Week 16, 2024

played in Minnesota, MN

35 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	3	7	13	-	23
Minnesota Vikings	7	3	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:05 MIN - Luke Boone 2 run (Geoff Donnelly extra point)
2Q: 13:23 MIN - Geoff Donnelly 37 field goal
2Q: 09:35 HOU - Tyrell Fleming 29 field goal
3Q: 14:30 HOU - Pat Crockett 64 run (Tyrell Fleming extra point)
4Q: 11:50 HOU - Marty DeMulling 48 pass from Oliver Hutton (Tyrell Fleming extra point)
4Q: 02:57 HOU - Tyrell Fleming 18 field goal
4Q: 01:52 HOU - Tyrell Fleming 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:05 MIN - Luke Boone 2 run (Geoff Donnelly extra point)
2Q: 13:23 MIN - Geoff Donnelly 37 field goal
2Q: 09:35 HOU - Tyrell Fleming 29 field goal
3Q: 14:30 HOU - Pat Crockett 64 run (Tyrell Fleming extra point)
4Q: 11:50 HOU - Marty DeMulling 48 pass from Oliver Hutton (Tyrell Fleming extra point)
4Q: 02:57 HOU - Tyrell Fleming 18 field goal
4Q: 01:52 HOU - Tyrell Fleming 39 field goal

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 5-10 8-7
First Downs 20 16
- by Rushing 8 8
- by Passing 11 7
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 481 294
- Offensive Plays 63 62
- Yards per Play 7.63 4.74
Net Rushing Yards 195 159
- Rushing Attempts 32 33
- Yards per Rush 6.09 4.82
Net Passing Yards 286 135
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 20 - 1 27 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 293 153
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 2/18
- Yards per Pass Play 9.23 4.66
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 3/15 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 3/7 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/81 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 20
Time of Possession 31:46 28:14

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	5-10	8-7
First Downs	20	16
- by Rushing	8	8
- by Passing	11	7
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	481	294
- Offensive Plays	63	62
- Yards per Play	7.63	4.74
Net Rushing Yards	195	159
- Rushing Attempts	32	33
- Yards per Rush	6.09	4.82
Net Passing Yards	286	135
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 20 - 1	27 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	293	153
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	2/18
- Yards per Pass Play	9.23	4.66
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	3/15	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	3/7	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/81	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 20
Time of Possession	31:46	28:14

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	6:54	2:52	OWN 26	4	25	Punt
1	1:54	1:37	OPP 48	3	5	Punt
2	13:17	3:47	OWN 37	6	51	Field Goal
2	6:38	6:15	OWN 8	15	89	Interception
3	15:00	0:52	OWN 36	1	64	Touchdown
3	12:21	2:46	OWN 16	5	27	Punt
3	6:53	2:08	OWN 23	4	34	Punt
3	3:05	2:12	OWN 35	5	24	Punt
4	13:45	2:14	OWN 14	5	86	Touchdown
4	10:08	7:16	OWN 29	11	70	Field Goal
4	2:18	0:31	OPP 25	3	3	Field Goal
4	0:25	0:25	OWN 42	1	-2	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	8:06	OWN 25	15	75	Touchdown
1	4:02	2:08	OWN 20	4	28	Fumble
1	0:17	2:00	OWN 20	9	60	Field Goal
2	9:30	2:52	OWN 25	5	27	Punt
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 10	1	12	Half
3	14:08	1:47	OWN 23	3	5	Punt
3	9:35	2:42	OWN 4	6	26	Punt
3	4:45	1:40	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	0:53	2:08	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
4	11:31	1:23	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	2:52	0:34	OWN 25	4	0	Downs
4	1:47	1:22	OWN 25	5	33	Downs

Game MVP: Oliver Hutton, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Abraham Small	16	70	4.38	24	3	0
Pat Crockett	10	116	11.60	64	4	1
Oliver Hutton	6	9	1.50	5	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Trevor Allred	15	103	6.87	25	4	0
Luke Boone	10	35	3.50	8	0	1
Micah McConnell	8	21	2.63	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Oliver Hutton	30	20	293	1/7	1	48	1	95.5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Micah McConnell	27	13	153	2/18	0	34	0	65.8

