2016 · Week 5
Houston Texans at Minnesota Vikings
Oct 9, 2016 · U.S. Bank Stadium · dome · sportturf
Recap
Minnesota Vikings defeated Houston Texans 31–13. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Vikings (71%). Vikings improve to 5-0; Texans fall to 3-2. Sam Bradford paced the offense with 271 passing yards and 2 TDs. Vikings out-gained the opponent 367–243 in total yards.
Team stats
| HOU | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | First downs | 21 |
| 243 | Total yards | 367 |
| 184 | Passing yards | 271 |
| 59 | Rushing yards | 96 |
| 19/42 | Comp / Att | 22/30 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Osweiler | 19/42 | 184 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Blue | 6 | 39 | 0 |
| Lamar Miller | 8 | 20 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Fiedorowicz | 4 | 8 | 61 | 0 |
| DeAndre Hopkins | 5 | 9 | 56 | 1 |
| Jaelen Strong | 5 | 9 | 39 | 0 |
| Lamar Miller | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Braxton Miller | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Ryan Griffin | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Will Fuller | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Bradford | 22/30 | 271 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Bradford | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Matt Asiata | 14 | 55 | 1 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 20 | 36 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Thielen | 7 | 8 | 127 | 1 |
| Matt Asiata | 3 | 3 | 46 | 0 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 4 | 6 | 39 | 1 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Jarius Wright | 4 | 4 | 32 | 0 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| Charles D. Johnson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Zach Line | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |