Exhibition Week 3, 2016

played in Minnesota, MN

55 degrees, rain, 5 mph wind

Houston Texans	3	10	8	0	-	21
Minnesota Vikings	7	7	7	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:22 MIN - Mike Wallace 7 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Blair Walsh extra point)
1Q: 02:35 HOU - Randal Browne 41 field goal
2Q: 11:48 MIN - Bo Montgomery 10 run (Blair Walsh extra point)
2Q: 05:30 HOU - Randal Browne 50 field goal
2Q: 01:02 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 12 pass from T.J. Yates (Randal Browne extra point)
3Q: 05:22 MIN - Bo Montgomery 10 run (Blair Walsh extra point)
3Q: 00:02 HOU - Cecil Shorts 6 pass from T.J. Yates (Kenny Hilliard run for conversion)
4Q: 09:29 MIN - Bo Montgomery 4 run (Blair Walsh extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:22 MIN - Mike Wallace 7 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Blair Walsh extra point)
1Q: 02:35 HOU - Randal Browne 41 field goal
2Q: 11:48 MIN - Bo Montgomery 10 run (Blair Walsh extra point)
2Q: 05:30 HOU - Randal Browne 50 field goal
2Q: 01:02 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 12 pass from T.J. Yates (Randal Browne extra point)
3Q: 05:22 MIN - Bo Montgomery 10 run (Blair Walsh extra point)
3Q: 00:02 HOU - Cecil Shorts 6 pass from T.J. Yates (Kenny Hilliard run for conversion)
4Q: 09:29 MIN - Bo Montgomery 4 run (Blair Walsh extra point)

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 15 28
- by Rushing 3 15
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 281 338
- Offensive Plays 56 69
- Yards per Play 5.02 4.90
Net Rushing Yards 56 187
- Rushing Attempts 18 41
- Yards per Rush 3.11 4.56
Net Passing Yards 225 151
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 21 - 0 26 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 258 161
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/33 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 5.92 5.39
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.6 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 12/92 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 2/36
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/41
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 27
Time of Possession 27:29 32:31

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	15	28
- by Rushing	3	15
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	281	338
- Offensive Plays	56	69
- Yards per Play	5.02	4.90
Net Rushing Yards	56	187
- Rushing Attempts	18	41
- Yards per Rush	3.11	4.56
Net Passing Yards	225	151
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 21 - 0	26 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	258	161
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/33	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	5.92	5.39
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.6	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	12/92	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	2/36
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/41
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 27
Time of Possession	27:29	32:31

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:11	5:41	OWN 20	11	56	Field Goal
2	11:39	6:16	OWN 20	10	47	Field Goal
2	2:22	1:31	OPP 23	4	23	Touchdown
3	15:00	0:56	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	12:02	2:39	OWN 30	5	23	Punt
3	5:14	5:14	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	9:22	2:28	OWN 20	4	22	Punt
4	4:54	1:31	OWN 41	3	-1	Punt
4	2:08	0:38	OWN 38	4	-6	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:49	OWN 16	12	84	Touchdown
1	2:30	5:51	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	5:23	3:01	OWN 20	6	11	Punt
2	0:51	0:51	OWN 33	5	23	Half
3	14:04	2:02	OWN 26	4	17	Punt
3	9:23	4:09	OWN 21	11	79	Touchdown
4	15:00	5:38	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	6:54	2:00	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
4	3:23	1:15	OWN 27	3	-1	Punt
4	1:30	1:30	OPP 32	5	17	Game

Game MVP: Bo Montgomery, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kenny Hilliard	11	19	1.73	24	1
Alfred Blue	4	16	4.00	11	1
T.J. Yates	3	21	7.00	9	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Montgomery	33	130	3.94	14	7	3
Adrian Peterson	4	43	10.75	15	2	0
Frank Durden	2	11	5.50	10	1	0
Teddy Bridgewater	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
Luis Brooks	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
T.J. Yates	24	15	188	4/24	2	30	0	114.6
Joseph Clark	8	6	70	2/9	0	43	0	101.0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Luis Brooks	14	10	98	1/5	0	20	0	90.8
Teddy Bridgewater	12	10	63	1/5	1	12	0	116.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Keith Mumphery	6	7	107	17.83	33	43	0
WR Cecil Shorts	3	6	23	7.67	8	11	1
WR DeAndre Hopkins	3	6	20	6.67	0	12	1
FB Jay Prosch	3	3	31	10.33	5	13	0
WR Keshawn Martin	2	3	34	17.00	21	26	0
TE Jay Wilcox	2	4	26	13.00	1	18	0
RB Kenny Hilliard	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
WR Jaelen Strong	1	2	21	21.00	1	21	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Adrian Peterson	4	4	32	8.00	5	12	0
WR Mike Wallace	4	6	19	4.75	2	7	1
WR Stefon Diggs	4	5	54	13.50	6	19	0
TE MyCole Pruitt	4	6	15	3.75	2	8	0
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	2	2	15	7.50	12	8	0
TE Kyle Rudolph	1	1	20	20.00	0	20	0
RB Bo Montgomery	1	1	6	6.00	2	6	0
WR Bernard Uribe	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Clyde Austin	4	199	49.8	35.8	58	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Locke	4	117	29.3	26.8	46	0

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Randal Browne	2/2	2/2	1/1	50	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Blair Walsh	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Johnson	1	10	10.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cordarrelle Patterson	2	36	18.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Johnson	1	20	20.0	0
Cordarrelle Patterson	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Whitney Mercilus	7	4	1.0	36	21
S Jason Johnson	6	0	0.0	27	16
DT Brandon Thompson	4	1	0.5	31	22
S Rahim Moore	4	3	0.0	33	23
DT Brandon Mebane	4	1	0.0	37	22
CB Charles James	4	0	0.0	35	22
ILB Jerrell Freeman	3	2	0.0	10	11
ILB Benardrick McKinney	3	1	0.0	14	9
OLB Juan Moss	3	1	0.0	25	13
ILB Max Bullough	3	0	0.0	14	12
OLB Robert Williams	3	0	0.0	30	15
DE Riddick Farley	2	2	0.0	34	19
CB Jason Jones	2	2	0.0	30	21
CB Zack Bowman	2	1	0.0	22	10
S Mark Barron	2	0	0.0	16	14
OLB John Simon	1	2	0.5	9	10
DE J.J. Watt	1	1	0.0	7	9
DE Jared Crick	1	1	0.0	10	6
DT Christian Covington	1	0	0.0	4	6
CB Kevin Johnson	1	0	0.0	12	15
S Ricardo Allen	0	1	0.0	15	12

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Mike Jenkins	6	3	0.0	16	36
CB Xavier Rhodes	6	0	0.0	11	24
OLB Philip Wheeler	5	0	0.5	10	26
DT Tom Johnson	3	1	1.0	10	20
ILB Nate Irving	3	3	0.0	12	22
S Harrison Smith	3	0	0.0	13	22
OLB Anthony Barr	3	0	0.0	9	13
DE Brian Robison	2	1	0.0	9	10
S Jamarca Sanford	2	1	0.0	16	29
DT Sharrif Floyd	2	0	0.0	17	30
ILB Eric Kendricks	2	0	0.0	6	16
DE Ricardo Mathews	1	1	1.0	14	30
OLB Frank Zombo	1	1	1.0	6	12
CB Captain Munnerlyn	1	0	1.0	15	25
S Antone Exum	1	2	0.5	9	30
DE Scott Crichton	1	1	0.5	9	28
DE Danielle Hunter	1	0	0.5	5	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Whitney Mercilus	1.0	0	0	21
DT Brandon Thompson	0.5	0	0	22
OLB John Simon	0.5	0	0	10
OLB Robert Williams	0.0	1	0	15
DT Brandon Mebane	0.0	0	2	22
DE Riddick Farley	0.0	0	1	19

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Tom Johnson	1.0	0	1	20
CB Captain Munnerlyn	1.0	0	0	25
DE Ricardo Mathews	1.0	0	0	30
OLB Frank Zombo	1.0	0	0	12
DE Scott Crichton	0.5	2	0	28
DE Danielle Hunter	0.5	1	0	10
OLB Philip Wheeler	0.5	0	0	26
S Antone Exum	0.5	0	0	30
DT Sharrif Floyd	0.0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Rahim Moore	5	0	23
OLB Whitney Mercilus	3	0	21
S Mark Barron	2	0	14
ILB Jerrell Freeman	2	0	11
CB Charles James	1	1	22
CB Zack Bowman	1	0	10
ILB Max Bullough	1	0	12
CB Kevin Johnson	1	0	15
OLB Juan Moss	1	0	13
OLB Robert Williams	1	0	15
CB Jason Jones	1	0	21
S Jason Johnson	1	0	16

