2016 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 9, 2016 · U.S. Bank Stadium
Houston Texans
13
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Minnesota VikingsWinner
31
MIN -6 ✓O 39 ✓Dome
Minnesota Vikings 31–13 — 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 · MIN
22/30, 271 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
13.4 expected points added · +6.9% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
19/42, 184 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-18.0 expected points added · -17.2% completion over expected
Receiving · HOU
4/8 for 61 yds, 0 TD
19% of team targets · 3.0 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Osweiler | 19/42 | 184 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -18.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Blue | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 0 | 2.4 |
| Lamar Miller | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 0 | -2.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Fiedorowicz | 4 | 8 | 61 | 0 | 19% | 3.0 |
| DeAndre Hopkins | 5 | 9 | 56 | 1 | 21% | 2.0 |
| Jaelen Strong | 5 | 9 | 39 | 0 | 21% | -4.3 |
| Braxton Miller | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2% | 0.7 |
| Ryan Griffin | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 14% | -3.8 |
| Lamar Miller | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7% | -2.2 |
| Will Fuller | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 14% | -4.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benardrick McKinney | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jadeveon Clowney | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles James | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Simon | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Johnson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Christian Covington | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Cushing | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| K.J. Dillon | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brennan Scarlett | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Bradford | 22/30 | 271 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Asiata | 14 | 55 | 3.9 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 20 | 36 | 1.8 | 0 | -8.6 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Sam Bradford | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -3.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Thielen | 7 | 8 | 127 | 1 | 27% | 11.0 |
| Matt Asiata | 3 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 10% | 3.8 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 4 | 6 | 39 | 1 | 20% | 4.0 |
| Jarius Wright | 4 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 13% | 3.5 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 13% | -1.7 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10% | -0.4 |
| Charles D. Johnson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
| Zach Line | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -2.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Smith | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Captain Munnerlyn | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Sendejo | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Kendricks | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Danielle Hunter | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Emmanuel Lamur | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Rhodes | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shamar Stephen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Barr | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Johnson | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIN -6
- Closing total
- 39
- HOU moneyline
- +222
- MIN moneyline
- -250
Vikings closed -6 and covered, winning by 18.
Total closed 39; the game landed 44 — over by 5.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- U.S. Bank Stadium
- Roof / surface
- dome · sportturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- HOU 7 days · MIN 6 days
- Coaches
- Bill O'Brien vs Mike Zimmer