Week 16, 2028

played in Minnesota, MN

23 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Houston Texans	3	14	3	9	-	29
Minnesota Vikings	7	7	0	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:56 HOU - Bryan Kolodziejski 27 field goal
1Q: 08:50 MIN - Mercury Warren 75 pass from Donnie Strayhorn (Adam Murray extra point)
2Q: 13:45 HOU - Sawyer Simmons 10 pass from Oliver Hutton (Bryan Kolodziejski extra point)
2Q: 08:45 HOU - Eugene Caldwell 7 pass from Oliver Hutton (Bryan Kolodziejski extra point)
2Q: 05:14 MIN - Mercury Warren 1 pass from Donnie Strayhorn (Adam Murray extra point)
3Q: 00:17 HOU - Bryan Kolodziejski 20 field goal
4Q: 05:20 HOU - Roman Gomez 61 run (Roman Gomez run for conversion failed)
4Q: 02:50 HOU - Bryan Kolodziejski 38 field goal
4Q: 00:19 MIN - Eddie Leahy 1 pass from Donnie Strayhorn (Adam Murray extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:56 HOU - Bryan Kolodziejski 27 field goal
1Q: 08:50 MIN - Mercury Warren 75 pass from Donnie Strayhorn (Adam Murray extra point)
2Q: 13:45 HOU - Sawyer Simmons 10 pass from Oliver Hutton (Bryan Kolodziejski extra point)
2Q: 08:45 HOU - Eugene Caldwell 7 pass from Oliver Hutton (Bryan Kolodziejski extra point)
2Q: 05:14 MIN - Mercury Warren 1 pass from Donnie Strayhorn (Adam Murray extra point)
3Q: 00:17 HOU - Bryan Kolodziejski 20 field goal
4Q: 05:20 HOU - Roman Gomez 61 run (Roman Gomez run for conversion failed)
4Q: 02:50 HOU - Bryan Kolodziejski 38 field goal
4Q: 00:19 MIN - Eddie Leahy 1 pass from Donnie Strayhorn (Adam Murray extra point)

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 6-9 3-12
First Downs 24 18
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 17 12
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 488 344
- Offensive Plays 79 56
- Yards per Play 6.18 6.14
Net Rushing Yards 187 80
- Rushing Attempts 37 16
- Yards per Rush 5.05 5.00
Net Passing Yards 301 264
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 28 - 1 40 - 25 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 301 264
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.17 6.60
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 11/18 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 10/75 12/80
Punt Returns/Yards 2/6 1/10
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 1/27
Interception Ret./Yards 3/30 1/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 26
Time of Possession 37:36 22:24

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	6-9	3-12
First Downs	24	18
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	17	12
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	488	344
- Offensive Plays	79	56
- Yards per Play	6.18	6.14
Net Rushing Yards	187	80
- Rushing Attempts	37	16
- Yards per Rush	5.05	5.00
Net Passing Yards	301	264
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 28 - 1	40 - 25 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	301	264
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.17	6.60
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	11/18	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	10/75	12/80
Punt Returns/Yards	2/6	1/10
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	1/27
Interception Ret./Yards	3/30	1/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 26
Time of Possession	37:36	22:24

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:30	4:40	OWN 20	9	70	Field Goal
1	8:32	1:44	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
1	5:07	6:30	OWN 18	13	82	Touchdown
2	12:17	3:42	OPP 29	9	29	Touchdown
2	5:03	3:00	OWN 25	5	37	Punt
2	1:00	1:00	OWN 11	2	18	Half
3	15:00	1:52	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	11:19	2:37	OWN 6	6	15	Punt
3	7:07	6:58	OWN 20	16	77	Field Goal
4	12:55	3:22	OWN 35	7	60	Interception
4	5:31	0:34	OWN 39	2	61	Touchdown
4	4:29	1:46	OPP 27	3	6	Field Goal
4	0:13	0:13	OPP 44	1	-2	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:30	OWN 25	5	25	Punt
1	8:50	0:18	OWN 25	1	75	Touchdown
1	6:48	1:41	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
2	13:37	1:20	OWN 25	3	5	Interception
2	8:35	3:32	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	2:03	1:03	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	13:08	1:49	OWN 26	4	9	Punt
3	8:42	1:35	OWN 39	4	16	Punt
3	0:09	2:14	OWN 33	3	-5	Punt
4	9:33	4:02	OWN 20	9	44	Interception
4	4:57	0:28	OWN 25	2	-5	Interception
4	2:43	2:30	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown

Game MVP: Oliver Hutton, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ivan Rodriguez	20	57	2.85	8	0	0
Roman Gomez	14	112	8.00	61	3	1
Oliver Hutton	3	18	6.00	11	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rodolfo Moon	15	71	4.73	12	3	0
Donnie Strayhorn	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Oliver Hutton	42	28	301	0/0	2	33	1	93.4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donnie Strayhorn	40	25	264	0/0	3	75	3	75.4

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Al Starks	9	10	87	9.67	12	14	0
TE Lincoln Shull	7	11	38	5.43	12	13	0
WR Sawyer Simmons	4	7	36	9.00	1	20	1
WR Eugene Caldwell	4	7	69	17.25	23	26	1
TE Brad Walker	2	4	42	21.00	8	30	0
RB Ivan Rodriguez	2	3	29	14.50	33	33	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mercury Warren	6	8	107	17.83	80	75	2
WR Nick Piper	5	5	29	5.80	6	12	0
TE Brendan Frederick	4	8	37	9.25	10	19	0
WR Mo Yaw	3	7	27	9.00	8	12	0
RB Rodolfo Moon	3	5	15	5.00	8	17	0
TE Eddie Leahy	2	2	30	15.00	0	29	1
WR Salvador Parker	2	4	19	9.50	1	10	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Lewis McKinley	2	18	9.00	0
DE Brock Bell	1	12	12.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Colton Rodriguez	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov
Roman Gomez	1	0
Al Starks	1	0
Oliver Hutton	0	1
Brad Kirk	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Colton Rodriguez	0	0	1	0
Salvador Parker	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Hugh Strong	4	165	41.3	33.8	50	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Quentin Lake	6	304	50.7	43.0	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bryan Kolodziejski	3/3	0/0	0/0	38	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Murray	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Starks	2	6	3.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mercury Warren	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vernon Soprano	1	19	19.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mercury Warren	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Vernon Soprano	8	3	0.0	16	38
OLB Connor Guarino	7	2	0.0	14	30
DE Jonah Duffy	5	1	0.0	15	36
S Lewis McKinley	3	0	0.0	16	40
CB Larry Knight	2	0	0.0	16	37
OLB Teddy Whalen	2	0	0.0	9	24
DE Tracy Forbes	2	0	0.0	15	31
CB Alexander Fleishman	2	0	0.0	8	20
ILB Lester Fulcher	1	3	0.0	14	31
DT Lincoln Pepper	1	1	0.0	14	31
QB Oliver Hutton	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Erick Gomez	1	0	0.0	2	9
DT Brayden Heaton	1	0	0.0	12	26
DE Brock Bell	1	0	0.0	1	7
OLB Junior Buel	1	0	0.0	0	3
CB Gregory Hines	0	1	0.0	1	9
S Wendell Boling	0	1	0.0	8	26

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gus Moffatt	10	3	0.0	37	42
ILB Colton Rodriguez	7	1	0.0	27	29
OLB A.J. Fisk	6	1	0.0	22	22
CB Riddick Brandon	4	0	0.0	16	25
ILB Thurman Dirnabauer	4	0	0.0	6	5
DE Harris Shaw	3	2	0.0	21	30
CB Les Lane	3	2	0.0	20	24
CB Brenden Hinds	3	2	0.0	16	16
CB Sedrick Tefft	3	1	0.0	33	32
OLB Isaiah Carlson	3	1	0.0	23	30
OLB Deion Harper	3	0	0.0	20	18
S Clay Newman	2	3	0.0	20	19
DT Tre Hutchins	2	1	0.0	20	17
WR Mo Yaw	2	0	---	---	---
CB Chad Nattiel	2	0	0.0	6	15
DE Cristian Helling	2	0	0.0	17	16
S Harvey Holm	1	1	0.0	17	24
DT Clayton Mason	1	1	0.0	20	23
DT Sawyer Boone	1	0	0.0	17	22
DT Na Pimentel	1	0	0.0	17	22
WR Nick Piper	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ashton Thornton	0	1	0.0	32	31

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jonah Duffy	1	4	0	36
DE Tracy Forbes	0	1	0	31
DT Brayden Heaton	0	1	0	26
DT Lincoln Pepper	0	0	1	31

Minnesota	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Sawyer Boone	1	1	22
DE Harris Shaw	1	1	30
DT Tre Hutchins	1	0	17
ILB Colton Rodriguez	0	1	29
DT Na Pimentel	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Vernon Soprano	7	0	0	38
S Lewis McKinley	3	0	2	40
OLB Connor Guarino	3	0	0	30
OLB Teddy Whalen	2	1	0	24
CB Larry Knight	2	0	0	37
CB Alexander Fleishman	2	0	0	20
ILB Erick Gomez	1	1	0	9
DE Brock Bell	1	0	1	7
DE Jonah Duffy	1	0	0	36
DT Monty Cannida	1	0	0	17
OLB Junior Buel	1	0	0	3
S Fernando Agrawall	1	0	0	14

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Colton Rodriguez	4	0	1	29
OLB A.J. Fisk	4	0	0	22
CB Riddick Brandon	3	0	0	25
CB Les Lane	3	0	0	24
S Gus Moffatt	3	0	0	42
S Clay Newman	2	0	0	19
CB Brenden Hinds	2	0	0	16
ILB Thurman Dirnabauer	2	0	0	5
S Harvey Holm	1	1	0	24
OLB Isaiah Carlson	1	1	0	30
OLB Deion Harper	1	1	0	18
CB Sedrick Tefft	1	0	0	32
CB Chad Nattiel	1	0	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Drew Stansberry	2	7	37	42
Caden Jones	2	6	37	42
Trenton Flynn	2	5	37	42
Avery Federspiel	2	4	37	42
Eugene Ramsey	1	9	37	42
Caden Moose	1	2	12	7
Lincoln Shull	0	1	35	40

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Jeremiah Hill	3	5	2	16	40
Javier Rhodes	2	7	0	16	40
Eddie Leahy	0	2	0	5	13
Percy Velevis	0	1	0	16	40

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Roman Gomez	1	18
Lewis McKinley	1	11

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Salvador Parker	2	17
Eddie Leahy	1	20

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Caden Jones	37	42	---	---	7	86
Drew Stansberry	37	42	---	---	7	86
Trenton Flynn	37	42	---	---	7	86
Avery Federspiel	37	42	---	---	7	86
Eugene Ramsey	37	42	---	---	---	79
Oliver Hutton	37	42	---	---	---	79
Lincoln Shull	35	40	---	---	---	75
Al Starks	27	36	---	---	10	73
Sawyer Simmons	32	33	---	---	2	67
Lewis McKinley	---	---	16	40	11	67
Vernon Soprano	---	---	16	38	5	59
Eugene Caldwell	25	30	---	---	1	56
Teddy Whalen	---	---	9	24	21	54
Brad Walker	14	15	---	---	24	53
Larry Knight	---	---	16	37	---	53
Jonah Duffy	---	---	15	36	---	51
Ivan Rodriguez	21	30	---	---	---	51
Roman Gomez	16	16	---	---	18	50
Tracy Forbes	---	---	15	31	---	46
Lincoln Pepper	---	---	14	31	---	45
Lester Fulcher	---	---	14	31	---	45
Brayden Heaton	---	---	12	26	6	44
Connor Guarino	---	---	14	30	---	44
Caden Moose	12	7	---	---	20	39
Fernando Agrawall	---	---	8	14	16	38
Wendell Boling	---	---	8	26	1	35
Alexander Fleishman	---	---	8	20	---	28
Brad Kirk	2	2	---	---	18	22
Reginald Lester	---	---	1	5	16	22
Erick Gomez	---	---	2	9	10	21
Monty Cannida	---	---	4	17	---	21
Gregory Hines	---	---	1	9	6	16
Brock Bell	---	---	1	7	6	14
Kenyon Nicholas	1	1	---	---	11	13
Tom Howe	0	0	---	---	10	10
Bryan Kolodziejski	0	0	---	---	10	10
Marty Burke	---	---	2	6	---	8
Terry Barlow	0	0	---	---	7	7
Hugh Strong	0	0	---	---	7	7
Junior Buel	---	---	0	3	---	3
Kendrick Hughes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Earl Elkon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dexter O'Neal	---	---	0	0	---	0
Santiago McCormick	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jamal Ruschak	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marshall Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gus Moffatt	---	---	37	42	4	83
Isaiah Carlson	---	---	23	30	23	76
Colton Rodriguez	---	---	27	29	12	68
Sedrick Tefft	---	---	33	32	2	67
Mercury Warren	14	36	---	---	15	65
Ashton Thornton	---	---	32	31	1	64
Jeremiah Hill	16	40	---	---	6	62
Walt Capriglione	16	40	---	---	6	62
Javier Rhodes	16	40	---	---	6	62
Percy Velevis	16	40	---	---	6	62
Les Lane	---	---	20	24	17	61
Salvador Parker	15	28	---	---	17	60
Harris Shaw	---	---	21	30	7	58
A.J. Fisk	---	---	22	22	13	57
Donnie Strayhorn	16	40	---	---	---	56
Shaun Cooper	16	40	---	---	---	56
Clay Newman	---	---	20	19	16	55
Brendan Frederick	13	34	---	---	1	48
Clayton Mason	---	---	20	23	3	46
Rodolfo Moon	16	29	---	---	---	45
Riddick Brandon	---	---	16	25	2	43
Harvey Holm	---	---	17	24	1	42
Tre Hutchins	---	---	20	17	5	42
Na Pimentel	---	---	17	22	2	41
Deion Harper	---	---	20	18	2	40
Sawyer Boone	---	---	17	22	---	39
Eddie Leahy	5	13	---	---	20	38
Cristian Helling	---	---	17	16	1	34
Brenden Hinds	---	---	16	16	---	32
Nick Piper	5	24	---	---	---	29
Jon Fontinha	6	6	---	---	15	27
Chad Nattiel	---	---	6	15	5	26
Earl Kingsblood	0	7	---	---	16	23
Mo Yaw	6	15	---	---	---	21
Griffin Shearer	0	2	---	---	15	17
Thurman Dirnabauer	---	---	6	5	1	12
Nathan Reed	0	2	---	---	8	10
Quentin Lake	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jermaine Allan	0	0	---	---	6	6
Corbin Koski	0	4	---	---	---	4
Adam Murray	0	0	---	---	4	4
Javier Creighton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Miles O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Harrison West	0	0	---	---	---	0
Josue Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Arnold Witt	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	13	3.3
Middle	29	163	5.6
Right	3	13	4.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	9	9.0
Middle	8	47	5.9
Right	7	24	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Oliver Hutton	42	28	5	2	5	3	3	4	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donnie Strayhorn	40	25	2	2	0	2	6	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	28	9.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	58	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	13	157	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	58	11.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	19	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	127	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	89	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	29	14.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Lincoln Shull	11	7	3	38	0	40
WR Al Starks	10	9	0	87	0	36
WR Sawyer Simmons	7	4	1	36	1	33
WR Eugene Caldwell	7	4	1	69	2	30
TE Brad Walker	4	2	0	42	1	15
RB Ivan Rodriguez	3	2	0	29	1	30

