Week 3, 2058

played in Houston, TX

94 degrees, fair, calm

Buffalo Bills	0	10	10	7	-	27
Houston Texans	3	7	3	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:20 HOU - Lamont Martin 18 field goal
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Earnest Woodson 7 pass from Brian Bernard (Lamont Martin extra point)
2Q: 07:37 BUF - Norbert Bragg 5 run (Daquan Dercher extra point)
2Q: 00:53 BUF - Daquan Dercher 35 field goal
3Q: 10:40 BUF - Daquan Dercher 21 field goal
3Q: 07:20 HOU - Lamont Martin 40 field goal
3Q: 04:14 BUF - Norbert Bragg 8 run (Daquan Dercher extra point)
4Q: 12:25 BUF - Brian Cavka 4 pass from Stephen Hutchins (Daquan Dercher extra point)
4Q: 01:55 HOU - Brett Weber 34 pass from Brian Bernard (Lamont Martin extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:20 HOU - Lamont Martin 18 field goal
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Earnest Woodson 7 pass from Brian Bernard (Lamont Martin extra point)
2Q: 07:37 BUF - Norbert Bragg 5 run (Daquan Dercher extra point)
2Q: 00:53 BUF - Daquan Dercher 35 field goal
3Q: 10:40 BUF - Daquan Dercher 21 field goal
3Q: 07:20 HOU - Lamont Martin 40 field goal
3Q: 04:14 BUF - Norbert Bragg 8 run (Daquan Dercher extra point)
4Q: 12:25 BUF - Brian Cavka 4 pass from Stephen Hutchins (Daquan Dercher extra point)
4Q: 01:55 HOU - Brett Weber 34 pass from Brian Bernard (Lamont Martin extra point)

Team Statistics BUF HOU
Record 2-1 1-2
First Downs 19 22
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 1 4
Total Net Yards 430 399
- Offensive Plays 65 66
- Yards per Play 6.62 6.05
Net Rushing Yards 151 114
- Rushing Attempts 31 18
- Yards per Rush 4.87 6.33
Net Passing Yards 279 285
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 20 - 0 45 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 285 302
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 8.21 5.94
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/17 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 9.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 10/80 7/44
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 2/58 4/49
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 22
Time of Possession 31:34 28:26

Team Statistics	BUF	HOU
Record	2-1	1-2
First Downs	19	22
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	1	4
Total Net Yards	430	399
- Offensive Plays	65	66
- Yards per Play	6.62	6.05
Net Rushing Yards	151	114
- Rushing Attempts	31	18
- Yards per Rush	4.87	6.33
Net Passing Yards	279	285
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 20 - 0	45 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	285	302
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	8.21	5.94
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/17	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	9.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	10/80	7/44
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	2/58	4/49
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 22
Time of Possession	31:34	28:26

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:15	3:22	OWN 32	6	25	Punt
1	6:10	2:24	OWN 35	6	29	Punt
2	14:50	1:47	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
2	11:37	4:09	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
2	4:22	3:36	OWN 20	8	62	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:27	OWN 25	9	71	Field Goal
3	7:12	3:06	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
3	1:59	4:43	OWN 45	12	55	Touchdown
4	5:46	2:23	OWN 19	3	1	Punt
4	1:43	0:29	OWN 25	3	6	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:45	OWN 17	8	82	Field Goal
1	7:53	1:43	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	3:46	3:56	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	13:03	1:26	OWN 24	3	2	Punt
2	7:28	3:06	OWN 25	5	10	Punt
2	0:46	0:46	OWN 24	1	3	Half
3	10:33	3:21	OWN 25	8	52	Field Goal
3	4:06	2:07	OWN 19	3	6	Punt
4	12:16	6:30	OWN 16	14	65	Downs
4	3:23	1:40	OWN 32	6	68	Touchdown
4	1:14	1:14	OWN 22	5	27	Game

Game MVP: Brian Bernard, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Norbert Bragg	26	129	4.96	52	2	2
RB Phillip Fleming	3	7	2.33	4	0	0
QB Stephen Hutchins	1	10	10.00	10	1	0
FB Gage Holmes	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Hayden Bryner	14	75	5.36	36	2	0
QB Brian Bernard	4	39	9.75	18	2	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Stephen Hutchins	33	20	285	1/6	1	51	0	98.6

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Bernard	45	28	302	3/17	2	36	0	96.7

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brian Cavka	4	6	44	11.00	6	16	1
TE Dennis Warburton	4	5	78	19.50	54	51	0
WR Eli Ireland	4	8	111	27.75	23	39	0
WR Wendell Burks	4	7	37	9.25	14	28	0
RB Norbert Bragg	2	3	5	2.50	2	3	0
FB Gage Holmes	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Ryan Hanks	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Phillip Fleming	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Artie Davison	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rufus Shepherd	7	11	70	10.00	29	27	0
RB Hayden Bryner	5	6	52	10.40	30	28	0
WR Brett Weber	5	9	58	11.60	14	34	1
TE Eric Valdez	5	7	64	12.80	28	36	0
TE Earnest Woodson	3	3	19	6.33	2	13	1
WR Jonah Prescott	2	6	22	11.00	0	11	0
WR Kaden Chase	1	2	17	17.00	0	17	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bubba Graham	5	215	43.0	34.6	50	0

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edwin Ogden	4	162	40.5	39.3	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Daquan Dercher	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lamont Martin	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phillip Fleming	1	5	5.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brett Weber	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Boyd	1	29	29.0	0
Donnie Lucas	1	29	29.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brett Weber	3	38	12.7	0
Jonah Prescott	1	11	11.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Terrence Johnstone	12	1	0.0	18	47
S Vernon Hargreaves	5	1	0.0	18	48
DT Tony Grusendorf	4	0	1.0	18	38
S Kelvin Boyd	4	3	0.0	18	48
ILB Angel Sweeney	4	0	0.0	17	33
DE Randal Foster	3	0	1.0	14	29
CB Josue Cochrane	3	0	0.0	16	32
CB Donnie Lucas	2	2	0.0	18	47
DE Luis Donaldson	2	2	0.0	17	40
CB Sedrick Fillion	2	0	0.0	17	35
DE Wendell Olivarez	2	0	0.0	4	14
CB Taylor Spurrier	2	0	0.0	1	14
DE Stan Ruddick	1	0	1.0	2	23
ILB Jerry Glenn	1	0	0.0	0	1
DT David Purdy	0	1	0.0	17	42
S Ricky Feenstra	0	1	0.0	1	14

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Amos Blair	6	3	0.0	31	34
CB Al Endzell	6	1	0.0	28	28
ILB Sebastian Ellington	6	0	0.0	30	27
OLB Jay Blades	5	4	0.0	27	28
ILB Tommy Buchanan	5	1	0.0	18	13
OLB Johnathan Sims	4	2	0.0	29	34
OLB Mickey Morrison	4	0	0.0	6	13
DE Rufus Grisso	3	2	0.5	30	29
S Gary Riner	2	2	0.0	30	27
CB Kaden Pancake	2	1	0.0	5	12
DE Willie Matthews	1	2	0.5	24	20
DE Damien Montalvo	1	1	0.0	24	21
DT Herman Jarvis	1	0	0.0	9	14
DE Nolan Ashton	1	0	0.0	2	7
CB Garrett Bennett	1	0	0.0	13	17
DT Alvin Young	1	0	0.0	5	11
CB Steve Stargell	0	1	0.0	26	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Tony Grusendorf	1.0	0	3	0	38
DE Randal Foster	1.0	0	1	0	29
DE Stan Ruddick	1.0	0	1	0	23
DT David Purdy	0.0	1	1	0	42
DT Dean England	0.0	1	0	0	16
DE Wendell Olivarez	0.0	1	0	0	14
DE Luis Donaldson	0.0	0	2	1	40

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Willie Matthews	0.5	3	0	20
DE Rufus Grisso	0.5	1	2	29
DT Alvin Young	0.0	1	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Terrence Johnstone	8	0	47
S Vernon Hargreaves	4	1	48
CB Sedrick Fillion	3	0	35
ILB Angel Sweeney	3	0	33
CB Donnie Lucas	2	1	47
CB Taylor Spurrier	2	1	14
CB Josue Cochrane	2	0	32
S Kelvin Boyd	1	0	48
ILB Jerry Glenn	1	0	1
DE Wendell Olivarez	1	0	14
DE Luis Donaldson	1	0	40

