Week 3, 2023

played in Buffalo, NY

68 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	8	3	0	-	11
Buffalo Bills	7	14	10	3	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:00 BUF - Spencer Matias 2 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Bill Glaros extra point)
2Q: 12:19 HOU - Kurt Snyder 18 pass from Heath Brodie (Antoine Wijaya extra point failed)
2Q: 06:46 BUF - Greg Janssen 4 run (Bill Glaros extra point)
2Q: 03:40 HOU - Safety: Quinn McKenzie sacked quarterback in end zone
2Q: 00:26 BUF - Greg Janssen 13 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Bill Glaros extra point)
3Q: 12:20 HOU - Antoine Wijaya 29 field goal
3Q: 10:30 BUF - Earnest Leal 73 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Bill Glaros extra point)
3Q: 06:06 BUF - Bill Glaros 42 field goal
4Q: 08:06 BUF - Bill Glaros 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:00 BUF - Spencer Matias 2 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Bill Glaros extra point)
2Q: 12:19 HOU - Kurt Snyder 18 pass from Heath Brodie (Antoine Wijaya extra point failed)
2Q: 06:46 BUF - Greg Janssen 4 run (Bill Glaros extra point)
2Q: 03:40 HOU - Safety: Quinn McKenzie sacked quarterback in end zone
2Q: 00:26 BUF - Greg Janssen 13 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Bill Glaros extra point)
3Q: 12:20 HOU - Antoine Wijaya 29 field goal
3Q: 10:30 BUF - Earnest Leal 73 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Bill Glaros extra point)
3Q: 06:06 BUF - Bill Glaros 42 field goal
4Q: 08:06 BUF - Bill Glaros 27 field goal

Team Statistics HOU BUF
Record 2-1 2-1
First Downs 17 23
- by Rushing 1 14
- by Passing 16 8
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 342 413
- Offensive Plays 58 74
- Yards per Play 5.90 5.58
Net Rushing Yards 53 203
- Rushing Attempts 5 52
- Yards per Rush 10.60 3.90
Net Passing Yards 289 210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 51 - 24 - 3 21 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 301 217
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.45 9.55
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 4.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/49 1/10
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 1/16
Kick Returns/Yards 7/160 3/61
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 24
Time of Possession 21:34 38:26

Team Statistics	HOU	BUF
Record	2-1	2-1
First Downs	17	23
- by Rushing	1	14
- by Passing	16	8
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	342	413
- Offensive Plays	58	74
- Yards per Play	5.90	5.58
Net Rushing Yards	53	203
- Rushing Attempts	5	52
- Yards per Rush	10.60	3.90
Net Passing Yards	289	210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	51 - 24 - 3	21 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	301	217
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.45	9.55
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	4.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/49	1/10
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	1/16
Kick Returns/Yards	7/160	3/61
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 24
Time of Possession	21:34	38:26

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:52	5:03	OWN 39	9	35	Missed FG
2	14:16	2:06	OWN 35	4	65	Touchdown
2	6:36	1:55	OWN 36	4	21	Interception
2	3:26	1:26	OWN 37	3	1	Punt
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 36	1	15	Half
3	15:00	2:47	OWN 43	7	45	Field Goal
3	10:15	1:04	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
3	6:01	2:01	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
3	2:17	2:16	OWN 32	6	38	Interception
4	8:01	3:04	OWN 25	12	73	Downs
4	3:05	1:17	OPP 47	6	24	Interception

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:08	OWN 26	13	74	Touchdown
1	2:49	3:33	OWN 33	8	39	Missed FG
2	12:10	5:34	OWN 37	11	63	Touchdown
2	4:41	1:15	OWN 6	3	-6	Safety
2	2:00	1:16	OWN 16	3	9	Punt
2	0:44	0:24	OPP 30	3	30	Touchdown
3	12:13	1:58	OWN 31	3	69	Touchdown
3	9:11	3:10	OWN 34	6	41	Field Goal
3	4:00	1:43	OWN 4	3	8	Punt
3	0:01	7:00	OWN 20	13	70	Field Goal
4	4:57	1:52	OWN 2	3	9	Punt
4	1:48	1:48	OWN 11	5	11	Game

