Houston Field Goal - 51-yarder by Shayne Graham. 10:50 Time Remaining. (9 plays, 46 yards. Time of Drive: 4:10).
Minnesota Touchdown - 3-yard pass from Christian Ponder to Kyle Rudolph. (Blair Walsh extra point is good). 6:19 Time Remaining. (8 plays, 78 yards. Time of Drive: 4:31).
2nd Quarter
Minnesota Field Goal - 56-yarder by Blair Walsh. 8:15 Time Remaining. (12 plays, 41 yards. Time of Drive: 5:21).
Minnesota Field Goal - 41-yarder by Blair Walsh. 0:37 Time Remaining. (5 plays, 21 yards. Time of Drive: 1:02).
3rd Quarter
Minnesota Field Goal - 39-yarder by Blair Walsh. 11:31 Time Remaining. (9 plays, 52 yards. Time of Drive: 3:29).
Houston Field Goal - 33-yarder by Shayne Graham. 0:26 Time Remaining. (11 plays, 46 yards. Time of Drive: 5:17).
4th Quarter
Minnesota Touchdown - 3-yard run by Toby Gerhart. (Blair Walsh extra point is good). 4:44 Time Remaining. (10 plays, 64 yards. Time of Drive: 6:01).
Officials
Referee: John Parry
Umpire:Dan Ferrell
Line Judge: Rusty Baynes
Side Judge:Ronald Torbert
Head Linesman: Derick Bowers
Back Judge:Carl Paganelli
Field Judge: Scott Edwards
Attendance/Time
Attendance: 71688
Time:2:51
Final Team Statistics
Minnesota
Houston
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS
22
11
By Rushing
11
1
By Passing
8
8
By Penalty
3
2
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY
9-18-50
1-11-9
FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY
0-1-0
0-0-0
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 Number and average
4-45.5
7-50.4
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. and Yards
5-52
9-60
FUMBLES No. and 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
Houston
RUSHING
ATT
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
A.Peterson
25
86
3.4
21
0
C.Ponder
7
48
6.9
29
0
T.Gerhart
8
31
3.9
6
1
J.Wright
1
8
8.0
8
0
M.Asiata
1
1
1.0
1
0
Total
42
174
4.1
29
1
RUSHING
ATT
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
B.Tate
4
17
4.3
13
0
A.Foster
10
15
1.5
8
0
J.Forsett
1
4
4.0
4
0
T.Yates
1
-2
-2.0
-2
0
Total
16
34
2.1
13
0
PASSING
ATT
CP
YDS
SK/YD
TD
LG
IN
C.Ponder
30
16
174
1/3
1
32
0
Total
30
16
174
1/3
1
32
0
PASSING
ATT
CP
YDS
SK/YD
TD
LG
IN
M.Schaub
32
18
178
3/25
0
19
0
T.Yates
1
0
0
1/0
0
0
0
Total
33
18
178
4/25
0
19
0
RECEIVING
ATT
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
J.Wright
5
53
10.6
21
0
J.Simpson
4
32
8.0
17
0
K.Rudolph
3
39
13.0
27
1
M.Jenkins
2
41
20.5
32
0
T.Gerhart
1
5
5.0
5
0
A.Peterson
1
4
4.0
4
0
J.Carlson
0
0
0.0
0
0
D.Aromashodu
0
0
0.0
0
0
Total
16
174
10.9
32
1
RECEIVING
ATT
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
A.Johnson
7
97
13.9
19
0
O.Daniels
3
27
9.0
14
0
A.Foster
2
14
7.0
11
0
G.Graham
2
14
7.0
12
0
K.Walter
1
12
12.0
12
0
D.Posey
1
6
6.0
6
0
J.Casey
1
6
6.0
6
0
B.Tate
1
2
2.0
2
0
Total
18
178
9.9
19
0
INTERCEPTIONS
ATT
YDS
LG
TD
None
Total
0
0
0
0
INTERCEPTIONS
ATT
YDS
LG
TD
None
Total
0
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 RETURNS
NO
FC
YDS
LG
TD
M.Sherels
6
1
50
19
0
Total
6
1
50
19
0
PUNT RETURNS
NO
FC
YDS
LG
TD
K.Martin
2
1
16
11
0
DOWNED
1
0
0
0
0
Total
3
1
16
11
0
KICKOFF RETURNS
NO
FC
YDS
LG
TD
M.Sherels
2
0
54
27
0
TOUCHBACK
1
0
0
0
0
Total
3
0
54
27
0
KICKOFF RETURNS
NO
FC
YDS
LG
TD
K.Martin
4
0
84
24
0
TOUCHBACK
2
0
0
0
0
Total
6
0
84
24
0
KICKING
FG
PCT
LG
XP
PTS
B.Walsh
3/3
100.0
56
2/2
11
Total
3/3
100.0
56
2/2
11
KICKING
FG
PCT
LG
XP
PTS
Total
2/2
100.0
51
0/0
6
Minnesota
FUMBLES
FUM
LOST
OWN-REC
YDS
TD
FORCED
OPP-REC
YDS
TD
C.Ponder
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
H.Smith
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
J.Brinkley
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
E.Griffen
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
5
0
A.Jefferson
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
-2
0
Total
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
3
0
Houston
FUMBLES
FUM
LOST
OWN-REC
YDS
TD
FORCED
OPP-REC
YDS
TD
T.Yates
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
A.Foster
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
J.Watt
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
B.James
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Total
3
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
Final Defensive Statistics
Minnesota
TKL
AST
COM
SAC
YDS
IN
PD
FF
FR
H.Smith
7
0
7
1.0
0.0
0
1
1
0
A.Jefferson
5
0
5
0.0
0.0
0
1
0
1
C.Greenway
4
1
5
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
A.Winfield
4
0
4
0.0
0.0
0
1
0
0
F.Evans
3
0
3
1.0
14.0
0
0
0
0
K.Williams
3
0
3
0.0
0.0
0
1
0
0
J.Brinkley
3
0
3
0.0
0.0
0
0
1
0
E.Henderson
2
1
3
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
J.Allen
2
0
2
2.0
11.0
0
0
0
0
E.Griffen
1
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
1
0
1
C.Cook
1
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
M.Raymond
1
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
Total
36
2
38
4.0
25.0
0
5
2
2
Houston
TKL
AST
COM
SAC
YDS
IN
PD
FF
FR
G.Quin
9
1
10
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
A.Smith
5
0
5
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
J.Joseph
5
0
5
0.0
0.0
0
1
0
0
T.Dobbins
4
1
5
0.0
0.0
0
1
0
0
D.Manning
4
1
5
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
B.Reed
4
0
4
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
K.Jackson
3
1
4
0.0
0.0
0
2
0
0
J.Watt
3
0
3
1.0
3.0
0
0
1
0
B.James
3
2
5
0.0
0.0
0
1
0
1
B.Harris
2
1
3
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
C.Barwin
2
1
3
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
D.Sharpton
2
0
2
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
E.Mitchell
1
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
S.Keo
1
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
J.Crick
1
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
W.Mercilus
0
1
1
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
B.Ruud
0
1
1
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
Total
49
10
59
1.0
3.0
0
5
1
1
Minnesota (10-6) at Houston (12-4) Sunday, December 23, 2012 1:00 PM ET Location - Reliant Stadium Field - Grass, Outdoor
Current line not available.
Overall Team Records
Team
H
A
ATS
ATS Home
ATS Away
OU
OU Home
OU Away
Fav Home
Fav Away
Dog Home
Dog Away
MIN (10-6)
7-1
3-5
8-8
5-3
3-5
7-9
4-4
3-5
1-3
0-2
4-0
3-3
HOU (12-4)
6-2
6-2
9-7
5-3
4-4
7-9
4-4
3-5
5-3
3-3
0-0
1-1
Teams vs. Division/Conference Breakdown
MIN (10-6)
H
A
ATS
ATS Home
ATS Away
OU
OU Home
OU Away
Fav Home
Fav Away
Dog Home
Dog Away
YTD
7-1
3-5
8-8
5-3
3-5
7-9
4-4
3-5
1-3
0-2
4-0
3-3
vs. Div
3-0
1-2
4-2
3-0
1-2
2-4
2-1
0-3
0-0
0-0
3-0
1-2
vs. AFC
2-0
1-1
2-2
1-1
1-1
1-3
1-1
0-2
1-1
0-1
0-0
1-0
vs. NFC
5-1
2-4
6-6
4-2
2-4
6-6
3-3
3-3
0-2
0-1
4-0
2-3
HOU (12-4)
H
A
ATS
ATS Home
ATS Away
OU
OU Home
OU Away
Fav Home
Fav Away
Dog Home
Dog Away
YTD
6-2
6-2
9-7
5-3
4-4
7-9
4-4
3-5
5-3
3-3
0-0
1-1
vs. Div
3-0
2-1
4-2
2-1
2-1
2-4
2-1
0-3
2-1
2-1
0-0
0-0
vs. AFC
6-0
4-2
8-4
5-1
3-3
5-7
3-3
2-4
5-1
3-2
0-0
0-1
vs. NFC
0-2
2-0
1-3
0-2
1-1
2-2
1-1
1-1
0-2
0-1
0-0
1-0
Over/Under Trends
MIN - 5-2 to the OVER L7 in December
MIN - 5-0 to the UNDER L5 when playing against a team with a winning record
HOU - 4-2 to the OVER L6 home games
HOU - 4-1 to the UNDER L5 in December
ATS Trends
MIN - 7-3 ATS L10 vs. AFC South
MIN - 2-5 ATS L7 road games
MIN - 5-12 ATS L17 when playing against a team with a winning record