Wild Card Playoff Games, 2061

played in Buffalo, NY

41 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Houston Texans	14	3	0	7	-	24
Buffalo Bills	0	10	7	10	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:13 HOU - Carlton Blalock 24 pass from Skip Hazuga (Broderick Hillman extra point)
1Q: 08:53 HOU - Dustin Osborne 50 pass from Skip Hazuga (Broderick Hillman extra point)
2Q: 15:00 BUF - Rusty Grudich 38 field goal
2Q: 10:42 HOU - Broderick Hillman 41 field goal
2Q: 00:51 BUF - Logan Whitaker 8 pass from Hardy Tatum (Rusty Grudich extra point)
3Q: 01:10 BUF - Howard Rondeau 36 run (Rusty Grudich extra point)
4Q: 02:31 BUF - Nicholas McIntyre 2 pass from Hardy Tatum (Rusty Grudich extra point)
4Q: 00:43 BUF - Rusty Grudich 46 field goal
4Q: 00:37 HOU - Aidan Greeley 91 kickoff return (Broderick Hillman extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:13 HOU - Carlton Blalock 24 pass from Skip Hazuga (Broderick Hillman extra point)
1Q: 08:53 HOU - Dustin Osborne 50 pass from Skip Hazuga (Broderick Hillman extra point)
2Q: 15:00 BUF - Rusty Grudich 38 field goal
2Q: 10:42 HOU - Broderick Hillman 41 field goal
2Q: 00:51 BUF - Logan Whitaker 8 pass from Hardy Tatum (Rusty Grudich extra point)
3Q: 01:10 BUF - Howard Rondeau 36 run (Rusty Grudich extra point)
4Q: 02:31 BUF - Nicholas McIntyre 2 pass from Hardy Tatum (Rusty Grudich extra point)
4Q: 00:43 BUF - Rusty Grudich 46 field goal
4Q: 00:37 HOU - Aidan Greeley 91 kickoff return (Broderick Hillman extra point)

Team Statistics HOU BUF
Record 12-5 9-8
First Downs 18 24
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 14 15
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 367 429
- Offensive Plays 54 77
- Yards per Play 6.80 5.57
Net Rushing Yards 60 132
- Rushing Attempts 17 34
- Yards per Rush 3.53 3.88
Net Passing Yards 307 297
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 21 - 1 43 - 33 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 311 297
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.30 6.91
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 6/55
Punt Returns/Yards 4/15 2/20
Kick Returns/Yards 2/116 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/31
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 30
Time of Possession 23:19 36:41

Team Statistics	HOU	BUF
Record	12-5	9-8
First Downs	18	24
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	14	15
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	367	429
- Offensive Plays	54	77
- Yards per Play	6.80	5.57
Net Rushing Yards	60	132
- Rushing Attempts	17	34
- Yards per Rush	3.53	3.88
Net Passing Yards	307	297
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 21 - 1	43 - 33 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	311	297
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.30	6.91
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	6/55
Punt Returns/Yards	4/15	2/20
Kick Returns/Yards	2/116	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/31
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 30
Time of Possession	23:19	36:41

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:01	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
1	10:35	1:59	OWN 34	4	66	Touchdown
2	14:52	4:18	OWN 25	8	51	Field Goal
2	8:56	0:46	OWN 14	3	6	Punt
2	4:53	1:55	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	0:45	0:45	OWN 25	4	61	Half
3	11:30	3:12	OWN 9	9	38	Punt
3	3:37	1:21	OWN 27	3	-14	Punt
3	0:53	2:50	OWN 30	6	13	Punt
4	6:24	1:16	OWN 1	3	6	Punt
4	2:21	1:13	OWN 25	5	33	Interception

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:59	1:24	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
1	8:36	8:44	OWN 5	12	74	Field Goal
2	10:34	1:38	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	8:10	3:17	OWN 18	7	44	Punt
2	2:58	2:13	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:30	OWN 17	6	28	Punt
3	8:18	4:41	OWN 20	8	21	Punt
3	2:16	1:23	OPP 46	4	46	Touchdown
4	13:03	6:39	OWN 10	12	50	Punt
4	5:08	2:47	OWN 39	10	61	Touchdown
4	1:08	0:31	OPP 35	3	6	Field Goal
4	0:23	0:23	OPP 46	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Hardy Tatum, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Tyler Harding	9	20	2.22	13	1
RB Bennett Particelli	6	22	3.67	11	1
QB Skip Hazuga	2	18	9.00	12	1

