| Played in Buffalo, NY, weather: 70 degrees, rain, 5 mph wind. |
| Houston won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Ricky Lelie kicked off 73 yards from the BUF35. Touchback. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU20 (1Q: 15:00) Earnest Stadtmauer ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Shaun Larocque. Key block delivered by Trevor Davis. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-2-HOU28 (1Q: 14:30) Earnest Stadtmauer ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Shaun Larocque. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. Jennings is blitzing. 3-2-HOU28 (1Q: 14:02) Britt Webster ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Clay Howard. Key block delivered by Corwin Hicks. |
| Houston: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Jennings, McDaniel and Brooks are blitzing. 1-10-HOU32 (1Q: 13:20) Jumbo Talent pass completed to WR Jon Moss for 36 yards. Tackled by ILB Jeffrey Hughes. Moss gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Houston: I formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-BUF32 (1Q: 12:45) Chris Terry ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Kaleb Pieper, assisted by S Clay Howard. |
| Houston: I formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-8-BUF30 (1Q: 12:05) Jumbo Talent pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Leslie Johnston. DT Nate Sanders blocked the pass. |
| Houston: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-8-BUF30 (1Q: 11:58) Jumbo Talent pass completed to WR B.J. Randle for 11 yards. Tackled by S Hardy Nixon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-BUF19 (1Q: 11:30) Jumbo Talent kept the ball, running around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Deon Riley. |
| Houston: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Jennings, Hughes and Howard are blitzing. 2-11-BUF20 (1Q: 10:45) Jumbo Talent scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Jose Alcott. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-5-BUF14 (1Q: 10:09) Chris Terry ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Jeffrey Hughes. Key block delivered by Frankie Hardy. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-4-BUF04 (1Q: 09:34) Earnest Stadtmauer ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Hardy Nixon. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-5-BUF05 (1Q: 09:11) Jumbo Talent pass completed to WR Jon Moss for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Buffalo's Reuben Brooks was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. Houston 6, Buffalo 0 |
| (1Q: 09:11) Extra point by Kaleb Francis was good. Houston 7, Buffalo 0 |
| (1Q: 09:03) Morris Hurnblad kicked off 55 yards from the HOU35. Austin Antonides returned the ball 21 yards to the BUF31. Tackled by Leonard O'Donnell. |
| Buffalo: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-BUF31 (1Q: 08:27) Ernie Sims pass completed to WR Sammy Gentile for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Korey Fichialos. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-6-BUF35 (1Q: 08:07) Ernie Sims pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kody McElroy. OLB J.T. Phillips hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Buffalo: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-6-BUF35 (1Q: 08:01) Ernie Sims pass completed to WR The King of England for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Zach Jacquet. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-3-BUF38 (1Q: 07:55) Harold Giba punted 40 yards. DeAndre Greer returned the kick 7 yards to the HOU29. Tackled by Deon Riley. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU29 (1Q: 07:46) Earnest Stadtmauer ran inside the right guard for 12 yards. Tackled by S Hardy Nixon, assisted by DE Kaleb Pieper. Key block delivered by Corwin Hicks. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU41 (1Q: 07:23) Jumbo Talent pass completed to WR Jon Moss for 21 yards. Tackled by S Clay Howard, assisted by OLB J.J. Francis. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-BUF38 (1Q: 06:53) Earnest Stadtmauer ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB RB Brooks. ILB Jeffrey Hughes knocked down Frankie Hardy to break up the play. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-8-BUF36 (1Q: 06:18) Earnest Stadtmauer ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Joseph Jennings. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 3-4-BUF32 (1Q: 05:50) Earnest Stadtmauer ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Jeffrey Hughes. Key block delivered by Frankie Hardy. Hardy ran over R. Jay Brandon to set up the play. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Jennings, Hughes and McDaniel are blitzing. 1-10-BUF26 (1Q: 05:12) Chris Terry ran around the left tackle for 26 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Corwin Hicks. Houston 13, Buffalo 0 |
| (1Q: 05:12) Extra point by Kaleb Francis was good. Houston 14, Buffalo 0 |
| (1Q: 05:00) Morris Hurnblad kicked off 65 yards from the HOU35. Austin Antonides returned the ball 22 yards to the BUF22. Tackled by Zachary Coffey. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for an Illegal Block on the Kick Return. |
| Buffalo: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Phillips is blitzing. 1-10-BUF05 (1Q: 04:39) Miles Howe ran around left end for 13 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Marcus Szypulski. Key block delivered by Wally Jurkiewicz. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-BUF18 (1Q: 03:57) Owen Farrens ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Dustin Kuszewski, assisted by OLB Korey Fichialos. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Phillips is blitzing. 2-9-BUF19 (1Q: 03:31) Miles Howe ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Rusty Ansara. Key block delivered by Wally Jurkiewicz. |