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mike Jenkins	5	1	36
OLB Philip Wheeler	4	0	26
OLB Anthony Barr	3	0	13
S Jamarca Sanford	2	1	29
ILB Nate Irving	2	0	22
S Harrison Smith	2	0	22
DE Brian Robison	1	0	10
CB Xavier Rhodes	1	0	24
S Antone Exum	1	0	30
CB Captain Munnerlyn	0	1	25

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ted Larsen	1	3	8	0	7
Cody Wallace	1	2	12	2	31
Kelechi Osemele	1	2	11	1	27
Xavier Su'a-Filo	1	2	15	0	34
Duane Brown	0	3	12	2	29
Kendall Lamm	0	1	12	1	27
Derek Newton	0	1	12	0	20
Jay Wilcox	0	1	5	0	21

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brandon Fusco	5	7	1	22	0	21
John Sullivan	4	9	0	39	0	26
Matt Kalil	3	3	0	22	1	19
Kyle Rudolph	3	3	0	13	0	16
Phil Loadholt	2	5	0	33	0	22
T.J. Clemmings	2	4	0	23	0	18
James Castillo	1	5	0	19	1	7
Amari Vines	0	2	0	28	0	18
Francisco Garmon	0	1	0	19	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jerrell Freeman	1	10
Cecil Shorts	1	7
Jason Johnson	1	7
Kelechi Osemele	1	6

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Bo Montgomery	1	18

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brandon Mebane	---	---	37	22	---	59
Kenny Hilliard	13	28	---	---	18	59
Charles James	---	---	35	22	1	58
Whitney Mercilus	---	---	36	21	---	57
Brandon Thompson	---	---	31	22	4	57
Rahim Moore	---	---	33	23	---	56
Riddick Farley	---	---	34	19	---	53
Xavier Su'a-Filo	15	34	---	---	3	52
Jason Jones	---	---	30	21	---	51
Jason Johnson	---	---	27	16	7	50
Cecil Shorts	14	28	---	---	7	49
Keith Mumphery	14	22	---	---	12	48
Zack Bowman	---	---	22	10	15	47
Cody Wallace	12	31	---	---	3	46
Juan Moss	---	---	25	13	8	46
Robert Williams	---	---	30	15	1	46
T.J. Yates	14	28	---	---	2	44
Kelechi Osemele	11	27	---	---	6	44
Duane Brown	12	29	---	---	---	41
Ricardo Allen	---	---	15	12	14	41
Jay Wilcox	5	21	---	---	14	40
Kendall Lamm	12	27	---	---	---	39
Kevin Johnson	---	---	12	15	9	36
Derek Newton	12	20	---	---	2	34
Jay Prosch	4	16	---	---	14	34
Keshawn Martin	9	12	---	---	12	33
Mark Barron	---	---	16	14	2	32
Jerrell Freeman	---	---	10	11	10	31
DeAndre Hopkins	9	16	---	---	6	31
Max Bullough	---	---	14	12	3	29
James Lewis	8	15	---	---	6	29
Levine Toilolo	9	13	---	---	6	28
John Simon	---	---	9	10	5	24
Benardrick McKinney	---	---	14	9	1	24
Jaelen Strong	6	16	---	---	---	22
J.J. Watt	---	---	7	9	4	20
Ted Larsen	8	7	---	---	4	19
Jared Crick	---	---	10	6	---	16
Alfred Blue	4	9	---	---	2	15
Dustin Wheeler	3	9	---	---	2	14
Joseph Clark	4	10	---	---	---	14
Christian Covington	---	---	4	6	---	10
Randal Browne	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jon Weeks	0	0	---	---	6	6
Clyde Austin	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ricky Stanzi	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bo Montgomery	35	19	---	---	18	72
John Sullivan	39	26	---	---	4	69
Mike Jenkins	---	---	16	36	12	64
Captain Munnerlyn	---	---	15	25	20	60
Philip Wheeler	---	---	10	26	23	59
Jamarca Sanford	---	---	16	29	12	57
Phil Loadholt	33	22	---	---	---	55
Charles Johnson	29	11	---	---	14	54
MyCole Pruitt	23	18	---	---	11	52
Sharrif Floyd	---	---	17	30	1	48
Stefon Diggs	29	14	---	---	5	48
Ricardo Mathews	---	---	14	30	3	47
Amari Vines	28	18	---	---	---	46
Nate Irving	---	---	12	22	11	45
T.J. Clemmings	23	18	---	---	4	45
Brandon Fusco	22	21	---	---	---	43
Matt Kalil	22	19	---	---	---	41
Harrison Smith	---	---	13	22	6	41
Luis Brooks	25	15	---	---	---	40
Antone Exum	---	---	9	30	---	39
Scott Crichton	---	---	9	28	1	38
Xavier Rhodes	---	---	11	24	2	37
Tom Johnson	---	---	10	20	4	34
Kyle Rudolph	13	16	---	---	4	33
Francisco Garmon	19	9	---	---	4	32
Bernard Uribe	16	6	---	---	10	32
Brett Huntley	10	7	---	---	14	31
James Castillo	19	7	---	---	4	30
Teddy Bridgewater	16	13	---	---	---	29
Mike Wallace	12	16	---	---	---	28
Cordarrelle Patterson	12	8	---	---	8	28
Sylvester Tabor	---	---	7	16	2	25
Brian Robison	---	---	9	10	4	23
Brandon Browner	---	---	4	19	---	23
Anthony Barr	---	---	9	13	1	23
Eric Kendricks	---	---	6	16	1	23
Frank Durden	12	8	---	---	1	21
Frank Zombo	---	---	6	12	---	18
Kyle Juszczyk	8	8	---	---	2	18
Danielle Hunter	---	---	5	10	1	16
Adrian Peterson	6	9	---	---	---	15
Blair Walsh	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jeff Locke	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kevin McDermott	0	0	---	---	4	4
Linval Joseph	---	---	0	0	---	0
Taylor Heinicke	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-2	-0.7
Middle	8	25	3.1
Right	7	33	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	45	6.4
Middle	23	97	4.2
Right	10	46	4.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
T.J. Yates	24	15	3	1	2	3	3	1	0
Joseph Clark	8	6	2	0	1	0	1	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Luis Brooks	14	10	1	3	0	1	0	1	0
Teddy Bridgewater	12	10	0	0	1	0	1	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	117	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	75	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	64	21.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	23	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	66	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	33	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	39	7.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Keith Mumphery	7	6	0	107	3	22
WR Cecil Shorts	6	3	1	23	0	28
WR DeAndre Hopkins	6	3	2	20	0	16
TE Jay Wilcox	4	2	0	26	0	21
WR Keshawn Martin	3	2	0	34	1	12
FB Jay Prosch	3	3	0	31	0	16
WR Jaelen Strong	2	1	0	21	1	16
RB Kenny Hilliard	1	1	0	-4	0	28

