| First Quarter |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Min | Hou |
| Min | | | Blair Walsh kicks off to the Hou2. Keshawn Martin return for 19 yards to Hou21. Tackled by Matt Asiata. | | |
| Hou | 1st&10 | Hou21 | Matt Schaub pass to the right to Arian Foster for 11 yards to the Hou32. Tackled by Chad Greenway. | | |
| Hou | 1st&10 | Hou32 | Matt Schaub pass to the middle to Andre Johnson for 5 yards to the Hou37. Tackled by Jasper Brinkley. | | |
| Hou | 2nd&5 | Hou37 | Matt Schaub pass to the left to Andre Johnson for 19 yards to the Min44. Tackled by Chris Cook. | | |
| Hou | 1st&10 | Min44 | Matt Schaub incomplete pass to the left intended for DeVier Posey. | | |
| Hou | 2nd&10 | Min44 | Arian Foster rush to the left for a loss of 1 yard to the Min45. Tackled by Chad Greenway. | | |
| Hou | 3rd&11 | Min45 | Penalty: Pass Interference on Minnesota (A.J. Jefferson) 12 yards. | | |
| Hou | 1st&10 | Min33 | Arian Foster rush to the left for 2 yards to the Min31. Tackled by A.J. Jefferson. | | |
| Hou | 2nd&8 | Min31 | Arian Foster rush to the right for a loss of 2 yards to the Min33. Tackled by Kevin Williams. | | |
| Hou | 3rd&10 | Min33 | Matt Schaub incomplete pass to the left intended for Andre Johnson defensed by A.J. Jefferson. | | |
| Hou | 4th&10 | Min33 | Shayne Graham 51 yard field goal attempt is GOOD. Holder: Donnie Jones. | | |
| Hou | | | Drive Stats: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4min 10sec | 0 | 3 |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Min | Hou |
| Hou | | | Shayne Graham kicks off to the Min0. Marcus Sherels return for 27 yards to Min22. Tackled by Roc Carmichael. | | |
| Min | 1st&10 | Min22 | Penalty: False Start on Minnesota (Kyle Rudolph) -5 yards. | | |
| Min | 1st&15 | Min17 | Adrian Peterson rush to the left for 20 yards to the Min37. Tackled by Glover Quin. | | |
| Min | 1st&10 | Min37 | Adrian Peterson rush up the middle for a loss of 2 yards to the Min35. Tackled by Glover Quin. | | |
| Min | 2nd&12 | Min35 | Christian Ponder pass to the right to Kyle Rudolph for 27 yards to the Hou38. Tackled by Glover Quin. | | |
| Min | 1st&10 | Hou38 | Christian Ponder rush up the middle for 1 yard to the Hou37. Tackled by Brooks Reed. | | |
| Min | 2nd&9 | Hou37 | Adrian Peterson rush to the left for 3 yards to the Hou34. Tackled by Darryl Sharpton. | | |
| Min | 3rd&6 | Hou34 | Christian Ponder pass to the right to Michael Jenkins for 32 yards to the Hou2. Tackled by Brandon Harris. | | |
| Min | 1st&2 | Hou2 | Adrian Peterson rush up the middle for a loss of 1 yard to the Hou3. Tackled by Brooks Reed. | | |
| Min | 2nd&3 | Hou3 | Christian Ponder pass to the left to Kyle Rudolph for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | | |
| Min | | | Blair Walsh extra point is good. | | |
| Min | | | Drive Stats: 8 plays, 78 yards, 4min 31sec | 7 | 3 |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Min | Hou |
| Min | | | Blair Walsh kicks off to the Hou2. Keshawn Martin return for 20 yards to Hou22. Tackled by Matt Asiata and Robert Blanton. | | |
| Hou | 1st&10 | Hou22 | Ben Tate rush to the left for no gain to the Hou22. Tackled by Fred Evans. | | |
| Hou | 2nd&10 | Hou22 | Matt Schaub incomplete pass to the right intended for Andre Johnson. | | |
| Hou | 3rd&10 | Hou22 | Matt Schaub pass to the right to Andre Johnson for 4 yards to the Hou26. Tackled by Antoine Winfield. | | |
| Hou | 4th&6 | Hou26 | Donnie Jones punts for 50 yards to Min24. Marcus Sherels return for 2 yards to Min26. Tackled by DeVier Posey. Penalty: Illegal Return OOB on Houston (DeVier Posey) 5 yards. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Min | Hou |
