| Played in Buffalo, NY, weather: 53 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind. |
| Buffalo won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Clyde Carpenter kicked off 54 yards from the HOU30. Sherman Asherian returned the ball 22 yards to the BUF38. Tackled by Larry Coleman. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Stensrud, Niffenegger and Barrett are blitzing. 1-10-BUF38 (1Q: 14:31) Dale Brooks pass completed to WR Victor Alcott for 23 yards. Tackled by S Norm Schechter, assisted by S Jerome Saylors. Alcott gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| Buffalo: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Stensrud and Niffenegger are blitzing. 1-10-HOU39 (1Q: 13:55) Cobra Kinney ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Larry Osborne, assisted by S Zack Foreman. Key block delivered by Jose Cassidy. |
| Buffalo: Pro 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. 2-4-HOU33 (1Q: 13:27) Maurice Hatcher ran inside the left tackle for 24 yards. Tackled by OLB Brady Stensrud. Key block delivered by Jammal Brown. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-9-HOU09 (1Q: 12:51) Dale Brooks sacked by OLB J.J. Porter for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Jammal Brown. |
| 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. Barrett is blitzing. 2-17-HOU17 (1Q: 12:22) Dale Brooks pass completed to TE Percy Watkins for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Ike Niffenegger. 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 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Stensrud is blitzing. 3-13-HOU13 (1Q: 11:43) Dale Brooks pass completed to WR Irving Taylor for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Ricardo Bradford, assisted by CB Willie Barrett. Taylor gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 4-2-HOU02 (1Q: 11:05) Tommy Garner attempted a 19 yard field goal and succeeded. Buffalo 3, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 10:59) Tommy Garner kicked off 66 yards from the BUF30. Antwaan Randle El returned the ball 39 yards to the HOU43. Tackled by K.C. Schottlander. |
| Houston: Single-Back 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-HOU43 (1Q: 10:30) Kyle Boller pass completed to TE Bryan Kidman for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Abdul Hodge. Kidman gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-7-HOU46 (1Q: 09:47) Kyle Boller pass was dropped by WR Patrick Lucas. |
| Houston: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-7-HOU46 (1Q: 09:44) Toby Carr ran inside the left tackle for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Alonzo Monroe. Key block delivered by Nat Dorsey. |
| 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. 1-10-BUF36 (1Q: 09:13) Kyle Boller pass was dropped by FB Larry Coleman. |
| Houston: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-BUF36 (1Q: 09:09) Kyle Boller pass was intended for FB Sherman Lando and was intercepted by CB Sherman Redd at the BUF30. The interception was returned 21 yards. Tackled by Toby Carr. |
| Buffalo: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU49 (1Q: 08:59) Maurice Hatcher ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Alonzo Ola. |
| Buffalo: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-7-HOU46 (1Q: 08:22) Maurice Hatcher ran around left end for 14 yards. Tackled by DE Richard Horner. Key block delivered by Jammal Brown. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-HOU32 (1Q: 07:47) Maurice Hatcher ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Alonzo Ola. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-11-HOU33 (1Q: 07:15) Dale Brooks pass completed to RB Maurice Hatcher for -3 yards. Tackled by S Norm Schechter. The quarterback threw away from the 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, keying aggressively on the pass. Stensrud and Niffenegger are blitzing. 3-14-HOU36 (1Q: 06:39) Dale Brooks sacked by OLB Brady Stensrud for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Jammal Brown. |
| 4-20-HOU42 (1Q: 06:05) Chris Hanson punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Ballard, Sampson and Schottlander are blitzing. 1-10-HOU20 (1Q: 05:59) Kyle Boller pass completed to WR Max Mieske for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Alonzo Monroe, assisted by CB Earl Mills. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Tinkis is blitzing. 2-6-HOU24 (1Q: 05:17) Kyle Boller pass completed to RB Toby Carr for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Sherman Redd. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-3-HOU27 (1Q: 04:51) Devin Maxwell ran a draw inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Babatunde Oshinowo, assisted by S Randall Sampson. |
| 4-5-HOU25 (1Q: 04:25) Sam Koch punted 40 yards. Sherman Redd called for a fair catch at the BUF35. |
| Buffalo: Pro 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-BUF35 (1Q: 04:17) Maurice Hatcher ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Brady Stensrud. Key block delivered by Howard Mayes. Mayes ran over Jerome Saylors to set up the play. |