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Howard Rondeau	20	124	6.20	36	2	1
RB Russell Stuart	11	-2	-0.18	2	0	0
QB Hardy Tatum	3	10	3.33	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Skip Hazuga	36	21	311	1/4	2	50	1	93.6

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hardy Tatum	43	33	297	0/0	2	29	0	110.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Elliot Adderley	4	5	30	7.50	13	21	0
WR Carlton Blalock	4	6	81	20.25	46	24	1
TE Blake Thomason	3	7	33	11.00	0	17	0
WR Aidan Greeley	3	5	66	22.00	14	36	0
WR Dustin Osborne	2	3	63	31.50	45	50	1
WR Norman Flannery	2	2	21	10.50	1	12	0
TE Sergio Boettcher	2	5	17	8.50	0	11	0
RB Tyler Harding	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Bennett Particelli	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Geoff Clausen	8	9	53	6.63	11	21	0
WR Jerald Alexander	7	9	92	13.14	23	25	0
RB Howard Rondeau	5	6	41	8.20	14	12	0
TE Logan Whitaker	3	3	40	13.33	12	25	1
WR Nicholas McIntyre	3	5	8	2.67	8	5	1
WR Ellis Segura	2	4	32	16.00	7	29	0
FB Caiden Berman	2	2	15	7.50	6	9	0
TE Trent Rosas	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Aidan Poppe	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Russell Stuart	1	2	11	11.00	5	11	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Dakota Gilmore	1	31	31.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Tyrus Lyon	1	1	0	0
OLB Nicolas Burbank	0	0	1	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
TE Geoff Clausen	1	0	0
RB Howard Rondeau	0	1	0
DE Joey Lindsay	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Javier Humphrey	6	305	50.8	44.2	63	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
J.C. Drake	6	259	43.2	37.3	58	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Broderick Hillman	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	3/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rusty Grudich	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrus Lyon	4	15	3.8	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ellis Segura	2	20	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Aidan Greeley	2	116	58.0	1

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nicholas McIntyre	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tristan McGee	13	2	0.0	34	41
S Kelly Devine	7	5	0.0	33	38
OLB Mack Benton	7	1	0.0	27	30
DT Leland Merrick	6	0	0.0	26	29
ILB Craig Brady	4	5	0.0	26	28
ILB Joel Flowers	4	0	0.0	19	23
S Damon Webb	3	4	0.0	34	43
DE Brendan Pappas	3	0	0.0	23	26
CB Burt Parnell	3	0	0.0	22	29
OLB Nicolas Burbank	3	0	0.0	7	15
CB Sebastian Whalen	3	0	0.0	7	13
CB Kris Stanton	2	0	0.0	16	20
CB Gene Hall	2	0	0.0	12	14
DT Jorge Dole	1	2	0.0	8	16
DE Jessie Chaffin	1	0	0.0	7	12
DE Phil Jett	1	0	0.0	26	29
WR Aidan Greeley	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jerald Barnikow	0	2	0.0	33	43

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Erick Davison	10	2	0.0	17	37
S Tre McLaurin	8	2	0.0	17	37
ILB Angel Kramer	5	1	0.0	16	21
CB Roger McKenzie	4	0	0.0	1	18
CB Monty Hartman	3	1	0.0	17	37
DE Joey Lindsay	3	0	0.0	14	20
DE Don Lockhart	1	0	1.0	17	33
OLB Dakota Gilmore	1	2	0.0	4	15
DE Justin Price	1	1	0.0	10	25
OLB Lance Byrne	1	0	0.0	16	25
S Bobby Bills	0	2	0.0	16	32
DT Kai Hitchcock	0	2	0.0	6	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Corwin Raymond	1	2	17
DE Brendan Pappas	0	1	26
DE Phil Jett	0	1	29
OLB Tristan McGee	0	1	41

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Don Lockhart	1.0	1	2	33
DT Kai Hitchcock	0.0	0	2	12
DT Lester Johnston	0.0	0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Mack Benton	5	1	30
OLB Tristan McGee	5	0	41
ILB Craig Brady	3	0	28
CB Burt Parnell	3	0	29
S Kelly Devine	3	0	38
CB Sebastian Whalen	3	0	13
ILB Joel Flowers	2	1	23
CB Kris Stanton	2	0	20
OLB Nicolas Burbank	2	0	15
S Damon Webb	2	0	43
CB Gene Hall	2	0	14
OLB Stan Poston	1	0	2

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tre McLaurin	6	0	0	37
OLB Erick Davison	6	0	0	37
CB Roger McKenzie	3	0	0	18
ILB Angel Kramer	2	1	0	21
CB Monty Hartman	2	0	0	37
OLB Dakota Gilmore	1	0	1	15
DE Justin Price	1	0	0	25
S Bobby Bills	0	2	0	32
CB Amir Crawford	0	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Zach Hornung	2	3	7	0	22
C Alec Rawls	1	4	17	0	37
G Sean Urpsis	1	2	17	1	37
T Riley Medsker	1	2	17	0	37
T Max McComb	0	3	10	0	15
TE Blake Thomason	0	1	12	0	32

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
C Amos Turner	3	10	2	34	43
T Deion Horton	2	5	0	34	43
G Max Flowers	2	4	0	34	43
T Bubba Wynn	1	6	0	34	43
FB Caiden Berman	1	2	0	5	10
G Harold Pinto	0	4	0	34	43

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrus Lyon	1	18
Marc Hammond	1	12
Craig Brady	1	11

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Don Lockhart	2	13
Joey Lindsay	2	12
Russell Stuart	1	17

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Damon Webb	---	---	34	43	4	81
CB Jerald Barnikow	---	---	33	43	2	78
OLB Tristan McGee	---	---	34	41	2	77
S Kelly Devine	---	---	33	38	2	73
T Marc Hammond	17	37	---	---	12	66
ILB Craig Brady	---	---	26	28	11	65
T Riley Medsker	17	37	---	---	7	61
G Sean Urpsis	17	37	---	---	7	61
CB Burt Parnell	---	---	22	29	8	59
OLB Mack Benton	---	---	27	30	---	57
WR Aidan Greeley	16	34	---	---	6	56
QB Skip Hazuga	17	37	---	---	1	55
DE Brendan Pappas	---	---	23	26	6	55
DE Phil Jett	---	---	26	29	---	55
DT Leland Merrick	---	---	26	29	---	55
C Alec Rawls	17	37	---	---	---	54
CB Kris Stanton	---	---	16	20	17	53
TE Sergio Boettcher	9	19	---	---	23	51
RB Tyler Harding	10	21	---	---	17	48
WR Carlton Blalock	13	27	---	---	6	46
ILB Joel Flowers	---	---	19	23	3	45
FB Elliot Adderley	10	16	---	---	18	44
TE Blake Thomason	12	32	---	---	---	44
G Zach Hornung	7	22	---	---	3	32
T Max McComb	10	15	---	---	6	31
DE Corwin Raymond	---	---	11	17	2	30
DE Jessie Chaffin	---	---	7	12	8	27
DT Jorge Dole	---	---	8	16	2	26
OLB Stan Poston	---	---	1	2	23	26
CB Gene Hall	---	---	12	14	---	26
OLB Nicolas Burbank	---	---	7	15	2	24
WR Tyrus Lyon	0	5	---	---	18	23
CB Sebastian Whalen	---	---	7	13	2	22
WR Norman Flannery	7	14	---	---	---	21
S Byron Rangel	---	---	1	3	15	19
WR Jon Blackburn	0	0	---	---	17	17
RB Bennett Particelli	7	7	---	---	1	15
ILB Ian Ramsay	---	---	1	2	11	14
WR Dustin Osborne	1	9	---	---	---	10
C Cedric Ward	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Javier Humphrey	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Broderick Hillman	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Samuel Hetherington	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Wendell Yazzie	0	1	---	---	1	2
RB Louie Tatum	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Grady Copeland	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Geoff Clausen	31	33	---	---	23	87
T Bubba Wynn	34	43	---	---	8	85
WR Ellis Segura	31	34	---	---	19	84
T Deion Horton	34	43	---	---	---	77
QB Hardy Tatum	34	43	---	---	---	77
C Amos Turner	34	43	---	---	---	77
G Harold Pinto	34	43	---	---	---	77
G Max Flowers	34	43	---	---	---	77
WR Nicholas McIntyre	31	34	---	---	5	70
WR Jerald Alexander	19	28	---	---	17	64
DE Don Lockhart	---	---	17	33	13	63
S Tre McLaurin	---	---	17	37	2	56
RB Howard Rondeau	22	31	---	---	2	55
CB Monty Hartman	---	---	17	37	1	55
OLB Erick Davison	---	---	17	37	1	55
S Bobby Bills	---	---	16	32	1	49
ILB Angel Kramer	---	---	16	21	11	48
DT Lester Johnston	---	---	11	28	7	46
DE Joey Lindsay	---	---	14	20	12	46
DE Justin Price	---	---	10	25	7	42
OLB Lance Byrne	---	---	16	25	1	42
CB Kaleb Battle	---	---	16	23	1	40
RB Russell Stuart	12	9	---	---	17	38
CB Roger McKenzie	---	---	1	18	17	36
FB Caiden Berman	5	10	---	---	19	34
OLB Donald Lowe	---	---	0	11	23	34
TE Trent Rosas	12	14	---	---	2	28
CB Kurt Verba	---	---	0	16	7	23
S Zane Locklear	---	---	1	5	16	22
OLB Dakota Gilmore	---	---	4	15	1	20
CB Amir Crawford	---	---	8	12	---	20
WR Aidan Poppe	4	13	---	---	1	18
DT Kai Hitchcock	---	---	6	12	---	18
TE Logan Whitaker	3	9	---	---	---	12
K Rusty Grudich	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Bryant Petko	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Nate Osborne	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Philip Foley	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Zachery Martin	0	0	---	---	8	8
P J.C. Drake	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Randy Owen	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Gustavo Talaridou	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Eli Coffey	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Blaine Minter	---	---	0	0	---	0
DT Enrique Bechtel	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Logan Downs	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	10	3.3
Middle	8	45	5.6
Right	6	5	0.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	22	73	3.3
Right	11	61	5.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Skip Hazuga	36	21	5	1	3	4	5	0	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hardy Tatum	43	33	4	0	2	2	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	10	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	154	9.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	94	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	53	17.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	25	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	17	104	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	10	139	11.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	29	29.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Blake Thomason	7	3	0	33	0	32
WR Carlton Blalock	6	4	0	81	2	27
FB Elliot Adderley	5	4	0	30	1	16
TE Sergio Boettcher	5	2	1	17	0	19
WR Aidan Greeley	5	3	1	66	1	34
WR Dustin Osborne	3	2	1	63	1	9
WR Norman Flannery	2	2	0	21	0	14
RB Tyler Harding	2	1	0	0	0	21
RB Bennett Particelli	1	0	0	0	0	7

