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Minnesota at Houston: Box Score

Sunday Dec 23, 2012 1:00 pm - Houston, TX
Odds: Houston by 7.5, Total Points: 43.5

Matchup Menu: MIN @ HOU

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Minnesota Vikings (7-10) 7 6 3 7
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Houston Texans (10-7) 3 0 3 0
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Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary MIN
HOU
Houston 10:50 3 Field Goal: Shayne Graham kicks a 51 yard field goal. 0
3
Minnesota 6:19 6 1 Passing TD: Kyle Rudolph 3 yard pass from Christian Ponder. Extra Point good by Blair Walsh. 7
3
2nd Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary MIN
HOU
Minnesota 8:15 3 Field Goal: Blair Walsh kicks a 56 yard field goal. 10
3
Minnesota 0:37 3 Field Goal: Blair Walsh kicks a 41 yard field goal. 13
3
3rd Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary MIN
HOU
Minnesota 11:31 3 Field Goal: Blair Walsh kicks a 39 yard field goal. 16
3
Houston 0:26 3 Field Goal: Shayne Graham kicks a 33 yard field goal. 16
6
4th Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary MIN
HOU
Minnesota 4:44 6 1 Rushing TD: Toby Gerhart 3 yard rush. Extra Point good by Blair Walsh. 23
6
MIN
HOU
1st Downs 22
11
Passing 1st downs 8
8
Rushing 1st downs 11
1
1st downs from Penalties 3
2
3rd down efficiency 9-18
1-11
3rd down conversion % 50.0%
9.1%
4th down efficiency 0-1
0-0
4th down conversion % 0.0%
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Total Plays 73
53
Total Yards 345
187
Net Yards Passing 171
153
Sacked-Yards lost 1-3
4-25
Gross yards passing 174
178
Completions-Attempts 16-30
18-33
Completion% 53.3%
54.5%
Net yards per pass play 5.5
4.1
Touchdowns 1
0
Interceptions 0
0
Passer Rating 81.8
70.0
Net Yards Rushing 174
34
Rushing attempts 42
16
Yards per rush 4.1
2.1
Touchdowns 1
0
Tackled For Loss-Yds 8-14
4-8
Tackled For Loss % 19.0%
25.0%
MIN
HOU
Red Zone (Made-Att) 2-4
0-1
Red Zone Success % 50.0%
0.0%
Penalties 5-52
9-60
Turnovers 1
2
Fumbles-Lost 1-1
3-2
Interceptions thrown 0
0
Defensive / Special Teams TDs 0
0
Punting (Punts-Yards) 4-182
7-353
Yards per Punt 45.5
50.4
Field Goals 3-3
2-2
Extra Points 2-2
0-0
2-Point conversion rushes 0-0
0-0
2-Point conversion passes 0-0
0-0
Punt Returns (Returns-Yards) 6-50
2-16
Yards per return 8.3
8.0
Kickoff Returns (Returns-Yards) 2-54
4-84
Yards per return 27.0
21.0
Possession 34:46
25:14
1st Quarter 06:54
08:06
2nd Quarter 09:59
05:01
3rd Quarter 06:17
08:43
4th Quarter 11:36
03:24

Minnesota Vikings Passing

  C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT NFL RATING
Christian Ponder 16/30 174 5.8 1 0 81.8
Team 16/30 174 5.8 1 0 81.8

Minnesota Vikings Rushing

  CAR YDS AVG TD LG
Matt Asiata 1 1 1.0 0 1
Jarius Wright 1 8 8.0 0 8
Toby Gerhart 8 31 3.9 1 6
Adrian Peterson 25 86 3.4 0 21
Christian Ponder 7 48 6.9 0 29
Team 42 174 4.1 1

Minnesota Vikings Receiving

  REC YDS AVG TD LG TGTS
Jarius Wright 5 53 10.6 0 21 9
Michael Jenkins 2 41 20.5 0 32 3
Kyle Rudolph 3 39 13.0 1 27 6
Jerome Simpson 4 32 8.0 0 17 5
Toby Gerhart 1 5 5.0 0 5 2
Adrian Peterson 1 4 4.0 0 4 2
Devin Aromashodu 0 0 -- 0 0 1
John Carlson 0 0 -- 0 0 2
Team 16 174 10.9 1 30

Minnesota Vikings Fumbles

  FUM LOST REC
Christian Ponder 1 1 0
Team 1 1 0

Minnesota Vikings Interceptions

  INT YDS TD
Team 0 0 0

Minnesota Vikings Defensive

  TACKLES MISC
  TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD TD
Harrison Smith 7 7 1 0 1 0
Chad Greenway 5 4 0 1 0 0
A.J. Jefferson 5 5 0 0 1 0
Antoine Winfield 4 4 0 1 1 0
Kevin Williams 3 3 0 1 1 0
Jasper Brinkley 3 3 0 0 0 0
Erin Henderson 3 2 0 0 0 0
Frederick Evans 3 3 1 1 0 0
Matt Asiata 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jared Allen 2 2 2 2 0 0
Robert Blanton 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tyrone McKenzie 1 0 0 0 0 0
Chris Cook 1 1 0 0 0 0
Larry Dean 1 0 0 0 0 0
Rhett Ellison 1 0 0 0 0 0
Everson Griffen 1 1 0 1 1 0
Marcus Sherels 1 0 0 0 0 0
Phil Loadholt 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mistral Raymond 1 1 0 0 0 0
Team 46 36 4 7 5 0

Minnesota Vikings Kick Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG TD
Marcus Sherels 2 54 27.0 27 0
Team 2 54 27.0 0

Minnesota Vikings Punt Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG TD
Marcus Sherels 6 50 8.3 19 0
Team 6 50 8.3 0

Minnesota Vikings Kicking

  FG PCT LONG XP PTS
Blair Walsh 3/3 100.0% 56 2/2 11
Team 3/3 100.0% 2/2

Minnesota Vikings Punting

  TOT YDS AVG TB -20 LG
Chris Kluwe 4 182 45.5 0 1 51
Team 4 182 45.5 0 1

Houston Texans Passing

  C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT NFL RATING
Matt Schaub 18/32 178 5.6 0 0 72.1
T.J. Yates 0/1 0 0.0 0 0 39.6
Team 18/33 178 5.4 0 0 70.0

Houston Texans Rushing

  CAR YDS AVG TD LG
Arian Foster 10 15 1.5 0 8
Ben Tate 4 17 4.2 0 13
Justin Forsett 1 4 4.0 0 4
T.J. Yates 1 -2 -2.0 0 -2
Team 16 34 2.1 0

Houston Texans Receiving

  REC YDS AVG TD LG TGTS
Garrett Graham 2 14 7.0 0 12 2
James Casey 1 6 6.0 0 6 1
DeVier Posey 1 6 6.0 0 6 6
Andre Johnson 7 97 13.9 0 19 10
Owen Daniels 3 27 9.0 0 14 7
Arian Foster 2 14 7.0 0 11 3
Kevin Walter 1 12 12.0 0 12 3
Ben Tate 1 2 2.0 0 2 1
Team 18 178 9.9 0 33

Houston Texans Fumbles

  FUM LOST REC
Arian Foster 1 1 0
T.J. Yates 2 1 1
Team 3 2 1

Houston Texans Interceptions

  INT YDS TD
Team 0 0 0

Houston Texans Defensive

  TACKLES MISC
  TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD TD
Glover Quin 10 9 0 3 0 0
Danieal Manning 5 4 0 0 0 0
Tim Dobbins 5 4 0 0 1 0
Johnathan Joseph 5 5 0 0 1 0
Antonio Smith 5 5 0 0 0 0
Bradie James 5 3 0 0 1 0
Brooks Reed 4 4 0 2 0 0
Kareen Jackson 4 3 0 0 2 0
J.J. Watt 3 3 1 2 0 0
Connor Barwin 3 2 0 0 0 0
Brandon Harris 3 2 0 0 0 0
Darryl Sharpton 2 2 0 0 0 0
Bryan Braman 2 0 0 0 0 0
Rashad Carmichael 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jesse Nading 2 0 0 0 0 0
Garrett Graham 1 0 0 0 0 0
James Casey 1 0 0 0 0 0
DeVier Posey 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jared Crick 1 1 0 0 0 0
E Pleasant 1 0 0 0 0 0
Earl Mitchell 1 1 0 0 0 0
Shiloh Keo 1 1 0 0 0 0
Barrett Ruud 1 0 0 0 0 0
Whitney Mercilus 1 0 0 0 0 0
Derek Newton 1 0 0 0 0 0
Team 70 49 1 7 5 0

Houston Texans Kick Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG TD
Keshawn Martin 4 84 21.0 24 0
Team 4 84 21.0 0

Houston Texans Punt Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG TD
Keshawn Martin 2 16 8.0 11 0
Team 2 16 8.0 0

Houston Texans Kicking

  FG PCT LONG XP PTS
Shayne Graham 2/2 100.0% 51 0/0 6
Team 2/2 100.0% 0/0

Houston Texans Punting

  TOT YDS AVG TB -20 LG
Donnie Jones 7 353 50.4 0 2 65
Team 7 353 50.4 0 2