| Buffalo: I formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Stensrud and Barrett are blitzing. 2-3-BUF42 (1Q: 03:30) Maurice Hatcher ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Zack Foreman, assisted by DE Richard Horner. Key block delivered by Howard Mayes. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Stensrud is blitzing. 1-10-BUF50 (1Q: 02:49) Maurice Hatcher ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by S Zack Foreman, assisted by ILB Ike Niffenegger. Key block delivered by Austin King. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-3-HOU43 (1Q: 02:11) Dale Brooks pass completed to WR Corwin Gonzalez for 35 yards. Tackled by S Jerome Saylors. Gonzalez gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| Buffalo: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-8-HOU08 (1Q: 01:36) Maurice Hatcher ran around the left tackle for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Clarence McMahon. Buffalo 9, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 01:36) Extra point by Tommy Garner was good. Buffalo 10, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 01:29) Tommy Garner kicked off 63 yards from the BUF30. Antwaan Randle El returned the ball 37 yards to the HOU44. Tackled by Sherman Asherian. |
| Houston: Single-Back 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-HOU44 (1Q: 01:00) Kyle Boller pass completed to RB Toby Carr for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Abdul Hodge. Carr gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-1-BUF47 (1Q: 00:13) Toby Carr ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Babatunde Oshinowo, assisted by ILB Abdul Hodge. Key block delivered by Nat Dorsey. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-BUF44 (2Q: 15:00) Toby Carr ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB J.R. Ballard, assisted by ILB Abdul Hodge. |
| Houston: Strong 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. 2-8-BUF42 (2Q: 14:34) Kyle Boller pass completed to WR Max Mieske for 23 yards. Tackled by ILB Abdul Hodge, assisted by CB Sherman Redd. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: I 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. 1-10-BUF19 (2Q: 13:56) Devin Maxwell ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Randall Sampson, assisted by CB Alonzo Monroe. Key block delivered by Dan Tate. |
| Houston: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-5-BUF14 (2Q: 13:14) Kyle Boller scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB William James and assisted by ILB Abdul Hodge. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-6-BUF06 (2Q: 12:29) Toby Carr ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ronnie Dukart. |
| Houston: Strong 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. 2-4-BUF04 (2Q: 11:48) Toby Carr ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Nat Dorsey. Buffalo 10, Houston 6 |
| (2Q: 11:48) Extra point by Clyde Carpenter was good. Buffalo 10, Houston 7 |
| (2Q: 11:38) Clyde Carpenter kicked off 57 yards from the HOU30. K.C. Schottlander returned the ball 22 yards to the BUF35. Tackled by Norbert Zorn. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back 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-BUF35 (2Q: 11:02) Dale Brooks pass completed to WR Victor Alcott for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Alonzo Ola, assisted by CB Willie Barrett. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Stensrud, Niffenegger and Schechter are blitzing. 2-4-BUF41 (2Q: 10:19) Dale Brooks pass completed to RB Maurice Hatcher for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Zack Foreman. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Offensive Holding. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-14-BUF31 (2Q: 10:11) Dale Brooks pass completed to WR Victor Alcott for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Ike Niffenegger. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Alcott gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 3-6-BUF39 (2Q: 09:31) Cobra Kinney ran around the left tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Brady Stensrud. Key block delivered by Deron Boyer. Boyer ran over Norm Schechter to set up the play. |
| Buffalo: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU47 (2Q: 08:51) Maurice Hatcher ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Arnie Wayne. Key block delivered by Jose Cassidy. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-4-HOU41 (2Q: 08:21) Cobra Kinney ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Irv Bissel. |
| Buffalo: 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. Stensrud is blitzing. 3-3-HOU40 (2Q: 07:51) Dale Brooks scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Ike Niffenegger. |
| 4-1-HOU38 (2Q: 07:08) Tommy Garner attempted a 55 yard field goal and succeeded. Buffalo 13, Houston 7 |
