Exhibition Week 3, 2028

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	0	7	7	6	-	20
Minnesota Vikings	0	7	7	10	-	24

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:43 MIN - Lincoln Coffey 6 run (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 13:37 HOU - Jamal Lemke 101 kickoff return (Richie Lake extra point)
3Q: 08:03 MIN - Dixon Cash 17 pass from Ray Flickinger (Kevin Matthews extra point)
3Q: 05:17 HOU - Frankie Blincoe 6 run (Richie Lake extra point)
4Q: 09:43 MIN - Kevin Matthews 19 field goal
4Q: 03:22 HOU - Brad Barnett 5 run (Richie Lake extra point failed)
4Q: 01:34 MIN - Dixon Cash 41 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:43 MIN - Lincoln Coffey 6 run (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 13:37 HOU - Jamal Lemke 101 kickoff return (Richie Lake extra point)
3Q: 08:03 MIN - Dixon Cash 17 pass from Ray Flickinger (Kevin Matthews extra point)
3Q: 05:17 HOU - Frankie Blincoe 6 run (Richie Lake extra point)
4Q: 09:43 MIN - Kevin Matthews 19 field goal
4Q: 03:22 HOU - Brad Barnett 5 run (Richie Lake extra point failed)
4Q: 01:34 MIN - Dixon Cash 41 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 19 18
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 0 6
Total Net Yards 393 301
- Offensive Plays 65 63
- Yards per Play 6.05 4.78
Net Rushing Yards 163 108
- Rushing Attempts 33 34
- Yards per Rush 4.94 3.18
Net Passing Yards 230 193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 15 - 0 27 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 243 205
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 7.19 6.66
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.6 5.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/74 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/3 3/42
Kick Returns/Yards 2/123 4/50
Interception Ret./Yards 1/5 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 34
Time of Possession 30:36 29:24

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	19	18
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	0	6
Total Net Yards	393	301
- Offensive Plays	65	63
- Yards per Play	6.05	4.78
Net Rushing Yards	163	108
- Rushing Attempts	33	34
- Yards per Rush	4.94	3.18
Net Passing Yards	230	193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 15 - 0	27 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	243	205
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	7.19	6.66
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.6	5.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/74	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/3	3/42
Kick Returns/Yards	2/123	4/50
Interception Ret./Yards	1/5	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 34
Time of Possession	30:36	29:24

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:40	OWN 22	10	60	Missed FG
1	6:03	2:33	OPP 49	5	20	Missed FG
2	11:37	0:54	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
2	9:12	2:55	OWN 11	6	20	Punt
2	4:49	1:38	OWN 27	4	29	Punt
2	0:52	0:52	OWN 32	3	15	Half
3	13:03	1:42	OWN 11	3	-1	Punt
3	7:56	2:45	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
3	3:02	1:28	OWN 25	3	-8	Punt
3	0:07	1:03	OWN 6	3	8	Punt
4	9:36	6:23	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	1:17	1:17	OWN 20	8	57	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:20	3:17	OWN 25	6	11	Interception
1	3:30	4:53	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
2	13:20	1:43	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
2	10:43	1:31	OWN 39	3	9	Punt
2	6:17	1:28	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
2	3:11	2:19	OWN 20	9	48	Fumble
3	15:00	1:57	OWN 36	3	4	Punt
3	11:21	3:25	OPP 43	6	43	Touchdown
3	5:11	2:09	OWN 18	3	4	Punt
3	1:34	1:27	OWN 48	3	6	Punt
4	14:04	4:28	50	10	48	Field Goal
4	3:13	1:56	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown

Game MVP: Lincoln Coffey, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brad Barnett	19	109	5.74	19	3	1
Jackie Barber	6	15	2.50	7	0	0
Frankie Blincoe	5	30	6.00	9	0	1
Michael Whitley	2	6	3.00	6	0	0
Joey Crawford	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lincoln Coffey	16	63	3.94	13	2	1
Bo Nowakowski	12	19	1.58	6	0	0
Ray Flickinger	3	13	4.33	5	0	0
Matt Foreman	2	6	3.00	3	0	0
Bernie Hassler	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	30	15	243	2/13	0	50	0	77.5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ray Flickinger	22	15	150	2/12	1	25	1	83.5
Frankie Giles	3	2	45	0/0	1	41	0	149.3
Matt Foreman	2	1	10	0/0	0	10	0	64.6

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Earl Rader	3	8	90	30.00	14	50
RB Brad Barnett	3	5	21	7.00	5	8
WR Kurt Snyder	2	3	24	12.00	0	12
WR Scottie Walters	2	3	47	23.50	11	34
WR Jamal Lemke	2	8	38	19.00	10	25
TE Tracy Wagner	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
FB Joey Crawford	1	1	9	9.00	2	9
RB Jackie Barber	1	1	6	6.00	0	6

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bernie Hassler	3	3	31	10.33	17	25	0
WR Dixon Cash	3	6	60	20.00	30	41	2
RB Lincoln Coffey	3	3	21	7.00	6	10	0
FB Clyde Uerling	2	3	10	5.00	0	7	0
TE Josh Harding	2	2	24	12.00	5	14	0
WR Andrew Derlange	2	3	28	14.00	5	16	0
WR Matthew Mathews	2	3	22	11.00	3	15	0
TE B.J. Dodge	1	4	9	9.00	0	9	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Trevor Canas	1	5	5.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jackie Barber	1	0	0
Oscar Battle	0	1	1
Raymond Takemura	0	1	0
Michael Whitley	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ray Flickinger	1	0	0
Matthew Mathews	1	0	0
Dwayne Hastings	0	1	0
Chris Roberson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Lake	6	261	43.5	33.2	54	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gino McDaniel	6	271	45.2	44.7	52	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Richie Lake	0/2	0/1	0/0	0	2/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Matthews	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.J. Donovan	2	5	2.5	0
Kurt Snyder	1	-2	-2.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matthew Mathews	3	42	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andy Inthapany	1	22	22.0	0
Jamal Lemke	1	101	101.0	1

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Todd Livesey	2	27	13.5	0
Earnest May	2	23	11.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Raymond Wilcox	6	3	0.0	27	25
DE Oscar Battle	5	0	0.5	24	18
S J.J. Donovan	5	1	0.0	27	25
OLB Spencer Doyle	4	2	0.0	30	26
CB Joey Boose	4	1	0.0	20	20
DT Wendell Giefeke	4	0	0.0	21	18
DE Terrell Fulkerson	3	1	1.0	20	20
DT Clay Raymer	3	2	0.0	23	23
OLB Sherman Wilson	3	0	0.0	12	7
DT Keith Small	3	0	0.0	11	5
DE Ronald Woodward	2	1	0.0	10	7
CB Fred Lemons	2	1	0.0	15	13
DE Chester Moss	1	2	0.5	15	14
CB R.J. Lissvall	1	2	0.0	5	5
S Harold Mason	1	1	0.0	7	4
OLB Trent Prewett	1	0	0.0	4	3
OLB Drew Weedman	1	0	0.0	7	4
S Donovan Juckett	1	0	0.0	28	24
DT Terrance Moreno	1	0	0.0	12	11
CB Trevor Canas	0	1	0.0	29	24
CB Andy Inthapany	0	1	0.0	20	18

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jeff Roman	7	1	0.0	26	25
S Wes Kleman	7	1	0.0	30	29
ILB Jerald Terry	6	2	0.0	24	28
S Earnest May	5	2	0.0	25	23
ILB Roman Cassidy	3	1	0.0	9	2
DT Chris Roberson	3	0	0.0	20	12
CB Damon Jennings	3	0	0.0	24	24
CB Les McFarlane	2	2	0.0	24	24
DT George Geddes	2	1	0.0	20	17
OLB Earnest Shepherd	2	0	0.0	11	6
CB Todd Livesey	2	0	0.0	14	20
DT Phillip Montgomery	2	0	0.0	16	9
DT Edwin Duerr	1	2	1.0	21	21
DE Carey Richardson	1	0	1.0	15	22
CB Earl Gramble	1	0	0.0	7	14
CB Lenny LaRiche	1	0	0.0	23	24
RB Lincoln Coffey	1	0	---	---	---
CB J.C. Sturm	0	1	0.0	7	9
DE Dwayne Hastings	0	1	0.0	13	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Terrell Fulkerson	1.0	0	1	0	20
DE Chester Moss	0.5	0	1	1	14
DE Oscar Battle	0.5	0	0	1	18
DT Wendell Giefeke	0.0	1	0	1	18

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Carey Richardson	1.0	4	2	22
DT Edwin Duerr	1.0	0	0	21
DE Mark Archer	0.0	3	1	27
DT George Geddes	0.0	1	0	17
DE Dwayne Hastings	0.0	1	0	9
DT Phillip Montgomery	0.0	1	0	9
CB Damon Jennings	0.0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Raymond Wilcox	3	3	0	25
CB Joey Boose	3	0	0	20
OLB Spencer Doyle	2	0	0	26
DE Ronald Woodward	1	0	0	7
OLB Sherman Wilson	1	0	0	7
OLB Trent Prewett	1	0	0	3
CB Fred Lemons	1	0	0	13
DT Wendell Giefeke	1	0	0	18
S J.J. Donovan	1	0	0	25
DE Chester Moss	1	0	0	14
S Donovan Juckett	1	0	0	24
DT Terrance Moreno	1	0	0	11
CB R.J. Lissvall	1	0	0	5
CB Trevor Canas	0	0	1	24

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jeff Roman	3	1	25
ILB Jerald Terry	3	1	28
CB Les McFarlane	2	0	24
CB Todd Livesey	2	0	20
S Wes Kleman	2	0	29
S Earnest May	2	0	23
CB Lenny LaRiche	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ernest Occean	5	6	1	25	0	29
Kendrick Stevenson	2	6	0	29	1	27
Kent Niechniedowicz	2	4	0	8	0	7
Raymond Takemura	1	6	0	31	0	29
Nick Diaz	1	4	1	29	0	30
Cornell Zuniga	1	2	0	16	0	15
Josh Buckner	1	1	1	27	1	23
Kelly Madera	0	1	0	9	0	4

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brent Finkes	2	7	23	0	19
Troy Branch	2	5	28	0	25
Clyde Uerling	2	4	25	0	17
Wes Pentasuglio	1	4	25	0	24
Richard Pillmeier	1	3	26	1	26
Moe Kleinecke	0	4	23	0	17
Trevor Graveson	0	2	14	0	6
Pete Luster	0	0	21	1	20

