Week 3, 2037

played in Buffalo, NY

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	7	0	7	3	0	-	17
Buffalo Bills	0	6	11	0	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:08 HOU - Kerry Adams 3 run (Aidan Floyd extra point)
2Q: 12:17 BUF - Devonte Cichanski 28 field goal
2Q: 03:02 BUF - Devonte Cichanski 42 field goal
3Q: 10:17 HOU - Gavin Newsome 21 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Aidan Floyd extra point)
3Q: 06:08 BUF - Tony Davidson 8 run (Duane Joyner pass to Joey Preston for conversion)
3Q: 00:53 BUF - Devonte Cichanski 27 field goal
4Q: 02:00 HOU - Aidan Floyd 42 field goal
OT: 03:02 BUF - Devonte Cichanski 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:08 HOU - Kerry Adams 3 run (Aidan Floyd extra point)
2Q: 12:17 BUF - Devonte Cichanski 28 field goal
2Q: 03:02 BUF - Devonte Cichanski 42 field goal
3Q: 10:17 HOU - Gavin Newsome 21 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Aidan Floyd extra point)
3Q: 06:08 BUF - Tony Davidson 8 run (Duane Joyner pass to Joey Preston for conversion)
3Q: 00:53 BUF - Devonte Cichanski 27 field goal
4Q: 02:00 HOU - Aidan Floyd 42 field goal
OT: 03:02 BUF - Devonte Cichanski 23 field goal

Team Statistics HOU BUF
Record 1-2 2-1
First Downs 19 19
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 12 7
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 345 361
- Offensive Plays 74 70
- Yards per Play 4.66 5.16
Net Rushing Yards 99 181
- Rushing Attempts 32 34
- Yards per Rush 3.09 5.32
Net Passing Yards 246 180
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 24 - 1 35 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 253 190
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 1/10
- Yards per Pass Play 5.86 5.00
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/75 13/92
Punt Returns/Yards 4/54 6/52
Kick Returns/Yards 2/33 2/42
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/16
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 33
Time of Possession 31:23 35:41

Team Statistics	HOU	BUF
Record	1-2	2-1
First Downs	19	19
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	12	7
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	345	361
- Offensive Plays	74	70
- Yards per Play	4.66	5.16
Net Rushing Yards	99	181
- Rushing Attempts	32	34
- Yards per Rush	3.09	5.32
Net Passing Yards	246	180
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 24 - 1	35 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	253	190
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	1/10
- Yards per Pass Play	5.86	5.00
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/75	13/92
Punt Returns/Yards	4/54	6/52
Kick Returns/Yards	2/33	2/42
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/16
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 33
Time of Possession	31:23	35:41

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:00	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
1	7:41	2:38	OWN 35	6	35	Missed FG
1	2:59	2:00	OPP 47	4	9	Downs
2	12:11	3:46	OWN 25	8	19	Punt
2	4:59	0:11	OWN 12	1	12	Fumble
2	2:57	2:57	OWN 21	5	1	Half
3	12:58	2:54	OWN 22	8	78	Touchdown
3	5:58	1:32	OWN 22	3	4	Punt
3	0:46	3:49	OWN 25	7	23	Punt
4	7:43	0:53	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	4:20	2:26	OWN 35	7	40	Field Goal
4	0:53	0:53	OWN 39	4	20	Missed FG
OT1	10:00	0:55	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
OT1	7:10	2:32	OWN 1	6	17	Punt
OT1	3:31	0:08	OWN 20	1	0	Interception

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:00	3:19	OWN 25	6	47	Missed FG
1	5:03	2:04	OWN 37	4	20	Punt
1	0:59	3:48	OWN 38	9	51	Field Goal
2	8:25	3:26	OWN 28	6	6	Punt
2	4:48	1:51	OPP 24	5	-1	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:02	OWN 25	4	11	Punt
3	10:04	4:06	OWN 24	7	76	Touchdown
3	4:26	3:40	OPP 49	7	39	Field Goal
4	11:57	4:14	OWN 11	9	53	Punt
4	6:50	2:30	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
4	1:54	1:01	OWN 27	3	4	Punt
OT1	9:05	1:55	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
OT1	4:38	1:07	OPP 44	3	-3	Punt
OT1	3:23	0:27	OPP 13	1	7	Field Goal

