Week 13, 2015

played in Buffalo, NY

53 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	10	0	10	-	20
Buffalo Bills	14	10	3	0	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:46 BUF - LeSean McCoy 11 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)
1Q: 06:39 BUF - LeSean McCoy 1 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)
2Q: 12:41 HOU - Alfred Blue 4 run (Nick Novak extra point)
2Q: 07:20 BUF - Dan Carpenter 32 field goal
2Q: 04:06 HOU - Nick Novak 46 field goal
2Q: 00:29 BUF - Tyrod Taylor 3 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)
3Q: 07:54 BUF - Dan Carpenter 18 field goal
4Q: 09:11 HOU - Nick Novak 49 field goal
4Q: 04:20 HOU - Arian Foster 1 pass from Brian Hoyer (Nick Novak extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:46 BUF - LeSean McCoy 11 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)
1Q: 06:39 BUF - LeSean McCoy 1 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)
2Q: 12:41 HOU - Alfred Blue 4 run (Nick Novak extra point)
2Q: 07:20 BUF - Dan Carpenter 32 field goal
2Q: 04:06 HOU - Nick Novak 46 field goal
2Q: 00:29 BUF - Tyrod Taylor 3 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)
3Q: 07:54 BUF - Dan Carpenter 18 field goal
4Q: 09:11 HOU - Nick Novak 49 field goal
4Q: 04:20 HOU - Arian Foster 1 pass from Brian Hoyer (Nick Novak extra point)

Team Statistics HOU BUF
Record 5-7 7-5
First Downs 16 22
- by Rushing 4 10
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 270 335
- Offensive Plays 59 67
- Yards per Play 4.58 5.00
Net Rushing Yards 77 162
- Rushing Attempts 16 44
- Yards per Rush 4.81 3.68
Net Passing Yards 193 173
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 24 - 0 23 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 208 173
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.49 7.52
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/11 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.2 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/42 4/22
Punt Returns/Yards 3/38 3/13
Kick Returns/Yards 3/53 5/120
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 36
Time of Possession 25:50 34:10

Team Statistics	HOU	BUF
Record	5-7	7-5
First Downs	16	22
- by Rushing	4	10
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	270	335
- Offensive Plays	59	67
- Yards per Play	4.58	5.00
Net Rushing Yards	77	162
- Rushing Attempts	16	44
- Yards per Rush	4.81	3.68
Net Passing Yards	193	173
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 24 - 0	23 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	208	173
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.49	7.52
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/11	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.2	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/42	4/22
Punt Returns/Yards	3/38	3/13
Kick Returns/Yards	3/53	5/120
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 36
Time of Possession	25:50	34:10

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:39	1:40	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
1	6:31	2:35	OWN 27	3	9	Punt
1	0:04	2:31	OWN 47	6	53	Touchdown
2	7:12	3:12	OWN 20	8	51	Field Goal
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:49	OWN 11	4	-4	Punt
3	7:47	2:02	OWN 12	4	26	Punt
3	2:33	4:07	OWN 30	9	25	Punt
4	11:33	2:30	OPP 49	5	17	Field Goal
4	6:11	1:57	OWN 46	6	54	Touchdown
4	2:21	0:51	OWN 30	6	27	Downs
4	1:09	0:34	OWN 20	4	2	Downs

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:21	OWN 47	4	53	Touchdown
1	10:59	4:28	OWN 45	9	55	Touchdown
1	3:56	3:52	OWN 23	8	25	Interception
2	12:33	5:21	OWN 33	9	52	Field Goal
2	4:00	3:44	OWN 22	11	78	Touchdown
3	12:11	4:24	OPP 43	9	42	Field Goal
3	5:45	3:12	OWN 9	5	16	Punt
4	13:26	1:53	OWN 8	3	9	Punt
4	9:03	2:52	OWN 31	3	-2	Punt
4	4:14	1:53	OWN 36	3	2	Punt
4	1:30	0:21	OWN 43	3	4	Punt
4	0:35	0:35	OPP 22	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: LeSean McCoy, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arian Foster	9	51	5.67	18	1	0
Brian Hoyer	4	14	3.50	6	0	0
Alfred Blue	3	12	4.00	5	0	1

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
LeSean McCoy	33	129	3.91	19	4	2
Tyrod Taylor	6	29	4.83	11	1	1
Karlos Williams	5	4	0.80	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Hoyer	41	24	208	2/15	1	32	0	80.1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tyrod Taylor	23	17	173	0/0	0	35	1	76.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR DeAndre Hopkins	6	6	67	11.17	20	22	0
RB Arian Foster	4	6	34	8.50	33	27	1
WR Jaelen Strong	4	7	46	11.50	5	32	0
WR Cecil Shorts	3	7	22	7.33	11	17	0
WR Dale Everett	3	7	29	9.67	11	24	0
TE Ryan Griffin	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Alfred Blue	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
FB Jay Prosch	1	1	1	1.00	3	1	0
WR Keith Mumphery	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Garrett Graham	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Keshawn Martin	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB LeSean McCoy	6	6	66	11.00	34	29
WR Marquise Goodwin	3	3	53	17.67	14	35
FB Jerome Felton	2	2	6	3.00	2	4
WR Percy Harvin	2	2	27	13.50	0	15
WR Andre Caldwell	1	1	4	4.00	5	4
TE Matthew Mulligan	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
WR Marcus Easley	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
WR Robert Woods	1	3	10	10.00	0	10
TE Chris Gragg	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kareem Jackson	1	0	0.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Eddie Pleasant	0	0	1	0
John Simon	0	0	1	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
LeSean McCoy	2	1	0	0
Richie Incognito	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Lechler	5	229	45.8	43.2	54	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colton Schmidt	5	225	45.0	33.4	53	0

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Novak	2/2	2/2	0/0	49	2/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Carpenter	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Johnson	2	32	16.0	0
Keith Mumphery	1	6	6.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Duke Williams	2	12	6.0	0
Corey Graham	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DeAndre Hopkins	3	53	17.7	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bacarri Rambo	5	120	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brian Cushing	12	1	42	21
S Eddie Pleasant	7	2	42	21
S Rahim Moore	5	2	35	22
CB Johnathan Joseph	5	1	41	19
OLB John Simon	5	0	34	21
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	4	3	38	21
ILB Benardrick McKinney	4	3	21	11
DT Vince Wilfork	3	3	34	15
DE J.J. Watt	3	1	41	21
DE Riddick Farley	2	1	19	13
CB Charles James	2	0	5	6
DE Jared Crick	1	1	28	12
S Andre Hal	1	1	12	3
CB Kareem Jackson	1	0	40	23
CB Kevin Johnson	1	0	23	9
DT Christian Covington	0	3	11	9

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Preston Brown	6	4	0.0	16	43
CB Stephon Gilmore	5	1	0.0	16	43
S Aaron Williams	5	0	0.0	16	43
CB Mario Butler	4	2	0.0	7	36
OLB Randell Johnson	3	0	0.0	5	9
CB Ronald Darby	3	0	0.0	16	43
DE Alex Carrington	2	0	1.0	15	42
OLB Nigel Bradham	2	0	1.0	7	16
DE Jerry Hughes	2	1	0.0	11	37
OLB Manny Lawson	2	0	0.0	9	24
S Bacarri Rambo	2	0	0.0	4	16
DE Jarius Wynn	1	0	0.0	5	6
WR Marcus Easley	1	0	---	---	---
DT Corbin Bryant	1	0	0.0	9	21
DT Stefan Charles	1	0	0.0	7	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB John Simon	0.0	2	1	1	21
DE J.J. Watt	0.0	0	0	1	21

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Alex Carrington	1.0	1	0	0	42
OLB Nigel Bradham	1.0	0	0	0	16
DE Jerry Hughes	0.0	1	4	3	37
DT Marcell Dareus	0.0	0	1	1	29
S Aaron Williams	0.0	0	1	0	43

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Brian Cushing	4	0	0	21
S Eddie Pleasant	4	0	0	21
CB Johnathan Joseph	2	0	0	19
S Rahim Moore	2	0	0	22
ILB Benardrick McKinney	2	0	0	11
CB Kareem Jackson	1	1	1	23
CB Charles James	1	0	0	6
CB Kevin Johnson	1	0	0	9

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Preston Brown	5	0	43
CB Mario Butler	3	1	36
CB Ronald Darby	3	1	43
CB Stephon Gilmore	3	0	43
OLB Manny Lawson	2	0	24
S Aaron Williams	2	0	43
S Bacarri Rambo	2	0	16
DE Alex Carrington	1	0	42
OLB Nigel Bradham	1	0	16
DT Stefan Charles	1	0	20
OLB Randell Johnson	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Oday Aboushi	3	3	0	16	1	43
Duane Brown	1	2	1	16	0	43
Brandon Brooks	1	1	0	16	1	43
Derek Newton	1	1	0	16	0	43
Ben Jones	0	4	0	16	0	43
Jay Prosch	0	1	0	13	0	12

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Eric Wood	3	9	0	44	23
John Miller	3	7	1	44	23
Richie Incognito	3	6	0	44	23
Jerome Felton	2	6	0	30	16
Cordy Glenn	1	6	0	44	23
Seantrel Henderson	1	3	0	44	23
Chris Gragg	1	2	0	32	17
Matthew Mulligan	1	1	0	17	8

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kevin Johnson	4	20
Andre Hal	3	16
Brandon Brooks	1	7

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Karlos Williams	2	22
Robert Woods	2	10
Charles Clay	1	12
Mario Butler	1	11

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eddie Pleasant	---	---	42	21	6	69
J.J. Watt	---	---	41	21	6	68
Brandon Brooks	16	43	---	---	7	66
Brian Cushing	---	---	42	21	2	65
Kareem Jackson	---	---	40	23	2	65
Rahim Moore	---	---	35	22	7	64
Johnathan Joseph	---	---	41	19	2	62
Jadeveon Clowney	---	---	38	21	1	60
Duane Brown	16	43	---	---	---	59
Brian Hoyer	16	43	---	---	---	59
Derek Newton	16	43	---	---	---	59
Ben Jones	16	43	---	---	---	59
Oday Aboushi	16	43	---	---	---	59
DeAndre Hopkins	15	39	---	---	5	59
John Simon	---	---	34	21	2	57
Kevin Johnson	---	---	23	9	20	52
Vince Wilfork	---	---	34	15	1	50
Jared Crick	---	---	28	12	2	42
Whitney Mercilus	---	---	15	5	22	42
Cecil Shorts	5	34	---	---	2	41
Dale Everett	12	27	---	---	---	39
Benardrick McKinney	---	---	21	11	2	34
Garrett Graham	10	18	---	---	5	33
Riddick Farley	---	---	19	13	1	33
Arian Foster	12	20	---	---	---	32
Charles James	---	---	5	6	21	32
Andre Hal	---	---	12	3	16	31
Jay Prosch	13	12	---	---	6	31
Jaelen Strong	4	26	---	---	---	30
Chris Polk	0	5	---	---	23	28
Keshawn Martin	0	14	---	---	13	27
Christian Covington	---	---	11	9	7	27
Ryan Griffin	1	1	---	---	18	20
C.J. Fiedorowicz	4	5	---	---	11	20
Keith Mumphery	0	3	---	---	16	19
Alfred Blue	4	11	---	---	1	16
Carlos Thompson	---	---	3	1	6	10
Nick Novak	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jon Weeks	0	0	---	---	7	7
Xavier Su'a-Filo	0	0	---	---	7	7
Greg Mancz	0	0	---	---	7	7
Foghorn Thomas	0	0	---	---	7	7
Shane Lechler	0	0	---	---	5	5
T.J. Yates	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tom Savage	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kenny Hilliard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Richie Incognito	44	23	---	---	7	74
John Miller	44	23	---	---	7	74
Eric Wood	44	23	---	---	---	67
Tyrod Taylor	44	23	---	---	---	67
Cordy Glenn	44	23	---	---	---	67
Seantrel Henderson	44	23	---	---	---	67
Ronald Darby	---	---	16	43	7	66
Corey Graham	---	---	16	42	5	63
Stephon Gilmore	---	---	16	43	4	63
Aaron Williams	---	---	16	43	2	61
Preston Brown	---	---	16	43	2	61
Jerome Felton	30	16	---	---	14	60
Alex Carrington	---	---	15	42	2	59
LeSean McCoy	39	15	---	---	1	55
Mario Butler	---	---	7	36	11	54
Percy Harvin	33	16	---	---	1	50
Jerry Hughes	---	---	11	37	2	50
Marquise Goodwin	34	15	---	---	---	49
Chris Gragg	32	17	---	---	---	49
Marcell Dareus	---	---	12	29	1	42
Robert Woods	20	11	---	---	10	41
Manny Lawson	---	---	9	24	3	36
Karlos Williams	5	8	---	---	22	35
Corbin Bryant	---	---	9	21	4	34
Randell Johnson	---	---	5	9	19	33
Matthew Mulligan	17	8	---	---	5	30
Stefan Charles	---	---	7	20	3	30
Marcus Easley	8	6	---	---	15	29
Bacarri Rambo	---	---	4	16	9	29
Nigel Bradham	---	---	7	16	2	25
MarQueis Gray	1	2	---	---	18	21
Andre Caldwell	1	1	---	---	14	16
Jarius Wynn	---	---	5	6	5	16
Duke Williams	---	---	0	0	14	14
Jonathan Meeks	---	---	0	1	12	13
Charles Clay	0	0	---	---	12	12
A.J. Tarpley	---	---	4	1	4	9
Dan Carpenter	0	0	---	---	8	8
Garrison Sanborn	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kraig Urbik	0	0	---	---	7	7
Colton Schmidt	0	0	---	---	7	7
John Harding	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mario Williams	---	---	1	1	---	2
Preston Quinn	---	---	0	0	2	2
Josh Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0
E.J. Manuel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	21	3.5
Middle	9	57	6.3
Right	0	0	0.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	58	3.6
Middle	26	94	3.6
Right	1	12	12.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Hoyer	41	24	4	3	3	2	6	4	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tyrod Taylor	23	17	2	0	1	1	1	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	29	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	69	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	78	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	32	4.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	17	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	67	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	54	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	35	11.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cecil Shorts	7	3	0	22	0	34
WR Jaelen Strong	7	4	1	46	1	26
WR Dale Everett	7	3	2	29	1	27
RB Arian Foster	6	4	0	34	1	20
WR DeAndre Hopkins	6	6	0	67	1	39
WR Keshawn Martin	2	0	0	0	0	14
TE Garrett Graham	1	0	0	0	0	18
TE Ryan Griffin	1	1	0	6	0	1
RB Alfred Blue	1	1	0	-4	0	11
FB Jay Prosch	1	1	0	1	0	12
WR Keith Mumphery	1	1	0	7	0	3