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Marty DeMulling	5	9	107	21.40	59	48	1
WR Sawyer Simmons	5	6	60	12.00	19	30	0
RB Abraham Small	3	3	23	7.67	11	11	0
TE Jake Grubbs	2	2	30	15.00	6	20	0
WR Deron Walker	2	2	36	18.00	20	26	0
WR Dennis O'Neill	1	1	24	24.00	11	24	0
FB Caden Moose	1	1	5	5.00	5	5	0
WR Eugene Caldwell	1	5	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Dashawn Becker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mo Yaw	5	8	74	14.80	10	26
WR Matt Merkerson	2	4	15	7.50	6	9
WR Daquan Hardy	2	2	36	18.00	35	34
TE Neil Cobb	1	6	13	13.00	4	13
RB Trevor Allred	1	2	12	12.00	12	12
TE Abraham Wooden	1	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Liam Woodson	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
RB Luke Boone	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Rusty Bonjour	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Nick Reid	0	1	0	0
Winston Patton	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Neil Cobb	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Raymond Battle	5	229	45.8	29.8	53	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Quentin Lake	6	279	46.5	45.3	56	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tyrell Fleming	3/3	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Geoff Donnelly	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dashawn Becker	3	7	2.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vernon Soprano	3	81	27.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlos Baker	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Vernon Soprano	7	1	0.0	31	29
OLB Abraham Dillon	5	0	0.5	19	17
OLB Andy Mayes	5	1	0.0	29	20
DE Burt Sanders	4	0	1.0	23	17
ILB Nick Reid	4	7	0.0	29	20
S Winston Patton	4	1	0.0	31	22
CB Riddick Brandon	4	0	0.0	28	25
CB Theodore O'Shea	3	0	0.0	6	9
S Mike Halama	2	1	0.0	27	18
CB Andrew Fulcher	2	0	0.0	17	17
DT Donnell Armijo	1	1	0.5	18	11
DT Lincoln Pepper	1	2	0.0	20	23
DE Jonah Duffy	1	1	0.0	32	23
DE Omar Thompson	1	0	0.0	30	25
WR Dashawn Becker	1	0	---	---	---
CB Daquan Harrison	1	0	0.0	4	9
S Garrett Luzio	1	0	0.0	6	11

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Matthew Coffey	8	1	0.0	26	28
OLB Nolan Harden	7	1	0.0	28	27
ILB Rusty Bonjour	6	2	0.0	32	31
DE Cornell Lighthiser	5	3	0.0	31	31
CB Manuel Small	4	1	1.0	32	31
S Micah Hotle	4	1	0.0	18	25
CB Les Lane	3	1	0.0	30	28
DT Edwin Garibay	3	0	0.0	14	21
DT Mason Reid	2	1	0.0	21	16
OLB Dale Kostinko	2	1	0.0	17	25
S Clay Newman	2	1	0.0	15	6
DT Claude Devine	2	0	0.0	28	25
DE Derrick Parrish	1	1	0.0	28	28
CB Sedrick Tefft	1	0	0.0	18	10
CB Gus Moffatt	0	2	0.0	7	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Burt Sanders	1.0	0	2	1	17
DT Donnell Armijo	0.5	0	0	0	11
OLB Abraham Dillon	0.5	0	0	0	17
DE Jonah Duffy	0.0	1	3	2	23
DT Lincoln Pepper	0.0	0	3	1	23
DE Johnny Coady	0.0	0	0	1	11

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
CB Manuel Small	1.0	0	0	31
DE Cornell Lighthiser	0.0	1	1	31
DE Derrick Parrish	0.0	0	1	28
DT Mason Reid	0.0	0	1	16
OLB Dale Kostinko	0.0	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Riddick Brandon	3	0	25
CB Vernon Soprano	3	0	29
CB Theodore O'Shea	2	0	9
S Winston Patton	2	0	22
OLB Abraham Dillon	1	2	17
CB Andrew Fulcher	1	0	17
S Garrett Luzio	1	0	11
OLB Andy Mayes	0	1	20

