Texans beat Vikings in preseason finale

The former LSU track star brought back a punt 76 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter and Justin Forsett rushed for 114 yards in the Texans' 28-24 win over the Minnesota Vikings in the exhibition finale Thursday night at Reliant Stadium, where a fan was taken to a Houston hospital after falling from an escalator.

A statement issued by officials of Reliant Park, where the stadium is situated, said nothing about the fan's condition.

The 5-foot-5 Holliday also returned a kickoff 87 yards in the preseason opener at Carolina and a punt 90 yards for a score against San Francisco before fumbling twice against New Orleans last week. Teams trim their rosters to 53 players on Friday, and Holliday still wasn't sure if he convinced Kubiak to keep him.

"You're asking me to say that now? Nobody has made it," Kubiak said. "We're not finished yet. He's made a heck of a case for himself."

Holliday knew he had to shine before training camp began.

"The plan was just to come out and just make plays and show the team that I can be a special guy," Holliday said.

Jordan Todman rushed for 114 yards, including a 76-yard touchdown for Minnesota. Jarius Wright caught six passes for 122 yards, including a touchdown for the Vikings. Devin Aromashodu also caught a TD pass for the Vikings.

Minnesota punted after its first possession of the second half. Holliday made a quick move, broke a tackle and easily outran Minnesota's pack of defenders, slowing down in his final strides. Holliday hopes he gets a chance to show he can do it in the regular season, too.

"It hasn't been a secret, you know," Holliday said. "It's just being smart about everything and just coming out and working hard.

"I think I can consistently do it."

In the second half, backup quarterbacks McLeod Bethel-Thompson and Case Keenum got their last chances to impress coaches.

Bethel-Thompson, an undrafted free agent out of Sacramento State in 2011, went 15 for 29 for 193 yards with a touchdown and an interception for the Vikings in his first action since the preseason opener. Keenum, an undrafted rookie who set NCAA passing records at the University of Houston, went 5 for 10 for 43 yards.

Vikings coach Leslie Frazier needed to sort out the depth at running back behind Adrian Peterson and Toby Gerhart. Matt Asiata had six carries for 45 yards and Lex Hilliard carried seven times for 33 in the first half, and Todman started Minnesota's first series of the second half.