2012 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 23, 2012 · Reliant Stadium
Minnesota VikingsWinner
23
at
Houston Texans
6
HOU -7.5 upsetU 43 ✓Dome
Minnesota Vikings 23–6 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · HOU
18/32, 178 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-5.4 expected points added · -9.5% completion over expected
Passing · MIN
16/30, 174 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
2.0 expected points added · -6.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Ponder | 16/30 | 174 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 25 | 86 | 3.4 | 0 | -4.7 |
| Christian Ponder | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Toby Gerhart | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 1 | 2.1 |
| Jarius Wright | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Matt Asiata | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarius Wright | 5 | 9 | 53 | 0 | 30% | 4.0 |
| Michael Jenkins | 2 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 10% | 4.5 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 3 | 6 | 39 | 1 | 20% | 3.3 |
| Jerome Simpson | 4 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 17% | 3.0 |
| Toby Gerhart | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7% | -3.8 |
| Adrian Peterson | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7% | -0.9 |
| Devin Aromashodu | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
| John Carlson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -2.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Smith | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| A.J. Jefferson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chad Greenway | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jasper Brinkley | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Evans | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erin Henderson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Asiata | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Allen | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 18/32 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5.4 |
| T.J. Yates | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Tate | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Arian Foster | 10 | 15 | 1.5 | 0 | -8.7 |
| Justin Forsett | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| T.J. Yates | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Johnson | 7 | 10 | 97 | 0 | 30% | 2.3 |
| Owen Daniels | 3 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 21% | -0.7 |
| Arian Foster | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 9% | 0.7 |
| Garrett Graham | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 6% | -0.9 |
| Kevin Walter | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 9% | 0.6 |
| DeVier Posey | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18% | -1.7 |
| James Casey | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | 0.2 |
| Ben Tate | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glover Quin | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danieal Manning | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Dobbins | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Antonio Smith | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradie James | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kareem Jackson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brooks Reed | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Barwin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Watt | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -7.5
- Closing total
- 43
- MIN moneyline
- +305
- HOU moneyline
- -350
Texans closed -7.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 43; the game landed 29 — under by 14.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Reliant Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- MIN 7 days · HOU 7 days
- Coaches
- Leslie Frazier vs Gary Kubiak