Exhibition Week 3, 2028

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	0	3	8	0	-	11
Minnesota Vikings	17	10	3	3	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:29 MIN - Bart Reese 47 field goal
1Q: 08:24 MIN - Joel Rivers 0 fumble return (Bart Reese extra point)
1Q: 01:21 MIN - Drew Simpson 5 run (Bart Reese extra point)
2Q: 05:52 HOU - Shawn Makredkakis 23 field goal
2Q: 04:11 MIN - Riddick Dennis 19 pass from Alex Porter (Bart Reese extra point)
2Q: 00:55 MIN - Bart Reese 37 field goal
3Q: 10:10 HOU - Ernesto Sisinni 9 pass from Kevin Jackson (Kevin Jackson pass to Ernesto Sisinni for conversion)
3Q: 04:38 MIN - Bart Reese 20 field goal
4Q: 02:27 MIN - Bart Reese 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:29 MIN - Bart Reese 47 field goal
1Q: 08:24 MIN - Joel Rivers 0 fumble return (Bart Reese extra point)
1Q: 01:21 MIN - Drew Simpson 5 run (Bart Reese extra point)
2Q: 05:52 HOU - Shawn Makredkakis 23 field goal
2Q: 04:11 MIN - Riddick Dennis 19 pass from Alex Porter (Bart Reese extra point)
2Q: 00:55 MIN - Bart Reese 37 field goal
3Q: 10:10 HOU - Ernesto Sisinni 9 pass from Kevin Jackson (Kevin Jackson pass to Ernesto Sisinni for conversion)
3Q: 04:38 MIN - Bart Reese 20 field goal
4Q: 02:27 MIN - Bart Reese 37 field goal

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 28 20
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 19 13
- by Penalty 5 0
Total Net Yards 363 430
- Offensive Plays 76 58
- Yards per Play 4.78 7.41
Net Rushing Yards 66 140
- Rushing Attempts 13 22
- Yards per Rush 5.08 6.36
Net Passing Yards 297 290
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 61 - 34 - 1 32 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 319 314
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/22 4/24
- Yards per Pass Play 4.71 8.06
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 9.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/33 8/78
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 6/129 3/59
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 26
Time of Possession 28:15 31:45

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	28	20
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	19	13
- by Penalty	5	0
Total Net Yards	363	430
- Offensive Plays	76	58
- Yards per Play	4.78	7.41
Net Rushing Yards	66	140
- Rushing Attempts	13	22
- Yards per Rush	5.08	6.36
Net Passing Yards	297	290
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	61 - 34 - 1	32 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	319	314
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/22	4/24
- Yards per Pass Play	4.71	8.06
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	9.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/33	8/78
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	6/129	3/59
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 26
Time of Possession	28:15	31:45

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:22	1:09	OWN 9	2	-10	Fumble
1	8:13	4:33	OWN 20	9	49	Missed FG
1	1:13	4:08	OWN 37	8	36	Missed FG
2	8:30	2:45	OWN 38	11	56	Field Goal
2	4:04	1:06	OWN 32	4	20	Punt
2	0:48	0:48	OWN 29	4	21	Half
3	15:00	4:59	OWN 38	8	62	Touchdown
3	4:30	2:17	OWN 36	7	45	Interception
3	0:53	3:59	OWN 31	10	45	Missed FG
4	10:57	1:22	OWN 23	3	5	Punt
4	2:20	2:20	OWN 31	13	67	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:38	OWN 21	9	49	Field Goal
1	3:40	2:27	OWN 38	5	62	Touchdown
2	12:05	3:35	OWN 34	8	35	Missed FG
2	5:45	1:41	OWN 29	4	71	Touchdown
2	2:58	2:10	OWN 20	5	60	Field Goal
3	10:01	5:31	OWN 22	9	75	Field Goal
3	2:13	1:20	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	11:54	0:57	OWN 31	3	1	Punt
4	9:35	7:15	OWN 24	12	56	Field Goal

Game MVP: Alex Porter, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ernesto Sisinni	6	32	5.33	20	1
Desmond Ferguson	4	17	4.25	10	1
Kevin Jackson	2	16	8.00	12	1
Shannon McCadam	1	1	1.00	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Drew Simpson	11	46	4.18	10	1	1
Rickey Mathis	7	76	10.86	50	2	0
Alex Porter	4	18	4.50	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kevin Jackson	40	24	246	2/22	1	18	1	75.6
Shannon McCadam	21	10	73	0/0	0	11	0	56.2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Porter	32	24	314	4/24	1	41	0	115.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Peter Veighey	7	10	90	12.86	8	18	0
WR Stanford Morris	5	13	37	7.40	1	14	0
TE Kim Lyle	5	7	48	9.60	0	17	0
WR Marcus Hodges	4	8	48	12.00	8	18	0
RB Ernesto Sisinni	3	3	32	10.67	10	13	1
TE Heath Moore	3	4	17	5.67	0	10	0
WR Darryl Horton	3	12	22	7.33	0	9	0
WR D.J. Spencer	2	2	18	9.00	3	11	0
RB Phillip Shaw	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Desmond Ferguson	1	1	6	6.00	8	6	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Riddick Dennis	5	8	83	16.60	32	25	1
WR Dominic Hickman	4	4	43	10.75	7	24	0
WR Tommy Chedsey	3	3	55	18.33	54	28	0
WR Leonard Keener	3	4	13	4.33	0	8	0
TE Kim Ogden	2	2	47	23.50	28	41	0
WR Luke Worthy	2	4	27	13.50	25	16	0
RB Rickey Mathis	2	2	16	8.00	10	13	0
FB Carl Murphy	2	3	14	7.00	10	9	0
RB Drew Simpson	1	1	16	16.00	15	16	0
RB Casey Christensen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Lewis Lyons	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Force
Kevin Jackson	1	0
Troy Branch	0	1
Torrence White	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Alex Porter	1	1	0	0
Riddick Dennis	1	0	0	0
Joel Rivers	0	1	0	1
Emmitt Tanner	0	1	0	0
Stan Chapman	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kennedy Szabo	2	96	48.0	38.0	48	0

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brady Smith	2	107	53.5	46.5	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Shawn Makredkakis	1/4	0/3	0/0	23	0/0

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bart Reese	4/5	1/2	0/0	47	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wade Roberson	2	14	7.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg
Arturo Horn	4	92	23.0
Daniel Myers	1	18	18.0
Marcus Hodges	1	19	19.0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dominic Hickman	2	42	21.0	0
Rickey Mathis	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Quinn Johnson	6	3	0.0	14	17
OLB Edwin Stone	4	0	1.0	17	24
S Daniel Myers	4	0	0.0	16	24
S Roderick Garrett	4	0	0.0	13	24
CB Arturo Horn	4	0	0.0	14	24
CB Torrence White	4	0	0.0	13	26
CB Wade Roberson	4	0	0.0	15	26
CB Shannon Briggs	3	0	0.0	15	16
DE Leland Perez	2	0	1.0	17	19
DT Troy Branch	2	0	0.5	10	19
OLB Emmanuel Fishman	2	1	0.0	4	11
OLB Lance Stone	2	0	0.0	5	12
DT Jonathan Gomez	2	0	0.0	18	24
DT Trey Tanner	1	0	1.0	1	5
DT Roderick Walton	1	2	0.5	21	32
ILB Randy Strong	1	2	0.0	8	19
S Bennie Clevenger	1	1	0.0	3	11
OLB Tracy Truitt	1	0	0.0	6	5
QB Kevin Jackson	1	0	---	---	---
S Teddy Baxter	0	2	0.0	11	13

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB George Tyler	7	0	0.0	11	54
S Lewis Lyons	6	0	0.0	9	43
OLB Joel Rivers	5	2	0.0	13	54
CB Nicky Burgess	4	3	0.0	7	44
CB Damon Reilly	4	1	0.0	12	43
DE Stan Chapman	3	1	1.0	10	44
S Wade Adams	3	0	0.0	9	43
S Walt Zeigafuse	3	0	0.0	2	26
CB Melvin Lafayette	2	3	0.0	9	34
DT Aaron Sutton	2	0	0.0	8	39
S Erron Lusher	2	0	0.0	12	52
DT Jim Murphy	1	0	1.0	3	17
DT Mike Bonnell	1	0	0.0	8	38
OLB Benjamin Compton	1	0	0.0	0	9
ILB Tyrone Shepherd	1	0	0.0	9	49
OLB Carlton Caldwell	1	0	0.0	1	7
DE Johnnie Negron	1	0	0.0	3	21
DE Emmitt Kaufman	0	1	0.0	5	30
ILB Thurman Dennis	0	1	0.0	4	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Leland Perez	1.0	0	1	1	19
DT Trey Tanner	1.0	0	0	0	5
OLB Edwin Stone	1.0	0	0	0	24
DT Roderick Walton	0.5	1	0	0	32
DT Troy Branch	0.5	0	0	0	19
DE Martin Corbett	0.0	0	2	0	21
S Bennie Clevenger	0.0	0	1	0	11