Game MVP: Kris Moore, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Teddy Burgess	12	34	2.83	13	1	0
RB Kerry Adams	8	29	3.63	12	1	1
QB Mitchell Cheever	6	15	2.50	7	0	0
RB Abraham Guajardo	5	19	3.80	8	0	0
FB Rufus Witt	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Tony Davidson	23	103	4.48	20	3	1
QB Duane Joyner	6	33	5.50	18	1	0
RB Steven Ortega	4	28	7.00	9	0	0
WR Riddick Morrison	1	17	17.00	17	1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitchell Cheever	41	24	253	1/7	1	30	1	74.5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Duane Joyner	35	18	190	1/10	0	32	0	67.5

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gavin Newsome	5	10	72	14.40	7	21	1
RB Kerry Adams	4	5	26	6.50	2	9	0
TE Drew Armstrong	4	4	31	7.75	17	16	0
TE Edgar Andrews	4	9	33	8.25	9	10	0
WR Evan Marquez	2	4	30	15.00	21	30	0
RB Teddy Burgess	2	2	32	16.00	23	29	0
WR Brett Ellis	1	1	18	18.00	0	18	0
WR Bryce Schultz	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Keegan Prior	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Rufus Witt	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Abraham Guajardo	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Joey Preston	5	20	57	11.40	5	21
WR Riddick Morrison	4	6	25	6.25	17	10
WR Branden Pritchett	2	2	25	12.50	13	26
RB Tony Davidson	2	2	35	17.50	28	32
FB Richard Dunlap	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Ashton Terrell	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
RB Horace Ingram	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Sedrick Merrick	1	1	26	26.00	21	26
WR Jimmy Gomez	1	1	8	8.00	0	8

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Danny Coleman	1	16	16.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Kerry Adams	2	0	0
WR Brett Ellis	0	1	0
G Parker Wallace	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
S Ralph Braico	1	0	1
DE Shawn Phillips	0	1	0
S Marquis Whitfield	0	1	0
CB Angel Sauerbrun	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lenny Goricki	6	287	47.8	39.2	59	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony Meier	8	367	45.9	34.1	66	4

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Aidan Floyd	1/3	1/3	0/1	42	2/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Devonte Cichanski	4/5	1/2	0/0	42	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Elliot Sukova	4	54	13.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Braico	6	52	8.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rich Cox	2	33	16.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steven Ortega	1	19	19.0	0
Leonard Godlewski	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Omar Fregoso	9	3	0.0	30	26
ILB Owen Ross	7	2	0.0	34	36
CB Edwin Hutton	7	1	0.0	33	35
CB Henry Santoki	5	1	1.0	21	27
OLB Willie Gillott	5	0	0.0	31	36
CB Elliot Sukova	4	2	0.0	33	36
S Quinn Hudson	3	3	0.0	34	36
DE Peyton Banuelos	3	0	0.0	30	26
DE Gage Nixon	2	1	0.0	23	23
DE Alexander Moyer	2	1	0.0	29	34
OLB Casey Sutton	2	1	0.0	14	10
DT Freddie Dahlquist	2	1	0.0	13	14
DT Tyler Parker	1	0	0.0	23	28
WR Evan Marquez	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mario Mizrahi	0	3	0.0	15	19

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB J.C. Glover	8	2	0.0	31	37
CB Angel Sauerbrun	8	1	0.0	32	42
S Ralph Braico	7	4	0.0	32	42
OLB Devonte Durham	7	1	0.0	31	39
ILB Camden Barton	6	3	0.0	16	25
CB Mitch Becker	4	0	0.0	14	12
S Danny Coleman	3	5	0.0	31	32
DE Shawn Phillips	3	1	0.0	27	33
OLB Billy McGuinness	2	1	0.0	16	12
OLB Sammie Libin	2	0	0.0	17	33
CB Wally Wiggins	2	0	0.0	30	32
DT Mitchell Bishop	1	0	1.0	32	38
DE Elliot McConnell	1	0	0.0	19	34
DE Charles Massey	1	0	0.0	17	16
CB Butch Geason	0	1	0.0	3	12
ILB Chandler Sawchuk	0	1	0.0	1	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Henry Santoki	1.0	0	0	0	27
DE Gage Nixon	0.0	1	2	1	23
DE Peyton Banuelos	0.0	0	3	0	26
DE Alexander Moyer	0.0	0	1	1	34
ILB Owen Ross	0.0	0	1	0	36