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Wallace	6	4	0	19	0	16
TE MyCole Pruitt	6	4	1	15	0	18
WR Stefon Diggs	5	4	0	54	0	14
RB Adrian Peterson	4	4	0	32	0	9
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	2	2	0	15	0	8
TE Kyle Rudolph	1	1	0	20	1	16
RB Bo Montgomery	1	1	0	6	0	19
WR Bernard Uribe	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kenny Hilliard	1	-2	-2.00	1.73

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Montgomery	10	37	3.70	3.94
Luis Brooks	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
T.J. Yates	3	3	29	9.67	7.83
Joseph Clark	1	0	0	0.00	8.75

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Teddy Bridgewater	3	3	16	5.33	5.25
Luis Brooks	1	1	2	2.00	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cecil Shorts	2	2	17	8.50	3.83
WR DeAndre Hopkins	2	1	12	6.00	3.33

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Wallace	3	3	16	5.33	3.17
TE MyCole Pruitt	1	1	2	2.00	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
T.J. Yates	2	1
Kenny Hilliard	2	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Montgomery	4	3
Adrian Peterson	1	1
Frank Durden	1	1
Luis Brooks	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
T.J. Yates	6	4	4
Joseph Clark	3	3	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Luis Brooks	4	3	3
Teddy Bridgewater	1	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Keith Mumphery	3	3	3
WR Cecil Shorts	1	1	1
WR Keshawn Martin	1	0	0
WR DeAndre Hopkins	1	0	0
FB Jay Prosch	1	1	1
WR Jaelen Strong	1	1	1
TE Jay Wilcox	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stefon Diggs	3	2	2
RB Adrian Peterson	1	1	1
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,900 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,700 (19,300)
End Zone 13,300 (14,000)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,100)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (12,400)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,500)
Luxury Boxes 3,600 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,900 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,700 (19,300)
End Zone	13,300 (14,000)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,100)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (12,400)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,500)
Luxury Boxes	3,600 (3,700)