| Min | 1st&10 | Min31 | Adrian Peterson rush up the middle for 2 yards to the Min33. Tackled by Glover Quin. | | |
| Min | 2nd&8 | Min33 | Jarius Wright rush to the left for 8 yards to the Min41. Tackled by Kareem Jackson. | | |
| Min | 1st&10 | Min41 | Christian Ponder rush up the middle for 1 yard to the Min42. Tackled by Antonio Smith. | | |
| Min | 2nd&9 | Min42 | Christian Ponder incomplete pass to the left intended for Adrian Peterson. | | |
| Min | 3rd&9 | Min42 | Christian Ponder pass to the right to Toby Gerhart for 5 yards to the Min47. Tackled by Glover Quin. Penalty: Unnecessary Roughness on Minnesota (Matt Kalil) -15 yards. | | |
| Min | 4th&19 | Min32 | Chris Kluwe punts for 51 yards to Hou17. Keshawn Martin return for 11 yards to Hou28. Tackled by Rhett Ellison. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Min | Hou |
| Hou | 1st&10 | Hou28 | Arian Foster rush to the right for 8 yards to the Hou36. Tackled by A.J. Jefferson. | | |
| Hou | 2nd&2 | Hou36 | Matt Schaub pass to the right to Andre Johnson for 17 yards to the Min47. Tackled by Antoine Winfield. | | |
| Hou | 1st&10 | Min47 | Arian Foster rush to the right for a loss of 4 yards to the Hou49. Tackled by Everson Griffen. | | |
| Hou | 2nd&14 | Hou49 | Matt Schaub pass to the left to Owen Daniels for 6 yards to the Min45. Tackled by Harrison Smith. | | |
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| Second Quarter |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Min | Hou |
| Hou | 3rd&8 | Min45 | Matt Schaub pass to the left to Owen Daniels for 14 yards to the Min31. Tackled by A.J. Jefferson. | | |
| Hou | 1st&10 | Min31 | Matt Schaub pass to the right to Arian Foster for 3 yards to the Min28. Tackled by Chad Greenway. | | |
| Hou | 2nd&7 | Min28 | Arian Foster rush to the right for 5 yards to the Min23. Tackled by Jasper Brinkley. FUMBLE, recovered by Min (A.J. Jefferson) and returned for a loss of 2 yards. Tackled by Garrett Graham. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Min | Hou |
| Min | 1st&10 | Min21 | Adrian Peterson rush to the right for a loss of 1 yard to the Min20. Tackled by Brooks Reed. | | |
| Min | 2nd&11 | Min20 | Christian Ponder pass to the left to Jarius Wright for 7 yards to the Min27. Tackled by Kareem Jackson. | | |
| Min | 3rd&4 | Min27 | Christian Ponder pass to the right to Michael Jenkins for 9 yards to the Min36. Tackled by Danieal Manning and Kareem Jackson. | | |
| Min | 1st&10 | Min36 | Adrian Peterson rush to the right for 7 yards to the Min43. Tackled by Connor Barwin. | | |
| Min | 2nd&3 | Min43 | Adrian Peterson rush up the middle for 11 yards to the Hou46. Tackled by Glover Quin. | | |
| Min | 1st&10 | Hou46 | Christian Ponder pass to the middle to Jerome Simpson for 2 yards to the Hou44. Tackled by Johnathan Joseph. | | |
| Min | 2nd&8 | Hou44 | Christian Ponder incomplete pass to the right intended for Kyle Rudolph. | | |
| Min | 3rd&8 | Hou44 | Christian Ponder pass to the right to Jerome Simpson for 8 yards to the Hou36. Tackled by Johnathan Joseph. | | |
| Min | 1st&10 | Hou36 | Adrian Peterson rush up the middle for a loss of 2 yards to the Hou38. Tackled by Glover Quin. | | |
| Min | 2nd&12 | Hou38 | Christian Ponder incomplete pass to the right intended for John Carlson. | | |
| Min | 3rd&12 | Hou38 | Christian Ponder incomplete pass to the right intended for Devin Aromashodu. | | |
| Min | 4th&12 | Hou38 | Blair Walsh 56 yard field goal attempt is GOOD. Holder: Chris Kluwe. | | |
| Min | | | Drive Stats: 12 plays, 41 yards, 5min 21sec | 10 | 3 |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Min | Hou |