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Mitchell Bishop	1.0	1	38
DE Shawn Phillips	0.0	3	33
DE Elliot McConnell	0.0	1	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Edwin Hutton	4	0	35
CB Elliot Sukova	3	1	36
ILB Owen Ross	2	1	36
S Omar Fregoso	2	1	26
CB Henry Santoki	2	0	27
OLB Casey Sutton	2	0	10
OLB Willie Gillott	2	0	36
S Quinn Hudson	1	1	36
DT Tyler Parker	0	1	28

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Angel Sauerbrun	6	0	0	42
ILB J.C. Glover	4	1	0	37
ILB Camden Barton	4	0	0	25
CB Mitch Becker	4	0	0	12
OLB Devonte Durham	2	1	0	39
CB Wally Wiggins	2	1	0	32
OLB Billy McGuinness	2	0	0	12
S Danny Coleman	0	1	1	32

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Parker Wallace	4	6	32	0	42
T Richie Hardy	3	8	32	0	42
C Kennedy Hill	2	3	32	0	42
T Michael Schwartz	1	10	32	1	42
TE Drew Armstrong	1	1	14	0	28
G Lamar Griffith	0	3	32	0	42

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Kris Moore	7	14	1	34	0	36
T Travis Cloutier	3	6	0	34	0	36
G Al Delrio	2	3	0	34	1	36
G Miles Rhodes	1	5	1	34	0	36
T Tanner Kelley	0	1	0	34	0	36

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Tyler Parker	3	22
Parker Wallace	3	13
Rufus Witt	1	21
Kennedy Hill	1	6

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Riddick Morrison	3	18
Fred Stevens	2	19
Jimmy Gomez	1	6

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Elliot Sukova	---	---	33	36	23	92
G Parker Wallace	32	42	---	---	13	87
C Kennedy Hill	32	42	---	---	6	80
ILB Owen Ross	---	---	34	36	5	75
S Quinn Hudson	---	---	34	36	5	75
QB Mitchell Cheever	32	42	---	---	---	74
T Michael Schwartz	32	42	---	---	---	74
G Lamar Griffith	32	42	---	---	---	74
T Richie Hardy	32	42	---	---	---	74
DT Tyler Parker	---	---	23	28	22	73
CB Edwin Hutton	---	---	33	35	4	72
OLB Willie Gillott	---	---	31	36	4	71
TE Drew Armstrong	14	28	---	---	27	69
WR Evan Marquez	30	37	---	---	1	68
DE Alexander Moyer	---	---	29	34	4	67
TE Edgar Andrews	25	37	---	---	---	62
CB Henry Santoki	---	---	21	27	11	59
WR Gavin Newsome	26	32	---	---	---	58
S Omar Fregoso	---	---	30	26	1	57
DE Peyton Banuelos	---	---	30	26	1	57
DE Gage Nixon	---	---	23	23	5	51
FB Rufus Witt	11	13	---	---	21	45
RB Abraham Guajardo	6	16	---	---	18	40
DT Mario Mizrahi	---	---	15	19	5	39
S Mario Collette	---	---	4	10	22	36
WR Bryce Schultz	5	6	---	---	21	32
RB Kerry Adams	12	19	---	---	---	31
WR Brett Ellis	14	10	---	---	6	30
DT Freddie Dahlquist	---	---	13	14	---	27
OLB Caden Randle	---	---	1	0	25	26
OLB Casey Sutton	---	---	14	10	2	26
RB Teddy Burgess	14	7	---	---	1	22
CB Rich Cox	---	---	2	0	15	17
ILB Lewis Freeman	---	---	0	0	14	14
C Montrae Patton	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Gabriel Pearson	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Gavin Dawkins	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Jonah Humphrey	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Gabriel Joyner	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Roderick Hansen	---	---	0	0	8	8
TE Keegan Prior	3	5	---	---	---	8
K Aidan Floyd	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Lenny Goricki	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Griffin Altuna	---	---	3	0	1	4
QB Jeff Antonick	0	0	---	---	3	3
CB Damien Roberts	---	---	1	0	---	1