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Rusty Bonjour	4	0	1	31
S Micah Hotle	4	0	0	25
OLB Nolan Harden	3	0	0	27
S Matthew Coffey	2	0	0	28
CB Les Lane	2	0	0	28
S Clay Newman	2	0	0	6
OLB Dale Kostinko	1	1	0	25
DE Cornell Lighthiser	1	0	0	31
CB Sedrick Tefft	1	0	0	10
CB Manuel Small	0	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Caden Jones	4	8	32	0	31
Jason Bell	2	6	32	0	31
Drew Stansberry	2	5	32	0	31
J.J. Blufer	1	6	32	0	31
Shaun Richardson	0	4	32	1	31
Marty DeMulling	0	1	30	0	31

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mercury Garner	4	7	1	33	0	29
Nicolas Davidds	4	5	2	33	1	29
Gustavo Jackson	3	6	0	33	0	29
Tamarick Zimmerman	3	5	0	33	0	29
Walt Capriglione	0	2	0	33	1	29
Neil Cobb	0	1	0	31	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Lincoln Pepper	1	12

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Luke Boone	3	10
Tamarick Zimmerman	2	9
Deion Grimsley	1	15

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jason Bell	32	31	---	---	8	71
J.J. Blufer	32	31	---	---	8	71
Caden Jones	32	31	---	---	8	71
Shaun Richardson	32	31	---	---	8	71
Riddick Brandon	---	---	28	25	12	65
Vernon Soprano	---	---	31	29	4	64
Marty DeMulling	30	31	---	---	2	63
Oliver Hutton	32	31	---	---	---	63
Drew Stansberry	32	31	---	---	---	63
Eugene Caldwell	28	30	---	---	---	58
Omar Thompson	---	---	30	25	1	56
Jonah Duffy	---	---	32	23	1	56
Lincoln Pepper	---	---	20	23	12	55
Winston Patton	---	---	31	22	1	54
Andy Mayes	---	---	29	20	2	51
Nick Reid	---	---	29	20	1	50
Sawyer Simmons	25	23	---	---	---	48
Mike Halama	---	---	27	18	2	47
Abraham Small	17	24	---	---	4	45
Burt Sanders	---	---	23	17	1	41
Dashawn Becker	15	7	---	---	18	40
Andrew Fulcher	---	---	17	17	6	40
Pat Crockett	15	7	---	---	16	38
Abraham Dillon	---	---	19	17	1	37
Donnell Armijo	---	---	18	11	6	35
Garrett Luzio	---	---	6	11	14	31
Theodore O'Shea	---	---	6	9	15	30
Caden Moose	5	5	---	---	18	28
Jake Grubbs	9	17	---	---	---	26
Dennis O'Neill	4	6	---	---	15	25
Johnny Coady	---	---	8	11	6	25
Graham Pfingsten	1	0	---	---	21	22
Phil Milliken	---	---	0	0	19	19
Deron Walker	11	5	---	---	---	16
Lester Fulcher	---	---	0	4	9	13
Daquan Harrison	---	---	4	9	---	13
Kaleb Hardy	---	---	4	8	---	12
Tyrell Fleming	0	0	---	---	9	9
Raymond Battle	0	0	---	---	8	8
Riley Makowski	0	0	---	---	8	8
Cooper Starks	---	---	1	0	---	1
Manuel Clinton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marty Lee	0	0	---	---	---	0
Stephen Bailey	0	0	---	---	---	0
DeAndre Maugh	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kelvin Montgomery	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tamarick Zimmerman	33	29	---	---	9	71
Walt Capriglione	33	29	---	---	7	69
Matt Merkerson	32	25	---	---	11	68
Manuel Small	---	---	32	31	3	66
Rusty Bonjour	---	---	32	31	3	66
Cornell Lighthiser	---	---	31	31	3	65
Les Lane	---	---	30	28	5	63
Mercury Garner	33	29	---	---	---	62
Micah McConnell	33	29	---	---	---	62
Gustavo Jackson	33	29	---	---	---	62
Nicolas Davidds	33	29	---	---	---	62
Neil Cobb	31	28	---	---	---	59
Nolan Harden	---	---	28	27	4	59
Derrick Parrish	---	---	28	28	1	57
Mo Yaw	31	25	---	---	---	56
Matthew Coffey	---	---	26	28	1	55
Claude Devine	---	---	28	25	2	55
Micah Hotle	---	---	18	25	3	46
Dale Kostinko	---	---	17	25	3	45
Luke Boone	16	18	---	---	10	44
Mason Reid	---	---	21	16	7	44
Trevor Allred	17	9	---	---	15	41
Daquan Hardy	15	14	---	---	9	38
Edwin Garibay	---	---	14	21	2	37
Clay Newman	---	---	15	6	14	35
Sedrick Tefft	---	---	18	10	6	34
Deion Grimsley	7	6	---	---	15	28
Dominic Toney	6	4	---	---	15	25
Liam Woodson	0	4	---	---	20	24
Abraham Wooden	9	12	---	---	1	22
Sam McKnight	---	---	1	0	19	20
Gus Moffatt	---	---	7	6	2	15
Dwayne Brennan	---	---	5	3	6	14
Sebastian Conway	---	---	0	0	12	12
Tevin Campbell	---	---	0	0	11	11
Quentin Lake	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rod McNeil	0	0	---	---	7	7
Carlos Baker	1	0	---	---	6	7
Sebastian Gunn	0	0	---	---	7	7
Donald Connell	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ernie Grunow	0	0	---	---	7	7
Geoff Donnelly	0	0	---	---	4	4
Trent Anderson	---	---	1	0	---	1
Nathan Witten	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ian Becker	0	0	---	---	---	0
Arturo Korte	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	77	15.4
Middle	22	76	3.5
Right	4	44	11.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	50	7.1
Middle	19	90	4.7
Right	7	19	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Oliver Hutton	30	20	8	1	1	2	4	0	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Micah McConnell	27	13	2	0	2	3	8	5	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	17	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	100	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	98	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	78	26.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	54	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	4	35	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	23	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	41	10.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Marty DeMulling	9	5	0	107	3	31
WR Sawyer Simmons	6	5	0	60	2	23
WR Eugene Caldwell	5	1	1	8	0	30
RB Abraham Small	3	3	0	23	0	24
TE Jake Grubbs	2	2	0	30	1	17
WR Deron Walker	2	2	0	36	1	5
WR Dashawn Becker	1	0	0	0	0	7
WR Dennis O'Neill	1	1	0	24	1	6
FB Caden Moose	1	1	0	5	0	5

