Exhibition Week 5, 2000

played in Minnesota, MN

65 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	10	0	0	-	10
Minnesota Vikings	7	6	3	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:04 MIN - MarTay Jenkins 6 pass from Justics Main (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 13:06 MIN - Phil Dawson 47 field goal
2Q: 11:24 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 39 field goal
2Q: 02:57 HOU - Charlie Garner 1 run (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Phil Dawson 26 field goal
3Q: 00:19 MIN - Phil Dawson 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:04 MIN - MarTay Jenkins 6 pass from Justics Main (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 13:06 MIN - Phil Dawson 47 field goal
2Q: 11:24 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 39 field goal
2Q: 02:57 HOU - Charlie Garner 1 run (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Phil Dawson 26 field goal
3Q: 00:19 MIN - Phil Dawson 32 field goal

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 1-3 4-0
First Downs 19 19
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 279 293
- Offensive Plays 63 65
- Yards per Play 4.43 4.51
Net Rushing Yards 89 147
- Rushing Attempts 21 33
- Yards per Rush 4.24 4.45
Net Passing Yards 190 146
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 25 - 0 28 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 217 174
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/27 4/28
- Yards per Pass Play 4.52 4.56
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.0 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 5/36
Punt Returns/Yards 3/23 4/31
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 2/56
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 33
Time of Possession 28:55 31:05

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	1-3	4-0
First Downs	19	19
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	279	293
- Offensive Plays	63	65
- Yards per Play	4.43	4.51
Net Rushing Yards	89	147
- Rushing Attempts	21	33
- Yards per Rush	4.24	4.45
Net Passing Yards	190	146
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 25 - 0	28 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	217	174
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/27	4/28
- Yards per Pass Play	4.52	4.56
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.0	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	5/36
Punt Returns/Yards	3/23	4/31
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	2/56
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 33
Time of Possession	28:55	31:05

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:20	OWN 29	5	33	Punt
1	4:57	2:31	OWN 20	4	9	Punt
2	12:59	1:41	OWN 20	6	58	Field Goal
2	9:10	6:22	OWN 11	14	89	Touchdown
3	9:17	3:41	OWN 30	7	26	Punt
3	4:41	1:31	OWN 29	3	-16	Punt
3	0:14	4:04	OWN 20	9	31	Punt
4	8:27	1:27	OWN 37	3	0	Punt
4	4:25	3:10	OWN 15	9	34	Downs
4	0:40	0:40	OWN 14	4	16	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:40	6:43	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
1	2:26	4:27	OWN 19	10	51	Field Goal
2	11:18	2:08	OWN 33	3	8	Punt
2	2:48	2:48	OWN 20	8	71	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:08	OWN 30	5	14	Punt
3	10:52	1:35	OPP 19	3	-4	Missed FG
3	5:36	0:55	OWN 19	3	2	Punt
3	3:10	2:56	OPP 45	6	30	Field Goal
4	11:10	2:43	OWN 22	6	13	Punt
4	7:00	2:35	OWN 16	5	21	Punt
4	1:15	0:35	OPP 49	3	2	Punt

Game MVP: Justics Main, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Charlie Garner	16	86	5.38	33	4	1
Sherman Williams	3	3	1.00	4	0	0
George Jones	2	0	0.00	2	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Clayton Whitfield	18	74	4.11	12	4
Sherman O'Donnell	14	68	4.86	19	2
Justics Main	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Graziani	35	23	199	3/16	0	30	0	80.5
Damon Huard	2	2	18	2/11	0	19	0	104.2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Justics Main	28	20	174	4/28	1	32	0	99.4

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Laveranues Coles	6	7	27	4.50	3	13
WR Troy Brown	5	6	56	11.20	40	30
RB Charlie Garner	3	3	16	5.33	3	6
WR Germane Crowell	3	6	54	18.00	8	26
TE Dwayne Carswell	2	2	-2	-1.00	0	-1
TE Jermaine Wiggins	2	5	35	17.50	20	19
WR David Boston	2	3	24	12.00	8	25
RB Sherman Williams	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4
WR Dante Hall	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
FB Tommy Vardell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR MarTay Jenkins	7	10	93	13.29	54	32	1
WR Grant Gomez	4	4	24	6.00	7	13	0
WR Miles Devine	3	3	39	13.00	7	21	0
WR Qadry Ismail	2	2	11	5.50	0	7	0
FB George Irwin	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Sherman O'Donnell	1	1	4	4.00	7	4	0
RB Clayton Whitfield	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Anthony Becht	1	4	1	1.00	0	1	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov
Damon Huard	1	0
Dante Hall	1	0
Charlie Garner	0	1

Minnesota	Recov	Force
James Palmer	1	0
Tracy Simien	0	1
Antone Vinatieri	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	6	252	42.0	33.5	52	4

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	6	267	44.5	40.7	56	4

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sebastian Janikowski	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	3/4	1/2	0/0	47	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dante Hall	3	23	7.7	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
O.J. McDuffie	4	31	7.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Troy Brown	1	20	20.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Qadry Ismail	2	56	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Gilbert Brown	6	2	1.5	26	26
ILB Scott Von der Ahe	5	0	1.0	19	16
S Le Roy Butler	5	3	0.0	21	23
CB Carlos Brooks	5	2	0.0	27	25
OLB Mo Lewis	5	1	0.0	25	23
S Bob Scanlan	5	1	0.0	18	17
DT Keith Hamilton	4	3	0.5	28	24
S Antwan Harris	3	2	0.0	20	24
S Jay Bellamy	3	1	0.0	21	18
CB Ramos McDonald	3	0	0.0	20	19
OLB Ike Reese	2	1	0.5	12	11
ILB Marvin Jones	2	1	0.0	17	15
ILB James Cotton	2	1	0.0	21	22
CB Homey D Clown	2	0	0.0	8	12
DT Brian Young	2	0	0.0	19	13
DE Dennis Byrd	1	1	0.0	6	8
CB Dexter McCleon	1	1	0.0	25	24
DE Hunter Fatafehi	0	3	0.5	15	15

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Todd Franz	9	0	0.0	21	41
CB Roy Koehn	6	2	0.0	19	41
ILB Jalen Blanchard	5	3	0.5	20	21
DE Mike Rucker	4	1	0.5	15	35
S Paul Miranda	4	5	0.0	21	42
OLB Wyatt Ashworth	4	1	0.0	16	36
CB Artrell Hawkins	3	0	0.0	7	24
DE Courtney Brown	2	1	1.5	16	30
DE Jeremy Staat	2	0	1.0	6	7
ILB Tracy Simien	2	0	0.5	7	9
CB Eric Warfield	2	1	0.0	17	38
OLB Junior Suliven	2	0	0.0	15	30
DT Cletidus Hunt	1	2	0.5	12	21
DE Donte Rocco	1	1	0.5	5	12
ILB Kailey Wong	1	2	0.0	5	8
S Devin Bush	1	1	0.0	15	37
OLB Scott Galyon	1	0	0.0	5	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Gilbert Brown	1.5	0	26
ILB Scott Von der Ahe	1.0	0	16
DT Keith Hamilton	0.5	1	24
OLB Ike Reese	0.5	0	11
DE Hunter Fatafehi	0.5	0	15
OLB Mo Lewis	0.0	1	23

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Courtney Brown	1.5	0	0	0	30
DE Jeremy Staat	1.0	0	0	0	7
DE Mike Rucker	0.5	1	1	0	35
DT Cletidus Hunt	0.5	0	0	1	21
ILB Tracy Simien	0.5	0	0	0	9
DE Donte Rocco	0.5	0	0	0	12
ILB Jalen Blanchard	0.5	0	0	0	21
OLB Junior Suliven	0.0	0	1	0	30
OLB Wyatt Ashworth	0.0	0	1	0	36
DT Delbert Cowsette	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bob Scanlan	4	0	17
CB Ramos McDonald	3	1	19
CB Homey D Clown	2	1	12
S Le Roy Butler	2	0	23
ILB Marvin Jones	2	0	15
CB Carlos Brooks	2	0	25
OLB Mo Lewis	1	0	23
DT Gilbert Brown	1	0	26
ILB Scott Von der Ahe	1	0	16
OLB Ike Reese	1	0	11
DT Brian Young	1	0	13
S Antwan Harris	0	1	24

