Mobile UPI  |   About UPI  |   UPI en Español  |   UPI Arabic  |   UPIU  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Sports News

NFL: Minnesota 28, Houston 21

(Boxscore)
|
|
 
  
Published: Nov. 2, 2008 at 4:36 PM

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Gus Frerotte tossed three touchdown passes Sunday, fueling Minnesota's 28-21 win over the Houston Texans.

His 25-yarder to tight end Visanthe Shiancoe gave Minnesota what turned out to be an insurmountable 28-14 advantage with 6:26 left.

The 15-year veteran finished with 11 completions in 18 passes for 182 yards with one interception.

Running back Adrian Peterson scored once among his 25 carries for 139 yards, and wide receiver Bernard Berrian also scored once on just two catches for 104 yards for the Vikings, winners in three of their last four contests.

Houston's Sage Rosenfels, subbing for the injured Matt Schaub, completed 21-of-29 for 224 yards, two touchdowns and a third-quarter interception.

Schaub left the contest after halftime with a left knee injury.

Tight end Owen Daniels made 11 catches for 133 yards.

Wide receiver Andre Johnson scored once on four catches for 62 yards, and rookie running back Steve Slaton rushed for 62 yards on 16 carries for the Texans, whose three-game winning streak ended.

Topics: Adrian Peterson, Gus Frerotte, Matt Schaub
© 2008 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Any reproduction, republication, redistribution and/or modification of any UPI content is expressly prohibited without UPI's prior written consent.

Order reprints
  
Join the conversation
Most Popular Collections
Super Bowl XLVI ticker tape victory parade N.Y. Giants win Super Bowl XLVI Cheerleaders of 2012
Additional Sports News Stories
1 of 25
Meryl Streep and Colin Firth attend the "BAFTA" ceremony in London
View Caption
fark
Thou shalt not worketh on the Sabbath, unless you receiveth twice and one half pieces of silver....
Bill that would have protected Iowa cities against lawsuits over sledding accidents on city property...
Susan G. Kommen founder Nancy Brinker billed the foundation $133,507 in expenses while she was working...
Shes 100 years old today and still hotter than hell Dumber than a sack of wet rocks though
A local flight company in Cincinnati offers couples the chance to have sex in the back of their...
Valentine's Day music to avoid: five music videos that suck the fun out of sex