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Devonte Durham	---	---	31	39	26	96
S Ralph Braico	---	---	32	42	9	83
WR Riddick Morrison	27	34	---	---	18	79
CB Angel Sauerbrun	---	---	32	42	3	77
DT Mitchell Bishop	---	---	32	38	2	72
ILB J.C. Glover	---	---	31	37	3	71
T Travis Cloutier	34	36	---	---	---	70
C Kris Moore	34	36	---	---	---	70
T Tanner Kelley	34	36	---	---	---	70
G Al Delrio	34	36	---	---	---	70
G Miles Rhodes	34	36	---	---	---	70
QB Duane Joyner	34	36	---	---	---	70
TE Joey Preston	31	35	---	---	---	66
S Danny Coleman	---	---	31	32	1	64
CB Wally Wiggins	---	---	30	32	2	64
DE Shawn Phillips	---	---	27	33	3	63
WR Branden Pritchett	27	30	---	---	---	57
DE Elliot McConnell	---	---	19	34	3	56
OLB Sammie Libin	---	---	17	33	3	53
RB Tony Davidson	28	19	---	---	---	47
WR Jimmy Gomez	16	22	---	---	6	44
ILB Camden Barton	---	---	16	25	2	43
FB Richard Dunlap	9	7	---	---	21	37
RB Horace Ingram	2	12	---	---	23	37
DE Charles Massey	---	---	17	16	1	34
CB Butch Geason	---	---	3	12	17	32
TE Vernon Goosey	2	0	---	---	29	31
TE Ashton Terrell	12	11	---	---	8	31
WR Sedrick Merrick	4	6	---	---	21	31
S Marquis Whitfield	---	---	1	10	18	29
OLB Billy McGuinness	---	---	16	12	---	28
CB Mitch Becker	---	---	14	12	---	26
T Fred Stevens	0	0	---	---	19	19
CB Monty Angelou	---	---	1	7	7	15
WR Leonard Godlewski	8	2	---	---	4	14
C Roosevelt Blair	0	0	---	---	13	13
P Tony Meier	0	0	---	---	13	13
G Arnie Monroe	0	0	---	---	13	13
C Caiden Olsavsky	0	0	---	---	13	13
T A.J. Reece	0	0	---	---	13	13
ILB Chandler Sawchuk	---	---	1	1	10	12
K Devonte Cichanski	0	0	---	---	11	11
DT Burt Grier	---	---	0	4	7	11
RB Steven Ortega	4	2	---	---	4	10
DE Devan Page	---	---	1	1	6	8
QB Caiden Bryner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	34	3.8
Middle	16	38	2.4
Right	7	27	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	57	7.1
Middle	13	49	3.8
Right	13	75	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitchell Cheever	41	24	4	4	3	4	5	0	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Duane Joyner	35	18	4	1	3	5	7	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	35	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	13	129	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	69	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	20	6.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	19	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	9	84	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	87	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gavin Newsome	10	5	1	72	2	32
TE Edgar Andrews	9	4	0	33	0	37
RB Kerry Adams	5	4	1	26	0	19
TE Drew Armstrong	4	4	0	31	0	28
WR Evan Marquez	4	2	0	30	1	37
FB Rufus Witt	3	0	1	0	0	13
RB Teddy Burgess	2	2	0	32	1	7
WR Brett Ellis	1	1	0	18	0	10
WR Bryce Schultz	1	1	0	5	0	6
TE Keegan Prior	1	1	0	6	0	5
RB Abraham Guajardo	1	0	0	0	0	16

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Joey Preston	20	5	3	57	1	35
WR Riddick Morrison	6	4	0	25	0	34
WR Branden Pritchett	2	2	0	25	1	30
RB Tony Davidson	2	2	0	35	1	19
FB Richard Dunlap	1	1	0	3	0	7
TE Ashton Terrell	1	1	0	4	0	11
RB Horace Ingram	1	1	0	7	0	12
WR Sedrick Merrick	1	1	0	26	1	6
WR Jimmy Gomez	1	1	0	8	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Kerry Adams	1	3	3.00	3.63

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Tony Davidson	5	11	2.20	4.48
QB Duane Joyner	1	0	0.00	5.50
RB Steven Ortega	1	7	7.00	7.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Duane Joyner	2	0	0	0.00	5.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Joey Preston	2	0	0	0.00	2.85

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Mitchell Cheever	2	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
QB Duane Joyner	2	1
RB Tony Davidson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitchell Cheever	13	8	4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Duane Joyner	12	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gavin Newsome	6	3	2
RB Kerry Adams	2	2	1
WR Evan Marquez	2	1	0
TE Drew Armstrong	1	1	0
TE Edgar Andrews	1	1	1
FB Rufus Witt	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Joey Preston	8	1	0
WR Riddick Morrison	2	1	1
WR Branden Pritchett	1	1	0
RB Horace Ingram	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,400 (63,400 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,200 (17,200)
End Zone 12,400 (12,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (11,000)
Club Seats 13,500 (13,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,400 (63,400 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,200 (17,200)
End Zone	12,400 (12,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (11,000)
Club Seats	13,500 (13,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (2,200)