| Min | | | Blair Walsh kicks off to the Hou0. Touchback. | | |
| Hou | 1st&10 | Hou20 | Matt Schaub pass to the middle to Andre Johnson for 19 yards to the Hou39. Tackled by Mistral Raymond. | | |
| Hou | 1st&10 | Hou39 | Matt Schaub pass to the middle to James Casey for 6 yards to the Hou45. Tackled by Chad Greenway. | | |
| Hou | 2nd&4 | Hou45 | Arian Foster rush to the left for 3 yards to the Hou48. Tackled by Erin Henderson. | | |
| Hou | 3rd&1 | Hou48 | Matt Schaub incomplete pass to the right intended for Owen Daniels defensed by Harrison Smith. | | |
| Hou | 4th&1 | Hou48 | Donnie Jones punts for 46 yards to Min6. Marcus Sherels return for 1 yard to Min7. Tackled by Bryan Braman. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Min | Hou |
| Min | 1st&10 | Min7 | Adrian Peterson rush up the middle for no gain to the Min7. Tackled by Brooks Reed. | | |
| Min | 2nd&10 | Min7 | Christian Ponder incomplete pass to the right intended for Jerome Simpson. | | |
| Min | 3rd&10 | Min7 | Christian Ponder rush up the middle for 21 yards to the Min28. Tackled by Danieal Manning. | | |
| Min | 1st&10 | Min28 | Adrian Peterson rush to the right for no gain to the Min28. Tackled by Brandon Harris and Bradie James. | | |
| Min | 2nd&10 | Min28 | Adrian Peterson rush to the right for 3 yards to the Min31. Tackled by Bradie James. | | |
| Min | 3rd&7 | Min31 | Christian Ponder pass to the right to Jerome Simpson for 5 yards to the Min36. Tackled by Tim Dobbins. | | |
| Min | 4th&2 | Min36 | Chris Kluwe punts for 49 yards to Hou15. Keshawn Martin return for 5 yards to Hou20. Tackled by Marcus Sherels. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Min | Hou |
| Hou | 1st&10 | Hou20 | Matt Schaub incomplete pass to the right intended for Kevin Walter. | | |
| Hou | 2nd&10 | Hou20 | Arian Foster rush to the left for 1 yard to the Hou21. Tackled by Fred Evans. | | |
| Hou | 3rd&9 | Hou21 | Two Minute Warning. | | |
| Hou | 3rd&9 | Hou21 | Matt Schaub sacked at Hou12 for a loss of 9 yards by Jared Allen. | | |
| Hou | 4th&18 | Hou12 | Minnesota Vikings timeout. | | |
| Hou | 4th&18 | Hou12 | Donnie Jones punts for 51 yards to Min37. Marcus Sherels return for 19 yards to Hou44. Tackled by James Casey. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Min | Hou |
| Min | 1st&10 | Hou44 | Christian Ponder pass to the left to Jarius Wright for 21 yards to the Hou23. Tackled by Brandon Harris. | | |
| Min | 1st&10 | Hou23 | Adrian Peterson rush to the left for no gain to the Hou23. Tackled by Antonio Smith. | | |
| Min | 2nd&10 | Hou23 | Christian Ponder incomplete pass to the left intended for Kyle Rudolph. | | |
| Min | 3rd&10 | Hou23 | Christian Ponder incomplete pass to the right intended for Michael Jenkins defensed by Kareem Jackson. | | |
| Min | 4th&10 | Hou23 | Blair Walsh 41 yard field goal attempt is GOOD. Holder: Chris Kluwe. | | |
| Min | | | Drive Stats: 5 plays, 21 yards, 1min 2sec | 13 | 3 |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Min | Hou |
| Min | | | Blair Walsh kicks off to the Hou0. Keshawn Martin return for 24 yards to Hou23. Tackled by Tyrone McKenzie. | | |
| Hou | 1st&10 | Hou23 | Matt Schaub incomplete pass to the right intended for DeVier Posey. | | |
| Hou | 2nd&10 | Hou23 | Matt Schaub incomplete pass to the middle intended for Arian Foster defensed by Everson Griffen. | | |
| Hou | 3rd&10 | Hou23 | Houston Texans timeout. | | |
| Hou | 3rd&10 | Hou23 | Matt Schaub incomplete pass to the left intended for DeVier Posey defensed by Antoine Winfield. | | |
| Hou | 4th&10 | Hou23 | Donnie Jones punts for 60 yards to Min17. Marcus Sherels return for 7 yards to Min24. Tackled by Bryan Braman. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Min | Hou |
