Week 16, 2004

played in Minnesota, MN

4 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:29 MIN - Brian Griese 22 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 11:50 HOU - Jamal Lewis 13 run (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 05:14 MIN - Phil Dawson 23 field goal
3Q: 02:22 HOU - Jason Elam 36 field goal
4Q: 09:12 MIN - Fred Taylor 3 run (Phil Dawson extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:29 MIN - Brian Griese 22 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 11:50 HOU - Jamal Lewis 13 run (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 05:14 MIN - Phil Dawson 23 field goal
3Q: 02:22 HOU - Jason Elam 36 field goal
4Q: 09:12 MIN - Fred Taylor 3 run (Phil Dawson extra point)

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 8-7 14-1
First Downs 21 18
- by Rushing 6 10
- by Passing 15 7
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 429 344
- Offensive Plays 69 63
- Yards per Play 6.22 5.46
Net Rushing Yards 149 183
- Rushing Attempts 23 36
- Yards per Rush 6.48 5.08
Net Passing Yards 280 161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 21 - 3 27 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 289 161
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.09 5.96
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/41 4/33
Punt Returns/Yards 4/48 2/28
Kick Returns/Yards 3/70 2/38
Interception Ret./Yards 2/29 3/38
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 34
Time of Possession 30:05 29:55

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	8-7	14-1
First Downs	21	18
- by Rushing	6	10
- by Passing	15	7
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	429	344
- Offensive Plays	69	63
- Yards per Play	6.22	5.46
Net Rushing Yards	149	183
- Rushing Attempts	23	36
- Yards per Rush	6.48	5.08
Net Passing Yards	280	161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 21 - 3	27 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	289	161
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.09	5.96
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/41	4/33
Punt Returns/Yards	4/48	2/28
Kick Returns/Yards	3/70	2/38
Interception Ret./Yards	2/29	3/38
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 34
Time of Possession	30:05	29:55

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:34	2:09	OWN 24	4	33	Punt
1	9:33	2:14	OWN 32	6	36	Missed FG
1	5:40	1:37	OWN 16	3	3	Punt
1	2:00	1:42	OWN 20	4	24	Interception
2	14:12	2:30	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	5:09	3:09	OWN 24	6	22	Punt
2	0:38	0:20	OPP 35	2	-4	Interception
3	15:00	4:12	OWN 19	6	26	Punt
3	8:01	0:32	OWN 18	3	0	Punt
3	5:11	2:55	OWN 20	6	61	Field Goal
4	14:00	3:10	OWN 27	6	42	Missed FG
4	9:04	2:29	OWN 27	4	20	Interception
4	4:50	2:04	OWN 40	6	42	Downs
4	2:10	1:17	OWN 30	8	34	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:26	OWN 38	5	45	Missed FG
1	10:25	0:52	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	7:19	1:39	OWN 39	3	0	Punt
1	4:03	2:03	OPP 49	3	9	Punt
1	0:18	1:06	OPP 35	3	35	Touchdown
2	11:42	6:33	OWN 20	15	74	Field Goal
2	2:00	1:22	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 32	2	-6	Half
3	10:48	2:47	OWN 9	5	14	Punt
3	7:29	2:18	OWN 38	5	35	Interception
3	2:16	3:16	OWN 28	5	52	Missed FG
4	10:50	1:46	OWN 38	4	62	Touchdown
4	6:35	1:45	OPP 35	3	10	Interception
4	2:46	0:36	OWN 18	3	4	Punt
4	0:53	0:53	OWN 36	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Fred Taylor, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jamal Lewis	19	89	4.68	21	4	1
Kevin Faulk	3	51	17.00	28	2	0
Jarrod Baxter	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Fred Taylor	20	97	4.85	41	3	1
Brian Griese	11	67	6.09	22	2	1
Shaun Ozment	5	19	3.80	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Klingler	44	21	289	2/9	0	35	3	40.8

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	27	15	161	0/0	0	42	2	42.4

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Troy Edwards	9	17	138	15.33	54	32
WR Terrell Owens	5	11	75	15.00	53	35
FB Jarrod Baxter	3	4	31	10.33	26	18
FB Mike Alstott	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
RB Kevin Faulk	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Todd Yoder	1	2	24	24.00	23	24
TE Todd Heap	1	4	8	8.00	0	8
WR James Jett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Brandon Lloyd	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Terry Glenn	3	8	47	15.67	8	42
RB Fred Taylor	3	3	24	8.00	16	24
WR Scotty Anderson	3	5	23	7.67	0	15
WR Harold Burnett	3	5	36	12.00	9	21
WR MarTay Jenkins	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
FB Nick Goings	1	4	20	20.00	3	20
TE Jason McKie	1	1	3	3.00	0	3

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Patrick Surtain	1	0	0.00	0
S Roy Williams	1	29	29.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Kris Richard	1	17	17.00
CB Lenny Walls	1	21	21.00
S Ryan Clark	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Earl Holmes	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Shaun Ozment	1	0	0	0
Grey Ruegamer	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	5	215	43.0	33.4	44	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	6	278	46.3	35.0	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Elam	1/3	0/2	0/0	36	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	1/3	0/0	0/0	23	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrell Owens	4	48	12.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	1	14	14.0	0
Scotty Anderson	1	14	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Patrick Surtain	2	48	24.0	0
Brandon Lloyd	1	22	22.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	2	38	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Demarrio Williams	10	1	0.0	34	27
S Roy Williams	7	5	0.0	34	27
OLB Rick Crowell	5	2	0.0	31	21
CB Terence Newman	5	1	0.0	36	27
ILB Earl Holmes	5	0	0.0	19	7
CB Patrick Surtain	4	1	0.0	33	26
S Bhawon Jue	2	1	0.0	33	25
DE Albert Haynesworth	2	1	0.0	30	24
OLB Ike Reese	1	1	0.0	33	26
WR James Jett	1	0	---	---	---
OLB J.J. Syvrud	1	0	0.0	5	1
CB Duane Hawthorne	1	0	0.0	3	1
RB Jamal Lewis	1	0	---	---	---
DE Hunter Fatafehi	1	0	0.0	17	10
TE Todd Heap	1	0	---	---	---
DT Kelly Gregg	1	0	0.0	26	23
DE Kevin Carter	0	1	0.0	19	17
DT Ross Kolodziej	0	1	0.0	11	5

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Randall Gay	9	2	0.0	16	38
CB Lenny Walls	5	1	0.0	22	46
DE Mike Rucker	4	0	1.5	23	37
ILB Kailey Wong	4	3	0.0	21	41
S Ryan Clark	4	1	0.0	23	46
CB Kris Richard	4	0	0.0	15	30
OLB Rob Morris	3	0	0.0	8	13
S Brock Williams	3	0	0.0	15	33
DT Calvin Pace	2	1	0.0	16	32
DT Tommie Harris	2	1	0.0	8	14
OLB Henri Crockett	1	2	0.5	14	26
S Chris Gamble	1	1	0.0	7	11
T Tony Boselli	1	0	---	---	---
QB Brian Griese	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jamie Duncan	1	0	0.0	14	21
S Paul Miranda	1	0	0.0	9	22
DE Courtney Brown	1	0	0.0	12	36
OLB Lawrence Sellers	0	1	0.0	19	41

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Albert Haynesworth	1	1	24
DE Kevin Carter	1	0	17
OLB Ike Reese	1	0	26
OLB Kendrell Bell	1	0	6

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mike Rucker	1.5	0	0	2	37
OLB Henri Crockett	0.5	1	1	1	26
DE Courtney Brown	0.0	0	2	0	36
ILB Kailey Wong	0.0	0	1	0	41
DE Isaac Hilton	0.0	0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Terence Newman	4	1	0	27
S Roy Williams	3	3	1	27
ILB Demarrio Williams	3	1	0	27
CB Patrick Surtain	2	0	1	26
OLB Rick Crowell	2	0	0	21
DT Kelly Gregg	1	0	0	23

