Week 16, 2008

played in Houston, AL

42 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings101233-28
Houston Texans03316-22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:32 MIN - Adrian Arrington 16 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 07:33 MIN - Phil Dawson 50 field goal
2Q: 12:18 MIN - Phil Dawson 33 field goal
2Q: 07:51 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 20 field goal
2Q: 02:04 MIN - Phil Dawson 43 field goal
2Q: 01:23 MIN - Orlando Scandrick 88 punt return (Phil Dawson extra point failed)
3Q: 04:14 MIN - Phil Dawson 27 field goal
3Q: 00:53 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 40 field goal
4Q: 12:39 HOU - Maurice Jones-Drew 1 pass from Kurt Warner (Kurt Warner pass to Robert Meachem for conversion)
4Q: 11:15 HOU - Sammy Morris 77 punt return (Kurt Warner pass to Brian Leonard for conversion)
4Q: 06:36 MIN - Phil Dawson 49 field goal

Team StatisticsMINHOU
Record12-37-8
First Downs1717
- by Rushing85
- by Passing810
- by Penalty12
Total Net Yards386333
- Offensive Plays6767
- Yards per Play5.764.97
Net Rushing Yards182102
- Rushing Attempts3026
- Yards per Rush6.073.92
Net Passing Yards204231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt35 - 16 - 139 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards217242
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/132/11
- Yards per Pass Play5.515.63
Fumbles/Lost1/02/1
3rd Down Conversions3/154/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.09.7
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards10/805/35
Punt Returns/Yards3/1301/77
Kick Returns/Yards4/1134/101
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/24
2pt Conversions0/02/2
Red Zone Visits44
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/31/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 31OWN 31
Time of Possession29:4830:12

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:38OWN 43557Touchdown
19:111:44OWN 45522Field Goal
15:221:58OWN 739Punt
11:254:13OWN 201164Field Goal
27:461:23OWN 1339Punt
24:583:02OWN 25649Field Goal
20:210:21OWN 26321Half
311:142:15OWN 36512Punt
38:074:01OPP 37727Field Goal
30:462:17OWN 26414Interception
412:331:29OWN 253-2Punt
411:041:44OPP 4038Missed FG
48:161:46OWN 32536Field Goal
41:381:38OWN 13526Game
Houston Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:223:11OWN 25520Punt
17:272:05OWN 25514Punt
13:241:59OWN 4137Punt
212:124:26OWN 251072Field Goal
26:231:25OWN 2935Punt
21:560:41OWN 2533Punt
21:150:54OWN 2438Punt
315:003:46OWN 25846Missed FG
38:590:52OWN 20217Fumble
34:063:20OWN 46631Field Goal
413:290:56OPP 36436Touchdown
49:201:04OWN 3932Punt
46:304:52OWN 261361Downs

Game MVP: Phil Dawson, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Brandon Jackson191186.215250
QB Brian Griese6142.33700
RB Frank Gore55010.003310
HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Maurice Jones-Drew12342.831210
RB Brian Leonard9374.111730
QB Jim Sorgi3175.67700
QB Kurt Warner11111.001110
FB Deon Anderson133.00300

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Brian Griese35162172/13136163.6
HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Kurt Warner24121520/0135084.0
Jim Sorgi158902/11036071.5

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Darnerien McCants599619.2048360
WR Stevie Johnson59387.606160
WR Adrian Arrington485112.752201
RB Frank Gore1199.00390
RB Willie Dawkins112323.0015230
TE Patrick Estes0500.00000
RB Brandon Jackson0200.00000
HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Miles Austin6138313.8338350
TE Billy Miller365819.3323360
WR Chase Lyman354314.337270
RB Maurice Jones-Drew22-3-1.50011
RB Brian Leonard232512.5019220
WR Robert Meachem26189.008140
TE Matt Kranchick1122.00020
FB Deon Anderson111616.006160
TE Todd Heap0100.00000
WR Jason Hill0100.00000

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB D'Qwell Jackson12424.000

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
WR Troy Williamson1000
WR Craig Davis0100
S LaRon Landry0100
ILB Jay Foreman0010
DT Kedrick Golston0010
HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
QB Jim Sorgi1100
RB Brian Leonard1000
TE Matt Kranchick0010

