Week 3, 2035

played in Buffalo, NY

41 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	14	3	10	-	34
Buffalo Bills	3	7	7	14	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:03 HOU - Jamal Lemke 2 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
1Q: 00:05 BUF - Ken Goldberg 41 field goal
2Q: 08:31 HOU - Darnell Bates 3 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 06:36 BUF - Steve Monroe 29 pass from Ernie Sims (Ken Goldberg extra point)
2Q: 01:13 HOU - Randal Posante 3 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
3Q: 10:40 BUF - Owen Farrens 7 run (Ken Goldberg extra point)
3Q: 04:20 HOU - Darrin Borders 18 field goal
4Q: 12:20 BUF - Owen Farrens 3 run (Ken Goldberg extra point)
4Q: 06:17 HOU - Darnell Bates 6 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 01:49 BUF - Nate Devine 29 pass from Ernie Sims (Ken Goldberg extra point)
4Q: 00:03 HOU - Darrin Borders 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:03 HOU - Jamal Lemke 2 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
1Q: 00:05 BUF - Ken Goldberg 41 field goal
2Q: 08:31 HOU - Darnell Bates 3 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 06:36 BUF - Steve Monroe 29 pass from Ernie Sims (Ken Goldberg extra point)
2Q: 01:13 HOU - Randal Posante 3 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
3Q: 10:40 BUF - Owen Farrens 7 run (Ken Goldberg extra point)
3Q: 04:20 HOU - Darrin Borders 18 field goal
4Q: 12:20 BUF - Owen Farrens 3 run (Ken Goldberg extra point)
4Q: 06:17 HOU - Darnell Bates 6 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 01:49 BUF - Nate Devine 29 pass from Ernie Sims (Ken Goldberg extra point)
4Q: 00:03 HOU - Darrin Borders 20 field goal

Team Statistics HOU BUF
Record 2-1 2-1
First Downs 28 19
- by Rushing 12 7
- by Passing 15 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 441 363
- Offensive Plays 75 49
- Yards per Play 5.88 7.41
Net Rushing Yards 153 108
- Rushing Attempts 41 14
- Yards per Rush 3.73 7.71
Net Passing Yards 288 255
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 26 - 0 35 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 291 255
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.47 7.29
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 11/16 3/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/21 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 4/69
Kick Returns/Yards 2/44 3/65
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 29
Time of Possession 38:41 21:19

Team Statistics	HOU	BUF
Record	2-1	2-1
First Downs	28	19
- by Rushing	12	7
- by Passing	15	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	441	363
- Offensive Plays	75	49
- Yards per Play	5.88	7.41
Net Rushing Yards	153	108
- Rushing Attempts	41	14
- Yards per Rush	3.73	7.71
Net Passing Yards	288	255
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 26 - 0	35 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	291	255
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.47	7.29
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	11/16	3/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/21	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	4/69
Kick Returns/Yards	2/44	3/65
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 29
Time of Possession	38:41	21:19

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:06	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
1	8:01	4:23	OWN 20	8	22	Punt
2	15:00	6:36	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
2	6:23	5:20	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
3	10:34	2:38	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
3	7:49	3:35	OPP 38	7	37	Field Goal
3	1:03	1:14	OWN 6	3	0	Punt
4	12:10	6:03	OWN 31	11	69	Touchdown
4	4:09	1:49	OWN 24	3	0	Punt
4	1:38	1:38	OWN 20	4	77	Field Goal

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:54	1:53	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
1	3:38	3:38	OWN 41	7	35	Field Goal
2	8:24	2:01	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
2	1:03	1:03	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	4:26	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	7:56	0:07	OWN 33	1	5	Fumble
3	4:14	3:11	OWN 11	5	20	Punt
4	14:49	2:39	OPP 42	6	42	Touchdown
4	6:07	1:58	OWN 23	3	7	Punt
4	2:20	0:42	OWN 40	3	60	Touchdown

Game MVP: Frankie Blincoe, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Darnell Bates	35	136	3.89	20	4	2
Jackie Barber	5	10	2.00	6	0	0
Frankie Blincoe	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Owen Farrens	12	75	6.25	16	3	2
Donald Loftus	2	33	16.50	25	1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	33	26	291	1/3	2	36	0	123.6

