Vikings 34, Texans 7

Houston 0 0 7 0 — 7 Minnesota 14 0 7 13 — 34

First quarter

MIN — Jefferson 6 pass from Darnold (Reichard kick), 12:11.

MIN — A.Jones 8 pass from Darnold (Reichard kick), 1:12.

Third quarter

MIN — Nailor 4 pass from Darnold (Reichard kick), 10:26.

HOU — Akers 8 pass from Stroud (Fairbairn kick), 4:00.

Fourth quarter

MIN — FG Reichard 35, 14:53.

MIN — Mundt 2 pass from Darnold (Reichard kick), 10:16.

MIN — FG Reichard 58, 4:43.

HOU MIN

First downs 17 19

Total net yards 296 274

Rushes-yards 14-38 28-118

Passing 258 156

Punt returns 3-5 1-10

Kickoff returns 1-27 1-19

Interceptions ret 0-0 2-8

Comp-att-int 28-44-2 17-28-0

Sacked-Yards Lost 5-49 4-25

Punts 4-44.25 4-48.25

Fumbles-lost 0-0 1-0

Penalties-yards 11-88 5-30

Time of poss 30:42 29:18

INDIVIDUAL Stats

Rushing — Houston, Akers 9-21, Stroud 3-12, Taylor 1-3, Brooks 1-2. Minnesota, A.Jones 19-102, Chandler 7-13, Nailor 1-3, Mullens 1-0.

Passing — Houston, Stroud 20-31-2-215, Mills 7-12-0-79, Diggs 1-1-0-13. Minnesota, Darnold 17-28-0-181.

Receiving — Houston, Diggs 10-94, Dell 5-62, Collins 4-86, Ogunbowale 2-28, Woods 2-18, Schultz 2-11, Taylor 2-0, Akers 1-8. Minnesota, Jefferson 6-81, A.Jones 5-46, Nailor 3-31, Powell 1-13, Sherfield 1-8, Mundt 1-2.

Missed field goals — Houston, Fairbairn 54.