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Amir Cochrane419849.531.0540
HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Dustin Colquitt732346.128.7604

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Phil Dawson5/63/41/1501/2
HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Sebastian Janikowski2/31/20/0400/0

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Orlando Scandrick313043.31
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Sammy Morris17777.01

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Troy Williamson24321.50
Nicholas Conley27035.00
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Miles Austin25326.50
Jason Hill24824.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Jay Foreman740.02641
ILB Jalen Tatum620.02635
ILB Robert Wendorff600.01115
DE Stephen Tulloch510.52641
S LaRon Landry500.02640
CB Ryan Clark410.02641
CB Travis Daniels400.02641
DE Calvin Pace250.52641
DT Kedrick Golston201.01422
CB Axel Batchelor210.01830
S Samuel Gaylor200.0013
CB Greg Blue110.02330
TE Patrick Estes10---------
DE Gaines Adams020.01219
HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB D'Qwell Jackson1110.03037
S Roy Williams720.02936
ILB Chase Blackburn510.02934
OLB Teddy Lehman410.52220
DT Tank Johnson221.02018
DE Dave Tollefson200.52732
CB Terence Newman210.02934
DT Alan Branch210.01020
OLB Adalius Thomas200.0920
ILB H.B. Blades200.0194
DE Albert Haynesworth120.03034
S Bhawon Jue110.02221
S David Young110.01019
CB Patrick Surtain100.01635
CB Jeremy Bloom100.02327

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Kedrick Golston1.000022
DE Calvin Pace0.501041
DE Stephen Tulloch0.500141
ILB Jalen Tatum0.001235
DE Mike Rucker0.001140
ILB Jay Foreman0.001041
HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Tank Johnson1.010018
OLB Teddy Lehman0.501020
DE Dave Tollefson0.501032
DE Albert Haynesworth0.001134
DE Dan Bazuin0.00103
DT Alan Branch0.001020

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Jay Foreman53041
CB Travis Daniels33041
ILB Robert Wendorff30015
S Samuel Gaylor21013
S LaRon Landry20040
CB Ryan Clark12041
DE Stephen Tulloch11041
ILB Jalen Tatum10035
CB Greg Blue10030
CB Axel Batchelor10030
HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Roy Williams60036
OLB D'Qwell Jackson41137
CB Patrick Surtain12035
CB Terence Newman11034
S David Young11019
ILB Chase Blackburn11034
OLB Teddy Lehman10020
DT Alan Branch10020
CB Reggie Corner01011

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Robert Berry48030137
G Eric Steinbach45030037
T King Dunlap23030137
FB Harris Stanton1301202
G Wilford Brown06030037
T Terrance Pennington01030037
HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Marvin Philip411026041
G Jeff Diehl16026141
C Casey Rabach13026141
T Jammal Brown12026041
G Damien Buchholz11025037

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Greg Blue226
Stephen Tulloch127
Troy Williamson117
HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Patrick Surtain229
Matt Kranchick225
Brian Leonard119
Maurice Jones-Drew113

