Week 6, 2048

played in Buffalo, NY

56 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

Houston Texans	13	6	3	6	-	28
Buffalo Bills	7	0	7	6	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:25 HOU - Tre Flaherty 10 pass from Fernando Huettner (Ed Norton extra point)
1Q: 08:55 BUF - William Klepfer 3 run (Donnie Maxwell extra point)
1Q: 04:11 HOU - Ed Norton 19 field goal
1Q: 01:34 HOU - Ed Norton 38 field goal
2Q: 10:11 HOU - Ed Norton 38 field goal
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Ed Norton 48 field goal
3Q: 10:26 BUF - Aidan Richmond 4 pass from Jeffery Harding (Donnie Maxwell extra point)
3Q: 05:37 HOU - Ed Norton 53 field goal
4Q: 13:09 BUF - Connor Samuels 12 pass from Jeffery Harding (Jeffery Harding pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 07:51 HOU - Ed Norton 28 field goal
4Q: 01:38 HOU - Ed Norton 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:25 HOU - Tre Flaherty 10 pass from Fernando Huettner (Ed Norton extra point)
1Q: 08:55 BUF - William Klepfer 3 run (Donnie Maxwell extra point)
1Q: 04:11 HOU - Ed Norton 19 field goal
1Q: 01:34 HOU - Ed Norton 38 field goal
2Q: 10:11 HOU - Ed Norton 38 field goal
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Ed Norton 48 field goal
3Q: 10:26 BUF - Aidan Richmond 4 pass from Jeffery Harding (Donnie Maxwell extra point)
3Q: 05:37 HOU - Ed Norton 53 field goal
4Q: 13:09 BUF - Connor Samuels 12 pass from Jeffery Harding (Jeffery Harding pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 07:51 HOU - Ed Norton 28 field goal
4Q: 01:38 HOU - Ed Norton 31 field goal

Team Statistics HOU BUF
Record 5-1 4-1-1
First Downs 23 18
- by Rushing 9 5
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 416 352
- Offensive Plays 73 57
- Yards per Play 5.70 6.18
Net Rushing Yards 161 105
- Rushing Attempts 30 22
- Yards per Rush 5.37 4.77
Net Passing Yards 255 247
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 26 - 0 34 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 263 255
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 5.93 7.06
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 9/60 6/59
Punt Returns/Yards 2/24 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 3/87 4/90
Interception Ret./Yards 2/3 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 32
Time of Possession 35:02 24:58

Team Statistics	HOU	BUF
Record	5-1	4-1-1
First Downs	23	18
- by Rushing	9	5
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	416	352
- Offensive Plays	73	57
- Yards per Play	5.70	6.18
Net Rushing Yards	161	105
- Rushing Attempts	30	22
- Yards per Rush	5.37	4.77
Net Passing Yards	255	247
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 26 - 0	34 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	263	255
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	5.93	7.06
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	9/60	6/59
Punt Returns/Yards	2/24	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	3/87	4/90
Interception Ret./Yards	2/3	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 32
Time of Possession	35:02	24:58

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:43	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
1	8:46	4:41	OWN 28	9	70	Field Goal
1	2:51	1:24	OPP 38	5	17	Field Goal
2	14:47	4:42	OWN 23	9	56	Field Goal
2	9:15	2:50	OWN 43	5	4	Punt
2	5:29	1:30	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	2:28	2:28	OWN 35	7	34	Field Goal
3	10:16	4:45	OWN 33	8	31	Field Goal
3	2:37	0:56	OWN 20	4	-11	Punt
4	13:02	2:43	OWN 45	3	2	Punt
4	10:08	2:22	OWN 41	5	48	Field Goal
4	4:54	3:22	OWN 16	11	70	Field Goal

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:17	3:31	OWN 28	5	72	Touchdown
1	4:05	1:14	OWN 25	3	13	Fumble
1	1:27	1:40	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
2	10:05	0:50	OWN 25	2	23	Interception
2	6:25	0:56	OPP 41	3	-8	Punt
2	3:59	1:31	OWN 14	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	4:44	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
3	5:31	2:54	OWN 25	5	24	Punt
3	1:41	3:39	OPP 43	8	43	Touchdown
4	10:19	0:11	OPP 37	1	-4	Fumble
4	7:46	2:52	OWN 22	6	53	Interception
4	1:32	1:32	OWN 21	9	37	Downs

