| Played in Minnesota, MN, weather: 68 degrees, fair, calm. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Ian Zupancic kicked off 56 yards from the HOU30. Ray Karau returned the ball 12 yards to the MIN26. Tackled by C.J. Spiller. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (1Q: 14:37) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN21 (1Q: 14:31) Kendall Hunter ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Hutton. |
| 2-12-MIN24 (1Q: 14:01) Dan LeFevour pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Hutton. Jones gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (1Q: 13:29) Dan LeFevour pass was dropped by WR Scottie Hardy. |
| 2-10-MIN37 (1Q: 13:17) Kendall Hunter ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Chris Zlotnik. Minnesota's Edwin Veldheer was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-10-MIN37 (1Q: 12:41) Daniel Asherian ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Barry Towns. |
| 4-7-MIN40 (1Q: 12:10) Donnie Norton punted 52 yards. Dean Rivers returned the kick 12 yards to the HOU20. Tackled by O.J. Cunningham. Minnesota's J.C. Van Pelt was hurt on the play. This appears to be a serious hamstring injury. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (1Q: 12:00) Gene Chandler pass completed to TE Frank Fortune for 8 yards. Tackled by S Kam Chancellor, assisted by DE Jeremy Beal. Fortune gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-HOU28 (1Q: 11:15) C.J. Spiller ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Leo Durham, assisted by ILB Edward Patterson. Key block delivered by Don Myers. |
| 1-10-HOU35 (1Q: 10:36) C.J. Spiller ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Antonio Lincoln. Key block delivered by Walter Jelinek. |
| 2-3-HOU42 (1Q: 09:57) C.J. Spiller ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Jeremy Beal. |
| 3-3-HOU42 (1Q: 09:11) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Jimmie Mahaffey for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Edward Patterson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Mahaffey gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (1Q: 08:23) Gene Chandler pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Aaron Hernandez. DE Cornell Kaczmarek blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN49 (1Q: 08:16) C.J. Spiller ran around the left tackle for 0 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Xavier Gardner, assisted by DE Leo Durham. Houston's C.J. Spiller was hurt on the play. |
| 3-10-MIN49 (1Q: 07:49) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tandon Doss. DE Jeremy Beal hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-10-MIN49 (1Q: 07:41) Dennis Thomsen punted 49 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 07:36) Daniel Asherian ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Alonzo Conrady, assisted by S Nate Allen. |
| 2-7-MIN23 (1Q: 06:50) Dan LeFevour pass completed to RB Kendall Hunter for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Alonzo Conrady. |
| 3-8-MIN22 (1Q: 06:25) Vince Woodard ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by S Barry Towns, assisted by ILB Bob Hutton. Key block delivered by Terry Palmer. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (1Q: 05:57) Dan LeFevour pass completed to WR Ray Karau for 26 yards. Tackled by CB Timothy Doxzon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Timothy Doxzon on the HOU42. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-HOU42 (1Q: 05:44) Sammy Farrington ran inside the right guard for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Kerry Adams. Key block delivered by Walter Jelinek. Jelinek ran over Kenrick Ellis to set up the play. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (1Q: 05:21) Sammy Farrington ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Leo Durham. Key block delivered by Walter Jelinek. |
| 2-5-MIN42 (1Q: 04:44) Sammy Farrington ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Kenrick Ellis, assisted by CB Prince Amukamara. Key block delivered by Kent Chappell. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-15-HOU48 (1Q: 04:36) Gene Chandler pass completed to RB Sammy Farrington for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Prince Amukamara. |
| 3-9-MIN46 (1Q: 04:08) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jimmie Mahaffey. DT Ernie Downs hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 3-4-MIN41 (1Q: 04:01) Gene Chandler pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Prince Amukamara. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (1Q: 03:18) Sammy Farrington ran inside the left guard for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Banks. |
| 2-13-MIN29 (1Q: 02:56) Gene Chandler sacked by S Xavier Gardner for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Walter Jelinek. |
