2012 · Week 16
Minnesota Vikings at Houston Texans
Dec 23, 2012 · Reliant Stadium · closed · grass
Recap
Minnesota Vikings defeated Houston Texans 23–6. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Vikings only a 21% shot beforehand. Vikings improve to 9-6; Texans fall to 12-3. Christian Ponder paced the offense with 174 passing yards and 1 TD; 48 rushing yards. Vikings out-gained the opponent 348–212 in total yards.
Team stats
| MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | First downs | 9 |
| 348 | Total yards | 212 |
| 174 | Passing yards | 178 |
| 174 | Rushing yards | 34 |
| 16/30 | Comp / Att | 18/33 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Ponder | 16/30 | 174 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Ponder | 7 | 48 | 0 |
| Adrian Peterson | 25 | 86 | 0 |
| Jarius Wright | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Toby Gerhart | 8 | 31 | 1 |
| Matt Asiata | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Jarius Wright | 5 | 9 | 53 | 0 |
| Michael Jenkins | 2 | 3 | 41 | 0 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 3 | 6 | 39 | 1 |
| Jerome Simpson | 4 | 5 | 32 | 0 |
| Toby Gerhart | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Devin Aromashodu | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Carlson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 18/32 | 178 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Yates | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Tate | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| Arian Foster | 10 | 15 | 0 |
| Justin Forsett | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| T.J. Yates | 1 | -2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Johnson | 7 | 10 | 97 | 0 |
| Owen Daniels | 3 | 7 | 27 | 0 |
| Ben Tate | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Arian Foster | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Garrett Graham | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Kevin Walter | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| DeVier Posey | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| James Casey | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |