Week 16, 1996

played in Houston, AL

61 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	10	3	7	-	27
Houston Texans	7	10	10	10	-	37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:15 MIN - Jamal Anderson 5 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
1Q: 00:05 HOU - Tommy Vardell 23 pass from Neil O'Donnell (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 12:44 MIN - Tracy Simien 43 interception return (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 08:51 HOU - Chris Jacke 33 field goal
2Q: 02:49 MIN - Jason Hanson 26 field goal
2Q: 02:42 HOU - Eric Martin 94 kickoff return (Chris Jacke extra point)
3Q: 09:57 MIN - Jason Hanson 44 field goal
3Q: 06:19 HOU - Chris Jacke 47 field goal
3Q: 01:32 HOU - Terrell Owens 7 pass from Neil O'Donnell (Chris Jacke extra point)
4Q: 07:05 HOU - Rashaan Salaam 2 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
4Q: 04:23 HOU - Chris Jacke 36 field goal
4Q: 03:14 MIN - Scott Slutzker 6 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:15 MIN - Jamal Anderson 5 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
1Q: 00:05 HOU - Tommy Vardell 23 pass from Neil O'Donnell (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 12:44 MIN - Tracy Simien 43 interception return (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 08:51 HOU - Chris Jacke 33 field goal
2Q: 02:49 MIN - Jason Hanson 26 field goal
2Q: 02:42 HOU - Eric Martin 94 kickoff return (Chris Jacke extra point)
3Q: 09:57 MIN - Jason Hanson 44 field goal
3Q: 06:19 HOU - Chris Jacke 47 field goal
3Q: 01:32 HOU - Terrell Owens 7 pass from Neil O'Donnell (Chris Jacke extra point)
4Q: 07:05 HOU - Rashaan Salaam 2 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
4Q: 04:23 HOU - Chris Jacke 36 field goal
4Q: 03:14 MIN - Scott Slutzker 6 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)

Team Statistics MIN HOU
Record 11-4 11-4
First Downs 17 24
- by Rushing 3 9
- by Passing 12 14
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 288 446
- Offensive Plays 63 70
- Yards per Play 4.57 6.37
Net Rushing Yards 82 129
- Rushing Attempts 19 32
- Yards per Rush 4.32 4.03
Net Passing Yards 206 317
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 26 - 1 35 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 236 334
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/30 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 4.68 8.34
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 2/10 7/48
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 1/17 3/140
Interception Ret./Yards 2/43 1/18
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 27
Time of Possession 28:14 31:46

Team Statistics	MIN	HOU
Record	11-4	11-4
First Downs	17	24
- by Rushing	3	9
- by Passing	12	14
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	288	446
- Offensive Plays	63	70
- Yards per Play	4.57	6.37
Net Rushing Yards	82	129
- Rushing Attempts	19	32
- Yards per Rush	4.32	4.03
Net Passing Yards	206	317
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 26 - 1	35 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	236	334
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/30	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	4.68	8.34
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	2/10	7/48
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	1/17	3/140
Interception Ret./Yards	2/43	1/18
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 27
Time of Possession	28:14	31:46

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:51	1:07	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
1	11:00	5:53	OWN 42	10	58	Touchdown
1	0:51	0:46	OWN 35	3	0	Interception
2	15:00	2:07	OWN 14	3	-2	Punt
2	8:44	2:28	OWN 20	4	20	Punt
2	4:50	2:08	OPP 31	5	22	Field Goal
2	2:27	1:57	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
3	15:00	5:10	OWN 20	11	53	Field Goal
3	6:11	2:40	OWN 20	7	26	Punt
3	1:26	1:39	OWN 20	5	31	Punt
4	6:58	0:20	OWN 20	3	3	Fumble
4	4:17	1:14	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
4	0:05	0:05	OWN 20	1	0	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:09	OWN 20	4	13	Punt
1	11:44	0:44	OWN 10	3	6	Punt
1	5:07	4:16	OWN 20	8	45	Downs
1	0:05	0:05	OPP 23	1	23	Touchdown
2	12:53	0:22	OWN 35	2	0	Interception
2	12:31	3:47	OWN 20	7	64	Field Goal
2	6:16	1:26	OWN 3	3	13	Interception
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 23	4	24	Half
3	9:50	3:39	OWN 29	6	41	Field Goal
3	3:31	2:05	OWN 4	5	96	Touchdown
4	14:47	7:49	OWN 20	17	80	Touchdown
4	6:38	2:21	OPP 23	3	4	Field Goal
4	3:03	2:58	OWN 20	7	32	Punt

Game MVP: Len Bias, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jamal Anderson	13	74	5.69	18	2	0
Scottie Graham	6	8	1.33	8	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	22	81	3.68	14	4	0
Rashaan Salaam	8	42	5.25	19	1	1
Neil O'Donnell	2	6	3.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	40	26	236	4/30	2	40	1	87.1

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil O'Donnell	35	20	334	3/17	2	83	2	84.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terry Glenn	7	9	32	4.57	4	12	0
WR Herman Moore	5	10	90	18.00	29	40	0
RB Jamal Anderson	5	8	7	1.40	10	5	1
TE Ken Dilger	5	7	51	10.20	14	18	0
WR Charles Johnson	2	2	42	21.00	17	34	0
FB Brad Muster	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Scott Slutzker	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	1
RB Scottie Graham	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Bo Jackson	4	8	33	8.25	17	11	0
TE Len Bias	3	6	135	45.00	100	83	0
WR Terrell Owens	3	5	23	7.67	4	13	1
WR Eric Martin	2	2	17	8.50	9	14	0
FB Tommy Vardell	2	2	33	16.50	18	23	1
WR James Jett	2	7	49	24.50	36	27	0
RB Rashaan Salaam	2	2	12	6.00	12	13	0
WR Bruce Hill	1	1	22	22.00	4	22	0
WR Carl Pickens	1	2	10	10.00	1	10	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Eric Allen	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Tracy Simien	1	43	43.00	1

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jay Bellamy	1	18	18.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ken Dilger	1	0	0	0
Tracy Simien	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bo Jackson	1	1	0
Le Roy Butler	0	1	0
Tracey Eaton	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	6	311	51.8	48.0	59	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	3	132	44.0	37.3	48	0

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Hanson	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Jacke	3/3	1/1	0/0	47	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Martin	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Qadry Ismail	1	17	17.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Hill	2	46	23.0	0
Eric Martin	1	94	94.0	1

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Frank Slade	8	2	0.0	29	36
S John Lynch	8	1	0.0	32	38
S Devin Bush	6	2	0.0	29	38
ILB Tracy Simien	6	1	0.0	31	38
CB Aaron Glenn	4	2	0.0	28	38
DT Dan Wilkinson	3	1	0.0	25	23
OLB Jamir Miller	3	0	0.0	23	21
CB Walt Harris	3	0	0.0	13	26
DT Oliver Gibson	2	0	1.0	10	15
DE Chidi Ahanotu	2	0	0.5	23	19
CB Eric Allen	2	2	0.0	31	38
OLB Darion Conner	1	1	1.5	10	13
DE Robert Porcher	1	1	0.0	27	31
ILB Shannon Briggs	1	0	0.0	22	10
TE Ken Dilger	1	0	---	---	---
DE La'roi Glover	1	0	0.0	14	26

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Le Roy Butler	6	2	0.0	19	41
CB Donnell Woolford	5	0	0.0	18	39
S Jay Bellamy	5	0	0.0	18	39
DE Kimo Von Oelhoffen	4	2	0.5	15	28
CB Tracey Eaton	4	1	0.0	11	34
ILB Marvin Jones	4	1	0.0	19	36
ILB Riki Ellison	3	2	0.5	6	6
OLB Mo Lewis	3	1	0.0	15	30
DT Bert Tharpe	2	1	1.0	9	24
DE Kevin Carter	2	2	0.5	13	32
OLB Ricardo McDonald	2	1	0.5	14	34
CB Nate Clune	2	2	0.0	16	35
ILB Tedy Bruschi	2	2	0.0	6	11
DT David Rocker	1	1	1.0	8	26
RB Bo Jackson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Emmanuel McDaniel	1	0	0.0	2	12
ILB Vaughan Johnson	0	1	0.0	1	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Darion Conner	1.5	0	1	0	13
DT Oliver Gibson	1.0	0	0	0	15
DE Chidi Ahanotu	0.5	0	1	0	19
OLB Frank Slade	0.0	1	1	2	36
DE La'roi Glover	0.0	1	1	0	26