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerald Alexander	9	7	0	92	1	28
TE Geoff Clausen	9	8	0	53	1	33
RB Howard Rondeau	6	5	1	41	0	31
WR Nicholas McIntyre	5	3	0	8	0	34
WR Ellis Segura	4	2	0	32	1	34
TE Logan Whitaker	3	3	0	40	1	9
TE Trent Rosas	2	1	1	2	0	14
FB Caiden Berman	2	2	0	15	0	10
RB Russell Stuart	2	1	0	11	0	9
WR Aidan Poppe	1	1	0	3	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Hardy Tatum	5	3	23	4.60	6.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Trent Rosas	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
WR Jerald Alexander	1	1	13	13.00	10.22
TE Logan Whitaker	1	1	8	8.00	13.33
RB Russell Stuart	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
WR Nicholas McIntyre	1	1	2	2.00	1.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Bennett Particelli	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Howard Rondeau	6	5
QB Hardy Tatum	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Skip Hazuga	11	6	4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hardy Tatum	10	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Sergio Boettcher	4	1	1
WR Carlton Blalock	3	1	1
FB Elliot Adderley	1	1	1
WR Norman Flannery	1	1	0
RB Tyler Harding	1	1	0
WR Aidan Greeley	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ellis Segura	2	2	1
RB Howard Rondeau	2	2	0
WR Jerald Alexander	2	1	0
TE Geoff Clausen	2	2	1
TE Logan Whitaker	1	1	1
WR Nicholas McIntyre	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 95,000 (95,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,500 (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	95,000 (95,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,500 (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)