Exhibition Week 3, 2048

played in Minnesota, MN

64 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	14	0	14	-	35
Minnesota Vikings	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:47 HOU - Horace Burgess 1 pass from Don Meredith IV (Ernest Torres extra point)
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Kevin Taylor 3 run (Ernest Torres extra point)
2Q: 10:29 HOU - Horace Burgess 35 pass from Don Meredith IV (Ernest Torres extra point)
2Q: 07:38 MIN - Wally Banks 31 field goal
4Q: 09:22 HOU - Kevin Taylor 1 pass from Terrance Ross (Ernest Torres extra point)
4Q: 06:41 HOU - Kevin Taylor 22 run (Ernest Torres extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:47 HOU - Horace Burgess 1 pass from Don Meredith IV (Ernest Torres extra point)
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Kevin Taylor 3 run (Ernest Torres extra point)
2Q: 10:29 HOU - Horace Burgess 35 pass from Don Meredith IV (Ernest Torres extra point)
2Q: 07:38 MIN - Wally Banks 31 field goal
4Q: 09:22 HOU - Kevin Taylor 1 pass from Terrance Ross (Ernest Torres extra point)
4Q: 06:41 HOU - Kevin Taylor 22 run (Ernest Torres extra point)

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 2-0 1-1
First Downs 23 16
- by Rushing 10 6
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 461 304
- Offensive Plays 63 61
- Yards per Play 7.32 4.98
Net Rushing Yards 205 159
- Rushing Attempts 34 29
- Yards per Rush 6.03 5.48
Net Passing Yards 256 145
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 23 - 0 30 - 14 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 256 168
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/23
- Yards per Pass Play 8.83 4.53
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/10 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.5 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/36 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 3/38
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 2/26 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 25
Time of Possession 33:08 26:52

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	2-0	1-1
First Downs	23	16
- by Rushing	10	6
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	461	304
- Offensive Plays	63	61
- Yards per Play	7.32	4.98
Net Rushing Yards	205	159
- Rushing Attempts	34	29
- Yards per Rush	6.03	5.48
Net Passing Yards	256	145
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 23 - 0	30 - 14 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	256	168
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/23
- Yards per Pass Play	8.83	4.53
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/10	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.5	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/36	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	3/38
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	2/26	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 25
Time of Possession	33:08	26:52

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:55	4:14	OWN 18	8	82	Touchdown
1	5:08	5:15	OWN 19	10	81	Touchdown
2	10:59	0:40	OPP 36	2	36	Touchdown
2	7:31	2:37	OWN 25	5	23	Punt
2	1:54	1:20	OWN 20	4	14	Punt
3	15:00	5:48	OWN 7	10	55	Downs
3	5:44	1:37	OWN 16	3	9	Punt
3	2:18	2:14	OWN 20	4	27	Punt
4	14:11	5:00	50	9	50	Touchdown
4	8:17	1:50	50	3	50	Touchdown
4	3:56	2:07	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	1:01	1:01	OPP 6	2	5	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:05	OWN 25	6	22	Punt
1	7:41	2:33	OWN 25	5	9	Punt
2	14:53	3:54	OWN 25	7	36	Punt
2	10:19	2:48	OWN 25	5	61	Field Goal
2	4:54	3:00	OWN 21	6	34	Punt
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 36	4	10	Half
3	9:12	3:28	OWN 38	7	53	Fumble
3	4:07	1:49	OWN 20	7	41	Punt
3	0:04	0:53	OWN 12	3	-3	Punt
4	9:11	0:54	OWN 25	3	32	Interception
4	6:27	2:31	OWN 25	6	19	Punt
4	1:49	0:48	OWN 28	2	-15	Interception

Game MVP: Don Meredith IV, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Kevin Taylor	21	138	6.57	23	5	2
RB Tanner Cartwright	6	10	1.67	7	0	0
FB Claude Mantovani	6	33	5.50	9	0	0
WR Tre Terry	1	24	24.00	24	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Sebastian Wells	14	113	8.07	51	3
QB Zane Ozment	6	25	4.17	6	0
RB Dustin Bajorek	6	1	0.17	4	0
FB Justin Beede	2	12	6.00	7	0
TE J.R. Booker	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Meredith IV	23	17	220	0/0	2	35	0	132.5
Terrance Ross	6	6	36	0/0	1	12	0	131.3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Zane Ozment	24	10	140	2/23	0	32	2	26.4
Colton Groce	6	4	28	0/0	0	18	0	77.1

