Exhibition Week 5, 1999

played in Houston, AL

61 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	7	0	0	-	10
Houston Texans	7	14	14	3	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:42 MIN - Phil Dawson 46 field goal
1Q: 05:26 HOU - Charlie Garner 7 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 13:54 MIN - Pete Russell 9 pass from Hayden Woodson (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 06:06 HOU - Charlie Garner 35 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 01:02 HOU - Dwayne Carswell 7 pass from Damon Huard (Chris Jacke extra point)
3Q: 03:52 HOU - Troy Brown 12 pass from Damon Huard (Chris Jacke extra point)
3Q: 00:10 HOU - Dexter McCleon 80 fumble return (Chris Jacke extra point)
4Q: 04:36 HOU - Chris Jacke 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:42 MIN - Phil Dawson 46 field goal
1Q: 05:26 HOU - Charlie Garner 7 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 13:54 MIN - Pete Russell 9 pass from Hayden Woodson (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 06:06 HOU - Charlie Garner 35 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 01:02 HOU - Dwayne Carswell 7 pass from Damon Huard (Chris Jacke extra point)
3Q: 03:52 HOU - Troy Brown 12 pass from Damon Huard (Chris Jacke extra point)
3Q: 00:10 HOU - Dexter McCleon 80 fumble return (Chris Jacke extra point)
4Q: 04:36 HOU - Chris Jacke 33 field goal

Team Statistics MIN HOU
Record 1-3 3-1
First Downs 15 22
- by Rushing 7 11
- by Passing 7 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 270 396
- Offensive Plays 55 61
- Yards per Play 4.91 6.49
Net Rushing Yards 142 175
- Rushing Attempts 33 31
- Yards per Rush 4.30 5.65
Net Passing Yards 128 221
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 19 - 14 - 1 28 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 139 232
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/11 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 5.82 7.37
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/13 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 1/5 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 3/13
Kick Returns/Yards 4/80 2/45
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/26
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 31
Time of Possession 27:47 32:13

Team Statistics	MIN	HOU
Record	1-3	3-1
First Downs	15	22
- by Rushing	7	11
- by Passing	7	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	270	396
- Offensive Plays	55	61
- Yards per Play	4.91	6.49
Net Rushing Yards	142	175
- Rushing Attempts	33	31
- Yards per Rush	4.30	5.65
Net Passing Yards	128	221
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	19 - 14 - 1	28 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	139	232
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/11	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	5.82	7.37
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/13	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	1/5	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	3/13
Kick Returns/Yards	4/80	2/45
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/26
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 31
Time of Possession	27:47	32:13

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:25	OWN 24	9	47	Field Goal
1	7:45	0:09	OWN 45	1	10	Fumble
1	5:18	6:30	OWN 22	12	78	Touchdown
2	9:19	1:22	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
2	5:51	1:42	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	0:51	0:48	OWN 22	3	4	Punt
3	12:04	2:57	OWN 25	6	16	Punt
3	3:41	3:41	OWN 20	7	60	Fumble
4	15:00	3:21	OWN 29	6	44	Interception
4	4:30	1:29	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	1:05	1:05	OWN 43	2	7	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:35	1:50	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
1	7:36	2:18	50	7	50	Touchdown
2	13:48	4:29	OWN 20	9	43	Punt
2	7:57	2:06	OPP 46	4	46	Touchdown
2	4:09	3:18	OWN 35	11	65	Touchdown
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 25	1	13	Half
3	15:00	2:56	OWN 20	4	36	Punt
3	9:07	5:26	OWN 13	9	87	Touchdown
4	11:39	7:09	OWN 47	10	37	Field Goal
4	3:01	1:56	OWN 25	3	6	Punt

Game MVP: Damon Huard, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
De'Mond Parker	17	19	1.12	6	0
Hayden Woodson	12	104	8.67	14	5
Spencer George	4	19	4.75	8	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
George Jones	22	90	4.09	21	4	0
Charlie Garner	7	65	9.29	35	2	2
Sherman Williams	2	20	10.00	12	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hayden Woodson	19	14	139	3/11	1	42	1	89.6

