Week 3, 2020

played in Houston, TX

72 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	10	7	7	3	-	27
Houston Texans	0	9	0	0	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:12 BUF - Cornelius Faber 49 field goal
1Q: 00:49 BUF - C.J. Carlson 2 run (Cornelius Faber extra point)
2Q: 15:00 BUF - Luke Kuechly 27 interception return (Cornelius Faber extra point)
2Q: 13:14 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 47 pass from Andy Dalton (Preston Kaplan extra point failed)
2Q: 01:04 HOU - Preston Kaplan 58 field goal
3Q: 05:10 BUF - Randall Telfer 4 pass from Russell Wilson (Cornelius Faber extra point)
4Q: 03:09 BUF - Cornelius Faber 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:12 BUF - Cornelius Faber 49 field goal
1Q: 00:49 BUF - C.J. Carlson 2 run (Cornelius Faber extra point)
2Q: 15:00 BUF - Luke Kuechly 27 interception return (Cornelius Faber extra point)
2Q: 13:14 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 47 pass from Andy Dalton (Preston Kaplan extra point failed)
2Q: 01:04 HOU - Preston Kaplan 58 field goal
3Q: 05:10 BUF - Randall Telfer 4 pass from Russell Wilson (Cornelius Faber extra point)
4Q: 03:09 BUF - Cornelius Faber 25 field goal

Team Statistics BUF HOU
Record 1-2 1-2
First Downs 17 14
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 9 7
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 229 302
- Offensive Plays 62 68
- Yards per Play 3.69 4.44
Net Rushing Yards 104 144
- Rushing Attempts 40 28
- Yards per Rush 2.60 5.14
Net Passing Yards 125 158
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 14 - 0 36 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 130 178
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 4/20
- Yards per Pass Play 5.68 3.95
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 4/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 4/34 10/71
Punt Returns/Yards 4/40 2/29
Kick Returns/Yards 1/27 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 1/27 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 24
Time of Possession 32:12 27:48

Team Statistics	BUF	HOU
Record	1-2	1-2
First Downs	17	14
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	9	7
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	229	302
- Offensive Plays	62	68
- Yards per Play	3.69	4.44
Net Rushing Yards	104	144
- Rushing Attempts	40	28
- Yards per Rush	2.60	5.14
Net Passing Yards	125	158
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 14 - 0	36 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	130	178
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	4/20
- Yards per Pass Play	5.68	3.95
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	4/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	4/34	10/71
Punt Returns/Yards	4/40	2/29
Kick Returns/Yards	1/27	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	1/27	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 24
Time of Possession	32:12	27:48

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:11	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	10:52	4:45	OWN 22	8	46	Field Goal
1	4:28	3:48	OPP 42	9	42	Touchdown
2	12:57	3:11	OWN 33	6	21	Punt
2	5:02	2:03	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	0:57	0:48	OWN 10	4	17	Punt
3	10:07	1:02	OWN 42	3	5	Punt
3	7:29	2:28	OPP 36	5	36	Touchdown
3	2:40	1:20	OWN 16	3	2	Punt
3	0:26	1:24	OWN 30	3	12	Fumble
4	12:08	5:55	OWN 15	9	32	Punt
4	5:22	2:19	OPP 5	3	-3	Field Goal
4	1:47	0:35	OPP 41	3	7	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:49	1:57	OWN 41	3	9	Punt
1	6:07	1:39	OWN 20	4	-11	Punt
1	0:40	0:48	OWN 20	3	8	Interception
2	14:52	1:55	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	9:46	4:44	OWN 20	8	32	Punt
2	2:59	2:02	OWN 27	6	32	Field Goal
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 28	1	14	Half
3	15:00	4:53	OWN 4	7	12	Punt
3	9:05	1:36	OWN 5	3	2	Punt
3	5:01	2:21	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
3	1:20	0:54	OWN 37	3	8	Punt
4	14:02	1:54	OPP 25	5	24	Missed FG
4	6:13	0:51	OWN 3	4	2	Downs
4	3:03	1:16	OWN 28	6	13	Downs
4	1:12	1:12	OWN 20	5	15	Game