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Travis Hunter	6	8	91	15.17	36	23	0
TE Horace Burgess	5	5	58	11.60	20	35	2
WR Elliot Naquin	4	4	30	7.50	4	21	0
WR Howard Banks	4	5	45	11.25	12	19	0
RB Kevin Taylor	2	2	12	6.00	0	11	1
WR Rufus Ellard	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Claude Mantovani	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Tre Terry	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Tanner Cartwright	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Sebastian Wells	2	3	27	13.50	13	22
WR Andrew Florey	2	7	25	12.50	1	18
WR Broderick Hines	2	3	13	6.50	0	7
WR Ed Marzluf	2	2	14	7.00	11	9
TE J.R. Booker	1	2	31	31.00	23	31
RB Dustin Bajorek	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
FB Justin Beede	1	2	9	9.00	3	9
TE Nate Boerkircher	1	7	16	16.00	8	16
WR Zachariah Branch	1	2	32	32.00	8	32
WR Charles Evanswhite	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Gage Singleton	1	13	13.00	0
CB Martin Tate	1	13	13.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Mac McWilliams	0	1	0	0
CB Jonas Sanker	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Sebastian Wells	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Schneider	5	238	47.6	40.0	58	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Norman Hutchins	7	270	38.6	29.0	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ernest Torres	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wally Banks	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mo Greer	1	7	7.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Evanswhite	3	38	12.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jim Buckley	11	1	0.0	29	32
DT Victor VanDervoort	4	1	1.0	29	31
ILB Morris Romero	4	2	0.0	16	21
S Nicky Monroe	4	0	0.0	16	21
CB Lewis Young	3	2	0.0	17	18
CB Jonas Sanker	3	2	0.0	20	25
OLB Gage Singleton	3	0	0.0	23	21
DE Andrew McIntyre	2	0	1.0	26	31
ILB Tyrus Farmer	2	1	0.0	15	13
DT Hector Stanton	2	0	0.0	20	25
CB Mac McWilliams	2	0	0.0	15	21
CB Martin Tate	2	0	0.0	18	15
DE Darren Raggio	1	1	0.0	23	29
OLB Adam Kelley	1	1	0.0	8	7
CB Lukas Small	1	0	0.0	5	6
ILB Marquis Frederick	0	2	0.0	8	12
DT Jalen Gillespie	0	1	0.0	9	7
S Mack Cunningham	0	1	0.0	13	11

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Silas Nicas	7	1	0.0	28	23
ILB Artie Dunlap	7	1	0.0	28	22
S Marquis Hatcher	6	3	0.0	21	26
ILB Shaun Compton	6	0	0.0	26	19
S Johnny Mallard	4	1	0.0	25	26
DE Jordan Burch	4	1	0.0	32	29
ILB Aidan Hickman	3	2	0.0	20	11
CB Salvador Fassnacht	3	1	0.0	34	29
DT Dave Idzik	3	1	0.0	28	22
S Les Martinez	2	3	0.0	28	19
CB Caiden Cole	2	1	0.0	31	20
WR Andrew Florey	2	0	---	---	---
CB Teddy Wolf	2	0	0.0	7	10
DT Jace Bolsins	1	2	0.0	29	24
TE J.R. Booker	1	0	---	---	---
DT Andrew Abrams	1	0	0.0	2	1
DT Todd Mills	1	0	0.0	5	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Victor VanDervoort	1.0	0	2	31
DE Andrew McIntyre	1.0	0	0	31
DE Darren Raggio	0.0	3	0	29

Minnesota	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Silas Nicas	1	23
DT Dave Idzik	1	22
DT Andrew Abrams	1	1

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lewis Young	3	1	0	18
ILB Morris Romero	3	1	0	21
ILB Tyrus Farmer	2	0	0	13
CB Mac McWilliams	2	0	0	21
S Jim Buckley	1	2	0	32
CB Martin Tate	1	0	1	15
CB Jonas Sanker	1	0	0	25
S Nicky Monroe	1	0	0	21
OLB Gage Singleton	0	1	1	21

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Marquis Hatcher	4	0	26
CB Salvador Fassnacht	3	1	29
OLB Silas Nicas	3	0	23
ILB Artie Dunlap	3	0	22
S Johnny Mallard	2	1	26
S Les Martinez	2	0	19
CB Teddy Wolf	2	0	10
ILB Shaun Compton	1	1	19
CB Caiden Cole	1	0	20
DE Jordan Burch	1	0	29
OLB Gilbert Barber	1	0	3