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ernie Sims	35	22	255	0/0	2	29	0	103.8

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jamal Lemke	7	11	64	9.14	13	26	1
TE Pete Siders	6	6	54	9.00	7	14	0
WR Kurt Snyder	5	7	58	11.60	8	20	0
RB Darnell Bates	3	3	64	21.33	48	36	0
WR Jim Shea	3	3	48	16.00	21	27	0
RB Jackie Barber	1	1	0	0.00	1	0	0
WR Randal Posante	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1
TE Rodney Burney	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Zack Kelley	6	7	59	9.83	36	28	0
WR Steve Monroe	5	7	65	13.00	21	29	1
WR Nate Devine	4	6	56	14.00	8	29	1
WR Scott Welch	2	2	26	13.00	17	25	0
WR Dixon Cash	1	1	15	15.00	2	15	0
FB Richard Robertson	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Donald Loftus	1	2	11	11.00	5	11	0
TE Bart Geib	1	5	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Owen Farrens	1	2	13	13.00	2	13	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Darnell Bates	1	0	0
Norman Pomeranz	1	0	0
Jamal Lemke	0	1	0
Floyd Juarez	0	1	0
Pete Siders	0	1	0
Harold Mason	0	0	1
Emmanuel Makovicka	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Owen Farrens	2	0	0
Nate Devine	0	1	0
Bart Geib	0	0	1
Melvin Thomason	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shaun Kane	4	198	49.5	32.3	56	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Broderick Collins	4	199	49.8	47.8	63	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Borders	2/2	0/0	0/0	20	4/4

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ken Goldberg	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Norman Pomeranz	1	8	8.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Owen Farrens	4	69	17.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Norman Pomeranz	2	44	22.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Toby Castanie	2	43	21.5	0
Melvin Thomason	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Floyd Juarez	5	3	14	35
CB Emmanuel Makovicka	5	0	12	32
S Harold Mason	4	2	13	35
DT Wendell Fletcher	4	1	11	20
OLB Carl Ingram	3	1	11	30
DE Herman Engelke	2	1	12	29
OLB Lorenzo Walton	2	1	4	10
DT Eric Sarfaty	2	0	8	17
CB Lamar Timpson	2	0	14	35
DT Keith Small	1	0	4	17
S Alan Cutler	1	0	2	9
CB Wendell Begay	1	0	10	25
DE Sammie Back	0	1	10	21

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Melvin Thomason	13	5	0.0	41	34
DE Howie Handwerker	8	1	0.0	33	21
ILB Chuck McDaniel	6	6	0.0	30	25
ILB Matt Ramaswami	6	3	0.0	35	25
CB Robbie Tate	4	2	0.0	41	34
OLB Deon Riley	4	1	0.0	39	31
CB Bobby Parker	4	0	0.0	17	19
S Hardy Nixon	4	0	0.0	41	32
CB Earl Wombacher	3	1	0.0	39	32
DE Tyrone Koslosky	2	0	1.0	14	15
DE Todd McConnell	2	2	0.0	27	21
DE Alvin Roseman	2	1	0.0	8	13
DT Amos Collins	2	1	0.0	36	25
OLB Bernie Marshak	2	0	0.0	18	18
OLB Ian Gunn	1	1	0.0	14	10
DT Damon Towle	1	0	0.0	5	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sammie Back	1	2	1	21
DT Eric Sarfaty	1	0	0	17
DT Keith Small	0	1	0	17
DT Wendell Fletcher	0	0	2	20

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
DE Tyrone Koslosky	1.0	0	0	15
OLB Deon Riley	0.0	1	1	31
DE Todd McConnell	0.0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Harold Mason	3	1	35
ILB Floyd Juarez	3	0	35
CB Emmanuel Makovicka	3	0	32
OLB Carl Ingram	3	0	30
CB Lamar Timpson	3	0	35
DT Wendell Fletcher	2	0	20
OLB Lorenzo Walton	2	0	10
CB Wendell Begay	1	2	25
DT Eric Sarfaty	1	0	17
S Alan Cutler	1	0	9

