Week 16, 2020

played in Houston, TX

48 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	14	3	10	-	34
Houston Texans	10	0	0	6	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:13 HOU - Roman Wulfeck 9 pass from Darien Harry (Trey Martin extra point)
1Q: 05:33 HOU - Trey Martin 29 field goal
1Q: 04:23 MIN - Neil Cobb 30 pass from Thurman Sims (Diego Young extra point)
2Q: 14:56 MIN - Mo Yaw 26 pass from Thurman Sims (Diego Young extra point)
2Q: 01:41 MIN - Hector Dawson 22 pass from Thurman Sims (Diego Young extra point)
3Q: 03:43 MIN - Diego Young 18 field goal
4Q: 14:38 MIN - Neil Cobb 57 pass from Thurman Sims (Diego Young extra point)
4Q: 06:10 MIN - Diego Young 20 field goal
4Q: 03:07 HOU - Griffin Lavan 28 pass from Nolan Noyeaux (Nolan Noyeaux pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:13 HOU - Roman Wulfeck 9 pass from Darien Harry (Trey Martin extra point)
1Q: 05:33 HOU - Trey Martin 29 field goal
1Q: 04:23 MIN - Neil Cobb 30 pass from Thurman Sims (Diego Young extra point)
2Q: 14:56 MIN - Mo Yaw 26 pass from Thurman Sims (Diego Young extra point)
2Q: 01:41 MIN - Hector Dawson 22 pass from Thurman Sims (Diego Young extra point)
3Q: 03:43 MIN - Diego Young 18 field goal
4Q: 14:38 MIN - Neil Cobb 57 pass from Thurman Sims (Diego Young extra point)
4Q: 06:10 MIN - Diego Young 20 field goal
4Q: 03:07 HOU - Griffin Lavan 28 pass from Nolan Noyeaux (Nolan Noyeaux pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics MIN HOU
Record 11-4 5-10
First Downs 21 16
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 15 10
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 499 251
- Offensive Plays 70 71
- Yards per Play 7.13 3.54
Net Rushing Yards 66 86
- Rushing Attempts 31 22
- Yards per Rush 2.13 3.91
Net Passing Yards 433 165
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 26 - 1 47 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 453 173
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 11.10 3.37
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 4/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 4/28 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 6/78 3/19
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/44
Interception Ret./Yards 1/15 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 27
Time of Possession 32:30 27:30

Team Statistics	MIN	HOU
Record	11-4	5-10
First Downs	21	16
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	15	10
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	499	251
- Offensive Plays	70	71
- Yards per Play	7.13	3.54
Net Rushing Yards	66	86
- Rushing Attempts	31	22
- Yards per Rush	2.13	3.91
Net Passing Yards	433	165
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 26 - 1	47 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	453	173
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	11.10	3.37
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	4/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	4/28	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	6/78	3/19
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/44
Interception Ret./Yards	1/15	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 27
Time of Possession	32:30	27:30

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:21	0:45	OWN 25	3	4	Interception
1	11:05	1:26	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
1	5:25	1:17	OWN 25	3	75	Touchdown
1	1:25	1:40	OPP 45	5	45	Touchdown
2	13:13	3:20	OPP 44	6	15	Punt
2	6:41	1:13	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
2	4:26	2:59	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 37	3	-2	Punt
3	15:00	3:12	OWN 25	7	54	Fumble
3	8:14	4:37	OWN 3	7	96	Field Goal
3	2:02	1:56	50	5	7	Punt
4	14:38	0:17	OWN 43	1	57	Touchdown
4	13:07	7:02	OWN 38	11	59	Field Goal
4	2:57	0:42	OWN 45	3	3	Punt
4	1:07	1:07	OPP 29	2	0	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:39	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
1	12:36	1:31	OPP 31	7	31	Touchdown
1	9:39	4:14	OWN 32	10	56	Field Goal
1	4:08	2:43	OWN 25	6	33	Interception
2	14:45	1:32	OWN 30	3	-9	Punt
2	9:53	3:12	OWN 20	7	19	Punt
2	5:28	1:02	OWN 22	3	0	Punt
2	1:27	1:03	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	11:48	3:34	OWN 29	6	18	Punt
3	3:37	1:35	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
3	0:06	0:28	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	14:21	1:14	OWN 22	3	-8	Punt
4	6:05	3:08	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
4	2:15	1:08	OWN 16	7	13	Downs

