Week 16, 2032

played in Houston, AL

42 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	10	3	7	6	-	26
Houston Texans	0	0	0	8	-	8

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:10 MIN - Edward Strickland 37 run (Irv Vaughn extra point)
1Q: 03:49 MIN - Irv Vaughn 37 field goal
2Q: 01:17 MIN - Irv Vaughn 39 field goal
3Q: 12:11 MIN - Tutu Atwell 77 pass from Santiago Henry (Irv Vaughn extra point)
4Q: 07:58 MIN - Irv Vaughn 34 field goal
4Q: 05:29 HOU - Justin Jefferson 7 pass from Todd Carpenter (Todd Carpenter pass to Caleb McConnell for conversion)
4Q: 01:01 MIN - Irv Vaughn 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:10 MIN - Edward Strickland 37 run (Irv Vaughn extra point)
1Q: 03:49 MIN - Irv Vaughn 37 field goal
2Q: 01:17 MIN - Irv Vaughn 39 field goal
3Q: 12:11 MIN - Tutu Atwell 77 pass from Santiago Henry (Irv Vaughn extra point)
4Q: 07:58 MIN - Irv Vaughn 34 field goal
4Q: 05:29 HOU - Justin Jefferson 7 pass from Todd Carpenter (Todd Carpenter pass to Caleb McConnell for conversion)
4Q: 01:01 MIN - Irv Vaughn 29 field goal

Team Statistics MIN HOU
Record 9-6 7-8
First Downs 24 20
- by Rushing 10 7
- by Passing 14 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 515 311
- Offensive Plays 68 63
- Yards per Play 7.57 4.94
Net Rushing Yards 236 104
- Rushing Attempts 36 26
- Yards per Rush 6.56 4.00
Net Passing Yards 279 207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 20 - 1 36 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 289 209
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 1/2
- Yards per Pass Play 8.72 5.59
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/18 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/20
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/114
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 34
Time of Possession 33:10 26:50

Team Statistics	MIN	HOU
Record	9-6	7-8
First Downs	24	20
- by Rushing	10	7
- by Passing	14	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	515	311
- Offensive Plays	68	63
- Yards per Play	7.57	4.94
Net Rushing Yards	236	104
- Rushing Attempts	36	26
- Yards per Rush	6.56	4.00
Net Passing Yards	279	207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 20 - 1	36 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	289	209
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	1/2
- Yards per Pass Play	8.72	5.59
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/18	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/20
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/114
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 34
Time of Possession	33:10	26:50

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:09	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
1	7:27	3:43	OWN 20	8	60	Field Goal
1	0:42	3:32	OWN 12	7	43	Interception
2	9:57	2:20	OWN 3	5	36	Punt
2	4:19	3:07	OWN 33	10	45	Field Goal
3	12:56	1:01	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
3	8:55	2:53	OWN 1	5	23	Punt
3	3:53	1:17	OWN 44	3	6	Punt
4	13:58	6:08	OWN 7	12	76	Field Goal
4	5:23	4:29	OWN 25	9	63	Field Goal

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:51	4:24	OWN 25	9	34	Punt
1	3:44	3:02	OWN 25	6	17	Punt
2	12:10	2:13	OPP 48	5	10	Interception
2	7:37	3:18	OWN 22	9	52	Missed FG
2	1:12	1:12	OWN 25	4	52	Half
3	15:00	2:04	OWN 49	3	4	Punt
3	11:55	3:00	OPP 39	5	-1	Punt
3	6:02	2:09	OWN 33	5	30	Missed FG
3	2:36	3:38	OWN 18	8	34	Punt
4	7:50	2:27	OWN 41	6	59	Touchdown
4	0:54	0:54	OWN 25	3	10	Game

Game MVP: Van Ensey, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Van Ensey	18	141	7.83	36	5	0
RB Edward Strickland	12	70	5.83	37	2	1
RB Connor Snodgrass	4	10	2.50	7	0	0
QB Santiago Henry	2	15	7.50	8	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Stanley Griffin	12	52	4.33	9
RB Clyde Duffy	10	24	2.40	8
QB Todd Carpenter	4	28	7.00	8

