Week 13, 2079

played in Buffalo, NY

47 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Houston Texans	10	3	3	0	-	16
Buffalo Bills	0	7	7	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:41 HOU - Caden Buysse 19 field goal
1Q: 03:49 HOU - Victor Holzberger 3 pass from D.J. Keeley (Caden Buysse extra point)
2Q: 07:01 HOU - Caden Buysse 32 field goal
2Q: 01:35 BUF - Sawyer Sanders 14 pass from Dalton Kaplan (Alvin Scott extra point)
3Q: 10:35 BUF - Sawyer Sanders 26 pass from Dalton Kaplan (Alvin Scott extra point)
3Q: 01:45 HOU - Caden Buysse 19 field goal
4Q: 12:41 BUF - Dalton Kaplan 10 run (Alvin Scott extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:41 HOU - Caden Buysse 19 field goal
1Q: 03:49 HOU - Victor Holzberger 3 pass from D.J. Keeley (Caden Buysse extra point)
2Q: 07:01 HOU - Caden Buysse 32 field goal
2Q: 01:35 BUF - Sawyer Sanders 14 pass from Dalton Kaplan (Alvin Scott extra point)
3Q: 10:35 BUF - Sawyer Sanders 26 pass from Dalton Kaplan (Alvin Scott extra point)
3Q: 01:45 HOU - Caden Buysse 19 field goal
4Q: 12:41 BUF - Dalton Kaplan 10 run (Alvin Scott extra point)

Team Statistics HOU BUF
Record 5-7 5-7
First Downs 22 20
- by Rushing 4 9
- by Passing 16 9
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 369 323
- Offensive Plays 76 59
- Yards per Play 4.86 5.47
Net Rushing Yards 109 161
- Rushing Attempts 26 35
- Yards per Rush 4.19 4.60
Net Passing Yards 260 162
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 27 - 0 24 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 275 162
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.20 6.75
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/18 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 6.0
4th Down Conversions 1/2 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/50 5/37
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/79 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 29
Time of Possession 31:48 28:12

Team Statistics	HOU	BUF
Record	5-7	5-7
First Downs	22	20
- by Rushing	4	9
- by Passing	16	9
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	369	323
- Offensive Plays	76	59
- Yards per Play	4.86	5.47
Net Rushing Yards	109	161
- Rushing Attempts	26	35
- Yards per Rush	4.19	4.60
Net Passing Yards	260	162
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 27 - 0	24 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	275	162
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.20	6.75
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/18	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	6.0
4th Down Conversions	1/2	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/50	5/37
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/79	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 29
Time of Possession	31:48	28:12

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:26	OWN 38	7	60	Field Goal
1	9:58	6:18	OWN 22	15	78	Touchdown
1	1:45	1:31	OWN 44	3	8	Punt
2	12:08	5:15	OWN 7	12	78	Field Goal
2	1:26	1:26	OWN 18	7	34	Half
3	10:21	8:42	OWN 17	17	81	Field Goal
4	12:29	4:12	OWN 28	9	28	Punt
4	3:50	0:57	OWN 18	3	0	Punt
4	2:12	0:34	OWN 15	4	7	Downs

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:34	1:36	OWN 25	4	13	Punt
1	3:40	1:55	OWN 25	3	-8	Punt
1	0:14	3:06	OWN 20	8	73	Fumble
2	6:53	5:27	OWN 8	14	92	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:39	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
3	1:39	4:10	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
4	8:17	4:27	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
4	2:53	0:41	OWN 36	3	8	Punt
4	1:38	1:38	OPP 22	3	1	Game

Game MVP: Dalton Kaplan, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Walter Homidan	21	83	3.95	13	3
QB D.J. Keeley	2	17	8.50	9	0
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	1	3	3.00	3	0
WR Demetrius Reynolds	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Kristopher Johnston	1	6	6.00	6	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Tony Fisher	17	65	3.82	21	1	0
RB Tre Keith	12	76	6.33	20	2	0
QB Dalton Kaplan	3	8	2.67	10	1	1
RB Miles Wilkins	3	12	4.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
D.J. Keeley	47	27	275	3/15	1	38	0	81.4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dalton Kaplan	24	18	162	0/0	2	27	0	120.5

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Buddy Ratto	5	8	87	17.40	52	35	0
WR Demetrius Reynolds	5	5	91	18.20	50	38	0
RB Walter Homidan	5	9	30	6.00	10	11	0
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	3	5	16	5.33	0	8	0
RB Kristopher Johnston	3	3	12	4.00	9	8	0
WR Victor Holzberger	2	3	9	4.50	0	6	1
WR Brian Shiver	2	4	5	2.50	0	6	0
WR Deon Zimmerman	1	5	22	22.00	0	22	0
TE Alfred Aalders	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Van Otomo	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Mel Vance	8	10	81	10.13	27	27	0
RB Tony Fisher	4	5	32	8.00	22	15	0
WR Sawyer Sanders	3	5	43	14.33	1	26	2
RB Miles Wilkins	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
TE Corwin Abrams	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR J.T. Sloan	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB Nate Duncan	1	0	0
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	0	1	0
S Jessie Nelson	0	1	0
CB Jose Tatum	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Mel Vance	1	0	0	0
S Malachi Tharaldson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
A.J. Toscano	3	138	46.0	32.7	48	0

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Otis Bobo	4	178	44.5	40.8	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Caden Buysse	3/3	0/0	0/0	32	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alvin Scott	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Duncan	2	15	7.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Duncan	3	48	16.0	0
Demetrius Reynolds	1	31	31.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lenny Levitt	10	0	35	24
OLB Keegan Harden	7	2	33	16
OLB Glenn Boyd	5	2	32	24
OLB Vernon Herek	4	2	20	18
CB Ruben Schmid	3	2	34	24
S Quentin Clinton	3	1	22	12
CB Nate Duncan	3	0	9	11
DT Benjamin Angelone	2	3	27	15
DE Grady Mahoney	2	1	25	17
DE Spencer Tyler	2	0	26	15
S Ralph Lane	1	1	21	15
CB Jose Tatum	1	1	35	23
DT Sam Stortz	1	0	9	10
DE Cesar Hayes	1	0	4	8
CB Renaldo Lapointe	1	0	29	13
S Jessie Nelson	1	0	16	14

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Malachi Tharaldson	9	2	0.0	26	49
ILB Tristan Woodard	7	1	0.0	26	48
S Caleb Meadows	7	1	0.0	26	46
OLB Nathan Howard	5	0	1.0	22	31
DE Josue Dennis	4	0	0.0	11	29
OLB Reggie Bell	3	1	2.0	15	27
OLB Greg Fulton	3	0	0.0	16	40
S Phil Roberson	3	0	0.0	16	33
OLB J.T. Lofton	2	2	0.0	10	19
DE Al Terry	2	1	0.0	23	39
CB Pete Banks	2	0	0.0	24	34
DT Rodolfo Bastianelli	2	0	0.0	16	36
CB Jalen Gohn	2	0	0.0	1	15
CB Dwayne Cochrane	1	1	0.0	24	33
CB Cristian Ballard	1	1	0.0	1	13
DT Buddy Gidley	1	0	0.0	12	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Hurry	PPlay
DE Spencer Tyler	1	15
DE Grady Mahoney	1	17
DT Benjamin Angelone	1	15

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Reggie Bell	2.0	0	0	1	27
OLB Nathan Howard	1.0	0	0	0	31
S Caleb Meadows	0.0	2	0	0	46
OLB Greg Fulton	0.0	1	0	1	40
ILB Tristan Woodard	0.0	0	1	0	48
DE Al Terry	0.0	0	1	0	39
DT Rodolfo Bastianelli	0.0	0	1	0	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Lenny Levitt	3	1	24
CB Nate Duncan	3	0	11
OLB Glenn Boyd	3	0	24
OLB Vernon Herek	2	0	18
S Jessie Nelson	2	0	14
CB Jose Tatum	2	0	23
S Quentin Clinton	1	0	12
S Ralph Lane	1	0	15
CB Ruben Schmid	1	0	24

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Caleb Meadows	5	1	46
S Malachi Tharaldson	4	3	49
OLB Nathan Howard	3	0	31
DT Rodolfo Bastianelli	3	0	36
S Phil Roberson	2	1	33
OLB Greg Fulton	2	0	40
ILB Tristan Woodard	2	0	48
CB Jalen Gohn	2	0	15
OLB J.T. Lofton	1	5	19
CB Dwayne Cochrane	1	0	33
OLB Reggie Bell	1	0	27
CB Cristian Ballard	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Kelly Levine	4	10	2	26	0	50
T Carter Whiting	3	5	0	26	2	50
T Andres Bonar	1	4	0	26	0	50
G Jessie Giles	0	3	0	26	0	50
C Kim Demeester	0	2	0	26	1	50

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
C Jacob Stevenson	5	10	1	35	24
G Brent Dressel	2	5	0	35	24
G Neal Rasmussen	2	4	0	35	24
T Dean Barrett	1	9	0	35	24
TE Mel Vance	0	2	0	32	22
T Jeffrey Herndon	0	2	0	35	24

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Fulton	2	19
Malachi Tharaldson	2	9
J.T. Lofton	1	18
Tony Fisher	1	16

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Carter Whiting	26	50	---	---	11	87
G Jessie Giles	26	50	---	---	6	82
T Andres Bonar	26	50	---	---	6	82
G Kelly Levine	26	50	---	---	6	82
QB D.J. Keeley	26	50	---	---	---	76
C Kim Demeester	26	50	---	---	---	76
TE Buddy Ratto	24	48	---	---	---	72
WR Demetrius Reynolds	22	46	---	---	4	72
CB Jose Tatum	---	---	35	23	4	62
OLB Lenny Levitt	---	---	35	24	---	59
CB Ruben Schmid	---	---	34	24	---	58
OLB Glenn Boyd	---	---	32	24	---	56
OLB Vernon Herek	---	---	20	18	16	54
WR Deon Zimmerman	15	29	---	---	9	53
TE Van Otomo	8	26	---	---	19	53
RB Walter Homidan	24	28	---	---	---	52
CB Renaldo Lapointe	---	---	29	13	8	50
OLB Keegan Harden	---	---	33	16	---	49
DE Grady Mahoney	---	---	25	17	---	42
DT Benjamin Angelone	---	---	27	15	---	42
DE Spencer Tyler	---	---	26	15	---	41
S Jessie Nelson	---	---	16	14	11	41
WR Brian Shiver	16	23	---	---	---	39
S Quentin Clinton	---	---	22	12	2	36
S Ralph Lane	---	---	21	15	---	36
RB Kristopher Johnston	2	19	---	---	15	36
CB Nate Duncan	---	---	9	11	13	33
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	5	10	---	---	16	31
WR Victor Holzberger	10	16	---	---	---	26
DT Sam Stortz	---	---	9	10	4	23
WR Santiago Forsythe	4	3	---	---	16	23
DE Cesar Hayes	---	---	4	8	4	16
DT Gregory Gray	---	---	5	5	---	10
K Caden Buysse	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Burt Lovejoy	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Giovanni Gillespie	0	0	---	---	6	6
P A.J. Toscano	0	0	---	---	6	6
ILB Bruce Petrafassi	---	---	0	0	6	6
ILB Derrick Runyon	---	---	1	0	2	3
G Alfredo Cobbs	0	0	---	---	3	3
TE Alfred Aalders	0	2	---	---	---	2
ILB Hugh Rhee	---	---	2	0	---	2
C Clyde Everett	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Nathan Clements	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Chandler Bridges	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Ronnie Hirshberg	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Malachi Tharaldson	---	---	26	49	9	84
OLB Greg Fulton	---	---	16	40	19	75
ILB Tristan Woodard	---	---	26	48	1	75
S Caleb Meadows	---	---	26	46	1	73
CB Pete Banks	---	---	24	34	10	68
DE Al Terry	---	---	23	39	2	64
C Jacob Stevenson	35	24	---	---	4	63
G Neal Rasmussen	35	24	---	---	4	63
WR Mickey Foster	34	22	---	---	5	61
T Dean Barrett	35	24	---	---	---	59
G Brent Dressel	35	24	---	---	---	59
T Jeffrey Herndon	35	24	---	---	---	59
QB Dalton Kaplan	35	24	---	---	---	59
CB Dwayne Cochrane	---	---	24	33	---	57
RB Tony Fisher	20	20	---	---	16	56
TE Mel Vance	32	22	---	---	---	54
DT Rodolfo Bastianelli	---	---	16	36	2	54
OLB Nathan Howard	---	---	22	31	---	53
S Phil Roberson	---	---	16	33	3	52
WR J.T. Sloan	26	17	---	---	9	52
OLB J.T. Lofton	---	---	10	19	18	47
OLB Reggie Bell	---	---	15	27	1	43
DE Percy O'Neal	---	---	13	26	3	42
DE Josue Dennis	---	---	11	29	2	42
WR Sawyer Sanders	19	10	---	---	12	41
DT Buddy Gidley	---	---	12	17	5	34
CB Cristian Ballard	---	---	1	13	12	26
S Perry Vasilatos	---	---	2	9	14	25
RB Miles Wilkins	7	6	---	---	9	22
TE Victor Perry	4	2	---	---	16	22
TE Corwin Abrams	7	10	---	---	4	21
CB Jalen Gohn	---	---	1	15	5	21
WR Ernest Reeves	10	8	---	---	---	18
RB Tre Keith	12	2	---	---	---	14
ILB Joe Qualizza	---	---	2	4	2	8
WR Dwayne Cheung	4	1	---	---	---	5
P Otis Bobo	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Robert McDonald	0	0	---	---	4	4
K Alvin Scott	0	0	---	---	4	4
T Timothy Lane	0	0	---	---	4	4
DE Louis Lim	---	---	0	1	3	4
DT Lamont Lyon	---	---	0	1	2	3
QB Nick Staton	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jimmie Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Jeremy Mahoney	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Derrick Massicott	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	13	3.3
Middle	17	80	4.7
Right	5	16	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	20	6.7
Middle	19	73	3.8
Right	11	70	6.4
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
D.J. Keeley	47	27	5	2	2	10	3	2	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dalton Kaplan	24	18	2	0	2	1	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	48	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	30	18	158	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	47	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	22	11.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	13	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	100	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	23	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	26	26.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Walter Homidan	9	5	0	30	0	28
TE Buddy Ratto	8	5	0	87	2	48
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	5	3	0	16	0	10
WR Demetrius Reynolds	5	5	0	91	2	46
WR Deon Zimmerman	5	1	1	22	1	29
TE Van Otomo	4	0	0	0	0	26
WR Brian Shiver	4	2	1	5	0	23
WR Victor Holzberger	3	2	0	9	0	16
RB Kristopher Johnston	3	3	0	12	0	19
TE Alfred Aalders	1	1	0	3	0	2

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Mel Vance	10	8	1	81	1	22
WR Sawyer Sanders	5	3	0	43	1	10
RB Tony Fisher	5	4	1	32	0	20
TE Corwin Abrams	2	1	0	8	0	10
RB Miles Wilkins	1	1	0	-4	0	6
WR J.T. Sloan	1	1	0	2	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Walter Homidan	2	2	1.00	3.95
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	1	3	3.00	3.00
QB D.J. Keeley	1	8	8.00	8.50
RB Kristopher Johnston	1	6	6.00	6.00

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Dalton Kaplan	3	8	2.67	2.67
RB Tre Keith	1	7	7.00	6.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
D.J. Keeley	10	5	27	2.70	5.85

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dalton Kaplan	3	2	25	8.33	6.75

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Walter Homidan	3	1	11	3.67	3.33
WR Victor Holzberger	2	1	3	1.50	3.00
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	2	1	3	1.50	3.20
TE Buddy Ratto	1	1	3	3.00	10.88
WR Demetrius Reynolds	1	1	7	7.00	18.20
WR Deon Zimmerman	1	0	0	0.00	4.40

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sawyer Sanders	2	1	14	7.00	8.60
TE Mel Vance	1	1	11	11.00	8.10

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Walter Homidan	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
QB Dalton Kaplan	2	1
RB Tony Fisher	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
D.J. Keeley	16	12	9

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dalton Kaplan	9	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Demetrius Reynolds	4	4	4
RB Kristopher Johnston	3	3	1
TE Buddy Ratto	2	2	2
WR Deon Zimmerman	2	1	1
WR Victor Holzberger	1	0	0
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	1	1	0
TE Van Otomo	1	0	0
WR Brian Shiver	1	0	0
RB Walter Homidan	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Mel Vance	5	4	3
WR Sawyer Sanders	2	1	1
RB Tony Fisher	1	1	0
TE Corwin Abrams	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 6,300 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 000 (23,100)
End Zone 000 (16,700)
Mezzanine 000 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 000 (14,800)
Club Seats 6,300 (8,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	6,300 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	000 (23,100)
End Zone	000 (16,700)
Mezzanine	000 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	000 (14,800)
Club Seats	6,300 (8,900)