| 3-20-MIN36 (1Q: 02:26) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Jamal Gardner for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Fred Caldwell. Gardner gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 4-4-MIN20 (1Q: 01:41) Ian Zupancic attempted a 37 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 3, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 01:34) Ian Zupancic kicked off 61 yards from the HOU30. Marc Scott returned the ball 24 yards to the MIN33. Tackled by Louie Shaw. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (1Q: 01:03) Vince Woodard ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Patrick Chung, assisted by DT Leonard Westbrook. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 2-24-MIN19 (1Q: 00:53) Daniel Asherian ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Leonard Westbrook, assisted by S Nate Allen. |
| 3-20-MIN23 (1Q: 00:22) Dan LeFevour pass completed to RB Daniel Asherian for 6 yards. Tackled by S Nate Allen. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 4-14-MIN29 (2Q: 15:00) Donnie Norton punted 39 yards. Dean Rivers called for a fair catch at the HOU32. |
| 1-10-HOU32 (2Q: 14:53) Gene Chandler pass completed to FB A.J. Murray for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Fred Caldwell. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Dan Beckam on the HOU31. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (2Q: 14:42) Dan LeFevour sacked by OLB Aaron Curry for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Winston Hirneisen. |
| 2-15-HOU36 (2Q: 14:04) Dan LeFevour pass completed to TE Roger Green for 2 yards. Tackled by S Perry Coffin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-13-HOU34 (2Q: 13:34) Dan LeFevour pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Scottie Hardy. OLB Aaron Curry hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-13-HOU34 (2Q: 13:28) David Buehler attempted a 51 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-HOU41 (2Q: 13:20) Sammy Farrington ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Xavier Gardner. Key block delivered by Roosevelt Prior. |
| 2-4-HOU47 (2Q: 12:44) Sammy Farrington ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Alex Banks, assisted by DT Antonio Lincoln. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-14-HOU37 (2Q: 12:35) Gene Chandler pass was dropped by TE Frank Fortune. Minnesota's Xavier Gardner was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor leg injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-14-HOU37 (2Q: 12:27) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Aaron Hernandez. CB Hardy Oliver knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 4-14-HOU37 (2Q: 12:20) Dennis Thomsen punted 49 yards. Ray Karau returned the kick -3 yards to the MIN11. Tackled by Louie Shaw. |
| 1-10-MIN11 (2Q: 12:10) Dan LeFevour pass completed to FB Bucky Irwin for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Hutton. |
| 2-8-MIN13 (2Q: 11:44) Daniel Asherian ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Nate Allen. |
| 3-5-MIN16 (2Q: 11:06) Daniel Asherian ran outside the right tackle for 16 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Perry Coffin. Key block delivered by Mercury Fisk. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (2Q: 10:33) Dan LeFevour scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by S Barry Towns. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (2Q: 09:57) Dan LeFevour sacked by DT Leonard Westbrook and DE Artie Shorter for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Terry Palmer. |
| 2-15-MIN37 (2Q: 09:29) Dan LeFevour pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ray Karau. DE Artie Shorter defended the pass. |
| 3-15-MIN37 (2Q: 09:21) Daniel Asherian ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Cris Batten. |
| 4-12-MIN40 (2Q: 08:38) Donnie Norton punted 54 yards. The ball was downed at the HOU06. |
| 1-10-HOU06 (2Q: 08:27) Sammy Farrington ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Xavier Gardner, assisted by OLB Dwayne Gadsden. |
| 2-8-HOU08 (2Q: 07:41) Sammy Farrington ran around right end for 6 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Leo Durham. |
| 3-2-HOU14 (2Q: 06:56) Sammy Farrington ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Kerry Adams, assisted by S Xavier Gardner. Key block delivered by Ethan Bowens. |
| 1-10-HOU17 (2Q: 06:20) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jimmie Mahaffey. S Xavier Gardner defended the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU17 (2Q: 06:10) Gene Chandler pass completed to FB A.J. Murray for 10 yards. Tackled by S Kam Chancellor. Murray gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU27 (2Q: 05:34) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Frank Fortune. CB Prince Amukamara defended the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU27 (2Q: 05:27) Sammy Farrington ran around right end for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Hardy Oliver, assisted by DT Kenrick Ellis. Key block delivered by Ethan Bowens. |
| 1-10-HOU43 (2Q: 04:56) Sammy Farrington ran around left end for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Kerry Adams, assisted by DT Antonio Lincoln. Key block delivered by Walter Jelinek. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (2Q: 04:20) Sammy Farrington ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Kerry Adams, assisted by S Xavier Gardner. |
| 2-10-MIN43 (2Q: 03:42) Sammy Farrington ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Kerry Adams. |
| 3-6-MIN39 (2Q: 03:18) Sammy Farrington ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Leo Durham. |
| 4-3-MIN36 (2Q: 02:45) Ian Zupancic attempted a 53 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (2Q: 02:40) Dan LeFevour pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Timothy Doxzon, assisted by CB Jerome Murphy. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU39 (2Q: 02:22) Dan LeFevour pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Julio Jones. OLB Aaron Curry defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU39 (2Q: 02:16) Dan LeFevour pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Scottie Hardy. CB Mercury Farley defended the pass. |
| 3-10-HOU39 (2Q: 02:06) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 3-15-HOU44 (2Q: 02:06) Daniel Asherian ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Artie Shorter, assisted by OLB Aaron Curry. PENALTY: Houston was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-HOU22 (2Q: 01:57) Dan LeFevour pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Scottie Hardy. DT Cris Batten hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-HOU22 (2Q: 01:47) Dan LeFevour pass completed to RB Daniel Asherian for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Lawrence Abbey, assisted by ILB Alonzo Conrady. Asherian gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU10 (2Q: 01:30) Dan LeFevour pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Scottie Hardy. ILB Bob Hutton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU10 (2Q: 01:21) Dan LeFevour pass was dropped by WR Scottie Hardy. |
| 3-10-HOU10 (2Q: 01:15) Kendall Hunter ran outside the right tackle for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Edwin Veldheer. Minnesota 6, Houston 3 |
| (2Q: 01:15) Extra point by David Buehler was good. Minnesota 7, Houston 3 |
| (2Q: 01:09) Timothy Leggett kicked off 67 yards from the MIN30. Dean Rivers returned the ball 35 yards to the HOU38. Tackled by Marc Scott. |
| 1-10-HOU38 (2Q: 01:01) Gene Chandler pass was dropped by RB Sammy Farrington. |
| 2-10-HOU38 (2Q: 00:54) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Sammy Farrington. CB Alex Banks defended the pass. |
| 3-10-HOU38 (2Q: 00:48) Gene Chandler pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 9 yards. Tackled by S Xavier Gardner. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Aaron Hernandez on the HOU47. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 4-1-HOU47 (2Q: 00:39) Dennis Thomsen punted 52 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN01. |
| 1-10-MIN01 (2Q: 00:30) Vince Woodard ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Barry Towns. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Timothy Leggett kicked off 64 yards from the MIN30. Dean Rivers returned the ball 24 yards to the HOU30. Tackled by Jose Craig. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (3Q: 14:25) Sammy Farrington ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Edward Patterson. |
| 2-9-HOU31 (3Q: 14:01) Sammy Farrington ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Hardy Oliver. |
| 3-8-HOU32 (3Q: 13:32) Gene Chandler pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Jamal Gardner. DE Jeremy Beal blocked the pass. |
| 4-8-HOU32 (3Q: 13:22) Dennis Thomsen punted 53 yards. Ray Karau returned the kick 10 yards to the MIN25. Tackled by Ethan Bowens. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (3Q: 13:12) Kendall Hunter ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Leonard Westbrook, assisted by DE Bubba Gilroy. Key block delivered by Vince Woodard. |
| 2-3-MIN32 (3Q: 12:32) Daniel Asherian ran around left end for -4 yards. Tackled by DT Cris Batten, assisted by S Barry Towns. |
| 3-7-MIN28 (3Q: 11:57) Dan LeFevour pass completed to WR Ray Karau for 18 yards. Tackled by S Nate Allen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Karau gained 4 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Jerome Murphy on the MIN46. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (3Q: 11:51) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Jamal Gardner for 25 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Prince Amukamara. Gardner gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN21 (3Q: 11:11) Sammy Farrington ran inside the right guard for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Antonio Lincoln, assisted by ILB Kerry Adams. Key block delivered by Ethan Bowens. |
