Week 13, 2043

played in Buffalo, NY

47 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Houston Texans	14	7	0	0	-	21
Buffalo Bills	0	0	6	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:58 HOU - Dixon Edwards 7 pass from Hayden Covington (Angel McTermid extra point)
1Q: 02:42 HOU - C.J. Grant 1 run (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 03:59 HOU - Dusty Harvey 21 pass from Hayden Covington (Angel McTermid extra point)
3Q: 10:05 BUF - Benjamin Sipes 24 field goal
3Q: 03:45 BUF - Benjamin Sipes 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:58 HOU - Dixon Edwards 7 pass from Hayden Covington (Angel McTermid extra point)
1Q: 02:42 HOU - C.J. Grant 1 run (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 03:59 HOU - Dusty Harvey 21 pass from Hayden Covington (Angel McTermid extra point)
3Q: 10:05 BUF - Benjamin Sipes 24 field goal
3Q: 03:45 BUF - Benjamin Sipes 28 field goal

Team Statistics HOU BUF
Record 5-7 4-8
First Downs 23 14
- by Rushing 14 4
- by Passing 9 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 373 258
- Offensive Plays 61 64
- Yards per Play 6.11 4.03
Net Rushing Yards 202 101
- Rushing Attempts 39 25
- Yards per Rush 5.18 4.04
Net Passing Yards 171 157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 12 - 1 36 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 174 178
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 7.77 4.03
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/9 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.0 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 5/30 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/0 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 2/59 3/83
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 31
Time of Possession 31:14 28:46

Team Statistics	HOU	BUF
Record	5-7	4-8
First Downs	23	14
- by Rushing	14	4
- by Passing	9	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	373	258
- Offensive Plays	61	64
- Yards per Play	6.11	4.03
Net Rushing Yards	202	101
- Rushing Attempts	39	25
- Yards per Rush	5.18	4.04
Net Passing Yards	171	157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 12 - 1	36 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	174	178
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	7.77	4.03
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/9	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.0	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	5/30	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/0	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	2/59	3/83
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 31
Time of Possession	31:14	28:46

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:08	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
1	8:10	5:37	OWN 10	12	90	Touchdown
2	13:04	4:06	OWN 20	7	40	Punt
2	8:04	0:55	OPP 20	3	-4	Interception
2	5:14	1:27	OWN 39	4	61	Touchdown
2	0:54	0:54	OWN 20	2	11	Half
3	10:00	1:57	OWN 36	4	31	Missed FG
3	5:50	0:13	OWN 17	1	1	Fumble
3	3:39	2:23	OWN 33	4	19	Punt
4	13:28	3:20	OWN 20	6	23	Punt
4	6:30	4:08	OWN 12	6	17	Punt
4	0:22	0:22	OWN 14	1	-1	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:52	1:42	OWN 37	3	1	Punt
1	2:33	4:29	OWN 30	8	29	Punt
2	8:58	0:54	OWN 20	2	10	Fumble
2	7:09	1:55	OWN 9	3	7	Punt
2	3:47	2:53	OWN 20	8	34	Punt
3	15:00	5:00	OWN 46	8	47	Field Goal
3	8:03	2:13	OWN 40	5	-1	Punt
3	5:37	1:58	OPP 18	3	7	Field Goal
3	1:16	2:48	OWN 19	6	32	Punt
4	10:08	3:38	OWN 23	7	24	Punt
4	2:22	2:00	OWN 23	11	63	Downs

Game MVP: C.J. Grant, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
C.J. Grant	28	156	5.57	14	5	1
Cary Hicks	6	26	4.33	15	2	0
Hayden Covington	4	14	3.50	7	0	0
Joseph de Marco	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bennett Neil	12	15	1.25	9	0
Alan Capoccia	6	43	7.17	11	2
Donnie Mineo	6	34	5.67	25	1
Peyton Frederick	1	9	9.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hayden Covington	21	12	174	1/3	2	43	1	96.1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Capoccia	36	22	178	3/21	0	35	0	73.6