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Zachery Upshaw	5	10	1	34	29
C Carlton Threats	4	10	0	34	29
T Irving Palmer	2	4	0	34	29
G Aidan DeSpirito	1	2	0	14	15
G Adrian Mazurek	1	1	0	20	14
TE Horace Burgess	1	1	0	30	25
T J.J. Lake	0	6	0	34	29

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Trent Moore	5	5	29	0	32
T Josh Conerly Jr.	1	6	29	0	32
C Logan Jones	1	3	19	0	14
G Asher Shaw	1	2	19	1	14
G Avery Glenn	1	2	10	0	18
FB Justin Beede	1	1	10	0	13
T Bruce Meyer	0	3	10	0	18
G Junior Setzer	0	1	19	0	14
C Javier Blincoe	0	0	10	1	18

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Howard Gilbertson	1	20
Tanner Cartwright	1	13
Aidan DeSpirito	1	5

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Trent Moore	1	10

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Irving Palmer	34	29	---	---	5	68
T J.J. Lake	34	29	---	---	5	68
G Zachery Upshaw	34	29	---	---	5	68
TE Horace Burgess	30	25	---	---	11	66
C Carlton Threats	34	29	---	---	---	63
WR Travis Hunter	34	29	---	---	---	63
S Jim Buckley	---	---	29	32	1	62
DT Victor VanDervoort	---	---	29	31	1	61
CB Jonas Sanker	---	---	20	25	16	61
DE Darren Raggio	---	---	23	29	8	60
DE Andrew McIntyre	---	---	26	31	---	57
S Nicky Monroe	---	---	16	21	16	53
WR Howard Banks	22	29	---	---	---	51
RB Kevin Taylor	27	23	---	---	---	50
WR Elliot Naquin	22	17	---	---	8	47
QB Don Meredith IV	23	23	---	---	---	46
DT Hector Stanton	---	---	20	25	1	46
OLB Gage Singleton	---	---	23	21	1	45
ILB Morris Romero	---	---	16	21	1	38
CB Lewis Young	---	---	17	18	1	36
CB Mac McWilliams	---	---	15	21	---	36
OLB Adam Kelley	---	---	8	7	20	35
G Adrian Mazurek	20	14	---	---	---	34
CB Martin Tate	---	---	18	15	1	34
G Aidan DeSpirito	14	15	---	---	5	34
ILB Marquis Frederick	---	---	8	12	9	29
ILB Tyrus Farmer	---	---	15	13	---	28
FB Claude Mantovani	8	5	---	---	15	28
S Mack Cunningham	---	---	13	11	2	26
RB Tanner Cartwright	6	6	---	---	13	25
WR Rufus Ellard	6	8	---	---	8	22
TE Mason Cox	0	0	---	---	20	20
WR Howard Gilbertson	0	0	---	---	20	20
CB Lukas Small	---	---	5	6	7	18
QB Terrance Ross	11	6	---	---	---	17
DT Jalen Gillespie	---	---	9	7	---	16
DE Jerry Garcia	---	---	8	4	1	13
TE Greg Gepner	10	2	---	---	---	12
DT Jeff Armstrong	---	---	0	1	7	8
S Mo Greer	---	---	0	0	7	7
WR Tre Terry	5	1	---	---	---	6
K Ernest Torres	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Richie Schneider	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Roy Bernstein	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Josiah Trotter	---	---	1	1	---	2
C Shaun Upshaw	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Salvador Fassnacht	---	---	34	29	13	76
OLB Silas Nicas	---	---	28	23	20	71
T Trent Moore	29	32	---	---	10	71
T Josh Conerly Jr.	29	32	---	---	8	69
DE Jordan Burch	---	---	32	29	---	61
TE Nate Boerkircher	26	29	---	---	6	61
S Les Martinez	---	---	28	19	12	59
ILB Artie Dunlap	---	---	28	22	9	59
ILB Shaun Compton	---	---	26	19	11	56
DT Dave Idzik	---	---	28	22	5	55
DT Jace Bolsins	---	---	29	24	---	53
S Johnny Mallard	---	---	25	26	1	52
CB Caiden Cole	---	---	31	20	---	51
QB Zane Ozment	23	26	---	---	1	50
S Marquis Hatcher	---	---	21	26	---	47
WR Andrew Florey	18	27	---	---	---	45
G Asher Shaw	19	14	---	---	8	41
G Junior Setzer	19	14	---	---	8	41
TE J.R. Booker	10	9	---	---	21	40
WR Broderick Hines	15	23	---	---	---	38
RB Sebastian Wells	18	19	---	---	---	37
FB Justin Beede	10	13	---	---	14	37
T Bruce Meyer	10	18	---	---	7	35
RB Dustin Bajorek	9	9	---	---	16	34
WR Zachariah Branch	6	13	---	---	14	33
C Logan Jones	19	14	---	---	---	33
ILB Aidan Hickman	---	---	20	11	---	31
G Avery Glenn	10	18	---	---	---	28
C Javier Blincoe	10	18	---	---	---	28
WR Ed Marzluf	10	10	---	---	8	28
DE Bryant Delgado	---	---	8	11	5	24
TE Frankie Faulkner	12	3	---	---	6	21
WR Charles Evanswhite	11	5	---	---	5	21
CB Brandon Lowe	---	---	6	10	5	21
CB Teddy Wolf	---	---	7	10	---	17
DT Todd Mills	---	---	5	8	---	13
QB Colton Groce	6	6	---	---	---	12
C Elliot Farley	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Joe Gamble	---	---	5	3	---	8
P Norman Hutchins	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Isaiah Meier	---	---	4	3	---	7
OLB Gilbert Barber	---	---	4	3	---	7
K Wally Banks	0	0	---	---	3	3
DE Denzel Boone	---	---	3	0	---	3
DT Andrew Abrams	---	---	2	1	---	3
T Daniel Clayton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	79	7.9
Middle	15	91	6.1
Right	9	35	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	29	9.7
Middle	17	100	5.9
Right	9	30	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Meredith IV	23	17	5	0	0	3	3	0	0
Terrance Ross	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Zane Ozment	24	10	3	1	4	4	3	2	2
Colton Groce	6	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	97	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	10	138	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	21	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	1	9	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	102	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	2	25	2.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	32	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Travis Hunter	8	6	91	3	29
TE Horace Burgess	5	5	58	1	25
WR Howard Banks	5	4	45	0	29
WR Elliot Naquin	4	4	30	1	17
WR Rufus Ellard	2	1	8	0	8
RB Kevin Taylor	2	2	12	0	23
WR Tre Terry	1	0	0	0	1
RB Tanner Cartwright	1	0	0	0	6
FB Claude Mantovani	1	1	12	0	5