| Buffalo: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-BUF29 (1Q: 03:03) Miles Howe ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Rickey Loyd. |
| Buffalo: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Phillips is blitzing. 2-6-BUF33 (1Q: 02:20) Ernie Sims pass completed to TE Donald Guagliardo for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Zach Jacquet, assisted by S Gabe Hanks. Guagliardo gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-BUF42 (1Q: 01:40) Owen Farrens ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Korey Fichialos, assisted by S Shawn Hickman. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-7-BUF45 (1Q: 00:57) Ernie Sims pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Sammy Gentile. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-7-BUF45 (1Q: 00:53) Ernie Sims pass completed to WR Britt England for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Dustin Kuszewski, assisted by ILB Ed Demyan. England gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Buffalo: I formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Phillips is blitzing. 1-10-HOU48 (1Q: 00:08) Owen Farrens ran inside the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Camden Cox. Key block delivered by Brayden Hammond. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| Buffalo: Strong formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU38 (2Q: 15:00) Ernie Sims pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Owen Farrens. CB Zach Jacquet defended the pass. |
| Buffalo: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Phillips is blitzing. 2-10-HOU38 (2Q: 14:54) Ernie Sims pass completed to TE Donald Guagliardo for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Leonard O'Donnell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Guagliardo gained 14 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU19 (2Q: 14:10) Miles Howe ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Hickman. |
| Buffalo: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Phillips is blitzing. 2-11-HOU20 (2Q: 13:34) Owen Farrens ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Rusty Ansara, assisted by S Shawn Hickman. Key block delivered by Wally Jurkiewicz. Jurkiewicz ran over Dustin Kuszewski to set up the play. |
| Buffalo: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. Fichialos is blitzing. 3-1-HOU10 (2Q: 12:57) Miles Howe ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Shawn Hickman, assisted by DT Rex Hauer. Key block delivered by Sedrick Douthit. |
| Buffalo: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-9-HOU09 (2Q: 12:26) Ernie Sims pass was dropped by TE Randal Weinmeister. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Buffalo: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-9-HOU09 (2Q: 12:21) Ernie Sims scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Korey Fichialos and assisted by CB Marcus Szypulski. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. Fichialos is blitzing. 3-1-HOU01 (2Q: 11:42) Miles Howe ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Rex Hauer. |
| 4-4-HOU04 (2Q: 11:09) Ricky Lelie attempted a 21 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. The holder did not do a very good job of getting the ball down in time. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Jennings is blitzing. 1-10-HOU20 (2Q: 11:02) Earnest Stadtmauer ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Nate Sanders. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-12-HOU18 (2Q: 10:18) Earnest Stadtmauer ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Clay Howard, assisted by DT Nate Sanders. |
| Houston: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-13-HOU17 (2Q: 09:44) Jumbo Talent pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Bart Mandzuk. |
| 4-13-HOU17 (2Q: 09:31) Mack Petry punted 34 yards. Owen Farrens returned the kick 16 yards to the HOU35. Tackled by Marco Hardy. |
| Buffalo: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU35 (2Q: 09:23) Ernie Sims pass completed to WR Britt England for 5 yards. Tackled by S Terrence Kelly, assisted by CB Leonard O'Donnell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Buffalo: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-5-HOU30 (2Q: 08:59) Owen Farrens ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Korey Fichialos. Key block delivered by Sedrick Douthit. |
| Buffalo: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU21 (2Q: 08:32) PENALTY: Buffalo was called for a False Start. |
| Buffalo: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-15-HOU26 (2Q: 08:25) Owen Farrens ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Lorenzo Walton. |
| Buffalo: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-16-HOU27 (2Q: 07:44) Ernie Sims pass completed to WR Kody McElroy for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Zach Jacquet. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Buffalo: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Phillips is blitzing. 3-16-HOU27 (2Q: 07:03) Ernie Sims pass completed to TE Donald Guagliardo for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Marcus Szypulski. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-HOU18 (2Q: 06:35) Ricky Lelie attempted a 35 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. He appeared to lose his footing on the wet field. |
