Week 3, 2010

played in Houston, AL

87 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	0	3	0	3	-	6
Houston Texans	6	3	0	0	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:32 HOU - Ike Barreras 30 pass from Mark Brunell (Sebastian Janikowski extra point failed)
2Q: 04:10 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 27 field goal
2Q: 00:03 BUF - Adam Vinatieri 42 field goal
4Q: 07:26 BUF - Adam Vinatieri 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:32 HOU - Ike Barreras 30 pass from Mark Brunell (Sebastian Janikowski extra point failed)
2Q: 04:10 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 27 field goal
2Q: 00:03 BUF - Adam Vinatieri 42 field goal
4Q: 07:26 BUF - Adam Vinatieri 27 field goal

Team Statistics BUF HOU
Record 1-2 2-1
First Downs 14 17
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 252 275
- Offensive Plays 56 64
- Yards per Play 4.50 4.30
Net Rushing Yards 64 103
- Rushing Attempts 23 27
- Yards per Rush 2.78 3.81
Net Passing Yards 188 172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 23 - 1 36 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 202 175
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 5.70 4.65
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 6.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/25 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/27 4/24
Kick Returns/Yards 2/34 2/58
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 32
Time of Possession 29:44 30:16

Team Statistics	BUF	HOU
Record	1-2	2-1
First Downs	14	17
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	252	275
- Offensive Plays	56	64
- Yards per Play	4.50	4.30
Net Rushing Yards	64	103
- Rushing Attempts	23	27
- Yards per Rush	2.78	3.81
Net Passing Yards	188	172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 23 - 1	36 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	202	175
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	5.70	4.65
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	6.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/25	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/27	4/24
Kick Returns/Yards	2/34	2/58
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 32
Time of Possession	29:44	30:16

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:34	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
1	8:49	1:54	OWN 20	5	32	Fumble
1	4:18	3:15	OWN 24	4	22	Punt
1	0:12	6:32	OWN 7	12	35	Punt
2	4:05	2:22	OWN 18	5	24	Punt
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 37	3	38	Field Goal
3	11:23	0:49	OWN 48	2	3	Interception
3	6:36	4:59	OWN 20	9	40	Punt
4	13:36	6:15	OWN 33	10	57	Field Goal
4	5:17	1:10	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:26	4:37	OWN 25	9	33	Punt
1	6:55	2:37	OPP 39	5	39	Touchdown
1	1:03	0:51	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	8:40	4:35	OWN 35	11	55	Field Goal
2	1:43	1:01	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	15:00	3:37	50	5	16	Missed FG
3	10:34	3:58	OWN 20	8	39	Punt
3	1:37	3:01	OWN 6	8	22	Punt
4	7:21	2:04	OWN 45	3	9	Punt
4	4:07	4:07	OWN 36	9	44	Game

Game MVP: Mark Brunell, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB LeGarrette Blount	15	38	2.53	13	2
RB Eric Shelton	3	15	5.00	10	1
RB Bernard Scott	3	4	1.33	2	0
WR Ashley Lelie	1	2	2.00	2	0
QB Eli Manning	1	5	5.00	5	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	13	59	4.54	22	3
QB Mark Brunell	8	17	2.13	7	0
RB Jose Quartucci	6	27	4.50	12	1

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eli Manning	31	23	202	2/14	0	24	1	77.6

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Brunell	36	22	175	1/3	1	30	0	82.5

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jordy Nelson	7	9	86	12.29	28	21
WR Mike Sims-Walker	4	6	14	3.50	4	7
TE Zach Miller	3	3	28	9.33	4	12
RB LeGarrette Blount	3	3	48	16.00	35	24
WR Ashley Lelie	2	3	8	4.00	7	8
RB Eric Shelton	2	2	11	5.50	4	8
WR Steve Smith	2	2	7	3.50	2	4
FB Rob Konrad	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Darrel Young	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kenny Britt	5	7	31	6.20	11	10	0
WR Robert Meachem	4	8	50	12.50	3	19	0
TE Ike Barreras	3	3	54	18.00	20	30	1
TE Keith Zinger	3	4	3	1.00	0	6	0
WR Miles Austin	2	4	11	5.50	0	6	0
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
RB Brian Leonard	1	1	6	6.00	1	6	0
FB Deon Anderson	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Jose Quartucci	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Rob Gronkowski	1	2	16	16.00	3	16	0
WR Jason Hill	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jason McCourty	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Jordy Nelson	1	0	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Jason McCourty	0	1	0	0
ILB Chase Blackburn	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Hollas	6	271	45.2	37.8	56	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin Colquitt	6	298	49.7	35.2	66	2

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sebastian Janikowski	1/2	0/1	0/1	27	0/1

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	2	27	13.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Malcolm Kelly	4	24	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	18	18.0	0
Patrick Chung	1	16	16.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jason Hill	2	58	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	10	2	0.0	25	31
S Usama Young	8	4	0.0	27	37
ILB David Hawthorne	5	3	0.0	26	37
CB Patrick Chung	4	1	0.0	25	35
S Darien Stewart	4	1	0.0	26	37
DT LaJuan Ramsey	4	0	0.0	27	37
DT Connor Barwin	2	1	1.0	27	37
CB Fabian Washington	2	3	0.0	18	24
OLB Kevin Ellison	2	3	0.0	9	22
S Benny Sapp	2	2	0.0	25	26
DE Dewayne Robertson	2	1	0.0	20	26
DT Delbert Cowsette	2	0	0.0	19	20
QB Eli Manning	1	0	---	---	---
TE Zach Miller	1	0	---	---	---
S Bradley Fletcher	1	0	0.0	1	0
OLB Levon Peppars	0	1	0.0	2	2
CB Daniel Bullocks	0	1	0.0	2	7

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	9	1	1.0	22	33
ILB Chase Blackburn	6	2	0.0	22	31
ILB H.B. Blades	5	1	0.0	7	24
DE Dan Bazuin	4	1	1.0	22	31
CB Jason McCourty	4	1	0.0	22	33
OLB Teddy Lehman	4	0	0.0	23	32
DE Albert Haynesworth	3	3	0.0	23	31
S Roy Williams	3	1	0.0	23	33
DT Alan Branch	3	0	0.0	12	8
CB Terence Newman	2	2	0.0	22	32
CB Jeremy Bloom	2	1	0.0	21	25
CB Stanley Wilson	1	1	0.0	16	5
CB Vincent Fuller	1	0	0.0	2	14
DT Tank Johnson	0	2	0.0	11	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Connor Barwin	1.0	0	1	0	37
DE Corey Wooton	0.0	0	2	0	22

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	1.0	1	0	1	33
DE Dan Bazuin	1.0	0	0	1	31
DT Tank Johnson	0.0	1	0	0	25
OLB Teddy Lehman	0.0	0	1	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Usama Young	4	1	37
CB Patrick Chung	3	2	35
S Benny Sapp	3	1	26
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	3	0	31
ILB David Hawthorne	3	0	37
S Darien Stewart	3	0	37
OLB Kevin Ellison	2	1	22
DT LaJuan Ramsey	1	0	37
DT Delbert Cowsette	0	1	20
CB Fabian Washington	0	1	24

Houston	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	5	0	33
ILB H.B. Blades	4	0	24
CB Jason McCourty	2	1	33
S Roy Williams	2	0	33
CB Terence Newman	2	0	32
ILB Chase Blackburn	2	0	31
DE Dan Bazuin	2	0	31
DE Albert Haynesworth	1	0	31
OLB Teddy Lehman	1	0	32
CB Stanley Wilson	1	0	5
CB Vincent Fuller	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Eric Ghiaciuc	3	8	23	0	33
G Wes Sims	2	4	23	0	33
G Arturo Van Anden	1	5	23	1	33
T John Tait	1	3	23	1	33
FB Rob Konrad	0	1	6	0	11
TE Zach Miller	0	1	23	0	33