Game MVP: Luke Kuechly, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
C.J. Carlson	22	59	2.68	9	1
Karlos Williams	15	31	2.07	9	0
Victor Cruz	1	5	5.00	5	0
Russell Wilson	1	7	7.00	7	0
Kenny Stills	1	2	2.00	2	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Courtney Klosterman	15	43	2.87	15	1
Andy Dalton	5	49	9.80	15	2
Tevin Coleman	5	39	7.80	15	3
Garrett Vance	3	13	4.33	14	1

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Russell Wilson	21	14	130	1/5	1	15	0	99.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andy Dalton	36	13	178	4/20	1	47	1	50.4

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kenny Stills	6	7	45	7.50	5	11	0
WR Antonio Brown	3	4	37	12.33	0	15	0
TE Jimmy Graham	2	5	17	8.50	11	12	0
WR Aaron Dobson	1	2	15	15.00	15	15	0
TE Randall Telfer	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	1
FB Kerry Dirks	1	1	12	12.00	14	12	0
RB C.J. Carlson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR DeAndre Hopkins	5	9	81	16.20	2	47	1
WR Keshawn Martin	2	2	19	9.50	1	13	0
WR A.J. Green	1	6	19	19.00	0	19	0
TE Tyler Eifert	1	3	14	14.00	4	14	0
TE Dion Sims	1	4	9	9.00	1	9	0
WR Allen Robinson	1	4	14	14.00	3	14	0
WR Jaelen Strong	1	3	17	17.00	0	17	0
RB Garrett Vance	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Tevin Coleman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Courtney Klosterman	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Luke Kuechly	1	27	27.00	1

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Russell Wilson	1	0	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brandon Graham	0	1	0	0
J.J. Watt	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
J.C. Henry	8	369	46.1	37.5	59	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Diego Cochrane	7	284	40.6	32.0	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cornelius Faber	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Preston Kaplan	1/2	1/1	1/1	58	0/1

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenny Stills	4	40	10.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephon Gilmore	2	29	14.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phillip Gaines	1	27	27.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keshawn Martin	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Luke Kuechly	10	2	1.0	28	33
S Ryan Murphy	6	2	0.0	28	33
OLB Christian Gepetto	4	1	0.0	25	39
CB Donovan Malone	4	0	0.0	28	39
DT Terrance Knighton	3	0	1.5	21	32
DE Khalil Mack	3	1	1.0	20	27
S Jimmy Wilson	3	2	0.0	26	21
DT Jordan Hill	2	1	0.0	24	34
CB Phillip Gaines	2	0	0.0	26	21
CB Irv Capurro	2	0	0.0	2	19
DT Star Lotulelei	1	1	0.5	6	9
G Derek Newton	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Sean Spence	1	0	0.0	21	15
ILB David Bass	1	0	0.0	13	14
CB Eric Spiller	1	0	0.0	12	31
S Terrance Ramsey	1	0	0.0	2	13
DE Glen Jarvis	0	1	0.0	13	18

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rahim Moore	8	6	0.0	37	22
OLB Markus Golden	7	0	0.0	39	21
ILB Deron Collette	6	2	0.0	37	22
DE J.J. Watt	5	1	0.5	29	16
CB Stephon Gilmore	5	1	0.0	37	22
S Xavier Rhodes	4	1	0.0	37	21
S Jimmy Burnett	4	1	0.0	37	22
ILB Akeem Dent	3	2	0.0	28	7
DE Heath Kobeck	2	1	0.5	26	17
DT Gerald McCoy	2	1	0.0	28	18
OLB Jelani Jenkins	2	0	0.0	12	6
OLB Brandon Graham	1	2	0.0	24	12
S Devin McCourty	1	1	0.0	7	6
DE Edward Hadavi	1	1	0.0	11	6
DE Danielle Hunter	1	0	0.0	14	5
DT Matthew Griffin	1	0	0.0	12	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Terrance Knighton	1.5	0	1	2	32
DE Khalil Mack	1.0	0	4	3	27
ILB Luke Kuechly	1.0	0	0	0	33
DT Star Lotulelei	0.5	0	1	0	9
OLB Christian Gepetto	0.0	1	1	0	39
DE Glen Jarvis	0.0	1	0	0	18
S Ryan Murphy	0.0	0	1	0	33
CB Irv Capurro	0.0	0	1	0	19

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE J.J. Watt	0.5	1	16
DE Heath Kobeck	0.5	0	17
DT Gerald McCoy	0.0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Luke Kuechly	4	0	1	33
CB Irv Capurro	2	1	0	19
OLB Christian Gepetto	2	1	0	39
CB Phillip Gaines	2	0	0	21
S Ryan Murphy	1	1	0	33
S Jimmy Wilson	1	0	0	21
S Terrance Ramsey	1	0	0	13
CB Eric Spiller	0	3	0	31
S Ray Bessette	0	1	0	7

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Xavier Rhodes	4	1	21
S Rahim Moore	3	1	22
ILB Deron Collette	3	0	22
CB Stephon Gilmore	2	1	22
S Jimmy Burnett	1	1	22
OLB Jelani Jenkins	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Derek Newton	4	9	39	0	22
J.D. Walton	2	7	37	0	22
Scottie Anhalt	2	3	40	0	22
Sebastian Vollmer	1	7	40	0	22
Ramon Wolf	1	5	38	1	22
Kerry Dirks	1	2	28	0	22
Randall Telfer	1	1	15	0	5
Jimmy Graham	0	4	39	0	19
Paul Fanaika	0	1	3	0	0

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brandon Brooks	2	5	28	2	37
Cedric Nyland	2	2	21	0	19
Alexis Pettway	1	5	28	0	32
Cordy Glenn	1	3	27	0	33
Tyler Eifert	1	2	25	0	27
Mark Farley	0	4	28	1	33
Alec Keaton	0	2	28	1	38

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Moe Hancock	1	19
Phillip Gaines	1	18
Devin Gray	1	17

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Cedric Nyland	2	15
Devin McCourty	1	17
Keshawn Martin	1	17
A.J. Green	1	9

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Donovan Malone	---	---	28	39	11	78
Antonio Brown	39	20	---	---	15	74
Sebastian Vollmer	40	22	---	---	10	72
Luke Kuechly	---	---	28	33	11	72
Kerry Dirks	28	22	---	---	22	72
Scottie Anhalt	40	22	---	---	9	71
Christian Gepetto	---	---	25	39	5	69
Jordan Hill	---	---	24	34	9	67
Phillip Gaines	---	---	26	21	18	65
Ryan Murphy	---	---	28	33	2	63
Russell Wilson	40	22	---	---	---	62
Jimmy Graham	39	19	---	---	3	61
Derek Newton	39	22	---	---	---	61
Ramon Wolf	38	22	---	---	1	61
J.D. Walton	37	22	---	---	---	59
C.J. Carlson	23	17	---	---	18	58
Terrance Knighton	---	---	21	32	2	55
Eric Spiller	---	---	12	31	9	52
Jimmy Wilson	---	---	26	21	1	48
Kenny Stills	25	15	---	---	7	47
Khalil Mack	---	---	20	27	---	47
Sean Spence	---	---	21	15	1	37
David Bass	---	---	13	14	7	34
Glen Jarvis	---	---	13	18	2	33
Irv Capurro	---	---	2	19	8	29
Randall Telfer	15	5	---	---	8	28
Devin Gray	---	---	1	9	17	27
Karlos Williams	17	5	---	---	1	23
Terrance Ramsey	---	---	2	13	8	23
Moe Hancock	4	0	---	---	19	23
Barry Wooden	---	---	5	3	13	21
Justin Bethel	---	---	1	17	1	19
Ray Bessette	---	---	0	7	9	16
Aaron Dobson	3	2	---	---	10	15
Star Lotulelei	---	---	6	9	---	15
Paul Fanaika	3	0	---	---	10	13
Bill Miller	3	0	---	---	10	13
Victor Cruz	7	5	---	---	---	12
Ray Tolliver	---	---	6	4	1	11
Ruben Meraz	0	0	---	---	10	10
J.C. Henry	0	0	---	---	8	8
Cornelius Faber	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bryce Petty	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tracy Hicks	---	---	0	2	---	2
Korey Woodard	0	0	---	---	2	2
Rufus Albers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Stephon Gilmore	---	---	37	22	17	76
Brandon Brooks	28	37	---	---	9	74
Andy Dalton	28	40	---	---	---	68
Markus Golden	---	---	39	21	8	68
Alec Keaton	28	38	---	---	---	66
Rahim Moore	---	---	37	22	3	62
Xavier Rhodes	---	---	37	21	3	61
Mark Farley	28	33	---	---	---	61
Jimmy Burnett	---	---	37	22	2	61
Cordy Glenn	27	33	---	---	---	60
Alexis Pettway	28	32	---	---	---	60
Deron Collette	---	---	37	22	1	60
A.J. Green	23	27	---	---	9	59
Tyler Eifert	25	27	---	---	7	59
DeAndre Hopkins	26	31	---	---	2	59
Cedric Nyland	21	19	---	---	15	55
Gerald McCoy	---	---	28	18	2	48
Tevin Coleman	7	16	---	---	25	48
J.J. Watt	---	---	29	16	2	47
Heath Kobeck	---	---	26	17	4	47
Courtney Klosterman	19	19	---	---	6	44
Jelani Jenkins	---	---	12	6	25	43
Brandon Graham	---	---	24	12	2	38
Dion Sims	7	12	---	---	19	38
Akeem Dent	---	---	28	7	2	37
Devin McCourty	---	---	7	6	17	30
Donovan Cagle	---	---	15	14	1	30
Allen Robinson	6	22	---	---	---	28
Danielle Hunter	---	---	14	5	9	28
Edward Hadavi	---	---	11	6	5	22
Gary Burgess	1	3	---	---	18	22
Keshawn Martin	0	3	---	---	17	20
Tristan Liening	1	10	---	---	9	20
Lester Reese	---	---	3	0	16	19
Cameron Church	0	9	---	---	9	18
Chuck Farrell	0	8	---	---	9	17
Matthew Griffin	---	---	12	4	1	17
Garrett Vance	4	8	---	---	3	15
Jaelen Strong	1	13	---	---	---	14
Casey Mueller	---	---	3	0	7	10
Lenny Fogg	0	0	---	---	9	9
Diego Cochrane	0	0	---	---	7	7
John Simon	---	---	4	1	1	6
Preston Kaplan	0	0	---	---	5	5
Colin Dermody	0	0	---	---	2	2
Joey Hartwig	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	15	1.7
Middle	18	55	3.1
Right	13	34	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	8	1.3
Middle	20	130	6.5
Right	2	6	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Russell Wilson	21	14	0	0	1	4	2	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andy Dalton	36	13	1	3	1	7	9	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	32	10.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	56	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	42	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	3	20	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	8	94	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	11	2	64	5.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Kenny Stills	7	6	0	45	15
TE Jimmy Graham	5	2	0	17	19
WR Antonio Brown	4	3	0	37	20
WR Aaron Dobson	2	1	0	15	2
TE Randall Telfer	1	1	0	4	5
RB C.J. Carlson	1	0	1	0	17
FB Kerry Dirks	1	1	0	12	22

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR DeAndre Hopkins	9	5	1	81	1	31
WR A.J. Green	6	1	0	19	0	27
TE Dion Sims	4	1	0	9	0	12
WR Allen Robinson	4	1	0	14	0	22
TE Tyler Eifert	3	1	0	14	0	27
WR Jaelen Strong	3	1	0	17	0	13
WR Keshawn Martin	2	2	0	19	0	3
RB Courtney Klosterman	2	0	0	0	0	19
RB Garrett Vance	2	1	0	5	0	8
RB Tevin Coleman	1	0	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Carlson	5	7	1.40	2.68
Karlos Williams	2	6	3.00	2.07

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Courtney Klosterman	1	-4	-4.00	2.87

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Russell Wilson	3	3	23	7.67	6.19

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andy Dalton	2	1	9	4.50	4.94

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Antonio Brown	1	1	15	15.00	9.25
WR Kenny Stills	1	1	4	4.00	6.43
TE Randall Telfer	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR DeAndre Hopkins	1	1	9	9.00	9.00
RB Courtney Klosterman	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
C.J. Carlson	6	2
Karlos Williams	2	1
Victor Cruz	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Tevin Coleman	5	3
Garrett Vance	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Russell Wilson	6	3	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andy Dalton	9	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antonio Brown	3	2	2
TE Jimmy Graham	1	0	0
WR Aaron Dobson	1	0	0
WR Kenny Stills	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR DeAndre Hopkins	3	1	0
WR A.J. Green	1	0	0
TE Tyler Eifert	1	0	0
TE Dion Sims	1	0	0
RB Tevin Coleman	1	0	0
WR Jaelen Strong	1	1	1
RB Garrett Vance	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)