| Min | 1st&10 | Min24 | Christian Ponder rush up the middle for a loss of 1 yard to the Min23. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Min | Hou |
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| Third Quarter |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Min | Hou |
| Hou | | | Shayne Graham kicks off to the Min0. Marcus Sherels return for 27 yards to Min27. Tackled by Eddie Pleasant. | | |
| Min | 1st&10 | Min27 | Adrian Peterson rush up the middle for no gain to the Min27. Tackled by Bradie James. | | |
| Min | 2nd&10 | Min27 | Adrian Peterson rush up the middle for 21 yards to the Min48. Tackled by Johnathan Joseph. | | |
| Min | 1st&10 | Min48 | Christian Ponder incomplete pass to the right intended for Kyle Rudolph defensed by Bradie James. | | |
| Min | 2nd&10 | Min48 | Christian Ponder incomplete pass to the left intended for Jarius Wright. | | |
| Min | 3rd&10 | Min48 | Christian Ponder pass to the right to Jarius Wright for 15 yards to the Hou37. Tackled by Danieal Manning. Penalty: Roughing Passer on Houston (Whitney Mercilus) 15 yards. | | |
| Min | 1st&10 | Hou22 | Christian Ponder pass to the middle to Adrian Peterson for 4 yards to the Hou18. Tackled by Bradie James. | | |
| Min | 2nd&6 | Hou18 | Adrian Peterson rush up the middle for a loss of 3 yards to the Hou21. Tackled by J.J. Watt. | | |
| Min | 3rd&9 | Hou21 | Christian Ponder incomplete pass to the left intended for John Carlson. | | |
| Min | 4th&9 | Hou21 | Blair Walsh 39 yard field goal attempt is GOOD. Holder: Chris Kluwe. | | |
| Min | | | Drive Stats: 9 plays, 52 yards, 3min 29sec | 16 | 3 |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Min | Hou |
| Min | | | Blair Walsh kicks off to the Hou4. Keshawn Martin return for 21 yards to Hou25. Tackled by Larry Dean. Penalty: Holding on Houston (James Casey) -10 yards. | | |
| Hou | 1st&10 | Hou15 | Arian Foster rush to the right for a loss of 1 yard to the Hou14. Tackled by Antoine Winfield. | | |
| Hou | 2nd&11 | Hou14 | Arian Foster rush to the left for 4 yards to the Hou18. Tackled by Jasper Brinkley. | | |
| Hou | 3rd&7 | Hou18 | Penalty: False Start on Houston (Duane Brown) -5 yards. | | |
| Hou | 3rd&12 | Hou13 | Matt Schaub incomplete pass to the right intended for Kevin Walter. | | |
| Hou | 4th&12 | Hou13 | Donnie Jones punts for 49 yards to Min38. Marcus Sherels return for 10 yards to Min48. Tackled by Jesse Nading. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Min | Hou |
| Min | 1st&10 | Min48 | Christian Ponder sacked at Min45 for a loss of 3 yards by J.J. Watt. FUMBLE, recovered by Hou (Bradie James). Tackled by Phil Loadholt. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Min | Hou |
| Hou | 1st&10 | Min45 | Matt Schaub incomplete pass to the right intended for Andre Johnson. | | |
| Hou | 2nd&10 | Min45 | Penalty: Holding on Houston (Duane Brown) -10 yards. | | |
| Hou | 2nd&20 | Hou45 | Matt Schaub pass to the left to Garrett Graham for 12 yards to the Min43. Tackled by A.J. Jefferson. | | |
| Hou | 3rd&8 | Min43 | Matt Schaub pass to the right to Ben Tate for 2 yards to the Min41. Tackled by Erin Henderson. | | |
| Hou | 4th&6 | Min41 | Donnie Jones punts for 32 yards to Min9. No return. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Min | Hou |
| Min | 1st&10 | Min9 | Adrian Peterson rush to the left for no gain to the Min9. Tackled by Earl Mitchell. | | |
| Min | 2nd&10 | Min9 | Penalty: Holding on Houston (Bradie James) 5 yards. | | |
| Min | 1st&10 | Min14 | Christian Ponder incomplete pass to the right intended for Jarius Wright. | | |