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Willie Philip	4	6	27	0	37
C Marvin Philip	2	6	27	0	37
T Chris Denman	1	6	27	1	37
G Evan Mathis	1	5	27	0	37
T Donald Penn	0	1	27	0	37
TE Keith Zinger	0	1	20	0	26

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Dewayne Robertson	4	15
Rob Konrad	1	19
Levon Peppars	1	17

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
D'Qwell Jackson	2	11
Miles Austin	1	13
Freddie Witt	1	8

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DT LaJuan Ramsey	---	---	27	37	8	72
S Usama Young	---	---	27	37	3	67
ILB David Hawthorne	---	---	26	37	3	66
DT Connor Barwin	---	---	27	37	2	66
S Darien Stewart	---	---	26	37	2	65
T John Tait	23	33	---	---	8	64
G Arturo Van Anden	23	33	---	---	8	64
G Wes Sims	23	33	---	---	8	64
T Sam Baker	23	33	---	---	8	64
CB Patrick Chung	---	---	25	35	4	64
DE Dewayne Robertson	---	---	20	26	15	61
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	---	---	25	31	1	57
QB Eli Manning	23	33	---	---	---	56
C Eric Ghiaciuc	23	33	---	---	---	56
TE Zach Miller	23	33	---	---	---	56
S Benny Sapp	---	---	25	26	2	53
CB Fabian Washington	---	---	18	24	11	53
WR Jordy Nelson	18	27	---	---	---	45
WR Mike Sims-Walker	16	27	---	---	1	44
DT Delbert Cowsette	---	---	19	20	1	40
RB LeGarrette Blount	17	23	---	---	---	40
FB Rob Konrad	6	11	---	---	19	36
DE Corey Wooton	---	---	10	22	2	34
OLB Kevin Ellison	---	---	9	22	2	33
WR Ashley Lelie	20	7	---	---	3	30
WR Steve Smith	5	8	---	---	10	23
RB Eric Shelton	3	6	---	---	13	22
OLB Levon Peppars	---	---	2	2	17	21
TE Darrel Young	4	17	---	---	---	21
TE Teyo Jackson	0	0	---	---	19	19
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	0	2	---	---	13	15
DE Chris Clemons	---	---	5	6	---	11
S Bradley Fletcher	---	---	1	0	10	11
CB Daniel Bullocks	---	---	2	7	1	10
CB Karl Paymah	---	---	2	0	7	9
C Winfred McIntire	0	0	---	---	8	8
ILB Darryl Washington	---	---	0	0	8	8
RB Bernard Scott	3	2	---	---	2	7
P Ray Hollas	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Charlie Whitehurst	0	0	---	---	2	2
OLB Malik Forbes	---	---	1	1	---	2
TE Bear Pascoe	0	2	---	---	---	2
G Neal Minton	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jamon Meredith	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jon Asamoah	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Evan Mathis	27	37	---	---	8	72
T Donald Penn	27	37	---	---	8	72
G Willie Philip	27	37	---	---	8	72
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	20	30	---	---	19	69
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	---	---	22	33	11	66
S Roy Williams	---	---	23	33	9	65
WR Miles Austin	25	27	---	---	13	65
QB Mark Brunell	27	37	---	---	---	64
OLB Teddy Lehman	---	---	23	32	9	64
C Marvin Philip	27	37	---	---	---	64
T Chris Denman	27	37	---	---	---	64
TE Keith Zinger	20	26	---	---	18	64
ILB Chase Blackburn	---	---	22	31	10	63
WR Robert Meachem	25	31	---	---	5	61
CB Jeremy Bloom	---	---	21	25	13	59
CB Jason McCourty	---	---	22	33	2	57
DE Albert Haynesworth	---	---	23	31	2	56
CB Terence Newman	---	---	22	32	2	56
DE Dan Bazuin	---	---	22	31	2	55
DT Tank Johnson	---	---	11	25	1	37
WR Kenny Britt	19	18	---	---	---	37
ILB H.B. Blades	---	---	7	24	1	32
TE Ike Barreras	9	19	---	---	4	32
CB Vincent Fuller	---	---	2	14	10	26
CB Stanley Wilson	---	---	16	5	1	22
DT Alan Branch	---	---	12	8	1	21
OLB Michael Boley	---	---	1	3	16	20
RB Brian Leonard	2	4	---	---	13	19
FB Deon Anderson	5	10	---	---	---	15
RB Jose Quartucci	6	7	---	---	---	13
TE Rob Gronkowski	2	9	---	---	---	11
DT Everson Griffen	---	---	1	2	6	9
C Dylan Galloway	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Freddie Witt	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Dustin Colquitt	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Jason Hill	2	4	---	---	2	8
WR Malcolm Kelly	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Sebastian Janikowski	0	0	---	---	5	5
S Dexter Jackson	---	---	1	1	---	2
ILB Reggie Hausermann	---	---	1	0	---	1
ILB Kendyll Pope	---	---	1	0	---	1
C Casey Rabach	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jeff Diehl	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Tim Anderson	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Tom Brandstater	0	0	---	---	---	0
S DeAndre Wright	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	12	36	3.0
Right	8	19	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	62	5.2
Middle	9	34	3.8
Right	5	9	1.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eli Manning	31	23	3	0	4	0	1	3	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Brunell	36	22	1	3	1	7	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	5	11	1.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	15	133	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	58	19.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	9	1.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	87	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	60	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	19	6.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jordy Nelson	9	7	0	86	2	27
WR Mike Sims-Walker	6	4	2	14	0	27
WR Ashley Lelie	3	2	0	8	0	7
TE Zach Miller	3	3	0	28	0	33
RB LeGarrette Blount	3	3	0	48	1	23
FB Rob Konrad	2	0	1	0	0	11
RB Eric Shelton	2	2	0	11	0	6
WR Steve Smith	2	2	0	7	0	8
TE Darrel Young	1	0	1	0	0	17

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robert Meachem	8	4	0	50	0	31
WR Kenny Britt	7	5	0	31	0	18
WR Miles Austin	4	2	0	11	0	27
TE Keith Zinger	4	3	0	3	0	26
TE Ike Barreras	3	3	0	54	1	19
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	2	1	0	-4	0	30
FB Deon Anderson	2	1	0	3	0	10
RB Jose Quartucci	2	1	0	5	0	7
TE Rob Gronkowski	2	1	1	16	0	9
RB Brian Leonard	1	1	0	6	0	4
WR Jason Hill	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Bernard Scott	1	0	0.00	1.33
RB LeGarrette Blount	1	5	5.00	2.53

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Mark Brunell	2	-2	-1.00	2.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eli Manning	1	0	0	0.00	6.52

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Brunell	3	2	2	0.67	4.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Sims-Walker	1	0	0	0.00	2.33

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Robert Meachem	1	1	6	6.00	6.25
TE Keith Zinger	1	1	-4	-4.00	0.75
TE Rob Gronkowski	1	0	0	0.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
QB Eli Manning	1	0
RB Eric Shelton	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eli Manning	8	5	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Brunell	10	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Sims-Walker	4	2	0
TE Zach Miller	2	2	2
WR Ashley Lelie	1	0	0
WR Jordy Nelson	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Robert Meachem	4	2	1
WR Kenny Britt	2	2	1
WR Miles Austin	1	0	0
RB Brian Leonard	1	1	1
FB Deon Anderson	1	1	1
TE Keith Zinger	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,700 (20,400)
End Zone 14,800 (14,800)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,100)
Club Seats 9,200 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,700 (20,400)
End Zone	14,800 (14,800)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,100)
Club Seats	9,200 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,000)