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Santiago Henry	30	20	289	2/10	1	77	1	95.0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Todd Carpenter	36	21	209	1/2	1	40	1	72.5

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tutu Atwell	5	10	131	26.20	94	77	1
TE Barry Moorhead	5	6	61	12.20	4	17	0
WR Raul Wilcox	3	6	28	9.33	7	17	0
FB Eugene Connell	2	2	28	14.00	12	24	0
WR Freddie Blair	2	2	21	10.50	0	18	0
WR Levon Conover	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Van Ensey	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Edward Strickland	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Damien Cancilla	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Justin Jefferson	8	11	94	11.75	58	40	1
WR Caleb McConnell	7	14	60	8.57	28	20	0
TE Keegan Lincoln	3	5	26	8.67	0	12	0
WR Henry Ruggs	1	2	20	20.00	0	20	0
RB Clyde Duffy	1	1	5	5.00	7	5	0
RB Stanley Griffin	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Dalton Keene	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Shannon Tapp	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jeff Okudah	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Raul Escalante	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Stanley Griffin	1	0	0	0
TE Dalton Keene	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vincent Morrison	3	134	44.7	38.0	49	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sterling Hofrichter	5	214	42.8	34.8	47	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irv Vaughn	4/4	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justin Rohrwasser	0/2	0/2	0/1	0	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stanley Griffin	2	20	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amari Rodgers	3	114	38.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Shannon Tapp	7	2	0.0	26	37
OLB Scott Emmons	7	1	0.0	16	8
OLB Marcus Ramey	5	0	1.0	7	21
CB Maxwell Burgess	4	2	0.0	23	36
CB Raul Escalante	4	1	0.0	23	28
OLB Peter Concepcion	4	1	0.0	8	28
S Lucas Droker	3	1	0.0	22	28
ILB Britt Mariotti	3	1	0.0	24	29
DT Geoff White	3	0	0.0	23	28
DE Kwitty Paye	2	0	0.0	22	20
CB Guy Newsome II	1	1	0.0	19	9
DT Neal Wonders	1	1	0.0	18	23
CB Santiago King	1	1	0.0	4	10
WR Raul Wilcox	1	0	---	---	---
DE Albert Roberts	1	0	0.0	23	34
CB Brendan Shields	1	0	0.0	4	8
DT Noah Witt	0	1	0.0	6	15

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S T.J. Peterson	10	2	0.0	36	32
S Derek Blair	9	4	0.0	35	32
DE Darrell Taylor	6	0	1.0	28	20
OLB Monty Wilkes	6	2	0.0	35	31
OLB Christopher Jeffries	5	4	0.0	31	22
CB Jeff Okudah	5	1	0.0	36	32
OLB Monty Layne	4	2	0.0	21	13
DT Harvey Kolb	3	1	0.0	21	19
DE Darien Weber	2	0	0.0	11	15
CB Braden Horton	2	0	0.0	31	31
ILB Kris Baker	1	0	1.0	4	9
DT Jonathan Greenard	1	2	0.0	33	30
DT Ted Jenkins	1	0	0.0	16	8
S Roman Kemp	1	0	0.0	13	13
WR Caleb McConnell	1	0	---	---	---
DE Richard Talley	0	1	0.0	30	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Marcus Ramey	1.0	0	21
DE Kwitty Paye	0.0	3	20
DT Davon Hamilton	0.0	1	7
CB Guy Newsome II	0.0	1	9
DT Geoff White	0.0	1	28

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Kris Baker	1.0	0	9
DE Darrell Taylor	1.0	0	20
DT Jonathan Greenard	0.0	1	30
OLB Brant Devine	0.0	1	3
DE Richard Talley	0.0	1	19
DT Kerry Chadwick	0.0	1	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Shannon Tapp	4	1	1	37
OLB Marcus Ramey	4	1	0	21
CB Maxwell Burgess	4	1	0	36
CB Raul Escalante	2	1	0	28
OLB Peter Concepcion	2	1	0	28
ILB Britt Mariotti	2	0	0	29
OLB Scott Emmons	1	0	0	8
CB Guy Newsome II	1	0	0	9
CB Brendan Shields	1	0	0	8

