Week 16, 2012

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	7	7	14	3	-	31
Minnesota Vikings	7	7	7	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:34 HOU - Russell Gillespie 11 run (Todd Sievers extra point)
1Q: 03:43 MIN - Stephen Hope 7 run (Martin Gramatica extra point)
2Q: 01:58 MIN - Paul Whalen 2 run (Martin Gramatica extra point)
2Q: 00:47 HOU - Russell Gillespie 5 run (Todd Sievers extra point)
3Q: 11:03 HOU - Kenneth Pritchett 8 pass from Chad Pennington (Todd Sievers extra point)
3Q: 06:09 HOU - Erron Kinney 2 pass from Chad Pennington (Todd Sievers extra point)
3Q: 01:00 MIN - Paul Whalen 11 run (Martin Gramatica extra point)
4Q: 09:57 HOU - Todd Sievers 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:34 HOU - Russell Gillespie 11 run (Todd Sievers extra point)
1Q: 03:43 MIN - Stephen Hope 7 run (Martin Gramatica extra point)
2Q: 01:58 MIN - Paul Whalen 2 run (Martin Gramatica extra point)
2Q: 00:47 HOU - Russell Gillespie 5 run (Todd Sievers extra point)
3Q: 11:03 HOU - Kenneth Pritchett 8 pass from Chad Pennington (Todd Sievers extra point)
3Q: 06:09 HOU - Erron Kinney 2 pass from Chad Pennington (Todd Sievers extra point)
3Q: 01:00 MIN - Paul Whalen 11 run (Martin Gramatica extra point)
4Q: 09:57 HOU - Todd Sievers 30 field goal

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 14-1 5-10
First Downs 26 18
- by Rushing 10 8
- by Passing 16 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 453 311
- Offensive Plays 67 51
- Yards per Play 6.76 6.10
Net Rushing Yards 152 139
- Rushing Attempts 37 25
- Yards per Rush 4.11 5.56
Net Passing Yards 301 172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 23 - 0 24 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 301 184
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 10.03 6.62
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/14 5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/35 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 4/4 2/15
Kick Returns/Yards 3/79 4/83
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 25
Time of Possession 35:45 24:15

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	14-1	5-10
First Downs	26	18
- by Rushing	10	8
- by Passing	16	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	453	311
- Offensive Plays	67	51
- Yards per Play	6.76	6.10
Net Rushing Yards	152	139
- Rushing Attempts	37	25
- Yards per Rush	4.11	5.56
Net Passing Yards	301	172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 23 - 0	24 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	301	184
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	10.03	6.62
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/14	5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/35	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	4/4	2/15
Kick Returns/Yards	3/79	4/83
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 25
Time of Possession	35:45	24:15

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:34	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	3:35	1:59	OWN 35	4	12	Punt
2	13:11	2:00	OWN 11	3	8	Punt
2	10:10	6:35	OWN 15	12	47	Missed FG
2	1:49	1:09	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
3	12:42	1:49	OWN 43	4	57	Touchdown
3	8:34	2:33	OPP 40	5	40	Touchdown
3	0:53	6:01	OWN 29	11	58	Field Goal
4	8:24	5:51	OWN 11	9	39	Punt
4	1:41	1:41	OPP 46	4	12	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:26	5:51	OWN 30	10	70	Touchdown
1	1:36	3:25	OWN 17	7	72	Fumble
2	11:11	1:01	OWN 29	3	1	Punt
2	3:35	1:46	OWN 45	6	55	Touchdown
2	0:40	0:40	OWN 30	1	6	Half
3	15:00	2:18	OWN 12	3	-7	Punt
3	10:53	2:19	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
3	6:01	5:08	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	9:52	1:28	OWN 31	3	-3	Punt
4	2:33	0:52	OWN 20	5	26	Downs

Game MVP: Chad Pennington, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Al Garrison	19	55	2.89	8	0	0
Russell Gillespie	17	99	5.82	14	2	2
Chad Pennington	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Paul Whalen	12	70	5.83	27	3	2
Stephen Hope	11	46	4.18	11	1	1
Jackie Huntley	2	23	11.50	14	1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chad Pennington	30	23	301	0/0	2	46	0	130.0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jackie Huntley	24	14	184	2/12	0	31	0	82.6

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Reche Caldwell	7	9	153	21.86	9	46	0
TE Erron Kinney	6	7	62	10.33	12	19	1
WR Kenneth Pritchett	3	4	20	6.67	0	10	1
TE Chris Baker	2	2	30	15.00	0	16	0
RB Russell Gillespie	2	2	12	6.00	11	7	0
WR Riddick Thune	2	2	13	6.50	0	12	0
FB Mack Waldteufel	1	1	11	11.00	5	11	0
RB T.J. Main	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Derrick McIntosh	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Mario Murphy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Alvin Cortez	6	11	115	19.17	34	31
WR Ernest Sullivan	3	7	38	12.67	16	15
WR Ted O'Neill	2	2	21	10.50	1	14
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Graham Farias	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
RB Paul Whalen	1	1	6	6.00	8	6
WR Warren Pigg	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Reche Caldwell	1	0	0
Bennie Howe	0	1	0
Alan McIntyre	0	1	0
Cornell Bush	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Stephen Hope	1	0	0	0
Michael Turner	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tracy Upshaw	3	153	51.0	39.3	58	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	4	196	49.0	48.0	63	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Todd Sievers	1/2	0/1	0/1	30	4/4

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Martin Gramatica	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reche Caldwell	3	-6	-2.0	0
Dunta Robinson	1	10	10.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Pigg	2	15	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Garrison	3	79	26.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Pigg	4	83	20.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Bennie Howe	6	1	1.0	23	26
S Ramon Walker	6	2	0.0	24	26
CB Dunta Robinson	5	0	0.0	24	24
DE Cornell Bush	4	0	0.0	25	26
ILB Dan Morgan	3	4	0.0	24	25
OLB Jumbo Zellweger	3	1	0.0	25	26
S Ruffin Battaglia	3	0	0.0	16	22
DE Darren Balderas	2	3	0.5	22	25
CB Corey Cortez	2	0	0.0	16	24
DT Mitch Morrow	1	1	0.5	23	26
ILB Nicky Sullivan	1	0	0.0	1	1
DT Earnest Maciel	1	0	0.0	8	2
S Eddie Murkowski	1	0	0.0	5	6

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Richard Kerner	8	3	34	25
CB Daniel Shearer	8	2	32	26
OLB Warren Elrifai	7	3	37	30
ILB Marcus Reese	6	6	35	28
CB Kenny Russell	5	0	35	25
DE Hunter Meadows	4	2	31	28
CB Adam Archuleta	3	1	31	27
DE Randy Murray	3	1	36	26
DT Vincent Nece	3	0	26	20
S Kirk Baum	2	3	36	29
DE Van Briscoe	2	0	10	11
DT Joel Dole	2	0	8	7
S Keith Hogh	1	1	9	6
ILB Kawika Mitchell	1	0	6	10
DT Matthias Askew	0	1	7	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Bennie Howe	1.0	0	0	26
DT Mitch Morrow	0.5	1	0	26
DE Darren Balderas	0.5	0	0	25
DE Cornell Bush	0.0	2	0	26
CB Corey Cortez	0.0	1	0	24
OLB Jumbo Zellweger	0.0	0	1	26

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Vincent Nece	1	0	20
DE Hunter Meadows	0	2	28
DE Randy Murray	0	2	26
DT Junior Siavii	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bennie Howe	4	1	26
CB Dunta Robinson	3	1	24
S Ramon Walker	2	2	26
ILB Dan Morgan	2	0	25
S Eddie Murkowski	1	1	6
S Ruffin Battaglia	1	0	22
CB Corey Cortez	1	0	24

Minnesota	Caught	PPlay
CB Daniel Shearer	6	26
CB Adam Archuleta	4	27
ILB Marcus Reese	3	28
CB Kenny Russell	3	25
DE Hunter Meadows	2	28
OLB Warren Elrifai	2	30
S Keith Hogh	1	6
S Richard Kerner	1	25
S Kirk Baum	1	29

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Bucky Ratini	4	6	35	26
Chris Bober	3	8	33	26
Steven Randle	3	6	30	24
Brent Newton	2	4	26	25
Tommie Welch	1	4	25	27
B.J. Stewart	1	2	21	13
Mack Waldteufel	0	4	23	15
Erron Kinney	0	1	26	18
Burt Shields	0	1	11	5

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dwayne Moline	4	5	0	20	0	14
Kris Walters	3	6	0	21	0	19
Clyde Jordan	2	3	1	21	1	21
Antoine Upshaw	2	3	0	18	0	24
Bernard Branch	1	1	0	11	0	7
Chad Ward	0	2	0	17	1	19
Joe Lane	0	1	0	3	0	5
Graham Farias	0	1	0	17	0	17
Britt Sims	0	1	0	16	0	17