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB C.J. Grant	4	5	49	12.25	35	24	0
WR Dixon Edwards	3	9	14	4.67	2	11	1
WR Mercury Stokes	2	3	33	16.50	7	25	0
TE B.J. Lincoln	2	3	57	28.50	42	43	0
WR Dusty Harvey	1	1	21	21.00	16	21	1

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Bennett Neil	5	6	21	4.20	6	7
WR Marqise Lee	5	10	51	10.20	8	16
WR O.J. Kirk	4	5	50	12.50	1	18
WR Eddie Nagurski	3	5	0	0.00	0	2
TE Elliot March	3	6	19	6.33	10	20
WR Brandon Zang	2	3	37	18.50	0	35
RB Richie Madison	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Cris Dogins	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Hayden Covington	1	0	0
Abel Kurtz	0	1	0
Alexis Carmazzi	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Alan Capoccia	1	0	0
Bo Murphy	0	1	0
Spencer Arnold	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marlon Maki	4	164	41.0	32.8	51	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cris Dunaway	7	308	44.0	35.4	49	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Angel McTermid	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	3/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benjamin Sipes	2/2	0/0	0/0	28	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Torres	1	5	5.0	0
Dixon Edwards	1	-5	-5.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Zang	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dixon Edwards	2	59	29.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
O.J. Kirk	3	83	27.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Leonardo Ramirez	7	2	0.0	10	28
CB Jaiden Matthews	7	0	0.0	19	39
OLB Darnell Dietz	6	1	0.0	25	37
DT Michael Hoy	4	0	1.0	14	21
S Brian Van Hoose	4	1	0.0	8	11
S Sam Bishop	4	0	0.0	18	37
CB Percy Van DeWege	3	0	0.0	25	39
ILB Jerome Henry	3	0	0.0	18	34
DT Luther Bates	2	1	1.0	11	25
DE Abel Kurtz	2	0	1.0	19	35
DT Lee Kirkaldie	2	1	0.0	14	14
S Alexis Carmazzi	1	1	0.0	25	38
OLB Donald Morehead	1	0	0.0	5	4
TE B.J. Lincoln	1	0	---	---	---
DE Rodney Tylke	1	0	0.0	17	32
OLB Trent Steiner	1	0	0.0	2	1
DT Herb Brady	1	0	0.0	7	4
ILB Donte Dennis	0	1	0.0	7	2

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Maxwell Lester	14	4	0.0	39	22
CB Alvin Fulton	6	0	0.0	39	22
DT Jimmy Barber	4	2	0.0	24	10
OLB Ray Howe	4	0	0.0	31	18
CB Neil Kingry	3	4	0.0	38	21
DE Grayson Thomas	3	0	0.0	29	16
DT Stanley May	2	1	1.0	13	10
OLB Bo Murphy	2	1	0.0	11	8
DE Quentin Davis	2	1	0.0	31	20
CB Ian Fiester	2	1	0.0	24	12
DT Benjamin Gibbs	2	0	0.0	34	19
DE Tom Harris	1	0	0.0	18	8
S Cris Dogins	1	0	0.0	8	5
S Spencer Arnold	1	0	0.0	39	22
QB Alan Capoccia	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Max Hout	0	1	0.0	8	4
S Emmanuel Bennett	0	1	0.0	38	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Abel Kurtz	1.0	2	4	35
DT Luther Bates	1.0	2	0	25
DT Michael Hoy	1.0	0	0	21
OLB Donald Morehead	0.0	1	0	4
DT Lee Kirkaldie	0.0	1	0	14

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Stanley May	1.0	0	10
DE Quentin Davis	0.0	1	20
DE Grayson Thomas	0.0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Leonardo Ramirez	6	0	28
CB Jaiden Matthews	5	0	39
OLB Darnell Dietz	3	1	37
CB Percy Van DeWege	2	1	39
S Brian Van Hoose	2	0	11
ILB Jerome Henry	1	1	34
OLB Donald Morehead	1	0	4
OLB Trent Steiner	1	0	1
S Sam Bishop	1	0	37

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ray Howe	3	0	0	18
ILB Maxwell Lester	3	0	0	22
OLB Bo Murphy	2	0	0	8
CB Neil Kingry	2	0	0	21
S Spencer Arnold	1	0	0	22
DE Grayson Thomas	1	0	0	16
S Emmanuel Bennett	0	1	0	22
S Cris Dogins	0	0	1	5

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Buddy Brandon	7	9	1	39	1	22
Shawn Houston	5	6	0	39	0	22
Broderick Kelley	4	6	1	39	0	22
Doug Beasley	3	7	0	39	0	22
Xavier Su'a-Filo	2	7	1	39	0	22

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Emmitt Catron	2	6	25	1	39
Ezra Burmeister	2	5	25	1	39
Kerry Coyle	1	4	25	0	39
Brandon Blake	0	2	4	0	5
Bruce Butler	0	1	25	1	39
Randal Hitchcock	0	1	21	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Leonardo Ramirez	2	20
Jerome Henry	1	16
Sam Bishop	1	14
Rod Torres	1	12

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Spencer Arnold	3	15
Tito Hughes	1	16

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dixon Edwards	39	22	---	---	14	75
C.J. Grant	32	20	---	---	18	70
Sam Bishop	---	---	18	37	14	69
Jerome Henry	---	---	18	34	16	68
Shawn Houston	39	22	---	---	5	66
Broderick Kelley	39	22	---	---	5	66
Percy Van DeWege	---	---	25	39	2	66
Alexis Carmazzi	---	---	25	38	2	65
B.J. Lincoln	33	20	---	---	11	64
Darnell Dietz	---	---	25	37	2	64
Doug Beasley	39	22	---	---	---	61
Xavier Su'a-Filo	39	22	---	---	---	61
Buddy Brandon	39	22	---	---	---	61
Hayden Covington	39	22	---	---	---	61
Jaiden Matthews	---	---	19	39	1	59
Leonardo Ramirez	---	---	10	28	20	58
Abel Kurtz	---	---	19	35	3	57
Rodney Tylke	---	---	17	32	2	51
Mercury Stokes	32	16	---	---	---	48
Rod Torres	---	---	17	15	12	44
Dusty Harvey	19	11	---	---	8	38
Luther Bates	---	---	11	25	2	38
Michael Hoy	---	---	14	21	1	36
Blake Holliman	12	8	---	---	12	32
Lee Kirkaldie	---	---	14	14	1	29
Johnny Lester	---	---	6	4	12	22
Brian Van Hoose	---	---	8	11	---	19
Francisco Reeves	---	---	8	7	3	18
Herb Brady	---	---	7	4	6	17
Donald Morehead	---	---	5	4	7	16
Sammie Gwinn	5	2	---	---	7	14
Joseph de Marco	9	4	---	---	1	14
Gene Banks	7	5	---	---	1	13
Donte Dennis	---	---	7	2	3	12
Cary Hicks	7	2	---	---	1	10
Emmett Cable	---	---	0	0	6	6
Cedric Allison	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sam Massare	---	---	0	2	3	5
Angel McTermid	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ernie Kaplan	0	0	---	---	5	5
Charles Pruett	0	0	---	---	5	5
Earl Gietzen	0	0	---	---	5	5
Marlon Maki	0	0	---	---	5	5
Trent Steiner	---	---	2	1	---	3
Jerald Newman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Norman Gordon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Spencer Arnold	---	---	39	22	15	76
Ezra Burmeister	25	39	---	---	9	73
Alvin Fulton	---	---	39	22	11	72
Neil Kingry	---	---	38	21	8	67
Marqise Lee	20	37	---	---	9	66
Bruce Butler	25	39	---	---	---	64
Emmitt Catron	25	39	---	---	---	64
Emmanuel Bennett	---	---	38	22	4	64
Alan Capoccia	25	39	---	---	---	64
Kerry Coyle	25	39	---	---	---	64
O.J. Kirk	21	36	---	---	5	62
Maxwell Lester	---	---	39	22	1	62
Quentin Davis	---	---	31	20	5	56
Randal Hitchcock	21	34	---	---	---	55
Elliot March	17	33	---	---	5	55
Benjamin Gibbs	---	---	34	19	1	54
Ray Howe	---	---	31	18	1	50
Ian Fiester	---	---	24	12	13	49
Grayson Thomas	---	---	29	16	1	46
Bennett Neil	16	22	---	---	2	40
Peyton Frederick	13	17	---	---	7	37
Eddie Nagurski	9	18	---	---	10	37
Jimmy Barber	---	---	24	10	1	35
Tom Harris	---	---	18	8	4	30
Richie Madison	3	8	---	---	18	29
Donnie Mineo	10	15	---	---	4	29
Max Hout	---	---	8	4	15	27
Stanley May	---	---	13	10	---	23
Bo Murphy	---	---	11	8	---	19
Brandon Zang	7	7	---	---	4	18
Tito Hughes	0	0	---	---	16	16
Jake Bauman	9	2	---	---	4	15
Cris Dogins	---	---	8	5	---	13
Hudson Stewart	---	---	5	3	4	12
Calvin Copeland	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brady Daughtry	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brandon Blake	4	5	---	---	---	9
Cris Dunaway	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dusty Morris	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dale Levi	0	0	---	---	9	9
Benjamin Sipes	0	0	---	---	5	5
Edward Clancy	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mickey Heemskerk	0	0	---	---	---	0
Timothy Johnstone	0	0	---	---	---	0
Corbin Malinsky	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kaden Yeung	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	68	5.2
Middle	11	73	6.6
Right	14	62	4.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-1	-0.5
Middle	23	102	4.4
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hayden Covington	21	12	4	5	0	1	2	0	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Capoccia	36	22	2	2	3	3	6	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	21	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	97	13.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	31	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	25	4.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	16	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	4	17	2.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	110	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	35	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dixon Edwards	9	3	14	0	22
RB C.J. Grant	5	4	49	1	20
WR Mercury Stokes	3	2	33	1	16
TE B.J. Lincoln	3	2	57	1	20
WR Dusty Harvey	1	1	21	1	11

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marqise Lee	10	5	1	51	0	37
RB Bennett Neil	6	5	1	21	0	22
TE Elliot March	6	3	0	19	1	33
WR O.J. Kirk	5	4	0	50	0	36
WR Eddie Nagurski	5	3	0	0	0	18
WR Brandon Zang	3	2	0	37	1	7
RB Richie Madison	1	0	1	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Grant	5	21	4.20	5.57

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bennett Neil	2	-2	-1.00	1.25
Donnie Mineo	1	-1	-1.00	5.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Hayden Covington	6	3	9	1.50	8.29

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Capoccia	5	2	13	2.60	4.94

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dixon Edwards	4	2	3	0.75	1.56
WR Mercury Stokes	1	0	0	0.00	11.00
RB C.J. Grant	1	1	6	6.00	9.80

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marqise Lee	3	1	11	3.67	5.10
WR Eddie Nagurski	1	1	2	2.00	0.00
TE Elliot March	1	0	0	0.00	3.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
C.J. Grant	2	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Bennett Neil	1	0
Donnie Mineo	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hayden Covington	6	3	2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Capoccia	10	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB C.J. Grant	3	2	1
WR Mercury Stokes	1	1	1
WR Dixon Edwards	1	0	0
TE B.J. Lincoln	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marqise Lee	3	1	0
RB Bennett Neil	2	2	1
WR Eddie Nagurski	2	2	0
WR Brandon Zang	1	1	0
WR O.J. Kirk	1	1	1
TE Elliot March	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 41,900 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 8,500 (23,100)
End Zone 9,600 (16,700)
Mezzanine 6,100 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (14,800)
Club Seats 6,100 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 1,700 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	41,900 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	8,500 (23,100)
End Zone	9,600 (16,700)
Mezzanine	6,100 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (14,800)
Club Seats	6,100 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	1,700 (2,200)