| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| Houston Field Goal - 51-yarder by Shayne Graham. 10:50 Time Remaining. (9 plays, 46 yards. Time of Drive: 4:10). |
| Minnesota Touchdown - 3-yard pass from Christian Ponder to Kyle Rudolph. (Blair Walsh extra point is good). 6:19 Time Remaining. (8 plays, 78 yards. Time of Drive: 4:31). |
| 2nd Quarter |
| Minnesota Field Goal - 56-yarder by Blair Walsh. 8:15 Time Remaining. (12 plays, 41 yards. Time of Drive: 5:21). |
| Minnesota Field Goal - 41-yarder by Blair Walsh. 0:37 Time Remaining. (5 plays, 21 yards. Time of Drive: 1:02). |
| 3rd Quarter |
| Minnesota Field Goal - 39-yarder by Blair Walsh. 11:31 Time Remaining. (9 plays, 52 yards. Time of Drive: 3:29). |
| Houston Field Goal - 33-yarder by Shayne Graham. 0:26 Time Remaining. (11 plays, 46 yards. Time of Drive: 5:17). |
| 4th Quarter |
| Minnesota Touchdown - 3-yard run by Toby Gerhart. (Blair Walsh extra point is good). 4:44 Time Remaining. (10 plays, 64 yards. Time of Drive: 6:01). |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | Minnesota | Houston |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 22 | 11 |
| By Rushing | 11 | 1 |
| By Passing | 8 | 8 |
| By Penalty | 3 | 2 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 9-18-50 | 1-11-9 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 345 | 187 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 73 | 53 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 4.7 | 3.5 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 174 | 34 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 42 | 16 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 4.1 | 2.1 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 171 | 153 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 1-3 | 4-25 |
| Gross yards passing | 174 | 178 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 30-16-0 | 33-18-0 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 5.5 | 4.1 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 4-45.5 | 7-50.4 |
| Net Punting Average | 41.5 | 43.3 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | 50 | 16 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 6-50 | 2-16 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 2-54 | 4-84 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 5-52 | 9-60 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 1-1 | 3-2 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 2 | 0 |
| Rushing | 1 | 0 |
| Passing | 1 | 0 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 3-3 | 2-2 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 |
| FINAL SCORE | 23 | 6 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 34:46 | 25:14 |
| Final Individual Statistics |
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| Minnesota | Houston |
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| PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK/YD | TD | LG | IN |
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| C.Ponder | 30 | 16 | 174 | 1/3 | 1 | 32 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 30 | 16 | 174 | 1/3 | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| | PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK/YD | TD | LG | IN |
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| M.Schaub | 32 | 18 | 178 | 3/25 | 0 | 19 | 0 | | T.Yates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 33 | 18 | 178 | 4/25 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
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| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| None | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| None | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | IN20 | LG |
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| C.Kluwe | 4 | 182 | 45.5 | 0 | 1 | 51 | | Total | 4 | 182 | 45.5 | 0 | 1 | 51 |
| | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | IN20 | LG |
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| D.Jones | 7 | 353 | 50.4 | 0 | 2 | 65 | | Total | 7 | 353 | 50.4 | 0 | 2 | 65 |
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| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| M.Sherels | 6 | 1 | 50 | 19 | 0 | | | | | | | | | Total | 6 | 1 | 50 | 19 | 0 |
| | PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| K.Martin | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 0 | | DOWNED | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 3 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 0 |
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| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| M.Sherels | 2 | 0 | 54 | 27 | 0 | | TOUCHBACK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 3 | 0 | 54 | 27 | 0 |
| | KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| K.Martin | 4 | 0 | 84 | 24 | 0 | | TOUCHBACK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 6 | 0 | 84 | 24 | 0 |
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| KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| B.Walsh | 3/3 | 100.0 | 56 | 2/2 | 11 | | Total | 3/3 | 100.0 | 56 | 2/2 | 11 |
| | KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| | | | | | | | Total | 2/2 | 100.0 | 51 | 0/0 | 6 |
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