Week 3, 2043

played in Buffalo, NY

53 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Houston Texans	6	0	0	13	-	19
Buffalo Bills	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:43 HOU - Ernest Torres 29 field goal
1Q: 01:41 HOU - Ernest Torres 35 field goal
2Q: 10:02 BUF - Cory Offord 22 field goal
4Q: 14:30 HOU - Toby Wycheck 8 run (Ernest Torres extra point)
4Q: 02:30 HOU - Ernest Torres 29 field goal
4Q: 00:07 HOU - Ernest Torres 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:43 HOU - Ernest Torres 29 field goal
1Q: 01:41 HOU - Ernest Torres 35 field goal
2Q: 10:02 BUF - Cory Offord 22 field goal
4Q: 14:30 HOU - Toby Wycheck 8 run (Ernest Torres extra point)
4Q: 02:30 HOU - Ernest Torres 29 field goal
4Q: 00:07 HOU - Ernest Torres 33 field goal

Team Statistics HOU BUF
Record 3-0 1-2
First Downs 15 12
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 9 7
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 226 150
- Offensive Plays 62 65
- Yards per Play 3.65 2.31
Net Rushing Yards 108 55
- Rushing Attempts 30 22
- Yards per Rush 3.60 2.50
Net Passing Yards 118 95
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 14 - 1 35 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 138 138
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 8/43
- Yards per Pass Play 3.69 2.21
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/3
Penalties/Yards 3/20 5/33
Punt Returns/Yards 6/58 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/51
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/4 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 25
Time of Possession 28:29 31:31

Team Statistics	HOU	BUF
Record	3-0	1-2
First Downs	15	12
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	9	7
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	226	150
- Offensive Plays	62	65
- Yards per Play	3.65	2.31
Net Rushing Yards	108	55
- Rushing Attempts	30	22
- Yards per Rush	3.60	2.50
Net Passing Yards	118	95
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 14 - 1	35 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	138	138
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	8/43
- Yards per Pass Play	3.69	2.21
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/3
Penalties/Yards	3/20	5/33
Punt Returns/Yards	6/58	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/51
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/4	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 25
Time of Possession	28:29	31:31

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:24	OWN 25	12	63	Field Goal
1	6:59	5:23	OWN 27	11	55	Field Goal
2	9:56	2:48	OWN 25	7	19	Fumble
2	5:20	1:29	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	2:33	1:56	OWN 16	6	26	Punt
3	11:34	2:02	OWN 26	3	4	Punt
3	5:58	0:08	OWN 37	1	0	Interception
3	3:31	1:28	OWN 37	3	4	Punt
3	0:13	0:49	OPP 43	4	43	Touchdown
4	9:55	0:50	OWN 12	3	5	Punt
4	7:38	2:31	OWN 43	3	3	Punt
4	3:44	1:19	OPP 9	3	-3	Field Goal
4	1:47	1:45	OPP 13	3	-3	Field Goal

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:36	2:37	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
1	1:36	6:40	OWN 25	12	70	Field Goal
2	7:08	1:48	OPP 44	3	1	Punt
2	3:51	1:18	OWN 37	3	5	Punt
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 7	2	12	Half
3	15:00	3:26	OWN 25	6	12	Punt
3	9:32	3:34	OWN 26	6	5	Punt
3	5:50	2:19	OWN 45	6	18	Downs
3	2:03	1:50	OWN 7	3	-6	Punt
4	14:24	4:29	OWN 25	8	22	Punt
4	9:05	1:27	OWN 31	3	-5	Punt
4	5:07	1:23	OWN 3	6	6	Downs
4	2:25	0:38	OWN 10	4	3	Downs

Game MVP: Victor VanDervoort, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Toby Wycheck	27	107	3.96	16	3	1
QB Don Meredith IV	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
RB Blake Corum	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
RB Dylan Sampson	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Mackenzie Robledo	9	9	1.00	7	0
FB Daryl Collins	6	3	0.50	4	0
RB Hunter Pearson	4	21	5.25	13	1
QB Bo Cobb	3	22	7.33	11	1

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Meredith IV	29	14	138	3/20	0	22	1	47.8

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bo Cobb	35	22	138	8/43	0	24	0	70.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Travis Hunter	6	7	51	8.50	19	22
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	3	9	37	12.33	4	21
WR Tre Terry	3	5	36	12.00	5	13
FB Clay Coats	1	2	11	11.00	1	11
WR Brett Jean	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Mason Cox	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Toby Wycheck	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Elliot Naquin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Jake Stewart	6	7	69	11.50	28	24
FB Daryl Collins	6	8	12	2.00	11	6
WR Jimmy Ray Brown	3	5	16	5.33	0	9
TE Walt Springer	2	4	13	6.50	0	8
RB Hunter Pearson	2	3	8	4.00	0	4
WR Zack Tyler	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
RB Mackenzie Robledo	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Erik Pearl	1	5	7	7.00	0	7
QB Rodolfo Harris	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Richard Helm	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Don Meredith IV	1	0	0
RB Dylan Sampson	1	0	0
TE Tracy Coffey	0	1	0
S Jermaine Stephenson	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Hunter Pearson	1	0	0
DE Mercury Zimmerman	0	1	1
OLB David Bartholomew	0	1	0
WR Jimmy Ray Brown	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Schneider	6	298	49.7	48.5	52	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeffery Slatt	8	365	45.6	35.9	55	5

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ernest Torres	4/4	0/0	0/0	35	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cory Offord	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dylan Sampson	6	58	9.7	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Tampa	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hunter Pearson	2	51	25.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tyrus Farmer	9	0	0.0	20	43
ILB Gene Burnett	6	1	1.0	12	17
DT Victor VanDervoort	5	1	2.5	20	43
OLB Shannon Donaldson	5	1	1.0	19	42
S Kenny Franckhauser	5	2	0.0	22	43
DT Billy Hembree	4	1	1.0	14	17
CB Lewis Young	4	3	0.0	18	43
CB Jim Buckley	3	1	0.0	18	43
S Charles Wheeler	3	1	0.0	19	25
S Jermaine Stephenson	3	0	0.0	3	15
DE Collin Starnes	1	0	1.0	3	15
DE Jaylan Ford	1	0	1.0	6	22
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	1	0	---	---	---
DE Quentin Palmer	1	0	0.0	19	25
CB Caleb Turner	1	0	0.0	14	28
CB Mac McWilliams	1	0	0.0	3	2
DE Giovanni Booker	0	2	0.5	16	24

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Richard Helm	8	3	0.0	28	29
CB Kristopher Leisle	5	1	0.0	30	32
ILB Derek Blair	5	0	0.0	30	32
DT Travis Burroughs	4	3	0.0	25	23
S Bradley Bernstein	4	0	0.0	30	32
DE Junior Colson	3	0	1.0	15	23
S Sawyer Bailey	3	1	0.0	18	18
CB Darnell Sadler	2	1	0.0	25	23
DT Blake Turner	2	1	0.0	19	19
CB Josiah Shepherd	2	0	0.0	17	21
CB T.J. Tampa	2	0	0.0	4	12
S Nathaniel Stepnoski	2	0	0.0	12	14
DE Mercury Zimmerman	1	2	1.5	26	21
OLB Malachi Aviles	1	1	0.5	16	11
DT Rodney Friess	1	2	0.0	18	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Victor VanDervoort	2.5	0	0	2	43
DE Jaylan Ford	1.0	0	2	2	22
DE Collin Starnes	1.0	0	1	2	15
DT Billy Hembree	1.0	0	1	0	17
ILB Gene Burnett	1.0	0	0	0	17
OLB Shannon Donaldson	1.0	0	0	0	42
DE Giovanni Booker	0.5	0	0	1	24
DE Quentin Palmer	0.0	1	0	0	25
DT Warren Roffmann	0.0	0	2	0	9

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mercury Zimmerman	1.5	0	1	0	21
DE Junior Colson	1.0	0	3	0	23
OLB Malachi Aviles	0.5	0	0	0	11
DT Blake Turner	0.0	1	0	1	19
DE Marty Worth	0.0	0	3	1	20
OLB Richard Helm	0.0	0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Tyrus Farmer	6	1	43
ILB Gene Burnett	4	0	17
CB Lewis Young	4	0	43
S Jermaine Stephenson	3	0	15
DT Billy Hembree	2	0	17
CB Jim Buckley	1	1	43
S Kenny Franckhauser	1	0	43
CB Caleb Turner	1	0	28
OLB Shannon Donaldson	0	1	42

