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Minnesota Vikings at Houston Texans - Week 16
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

ATL
DET		 31
 18
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TEN
GB		 7
 55
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STL
TB		 28
 13
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SD
NYJ		 27
 17
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OAK
CAR		 6
 17
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NO
DAL		 34
 31
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NE
JAC		 23
 16
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MIN
HOU		 23
 6
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IND
KC		 20
 13
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CIN
PIT		 13
 10
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BUF
MIA		 10
 24
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WAS
PHI		 27
 20
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CLE
DEN		 12
 34
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NYG
BAL		 14
 33
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CHI
ARI		 28
 13
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SF
SEA		 13
 42
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Texans 27, Vikings 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Minnesota Vikings
Rank  Player Projections
QB 30 Christian Ponder Pass: 170, 0 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 1 Adrian Peterson Rush: 130, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 54 Jerome Simpson Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 58 Michael Jenkins Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 71 Jarius Wright Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 12 Kyle Rudolph Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 15 Blair Walsh FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 20 Defense / ST  
View all Week 16 Rankings or Projections
  
Houston Texans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 13 Matt Schaub Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 2 Arian Foster Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 40 Ben Tate Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 2 Andre Johnson Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 65 Kevin Walter Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 70 DeVier Posey Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
 TE 7 Owen Daniels Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
K 5 Shayne Graham FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 6 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Vikings QB Christian Ponder has 98.6 rating in past 4 starts vs. AFC. Has 70.1 comp. pct. (101 of 144), 1,154 pass yards (288.5 per game) & 7 TDs in those 4... RB Adrian Peterson has 100+ rush yards in team-record 8 games in row. Has 1,313 rush yards (164.1 per game), most in any 8-game span in single season in NFL history. Has 1,812 rush yards & only 3 players in NFL history had more through team's 1st 14 games (JIM BROWN, WALTER PAYTON, O.J. SIMPSON). Needs 188 rush yards over final 2 games (94 per game) to reach 2,000. Has 14 career 150+ yard rush games, most by active player. Since 2007, leads NFL with 8,564 rush yards & 75 rush TDs... TE Kyle Rudolph has rec. TD in 3 of past 5. WR Michael Jenkins had 2 rec. TDs in only game vs. Hou. (9/30/07 with Atl.)... DE Jared Allen has 41 sacks in past 39. Since entering NFL in 2004, has NFL-best 114 sacks. LB Chad Greenway leads team with 140 tackles. Had sack in last game vs. Hou. Had sack last week. DE Everson Griffen had 29-yard INT-TD last week. Rookie S Harrison Smith ties for NFL lead with 2 INT-TDs...

Texans Have most wins in single-season in franchise history (12)... Since '11, QB Matt Schaub has 19-5 record (.792), 2nd-best among NFL starting QBs (min. 10 starts). Has 13 TDs vs. 4 INTs & 105.6 passer rating at home this season... RB Arian Foster has NFL-best 14 rush TDs in '12. Since '10, Foster leads NFL in rush yards (4,153) & rush TDs (40)... WR Andre Johnson had 11 catches for 151 yards last week & now has 9 career games with at least 10 rec. & 150 yards, tied with TIM BROWN for 2nd-most in NFL history. HOFer JERRY RICE has most in league annals with 10 such games. In past 5, Johnson is averaging 152.6 rec. yards per game (763 total). Johnson (799) needs 1 rec. to reach 800 career... DE J.J. Watt (19.5) needs 3.5 sacks to surpass MICHAEL STRAHAN (22.5 in '01) for most sacks in season... Rookie LB Whitney Mercilus is tied for 1st among AFC rookies with 6 sacks... LB BRYAN BRAMAN blocked punt for 8-yard TD return last week.


Results and Schedule
Minnesota Vikings
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 JAC H W 26-23 +3
2 2012-09-16 IND A L 20-23 -3
3 2012-09-23 SF H W 24-13 +11
4 2012-09-30 DET A W 20-13 +7
5 2012-10-07 TEN H W 30-7 +23
6 2012-10-14 WAS A L 26-38 -12
7 2012-10-21 ARI H W 21-14 +7
8 2012-10-25 TB H L 17-36 -19
9 2012-11-04 SEA A L 20-30 -10
10 2012-11-11 DET H W 34-24 +10
11   Bye      
12 2012-11-25 CHI A L 10-28 -18
13 2012-12-02 GB A L 14-23 -9
14 2012-12-09 CHI H W 21-14 +7
15 2012-12-16 STL A W 36-22 +14
16 2012-12-23 HOU A W 23-6 +17
17 2012-12-30 GB H    
   