| 1-10-MIN11 (3Q: 10:31) Sammy Farrington ran a draw inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Kenrick Ellis. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-MIN21 (3Q: 10:24) Gene Chandler pass completed to RB Sammy Farrington for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Hardy Oliver, assisted by CB Alex Banks. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Farrington gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 2-4-MIN05 (3Q: 09:44) Gene Chandler pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for -1 yards. Tackled by S Kam Chancellor. |
| 3-5-MIN06 (3Q: 08:58) Gene Chandler pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Hernandez gained 3 yards after the catch. Houston 9, Minnesota 7 |
| (3Q: 08:58) Extra point by Ian Zupancic was good. Houston 10, Minnesota 7 |
| (3Q: 08:52) Ian Zupancic kicked off 52 yards from the HOU30. Marc Scott returned the ball 12 yards to the MIN30. Tackled by Dean Rivers. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (3Q: 08:31) Dan LeFevour pass completed to WR Scottie Hardy for 14 yards. Tackled by S Nate Allen. Hardy gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (3Q: 08:07) Kendall Hunter ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Bubba Gilroy. |
| 2-8-MIN46 (3Q: 07:22) Kendall Hunter ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Mercury Farley, assisted by S Nate Allen. |
| 3-8-MIN46 (3Q: 06:39) Dan LeFevour pass completed to WR Ray Karau for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Mercury Farley. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU45 (3Q: 05:57) Dan LeFevour scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by S Barry Towns. |
| 2-3-HOU38 (3Q: 05:26) Scottie Hardy ran a reverse around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Jerome Murphy. |
| 3-2-HOU37 (3Q: 04:50) Dan LeFevour pass completed to WR Julio Jones for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Hutton. |
| 4-3-HOU38 (3Q: 04:22) Donnie Norton punted 38 yards. Touchback. Minnesota's O.J. Cunningham was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 04:16) Gene Chandler pass completed to TE Frank Fortune for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Prince Amukamara, assisted by ILB Edward Patterson. |
| 2-3-HOU27 (3Q: 03:34) Sammy Farrington ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Kenrick Ellis. Key block delivered by Walter Jelinek. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (3Q: 02:54) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Jamal Gardner for 21 yards. Tackled by ILB Kerry Adams. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (3Q: 02:24) Sammy Farrington ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Kenrick Ellis. |
| 2-8-MIN47 (3Q: 01:54) Sammy Farrington ran a trap outside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Kenrick Ellis, assisted by S Kam Chancellor. |
| 3-3-MIN42 (3Q: 01:08) Gene Chandler pass was dropped by RB Sammy Farrington. |
| 4-3-MIN42 (3Q: 01:02) Dennis Thomsen punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 00:57) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN15 (3Q: 00:50) Dan LeFevour pass completed to WR Scottie Hardy for 15 yards. Tackled by S Perry Coffin. Hardy gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (3Q: 00:12) Dan LeFevour sacked by DT Leonard Westbrook for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Terry Palmer. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-15-MIN25 (4Q: 15:00) Dan LeFevour pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Scottie Hardy. CB Timothy Doxzon defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-15-MIN25 (4Q: 14:53) Daniel Asherian ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Cris Batten. |
| 4-9-MIN31 (4Q: 14:21) Donnie Norton punted 46 yards. The ball was downed at the HOU23. |
| 1-10-HOU23 (4Q: 14:12) Sammy Farrington ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Antonio Lincoln. |
| 2-9-HOU24 (4Q: 13:42) Sammy Farrington ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Hardy Oliver. |
| 3-3-HOU30 (4Q: 12:58) Gene Chandler pass completed to RB Sammy Farrington for 18 yards. Tackled by S Stephen Farley. Farrington gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU48 (4Q: 12:19) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Tandon Doss for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Dan Beckam. |
| 2-11-HOU47 (4Q: 11:36) Gene Chandler pass was dropped by WR Jimmie Mahaffey. |
| 3-11-HOU47 (4Q: 11:29) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Jamal Gardner for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Banks. Gardner gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (4Q: 10:56) Gene Chandler pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Aaron Hernandez. DT Antonio Lincoln blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN30 (4Q: 10:48) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Jamal Gardner for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Kam Chancellor. |
