Wild Card Playoff Games, 2015

played in Houston, TX

45 degrees, fair, calm

Buffalo Bills	7	6	3	6	-	22
Houston Texans	7	7	7	6	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:23 BUF - Sammy Watkins 4 pass from Tyrod Taylor (Dan Carpenter extra point)
1Q: 03:33 HOU - Arian Foster 8 run (Nick Novak extra point)
2Q: 11:31 BUF - Dan Carpenter 30 field goal
2Q: 08:57 BUF - Dan Carpenter 35 field goal
2Q: 02:21 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 2 pass from T.J. Yates (Nick Novak extra point)
3Q: 05:32 BUF - Dan Carpenter 18 field goal
3Q: 04:00 HOU - Alfred Blue 71 run (Nick Novak extra point)
4Q: 12:31 BUF - Dan Carpenter 21 field goal
4Q: 07:48 BUF - Dan Carpenter 44 field goal
4Q: 02:16 HOU - Nick Novak 28 field goal
4Q: 01:00 HOU - Nick Novak 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:23 BUF - Sammy Watkins 4 pass from Tyrod Taylor (Dan Carpenter extra point)
1Q: 03:33 HOU - Arian Foster 8 run (Nick Novak extra point)
2Q: 11:31 BUF - Dan Carpenter 30 field goal
2Q: 08:57 BUF - Dan Carpenter 35 field goal
2Q: 02:21 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 2 pass from T.J. Yates (Nick Novak extra point)
3Q: 05:32 BUF - Dan Carpenter 18 field goal
3Q: 04:00 HOU - Alfred Blue 71 run (Nick Novak extra point)
4Q: 12:31 BUF - Dan Carpenter 21 field goal
4Q: 07:48 BUF - Dan Carpenter 44 field goal
4Q: 02:16 HOU - Nick Novak 28 field goal
4Q: 01:00 HOU - Nick Novak 35 field goal

Team Statistics BUF HOU
Record 10-7 10-7
First Downs 18 15
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 11 6
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 326 251
- Offensive Plays 77 52
- Yards per Play 4.23 4.83
Net Rushing Yards 147 163
- Rushing Attempts 40 29
- Yards per Rush 3.68 5.62
Net Passing Yards 179 88
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 22 - 2 23 - 10 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 209 88
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/30 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.84 3.83
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 10/19 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 12.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 8/68
Punt Returns/Yards 5/28 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 5/110 3/75
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/22
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/4 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 36
Time of Possession 36:18 23:42

Team Statistics	BUF	HOU
Record	10-7	10-7
First Downs	18	15
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	11	6
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	326	251
- Offensive Plays	77	52
- Yards per Play	4.23	4.83
Net Rushing Yards	147	163
- Rushing Attempts	40	29
- Yards per Rush	3.68	5.62
Net Passing Yards	179	88
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 22 - 2	23 - 10 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	209	88
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/30	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.84	3.83
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	10/19	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	12.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	8/68
Punt Returns/Yards	5/28	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	5/110	3/75
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/22
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/4	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 36
Time of Possession	36:18	23:42

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:55	5:39	OWN 43	12	57	Touchdown
1	3:27	7:04	OWN 39	12	48	Field Goal
2	10:45	1:54	OPP 22	3	4	Field Goal
2	4:12	1:00	OWN 20	3	1	Fumble
2	2:10	0:55	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 21	1	4	Half
3	15:00	2:21	OWN 13	3	4	Punt
3	11:27	6:01	OWN 35	12	64	Field Goal
3	5:01	0:17	OPP 16	2	0	Interception
3	3:44	6:18	OWN 26	12	70	Field Goal
4	10:16	2:34	OWN 33	5	40	Field Goal
4	5:57	0:12	OWN 48	1	-5	Fumble
4	2:10	0:46	OWN 24	4	-3	Fumble
4	0:54	0:54	OWN 31	4	20	Interception

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:05	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
1	8:16	4:49	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	11:23	0:38	OWN 10	1	0	Interception
2	8:51	4:39	OWN 29	7	29	Punt
2	3:12	1:02	OPP 12	4	12	Touchdown
2	1:15	0:56	OWN 23	3	2	Punt
3	12:39	1:12	OWN 37	3	-6	Punt
3	5:26	0:25	OWN 20	2	2	Fumble
3	4:44	1:00	OWN 28	2	72	Touchdown
4	12:26	2:10	OWN 30	4	-10	Punt
4	7:42	1:45	OWN 20	3	-14	Punt
4	5:45	3:35	OPP 43	8	32	Field Goal
4	1:24	0:30	OPP 21	3	3	Field Goal

Game MVP: J.J. Watt, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
LeSean McCoy	28	115	4.11	13	4
Tyrod Taylor	6	30	5.00	9	0
Karlos Williams	5	-2	-0.40	1	0
Jerome Felton	1	4	4.00	4	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arian Foster	24	72	3.00	12	1	1
Alfred Blue	3	77	25.67	71	1	1
T.J. Yates	2	14	7.00	12	1	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tyrod Taylor	32	22	209	5/30	1	34	2	70.9

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
T.J. Yates	23	10	88	0/0	1	19	1	50.6

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB LeSean McCoy	10	11	116	11.60	67	34	0
FB Jerome Felton	5	5	23	4.60	6	9	0
WR Percy Harvin	2	4	14	7.00	4	10	0
WR Robert Woods	2	3	19	9.50	1	10	0
WR Sammy Watkins	2	5	27	13.50	20	23	1
TE Chris Gragg	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cecil Shorts	3	4	34	11.33	3	14	0
RB Arian Foster	2	4	3	1.50	4	6	0
WR Jaelen Strong	2	3	19	9.50	0	10	0
WR DeAndre Hopkins	1	6	2	2.00	0	2	1
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	1	1	11	11.00	1	11	0
FB Jay Prosch	1	1	19	19.00	17	19	0
WR Keith Mumphery	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Dale Everett	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Corey Graham	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Johnathan Joseph	1	22	22.00	0
CB Kareem Jackson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tyrod Taylor	3	0	0
Bacarri Rambo	0	1	0
Robert Woods	0	0	1
Ronald Darby	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Arian Foster	1	0	0
Kevin Johnson	1	0	0
Christian Covington	0	2	0
J.J. Watt	0	1	1
B.J. Welch	0	1	0
Eddie Pleasant	0	0	1
Riddick Farley	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colton Schmidt	2	99	49.5	43.5	52	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Lechler	6	275	45.8	37.8	55	0

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Carpenter	5/5	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Novak	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sammy Watkins	5	28	5.6	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Johnson	2	12	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bacarri Rambo	5	110	22.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Johnson	2	46	23.0	0
DeAndre Hopkins	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Aaron Williams	10	2	0.0	29	23
ILB Preston Brown	6	2	0.0	29	23
DE Jerry Hughes	4	1	0.0	28	17
S Corey Graham	3	0	0.0	29	23
OLB Nigel Bradham	3	0	0.0	13	6
CB Ronald Darby	2	4	0.0	10	17
S Bacarri Rambo	2	0	0.0	3	5
DT Marcell Dareus	1	2	0.0	23	17
OLB Randell Johnson	1	2	0.0	26	19
DE Mario Williams	1	0	0.0	15	16
WR Percy Harvin	1	0	---	---	---
QB Tyrod Taylor	1	0	---	---	---
DT Stefan Charles	1	0	0.0	10	11
TE Chris Gragg	1	0	---	---	---
ILB A.J. Tarpley	1	0	0.0	8	3
DE Alex Carrington	0	1	0.0	14	7
DT Corbin Bryant	0	1	0.0	22	13

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Whitney Mercilus	9	2	2.0	38	37
S Rahim Moore	9	3	0.0	38	30
DE J.J. Watt	7	2	2.5	32	31
CB Johnathan Joseph	7	3	0.0	40	37
ILB Benardrick McKinney	6	5	0.0	40	37
CB Kareem Jackson	5	2	0.0	38	36
S Eddie Pleasant	4	3	0.0	40	37
ILB Carlos Thompson	4	2	0.0	15	8
OLB John Simon	3	2	0.0	33	25
CB Kevin Johnson	3	2	0.0	21	25
ILB Max Bullough	3	1	0.0	8	3
DE Jared Crick	3	0	0.0	26	23
DE Riddick Farley	1	2	0.5	24	20
DT Vince Wilfork	1	1	0.0	16	22
G Brandon Brooks	1	0	---	---	---
WR DeAndre Hopkins	1	0	---	---	---
DT Christian Covington	0	2	0.0	24	15
CB Charles James	0	1	0.0	0	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Aaron Williams	1	0	0	23
DT Stefan Charles	1	0	0	11
DE Mario Williams	0	1	1	16
DE Alex Carrington	0	1	0	7
DT Marcell Dareus	0	1	0	17

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE J.J. Watt	2.5	4	2	31
OLB Whitney Mercilus	2.0	0	1	37
DE Riddick Farley	0.5	0	0	20
CB Kareem Jackson	0.0	1	0	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Preston Brown	3	0	0	23
CB Ronald Darby	3	0	0	17
CB Stephon Gilmore	1	1	0	23
S Aaron Williams	1	0	0	23
DT Stefan Charles	1	0	0	11
S Bacarri Rambo	1	0	0	5
OLB Randell Johnson	0	1	0	19
S Corey Graham	0	0	1	23

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Johnathan Joseph	8	2	1	37
OLB Whitney Mercilus	4	0	0	37
ILB Benardrick McKinney	4	0	0	37
CB Kareem Jackson	2	0	1	36
S Rahim Moore	2	0	0	30
S Eddie Pleasant	1	0	0	37
CB Kevin Johnson	1	0	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Miller	3	6	0	40	0	37
Cyrus Kouandjio	2	5	0	40	2	37
Eric Wood	1	11	0	40	0	37
Cordy Glenn	1	6	1	40	1	37
Richie Incognito	1	3	0	40	2	37
Jerome Felton	0	4	0	26	0	26
Matthew Mulligan	0	1	0	13	0	9
Chris Gragg	0	1	0	30	0	30

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Duane Brown	3	12	29	23
Oday Aboushi	3	6	29	23
Brandon Brooks	1	4	29	23
Ben Jones	1	1	29	23
Garrett Graham	0	2	17	13
Jay Prosch	0	2	21	16
Mike Adams	0	1	29	23

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Ronald Darby	2	16
Jonathan Meeks	1	12
Robert Woods	1	9
John Miller	1	7

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kevin Johnson	4	29
Ryan Griffin	3	21
Kurtis Drummond	2	18
Eddie Pleasant	1	6