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Klingler	17	9	107	1/6	0	26	0	72.4
Damon Huard	11	11	125	1/5	2	29	0	153.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Demeane Douglas	5	5	100	20.00	54	42	0
WR O.J. McDuffie	2	3	16	8.00	6	10	0
FB Pete Russell	2	2	6	3.00	6	9	1
RB De'Mond Parker	2	4	0	0.00	4	4	0
TE Sheldon Jackson	2	2	10	5.00	0	7	0
WR MarTay Jenkins	1	2	7	7.00	9	7	0
WR Qadry Ismail	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Dwayne Carswell	3	4	25	8.33	5	15	1
WR David Boston	3	5	33	11.00	1	18	0
WR Troy Brown	2	2	41	20.50	3	29	1
WR James Jett	2	3	21	10.50	4	22	0
WR Keith Poole	2	4	29	14.50	0	26	0
WR Germane Crowell	2	3	26	13.00	3	14	0
TE Jermaine Wiggins	2	2	7	3.50	0	4	0
TE Keith Jackson	1	1	9	9.00	4	9	0
RB Charlie Garner	1	1	18	18.00	16	18	0
RB Sherman Williams	1	1	1	1.00	1	1	0
RB George Jones	1	1	22	22.00	14	22	0
FB Tommy Vardell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Tedy Bruschi	1	26	26.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Hayden Woodson	2	0	0
De'Mond Parker	1	0	0
Chester Hallen	0	1	0
Anthony Redmon	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dave Whitmore	1	0	1	0
Dexter McCleon	0	1	1	1
Donnell Woolford	0	1	0	0
Kevin Carter	0	1	0	0
Patrick Surtain	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	5	225	45.0	42.4	52	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Jacke	4	120	30.0	21.5	39	0

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	1/1	1/1	0/0	46	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Jacke	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	2	14	7.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dave Whitmore	3	13	4.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	4	80	20.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Patrick Surtain	2	45	22.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Paul Miranda	12	2	0.0	31	30
OLB Jay Foreman	7	0	0.0	30	30
S Earl Little	5	3	0.0	29	30
ILB Tracy Simien	5	2	0.0	31	30
OLB Junior Suliven	3	1	2.0	15	18
S Torin Dorn	3	2	0.0	13	24
DT Andreas Sims	3	0	0.0	13	11
ILB Kailey Wong	2	1	0.0	16	4
CB Roy Koehn	2	1	0.0	28	25
CB Artrell Hawkins	2	1	0.0	29	29
DT Villiami Maumau	1	2	0.0	20	19
DE Donte Rocco	1	1	0.0	24	22
OLB Lamar Lathon	1	0	0.0	11	8
T Antone Davis	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Wyatt Ashworth	1	0	0.0	2	0
RB De'Mond Parker	1	0	---	---	---
DE Mike Rucker	1	0	0.0	24	24
S Devin Bush	0	1	0.0	8	10
ILB Nate Dingle	0	1	0.0	3	1
DE Jeremy Staat	0	1	0.0	7	8

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tedy Bruschi	7	1	0.0	19	7
CB Donnell Woolford	6	0	0.0	16	15
S Le Roy Butler	6	0	0.0	20	13
ILB Dennis Stallings	6	0	0.0	24	17
CB Dexter McCleon	4	1	0.0	25	21
CB Patrick Surtain	4	0	0.0	21	10
OLB Chris Slade	3	0	1.0	26	16
DT Keith Hamilton	2	1	1.5	21	15
S Dave Whitmore	2	2	0.0	18	13
DE Kimo Von Oelhoffen	2	0	0.0	25	18
S Dexter Jackson	2	0	0.0	15	11
OLB Mo Lewis	1	2	0.5	15	8
OLB Ike Reese	1	1	0.0	12	10
DE Daryl King	1	0	0.0	15	6
CB Eric Allen	0	2	0.0	22	15
DT Gilbert Brown	0	2	0.0	23	18
DE Kevin Carter	0	1	0.0	11	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Junior Suliven	2.0	0	0	18
DE Mike Rucker	0.0	1	0	24
DE La'roi Glover	0.0	0	1	6
OLB Jay Foreman	0.0	0	1	30

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Keith Hamilton	1.5	0	0	15
OLB Chris Slade	1.0	0	1	16
OLB Mo Lewis	0.5	0	0	8
DE Kimo Von Oelhoffen	0.0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Paul Miranda	6	1	30
S Earl Little	5	0	30
OLB Jay Foreman	4	0	30
CB Roy Koehn	2	1	25
CB Artrell Hawkins	2	0	29
S Torin Dorn	1	0	24