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Todd Franz	5	1	41
CB Roy Koehn	5	0	41
OLB Wyatt Ashworth	4	0	36
CB Artrell Hawkins	3	0	24
ILB Jalen Blanchard	3	0	21
CB Eric Warfield	2	0	38
OLB Scott Galyon	1	0	6
ILB Kailey Wong	1	0	8
DE Mike Rucker	1	0	35
S Devin Bush	0	1	37

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Adam Treu	2	3	13	0	29
Zach Pillar	1	4	20	2	33
Curtis Lundy	1	3	8	0	13
Tommy Vardell	1	2	6	0	5
Jermaine Wiggins	1	1	15	0	28
Darnell Reed	0	2	16	2	34
Ed Ellis	0	2	8	0	23
Dylan Gonzalez	0	2	14	0	27
Kyle Turley	0	1	18	1	27
Howie Downs	0	1	8	0	24

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Erik Baerg	7	11	3	33	0	32
Chester Hallen	2	5	0	33	1	32
Troy Diminnie	1	4	0	33	2	32
Kris Farris	1	4	0	33	1	32
Chuck Belin	0	3	0	33	0	32
Pete Russell	0	2	0	7	0	6
George Irwin	0	2	0	23	0	18
Sheldon Jackson	0	1	0	5	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Germane Crowell	3	17
Carlos Brooks	2	17
Dante Hall	1	13

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Antone Vinatieri	1	15
Devin Bush	1	15
Anthony Becht	1	13
Jalen Blanchard	1	13

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlos Brooks	---	---	27	25	17	69
Gilbert Brown	---	---	26	26	9	61
Zach Pillar	20	33	---	---	4	57
Keith Hamilton	---	---	28	24	4	56
Scott Von der Ahe	---	---	19	16	20	55
Tony Graziani	16	38	---	---	---	54
Germane Crowell	11	26	---	---	17	54
Dexter McCleon	---	---	25	24	4	53
Antwan Harris	---	---	20	24	9	53
Mo Lewis	---	---	25	23	4	52
Kyle Turley	18	27	---	---	7	52
Charlie Garner	16	33	---	---	1	50
Darnell Reed	16	34	---	---	---	50
Le Roy Butler	---	---	21	23	4	48
Jermaine Wiggins	15	28	---	---	5	48
James Cotton	---	---	21	22	3	46
Adam Treu	13	29	---	---	3	45
Dwayne Carswell	12	18	---	---	13	43
Jay Bellamy	---	---	21	18	4	43
Ramos McDonald	---	---	20	19	3	42
Dylan Gonzalez	14	27	---	---	---	41
Bob Scanlan	---	---	18	17	4	39
David Boston	11	24	---	---	4	39
Howie Downs	8	24	---	---	7	39
Troy Brown	6	22	---	---	10	38
Marvin Jones	---	---	17	15	6	38
Ed Ellis	8	23	---	---	7	38
Homey D Clown	---	---	8	12	15	35
Hunter Fatafehi	---	---	15	15	4	34
Laveranues Coles	8	25	---	---	---	33
Brian Young	---	---	19	13	1	33
Sherman Williams	3	8	---	---	19	30
Dante Hall	6	11	---	---	13	30
Ben Coates	9	9	---	---	7	25
Ike Reese	---	---	12	11	2	25
Curtis Lundy	8	13	---	---	---	21
Dennis Byrd	---	---	6	8	6	20
Kenny Tippins	---	---	10	7	1	18
Tommy Vardell	6	5	---	---	6	17
Greg Sturdivant	---	---	5	10	---	15
Damon Huard	5	4	---	---	---	9
Kris Hastings	0	0	---	---	7	7
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	6	6
George Jones	2	1	---	---	3	6
Sebastian Janikowski	0	0	---	---	4	4
Joe Jermaine	0	0	---	---	1	1