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Melvin Thomason	6	0	34
CB Robbie Tate	4	2	34
ILB Matt Ramaswami	4	1	25
CB Bobby Parker	2	0	19
ILB Chuck McDaniel	2	0	25
CB Earl Wombacher	2	0	32
OLB Bernie Marshak	1	2	18
DE Todd McConnell	1	0	21
DE Alvin Roseman	1	0	13
DT Damon Towle	1	0	9
OLB Deon Riley	1	0	31
OLB Ian Gunn	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bernie Flowers	5	9	41	1	34
Corwin Hicks	4	10	41	0	34
Nick Diaz	3	9	41	0	34
Mo Dole	1	6	41	0	34
Cole Bennett	1	4	41	0	34
Matthew Hatcher	1	1	26	0	14
Rodney Burney	0	1	10	0	13

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Zack Kelley	3	3	1	12	25
Nick Midget	2	5	0	14	35
Sedrick Douthit	2	2	0	14	35
Bob Riley	2	2	0	14	35
Trent Dircks	1	1	0	14	35
Alfred Gilmore	0	1	0	14	35

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Emmanuel Makovicka	4	11
Jackie Barber	1	18
Matthew Hatcher	1	17
C.J. Stewart	1	12

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Bart Geib	1	17
Dixon Cash	1	13
Hardy Nixon	1	10

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Pete Siders	41	34	---	---	13	88
Jamal Lemke	41	34	---	---	6	81
Bernie Flowers	41	34	---	---	6	81
Frankie Blincoe	41	34	---	---	---	75
Nick Diaz	41	34	---	---	---	75
Mo Dole	41	34	---	---	---	75
Cole Bennett	41	34	---	---	---	75
Corwin Hicks	41	34	---	---	---	75
Darnell Bates	36	25	---	---	5	66
Floyd Juarez	---	---	14	35	13	62
Matthew Hatcher	26	14	---	---	17	57
Emmanuel Makovicka	---	---	12	32	11	55
Kurt Snyder	24	20	---	---	7	51
Lamar Timpson	---	---	14	35	1	50
Harold Mason	---	---	13	35	1	49
Barry Durham	---	---	13	34	1	48
Herman Engelke	---	---	12	29	1	42
Carl Ingram	---	---	11	30	---	41
Jackie Barber	6	13	---	---	18	37
Jim Shea	11	10	---	---	15	36
Wendell Begay	---	---	10	25	---	35
Randal Posante	10	7	---	---	18	35
Wendell Fletcher	---	---	11	20	3	34
Sammie Back	---	---	10	21	---	31
Eric Sarfaty	---	---	8	17	3	28
Lance Garrison	---	---	6	18	3	27
Lorenzo Walton	---	---	4	10	13	27
Rodney Burney	10	13	---	---	2	25
Alan Cutler	---	---	2	9	12	23
Keith Small	---	---	4	17	---	21
Norman Pomeranz	0	0	---	---	17	17
Barry Kamin	---	---	5	9	2	16
C.J. Stewart	---	---	1	2	12	15
Winston Bensen	---	---	1	3	6	10
Norman Nixon	---	---	1	0	6	7
Irving Bauer	---	---	2	4	1	7
Darren Coles	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kent Niechniedowicz	0	0	---	---	6	6
Arnie Reed	0	0	---	---	6	6
Morris Hurnblad	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bryce Shula	0	0	---	---	6	6
Shaun Kane	0	0	---	---	4	4
Darrin Borders	0	0	---	---	2	2
Donovan Juckett	---	---	0	0	2	2
Cayden O'Neal	0	0	---	---	2	2
Joel Grzybowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Deon Riley	---	---	39	31	18	88
Earl Wombacher	---	---	39	32	14	85
Melvin Thomason	---	---	41	34	8	83
Hardy Nixon	---	---	41	32	10	83
Robbie Tate	---	---	41	34	2	77
Amos Collins	---	---	36	25	5	66
Matt Ramaswami	---	---	35	25	3	63
Owen Farrens	13	28	---	---	21	62
Chuck McDaniel	---	---	30	25	2	57
Howie Handwerker	---	---	33	21	2	56
Bob Riley	14	35	---	---	5	54
Todd McConnell	---	---	27	21	3	51
Bernie Marshak	---	---	18	18	14	50
Alfred Gilmore	14	35	---	---	---	49
Zack Kelley	12	25	---	---	12	49
Nick Midget	14	35	---	---	---	49
Trent Dircks	14	35	---	---	---	49
Ernie Sims	14	35	---	---	---	49
Sedrick Douthit	14	35	---	---	---	49
Nate Devine	9	22	---	---	16	47
Richard Robertson	9	29	---	---	9	47
Steve Monroe	11	34	---	---	---	45
Bobby Parker	---	---	17	19	2	38
Bart Geib	6	12	---	---	17	35
Ian Gunn	---	---	14	10	9	33
Tyrone Koslosky	---	---	14	15	2	31
Dixon Cash	5	8	---	---	13	26
Alvin Roseman	---	---	8	13	4	25
Everett Dunlap	---	---	3	1	20	24
Ethan Devine	---	---	10	9	---	19
Damon Towle	---	---	5	9	---	14
Donald Loftus	2	7	---	---	4	13
Scott Welch	3	10	---	---	---	13
Ken Goldberg	0	0	---	---	7	7
Toby Castanie	0	0	---	---	6	6
Broderick Collins	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dean Clark	0	0	---	---	5	5
Norm Hampton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lawrence Dunkin	0	0	---	---	5	5
Wally Jurkiewicz	0	0	---	---	5	5
Reggie Milburn	---	---	0	0	---	0
Scottie Whitlock	0	0	---	---	---	0
Devin Dore	0	0	---	---	---	0
Archie Carmona	0	0	---	---	---	0
Geoff Monroe	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jumbo Makuch	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	62	5.6
Middle	26	75	2.9
Right	4	16	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	5	2.5
Middle	9	65	7.2
Right	3	38	12.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	33	26	5	0	0	5	0	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ernie Sims	35	22	4	3	2	3	3	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	28	9.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	106	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	7	137	19.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	20	6.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	11	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	16	148	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	38	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	58	19.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jamal Lemke	11	7	64	1	34
WR Kurt Snyder	7	5	58	1	20
TE Pete Siders	6	6	54	0	34
RB Darnell Bates	3	3	64	2	25
WR Jim Shea	3	3	48	1	10
RB Jackie Barber	1	1	0	0	13
TE Rodney Burney	1	0	0	0	13
WR Randal Posante	1	1	3	0	7

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Monroe	7	5	0	65	1	34
TE Zack Kelley	7	6	1	59	1	25
WR Nate Devine	6	4	0	56	1	22
TE Bart Geib	5	1	0	2	0	12
FB Richard Robertson	3	1	0	8	0	29
RB Donald Loftus	2	1	1	11	0	7
WR Scott Welch	2	2	0	26	1	10
RB Owen Farrens	2	1	0	13	0	28
WR Dixon Cash	1	1	0	15	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Darnell Bates	8	25	3.13	3.89
Jackie Barber	2	4	2.00	2.00

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Owen Farrens	4	20	5.00	6.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blincoe	10	8	42	4.20	8.82

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jamal Lemke	3	2	9	3.00	5.82
TE Pete Siders	3	3	22	7.33	9.00
RB Jackie Barber	1	1	0	0.00	0.00
TE Rodney Burney	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Randal Posante	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Jim Shea	1	1	8	8.00	16.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Darnell Bates	9	6

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Donald Loftus	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	7	5	5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ernie Sims	7	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kurt Snyder	3	2	2
WR Jamal Lemke	2	2	2
TE Rodney Burney	1	0	0
WR Jim Shea	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nate Devine	2	0	0
TE Zack Kelley	2	1	0
WR Steve Monroe	1	1	1
TE Bart Geib	1	1	0
WR Scott Welch	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,700 (95,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (23,500)
End Zone 12,100 (16,900)
Mezzanine 7,700 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (15,000)
Club Seats 15,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,400 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,700 (95,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (23,500)
End Zone	12,100 (16,900)
Mezzanine	7,700 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (15,000)
Club Seats	15,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,400 (9,900)