2025 · Week 12
Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans
Nov 20, 2025 · Reliant Stadium · closed · astroturf
Recap
Houston Texans beat Buffalo Bills 23–19. ScoutIndex had favored Texans (50%) going in. Texans improve to 6-5; Bills fall to 7-4. Davis Mills led the way with 153 passing yards and 2 TDs; 4 rushing yards. Bills out-gained the opponent 396–261 in total yards. Bills turned it over 3 times to Texans's 0.
Team stats
| BUF | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | First downs | 13 |
| 396 | Total yards | 261 |
| 253 | Passing yards | 153 |
| 143 | Rushing yards | 108 |
| 24/34 | Comp / Att | 16/30 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(9:19) 4-J.Cook right tackle for 45 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q115-M.Prater extra point is No Good, Wide Left, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-19-M.Wishnowsky.
- Q1(4:36) 15-K.Fairbairn 24 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q2(9:39) 15-M.Prater 44 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-19-M.Wishnowsky.
- Q2(3:51) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 10-D.Mills pass short right to 13-C.Kirk for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q215-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q2(3:41) 17-J.Allen pass deep right intended for 18-E.Moore INTERCEPTED by 2-C.Bullock (0-A.Al-Shaair) at BUF 44. 2-C.Bullock for 44 yards, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty. PENALTY on HOU-95-D.Barnett, Illegal Blindside Block, 15 yards, enforced at BUF 15.
- Q2(2:00) 15-K.Fairbairn 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q215-K.Fairbairn kicks 62 yards from HOU 35 to BUF 3. 22-R.Davis for 97 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q215-M.Prater extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-19-M.Wishnowsky.
- Q2(:09) (Shotgun) 10-D.Mills pass short left to 81-J.Higgins for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN. ** Injury Update: HOU-12-N.Collins has returned to the game. Penalty on BUF-39-C.Lewis, Defensive Pass Interference, declined.
- Q215-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend. ** Injury Update: HOU-79-A.Ersery has returned to the game.
- Q3(:21) 15-K.Fairbairn 26 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q4(5:48) 15-M.Prater 38 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-19-M.Wishnowsky.
Box score
BUF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 24/34 | 253 | 0 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 5 | 20 | 0 |
| James Cook | 17 | 116 | 1 |
| Ty Johnson | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Cook | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Khalil Shakir | 8 | 10 | 110 | 0 |
| Ty Johnson | 3 | 3 | 45 | 0 |
| Jackson Hawes | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Gabe Davis | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Josh Palmer | 2 | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| Dawson Knox | 3 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| Reggie Gilliam | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Elijah Moore | 1 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Mills | 16/30 | 153 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Mills | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Woody Marks | 16 | 74 | 0 |
| Nick Chubb | 6 | 16 | 0 |
| Xavier Hutchinson | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Jaylin Noel | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woody Marks | 1 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
| Nico Collins | 3 | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| Christian Kirk | 5 | 6 | 54 | 1 |
| Jayden Higgins | 4 | 9 | 38 | 1 |
| Nick Chubb | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Dalton Schultz | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Jaylin Noel | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Cade Stover | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |