2004 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 10, 2004 · Reliant Stadium
Minnesota VikingsWinner
34
at
Houston Texans
28
MIN -3.5 ✓O 50 ✓
Minnesota Vikings 34–28.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 36/50 | 396 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mewelde Moore | 20 | 92 | 4.6 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | 1.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Winfield | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raonall Smith | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Williams | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenechi Udeze | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Russell | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dontarrious Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Martin | 0 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Offord | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Nattiel | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Williams | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Carr | 27/43 | 372 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domanick Williams | 14 | 31 | 2.2 | 1 | -3.4 |
| David Carr | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Simmons | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamie Sharper | 4 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Foreman | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Glenn | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kailee Wong | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Robaire Smith | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demarcus Faggins | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunta Robinson | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Marcus Coleman | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenny Wright | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIN -3.5
- Closing total
- 50
- MIN moneyline
- —
- HOU moneyline
- —
Vikings closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 6.
Total closed 50; the game landed 62 — over by 12.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Reliant Stadium
- Roof / surface
- open · grass
- Kickoff weather
- —
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- MIN 14 days · HOU 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tice vs Dom Capers