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Randall Gay	7	0	0	38
CB Lenny Walls	5	1	1	46
CB Kris Richard	3	3	1	30
S Brock Williams	1	2	0	33
OLB Henri Crockett	1	0	0	26
ILB Jamie Duncan	1	0	0	21
S Paul Miranda	1	0	0	22
OLB Rob Morris	1	0	0	13
S Chris Gamble	1	0	0	11
S Ryan Clark	0	2	1	46
ILB Kailey Wong	0	1	0	41
OLB Lawrence Sellers	0	1	0	41

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Wong	3	6	0	23	0	46
Casey Rabach	2	6	1	23	1	46
Todd Steussie	2	3	0	23	0	46
Marco Colombo	1	6	0	23	1	46
Jeff Diehl	0	2	0	23	0	46

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Wilford Brown	3	6	1	36	27
Eric Steinbach	3	6	0	36	27
Wade Hunter	3	4	0	36	27
Tony Boselli	1	7	0	36	27
Chris Dishman	0	3	0	21	19

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kevin Faulk	2	24
Brandon Lloyd	1	11
Mamba Bayer	1	8

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Kailey Wong	2	13
Jay Graham	1	21
Eric Steinbach	1	9
Randall Gay	1	8
Grey Ruegamer	1	6
Nick Goings	1	5

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeff Diehl	23	46	---	---	8	77
Roy Williams	---	---	34	27	15	76
Terrell Owens	22	37	---	---	13	72
David Klingler	23	46	---	---	---	69
Todd Steussie	23	46	---	---	---	69
Patrick Surtain	---	---	33	26	10	69
Joe Wong	23	46	---	---	---	69
Casey Rabach	23	46	---	---	---	69
Marco Colombo	23	46	---	---	---	69
Terence Newman	---	---	36	27	3	66
Demarrio Williams	---	---	34	27	3	64
Ike Reese	---	---	33	26	3	62
Bhawon Jue	---	---	33	25	3	61
Todd Heap	22	37	---	---	---	59
Jarrod Baxter	16	28	---	---	15	59
Albert Haynesworth	---	---	30	24	4	58
Troy Edwards	17	38	---	---	---	55
Rick Crowell	---	---	31	21	3	55
Kelly Gregg	---	---	26	23	3	52
Jamal Lewis	20	28	---	---	---	48
Kevin Faulk	3	17	---	---	24	44
Kevin Carter	---	---	19	17	5	41
Brant Kohberger	---	---	15	20	2	37
Hunter Fatafehi	---	---	17	10	8	35
Brandon Lloyd	5	17	---	---	11	33
Earl Holmes	---	---	19	7	1	27
Kendrell Bell	---	---	5	6	16	27
Todd Yoder	5	14	---	---	7	26
Mike Alstott	2	4	---	---	15	21
Duane Hawthorne	---	---	3	1	15	19
Ross Kolodziej	---	---	11	5	1	17
James Jett	0	4	---	---	10	14
J.J. Syvrud	---	---	5	1	7	13
Travis Taylor	3	6	---	---	1	10
Dorian Boose	---	---	6	3	---	9
Cory Raymer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Desmond Grasso	---	---	2	0	6	8
Mamba Bayer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Barry Barham	0	0	---	---	8	8
Makoa Freitas	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jason Elam	0	0	---	---	6	6
Olandis Gary	0	0	---	---	6	6
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	5	5
Todd Largent	---	---	4	1	---	5
Jim Sorgi	0	0	---	---	3	3
Charlie Batch	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ryan Clark	---	---	23	46	7	76
Kailey Wong	---	---	21	41	13	75
Tony Boselli	36	27	---	---	9	72
Lenny Walls	---	---	22	46	4	72
Eric Steinbach	36	27	---	---	9	72
Mike Rucker	---	---	23	37	8	68
Jason McKie	32	20	---	---	15	67
Wilford Brown	36	27	---	---	3	66
Brian Griese	36	27	---	---	---	63
Brock Williams	---	---	15	33	15	63
Wade Hunter	36	27	---	---	---	63
Nick Goings	33	24	---	---	5	62
Randall Gay	---	---	16	38	8	62
Lawrence Sellers	---	---	19	41	1	61
Terry Glenn	34	25	---	---	1	60
Scotty Anderson	32	25	---	---	1	58
Kris Richard	---	---	15	30	12	57
Jamie Duncan	---	---	14	21	19	54
Fred Taylor	29	23	---	---	---	52
Courtney Brown	---	---	12	36	3	51
Calvin Pace	---	---	16	32	3	51
Henri Crockett	---	---	14	26	3	43
Chris Dishman	21	19	---	---	---	40
Paul Miranda	---	---	9	22	2	33
Isaac Hilton	---	---	11	19	---	30
Grey Ruegamer	15	8	---	---	6	29
Harold Burnett	8	10	---	---	10	28
Tommie Harris	---	---	8	14	5	27
Rob Morris	---	---	8	13	1	22
Jay Graham	0	0	---	---	21	21
Chris Gamble	---	---	7	11	2	20
MarTay Jenkins	4	2	---	---	11	17
Robert Royal	0	0	---	---	16	16
Shaun Ozment	7	4	---	---	---	11
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	9	9
Clay Astley	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dylan McFarland	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jordan King	1	0	---	---	7	8
Ernest Wilford	0	0	---	---	8	8
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brad Lewis	---	---	0	0	2	2
Brant Perez	0	2	---	---	---	2
Chad Hutchison	0	0	---	---	---	0
DeAndre Blanchard	0	0	---	---	---	0
Korey Ferraro	0	0	---	---	---	0
Giovanni Warren	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	60	6.7
Middle	9	63	7.0
Right	5	26	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	13	2.2
Middle	24	164	6.8
Right	3	10	3.3
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Klingler	44	21	5	2	3	10	4	4	3