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jay Blades	4	1	28
OLB Mickey Morrison	4	0	13
S Amos Blair	3	2	34
ILB Sebastian Ellington	3	0	27
CB Al Endzell	2	0	28
ILB Tommy Buchanan	1	0	13
CB Garrett Bennett	1	0	17
CB Kaden Pancake	1	0	12
S Gary Riner	1	0	27
OLB Johnathan Sims	0	1	34
S Clayton Mirkovich	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Shaquille Parker	3	12	2	31	0	34
T Jaylen Buckley	3	5	0	31	0	34
G Derek Sutter	1	3	0	31	0	34
TE Dennis Warburton	1	2	0	26	0	22
TE Nicholas Stokes	1	1	0	4	0	1
T Troy Rodgers	0	6	0	31	0	34
G Andy Fields	0	1	0	31	0	34
FB Gage Holmes	0	0	0	13	1	17

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jumbo Stacell	2	4	18	2	48
G Nate Ned	2	3	18	0	48
T Desmond Blake	1	2	18	0	48
C Drake Robbins	0	3	18	0	48
T Nate Solder	0	2	18	1	48

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Luis Donaldson	3	16
Wendell Burks	1	11
Shaquille Parker	1	11

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Alan Geary	2	17
Nate Solder	1	6

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Shaquille Parker	31	34	---	---	11	76
S Kelvin Boyd	---	---	18	48	7	73
DE Luis Donaldson	---	---	17	40	16	73
T Troy Rodgers	31	34	---	---	7	72
T Jaylen Buckley	31	34	---	---	7	72
CB Donnie Lucas	---	---	18	47	7	72
G Derek Sutter	31	34	---	---	7	72
RB Norbert Bragg	28	27	---	---	17	72
G Andy Fields	31	34	---	---	7	72
S Vernon Hargreaves	---	---	18	48	3	69
ILB Terrence Johnstone	---	---	18	47	2	67
QB Stephen Hutchins	31	34	---	---	---	65
DT David Purdy	---	---	17	42	5	64
CB Josue Cochrane	---	---	16	32	15	63
DT Tony Grusendorf	---	---	18	38	1	57
WR Brian Cavka	25	31	---	---	---	56
CB Sedrick Fillion	---	---	17	35	2	54
WR Eli Ireland	25	28	---	---	---	53
ILB Angel Sweeney	---	---	17	33	1	51
TE Dennis Warburton	26	22	---	---	---	48
WR Wendell Burks	15	22	---	---	11	48
DE Randal Foster	---	---	14	29	1	44
TE Kris Wiggins	11	6	---	---	22	39
DE Wendell Olivarez	---	---	4	14	21	39
FB Gage Holmes	13	17	---	---	---	30
DE Stan Ruddick	---	---	2	23	2	27
RB Phillip Fleming	3	1	---	---	22	26
WR Ryan Hanks	3	5	---	---	17	25
DT Dean England	---	---	1	16	2	19
CB Taylor Spurrier	---	---	1	14	4	19
S Ricky Feenstra	---	---	1	14	1	16
S Jerald Trufant	---	---	0	0	14	14
ILB Jerry Glenn	---	---	0	1	9	10
OLB Lewis Grant	---	---	1	7	1	9
K Daquan Dercher	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Bubba Graham	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Bennett Stras	2	5	---	---	---	7
C Christopher Irizarry	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Artie Davison	0	5	---	---	---	5
TE Nicholas Stokes	4	1	---	---	---	5
G Dillon Diable	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Aaron Lemoine	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Skip Lindsay	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Micah Boese	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Arnold Atkins	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Amos Blair	---	---	31	34	18	83
WR Brett Weber	18	45	---	---	16	79
TE Eric Valdez	18	46	---	---	11	75
T Desmond Blake	18	48	---	---	6	72
T Jumbo Stacell	18	48	---	---	6	72
G Nate Ned	18	48	---	---	6	72
T Nate Solder	18	48	---	---	6	72
ILB Sebastian Ellington	---	---	30	27	12	69
RB Hayden Bryner	18	48	---	---	---	66
C Drake Robbins	18	48	---	---	---	66
QB Brian Bernard	18	48	---	---	---	66
WR Jonah Prescott	18	41	---	---	6	65
OLB Johnathan Sims	---	---	29	34	2	65
DE Rufus Grisso	---	---	30	29	2	61
WR Rufus Shepherd	18	42	---	---	---	60
CB Steve Stargell	---	---	26	26	7	59
CB Al Endzell	---	---	28	28	2	58
S Gary Riner	---	---	30	27	1	58
OLB Jay Blades	---	---	27	28	2	57
DE Damien Montalvo	---	---	24	21	1	46
DE Willie Matthews	---	---	24	20	1	45
OLB Mickey Morrison	---	---	6	13	21	40
CB Garrett Bennett	---	---	13	17	3	33
ILB Tommy Buchanan	---	---	18	13	1	32
WR Kaden Chase	0	8	---	---	18	26
TE Eli Rollins	0	3	---	---	22	25
DT Herman Jarvis	---	---	9	14	---	23
RB Sawyer Zessin	0	0	---	---	22	22
S Clayton Mirkovich	---	---	4	13	1	18
RB Alan Geary	0	0	---	---	17	17
DT Alvin Young	---	---	5	11	1	17
CB Kaden Pancake	---	---	5	12	---	17
DE Nolan Ashton	---	---	2	7	6	15
CB Rodolfo Hayes	---	---	0	0	14	14
T Charlie Kelly	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Lamont Martin	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Amari Rose	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Earnest Woodson	0	6	---	---	---	6
DT Norm Wayne	---	---	0	0	5	5
P Edwin Ogden	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Floyd Talent	0	0	---	---	2	2
WR Toby Bennett	0	1	---	---	---	1
RB Jim Starks	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Braxton Wilbur	0	0	---	---	---	0
G J.T. Stephenson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Bob Juedes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	2	2.0
Middle	21	48	2.3
Right	9	101	11.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	14	89	6.4
Right	4	25	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Stephen Hutchins	33	20	6	0	3	5	5	2	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Bernard	45	28	5	1	1	3	8	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	-2	-0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	73	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	135	13.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	79	13.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	17	146	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	122	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	34	8.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eli Ireland	8	4	2	111	3	28
WR Wendell Burks	7	4	1	37	1	22
WR Brian Cavka	6	4	0	44	0	31
TE Dennis Warburton	5	4	0	78	2	22
RB Norbert Bragg	3	2	0	5	0	27
RB Phillip Fleming	1	0	0	0	0	1
FB Gage Holmes	1	1	0	-1	0	17
WR Ryan Hanks	1	1	0	11	0	5
WR Artie Davison	1	0	0	0	0	5

