Week 16, 2000

played in Minnesota, MN

34 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	3	3	0	-	6
Minnesota Vikings	0	10	7	17	-	34

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:00 MIN - Phil Dawson 19 field goal
2Q: 03:38 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 28 field goal
2Q: 00:40 MIN - Terry Glenn 28 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 11:52 MIN - Qadry Ismail 1 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 06:55 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 36 field goal
4Q: 06:48 MIN - Phil Dawson 26 field goal
4Q: 04:33 MIN - Walt Harris 95 interception return (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 02:20 MIN - Fred Taylor 6 run (Phil Dawson extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:00 MIN - Phil Dawson 19 field goal
2Q: 03:38 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 28 field goal
2Q: 00:40 MIN - Terry Glenn 28 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 11:52 MIN - Qadry Ismail 1 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 06:55 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 36 field goal
4Q: 06:48 MIN - Phil Dawson 26 field goal
4Q: 04:33 MIN - Walt Harris 95 interception return (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 02:20 MIN - Fred Taylor 6 run (Phil Dawson extra point)

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 12-3 15-0
First Downs 18 22
- by Rushing 7 13
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 271 385
- Offensive Plays 60 63
- Yards per Play 4.52 6.11
Net Rushing Yards 104 225
- Rushing Attempts 25 45
- Yards per Rush 4.16 5.00
Net Passing Yards 167 160
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 22 - 2 17 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 175 164
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 4.77 8.89
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.3 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 2/41 2/52
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/104
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 34
Time of Possession 28:30 31:30

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	12-3	15-0
First Downs	18	22
- by Rushing	7	13
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	271	385
- Offensive Plays	60	63
- Yards per Play	4.52	6.11
Net Rushing Yards	104	225
- Rushing Attempts	25	45
- Yards per Rush	4.16	5.00
Net Passing Yards	167	160
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 22 - 2	17 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	175	164
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	4.77	8.89
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.3	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	2/41	2/52
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/104
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 34
Time of Possession	28:30	31:30

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:25	3:41	OWN 20	8	31	Punt
1	6:44	1:33	OPP 49	5	-6	Punt
1	0:37	2:07	OWN 15	4	13	Punt
2	8:55	0:53	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	6:40	3:09	OPP 37	6	26	Field Goal
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 21	1	0	Half
3	15:00	1:29	OWN 20	3	-4	Fumble
3	11:44	4:55	OWN 32	8	49	Field Goal
3	3:36	2:35	OWN 20	6	40	Punt
4	13:39	2:30	OWN 5	4	19	Punt
4	6:41	2:20	OWN 20	7	76	Interception
4	4:21	0:10	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	2:11	2:11	OWN 20	5	13	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:35	OWN 46	3	9	Punt
1	8:44	2:00	OWN 2	5	13	Punt
1	5:11	4:34	OWN 3	10	50	Punt
2	13:30	4:35	OWN 42	8	56	Field Goal
2	8:02	1:22	OWN 32	3	-1	Interception
2	3:31	3:02	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	13:31	1:47	OPP 16	4	16	Touchdown
3	6:49	3:13	OWN 19	5	32	Punt
3	1:01	2:22	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
4	11:09	4:28	OWN 36	7	55	Field Goal
4	4:11	2:00	OPP 21	6	21	Touchdown

Game MVP: Walt Harris, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jamal Lewis	17	66	3.88	13	3
George Jones	7	35	5.00	13	1
David Klingler	1	3	3.00	3	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Fred Taylor	29	147	5.07	20	5	1
Miles Walker	13	54	4.15	17	2	0
Brian Griese	3	24	8.00	12	1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Klingler	32	21	172	1/8	0	41	1	66.1
Damon Huard	2	1	3	0/0	0	3	1	16.7