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
DE Stephen Tulloch------26412794
DE Calvin Pace------26412390
CB Greg Blue------23302679
G Wilford Brown3037------1077
T Terrance Pennington3037------1077
QB Brian Griese3037------673
ILB Jay Foreman------2641370
CB Ryan Clark------2641370
CB Travis Daniels------2641370
DE Mike Rucker------2640369
S LaRon Landry------2640369
G Eric Steinbach3037---------67
C Robert Berry3037---------67
T King Dunlap3037---------67
WR Stevie Johnson2937---------66
WR Adrian Arrington2937---------66
ILB Jalen Tatum------2635263
TE Patrick Estes2535---------60
CB Axel Batchelor------1830957
WR Darnerien McCants1132------548
RB Brandon Jackson2123---------44
DT Kedrick Golston------1422339
RB Frank Gore71------3038
TE Joe Klopfenstein62------3038
DE Gaines Adams------1219---31
WR Harold Burnett22------2630
FB Harris Stanton122------1428
ILB Robert Wendorff------1115127
ILB Rufus Alexander------022022
WR Troy Williamson00------1717
WR Craig Davis02------1315
S Samuel Gaylor------013215
K Phil Dawson00------1414
RB Willie Dawkins111---------12
C Paul Godfrey00------1010
T Adam Snyder00------1010
G Quinn Ojinnaka00------1010
TE T.J. Williams71---------8
DT Quentin Groves------0077
ILB Trevor Rafter------0077
CB Orlando Scandrick------0077
S Nicholas Conley------0055
P Amir Cochrane00------44
DE Kristopher Heilman------00---0
QB Ronnie Lynch00---------0
C John Sullivan00---------0
HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
CB Patrick Surtain------16352980
ILB Chase Blackburn------29341780
T Jammal Brown2641------1077
OLB D'Qwell Jackson------30371077
S Roy Williams------29361075
G Damien Buchholz2537------1072
OLB Teddy Lehman------22202971
DE Albert Haynesworth------3034670
CB Terence Newman------2934669
WR Robert Meachem2535------969
C Casey Rabach2641---------67
G Jeff Diehl2641---------67
C Marvin Philip2641---------67
DE Dave Tollefson------2732564
WR Miles Austin2133------963
CB Jeremy Bloom------23271060
TE Todd Heap2033---------53
RB Maurice Jones-Drew1426------1353
S Bhawon Jue------2221649
RB Brian Leonard1214------1945
DT Tank Johnson------2018644
TE Billy Miller1417------1243
WR Chase Lyman1524---------39
QB Kurt Warner1224---------36
TE Matt Kranchick16------2532
QB Jim Sorgi1417---------31
WR Jason Hill210------1931
RB Sammy Morris30------2730
OLB Adalius Thomas------920130
DT Alan Branch------1020---30
S David Young------1019---29
ILB H.B. Blades------194124
S Rogers Beckett------211821
CB Reggie Corner------111416
WR Malcolm Kelly00------1212
C Barry Barham00------1010
P Dustin Colquitt00------1010
FB Deon Anderson37---------10
T James Marten00------1010
K Sebastian Janikowski00------88
T Ben Sobieski14---------5
DE Dan Bazuin------1315
ILB Kendyll Pope------1113
G Biff Tanner00---------0
RB Justice Hairston00---------0
WR Davone Bess00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left34715.7
Middle17583.4
Right8799.9
None2-2-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5122.4
Middle19673.5
Right22311.5
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Brian Griese35165057511
HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Kurt Warner24123137100
Jim Sorgi1582013340

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)106676.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)2091346.7
Long (19+ Yds)41164.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen55234.6
Short (0-8 Yds)229984.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)73618.7
Long (19+ Yds)536012.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Darnerien McCants95196332
WR Stevie Johnson95238037
WR Adrian Arrington84251137
TE Patrick Estes5000035
RB Brandon Jackson2000023
RB Frank Gore110901
RB Willie Dawkins11023111
HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Miles Austin136183233
TE Billy Miller63158117
WR Robert Meachem62118035
WR Chase Lyman53043124
RB Brian Leonard32025114
RB Maurice Jones-Drew220-3026
TE Todd Heap1010033
TE Matt Kranchick110206
FB Deon Anderson1101607
WR Jason Hill1000010

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
QB Brian Griese2115.502.33
RB Brandon Jackson122.006.21
HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Brian Leonard1-4-4.004.11

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Brian Griese53214.206.20
HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Kurt Warner5110.206.33
Jim Sorgi1000.006.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Adrian Arrington22199.506.38
WR Darnerien McCants1000.0010.67
TE Patrick Estes1000.000.00
WR Stevie Johnson1122.004.22
HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Billy Miller2000.009.67
WR Robert Meachem2000.003.00
RB Maurice Jones-Drew1111.00-1.50
WR Jason Hill1000.000.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
QB Brian Griese21
RB Brandon Jackson10
HoustonRushesConversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Brian Griese1142
HoustonAttCompConversions
Jim Sorgi841
Kurt Warner733

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Stevie Johnson410
TE Patrick Estes300
WR Darnerien McCants110
RB Willie Dawkins111
RB Brandon Jackson100
WR Adrian Arrington111
HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR Miles Austin941
TE Billy Miller322
WR Robert Meachem200
WR Chase Lyman111

SectionAttendance
Stadium70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,400 (21,400)
End Zone15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)