| Houston: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-HOU25 (2Q: 06:30) Earnest Stadtmauer ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by S Clay Howard, assisted by CB Jose Alcott. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-12-HOU23 (2Q: 06:01) Jumbo Talent pass was dropped by WR Jon Moss. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-12-HOU23 (2Q: 05:48) Jumbo Talent pass completed to WR Bart Mandzuk for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB J.J. Francis. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-HOU34 (2Q: 05:25) Mack Petry punted 48 yards. Owen Farrens returned the kick 5 yards to the BUF23. Tackled by Marco Hardy. Ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Leonard O'Donnell at the BUF23. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. Jennings is blitzing. 1-10-BUF23 (2Q: 05:18) Chris Terry ran inside the right guard for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Jeffrey Hughes, assisted by CB Randy Fiske. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. Francis is blitzing. 2-13-BUF26 (2Q: 05:08) Jumbo Talent pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR DeAndre Greer. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-13-BUF26 (2Q: 05:01) Earnest Stadtmauer ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Deon Riley. |
| 4-8-BUF21 (2Q: 04:39) Kaleb Francis attempted a 38 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 17, Buffalo 0 |
| (2Q: 04:32) Morris Hurnblad kicked off 72 yards from the HOU35. Touchback. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-BUF20 (2Q: 04:32) Ernie Sims pass completed to WR Kody McElroy for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Korey Fichialos. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-5-BUF25 (2Q: 04:08) Miles Howe ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Korey Fichialos. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. Demyan is blitzing. 3-2-BUF28 (2Q: 03:45) Miles Howe ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Hickman. Key block delivered by Kendrick Ellis. |
| Buffalo: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-BUF32 (2Q: 03:25) Ernie Sims pass completed to RB Owen Farrens for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Dustin Kuszewski. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-5-BUF37 (2Q: 03:07) Ernie Sims pass completed to WR Sammy Gentile for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Zach Jacquet. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Phillips is blitzing. 1-10-BUF44 (2Q: 02:49) Ernie Sims pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Britt England. OLB J.T. Phillips blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Buffalo: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-BUF44 (2Q: 02:45) Ernie Sims pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Britt England. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Buffalo: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Phillips is blitzing. 3-10-BUF44 (2Q: 02:38) Ernie Sims pass completed to WR Sammy Gentile for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Dustin Kuszewski. Gentile gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-8-BUF46 (2Q: 02:00) Harold Giba punted 50 yards. The ball was downed at the HOU04. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-HOU04 (2Q: 01:50) Earnest Stadtmauer ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Chuck McDaniel. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-8-HOU06 (2Q: 01:22) Britt Webster ran inside the right guard for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Nate Sanders. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Jennings is blitzing. 3-11-HOU03 (2Q: 00:39) Jumbo Talent kept the ball, running around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Deon Riley, assisted by DE Jeffrey Spencer. |
| Buffalo called a time out. |
| 4-11-HOU03 (2Q: 00:29) Mack Petry punted 46 yards. Owen Farrens returned the kick 9 yards to the HOU40. Tackled by Randal Dillon. |
| Buffalo: Strong formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Phillips is blitzing. 1-10-HOU40 (2Q: 00:18) Ernie Sims pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Owen Farrens. OLB J.T. Phillips drove right through Sedrick Douthit to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Phillips is blitzing. 2-10-HOU40 (2Q: 00:08) Ernie Sims pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Clifton Noisy. OLB J.T. Phillips simply tossed Brayden Hammond aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Morris Hurnblad kicked off 65 yards from the HOU35. Austin Antonides returned the ball 29 yards to the BUF29. Tackled by Britt Webster. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Phillips is blitzing. 1-10-BUF29 (3Q: 14:22) Owen Farrens ran around left end for 18 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Terrence Kelly. Key block delivered by Brayden Hammond. |
| Buffalo: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-BUF47 (3Q: 13:39) Ernie Sims pass completed to FB Taylor Larsen for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Dustin Kuszewski. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Buffalo: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-4-HOU47 (3Q: 13:07) Owen Farrens ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Dustin Kuszewski, assisted by DT Camden Cox. |
| Buffalo: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Phillips is blitzing. 3-1-HOU44 (3Q: 12:31) Ernie Sims scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Oliver Shire and assisted by S Terrence Kelly. |
