Week 6, 2018

played in Buffalo, NY

44 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	10	3	7	10	-	30
Buffalo Bills	0	6	0	8	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:48 HOU - Mason Crosby 44 field goal
1Q: 02:43 HOU - LeSean McCoy 2 run (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 13:05 BUF - Thomas Morstead 47 field goal
2Q: 08:31 HOU - Mason Crosby 22 field goal
2Q: 00:53 BUF - Thomas Morstead 43 field goal
3Q: 02:28 HOU - LeSean McCoy 8 run (Mason Crosby extra point)
4Q: 13:15 HOU - Byron Leftwich 21 run (Mason Crosby extra point)
4Q: 08:24 HOU - Mason Crosby 35 field goal
4Q: 04:30 BUF - Jeffrey Rodriguez 7 pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Ryan pass to J.B. Barrere for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:48 HOU - Mason Crosby 44 field goal
1Q: 02:43 HOU - LeSean McCoy 2 run (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 13:05 BUF - Thomas Morstead 47 field goal
2Q: 08:31 HOU - Mason Crosby 22 field goal
2Q: 00:53 BUF - Thomas Morstead 43 field goal
3Q: 02:28 HOU - LeSean McCoy 8 run (Mason Crosby extra point)
4Q: 13:15 HOU - Byron Leftwich 21 run (Mason Crosby extra point)
4Q: 08:24 HOU - Mason Crosby 35 field goal
4Q: 04:30 BUF - Jeffrey Rodriguez 7 pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Ryan pass to J.B. Barrere for conversion)

Team Statistics HOU BUF
Record 5-1 3-3
First Downs 22 19
- by Rushing 5 1
- by Passing 16 15
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 373 333
- Offensive Plays 63 72
- Yards per Play 5.92 4.63
Net Rushing Yards 92 68
- Rushing Attempts 22 20
- Yards per Rush 4.18 3.40
Net Passing Yards 281 265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 27 - 0 50 - 32 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 290 276
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 6.85 5.10
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 5/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 7/35 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 2/18
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 5/114
Interception Ret./Yards 2/37 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 32
Time of Possession 30:11 29:49

Team Statistics	HOU	BUF
Record	5-1	3-3
First Downs	22	19
- by Rushing	5	1
- by Passing	16	15
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	373	333
- Offensive Plays	63	72
- Yards per Play	5.92	4.63
Net Rushing Yards	92	68
- Rushing Attempts	22	20
- Yards per Rush	4.18	3.40
Net Passing Yards	281	265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 27 - 0	50 - 32 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	290	276
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	6.85	5.10
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	5/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	7/35	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	2/18
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	5/114
Interception Ret./Yards	2/37	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 32
Time of Possession	30:11	29:49

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:20	OWN 9	9	64	Field Goal
1	6:53	3:09	OWN 20	6	30	Punt
1	3:32	0:55	OPP 3	3	3	Touchdown
2	12:58	4:32	OWN 20	7	75	Field Goal
2	7:52	0:46	OPP 43	3	5	Punt
2	4:52	1:28	OWN 5	4	14	Punt
2	0:45	0:45	OWN 24	1	15	Half
3	12:32	2:11	OWN 2	3	6	Punt
3	7:09	4:48	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
3	0:16	2:14	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
4	11:08	2:50	OPP 37	6	19	Field Goal
4	1:48	0:34	OWN 17	3	3	Punt

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:40	3:47	OWN 20	7	27	Punt
1	3:44	0:12	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
1	2:37	4:39	OWN 44	8	26	Field Goal
2	8:26	0:34	OWN 39	1	4	Fumble
2	7:06	2:14	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
2	3:24	2:39	OWN 35	10	39	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:28	OWN 33	3	5	Punt
3	10:21	3:12	OWN 37	6	27	Punt
3	2:21	2:05	OWN 20	4	13	Punt
4	13:02	1:54	OWN 34	5	11	Interception
4	8:18	3:57	OWN 26	8	74	Touchdown
4	4:16	2:28	OWN 44	9	39	Downs
4	1:14	1:14	OPP 49	5	37	Game

Game MVP: Byron Leftwich, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
LeSean McCoy	17	58	3.41	10	1	2
Tony Coffey	4	13	3.25	5	0	0
Byron Leftwich	1	21	21.00	21	1	1

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Justin Forsett	10	36	3.60	8	0
Marshawn Lynch	6	12	2.00	10	1
Matt Ryan	4	20	5.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Byron Leftwich	40	27	290	1/9	0	27	0	88.5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	50	32	276	2/11	1	34	2	68.4

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Chad Jackson	6	8	74	12.33	8	21
WR J.B. Nardi	6	8	97	16.17	5	27
FB Ted Reilly	4	6	12	3.00	6	4
TE T.J. Ross	4	6	33	8.25	5	14
TE Jerome Collins	3	3	39	13.00	0	21
WR Dwight Donovan	3	5	29	9.67	0	14
RB LeSean McCoy	1	1	6	6.00	4	6
WR Mike Thomas	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeffrey Rodriguez	8	11	73	9.13	6	25	1
WR Colin Saenz	6	12	57	9.50	13	16	0
WR Tito Grisso	5	9	33	6.60	1	12	0
WR J.B. Barrere	4	5	53	13.25	8	34	0
TE Stan Strouse	3	3	17	5.67	10	14	0
RB Marshawn Lynch	2	2	8	4.00	2	6	0
RB Justin Forsett	2	2	21	10.50	0	15	0
TE Shawn Nelson	2	5	14	7.00	0	10	0
TE Leonard Dodge	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Glen Wayne	1	14	14.00	0
DT Lamar Bayh	1	23	23.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jerome Collins	1	0	0
J.B. Nardi	1	0	0
Kyle Moore	0	1	1
Ted Reilly	0	1	0
Chad Jackson	0	1	0
Jon Beason	0	0	1
Kent Jarvis	0	0	1
Teddy Perrine	0	0	1
Teddy Flannery	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Justin Forsett	1	2	0
Marshawn Lynch	1	0	0
Ralph Cardona	1	0	0
Matt Ryan	1	0	0
J.B. Barrere	1	0	0
Gerald Alexander	0	1	0
Michael Oher	0	1	0
Joe Buckley	0	0	1
Marty Rose	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Les Hardy	5	236	47.2	35.6	55	0

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	5	241	48.2	40.8	60	4

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mason Crosby	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	3/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Thomas Morstead	2/2	2/2	0/0	47	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.B. Nardi	2	17	8.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Cardona	2	18	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
LeSean McCoy	1	20	20.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Victor Harris	3	71	23.7	0
T.J. Aspell	2	43	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Glen Wayne	6	1	0.0	14	48
ILB Robbie Cassidy	6	1	0.0	11	25
OLB Jon Beason	6	0	0.0	20	51
S James Sanders	5	1	0.0	16	47
S Kent Jarvis	5	1	0.0	18	51
S Marshall Flynn	5	0	0.0	9	36
CB Ian Brock	4	2	0.0	20	42
DE Derrick Harvey	3	0	0.0	18	40
ILB Fred Noll	3	0	0.0	6	10
DE Teddy Flannery	2	0	2.0	20	44
CB Terrell Barrett	2	1	0.0	9	23
ILB Hugh Rogers	2	1	0.0	6	8
DE Kyle Moore	2	0	0.0	2	12
DT Alex Rivera	1	2	0.0	15	49
S Alvin Elkins	1	0	0.0	5	12
CB Casey Donovan	1	0	0.0	3	6
DT Lamar Bayh	0	1	0.0	15	30

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gerald Alexander	7	3	0.0	19	40
S Dexter Rickard	6	1	0.0	15	34
ILB Ricky Ogden	5	3	0.0	17	39
CB Joe Buckley	5	1	0.0	16	35
OLB Alex Raffensperger	4	3	0.0	11	27
DE Carlton OBrien	4	0	0.0	21	38
CB Danny Duff	4	0	0.0	19	32
DE Chris Long	2	0	1.0	20	36
OLB Marcus Cunningham	2	1	0.0	9	13
OLB Lamont Gunn	2	1	0.0	6	5
WR Colin Saenz	2	0	---	---	---
DT Chester Pritchett	2	0	0.0	12	15
OLB Luther Pulley	1	1	0.0	14	15
CB A.J. Harrison	1	0	0.0	7	23
CB Rod Calico	1	0	0.0	5	10
S Dashon Goldson	0	2	0.0	5	3
S Marty Rose	0	1	0.0	3	1
DE Steve Barber	0	1	0.0	15	34

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Teddy Flannery	2.0	2	3	44
DE Derrick Harvey	0.0	2	1	40
DT Alex Rivera	0.0	2	0	49
DT Lamar Bayh	0.0	1	0	30
OLB Jon Beason	0.0	0	1	51

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chris Long	1.0	1	0	1	36
S Gerald Alexander	0.0	1	0	0	40
DE Steve Barber	0.0	0	2	0	34
DT Haloti Ngata	0.0	0	1	0	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Glen Wayne	5	2	1	48
OLB Jon Beason	5	0	0	51
CB Ian Brock	4	1	0	42
S Marshall Flynn	4	0	0	36
ILB Robbie Cassidy	3	0	0	25
S Kent Jarvis	2	0	0	51
CB Terrell Barrett	2	0	0	23
S James Sanders	1	0	0	47
DT Alex Rivera	1	0	0	49
S Alvin Elkins	1	0	0	12
ILB Fred Noll	1	0	0	10
ILB Hugh Rogers	1	0	0	8
CB Casey Donovan	1	0	0	6
DE Kyle Moore	1	0	0	12
DT Lamar Bayh	0	0	1	30

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Gerald Alexander	5	1	40
CB Joe Buckley	5	0	35
S Dexter Rickard	3	0	34
ILB Ricky Ogden	3	0	39
OLB Alex Raffensperger	2	0	27
CB Danny Duff	2	0	32
OLB Marcus Cunningham	2	0	13
DT Chester Pritchett	2	0	15
OLB Luther Pulley	1	1	15
CB Ralph Cardona	1	1	6
DE Carlton OBrien	1	0	38
CB A.J. Harrison	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Herb Whitfield	2	4	13	0	25
Joe Lujan	2	4	19	0	34
Teddy Perrine	1	3	15	0	30
Gosder Cherilus	1	2	14	0	21
Matt Slauson	1	1	5	0	10
Walter Van Valkenberg	0	5	19	1	35
Brandon Frye	0	2	14	0	30

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Graham Casher	1	4	18	0	40
Branden Albert	1	4	18	0	40
Matthew Burley	1	3	17	0	40
Michael Oher	1	2	18	2	41
Mansfield Wrotto	0	2	8	0	23
Louis Vasquez	0	1	17	0	51

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Glen Wayne	3	18
Robbie Cassidy	1	17
Chad Jackson	1	16
Alvin Elkins	1	9
Teddy Perrine	1	6

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Marty Rose	2	12
Dashon Goldson	1	18

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Glen Wayne	---	---	14	48	18	80
Jon Beason	---	---	20	51	4	75
Ian Brock	---	---	20	42	12	74
Kent Jarvis	---	---	18	51	2	71
James Sanders	---	---	16	47	3	66
Alex Rivera	---	---	15	49	2	66
Teddy Flannery	---	---	20	44	2	66
Byron Leftwich	22	41	---	---	---	63
Chad Jackson	19	26	---	---	16	61
Derrick Harvey	---	---	18	40	2	60
T.J. Ross	15	36	---	---	8	59
Joe Lujan	19	34	---	---	4	57
Walter Van Valkenberg	19	35	---	---	3	57
Marshall Flynn	---	---	9	36	10	55
Robbie Cassidy	---	---	11	25	17	53
Teddy Perrine	15	30	---	---	6	51
J.B. Nardi	14	27	---	---	9	50
LeSean McCoy	18	26	---	---	3	47
Herb Whitfield	13	25	---	---	8	46
Lamar Bayh	---	---	15	30	1	46
Brandon Frye	14	30	---	---	---	44
Ted Reilly	8	19	---	---	16	43
Mike Thomas	6	22	---	---	13	41
Keith Bumgarner	11	20	---	---	8	39
Gosder Cherilus	14	21	---	---	---	35
Dwight Donovan	12	21	---	---	1	34
Terrell Barrett	---	---	9	23	---	32
Tony Coffey	4	11	---	---	16	31
Xavier Adibi	---	---	6	21	---	27
Alvin Elkins	---	---	5	12	9	26
Matt Slauson	5	10	---	---	8	23
Keith Zinger	2	2	---	---	18	22
Fred Noll	---	---	6	10	5	21
Jerome Collins	6	8	---	---	6	20
Christian Hutton	---	---	0	1	19	20
Kyle Moore	---	---	2	12	5	19
Cory Hopkins	---	---	4	7	6	17
Jimmy Van Pelt	6	7	---	---	3	16
Hugh Rogers	---	---	6	8	1	15
Bryan Smith	---	---	3	9	---	12
Mason Crosby	0	0	---	---	10	10
Casey Donovan	---	---	3	6	1	10
Les Hardy	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mitchell Gallier	0	0	---	---	3	3
Alonzo Wire	0	0	---	---	3	3
Max Sciullo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Matt Ryan	20	52	---	---	---	72
Louis Vasquez	17	51	---	---	---	68
Gerald Alexander	---	---	19	40	4	63
Matthew Burley	17	40	---	---	6	63
Graham Casher	18	40	---	---	4	62
Carlton OBrien	---	---	21	38	3	62
Branden Albert	18	40	---	---	3	61
Danny Duff	---	---	19	32	9	60
Stan Strouse	12	30	---	---	17	59
Chris Long	---	---	20	36	3	59
Michael Oher	18	41	---	---	---	59
Ricky Ogden	---	---	17	39	3	59
Colin Saenz	14	39	---	---	3	56
Steve Barber	---	---	15	34	7	56
Joe Buckley	---	---	16	35	4	55
Dexter Rickard	---	---	15	34	4	53
Haloti Ngata	---	---	14	36	2	52
Alex Raffensperger	---	---	11	27	10	48
Shawn Nelson	10	23	---	---	15	48
J.B. Barrere	6	26	---	---	14	46
Jeffrey Rodriguez	14	29	---	---	2	45
Justin Forsett	13	30	---	---	---	43
Luther Pulley	---	---	14	15	14	43
Tito Grisso	12	26	---	---	5	43
Leonard Dodge	9	26	---	---	7	42
Mansfield Wrotto	8	23	---	---	7	38
Marshawn Lynch	7	22	---	---	8	37
A.J. Harrison	---	---	7	23	2	32
Chester Pritchett	---	---	12	15	3	30
Rod Calico	---	---	5	10	12	27
Dashon Goldson	---	---	5	3	18	26
Marcus Cunningham	---	---	9	13	3	25
Grady Williamson	2	5	---	---	18	25
Doug Free	2	13	---	---	7	22
Blake Patterson	2	12	---	---	7	21
Ralph Cardona	---	---	6	6	9	21
T.J. Aspell	1	4	---	---	13	18
Lamont Gunn	---	---	6	5	7	18
Marty Rose	---	---	3	1	12	16
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	11	11
Geoff Price	---	---	6	4	---	10
Leland Rose	---	---	2	5	3	10
Victor Harris	---	---	0	0	5	5
Rob Cressio	0	0	---	---	2	2
Taylor Mehlhaff	0	0	---	---	---	0
Daniel Parker	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	27	3.0
Middle	11	55	5.0
Right	2	10	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	15	5.0
Middle	15	52	3.5
Right	2	1	0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Byron Leftwich	40	27	5	2	2	4	3	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	50	32	2	2	4	3	7	5	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	19	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	46	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	107	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	9	5	118	13.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	33	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	16	90	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	9	94	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	59	19.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chad Jackson	8	6	0	74	1	26
WR J.B. Nardi	8	6	0	97	3	27
FB Ted Reilly	6	4	1	12	0	19
TE T.J. Ross	6	4	0	33	0	36
WR Dwight Donovan	5	3	1	29	0	21
TE Jerome Collins	3	3	0	39	1	8
WR Mike Thomas	3	0	0	0	0	22
RB LeSean McCoy	1	1	0	6	0	26

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Colin Saenz	12	6	3	57	0	39
WR Jeffrey Rodriguez	11	8	0	73	1	29
WR Tito Grisso	9	5	0	33	0	26
WR J.B. Barrere	5	4	0	53	1	26
TE Shawn Nelson	5	2	1	14	0	23
TE Stan Strouse	3	3	0	17	0	30
RB Marshawn Lynch	2	2	0	8	0	22
RB Justin Forsett	2	2	0	21	0	30
TE Leonard Dodge	1	0	0	0	0	26

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
LeSean McCoy	4	12	3.00	3.41
Tony Coffey	1	4	4.00	3.25

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Byron Leftwich	3	1	1	0.33	7.25

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	7	5	27	3.86	5.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE T.J. Ross	1	1	1	1.00	5.50
WR J.B. Nardi	1	0	0	0.00	12.13
WR Dwight Donovan	1	0	0	0.00	5.80

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Colin Saenz	2	1	11	5.50	4.75
WR Jeffrey Rodriguez	2	2	10	5.00	6.64
TE Stan Strouse	1	1	-1	-1.00	5.67
TE Leonard Dodge	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Tito Grisso	1	1	7	7.00	3.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
LeSean McCoy	3	1
Tony Coffey	2	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Marshawn Lynch	1	0
Matt Ryan	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Byron Leftwich	9	6	4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	12	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.B. Nardi	4	3	2
FB Ted Reilly	1	1	0
WR Chad Jackson	1	1	1
TE T.J. Ross	1	0	0
WR Dwight Donovan	1	1	1
WR Mike Thomas	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tito Grisso	5	3	1
WR Jeffrey Rodriguez	2	1	0
RB Marshawn Lynch	1	1	1
TE Stan Strouse	1	1	0
WR Colin Saenz	1	1	1
WR J.B. Barrere	1	0	0
TE Shawn Nelson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 34,600 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,400 (23,100)
End Zone 7,600 (16,700)
Mezzanine 4,600 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 7,600 (14,800)
Club Seats 4,500 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 900 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	34,600 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,400 (23,100)
End Zone	7,600 (16,700)
Mezzanine	4,600 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	7,600 (14,800)
Club Seats	4,500 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	900 (2,200)