Week 3, 2023

played in Buffalo, NY

61 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Houston Texans6337-19
Buffalo Bills 0077-14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:08 HOU - Preston Kaplan 44 field goal
1Q: 04:23 HOU - Preston Kaplan 41 field goal
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Preston Kaplan 26 field goal
3Q: 10:12 BUF - Alfredo Weber 7 pass from Damon Anthony (Emmanuel Madison extra point)
3Q: 01:10 HOU - Preston Kaplan 46 field goal
4Q: 09:34 HOU - Cary Williams 34 pass from Andy Dalton (Preston Kaplan extra point)
4Q: 05:39 BUF - C.J. Carlson 1 pass from Damon Anthony (Emmanuel Madison extra point)

Team StatisticsHOUBUF
Record1-21-2
First Downs1121
- by Rushing46
- by Passing612
- by Penalty13
Total Net Yards207239
- Offensive Plays6871
- Yards per Play3.043.37
Net Rushing Yards7288
- Rushing Attempts2421
- Yards per Rush3.004.19
Net Passing Yards135151
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt39 - 19 - 047 - 25 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards160175
- Sacks/Yards Lost5/253/24
- Yards per Pass Play3.073.02
Fumbles/Lost2/12/2
3rd Down Conversions5/182/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.18.9
4th Down Conversions0/01/2
Penalties/Yards7/406/64
Punt Returns/Yards6/795/50
Kick Returns/Yards1/241/23
Interception Ret./Yards3/290/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits22
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/12/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 41OWN 26
Time of Possession28:4331:17

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:07OWN 25518Punt
111:531:53OPP 3336Field Goal
18:481:46OWN 2733Punt
15:070:50OPP 3036Field Goal
13:031:27OWN 4033Punt
214:241:26OWN 2236Punt
211:460:50OWN 3838Punt
27:433:18OWN 7822Punt
23:021:20OWN 333-8Punt
21:231:23OPP 30521Field Goal
310:012:19OWN 29626Fumble
34:571:31OPP 483-5Punt
32:010:59OPP 49420Field Goal
413:561:57OWN 2636Punt
410:491:25OWN 25575Touchdown
45:333:32OWN 33622Punt
40:230:23OPP 152-3Game
Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:001:12OWN 2537Punt
17:021:55OWN 2419Interception
14:171:14OWN 2530Punt
11:362:12OWN 19618Punt
212:581:12OWN 423-6Punt
210:563:13OWN 24621Punt
24:251:23OWN 2630Punt
21:420:19OPP 492-11Fumble
315:004:59OWN 251075Touchdown
37:422:45OWN 45525Interception
33:261:25OWN 203-1Punt
31:022:06OWN 295-1Punt
411:591:10OWN 403-1Interception
49:243:51OWN 25875Touchdown
42:011:38OWN 689Downs

Game MVP: Preston Kaplan, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Courtney Klosterman13342.621510
RB Garrett Vance6213.501220
QB Andy Dalton4153.75900
FB Cedric Nyland122.00200
BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB C.J. Carlson17724.241140
WR Sebastian Chavarria231.50200
RB Trevor Switzer2136.501010

Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Andy Dalton39191605/25134068.3
BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Damon Anthony47251753/24229349.5

Receiving Statistics

HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Tyler Eifert45184.50280
WR Rod Barlow412389.501210
RB Courtney Klosterman33103.33160
RB Garrett Vance333411.335120
TE Cary Williams224221.0014341
WR Don White23126.000110
WR DeAndre Hopkins1466.00060
FB Cedric Nyland0100.00000
WR Gary Burgess0600.00000
BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB C.J. Carlson810455.637141
TE Matt Coffey59102.00030
WR Chris Conley373210.6713190
WR Sebastian Chavarria38289.3321290
WR Alfredo Weber36289.337121
WR Lester Criswell232110.501110
FB Jorge Noah111111.000110
TE Wyatt Marchese0300.00000

Interception Statistics

HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Deron Collette12929.000
CB Drake Richard100.000
OLB Jesse Barnes100.000
BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
QB Andy Dalton1000
RB Courtney Klosterman1000
G Billy Clemons0200
DE Gustavo Vanderpool0100
WR A.J. Green0010
DE Ike Baumgardner0010
BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
QB Damon Anthony1000
S Donovan Malone1000
S Dana Stevenson0100
DE Khalil Mack0010
DE Noah Conley0010

Punting Statistics

HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Roderick Bownes1042942.935.9686
BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Theodore Fitzgerald839249.039.1594

Kicking Statistics

HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Preston Kaplan4/43/30/0461/1
BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Emmanuel Madison0/00/00/002/2

Punt Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Rod Barlow67913.20
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Donovan Malone55010.00

Kick Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Rod Barlow12424.00
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Leonard Shaw12323.00

Defensive Statistics

HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Luke Kuechly831.01949
S Xavier Rhodes700.01440
OLB Deron Collette530.02048
CB Roberto Glaros520.02150
S Elias Campbell400.01940
DE Ike Baumgardner301.01742
CB Drake Richard330.01841
DT Noah Garrison310.01536
CB Brody Fisher210.01233
DT Matthew Griffin200.02043
DE Alexander Boyer101.0822
CB Lester Reese100.0510
OLB Derek Salari100.012
DE Gustavo Vanderpool100.01529
OLB Jesse Barnes100.01121
CB Jimmy Burnett030.0922
BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Dana Stevenson600.02338
DE Noah Conley501.01637
S Donovan Malone510.02444
OLB Anthony Barr500.01513
DE Khalil Mack401.02437
ILB Bobby Wagner400.02242
DE Bryan Heath311.51328
CB Spencer Phillips320.01631
S Eduardo Downs300.01031
DT Corbin Bryant111.0924
DE Herb Aguilar120.51430
OLB Bobby Hibbs130.02432
DT Jordan Hill110.01919
S Harry O'Donnell110.02444
CB Eric Spiller100.0931
RB C.J. Carlson10---------
WR Alfredo Weber10---------
OLB William Beyer100.022
TE Wyatt Marchese10---------
G Jamal Bradford10---------

Pass Rush Statistics

HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Ike Baumgardner1.012042
OLB Luke Kuechly1.001249
DE Alexander Boyer1.001022
CB Jimmy Burnett0.010022
DT Noah Garrison0.001036
DE Gustavo Vanderpool0.001029
DE Josh Matthews0.001011
BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Bryan Heath1.500028
DE Khalil Mack1.002137
DE Noah Conley1.001137
DT Corbin Bryant1.000024
DE Herb Aguilar0.500030
DT Jordan Hill0.001019
S Dana Stevenson0.001038

Pass Defense Statistics

HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Luke Kuechly61049
S Xavier Rhodes50040
CB Drake Richard31141
CB Roberto Glaros31050
OLB Deron Collette30148
CB Brody Fisher20033
S Elias Campbell11040
DE Gustavo Vanderpool10029
DE Ike Baumgardner10042
CB Lester Reese01010
CB Jimmy Burnett01022
OLB Jesse Barnes00121
BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Dana Stevenson42038
CB Spencer Phillips40031
ILB Bobby Wagner31042
OLB Anthony Barr30013
S Donovan Malone21044
DE Khalil Mack10037
CB Eric Spiller10031
S Eduardo Downs10031
S Harry O'Donnell02044
DE Bryan Heath01028

Blocking Statistics

HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T C.J. Riemersma25024044
G Billy Clemons23024344
T Alexis Pettway23024144
C Chuck Farrell12024044
G Tristan Liening04024144
TE Tyler Eifert02024035
FB Cedric Nyland010705
BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Jamal Bradford47021050
C Stan Brewer35021050
G Victor Zirn14021250
T Hector Lukehart12021050
T Nate Hearn11021150
TE Matt Coffey01018044
TE Wyatt Marchese0107017

Special Teams Tackles

HoustonTacklesSTPlays
A.J. Green230
Don White230
Luke Kuechly216
BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Donovan Malone330
Anthony Barr228
Matt Coffey126
Hector Lukehart18

Participation

HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
OLB Luke Kuechly------19491684
G Tristan Liening2444------1482
T Alexis Pettway2444------1482
G Billy Clemons2444------1482
T C.J. Riemersma2444------1482
OLB Deron Collette------20481179
WR Rod Barlow2344------1178
CB Drake Richard------18411675
CB Roberto Glaros------2150---71
WR Gary Burgess1942------869
QB Andy Dalton2444---------68
C Chuck Farrell2444---------68
DT Matthew Griffin------2043---63
TE Tyler Eifert2435------160
S Elias Campbell------1940---59
DE Ike Baumgardner------1742---59
S Xavier Rhodes------1440256
CB Brody Fisher------1233853
DE Gustavo Vanderpool------1529852
TE Cary Williams913------3052
WR DeAndre Hopkins1132------851
DT Noah Garrison------1536---51
WR Don White012------3042
OLB Jesse Barnes------1121941
RB Courtney Klosterman1623---------39
CB Jimmy Burnett------922---31
WR A.J. Green00------3030
DE Alexander Boyer------822---30
DE Josh Matthews------511824
RB Garrett Vance814---------22
FB Cedric Nyland75------921
OLB Markus Golden------041620
S Cody Fields------151420
CB Lester Reese------510---15
P Roderick Bownes00------1414
C Lenny Fogg00------1414
K Preston Kaplan00------99
TE Donald Moss30------25
ILB Akeem Dent------12---3
OLB Derek Salari------12---3
QB Riley Grinnell00---------0
G Kaleb Bidwell00---------0
T Lewis Turnbull00---------0
FB Sebastian Finney00---------0
C Steven Kirk00---------0
OLB Edgar Stecker------00---0
BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
S Donovan Malone------24443098
TE Matt Coffey1844------2688
S Harry O'Donnell------24441785
G Victor Zirn2150------879
T Nate Hearn2150------879
G Jamal Bradford2150------879
T Hector Lukehart2150------879
WR Sebastian Chavarria2148------776
QB Damon Anthony2150---------71
C Stan Brewer2150---------71
CB Spencer Phillips------16312269
ILB Bobby Wagner------2242367
DE Khalil Mack------2437465
S Dana Stevenson------2338263
OLB Bobby Hibbs------2432561
RB C.J. Carlson1838------258
DE Herb Aguilar------14301458
DE Noah Conley------1637457
OLB Anthony Barr------15132856
WR Chris Conley1937---------56
DE Bryan Heath------13281354
WR Alfredo Weber1231------245
S Eduardo Downs------1031243
CB Eric Spiller------931242
DT Jordan Hill------1919---38
DT Corbin Bryant------924134
FB Jorge Noah213------1833
RB Trevor Switzer37------1424
TE Wyatt Marchese717---------24
WR Lester Criswell414------624
WR Martin Macomber10------1617
OLB William Beyer------221115
ILB Colton Cowdrick------001515
CB Larry Hampton------011011
C Colby Bolyn00------88
P Theodore Fitzgerald00------88
RB Leonard Shaw00------55
K Emmanuel Madison00------33
TE Adam Von der Ahe01---------1
G Chris Olevao00---------0
C Scottie Anhalt00---------0
OLB Marty Ioane------00---0
QB Mason Duff00---------0
T Luther Shields00---------0
G Russell Burgess00---------0
T Darrin Hasting00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left420.5
Middle12594.9
Right6142.3
None2-3-1.5
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left231.5
Middle11312.8
Right8546.8
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Andy Dalton39192537520
BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Damon Anthony47251136723

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)2313873.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)62172.8
Long (19+ Yds)425513.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)26171305.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)145493.5
Long (19+ Yds)4000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Rod Barlow124238144
WR Gary Burgess6010042
TE Tyler Eifert54018035
WR DeAndre Hopkins4106032
RB Courtney Klosterman33010023
RB Garrett Vance33034014
WR Don White32012012
TE Cary Williams22042113
FB Cedric Nyland100005
BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
RB C.J. Carlson108045038
TE Matt Coffey95110044
WR Sebastian Chavarria83128148
WR Chris Conley73132037
WR Alfredo Weber63028031
TE Wyatt Marchese3000017
WR Lester Criswell32021014
FB Jorge Noah11011013

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
QB Andy Dalton2-3-1.503.75
BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB C.J. Carlson263.004.24
WR Sebastian Chavarria122.001.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Andy Dalton2184.004.10
BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Damon Anthony2284.003.72

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Cary Williams1188.0021.00
WR Don White1000.004.00
BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB C.J. Carlson1111.004.50
WR Alfredo Weber1177.004.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

HoustonRushesConversions
RB Courtney Klosterman20
QB Andy Dalton10
BuffaloRushesConversions
RB C.J. Carlson21

Third Down Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompConversions
Andy Dalton1285
BuffaloAttCompConversions
Damon Anthony1231

Third Down Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR Rod Barlow422
RB Garrett Vance331
WR Gary Burgess200
TE Tyler Eifert110
TE Cary Williams111
WR Don White111
BuffaloTargCatchConversions
TE Wyatt Marchese300
WR Chris Conley200
WR Sebastian Chavarria210
WR Alfredo Weber200
RB C.J. Carlson111
TE Matt Coffey110
WR Lester Criswell100

SectionAttendance
Stadium56,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck16,400 (21,400)
End Zone12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,000 (3,300)