Week 16, 2020

played in Houston, AL

53 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	7	3	6	-	23
Houston Texans	0	3	0	7	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:51 MIN - Ameer Abdullah 7 run (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 14:45 MIN - Gabriel Fox 7 run (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Julian Salyer 36 field goal
3Q: 11:35 MIN - Cody Parkey 35 field goal
4Q: 09:28 HOU - Bishop Sankey 6 run (Julian Salyer extra point)
4Q: 02:36 MIN - Cody Parkey 34 field goal
4Q: 00:11 MIN - Cody Parkey 52 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:51 MIN - Ameer Abdullah 7 run (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 14:45 MIN - Gabriel Fox 7 run (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Julian Salyer 36 field goal
3Q: 11:35 MIN - Cody Parkey 35 field goal
4Q: 09:28 HOU - Bishop Sankey 6 run (Julian Salyer extra point)
4Q: 02:36 MIN - Cody Parkey 34 field goal
4Q: 00:11 MIN - Cody Parkey 52 field goal

Team Statistics MIN HOU
Record 11-4 2-13
First Downs 24 11
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 14 7
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 351 212
- Offensive Plays 72 52
- Yards per Play 4.88 4.08
Net Rushing Yards 171 60
- Rushing Attempts 38 22
- Yards per Rush 4.50 2.73
Net Passing Yards 180 152
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 19 - 1 28 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 196 159
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/16 2/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.29 5.07
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/50 5/36
Punt Returns/Yards 2/28 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 1/26 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 1/14 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 30
Time of Possession 36:59 23:01

Team Statistics	MIN	HOU
Record	11-4	2-13
First Downs	24	11
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	14	7
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	351	212
- Offensive Plays	72	52
- Yards per Play	4.88	4.08
Net Rushing Yards	171	60
- Rushing Attempts	38	22
- Yards per Rush	4.50	2.73
Net Passing Yards	180	152
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 19 - 1	28 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	196	159
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/16	2/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.29	5.07
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/50	5/36
Punt Returns/Yards	2/28	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	1/26	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	1/14	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 30
Time of Possession	36:59	23:01

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:58	4:38	OWN 20	8	12	Punt
1	6:00	4:19	OWN 38	8	62	Touchdown
2	14:45	0:10	OPP 7	1	7	Touchdown
2	12:35	4:56	OWN 19	11	33	Punt
2	5:41	2:27	OWN 22	6	24	Punt
3	15:00	3:33	OWN 26	6	56	Field Goal
3	9:05	0:13	OWN 13	1	0	Interception
3	7:43	6:30	OWN 29	14	50	Missed FG
3	0:05	1:34	OPP 48	4	20	Missed FG
4	9:22	6:52	OWN 29	10	54	Field Goal
4	1:49	1:43	OPP 33	3	-2	Field Goal

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:02	OWN 39	3	7	Punt
1	8:20	2:20	OWN 14	4	12	Punt
1	1:41	1:56	OWN 24	3	-17	Fumble
2	14:35	2:00	OWN 25	6	15	Punt
2	7:39	1:58	OWN 13	3	7	Punt
2	3:14	3:14	OWN 6	11	75	Field Goal
3	11:27	2:22	OWN 25	4	19	Punt
3	8:52	1:09	OPP 28	3	1	Interception
3	1:13	1:08	OPP 40	3	-4	Fumble
4	13:31	4:09	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
4	2:30	0:41	OWN 25	4	8	Downs

Game MVP: Ameer Abdullah, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ameer Abdullah	29	131	4.52	18	4	1
QB Ryan Finley	5	12	2.40	6	0	0
RB Gabriel Fox	4	28	7.00	11	1	1

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Bishop Sankey	16	40	2.50	14	2	1
RB Jamie Ricketts	4	4	1.00	3	0	0
QB Tavaris Jackson	2	16	8.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ryan Finley	30	19	196	4/16	0	32	1	68.2

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tavaris Jackson	28	15	159	2/7	0	41	1	55.5

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dennis Humphrey	7	10	51	7.29	3	15
WR Anthony Miller	6	9	75	12.50	38	32
RB Ameer Abdullah	3	3	27	9.00	1	13
TE Myles Martineau	3	5	43	14.33	5	21
TE Corbin Pang	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Gabriel Fox	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR William Bean	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Adrian Arrington	3	5	77	25.67	25	41
WR Adam Thielen	3	4	22	7.33	12	14
RB Bishop Sankey	3	5	26	8.67	7	12
TE Travis Kelce	2	4	16	8.00	0	9
FB Braden Wilson	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
TE Tyler Kroft	1	4	3	3.00	0	3
RB Leonard Fournette	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
RB Jamie Ricketts	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
TE Lester Carter	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Taywan Taylor	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Carter Meister	1	14	14.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Leighton Vander Esch	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	0	0
DT Jordan Phillips	0	1	0
C Ethan Pocic	0	1	0
OLB Abel Shea	0	1	0
OLB Jordan Sanford	0	0	1
DE Robert Nkemdiche	0	0	1
CB Eddie Jackson	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Tavaris Jackson	2	0	0
RB Bishop Sankey	1	0	0
TE Tyler Kroft	0	1	0
DE Dee Ford	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Anger	3	142	47.3	45.7	59	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin Colquitt	5	260	52.0	42.4	69	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cody Parkey	3/5	1/2	1/1	52	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Julian Salyer	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Humphrey	2	28	14.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik Rivera	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Landon Collins	1	26	26.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adam Thielen	2	48	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Carter Meister	8	1	0.0	22	30
CB Eddie Jackson	7	4	0.0	22	30
ILB Arthur Brown	6	0	0.0	21	17
CB Ivan Kassulke	3	0	0.0	22	29
DE Robert Nkemdiche	2	0	1.0	17	24
S Leonard McDaniel	2	2	0.0	10	22
OLB Abel Shea	2	2	0.0	21	27
ILB Willie Bayer	2	0	0.0	12	5
OLB Jordan Sanford	1	1	1.0	22	29
DT Greg Gaines	1	1	0.0	10	5
DE Tyrone Crawford	1	0	0.0	21	20
DT Jordan Phillips	1	0	0.0	6	16
S Landon Collins	1	0	0.0	22	30
DT Eddie Vanderdoes	1	0	0.0	12	25
TE Myles Martineau	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Travis Rodgers	0	1	0.0	1	13

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Alvin Terrell	7	3	0.0	34	23
OLB Mike Jennings	7	0	0.0	33	23
CB Tharold Simon	6	0	0.0	36	33
DE Dee Ford	5	3	0.5	35	33
ILB Leighton Vander Esch	5	2	0.0	36	33
CB Justin Layne	5	2	0.0	35	24
S Kenny Dunlap	3	2	0.0	37	34
OLB Jay Smalley	3	1	0.0	37	34
S Troy Apke	3	0	0.0	5	11
DE Robert Quinn	2	1	1.5	26	16
DE Trey Flowers	2	2	1.0	15	19
ILB Wesley Woodyard	2	0	0.0	12	10
CB Zack Sanchez	2	0	0.0	5	11
DT Justin Jones	2	0	0.0	35	25
CB Josue Barber	2	0	0.0	26	24
DT Johnathan Hankins	1	0	1.0	3	9
OLB Cody Barton	1	1	0.0	5	11
C Tyler Arvold	1	0	---	---	---
WR Taywan Taylor	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Robert Nkemdiche	1.0	0	1	1	24
OLB Jordan Sanford	1.0	0	0	1	29
DT Jordan Phillips	0.0	1	1	0	16
DE Tyrone Crawford	0.0	1	0	0	20

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Robert Quinn	1.5	0	0	16
DE Trey Flowers	1.0	1	0	19
DT Johnathan Hankins	1.0	0	0	9
DE Dee Ford	0.5	4	6	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Eddie Jackson	5	0	0	30
CB Carter Meister	4	0	1	30
CB Ivan Kassulke	3	1	0	29
S Leonard McDaniel	2	1	0	22
S Landon Collins	1	1	0	30

