Week 3, 2032

played in Houston, TX

61 degrees, fair, calm

Buffalo Bills	13	10	6	10	-	39
Houston Texans	7	7	7	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:28 BUF - Marquis Cote 51 interception return (Les Bibla extra point)
1Q: 04:19 HOU - Brock Flynn 39 run (Samuel Stallings extra point)
1Q: 00:18 BUF - Russell Archer 9 run (Les Bibla extra point failed)
2Q: 09:27 HOU - Walt Tubbs 6 run (Samuel Stallings extra point)
2Q: 03:14 BUF - Les Bibla 35 field goal
2Q: 00:35 BUF - Tristan Prior 32 pass from Frank Cooley (Les Bibla extra point)
3Q: 10:53 BUF - Les Bibla 41 field goal
3Q: 05:22 BUF - Les Bibla 50 field goal
3Q: 00:17 HOU - Claude Carruthers 18 interception return (Samuel Stallings extra point)
4Q: 11:10 BUF - Otis Branch 9 pass from Frank Cooley (Les Bibla extra point)
4Q: 07:11 HOU - Samuel Stallings 37 field goal
4Q: 00:28 BUF - Les Bibla 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:28 BUF - Marquis Cote 51 interception return (Les Bibla extra point)
1Q: 04:19 HOU - Brock Flynn 39 run (Samuel Stallings extra point)
1Q: 00:18 BUF - Russell Archer 9 run (Les Bibla extra point failed)
2Q: 09:27 HOU - Walt Tubbs 6 run (Samuel Stallings extra point)
2Q: 03:14 BUF - Les Bibla 35 field goal
2Q: 00:35 BUF - Tristan Prior 32 pass from Frank Cooley (Les Bibla extra point)
3Q: 10:53 BUF - Les Bibla 41 field goal
3Q: 05:22 BUF - Les Bibla 50 field goal
3Q: 00:17 HOU - Claude Carruthers 18 interception return (Samuel Stallings extra point)
4Q: 11:10 BUF - Otis Branch 9 pass from Frank Cooley (Les Bibla extra point)
4Q: 07:11 HOU - Samuel Stallings 37 field goal
4Q: 00:28 BUF - Les Bibla 20 field goal

Team Statistics BUF HOU
Record 2-1 1-1-1
First Downs 23 14
- by Rushing 10 7
- by Passing 10 6
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 378 246
- Offensive Plays 80 62
- Yards per Play 4.73 3.97
Net Rushing Yards 176 85
- Rushing Attempts 34 21
- Yards per Rush 5.18 4.05
Net Passing Yards 202 161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 23 - 1 38 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 219 179
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/17 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 4.39 3.93
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 11.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 9/62 13/103
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 1/16
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/67
Interception Ret./Yards 2/58 1/18
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 29
Time of Possession 36:05 23:56

Team Statistics	BUF	HOU
Record	2-1	1-1-1
First Downs	23	14
- by Rushing	10	7
- by Passing	10	6
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	378	246
- Offensive Plays	80	62
- Yards per Play	4.73	3.97
Net Rushing Yards	176	85
- Rushing Attempts	34	21
- Yards per Rush	5.18	4.05
Net Passing Yards	202	161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 23 - 1	38 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	219	179
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/17	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	4.39	3.93
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	11.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	9/62	13/103
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	1/16
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/67
Interception Ret./Yards	2/58	1/18
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 29
Time of Possession	36:05	23:56

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:02	OWN 25	9	41	Missed FG
1	4:01	3:49	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	12:57	1:03	OWN 19	3	0	Punt
2	9:19	6:13	OWN 25	11	57	Field Goal
2	2:28	0:12	OPP 29	1	-4	Fumble
2	1:29	1:08	OWN 26	10	74	Touchdown
3	13:31	2:44	OPP 42	5	18	Field Goal
3	10:09	1:09	OPP 48	3	3	Punt
3	7:47	2:32	OWN 46	6	21	Field Goal
3	2:49	1:10	OWN 7	3	-2	Punt
3	1:10	1:03	OWN 7	3	-1	Interception
3	0:07	4:07	OWN 16	8	84	Touchdown
4	7:05	5:01	OWN 25	8	21	Punt
4	1:30	1:08	OPP 8	3	5	Field Goal