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Donnell Woolford	4	0	0	15
ILB Dennis Stallings	3	1	0	17
S Le Roy Butler	2	0	0	13
S Dexter Jackson	2	0	0	11
S Dave Whitmore	1	0	0	13
CB Dexter McCleon	1	0	0	21
OLB Ike Reese	1	0	0	10
CB Patrick Surtain	0	1	0	10
ILB Tedy Bruschi	0	0	1	7

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chuck Belin	2	6	33	0	22
Erik Baerg	1	5	33	0	22
Antone Davis	1	2	33	2	22
Chester Hallen	0	5	33	1	22
Scott Galbraith	0	1	2	0	4
Pete Russell	0	1	13	0	15
George Irwin	0	1	7	0	2
Kris Farris	0	1	33	0	22

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Adam Treu	4	5	0	20	0	22
Kyle Turley	2	6	0	21	0	23
Todd Steussie	2	5	1	23	0	23
Sale Isaia	1	3	1	15	1	15
Doug Karczewski	1	3	0	21	1	20
Ed Ellis	1	2	0	18	0	14
Jim Dombrowski	1	1	0	10	0	10
Dwayne Carswell	1	1	0	18	0	13
Brendan Stai	0	4	0	27	0	23
Jermaine Wiggins	0	1	0	18	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Lamar Lathon	2	23
Nate Dingle	1	15
Paul Miranda	1	11
Anthony Redmon	1	6

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Dave Whitmore	1	20
Sherman Williams	1	18
Troy Brown	1	13
Jay Bellamy	1	12
James Jett	1	10
Ed Ellis	1	5

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Paul Miranda	---	---	31	30	11	72
De'Mond Parker	27	22	---	---	15	64
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	29	29	5	63
Tracy Simien	---	---	31	30	1	62
Chuck Belin	33	22	---	---	6	61
Earl Little	---	---	29	30	2	61
Kris Farris	33	22	---	---	6	61
Jay Foreman	---	---	30	30	1	61
Hayden Woodson	33	22	---	---	1	56
Antone Davis	33	22	---	---	---	55
Erik Baerg	33	22	---	---	---	55
Chester Hallen	33	22	---	---	---	55
Roy Koehn	---	---	28	25	1	54
MarTay Jenkins	26	17	---	---	11	54
O.J. McDuffie	25	13	---	---	14	52
Mike Rucker	---	---	24	24	1	49
Donte Rocco	---	---	24	22	1	47
Sheldon Jackson	27	15	---	---	4	46
Lamar Lathon	---	---	11	8	23	42
Demeane Douglas	19	16	---	---	7	42
Pete Russell	13	15	---	---	13	41
Villiami Maumau	---	---	20	19	1	40
Torin Dorn	---	---	13	24	1	38
Junior Suliven	---	---	15	18	4	37
Qadry Ismail	12	5	---	---	11	28
Devin Bush	---	---	8	10	10	28
Andreas Sims	---	---	13	11	1	25
Kailey Wong	---	---	16	4	3	23
Jeremy Staat	---	---	7	8	6	21
Nate Dingle	---	---	3	1	15	19
Scott Slutzker	1	1	---	---	16	18
George Irwin	7	2	---	---	7	16
La'roi Glover	---	---	7	6	---	13
Spencer George	6	0	---	---	1	7
Scott Galbraith	2	4	---	---	---	6
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Anthony Redmon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Cory Raymer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	5	5
Wyatt Ashworth	---	---	2	0	3	5
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Frank Slade	---	---	0	0	2	2
Walt Harris	---	---	0	1	---	1
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brian Griese	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cornelius McCreery	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dexter McCleon	---	---	25	21	11	57
Brendan Stai	27	23	---	---	2	52
Dave Whitmore	---	---	18	13	20	51
Todd Steussie	23	23	---	---	5	51
Dennis Stallings	---	---	24	17	10	51
Jay Bellamy	---	---	21	15	12	48
Gilbert Brown	---	---	23	18	5	46
Kimo Von Oelhoffen	---	---	25	18	1	44
Keith Poole	14	16	---	---	14	44
Adam Treu	20	22	---	---	2	44
Kyle Turley	21	23	---	---	---	44
Jermaine Wiggins	18	14	---	---	12	44
Chris Slade	---	---	26	16	1	43
Donnell Woolford	---	---	16	15	11	42
Doug Karczewski	21	20	---	---	1	42
Dwayne Carswell	18	13	---	---	8	39
George Jones	22	17	---	---	---	39
Eric Allen	---	---	22	15	1	38
Keith Hamilton	---	---	21	15	1	37
James Jett	13	14	---	---	10	37
Ed Ellis	18	14	---	---	5	37
Troy Brown	12	10	---	---	13	35
Sale Isaia	15	15	---	---	5	35
Patrick Surtain	---	---	21	10	3	34
Le Roy Butler	---	---	20	13	---	33
Mo Lewis	---	---	15	8	10	33
David Klingler	14	18	---	---	---	32
Tommy Vardell	10	9	---	---	13	32
David Boston	11	19	---	---	---	30
Damon Huard	17	12	---	---	---	29
Germane Crowell	13	15	---	---	---	28
Keith Jackson	15	10	---	---	2	27
Dexter Jackson	---	---	15	11	1	27
Tedy Bruschi	---	---	19	7	---	26
Ike Reese	---	---	12	10	3	25
Sherman Williams	2	4	---	---	18	24
Daryl King	---	---	15	6	1	22
Jim Dombrowski	10	10	---	---	---	20
Marvin Jones	---	---	10	5	5	20
Charlie Garner	7	9	---	---	2	18
Kevin Carter	---	---	11	7	---	18
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	12	12
Bert Tharpe	---	---	4	2	5	11
Kris Hastings	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kerry Collins	0	0	---	---	1	1
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	12	1.7
Middle	25	124	5.0
Right	1	6	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	19	3.8
Middle	14	96	6.9
Right	12	60	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hayden Woodson	19	14	2	1	0	2	1	1	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Klingler	17	9	1	2	1	2	2	0	0
Damon Huard	11	11	3	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	19	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	4	47	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	31	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	42	42.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	18	18.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	67	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	70	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	77	12.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Demeane Douglas	5	5	100	2	16
RB De'Mond Parker	4	2	0	0	22
WR O.J. McDuffie	3	2	16	0	13
FB Pete Russell	2	2	6	0	15
TE Sheldon Jackson	2	2	10	0	15
WR MarTay Jenkins	2	1	7	0	17
WR Qadry Ismail	1	0	0	0	5