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chuck Belin	33	32	---	---	10	75
Troy Diminnie	33	32	---	---	10	75
Devin Bush	---	---	15	37	15	67
Justics Main	33	32	---	---	---	65
Erik Baerg	33	32	---	---	---	65
Chester Hallen	33	32	---	---	---	65
Kris Farris	33	32	---	---	---	65
Paul Miranda	---	---	21	42	1	64
Anthony Becht	27	24	---	---	13	64
Eric Warfield	---	---	17	38	8	63
Grant Gomez	30	24	---	---	9	63
Todd Franz	---	---	21	41	1	63
Roy Koehn	---	---	19	41	1	61
Jalen Blanchard	---	---	20	21	13	54
Wyatt Ashworth	---	---	16	36	1	53
Mike Rucker	---	---	15	35	3	53
MarTay Jenkins	23	29	---	---	---	52
Sherman O'Donnell	15	12	---	---	23	50
Courtney Brown	---	---	16	30	1	47
Junior Suliven	---	---	15	30	1	46
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	7	24	13	44
George Irwin	23	18	---	---	2	43
Clayton Whitfield	18	20	---	---	4	42
Cletidus Hunt	---	---	12	21	4	37
Delbert Cowsette	---	---	9	21	---	30
Miles Devine	8	18	---	---	3	29
Antone Vinatieri	8	3	---	---	15	26
Donte Rocco	---	---	5	12	5	22
Pete Russell	7	6	---	---	8	21
Kailey Wong	---	---	5	8	7	20
Scott Galyon	---	---	5	6	7	18
Tracy Simien	---	---	7	9	---	16
Jeremy Staat	---	---	6	7	3	16
Qadry Ismail	1	3	---	---	11	15
Sheldon Jackson	5	3	---	---	7	15
O.J. McDuffie	0	0	---	---	13	13
Antone Davis	0	0	---	---	10	10
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	10	10
Cory Raymer	0	0	---	---	10	10
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	0	1	4	5
Hayden Woodson	0	0	---	---	4	4
John Lynch	---	---	0	2	---	2
Cornelius McCreery	0	0	---	---	---	0
Miles Walker	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	0	0.0
Middle	13	75	5.8
Right	5	14	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	50	8.3
Middle	22	98	4.5
Right	5	-1	-0.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Graziani	35	23	3	2	2	2	4	1	0
Damon Huard	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Justics Main	28	20	3	2	1	3	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	45	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	49	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	84	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	39	7.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	32	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	64	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	78	13.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Laveranues Coles	7	6	1	27	0	25
WR Troy Brown	6	5	0	56	1	22
WR Germane Crowell	6	3	1	54	1	26
TE Jermaine Wiggins	5	2	0	35	0	28
RB Charlie Garner	3	3	0	16	0	33
WR David Boston	3	2	0	24	1	24
TE Dwayne Carswell	2	2	0	-2	0	18
WR Dante Hall	2	1	0	11	0	11
FB Tommy Vardell	1	0	0	0	0	5
RB Sherman Williams	1	1	0	-4	0	8

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR MarTay Jenkins	10	7	1	93	2	29
TE Anthony Becht	4	1	0	1	0	24
WR Grant Gomez	4	4	0	24	0	24
WR Miles Devine	3	3	0	39	1	18
WR Qadry Ismail	2	2	0	11	0	3
FB George Irwin	2	1	0	-1	0	18
RB Clayton Whitfield	2	1	0	3	0	20
RB Sherman O'Donnell	1	1	0	4	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Charlie Garner	1	1	1.00	5.38

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Justics Main	1	5	5.00	5.00
Sherman O'Donnell	1	-2	-2.00	4.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Graziani	1	0	0	0.00	5.69

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Justics Main	3	2	9	3.00	6.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Laveranues Coles	1	0	0	0.00	3.86

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR MarTay Jenkins	2	2	9	4.50	9.30
RB Clayton Whitfield	1	0	0	0.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Sherman Williams	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Sherman O'Donnell	3	2
Clayton Whitfield	2	0
Justics Main	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Graziani	10	8	6
Damon Huard	1	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Justics Main	8	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Laveranues Coles	3	3	2
WR Germane Crowell	2	2	2
WR Troy Brown	1	1	0
RB Charlie Garner	1	1	1
TE Dwayne Carswell	1	1	0
TE Jermaine Wiggins	1	0	0
WR David Boston	1	1	1
WR Dante Hall	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR MarTay Jenkins	4	2	1
WR Miles Devine	2	2	2
WR Qadry Ismail	1	1	1
TE Anthony Becht	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,200 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,400 (15,200)
End Zone 10,400 (11,000)
Mezzanine 5,900 (6,300)
Sideline Seats 9,400 (9,700)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,200 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,200 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,400 (15,200)
End Zone	10,400 (11,000)
Mezzanine	5,900 (6,300)
Sideline Seats	9,400 (9,700)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,200 (9,900)