Week 5
Final
HOU
MIN1Q 11:29
0 - 7
A. Thielen 36-yard TD catch from S. Bradford.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 11 6 yd
after catch
1Q 06:33
0 - 14
M. Asiata 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
2Q 10:01
0 - 17
B. Walsh 19-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & Goal
2Q 09:05
0 - 24
M. Sherels 79-yard TD punt return.
Touchdown
Made XP
4th & 9
2Q 05:46
3 - 24
N. Novak 38-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 6
2Q 01:41
6 - 24
N. Novak 30-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 10
4Q 14:14
6 - 31
C. Patterson 9-yard TD catch from S. Bradford.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal
4Q 03:48
13 - 31
D. Hopkins 1-yard TD catch from B. Osweiler.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
Top Performers
Pass Yds
271
Bradford
MIN
Rush Yds
55
Asiata
MIN
Rec Yds
127
Thielen
MIN
Scrim TD
1
Hopkins
HOU
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2016 AFC South
HOU MIN
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Bears Game Summary
The Minnesota Vikings dominated the Houston Texans, 31 to 13, on October 9, 2016.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Osweiler #17 | 19/42 | 184 | 4.4 | 1 | 1 | 4-29 | 56.1 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Bradford #8 | 22/30 | 271 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 2-16 | 123.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Blue #28 | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 0 | 13 |
L. Miller #26 | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Asiata #44 | 14 | 55 | 3.9 | 1 | 8 |
J. McKinnon #21 | 20 | 36 | 1.8 | 0 | 8 |
C. Patterson #84 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
S. Bradford #8 | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C.J. Fiedorowicz #87 | 4/8 | 61 | 15.3 | 0 | 22 |
D. Hopkins #8 | 5/9 | 56 | 11.2 | 1 | 25 |
J. Strong #11 | 5/9 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 | 16 |
B. Miller #13 | 1/1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
R. Griffin #84 | 2/6 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 |
L. Miller #26 | 1/3 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
W. Fuller #15 | 1/6 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Thielen #19 | 7/8 | 127 | 18.1 | 1 | 36 |
M. Asiata #44 | 3/3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 23 |
C. Patterson #84 | 4/6 | 39 | 9.8 | 1 | 15 |
J. Wright #17 | 4/4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 |
K. Rudolph #82 | 2/4 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 14 |
J. McKinnon #21 | 1/3 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
C. Johnson #12 | 1/1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
Z. Line #42 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
B. Osweiler #17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
L. Miller #26 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. McKinney #55 | 10-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Clowney #7 | 8-7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. James #31 | 7-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Simon #55 | 5-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Covington #95 | 5-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Johnson #30 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Cushing #56 | 5-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Joseph #24 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K.J. Dillon #36 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Mercilus #59 | 3-2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Scarlett #57 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A.J. Bouye #21 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Wilfork #75 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Moore #43 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Q. Demps #27 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Pleasant #35 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Smith #94 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Bullough #53 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Heath #93 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DJ Reader #98 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Ervin #21 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Dent #52 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Griffin #84 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Munnerlyn #41 | 6-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Sendejo #34 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
H. Smith #22 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Kendricks #50 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Joseph #93 | 4-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Hunter #55 | 3-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Johnson #96 | 2-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Lamur #59 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
X. Rhodes #29 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Robison #96 | 2-2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
A. Barr #54 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Stephen #93 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Greenway #52 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Griffen #97 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Patterson #84 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Waynes #26 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Cole #57 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Novak #9 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 7 | 38 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Walsh #3 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 7 | 19 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Lechler #9 | 5 | 257 | 51.4 | 57 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Locke #18 | 5 | 231 | 46.2 | 55 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Ervin #21 | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | 0 |
B. Miller #13 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Patterson #84 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Sherels #35 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Johnson #12 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Ervin #21 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 |
