Wild Card Playoff Games, 2024

played in Houston, TX

45 degrees, fair, calm

Buffalo Bills	3	0	0	3	-	6
Houston Texans	3	10	7	14	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:03 BUF - Emmitt Savoie 29 field goal
1Q: 03:12 HOU - Justin Chasser 27 field goal
2Q: 05:39 HOU - William Bondy 9 pass from Heath Brodie (Justin Chasser extra point)
2Q: 00:51 HOU - Justin Chasser 46 field goal
3Q: 08:19 HOU - Earl Rader 9 pass from Heath Brodie (Justin Chasser extra point)
4Q: 11:48 BUF - Emmitt Savoie 34 field goal
4Q: 07:40 HOU - Brad Barnett 2 run (Justin Chasser extra point)
4Q: 02:15 HOU - Brad Barnett 1 run (Justin Chasser extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:03 BUF - Emmitt Savoie 29 field goal
1Q: 03:12 HOU - Justin Chasser 27 field goal
2Q: 05:39 HOU - William Bondy 9 pass from Heath Brodie (Justin Chasser extra point)
2Q: 00:51 HOU - Justin Chasser 46 field goal
3Q: 08:19 HOU - Earl Rader 9 pass from Heath Brodie (Justin Chasser extra point)
4Q: 11:48 BUF - Emmitt Savoie 34 field goal
4Q: 07:40 HOU - Brad Barnett 2 run (Justin Chasser extra point)
4Q: 02:15 HOU - Brad Barnett 1 run (Justin Chasser extra point)

Team Statistics BUF HOU
Record 12-5 11-6
First Downs 15 20
- by Rushing 10 10
- by Passing 5 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 218 351
- Offensive Plays 55 64
- Yards per Play 3.96 5.48
Net Rushing Yards 143 100
- Rushing Attempts 24 30
- Yards per Rush 5.96 3.33
Net Passing Yards 75 251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 15 - 1 31 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 98 271
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/23 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 2.42 7.38
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 10/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/41 1/10
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 5/119 2/37
Interception Ret./Yards 1/1 1/25
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 29
Time of Possession 27:15 32:45

Team Statistics	BUF	HOU
Record	12-5	11-6
First Downs	15	20
- by Rushing	10	10
- by Passing	5	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	218	351
- Offensive Plays	55	64
- Yards per Play	3.96	5.48
Net Rushing Yards	143	100
- Rushing Attempts	24	30
- Yards per Rush	5.96	3.33
Net Passing Yards	75	251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 15 - 1	31 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	98	271
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/23	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	2.42	7.38
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	10/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/41	1/10
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	5/119	2/37
Interception Ret./Yards	1/1	1/25
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 29
Time of Possession	27:15	32:45

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:26	3:29	OPP 36	6	24	Field Goal
1	10:03	1:34	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
1	3:07	4:48	OWN 27	7	27	Punt
2	5:33	3:29	OWN 33	7	34	Interception
2	0:46	0:46	OWN 12	2	11	Half
3	15:00	2:47	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
3	8:09	3:11	OWN 42	6	5	Punt
3	2:45	0:48	OWN 47	3	0	Punt
3	0:54	4:13	OPP 43	9	26	Field Goal
4	7:31	1:02	OWN 35	3	-6	Fumble
4	2:09	2:09	OWN 22	5	47	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:34	OWN 31	1	0	Interception
1	10:57	0:54	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	8:29	5:22	OWN 36	10	54	Field Goal
2	13:19	7:46	OWN 12	15	88	Touchdown
2	2:04	1:18	OPP 48	4	19	Field Goal
3	12:13	4:04	OWN 19	9	81	Touchdown
3	4:58	2:13	OWN 1	3	6	Punt
3	1:57	1:03	OWN 15	3	-7	Punt
4	11:41	4:10	OWN 35	7	65	Touchdown
4	6:29	4:20	OPP 29	9	29	Touchdown

Game MVP: Heath Brodie, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Benjamin Dantzler	16	90	5.63	16	4
Greg Janssen	4	36	9.00	18	2
Ralph Maxwell	3	19	6.33	12	1
Heath Stokes	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jamal Rivers	17	54	3.18	8	0	0
Brad Barnett	10	29	2.90	11	1	2
Joey Crawford	2	13	6.50	9	0	0
Heath Brodie	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph Maxwell	25	14	93	5/23	0	15	1	47.6
Michael Herndon	1	1	5	0/0	0	5	0	87.5

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Heath Brodie	31	21	271	3/20	2	41	1	103.0

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Johnnie Gillott	5	7	48	9.60	6	15
WR Steve Monroe	4	9	33	8.25	3	14
FB Heath Stokes	2	2	1	0.50	2	1
WR Earnest Leal	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Pat Douglas	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
RB Benjamin Dantzler	1	1	5	5.00	2	5
TE Lester Emerson	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
TE Raymond Alexander	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Earl Rader	9	11	159	17.67	58	41	1
WR William Bondy	4	4	45	11.25	8	17	1
TE Derrick Vaughn	2	3	16	8.00	5	9	0
WR Kurt Snyder	2	2	32	16.00	14	24	0
WR Bucky Organ	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Jamal Rivers	1	2	6	6.00	5	6	0
RB Brad Barnett	1	3	8	8.00	9	8	0
FB Joey Crawford	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
FB Monty Klinghagen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Claude Hutton	1	1	1.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Brady Godfrey	1	25	25.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Steve Monroe	1	0	0	0
Lamar Toews	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jamal Rivers	1	0	0
Donny Willis	0	1	1
Nick Diaz	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rico Miiles	5	212	42.4	40.2	52	4

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Arnold Lavigne	3	130	43.3	42.3	49	0

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Emmitt Savoie	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justin Chasser	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Todd Benson	1	3	3.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earl Rader	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Alston	5	119	23.8	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donny Willis	1	20	20.0	0
William Bondy	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mack Alston	7	3	0.0	28	34
DE Edward Arnold	5	0	1.0	19	29
CB Lamar Toews	5	0	0.0	26	31
S Adrian Hastings	5	0	0.0	24	27
ILB Rod Ulufale	4	3	0.0	20	27
OLB Earnest Vasher	4	0	0.0	24	22
DT J.T. Shapiro	3	3	0.5	10	19
DT Daryl Poly	3	3	0.0	23	19
OLB Claude Hutton	3	1	0.0	17	19
DT J.T. Salinas	3	1	0.0	26	23
DE Nathan McIntyre	2	2	0.5	20	11
CB Trevor Graham	2	0	0.0	25	24
DE Jamal Stokes	1	0	1.0	10	26
ILB Aaron Samuels	1	0	0.0	9	8
G Earnest Bailey	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Nolan Adderly	1	0	0.0	10	7
CB Norbert Walton	1	0	0.0	16	19

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Quinn McKenzie	7	1	2.0	21	29
CB Donny Willis	5	2	0.0	19	28
CB Trevor Canas	4	0	0.0	20	22
S Burt Morlando	3	2	0.0	21	25
DE Ronald Woodward	3	0	0.0	20	23
S Harvey Reeves	3	0	0.0	10	15
ILB Leo Murray	2	2	1.0	20	19
DT Wendell Giefeke	2	1	1.0	10	12
DE Oscar Battle	2	0	1.0	17	23
CB Dean Barber	2	1	0.0	19	12
DT Gabe Oliver	2	0	0.0	5	10
OLB Vernon Morrison	2	0	0.0	5	5
S Tom Taves	1	0	0.0	12	9
TE Derrick Vaughn	1	0	---	---	---
DT Tyrell Murack	1	0	0.0	12	18
S Jerald Perkins	1	0	0.0	15	26
CB Fred Lemons	1	0	0.0	8	23
OLB Lewis Lee	1	0	0.0	3	2
ILB Brady Godfrey	0	1	0.0	3	11
DT Clay Raymer	0	1	0.0	19	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Edward Arnold	1.0	1	1	0	29
DE Jamal Stokes	1.0	0	0	0	26
DT J.T. Shapiro	0.5	0	1	0	19
DE Nathan McIntyre	0.5	0	0	1	11

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Quinn McKenzie	2.0	0	0	29
DE Oscar Battle	1.0	1	1	23
ILB Leo Murray	1.0	0	0	19
DT Wendell Giefeke	1.0	0	0	12
DT Clay Raymer	0.0	2	1	21
DE Ronald Woodward	0.0	2	0	23
DE Ernie Burton	0.0	1	0	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Adrian Hastings	5	2	0	27
S Mack Alston	3	0	0	34
ILB Rod Ulufale	2	2	0	27
CB Lamar Toews	2	0	0	31
CB Trevor Graham	2	0	0	24
DT Daryl Poly	2	0	0	19
OLB Earnest Vasher	1	1	0	22
OLB Claude Hutton	1	0	1	19
ILB Aaron Samuels	1	0	0	8
DT J.T. Salinas	1	0	0	23
CB Norbert Walton	1	0	0	19

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Donny Willis	4	0	0	28
CB Fred Lemons	2	2	0	23
OLB Quinn McKenzie	2	1	0	29
S Burt Morlando	1	0	0	25
CB Trevor Canas	1	0	0	22
S Harvey Reeves	1	0	0	15
ILB Leo Murray	1	0	0	19
S Jerald Perkins	1	0	0	26
OLB Vernon Morrison	1	0	0	5
CB Dean Barber	1	0	0	12
ILB Brady Godfrey	0	0	1	11

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jason Weber	2	5	0	21	0	23
Melvin Bryant	2	3	0	21	1	26
Skip Louis	2	3	0	18	1	29
Heath Stokes	2	3	0	18	0	23
Earnest Bailey	1	3	0	24	0	30
Lawrence Asher	1	2	1	16	1	23
Adam Moss	1	2	0	10	0	14
Greg Janssen	0	0	0	6	1	10
Otis Finks	0	0	0	3	1	6

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Nick Diaz	3	5	0	30	0	34
Raymond Takemura	2	8	1	23	0	31
Joey Crawford	2	2	0	20	0	16
Alvin Finley	1	3	1	29	0	30
Myron Rodriguez	1	2	1	8	0	7
Ernest Occean	1	2	0	22	3	28
Max Pullen	1	2	0	4	0	6
Josh Buckner	0	3	0	26	0	28
Monty Klinghagen	0	2	0	4	0	7

Special Teams Statistics

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Janssen	2	5
Kirk Kerr	1	15
Hardy Dux	1	8
Lance Becnel	0	20
Todd Benson	0	18
Lester Emerson	0	17
Norbert Walton	0	17
Aaron Samuels	0	15
Tony Merriman	0	12
Mack Alston	0	9
Earnest Leal	0	9
Corey Wiltz	0	9
Nolan Adderly	0	9
Heath Stokes	0	8
Claude Richardson	0	7
Otis Finks	0	7
Melvin Bryant	0	7
Adam Moss	0	7
Rico Miiles	0	5
Emmitt Savoie	0	5
Edward Arnold	0	4
Raymond Alexander	0	4
Jamal Stokes	0	3
Lamar Toews	0	3
Pat Douglas	0	3
Nathan McIntyre	0	3
Leslie Chandler	0	2
Claude Hutton	0	2
Daryl Poly	0	2
Adrian Hastings	0	2
J.T. Shapiro	0	1
Johnnie Gillott	0	1
Trevor Graham	0	1
Earnest Vasher	0	1
J.T. Salinas	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Brad Barnett	2	8
Tom Taves	1	13
Monty Klinghagen	1	12
Brady Godfrey	1	9
Alvin Finley	1	5
Jerame Englund	0	20
William Bondy	0	17
Lewis Lee	0	14
Fred Lemons	0	13
Kelly Madera	0	13
Kurt Snyder	0	13
Donny Willis	0	11
Bucky Organ	0	10
Justin Chasser	0	9
Derrick Vaughn	0	7
Earl Rader	0	6
Myron Rodriguez	0	5
Max Pullen	0	5
Leo Murray	0	5
Mack Ingram	0	5
Arnold Lavigne	0	5
Clay Raymer	0	4
Nick Diaz	0	4
Joey Crawford	0	4
Tyrell Murack	0	3
Gabe Oliver	0	3
Oscar Battle	0	3
Wendell Giefeke	0	3
Quinn McKenzie	0	2
Ronald Woodward	0	2
Trevor Canas	0	2
Deion Urquiola	0	2
Vernon Morrison	0	2
Burt Morlando	0	1
Harvey Reeves	0	1
Jerald Perkins	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	12	4.0
Middle	14	93	6.6
Right	7	38	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	23	3.8
Middle	17	57	3.4
Right	7	20	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph Maxwell	25	14	0	0	1	3	6	2	1
Michael Herndon	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Heath Brodie	31	21	5	1	0	5	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	9	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	32	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	57	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	22	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	145	10.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	84	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	20	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Steve Monroe	9	4	0	33	25
WR Johnnie Gillott	7	5	1	48	21
TE Raymond Alexander	3	0	0	0	19
WR Earnest Leal	2	1	0	-1	4
FB Heath Stokes	2	2	0	1	23
WR Pat Douglas	1	1	0	5	12
RB Benjamin Dantzler	1	1	0	5	19
TE Lester Emerson	1	1	0	7	3

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earl Rader	11	9	159	4	30
WR William Bondy	4	4	45	0	13
WR Bucky Organ	3	1	6	0	23
TE Derrick Vaughn	3	2	16	0	23
RB Brad Barnett	3	1	8	0	14
RB Jamal Rivers	2	1	6	0	16
WR Kurt Snyder	2	2	32	1	16
FB Joey Crawford	2	1	-1	0	16
FB Monty Klinghagen	1	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Benjamin Dantzler	2	11	5.50	5.63
Greg Janssen	1	3	3.00	9.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jamal Rivers	9	29	3.22	3.18
Brad Barnett	5	12	2.40	2.90

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ralph Maxwell	3	3	18	6.00	3.72

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Heath Brodie	4	2	18	4.50	8.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Johnnie Gillott	2	2	13	6.50	6.86
WR Pat Douglas	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bucky Organ	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Earl Rader	1	1	9	9.00	14.45
WR William Bondy	1	1	9	9.00	11.25
FB Joey Crawford	1	0	0	0.00	-0.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Benjamin Dantzler	3	3
Ralph Maxwell	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Brad Barnett	4	3
Heath Brodie	1	1
Joey Crawford	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ralph Maxwell	7	4	1

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Heath Brodie	9	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnnie Gillott	5	3	1
WR Earnest Leal	1	0	0
WR Steve Monroe	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earl Rader	4	3	2
WR Kurt Snyder	2	2	2
WR William Bondy	1	1	1
RB Brad Barnett	1	0	0
FB Joey Crawford	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,400 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,100)
End Zone 15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,400)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,400 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,100)
End Zone	15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,400)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (4,000)