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rufus Shepherd	11	7	0	70	2	42
WR Brett Weber	9	5	0	58	1	45
TE Eric Valdez	7	5	0	64	1	46
RB Hayden Bryner	6	5	0	52	1	48
WR Jonah Prescott	6	2	1	22	0	41
TE Earnest Woodson	3	3	0	19	0	6
WR Kaden Chase	2	1	0	17	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Norbert Bragg	8	33	4.13	4.96
RB Phillip Fleming	1	4	4.00	2.33
FB Gage Holmes	1	5	5.00	5.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Hayden Bryner	2	13	6.50	5.36

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Stephen Hutchins	5	3	7	1.40	8.64

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Bernard	7	2	12	1.71	6.71

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brian Cavka	2	1	4	2.00	7.33
WR Wendell Burks	2	1	4	2.00	5.29
FB Gage Holmes	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jonah Prescott	2	0	0	0.00	3.67
WR Rufus Shepherd	2	0	0	0.00	6.36
WR Brett Weber	2	1	5	2.50	6.44
TE Earnest Woodson	1	1	7	7.00	6.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Norbert Bragg	4	2
QB Stephen Hutchins	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Brian Bernard	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Stephen Hutchins	12	9	7

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Bernard	10	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brian Cavka	4	3	3
WR Eli Ireland	3	2	2
TE Dennis Warburton	2	1	1
FB Gage Holmes	1	1	0
WR Ryan Hanks	1	1	1
WR Wendell Burks	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Hayden Bryner	3	3	1
WR Brett Weber	3	0	0
WR Rufus Shepherd	2	1	1
WR Jonah Prescott	1	0	0
TE Eric Valdez	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 22,100 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 6,700 (21,100)
End Zone 3,400 (15,200)
Mezzanine 3,200 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 3,800 (13,400)
Club Seats 1,800 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	22,100 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	6,700 (21,100)
End Zone	3,400 (15,200)
Mezzanine	3,200 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	3,800 (13,400)
Club Seats	1,800 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (4,000)