Exhibition Week 5, 2068

played in Houston, TX

66 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	0	0	7	0	-	7
Houston Texans	7	9	3	3	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:31 HOU - Carlton Blalock 11 pass from Rick Tate (Broderick Hillman extra point)
2Q: 12:04 HOU - Broderick Hillman 20 field goal
2Q: 02:56 HOU - Donnie Sweeney 5 run (Broderick Hillman extra point failed)
3Q: 13:07 MIN - Kenny Detsch 37 fumble return (Dave Kristosik extra point)
3Q: 07:06 HOU - Broderick Hillman 50 field goal
4Q: 01:14 HOU - Broderick Hillman 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:31 HOU - Carlton Blalock 11 pass from Rick Tate (Broderick Hillman extra point)
2Q: 12:04 HOU - Broderick Hillman 20 field goal
2Q: 02:56 HOU - Donnie Sweeney 5 run (Broderick Hillman extra point failed)
3Q: 13:07 MIN - Kenny Detsch 37 fumble return (Dave Kristosik extra point)
3Q: 07:06 HOU - Broderick Hillman 50 field goal
4Q: 01:14 HOU - Broderick Hillman 29 field goal

Team Statistics MIN HOU
Record 3-1 4-0
First Downs 7 23
- by Rushing 3 9
- by Passing 4 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 144 404
- Offensive Plays 54 74
- Yards per Play 2.67 5.46
Net Rushing Yards 43 165
- Rushing Attempts 24 33
- Yards per Rush 1.79 5.00
Net Passing Yards 101 239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 13 - 0 40 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 112 244
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 3.37 5.83
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/15 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 7.1
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/33 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 6/40
Kick Returns/Yards 4/85 1/30
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 31
Time of Possession 24:36 35:24

Team Statistics	MIN	HOU
Record	3-1	4-0
First Downs	7	23
- by Rushing	3	9
- by Passing	4	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	144	404
- Offensive Plays	54	74
- Yards per Play	2.67	5.46
Net Rushing Yards	43	165
- Rushing Attempts	24	33
- Yards per Rush	1.79	5.00
Net Passing Yards	101	239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 13 - 0	40 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	112	244
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	3.37	5.83
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/15	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	7.1
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/33	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	6/40
Kick Returns/Yards	4/85	1/30
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 31
Time of Possession	24:36	35:24

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:40	1:46	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	9:52	1:31	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
1	4:24	3:27	OWN 25	6	5	Punt
2	11:58	4:00	OWN 30	9	39	Downs
2	5:33	1:48	OWN 2	3	8	Punt
2	2:43	2:00	OWN 40	4	17	Punt
3	15:00	2:04	OWN 19	3	2	Punt
3	12:10	2:08	OWN 46	5	16	Fumble
3	7:01	1:32	OWN 38	3	8	Punt
3	2:48	1:41	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
4	12:26	1:58	OWN 16	3	7	Punt
4	5:56	0:46	OWN 35	4	8	Downs
4	1:07	1:07	OWN 25	5	23	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:20	OWN 42	3	3	Punt
1	11:54	2:02	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
1	8:21	3:57	OWN 21	7	79	Touchdown
1	0:57	3:59	OWN 23	9	74	Field Goal
2	7:58	2:25	OWN 31	6	14	Punt
2	3:45	1:02	50	4	50	Touchdown
2	0:43	0:43	OWN 20	3	36	Half
3	12:56	0:46	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	10:02	3:01	OWN 45	7	22	Field Goal
3	5:29	2:41	OWN 8	5	17	Punt
3	1:07	3:41	OWN 25	9	24	Punt
4	10:28	4:32	OWN 36	7	36	Missed FG
4	5:10	4:03	OPP 43	8	31	Field Goal

Game MVP: Chester Gaines, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Anthony Rice	14	14	1.00	7	0
RB Ricardo Rodgers	7	13	1.86	5	0
QB Wally Hargrove	1	10	10.00	10	1
QB Jeff Jones	1	5	5.00	5	0
WR Deon Haworth	1	1	1.00	1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Avery Harmon	22	94	4.27	23	2	0
RB Willie Dodge	6	40	6.67	25	1	0
QB Donnie Sweeney	2	7	3.50	5	0	1
RB Nicky Castillo	1	8	8.00	8	0	0
WR Philip Ogden	1	8	8.00	8	0	0
QB Rick Tate	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wally Hargrove	26	13	112	1/4	0	18	0	61.7
Jeff Jones	2	0	0	1/7	0	0	0	39.6

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donnie Sweeney	31	16	157	1/5	0	35	0	66.2
Rick Tate	9	6	87	0/0	1	40	0	134.9

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Claude Olivas	4	8	36	9.00	5	12
WR J.R. Nardi	3	4	36	12.00	0	18
WR Camden Farmer	2	2	21	10.50	8	11
FB Oscar Lerma	2	2	9	4.50	0	8
TE Gary Small	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
RB Anthony Rice	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Diego Comegys	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Brendan Branch	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Jaylen Waite	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Craig Legette	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Deon Haworth	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chester Gaines	7	7	113	16.14	47	40	0
WR Philip Ogden	5	9	50	10.00	47	35	0
WR Matt King	4	10	16	4.00	10	11	0
WR Carlton Blalock	2	3	25	12.50	12	14	1
RB Willie Dodge	2	3	11	5.50	13	10	0
RB Avery Harmon	1	4	11	11.00	7	11	0
TE Dominique Sharber	1	2	18	18.00	17	18	0
RB Nicky Castillo	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Amir Castillo	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Anthony Rice	1	0	0	0
C Kenny Detsch	0	1	0	1
DT Roderick Fox	0	0	1	0
T Marquis Manard	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Avery Harmon	1	0	0
WR Matt King	1	0	0
ILB Dale Griese	0	1	0
WR Chester Gaines	0	1	0
DE Alec Czajkowski	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Widell	9	439	48.8	42.1	53	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Malachi Sutter	6	270	45.0	38.3	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dave Kristosik	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Broderick Hillman	3/4	1/2	1/1	50	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marc Hopper	2	20	10.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt King	6	40	6.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marc Hopper	3	66	22.0	0
Deon Haworth	1	19	19.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Dodge	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cornell Beyer	6	1	0.0	16	37
S Darrin Reid	5	0	0.0	32	40
OLB Axel Raffo	5	0	0.0	22	24
CB Marc Hopper	5	0	0.0	7	11
DT Roderick Fox	4	1	0.5	25	35
OLB Robert Rodgers	4	5	0.0	30	32
DT Drake Zoellner	4	2	0.0	21	29
DE Mason Shea	4	1	0.0	23	32
S Bradley Codeke	4	1	0.0	28	28
DE Lance Hartman	3	1	0.5	26	34
CB Gus Sidharta	3	0	0.0	28	37
S Brayden Fuller	2	1	0.0	33	41
DT Darrin Butts	2	0	0.0	9	10
DT Phil Sell	1	1	0.0	11	8
TE Gary Small	1	0	---	---	---
DE Joe Bob Hampton	1	0	0.0	9	8
ILB Devan D'Amato	1	0	0.0	8	10
CB James Buel	1	0	0.0	11	4
DE Donald Fruth	0	1	0.0	9	5

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Artie Kershaw	7	2	0.0	21	27
S Les Holmes	4	1	0.0	21	25
DE Rod Bennett	3	1	1.0	21	26
ILB Dale Griese	3	1	1.0	20	20
S Damon Webb	3	2	0.0	13	22
DT Steve Johannson	3	1	0.0	20	25
CB James Adler	3	0	0.0	22	22
OLB Mack Benton	2	2	0.0	12	8
CB Gene Hall	2	0	0.0	5	13
OLB Eric McDaniel	2	0	0.0	23	29
CB Alejandro Kulaga	2	0	0.0	8	10
S Mo Reed	1	1	0.0	14	23
DE Alec Czajkowski	1	1	0.0	10	17
CB Damien Enman	1	0	0.0	9	5
DE Donald Rodman	1	0	0.0	13	12
ILB Emmitt Collier	1	0	0.0	11	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lance Hartman	0.5	4	2	34
DT Roderick Fox	0.5	1	0	35
DE Mason Shea	0.0	4	0	32
DT Drake Zoellner	0.0	1	0	29

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Rod Bennett	1.0	0	0	26
ILB Dale Griese	1.0	0	0	20
DE Donald Rodman	0.0	1	0	12
DE Caiden Martinez	0.0	0	1	18
CB James Adler	0.0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Darrin Reid	5	1	40
CB Marc Hopper	5	0	11
ILB Cornell Beyer	4	0	37
CB Gus Sidharta	2	1	37
S Bradley Codeke	2	0	28
S Brayden Fuller	1	1	41
DE Mason Shea	1	0	32
OLB Axel Raffo	1	0	24
ILB Devan D'Amato	1	0	10

