Minnesota Vikings vs. Houston Texans - Box Score - December 23, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for Dec 23, 2012

Final

Vikings 23

(9-6, 3-5 away)

Texans 6

(12-3, 6-2 home)

Alerts

Coverage: FOX

1:00 PM ET, December 23, 2012

Reliant Stadium, Houston, TX

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	7	6	3	7	23
HOU	3	0	3	0	6

Top Performers

Passing: M. Schaub (HOU) - 178 YDS

Rushing: A. Peterson (MIN) - 25 CAR, 86 YDS

Receiving: A. Johnson (HOU) - 7 REC, 97 YDS

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				MIN	HOU
	FG	10:50	Shayne Graham 51 Yd	0	3
	TD	06:19	Kyle Rudolph 3 Yd Pass From Christian Ponder (Blair Walsh Kick)	7	3
SECOND QUARTER				MIN	HOU
	FG	08:15	Blair Walsh 56 Yd	10	3
	FG	00:37	Blair Walsh 41 Yd	13	3
THIRD QUARTER				MIN	HOU
	FG	11:31	Blair Walsh 39 Yd	16	3
	FG	00:26	Shayne Graham 33 Yd	16	6
FOURTH QUARTER				MIN	HOU
	TD	04:44	Toby Gerhart 3 Yd Run (Blair Walsh Kick)	23	6

Team Stat Comparison

	MIN	HOU
1st Downs	22	11
Passing 1st downs	8	8
Rushing 1st downs	11	1
1st downs from Penalties	3	2
3rd down efficiency	9-18	1-11
4th down efficiency	0-1	0-0
Total Plays	73	53
Total Yards	345	187
Yards per play	4.7	3.5
Total Drives	12	12
Passing	171	153
Comp - Att	16-30	18-33
Yards per pass	5.7	4.6
Interceptions thrown	0	0
Sacks - Yards Lost	1-3	4-25
Rushing	174	34
Rushing Attempts	42	16
Yards per rush	4.1	2.1
Red Zone (Made-Att)	2-4	0-1
Penalties	5-52	9-60
Turnovers	1	2
Fumbles lost	1	2
Interceptions thrown	0	0
Defensive / Special Teams TDs	0	0
Possession	34:46	25:14

Minnesota Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
C. Ponder	16/30	174	5.8	1	0	1-3	78.5	81.8
Team	16/30	171	5.7	1	0	1-3	--	--

Houston Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
M. Schaub	18/32	178	5.6	0	0	3-25	46.2	72.1
T. Yates	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	1-0	0.0	39.6
Team	18/33	153	4.6	0	0	4-25	--	--

Minnesota Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
A. Peterson	25	86	3.4	0	21
C. Ponder	7	48	6.9	0	29
T. Gerhart	8	31	3.9	1	6
J. Wright	1	8	8.0	0	8
M. Asiata	1	1	1.0	0	1
Team	42	174	4.1	1	29

Houston Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
B. Tate	4	17	4.3	0	13
A. Foster	10	15	1.5	0	8
J. Forsett	1	4	4.0	0	4
T. Yates	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Team	16	34	2.1	0	13

Minnesota Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG	TGTS
J. Wright	5	53	10.6	0	21	9
M. Jenkins	2	41	20.5	0	32	3
K. Rudolph	3	39	13.0	1	27	6
J. Simpson	4	32	8.0	0	17	5
T. Gerhart	1	5	5.0	0	5	2
A. Peterson	1	4	4.0	0	4	2
D. Aromashodu	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
J. Carlson	0	0	0.0	0	0	2
Team	16	174	10.9	1	32	30

Houston Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG	TGTS
A. Johnson	7	97	13.9	0	19	10
O. Daniels	3	27	9.0	0	14	7
A. Foster	2	14	7.0	0	11	3
G. Graham	2	14	7.0	0	12	2
K. Walter	1	12	12.0	0	12	3
J. Casey	1	6	6.0	0	6	1
D. Posey	1	6	6.0	0	6	6
B. Tate	1	2	2.0	0	2	1
Team	18	178	9.9	0	19	33

Minnesota Fumbles
	FUM	LOST	REC
C. Ponder	1	1	0
A. Jefferson	0	0	1
E. Griffen	0	0	1
Team	1	1	2

Houston Fumbles
	FUM	LOST	REC
T. Yates	2	1	0
A. Foster	1	1	0
B. James	0	0	1
Team	3	2	1

Minnesota Defensive
	TACKLES				MISC
	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
H. Smith	7	7	1	0	1	1	0
A. Jefferson	5	5	0	0	1	0	0
C. Greenway	5	4	0	1	0	1	0
A. Winfield	4	4	0	1	1	0	0
F. Evans	3	3	1	1	0	1	0
J. Brinkley	3	3	0	0	0	1	0
K. Williams	3	3	0	1	1	0	0
E. Henderson	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
J. Allen	2	2	2	2	0	2	0
M. Asiata	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
M. Raymond	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
M. Sherels	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
C. Cook	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
L. Dean	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
R. Ellison	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
P. Loadholt	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
T. McKenzie	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
E. Griffen	1	1	0	1	1	2	0
R. Blanton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team	46	42	4	7	5	8	0

Houston Defensive
	TACKLES				MISC
	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
G. Quin	10	9	0	3	0	0	0
J. Joseph	5	5	0	0	0	0	0
A. Smith	5	5	0	0	0	1	0
D. Manning	5	4	0	0	0	0	0
T. Dobbins	5	4	0	0	1	1	0
B. James	5	3	0	0	1	0	0
B. Reed	4	4	0	2	0	0	0
K. Jackson	4	3	0	0	2	0	0
J. Watt	3	3	1	2	0	3	0
C. Barwin	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
B. Harris	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
R. Carmichael	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
B. Braman	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
D. Sharpton	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
J. Nading	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
S. Keo	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
E. Mitchell	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
E. Pleasant	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
G. Graham	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
D. Newton	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
J. Crick	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
D. Posey	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
J. Casey	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
W. Mercilus	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
B. Ruud	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team	70	59	1	7	4	5	0

Minnesota Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
M. Sherels	2	54	27.0	27	0
Team	2	54	27.0	27	0

Houston Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
K. Martin	4	84	21.0	24	0
Team	4	84	21.0	24	0

Minnesota Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
M. Sherels	6	50	8.3	19	0
Team	6	50	8.3	19	0

Houston Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
K. Martin	2	16	8.0	11	0
Team	2	16	8.0	11	0

Minnesota Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
B. Walsh	3/3	100.0	56	2/2	11
Team	3/3	100.0	56	2/2	11

Houston Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
S. Graham	2/2	100.0	51	0/0	6
Team	2/2	100.0	51	0/0	6

Minnesota Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
C. Kluwe	4	182	45.5	0	1	51
Team	4	182	45.5	0	1	51

Houston Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
D. Jones	7	353	50.4	0	2	65
Team	7	353	50.4	0	2	65

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