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB LeSean McCoy	6	6	0	66	1	15
WR Marquise Goodwin	3	3	0	53	1	15
WR Robert Woods	3	1	0	10	0	11
FB Jerome Felton	2	2	0	6	0	16
WR Percy Harvin	2	2	0	27	0	16
TE Matthew Mulligan	2	1	1	3	0	8
WR Marcus Easley	2	1	0	4	0	6
TE Chris Gragg	2	0	0	0	0	17
WR Andre Caldwell	1	1	0	4	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arian Foster	2	10	5.00	5.67
Brian Hoyer	1	6	6.00	3.50
Alfred Blue	1	4	4.00	4.00

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
LeSean McCoy	4	15	3.75	3.91
Tyrod Taylor	2	12	6.00	4.83
Karlos Williams	1	5	5.00	0.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Hoyer	3	3	10	3.33	5.07

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tyrod Taylor	5	4	27	5.40	7.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Arian Foster	2	2	4	2.00	5.67
WR DeAndre Hopkins	1	1	6	6.00	11.17

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB LeSean McCoy	2	2	6	3.00	11.00
FB Jerome Felton	1	1	4	4.00	3.00
TE Matthew Mulligan	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
WR Marquise Goodwin	1	1	17	17.00	17.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Brian Hoyer	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
LeSean McCoy	6	0
Tyrod Taylor	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Hoyer	10	4	2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tyrod Taylor	6	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR DeAndre Hopkins	2	2	1
WR Dale Everett	2	1	0
RB Arian Foster	1	0	0
WR Cecil Shorts	1	0	0
WR Keshawn Martin	1	0	0
TE Ryan Griffin	1	1	1
WR Jaelen Strong	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marcus Easley	2	1	1
WR Andre Caldwell	1	1	0
FB Jerome Felton	1	1	1
RB LeSean McCoy	1	1	1
WR Robert Woods	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,900 (73,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,900 (21,000)
End Zone 13,200 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 12,400 (13,400)
Club Seats 10,300 (10,800)
Luxury Boxes 4,100 (4,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,900 (73,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,900 (21,000)
End Zone	13,200 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	12,400 (13,400)
Club Seats	10,300 (10,800)
Luxury Boxes	4,100 (4,100)