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Artie Kershaw	3	1	27
S Damon Webb	3	0	22
S Les Holmes	2	0	25
CB Alejandro Kulaga	2	0	10
CB Gene Hall	1	1	13
OLB Mack Benton	1	0	8
CB James Adler	1	0	22
S Mo Reed	0	1	23
OLB Eric McDaniel	0	1	29
ILB Emmitt Collier	0	1	14

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Grant Harner	1	2	9	0	17
TE Gary Small	1	1	13	0	17
G Dylan Delhomme	0	6	23	1	26
T Marquis Manard	0	4	24	0	30
T Don Newman	0	3	24	0	30
C Harry Maldonado	0	2	16	1	17
C Freddie Berger	0	1	9	0	17
FB Oscar Lerma	0	1	6	0	15
TE Jaylen Waite	0	1	11	0	8
C Erik Lake	0	1	15	0	13

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Brendan Stevenson	4	9	33	0	41
G Micah Bernard	4	5	14	0	21
T Dean Cochrane	2	4	14	0	21
T Bubba Wynn	1	3	33	0	41
G Jumbo Berry	0	6	33	0	41
G Ernie Pierzina	0	2	19	1	20
TE Dominique Sharber	0	2	29	0	41

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Anthony Rice	3	23
Santiago Wyche	2	23
Darrin Reid	1	27
Marquis Manard	1	11

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Brendan Stevenson	2	12
Max King	1	23
Elliot Adderley	1	21
Matt King	1	21
Avery Harmon	1	18

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Darrin Reid	---	---	32	40	27	99
S Brayden Fuller	---	---	33	41	18	92
DE Lance Hartman	---	---	26	34	10	70
CB Gus Sidharta	---	---	28	37	4	69
OLB Robert Rodgers	---	---	30	32	4	66
T Marquis Manard	24	30	---	---	11	65
DT Roderick Fox	---	---	25	35	4	64
T Don Newman	24	30	---	---	9	63
DE Mason Shea	---	---	23	32	4	59
S Bradley Codeke	---	---	28	28	3	59
G Dylan Delhomme	23	26	---	---	9	58
RB Anthony Rice	15	20	---	---	23	58
ILB Cornell Beyer	---	---	16	37	2	55
DT Drake Zoellner	---	---	21	29	3	53
OLB Axel Raffo	---	---	22	24	4	50
QB Wally Hargrove	15	27	---	---	---	42
C Harry Maldonado	16	17	---	---	9	42
RB Ricardo Rodgers	9	10	---	---	23	42
WR Deon Haworth	9	7	---	---	23	39
OLB Santiago Wyche	---	---	4	10	23	37
TE Gary Small	13	17	---	---	6	36
WR Claude Olivas	10	22	---	---	---	32
WR Diego Comegys	13	19	---	---	---	32
CB Marc Hopper	---	---	7	11	12	30
CB Jace Barker	---	---	4	11	15	30
FB Oscar Lerma	6	15	---	---	8	29
WR Camden Farmer	14	14	---	---	---	28
C Erik Lake	15	13	---	---	---	28
C Freddie Berger	9	17	---	---	---	26
G Grant Harner	9	17	---	---	---	26
DT Darrin Butts	---	---	9	10	6	25
CB James Buel	---	---	11	4	7	22
DT Phil Sell	---	---	11	8	1	20
TE Jaylen Waite	11	8	---	---	---	19
WR Howie Ford	6	5	---	---	8	19
WR J.R. Nardi	11	7	---	---	---	18
DE Joe Bob Hampton	---	---	9	8	1	18
ILB Devan D'Amato	---	---	8	10	---	18
DE Donald Fruth	---	---	9	5	---	14
QB Jeff Jones	9	3	---	---	---	12
CB Alfred Mulhollon	---	---	7	5	---	12
C Kenny Detsch	0	0	---	---	9	9
P John Widell	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE Craig Legette	2	5	---	---	---	7
WR Brendan Branch	1	1	---	---	---	2
K Dave Kristosik	0	0	---	---	2	2

