Minnesota Vikings at Houston Texans (December 23, 2012)

Game Recap

In a week 16 tussle in Houston, the Vikings authored a 23-6 victory over the Texans. Vikings took the in the first two quarters 13-3 and hung on in the second.

The Vikings were guided by Christian Ponder who tossed in 1 touchdown, zero INTs. Adrian Peterson ran for 86 rushing yards.

For the Texans, Matt Schaub threw for 178 yards passing, 0 INTs. Andre Johnson had 97 receiving yards.

The Vikings ended with 345 total yards, 22 first downs, 1 turnovers and 5 penalties. They were 9 of 18 on third downs. The Texans ended with 187 total yards, 11 first downs, 2 turnovers and 9 penalties. They were 1 of 11 on third downs.

Notes

• Score: Minnesota VikingsMIN defeat Houston TexansHOU 23-6
• Date: Sunday, December 23, 2012
• Game Time Kickoff: 1:03PM
• Minnesota Vikings Stats - Yards: 345, Turnovers: 1
• Houston Texans Stats - Yards: 187, Turnovers: 2
• Game Odds:
• -- Line Point Spread: HOU by 8.0
• -- Over/Under: 43.5

Box Score

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	TOT
MIN	7	6	3	7	23
HOU	3	0	3	0	6

Passing Leaders

PLAYER		C-A	YDS	TD	INT	LNG
Matt Schaub	HOU	18-32	178	0	0	19
Christian Ponder	MIN	16-30	174	1	0	32
T.J. Yates	HOU	0-1	0	0	0	0

Rushing Leaders

PLAYER		ATT	YDS	TD	LNG
Adrian Peterson	MIN	25	86	0	21
Christian Ponder	MIN	7	48	0	29
Toby Gerhart	MIN	8	31	1	6
Ben Tate	HOU	4	17	0	13
Arian Foster	HOU	10	15	0	8
Jarius Wright	MIN	1	8	0	8
Justin Forsett	HOU	1	4	0	4

Receiving Leaders

PLAYER		REC	YDS	TD	LNG
Andre Johnson	HOU	7	97	0	19
Jarius Wright	MIN	5	53	0	21
Michael Jenkins	MIN	2	41	0	32
Kyle Rudolph	MIN	3	39	1	27
Jerome Simpson	MIN	4	32	0	17
Owen Daniels	HOU	3	27	0	14
Garrett Graham	HOU	2	14	0	12
Arian Foster	HOU	2	14	0	11

Team Total Rushing

TM	ATT	YDS	TD
HOU	16	34	0
MIN	42	174	1

Team Total Passing

TM	C-A	YDS	TD	INT	SCK
HOU	18-33	178	0	0	4
MIN	16-30	174	1	0	1

More Game Information On The Minnesota Vikings at Houston Texans

• Attendance: 71,688
• Weather:
• Time of Game: 2:51 - 2 hours, 51 minutes