Week 16, 2016

played in Minnesota, MN

29 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	3	0	0	-	3
Minnesota Vikings	0	17	10	3	-	30

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:03 MIN - Cody Parkey 29 field goal
2Q: 09:09 MIN - Stevie Johnson 22 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 03:03 HOU - Matt Prater 33 field goal
2Q: 01:32 MIN - Jordan Matthews 11 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
3Q: 11:48 MIN - Cody Parkey 24 field goal
3Q: 03:58 MIN - Andy Dalton 2 run (Cody Parkey extra point)
4Q: 00:11 MIN - Cody Parkey 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:03 MIN - Cody Parkey 29 field goal
2Q: 09:09 MIN - Stevie Johnson 22 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 03:03 HOU - Matt Prater 33 field goal
2Q: 01:32 MIN - Jordan Matthews 11 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
3Q: 11:48 MIN - Cody Parkey 24 field goal
3Q: 03:58 MIN - Andy Dalton 2 run (Cody Parkey extra point)
4Q: 00:11 MIN - Cody Parkey 39 field goal

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 10-5 12-3
First Downs 9 27
- by Rushing 1 15
- by Passing 8 9
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 185 401
- Offensive Plays 55 70
- Yards per Play 3.36 5.73
Net Rushing Yards 30 242
- Rushing Attempts 16 42
- Yards per Rush 1.88 5.76
Net Passing Yards 155 159
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 17 - 0 26 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 196 169
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/41 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 3.97 5.68
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/46 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/22 4/61
Kick Returns/Yards 1/18 1/43
Interception Ret./Yards 2/8 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 31
Time of Possession 25:44 34:16

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	10-5	12-3
First Downs	9	27
- by Rushing	1	15
- by Passing	8	9
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	185	401
- Offensive Plays	55	70
- Yards per Play	3.36	5.73
Net Rushing Yards	30	242
- Rushing Attempts	16	42
- Yards per Rush	1.88	5.76
Net Passing Yards	155	159
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 17 - 0	26 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	196	169
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/41	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	3.97	5.68
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/46	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/22	4/61
Kick Returns/Yards	1/18	1/43
Interception Ret./Yards	2/8	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 31
Time of Possession	25:44	34:16

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:48	OWN 25	13	50	Missed FG
1	6:41	1:19	50	3	-12	Punt
1	3:16	1:48	OWN 3	3	4	Punt
2	12:55	1:59	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	8:54	1:29	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	4:46	1:51	OWN 37	4	47	Field Goal
2	1:22	0:58	OWN 25	4	20	Punt
3	11:42	1:34	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	3:48	1:06	OWN 25	4	-6	Punt
4	14:13	5:04	OWN 14	9	34	Punt
4	6:31	1:10	OWN 43	6	13	Downs
4	0:05	0:05	OWN 25	1	0	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:12	1:31	OWN 32	3	4	Interception
1	5:22	2:06	OWN 16	4	14	Punt
1	1:28	3:33	OWN 46	7	42	Field Goal
2	10:56	2:02	OWN 44	5	56	Touchdown
2	7:25	2:39	OWN 6	5	20	Punt
2	2:55	1:33	50	4	50	Touchdown
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	3:18	OWN 47	7	46	Field Goal
3	10:08	6:20	OWN 26	12	74	Touchdown
3	2:42	3:29	OWN 40	8	36	Interception
4	9:09	2:38	OWN 1	4	15	Punt
4	5:21	5:16	OWN 44	10	34	Field Goal

Game MVP: Ameer Abdullah, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Stephen Sanders	10	26	2.60	7
RB Bishop Sankey	5	-1	-0.20	6
QB Tavaris Jackson	1	5	5.00	5

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ameer Abdullah	34	204	6.00	36	9	0
RB Gabriel Fox	5	39	7.80	13	2	0
QB Andy Dalton	2	0	0.00	2	0	1
QB Kellen Clemens	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tavaris Jackson	21	13	141	5/31	0	54	0	81.6
Joe Flacco	11	4	55	2/10	0	27	0	53.2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andy Dalton	26	15	169	2/10	2	28	2	70.8