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT David Rocker	1.0	0	1	0	26
DT Bert Tharpe	1.0	0	1	0	24
OLB Ricardo McDonald	0.5	1	2	1	34
DE Kevin Carter	0.5	0	1	1	32
ILB Riki Ellison	0.5	0	0	0	6
DE Kimo Von Oelhoffen	0.5	0	0	0	28
DE Bernard Whittington	0.0	0	3	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Tracy Simien	4	0	1	38
CB Aaron Glenn	4	0	0	38
S Devin Bush	3	0	0	38
CB Eric Allen	2	2	1	38
OLB Frank Slade	2	0	0	36
ILB Shannon Briggs	1	0	0	10
S John Lynch	1	0	0	38
DT Dan Wilkinson	1	0	0	23
OLB Jamir Miller	1	0	0	21
CB Walt Harris	1	0	0	26

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tracey Eaton	5	0	0	34
CB Donnell Woolford	4	0	0	39
ILB Marvin Jones	4	0	0	36
S Jay Bellamy	3	0	1	39
CB Nate Clune	2	1	0	35
S Le Roy Butler	2	0	0	41
OLB Mo Lewis	2	0	0	30
CB Emmanuel McDaniel	1	1	0	12
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	0	6
ILB Vaughan Johnson	1	0	0	7
OLB Ricardo McDonald	1	0	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cory Raymer	4	8	19	1	44
Antone Davis	2	3	19	0	44
Keith Sims	1	3	19	1	44
Tony Boselli	1	1	19	1	44
Brad Muster	1	1	8	0	20
Anthony Redmon	0	3	19	1	44

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ellison Onizuka	4	11	1	32	0	38
Zack Wiegert	2	5	0	32	1	38
Len Bias	2	2	0	28	0	27
Jim Dombrowski	1	6	0	32	0	38
Todd Steussie	1	3	0	32	2	38
Todd Peat	0	3	0	32	0	38

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Qadry Ismail	2	15
Derrick Harris	1	25

