NFL Football Box Scores

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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP

Minnesota 31, Houston 13

When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, October 9, 2016
Where: U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Jeff Triplette
Attendance: 66683

Final Scoring Summary

Final	1	2	3	4	T
Houston	0	6	0	7	13
Minnesota	14	10	0	7	31

SCORING

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter - 11:23
Minnesota	TD	Minnesota 7 - Houston 0 Adam Thielen 36 yd. pass from Sam Bradford (Blair Walsh kick)
1st Quarter - 6:28
Minnesota	TD	Minnesota 14 - Houston 0 Matt Asiata 1 yd. run (Blair Walsh kick)
2nd Quarter - 9:58
Minnesota	FG	Minnesota 17 - Houston 0 Blair Walsh 19 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 8:46
Minnesota	TD	Minnesota 24 - Houston 0 Marcus Sherels 79 yd. punt return (Blair Walsh kick)
2nd Quarter - 5:42
Houston	FG	Minnesota 24 - Houston 3 Nick Novak 38 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 1:37
Houston	FG	Minnesota 24 - Houston 6 Nick Novak 30 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 14:09
Minnesota	TD	Minnesota 31 - Houston 6 Cordarrelle Patterson 9 yd. pass from Sam Bradford (Blair Walsh kick)
4th Quarter - 3:46
Houston	TD	Minnesota 31 - Houston 13 DeAndre Hopkins 1 yd. pass from Brock Osweiler (Nick Novak kick)

TEAMS

Team Stats

	Houston	Minnesota
1st Downs	16	22
Rushing	4	8
Passing	8	13
Penalty	4	1
3rd Down Conversions	1-13	7-14
4th Down Conversions	0-1	0-0
Punts-Average	5-51.4	5-46.2
Return Yards	115	152
Punts-Returns	3-47	4-100
Kickoffs-Returns	3-68	3-50
Int - Returns	0-0	1-2
Penalties-Yards	4-15	9-97
Fumbles-Lost	1-0	0-0
Time of Possession	22:32	37:28
Total Net Yards	214	351
Total Plays	60	69
Average Gain	3.6	5.1
Net Yards Rushing	59	96
Rushes	14	37
Average/Rush	4.2	2.6
Net Yards Passing	155	255
Comp-Att	19-42	22-30
Yards/Pass	3.4	8.0
Sacked-Yards Lost	4-29	2-16
Had Intercepted	1	0
Touchdowns	1	4
Rushing	0	1
Passing	1	2
Other	0	1
Extra Points	1-1	4-4
Field Goals	2-3	1-1
Red Zone Efficiency	1-2-50%	2-3-67%
Goal To Go Efficiency	1-1-100%	2-3-67%
Safeties	0	0

PLAYER STATS

Houston Texans (3-2)

Passing
	COMP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
B. Osweiler	19/42	184	1	1

Minnesota Vikings (5-0)

Passing
	COMP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
S. Bradford	22/30	271	2	0

Rushing
	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
A. Blue	6	39	6.5	0	13
L. Miller	8	20	2.5	0	4

Rushing
	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
M. Asiata	14	55	3.9	1	8
J. McKinnon	20	36	1.8	0	8
C. Patterson	1	7	7.0	0	7
S. Bradford	2	-2	-1.0	0	-1

Receiving
	TAR	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
C. Fiedorowicz	8	4	61	15.2	0	22
D. Hopkins	9	5	56	11.2	1	25
J. Strong	9	5	39	7.8	0	16
B. Miller	1	1	12	12.0	0	12
R. Griffin	6	2	8	4.0	0	5
L. Miller	3	1	4	4.0	0	4
W. Fuller	6	1	4	4.0	0	4

Receiving
	TAR	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
A. Thielen	8	7	127	18.1	1	36
M. Asiata	3	3	46	15.3	0	23
C. Patterson	6	4	39	9.8	1	15
J. Wright	4	4	32	8.0	0	11
K. Rudolph	4	2	15	7.5	0	14
J. McKinnon	3	1	10	10.0	0	10
C. Johnson	1	1	2	2.0	0	2
Z. Line	1	0	0	0	0	0

Interceptions
	NO.	YDS	TD
No interceptions

Interceptions
	NO.	YDS	TD
A. Sendejo	1	2	0

Sacks
	NO.	YDS
W. Mercilus	1.5	12.5
A. Smith	0.5	3.5

Sacks
	NO.	YDS
B. Robison	2.0	8.0
D. Hunter	1.0	12.0
T. Johnson	1.0	9.0

Tackles
	Tk	Ast
J. Clowney	7	1
C. James II	6	1
B. McKinney	5	5
K. Johnson	4	1
J. Joseph	3	1
C. Covington	3	2
J. Simon	3	2
A. Bouye	2	0
W. Mercilus	2	1
B. Cushing	2	3
A. Dent	1	0
J. Heath	1	0
K. Dillon	1	1
C. Moore	1	1
V. Wilfork	1	1
B. Scarlett	0	1
D. Reader	0	1
A. Smith	0	1
E. Pleasant	0	1
Q. Demps	0	2

Tackles
	Tk	Ast
C. Munnerlyn	5	1
E. Kendricks	4	1
H. Smith	4	2
A. Sendejo	3	1
S. Stephen	2	0
T. Johnson	2	0
B. Robison	2	0
C. Greenway	2	0
X. Rhodes	2	0
A. Barr	1	1
D. Hunter	1	2
E. Griffen	0	2
L. Joseph	0	4

Tackles For Loss
	NO.
J. Clowney	4.0
C. Covington	1.0
W. Mercilus	1.0
J. Simon	1.0

Tackles For Loss
	NO.
T. Johnson	1.0
B. Robison	1.0
D. Hunter	1.0
C. Munnerlyn	1.0

Fumbles
	NO.
B. Osweiler	1

Fumbles
	NO.
No fumbles