Game MVP: Ralph Maxwell, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jerame Englund	3	49	16.33	47	1
Heath Brodie	1	3	3.00	3	0
Jamal Rivers	1	1	1.00	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Benjamin Dantzler	35	99	2.83	16	2	0
Greg Janssen	11	62	5.64	17	2	1
Ralph Maxwell	5	43	8.60	16	1	0
Michael Herndon	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Heath Brodie	51	24	301	2/12	1	28	3	47.9

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph Maxwell	21	14	217	1/7	3	73	0	140.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bucky Organ	7	17	92	13.14	28	28	0
WR Earl Rader	4	12	53	13.25	17	27	0
WR Kurt Snyder	4	6	61	15.25	0	18	1
TE Derrick Vaughn	3	3	15	5.00	0	8	0
WR Jerome Wilkins	3	6	42	14.00	13	15	0
WR William Bondy	2	5	17	8.50	0	11	0
RB Jerame Englund	1	1	21	21.00	2	21	0
RB Jamal Rivers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Benjamin Dantzler	4	5	36	9.00	23	20	0
WR Spencer Matias	2	3	8	4.00	0	6	1
WR Johnnie Gillott	2	3	39	19.50	22	33	0
WR Earnest Leal	2	2	93	46.50	61	73	1
RB Greg Janssen	2	2	21	10.50	15	13	1
TE Tracy Marohl	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Pat Douglas	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Todd Benson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Lance Becnel	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lamar Toews	1	0	0.00	0
S Mack Alston	1	0	0.00	0
CB Trevor Graham	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Force
Earl Rader	1	0
Jamal Schwartz	0	1
Trevor Canas	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ralph Maxwell	1	0	0
Benjamin Dantzler	1	0	0
Todd Benson	0	1	1
Bucky Stevenson	0	1	0
Melvin Bryant	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Arnold Lavigne	3	161	53.7	48.3	67	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rico Miiles	3	140	46.7	41.3	54	0

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Antoine Wijaya	1/2	0/1	0/0	29	0/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bill Glaros	2/3	1/2	0/0	42	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earl Rader	1	9	9.0	0
William Bondy	1	7	7.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brock Ogden	1	16	16.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donny Willis	4	105	26.3	0
Jerome Wilkins	3	55	18.3	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Alston	2	43	21.5	0
Spencer Matias	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Leo Murray	11	5	0.0	32	18
CB Trevor Canas	7	0	0.0	49	22
OLB Quinn McKenzie	6	2	1.0	50	19
S Burt Morlando	6	1	0.0	45	19
S Jerald Perkins	6	1	0.0	37	17
DT Tyrell Murack	5	1	0.0	37	13
DE Oscar Battle	4	2	0.0	40	20
OLB Jamal Schwartz	4	0	0.0	6	4
DE Ronald Woodward	3	3	0.0	48	22
DT Bucky Bullock	3	1	0.0	28	12
S Tom Taves	2	0	0.0	14	5
OLB Alonzo Bush	1	2	0.0	27	8
ILB Brady Godfrey	1	1	0.0	20	4
DT Clay Raymer	1	1	0.0	37	17
CB Donny Willis	1	0	0.0	23	11
WR Jerome Wilkins	1	0	---	---	---
CB Fred Lemons	1	0	0.0	30	16
WR Kurt Snyder	1	0	---	---	---
WR William Bondy	1	0	---	---	---
S Harvey Reeves	0	3	0.0	10	5
DE Ernie Burton	0	1	0.0	16	2

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Victor Paoletti	4	0	0.0	1	30
CB Lamar Toews	4	0	0.0	5	48
OLB Claude Hutton	4	0	0.0	3	22
ILB Nolan Adderly	4	0	0.0	3	40
S Mack Alston	3	2	0.0	5	52
OLB Earnest Vasher	2	0	1.0	4	26
CB Trevor Graham	2	2	0.0	3	35
DE Jamal Stokes	1	0	1.0	3	35
S Leslie Ramthun	1	0	0.0	1	23
DE Edward Arnold	1	0	0.0	5	35
DT Adrian Ellis	1	0	0.0	2	22
DE Jessie Heath	1	0	0.0	2	18
ILB Rod Ulufale	1	0	0.0	2	13
S Adrian Hastings	1	0	0.0	5	44

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Quinn McKenzie	1.0	0	0	19
ILB Brady Godfrey	0.0	1	0	4
DE Oscar Battle	0.0	0	2	20
DE Ernie Burton	0.0	0	1	2

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Earnest Vasher	1.0	1	0	0	26
DE Jamal Stokes	1.0	0	2	1	35
DT Daryl Poly	0.0	1	2	0	41
DE Jessie Heath	0.0	0	4	4	18
DE Edward Arnold	0.0	0	2	0	35
DE Nathan McIntyre	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jamal Schwartz	4	0	4
CB Trevor Canas	3	1	22
OLB Quinn McKenzie	1	1	19
S Tom Taves	1	0	5
DE Ronald Woodward	1	0	22
DT Tyrell Murack	1	0	13
ILB Leo Murray	1	0	18
CB Donny Willis	1	0	11
S Jerald Perkins	1	0	17

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Victor Paoletti	4	0	0	30
OLB Claude Hutton	4	0	0	22
S Mack Alston	3	2	1	52
CB Lamar Toews	3	1	1	48
ILB Nolan Adderly	3	0	0	40
CB Trevor Graham	2	2	1	35
CB Ellis Bramlett	1	1	0	44
S Adrian Hastings	1	1	0	44
S Leslie Ramthun	1	0	0	23
OLB Earnest Vasher	1	0	0	26
ILB Rod Ulufale	1	0	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Josh Buckner	1	1	5	1	40
Raymond Takemura	0	1	4	1	43
Nick Diaz	0	1	5	0	53
Monty Klinghagen	0	1	2	0	15

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Earnest Bailey	8	17	4	52	0	22
Trent Rodgers	4	6	0	42	0	17
Melvin Bryant	1	9	0	52	0	22
Lawrence Asher	1	6	0	42	0	21
Deion Steven	1	3	0	43	0	19
Adam Moss	1	2	0	20	1	6
Bucky Stevenson	1	2	0	35	0	9
Christian Howe	0	2	0	22	0	8
Tracy Marohl	0	1	1	41	0	16

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Harvey Reeves	2	8
Monty Klinghagen	1	14
Kelly Madera	1	14
Alan Forbes	0	19
Jerome Wilkins	0	17
Fred Lemons	0	15
Tom Taves	0	13
Kurt Snyder	0	13
Donny Willis	0	12
Jamal Schwartz	0	11
Brady Godfrey	0	10
William Bondy	0	10
Derrick Vaughn	0	6
Ronald Woodward	0	6
Winfred Stone	0	6
Antoine Wijaya	0	5
Myron Rodriguez	0	5
Alvin Finley	0	5
Tyrell Murack	0	5
Mack Ingram	0	5
Oscar Reese	0	5
Arnold Lavigne	0	5
Nick Diaz	0	4
Quinn McKenzie	0	3
Alonzo Bush	0	3
Trevor Canas	0	3
Ernie Burton	0	3
Bucky Organ	0	2
Burt Morlando	0	2
Brian Devine	0	2
Clay Raymer	0	2
Earl Rader	0	2
Jerald Perkins	0	2
Dean Barber	0	2
Leo Murray	0	1
Bucky Bullock	0	1
Oscar Battle	0	1

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Brock Ogden	2	15
Lamar Toews	2	13
Hardy Dux	2	11
Lance Becnel	1	17
Todd Benson	1	15
Greg Janssen	1	9
Xavier Hernandez	0	17
Christian Howe	0	15
Victor Paoletti	0	11
Bill Glaros	0	11
Claude Hutton	0	11
Ellis Bramlett	0	8
Bucky Stevenson	0	7
Lamar Bradford	0	7
Spencer Matias	0	6
Trent Rodgers	0	6
Melvin Bryant	0	6
Adam Moss	0	6
Otis Finks	0	5
Leslie Ramthun	0	4
Mack Alston	0	4
Jessie Heath	0	4
Rod Ulufale	0	4
Tracy Marohl	0	3
Phil Rabach	0	3
Rico Miiles	0	3
Edward Arnold	0	3
Daryl Poly	0	3
Jamal Stokes	0	2
Trevor Graham	0	2
Earnest Bailey	0	2
Raymond Alexander	0	2
Adrian Hastings	0	2
Deion Steven	0	1
Johnnie Gillott	0	1
Earnest Vasher	0	1
Adrian Ellis	0	1
Nolan Adderly	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	47	47.0
Middle	4	6	1.5
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	43	3.6
Middle	25	118	4.7
Right	14	43	3.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Heath Brodie	51	24	3	1	3	7	11	5	3

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph Maxwell	21	14	4	1	0	2	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	87	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	25	10	131	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	11	4	74	6.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	39	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	41	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	137	22.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bucky Organ	17	7	1	92	1	49
WR Earl Rader	12	4	0	53	1	45
WR Jerome Wilkins	6	3	0	42	0	37
WR Kurt Snyder	6	4	1	61	0	16
WR William Bondy	5	2	1	17	0	23
TE Derrick Vaughn	3	3	0	15	0	19
RB Jamal Rivers	1	0	0	0	0	12
RB Jerame Englund	1	1	0	21	1	31

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Benjamin Dantzler	5	4	36	1	14
WR Spencer Matias	3	2	8	0	9
WR Johnnie Gillott	3	2	39	1	19
TE Tracy Marohl	2	1	11	0	16
WR Earnest Leal	2	2	93	2	7
RB Greg Janssen	2	2	21	0	8
WR Pat Douglas	2	1	9	0	16
WR Todd Benson	1	0	0	0	1
RB Lance Becnel	1	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Greg Janssen	2	7	3.50	5.64
Benjamin Dantzler	2	-1	-0.50	2.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Heath Brodie	8	2	19	2.38	5.90

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ralph Maxwell	7	5	34	4.86	10.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bucky Organ	3	0	0	0.00	5.41
WR Kurt Snyder	2	1	18	9.00	10.17
TE Derrick Vaughn	1	1	1	1.00	5.00
RB Jamal Rivers	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Earl Rader	1	0	0	0.00	4.42

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Benjamin Dantzler	3	2	11	3.67	7.20
WR Spencer Matias	2	1	2	1.00	2.67
RB Greg Janssen	2	2	21	10.50	10.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Jerame Englund	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Benjamin Dantzler	9	6
Greg Janssen	2	0
Ralph Maxwell	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Heath Brodie	12	5	5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ralph Maxwell	3	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earl Rader	5	1	1
WR Bucky Organ	3	2	2
WR Kurt Snyder	2	1	1
WR Jerome Wilkins	1	1	1
WR William Bondy	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnnie Gillott	1	1	1
WR Earnest Leal	1	1	1
RB Benjamin Dantzler	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,800 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,000 (23,100)
End Zone 13,100 (16,700)
Mezzanine 7,500 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (14,800)
Club Seats 6,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 1,400 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,800 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,000 (23,100)
End Zone	13,100 (16,700)
Mezzanine	7,500 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (14,800)
Club Seats	6,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	1,400 (2,200)