Game MVP: Thurman Sims, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Omar Peters	22	53	2.41	11	2
Chase Conway	5	9	1.80	13	1
Thurman Sims	3	2	0.67	2	0
Owen Schneider	1	2	2.00	2	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Freddie Logan	16	64	4.00	12	2
Darien Harry	5	22	4.40	9	0
Brendan Garrett	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Thurman Sims	36	26	453	3/20	4	77	1	139.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Darien Harry	38	19	102	1/4	1	21	1	54.1
Nolan Noyeaux	9	4	71	1/4	1	30	0	109.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mo Yaw	9	12	123	13.67	40	33	1
WR Hector Dawson	6	7	99	16.50	30	35	1
TE Neil Cobb	3	5	93	31.00	61	57	2
RB Owen Schneider	3	3	23	7.67	2	12	0
WR Amari Grujin	2	2	23	11.50	7	12	0
RB Chase Conway	2	3	15	7.50	2	11	0
RB Omar Peters	1	2	77	77.00	77	77	0
TE Stanley Nolan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Kristopher Saldivar	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Marty DeMulling	8	14	70	8.75	19	30	0
WR Roman Wulfeck	4	11	23	5.75	4	12	1
TE Michael Bradley	3	6	18	6.00	5	9	0
WR Dashawn Becker	3	7	24	8.00	4	10	0
RB Brendan Garrett	2	3	18	9.00	16	17	0
FB Andres Maxwell	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
RB Freddie Logan	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
WR Griffin Lavan	1	2	28	28.00	20	28	1
WR Griffin Wilcox	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Dusty Nelson	1	15	15.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Riddick Brandon	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Thurman Sims	1	1	0	0
Omar Peters	1	0	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dwight Zamora	0	1	1	0
Lenny Raymond	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Steven Duckworth	6	245	40.8	31.0	52	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Raymond Battle	9	440	48.9	40.2	59	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Diego Young	2/2	0/0	0/0	20	4/4

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Trey Martin	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kristopher Saldivar	6	78	13.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harold Benton	3	19	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harold Benton	1	23	23.0	0
Roman Wulfeck	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Terry Lopez	8	0	0.0	22	35
OLB Frederick Fulton	7	1	0.0	12	26
OLB Dusty Nelson	6	2	0.0	10	29
DT James Bey	6	1	0.0	20	41
DT Buddy Henderson	3	1	1.0	11	26
CB Jesse Osborne	3	1	0.0	22	40
DE Joe Huffman	2	0	1.0	2	12
S Matthew Coffey	2	2	0.0	22	49
DE Deon Boselli	2	1	0.0	22	47
S Corey Katz	2	0	0.0	4	20
DT Ernie Frye	1	1	0.0	10	18
S Allen Farley	1	1	0.0	10	25
S Russell Brown	1	1	0.0	8	14
C Vinny Wooldridge	1	0	---	---	---
CB Manuel Souza	1	0	0.0	11	32
WR Mo Yaw	1	0	---	---	---
DT Norm Morton	0	1	0.0	4	16
CB Al Cebulla	0	1	0.0	12	31

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Nick Reid	9	2	0.5	30	39
S Todd Rodrigues	9	1	0.0	30	39
CB Lenny Raymond	6	1	0.0	27	34
S Connor Scott	6	1	0.0	30	34
DE Omar Thompson	5	1	0.0	31	37
DE Billy Wynn	4	0	0.0	14	16
OLB Leland Dreyfuss	3	3	0.5	30	39
CB Riddick Brandon	3	2	0.0	29	36
CB Harold Benton	3	1	0.0	8	9
DE Dwight Zamora	2	1	2.0	25	31
OLB Conner Sanders	2	2	0.0	18	21
DT Adrian Bandy	2	0	0.0	8	12
DT Lawrence Compton	1	0	0.0	18	26
WR Griffin Lavan	1	0	---	---	---
DT Joey Van Pelt	0	2	0.0	18	24
DT Malcolm Sherman	0	1	0.0	11	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Joe Huffman	1.0	0	0	0	12
DT Buddy Henderson	1.0	0	0	0	26
DE Derrick Parrish	0.0	1	3	2	35
DT Ernie Frye	0.0	1	0	0	18
DE Deon Boselli	0.0	0	2	1	47
DT Norm Morton	0.0	0	2	1	16
DT James Bey	0.0	0	1	0	41