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mo Yaw	8	5	1	74	1	25
TE Neil Cobb	6	1	0	13	0	28
WR Matt Merkerson	4	2	0	15	0	25
RB Trevor Allred	2	1	0	12	0	9
TE Abraham Wooden	2	1	0	0	0	12
TE Liam Woodson	2	1	0	3	0	4
WR Daquan Hardy	2	2	0	36	1	14
RB Luke Boone	1	0	1	0	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Abraham Small	2	2	1.00	4.38
Pat Crockett	2	0	0.00	11.60

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Luke Boone	1	2	2.00	3.50
Trevor Allred	1	-1	-1.00	6.87

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Oliver Hutton	7	3	20	2.86	9.77

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Micah McConnell	1	0	0	0.00	5.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Marty DeMulling	2	0	0	0.00	11.89
WR Dashawn Becker	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Abraham Small	1	1	11	11.00	7.67
WR Deron Walker	1	1	10	10.00	18.00
WR Sawyer Simmons	1	1	-1	-1.00	10.00
WR Eugene Caldwell	1	0	0	0.00	1.60

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Neil Cobb	1	0	0	0.00	2.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Abraham Small	3	0
Oliver Hutton	1	0
Pat Crockett	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Micah McConnell	3	0
Luke Boone	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Oliver Hutton	7	5	2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Micah McConnell	9	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Marty DeMulling	2	1	1
RB Abraham Small	2	2	1
WR Dashawn Becker	1	0	0
WR Deron Walker	1	1	0
FB Caden Moose	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Neil Cobb	2	0	0
WR Mo Yaw	2	1	1
WR Matt Merkerson	2	1	1
WR Daquan Hardy	2	2	1
TE Abraham Wooden	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 29,700 (29,700)
End Zone 21,500 (21,500)
Mezzanine 12,400 (12,400)
Sideline Seats 19,000 (19,000)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	29,700 (29,700)
End Zone	21,500 (21,500)
Mezzanine	12,400 (12,400)
Sideline Seats	19,000 (19,000)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)