| Buffalo: Strong formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU39 (3Q: 12:05) Owen Farrens ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Hickman. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-12-HOU41 (3Q: 11:38) Ernie Sims pass completed to WR Kody McElroy for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Zach Jacquet. McElroy gained 23 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Buffalo: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU18 (3Q: 11:07) Owen Farrens ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Leonard O'Donnell. Key block delivered by Wally Jurkiewicz. Jurkiewicz ran over Rusty Ansara to set up the play. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Illegal Motion. |
| Buffalo: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-15-HOU23 (3Q: 10:57) Ernie Sims pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Kody McElroy. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Buffalo: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-15-HOU23 (3Q: 10:46) Ernie Sims pass fell incomplete, intended for WR The King of England. OLB J.T. Phillips drove right through Wally Jurkiewicz to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Offensive Holding. |
| Buffalo: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Phillips is blitzing. 2-25-HOU33 (3Q: 10:36) Ernie Sims pass completed to FB Taylor Larsen for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Marcus Szypulski. Larsen gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Buffalo: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Phillips is blitzing. 3-15-HOU23 (3Q: 09:59) Ernie Sims pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Sammy Gentile. CB Zach Jacquet simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Houston was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU18 (3Q: 09:51) Ernie Sims pass completed to WR Kody McElroy for 18 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Houston 17, Buffalo 6 |
| (3Q: 09:51) Extra point by Ricky Lelie was good. Houston 17, Buffalo 7 |
| (3Q: 09:41) Ricky Lelie kicked off 71 yards from the BUF35. Touchback. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 09:41) Earnest Stadtmauer ran around right end for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Shaun Larocque. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Jennings and Brooks are blitzing. 2-13-HOU17 (3Q: 09:10) Jumbo Talent scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Chuck McDaniel. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Bernie Flowers on the HOU24. |
| Houston: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-6-HOU24 (3Q: 08:25) Jumbo Talent pass completed to WR Bart Mandzuk for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Joseph Jennings. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU30 (3Q: 07:46) Jumbo Talent pass fell incomplete, intended for WR DeAndre Greer. ILB Jeffrey Hughes defended the pass. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-HOU30 (3Q: 07:40) Jumbo Talent pass completed to RB Earnest Stadtmauer for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Jose Alcott. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-9-HOU31 (3Q: 06:54) Jumbo Talent pass completed to WR DeAndre Greer for 16 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Hardy Nixon. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Jennings is blitzing. 1-10-HOU47 (3Q: 06:22) Earnest Stadtmauer ran around left end for 13 yards. Tackled by S Clay Howard. Key block delivered by Jimmy Greene. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-BUF40 (3Q: 05:48) Earnest Stadtmauer ran inside the right guard for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Joseph Jennings. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-12-BUF42 (3Q: 05:24) Earnest Stadtmauer ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Clay Howard, assisted by CB Jose Alcott. Stadtmauer slipped a little on the wet field. |
| Houston: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Jennings and Hughes are blitzing. 3-10-BUF40 (3Q: 04:55) Jumbo Talent pass completed to WR Jon Moss for -3 yards. Tackled by S Hardy Nixon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-13-BUF43 (3Q: 04:33) Mack Petry punted 43 yards. Touchback. Buffalo's J.J. Francis was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor facial injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| Buffalo: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-BUF20 (3Q: 04:28) Ernie Sims pass fell incomplete, intended for WR The King of England. S Shawn Hickman defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Buffalo: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-BUF20 (3Q: 04:20) Ernie Sims pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Sammy Gentile. OLB J.T. Phillips hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Buffalo: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Phillips is blitzing. 3-10-BUF20 (3Q: 04:14) Ernie Sims pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Clifton Noisy. DE Oliver Shire blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-BUF20 (3Q: 04:06) Harold Giba punted 47 yards. DeAndre Greer returned the kick 2 yards to the HOU35. Tackled by Colin Bronson. |
| Houston: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. Jennings is blitzing. 1-10-HOU35 (3Q: 03:55) Earnest Stadtmauer ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Jeffrey Hughes. |
| Houston: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-9-HOU36 (3Q: 03:26) Jumbo Talent pass completed to WR Bart Mandzuk for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Joseph Jennings. Mandzuk gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| Houston: I formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. McDaniel is blitzing. 1-10-HOU47 (3Q: 02:45) Earnest Stadtmauer ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Joseph Jennings. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Houston: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-11-HOU46 (3Q: 02:08) Earnest Stadtmauer ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Jeffrey Spencer, assisted by S Hardy Nixon. |
| Houston: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Jennings is blitzing. 3-8-HOU49 (3Q: 01:29) Jumbo Talent pass completed to WR Bart Mandzuk for 19 yards. Tackled by S Austin Antonides. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Mandzuk gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-BUF32 (3Q: 00:46) Chris Terry ran a trap outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Joseph Jennings. |
| Houston: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-12-BUF34 (3Q: 00:14) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| Houston: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-17-BUF39 (3Q: 00:05) Jumbo Talent pass completed to WR B.J. Randle for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Jose Alcott. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Buffalo's Hardy Nixon was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| Houston: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-6-BUF28 (4Q: 15:00) Jumbo Talent pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR DeAndre Greer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-BUF28 (4Q: 14:54) Kaleb Francis attempted a 45 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 20, Buffalo 7 |
| (4Q: 14:48) Morris Hurnblad kicked off 71 yards from the HOU35. Touchback. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-BUF20 (4Q: 14:48) Ernie Sims pass completed to WR Britt England for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Leonard O'Donnell, assisted by OLB Korey Fichialos. England gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Buffalo: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-BUF20 (4Q: 14:27) PENALTY: Houston was called for Encroachment. |
| Buffalo: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-5-BUF25 (4Q: 14:21) Miles Howe ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Rex Hauer. Key block delivered by Wally Jurkiewicz. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-BUF33 (4Q: 13:56) Owen Farrens ran around right end for 30 yards. Tackled by S Terrence Kelly. Key block delivered by Deron Griffin. |
| Buffalo: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU37 (4Q: 13:13) Ernie Sims pass completed to TE Nick Hemler for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Lorenzo Walton, assisted by OLB Korey Fichialos. |
| Buffalo: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-4-HOU31 (4Q: 12:39) Miles Howe ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Dustin Kuszewski, assisted by ILB Ed Demyan. Key block delivered by Sedrick Douthit. |
| Buffalo: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU26 (4Q: 11:56) Ernie Sims scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Zach Jacquet. |
| Buffalo: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-7-HOU23 (4Q: 11:10) Miles Howe ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Dustin Kuszewski. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. Fichialos is blitzing. 3-1-HOU17 (4Q: 10:36) Ernie Sims pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Donald Guagliardo. DE Rickey Loyd blocked the pass. |
| 4-1-HOU17 (4Q: 10:31) Ricky Lelie attempted a 34 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 20, Buffalo 10 |
| (4Q: 10:25) Ricky Lelie kicked off 71 yards from the BUF35. Touchback. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Jennings is blitzing. 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 10:25) Earnest Stadtmauer ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Deon Riley. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Jumbo Talent to the HOU21. |
| Houston: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-9-HOU21 (4Q: 09:42) Jumbo Talent pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bart Mandzuk. OLB Deon Riley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-9-HOU21 (4Q: 09:37) Jumbo Talent pass fell incomplete, intended for WR DeAndre Greer. DE Lorenzo Kustok hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-9-HOU21 (4Q: 09:31) Mack Petry punted 46 yards. Owen Farrens called for a fair catch at the BUF33. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-BUF33 (4Q: 09:22) Owen Farrens ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Korey Fichialos, assisted by OLB J.T. Phillips. PENALTY: Houston was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-BUF38 (4Q: 09:12) Ernie Sims pass completed to WR Alvin Porter for -4 yards. Tackled by S Terrence Kelly, assisted by ILB Lorenzo Walton. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-14-BUF34 (4Q: 08:49) Ernie Sims pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alvin Porter. CB Marcus Szypulski defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Phillips is blitzing. 3-14-BUF34 (4Q: 08:45) Ernie Sims pass completed to WR Kody McElroy for 27 yards. Tackled by CB Zach Jacquet. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Buffalo: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU39 (4Q: 08:14) Ernie Sims pass completed to FB Taylor Larsen for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Dustin Kuszewski. Larsen gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-5-HOU34 (4Q: 07:47) Ernie Sims pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Donald Guagliardo. OLB J.T. Phillips hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-5-HOU34 (4Q: 07:42) Ernie Sims scrambled for 22 yards. Tackled by S Terrence Kelly and assisted by DE Oliver Shire. |
| Buffalo: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU12 (4Q: 07:04) Miles Howe ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Leonard O'Donnell, assisted by OLB J.T. Phillips. Key block delivered by Kendrick Ellis. |
| Buffalo: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-4-HOU06 (4Q: 06:28) Miles Howe ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Dustin Kuszewski, assisted by S Shawn Hickman. |
| Buffalo: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 3-2-HOU04 (4Q: 06:05) Ernie Sims pass completed to FB Taylor Larsen for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Larsen gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Houston 20, Buffalo 16 |
| (4Q: 06:05) Extra point by Ricky Lelie was good. Houston 20, Buffalo 17 |
| (4Q: 05:57) Ricky Lelie kicked off 69 yards from the BUF35. Touchback. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Jennings is blitzing. 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 05:57) Chris Terry ran inside the right guard for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Joseph Jennings, assisted by S Clay Howard. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Jennings and Howard are blitzing. 2-13-HOU17 (4Q: 05:14) Jumbo Talent pass completed to WR DeAndre Greer for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Jeffrey Hughes. Greer gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| Houston: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 3-12-HOU18 (4Q: 04:29) Jumbo Talent pass completed to WR Bart Mandzuk for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Jose Alcott, assisted by CB Randy Fiske. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: I formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU32 (4Q: 03:42) Jumbo Talent scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Joseph Jennings and assisted by CB Jose Alcott. |
| Houston: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-6-HOU36 (4Q: 02:55) Jumbo Talent pass completed to WR DeAndre Greer for 19 yards. Tackled by S Clay Howard. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Greer gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| Buffalo called a time out. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-BUF45 (4Q: 02:48) Jumbo Talent pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Earnest Stadtmauer. DE Jeffrey Spencer hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-10-BUF45 (4Q: 02:42) Jumbo Talent pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR DeAndre Greer. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-10-BUF45 (4Q: 02:31) Jumbo Talent pass completed to WR DeAndre Greer for 16 yards. Tackled by S Hardy Nixon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Greer gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| Buffalo called a time out. |
| Houston: I formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Jennings is blitzing. 1-10-BUF29 (4Q: 02:23) Chris Terry ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by S Hardy Nixon, assisted by DT Nate Sanders. Key block delivered by Frankie Hardy. |
| Buffalo called a time out. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. Hughes is blitzing. 2-3-BUF22 (4Q: 02:16) Earnest Stadtmauer ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Chuck McDaniel, assisted by OLB Deon Riley. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| Houston: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Francis is blitzing. 3-3-BUF22 (4Q: 02:00) Jumbo Talent pass completed to RB Chris Terry for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Jeffrey Hughes. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-BUF22 (4Q: 01:14) Kaleb Francis attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 23, Buffalo 17 |
| (4Q: 01:07) Morris Hurnblad kicked off 61 yards from the HOU35. Austin Antonides returned the ball 31 yards to the BUF35. Tackled by Chris Terry. |
| Buffalo: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Phillips is blitzing. 1-10-BUF35 (4Q: 01:01) Ernie Sims pass completed to WR Britt England for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Marcus Szypulski. England gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Buffalo: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Phillips is blitzing. 2-5-BUF40 (4Q: 00:42) Ernie Sims spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Phillips is blitzing. 3-5-BUF40 (4Q: 00:39) Ernie Sims pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Britt England. DT Rex Hauer hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Buffalo: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Phillips is blitzing. 4-5-BUF40 (4Q: 00:30) Ernie Sims pass completed to WR Britt England for 26 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Shawn Hickman. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. England gained 21 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Phillips is blitzing. 1-10-HOU34 (4Q: 00:15) Ernie Sims pass completed to WR Sammy Gentile for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Dustin Kuszewski, assisted by CB Zach Jacquet. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Final Score: Houston Texans 23, Buffalo Bills 17 |