| Played in Minnesota, MN, weather: 68 degrees, fair, calm. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Shawn Makredkakis kicked off 69 yards from the HOU30. Dominic Hickman returned the ball 20 yards to the MIN21. Tackled by Bennie Clevenger. |
| 1-10-MIN21 (1Q: 14:31) Alex Porter pass completed to WR Riddick Dennis for 13 yards. Tackled by S Roderick Garrett. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (1Q: 14:05) Alex Porter sacked by OLB Edwin Stone for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Roderick Burns. |
| 2-15-MIN29 (1Q: 13:33) Alex Porter pass completed to WR Leonard Keener for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Edwin Stone, assisted by S Bennie Clevenger. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-MIN33 (1Q: 12:57) Alex Porter scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Shannon Briggs. |
| 4-8-MIN36 (1Q: 12:24) Brady Smith punted 40 yards. Wade Roberson called for a fair catch at the HOU24. PENALTY: Houston was called for Roughing the Kicker. |
| 1-10-HOU49 (1Q: 12:17) Alex Porter pass completed to TE Kim Ogden for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Emmanuel Fishman. Ogden gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-4-HOU43 (1Q: 11:35) Drew Simpson ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Tracy Truitt. Key block delivered by Herman Bouchard. |
| 1-10-HOU34 (1Q: 11:00) Alex Porter pass completed to WR Leonard Keener for 8 yards. Tackled by S Bennie Clevenger, assisted by ILB Quinn Johnson. |
| 2-2-HOU26 (1Q: 10:26) Alex Porter sacked by DT Trey Tanner for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Jose Kenderdine. Houston's Trey Tanner was hurt on the play. |
| 3-7-HOU31 (1Q: 09:55) Alex Porter pass completed to WR Leonard Keener for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Quinn Johnson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-HOU30 (1Q: 09:29) Bart Reese attempted a 47 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 3, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 09:22) Bart Reese kicked off 61 yards from the MIN30. Arturo Horn returned the ball 20 yards to the HOU29. Tackled by Tommy Chedsey. PENALTY: Houston was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-HOU09 (1Q: 09:02) Ernesto Sisinni ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Stan Chapman. Key block delivered by Trent Walton. |
| 2-4-HOU15 (1Q: 08:24) Kevin Jackson sacked by DE Stan Chapman for a loss of 16 yards. Sack allowed by Kendall Orton. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Joel Rivers in the end zone for a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 9, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 08:24) Extra point by Bart Reese was good. Minnesota 10, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 08:13) Bart Reese kicked off 73 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (1Q: 08:13) Kevin Jackson pass completed to WR Darryl Horton for 7 yards. Tackled by S Wade Adams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-3-HOU27 (1Q: 07:37) Kevin Jackson pass completed to WR Peter Veighey for 14 yards. Tackled by S Walt Zeigafuse. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU41 (1Q: 06:57) Kevin Jackson pass completed to RB Phillip Shaw for 1 yard. Tackled by S Lewis Lyons. |
| 2-9-HOU42 (1Q: 06:19) Kevin Jackson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marcus Hodges. ILB Tyrone Shepherd defended the pass. |
| 3-9-HOU42 (1Q: 06:13) Kevin Jackson pass completed to WR Peter Veighey for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Benjamin Compton, assisted by CB Melvin Lafayette. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (1Q: 05:34) Kevin Jackson pass completed to RB Ernesto Sisinni for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Melvin Lafayette. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Sisinni gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (1Q: 04:53) Ernesto Sisinni ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Erron Lusher, assisted by DE Emmitt Kaufman. |
| 2-8-MIN25 (1Q: 04:23) Kevin Jackson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darryl Horton. DT Aaron Sutton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-8-MIN25 (1Q: 04:13) Kevin Jackson sacked by DT Jim Murphy for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Marlon Blue. |
| 4-14-MIN31 (1Q: 03:46) Shawn Makredkakis attempted a 48 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (1Q: 03:40) Alex Porter pass completed to WR Luke Worthy for 11 yards. Tackled by S Daniel Myers. Worthy gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (1Q: 03:11) Alex Porter pass completed to RB Rickey Mathis for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Torrence White, assisted by S Teddy Baxter. Minnesota's Scottie Tirman was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-7-HOU48 (1Q: 02:41) Drew Simpson ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Roderick Walton. |
| 3-5-HOU46 (1Q: 01:57) Alex Porter pass completed to TE Kim Ogden for 41 yards. Tackled by CB Wade Roberson. Ogden gained 25 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-5-HOU05 (1Q: 01:21) Drew Simpson ran around right end for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Norman Buckner. Minnesota 16, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 01:21) Extra point by Bart Reese was good. Minnesota 17, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 01:13) Bart Reese kicked off 54 yards from the MIN30. Arturo Horn returned the ball 21 yards to the HOU37. Tackled by Walt Zeigafuse. |
| 1-10-HOU37 (1Q: 00:42) Kevin Jackson pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Darryl Horton. |
| 2-10-HOU37 (1Q: 00:37) Kevin Jackson pass completed to TE Kim Lyle for 17 yards. Tackled by S Wade Adams. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (2Q: 15:00) Ernesto Sisinni ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Aaron Sutton. |
| 2-11-MIN47 (2Q: 14:23) Kevin Jackson pass completed to WR Marcus Hodges for 6 yards. Tackled by S Wade Adams. |
| 3-5-MIN41 (2Q: 13:50) Kevin Jackson pass completed to WR Peter Veighey for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Carlton Caldwell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Veighey gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (2Q: 13:17) Desmond Ferguson ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Stan Chapman. |
| 2-8-MIN25 (2Q: 12:46) Desmond Ferguson ran a trap outside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Bonnell, assisted by DE Stan Chapman. |
| 3-10-MIN27 (2Q: 12:21) Kevin Jackson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stanford Morris. DE Stan Chapman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-MIN27 (2Q: 12:12) but not long Makredkakis attempted a 44 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (2Q: 12:05) Alex Porter pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Riddick Dennis. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN34 (2Q: 11:53) Alex Porter pass completed to RB Rickey Mathis for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Arturo Horn. Mathis gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (2Q: 11:26) Alex Porter pass completed to WR Luke Worthy for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Edwin Stone. Worthy gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU37 (2Q: 10:55) Alex Porter pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Luke Worthy. DT Roderick Walton blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU37 (2Q: 10:48) Drew Simpson ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Troy Branch. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-HOU47 (2Q: 10:38) Alex Porter pass completed to WR Dominic Hickman for 24 yards. Tackled by CB Arturo Horn. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hickman gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU23 (2Q: 10:05) Rickey Mathis ran a draw inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Roderick Walton. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-HOU33 (2Q: 09:56) Alex Porter pass completed to WR Riddick Dennis for 5 yards. Tackled by S Daniel Myers. Dennis gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-30-HOU43 (2Q: 09:46) Alex Porter scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Shannon Briggs and assisted by ILB Quinn Johnson. |
| 2-26-HOU39 (2Q: 09:17) Alex Porter scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Quinn Johnson. |
| 3-18-HOU31 (2Q: 08:47) Alex Porter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Luke Worthy. DE Leland Perez simply tossed Roderick Burns aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-18-HOU31 (2Q: 08:37) Bart Reese attempted a 48 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-HOU38 (2Q: 08:30) Kevin Jackson pass completed to WR Stanford Morris for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Damon Reilly. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-10-HOU38 (2Q: 08:08) Kevin Jackson pass completed to TE Heath Moore for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Nicky Burgess. |
| 3-7-HOU41 (2Q: 07:50) Kevin Jackson pass completed to WR Stanford Morris for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Damon Reilly. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Morris gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU49 (2Q: 07:34) Kevin Jackson pass was dropped by WR Stanford Morris. |
| 2-10-HOU49 (2Q: 07:28) Kevin Jackson pass completed to TE Heath Moore for 10 yards. Tackled by S Lewis Lyons, assisted by OLB Joel Rivers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (2Q: 07:10) Kevin Jackson pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Kim Lyle. S Lewis Lyons hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN41 (2Q: 07:01) Kevin Jackson pass completed to WR Marcus Hodges for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Joel Rivers, assisted by CB Damon Reilly. Hodges gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN23 (2Q: 06:42) Kevin Jackson pass completed to WR Stanford Morris for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Nicky Burgess, assisted by OLB Joel Rivers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-9-MIN09 (2Q: 06:20) Kevin Jackson pass completed to TE Kim Lyle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Tyrone Shepherd, assisted by CB Nicky Burgess. |
| 2-6-MIN06 (2Q: 06:04) Kevin Jackson pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Marcus Hodges. |
| 3-6-MIN06 (2Q: 05:59) Kevin Jackson pass was dropped by WR Marcus Hodges. |
| 4-6-MIN06 (2Q: 05:52) Shawn Makredkakis attempted a 23 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 17, Houston 3 |