Game MVP: Ed Norton, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kim Denney	15	52	3.47	17	3
Kaden Montalvo	7	31	4.43	11	2
Fernando Huettner	6	75	12.50	30	2
Trevor Davis	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0
Wyatt Ginn	1	5	5.00	5	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Miles Howe	12	51	4.25	23	3	0
Jeffery Harding	5	42	8.40	10	1	0
William Klepfer	4	4	1.00	4	0	1
Butch Beyer	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fernando Huettner	42	26	263	1/8	1	38	0	87.7

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeffery Harding	34	21	255	1/8	2	46	2	79.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tre Flaherty	10	13	137	13.70	34	38	1
TE Alvin Lindsay	3	5	16	5.33	5	15	0
TE Leon Leverette	3	7	35	11.67	13	17	0
WR Tyrus Bruce	2	7	9	4.50	0	6	0
RB Kaden Montalvo	2	2	19	9.50	7	12	0
RB Kim Denney	2	2	29	14.50	9	20	0
FB Trevor Davis	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Demetrius Dodge	1	1	8	8.00	11	8	0
WR Tucker Messerly	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Fred Bishop	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Connor Samuels	6	8	50	8.33	17	15	1
WR Wally Reese	5	8	82	16.40	26	46	0
TE Tyrus Ford	3	3	69	23.00	48	44	0
RB Miles Howe	2	3	9	4.50	7	6	0
RB William Klepfer	2	3	7	3.50	0	4	0
WR Aidan Richmond	2	5	24	12.00	4	20	1
FB Butch Beyer	1	2	14	14.00	7	14	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Dean Churchill	1	1	1.00	0
CB Norm Briseno	1	2	2.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kaden Montalvo	1	0	0
Shannon Mills	0	1	0
Sammie Holmes	0	1	0
Norm Briseno	0	1	0
J.R. Robbins	0	0	1
Nicky McElroy	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Force
Jeffery Harding	1	0
Miles Howe	1	0
Ernest Rzentkowski	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Derrick Shapiro	4	95	23.8	22.8	61	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eli Geis	4	211	52.8	36.8	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ed Norton	7/7	2/2	1/1	53	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnie Maxwell	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tucker Messerly	2	24	12.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cristian Oquendo	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaden Montalvo	2	62	31.0	0
Kim Denney	1	25	25.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cristian Oquendo	4	90	22.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dustin Kuszewski	7	0	0.0	22	27
OLB Nicky McElroy	6	2	0.0	22	35
CB Norm Briseno	5	0	0.0	22	35
S Sammie Holmes	4	1	0.0	22	35
DE Rex Hauer	3	2	1.0	22	30
CB Les Peebles	3	2	0.0	22	33
ILB Dean Churchill	2	2	0.0	13	15
CB Steven Graham	2	1	0.0	10	23
S J.R. Robbins	2	0	0.0	12	14
DT Parker Cleveland	2	0	0.0	10	21
DT Manuel Terhorst	1	2	0.0	12	21
DT J.B. Small	1	1	0.0	14	21
DE Melvin Craig	1	0	0.0	7	17
S J.C. Miceli	1	0	0.0	0	11
DE Shaquille Leblond	0	1	0.0	21	30
CB Lucas Gentala	0	1	0.0	9	17

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ernest Rzentkowski	12	2	0.0	30	43
OLB Joseph Jennings	6	3	0.0	29	41
CB Earnest Rasmussen	5	2	0.0	20	35
CB Marcos Roberts	4	3	0.0	20	29
ILB Jeffrey Hughes	4	2	0.0	22	38
S Ryan Coles	4	1	0.0	30	41
DE Chris Morton	3	1	0.0	20	27
CB Edward Terrell	3	0	0.0	11	18
DE Deion Leyva	3	0	0.0	19	24
DT Braxton Gorski	2	0	1.0	21	36
DE Christian Brann	2	1	0.0	21	35
CB Bart Ogden	2	1	0.0	29	30
OLB Fernando Comeaux	2	0	0.0	23	42
ILB Neal DiCosomo	1	1	0.0	8	5
WR Wally Reese	1	0	---	---	---
DT Irv Fleming	1	0	0.0	9	9
ILB Herman Milam	1	0	0.0	8	13
TE Bryce Bullock	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rex Hauer	1.0	1	0	0	30
DE Shaquille Leblond	0.0	0	1	2	30
DT Parker Cleveland	0.0	0	1	0	21

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Braxton Gorski	1.0	0	1	0	36
CB Earnest Rasmussen	0.0	1	0	0	35
DE Chris Morton	0.0	0	3	0	27
DE Christian Brann	0.0	0	2	0	35
OLB Joseph Jennings	0.0	0	1	3	41
OLB Fernando Comeaux	0.0	0	1	0	42

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Norm Briseno	4	1	1	35
OLB Nicky McElroy	3	2	0	35
ILB Dustin Kuszewski	3	1	0	27
S Sammie Holmes	3	0	0	35
CB Steven Graham	2	2	0	23
CB Les Peebles	2	0	0	33
S J.R. Robbins	1	0	0	14
DE Melvin Craig	1	0	0	17
DT J.B. Small	1	0	0	21
S J.C. Miceli	1	0	0	11
ILB Dean Churchill	0	0	1	15

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Ernest Rzentkowski	5	1	43
CB Earnest Rasmussen	5	1	35
ILB Jeffrey Hughes	4	0	38
CB Edward Terrell	3	1	18
S Ryan Coles	3	0	41
OLB Joseph Jennings	2	3	41
OLB Fernando Comeaux	2	0	42
CB Marcos Roberts	1	0	29
DE Christian Brann	1	0	35
ILB Chandler Husted	0	1	4

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leslie Mozart	3	5	1	30	1	43
Willie O'Neal	2	8	0	30	0	43
Gerald Newhart	1	5	0	30	0	43
Oliver Hellerstedt	1	3	0	30	0	43
Alvin Lindsay	1	2	0	10	0	16
Shannon Mills	1	1	0	30	0	43

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Pedro Lowe	2	7	22	0	35
Stan McGinnis	1	5	22	0	35
Malcolm Stephens	1	1	22	0	35
Tyrus Ford	1	1	21	0	35
Archie Gidley	0	2	22	1	35
Grayson Schanding	0	1	22	0	35

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Trevor Davis	2	27
Wyatt Ginn	1	27
Dean Churchill	1	20
Zack Chun	1	16

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Joseph Jennings	2	15
Mason Geffen	1	18
Jeffrey Hughes	1	13
Marty Kreklow	1	4

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Leslie Mozart	30	43	---	---	11	84
Shannon Mills	30	43	---	---	11	84
Fernando Huettner	30	43	---	---	---	73
Gerald Newhart	30	43	---	---	---	73
Willie O'Neal	30	43	---	---	---	73
Oliver Hellerstedt	30	43	---	---	---	73
Tre Flaherty	28	43	---	---	---	71
Tyrus Bruce	26	42	---	---	1	69
Leon Leverette	26	39	---	---	---	65
Kim Denney	20	23	---	---	19	62
Nicky McElroy	---	---	22	35	---	57
Sammie Holmes	---	---	22	35	---	57
Norm Briseno	---	---	22	35	---	57
Les Peebles	---	---	22	33	---	55
Rex Hauer	---	---	22	30	---	52
Tucker Messerly	20	28	---	---	4	52
Shaquille Leblond	---	---	21	30	---	51
Dustin Kuszewski	---	---	22	27	---	49
Kaden Montalvo	8	13	---	---	27	48
Dean Churchill	---	---	13	15	20	48
J.R. Robbins	---	---	12	14	16	42
Trevor Davis	6	4	---	---	27	37
Manuel Terhorst	---	---	12	21	4	37
J.B. Small	---	---	14	21	---	35
Parker Cleveland	---	---	10	21	4	35
Steven Graham	---	---	10	23	---	33
Alvin Lindsay	10	16	---	---	4	30
Wyatt Ginn	1	0	---	---	27	28
Lucas Gentala	---	---	9	17	---	26
Melvin Craig	---	---	7	17	---	24
Chuck Foster	---	---	2	0	20	22
Zack Chun	---	---	0	0	16	16
Ed Norton	0	0	---	---	15	15
J.C. Miceli	---	---	0	11	4	15
Leslie Johnston	2	0	---	---	12	14
Demetrius Dodge	2	1	---	---	11	14
Ben Humphries	0	0	---	---	11	11
Korey Dacosta	0	0	---	---	11	11
Kerry Gellings	0	0	---	---	11	11
Brett Morrison	0	0	---	---	7	7
Fred Bishop	1	6	---	---	---	7
Derrick Shapiro	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ed Demyan	---	---	0	0	---	0
Leo Kehl	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.C. Allen	---	---	0	0	---	0
Warren Turner	---	---	0	0	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joseph Jennings	---	---	29	41	15	85
Ernest Rzentkowski	---	---	30	43	8	81
Ryan Coles	---	---	30	41	6	77
Jeffrey Hughes	---	---	22	38	13	73
Fernando Comeaux	---	---	23	42	7	72
Marcos Roberts	---	---	20	29	19	68
Wally Reese	21	32	---	---	12	65
Bart Ogden	---	---	29	30	6	65
Braxton Gorski	---	---	21	36	8	65
Earnest Rasmussen	---	---	20	35	9	64
Connor Samuels	22	33	---	---	8	63
Christian Brann	---	---	21	35	5	61
Grayson Schanding	22	35	---	---	4	61
Pedro Lowe	22	35	---	---	4	61
Stan McGinnis	22	35	---	---	4	61
Tyrus Ford	21	35	---	---	2	58
Jeffery Harding	22	35	---	---	---	57
Malcolm Stephens	22	35	---	---	---	57
Archie Gidley	22	35	---	---	---	57
Deion Leyva	---	---	19	24	9	52
Chris Morton	---	---	20	27	4	51
Miles Howe	17	24	---	---	2	43
Butch Beyer	9	11	---	---	16	36
Edward Terrell	---	---	11	18	2	31
Dominique Corbett	---	---	8	3	20	31
Neal DiCosomo	---	---	8	5	14	27
Herman Milam	---	---	8	13	4	25
Aidan Richmond	8	16	---	---	---	24
Irv Fleming	---	---	9	9	4	22
Mason Geffen	1	3	---	---	18	22
Harrison Rogers	0	1	---	---	16	17
Devan Devine	---	---	0	0	15	15
Reuben Harvey	0	0	---	---	14	14
William Klepfer	5	8	---	---	---	13
Bryce Bullock	6	7	---	---	---	13
Cristian Oquendo	---	---	0	0	12	12
Chandler Husted	---	---	1	4	1	6
Glen Musser	0	5	---	---	---	5
Marty Kreklow	0	0	---	---	4	4
Brendan Kehl	0	0	---	---	4	4
Eli Geis	0	0	---	---	4	4
Donnie Maxwell	0	0	---	---	4	4
Demetrius Walker	---	---	1	0	---	1
Ben Hammond	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bruce Torelli	0	0	---	---	---	0
Andres Chillar	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	25	128	5.1
Right	5	33	6.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	10	2.0
Middle	13	87	6.7
Right	4	8	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fernando Huettner	42	26	2	0	0	7	8	3	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeffery Harding	34	21	5	0	0	6	2	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	16	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	12	122	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	87	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	38	19.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	9	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	100	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	100	12.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	46	9.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tre Flaherty	13	10	137	1	43
WR Tyrus Bruce	7	2	9	0	42
TE Leon Leverette	7	3	35	0	39
TE Alvin Lindsay	5	3	16	0	16
WR Tucker Messerly	3	1	4	0	28
RB Kaden Montalvo	2	2	19	0	13
RB Kim Denney	2	2	29	1	23
FB Trevor Davis	1	1	1	0	4
WR Demetrius Dodge	1	1	8	0	1
WR Fred Bishop	1	1	5	0	6

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wally Reese	8	5	82	2	32
WR Connor Samuels	8	6	50	0	33
WR Aidan Richmond	5	2	24	1	16
RB Miles Howe	3	2	9	0	24
TE Tyrus Ford	3	3	69	2	35
RB William Klepfer	3	2	7	0	8
FB Butch Beyer	2	1	14	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kaden Montalvo	2	3	1.50	4.43
Kim Denney	2	-2	-1.00	3.47
Trevor Davis	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00
Fernando Huettner	1	8	8.00	12.50

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
William Klepfer	1	3	3.00	1.00
Butch Beyer	1	8	8.00	8.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fernando Huettner	4	1	10	2.50	6.26

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeffery Harding	7	5	27	3.86	7.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tre Flaherty	2	1	10	5.00	10.54
TE Leon Leverette	2	0	0	0.00	5.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wally Reese	2	1	5	2.50	10.25
WR Connor Samuels	2	1	12	6.00	6.25
RB Miles Howe	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
RB William Klepfer	1	1	3	3.00	2.33
WR Aidan Richmond	1	1	4	4.00	4.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Kim Denney	6	2
Fernando Huettner	2	2
Trevor Davis	1	0
Wyatt Ginn	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Jeffery Harding	2	0
Miles Howe	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fernando Huettner	8	4	3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeffery Harding	8	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tre Flaherty	3	2	2
TE Alvin Lindsay	2	2	1
TE Leon Leverette	2	0	0
WR Tyrus Bruce	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Miles Howe	2	1	1
WR Connor Samuels	2	2	2
WR Aidan Richmond	2	1	1
WR Wally Reese	1	0	0
RB William Klepfer	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 94,500 (95,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,000 (23,500)
End Zone 16,900 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,800 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	94,500 (95,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,000 (23,500)
End Zone	16,900 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,800 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)