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR David Boston	5	3	0	33	0	19
TE Dwayne Carswell	4	3	1	25	0	13
WR Keith Poole	4	2	0	29	1	16
WR James Jett	3	2	0	21	1	14
WR Germane Crowell	3	2	0	26	0	15
WR Troy Brown	2	2	0	41	1	10
TE Jermaine Wiggins	2	2	0	7	0	14
TE Keith Jackson	1	1	0	9	0	10
FB Tommy Vardell	1	0	0	0	0	9
RB Charlie Garner	1	1	0	18	0	9
RB Sherman Williams	1	1	0	1	0	4
RB George Jones	1	1	0	22	1	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
De'Mond Parker	3	2	0.67	1.12
Hayden Woodson	1	6	6.00	8.67

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Jones	5	-9	-1.80	4.09
Charlie Garner	1	7	7.00	9.29
Sherman Williams	1	8	8.00	10.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Hayden Woodson	1	1	9	9.00	7.32

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Damon Huard	5	5	22	4.40	11.36
David Klingler	2	0	0	0.00	6.29

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Pete Russell	1	1	9	9.00	3.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dwayne Carswell	2	1	7	3.50	6.25
WR Keith Poole	2	1	3	1.50	7.25
WR Troy Brown	1	1	12	12.00	20.50
WR James Jett	1	1	-1	-1.00	7.00
RB Sherman Williams	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Hayden Woodson	4	3
De'Mond Parker	3	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
George Jones	6	2
Sherman Williams	2	2
Charlie Garner	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hayden Woodson	5	4	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Klingler	3	1	1
Damon Huard	2	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR O.J. McDuffie	2	1	1
WR Demeane Douglas	2	2	2
RB De'Mond Parker	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Germane Crowell	2	1	1
WR Troy Brown	1	1	1
RB George Jones	1	1	1
WR David Boston	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,400 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,400 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,300)