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	17	12	164	1/4	2	32	1	115.8

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Jamal Lewis	7	10	18	2.57	0	11
WR James Jett	5	6	58	11.60	11	22
TE Jermaine Wiggins	4	5	31	7.75	1	11
WR David Boston	2	4	14	7.00	9	14
WR Laveranues Coles	2	5	12	6.00	0	9
TE Dwayne Carswell	1	2	1	1.00	1	1
WR Germane Crowell	1	1	41	41.00	36	41
RB George Jones	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terry Glenn	3	3	53	17.67	29	28	1
RB Fred Taylor	3	5	29	9.67	31	27	0
TE Ken Dilger	2	2	18	9.00	0	19	0
WR Qadry Ismail	1	1	1	1.00	3	1	1
WR Charles Johnson	1	3	32	32.00	34	32	0
FB George Irwin	1	1	13	13.00	15	13	0
WR MarTay Jenkins	1	1	18	18.00	18	18	0
TE Anthony Becht	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Ike Reese	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Walt Harris	2	104	52.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
David Klingler	1	1	0
Laveranues Coles	1	0	0
Ramos McDonald	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Fred Taylor	1	0	0
Erik Baerg	0	1	0
Eric Warfield	0	1	0
Henri Crockett	0	0	2

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	6	261	43.5	39.7	52	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	5	211	42.2	34.2	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sebastian Janikowski	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	0/0

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	2/2	0/0	0/0	26	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Patrick Surtain	1	23	23.0	0
Dante Hall	1	18	18.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	2	52	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tedy Bruschi	7	3	0.0	38	18
OLB Ike Reese	7	0	0.0	34	14
ILB Marvin Jones	6	0	0.0	17	2
S Le Roy Butler	5	3	0.0	36	15
CB Ramos McDonald	5	0	0.0	28	12
DT Keith Hamilton	3	1	1.0	36	16
DE Kevin Carter	3	3	0.0	29	12
OLB Chris Slade	2	3	0.0	33	17
S Dexter Jackson	2	2	0.0	24	10
DE Robert Porcher	2	1	0.0	26	12
CB Dexter McCleon	2	1	0.0	40	17
OLB Mo Lewis	2	0	0.0	15	4
S Jay Bellamy	2	0	0.0	23	8
S Bob Scanlan	2	0	0.0	5	2
CB Patrick Surtain	2	0	0.0	37	17
ILB Scott Von der Ahe	1	1	0.0	9	4
DT Brian Young	1	1	0.0	14	4
WR David Boston	1	0	---	---	---
DE Hunter Fatafehi	1	0	0.0	19	6

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Devin Bush	12	1	0.0	25	35
ILB James Darling	7	6	0.0	25	35
S John Lynch	6	0	0.0	25	35
CB Walt Harris	4	0	0.0	23	35
OLB Henri Crockett	3	1	1.0	20	30
DE Donte Rocco	3	4	0.0	21	29
CB Eric Warfield	3	1	0.0	21	29
CB Artrell Hawkins	3	1	0.0	24	32
ILB Tracy Simien	2	2	0.0	19	29
DE Courtney Brown	2	0	0.0	20	18
DT Dan Wilkinson	1	1	0.0	14	23
DT Cletidus Hunt	1	1	0.0	12	14
RB Fred Taylor	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Keith Hamilton	1.0	0	0	0	16
DE Kevin Carter	0.0	0	0	1	12

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Henri Crockett	1.0	0	2	2	30
DE Donte Rocco	0.0	1	0	0	29
DE Mike Rucker	0.0	1	0	0	21
DT Dan Wilkinson	0.0	0	1	2	23
ILB James Darling	0.0	0	1	0	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Patrick Surtain	2	2	0	17
OLB Ike Reese	2	0	1	14
CB Dexter McCleon	2	0	0	17
OLB Mo Lewis	1	0	0	4
ILB Marvin Jones	1	0	0	2
S Jay Bellamy	1	0	0	8
CB Ramos McDonald	1	0	0	12
S Dexter Jackson	1	0	0	10
DT Brian Young	1	0	0	4
S Le Roy Butler	0	1	0	15