| Min | 2nd&10 | Min14 | Adrian Peterson rush up the middle for a loss of 1 yard to the Min13. Tackled by Glover Quin. | | |
| Min | 3rd&11 | Min13 | Christian Ponder pass to the left to Jarius Wright for 5 yards to the Min18. Tackled by Connor Barwin. | | |
| Min | 4th&6 | Min18 | Chris Kluwe punts for 43 yards to Hou39. No return. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Min | Hou |
| Hou | 1st&10 | Hou39 | Ben Tate rush up the middle for 4 yards to the Hou43. Tackled by Antoine Winfield. | | |
| Hou | 2nd&6 | Hou43 | Matt Schaub pass to the left to Andre Johnson for 19 yards to the Min38. Tackled by Harrison Smith. | | |
| Hou | 1st&10 | Min38 | Ben Tate rush to the left for 13 yards to the Min25. Tackled by Harrison Smith. | | |
| Hou | 1st&10 | Min25 | Matt Schaub incomplete pass to the left intended for Owen Daniels. | | |
| Hou | 2nd&10 | Min25 | Matt Schaub pass to the left to Andre Johnson for 14 yards to the Min11. Tackled by Harrison Smith. | | |
| Hou | 1st&10 | Min11 | Matt Schaub sacked at Min13 for a loss of 2 yards by Jared Allen. | | |
| Hou | 2nd&12 | Min13 | Matt Schaub pass to the middle to Kevin Walter for 12 yards to the Min1. Tackled by Harrison Smith. | | |
| Hou | 1st&1 | Min1 | Matt Schaub incomplete pass to the left intended for Owen Daniels. | | |
| Hou | 2nd&1 | Min1 | Ben Tate rush up the middle for no gain to the Min1. Tackled by Kevin Williams. | | |
| Hou | 3rd&1 | Min1 | Matt Schaub sacked at Min15 for a loss of 14 yards by Fred Evans. | | |
| Hou | 4th&15 | Min15 | Shayne Graham 33 yard field goal attempt is GOOD. Holder: Donnie Jones. | | |
| Hou | | | Drive Stats: 11 plays, 46 yards, 5min 17sec | 16 | 6 |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Min | Hou |
| Hou | | | Shayne Graham kicks off to the Min0. Touchback. | | |
| Min | 1st&10 | Min20 | Penalty: False Start on Minnesota (Matt Kalil) -5 yards. | | |
| Min | 1st&15 | Min15 | Adrian Peterson rush up the middle for 20 yards to the Min35. Tackled by Glover Quin. | | |
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| Fourth Quarter |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Min | Hou |
| Min | 1st&10 | Min35 | Christian Ponder incomplete pass to the left intended for Jarius Wright. | | |
| Min | 2nd&10 | Min35 | Adrian Peterson rush up the middle for a loss of 3 yards to the Min32. Tackled by J.J. Watt. | | |
| Min | 3rd&13 | Min32 | Christian Ponder pass to the left to Jerome Simpson for 17 yards to the Min49. Tackled by Shiloh Keo. | | |
| Min | 1st&10 | Min49 | Adrian Peterson rush to the right for 10 yards to the Hou41. Tackled by Danieal Manning. | | |
| Min | 1st&10 | Hou41 | Adrian Peterson rush up the middle for 1 yard to the Hou40. Tackled by Tim Dobbins. | | |
| Min | 2nd&9 | Hou40 | Christian Ponder incomplete pass to the left intended for Jarius Wright defensed by Kareem Jackson. | | |
| Min | 3rd&9 | Hou40 | Christian Ponder incomplete pass to the right intended for Toby Gerhart defensed by Tim Dobbins. | | |
| Min | 4th&9 | Hou40 | Chris Kluwe punts for 39 yards to Hou1. No return. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Min | Hou |
| Hou | 1st&10 | Hou1 | Matt Schaub pass to the left to Owen Daniels for 7 yards to the Hou8. Tackled by A.J. Jefferson. | | |
| Hou | 2nd&3 | Hou8 | Matt Schaub incomplete pass to the left intended for Owen Daniels. | | |
| Hou | 3rd&3 | Hou8 | Matt Schaub pass to the right to Garrett Graham for 2 yards to the Hou10. Tackled by Harrison Smith. | | |
| Hou | 4th&1 | Hou10 | Donnie Jones punts for 65 yards to Min25. Marcus Sherels return for 11 yards to Min36. Tackled by Roc Carmichael and Jesse Nading. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Min | Hou |
