Week 3, 2017

played in Buffalo, NY

52 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind

Houston Texans66370-22
Buffalo Bills303163-25

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:01 BUF - Dan Carpenter 18 field goal
1Q: 07:10 HOU - Randal Browne 50 field goal
1Q: 00:24 HOU - Randal Browne 53 field goal
2Q: 03:46 HOU - Randal Browne 48 field goal
2Q: 02:00 HOU - Randal Browne 41 field goal
3Q: 10:09 BUF - Dan Carpenter 30 field goal
3Q: 00:17 HOU - Randal Browne 52 field goal
4Q: 09:17 HOU - Keith Mumphery 22 pass from T.J. Yates (Randal Browne extra point)
4Q: 05:06 BUF - Maxwell Church 20 pass from Tyrod Taylor (Tyrod Taylor pass to Denarius Moore for conversion)
4Q: 01:29 BUF - LeSean McCoy 24 pass from Tyrod Taylor (Tyrod Taylor pass to LeSean McCoy for conversion)
OT: 05:14 BUF - Dan Carpenter 40 field goal

Team StatisticsHOUBUF
Record1-23-0
First Downs1419
- by Rushing65
- by Passing612
- by Penalty22
Total Net Yards226367
- Offensive Plays7670
- Yards per Play2.975.24
Net Rushing Yards120111
- Rushing Attempts2631
- Yards per Rush4.623.58
Net Passing Yards106256
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt40 - 19 - 137 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards167268
- Sacks/Yards Lost10/612/12
- Yards per Pass Play2.126.56
Fumbles/Lost3/00/0
3rd Down Conversions9/232/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.38.6
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards12/8510/65
Punt Returns/Yards4/573/22
Kick Returns/Yards2/623/80
Interception Ret./Yards2/331/13
2pt Conversions0/02/2
Red Zone Visits12
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/10/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 39OWN 32
Time of Possession36:3133:20

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:20OWN 253-8Interception
111:564:54OWN 251042Field Goal
13:433:25OWN 32632Field Goal
213:025:33OWN 81139Punt
25:552:17OPP 48617Field Goal
22:430:50OPP 213-3Field Goal
20:210:21OPP 363-7Half
310:041:51OWN 3636Punt
34:291:31OWN 323-6Punt
31:261:17OPP 323-3Field Goal
413:424:37OWN 331067Touchdown
44:511:09OWN 2531Punt
41:180:45OWN 4033Punt
OT115:001:29OWN 253-5Punt
OT112:034:06OWN 2063Punt
Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:401:44OPP 635Field Goal
17:023:19OWN 25511Punt
10:182:16OWN 3936Punt
27:291:34OWN 103-2Punt
23:380:55OWN 2710Interception
21:531:32OWN 25520Interception
315:004:56OWN 25862Field Goal
38:133:44OWN 28747Missed FG
32:581:32OWN 273-4Punt
30:091:27OWN 2536Punt
49:054:14OWN 30870Touchdown
43:422:24OWN 42858Touchdown
40:330:33OWN 313-6Punt
OT113:311:28OWN 45415Punt
OT17:572:48OWN 28649Field Goal

Game MVP: Marcell Dareus, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Conner Danner10191.901110
RB Dustin Wheeler8516.382320
QB T.J. Yates6518.501410
WR DeAndre Hopkins1-2-2.00-200
WR Keith Mumphery111.00100
BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB LeSean McCoy13473.621010
QB Tyrod Taylor12564.672110
RB Karlos Williams681.33600

Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
T.J. Yates401916710/61128157.0
BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Tyrod Taylor37242682/12227281.8

Receiving Statistics

HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR DeAndre Hopkins410307.5010100
TE Levine Toilolo48235.756120
WR Keith Mumphery4114210.5023221
FB Jay Prosch22126.00770
WR Jaelen Strong232110.509140
RB Dustin Wheeler1133.00130
RB John Caldwell112828.0023280
RB Conner Danner1188.00080
TE Jay Wilcox0300.00000
BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Sammy Watkins910758.3319200
RB LeSean McCoy474511.2524241
WR Denarius Moore355217.332240
WR Robert Woods374615.3320270
FB Jerome Felton2273.50590
TE Chris Gragg131515.000150
RB Karlos Williams1188.00380
TE Maxwell Church122020.000201

Interception Statistics

HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Mark Barron12121.000
OLB Jerrell Freeman11212.000
BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Preston Brown11313.000

Fumble Statistics

HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
QB T.J. Yates2100
WR Keith Mumphery1100
FB Jay Prosch0100
BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
DT Marcell Dareus0020
S Aaron Williams0010

Punting Statistics

HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Clyde Austin728440.637.4562
BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Colton Schmidt730743.932.9492

Kicking Statistics

HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Randal Browne5/55/53/3531/1
BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dan Carpenter3/41/20/0400/0

Punt Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Kevin Johnson45714.30
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Sammy Watkins3227.30

Kick Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Kevin Johnson26231.00
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Alejandro Engleberger38026.70

Defensive Statistics

HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Jadeveon Clowney1531.03139
ILB Brian Cushing1021.02936
CB Mark Barron620.02939
S Andre Hal510.03139
CB Kevin Johnson420.03039
CB Cody Stargell220.01321
DE J.J. Watt200.02730
OLB Jerrell Freeman200.01614
OLB Shaun Baumhackl200.01418
CB Otis Stanek120.01216
OLB Whitney Mercilus110.01721
DE Gage Corson110.02634
S Jimmy Wilson100.01010
DE Jared Crick100.01322
TE Levine Toilolo10---------
CB Charles James100.01215
DT Christian Covington100.01817
S J.J. Wilkerson010.023
BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Jamie Collins522.02347
ILB Preston Brown511.02143
S Aaron Williams530.02348
CB Ronald Darby520.02650
DE Jerry Hughes411.52143
OLB Nigel Bradham410.01323
S Bacarri Rambo410.02247
DT Marcell Dareus322.52544
CB Corey Graham310.0914
CB Doran Grant300.01019
CB Miles Asperilla300.0717
DE Anthony Lee211.51935
DT Edward Kendall221.01732
DE Alex Carrington220.51425
DT Stefan Charles200.0920
OLB Preston Quinn200.032
CB Leodis McKelvin110.056
WR Denarius Moore10---------
TE Maxwell Church10---------
S Gustavo Walters010.033

Pass Rush Statistics

HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
ILB Brian Cushing1.000036
OLB Jadeveon Clowney1.000039
DE J.J. Watt0.002330
DT Johnathan Hankins0.001016
DE Jared Crick0.000222
BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Marcell Dareus2.501044
OLB Jamie Collins2.000247
DE Anthony Lee1.511035
DE Jerry Hughes1.501243
ILB Preston Brown1.000143
DT Edward Kendall1.000032
DE Alex Carrington0.501125

Pass Defense Statistics

HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Jadeveon Clowney60039
CB Mark Barron50139
ILB Brian Cushing50036
CB Cody Stargell20021
S Jimmy Wilson11010
CB Kevin Johnson11039
OLB Jerrell Freeman10114
DE J.J. Watt10030
S Andre Hal10039
CB Charles James10015
S J.J. Wilkerson0103
BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Aaron Williams31048
S Bacarri Rambo24047
OLB Nigel Bradham21023
CB Doran Grant21019
ILB Preston Brown20143
OLB Jamie Collins20047
CB Ronald Darby20050
CB Corey Graham10014
CB Leodis McKelvin1006
DE Jerry Hughes10043
CB Miles Asperilla10017
ILB Wilson Donohue0106

Blocking Statistics

HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Kendall Lamm36026350
G Xavier Su'a-Filo26026250
T Duane Brown22019126
C Greg Mancz14026150
G D.J. Fluker01026050
TE Levine Toilolo01024043
C Kelechi Osemele0007224
RB Conner Danner00013120
BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Cordy Glenn24031039
G John Harding24031039
FB Jerome Felton11011011
C Kraig Urbik09031139
C Eric Wood02031039
T Cyrus Kouandjio01031139

Special Teams Tackles

HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Jimmy Wilson222
Jadeveon Clowney219
Kevin Johnson131
Shaun Baumhackl128
BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Alejandro Engleberger420
Sammy Watkins220

Participation

HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
CB Kevin Johnson------303931100
OLB Jadeveon Clowney------31391989
G D.J. Fluker2650------1288
G Xavier Su'a-Filo2650------1288
T Kendall Lamm2650------1288
QB T.J. Yates2650---------76
C Greg Mancz2650---------76
WR Keith Mumphery1635------2576
S Andre Hal------3139474
CB Mark Barron------2939371
ILB Brian Cushing------2936368
TE Levine Toilolo2443---------67
DE J.J. Watt------2730461
DE Gage Corson------2634161
OLB Shaun Baumhackl------14182860
WR DeAndre Hopkins2135---------56
TE Jay Wilcox715------3254
T Duane Brown1926------651
RB Dustin Wheeler1016------2551
CB Charles James------12152148
WR Jaelen Strong1124------1348
FB Jay Prosch616------2547
DE Jared Crick------13221045
S Jimmy Wilson------10102242
WR Keshawn Martin1525------141
OLB Whitney Mercilus------1721341
CB Cody Stargell------1321741
DT Christian Covington------1817439
OLB Jerrell Freeman------1614333
DT Johnathan Hankins------1016733
RB Conner Danner1320---------33
C Kelechi Osemele724---------31
CB Otis Stanek------1216331
OLB Benardrick McKinney------101314
RB John Caldwell212---------14
C Jon Weeks00------1212
TE Demarcus Dobbs48---------12
P Clyde Austin00------1212
K Randal Browne00------1212
WR Dale Everett11------57
T Riley Joyner00------66
S J.J. Wilkerson------23---5
C Joe Berger00---------0
DT Brandon Thompson------00---0
QB Joseph Clark00---------0
G James Lewis00---------0
BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
CB Ronald Darby------26501692
WR Sammy Watkins3032------2082
C Kraig Urbik3139------1181
T Cordy Glenn3139------1181
T Cyrus Kouandjio3139------1181
G John Harding3139------1181
S Aaron Williams------2348576
OLB Jamie Collins------2347575
S Bacarri Rambo------2247675
DT Marcell Dareus------2544473
C Eric Wood3139---------70
QB Tyrod Taylor3139---------70
ILB Preston Brown------2143569
DE Jerry Hughes------2143367
TE Maxwell Church2938---------67
DE Anthony Lee------1935458
WR Denarius Moore2024------1357
DT Edward Kendall------1732857
WR Robert Woods2331---------54
RB LeSean McCoy2329---------52
TE Chris Gragg812------3151
DE Alex Carrington------14251150
CB Doran Grant------10192049
FB Jerome Felton1111------2446
RB Karlos Williams810------2442
OLB Nigel Bradham------1323440
OLB Scott Fischer------452635
CB Peter Gray------1021435
DT Stefan Charles------920534
CB Miles Asperilla------717428
WR Marcus Easley11------2426
S Gustavo Walters------331925
CB Corey Graham------914124
WR Alejandro Engleberger11------2022
ILB Wilson Donohue------261018
CB Leodis McKelvin------56---11
C Garrison Sanborn00------1111
P Colton Schmidt00------1111
K Dan Carpenter00------1010
OLB Preston Quinn------3249
TE Travis Stanley16---------7
T Seantrel Henderson00---------0
WR Dezmin Lewis00---------0
QB Robert Chen00---------0
G Pablo Clough00---------0
S Ben Bailey------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left100.0
Middle13765.8
Right12443.7
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3175.7
Middle22833.8
Right6111.8
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
T.J. Yates40192618461
BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Tyrod Taylor37245323352

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)1811774.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)101131.3
Long (19+ Yds)4000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)16101227.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)137886.8
Long (19+ Yds)336220.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Keith Mumphery114042135
WR DeAndre Hopkins104030035
TE Levine Toilolo84023043
WR Jaelen Strong32121024
TE Jay Wilcox3000015
FB Jay Prosch22012016
RB Dustin Wheeler1103016
RB John Caldwell11028112
RB Conner Danner1108020
BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Sammy Watkins109075132
RB LeSean McCoy74245129
WR Robert Woods73046131
WR Denarius Moore53052124
TE Chris Gragg31015012
FB Jerome Felton2207011
TE Maxwell Church21020138
RB Karlos Williams1108010

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
QB Tyrod Taylor2105.004.67
RB Karlos Williams122.001.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Tyrod Taylor222713.507.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Sammy Watkins1177.007.50
TE Maxwell Church112020.0010.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

HoustonRushesConversions
RB Conner Danner33
QB T.J. Yates20
RB Dustin Wheeler11
BuffaloRushesConversions
QB Tyrod Taylor51
RB LeSean McCoy21

Third Down Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompConversions
T.J. Yates1485
BuffaloAttCompConversions
Tyrod Taylor710

Third Down Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR DeAndre Hopkins432
WR Keith Mumphery421
TE Levine Toilolo210
TE Jay Wilcox200
FB Jay Prosch111
RB John Caldwell111
BuffaloTargCatchConversions
WR Robert Woods400
TE Chris Gragg100
WR Sammy Watkins110
TE Maxwell Church100

SectionAttendance
Stadium71,900 (73,100 capacity)
Upper Deck20,300 (21,000)
End Zone14,700 (15,100)
Mezzanine8,600 (8,700)
Sideline Seats13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats10,800 (10,800)
Luxury Boxes4,100 (4,100)