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Walt Harris	4	1	2	35
S Devin Bush	4	1	0	35
S John Lynch	4	0	0	35
ILB James Darling	3	1	0	35
CB Artrell Hawkins	3	0	0	32
OLB Henri Crockett	2	0	0	30
ILB Tracy Simien	1	0	0	29
DE Donte Rocco	1	0	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Adam Treu	2	5	23	0	34
Brendan Stai	2	4	25	0	34
Tony Ramirez	2	2	22	0	34
Kyle Turley	1	4	22	0	33
Dwayne Carswell	1	1	11	0	17
Jermaine Wiggins	1	1	15	0	26
Doug Karczewski	0	7	24	1	35

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Erik Baerg	4	8	0	45	0	18
Tony Boselli	4	5	0	45	0	18
Cory Raymer	3	14	0	45	0	18
Chris Dishman	3	7	1	45	1	18
Antone Davis	3	4	0	45	0	18
Pete Russell	1	2	0	20	0	6
Ken Dilger	0	1	0	38	0	15
George Irwin	0	1	0	12	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Dante Hall	1	21
Tommy Vardell	1	9
Ramos McDonald	1	9

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Aaron Hayden	2	23

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brendan Stai	25	34	---	---	8	67
Patrick Surtain	---	---	37	17	9	63
James Jett	20	31	---	---	11	62
Dexter McCleon	---	---	40	17	3	60
Doug Karczewski	24	35	---	---	---	59
Tedy Bruschi	---	---	38	18	1	57
Adam Treu	23	34	---	---	---	57
Tony Ramirez	22	34	---	---	---	56
Kyle Turley	22	33	---	---	---	55
David Klingler	21	33	---	---	---	54
Keith Hamilton	---	---	36	16	2	54
Le Roy Butler	---	---	36	15	2	53
Chris Slade	---	---	33	17	3	53
Jamal Lewis	17	20	---	---	16	53
Ike Reese	---	---	34	14	2	50
Jermaine Wiggins	15	26	---	---	9	50
Ramos McDonald	---	---	28	12	9	49
Dwayne Carswell	11	17	---	---	17	45
Laveranues Coles	19	25	---	---	---	44
Kevin Carter	---	---	29	12	2	43
Jay Bellamy	---	---	23	8	11	42
Robert Porcher	---	---	26	12	2	40
George Jones	8	15	---	---	16	39
Dexter Jackson	---	---	24	10	1	35
Mo Lewis	---	---	15	4	13	32
Hunter Fatafehi	---	---	19	6	6	31
Germane Crowell	8	6	---	---	15	29
David Boston	16	12	---	---	1	29
Tommy Vardell	5	12	---	---	9	26
Marvin Jones	---	---	17	2	5	24
Ben Coates	6	11	---	---	6	23
Greg Sturdivant	---	---	16	6	---	22
Brian Young	---	---	14	4	4	22
Scott Von der Ahe	---	---	9	4	8	21
Dante Hall	0	0	---	---	21	21
Tim George	---	---	8	1	10	19
Homey D Clown	---	---	8	1	7	16
Angel Hardy	4	2	---	---	8	14
Zach Pillar	3	2	---	---	8	13
Harvey Knaack	2	1	---	---	8	11
Bob Scanlan	---	---	5	2	1	8
Kris Hastings	0	0	---	---	8	8
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tony Graziani	3	0	---	---	2	5
Sebastian Janikowski	0	0	---	---	5	5
Damon Huard	1	2	---	---	---	3