Houston Texans
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 MIA H W 30-10 +20
2 2012-09-16 JAC A W 27-7 +20
3 2012-09-23 DEN A W 31-25 +6
4 2012-09-30 TEN H W 38-14 +24
5 2012-10-08 NYJ A W 23-17 +6
6 2012-10-14 GB H L 24-42 -18
7 2012-10-21 BAL H W 43-13 +30
8   Bye      
9 2012-11-04 BUF H W 21-9 +12
10 2012-11-11 CHI A W 13-6 +7
11 2012-11-18 JAC H W 43-37 +6
12 2012-11-22 DET A W 34-31 +3
13 2012-12-02 TEN A W 24-10 +14
14 2012-12-10 NE A L 14-42 -28
15 2012-12-16 IND H W 29-17 +12
16 2012-12-23 MIN H L 6-23 -17
17 2012-12-30 IND A    

Injury Report
Minnesota Vikings
Questionable  DE Brian Robison (shoulder)
Probable  DE Jared Allen (shoulder)
 DE Everson Griffen (elbow)
 RB Adrian Peterson (abdomen)
 SS Mistral Raymond (ankle)
 CB Marcus Sherels (elbow)
 CB Antoine Winfield (knee)
IR  CB Chris Cook (arm, 10/26)
 WR Percy Harvin (ankle, 12/5)
   
Houston Texans
Out  CB Alan Ball (foot)
 CB Brice McCain (foot)
Probable  NT Shaun Cody (back)
 DE Jared Crick (neck)
 ILB Tim Dobbins (shoulder)
 RB Justin Forsett (knee)
 WR Trindon Holliday (knee)
 CB Johnathan Joseph (groin)
 FS Glover Quin (hip)
 OLB Brooks Reed (groin)
 ILB Darryl Sharpton (toe)
 DE Antonio Smith (ankle)
 RB Ben Tate (foot)
 QB T.J. Yates (elbow)
IR  K Randy Bullock (groin, 8/26)
 ILB Brian Cushing (knee, 10/10)
 OLB Keyaron Fox (knee, 8/9)
 DE Tim Jamison (achilles-tendon, 10/16)

Offense Stats Comparison
  MIN
 Offense 		 HOU
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 23.0 25.3 22.8 HOU
Rushing yards 191.0 141.5 118.4 MIN
Rushing yards per attempt 6.02 4.54 4.32 MIN
Completion % 61.0% 65.4% 60.0% HOU
Passing yards 124.0 241.3 224.8 HOU
Passing yards per completion 7.71 10.31 10.85 HOU
Passing yards per attempt 4.70 6.74 6.51 HOU
Interceptions 0.7 1.0 1.0 MIN
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.0 0.7 -
Sacks allowed 1.3 1.8 2.3 MIN
3rd down conversions 35.3% 31.0% 37.1% MIN
4th down conversions 50.0% 50.0% 43.8% -
Time of possession 27:03 33:23 30:31 HOU
  Defense Stats Comparison
  MIN
 Defense 		 HOU
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 23.0 23.8 22.8 MIN
Rushing yards 106.0 108.5 118.4 MIN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.14 4.33 4.32 MIN
Completion % 65.3% 51.5% 60.0% HOU
Passing yards 303.7 268.5 224.8 HOU
Passing yards per completion 10.21 13.34 10.85 MIN
Passing yards per attempt 6.66 6.87 6.51 MIN
INT return 1.0 0.8 1.0 MIN
Fumble recoveries 0.7 1.3 0.7 HOU
Sacks 2.0 2.8 2.3 HOU
3rd down conversions 41.9% 32.5% 37.1% HOU
4th down conversions 50.0% 16.7% 43.8% HOU
Time of possession 32:57 29:17 30:31 HOU

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   MIN   HOU  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 3.7 12.8 10.3 HOU
Yards per kick return 19.6 24.7 22.9 HOU
Yards allowed per punt return 9.3 10.4 10.3 MIN
Yards allowed per kick return 18.4 23.5 22.9 MIN
  Misc Stats Comparison
   MIN   HOU  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 5.0 6.8 6.4 MIN
Penalty yards 48.0 59.8 54.0 MIN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 10 to 15 of the 2012 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 10 to 15 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
Minnesota Vikings vs. Houston Texans
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2004 5 2004-10-10 MIN HOU 34-28 MIN
2008 9 2008-11-02 HOU MIN 21-28 MIN

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.