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andrew Florey	7	2	0	25	0	27
TE Nate Boerkircher	7	1	2	16	0	29
RB Sebastian Wells	3	2	1	27	1	19
WR Broderick Hines	3	2	1	13	0	23
TE J.R. Booker	2	1	0	31	1	9
FB Justin Beede	2	1	0	9	0	13
WR Zachariah Branch	2	1	1	32	1	13
WR Ed Marzluf	2	2	0	14	0	10
RB Dustin Bajorek	1	1	0	2	0	9
WR Charles Evanswhite	1	1	0	-1	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Kevin Taylor	5	15	3.00	6.57
RB Tanner Cartwright	1	5	5.00	1.67
FB Claude Mantovani	1	9	9.00	5.50

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dustin Bajorek	2	-3	-1.50	0.17
RB Sebastian Wells	2	2	1.00	8.07
QB Zane Ozment	1	6	6.00	4.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terrance Ross	3	3	17	5.67	6.00
Don Meredith IV	2	2	10	5.00	9.57

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Horace Burgess	2	2	10	5.00	11.60
WR Travis Hunter	1	1	9	9.00	11.38
WR Howard Banks	1	1	7	7.00	9.00
RB Kevin Taylor	1	1	1	1.00	6.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Kevin Taylor	3	2

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dustin Bajorek	3	1
QB Zane Ozment	1	0
RB Sebastian Wells	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Meredith IV	6	4	1
Terrance Ross	1	1	1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Zane Ozment	5	2	2
Colton Groce	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Travis Hunter	2	1	1
WR Tre Terry	1	0	0
WR Elliot Naquin	1	1	0
TE Horace Burgess	1	1	0
WR Howard Banks	1	1	0
FB Claude Mantovani	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Broderick Hines	2	1	1
WR Andrew Florey	1	0	0
FB Justin Beede	1	1	1
TE Nate Boerkircher	1	0	0
WR Zachariah Branch	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 89,200 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,000 (25,300)
End Zone 15,400 (18,200)
Mezzanine 9,600 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 14,900 (16,100)
Club Seats 18,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,400 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	89,200 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,000 (25,300)
End Zone	15,400 (18,200)
Mezzanine	9,600 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	14,900 (16,100)
Club Seats	18,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,400 (9,900)