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Devin Bush	---	---	25	35	16	76
Antone Davis	45	18	---	---	7	70
Erik Baerg	45	18	---	---	7	70
John Lynch	---	---	25	35	9	69
Charles Johnson	43	15	---	---	9	67
Tracy Simien	---	---	19	29	15	63
Tony Boselli	45	18	---	---	---	63
Cory Raymer	45	18	---	---	---	63
Chris Dishman	45	18	---	---	---	63
Brian Griese	45	18	---	---	---	63
Eric Warfield	---	---	21	29	13	63
James Darling	---	---	25	35	2	62
Walt Harris	---	---	23	35	3	61
Terry Glenn	44	16	---	---	---	60
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	24	32	2	58
Ken Dilger	38	15	---	---	3	56
Henri Crockett	---	---	20	30	2	52
Donte Rocco	---	---	21	29	1	51
Fred Taylor	32	13	---	---	---	45
Courtney Brown	---	---	20	18	4	42
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	14	23	4	41
Qadry Ismail	17	9	---	---	10	36
Mike Rucker	---	---	8	21	7	36
Roy Koehn	---	---	9	9	15	33
Pete Russell	20	6	---	---	5	31
Cletidus Hunt	---	---	12	14	1	27
Anthony Becht	4	3	---	---	17	24
Aaron Hayden	0	0	---	---	23	23
MarTay Jenkins	1	4	---	---	18	23
Kailey Wong	---	---	2	3	15	20
Junior Suliven	---	---	5	5	9	19
George Irwin	12	4	---	---	2	18
Miles Walker	13	5	---	---	---	18
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Sheldon Jackson	0	0	---	---	8	8
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	7	7
Spencer George	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chester Hallen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Troy Diminnie	0	0	---	---	7	7
Wyatt Ashworth	---	---	2	3	1	6
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	5	5
O.J. McDuffie	1	0	---	---	2	3
Hayden Woodson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Delbert Cowsette	---	---	0	0	1	1
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cornelius McCreery	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	8	1.0
Middle	11	31	2.8
Right	6	65	10.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	69	5.8
Middle	31	146	4.7
Right	2	10	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Klingler	32	21	2	0	1	3	4	4	1
Damon Huard	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	17	12	3	0	1	3	0	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	10	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	87	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	78	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	92	9.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	2	25	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	47	15.7
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Jamal Lewis	10	7	0	18	0	20
WR James Jett	6	5	0	58	1	31
TE Jermaine Wiggins	5	4	0	31	0	26
WR Laveranues Coles	5	2	1	12	0	25
WR David Boston	4	2	0	14	0	12
TE Dwayne Carswell	2	1	0	1	0	17
RB George Jones	1	0	0	0	0	15
WR Germane Crowell	1	1	0	41	1	6

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Fred Taylor	5	3	1	29	1	13
WR Charles Johnson	3	1	0	32	1	15
WR Terry Glenn	3	3	0	53	1	16
TE Ken Dilger	2	2	0	18	0	15
WR Qadry Ismail	1	1	0	1	0	9
FB George Irwin	1	1	0	13	0	4
WR MarTay Jenkins	1	1	0	18	0	4
TE Anthony Becht	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jamal Lewis	1	3	3.00	3.88

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Taylor	8	40	5.00	5.07
Miles Walker	2	-2	-1.00	4.15
Brian Griese	1	4	4.00	8.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Klingler	3	1	5	1.67	5.38

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	1	1	1	1.00	9.65

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR James Jett	1	1	5	5.00	9.67
TE Dwayne Carswell	1	0	0	0.00	0.50
RB George Jones	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Qadry Ismail	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
George Jones	2	0
Jamal Lewis	2	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Taylor	4	3
Miles Walker	3	0
Brian Griese	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Klingler	8	4	1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	5	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Laveranues Coles	4	1	0
WR James Jett	1	1	0
TE Dwayne Carswell	1	1	0
RB George Jones	1	0	0
RB Jamal Lewis	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Qadry Ismail	1	1	1
WR Charles Johnson	1	0	0
FB George Irwin	1	1	1
RB Fred Taylor	1	0	0
TE Anthony Becht	1	0	0

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

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