| (2Q: 07:01) Tommy Garner kicked off 72 yards from the BUF30. Touchback. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU20 (2Q: 07:01) Toby Carr ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by S Randall Sampson, assisted by OLB J.R. Ballard. Key block delivered by I'm Not Dirty Sanches. |
| Houston: Pro 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. Ballard is blitzing. 2-3-HOU27 (2Q: 06:31) Kyle Boller pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Patrick Lucas. DE Archie Boone hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 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. 3-3-HOU27 (2Q: 06:22) Kyle Boller pass completed to WR Travis Wilson for 12 yards. Tackled by S K.C. Schottlander. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU39 (2Q: 05:53) Devin Maxwell ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Abdul Hodge, assisted by S K.C. Schottlander. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-10-HOU39 (2Q: 05:14) Devin Maxwell ran around right end for 9 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Ronnie Dukart. Key block delivered by Jeremy Sanches. |
| Houston: I formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 3-1-HOU48 (2Q: 04:34) Kyle Boller pass completed to WR Sam Kaplan for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Ronnie Dukart. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-BUF44 (2Q: 04:03) Kyle Boller sacked by DE Archie Boone and DE Cedric Martinez for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Nat Dorsey. |
| Houston: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Ballard is blitzing. 2-18-HOU48 (2Q: 03:35) Kyle Boller sacked by OLB J.R. Ballard for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Nat Dorsey. |
| Houston: Weak 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. 3-27-HOU39 (2Q: 02:59) Kyle Boller pass was dropped by WR Sam Kaplan. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-27-HOU39 (2Q: 02:51) Sam Koch punted 38 yards. The ball was downed at the BUF23. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Stensrud is blitzing. 1-10-BUF23 (2Q: 02:43) PENALTY: Buffalo was called for a False Start. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-15-BUF18 (2Q: 02:43) Cobra Kinney ran around right end for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Brady Stensrud. Key block delivered by Jose Cassidy. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-BUF33 (2Q: 02:14) Dale Brooks pass completed to TE Percy Watkins for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Barrett. Watkins gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| Buffalo: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Stensrud, Barrett and Saylors are blitzing. 1-10-BUF48 (2Q: 02:00) Dale Brooks pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Victor Alcott. OLB Brady Stensrud blocked the pass. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Stensrud, Schechter and Foreman are blitzing. 2-10-BUF48 (2Q: 01:54) Dale Brooks pass completed to WR Corwin Gonzalez for 12 yards. Tackled by S Jerome Saylors. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Gonzalez gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Stensrud, Barrett and Schechter are blitzing. 1-10-HOU40 (2Q: 01:38) Dale Brooks pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Howard Mayes. DE Richard Horner hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Saylors is blitzing. 2-10-HOU40 (2Q: 01:33) Dale Brooks pass completed to FB Howard Mayes for 38 yards. Tackled by S Everett Schneider. Mayes gained 40 yards after the catch. 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 goal-line personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-2-HOU02 (2Q: 01:11) Maurice Hatcher ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Barrett. |
| Buffalo: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-3-HOU03 (2Q: 00:50) Maurice Hatcher ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Jose Cassidy. Buffalo 19, Houston 7 |
| (2Q: 00:50) Extra point by Tommy Garner was good. Buffalo 20, Houston 7 |
| (2Q: 00:44) Tommy Garner kicked off 70 yards from the BUF30. Antwaan Randle El returned the ball 19 yards to the HOU19. Tackled by Karl Yocum. |
| Houston: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU19 (2Q: 00:38) Kyle Boller pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Sam Kaplan. DT Babatunde Oshinowo drove right through Butch Burnett to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-HOU19 (2Q: 00:28) Devin Maxwell ran inside the right guard for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Alonzo Monroe, assisted by S Randall Sampson. Key block delivered by Nat Dorsey. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Tommy Garner kicked off 65 yards from the BUF30. Antwaan Randle El returned the ball 13 yards to the HOU18. Tackled by Winfred Cooley. |
| 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. 1-10-HOU18 (3Q: 14:34) Kyle Boller sacked by DE Archie Boone for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Daryl Zimmerman. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Nat Dorsey on the HOU13. |