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Julius Thomas	4	7	24	6.00	0	8
WR Dominique Edison	3	3	84	28.00	35	54
WR Santonio Holmes	2	2	12	6.00	3	8
WR Adam Thielen	2	5	30	15.00	28	27
RB Bishop Sankey	2	3	18	9.00	4	13
TE Lester Meerdink	2	2	10	5.00	1	7
FB Rhett Ellison	1	1	12	12.00	12	12
RB Nelson Agholor	1	7	6	6.00	1	6
WR Julian Edelman	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jordan Matthews	4	6	29	7.25	6	14	1
WR Stevie Johnson	3	8	74	24.67	35	28	1
WR Adrian Arrington	3	4	6	2.00	0	8	0
TE John Cooley	3	5	29	9.67	5	13	0
RB Ameer Abdullah	2	3	31	15.50	22	19	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Bobby Carpenter	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Benjamin Loyd	1	8	8.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Tavaris Jackson	1	0	0
TE Julius Thomas	0	1	0
CB Jason McCourty	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Andy Dalton	1	1	0	0
DT Donald Foster	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin Colquitt	8	440	55.0	44.9	63	5

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Anger	3	167	55.7	48.3	67	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Prater	1/2	0/1	0/0	33	0/0

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cody Parkey	3/3	0/0	0/0	39	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nelson Agholor	2	22	11.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Floyd	4	61	15.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adam Thielen	1	18	18.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Landon Collins	1	43	43.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Bobby Carpenter	7	6	0.0	37	20
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	6	1	0.0	37	25
OLB Jelani Jenkins	6	0	0.0	14	15
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	5	4	0.0	39	27
OLB Benjamin Loyd	4	1	0.0	24	13
DE Danny Shelton	4	1	0.0	38	24
CB Jason McCourty	3	1	1.0	30	21
CB Marcus Gilchrist	3	2	0.0	36	18
DE Phil Taylor	3	0	0.0	36	22
OLB Zak DeOssie	2	0	1.0	10	8
CB Tharold Simon	2	2	0.0	34	23
S Tyrell Johnson	2	1	0.0	15	17
S Duron Harmon	2	1	0.0	28	12
DT Alan Branch	1	1	0.0	22	15
OLB Keenan Robinson	1	1	0.0	16	13
CB Vincent Fuller	1	0	0.0	12	11
DT Everson Griffen	1	0	0.0	19	14
DT Austin Johnson	1	0	0.0	10	9

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jordan Sanford	9	1	3.0	16	39
S Landon Collins	8	2	0.0	16	39
CB Tre Wohlabaugh	5	3	0.0	16	39
ILB Arthur Brown	5	1	0.0	16	38
DE Tyrone Crawford	3	3	0.0	15	37
DE Robert Nkemdiche	2	1	2.0	13	22
CB Ezra Wells	2	1	0.0	16	38
CB Kerry Baker	2	0	0.0	16	39
DT Jordan Phillips	1	0	1.0	5	16
DT Donald Foster	1	0	1.0	11	21
ILB Greg Lloyd	1	1	0.0	3	16
WR Adrian Arrington	1	0	---	---	---
TE Corbin Pang	1	0	---	---	---
CB Cyrus Jones	1	0	0.0	11	13
OLB Ray Jones	0	1	0.0	4	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Zak DeOssie	1.0	0	0	8
CB Jason McCourty	1.0	0	0	21
DE Danny Shelton	0.0	1	3	24
DT Everson Griffen	0.0	1	0	14

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jordan Sanford	3.0	0	2	39
DE Robert Nkemdiche	2.0	1	2	22
DT Donald Foster	1.0	1	0	21
DT Jordan Phillips	1.0	0	0	16
DT Aaron Donald	0.0	2	2	37
CB Ezra Wells	0.0	1	0	38
S Landon Collins	0.0	1	0	39

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tharold Simon	3	1	0	23
OLB Jelani Jenkins	2	2	0	15
ILB Bobby Carpenter	2	0	1	20
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	2	0	0	25
CB Jason McCourty	2	0	0	21
S Tyrell Johnson	1	1	0	17
OLB Benjamin Loyd	1	0	1	13
OLB Keenan Robinson	1	0	0	13
DE Danny Shelton	1	0	0	24
OLB Zak DeOssie	0	1	0	8
S Duron Harmon	0	1	0	12