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:58	1:41	OWN 41	3	-4	Interception
1	9:17	5:16	OWN 28	10	72	Touchdown
1	0:12	2:15	OWN 25	5	12	Punt
2	11:54	2:35	OPP 32	6	32	Touchdown
2	3:06	0:38	OWN 25	2	-4	Interception
2	2:16	0:47	OWN 33	3	-14	Punt
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 25	2	-2	Half
3	15:00	1:29	OWN 25	4	32	Fumble
3	10:47	0:38	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
3	9:00	1:13	OWN 20	3	-14	Punt
3	5:15	2:26	OWN 25	5	25	Punt
3	1:39	0:29	OPP 41	3	0	Punt
4	11:00	3:55	OWN 13	8	67	Field Goal
4	2:04	0:34	OWN 5	4	3	Downs
4	0:22	0:22	OWN 27	1	-7	Game

Game MVP: Marquis Cote, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Brody Mahon	15	48	3.20	16	1	0
RB Russell Archer	8	42	5.25	18	1	1
RB Carlos Rayburn	8	60	7.50	33	1	0
QB Frank Cooley	2	21	10.50	16	1	0
WR Otis Branch	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Brock Flynn	12	45	3.75	39	2	1
QB Dan Puzzuoli	6	34	5.67	9	0	0
RB Walt Tubbs	2	10	5.00	6	0	1
RB Mack Brown	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frank Cooley	42	23	219	4/17	2	32	1	75.4

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Puzzuoli	38	17	179	3/18	0	64	2	37.1

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Otis Branch	12	15	126	10.50	61	22	1
WR Johnathan Shea	3	9	17	5.67	3	14	0
TE Tristan Prior	3	5	56	18.67	0	32	1
RB Carlos Rayburn	2	3	4	2.00	6	5	0
WR Marcos Michel	1	5	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Luke Gliniak	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB Brody Mahon	1	2	0	0.00	2	0	0
RB Russell Archer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bert Keen	8	19	43	5.38	15	15
WR Josh Myers	4	8	101	25.25	58	64
WR Rod Barlow	2	7	15	7.50	13	9
WR Don White	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
RB Walt Tubbs	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4
TE Earnest Hatcher	1	1	15	15.00	0	15
RB Mack Brown	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Marquis Cote	1	51	51.00	1
S Dominic Nichols	1	7	7.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Claude Carruthers	1	18	18.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Frank Cooley	1	0	0
OLB Marquis Cote	0	1	0
CB Lionel Henson	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Bert Keen	1	0	0	0
DE Dale Lee	0	1	1	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Abraham Thorne	4	159	39.8	30.8	49	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darren Rohr	6	260	43.3	40.7	53	3

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Les Bibla	4/5	2/3	1/2	50	3/4

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Samuel Stallings	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harvey Burkett	2	16	8.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Barlow	1	16	16.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg
Rod Barlow	1	18	18.0
Bert Keen	1	23	23.0
Brock Flynn	1	26	26.0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Lionel Henson	7	1	0.0	17	32
OLB Marquis Cote	5	5	0.0	21	37
DE Alejandro Burgess	4	1	0.5	9	18
OLB Stanley Garrison	4	1	0.0	21	37
DT Andre Walton	3	0	1.0	13	33
DE Gene Bernard	3	1	0.5	15	40
DE Ricardo Brantley	2	0	1.0	18	24
DT Antoine Taylor	2	0	0.0	11	18
S Dominic Nichols	2	0	0.0	19	41
S Mike DeStefano	2	0	0.0	15	23
S Devante McAlister	2	0	0.0	21	41
CB Ken Lane	1	1	0.0	2	10
S Pete Callanan	1	0	0.0	17	36
OLB Hardy Carpenter	0	1	0.0	5	10
DT James Reese	0	1	0.0	13	26
DT Brayden Barber	0	1	0.0	5	5

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Joseph Newhart	10	5	0.0	33	43
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	10	2	0.0	33	46
DE Louie Sagapolutele	7	0	0.0	33	37
OLB Chase Jeffries	6	0	2.0	31	42
DE Dale Lee	5	2	1.5	30	36
S Marvin Swift	5	3	0.0	33	46
S Claude Carruthers	4	1	0.0	34	46
DE Ken Wayne	3	2	0.5	19	28
CB Dashawn Palmer	3	0	0.0	34	46
ILB Malcolm Kelley	2	2	0.0	21	20
WR Josh Myers	2	0	---	---	---
CB Brody Fisher	2	0	0.0	31	40
S Francisco Kitchens	1	0	0.0	2	3
DT Karl Nuston	0	1	0.0	2	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Andre Walton	1.0	1	1	0	33
DE Ricardo Brantley	1.0	1	1	0	24
DE Alejandro Burgess	0.5	1	0	0	18
DE Gene Bernard	0.5	0	2	1	40
DT Antoine Taylor	0.0	0	1	1	18
OLB Stanley Garrison	0.0	0	1	0	37

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Chase Jeffries	2.0	0	1	1	42
DE Dale Lee	1.5	0	1	0	36
DE Ken Wayne	0.5	0	2	0	28
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	0.0	1	0	0	46
DE Marshall Akiyama	0.0	1	0	0	28
S Marvin Swift	0.0	1	0	0	46

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lionel Henson	4	1	0	32
OLB Marquis Cote	3	1	1	37
S Dominic Nichols	2	0	1	41
OLB Stanley Garrison	2	0	0	37
S Devante McAlister	1	2	0	41
S Mike DeStefano	1	1	0	23
DE Gene Bernard	1	0	0	40
DE Alejandro Burgess	1	0	0	18
S Pete Callanan	1	0	0	36
CB Ken Lane	1	0	0	10
CB Lamar Young	0	1	0	3

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	8	1	0	46
S Claude Carruthers	3	1	1	46
CB Dashawn Palmer	3	0	0	46
S Marvin Swift	2	1	0	46
CB Brody Fisher	2	0	0	40
ILB Joseph Newhart	2	0	0	43
OLB Chase Jeffries	1	1	0	42
DE Louie Sagapolutele	1	0	0	37
S Francisco Kitchens	1	0	0	3
CB Stan Ferrara	0	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Riddick Anderson	6	13	34	1	46
C Stan Brewer	4	8	34	0	46
G Darius Bialo	2	2	34	0	46
T Nick Floyd	1	4	34	2	46
FB Joe Small	1	1	10	0	19
T Hector Lukehart	0	3	34	1	46
TE Tristan Prior	0	1	23	0	29

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T C.J. Riemersma	3	5	21	1	41
G Paul Coles	1	7	21	0	41
G Hunter Kakoza	1	3	21	0	41
T Chance Osterhaus	1	2	21	1	41
T Clifton Burgo	1	1	21	1	41

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Hardy Carpenter	2	24
Pete Callanan	1	21
James Reese	1	13

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Karl Nuston	2	14

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Hector Lukehart	34	46	---	---	9	89
C Riddick Anderson	34	46	---	---	9	89
WR Otis Branch	34	46	---	---	5	85
WR Marcos Michel	29	40	---	---	14	83
C Stan Brewer	34	46	---	---	---	80
QB Frank Cooley	34	46	---	---	---	80
G Darius Bialo	34	46	---	---	---	80
T Nick Floyd	34	46	---	---	---	80
S Pete Callanan	---	---	17	36	21	74
OLB Stanley Garrison	---	---	21	37	14	72
WR Johnathan Shea	16	23	---	---	25	64
FB Luke Gliniak	16	19	---	---	29	64
S Devante McAlister	---	---	21	41	1	63
DE Gene Bernard	---	---	15	40	7	62
S Dominic Nichols	---	---	19	41	1	61
OLB Marquis Cote	---	---	21	37	1	59
FB Joe Small	10	19	---	---	25	54
DT James Reese	---	---	13	26	13	52
TE Tristan Prior	23	29	---	---	---	52
CB Lionel Henson	---	---	17	32	2	51
DT Andre Walton	---	---	13	33	1	47
RB Carlos Rayburn	9	10	---	---	23	42
DE Ricardo Brantley	---	---	18	24	---	42
OLB Hardy Carpenter	---	---	5	10	24	39
S Mike DeStefano	---	---	15	23	---	38
RB Brody Mahon	16	16	---	---	---	32
DT Antoine Taylor	---	---	11	18	1	30
RB Russell Archer	9	19	---	---	---	28
DE Alejandro Burgess	---	---	9	18	1	28
S Mike Booker	---	---	8	17	1	26
CB Lamar Young	---	---	1	3	19	23
WR Harvey Burkett	4	7	---	---	11	22
CB Ken Lane	---	---	2	10	6	18
DT Brayden Barber	---	---	5	5	6	16
K Les Bibla	0	0	---	---	14	14
ILB Mackenzie Tesson	---	---	0	0	11	11
P Abraham Thorne	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Justics Wright	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Nolan Peters	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Byron Lyons	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE Stanley Reagor	4	2	---	---	---	6
G Abel Cash	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Johnathan Gunn	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Drew Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Parker Sanford	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Claude Carruthers	---	---	34	46	29	109
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	---	---	33	46	29	108
S Marvin Swift	---	---	33	46	10	89
CB Dashawn Palmer	---	---	34	46	9	89
ILB Joseph Newhart	---	---	33	43	5	81
OLB Chase Jeffries	---	---	31	42	5	78
WR Rod Barlow	20	37	---	---	17	74
CB Brody Fisher	---	---	31	40	3	74
DE Louie Sagapolutele	---	---	33	37	3	73
WR Josh Myers	18	32	---	---	19	69
T C.J. Riemersma	21	41	---	---	7	69
T Chance Osterhaus	21	41	---	---	7	69
DE Dale Lee	---	---	30	36	2	68
QB Dan Puzzuoli	21	41	---	---	---	62
G Paul Coles	21	41	---	---	---	62
T Clifton Burgo	21	41	---	---	---	62
G Hunter Kakoza	21	41	---	---	---	62
WR Bert Keen	19	41	---	---	1	61
RB Brock Flynn	17	34	---	---	10	61
TE Earnest Hatcher	21	40	---	---	---	61
DE Ken Wayne	---	---	19	28	5	52
DE Marshall Akiyama	---	---	16	28	6	50
ILB Malcolm Kelley	---	---	21	20	2	43
CB Nolan Madison	---	---	6	12	21	39
CB Stan Ferrara	---	---	10	20	2	32
FB Phil Forney	0	4	---	---	25	29
TE Ellis Katzenmoyer	0	0	---	---	25	25
DT Karl Nuston	---	---	2	9	14	25
FB Charles Farrell	3	6	---	---	9	18
RB Mack Brown	1	2	---	---	14	17
OLB Omar Parker	---	---	1	1	13	15
RB Walt Tubbs	3	5	---	---	---	8
WR Don White	3	4	---	---	---	7
T Daquan O'Neill	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Erik Sununu	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Owen Springer	---	---	3	0	4	7
G Patrick Harden	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Darren Rohr	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Samuel Stallings	0	0	---	---	6	6
S Francisco Kitchens	---	---	2	3	---	5
S Mickey Berry	---	---	0	2	---	2
OLB Tim Wright	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Kim Rico	0	0	---	---	1	1
S Chris Devine	---	---	1	0	---	1
C Steven Kirk	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Enrique Hayes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	8	2.0
Middle	22	139	6.3
Right	8	29	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	-4	-0.8
Middle	13	88	6.8
Right	3	1	0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frank Cooley	42	23	3	3	3	5	4	1	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Puzzuoli	38	17	1	1	3	6	6	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	9	58	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	7	42	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	87	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	32	10.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	11	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	40	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	128	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Otis Branch	15	12	1	126	2	46
WR Johnathan Shea	9	3	1	17	0	23
WR Marcos Michel	5	1	0	4	0	40
TE Tristan Prior	5	3	1	56	1	29
RB Carlos Rayburn	3	2	0	4	0	10
FB Luke Gliniak	2	1	0	12	0	19
RB Brody Mahon	2	1	0	0	0	16
RB Russell Archer	1	0	0	0	0	19

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bert Keen	19	8	3	43	0	41
WR Josh Myers	8	4	0	101	1	32
WR Rod Barlow	7	2	0	15	0	37
WR Don White	1	1	0	9	0	4
RB Mack Brown	1	0	0	0	0	2
RB Walt Tubbs	1	1	0	-4	0	5
TE Earnest Hatcher	1	1	0	15	0	40

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brody Mahon	4	6	1.50	3.20
RB Russell Archer	1	9	9.00	5.25

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brock Flynn	3	7	2.33	3.75
QB Dan Puzzuoli	1	2	2.00	5.67
RB Walt Tubbs	1	6	6.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frank Cooley	3	3	20	6.67	5.21

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Puzzuoli	3	0	0	0.00	4.71

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Otis Branch	2	2	15	7.50	8.40
RB Carlos Rayburn	1	1	5	5.00	1.33

Houston	Target	Overall Avg
WR Josh Myers	1	12.63
WR Rod Barlow	1	2.14
WR Bert Keen	1	2.26

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Russell Archer	2	1
RB Brody Mahon	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Dan Puzzuoli	4	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frank Cooley	14	6	5

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Puzzuoli	7	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnathan Shea	5	1	0
WR Otis Branch	5	3	3
TE Tristan Prior	2	2	2
WR Marcos Michel	1	0	0
FB Luke Gliniak	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bert Keen	3	0	0
WR Josh Myers	2	0	0
WR Rod Barlow	2	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,800 (21,800)
End Zone 15,700 (15,700)
Mezzanine 9,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 13,900 (13,900)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,800 (21,800)
End Zone	15,700 (15,700)
Mezzanine	9,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	13,900 (13,900)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,500 (7,500)