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Tracey Eaton	1	17

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Frank Slade	---	---	29	36	9	74
Eric Allen	---	---	31	38	4	73
John Lynch	---	---	32	38	3	73
Tracy Simien	---	---	31	38	3	72
Keith Sims	19	44	---	---	8	71
Ken Dilger	15	35	---	---	21	71
Devin Bush	---	---	29	38	3	70
Aaron Glenn	---	---	28	38	3	69
Dan Marino	19	44	---	---	---	63
Antone Davis	19	44	---	---	---	63
Anthony Redmon	19	44	---	---	---	63
Tony Boselli	19	44	---	---	---	63
Cory Raymer	19	44	---	---	---	63
Robert Porcher	---	---	27	31	3	61
Walt Harris	---	---	13	26	22	61
Terry Glenn	16	42	---	---	---	58
Herman Moore	18	33	---	---	2	53
Brad Muster	8	20	---	---	22	50
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	25	23	1	49
Jamal Anderson	13	33	---	---	1	47
Jamir Miller	---	---	23	21	3	47
La'roi Glover	---	---	14	26	7	47
Chidi Ahanotu	---	---	23	19	2	44
Charles Johnson	6	21	---	---	16	43
Shannon Briggs	---	---	22	10	2	34
Scott Slutzker	8	16	---	---	10	34
Derrick Harris	2	6	---	---	25	33
Oliver Gibson	---	---	10	15	2	27
Darren Anderson	---	---	2	3	20	25
Darion Conner	---	---	10	13	---	23
Keith Goganious	---	---	1	0	20	21
Qadry Ismail	0	2	---	---	15	17
Scottie Graham	6	10	---	---	---	16
Terry Crews	---	---	0	0	14	14
Sean Dawkins	3	2	---	---	8	13
Reggie Barlow	0	0	---	---	10	10
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jason Hanson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chuck Belin	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tom Nalen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bob Kochman	0	0	---	---	8	8
Willie Kramer	---	---	2	5	1	8
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	6	6
Erik Kramer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jay Williams	---	---	0	0	---	0
Mike Cunningham	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Todd Peat	32	38	---	---	6	76
Jim Dombrowski	32	38	---	---	---	70
Ellison Onizuka	32	38	---	---	---	70
Neil O'Donnell	32	38	---	---	---	70
Todd Steussie	32	38	---	---	---	70
Zack Wiegert	32	38	---	---	---	70
Tracey Eaton	---	---	11	34	17	62
Le Roy Butler	---	---	19	41	2	62
James Jett	25	31	---	---	6	62
Len Bias	28	27	---	---	6	61
Terrell Owens	27	34	---	---	---	61
Donnell Woolford	---	---	18	39	1	58
Jay Bellamy	---	---	18	39	1	58
Marvin Jones	---	---	19	36	2	57
Nate Clune	---	---	16	35	2	53
Bo Jackson	24	26	---	---	---	50
Ricardo McDonald	---	---	14	34	2	50
Mo Lewis	---	---	15	30	4	49
Carl Pickens	11	17	---	---	20	48
Kevin Carter	---	---	13	32	---	45
Kimo Von Oelhoffen	---	---	15	28	1	44
Tommy Vardell	14	17	---	---	12	43
Kurt Cobain	---	---	6	18	16	40
Ostell Miles	6	7	---	---	26	39
Eric Martin	6	12	---	---	19	37
David Rocker	---	---	8	26	2	36
Bert Tharpe	---	---	9	24	2	35
Dwayne Carswell	9	6	---	---	19	34
Bernard Whittington	---	---	4	16	11	31
Riki Ellison	---	---	6	6	17	29
Bruce Hill	2	4	---	---	20	26
Rashaan Salaam	8	9	---	---	9	26
Tedy Bruschi	---	---	6	11	6	23
Vaughan Johnson	---	---	1	7	14	22
Myron Guyton	---	---	1	6	15	22
Emmanuel McDaniel	---	---	2	12	7	21
Gilbert Brown	---	---	8	6	2	16
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	11	11
Harper LeBel	0	0	---	---	6	6
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jon Melander	0	0	---	---	6	6
Marcus Price	0	0	---	---	6	6
Sale Isaia	0	0	---	---	6	6
Sam Shade	---	---	0	4	---	4
Kerry Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kelly Holcomb	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	34	5.7
Middle	11	35	3.2
Right	2	13	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	52	6.5
Middle	19	76	4.0
Right	4	2	0.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	40	26	3	0	2	2	8	2	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil O'Donnell	35	20	7	4	1	2	4	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	11	1.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	89	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	62	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	74	18.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	48	6.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	222	11.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	42	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	22	7.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Moore	10	5	1	90	2	33
WR Terry Glenn	9	7	0	32	0	42
RB Jamal Anderson	8	5	1	7	0	33
TE Ken Dilger	7	5	0	51	0	35
FB Brad Muster	2	1	0	8	0	20
WR Charles Johnson	2	2	0	42	1	21
RB Scottie Graham	1	0	0	0	0	10
TE Scott Slutzker	1	1	0	6	0	16

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Bo Jackson	8	4	0	33	0	26
WR James Jett	7	2	1	49	2	31
TE Len Bias	6	3	0	135	3	27
WR Terrell Owens	5	3	0	23	0	34
WR Eric Martin	2	2	0	17	0	12
FB Tommy Vardell	2	2	0	33	1	17
WR Carl Pickens	2	1	0	10	0	17
RB Rashaan Salaam	2	2	0	12	0	9
WR Bruce Hill	1	1	0	22	1	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jamal Anderson	1	1	1.00	5.69

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rashaan Salaam	2	1	0.50	5.25
Bo Jackson	1	14	14.00	3.68

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	4	2	11	2.75	5.90

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil O'Donnell	5	3	13	2.60	9.54

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jamal Anderson	2	1	5	2.50	0.88
TE Ken Dilger	1	0	0	0.00	7.29
TE Scott Slutzker	1	1	6	6.00	6.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terrell Owens	2	2	10	5.00	4.60
WR Eric Martin	1	1	3	3.00	8.50
RB Bo Jackson	1	0	0	0.00	4.13
WR James Jett	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jamal Anderson	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	3	1
Neil O'Donnell	2	1
Rashaan Salaam	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	12	7	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil O'Donnell	7	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Moore	5	1	0
TE Ken Dilger	3	3	1
WR Terry Glenn	2	2	1
FB Brad Muster	1	0	0
RB Jamal Anderson	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terrell Owens	3	2	1
RB Bo Jackson	1	0	0
TE Len Bias	1	1	1
WR Carl Pickens	1	1	1
WR James Jett	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)