| 3-3-MIN23 (4Q: 10:26) Gene Chandler pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Aaron Hernandez. DE Leo Durham blocked the pass. |
| 4-3-MIN23 (4Q: 10:20) Ian Zupancic attempted a 40 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (4Q: 10:14) Dan LeFevour pass completed to FB Bucky Irwin for 4 yards. Tackled by S Nate Allen. |
| 2-6-MIN34 (4Q: 09:43) Daniel Asherian ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Aaron Curry, assisted by S Perry Coffin. |
| 3-3-MIN37 (4Q: 09:12) Daniel Asherian ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Teddy Jamison, assisted by DE Artie Shorter. |
| 4-4-MIN36 (4Q: 08:26) Donnie Norton punted 53 yards. Dean Rivers returned the kick 9 yards to the HOU20. PENALTY: Houston was called for an Illegal Chop Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-HOU06 (4Q: 08:19) Sammy Farrington ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Kenrick Ellis. |
| 2-9-HOU07 (4Q: 07:39) Sammy Farrington ran inside the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Kerry Adams. Key block delivered by Leonard Gillespie. |
| 1-10-HOU17 (4Q: 06:51) Gene Chandler pass completed to TE Frank Fortune for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Kerry Adams. |
| 2-3-HOU24 (4Q: 06:07) Sammy Farrington ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by S Xavier Gardner. Key block delivered by Ernie Fitzgerald. |
| 1-10-HOU34 (4Q: 05:19) Sammy Farrington ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Kenrick Ellis, assisted by S Stephen Farley. |
| 2-6-HOU38 (4Q: 04:34) Gene Chandler pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 17 yards. Tackled by S Kam Chancellor. Hernandez gained 16 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (4Q: 03:48) Sammy Farrington ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Cole Burton, assisted by ILB Kerry Adams. |
| 2-9-MIN44 (4Q: 03:01) Sammy Farrington ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Edward Patterson. |
| 3-7-MIN42 (4Q: 02:13) Sammy Farrington ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Fred Caldwell, assisted by DT Antonio Lincoln. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 4-9-MIN44 (4Q: 02:06) Dennis Thomsen punted 41 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN03. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-MIN03 (4Q: 01:59) Dan LeFevour pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Lawrence Abbey. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jones gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN15 (4Q: 01:42) Dan LeFevour pass completed to RB Daniel Asherian for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Jerome Murphy, assisted by DE Bubba Gilroy. Asherian gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-MIN19 (4Q: 01:25) Dan LeFevour pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 18 yards. Tackled by S Nate Allen. Jones gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Houston's Bubba Gilroy was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (4Q: 01:06) Dan LeFevour pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeremy Kerley. DE Bubba Gilroy drove right through Edwin Veldheer to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN37 (4Q: 01:00) Dan LeFevour pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Aaron Curry, assisted by S Barry Towns. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (4Q: 00:50) Dan LeFevour pass completed to WR Scottie Hardy for 31 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Barry Towns. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hardy gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 00:38) Kendall Hunter ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Aaron Curry. |
| 2-11-HOU21 (4Q: 00:17) Dan LeFevour spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 3-11-HOU21 (4Q: 00:12) David Buehler attempted a 38 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 10, Houston 10 |
| (4Q: 00:06) Timothy Leggett kicked off 65 yards from the MIN30. Dean Rivers returned the ball 19 yards to the HOU24. Tackled by Vince Woodard. |
| 1-10-HOU24 (4Q: 00:01) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jamal Gardner. DE Jeremy Beal hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-HOU29 (4Q: 00:01) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jamal Gardner. CB Alex Banks defended the pass. |
| Minnesota won the coin toss and will receive to begin overtime. |
| Start of overtime 1. |
| (OT: 15:00) Ian Zupancic kicked off 59 yards from the HOU30. Marc Scott returned the ball 18 yards to the MIN29. Tackled by Louie Shaw. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-MIN18 (OT: 14:52) Dan LeFevour pass completed to WR Scottie Hardy for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Chris Zlotnik. Hardy gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-4-MIN24 (OT: 14:06) Dan LeFevour pass was dropped by TE Drew Haslett. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-MIN24 (OT: 14:00) Dan LeFevour pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Roger Green. DE Bubba Gilroy hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-MIN24 (OT: 13:51) Donnie Norton punted 61 yards. The ball was downed at the HOU15. |