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Derek Blair	3	1	0	32
CB Kristopher Leisle	2	1	0	32
OLB Richard Helm	2	0	1	29
CB Darnell Sadler	2	0	0	23
S Sawyer Bailey	2	0	0	18
S Nathaniel Stepnoski	1	1	0	14
CB Josiah Shepherd	1	0	0	21
CB T.J. Tampa	1	0	0	12
OLB Malachi Aviles	0	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T J.C. Latham	5	7	30	1	32
C Carlton Threats	2	7	30	1	32
T Lenny Moschetti	2	5	30	1	32
G Adrian Mazurek	1	4	30	0	32
G Julio Witt	0	6	30	0	32

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Sebastian Switzer	3	7	22	1	43
T Tyler Guyton	1	1	22	1	43
C Javier Bohrer	0	5	22	1	43
G Butch Lyons	0	3	22	3	43
T Bubba Bovee	0	3	22	2	43
FB Daryl Collins	0	1	14	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Clay Coats	1	26
Tracy Coffey	1	26
Jermaine Stephenson	1	17

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Jimmy Ray Brown	2	23
Josiah Shepherd	1	25
Walt Springer	1	21
Hunter Pearson	1	16
Butch Lyons	1	9

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
RB Toby Wycheck	28	31	---	---	18	77
T J.C. Latham	30	32	---	---	10	72
G Adrian Mazurek	30	32	---	---	10	72
T Lenny Moschetti	30	32	---	---	10	72
G Julio Witt	30	32	---	---	10	72
CB Lewis Young	---	---	18	43	11	72
S Kenny Franckhauser	---	---	22	43	1	66
WR Tre Terry	25	21	---	---	20	66
ILB Tyrus Farmer	---	---	20	43	1	64
OLB Shannon Donaldson	---	---	19	42	3	64
DT Victor VanDervoort	---	---	20	43	1	64
QB Don Meredith IV	30	32	---	---	---	62
C Carlton Threats	30	32	---	---	---	62
CB Jim Buckley	---	---	18	43	1	62
WR Travis Hunter	30	32	---	---	---	62
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	18	25	---	---	2	45
DE Quentin Palmer	---	---	19	25	---	44
S Charles Wheeler	---	---	19	25	---	44
CB Caleb Turner	---	---	14	28	1	43
FB Clay Coats	5	9	---	---	26	40
DE Giovanni Booker	---	---	16	24	---	40
ILB Gene Burnett	---	---	12	17	10	39
DE Jaylan Ford	---	---	6	22	9	37
S Jermaine Stephenson	---	---	3	15	17	35
DT Billy Hembree	---	---	14	17	1	32
TE Mason Cox	16	14	---	---	---	30
DT Vinny Lang	---	---	10	17	---	27
TE Tracy Coffey	0	0	---	---	26	26
TE Greg Gepner	12	14	---	---	---	26
OLB Rob Erickson	---	---	3	0	20	23
DE Collin Starnes	---	---	3	15	1	19
CB Mac McWilliams	---	---	3	2	14	19
TE Phil Lovstad	12	6	---	---	---	18
WR Brett Jean	1	4	---	---	13	18
DT Warren Roffmann	---	---	0	9	8	17
RB Dylan Sampson	1	0	---	---	14	15
P Richie Schneider	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Roy Bernstein	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Ernest Torres	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Tai Felton	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Elliot Naquin	1	3	---	---	1	5
OLB Jeffery Wayne	---	---	3	0	---	3
RB Blake Corum	1	1	---	---	---	2
G Kelvin Perez	0	0	---	---	---	0
T J.J. Lake	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Kirk Reid	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Bubba Bovee	22	43	---	---	9	74
T Tyler Guyton	22	43	---	---	9	74
G Sebastian Switzer	22	43	---	---	9	74
G Butch Lyons	22	43	---	---	9	74
WR Jimmy Ray Brown	17	26	---	---	23	66
CB Kristopher Leisle	---	---	30	32	4	66
ILB Derek Blair	---	---	30	32	4	66
S Bradley Bernstein	---	---	30	32	4	66
C Javier Bohrer	22	43	---	---	---	65
QB Bo Cobb	22	43	---	---	---	65
CB Josiah Shepherd	---	---	17	21	25	63
OLB Richard Helm	---	---	28	29	3	60
TE Jake Stewart	20	38	---	---	---	58
CB Darnell Sadler	---	---	25	23	9	57
WR Erik Pearl	13	36	---	---	8	57
FB Daryl Collins	14	27	---	---	15	56
DT Travis Burroughs	---	---	25	23	7	55
S Sawyer Bailey	---	---	18	18	17	53
DE Mercury Zimmerman	---	---	26	21	---	47
DT Rodney Friess	---	---	18	22	3	43
DT Blake Turner	---	---	19	19	4	42
DE Junior Colson	---	---	15	23	4	42
DE Marty Worth	---	---	17	20	4	41
RB Hunter Pearson	5	17	---	---	16	38
TE Walt Springer	3	12	---	---	21	36
RB Mackenzie Robledo	10	19	---	---	7	36
TE Jared Wiley	10	22	---	---	2	34
WR Zack Tyler	14	17	---	---	---	31
OLB Malachi Aviles	---	---	16	11	2	29
S Nathaniel Stepnoski	---	---	12	14	1	27
CB T.J. Tampa	---	---	4	12	10	26
OLB David Bartholomew	---	---	0	0	21	21
ILB Tommy Eichenberg	---	---	0	0	12	12
C Andres Stone	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Jeffery Slatt	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Erick Strahan	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Jaylen Reid	---	---	0	0	6	6
WR Dylan Jefferson	4	0	---	---	---	4
K Cory Offord	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Rodolfo Harris	0	1	---	---	---	1
G Corwin Schultz	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Harold Calmus	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Wendell Poulin	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Kenyon McKenzie	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Anthony Belton	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Carson Schwesinger	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	7	1.2
Middle	14	67	4.8
Right	9	35	3.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	4	0.7
Middle	14	49	3.5
Right	2	2	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Meredith IV	29	14	2	0	1	4	8	2	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bo Cobb	35	22	1	2	1	3	6	7	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	20	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	5	25	2.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	72	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	21	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	14	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	15	91	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	33	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	9	3	0	37	1	25
WR Travis Hunter	7	6	0	51	1	32
WR Tre Terry	5	3	0	36	0	21
FB Clay Coats	2	1	0	11	0	9
TE Mason Cox	2	0	0	0	0	14
RB Toby Wycheck	2	0	0	0	0	31
WR Brett Jean	1	1	0	3	0	4
WR Elliot Naquin	1	0	1	0	0	3

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
FB Daryl Collins	8	6	0	12	0	27
TE Jake Stewart	7	6	0	69	1	38
WR Jimmy Ray Brown	5	3	0	16	0	26
WR Erik Pearl	5	1	0	7	0	36
TE Walt Springer	4	2	1	13	0	12
RB Hunter Pearson	3	2	0	8	0	17
QB Rodolfo Harris	1	0	0	0	0	1
WR Zack Tyler	1	1	0	7	0	17
RB Mackenzie Robledo	1	1	0	6	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Toby Wycheck	8	19	2.38	3.96
QB Don Meredith IV	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Meredith IV	4	0	0	0.00	4.76

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bo Cobb	2	1	8	4.00	3.94

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Overall Avg
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	2	4.11
TE Mason Cox	1	0.00
WR Tre Terry	1	7.20

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Walt Springer	1	1	8	8.00	3.25
WR Erik Pearl	1	0	0	0.00	1.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Toby Wycheck	2	0
QB Don Meredith IV	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Mackenzie Robledo	1	1
RB Hunter Pearson	1	1
FB Daryl Collins	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Meredith IV	11	5	4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bo Cobb	11	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	6	2	2
WR Travis Hunter	2	2	1
TE Mason Cox	1	0	0
RB Toby Wycheck	1	0	0
WR Tre Terry	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Walt Springer	3	2	1
WR Jimmy Ray Brown	2	1	1
RB Hunter Pearson	2	1	0
QB Rodolfo Harris	1	0	0
TE Jake Stewart	1	1	1
WR Erik Pearl	1	0	0
FB Daryl Collins	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,400)
End Zone 15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,400)
End Zone	15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)