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Justin Layne	4	0	0	24
S Alvin Terrell	3	3	0	23
S Troy Apke	3	0	0	11
CB Zack Sanchez	2	0	0	11
OLB Mike Jennings	2	0	0	23
ILB Leighton Vander Esch	1	1	1	33
CB Tharold Simon	1	0	0	33
S Kenny Dunlap	1	0	0	34
CB Josue Barber	1	0	0	24
OLB Cody Barton	1	0	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Braden Smith	5	10	0	38	0	34
T Brandon Shell	4	7	0	38	1	34
C Ethan Pocic	3	4	1	38	1	34
T Clothesline Francis	2	3	0	38	0	34
C Joe Looney	1	7	0	38	2	34
TE Myles Martineau	1	1	0	36	0	32
FB Craig Robbins	0	1	0	11	0	6

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jordan Mills	2	6	22	0	30
C Tyler Arvold	2	5	22	0	30
T Allen Barbre	0	5	9	0	10
FB Braden Wilson	0	2	4	0	4
G Jamil Douglas	0	1	22	2	30
G Drake Webb	0	1	22	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jordan Sanford	1	17
Harry Aquino	1	16
Gabriel Fox	1	6

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Cody Barton	2	11
Brandon Parker	1	6

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Anthony Miller	35	30	---	---	18	83
T Brandon Shell	38	34	---	---	8	80
G Braden Smith	38	34	---	---	8	80
RB Ameer Abdullah	34	31	---	---	8	73
C Joe Looney	38	34	---	---	---	72
C Ethan Pocic	38	34	---	---	---	72
QB Ryan Finley	38	34	---	---	---	72
T Clothesline Francis	38	34	---	---	---	72
OLB Jordan Sanford	---	---	22	29	17	68
TE Myles Martineau	36	32	---	---	---	68
CB Eddie Jackson	---	---	22	30	14	66
WR Dennis Humphrey	23	26	---	---	7	56
ILB Arthur Brown	---	---	21	17	17	55
S Landon Collins	---	---	22	30	3	55
CB Carter Meister	---	---	22	30	1	53
CB Ivan Kassulke	---	---	22	29	1	52
OLB Abel Shea	---	---	21	27	1	49
WR Malachi Mickelson	26	20	---	---	---	46
DE Tyrone Crawford	---	---	21	20	1	42
DE Robert Nkemdiche	---	---	17	24	1	42
DT Eddie Vanderdoes	---	---	12	25	1	38
S Leonard McDaniel	---	---	10	22	6	38
TE Corbin Pang	2	12	---	---	21	35
DT Jordan Phillips	---	---	6	16	5	27
WR Jordan Matthews	16	7	---	---	---	23
FB Jared Leisle	0	0	---	---	21	21
ILB Willie Bayer	---	---	12	5	---	17
FB Craig Robbins	11	6	---	---	---	17
RB Harry Aquino	0	0	---	---	16	16
DT Greg Gaines	---	---	10	5	---	15
OLB Travis Rodgers	---	---	1	13	---	14
CB Shareece Wright	---	---	0	0	13	13
RB Gabriel Fox	4	3	---	---	6	13
CB Cyrus Jones	---	---	1	6	5	12
K Cody Parkey	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Vinny Westbrook	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Bryan Anger	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Nathan Haight	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Earnest Muir	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Jonnu Smith	1	2	---	---	---	3
WR William Bean	2	1	---	---	---	3
OLB Marquel Lee	---	---	0	1	---	1
OLB Hayden Freeman	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Andy Dalton	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Devin Singletary	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Rufus Wynn	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Kenny Dunlap	---	---	37	34	16	87
CB Tharold Simon	---	---	36	33	16	85
DE Dee Ford	---	---	35	33	8	76
OLB Jay Smalley	---	---	37	34	5	76
ILB Leighton Vander Esch	---	---	36	33	5	74
DT Justin Jones	---	---	35	25	5	65
CB Justin Layne	---	---	35	24	1	60
S Alvin Terrell	---	---	34	23	1	58
TE Tyler Kroft	22	30	---	---	6	58
OLB Mike Jennings	---	---	33	23	1	57
T Jordan Mills	22	30	---	---	2	54
CB Josue Barber	---	---	26	24	4	54
QB Tavaris Jackson	22	30	---	---	---	52
C Tyler Arvold	22	30	---	---	---	52
G Jamil Douglas	22	30	---	---	---	52
G Drake Webb	22	30	---	---	---	52
WR Adam Thielen	18	27	---	---	6	51
RB Bishop Sankey	17	27	---	---	1	45
TE Travis Kelce	12	14	---	---	17	43
DE Robert Quinn	---	---	26	16	---	42
WR Taywan Taylor	15	20	---	---	6	41
DE Trey Flowers	---	---	15	19	5	39
T Brandon Parker	13	20	---	---	6	39
ILB Wesley Woodyard	---	---	12	10	10	32
CB Zack Sanchez	---	---	5	11	14	30
WR Adrian Arrington	12	17	---	---	---	29
OLB Cody Barton	---	---	5	11	11	27
T Allen Barbre	9	10	---	---	4	23
WR Kelvin Benjamin	3	7	---	---	12	22
FB Braden Wilson	4	4	---	---	12	20
S Troy Apke	---	---	5	11	4	20
OLB Benjamin Loyd	---	---	0	0	16	16
DT Johnathan Hankins	---	---	3	9	3	15
RB Leonard Fournette	0	1	---	---	13	14
WR Dante Pettis	1	1	---	---	8	10
P Dustin Colquitt	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Robert Myers	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Maurice Emmons	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Erik Rivera	---	---	2	1	3	6
RB Jamie Ricketts	4	1	---	---	---	5
K Julian Salyer	0	0	---	---	3	3
TE Lester Carter	2	1	---	---	---	3
OLB Nick Perry	---	---	1	0	---	1
C Stefen Wisniewski	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Jalyn Holmes	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Dwayne Haskins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	11	11.0
Middle	31	150	4.8
Right	5	12	2.4
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	2	0.5
Middle	11	25	2.3
Right	7	33	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ryan Finley	30	19	2	0	1	4	5	6	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tavaris Jackson	28	15	1	1	4	3	2	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	19	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	70	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	86	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	21	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	25	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	81	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	12	1.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	41	20.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dennis Humphrey	10	7	0	51	0	26
WR Anthony Miller	9	6	0	75	1	30
TE Myles Martineau	5	3	0	43	1	32
RB Ameer Abdullah	3	3	0	27	0	31
TE Corbin Pang	1	0	1	0	0	12
RB Gabriel Fox	1	0	0	0	0	3
WR William Bean	1	0	0	0	0	1