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Brendan Frederick	8	4	37	0	34
WR Mercury Warren	8	6	107	1	36
WR Mo Yaw	7	3	27	0	15
RB Rodolfo Moon	5	3	15	0	29
WR Nick Piper	5	5	29	0	24
WR Salvador Parker	4	2	19	0	28
TE Eddie Leahy	2	2	30	1	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ivan Rodriguez	5	10	2.00	2.85
Roman Gomez	3	15	5.00	8.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Oliver Hutton	11	7	37	3.36	7.17

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donnie Strayhorn	9	6	25	2.78	6.60

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Lincoln Shull	4	2	12	3.00	3.45
WR Sawyer Simmons	3	2	11	3.67	5.14
TE Brad Walker	1	0	0	0.00	10.50
WR Eugene Caldwell	1	1	7	7.00	9.86
RB Ivan Rodriguez	1	1	-4	-4.00	9.67
WR Al Starks	1	1	11	11.00	8.70

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mo Yaw	2	2	21	10.50	3.86
WR Mercury Warren	2	1	1	0.50	13.38
TE Brendan Frederick	1	1	3	3.00	4.63
TE Eddie Leahy	1	1	1	1.00	15.00
WR Salvador Parker	1	0	0	0.00	4.75
RB Rodolfo Moon	1	1	-1	-1.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Ivan Rodriguez	3	2
Oliver Hutton	1	1
Roman Gomez	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Oliver Hutton	13	11	7

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donnie Strayhorn	12	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Lincoln Shull	4	4	1
WR Sawyer Simmons	3	3	2
WR Eugene Caldwell	3	2	2
TE Brad Walker	2	1	1
WR Al Starks	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Brendan Frederick	4	2	0
WR Mercury Warren	3	2	2
WR Mo Yaw	2	0	0
RB Rodolfo Moon	2	2	1
WR Salvador Parker	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 89,600 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 26,100 (29,700)
End Zone 19,100 (21,500)
Mezzanine 11,100 (12,400)
Sideline Seats 17,100 (19,000)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,400 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	89,600 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	26,100 (29,700)
End Zone	19,100 (21,500)
Mezzanine	11,100 (12,400)
Sideline Seats	17,100 (19,000)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,400 (9,900)