Week 3, 2029

played in Buffalo, NY

74 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Houston Texans	10	0	14	10	-	34
Buffalo Bills	0	7	7	10	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:27 HOU - Ian Zupancic 49 field goal
1Q: 01:47 HOU - Sammy Farrington 2 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)
2Q: 01:57 BUF - Mario Sim 9 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
3Q: 06:58 HOU - Jimmie Mahaffey 41 pass from Gene Chandler (Ian Zupancic extra point)
3Q: 05:41 HOU - Jamal Gardner 15 pass from Gene Chandler (Ian Zupancic extra point)
3Q: 02:54 BUF - Mario Sim 23 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
4Q: 13:42 HOU - C.J. Spiller 3 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)
4Q: 10:15 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 29 field goal
4Q: 02:17 HOU - Ian Zupancic 27 field goal
4Q: 00:53 BUF - Mario Sim 3 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:27 HOU - Ian Zupancic 49 field goal
1Q: 01:47 HOU - Sammy Farrington 2 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)
2Q: 01:57 BUF - Mario Sim 9 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
3Q: 06:58 HOU - Jimmie Mahaffey 41 pass from Gene Chandler (Ian Zupancic extra point)
3Q: 05:41 HOU - Jamal Gardner 15 pass from Gene Chandler (Ian Zupancic extra point)
3Q: 02:54 BUF - Mario Sim 23 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
4Q: 13:42 HOU - C.J. Spiller 3 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)
4Q: 10:15 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 29 field goal
4Q: 02:17 HOU - Ian Zupancic 27 field goal
4Q: 00:53 BUF - Mario Sim 3 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)

Team Statistics HOU BUF
Record 2-1 1-2
First Downs 27 21
- by Rushing 16 4
- by Passing 9 16
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 429 408
- Offensive Plays 70 56
- Yards per Play 6.13 7.29
Net Rushing Yards 244 78
- Rushing Attempts 43 17
- Yards per Rush 5.67 4.59
Net Passing Yards 185 330
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 18 - 0 38 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 190 334
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 6.85 8.46
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/34 7/52
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 3/45 5/106
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 23
Time of Possession 36:00 24:00

Team Statistics	HOU	BUF
Record	2-1	1-2
First Downs	27	21
- by Rushing	16	4
- by Passing	9	16
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	429	408
- Offensive Plays	70	56
- Yards per Play	6.13	7.29
Net Rushing Yards	244	78
- Rushing Attempts	43	17
- Yards per Rush	5.67	4.59
Net Passing Yards	185	330
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 18 - 0	38 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	190	334
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	6.85	8.46
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/34	7/52
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	3/45	5/106
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 23
Time of Possession	36:00	24:00

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:41	OWN 26	10	42	Field Goal
1	6:30	4:51	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	10:32	1:49	OWN 43	3	7	Punt
2	6:42	2:30	OWN 5	5	25	Punt
2	1:47	1:28	OWN 20	5	27	Punt
3	11:35	4:54	OWN 8	9	92	Touchdown
3	6:32	1:00	OPP 17	3	17	Touchdown
3	2:40	4:04	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	10:08	7:56	OWN 31	13	59	Field Goal
4	0:42	0:42	OWN 8	3	-3	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:19	2:49	OWN 33	4	21	Punt
1	1:39	6:07	OWN 20	11	44	Missed FG
2	8:43	2:01	OWN 20	5	9	Punt
2	4:12	2:25	OWN 22	9	78	Touchdown
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 20	1	6	Half
3	15:00	3:25	OWN 22	5	13	Punt
3	6:41	0:09	OWN 20	1	3	Fumble
3	5:32	2:52	OWN 18	5	82	Touchdown
4	13:36	3:28	OWN 26	10	62	Field Goal
4	2:12	1:30	OWN 38	7	62	Touchdown

Game MVP: Phillip Rotzell, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
C.J. Spiller	26	138	5.31	16	4	1
Sammy Farrington	13	104	8.00	26	5	1
Gene Chandler	4	2	0.50	5	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ryan Williams	12	50	4.17	21	2
Lee Wright	4	23	5.75	10	1
Larry Floyd	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gene Chandler	26	18	190	1/5	2	41	0	115.8

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phillip Rotzell	38	27	334	1/4	3	31	0	124.2

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	5	6	63	12.60	28	41	1
WR Jamal Gardner	4	6	58	14.50	9	28	1
RB C.J. Spiller	2	4	23	11.50	8	14	0
TE Aaron Hernandez	2	2	15	7.50	3	9	0
FB A.J. Murray	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Dean Rivers	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0
TE Frank Fortune	1	1	10	10.00	4	10	0
WR Tandon Doss	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Ronald McGarrity	1	3	9	9.00	8	9	0
RB Sammy Farrington	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Reggie Michael	8	10	99	12.38	32	31	0
WR Lonnie Fafinski	6	8	66	11.00	21	24	0
WR Mario Sim	5	7	66	13.20	35	28	3
WR Korey Flint	4	6	60	15.00	1	21	0
TE Derek Wofford	3	3	37	12.33	20	19	0
RB Ryan Williams	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Kendall Carswell	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Allen Daniels	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dean Rivers	1	0	0
Patrick Chung	0	1	0
Ronald McGarrity	0	1	0
Devin McCourty	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Lonnie Fafinski	1	0	0	0
Richard Quinn	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brenden McDonald	3	158	52.7	37.0	55	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	3	164	54.7	48.0	66	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ian Zupancic	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	4/4

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Mehlhaff	1/2	0/1	0/1	29	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Holcomb	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Rivers	2	38	19.0	0
Jamal Gardner	1	7	7.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Holcomb	4	87	21.8	0
Larry Floyd	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ralph Livanis	8	1	0.0	12	36
S Nate Allen	7	1	0.0	13	28
CB Chris Culliver	4	2	0.0	10	31
CB Timothy Doxzon	3	0	0.0	16	31
DE Bubba Gilroy	2	2	0.5	12	30
ILB Edward Patterson	2	1	0.0	5	13
ILB Bob Hutton	2	1	0.0	14	26
CB Devin McCourty	2	1	0.0	13	33
DE Drew Stevenson	2	0	0.0	5	11
DT Cris Batten	2	0	0.0	15	32
CB Brandon Perkins	2	0	0.0	4	6
DT Leonard Westbrook	1	0	0.5	14	29
ILB Lincoln Krzys	1	0	0.0	5	3
S Perry Coffin	1	0	0.0	11	29
DE Vernon Nichols	1	0	0.0	13	22
S Patrick Chung	0	1	0.0	5	14
S Rico Kennedy	0	1	0.0	7	15

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Brady DeAngelis	7	0	0.0	34	25
S Chip Vaughn	6	1	0.0	28	23
ILB Rondell Quinn	6	1	0.0	33	22
S Kenny Sockanathan	6	1	0.0	33	20
CB Grady Paine	4	2	0.0	34	19
OLB Donald Yeager	4	0	0.0	23	13
OLB Tommy Wyden	3	0	1.0	36	21
DT Antoine Sellers	3	0	0.0	20	13
OLB Jack Marsh	2	3	0.0	25	19
OLB Eli Wolflick	2	1	0.0	18	12
DE Craig Sellers	2	0	0.0	20	11
CB Curtis Holcomb	2	0	0.0	28	17
DE Daryl Perry	1	2	0.0	32	21
DE Darnell Cooley	1	1	0.0	11	5
ILB Anthony Hawkins	1	1	0.0	19	5
CB Vinny Washington	1	1	0.0	18	15
DE D'Anthony Smith	1	1	0.0	23	17
ILB Jerry Hughes	1	1	0.0	4	1
ILB Wayne Snyder	1	0	0.0	10	4
WR Korey Flint	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jurrell Casey	1	0	0.0	24	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Bubba Gilroy	0.5	2	30
DT Leonard Westbrook	0.5	0	29
DT Chris Zlotnik	0.0	1	3
DT Cris Batten	0.0	1	32
DE Vernon Nichols	0.0	1	22

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Tommy Wyden	1.0	0	0	0	21
OLB Donald Yeager	0.0	1	0	0	13
DE Daryl Perry	0.0	0	3	0	21
OLB Jack Marsh	0.0	0	1	3	19
DE D'Anthony Smith	0.0	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ralph Livanis	6	1	36
S Nate Allen	4	0	28
CB Chris Culliver	4	0	31
CB Timothy Doxzon	4	0	31
CB Devin McCourty	3	1	33
CB Brandon Perkins	2	0	6
ILB Edward Patterson	1	0	13
DE Rickey Nelson	1	0	20
ILB Bob Hutton	1	0	26
DT Cris Batten	1	0	32

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Brady DeAngelis	4	0	25
S Chip Vaughn	3	0	23
S Kenny Sockanathan	2	0	20
OLB Eli Wolflick	2	0	12
CB Grady Paine	2	0	19
CB Curtis Holcomb	1	1	17
ILB Anthony Hawkins	1	0	5
DE D'Anthony Smith	1	0	17
ILB Rondell Quinn	1	0	22
OLB Jack Marsh	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alonzo Hansen	11	13	2	43	0	26
Walter Jelinek	4	10	3	43	0	27
Leonard Gillespie	3	4	1	36	1	24
Ethan Bowens	2	6	0	41	0	26
Rondell Brady	1	4	0	31	0	24
Ernie Fitzgerald	0	1	0	19	0	7
Aaron Hernandez	0	1	0	26	0	6

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kenyon Fulcher	1	5	0	9	0	27
Paul Fanaika	1	2	0	12	0	31
Brock Pearson	1	2	0	14	0	26
Jorge Lynn	1	1	1	11	0	23
Byron Stingily	1	1	0	3	0	5
Gilbert McNeil	0	2	0	9	1	25
Derek Wofford	0	2	0	8	0	26
Caleb Schlauderaff	0	1	0	11	0	23
Allen Daniels	0	1	0	12	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Louie Shaw	2	14
Ralph Livanis	2	14
Patrick Chung	1	14
Roderick Garner	1	10

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Floyd	1	17
Grant Pyne	1	17
Richard Quinn	1	14

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alonzo Hansen	43	26	---	---	5	74
Gene Chandler	43	27	---	---	---	70
Ethan Bowens	41	26	---	---	3	70
Walter Jelinek	43	27	---	---	---	70
Ralph Livanis	---	---	12	36	14	62
Leonard Gillespie	36	24	---	---	1	61
Rondell Brady	31	24	---	---	5	60
Ronald McGarrity	25	19	---	---	14	58
Jamal Gardner	26	22	---	---	8	56
Jimmie Mahaffey	32	22	---	---	1	55
A.J. Murray	26	17	---	---	10	53
Cris Batten	---	---	15	32	4	51
C.J. Spiller	29	14	---	---	7	50
Timothy Doxzon	---	---	16	31	2	49
Devin McCourty	---	---	13	33	2	48
Sammy Farrington	14	13	---	---	19	46
Chris Culliver	---	---	10	31	5	46
Leonard Westbrook	---	---	14	29	1	44
Bubba Gilroy	---	---	12	30	2	44
Perry Coffin	---	---	11	29	3	43
Tandon Doss	19	12	---	---	12	43
Bob Hutton	---	---	14	26	2	42
Nate Allen	---	---	13	28	---	41
Aaron Hernandez	26	6	---	---	5	37
Vernon Nichols	---	---	13	22	1	36
Patrick Chung	---	---	5	14	14	33
Ernie Fitzgerald	19	7	---	---	5	31
Dean Rivers	10	3	---	---	17	30
Rickey Nelson	---	---	6	20	3	29
Todd Power	---	---	2	14	13	29
Rico Kennedy	---	---	7	15	1	23
Edward Patterson	---	---	5	13	3	21
Frank Fortune	8	7	---	---	3	18
Louie Shaw	---	---	2	1	14	17
Drew Stevenson	---	---	5	11	---	16
Lincoln Krzys	---	---	5	3	4	12
Brandon Perkins	---	---	4	6	1	11
Roderick Garner	---	---	0	0	10	10
Ian Zupancic	0	0	---	---	9	9
Don Myers	2	1	---	---	5	8
Teddy Jamison	---	---	2	2	3	7
Chris Zlotnik	---	---	1	3	2	6
David Ausberry	0	0	---	---	4	4
Brenden McDonald	0	0	---	---	3	3
Kerry Blake	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dwayne Hogenmiller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Grady Paine	---	---	34	19	14	67
Brady DeAngelis	---	---	34	25	8	67
Tommy Wyden	---	---	36	21	8	65
Kenny Sockanathan	---	---	33	20	12	65
Phillip Rotzell	17	39	---	---	---	56
Rondell Quinn	---	---	33	22	1	56
Curtis Holcomb	---	---	28	17	11	56
Chip Vaughn	---	---	28	23	3	54
Daryl Perry	---	---	32	21	1	54
Korey Flint	7	31	---	---	13	51
Lonnie Fafinski	10	25	---	---	14	49
Paul Fanaika	12	31	---	---	4	47
Brock Pearson	14	26	---	---	5	45
Jack Marsh	---	---	25	19	---	44
Derek Wofford	8	26	---	---	8	42
D'Anthony Smith	---	---	23	17	1	41
Jurrell Casey	---	---	24	14	1	39
Allen Daniels	12	10	---	---	17	39
Mario Sim	8	28	---	---	2	38
Gilbert McNeil	9	25	---	---	4	38
Anthony Hawkins	---	---	19	5	13	37
Antoine Sellers	---	---	20	13	4	37
Donald Yeager	---	---	23	13	1	37
Kenyon Fulcher	9	27	---	---	---	36
Craig Sellers	---	---	20	11	4	35
Jorge Lynn	11	23	---	---	---	34
Vinny Washington	---	---	18	15	1	34
Caleb Schlauderaff	11	23	---	---	---	34
Reggie Michael	12	22	---	---	---	34
Benjamin Ijalana	10	23	---	---	---	33
Kendall Carswell	8	12	---	---	12	32
Eli Wolflick	---	---	18	12	2	32
Ryan Williams	12	15	---	---	---	27
Grant Pyne	2	5	---	---	17	24
Terrance Cole	6	12	---	---	5	23
Lee Wright	4	16	---	---	1	21
Richard Quinn	1	4	---	---	14	19
Larry Floyd	1	1	---	---	17	19
Darnell Cooley	---	---	11	5	1	17
Wayne Snyder	---	---	10	4	2	16
Jerry Hughes	---	---	4	1	7	12
Byron Stingily	3	5	---	---	2	10
Taylor Mehlhaff	0	0	---	---	7	7
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	3	3
Gino Harvey	0	0	---	---	2	2
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	109	9.9
Middle	20	85	4.3
Right	9	53	5.9
None	3	-3	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	5	5.0
Middle	10	33	3.3
Right	6	40	6.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gene Chandler	26	18	2	0	1	1	5	3	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phillip Rotzell	38	27	6	2	2	2	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	11	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	76	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	19	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	84	16.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	25	12.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	95	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	162	12.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	52	26.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	6	5	0	63	1	22
WR Jamal Gardner	6	4	0	58	1	22
RB C.J. Spiller	4	2	0	23	0	14
RB Ronald McGarrity	3	1	0	9	0	19
TE Aaron Hernandez	2	2	0	15	0	6
FB A.J. Murray	1	1	0	3	0	17
WR Dean Rivers	1	1	0	7	0	3
TE Frank Fortune	1	1	0	10	0	7
RB Sammy Farrington	1	0	1	0	0	13
WR Tandon Doss	1	1	0	2	0	12

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reggie Michael	10	8	0	99	2	22
WR Lonnie Fafinski	8	6	1	66	1	25
WR Mario Sim	7	5	0	66	2	28
WR Korey Flint	6	4	0	60	1	31
TE Derek Wofford	3	3	0	37	0	26
TE Kendall Carswell	2	0	1	0	0	12
RB Ryan Williams	1	1	0	6	0	15
FB Allen Daniels	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Spiller	8	32	4.00	5.31
Sammy Farrington	3	6	2.00	8.00

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gene Chandler	2	1	15	7.50	7.31

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Phillip Rotzell	7	2	12	1.71	8.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jamal Gardner	1	1	15	15.00	9.67
RB C.J. Spiller	1	0	0	0.00	5.75

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mario Sim	3	2	12	4.00	9.43
TE Kendall Carswell	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Lonnie Fafinski	1	0	0	0.00	8.25
WR Korey Flint	1	0	0	0.00	10.00
FB Allen Daniels	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Gene Chandler	2	0
C.J. Spiller	1	1
Sammy Farrington	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Ryan Williams	2	1
Lee Wright	1	1
Larry Floyd	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gene Chandler	8	6	5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phillip Rotzell	7	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	2	1	1
WR Jamal Gardner	2	2	2
RB C.J. Spiller	2	1	1
WR Dean Rivers	1	1	0
RB Ronald McGarrity	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lonnie Fafinski	3	1	1
WR Mario Sim	2	2	2
WR Reggie Michael	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 3,000 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 400 (23,100)
End Zone 300 (16,700)
Mezzanine 300 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 1,300 (14,800)
Club Seats 700 (8,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	3,000 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	400 (23,100)
End Zone	300 (16,700)
Mezzanine	300 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	1,300 (14,800)
Club Seats	700 (8,900)