| (2Q: 05:45) Shawn Makredkakis kicked off 63 yards from the HOU30. Dominic Hickman returned the ball 22 yards to the MIN29. Tackled by Bennie Clevenger. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (2Q: 05:28) Alex Porter pass completed to WR Tommy Chedsey for 27 yards. Tackled by CB Wade Roberson. Chedsey gained 26 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU44 (2Q: 04:42) Alex Porter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Leonard Keener. S Bennie Clevenger hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU44 (2Q: 04:29) Alex Porter pass completed to WR Riddick Dennis for 25 yards. Tackled by CB Arturo Horn. Dennis gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU19 (2Q: 04:11) Alex Porter pass completed to WR Riddick Dennis for 19 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Dennis gained 16 yards after the catch. Minnesota 23, Houston 3 |
| (2Q: 04:11) Extra point by Bart Reese was good. Minnesota 24, Houston 3 |
| (2Q: 04:04) Bart Reese kicked off 58 yards from the MIN30. Arturo Horn returned the ball 20 yards to the HOU32. Tackled by Casey Christensen. |
| 1-10-HOU32 (2Q: 03:45) Ernesto Sisinni ran inside the right tackle for 20 yards. Tackled by CB George Tyler. Key block delivered by Marlon Blue. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (2Q: 03:26) Kevin Jackson pass was dropped by TE Heath Moore. |
| 2-10-MIN48 (2Q: 03:21) Kevin Jackson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darryl Horton. DE Stan Chapman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-MIN48 (2Q: 03:11) Kevin Jackson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darryl Horton. DE Vincent Terrell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-MIN48 (2Q: 03:04) Kennedy Szabo punted 48 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 02:58) Alex Porter pass completed to FB Carl Murphy for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Gem Stone, assisted by OLB Emmanuel Fishman. Murphy gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-MIN25 (2Q: 02:31) Rickey Mathis ran inside the right tackle for 50 yards. Tackled by CB Arturo Horn. Key block delivered by Norman Buckner. Buckner ran over Wade Roberson to set up the play. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-HOU25 (2Q: 02:00) Alex Porter sacked by DT Troy Branch and DT Roderick Walton for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Jose Kenderdine. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Emmitt Tanner on the HOU33. |
| 2-18-HOU33 (2Q: 01:44) Alex Porter scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Shannon Briggs. |
| 3-15-HOU30 (2Q: 01:22) Alex Porter pass completed to WR Dominic Hickman for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Randy Strong. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-HOU20 (2Q: 00:55) Bart Reese attempted a 37 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 27, Houston 3 |
| (2Q: 00:48) Bart Reese kicked off 60 yards from the MIN30. Marcus Hodges returned the ball 19 yards to the HOU29. Tackled by Casey Christensen. |
| 1-10-HOU29 (2Q: 00:39) Kevin Jackson pass was dropped by WR Stanford Morris. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-HOU29 (2Q: 00:32) Kevin Jackson kept the ball, running inside the right guard for 12 yards. Tackled by S Erron Lusher. Key block delivered by Trent Walton. |
| 1-10-HOU41 (2Q: 00:11) Kevin Jackson pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Stanford Morris. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-HOU41 (2Q: 00:05) Kevin Jackson pass completed to TE Kim Lyle for 9 yards. Tackled by CB George Tyler. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Bart Reese kicked off 55 yards from the MIN30. Arturo Horn returned the ball 23 yards to the HOU38. Tackled by Walt Zeigafuse. |
| 1-10-HOU38 (3Q: 14:39) Kevin Jackson pass completed to WR Peter Veighey for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Melvin Lafayette. Veighey gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (3Q: 13:56) Desmond Ferguson ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Johnnie Negron. Key block delivered by Heath Moore. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (3Q: 13:10) Kevin Jackson pass completed to TE Kim Lyle for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Walt Zeigafuse. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (3Q: 12:40) Kevin Jackson scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Nicky Burgess. |
| 2-6-MIN23 (3Q: 12:08) Desmond Ferguson ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Aaron Sutton. Key block delivered by Trent Walton. |
| 1-10-MIN16 (3Q: 11:41) Ernesto Sisinni ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Lewis Lyons. |
| 2-9-MIN15 (3Q: 10:55) Kevin Jackson pass completed to RB Desmond Ferguson for 6 yards. Tackled by CB George Tyler. Ferguson gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 3-3-MIN09 (3Q: 10:10) Kevin Jackson pass completed to RB Ernesto Sisinni for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Sisinni gained 1 yard after the catch. Minnesota 27, Houston 9 |
| (3Q: 10:10) Kevin Jackson passed to Ernesto Sisinni for the successful two-point conversion. Minnesota 27, Houston 11 |
| (3Q: 10:01) Shawn Makredkakis kicked off 65 yards from the HOU30. Rickey Mathis returned the ball 17 yards to the MIN22. Tackled by Desmond Ferguson. |
| 1-10-MIN22 (3Q: 09:42) Alex Porter pass completed to WR Dominic Hickman for 8 yards. Tackled by S Roderick Garrett. Hickman gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-MIN30 (3Q: 08:57) Alex Porter sacked by DE Leland Perez for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Emmitt Tanner. |