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kurt Snyder	2	19
Michael Whitley	2	17
Jackie Barber	1	18
Kendrick Stevenson	1	7
Scottie Walters	1	6
Tracy Wagner	0	16
Spencer Doyle	0	16
Kelly Madera	0	14
R.J. Lissvall	0	13
Carlton Robinson	0	12
Fred Lemons	0	11
Joey Boose	0	9
Raymond Takemura	0	8
Richie Lake	0	8
Kent Niechniedowicz	0	8
Cornell Zuniga	0	8
Sherman Wilson	0	7
Terrell Fulkerson	0	7
Joey Crawford	0	7
Keith Small	0	7
Brad Barnett	0	6
J.J. Donovan	0	5
Drew Weedman	0	5
Nick Diaz	0	4
Oscar Battle	0	4
Darrin Borders	0	4
Ronald Woodward	0	3
Jamal Lemke	0	3
Ernest Occean	0	2
Norm Sinclair	0	2
Earl Rader	0	2
Trevor Canas	0	1
Andy Inthapany	0	1
Wendell Giefeke	0	1
Raymond Wilcox	0	1
Chester Moss	0	1
Donovan Juckett	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Les McFarlane	1	24
Clyde Uerling	1	17
Lenny LaRiche	1	12
Troy Branch	1	7
Josh Harding	0	16
Shannon McKenzie	0	16
Lincoln Coffey	0	15
Andrew Derlange	0	14
Sammy Brewer	0	10
Roman Cassidy	0	9
Earl Gramble	0	9
Damon Jennings	0	8
B.J. Dodge	0	7
Gino McDaniel	0	7
Trevor Graveson	0	7
Kevin Matthews	0	6
Toby Banks	0	6
Pete Luster	0	6
Richard Pillmeier	0	6
Carey Richardson	0	5
Bo Nowakowski	0	5
Todd Livesey	0	5
Dwayne Hastings	0	5
Earnest May	0	5
Jeff Roman	0	4
Earnest Shepherd	0	4
Gary Frederick	0	4
Matthew Mathews	0	4
Phillip Montgomery	0	4
Wes Kleman	0	3
George Geddes	0	2
Mark Archer	0	2
Brent Finkes	0	2
Edwin Duerr	0	2
Jerald Terry	0	2
J.C. Sturm	0	1
Dixon Cash	0	1
Chris Roberson	0	1
Moe Kleinecke	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	47	4.7
Middle	20	87	4.4
Right	3	29	9.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	42	5.3
Middle	18	51	2.8
Right	8	15	1.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	30	15	4	2	0	2	11	3	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ray Flickinger	22	15	1	2	2	1	2	1
Frankie Giles	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	0
Matt Foreman	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	5	34	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	75	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	120	20.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	101	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	100	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earl Rader	8	3	90	2	23
WR Jamal Lemke	8	2	38	1	31
RB Brad Barnett	5	3	21	0	25
WR Kurt Snyder	3	2	24	0	18
WR Scottie Walters	3	2	47	1	10
TE Tracy Wagner	1	1	8	0	24
FB Joey Crawford	1	1	9	0	10
RB Jackie Barber	1	1	6	0	7

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dixon Cash	6	3	1	60	1	18
TE B.J. Dodge	4	1	1	9	0	24
WR Bernie Hassler	3	3	0	31	1	14
FB Clyde Uerling	3	2	0	10	0	17
WR Andrew Derlange	3	2	0	28	0	9
RB Lincoln Coffey	3	3	0	21	0	22
WR Matthew Mathews	3	2	0	22	0	9
TE Josh Harding	2	2	0	24	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brad Barnett	4	18	4.50	5.74
Frankie Blincoe	1	6	6.00	6.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lincoln Coffey	6	13	2.17	3.94
Bo Nowakowski	2	7	3.50	1.58
Bernie Hassler	1	7	7.00	7.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blincoe	1	0	0	0.00	8.10

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ray Flickinger	1	1	17	17.00	6.82

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jamal Lemke	1	0	0	0.00	4.75

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dixon Cash	1	1	17	17.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Brad Barnett	2	2
Frankie Blincoe	1	1
Joey Crawford	1	1
Michael Whitley	1	0
Jackie Barber	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Lincoln Coffey	3	1
Ray Flickinger	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	9	4	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ray Flickinger	11	6	5
Frankie Giles	1	1	1
Matt Foreman	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earl Rader	4	1	1
WR Kurt Snyder	2	2	2
WR Jamal Lemke	2	0	0
RB Jackie Barber	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dixon Cash	5	3	3
TE B.J. Dodge	2	0	0
WR Andrew Derlange	2	1	0
WR Bernie Hassler	1	1	1
TE Josh Harding	1	1	1
RB Lincoln Coffey	1	1	1
WR Matthew Mathews	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 87,200 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,300 (24,800)
End Zone 16,800 (17,900)
Mezzanine 9,900 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 15,500 (15,900)
Club Seats 17,100 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes 3,600 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	87,200 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,300 (24,800)
End Zone	16,800 (17,900)
Mezzanine	9,900 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	15,500 (15,900)
Club Seats	17,100 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes	3,600 (5,000)