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Richie Incognito	40	37	---	---	7	84
John Miller	40	37	---	---	7	84
Eric Wood	40	37	---	---	---	77
Tyrod Taylor	40	37	---	---	---	77
Cordy Glenn	40	37	---	---	---	77
Cyrus Kouandjio	40	37	---	---	---	77
Sammy Watkins	36	33	---	---	6	75
Jerome Felton	26	26	---	---	18	70
Chris Gragg	30	30	---	---	8	68
LeSean McCoy	35	29	---	---	1	65
Randell Johnson	---	---	26	19	20	65
Percy Harvin	29	27	---	---	---	56
Corey Graham	---	---	29	23	3	55
Leodis McKelvin	---	---	29	23	3	55
Aaron Williams	---	---	29	23	2	54
Stephon Gilmore	---	---	29	23	2	54
Preston Brown	---	---	29	23	2	54
Robert Woods	21	19	---	---	9	49
Jerry Hughes	---	---	28	17	2	47
Marcell Dareus	---	---	23	17	4	44
Ronald Darby	---	---	10	17	16	43
Matthew Mulligan	13	9	---	---	20	42
Corbin Bryant	---	---	22	13	4	39
Karlos Williams	5	8	---	---	24	37
Mario Williams	---	---	15	16	1	32
Nigel Bradham	---	---	13	6	13	32
Mario Butler	---	---	1	0	24	25
Alex Carrington	---	---	14	7	3	24
Stefan Charles	---	---	10	11	---	21
Andre Caldwell	1	0	---	---	18	19
Marcus Easley	0	0	---	---	19	19
Bacarri Rambo	---	---	3	5	9	17
Dan Carpenter	0	0	---	---	12	12
Jarius Wynn	---	---	1	6	5	12
Jonathan Meeks	---	---	0	0	12	12
A.J. Tarpley	---	---	8	3	---	11
Marquise Goodwin	4	4	---	---	---	8
Garrison Sanborn	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kraig Urbik	0	0	---	---	7	7
Seantrel Henderson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Colton Schmidt	0	0	---	---	7	7
Preston Quinn	---	---	0	0	4	4
Manny Lawson	---	---	0	1	1	2
Charles Clay	0	0	---	---	1	1
Josh Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0
E.J. Manuel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eddie Pleasant	---	---	40	37	6	83
Benardrick McKinney	---	---	40	37	5	82
Johnathan Joseph	---	---	40	37	4	81
Whitney Mercilus	---	---	38	37	6	81
Kareem Jackson	---	---	38	36	5	79
Rahim Moore	---	---	38	30	7	75
Kevin Johnson	---	---	21	25	29	75
J.J. Watt	---	---	32	31	6	69
John Simon	---	---	33	25	4	62
Mike Adams	29	23	---	---	8	60
Brandon Brooks	29	23	---	---	8	60
DeAndre Hopkins	27	23	---	---	6	56
Duane Brown	29	23	---	---	---	52
T.J. Yates	29	23	---	---	---	52
Jared Crick	---	---	26	23	3	52
Ben Jones	29	23	---	---	---	52
Oday Aboushi	29	23	---	---	---	52
Riddick Farley	---	---	24	20	4	48
Jay Prosch	21	16	---	---	9	46
Christian Covington	---	---	24	15	6	45
Jaelen Strong	24	16	---	---	---	40
Vince Wilfork	---	---	16	22	1	39
Arian Foster	26	12	---	---	---	38
Kurtis Drummond	---	---	5	15	18	38
Garrett Graham	17	13	---	---	2	32
Cecil Shorts	13	9	---	---	9	31
Chris Polk	1	2	---	---	23	26
Max Bullough	---	---	8	3	14	25
Carlos Thompson	---	---	15	8	2	25
Charles James	---	---	0	6	18	24
Ryan Griffin	2	0	---	---	21	23
Dale Everett	1	3	---	---	15	19
Alfred Blue	3	6	---	---	6	15
C.J. Fiedorowicz	5	4	---	---	6	15
Keith Mumphery	5	9	---	---	1	15
B.J. Welch	---	---	2	0	10	12
Shane Lechler	0	0	---	---	8	8
Nick Novak	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jon Weeks	0	0	---	---	8	8
Keshawn Martin	0	2	---	---	6	8
Greg Mancz	0	0	---	---	8	8
Foghorn Thomas	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brian Hoyer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tom Savage	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kenny Hilliard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	34	4.3
Middle	26	78	3.0
Right	6	35	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	119	9.9
Middle	17	44	2.6
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tyrod Taylor	32	22	4	0	0	2	5	3	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
T.J. Yates	23	10	0	3	2	2	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	81	11.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	78	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	50	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	9	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	3	32	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	33	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	14	3.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB LeSean McCoy	11	10	116	3	29
FB Jerome Felton	5	5	23	0	26
WR Sammy Watkins	5	2	27	1	33
WR Percy Harvin	4	2	14	0	27
TE Chris Gragg	3	1	10	0	30
WR Robert Woods	3	2	19	0	19

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR DeAndre Hopkins	6	1	0	2	23
RB Arian Foster	4	2	1	3	12
WR Cecil Shorts	4	3	0	34	9
WR Jaelen Strong	3	2	0	19	16
WR Dale Everett	3	0	1	0	3
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	1	1	0	11	4
FB Jay Prosch	1	1	0	19	16
WR Keith Mumphery	1	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
LeSean McCoy	5	19	3.80	4.11
Karlos Williams	3	-3	-1.00	-0.40
Tyrod Taylor	1	2	2.00	5.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arian Foster	7	19	2.71	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tyrod Taylor	7	4	16	2.29	6.53

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
T.J. Yates	4	2	12	3.00	3.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB LeSean McCoy	3	2	9	3.00	10.55
WR Sammy Watkins	2	1	4	2.00	5.40
FB Jerome Felton	1	1	3	3.00	4.60
TE Chris Gragg	1	0	0	0.00	3.33

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR DeAndre Hopkins	2	1	2	1.00	0.33
WR Cecil Shorts	1	0	0	0.00	8.50
WR Jaelen Strong	1	1	10	10.00	6.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
LeSean McCoy	6	3
Tyrod Taylor	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Arian Foster	6	2
T.J. Yates	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tyrod Taylor	11	9	7

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
T.J. Yates	5	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB LeSean McCoy	4	4	3
WR Sammy Watkins	3	2	2
FB Jerome Felton	2	2	1
WR Robert Woods	2	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Arian Foster	2	1	0
WR Cecil Shorts	1	1	1
WR DeAndre Hopkins	1	0	0
WR Jaelen Strong	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,500 (15,500)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,700 (13,700)
Club Seats 7,500 (7,500)
Luxury Boxes 4,100 (4,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,500 (15,500)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,700 (13,700)
Club Seats	7,500 (7,500)
Luxury Boxes	4,100 (4,100)