2024 · Week 5
Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans
Oct 6, 2024 · Reliant Stadium · closed · astroturf
Recap
Houston Texans held off Buffalo Bills 23–20. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Texans had just a 43% chance going in. Texans improve to 4-1; Bills fall to 3-2. C.J. Stroud paced the offense with 331 passing yards and 1 TD; 27 rushing yards. Texans out-gained the opponent 425–281 in total yards.
Team stats
| BUF | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | First downs | 18 |
| 281 | Total yards | 425 |
| 131 | Passing yards | 331 |
| 150 | Rushing yards | 94 |
| 9/30 | Comp / Att | 28/38 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(6:30) 2-T.Bass 38 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-8-S.Martin.
- Q1(3:01) 22-C.Akers left guard for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q115-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q1(1:43) (Shotgun) 7-C.Stroud pass deep middle to 12-N.Collins for 67 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q115-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q2(:03) 15-K.Fairbairn 50 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q3(11:19) 15-K.Fairbairn 47 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q3(8:53) 4-J.Cook up the middle for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q32-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-8-S.Martin.
- Q3(4:30) (Shotgun) 17-J.Allen pass short left to 0-K.Coleman for 49 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q32-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-8-S.Martin.
- Q4(3:21) 2-T.Bass 33 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-8-S.Martin.
- Q4(:02) 15-K.Fairbairn 59 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
Box score
BUF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 9/30 | 131 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 4 | 54 | 0 |
| James Cook | 20 | 82 | 1 |
| Ty Johnson | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Curtis Samuel | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Cook | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Keon Coleman | 1 | 5 | 49 | 1 |
| Dalton Kincaid | 2 | 6 | 34 | 0 |
| Mack Hollins | 2 | 6 | 27 | 0 |
| Ray Davis | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Marquez Valdes-Scantling | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Samuel | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud | 28/38 | 331 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud | 3 | 27 | 0 |
| Dare Ogunbowale | 15 | 30 | 0 |
| Cam Akers | 9 | 42 | 1 |
| Tank Dell | 1 | -5 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefon Diggs | 6 | 8 | 82 | 0 |
| Nico Collins | 2 | 2 | 78 | 1 |
| Dare Ogunbowale | 6 | 7 | 57 | 0 |
| Cam Akers | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Tank Dell | 4 | 4 | 38 | 0 |
| Dalton Schultz | 4 | 6 | 34 | 0 |
| Xavier Hutchinson | 2 | 3 | 31 | 0 |
| Cade Stover | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |