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ATL	31
DET	18
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TEN	7
GBP	55
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OAK	6
CAR	17
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BUF	10
MIA	24
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CIN	13
PIT	10
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NEP	23
JAX	16
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IND	20
KCC	13
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NOS	34
DAL	31
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WAS	27
PHI	20
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STL	28
TBB	13
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MIN	23
HOU	6
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SDC	27
NYJ	17
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CLE	12
DEN	34
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NYG	14
BAL	33
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CHI	28
ARI	13
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SFO	13
SEA	42
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Minnesota Vikings

Houston Texans

Final Team Statistics	MIN	HOU
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS	22	11
By Rushing	11	1
By Passing	8	8
By Penalty	3	2
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY	9-18	1-11
FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY	0-1	0-0
TOTAL NET YARDS	345	187
Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing)	73	53
Avg. gain per offensive play	4.7	3.5
NET YARDS RUSHING	174	34
Total Rushing Plays	42	16
Avg. gain per rushing play	4.1	2.1
NET YARDS PASSING	171	153
Times thrown - yards lost attempting to pass	1-3	4-25
Gross yards passing	174	178
PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED	30-16-0	33-18-0
Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing)	5.5	4.1
PUNTS	4	7
Net Punting Average	41.5	43.3
TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs)	50	16
No. and Yards Punt Returns	6-50	2-16
No. and Yards Kickoff Returns	2-54	4-84
No. and Yards Interception Returns	0-0	0-0
PENALTIES No.-Yards	5-52	9-60
FUMBLES Total-Lost	1-1	3-2
TOUCHDOWNS	2	0
Rushing	1	0
Passing	1	0
EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts	2-2	0-0
FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts	3-3	2-2
SAFETIES	0	0
FINAL SCORE	23	6
TIME OF POSSESSION	34:46	25:14

Final Individual Statistics

Minnesota Vikings

Houston Texans

PASSING	ATT	CP	YDS	TD	LG	INT	SK/YD
C Ponder	30	16	174	1	32	0	1/3
Total	30	16	174	1	32	0	1/3

PASSING	ATT	CP	YDS	TD	LG	INT	SK/YD
M Schaub	32	18	178	0	19	0	3/25
T Yates	1	0	0	0	0	0	1/0
Total	33	18	178	0	19	0	4/25

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
A Peterson	25	86	3.4	0	21
C Ponder	7	48	6.9	0	29
T Gerhart	8	31	3.9	1	6
J Wright	1	8	8	0	8
M Asiata	1	1	1	0	1
Total	42	174	4.1	1	29

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
B Tate	4	17	4.3	0	13
A Foster	10	15	1.5	0	8
J Forsett	1	4	4	0	4
T Yates	1	-2	-2	0	-2
Total	16	34	2.1	0	13

RECEIVING	TGT	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
J Wright	9	5	53	10.6	0	21
M Jenkins	3	2	41	20.5	0	32
K Rudolph	6	3	39	13	1	27
J Simpson	5	4	32	8	0	17
T Gerhart	2	1	5	5	0	5
A Peterson	2	1	4	4	0	4
J Carlson	2	0	0	0	0	0
D Aromashodu	1	0	0	0	0	0
Total	30	16	174	10.9	1	32

RECEIVING	TGT	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
A Johnson	10	7	97	13.9	0	19
O Daniels	7	3	27	9	0	14
G Graham	2	2	14	7	0	12
A Foster	3	2	14	7	0	11
K Walter	3	1	12	12	0	12
D Posey	6	1	6	6	0	6
J Casey	1	1	6	6	0	6
B Tate	1	1	2	2	0	2
Total	33	18	178	9.9	0	19

FUMBLES	FUM	LOST	OWN-REC	YDS	TD
C Ponder	1	1	0	0	0
Total	1	1	0	0	0

FUMBLES	FUM	LOST	OWN-REC	YDS	TD
T Yates	2	1	1	0	0
A Foster	1	1	0	0	0
Total	3	2	1	0	0

TACKLES	TKL	AST	SACK	YDS	SFTY
H Smith	7	0	1	0	0
A Jefferson	5	0	0	0	0
A Winfield	4	0	0	0	0
C Greenway	4	1	0	0	0
F Evans	3	0	1	14	0
K Williams	3	0	0	0	0
J Brinkley	3	0	0	0	0
J Allen	2	0	2	11	0
E Henderson	2	1	0	0	0
C Cook	1	0	0	0	0
E Griffen	1	0	0	0	0
M Raymond	1	0	0	0	0
Total	36	2	4	25	0

TACKLES	TKL	AST	SACK	YDS	SFTY
G Quin	9	1	0	0	0
A Smith	5	0	0	0	0
J Joseph	5	0	0	0	0
B Reed	4	0	0	0	0
D Manning	4	1	0	0	0
T Dobbins	4	1	0	0	0
J Watt	3	0	1	3	0
B James	3	2	0	0	0
K Jackson	3	1	0	0	0
C Barwin	2	1	0	0	0
B Harris	2	1	0	0	0
D Sharpton	2	0	0	0	0
S Keo	1	0	0	0	0
E Mitchell	1	0	0	0	0
J Crick	1	0	0	0	0
B Ruud	0	1	0	0	0
W Mercilus	0	1	0	0	0
Total	49	10	1	3	0

PASS DEF	PD	INT	YDS	LG	TD
A Winfield	1	0	0	0	0
H Smith	1	0	0	0	0
A Jefferson	1	0	0	0	0
K Williams	1	0	0	0	0
E Griffen	1	0	0	0	0
Total	5	0	0	0	0

PASS DEF	PD	INT	YDS	LG	TD
K Jackson	2	0	0	0	0
B James	1	0	0	0	0
T Dobbins	1	0	0	0	0
J Joseph	1	0	0	0	0
Total	5	0	0	0	0

DEF FUMBLES	FF	FR	YDS	TD
H Smith	1	0	0	0
J Brinkley	1	0	0	0
Total	2	0	0	0

DEF FUMBLES	FF	FR	YDS	TD
J Watt	1	0	0	0
Total	1	0	0	0

PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	IN20	LG
C Kluwe	4	182	45.5	0	1	51
Total	4	182	45.5	0	1	51

PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	IN20	LG
D Jones	7	353	50.4	0	2	65
Total	7	353	50.4	0	2	65

PUNT RET	NO	FC	YDS	LG	TD
M Sherels	6	1	50	19	0
Total	6	1	50	19	0

PUNT RET	NO	FC	YDS	LG	TD
K Martin	2	1	16	11	0
Total	2	1	16	11	0

KICK RET	NO	FC	YDS	LG	TD
M Sherels	2	0	54	27	0
Total	2	0	54	27	0

KICK RET	NO	FC	YDS	LG	TD
K Martin	4	0	84	24	0
Total	4	0	84	24	0

KICKING	ATT	MADE	XP ATT	XP MADE
B Walsh	3	3	2	2
Total	3	3	2	2

KICKING	ATT	MADE	XP ATT	XP MADE
S Graham	2	2	0	0
Total	2	2	0	0

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