| Houston: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-15-HOU13 (3Q: 13:50) Kyle Boller pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Travis Wilson. OLB Kurt Layman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-15-HOU13 (3Q: 13:40) Toby Carr ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Babatunde Oshinowo, assisted by CB Earl Mills. |
| 4-5-HOU23 (3Q: 13:16) Sam Koch punted 48 yards. Sherman Redd returned the kick 10 yards to the BUF39. Tackled by Willie Andrews. |
| Buffalo: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. Stensrud is blitzing. 1-10-BUF39 (3Q: 13:05) Cobra Kinney ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB J.J. Porter. Key block delivered by Patrick Estes. |
| 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. 2-3-BUF46 (3Q: 12:32) Dale Brooks pass was intended for WR Victor Alcott and was intercepted by ILB Ike Niffenegger at the HOU39. Tackled by Victor Alcott. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Houston: 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, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU39 (3Q: 12:22) Kyle Boller pass completed to RB Toby Carr for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Earl Mills. Carr gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-6-HOU43 (3Q: 11:52) Kyle Boller sacked by DT Babatunde Oshinowo and OLB Kurt Layman for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Jeremy Sanches. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-13-HOU36 (3Q: 11:21) Kyle Boller scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by S K.C. Schottlander and assisted by ILB Abdul Hodge. |
| 4-9-HOU40 (3Q: 10:40) Sam Koch punted 34 yards. Sherman Redd returned the kick 19 yards to the BUF45. Tackled by Willie Andrews. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Stensrud, Ola and Barrett are blitzing. 1-10-BUF45 (3Q: 10:33) Maurice Hatcher ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Brady Stensrud, assisted by ILB Ike Niffenegger. |
| Buffalo: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. Stensrud is blitzing. 2-8-BUF47 (3Q: 09:47) Maurice Hatcher ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Ike Niffenegger, assisted by DE Larry Osborne. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Stensrud and Schechter are blitzing. 3-5-BUF50 (3Q: 09:23) Dale Brooks pass completed to WR Victor Alcott for 8 yards. Tackled by S Everett Schneider, assisted by S Zack Foreman. Alcott gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 1-deep, man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. Niffenegger is blitzing. 1-10-HOU42 (3Q: 08:49) Cobra Kinney ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Arnie Wayne. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Stensrud and Schechter are blitzing. 2-8-HOU40 (3Q: 08:04) Dale Brooks pass completed to WR Victor Alcott for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Barrett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 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. Stensrud is blitzing. 1-10-HOU28 (3Q: 07:27) Dale Brooks pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Patrick Estes. S Zack Foreman defended the pass. |
| Buffalo: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. Niffenegger is blitzing. 2-10-HOU28 (3Q: 07:17) Maurice Hatcher ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Norm Schechter. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offsides. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-5-HOU23 (3Q: 07:10) Maurice Hatcher ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Brady Stensrud, assisted by ILB Alonzo Ola. |
| Buffalo: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-2-HOU20 (3Q: 06:31) Dale Brooks scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Alonzo Ola. |
| 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, keying aggressively on the pass. Stensrud, Niffenegger and Schechter are blitzing. 1-10-HOU16 (3Q: 06:00) Cobra Kinney ran around the left tackle for 16 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Percy Watkins. Buffalo 26, Houston 7 |
| (3Q: 06:00) Extra point by Tommy Garner was good. Buffalo 27, Houston 7 |
| (3Q: 05:45) Tommy Garner kicked off 79 yards from the BUF30. Touchback. |
| Houston: Pro 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. 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 05:45) Kyle Boller pass completed to WR Patrick Lucas for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB J.R. Ballard, assisted by CB Earl Mills. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU35 (3Q: 05:20) Kyle Boller pass completed to RB Toby Carr for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Sherman Redd. Carr gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Houston: Five-Receiver Spread 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. 1-10-HOU45 (3Q: 04:42) Kyle Boller pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Max Mieske. OLB Kurt Layman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-HOU45 (3Q: 04:35) Devin Maxwell ran outside the right tackle for 30 yards. Tackled by S Randall Sampson. Key block delivered by Jeremy Sanches. |
| 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. 1-10-BUF25 (3Q: 04:03) Kyle Boller pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Patrick Lucas. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-BUF25 (3Q: 03:52) Kyle Boller sacked by DT Babatunde Oshinowo for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Dan Tate. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-15-BUF30 (3Q: 03:08) Kyle Boller pass completed to WR Travis Wilson for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Sherman Redd. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-BUF10 (3Q: 02:56) Toby Carr ran around left end for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Randall Sampson, assisted by CB Alonzo Monroe. |
| Houston: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-9-BUF09 (3Q: 02:34) Kyle Boller pass completed to WR Travis Wilson for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Buffalo 27, Houston 13 |
| (3Q: 02:34) Extra point by Clyde Carpenter was good. Buffalo 27, Houston 14 |
| (3Q: 02:25) Clyde Carpenter kicked off 70 yards from the HOU30. K.C. Schottlander returned the ball 27 yards to the BUF27. Tackled by Alonzo Ola. |
| Buffalo: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-BUF27 (3Q: 02:01) Maurice Hatcher ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Jerome Saylors, assisted by DE Richard Horner. |
| Buffalo: 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. Stensrud is blitzing. 2-8-BUF29 (3Q: 01:32) Maurice Hatcher ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Brady Stensrud, assisted by DE Richard Horner. |
| Buffalo: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. Stensrud and Niffenegger are blitzing. 3-2-BUF35 (3Q: 00:53) Cobra Kinney ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Ike Niffenegger. Key block delivered by Jose Cassidy. |
| Buffalo: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-BUF42 (3Q: 00:25) Maurice Hatcher ran around left end for 5 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Alonzo Ola, assisted by DE Richard Horner. Key block delivered by Deron Boyer. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-5-BUF47 (4Q: 15:00) Dale Brooks kept the ball, running inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Brady Stensrud, assisted by CB Ricardo Bradford. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-1-HOU49 (4Q: 14:23) Maurice Hatcher ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Alonzo Ola, assisted by DT Arnie Wayne. |
| 4-2-BUF50 (4Q: 13:36) Chris Hanson punted 50 yards. Touchback. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 13:31) Kyle Boller pass completed to WR Travis Wilson for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Abdul Hodge. Wilson gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU30 (4Q: 12:44) Kyle Boller pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Travis Wilson. S K.C. Schottlander defended the pass. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-HOU30 (4Q: 12:36) Kyle Boller pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Patrick Lucas. ILB Abdul Hodge defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-10-HOU30 (4Q: 12:25) Kyle Boller pass completed to WR Patrick Lucas for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB J.R. Ballard. Lucas gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Houston: Single-Back 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. 1-10-HOU40 (4Q: 11:42) Kyle Boller pass completed to RB Toby Carr for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Abdul Hodge. |
| Houston: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Ballard and Hodge are blitzing. 2-9-HOU41 (4Q: 11:08) Toby Carr ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Randall Sampson, assisted by ILB Abdul Hodge. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, 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. Ballard is blitzing. 3-6-HOU44 (4Q: 10:24) Kyle Boller pass completed to RB Toby Carr for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Abdul Hodge. Carr gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Ballard is blitzing. 1-10-BUF49 (4Q: 10:00) Kyle Boller pass completed to WR Patrick Lucas for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Abdul Hodge, assisted by S B.J. Mosel. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-5-BUF44 (4Q: 09:13) Toby Carr ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Cedric Martinez. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Ballard is blitzing. 2-15-HOU46 (4Q: 09:04) Kyle Boller pass completed to RB Toby Carr for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Alonzo Monroe. Carr gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Houston: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-8-BUF47 (4Q: 08:33) Kyle Boller pass completed to WR Patrick Lucas for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Abdul Hodge, assisted by S Randall Sampson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-5-BUF44 (4Q: 08:04) Sam Koch punted 44 yards. Touchback. |