W. Fuller #15 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Sherels #35 | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 79 | 1 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Osweiler #17 | 19/42 | 184 | 4.4 | 1 | 1 | 4-29 | 56.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Blue #28 | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 0 | 13 |
L. Miller #26 | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C.J. Fiedorowicz #87 | 4/8 | 61 | 15.3 | 0 | 22 |
D. Hopkins #8 | 5/9 | 56 | 11.2 | 1 | 25 |
J. Strong #11 | 5/9 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 | 16 |
B. Miller #13 | 1/1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
R. Griffin #84 | 2/6 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 |
L. Miller #26 | 1/3 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
W. Fuller #15 | 1/6 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
B. Osweiler #17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
L. Miller #26 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. McKinney #55 | 10-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Clowney #7 | 8-7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. James #31 | 7-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Simon #55 | 5-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Covington #95 | 5-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Johnson #30 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Cushing #56 | 5-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Joseph #24 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K.J. Dillon #36 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Mercilus #59 | 3-2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Scarlett #57 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A.J. Bouye #21 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Wilfork #75 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Moore #43 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Q. Demps #27 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Pleasant #35 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Smith #94 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Bullough #53 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Heath #93 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DJ Reader #98 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Ervin #21 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Dent #52 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Griffin #84 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Novak #9 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 7 | 38 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Lechler #9 | 5 | 257 | 51.4 | 57 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Ervin #21 | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | 0 |
B. Miller #13 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Ervin #21 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 |
W. Fuller #15 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Bradford #8 | 22/30 | 271 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 2-16 | 123.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Asiata #44 | 14 | 55 | 3.9 | 1 | 8 |
J. McKinnon #21 | 20 | 36 | 1.8 | 0 | 8 |
C. Patterson #84 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
S. Bradford #8 | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Thielen #19 | 7/8 | 127 | 18.1 | 1 | 36 |
M. Asiata #44 | 3/3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 23 |
C. Patterson #84 | 4/6 | 39 | 9.8 | 1 | 15 |
J. Wright #17 | 4/4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 |
K. Rudolph #82 | 2/4 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 14 |
J. McKinnon #21 | 1/3 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
C. Johnson #12 | 1/1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
Z. Line #42 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Munnerlyn #41 | 6-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Sendejo #34 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
H. Smith #22 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Kendricks #50 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Joseph #93 | 4-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Hunter #55 | 3-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Johnson #96 | 2-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Lamur #59 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
X. Rhodes #29 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Robison #96 | 2-2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
A. Barr #54 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Stephen #93 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Greenway #52 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Griffen #97 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Patterson #84 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Waynes #26 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Cole #57 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Walsh #3 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 7 | 19 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Locke #18 | 5 | 231 | 46.2 | 55 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Patterson #84 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Sherels #35 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Johnson #12 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Sherels #35 | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 79 | 1 |
Touchdown
8 plays,
79 yd,
03:370-7
Punt
3 plays,
3 yd,
01:030-7
Touchdown
8 plays,
50 yd,
03:520-14
Punt
3 plays,
5 yd,
01:270-14
Punt
3 plays,
-2 yd,
02:190-14
Missed FG
4 plays,
5 yd,
01:250-14
Field Goal
15 plays,
58 yd,
06:190-17
Punt
3 plays,
1 yd,
01:120-24
Field Goal
8 plays,
16 yd,
03:043-24
Punt
3 plays,
-6 yd,
02:013-24
Field Goal
10 plays,
37 yd,
02:046-24
End of Half
2 plays,
8 yd,
01:376-24
Punt
3 plays,
4 yd,
01:156-24
Punt
4 plays,
37 yd,
03:106-24
Interception
3 plays,
1 yd,
00:506-24
Punt
5 plays,
13 yd,
02:246-24
Downs
9 plays,
56 yd,
03:306-24
Touchdown
9 plays,
65 yd,
04:426-31
Punt
5 plays,
11 yd,
02:136-31
Punt
6 plays,
25 yd,
03:416-31
Touchdown
12 plays,
75 yd,
04:2913-31
End of Game
7 plays,
24 yd,
03:4613-31
214
Total Yds
351
155
Pass Yds
255
59
Rush Yds
96
11
Total Drives
11
60
Total Plays
69
3.6
Yards Per Play
5.1
3.4
Yards Per Pass
8
4.2
Yards Per Rush
2.6
22:32
Possession
37:28
0
Biggest Lead
25
16
1st Downs
22
8
Passing 1st Downs
13
4
Rushing 1st Downs
8
4
1st Downs from Penalties
1
1/13
3rd Down
7/14
0/1
4th Down
0/0
5
Punts
5
1
Turnovers
0
1
Interceptions Thrown
0
0
Fumbles Lost
0
4
Penalties
9
2.0
Sacks
4.0
7
Tackles For Loss
4
0
D/ST TD
1