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Arthur Brown	4	1	38
S Landon Collins	4	0	39
CB Tre Wohlabaugh	3	1	39
OLB Jordan Sanford	3	0	39
CB Kerry Baker	2	0	39
CB Cyrus Jones	1	0	13
CB Ezra Wells	0	2	38

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Tre' Jackson	2	5	16	1	38
G Willie Philip	2	4	16	0	39
C Ryan Pontbraind	0	3	16	0	39
G Shawn Lauvao	0	2	16	0	39
T Cameron Fleming	0	1	16	4	38
RB Bishop Sankey	0	0	6	2	25

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Logan Whiting	7	11	0	42	0	28
C Joe Looney	5	8	1	42	0	28
T King Dunlap	3	7	0	42	2	28
C Ramon Harewood	3	6	1	42	0	28
T Jared Veldheer	2	6	0	42	0	28
FB Toby Gerhart	0	1	0	5	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Zak DeOssie	2	21
Bishop Sankey	1	18
Dominique Edison	1	14
Willie Philip	1	10

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jared Leisle	1	23
Ameer Abdullah	1	15
Toby Gerhart	1	7

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	---	---	39	27	3	69
CB Tharold Simon	---	---	34	23	10	67
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	---	---	37	25	3	65
G Willie Philip	16	39	---	---	10	65
G Shawn Lauvao	16	39	---	---	10	65
T Cameron Fleming	16	38	---	---	10	64
RB Nelson Agholor	15	29	---	---	20	64
G Tre' Jackson	16	38	---	---	10	64
DE Danny Shelton	---	---	38	24	2	64
WR Adam Thielen	15	36	---	---	9	60
ILB Bobby Carpenter	---	---	37	20	2	59
DE Phil Taylor	---	---	36	22	1	59
CB Jason McCourty	---	---	30	21	5	56
C Ryan Pontbraind	16	39	---	---	---	55
CB Marcus Gilchrist	---	---	36	18	1	55
TE Julius Thomas	15	34	---	---	1	50
RB Bishop Sankey	6	25	---	---	18	49
OLB Benjamin Loyd	---	---	24	13	11	48
WR Dominique Edison	12	19	---	---	14	45
S Duron Harmon	---	---	28	12	1	41
DT Alan Branch	---	---	22	15	2	39
OLB Zak DeOssie	---	---	10	8	21	39
DT Everson Griffen	---	---	19	14	5	38
CB Vincent Fuller	---	---	12	11	14	37
QB Tavaris Jackson	10	26	---	---	---	36
S Tyrell Johnson	---	---	15	17	3	35
OLB Jelani Jenkins	---	---	14	15	3	32
TE Lester Meerdink	2	9	---	---	21	32
OLB Keenan Robinson	---	---	16	13	1	30
FB Rhett Ellison	3	11	---	---	14	28
RB Stephen Sanders	10	12	---	---	1	23
DT Austin Johnson	---	---	10	9	4	23
QB Joe Flacco	6	13	---	---	---	19
WR Santonio Holmes	2	14	---	---	---	16
S Richie Clark	---	---	2	1	11	14
P Dustin Colquitt	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Tommy Walsh	0	0	---	---	10	10
ILB Byron Warren	---	---	1	0	9	10
K Matt Prater	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Zach Miller	0	3	---	---	---	3
WR Julian Edelman	0	3	---	---	---	3
DE Jordan Hill	---	---	2	0	1	3
C Marvin Philip	0	1	---	---	---	1
G Davin Joseph	0	1	---	---	---	1
RB Jose Quartucci	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Harvey Schwartz	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Stevie Johnson	39	28	---	---	20	87
RB Ameer Abdullah	40	26	---	---	15	81
T King Dunlap	42	28	---	---	6	76
C Ramon Harewood	42	28	---	---	6	76
OLB Jordan Sanford	---	---	16	39	19	74
T Jared Veldheer	42	28	---	---	---	70
C Joe Looney	42	28	---	---	---	70
G Logan Whiting	42	28	---	---	---	70
ILB Arthur Brown	---	---	16	38	12	66
TE John Cooley	39	26	---	---	---	65
CB Kerry Baker	---	---	16	39	10	65
WR Jordan Matthews	39	26	---	---	---	65
QB Andy Dalton	35	28	---	---	---	63
DT Aaron Donald	---	---	16	37	10	63
S Landon Collins	---	---	16	39	4	59
CB Tre Wohlabaugh	---	---	16	39	2	57
CB Ezra Wells	---	---	16	38	2	56
DE Tyrone Crawford	---	---	15	37	2	54
WR Adrian Arrington	32	20	---	---	---	52
OLB Ray Jones	---	---	4	18	22	44
TE Corbin Pang	5	7	---	---	23	35
DE Robert Nkemdiche	---	---	13	22	---	35
DT Donald Foster	---	---	11	21	---	32
DT Jordan Phillips	---	---	5	16	10	31
CB Cyrus Jones	---	---	11	13	---	24
CB Drew Floyd	---	---	2	11	10	23
FB Jared Leisle	0	0	---	---	23	23
ILB Greg Lloyd	---	---	3	16	2	21
CB Shareece Wright	---	---	0	2	17	19
FB Toby Gerhart	5	3	---	---	7	15
RB Gabriel Fox	5	2	---	---	7	14
WR Alexander Osborne	0	0	---	---	12	12
QB Kellen Clemens	7	0	---	---	3	10
K Cody Parkey	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Vinny Westbrook	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Drake Webb	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Brandon Shell	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Dennis Humphrey	3	2	---	---	---	5
TE Dominique Byrd	3	0	---	---	---	3
P Bryan Anger	0	0	---	---	3	3
DT Jeremiah Rogers	---	---	0	2	---	2
S Jessie Kinney	---	---	0	2	---	2
OLB Justin Rogers	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Brant Hume	---	---	0	0	---	0
TE Tommy Buford	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Sean Walsh	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-2	-1.0
Middle	6	23	3.8
Right	8	9	1.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	79	13.2
Middle	15	74	4.9
Right	19	92	4.8
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tavaris Jackson	21	13	2	0	1	3	4	4	0
Joe Flacco	11	4	1	1	3	1	2	2	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andy Dalton	26	15	3	1	0	6	2	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	24	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	63	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	55	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	54	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	17	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	53	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	99	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Julius Thomas	7	4	0	24	0	34
RB Nelson Agholor	7	1	2	6	0	29
WR Adam Thielen	5	2	0	30	1	36
WR Dominique Edison	3	3	0	84	2	19
RB Bishop Sankey	3	2	1	18	0	25
WR Santonio Holmes	2	2	0	12	0	14
WR Julian Edelman	2	0	1	0	0	3
TE Lester Meerdink	2	2	0	10	0	9
FB Rhett Ellison	1	1	0	12	0	11