| Min | 1st&10 | Min36 | Christian Ponder pass to the right to Kyle Rudolph for 9 yards to the Min45. Tackled by Johnathan Joseph. | | |
| Min | 2nd&1 | Min45 | Adrian Peterson rush to the right for a loss of 1 yard to the Min44. Tackled by Whitney Mercilus and Glover Quin. | | |
| Min | 3rd&2 | Min44 | Christian Ponder rush to the right for 29 yards to the Hou27. Tackled by Johnathan Joseph. | | |
| Min | 1st&10 | Hou27 | Adrian Peterson rush up the middle for no gain to the Hou27. Tackled by Antonio Smith. | | |
| Min | 2nd&10 | Hou27 | Toby Gerhart rush to the right for 6 yards to the Hou21. Tackled by Kareem Jackson. | | |
| Min | 3rd&4 | Hou21 | Toby Gerhart rush up the middle for 4 yards to the Hou17. Tackled by Antonio Smith. | | |
| Min | 1st&10 | Hou17 | Adrian Peterson rush to the right for 2 yards to the Hou15. Tackled by Connor Barwin and Bradie James. | | |
| Min | 2nd&8 | Hou15 | Toby Gerhart rush up the middle for 2 yards to the Hou13. Tackled by Antonio Smith. | | |
| Min | 3rd&6 | Hou13 | Christian Ponder pass to the right to Jarius Wright for 5 yards to the Hou8. Tackled by Danieal Manning. Penalty: Face Mask on Houston (Danieal Manning) 5 yards. | | |
| Min | 1st&3 | Hou3 | Toby Gerhart rush up the middle for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | | |
| Min | | | Penalty: Offside on Houston (Antonio Smith) 0 yards. | | |
| Min | | | Blair Walsh extra point is good. | | |
| Min | | | Drive Stats: 10 plays, 64 yards, 6min 1sec | 23 | 6 |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Min | Hou |
| Min | | | Blair Walsh kicks off to the Hou0. Touchback. | | |
| Hou | 1st&10 | Hou20 | Justin Forsett rush to the left for 4 yards to the Hou24. Tackled by Chad Greenway and Erin Henderson. | | |
| Hou | 2nd&6 | Hou24 | Matt Schaub incomplete pass to the right intended for DeVier Posey defensed by Kevin Williams. | | |
| Hou | 3rd&6 | Hou24 | Penalty: Roughing Passer on Minnesota (Harrison Smith) 15 yards. | | |
| Hou | 1st&10 | Hou39 | Matt Schaub pass to the right to DeVier Posey for 6 yards to the Hou45. Tackled by Kevin Williams. | | |
| Hou | 2nd&4 | Hou45 | Penalty: False Start on Houston (Duane Brown) -5 yards. | | |
| Hou | 2nd&9 | Hou40 | T.J. Yates incomplete pass to the right intended for DeVier Posey. | | |
| Hou | 3rd&9 | Hou40 | T.J. Yates sacked at Hou40 for no gain by Harrison Smith. FUMBLE, recovered by Hou (T.J. Yates). FUMBLE, recovered by Min (Everson Griffen) and returned for 5 yards. Tackled by Derek Newton. | | |
| Team | Down | Spot | Play | Min | Hou |
| Min | 1st&10 | Hou36 | Toby Gerhart rush up the middle for 4 yards to the Hou32. Tackled by Tim Dobbins. | | |
| Min | 2nd&6 | Hou32 | Houston Texans timeout. | | |
| Min | 2nd&6 | Hou32 | Toby Gerhart rush up the middle for 3 yards to the Hou29. Tackled by Tim Dobbins. | | |
| Min | 3rd&3 | Hou29 | Houston Texans timeout. | | |
| Min | 3rd&3 | Hou29 | Toby Gerhart rush up the middle for 6 yards to the Hou23. Tackled by Barrett Ruud and Tim Dobbins. | | |
| Min | 1st&10 | Hou23 | Toby Gerhart rush to the left for 3 yards to the Hou20. Tackled by Darryl Sharpton. | | |
| Min | 2nd&7 | Hou20 | Two Minute Warning. | | |
| Min | 2nd&7 | Hou20 | Matt Asiata rush to the left for 1 yard to the Hou19. Tackled by Jared Crick. | | |
| Min | 3rd&6 | Hou19 | Christian Ponder rush up the middle for a loss of 1 yard to the Hou20. | | |
| Min | 4th&7 | Hou20 | Christian Ponder rush up the middle for a loss of 2 yards to the Hou22. | | |
| Hou | 1st&10 | Hou22 | T.J. Yates rush up the middle for a loss of 2 yards to the Hou20. | | |