Week 3, 2017

played in Buffalo, NY

59 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	3	0	8	-	18
Buffalo Bills	13	7	7	7	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:50 BUF - Aaron Dobson 52 pass from Eli Manning (Matthew Molinet extra point failed)
1Q: 07:49 HOU - Ha Ha Clinton-Dix 44 interception return (Julian Salyer extra point)
1Q: 04:14 BUF - Mike Sims-Walker 6 pass from Eli Manning (Matthew Molinet extra point)
2Q: 12:13 BUF - Zach Ramsey 13 run (Matthew Molinet extra point)
2Q: 02:14 HOU - Julian Salyer 19 field goal
3Q: 08:26 BUF - Zach Ramsey 32 run (Matthew Molinet extra point)
4Q: 07:03 BUF - Eli Manning 4 run (Matthew Molinet extra point)
4Q: 02:00 HOU - Bishop Sankey 4 pass from Joe Flacco (Joe Flacco pass to Michael Egnew for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:50 BUF - Aaron Dobson 52 pass from Eli Manning (Matthew Molinet extra point failed)
1Q: 07:49 HOU - Ha Ha Clinton-Dix 44 interception return (Julian Salyer extra point)
1Q: 04:14 BUF - Mike Sims-Walker 6 pass from Eli Manning (Matthew Molinet extra point)
2Q: 12:13 BUF - Zach Ramsey 13 run (Matthew Molinet extra point)
2Q: 02:14 HOU - Julian Salyer 19 field goal
3Q: 08:26 BUF - Zach Ramsey 32 run (Matthew Molinet extra point)
4Q: 07:03 BUF - Eli Manning 4 run (Matthew Molinet extra point)
4Q: 02:00 HOU - Bishop Sankey 4 pass from Joe Flacco (Joe Flacco pass to Michael Egnew for conversion)

Team Statistics HOU BUF
Record 0-3 2-1
First Downs 15 26
- by Rushing 1 9
- by Passing 9 16
- by Penalty 5 1
Total Net Yards 191 462
- Offensive Plays 55 71
- Yards per Play 3.47 6.51
Net Rushing Yards 49 153
- Rushing Attempts 19 30
- Yards per Rush 2.58 5.10
Net Passing Yards 142 309
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 18 - 1 39 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 142 323
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 3.94 7.54
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/66 11/73
Punt Returns/Yards 3/18 5/20
Kick Returns/Yards 3/81 2/34
Interception Ret./Yards 1/44 1/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 28
Time of Possession 24:43 35:17

Team Statistics	HOU	BUF
Record	0-3	2-1
First Downs	15	26
- by Rushing	1	9
- by Passing	9	16
- by Penalty	5	1
Total Net Yards	191	462
- Offensive Plays	55	71
- Yards per Play	3.47	6.51
Net Rushing Yards	49	153
- Rushing Attempts	19	30
- Yards per Rush	2.58	5.10
Net Passing Yards	142	309
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 18 - 1	39 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	142	323
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	3.94	7.54
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/66	11/73
Punt Returns/Yards	3/18	5/20
Kick Returns/Yards	3/81	2/34
Interception Ret./Yards	1/44	1/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 28
Time of Possession	24:43	35:17

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:36	2:25	OWN 15	4	7	Punt
1	4:03	1:57	OWN 29	3	-1	Punt
2	12:05	2:30	OWN 7	4	19	Punt
2	7:09	1:52	OWN 18	3	3	Punt
2	4:10	2:02	OWN 49	7	49	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:48	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	8:14	2:30	OWN 31	5	28	Interception
3	4:03	2:49	OWN 33	6	19	Punt
4	14:52	3:01	OWN 14	5	15	Punt
4	6:55	5:02	OWN 42	11	58	Touchdown
4	1:13	0:24	OWN 20	4	0	Downs