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Adrian Arrington	5	3	0	77	1	17
RB Bishop Sankey	5	3	0	26	0	27
TE Travis Kelce	4	2	1	16	0	14
WR Adam Thielen	4	3	0	22	0	27
TE Tyler Kroft	4	1	2	3	0	30
FB Braden Wilson	2	1	0	8	0	4
TE Lester Carter	1	0	1	0	0	1
RB Leonard Fournette	1	1	0	1	0	1
WR Taywan Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	20
RB Jamie Ricketts	1	1	0	6	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ameer Abdullah	2	9	4.50	4.52
RB Gabriel Fox	1	7	7.00	7.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Bishop Sankey	1	6	6.00	2.50
RB Jamie Ricketts	1	3	3.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ryan Finley	1	1	13	13.00	6.53

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tavaris Jackson	1	1	1	1.00	5.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Anthony Miller	1	1	13	13.00	8.33

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Leonard Fournette	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ameer Abdullah	2	0
QB Ryan Finley	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Tavaris Jackson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ryan Finley	10	7	6

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tavaris Jackson	12	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anthony Miller	4	3	3
WR Dennis Humphrey	3	2	2
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	1	0
TE Myles Martineau	1	1	1
WR William Bean	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Bishop Sankey	3	2	1
WR Adrian Arrington	2	2	2
TE Travis Kelce	2	2	2
TE Tyler Kroft	2	1	0
WR Adam Thielen	1	1	0
TE Lester Carter	1	0	0
WR Taywan Taylor	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,100 (20,400)
End Zone 14,800 (14,800)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,100)
Club Seats 9,200 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes 3,600 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,100 (20,400)
End Zone	14,800 (14,800)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,100)
Club Seats	9,200 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes	3,600 (4,000)