| 3-8-MIN24 (3Q: 08:09) Alex Porter pass completed to WR Riddick Dennis for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Torrence White. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Alex Porter on the MIN33. Houston's Bennie Clevenger was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (3Q: 07:23) Alex Porter pass completed to RB Drew Simpson for 16 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Daniel Myers, assisted by ILB Randy Strong. Simpson gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (3Q: 06:39) Alex Porter pass completed to WR Riddick Dennis for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Torrence White. Dennis gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU34 (3Q: 06:16) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-HOU39 (3Q: 06:10) Alex Porter pass completed to WR Tommy Chedsey for 28 yards. Tackled by ILB Quinn Johnson. Chedsey gained 28 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU11 (3Q: 05:40) Drew Simpson ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Jonathan Gomez. Key block delivered by Jose Kenderdine. |
| 2-5-HOU06 (3Q: 05:12) Drew Simpson ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Roderick Garrett, assisted by ILB Quinn Johnson. |
| 3-2-HOU03 (3Q: 04:45) Alex Porter pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Carl Murphy. DE Martin Corbett defended the pass. |
| 4-2-HOU03 (3Q: 04:38) Bart Reese attempted a 20 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 30, Houston 11 |
| (3Q: 04:30) Bart Reese kicked off 62 yards from the MIN30. Arturo Horn returned the ball 28 yards to the HOU36. Tackled by Tommy Chedsey. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (3Q: 04:03) Kevin Jackson pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Darryl Horton. DT Aaron Sutton blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU36 (3Q: 03:58) Kevin Jackson pass was dropped by WR Darryl Horton. |
| 3-10-HOU36 (3Q: 03:52) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 3-15-HOU31 (3Q: 03:42) Kevin Jackson pass completed to WR Marcus Hodges for 17 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Bonnell, assisted by S Erron Lusher. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hodges gained 3 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (3Q: 03:35) Kevin Jackson pass completed to WR D.J. Spencer for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Damon Reilly. Spencer gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-3-MIN30 (3Q: 02:50) Kevin Jackson pass completed to WR D.J. Spencer for 11 yards. Tackled by CB George Tyler. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Spencer gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN19 (3Q: 02:22) Kevin Jackson pass was intended for WR Marcus Hodges and was intercepted by S Lewis Lyons in the end zone. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 02:13) Rickey Mathis ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Daniel Myers. |
| 2-10-MIN20 (3Q: 01:47) Drew Simpson ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Quinn Johnson. |
| 3-9-MIN21 (3Q: 01:09) Alex Porter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Riddick Dennis. OLB Edwin Stone defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Ineligible Receiver Downfield. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-9-MIN21 (3Q: 01:03) Brady Smith punted 56 yards. Wade Roberson returned the kick 8 yards to the HOU31. Tackled by Tommy Chedsey. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (3Q: 00:53) Kevin Jackson pass completed to WR Peter Veighey for 16 yards. Tackled by S Lewis Lyons, assisted by ILB Thurman Dennis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Veighey gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU47 (3Q: 00:15) Shannon McCadam pass completed to WR Marcus Hodges for 7 yards. Tackled by CB George Tyler. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-3-MIN46 (4Q: 15:00) Shannon McCadam pass was dropped by WR Stanford Morris. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-3-MIN46 (4Q: 14:51) Shannon McCadam pass completed to WR Peter Veighey for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Joel Rivers, assisted by CB Melvin Lafayette. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (4Q: 14:27) Shannon McCadam pass completed to WR Darryl Horton for 9 yards. Tackled by S Walt Zeigafuse. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-1-MIN31 (4Q: 13:54) Shannon McCadam pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darryl Horton. OLB Benjamin Compton defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-1-MIN31 (4Q: 13:45) Shannon McCadam pass completed to WR Peter Veighey for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Joel Rivers. |
| 1-10-MIN23 (4Q: 12:59) Ernesto Sisinni ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by CB George Tyler. |
| 2-6-MIN19 (4Q: 12:28) Shannon McCadam scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Jim Murphy. PENALTY: Houston was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 2-11-MIN24 (4Q: 12:16) Shannon McCadam pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Stanford Morris. DE Johnnie Negron blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-11-MIN24 (4Q: 12:08) Shannon McCadam pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darryl Horton. OLB Joel Rivers defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-11-MIN24 (4Q: 12:02) Shawn Makredkakis attempted a 41 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. The holder did not do a very good job of getting the ball down in time. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (4Q: 11:54) Alex Porter pass completed to WR Dominic Hickman for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Roderick Garrett. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-9-MIN32 (4Q: 11:14) Alex Porter pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Casey Christensen. DE Martin Corbett hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-MIN32 (4Q: 11:08) Alex Porter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Riddick Dennis. DE Martin Corbett hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-MIN32 (4Q: 11:04) Brady Smith punted 51 yards. Wade Roberson returned the kick 6 yards to the HOU23. Tackled by George Paoletti. |
| 1-10-HOU23 (4Q: 10:57) Shannon McCadam pass completed to WR Stanford Morris for 4 yards. Tackled by CB George Tyler. |
| 2-6-HOU27 (4Q: 10:23) Shannon McCadam kept the ball, running around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Lewis Lyons, assisted by CB Nicky Burgess. |
| 3-5-HOU28 (4Q: 09:52) Shannon McCadam pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darryl Horton. CB George Tyler defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-5-HOU28 (4Q: 09:43) Kennedy Szabo punted 48 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN24. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (4Q: 09:35) Alex Porter pass completed to FB Carl Murphy for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Emmanuel Fishman. Murphy gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-MIN33 (4Q: 09:02) Rickey Mathis ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Quinn Johnson, assisted by DT Roderick Walton. Key block delivered by Herman Bouchard. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (4Q: 08:34) Rickey Mathis ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Torrence White. Key block delivered by Edwin Irwin. |
| 2-2-MIN42 (4Q: 08:00) Drew Simpson ran a trap outside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Daniel Myers. Key block delivered by Emmitt Tanner. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (4Q: 07:22) Drew Simpson ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Wade Roberson. Key block delivered by Norman Buckner. |
| 2-1-HOU44 (4Q: 06:34) Drew Simpson ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Quinn Johnson, assisted by S Teddy Baxter. Key block delivered by Carl Murphy. |
| 1-10-HOU41 (4Q: 05:47) Rickey Mathis ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Edwin Stone. |
| 2-8-HOU39 (4Q: 05:00) Alex Porter pass completed to WR Tommy Chedsey for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Wade Roberson. |
| 3-8-HOU39 (4Q: 04:15) Rickey Mathis ran around right end for 13 yards. Tackled by DT Jonathan Gomez. Key block delivered by Norman Buckner. |
| 1-10-HOU26 (4Q: 03:27) Rickey Mathis ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Gem Stone. |
| 2-8-HOU24 (4Q: 02:42) Drew Simpson ran around right end for -6 yards. Tackled by DT Troy Branch. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 3-14-HOU30 (4Q: 02:35) Drew Simpson ran inside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Leland Perez, assisted by ILB Randy Strong. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 4-4-HOU20 (4Q: 02:27) Bart Reese attempted a 37 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 33, Houston 11 |
| (4Q: 02:20) Bart Reese kicked off 57 yards from the MIN30. Daniel Myers returned the ball 18 yards to the HOU31. Tackled by George Tyler. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (4Q: 02:11) Shannon McCadam pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stanford Morris. DT Mike Bonnell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-HOU46 (4Q: 02:03) Shannon McCadam pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Peter Veighey. CB Melvin Lafayette defended the pass. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-10-HOU46 (4Q: 01:57) Shannon McCadam pass completed to RB Ernesto Sisinni for 10 yards. Tackled by S Lewis Lyons. Sisinni gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (4Q: 01:37) Shannon McCadam pass completed to TE Kim Lyle for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Joel Rivers, assisted by CB Nicky Burgess. |
| 2-2-MIN36 (4Q: 01:16) Shannon McCadam pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Kim Lyle. |
| 3-2-MIN36 (4Q: 01:07) Shannon McCadam pass completed to WR Stanford Morris for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Nicky Burgess, assisted by CB Melvin Lafayette. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (4Q: 00:50) Shannon McCadam pass completed to TE Heath Moore for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Joel Rivers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-6-MIN21 (4Q: 00:34) Shannon McCadam pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Marcus Hodges. DT Mike Bonnell blocked the pass. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-MIN16 (4Q: 00:28) Shannon McCadam pass was dropped by WR Peter Veighey. |
| 2-10-MIN16 (4Q: 00:21) Shannon McCadam pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Peter Veighey. DT Aaron Sutton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-MIN16 (4Q: 00:16) Shannon McCadam pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stanford Morris. ILB Thurman Dennis hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-8-MIN08 (4Q: 00:09) Shannon McCadam pass completed to WR Darryl Horton for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Damon Reilly. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 33, Houston Texans 11 |