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Brendan Stevenson	33	41	---	---	12	86
T Bubba Wynn	33	41	---	---	10	84
G Jumbo Berry	33	41	---	---	10	84
TE Dominique Sharber	29	41	---	---	12	82
WR Matt King	23	31	---	---	21	75
WR Philip Ogden	33	35	---	---	---	68
RB Avery Harmon	23	24	---	---	18	65
WR Chester Gaines	31	27	---	---	2	60
QB Donnie Sweeney	23	32	---	---	---	55
S Damon Webb	---	---	13	22	17	52
OLB Eric McDaniel	---	---	23	29	---	52
S Artie Kershaw	---	---	21	27	---	48
DE Rod Bennett	---	---	21	26	---	47
S Les Holmes	---	---	21	25	---	46
DT Steve Johannson	---	---	20	25	---	45
T Dean Cochrane	14	21	---	---	10	45
G Micah Bernard	14	21	---	---	10	45
CB James Adler	---	---	22	22	---	44
ILB Dale Griese	---	---	20	20	---	40
G Ernie Pierzina	19	20	---	---	---	39
T Jerry Woods	19	20	---	---	---	39
DE Caiden Martinez	---	---	11	18	9	38
S Mo Reed	---	---	14	23	---	37
FB Elliot Adderley	7	8	---	---	21	36
ILB Emmitt Collier	---	---	11	14	11	36
CB Gene Hall	---	---	5	13	17	35
TE Amir Castillo	0	8	---	---	26	34
OLB Max King	---	---	3	5	23	31
DE Alec Czajkowski	---	---	10	17	---	27
CB Alejandro Kulaga	---	---	8	10	9	27
DE Donald Rodman	---	---	13	12	---	25
WR Carlton Blalock	9	12	---	---	---	21
OLB Mack Benton	---	---	12	8	---	20
QB Rick Tate	10	9	---	---	---	19
RB Willie Dodge	8	8	---	---	2	18
WR Herb Rose	0	0	---	---	17	17
CB Damien Enman	---	---	9	5	---	14
C Cedric Ward	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Broderick Hillman	0	0	---	---	10	10
DT Kirk Floyd	---	---	1	0	9	10
P Malachi Sutter	0	0	---	---	10	10
TE Giovanni Person	1	6	---	---	1	8
DT Clarence Williamson	---	---	3	5	---	8
DE Joey Sampson	---	---	3	4	---	7
RB Nicky Castillo	1	5	---	---	---	6
C Glenn Weinstein	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	14	2.8
Middle	15	33	2.2
Right	4	-4	-1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	40	6.7
Middle	17	69	4.1
Right	10	56	5.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wally Hargrove	26	13	0	1	4	4	2	0	0
Jeff Jones	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donnie Sweeney	31	16	2	2	1	2	10	2	0
Rick Tate	9	6	1	0	2	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	21	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	2	20	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	71	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	8	78	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	7	68	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	58	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	40	40.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Claude Olivas	8	4	1	36	22
WR J.R. Nardi	4	3	0	36	7
WR Camden Farmer	2	2	0	21	14
TE Gary Small	2	1	0	7	17
FB Oscar Lerma	2	2	0	9	15
WR Diego Comegys	2	0	1	0	19
TE Jaylen Waite	2	0	0	0	8
RB Anthony Rice	1	1	0	3	20
WR Brendan Branch	1	0	0	0	1
TE Craig Legette	1	0	1	0	5
WR Deon Haworth	1	0	1	0	7

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Matt King	10	4	1	16	0	31
WR Philip Ogden	9	5	0	50	1	35
WR Chester Gaines	7	7	0	113	2	27
RB Avery Harmon	4	1	0	11	0	24
WR Carlton Blalock	3	2	1	25	0	12
RB Willie Dodge	3	2	0	11	0	8
TE Dominique Sharber	2	1	0	18	0	41
RB Nicky Castillo	1	0	1	0	0	5
TE Amir Castillo	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Avery Harmon	4	7	1.75	4.27
QB Donnie Sweeney	1	5	5.00	3.50
RB Willie Dodge	1	6	6.00	6.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donnie Sweeney	2	1	1	0.50	5.06
Rick Tate	1	1	11	11.00	9.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Matt King	2	1	1	0.50	1.60
WR Carlton Blalock	1	1	11	11.00	8.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ricardo Rodgers	2	0
QB Wally Hargrove	1	1
RB Anthony Rice	1	0
QB Jeff Jones	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Avery Harmon	3	1
RB Nicky Castillo	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wally Hargrove	8	4	0
Jeff Jones	2	0	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donnie Sweeney	10	4	4
Rick Tate	3	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch
WR Claude Olivas	5	1
TE Jaylen Waite	2	0
WR Camden Farmer	1	1
RB Anthony Rice	1	1
WR J.R. Nardi	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Philip Ogden	3	2	1
WR Chester Gaines	3	3	3
WR Matt King	2	0	0
TE Dominique Sharber	2	1	1
RB Avery Harmon	1	0	0
RB Nicky Castillo	1	0	0
TE Amir Castillo	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 94,800 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,200 (25,300)
End Zone 17,400 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,100 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 15,600 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,800 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	94,800 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,200 (25,300)
End Zone	17,400 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,100 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	15,600 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,800 (9,900)