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stevie Johnson	8	3	74	3	28
WR Jordan Matthews	6	4	29	0	26
TE John Cooley	5	3	29	0	26
WR Adrian Arrington	4	3	6	0	20
RB Ameer Abdullah	3	2	31	0	26

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Stephen Sanders	1	-5	-5.00	2.60

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ameer Abdullah	3	5	1.67	6.00
QB Andy Dalton	1	2	2.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tavaris Jackson	2	2	6	3.00	6.71

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andy Dalton	4	2	11	2.75	6.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Julius Thomas	1	1	3	3.00	3.43
WR Adam Thielen	1	1	3	3.00	6.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jordan Matthews	2	1	11	5.50	4.83
WR Stevie Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	9.25
WR Adrian Arrington	1	1	0	0.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Tavaris Jackson	1	0
RB Bishop Sankey	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ameer Abdullah	3	2
QB Kellen Clemens	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tavaris Jackson	6	3	2
Joe Flacco	4	2	2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andy Dalton	9	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Adam Thielen	3	1	1
TE Julius Thomas	2	0	0
RB Nelson Agholor	2	1	1
WR Santonio Holmes	1	1	0
FB Rhett Ellison	1	1	1
TE Lester Meerdink	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jordan Matthews	3	2	0
RB Ameer Abdullah	3	2	2
TE John Cooley	2	2	2
WR Adrian Arrington	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)