| Buffalo: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Stensrud is blitzing. 1-10-BUF20 (4Q: 07:58) Maurice Hatcher ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Ricardo Bradford. Key block delivered by Jose Cassidy. Cassidy ran over J.J. Porter to set up the play. |
| Buffalo: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-5-BUF25 (4Q: 07:11) Cobra Kinney ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Larry Osborne. PENALTY: Houston was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back 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. 1-10-BUF43 (4Q: 07:03) Cobra Kinney ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Brady Stensrud, assisted by DT Arnie Wayne. Key block delivered by Clarence McMahon. |
| Buffalo: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-4-BUF49 (4Q: 06:19) Maurice Hatcher ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Alonzo Ola. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-9-BUF44 (4Q: 06:09) Cobra Kinney ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Roosevelt Wolfe. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-8-BUF45 (4Q: 05:22) Maurice Hatcher ran around right end for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Brady Stensrud, assisted by S Everett Schneider. Key block delivered by Jose Cassidy. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU43 (4Q: 04:36) Cobra Kinney ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Ike Niffenegger. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. Stensrud is blitzing. 2-13-HOU46 (4Q: 03:49) Cobra Kinney ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Richard Horner, assisted by CB Ricardo Bradford. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Stensrud and Foreman are blitzing. 3-12-HOU45 (4Q: 03:05) Maurice Hatcher ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Zack Foreman. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Illegal Motion. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-12-HOU45 (4Q: 02:55) Chris Hanson punted and it was blocked by Ike Niffenegger. HOU Roosevelt Wolfe recovered the ball at the BUF41. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-BUF41 (4Q: 02:45) Kyle Boller pass was intended for WR Travis Wilson and was intercepted by CB Sherman Redd at the BUF06. The interception was returned 7 yards. Tackled by Travis Wilson. |
| Buffalo: I formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Stensrud is blitzing. 1-10-BUF13 (4Q: 02:36) Cobra Kinney ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Norm Schechter. DE Richard Horner knocked down Jammal Brown to break up the play. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| Buffalo: 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. Stensrud is blitzing. 2-11-BUF12 (4Q: 02:28) Maurice Hatcher ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Arnie Wayne, assisted by DE Richard Horner. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| Buffalo: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-8-BUF15 (4Q: 02:16) Maurice Hatcher ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Norm Schechter. Key block delivered by Austin King. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| Buffalo: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-BUF23 (4Q: 02:07) Cobra Kinney ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB J.J. Porter, assisted by S Thurman Falk. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU DE Larry Osborne to the BUF26. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-BUF26 (4Q: 02:01) Kyle Boller pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Travis Wilson. S Randall Sampson defended the pass. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Ballard and Hodge are blitzing. 2-10-BUF26 (4Q: 01:55) Kyle Boller pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Patrick Lucas. CB Sherman Redd knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Ballard and Sampson are blitzing. 3-10-BUF26 (4Q: 01:48) Kyle Boller pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Max Mieske. OLB Kurt Layman blocked the pass. |
| Houston: Weak 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. Schottlander is blitzing. 4-10-BUF26 (4Q: 01:42) Kyle Boller pass was intended for WR Travis Wilson and was intercepted by OLB J.R. Ballard at the BUF14. Tackled by Travis Wilson. |
| Buffalo: 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-BUF14 (4Q: 01:31) Cobra Kinney ran outside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB D'Qwell Jackson. |
| Buffalo: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-13-BUF11 (4Q: 00:44) Dale Brooks dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Buffalo Bills 27, Houston Texans 14 |