Week 13, 2015

played in Buffalo, NY

49 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Houston Texans	3	7	7	10	-	27
Buffalo Bills	7	7	10	5	-	29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:53 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 25 field goal
1Q: 02:21 BUF - LeSean McCoy 12 pass from Tyrod Taylor (Dan Carpenter extra point)
2Q: 11:28 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 3 pass from Brandon Weeden (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
2Q: 00:41 BUF - Karlos Williams 7 pass from Tyrod Taylor (Dan Carpenter extra point)
3Q: 10:31 BUF - Lucky Whitehead 35 pass from Tyrod Taylor (Dan Carpenter extra point)
3Q: 06:28 HOU - Cecil Shorts 19 pass from Brandon Weeden (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
3Q: 01:38 BUF - Dan Carpenter 48 field goal
4Q: 13:13 BUF - Dan Carpenter 20 field goal
4Q: 07:50 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 27 field goal
4Q: 03:27 HOU - Jaelen Strong 4 pass from Brandon Weeden (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
4Q: 01:50 BUF - Safety, intentional grounding called in the end zone

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:53 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 25 field goal
1Q: 02:21 BUF - LeSean McCoy 12 pass from Tyrod Taylor (Dan Carpenter extra point)
2Q: 11:28 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 3 pass from Brandon Weeden (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
2Q: 00:41 BUF - Karlos Williams 7 pass from Tyrod Taylor (Dan Carpenter extra point)
3Q: 10:31 BUF - Lucky Whitehead 35 pass from Tyrod Taylor (Dan Carpenter extra point)
3Q: 06:28 HOU - Cecil Shorts 19 pass from Brandon Weeden (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
3Q: 01:38 BUF - Dan Carpenter 48 field goal
4Q: 13:13 BUF - Dan Carpenter 20 field goal
4Q: 07:50 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 27 field goal
4Q: 03:27 HOU - Jaelen Strong 4 pass from Brandon Weeden (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
4Q: 01:50 BUF - Safety, intentional grounding called in the end zone

Team Statistics HOU BUF
Record 6-6 3-9
First Downs 19 10
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 13 6
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 352 189
- Offensive Plays 54 56
- Yards per Play 6.52 3.38
Net Rushing Yards 132 55
- Rushing Attempts 23 37
- Yards per Rush 5.74 1.49
Net Passing Yards 220 134
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 18 - 0 13 - 10 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 239 174
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/19 6/40
- Yards per Pass Play 7.10 7.05
Fumbles/Lost 4/4 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/11 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 10.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 9/56 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/48 2/8
Kick Returns/Yards 5/118 5/102
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 42
Time of Possession 29:03 30:57

Team Statistics	HOU	BUF
Record	6-6	3-9
First Downs	19	10
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	13	6
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	352	189
- Offensive Plays	54	56
- Yards per Play	6.52	3.38
Net Rushing Yards	132	55
- Rushing Attempts	23	37
- Yards per Rush	5.74	1.49
Net Passing Yards	220	134
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 18 - 0	13 - 10 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	239	174
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/19	6/40
- Yards per Pass Play	7.10	7.05
Fumbles/Lost	4/4	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/11	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	10.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	9/56	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/48	2/8
Kick Returns/Yards	5/118	5/102
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 42
Time of Possession	29:03	30:57

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:14	OWN 26	11	66	Field Goal
1	4:28	0:08	OWN 20	1	4	Fumble
1	2:31	0:10	OWN 20	1	-2	Fumble
1	2:15	5:53	OWN 37	10	63	Touchdown
2	9:29	5:32	OWN 15	9	47	Downs
2	2:04	0:50	OWN 49	3	-1	Punt
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	10:19	3:59	OWN 17	6	83	Touchdown
3	4:09	1:12	OWN 32	4	4	Fumble
4	13:08	1:48	OWN 34	2	-6	Punt
4	9:18	1:33	OPP 38	4	28	Field Goal
4	3:55	0:38	OPP 27	2	27	Touchdown
4	1:50	0:06	OWN 1	1	-1	Safety

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:46	3:18	OWN 32	6	18	Punt
1	4:20	1:49	OPP 24	3	-12	Punt
1	2:21	0:06	OPP 12	1	12	Touchdown
2	11:22	1:53	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	3:57	1:53	OWN 38	3	-18	Punt
2	1:14	0:43	OWN 17	3	83	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:41	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	6:20	2:11	OWN 28	3	-5	Punt
3	2:57	1:26	OPP 35	3	4	Field Goal
3	1:24	3:16	OPP 20	6	17	Field Goal
4	11:20	2:02	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
4	7:45	3:50	OWN 31	5	-4	Fumble
4	3:17	1:27	OWN 40	3	3	Punt
4	1:44	1:44	OWN 39	4	-5	Punt

Game MVP: Tyrod Taylor, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Alfred Blue	12	87	7.25	31	3
Arian Foster	7	26	3.71	16	1
Brandon Weeden	3	15	5.00	10	1
Jay Prosch	1	4	4.00	4	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
LeSean McCoy	21	35	1.67	12	1
Karlos Williams	11	12	1.09	7	0
Tyrod Taylor	4	10	2.50	6	0
Lucky Whitehead	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brandon Weeden	27	18	239	4/19	3	38	0	131.5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tyrod Taylor	13	10	174	6/40	3	71	0	157.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jaelen Strong	5	10	46	9.20	10	21	1
WR DeAndre Hopkins	3	4	25	8.33	7	13	1
WR Nate Washington	2	3	18	9.00	0	13	0
TE Garrett Graham	2	3	69	34.50	22	38	0
WR Cecil Shorts	2	2	25	12.50	0	19	1
RB Alfred Blue	2	2	12	6.00	6	7	0
TE Ryan Griffin	1	1	18	18.00	4	18	0
FB Jay Prosch	1	2	26	26.00	16	26	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB LeSean McCoy	3	3	84	28.00	76	71	1
WR Lucky Whitehead	2	2	45	22.50	31	35	1
WR Percy Harvin	1	2	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Marcus Easley	1	1	3	3.00	1	3	0
TE Chris Gragg	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Karlos Williams	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	1
TE Richie Whalen	1	2	22	22.00	11	22	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Arian Foster	1	0	0
Keshawn Martin	1	0	0
Brandon Weeden	1	0	0
Jay Prosch	1	0	0
John Simon	0	1	0
Brian Cushing	0	0	1
J.J. Watt	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
LeSean McCoy	2	0	0
Alex Carrington	0	2	0
Tyrod Taylor	0	1	0
Richie Whalen	0	1	0
Drake Butterfield	0	1	0
Mario Williams	0	0	1
Luke Kuechly	0	0	1
Randell Johnson	0	0	1
Karlos Williams	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Lechler	2	95	47.5	43.5	51	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brenden Scribner	8	382	47.8	36.8	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ellis LaPorte	2/2	0/0	0/0	27	3/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Carpenter	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kareem Jackson	1	17	17.0	0
Rahim Moore	1	31	31.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Corey Graham	1	9	9.0	0
Lucky Whitehead	1	-1	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keshawn Martin	5	118	23.6	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mario Butler	5	102	20.4	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brian Cushing	10	4	1.0	36	19
S Eddie Pleasant	5	1	0.5	19	12
S Rahim Moore	5	0	0.0	36	19
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	4	2	0.0	34	17
S Andre Hal	4	1	0.0	23	11
DE Rob Ninkovich	3	1	2.0	25	14
OLB Whitney Mercilus	3	0	1.0	17	9
DE J.J. Watt	3	2	0.0	31	16
CB Johnathan Joseph	3	0	0.0	37	19
OLB John Simon	2	2	1.5	16	8
DT Vince Wilfork	2	2	0.0	16	10
DT Christian Covington	2	1	0.0	22	9
WR DeAndre Hopkins	2	0	---	---	---
CB Charles James	2	0	0.0	19	11
CB Kevin Johnson	1	4	0.0	37	19
ILB Akeem Dent	0	1	0.0	18	7
DE Don Clemons	0	1	0.0	12	5

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Luke Kuechly	8	2	0.0	22	31
S Corey Graham	5	2	0.0	22	31
OLB Randell Johnson	3	3	1.0	16	24
DT Kyle Williams	3	2	1.0	16	23
S Aaron Williams	3	1	0.0	10	16
CB Drake Butterfield	3	0	0.0	18	27
DE Mario Williams	2	1	1.0	19	29
S Mario Butler	2	1	0.0	15	17
ILB Giovanni Kafka	2	1	0.0	14	13
OLB Nigel Bradham	2	0	0.0	20	23
S Kelcie McCray	2	0	0.0	6	4
CB Nickell Robey	2	0	0.0	19	28
ILB Claude Jernigan	1	0	1.0	4	10
DE Alex Carrington	1	0	0.0	20	26
CB Josh Norman	1	0	0.0	13	19
DT Corbin Bryant	1	0	0.0	4	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Rob Ninkovich	2.0	0	14
OLB John Simon	1.5	0	8
ILB Brian Cushing	1.0	0	19
OLB Whitney Mercilus	1.0	0	9
S Eddie Pleasant	0.5	0	12
CB Johnathan Joseph	0.0	1	19

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Randell Johnson	1.0	1	0	24
DT Kyle Williams	1.0	0	1	23
DE Mario Williams	1.0	0	1	29
ILB Claude Jernigan	1.0	0	0	10
OLB Nigel Bradham	0.0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Brian Cushing	2	0	19
S Rahim Moore	2	0	19
OLB Whitney Mercilus	2	0	9
CB Charles James	2	0	11
CB Johnathan Joseph	1	0	19
ILB Akeem Dent	1	0	7
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	0	1	17

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Luke Kuechly	5	0	31
CB Drake Butterfield	3	0	27
S Aaron Williams	2	1	16
ILB Giovanni Kafka	2	1	13
CB Nickell Robey	2	0	28
DE Mario Williams	1	0	29
S Corey Graham	1	0	31
OLB Nigel Bradham	1	0	23
OLB Randell Johnson	1	0	24
OLB Jeffrey McCauley	0	1	5

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Duane Brown	3	8	23	1	31
Xavier Su'a-Filo	1	5	23	1	31
Garrett Graham	1	2	17	0	16
Chris Clark	1	1	23	1	31
Brandon Brooks	1	1	23	1	31
Ben Jones	0	3	23	0	31

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Eric Wood	2	7	31	1	18
John Miller	2	5	37	1	19
Richie Incognito	1	8	37	2	19
Reginald Branch	1	4	37	0	19
Cordy Glenn	0	7	37	2	19
Chris Gragg	0	1	34	0	12
Horace Wilder	0	1	6	0	1

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Keshawn Martin	3	17
Chris Polk	1	23
Whitney Mercilus	1	12
Brian Cushing	1	9
Jay Prosch	1	2

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Karlos Williams	4	18
Josh Norman	1	27
Marcus Easley	1	14
Garrison Sanborn	1	10

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rahim Moore	---	---	36	19	15	70
J.J. Watt	---	---	31	16	20	67
Johnathan Joseph	---	---	37	19	10	66
DeAndre Hopkins	22	31	---	---	13	66
Brian Cushing	---	---	36	19	9	64
Xavier Su'a-Filo	23	31	---	---	4	58
Kevin Johnson	---	---	37	19	2	58
Jadeveon Clowney	---	---	34	17	5	56
Duane Brown	23	31	---	---	---	54
Chris Clark	23	31	---	---	---	54
Brandon Brooks	23	31	---	---	---	54
Ben Jones	23	31	---	---	---	54
Brandon Weeden	23	31	---	---	---	54
Jaelen Strong	22	30	---	---	---	52
Andre Hal	---	---	23	11	13	47
Garrett Graham	17	16	---	---	11	44
Rob Ninkovich	---	---	25	14	3	42
Whitney Mercilus	---	---	17	9	12	38
Alfred Blue	16	22	---	---	---	38
Arian Foster	10	9	---	---	17	36
Eddie Pleasant	---	---	19	12	4	35
Nate Washington	4	9	---	---	21	34
Charles James	---	---	19	11	4	34
Christian Covington	---	---	22	9	1	32
Vince Wilfork	---	---	16	10	3	29
Chris Polk	3	1	---	---	23	27
John Simon	---	---	16	8	3	27
Don Clemons	---	---	12	5	10	27
Cecil Shorts	9	17	---	---	---	26
Ryan Griffin	5	7	---	---	14	26
Akeem Dent	---	---	18	7	---	25
Jay Prosch	7	13	---	---	2	22
Kareem Jackson	---	---	1	1	15	17
Keshawn Martin	0	0	---	---	17	17
Jared Crick	---	---	7	3	1	11
Ellis LaPorte	0	0	---	---	9	9
A.J. Bouye	---	---	0	0	8	8
Benardrick McKinney	---	---	1	0	4	5
Oday Aboushi	0	0	---	---	4	4
Lonnie Ballentine	---	---	0	0	4	4
Kendall Lamm	0	0	---	---	4	4
Greg Mancz	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dave Coles	0	0	---	---	4	4
Shane Lechler	0	0	---	---	2	2
Brian Hoyer	0	0	---	---	2	2
T.J. Yates	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Gragg	34	12	---	---	21	67
John Miller	37	19	---	---	10	66
Josh Norman	---	---	13	19	27	59
Percy Harvin	31	18	---	---	9	58
Corey Graham	---	---	22	31	4	57
Richie Incognito	37	19	---	---	---	56
Tyrod Taylor	37	19	---	---	---	56
Cordy Glenn	37	19	---	---	---	56
Reginald Branch	37	19	---	---	---	56
Luke Kuechly	---	---	22	31	2	55
Nickell Robey	---	---	19	28	8	55
LeSean McCoy	29	17	---	---	7	53
Mario Williams	---	---	19	29	2	50
Eric Wood	31	18	---	---	---	49
Aaron Williams	---	---	10	16	23	49
Richie Whalen	27	9	---	---	12	48
Alex Carrington	---	---	20	26	1	47
Drake Butterfield	---	---	18	27	2	47
Nigel Bradham	---	---	20	23	3	46
Kyle Williams	---	---	16	23	3	42
Randell Johnson	---	---	16	24	1	41
Karlos Williams	13	10	---	---	18	41
Mario Butler	---	---	15	17	7	39
Marcus Easley	14	9	---	---	14	37
Lucky Whitehead	22	13	---	---	1	36
Giovanni Kafka	---	---	14	13	---	27
Claude Jernigan	---	---	4	10	12	26
Dan Herron	1	2	---	---	21	24
Jeffrey McCauley	---	---	5	5	12	22
Jermaine Kearse	13	5	---	---	---	18
Dan McCullers	---	---	7	8	1	16
Leland Bell	1	0	---	---	15	16
Horace Wilder	6	1	---	---	8	15
Garrison Sanborn	0	0	---	---	10	10
Kelcie McCray	---	---	6	4	---	10
Seantrel Henderson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Cristian Humphrey	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jerry Briggs	---	---	3	5	1	9
Dan Carpenter	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brenden Scribner	0	0	---	---	8	8
Corbin Bryant	---	---	4	2	---	6
Bruce Gradkowski	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jackie Ramirez	0	0	---	---	2	2
Rick Blake	---	---	0	0	2	2
Josh Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ray Keck	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	46	9.2
Middle	12	58	4.8
Right	5	29	5.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	-2	-0.2
Middle	17	39	2.3
Right	9	19	2.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brandon Weeden	27	18	4	1	1	3	2	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tyrod Taylor	13	10	3	0	1	1	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	88	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	37	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	109	13.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	15	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	123	13.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	2	36	18.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jaelen Strong	10	5	0	46	1	30
WR DeAndre Hopkins	4	3	0	25	0	31
WR Nate Washington	3	2	0	18	0	9
TE Garrett Graham	3	2	1	69	2	16
WR Cecil Shorts	2	2	0	25	0	17
RB Alfred Blue	2	2	0	12	0	22
FB Jay Prosch	2	1	0	26	1	13
TE Ryan Griffin	1	1	0	18	0	7

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB LeSean McCoy	3	3	0	84	1	17
WR Percy Harvin	2	1	0	14	0	18
TE Chris Gragg	2	1	1	-1	0	12
WR Lucky Whitehead	2	2	0	45	1	13
TE Richie Whalen	2	1	0	22	1	9
WR Marcus Easley	1	1	0	3	0	9
RB Karlos Williams	1	1	0	7	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alfred Blue	5	14	2.80	7.25
Arian Foster	1	2	2.00	3.71

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
LeSean McCoy	2	6	3.00	1.67
Karlos Williams	2	-1	-0.50	1.09

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brandon Weeden	7	4	29	4.14	8.85

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tyrod Taylor	2	2	19	9.50	13.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jaelen Strong	3	2	7	2.33	4.60
TE Garrett Graham	1	0	0	0.00	23.00
WR Cecil Shorts	1	1	19	19.00	12.50
WR DeAndre Hopkins	1	1	3	3.00	6.25
FB Jay Prosch	1	0	0	0.00	13.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB LeSean McCoy	1	1	12	12.00	28.00
RB Karlos Williams	1	1	7	7.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Alfred Blue	3	2
Brandon Weeden	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
LeSean McCoy	3	3
Tyrod Taylor	2	0
Karlos Williams	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brandon Weeden	7	5	3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tyrod Taylor	6	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jaelen Strong	4	2	1
WR Nate Washington	1	1	1
TE Ryan Griffin	1	1	1
RB Alfred Blue	1	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Percy Harvin	2	1	1
TE Richie Whalen	2	1	1
RB LeSean McCoy	1	1	0
WR Marcus Easley	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)