Week 6, 2027

played in Buffalo, NY

62 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Houston Texans	6	3	0	0	-	9
Buffalo Bills	0	3	10	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:00 HOU - Samuel Stallings 37 field goal
1Q: 00:54 HOU - Samuel Stallings 18 field goal
2Q: 07:06 BUF - Derrick Sheldon 18 field goal
2Q: 00:41 HOU - Samuel Stallings 39 field goal
3Q: 08:58 BUF - Derrick Sheldon 33 field goal
3Q: 03:52 BUF - Joe Small 16 pass from Blake Ruoff (Derrick Sheldon extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:00 HOU - Samuel Stallings 37 field goal
1Q: 00:54 HOU - Samuel Stallings 18 field goal
2Q: 07:06 BUF - Derrick Sheldon 18 field goal
2Q: 00:41 HOU - Samuel Stallings 39 field goal
3Q: 08:58 BUF - Derrick Sheldon 33 field goal
3Q: 03:52 BUF - Joe Small 16 pass from Blake Ruoff (Derrick Sheldon extra point)

Team Statistics HOU BUF
Record 3-3 5-1
First Downs 19 17
- by Rushing 10 5
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 346 353
- Offensive Plays 78 62
- Yards per Play 4.44 5.69
Net Rushing Yards 194 77
- Rushing Attempts 36 24
- Yards per Rush 5.39 3.21
Net Passing Yards 152 276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 17 - 1 34 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 167 296
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 4/20
- Yards per Pass Play 3.62 7.26
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/18 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 4/23 5/33
Kick Returns/Yards 1/31 3/68
Interception Ret./Yards 1/8 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 30
Time of Possession 31:17 28:43

Team Statistics	HOU	BUF
Record	3-3	5-1
First Downs	19	17
- by Rushing	10	5
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	346	353
- Offensive Plays	78	62
- Yards per Play	4.44	5.69
Net Rushing Yards	194	77
- Rushing Attempts	36	24
- Yards per Rush	5.39	3.21
Net Passing Yards	152	276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 17 - 1	34 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	167	296
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	4/20
- Yards per Pass Play	3.62	7.26
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/18	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	4/23	5/33
Kick Returns/Yards	1/31	3/68
Interception Ret./Yards	1/8	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 30
Time of Possession	31:17	28:43

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:08	OWN 25	9	55	Field Goal
1	7:47	1:34	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	4:24	3:38	OWN 47	6	52	Field Goal
2	14:49	1:12	OWN 41	3	5	Punt
2	12:00	2:53	OWN 22	8	31	Downs
2	7:01	2:06	OWN 25	6	5	Punt
2	2:10	1:36	OPP 49	7	27	Field Goal
3	8:53	2:44	OWN 43	6	39	Interception
3	3:41	2:34	OWN 16	6	21	Punt
4	14:49	1:32	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
4	12:30	3:17	OWN 30	7	21	Downs
4	7:08	3:13	OWN 20	6	26	Punt
4	1:54	1:33	OWN 7	8	39	Downs

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:52	4:05	OWN 22	9	35	Punt
1	6:13	1:49	OWN 33	5	28	Fumble
1	0:46	0:57	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
2	13:37	1:37	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
2	9:07	2:06	OWN 47	4	52	Field Goal
2	4:55	2:45	OWN 26	5	27	Interception
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 30	2	10	Half
3	15:00	6:07	OWN 12	12	72	Field Goal
3	6:09	2:28	OWN 13	5	87	Touchdown
3	1:07	1:18	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
4	13:17	0:47	OWN 42	3	-4	Punt
4	9:13	2:05	OWN 49	3	8	Punt
4	3:55	2:01	OWN 26	5	15	Punt
4	0:21	0:21	OPP 46	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Carson Biletnikoff, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Isaac Hall	19	78	4.11	14	4
QB Dan Puzzuoli	9	62	6.89	15	2
RB Pedro Bronson	7	53	7.57	28	2
WR Gary Burgess	1	1	1.00	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB C.J. Carlson	15	59	3.93	11	1
RB Leonard Shaw	4	6	1.50	5	0
QB Blake Ruoff	3	3	1.00	6	0
RB Russell Archer	2	9	4.50	8	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Puzzuoli	39	17	167	3/15	0	26	1	45.6

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Blake Ruoff	34	23	296	4/20	1	65	1	92.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Cary Williams	3	11	43	14.33	15	26
WR Mercury Maxwell	3	8	17	5.67	2	8
RB Isaac Hall	3	5	19	6.33	6	13
WR Riley Lynn	3	6	18	6.00	0	13
TE Aaron Tubbs	2	3	29	14.50	0	17
WR Gary Burgess	2	3	33	16.50	8	18
TE Troy Floyd	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
RB Pedro Bronson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Johnathan Shea	6	10	40	6.67	4	15	0
WR Kai Humphries	6	9	82	13.67	42	29	0
WR Caden Sinclair	4	6	75	18.75	56	47	0
FB Joe Small	3	4	80	26.67	74	65	1
TE Juan Talley	2	2	6	3.00	0	3	0
TE Adam Von der Ahe	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Russell Archer	1	1	10	10.00	3	10	0
TE Everett Cortez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dwayne Shipley	1	8	8.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Ross Finch	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
ILB Lenny Matson	0	1	1	0
S Omar Austin	0	0	1	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov
RB C.J. Carlson	1	0
WR Kai Humphries	1	0
WR Johnathan Shea	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roderick Bownes	6	240	40.0	34.5	50	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Abraham Thorne	7	329	47.0	38.0	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Samuel Stallings	3/3	0/0	0/0	39	0/0

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derrick Sheldon	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Burgess	4	23	5.8	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donovan Malone	5	33	6.6	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Burgess	1	31	31.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rico Buckley	3	68	22.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Brody Fisher	8	0	0.0	23	33
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	7	5	3.0	24	38
ILB Lenny Matson	6	1	0.0	23	28
OLB Chase Jeffries	5	1	0.0	22	38
DT Angel Ferguson	5	0	0.0	17	27
CB Dwayne Shipley	4	5	0.0	23	33
CB Jimmy Burnett	4	1	0.0	22	35
CB Dexter Williams	2	0	0.0	24	33
S Omar Austin	2	0	0.0	2	5
OLB Taylor Freestone	2	0	0.0	0	7
DE Ike Baumgardner	1	0	1.0	19	29
ILB Elijah Lincoln	1	3	0.0	10	19
CB Nolan Madison	1	1	0.0	7	14
WR Gary Burgess	1	0	---	---	---
CB Lincoln Greer	1	0	0.0	9	15
DE Alexander Boyer	0	1	0.0	6	9

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Casey Bernstein	9	1	0.0	16	19
OLB Butch Magana	8	1	0.0	29	27
S Donovan Malone	7	5	0.0	36	37
CB Walter Nachman	7	0	0.0	26	29
S Eduardo Downs	5	1	0.0	35	29
DT Antoine Taylor	4	2	0.5	36	42
DT Archie Berggren	4	1	0.5	30	40
DT Demetrius Keen	4	0	0.5	35	36
CB Rico Buckley	4	1	0.0	35	35
DE Gage Riley	1	2	1.0	32	39
ILB Ross Finch	1	0	0.5	1	8
CB Spencer Phillips	1	2	0.0	29	39
OLB Bobby Hibbs	1	1	0.0	24	25
TE Everett Cortez	1	0	---	---	---
WR Kai Humphries	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Nicholas Carter	0	1	0.0	12	13
CB Andre' Reeves	0	1	0.0	3	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	3.0	1	0	38
DE Ike Baumgardner	1.0	0	0	29
DE Andrew Cowles	0.0	0	1	28

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gage Riley	1.0	1	1	0	39
DT Antoine Taylor	0.5	1	0	1	42
DT Archie Berggren	0.5	0	1	0	40
DT Demetrius Keen	0.5	0	1	0	36
ILB Ross Finch	0.5	0	0	0	8
OLB Nicholas Carter	0.0	1	0	0	13
DE Aaron Shipp	0.0	1	0	0	9
DE Josh Glover	0.0	0	1	0	2
ILB Casey Bernstein	0.0	0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Brody Fisher	5	0	0	33
CB Jimmy Burnett	4	0	0	35
CB Dexter Williams	2	1	0	33
S Omar Austin	2	0	0	5
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	2	0	0	38
ILB Elijah Lincoln	2	0	0	19
OLB Taylor Freestone	2	0	0	7
CB Dwayne Shipley	1	1	1	33
ILB Lenny Matson	1	1	0	28
CB Nolan Madison	1	1	0	14
CB Lincoln Greer	1	1	0	15

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Casey Bernstein	6	0	0	19
CB Walter Nachman	4	1	0	29
OLB Butch Magana	3	0	0	27
S Eduardo Downs	2	1	0	29
S Donovan Malone	1	3	0	37
CB Rico Buckley	1	0	0	35
ILB Ross Finch	0	1	1	8
OLB Bobby Hibbs	0	1	0	25
DT Antoine Taylor	0	1	0	42
CB Andre' Reeves	0	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Hunter Kakoza	4	9	36	0	42
G Luke Mayes	3	4	36	2	42
C Steven Kirk	2	5	36	0	42
T Chance Osterhaus	1	4	36	1	42
T Alexis Pettway	1	3	26	0	27
T Darrin Hasting	0	2	10	0	15
TE Aaron Tubbs	0	1	9	0	15
FB Phil Forney	0	1	3	0	6

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jamal Gardner	3	4	1	24	0	38
C Stan Brewer	2	6	1	24	1	38
G Marquis Douglas	2	4	0	24	0	38
G Jamal Bradford	1	4	0	24	2	38
T Hector Lukehart	1	3	0	24	1	38
TE Everett Cortez	0	1	0	1	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Carson Biletnikoff	3	23
Andrew Cowles	2	11
Elijah Lincoln	1	23
Dexter Williams	1	14
Jamie Lord	1	9

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Everett Cortez	2	23
Kirk Rivera	1	20
Wally Brennan	1	15
C.J. Carlson	1	12

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Cary Williams	36	41	---	---	24	101
G Luke Mayes	36	42	---	---	9	87
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	---	---	24	38	23	85
WR Gary Burgess	33	32	---	---	18	83
QB Dan Puzzuoli	36	42	---	---	---	78
C Steven Kirk	36	42	---	---	---	78
WR Mercury Maxwell	35	39	---	---	4	78
T Chance Osterhaus	36	42	---	---	---	78
G Hunter Kakoza	36	42	---	---	---	78
CB Dexter Williams	---	---	24	33	14	71
OLB Chase Jeffries	---	---	22	38	2	62
DE Andrew Cowles	---	---	21	28	11	60
CB Jimmy Burnett	---	---	22	35	2	59
CB Brody Fisher	---	---	23	33	2	58
CB Dwayne Shipley	---	---	23	33	2	58
WR Riley Lynn	26	29	---	---	---	55
T Alexis Pettway	26	27	---	---	---	53
RB Isaac Hall	26	27	---	---	---	53
ILB Lenny Matson	---	---	23	28	1	52
ILB Elijah Lincoln	---	---	10	19	23	52
DE Ike Baumgardner	---	---	19	29	2	50
DT Angel Ferguson	---	---	17	27	1	45
RB Pedro Bronson	10	16	---	---	11	37
TE Aaron Tubbs	9	15	---	---	11	35
CB Nolan Madison	---	---	7	14	14	35
T Darrin Hasting	10	15	---	---	9	34
FB Phil Forney	3	6	---	---	24	33
CB Lincoln Greer	---	---	9	15	---	24
S Omar Austin	---	---	2	5	15	22
DE Marshall Akiyama	---	---	2	10	8	20
DT Devan Forsythe	---	---	6	11	1	18
DE Alexander Boyer	---	---	6	9	---	15
P Roderick Bownes	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Miles Andrews	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Connor Garber	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Jamie Lord	0	0	---	---	9	9
DT Keegan Humphries	---	---	1	0	7	8
OLB Taylor Freestone	---	---	0	7	1	8
K Samuel Stallings	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Renaldo Alexander	---	---	2	3	---	5
TE Troy Floyd	1	4	---	---	---	5
RB Shaun Rafalski	0	0	---	---	4	4
S Mickey Berry	---	---	1	3	---	4
WR Emmett Fleming	1	1	---	---	---	2
QB Kim Rico	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Timothy McIntyre	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Donovan Malone	---	---	36	37	10	83
DT Antoine Taylor	---	---	36	42	3	81
DT Demetrius Keen	---	---	35	36	8	79
CB Rico Buckley	---	---	35	35	6	76
CB Spencer Phillips	---	---	29	39	8	76
DE Gage Riley	---	---	32	39	3	74
DT Archie Berggren	---	---	30	40	3	73
CB Walter Nachman	---	---	26	29	16	71
G Marquis Douglas	24	38	---	---	9	71
G Jamal Bradford	24	38	---	---	9	71
T Hector Lukehart	24	38	---	---	9	71
T Jamal Gardner	24	38	---	---	9	71
S Eduardo Downs	---	---	35	29	2	66
OLB Butch Magana	---	---	29	27	10	66
QB Blake Ruoff	24	38	---	---	---	62
C Stan Brewer	24	38	---	---	---	62
WR Caden Sinclair	23	35	---	---	---	58
TE Adam Von der Ahe	23	34	---	---	---	57
OLB Bobby Hibbs	---	---	24	25	4	53
WR Kai Humphries	19	30	---	---	2	51
WR Johnathan Shea	20	30	---	---	---	50
RB C.J. Carlson	17	20	---	---	12	49
ILB Casey Bernstein	---	---	16	19	2	37
FB Joe Small	5	11	---	---	16	32
RB Leonard Shaw	4	10	---	---	17	31
TE Everett Cortez	1	3	---	---	23	27
OLB Nicholas Carter	---	---	12	13	2	27
OLB Kirk Rivera	---	---	5	0	20	25
TE Juan Talley	5	8	---	---	11	24
DE Aaron Shipp	---	---	5	9	7	21
CB Andre' Reeves	---	---	3	15	1	19
S Jameson Duran	---	---	0	5	13	18
WR Wally Brennan	0	3	---	---	15	18
S Brandon Owens	---	---	1	13	1	15
RB Russell Archer	3	6	---	---	3	12
ILB Ross Finch	---	---	1	8	1	10
C Colby Bolyn	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Abraham Thorne	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Josh Glover	---	---	6	2	---	8
K Derrick Sheldon	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Rico Briles	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Camden Gauthier	0	0	---	---	1	1
C Marcos Prior	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Riddick Anderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Aiden Jacobs	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Philip Radford	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	14	2.8
Middle	23	173	7.5
Right	8	7	0.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	26	5.2
Middle	11	29	2.6
Right	7	23	3.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Puzzuoli	39	17	1	0	3	9	5	1	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Blake Ruoff	34	23	4	1	2	5	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	3	8	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	7	53	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	59	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	47	7.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	9	174	15.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	78	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	1	15	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	29	7.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Cary Williams	11	3	1	43	1	41
WR Mercury Maxwell	8	3	1	17	0	39
WR Riley Lynn	6	3	0	18	0	29
RB Isaac Hall	5	3	0	19	0	27
TE Aaron Tubbs	3	2	0	29	0	15
WR Gary Burgess	3	2	0	33	0	32
TE Troy Floyd	2	1	0	8	0	4
RB Pedro Bronson	1	0	1	0	0	16

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Johnathan Shea	10	6	1	40	0	30
WR Kai Humphries	9	6	1	82	2	30
WR Caden Sinclair	6	4	0	75	1	35
FB Joe Small	4	3	0	80	1	11
TE Juan Talley	2	2	0	6	0	8
TE Everett Cortez	1	0	0	0	0	3
TE Adam Von der Ahe	1	1	0	3	0	34
RB Russell Archer	1	1	0	10	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Dan Puzzuoli	2	11	5.50	6.89
RB Isaac Hall	1	0	0.00	4.11

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Leonard Shaw	2	2	1.00	1.50
RB C.J. Carlson	1	3	3.00	3.93

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Puzzuoli	6	1	3	0.50	4.28

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Blake Ruoff	2	2	19	9.50	8.71

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Cary Williams	2	0	0	0.00	3.91
WR Mercury Maxwell	2	0	0	0.00	2.13
RB Isaac Hall	2	1	3	1.50	3.80

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Juan Talley	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
FB Joe Small	1	1	16	16.00	20.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Isaac Hall	5	1
QB Dan Puzzuoli	2	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Leonard Shaw	2	0
RB C.J. Carlson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Puzzuoli	10	4	4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Blake Ruoff	7	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Aaron Tubbs	2	1	1
WR Gary Burgess	2	2	2
TE Cary Williams	2	0	0
RB Pedro Bronson	1	0	0
WR Mercury Maxwell	1	0	0
TE Troy Floyd	1	1	1
WR Riley Lynn	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kai Humphries	3	2	1
WR Johnathan Shea	2	2	1
FB Joe Small	1	0	0
WR Caden Sinclair	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)