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:24	OWN 30	4	70	Touchdown
1	10:11	2:34	OWN 4	5	37	Interception
1	7:37	3:34	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
1	2:06	5:01	OWN 24	10	76	Touchdown
2	9:35	2:26	OWN 30	6	14	Punt
2	5:17	1:07	OWN 23	3	-10	Punt
2	2:08	2:08	OWN 25	3	6	Half
3	13:12	4:58	OWN 27	12	73	Touchdown
3	5:44	1:41	OWN 7	3	-1	Punt
3	1:14	1:22	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	11:51	4:56	OWN 24	9	76	Touchdown
4	1:53	0:40	OPP 44	3	8	Punt
4	0:49	0:49	OPP 20	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Eli Manning, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Stephen Sanders	8	8	1.00	5	0
QB Tavaris Jackson	5	41	8.20	18	1
RB Bishop Sankey	5	7	1.40	7	0
RB Nelson Agholor	1	-7	-7.00	-7	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jordan Howard	12	40	3.33	24	2	0
QB Eli Manning	8	42	5.25	15	3	1
RB Zach Ramsey	8	70	8.75	32	3	2
TE Armard Hall	2	1	0.50	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tavaris Jackson	24	13	111	0/0	0	28	1	49.1
Joe Flacco	12	5	31	0/0	1	16	0	77.1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eli Manning	39	29	323	2/14	2	52	1	104.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Michael Egnew	8	14	53	6.63	6	16	0
WR Dominique Edison	4	7	63	15.75	30	28	0
WR Adam Thielen	2	3	10	5.00	0	10	0
RB Nelson Agholor	2	3	9	4.50	2	10	0
FB Rhett Ellison	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Bishop Sankey	1	3	4	4.00	5	4	1
RB Stephen Sanders	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Jordan Howard	6	6	64	10.67	33	21	0
TE Armard Hall	4	7	24	6.00	3	11	0
WR Rashad Greene	4	5	26	6.50	0	9	0
WR Mike Sims-Walker	3	4	40	13.33	16	30	1
WR Jordy Nelson	3	5	49	16.33	41	30	0
TE Darrel Young	3	3	28	9.33	7	20	0
WR Aaron Dobson	3	5	73	24.33	15	52	1
WR Corey Coleman	2	2	7	3.50	0	7	0
RB D'Onta Foreman	1	1	12	12.00	3	12	0
RB Zach Ramsey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	1	44	44.00	1

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dee Milliner	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT Everson Griffen	0	0	1	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Eli Manning	1	0	0	0
WR Mike Sims-Walker	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin Colquitt	7	381	54.4	48.7	74	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Hollas	5	235	47.0	39.4	61	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Julian Salyer	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matthew Molinet	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/5

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nelson Agholor	3	18	6.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Sims-Walker	5	20	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adam Thielen	2	64	32.0	0
Taywan Taylor	1	17	17.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Sims-Walker	2	34	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	11	2	0.0	30	40
CB Tharold Simon	4	2	0.5	29	38
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	4	3	0.0	26	35
CB Marcus Gilchrist	4	2	0.0	26	32
OLB Benjamin Loyd	4	1	0.0	16	25
ILB Bobby Carpenter	4	0	0.0	22	29
CB Jason McCourty	4	0	0.0	19	22
DT Everson Griffen	3	0	1.0	28	41
DE Phil Taylor	2	1	0.5	27	36
S Ladarius Webb	2	2	0.0	17	31
DT Austin Johnson	2	2	0.0	24	32
DT Alan Branch	2	0	0.0	10	18
S Duron Harmon	2	0	0.0	13	9
DT Justin Ellis	2	0	0.0	25	32
S Tyrell Johnson	1	0	0.0	3	8
OLB Jelani Jenkins	1	0	0.0	8	12
RB Nelson Agholor	1	0	---	---	---
CB Zack Sanchez	1	0	0.0	6	11

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Kyler Fackrell	6	1	13	18
CB Walter Thurmond	5	2	17	26
OLB Anthony Barr	4	1	18	32
DT Kendrick Ellis	3	1	18	22
S D. J. Swearinger	3	1	16	25
ILB Reggie Ragland	3	1	7	15
S Usama Young	2	0	18	25
CB Dee Milliner	2	0	19	36
OLB Leonard Williams	2	0	19	36
OLB Ryan Anderson	2	0	11	10
S Jordan Richards	1	1	3	11
CB Kam Chancellor	1	0	2	14
CB Marqueston Huff	1	0	1	9
DT Dalvin Tomlinson	1	0	16	17
DT Damon England	0	2	17	30
OLB Sio Moore	0	2	2	11
CB Chidobe Awuzie	0	1	7	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Everson Griffen	1.0	1	1	41
DE Phil Taylor	0.5	1	1	36
CB Tharold Simon	0.5	0	0	38
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	0.0	1	0	35