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	27	15	4	0	1	5	4	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	31	15.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	156	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	7	102	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	3	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	8	1.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	108	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	42	14.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Troy Edwards	17	9	2	138	2	38
WR Terrell Owens	11	5	1	75	2	37
TE Todd Heap	4	1	0	8	0	37
FB Jarrod Baxter	4	3	0	31	0	28
WR Brandon Lloyd	3	0	0	0	0	17
TE Todd Yoder	2	1	0	24	1	14
WR James Jett	1	0	0	0	0	4
FB Mike Alstott	1	1	0	8	0	4
RB Kevin Faulk	1	1	0	5	0	17

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry Glenn	8	3	0	47	1	25
WR Scotty Anderson	5	3	0	23	0	25
WR Harold Burnett	5	3	1	36	1	10
FB Nick Goings	4	1	0	20	1	24
RB Fred Taylor	3	3	0	24	1	23
WR MarTay Jenkins	1	1	0	8	0	2
TE Jason McKie	1	1	0	3	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jamal Lewis	2	12	6.00	4.68

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Taylor	3	1	0.33	4.85

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Klingler	3	0	0	0.00	6.57

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	5	3	0	0.00	5.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Troy Edwards	3	0	0	0.00	8.12

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terry Glenn	3	1	-1	-0.33	5.88
RB Fred Taylor	1	1	-4	-4.00	8.00
WR Scotty Anderson	1	1	5	5.00	4.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Jamal Lewis	4	0
Jarrod Baxter	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Taylor	2	1
Brian Griese	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Klingler	7	3	2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	7	4	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Troy Edwards	3	0	0
WR Terrell Owens	2	2	2
TE Todd Heap	2	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch
WR Terry Glenn	2	1
WR Scotty Anderson	2	1
WR Harold Burnett	2	1
RB Fred Taylor	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,400 (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 9,300 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,400 (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	9,300 (9,900)