National Football League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 34, Houston 7
Sunday, September 22, 2024 1:00 PM
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
 
Final1234T
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
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
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
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
T. Settle Jr. 2.0 17.0
W. Anderson Jr. 1.0 8.0
D. Barnett 1.0 0.0
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
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles
Minnesota Vikings (3-0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
S. Darnold 17/28 181 4 0
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
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
K. Grugier-Hill 1 5 0
C. Bynum 1 3 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
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
J. Bullard 2 2
S. Gilmore 2 2
T. Jackson 1 0
H. Phillips 1 0
J. Redmond 1 0
B. Richter 1 0
P. Jones II 1 1
S. Griffin 1 2
Fumbles
  NO.
S. Darnold 1