Spokesman-Review
National Football League
BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Minnesota 34, Houston 7
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 22, 2024
Where: U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Shawn Hochuli
Attendance: 66843
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Houston 00707
Minnesota 14071334
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 12:03
Minnesota TD Minnesota 7 - Houston 0
Justin Jefferson 6 yd. pass from Sam Darnold (Will Reichard kick)
1st Quarter - 1:08
Minnesota TD Minnesota 14 - Houston 0
Aaron Jones 8 yd. pass from Sam Darnold (Will Reichard kick)
3rd Quarter - 10:22
Minnesota TD Minnesota 21 - Houston 0
Jalen Nailor 4 yd. pass from Sam Darnold (Will Reichard kick)
3rd Quarter - 3:56
Houston TD Minnesota 21 - Houston 7
Cam Akers 8 yd. pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick)
4th Quarter - 14:53
Minnesota FG Minnesota 24 - Houston 7
Will Reichard 35 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 10:14
Minnesota TD Minnesota 31 - Houston 7
Johnny Mundt 2 yd. pass from Sam Darnold (Will Reichard kick)
4th Quarter - 4:43
Minnesota FG Minnesota 34 - Houston 7
Will Reichard 58 yd. field goal
TEAMS
Team Stats
  Houston Minnesota
1st Downs 17 19
Rushing 0 5
Passing 16 12
Penalty 1 2
3rd Down Conversions 4-14 6-13
4th Down Conversions 2-4 1-1
Punts-Average 4-44.3 4-48.3
Return Yards 32 37
Punts-Returns 3-5 1-10
Kickoffs-Returns 1-27 1-19
Int - Returns 0-0 2-8
Penalties-Yards 11-88 5-30
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0
Time of Possession 30:42 29:18
Total Net Yards 296 274
Total Plays 63 60
Average Gain 4.7 4.6
Net Yards Rushing 38 118
Rushes 14 28
Average/Rush 2.7 4.2
Net Yards Passing 258 156
Comp-Att 28-44 17-28
Yards/Pass 5.3 4.9
Sacked-Yards Lost 5-49 4-25
Had Intercepted 2 0
Touchdowns 1 4
Rushing 0 0
Passing 1 4
Other 0 0
Extra Points 1-1 4-4
Field Goals 0-1 2-2
Red Zone Efficiency 1-2-50% 4-5-80%
Goal To Go Efficiency 0-1-0% 3-3-100%
Safeties 0 0
PLAYER STATS
Houston Texans (2-1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
C. Stroud 20/31 215 1 2
D. Mills 7/12 79 0 0
S. Diggs 1/1 13 0 0
Minnesota Vikings (3-0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
S. Darnold 17/28 181 4 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
C. Akers 9 21 2.3 0 9
C. Stroud 3 12 4.0 0 7
J. Taylor 1 3 3.0 0 3
B. Brooks 1 2 2.0 0 2
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
A. Jones 19 102 5.4 0 39
T. Chandler 7 13 1.9 0 5
J. Nailor 1 3 3.0 0 3
N. Mullens 1 0 0.0 0 0
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
S. Diggs 12 10 94 9.4 0 19
N. Collins 10 4 86 21.5 0 34
T. Dell 6 5 62 12.4 0 19
D. Ogunbowale 2 2 28 14.0 0 15
R. Woods 2 2 18 9.0 0 13
D. Schultz 5 2 11 5.5 0 8
C. Akers 3 1 8 8.0 1 8
J. Taylor 2 2 0 0.0 0 2
X. Hutchinson 1 0 0 0 0 0
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
J. Jefferson 8 6 81 13.5 1 28
A. Jones 6 5 46 9.2 1 20
J. Nailor 4 3 31 10.3 1 18
B. Powell 2 1 13 13.0 0 13
T. Sherfield 1 1 8 8.0 0 8
J. Mundt 3 1 2 2.0 1 2
J. Oliver 1 0 0 0 0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
K. Grugier-Hill 1 5 0
C. Bynum 1 3 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
T. Settle Jr. 2.0 17.0
W. Anderson Jr. 1.0 8.0
D. Barnett 1.0 0.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
J. Greenard 3.0 30.0
A. Van Ginkel 1.0 12.0
J. Redmond 1.0 7.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
A. Al-Shaair 9 1
J. Pitre 5 3
K. Lassiter 4 0
C. Bullock 3 0
H. To'oto'o 3 2
D. Barnett 2 1
T. Settle Jr. 2 1
F. Fatukasi 2 1
J. Ward 2 3
K. Davis 1 0
D. Stingley Jr. 1 0
D. Hunter 1 1
W. Anderson Jr. 1 1
J. Hughes 0 1
E. Murray 0 1
M. Edwards Jr. 0 1
Tackles
  Tk Ast
C. Bynum 5 1
A. Van Ginkel 5 1
H. Smith 4 3
B. Murphy Jr. 3 1
J. Greenard 3 1
J. Metellus 3 2
K. Grugier-Hill 2 1
B. Cashman 2 2
S. Gilmore 2 2
J. Bullard 2 2
T. Jackson 1 0
J. Redmond 1 0
B. Richter 1 0
H. Phillips 1 0
P. Jones II 1 1
S. Griffin 1 2
B. Asamoah II 0 1
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
A. Al-Shaair 2.0
T. Settle Jr. 2.0
D. Hunter 1.0
W. Anderson Jr. 1.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
J. Greenard 3.0
J. Bullard 2.0
A. Van Ginkel 1.0
S. Gilmore 1.0
J. Redmond 1.0
P. Jones II 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles
Fumbles
  NO.
S. Darnold 1