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dwight Zamora	2.0	0	1	0	31
OLB Leland Dreyfuss	0.5	0	0	0	39
ILB Nick Reid	0.5	0	0	0	39
DT Joey Van Pelt	0.0	1	0	0	24
DE Omar Thompson	0.0	0	1	2	37
DE Billy Wynn	0.0	0	0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Frederick Fulton	6	0	0	26
ILB Terry Lopez	4	2	0	35
CB Jesse Osborne	4	0	0	40
OLB Dusty Nelson	3	0	1	29
S Corey Katz	1	1	0	20
CB Manuel Souza	1	0	0	32
CB Al Cebulla	1	0	0	31
DT Buddy Henderson	1	0	0	26
S Allen Farley	1	0	0	25
S Russell Brown	1	0	0	14
ILB Connor Brees	0	1	0	12

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Nick Reid	4	0	0	39
S Todd Rodrigues	4	0	0	39
S Connor Scott	4	0	0	34
CB Riddick Brandon	3	0	1	36
OLB Leland Dreyfuss	3	0	0	39
CB Harold Benton	3	0	0	9
CB Lenny Raymond	3	0	0	34
DE Omar Thompson	2	0	0	37
DE Dwight Zamora	0	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jacob Mariotti	2	8	1	31	1	39
Ted Alexander	1	7	1	31	0	39
Nicolas Davidds	1	6	0	31	0	39
Neil Cobb	1	1	0	28	0	36
Vinny Wooldridge	0	4	0	31	2	39
Bennett Patton	0	4	0	31	0	39

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mercury Garner	4	7	22	0	49
Daniel Welker	2	4	22	0	49
Jason Bell	1	2	22	1	49
Randal Ray	0	3	22	0	49
Tanner Wachsmuth	0	1	22	1	49

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Rex McNeil	5	13

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Riddick Brandon	2	27
Brendan Garrett	2	21
Lawrence Compton	1	21
Randal Ray	1	10

