Week 6, 2051

played in Buffalo, NY

44 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	3	7	7	3	-	20
Buffalo Bills	7	10	7	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:44 BUF - Renaldo Moylan 2 pass from Garrett Grayson (Benjamin Sipes extra point)
1Q: 01:49 HOU - Lamont Martin 49 field goal
2Q: 10:14 BUF - Zane Minnick 4 run (Benjamin Sipes extra point)
2Q: 02:45 BUF - Benjamin Sipes 37 field goal
2Q: 01:31 HOU - Earl Wesson 24 pass from Roman Steinmetz (Lamont Martin extra point)
3Q: 04:43 HOU - Earl Wesson 30 pass from Roman Steinmetz (Lamont Martin extra point)
3Q: 00:36 BUF - Eli Ireland 6 pass from Garrett Grayson (Benjamin Sipes extra point)
4Q: 08:44 HOU - Lamont Martin 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:44 BUF - Renaldo Moylan 2 pass from Garrett Grayson (Benjamin Sipes extra point)
1Q: 01:49 HOU - Lamont Martin 49 field goal
2Q: 10:14 BUF - Zane Minnick 4 run (Benjamin Sipes extra point)
2Q: 02:45 BUF - Benjamin Sipes 37 field goal
2Q: 01:31 HOU - Earl Wesson 24 pass from Roman Steinmetz (Lamont Martin extra point)
3Q: 04:43 HOU - Earl Wesson 30 pass from Roman Steinmetz (Lamont Martin extra point)
3Q: 00:36 BUF - Eli Ireland 6 pass from Garrett Grayson (Benjamin Sipes extra point)
4Q: 08:44 HOU - Lamont Martin 41 field goal

Team Statistics HOU BUF
Record 3-3 5-1
First Downs 16 28
- by Rushing 9 9
- by Passing 5 17
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 342 388
- Offensive Plays 52 77
- Yards per Play 6.58 5.04
Net Rushing Yards 161 128
- Rushing Attempts 23 33
- Yards per Rush 7.00 3.88
Net Passing Yards 181 260
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 20 - 1 42 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 189 268
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 6.24 5.91
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/9 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/55 6/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/9 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/17 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 23
Time of Possession 23:54 36:06

Team Statistics	HOU	BUF
Record	3-3	5-1
First Downs	16	28
- by Rushing	9	9
- by Passing	5	17
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	342	388
- Offensive Plays	52	77
- Yards per Play	6.58	5.04
Net Rushing Yards	161	128
- Rushing Attempts	23	33
- Yards per Rush	7.00	3.88
Net Passing Yards	181	260
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 20 - 1	42 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	189	268
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	6.24	5.91
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/9	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/55	6/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/9	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/17	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 23
Time of Possession	23:54	36:06

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:38	4:54	OWN 24	7	31	Punt
1	3:25	1:44	OPP 45	5	13	Field Goal
2	10:04	2:45	OWN 25	4	33	Punt
2	2:39	1:21	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 33	2	8	Half
3	15:00	1:33	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	9:53	2:25	OWN 20	6	31	Punt
3	6:08	1:35	OWN 44	5	56	Touchdown
3	0:26	3:25	OWN 25	6	20	Punt
4	10:28	1:52	OPP 49	4	25	Field Goal
4	3:42	2:30	OWN 5	8	22	Interception

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:22	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
1	5:44	2:19	OWN 20	5	5	Interception
1	1:41	6:37	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
2	7:19	4:40	OWN 20	12	60	Field Goal
2	1:18	1:03	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	13:27	3:34	OWN 12	7	41	Punt
3	7:28	1:20	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	4:33	4:07	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
4	12:01	1:33	OWN 7	3	8	Punt
4	8:36	4:54	OWN 25	8	11	Punt
4	1:12	1:12	OPP 45	4	14	Game

Game MVP: Garrett Grayson, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Winfred Lange	9	38	4.22	7	0
RB C.J. Grant	7	68	9.71	27	3
QB Roman Steinmetz	4	37	9.25	10	1
FB Gregory Schwartz	2	14	7.00	9	0
WR Greg Hibbard	1	4	4.00	4	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Zane Minnick	20	73	3.65	15	2	1
RB Nicky Bruschi	6	28	4.67	10	1	0
QB Garrett Grayson	3	4	1.33	6	0	0
WR Renaldo Moylan	2	7	3.50	6	0	0
RB Luther Irwin	2	16	8.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roman Steinmetz	28	20	189	1/8	2	37	1	98.6

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Garrett Grayson	42	28	268	2/8	2	37	1	90.2

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Earl Wesson	5	6	104	20.80	30	37	2
TE Rod Horton	4	6	38	9.50	31	29	0
RB C.J. Grant	3	4	20	6.67	13	16	0
TE Brett Zubillaga	3	5	16	5.33	0	6	0
WR Greg Hibbard	2	3	1	0.50	0	5	0
RB Winfred Lange	2	2	5	2.50	1	6	0
WR Mo Preston	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Marc Francis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Renaldo Moylan	8	9	76	9.50	33	37	1
WR Eli Ireland	7	10	65	9.29	38	18	1
WR Cooper Carlisle	4	6	38	9.50	11	11	0
RB Zane Minnick	2	6	30	15.00	27	26	0
TE Lionel Hampton	2	2	17	8.50	7	13	0
TE Dennis Halpern	2	3	13	6.50	0	8	0
RB Nicky Bruschi	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Donovan Zaoussis	1	1	7	7.00	2	7	0
TE Brant Farrell	1	2	18	18.00	6	18	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Byron Sims	1	13	13.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Jonah Zordich	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
S Artie Garrett	1	0	0
ILB Peter Hitchcock	0	1	0
CB Shane Willis	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
TE Dennis Halpern	1	0	0
RB Nicky Bruschi	0	1	0
T Jason Spriggs	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richard Dorsey	5	239	47.8	35.8	55	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Conner Poston	5	223	44.6	38.8	59	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lamont Martin	2/2	2/2	0/0	49	2/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benjamin Sipes	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Artie Garrett	2	9	4.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mo Preston	1	17	17.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Peter Hitchcock	9	3	1.0	32	41
S Arnie Bernard	8	0	0.0	24	38
OLB Byron Sims	7	5	0.0	32	44
CB Shane Willis	5	2	0.0	30	41
DE Harvey Handley	5	1	0.0	28	33
S James Sample	4	0	0.0	30	36
DT Philip Babinchak	3	0	1.0	29	33
ILB Scottie Jefferson	3	3	0.0	21	22
S Vernon Hargreaves	3	0	0.0	17	24
ILB Tommy Buchanan	3	0	0.0	20	27
OLB Jalen Goodwin	2	2	0.0	14	30
OLB Jonathan Toma	2	2	0.0	25	32
CB Kristopher Hanks	1	2	0.0	13	19
S Artie Garrett	1	1	0.0	17	13
TE Brett Zubillaga	1	0	---	---	---
DT Drew Seitz	1	0	0.0	6	16
CB Ted Geffen	1	0	0.0	19	18

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Blaine Stubblefield	6	0	0.0	23	28
S Lionel Franks	6	0	0.0	14	18
OLB Jonah Zordich	6	0	0.0	11	13
DE Max Thelwell	4	2	1.0	22	25
ILB Maxwell Lester	3	1	0.0	22	23
S Tony Barrett	3	0	0.0	10	13
CB Keith Flannery	3	0	0.0	23	29
DT Mario Nelson	2	2	0.0	22	26
OLB Dante Fowler	2	0	0.0	4	9
CB Eddie Mendheim	2	0	0.0	11	17
S Micah Manning	2	0	0.0	22	27
DE Damon Boccaccio	1	1	0.0	20	17
OLB Jack Castillo	1	1	0.0	10	9
OLB Albert Preston	1	1	0.0	9	13
WR Eli Ireland	1	0	---	---	---
DT Pedro Hanks	0	2	0.0	17	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Philip Babinchak	1.0	0	2	33
ILB Peter Hitchcock	1.0	0	0	41
DE Harvey Handley	0.0	2	2	33
S James Sample	0.0	1	0	36
DT Drew Seitz	0.0	1	0	16

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Max Thelwell	1.0	0	0	1	25
DE Damon Boccaccio	0.0	0	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Arnie Bernard	6	0	0	38
OLB Byron Sims	5	1	1	44
CB Shane Willis	4	1	0	41
ILB Peter Hitchcock	4	0	0	41
S James Sample	2	1	0	36
S Vernon Hargreaves	2	0	0	24
ILB Scottie Jefferson	1	0	0	22
DE Harvey Handley	1	0	0	33
OLB Jonathan Toma	1	0	0	32
ILB Tommy Buchanan	1	0	0	27
CB Ted Geffen	1	0	0	18

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Blaine Stubblefield	4	2	0	28
CB Keith Flannery	3	1	0	29
S Lionel Franks	3	1	0	18
CB Eddie Mendheim	2	1	0	17
OLB Jonah Zordich	2	0	1	13
DE Max Thelwell	1	1	0	25
OLB Jack Castillo	1	1	0	9
ILB Maxwell Lester	1	0	0	23
S Tony Barrett	1	0	0	13
DT Mario Nelson	1	0	0	26
OLB Dante Fowler	1	0	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Chad Webb	3	5	1	23	0	29
C Corbin Myre	2	3	0	23	0	29
TE Rod Horton	2	2	0	15	0	21
G Buddy Brandon	1	4	0	23	0	29
G Xavier Su'a-Filo	1	3	0	23	0	29
T Giovanni Blake	1	1	0	23	1	29
FB Gregory Schwartz	0	1	0	10	0	6

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Dillon Diable	6	9	33	1	44
G Luis Valenti	5	8	33	1	44
C Kerry Coyle	2	5	33	0	44
T Tom Worden	1	6	33	0	44
T Jason Spriggs	0	2	33	0	44

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Lionel Franks	1	15
Ted Klinger	1	10
Jason Spriggs	1	6

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Peter Hitchcock	---	---	32	41	6	79
OLB Byron Sims	---	---	32	44	1	77
CB Shane Willis	---	---	30	41	---	71
S James Sample	---	---	30	36	1	67
G Chad Webb	23	29	---	---	12	64
S Arnie Bernard	---	---	24	38	1	63
ILB Scottie Jefferson	---	---	21	22	20	63
DT Philip Babinchak	---	---	29	33	---	62
DE Harvey Handley	---	---	28	33	1	62
G Xavier Su'a-Filo	23	29	---	---	7	59
T Giovanni Blake	23	29	---	---	7	59
G Buddy Brandon	23	29	---	---	7	59
OLB Jonathan Toma	---	---	25	32	1	58
WR Greg Hibbard	17	21	---	---	17	55
QB Roman Steinmetz	23	29	---	---	---	52
C Corbin Myre	23	29	---	---	---	52
RB C.J. Grant	11	20	---	---	17	48
CB Kristopher Hanks	---	---	13	19	16	48
ILB Tommy Buchanan	---	---	20	27	1	48
WR Mo Preston	19	22	---	---	6	47
WR Earl Wesson	17	24	---	---	5	46
OLB Jalen Goodwin	---	---	14	30	1	45
S Artie Garrett	---	---	17	13	15	45
S Vernon Hargreaves	---	---	17	24	1	42
CB Ted Geffen	---	---	19	18	5	42
TE Brett Zubillaga	7	8	---	---	22	37
TE Rod Horton	15	21	---	---	---	36
FB Gregory Schwartz	10	6	---	---	17	33
DT Drew Seitz	---	---	6	16	1	23
OLB Gerald Wilson	---	---	4	8	10	22
RB Winfred Lange	12	7	---	---	---	19
WR Marc Francis	0	6	---	---	9	15
DE Yannick Ngakoue	---	---	1	7	5	13
TE Jimmy Halela	7	6	---	---	---	13
RB Francisco Moen	0	1	---	---	10	11
DT Jaylen Chryplewicz	---	---	1	2	5	8
K Lamont Martin	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Amari Rose	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Richard Dorsey	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Duane Gough	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Isaiah Tremble	0	3	---	---	---	3
QB Christopher Grier	0	0	---	---	2	2
G Mike May	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Harvey Halpern	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Darryl Breckterfield	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Vincent Sparkman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Luis Valenti	33	44	---	---	6	83
T Tom Worden	33	44	---	---	6	83
G Dillon Diable	33	44	---	---	6	83
T Jason Spriggs	33	44	---	---	6	83
C Kerry Coyle	33	44	---	---	---	77
QB Garrett Grayson	33	44	---	---	---	77
WR Renaldo Moylan	28	42	---	---	---	70
WR Eli Ireland	26	40	---	---	---	66
S Micah Manning	---	---	22	27	7	56
CB Keith Flannery	---	---	23	29	2	54
CB Blaine Stubblefield	---	---	23	28	2	53
TE Donovan Zaoussis	11	19	---	---	21	51
DT Mario Nelson	---	---	22	26	1	49
WR Cooper Carlisle	23	20	---	---	5	48
DE Max Thelwell	---	---	22	25	1	48
S Lionel Franks	---	---	14	18	15	47
ILB Maxwell Lester	---	---	22	23	1	46
RB Zane Minnick	25	20	---	---	---	45
TE Lionel Hampton	20	25	---	---	---	45
CB Eddie Mendheim	---	---	11	17	16	44
DT Pedro Hanks	---	---	17	20	6	43
OLB Albert Preston	---	---	9	13	18	40
TE Brant Farrell	8	10	---	---	21	39
DE Damon Boccaccio	---	---	20	17	1	38
RB Nicky Bruschi	9	22	---	---	---	31
TE Dennis Halpern	8	16	---	---	5	29
OLB Jonah Zordich	---	---	11	13	3	27
S Tony Barrett	---	---	10	13	2	25
WR Jalen Hammond	4	4	---	---	16	24
OLB Dante Fowler	---	---	4	9	10	23
DT Tre Johnstone	---	---	8	12	2	22
RB Luther Irwin	3	2	---	---	16	21
OLB Jack Castillo	---	---	10	9	1	20
CB Ezra Ellis	---	---	2	5	11	18
DE Preston Smith	---	---	2	6	6	14
C Ted Klinger	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Rodney Raley	0	0	---	---	10	10
ILB Al Altenburger	---	---	1	6	1	8
C Dale Levi	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Benjamin Sipes	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Conner Poston	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Dustin Schwake	---	---	0	3	1	4
G Ray Bautista	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Miguel McCubbrey	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Burt Corbett	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Norman Mueller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	30	15.0
Middle	12	69	5.8
Right	9	62	6.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	36	5.1
Middle	13	50	3.8
Right	11	44	4.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roman Steinmetz	28	20	4	0	0	7	0	2	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Garrett Grayson	42	28	2	3	3	3	4	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	37	7.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	86	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	1	5	1.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	61	20.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	14	8	57	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	154	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	57	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Rod Horton	6	4	38	1	21
WR Earl Wesson	6	5	104	3	24
TE Brett Zubillaga	5	3	16	0	8
RB C.J. Grant	4	3	20	0	20
WR Greg Hibbard	3	2	1	0	21
RB Winfred Lange	2	2	5	0	7
WR Mo Preston	1	1	5	0	22
WR Marc Francis	1	0	0	0	6

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eli Ireland	10	7	0	65	0	40
WR Renaldo Moylan	9	8	1	76	1	42
WR Cooper Carlisle	6	4	1	38	0	20
RB Zane Minnick	6	2	1	30	1	20
RB Nicky Bruschi	3	1	0	4	0	22
TE Dennis Halpern	3	2	0	13	0	16
TE Brant Farrell	2	1	0	18	0	10
TE Lionel Hampton	2	2	0	17	0	25
TE Donovan Zaoussis	1	1	0	7	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Winfred Lange	1	0	0.00	4.22

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Zane Minnick	4	10	2.50	3.65

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Garrett Grayson	5	3	19	3.80	6.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Renaldo Moylan	2	2	13	6.50	8.44
RB Zane Minnick	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
TE Brant Farrell	1	0	0	0.00	9.00
WR Eli Ireland	1	1	6	6.00	6.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Roman Steinmetz	1	0
RB Winfred Lange	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
QB Garrett Grayson	1	0
RB Nicky Bruschi	1	0
WR Renaldo Moylan	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roman Steinmetz	7	3	1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Garrett Grayson	11	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB C.J. Grant	2	1	1
TE Rod Horton	2	1	0
TE Brett Zubillaga	2	1	0
WR Greg Hibbard	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eli Ireland	6	4	4
WR Renaldo Moylan	2	1	1
WR Cooper Carlisle	1	1	1
TE Lionel Hampton	1	1	0
TE Dennis Halpern	1	0	0

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

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