| 1-10-HOU15 (OT: 13:44) Gene Chandler sacked by DT Kenrick Ellis for a loss of 8 yards. Ellis ran right past Kent Chappell and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 2-18-HOU07 (OT: 13:09) Gene Chandler pass completed to RB Sammy Farrington for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Fred Caldwell. Farrington gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-17-HOU08 (OT: 12:37) Gene Chandler pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Jamal Gardner. DT Kenrick Ellis blocked the pass. |
| 4-17-HOU08 (OT: 12:31) Dennis Thomsen punted 48 yards. Ray Karau returned the kick 15 yards to the HOU41. Tackled by Frank Fortune. |
| 1-10-HOU41 (OT: 12:24) Dan LeFevour pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Daniel Asherian. DT Cris Batten hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU41 (OT: 12:18) Dan LeFevour pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Drew Haslett. DT Leonard Westbrook blocked the pass. |
| 3-10-HOU41 (OT: 12:09) Vince Woodard ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Barry Towns. |
| 4-4-HOU35 (OT: 11:27) David Buehler attempted a 52 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-HOU42 (OT: 11:21) Sammy Farrington ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Kenrick Ellis. |
| 2-7-HOU45 (OT: 10:55) Sammy Farrington ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Cole Burton. |
| 3-5-HOU47 (OT: 10:18) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jamal Gardner. DE Leo Durham drove right through Walter Jelinek to hurry the quarterback. |
| 4-5-HOU47 (OT: 10:08) Dennis Thomsen punted 52 yards. Ray Karau returned the kick 4 yards to the MIN05. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-MIN03 (OT: 09:59) Dan LeFevour pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Aaron Curry. Jones gained 18 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (OT: 09:34) Dan LeFevour sacked by ILB Bob Hutton for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by John Moffitt. |
| 2-19-MIN11 (OT: 08:56) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-24-MIN06 (OT: 08:49) Kendall Hunter ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Perry Coffin. |
| 3-18-MIN12 (OT: 08:15) Dan LeFevour kept the ball, running inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Ralph Livanis, assisted by S Barry Towns. |
| 4-13-MIN17 (OT: 07:30) Donnie Norton punted 32 yards. Dean Rivers called for a fair catch at the MIN49. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (OT: 07:22) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-HOU46 (OT: 07:12) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-20-HOU41 (OT: 07:05) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Jamal Gardner for 6 yards. Tackled by S Xavier Gardner, assisted by OLB Dwayne Gadsden. |
| 2-14-HOU47 (OT: 06:25) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Aaron Hernandez. ILB Kerry Adams hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-14-HOU47 (OT: 06:19) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jimmie Mahaffey. DE Leo Durham hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-14-HOU47 (OT: 06:11) Dennis Thomsen punted 35 yards. Ray Karau called for a fair catch at the MIN18. |
| 1-10-MIN18 (OT: 06:03) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN13 (OT: 05:55) Kendall Hunter ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Nate Allen. |
| 2-13-MIN15 (OT: 05:14) Dan LeFevour pass completed to WR Ray Karau for 2 yards. Tackled by S Perry Coffin, assisted by CB Jerome Murphy. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-MIN17 (OT: 04:47) Dan LeFevour pass completed to RB Daniel Asherian for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Hutton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (OT: 04:13) Dan LeFevour pass completed to WR Scottie Hardy for 45 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Hutton. Hardy gained 44 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU26 (OT: 03:39) Dan LeFevour pass completed to RB Daniel Asherian for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Jerome Murphy. Asherian gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-HOU19 (OT: 02:55) Dan LeFevour pass completed to WR Ray Karau for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Timothy Doxzon, assisted by S Nate Allen. |
| 1-9-HOU09 (OT: 02:37) Daniel Asherian ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Vernon Nichols. Key block delivered by John Moffitt. |
| 2-4-HOU04 (OT: 02:17) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Delay of Game. |
| 2-9-HOU09 (OT: 02:17) David Buehler attempted a 26 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 13, Houston 10 |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 13, Houston Texans 10 |