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Derek Blair	5	0	0	32
CB Jeff Okudah	4	0	1	32
S T.J. Peterson	4	0	0	32
OLB Monty Wilkes	3	0	0	31
OLB Monty Layne	2	0	0	13
S Roman Kemp	1	0	0	13
CB Braden Horton	1	0	0	31
DT Jonathan Greenard	0	1	0	30
OLB Christopher Jeffries	0	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Oscar Ignasiak	5	10	36	1	32
C Landon Schroeder	4	10	36	0	32
T Josiah Stephenson	3	6	36	0	32
T Evan Neal	2	5	36	0	32
T Spencer Brown	1	2	36	1	32
TE Lionel Jackson	0	1	17	0	8

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Christian Whiting	5	9	26	0	37
T Nicholas Marler	2	3	26	0	37
T Paul McCormick	1	4	26	0	37
G Sedrick Compton	1	3	26	1	37
G Patrick Robustelli	1	3	26	0	37

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Barry Moorhead	3	10
Van Ensey	2	21

Houston	Tackles	STPlays

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Landon Schroeder	36	32	---	---	8	76
G Oscar Ignasiak	36	32	---	---	7	75
T Spencer Brown	36	32	---	---	7	75
T Josiah Stephenson	36	32	---	---	7	75
T Evan Neal	36	32	---	---	7	75
WR Raul Wilcox	28	31	---	---	12	71
TE Barry Moorhead	30	30	---	---	10	70
S Shannon Tapp	---	---	26	37	7	70
QB Santiago Henry	36	32	---	---	---	68
WR Tutu Atwell	28	21	---	---	18	67
S Lucas Droker	---	---	22	28	15	65
DE Albert Roberts	---	---	23	34	7	64
RB Van Ensey	20	20	---	---	21	61
ILB Britt Mariotti	---	---	24	29	8	61
CB Maxwell Burgess	---	---	23	36	2	61
CB Raul Escalante	---	---	23	28	1	52
DT Geoff White	---	---	23	28	1	52
DT Neal Wonders	---	---	18	23	7	48
TE Lionel Jackson	17	8	---	---	21	46
DE Kwitty Paye	---	---	22	20	2	44
OLB Scott Emmons	---	---	16	8	18	42
OLB Peter Concepcion	---	---	8	28	1	37
OLB Marcus Ramey	---	---	7	21	1	29
CB Guy Newsome II	---	---	19	9	---	28
CB Brendan Shields	---	---	4	8	15	27
WR Freddie Blair	12	15	---	---	---	27
RB Edward Strickland	12	11	---	---	2	25
DE Brett Vishlitzky	---	---	6	19	---	25
FB Eugene Connell	12	11	---	---	---	23
DT Noah Witt	---	---	6	15	---	21
RB Connor Snodgrass	4	0	---	---	13	17
WR Damien Cancilla	8	3	---	---	5	16
S Kris Newell	---	---	4	10	1	15
WR Levon Conover	4	10	---	---	1	15
CB Santiago King	---	---	4	10	1	15
DE Glenn Berry	---	---	3	9	2	14
DT Davon Hamilton	---	---	5	7	---	12
K Irv Vaughn	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Kerry Boone	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Vincent Morrison	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Francisco Marte	5	0	---	---	---	5
C Russell Boston	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Dwayne James	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Myron Dotson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Terrence LaPorte	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Oscar Gibson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Jeff Okudah	---	---	36	32	4	72
S T.J. Peterson	---	---	36	32	4	72
G Sedrick Compton	26	37	---	---	9	72
S Derek Blair	---	---	35	32	4	71
OLB Monty Wilkes	---	---	35	31	4	70
G Patrick Robustelli	26	37	---	---	7	70
DT Jonathan Greenard	---	---	33	30	4	67
CB Braden Horton	---	---	31	31	4	66
WR Caleb McConnell	26	37	---	---	---	63
T Paul McCormick	26	37	---	---	---	63
QB Todd Carpenter	26	37	---	---	---	63
C Christian Whiting	26	37	---	---	---	63
T Nicholas Marler	26	37	---	---	---	63
TE Dalton Keene	13	29	---	---	19	61
WR Justin Jefferson	25	36	---	---	---	61
TE Keegan Lincoln	21	35	---	---	---	56
OLB Christopher Jeffries	---	---	31	22	1	54
DE Richard Talley	---	---	30	19	1	50
DE Darrell Taylor	---	---	28	20	1	49
RB Clyde Duffy	14	32	---	---	---	46
S Roman Kemp	---	---	13	13	14	40
DT Harvey Kolb	---	---	21	19	---	40
WR Henry Ruggs	16	9	---	---	14	39
OLB Monty Layne	---	---	21	13	1	35
RB Stanley Griffin	13	6	---	---	14	33
DE Darien Weber	---	---	11	15	6	32
DT Ted Jenkins	---	---	16	8	5	29
ILB Kris Baker	---	---	4	9	13	26
CB Eric Stokes	---	---	7	8	11	26
OLB Brant Devine	---	---	4	3	18	25
RB Chase Weinberg	0	0	---	---	19	19
S Zach Stockman	---	---	1	0	12	13
TE Harrison Bryant	0	0	---	---	12	12
WR Amari Rodgers	2	1	---	---	9	12
DE Jeffrey Ardrey	---	---	1	8	2	11
DT Kerry Chadwick	---	---	2	7	2	11
G Billy Rudebusch	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Jackson Chatas	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Blake Ferguson	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Sterling Hofrichter	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Spencer Krieger	---	---	0	0	7	7
K Justin Rohrwasser	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Edward Dubester	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Sebastian Francia	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Steve Hill	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Noah Greene	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	13	1.9
Middle	19	156	8.2
Right	10	67	6.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	22	3.7
Middle	12	48	4.0
Right	8	34	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Santiago Henry	30	20	2	3	0	2	4	0	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Todd Carpenter	36	21	4	1	2	5	6	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	14	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	112	12.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	10	145	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	18	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	24	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	112	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	33	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	40	4.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tutu Atwell	10	5	131	1	21
WR Raul Wilcox	6	3	28	0	31
TE Barry Moorhead	6	5	61	0	30
FB Eugene Connell	2	2	28	1	11
WR Freddie Blair	2	2	21	0	15
WR Damien Cancilla	1	0	0	0	3
WR Levon Conover	1	1	11	0	10
RB Van Ensey	1	1	3	0	20
RB Edward Strickland	1	1	6	0	11

