Week 6, 2024

played in Buffalo, NY

35 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	3	0	7	-	10
Buffalo Bills	3	3	7	10	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:21 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 54 field goal
2Q: 07:05 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 20 field goal
2Q: 01:19 HOU - Jack Kemnitzer 19 field goal
3Q: 10:12 BUF - Irv Buckner 17 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
4Q: 11:14 BUF - Irv Buckner 17 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
4Q: 02:27 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 31 field goal
4Q: 00:48 HOU - Jamal Gardner 1 pass from Charles Stephens (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:21 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 54 field goal
2Q: 07:05 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 20 field goal
2Q: 01:19 HOU - Jack Kemnitzer 19 field goal
3Q: 10:12 BUF - Irv Buckner 17 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
4Q: 11:14 BUF - Irv Buckner 17 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
4Q: 02:27 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 31 field goal
4Q: 00:48 HOU - Jamal Gardner 1 pass from Charles Stephens (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)

Team Statistics HOU BUF
Record 3-3 3-3
First Downs 17 25
- by Rushing 4 9
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 3 3
Total Net Yards 229 366
- Offensive Plays 50 75
- Yards per Play 4.58 4.88
Net Rushing Yards 93 163
- Rushing Attempts 16 42
- Yards per Rush 5.81 3.88
Net Passing Yards 136 203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 16 - 1 31 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 167 213
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/31 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 4.00 6.15
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/10 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/74 6/44
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 4/13
Kick Returns/Yards 3/69 2/38
Interception Ret./Yards 1/34 1/34
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 29
Time of Possession 22:24 37:36

Team Statistics	HOU	BUF
Record	3-3	3-3
First Downs	17	25
- by Rushing	4	9
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	3	3
Total Net Yards	229	366
- Offensive Plays	50	75
- Yards per Play	4.58	4.88
Net Rushing Yards	93	163
- Rushing Attempts	16	42
- Yards per Rush	5.81	3.88
Net Passing Yards	136	203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 16 - 1	31 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	167	213
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/31	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	4.00	6.15
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/10	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/74	6/44
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	4/13
Kick Returns/Yards	3/69	2/38
Interception Ret./Yards	1/34	1/34
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 29
Time of Possession	22:24	37:36

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:47	OWN 20	8	40	Punt
1	8:23	0:46	OWN 22	3	5	Punt
1	4:13	1:59	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
1	1:06	1:06	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	6:58	3:23	OWN 24	7	37	Punt
2	1:55	0:41	OPP 15	4	13	Field Goal
3	10:01	4:08	OWN 21	5	25	Punt
4	14:48	2:33	OWN 20	4	5	Punt
4	11:07	1:54	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
4	7:53	1:00	OWN 18	3	15	Interception
4	2:22	1:40	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:13	2:50	OWN 20	9	29	Punt
1	7:37	3:24	OWN 23	7	40	Field Goal
1	2:14	1:08	OWN 44	3	0	Punt
2	15:00	8:02	OWN 9	14	88	Field Goal
2	3:35	1:40	OWN 20	5	1	Interception
2	1:14	1:14	OWN 31	2	25	Half
3	15:00	4:59	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	5:53	6:05	OWN 2	11	57	Punt
4	12:15	1:08	OWN 41	3	59	Touchdown
4	9:13	1:20	OWN 17	3	-1	Punt
4	6:53	4:31	OPP 38	8	24	Field Goal
4	0:42	0:42	OPP 41	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Chris Long, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
LeSean McCoy	10	62	6.20	14	4
Billy Lutes	4	20	5.00	8	0
Jessie Johannsen	1	2	2.00	2	0
Gino Schneider	1	9	9.00	9	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gabe Blasingame	25	100	4.00	43	3
J.B. Siegel	12	41	3.42	9	0
Phillip Rotzell	2	3	1.50	4	0
Steven Bradford	2	12	6.00	11	1
Marshall Quaccia	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gene Chandler	20	9	74	4/31	0	19	0	55.0
Charles Stephens	10	7	93	0/0	1	25	1	92.9