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Stan Chapman	1.0	0	2	0	44
DT Jim Murphy	1.0	0	0	1	17
DT Aaron Sutton	0.0	1	2	0	39
DE Johnnie Negron	0.0	1	0	0	21
DT Mike Bonnell	0.0	0	1	0	38
ILB Thurman Dennis	0.0	0	1	0	13
S Lewis Lyons	0.0	0	1	0	43
DE Vincent Terrell	0.0	0	1	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Daniel Myers	3	0	24
S Roderick Garrett	3	0	24
CB Arturo Horn	3	0	24
CB Torrence White	3	0	26
CB Wade Roberson	3	0	26
OLB Edwin Stone	2	1	24
ILB Quinn Johnson	2	0	17
OLB Emmanuel Fishman	2	0	11
OLB Lance Stone	1	0	12
S Bennie Clevenger	1	0	11
ILB Randy Strong	1	0	19
DE Martin Corbett	0	1	21

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Joel Rivers	5	1	0	54
CB George Tyler	5	1	0	54
CB Damon Reilly	5	0	0	43
S Lewis Lyons	4	0	1	43
CB Nicky Burgess	3	0	0	44
S Wade Adams	3	0	0	43
S Walt Zeigafuse	3	0	0	26
CB Melvin Lafayette	2	1	0	34
OLB Benjamin Compton	1	1	0	9
ILB Tyrone Shepherd	1	1	0	49
DT Mike Bonnell	1	0	0	38
OLB Carlton Caldwell	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Trent Walton	3	4	9	0	35
Marlon Blue	1	2	4	1	38
Heath Moore	1	1	8	0	36
Kendall Orton	0	2	12	1	53
B.J. DeVine	0	1	8	0	38
Robert Hicks	0	1	8	0	31
Amos Sanderson	0	1	10	0	40

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Norman Buckner	4	5	1	16	0	25
Herman Bouchard	2	3	0	6	0	11
Emmitt Tanner	1	2	0	18	1	33
Jose Kenderdine	1	1	0	20	2	34
Carl Murphy	1	1	0	9	0	14
Edwin Irwin	1	1	0	4	0	3
Roderick Burns	0	4	1	21	1	31
Scottie Tirman	0	1	0	20	0	33