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Caleb McConnell	14	7	1	60	1	37
WR Justin Jefferson	11	8	0	94	2	36
TE Keegan Lincoln	5	3	0	26	0	35
TE Dalton Keene	2	0	1	0	0	29
WR Henry Ruggs	2	1	0	20	1	9
RB Clyde Duffy	1	1	0	5	0	32
RB Stanley Griffin	1	1	0	4	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Van Ensey	3	2	0.67	7.83
RB Edward Strickland	1	-1	-1.00	5.83

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Santiago Henry	3	0	0	0.00	9.63

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Todd Carpenter	2	2	19	9.50	5.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Overall Avg
WR Tutu Atwell	1	13.10
WR Damien Cancilla	1	0.00
WR Raul Wilcox	1	4.67

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Justin Jefferson	1	1	7	7.00	8.55
TE Keegan Lincoln	1	1	12	12.00	5.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Van Ensey	2	1
QB Santiago Henry	1	0
RB Edward Strickland	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Todd Carpenter	3	2
RB Stanley Griffin	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Santiago Henry	7	3	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Todd Carpenter	9	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tutu Atwell	3	1	1
WR Damien Cancilla	1	0	0
WR Raul Wilcox	1	0	0
RB Van Ensey	1	1	0
TE Barry Moorhead	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Caleb McConnell	5	1	1
WR Justin Jefferson	3	2	1
TE Dalton Keene	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,700 (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 4,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,700 (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	4,000 (4,000)