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Leslie Franz	2	9
Russell Gillespie	1	19
Chris Baker	1	15
T.J. Main	1	10
Erron Kinney	1	6
Mario Murphy	0	15
Mack Waldteufel	0	15
Reche Caldwell	0	14
Al Garrison	0	10
Todd Sievers	0	8
Nicky Sullivan	0	8
Derrick McIntosh	0	8
Morris Robertson	0	8
Alan McIntyre	0	8
Ty Sanders	0	8
B.J. Stewart	0	5
Burt Shields	0	5
Sean Hines	0	5
Bucky Ratini	0	4
Geoff Brazell	0	4
Winston Brass	0	4
Corey Cortez	0	4
Dunta Robinson	0	3
Tracy Upshaw	0	3
Phillip Morton	0	3
Dan Morgan	0	2
Ramon Walker	0	2
Dwight Prior	0	2
Antwan Peek	0	1
Tommie Welch	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Warren Pigg	2	17
Bernard Branch	2	7
Gerald Hayes	1	20
Michael Turner	1	17
Adam Archuleta	1	11
Keith Hogh	0	13
Artie Willis	0	13
Dana Dakis	0	12
Troy Edwards	0	10
Kawika Mitchell	0	10
Kenny Russell	0	8
Graham Farias	0	7
Ronald Leskanic	0	6
Paul Whalen	0	5
Chad Ward	0	4
Martin Gramatica	0	4
Joe Lane	0	4
Kris Walters	0	4
Will Mendheim	0	4
Herman Burns	0	4
Van Briscoe	0	3
Marcus Reese	0	2
Matthias Askew	0	2
Junior Siavii	0	2
Vincent Nece	0	2
Dwayne Moline	0	2
Richard Kerner	0	2
Hunter Meadows	0	2
Warren Elrifai	0	2
Randy Murray	0	2
Daniel Shearer	0	2
Kirk Baum	0	2
Clyde Jordan	0	1
Joel Dole	0	1
Britt Sims	0	1
Irv Gartland	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	44	5.5
Middle	26	101	3.9
Right	2	9	4.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	1	0.3
Middle	15	78	5.2
Right	6	60	10.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chad Pennington	30	23	3	0	1	0	5	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jackie Huntley	24	14	3	0	1	5	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	25	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	43	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	10	124	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	109	18.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	58	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	89	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	31	4.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reche Caldwell	9	7	0	153	3	21
TE Erron Kinney	7	6	0	62	0	18
WR Kenneth Pritchett	4	3	0	20	0	18
TE Chris Baker	2	2	0	30	0	7
RB Russell Gillespie	2	2	0	12	0	11
WR Riddick Thune	2	2	0	13	0	27
RB T.J. Main	1	0	1	0	0	1
WR Derrick McIntosh	1	0	0	0	0	8
WR Mario Murphy	1	0	0	0	0	5
FB Mack Waldteufel	1	1	0	11	0	15

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alvin Cortez	11	6	0	115	3	19
WR Ernest Sullivan	7	3	1	38	0	25
WR Ted O'Neill	2	2	0	21	0	9
WR Warren Pigg	1	0	0	0	0	4
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	0	0	0	7
TE Graham Farias	1	1	0	4	0	17
RB Paul Whalen	1	1	0	6	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Russell Gillespie	2	16	8.00	5.82
Al Garrison	1	-1	-1.00	2.89

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Paul Whalen	3	10	3.33	5.83
Stephen Hope	3	12	4.00	4.18

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chad Pennington	6	5	30	5.00	10.03

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jackie Huntley	3	2	22	7.33	7.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Reche Caldwell	2	1	5	2.50	17.00
TE Chris Baker	1	1	14	14.00	15.00
TE Erron Kinney	1	1	2	2.00	8.86
WR Riddick Thune	1	1	1	1.00	6.50
WR Kenneth Pritchett	1	1	8	8.00	5.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ernest Sullivan	1	0	0	0.00	5.43
WR Alvin Cortez	1	1	15	15.00	10.45
WR Ted O'Neill	1	1	7	7.00	10.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Russell Gillespie	8	6

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Paul Whalen	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chad Pennington	6	4	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jackie Huntley	7	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Reche Caldwell	1	1	1
RB T.J. Main	1	0	0
WR Mario Murphy	1	0	0
WR Riddick Thune	1	1	0
FB Mack Waldteufel	1	1	1
WR Kenneth Pritchett	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ernest Sullivan	3	2	2
WR Alvin Cortez	2	1	1
WR Warren Pigg	1	0	0
WR Ted O'Neill	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,600 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,600 (22,100)
End Zone 15,900 (15,900)
Mezzanine 9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 14,100 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,600 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,600 (22,100)
End Zone	15,900 (15,900)
Mezzanine	9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	14,100 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (2,800)