Buffalo	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Leonard Williams	2	2	2	36
DT Damon England	1	1	0	30
OLB Anthony Barr	0	1	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	5	0	1	40
CB Jason McCourty	4	1	0	22
OLB Benjamin Loyd	4	1	0	25
ILB Bobby Carpenter	3	1	0	29
S Ladarius Webb	3	1	0	31
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	3	0	0	35
CB Tharold Simon	3	0	0	38
CB Marcus Gilchrist	2	2	0	32
OLB Jelani Jenkins	1	0	0	12
CB Zack Sanchez	1	0	0	11

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Walter Thurmond	4	1	0	26
S D. J. Swearinger	2	2	0	25
CB Dee Milliner	2	0	1	36
CB Kam Chancellor	2	0	0	14
OLB Anthony Barr	2	0	0	32
OLB Kyler Fackrell	2	0	0	18
OLB Ryan Anderson	2	0	0	10
CB Marqueston Huff	1	0	0	9
ILB Reggie Ragland	1	0	0	15
DT Dion Jordan	0	1	0	21
CB Chidobe Awuzie	0	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Cody Whitehair	1	6	19	36
C Ryan Pontbraind	1	1	19	36
G Tre' Jackson	0	6	19	36
T Jammal Brown	0	1	19	36
T Courtney Bronson	0	1	19	36

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jon Asamoah	3	8	2	30	0	41
G Ali Marpet	2	6	0	30	0	41
C Marcus Martin	2	5	0	30	1	41
T Ty Sambrailo	1	5	0	30	1	41
T Anthony Castonzo	0	3	0	30	0	41

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
LeGarrette Blount	3	18
Cody Whitehair	2	12
Zack Sanchez	1	14
Bishop Sankey	1	10

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Leonard Williams	3	12
Chidobe Awuzie	2	11
Sio Moore	1	23

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DT Everson Griffen	---	---	28	41	5	74
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	---	---	30	40	---	70
CB Tharold Simon	---	---	29	38	---	67
G Cody Whitehair	19	36	---	---	12	67
TE Michael Egnew	19	36	---	---	9	64
DE Phil Taylor	---	---	27	36	---	63
G Tre' Jackson	19	36	---	---	8	63
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	---	---	26	35	1	62
DT Justin Ellis	---	---	25	32	5	62
OLB Benjamin Loyd	---	---	16	25	21	62
CB Marcus Gilchrist	---	---	26	32	---	58
RB Nelson Agholor	19	33	---	---	5	57
DT Austin Johnson	---	---	24	32	---	56
C Ryan Pontbraind	19	36	---	---	---	55
T Jammal Brown	19	36	---	---	---	55
T Courtney Bronson	19	36	---	---	---	55
ILB Bobby Carpenter	---	---	22	29	---	51
S Ladarius Webb	---	---	17	31	---	48
CB Jason McCourty	---	---	19	22	6	47
WR Adam Thielen	13	25	---	---	7	45
QB Tavaris Jackson	19	24	---	---	---	43
TE Lester Meerdink	10	12	---	---	21	43
FB Rhett Ellison	8	16	---	---	16	40
RB Bishop Sankey	8	18	---	---	10	36
WR Dominique Edison	7	18	---	---	7	32
OLB Jelani Jenkins	---	---	8	12	11	31
CB Zack Sanchez	---	---	6	11	14	31
RB Stephen Sanders	11	18	---	---	1	30
DT Alan Branch	---	---	10	18	---	28
S Tyrell Johnson	---	---	3	8	15	26
S Duron Harmon	---	---	13	9	---	22
WR Donte Moncrief	0	4	---	---	15	19
RB LeGarrette Blount	0	0	---	---	18	18
QB Joe Flacco	0	12	---	---	---	12
WR Taywan Taylor	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Dustin Colquitt	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Tommy Walsh	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Willie Philip	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Harvey Schwartz	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Julian Salyer	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Jordan Hill	---	---	1	0	---	1
TE Julius Thomas	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Stefen Wisniewski	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Danny Shelton	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Brock Stewart	---	---	0	0	---	0
RB Leonard Fournette	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Ali Marpet	30	41	---	---	5	76
T Ty Sambrailo	30	41	---	---	5	76
QB Eli Manning	30	41	---	---	---	71
G Jon Asamoah	30	41	---	---	---	71
T Anthony Castonzo	30	41	---	---	---	71
C Marcus Martin	30	41	---	---	---	71
WR Rashad Greene	23	27	---	---	17	67
OLB Leonard Williams	---	---	19	36	12	67
TE Darrel Young	24	36	---	---	---	60
WR Mike Sims-Walker	22	26	---	---	11	59
WR Jordy Nelson	23	32	---	---	4	59
CB Dee Milliner	---	---	19	36	1	56
TE Armard Hall	13	20	---	---	22	55
OLB Anthony Barr	---	---	18	32	1	51
DT Damon England	---	---	17	30	1	48
S Usama Young	---	---	18	25	1	44
CB Walter Thurmond	---	---	17	26	1	44
RB Jordan Howard	20	23	---	---	---	43
S D. J. Swearinger	---	---	16	25	---	41
DT Kendrick Ellis	---	---	18	22	---	40
RB Zach Ramsey	11	19	---	---	10	40
CB Chidobe Awuzie	---	---	7	20	11	38
OLB Sio Moore	---	---	2	11	23	36
CB Kam Chancellor	---	---	2	14	17	33
ILB Reggie Ragland	---	---	7	15	11	33
DT Dalvin Tomlinson	---	---	16	17	---	33
DT Dion Jordan	---	---	3	21	8	32
OLB Kyler Fackrell	---	---	13	18	1	32
CB Marqueston Huff	---	---	1	9	17	27
RB Erik Burnett	0	0	---	---	22	22
WR Corey Coleman	5	7	---	---	9	21
OLB Ryan Anderson	---	---	11	10	---	21
WR Aaron Dobson	7	12	---	---	1	20
DE Jonah Walsh	---	---	1	6	8	15
DT Jay Bromley	---	---	1	12	1	14
S Jordan Richards	---	---	3	11	---	14
CB Will Redmond	---	---	0	0	7	7
K Matthew Molinet	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Ray Hollas	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Tyson Clabo	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Adam Arnold	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Joe Dahl	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB D'Onta Foreman	2	3	---	---	---	5
S Robert Sands	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Dusty Cooley	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Duane Jenkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-6	-2.0
Middle	10	47	4.7
Right	6	8	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	40	5.7
Middle	18	71	3.9
Right	3	45	15.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tavaris Jackson	24	13	1	2	2	2	3	1	1
Joe Flacco	12	5	0	0	1	3	1	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eli Manning	39	29	5	0	0	6	3	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	49	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	6	73	12.2
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	16	1.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	50	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	17	141	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	80	13.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	52	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Michael Egnew	14	8	1	53	0	36
WR Dominique Edison	7	4	0	63	1	18
FB Rhett Ellison	3	1	0	3	0	16
RB Stephen Sanders	3	0	0	0	0	18
WR Adam Thielen	3	2	1	10	0	25
RB Bishop Sankey	3	1	0	4	0	18
RB Nelson Agholor	3	2	1	9	0	33

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Armard Hall	7	4	24	0	20
RB Jordan Howard	6	6	64	1	23
WR Jordy Nelson	5	3	49	1	32
WR Aaron Dobson	5	3	73	1	12
WR Rashad Greene	5	4	26	0	27
WR Mike Sims-Walker	4	3	40	1	26
TE Darrel Young	3	3	28	1	36
WR Corey Coleman	2	2	7	0	7
RB Zach Ramsey	1	0	0	0	19
RB D'Onta Foreman	1	1	12	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Zach Ramsey	3	14	4.67	8.75
QB Eli Manning	2	2	1.00	5.25
TE Armard Hall	1	-3	-3.00	0.50
RB Jordan Howard	1	2	2.00	3.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tavaris Jackson	3	1	-1	-0.33	4.63
Joe Flacco	2	2	7	3.50	2.58

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eli Manning	3	3	30	10.00	8.28

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Michael Egnew	2	1	-1	-0.50	3.79
WR Dominique Edison	1	0	0	0.00	9.00
FB Rhett Ellison	1	1	3	3.00	1.00
RB Bishop Sankey	1	1	4	4.00	1.33

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Sims-Walker	1	1	6	6.00	10.00
RB Jordan Howard	1	1	12	12.00	10.67
RB D'Onta Foreman	1	1	12	12.00	12.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Bishop Sankey	2	0
QB Tavaris Jackson	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
QB Eli Manning	2	2
RB Jordan Howard	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tavaris Jackson	9	4	2
Joe Flacco	3	2	2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eli Manning	10	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Michael Egnew	7	5	4
WR Dominique Edison	3	1	0
WR Adam Thielen	1	0	0
RB Bishop Sankey	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jordy Nelson	3	1	1
TE Armard Hall	2	1	1
WR Rashad Greene	2	1	1
WR Aaron Dobson	1	1	1
RB Jordan Howard	1	1	1
WR Corey Coleman	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)