Week 16
Final
MIN
HOU1Q 10:55
0 - 3
S. Graham 51-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 10
1Q 06:24
7 - 3
K. Rudolph 3-yard TD catch from C. Ponder.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal 2 yd
after catch
2Q 08:20
10 - 3
B. Walsh 56-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 12
2Q 00:41
13 - 3
B. Walsh 41-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 10
3Q 11:35
16 - 3
B. Walsh 39-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 9
3Q 00:30
16 - 6
S. Graham 33-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & Goal
4Q 04:49
23 - 6
T. Gerhart 3-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal 3 yd
after contact
Top Performers
Pass Yds
178
Schaub
HOU
Rush Yds
86
Peterson
MIN
Rec Yds
97
Johnson
HOU
Scrim TD
1
Rudolph
MIN
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2012 NFC North
MIN HOU
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Jaguars Game Summary
The Houston Texans were easily defeated by the Minnesota Vikings, 23 to 6, on December 23, 2012.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Ponder #7 | 16/30 | 174 | 5.8 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 81.8 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Schaub #8 | 18/32 | 178 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 3-25 | 72.1 |
T.J. Yates #2 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Peterson #28 | 25 | 86 | 3.4 | 0 | 21 |
C. Ponder #7 | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 0 | 29 |
T. Gerhart #32 | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 1 | 6 |
J. Wright #17 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
M. Asiata #44 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Tate #44 | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 13 |
A. Foster #23 | 10 | 15 | 1.5 | 0 | 8 |
J. Forsett #20 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
T.J. Yates #2 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Wright #17 | 5/9 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | 21 |
M. Jenkins #12 | 2/3 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 32 |
K. Rudolph #82 | 3/6 | 39 | 13.0 | 1 | 27 |
J. Simpson #89 | 4/5 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | 17 |
T. Gerhart #32 | 1/2 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
A. Peterson #28 | 1/2 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
J. Carlson #89 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Aromashodu #19 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Johnson #80 | 7/10 | 97 | 13.9 | 0 | 19 |
O. Daniels #81 | 3/7 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 |
A. Foster #23 | 2/3 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 11 |
G. Graham #88 | 2/2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 12 |
K. Walter #83 | 1/3 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
D. Posey #11 | 1/6 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
J. Casey #86 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
B. Tate #44 | 1/1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
C. Ponder #7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
A.J. Jefferson #24 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
E. Griffen #97 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
T.J. Yates #2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
A. Foster #23 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
B. James #56 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Smith #22 | 7-7 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
A.J. Jefferson #24 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Greenway #52 | 5-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Winfield #26 | 4-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Brinkley #54 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
K. Williams #93 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Evans #90 | 3-3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Henderson #50 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Allen #69 | 2-2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Asiata #44 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Loadholt #71 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. McKenzie #58 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Raymond #41 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Blanton #36 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Sherels #35 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Cook #20 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Dean #51 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Ellison #85 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Griffen #97 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Quin #27 | 10-9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. James #56 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Joseph #24 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Manning #38 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Smith #94 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Dobbins #51 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Reed #50 | 4-4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Jackson #27 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Barwin #98 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J.J. Watt #99 | 3-3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
B. Harris #26 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Nading #57 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Sharpton #51 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Braman #50 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Carmichael #21 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Keo #31 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Mercilus #59 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Mitchell #92 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Newton #72 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Pleasant #35 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Posey #11 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Ruud #51 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Casey #86 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Crick #93 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Graham #88 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Walsh #3 | 3/3 | 2/2 | 11 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Graham #17 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Kluwe #5 | 4 | 182 | 45.5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Jones #8 | 7 | 353 | 50.4 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Sherels #35 | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Martin #82 | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Sherels #35 | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Martin #82 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Ponder #7 | 16/30 | 174 | 5.8 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 81.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Peterson #28 | 25 | 86 | 3.4 | 0 | 21 |
C. Ponder #7 | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 0 | 29 |
T. Gerhart #32 | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 1 | 6 |
J. Wright #17 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
M. Asiata #44 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Wright #17 | 5/9 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | 21 |
M. Jenkins #12 | 2/3 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 32 |
K. Rudolph #82 | 3/6 | 39 | 13.0 | 1 | 27 |
J. Simpson #89 | 4/5 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | 17 |
T. Gerhart #32 | 1/2 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
A. Peterson #28 | 1/2 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
J. Carlson #89 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Aromashodu #19 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
C. Ponder #7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
A.J. Jefferson #24 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
E. Griffen #97 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Smith #22 | 7-7 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
A.J. Jefferson #24 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Greenway #52 | 5-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Winfield #26 | 4-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Brinkley #54 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
K. Williams #93 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Evans #90 | 3-3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Henderson #50 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Allen #69 | 2-2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Asiata #44 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Loadholt #71 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. McKenzie #58 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Raymond #41 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Blanton #36 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Sherels #35 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Cook #20 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Dean #51 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Ellison #85 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Griffen #97 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Walsh #3 | 3/3 | 2/2 | 11 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Kluwe #5 | 4 | 182 | 45.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Sherels #35 | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Sherels #35 | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Schaub #8 | 18/32 | 178 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 3-25 | 72.1 |
T.J. Yates #2 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Tate #44 | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 13 |
A. Foster #23 | 10 | 15 | 1.5 | 0 | 8 |
J. Forsett #20 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
T.J. Yates #2 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Johnson #80 | 7/10 | 97 | 13.9 | 0 | 19 |
O. Daniels #81 | 3/7 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 |
A. Foster #23 | 2/3 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 11 |
G. Graham #88 | 2/2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 12 |
K. Walter #83 | 1/3 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
D. Posey #11 | 1/6 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
J. Casey #86 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
B. Tate #44 | 1/1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
T.J. Yates #2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
A. Foster #23 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
B. James #56 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Quin #27 | 10-9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. James #56 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Joseph #24 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Manning #38 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Smith #94 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Dobbins #51 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Reed #50 | 4-4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Jackson #27 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Barwin #98 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J.J. Watt #99 | 3-3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
B. Harris #26 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Nading #57 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Sharpton #51 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Braman #50 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Carmichael #21 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Keo #31 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Mercilus #59 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Mitchell #92 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Newton #72 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Pleasant #35 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Posey #11 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Ruud #51 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Casey #86 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Crick #93 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Graham #88 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Graham #17 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Jones #8 | 7 | 353 | 50.4 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Martin #82 | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Martin #82 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
Field Goal
9 plays,
34 yd,
04:100-3
Touchdown
8 plays,
83 yd,
04:317-3
Punt
3 plays,
4 yd,
01:357-3
Punt
5 plays,
16 yd,
02:237-3
Fumble
7 plays,
49 yd,
03:457-3
Field Goal
12 plays,
41 yd,
05:2110-3
Punt
4 plays,
28 yd,
02:1310-3
Punt
6 plays,
29 yd,
03:3210-3
Punt
3 plays,
-8 yd,
00:5110-3
Field Goal
5 plays,
21 yd,
01:0213-3
Punt
3 plays,
0 yd,
00:3313-3
End of Half
1 play,
-1 yd,
00:0413-3
Field Goal
9 plays,
37 yd,
03:2916-3
Punt
3 plays,
3 yd,
01:4716-3
Fumble
1 play,
-3 yd,
00:0716-3
Punt
3 plays,
14 yd,
01:3916-3
Punt
4 plays,
4 yd,
02:1516-3
Field Goal
11 plays,
46 yd,
05:1716-6
Punt
8 plays,
45 yd,
03:0816-6
Punt
3 plays,
9 yd,
01:3316-6
Touchdown
10 plays,
59 yd,
06:0123-6
Fumble
5 plays,
10 yd,
01:3023-6
Downs
7 plays,
14 yd,
02:5323-6
End of Game
1 play,
-2 yd,
00:2123-6
345
Total Yds
187
171
Pass Yds
153
174
Rush Yds
34
12
Total Drives
12
73
Total Plays
53
4.7
Yards Per Play
3.5
5.5
Yards Per Pass
4.1
4.1
Yards Per Rush
2.1
34:46
Possession
25:14
17
Biggest Lead
3
22
1st Downs
11
8
Passing 1st Downs
8
11
Rushing 1st Downs
1
3
1st Downs from Penalties
2
9/18
3rd Down
1/11
0/1
4th Down
0/0
4
Punts
7
1
Turnovers
2
0
Interceptions Thrown
0
1
Fumbles Lost
2
5
Penalties
9
4.0
Sacks
1.0
7
Tackles For Loss
7
0
D/ST TD
0