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Bennie Clevenger	2	12
Desmond Ferguson	1	4
Phillip Shaw	0	19
Daniel Myers	0	18
Lance Stone	0	18
D.J. Spencer	0	17
Shannon Briggs	0	17
Marcus Hodges	0	13
Arturo Horn	0	13
Kim Lyle	0	13
Heath Moore	0	12
Tracy Truitt	0	9
Shawn Makredkakis	0	7
Wade Roberson	0	7
Dominic Bullock	0	6
Robert Hicks	0	6
Amos Sanderson	0	6
Omar Vilimek	0	6
Roderick Walton	0	6
Trent Walton	0	6
Leland Perez	0	4
Nathan Farley	0	4
Peter Veighey	0	4
Wade Connell	0	4
Martin Corbett	0	4
Claude Sheppard	0	4
Troy Branch	0	3
Roderick Garrett	0	3
Jonathan Gomez	0	3
Kendall Orton	0	3
Quinn Johnson	0	3
Randy Strong	0	3
Kennedy Szabo	0	2
Edwin Stone	0	2
Torrence White	0	2
Emmanuel Fishman	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Walt Zeigafuse	2	14
Tommy Chedsey	2	13
Casey Christensen	2	13
George Tyler	1	16
George Paoletti	1	7
Rickey Mathis	0	20
Dominic Hickman	0	16
Jesse Van Anden	0	15
Leonard Keener	0	13
Bart Reese	0	13
Thurman Dennis	0	12
Nicky Burgess	0	11
Kim Ogden	0	8
Carl Murphy	0	7
Edwin Irwin	0	7
Herman Bouchard	0	7
Jose Kenderdine	0	7
Benjamin Compton	0	6
Melvin Lafayette	0	6
Stan Bruce	0	5
Emmitt Kaufman	0	4
Wade Adams	0	4
Damon Reilly	0	4
Joel Rivers	0	4
Erron Lusher	0	4
Johnnie Negron	0	4
Mike Bonnell	0	3
Stan Chapman	0	3
Lewis Lyons	0	3
Tyrone Shepherd	0	3
Jim Murphy	0	2
Chester Prior	0	2
Norman Buckner	0	2
Brady Smith	0	2
Cris Hall	0	2
Aaron Sutton	0	1
Vincent Terrell	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	17	3.4
Middle	7	47	6.7
Right	1	2	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	34	4.9
Middle	7	80	11.4
Right	8	26	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kevin Jackson	40	24	0	3	5	1	5	1	1
Shannon McCadam	21	10	0	1	2	4	3	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Porter	32	24	5	1	0	2	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	7	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	75	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	34	20	220	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	17	2.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	14	12	129	9.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	46	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	115	14.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	24	6.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Stanford Morris	13	5	3	37	36
WR Darryl Horton	12	3	1	22	38
WR Peter Veighey	10	7	1	90	42
WR Marcus Hodges	8	4	1	48	24
TE Kim Lyle	7	5	0	48	24
TE Heath Moore	4	3	1	17	36
RB Ernesto Sisinni	3	3	0	32	40
WR D.J. Spencer	2	2	0	18	10
RB Phillip Shaw	1	1	0	1	10
RB Desmond Ferguson	1	1	0	6	19

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Riddick Dennis	8	5	83	1	22
WR Leonard Keener	4	3	13	0	21
WR Luke Worthy	4	2	27	0	26
WR Dominic Hickman	4	4	43	1	11
WR Tommy Chedsey	3	3	55	2	25
FB Carl Murphy	3	2	14	0	14
TE Kim Ogden	2	2	47	1	13
RB Rickey Mathis	2	2	16	0	12
RB Drew Simpson	1	1	16	0	21
RB Casey Christensen	1	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ernesto Sisinni	1	1	1.00	5.33

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Drew Simpson	3	13	4.33	4.18

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kevin Jackson	6	3	18	3.00	6.15
Shannon McCadam	4	1	6	1.50	3.48

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alex Porter	2	1	19	9.50	9.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marcus Hodges	3	0	0	0.00	6.00
WR Peter Veighey	2	0	0	0.00	9.00
RB Ernesto Sisinni	1	1	9	9.00	10.67
WR Stanford Morris	1	0	0	0.00	2.85
WR Darryl Horton	1	1	6	6.00	1.83
RB Desmond Ferguson	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
TE Kim Lyle	1	1	3	3.00	6.86

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Carl Murphy	1	0	0	0.00	4.67
WR Riddick Dennis	1	1	19	19.00	10.38

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Alex Porter	1	0
Drew Simpson	1	0
Rickey Mathis	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kevin Jackson	8	5	5
Shannon McCadam	6	3	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Porter	8	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Peter Veighey	4	4	4
WR Stanford Morris	4	2	2
WR Darryl Horton	3	0	0
WR Marcus Hodges	2	1	1
RB Ernesto Sisinni	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Riddick Dennis	3	1	1
TE Kim Ogden	1	1	1
WR Leonard Keener	1	1	0
WR Luke Worthy	1	0	0
FB Carl Murphy	1	0	0
WR Dominic Hickman	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,100 (67,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,800 (18,000)
End Zone 12,700 (12,900)
Mezzanine 7,400 (7,500)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (11,400)
Club Seats 13,800 (14,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (3,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,100 (67,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,800 (18,000)
End Zone	12,700 (12,900)
Mezzanine	7,400 (7,500)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (11,400)
Club Seats	13,800 (14,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (3,200)