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bennett Patton	31	39	---	---	8	78
Jacob Mariotti	31	39	---	---	8	78
Ted Alexander	31	39	---	---	8	78
Nicolas Davidds	31	39	---	---	8	78
Matthew Coffey	---	---	22	49	2	73
Terry Lopez	---	---	22	35	14	71
Vinny Wooldridge	31	39	---	---	---	70
Stanley Nolan	19	23	---	---	28	70
Deon Boselli	---	---	22	47	1	70
Thurman Sims	31	39	---	---	---	70
Hector Dawson	30	31	---	---	5	66
Frederick Fulton	---	---	12	26	27	65
Neil Cobb	28	36	---	---	---	64
Al Cebulla	---	---	12	31	20	63
Jesse Osborne	---	---	22	40	1	63
James Bey	---	---	20	41	1	62
Mo Yaw	25	34	---	---	---	59
Derrick Parrish	---	---	19	35	1	55
Manuel Souza	---	---	11	32	10	53
Christian Barthwell	---	---	21	31	1	53
Omar Peters	25	24	---	---	---	49
Chase Conway	7	12	---	---	28	47
Corey Katz	---	---	4	20	19	43
Dusty Nelson	---	---	10	29	---	39
Buddy Henderson	---	---	11	26	1	38
Kristopher Saldivar	9	7	---	---	21	37
Allen Farley	---	---	10	25	---	35
Amari Grujin	11	16	---	---	6	33
Norm Morton	---	---	4	16	9	29
Ernie Frye	---	---	10	18	---	28
Connor Brees	---	---	0	12	13	25
Joe Huffman	---	---	2	12	9	23
Russell Brown	---	---	8	14	1	23
Walter Borders	0	2	---	---	18	20
Rex McNeil	0	0	---	---	13	13
Donnie Evanswhite	0	0	---	---	13	13
Diego Young	0	0	---	---	9	9
Johnathan Meier	0	0	---	---	8	8
Owen Schneider	1	7	---	---	---	8
Steven Duckworth	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jace Lutzen	0	3	---	---	---	3
J.C. Giles	0	0	---	---	2	2
Peter Green	0	0	---	---	---	0
Myron Richard	---	---	0	0	---	0
Johnny Adams	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Riddick Brandon	---	---	29	36	27	92
Mercury Garner	22	49	---	---	10	81
Daniel Welker	22	49	---	---	10	81
Jason Bell	22	49	---	---	10	81
Randal Ray	22	49	---	---	10	81
Leland Dreyfuss	---	---	30	39	4	73
Roman Wulfeck	20	46	---	---	7	73
Tanner Wachsmuth	22	49	---	---	1	72
Nick Reid	---	---	30	39	3	72
Todd Rodrigues	---	---	30	39	3	72
Marty DeMulling	22	49	---	---	---	71
Omar Thompson	---	---	31	37	2	70
Lenny Raymond	---	---	27	34	8	69
Dashawn Becker	22	45	---	---	1	68
Connor Scott	---	---	30	34	2	66
Conner Sanders	---	---	18	21	26	65
Lawrence Compton	---	---	18	26	21	65
Dwight Zamora	---	---	25	31	8	64
Michael Bradley	12	22	---	---	27	61
Darien Harry	22	39	---	---	---	61
Freddie Logan	19	30	---	---	---	49
Joey Van Pelt	---	---	18	24	1	43
Brendan Garrett	1	17	---	---	21	39
Griffin Lavan	10	28	---	---	---	38
Harold Benton	---	---	8	9	17	34
Billy Wynn	---	---	14	16	---	30
Philip Maloney	---	---	11	17	---	28
Griffin Wilcox	2	7	---	---	18	27
Jeff Unutoa	---	---	1	5	16	22
Adrian Bandy	---	---	8	12	1	21
Andres Maxwell	2	1	---	---	18	21
Malcolm Sherman	---	---	11	10	---	21
Lester Fulcher	---	---	1	0	12	13
Nolan Noyeaux	0	10	---	---	---	10
Raymond Battle	0	0	---	---	10	10
Alonzo Branch	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jeremy East	0	0	---	---	10	10
Trey Martin	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mike Emmons	---	---	1	0	---	1
Kelly Antonius	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sammy Enloe	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eugene Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Andy Mayes	---	---	0	0	---	0
A.J. Goodwin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Braden Pantoja	0	0	---	---	---	0
O.J. Hutton	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	18	2.3
Middle	19	44	2.3
Right	3	5	1.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	12	2.4
Middle	15	61	4.1
Right	2	13	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Thurman Sims	36	26	9	3	2	1	2	3	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Darien Harry	38	19	1	4	2	3	8	4	1
Nolan Noyeaux	9	4	2	2	1	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	77	38.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	17	139	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	152	19.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	85	21.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	9	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	12	73	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	5	61	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	30	7.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mo Yaw	12	9	1	123	3	34
WR Hector Dawson	7	6	0	99	3	31
TE Neil Cobb	5	3	0	93	2	36
RB Chase Conway	3	2	0	15	0	12
RB Owen Schneider	3	3	0	23	0	7
WR Amari Grujin	2	2	0	23	0	16
RB Omar Peters	2	1	1	77	1	24
TE Stanley Nolan	1	0	0	0	0	23
WR Kristopher Saldivar	1	0	0	0	0	7

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Marty DeMulling	14	8	1	70	2	49
WR Roman Wulfeck	11	4	1	23	0	46
WR Dashawn Becker	7	3	1	24	0	45
TE Michael Bradley	6	3	0	18	0	22
RB Brendan Garrett	3	2	0	18	0	17
RB Freddie Logan	2	1	0	-4	0	30
WR Griffin Lavan	2	1	0	28	1	28
FB Andres Maxwell	1	1	0	-4	0	1
WR Griffin Wilcox	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Omar Peters	6	8	1.33	2.41
Chase Conway	2	13	6.50	1.80
Thurman Sims	1	2	2.00	0.67

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Freddie Logan	2	9	4.50	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Darien Harry	4	2	8	2.00	2.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roman Wulfeck	2	1	9	4.50	2.09
WR Dashawn Becker	1	0	0	0.00	3.43
TE Marty DeMulling	1	1	-1	-1.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Chase Conway	3	1
Omar Peters	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Thurman Sims	8	4	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Darien Harry	14	8	3
Nolan Noyeaux	2	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mo Yaw	5	2	2
RB Chase Conway	2	1	0
WR Hector Dawson	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Marty DeMulling	4	3	1
RB Brendan Garrett	3	2	1
WR Roman Wulfeck	3	1	1
FB Andres Maxwell	1	1	0
WR Griffin Wilcox	1	0	0
TE Michael Bradley	1	0	0
WR Dashawn Becker	1	1	1
RB Freddie Logan	1	1	0
WR Griffin Lavan	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)