The Minnesota Vikings beat the Houston Texans 34-7 on Sep 22, 2024 at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Final · U.S. Bank Stadium
Top performers
- C.J. Stroud threw for 215 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions for the Texans.
- Dare Ogunbowale ran for 28 yards on 0 carries.
- Sam Darnold threw for 181 yards, 4 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the Vikings.
- Aaron Jones Sr. ran for 102 yards on 19 carries.
Houston Texans box score
Passing
| CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver. | ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud | 20 | 31 | 215 | 1 | 2 |
| Davis Mills | 7 | 12 | 79 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 27 | 43 | 294 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Akers | 9 | 21 | 0 | 9 |
| C.J. Stroud | 3 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
| British Brooks | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 13 | 35 | 0 | 9 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefon Diggs | 10 | 12 | 94 | 0 | 19 |
| Nico Collins | 4 | 10 | 86 | 0 | 34 |
| Tank Dell | 5 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 19 |
| Robert Woods | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 13 |
| Dalton Schultz | 2 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 8 |
| Cam Akers | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| Dare Ogunbowale | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Hutchinson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 26 | 41 | 279 | 1 | 34 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azeez Al-Shaair | 10 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Pitre | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jimmie Ward | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry To'oTo'o | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamari Lassiter | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Settle | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Folorunso Fatukasi | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Barnett | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Calen Bullock | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Danielle Hunter | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Anderson Jr. | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Edwards Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Murray | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake Hansen | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Stingley Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D'Angelo Ross | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 54 | 37 | 4.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Minnesota Vikings box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Jones Sr. | 19 | 102 | 0 | 39 |
| Ty Chandler | 7 | 13 | 0 | 5 |
| Jalen Nailor | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Nick Mullens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 28 | 118 | 0 | 39 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Jefferson | 6 | 8 | 81 | 1 | 28 |
| Aaron Jones Sr. | 5 | 6 | 46 | 1 | 20 |
| Jalen Nailor | 3 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 18 |
| Trent Sherfield | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Johnny Mundt | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Josh Oliver | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 16 | 23 | 168 | 4 | 28 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Smith | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Van Ginkel | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Bynum | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Joshua Metellus | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephon Gilmore | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Bullard | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Cashman | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Murphy Jr. | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Greenard | 4 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaquill Griffin | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Patrick Jones II | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Theo Jackson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bo Richter | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Phillips | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jalen Redmond | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Ward | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Tillery | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 56 | 38 | 5.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
- Texans · 2024 season · Previous Sep 15, 2024: CHI 13, HOU 19 · Next Sep 29, 2024: JAX 20, HOU 24
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