	---	---	13	28	1	42
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	15	25	1	41
Brian Mitchell	18	20	---	---	---	38
Russell Maryland	---	---	14	13	10	37
Robert Porcher	---	---	9	17	10	36
Kurt Schultz	---	---	3	10	20	33
Vai Sikahema	0	0	---	---	28	28
Barry Word	13	9	---	---	4	26
Brian Blades	9	16	---	---	---	25
Eric Blount	0	3	---	---	21	24
Vince Newsome	---	---	2	5	14	21
Phil Freeman	0	0	---	---	21	21
Adrian Cooper	8	1	---	---	12	21
Howard Griffith	3	1	---	---	17	21
Derek Loville	4	2	---	---	14	20
Jason Hanson	0	0	---	---	13	13
Harry Boatswain	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ethen Hollis	0	0	---	---	8	8
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ray Roberts	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mark Vlasic	0	0	---	---	4	4
Darion Conner	---	---	2	0	---	2
Tracy Simien	---	---	0	0	---	0
James Adams	0	0	---	---	---	0
Robert Green	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	6	1.2
Middle	7	38	5.4
Right	13	17	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	42	7.0
Middle	11	40	3.6
Right	14	63	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	33	20	3	2	2	5	3	4	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	26	16	2	0	1	4	2	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	24	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	37	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	50	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	61	8.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	-4	-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	95	9.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	67	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	23	7.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carl Pickens	11	8	0	59	1	29
WR Tim Brown	6	3	0	52	1	30
RB Bo Jackson	5	3	0	13	0	35
WR Greg McMurtry	4	1	1	10	0	13
FB Jarrod Bunch	2	1	1	5	0	9
FB Tommy Vardell	2	1	0	2	0	12
WR Mark Clayton	1	1	0	3	0	11
TE Tyji Armstrong	1	1	0	3	0	12
WR Desmond Howard	1	1	0	25	1	17

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Moore	11	6	1	100	2	25
WR Brian Blades	5	3	0	27	0	16
WR Herman Fontenot	4	2	0	13	0	29
RB Brian Mitchell	3	3	0	14	0	20
TE Ben Coates	2	1	0	15	0	23
RB Barry Word	1	1	0	12	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	4	5	1.25	2.95

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Barry Word	4	16	4.00	5.00
Brian Mitchell	3	18	6.00	4.44

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	8	4	19	2.38	6.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brian Blades	2	1	5	2.50	5.40
TE Ben Coates	2	1	15	7.50	7.50
WR Herman Moore	2	0	0	0.00	9.09
WR Herman Fontenot	1	1	3	3.00	3.25
RB Brian Mitchell	1	1	-4	-4.00	4.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	5	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Barry Word	3	1
Brian Mitchell	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Kosar	9	7	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	4	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carl Pickens	3	2	1
WR Greg McMurtry	2	1	0
WR Mark Clayton	1	1	0
FB Jarrod Bunch	1	1	1
TE Tyji Armstrong	1	1	0
WR Desmond Howard	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Fontenot	2	1	0
WR Brian Blades	1	1	1
WR Herman Moore	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,000 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (19,600)
End Zone 14,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats 7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,000 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (19,600)
End Zone	14,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats	7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)