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phillip Rotzell	31	19	213	2/10	2	29	1	89.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jamal Gardner	6	9	41	6.83	9	13	1
WR Dean Rivers	3	3	40	13.33	0	25	0
WR Jessie Johannsen	2	5	29	14.50	0	18	0
WR Preston Beadnell	2	5	36	18.00	25	19	0
RB Brett Murphy	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Gino Schneider	1	2	17	17.00	10	17	0
TE R.J. Cote	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Frank Fortune	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Kendall Carswell	4	5	54	13.50	22	29	0
WR Harvey Horn	4	5	41	10.25	11	15	0
WR Colin Saenz	3	7	37	12.33	9	19	0
WR Irv Buckner	3	5	38	12.67	6	17	2
FB Marshall Quaccia	2	2	16	8.00	8	8	0
RB Gabe Blasingame	2	3	13	6.50	5	10	0
WR James Hardy	1	4	14	14.00	0	14	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Luke Hartland	1	34	34.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jamie Allen	1	34	34.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Cory Cochrane	0	0	1	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Steven Bradford	1	0	0	0
Kris Eastridge	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Steve Watanabe	8	367	45.9	39.3	55	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	4	209	52.3	38.0	72	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jack Kemnitzer	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Mehlhaff	3/3	1/1	1/1	54	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Rivers	1	11	11.0	0
Gino Schneider	1	6	6.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steven Bradford	4	13	3.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Beadnell	2	44	22.0	0
LeSean McCoy	1	25	25.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Hardy	2	38	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lawrence Fisk	9	5	0.0	31	25
DT Sedrick Harvey	7	1	1.0	29	24
OLB Herb Hampton	5	3	0.0	35	31
S Kent Jarvis	5	2	0.0	30	24
DE Carlos Dunlap	5	1	0.0	32	27
CB D.J. Moore	4	3	0.0	27	25
DE Joey Sims	4	1	0.0	27	14
S Clarence Mankey	4	1	0.0	28	26
ILB Bob Hutton	3	3	0.0	39	30
S Luke Hartland	3	1	0.0	20	15
S Chad Jones	3	1	0.0	18	15
DE Kendrick Hussey	2	2	1.0	26	22
CB Tyrell Johnson	1	4	0.0	31	31
OLB Cary Torres	1	0	0.0	10	3
CB Gregory Toler	1	0	0.0	28	19
ILB Bucky Baxter	1	0	0.0	22	12
WR Preston Beadnell	1	0	---	---	---
DE Calvin Green	1	0	0.0	16	12

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jamie Allen	6	0	0.0	15	27
OLB Jackie Stargell	4	2	2.0	10	28
DE Chris Long	4	0	2.0	11	21
S Joseph Delgado	4	1	0.0	10	27
CB Kris Eastridge	3	1	0.0	5	25
CB Ethan Gaytan	2	1	0.0	11	22
DT Everett Kinsella	2	0	0.0	12	19
DE Doug Worthington	2	0	0.0	10	15
CB Jerome Murphy	1	2	0.0	14	28
DT Glenn Dorsey	1	1	0.0	12	20
CB Benjamin King	1	1	0.0	9	11
CB Fernando Mathews	1	1	0.0	10	14
OLB Tommy Wyden	1	1	0.0	7	9
S Kendrick Green	1	1	0.0	8	25
C Jorge Lynn	1	0	---	---	---
CB Derrick Namnath	1	0	0.0	0	6
OLB Jack Marsh	1	0	0.0	5	4
ILB James Laurinaitis	0	1	0.0	13	28
DE Austen Lane	0	1	0.0	5	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kendrick Hussey	1.0	1	0	22
DT Sedrick Harvey	1.0	0	1	24
ILB Bob Hutton	0.0	4	1	30
ILB Lawrence Fisk	0.0	1	0	25

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Chris Long	2.0	1	1	21
OLB Jackie Stargell	2.0	0	0	28
DE Doug Worthington	0.0	1	3	15
ILB James Laurinaitis	0.0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Lawrence Fisk	4	0	0	25
OLB Herb Hampton	4	0	0	31
S Clarence Mankey	4	0	0	26
S Kent Jarvis	2	1	0	24
CB D.J. Moore	1	1	0	25
S Luke Hartland	1	0	1	15
CB Tyrell Johnson	1	0	0	31
DE Joey Sims	1	0	0	14
S Chad Jones	1	0	0	15

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jamie Allen	4	0	1	27
CB Ethan Gaytan	2	2	0	22
CB Jerome Murphy	2	2	0	28
CB Kris Eastridge	2	0	0	25
OLB Jackie Stargell	2	0	0	28
CB Derrick Namnath	1	0	0	6
CB Benjamin King	1	0	0	11
OLB Tommy Wyden	1	0	0	9
S Kendrick Green	1	0	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Herb Bradford	2	5	1	15	0	33
Leonard Gillespie	1	4	2	10	1	17
Antoine Caldwell	1	3	0	15	0	19
Mickey Brandon	1	1	0	11	0	28
Alonzo Hansen	0	3	0	16	1	32
Gosder Cherilus	0	0	0	11	1	23
Walter Jelinek	0	0	0	1	1	3

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Michael Oher	4	6	38	1	27
Louis Vasquez	3	6	40	0	32
Donald Buckner	3	4	37	0	26
J.C. Iafrate	2	6	33	0	24
Jorge Lynn	1	7	39	0	29
Kendall Carswell	1	5	36	0	28
Marshall Quaccia	0	4	29	0	16
Jonathan Luigs	0	2	19	0	21
Jeff Thomason	0	0	4	1	6

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Cory Cochrane	2	17
Cary Torres	2	17
Billy Lutes	1	22
Branden Albert	1	9

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Colin Saenz	4	16
Jack Marsh	1	13

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tyrell Johnson	---	---	31	31	12	74
Bob Hutton	---	---	39	30	4	73
Herb Hampton	---	---	35	31	3	69
Clarence Mankey	---	---	28	26	12	66
Carlos Dunlap	---	---	32	27	2	61
Lawrence Fisk	---	---	31	25	3	59
D.J. Moore	---	---	27	25	7	59
Kendrick Hussey	---	---	26	22	10	58
Kent Jarvis	---	---	30	24	3	57
Alonzo Hansen	16	32	---	---	9	57
Sedrick Harvey	---	---	29	24	3	56
Gregory Toler	---	---	28	19	1	48
Herb Bradford	15	33	---	---	---	48
Jamal Gardner	9	29	---	---	9	47
LeSean McCoy	12	23	---	---	9	44
Frank Fortune	7	19	---	---	17	43
Antoine Caldwell	15	19	---	---	8	42
Joey Sims	---	---	27	14	1	42
Gene Chandler	16	24	---	---	---	40
Mickey Brandon	11	28	---	---	---	39
Bucky Baxter	---	---	22	12	4	38
Luke Hartland	---	---	20	15	2	37
Billy Lutes	4	10	---	---	22	36
Leonard Gillespie	10	17	---	---	9	36
Chad Jones	---	---	18	15	2	35
Gosder Cherilus	11	23	---	---	---	34
Preston Beadnell	6	20	---	---	6	32
Dean Rivers	9	10	---	---	13	32
Cary Torres	---	---	10	3	17	30
Brett Murphy	9	19	---	---	2	30
R.J. Cote	8	15	---	---	7	30
Calvin Green	---	---	16	12	1	29
Jessie Johannsen	12	13	---	---	---	25
Gino Schneider	4	10	---	---	11	25
Wayne Snyder	---	---	8	5	12	25
Cory Cochrane	---	---	2	0	17	19
Ethan Bowens	1	15	---	---	1	17
Charles Stephens	0	10	---	---	1	11
Branden Albert	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mitch Petrus	0	0	---	---	9	9
Steve Watanabe	0	0	---	---	8	8
Perry Coffin	---	---	3	3	1	7
Tim Lincoln	0	2	---	---	4	6
Jack Kemnitzer	0	0	---	---	4	4
Walter Jelinek	1	3	---	---	---	4
Vernon Marroquin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jorge Lynn	39	29	---	---	7	75
Phillip Rotzell	42	33	---	---	---	75
Kendall Carswell	36	28	---	---	9	73
Louis Vasquez	40	32	---	---	---	72
Michael Oher	38	27	---	---	---	65
Donald Buckner	37	26	---	---	---	63
J.C. Iafrate	33	24	---	---	4	61
Kris Eastridge	---	---	5	25	25	55
Jackie Stargell	---	---	10	28	17	55
Irv Buckner	26	23	---	---	4	53
Colin Saenz	16	19	---	---	16	51
Marshall Quaccia	29	16	---	---	6	51
Gabe Blasingame	27	23	---	---	---	50
Jonathan Luigs	19	21	---	---	7	47
Harvey Horn	13	17	---	---	17	47
Joseph Delgado	---	---	10	27	9	46
Jamie Allen	---	---	15	27	2	44
James Laurinaitis	---	---	13	28	2	43
Jerome Murphy	---	---	14	28	1	43
James Hardy	21	19	---	---	2	42
Everett Kinsella	---	---	12	19	5	36
Doug Worthington	---	---	10	15	11	36
J.B. Siegel	14	7	---	---	14	35
Glenn Dorsey	---	---	12	20	2	34
Ethan Gaytan	---	---	11	22	1	34
Chris Long	---	---	11	21	1	33
Steven Bradford	4	5	---	---	24	33
Kendrick Green	---	---	8	25	---	33
Leonard Dodge	19	4	---	---	9	32
Teddy Richard	---	---	6	19	---	25
Fernando Mathews	---	---	10	14	1	25
Perry Georges	5	4	---	---	16	25
Austen Lane	---	---	5	19	---	24
Tommy Wyden	---	---	7	9	8	24
Jack Marsh	---	---	5	4	13	22
Benjamin King	---	---	9	11	1	21
Cameron Sheffield	---	---	3	7	8	18
Jeff Thomason	4	6	---	---	7	17
Taylor Mehlhaff	0	0	---	---	9	9
Daniel Joslyn	0	0	---	---	7	7
Derrick Namnath	---	---	0	6	---	6
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mack Lowe	0	0	---	---	3	3
Andy Gass	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rhett Bomar	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	44	7.3
Middle	2	9	4.5
Right	8	40	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	38	4.8
Middle	29	106	3.7
Right	4	20	5.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gene Chandler	20	9	0	1	1	2	4	0	0
Charles Stephens	10	7	1	0	0	2	0	0	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phillip Rotzell	31	19	1	0	3	2	6	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	25	25.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	74	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	68	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	17	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	82	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	97	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	17	4.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jamal Gardner	9	6	0	41	0	29
WR Jessie Johannsen	5	2	0	29	0	13
WR Preston Beadnell	5	2	0	36	0	20
TE Frank Fortune	4	0	0	0	0	19
WR Dean Rivers	3	3	0	40	1	10
RB Gino Schneider	2	1	1	17	0	10
RB Brett Murphy	1	1	0	5	0	19
TE R.J. Cote	1	1	0	-1	0	15

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Colin Saenz	7	3	2	37	0	19
WR Irv Buckner	5	3	0	38	0	23
TE Kendall Carswell	5	4	1	54	1	28
WR Harvey Horn	5	4	0	41	0	17
WR James Hardy	4	1	0	14	0	19
RB Gabe Blasingame	3	2	0	13	0	23
FB Marshall Quaccia	2	2	0	16	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gabe Blasingame	5	1	0.20	4.00
Steven Bradford	1	1	1.00	6.00
J.B. Siegel	1	-1	-1.00	3.42

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gene Chandler	4	1	13	3.25	3.70
Charles Stephens	3	2	18	6.00	9.30

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Phillip Rotzell	5	4	50	10.00	6.87

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jessie Johannsen	2	0	0	0.00	5.80
WR Preston Beadnell	2	1	17	8.50	7.20
WR Jamal Gardner	2	2	14	7.00	4.56
TE Frank Fortune	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Irv Buckner	2	2	34	17.00	7.60
TE Kendall Carswell	2	1	6	3.00	10.80
RB Gabe Blasingame	1	1	10	10.00	4.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
LeSean McCoy	1	0
Billy Lutes	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
J.B. Siegel	2	1
Marshall Quaccia	1	1
Gabe Blasingame	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gene Chandler	5	1	0
Charles Stephens	1	1	1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phillip Rotzell	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Frank Fortune	3	0	0
WR Dean Rivers	2	2	1
WR Preston Beadnell	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Colin Saenz	3	1	1
WR Irv Buckner	2	2	2
WR James Hardy	2	0	0
FB Marshall Quaccia	1	1	1
RB Gabe Blasingame	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 20,200 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 6,000 (23,100)
End Zone 4,300 (16,700)
Mezzanine 2,400 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 4,400 (14,800)
Club Seats 2,500 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 600 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	20,200 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	6,000 (23,100)
End Zone	4,300 (16,700)
Mezzanine	2,400 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	4,400 (14,800)
Club Seats	2,500 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	600 (2,200)