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Vikings at Texans | by @Eric_L_Smith
Noon (CT) | Sunday, Oct. 4 | NRG Stadium
Series Results
Vikings W-L-T: 4-0
Home: 2-0; Away: 2-0
Last time in regular season: Vikings defeated Texans 31-13 in Minnesota on Oct. 9, 2016
Last time in regular season at Houston: Vikings defeated Texans 23-6 on Dec. 23, 2012
2019 Stats
Houston offense
Quarterback Deshaun Watson set a career-high with 33 total touchdowns in 15 games in 2019. He threw for 26 scores for the second straight season and added seven rushing touchdowns, which tied for second among quarterbacks.
DeAndre Hopkins, who was traded to Arizona in March, led the Texans with 1,165 yards in 2019, marking the seventh time in eight seasons that Houston has had a 1,000-yard receiver.
Houston defense
The Texans forced 22 turnovers in 2019, which tied for 15th in the NFL, and Houston's turnover differential also ranked 15th at an even zero.
Houston's defense ranked 19th in the league after allowing 24.1 points per game in a roller-coaster season. The Texans had six games where they held an opponent to 20 or fewer points and six games in which opponents scored 30 or more points.
Roster Refresher
Added: WR Randall Cobb, WR Brandin Cooks, DT Timmy Jernigan, RB David Johnson, S Eric Murray, T Brent Qvale and DB Jaylen Watkins
First two picks of 2020 NFL Draft: TCU DT Ross Blacklock at No. 40 overall and Florida LB Jonathan Greenard at 90
Departed (new team if player has signed)/contract expired: WR DeAndre Hopkins (Cardinals), RB Carlos Hyde, RB Lamar Miller, DT D.J. Reader (Bengals), LB Barkevious Mingo (Bears), CB Johnathan Joseph (Titans), S Jahleel Addae, S Mike Adams (Retired) and S Tashaun Gipson (Bears)
Icebreakers
This will be the Vikings third trip to play the Texans in franchise history, as Minnesota looks to stay perfect in the series history. … Texans Head Coach Bill O'Brien is entering his seventh season in Houston. He was hired in the same offseason that Minnesota hired Mike Zimmer. O'Brien is 52-44 in regular-season games and has won back-to-back AFC South titles. … All four AFC division winners, including the Texans, repeated as division champions in 2019. … Houston recently traded for Cooks, who has 34 total touchdown catches in 88 career games. … Defensive end J.J. Watt played in just eight games due to injuries in 2019. He is a five-time All-Pro and two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year.