Bills 19 vs 23 Texans summary, stats, score and highlights | NFL Week 12

Calen Bullock called game on a huge night in which he picked off Allen twice and forced a fumble. This defense came in as one of the best units in the NFL, and proved it again on Thursday night. 

The Houston defense would step up and protect the lead in the 2nd half, forcing a fumble, a turnover on downs and a pick all after the halftime break. This led to a FG for HOU who took a TD lead. 

The Texans would answer right back following the kick return for a TD, when Mills found Jayden Higgins for a TD to put the home side up at the halftime break. 

The Bills offense didn't show up in Houston, but the special teams came up with a big play to take the lead right before the halftime break. 

Right after the TD from Houston,  Josh Allen was picked off by Calen Bullock who had a huge night from NRG Stadium. Allen went 24/34 with 253 yards, but he was sacked 8 times and threw 2 pics. 

The Texans would respond with a long, time consuming drive that ended in a Mills TD pass to Christian Kirk who made the TD catch to put the Texans up 10-3. 

The Houston Texans got a huge win against a great team, to not only put them above .500 but to give them a little momentum heading into a gauntlet of a schedule that is coming up. It was the defense and Davis Mills leading the way in the 23-19 win from NRG Stadium. 

The Texans went 3 and out to start the night, and the Bills got into the end zone with his long run from James Cook, but that would be their only TD of the night. 

INTERCEPTION!!!

Allen's pass off his back foot is picked off by Bullock and that's going to end this game!!!

HOU win to go above .500 for the first time this year. 

A false start is going to bring BUF back 5 yards, 

4th and 6 from the HOU 22. 

Allen's lob pass to Shakir is batted down by Anderson and almost picked. 

4th and 1 from the HOU 17. 

Allen to the left side in the flat and Johnson picks up 9 yards. 

3rd and 1 from the HOU 17. 

Timeout BUF take a timeout with 28 to go, that's their 2nd. 

Allen goes for Davis at the pylon on the left side and he makes the catch but he couldn't get his left foot down. 

2nd and 20 from the HOU 26. 

The hook and ladder down the middle of the field from Palmer to Shakir who takes it up the right sideline fo a gain of 33 yards!!!

1st and 10 from the HOU 26! Timeout HOU with 41 seconds to go. 

Allen is sacked again, as the Texans get sack No. 8 on the night!!! 

4th and 27 from the BUF 30. 

Allen tries to step un in the pocket but the pocket collapsed on his and dropped him fo a loss of 8!

3rd and 18 from the BUF 39. 

Allen on the left side but that pass to Moore is incomplete. 

2nd and 10 from the BUF 46. 

Allen to the left side for Knox and he picks up 3 yards to move the chains. 

1st an 10 from the BUF 47. 

Allen goes underneath for Johnson who picks up 9 yards. 

2nd and 2 from the BUF 44. 

Pick play set for Shakir on the right side and he makes the catch and takes it for 8 yards. 

1st and 10 from the BUF 35. 

WE ARE AT THE TWO MINUTE WARNING FROM HOUSTON!!!

Cook to the left side and he picks up 3 yards. 

2nd and 4 from the BUF 27. 

BUF get the ball back from their 18 and Allen finds Cooks for a gain of 6 yards to start the drive. 

2nd and 4 from the BUF 24. 

Pass over the middle for Noel who made the catch but he's dropped after a gain of 4. 

4th and 2 from the HOU 45 and HOU will punt with 2:50 to go. 

Mills to the right side for Higgins who reels in the catch for a gain of 4. 

3rd and 6 from the HOU 41. 

Chubb to the right side but he is stopped at the line of scrimmage. 

2nd and 10 from the HOU 37. 

HOU get the ball back from their 21 and Mills looks Higgins on the left side with a come back route for a gain of 16. 

1st and 10 from the HOU 37. 

FIELD GOAL!!!

Buffalo settle for a 38 yard kick to cut the lead to 4. 

HOU lead 23-19 wit 5:44 to go. 

Allen felt the pressure coming again, and he thew that pass into the dirt. 

Allen finds Shakir on the left side and he is pushed out of bounds after a gain of 5. 

3rd and 10 from the HOU 20. 

HOU bring the pressure again, and Allen is dropped for a loss of 5 yards. 

2nd and 15 from the HOU 20. 

Allen to the right side for Shakir in the flat and he makes a man miss and takes it up the sideline for a gain of 44. 

1st and 10 from the HOU 20. 

The pocket collapses on Allen and Barnett drops him for a loss of 7. 

3rd and 12 from their 36. 

BUF get the ball from their 38 and Allen finds Allen for a gan of 5 yards on the left side. 

2nd and 5 from the BUF 43. 

Mills rolls to the right side and he had to throw it out amid heavy traffic. 

4th and 9 from the HOU 26 and the Texans will punt with 9:10 to go. 

Mills looks fo Stover on the left side but that pass falls incomplete. 

3rd and 9 from the HOU 26. 

Marks gets the handoff and he picks up a yard.

2nd and 9 from the HOU 26. 

TURNOVER ON DOWNS!!!

Cook gets the handoff and he is dropped by Rankins for a loss of 2 yards!

HOU ball from their 25 with 10:09 to go in the 4th quarter. 

Cook to the left side and he is stopped after a gain of a yard. 

4th and 1 from the HOU 23. 

Cook to the left side and he gets 5 yards on the left side. 

3rd and 2 from the HOU 24. 

Cook to the left side and he picks up 3 yards. 

2nd and 7 from the HOU 29. 

Cook breaks one to the left side and races down the sideline for a gain of 20. 

1st and 10 from the HOU 32. 

Allen with a short pass to Gilliam who makes the catch for a 2 yard gain. 

2nd and 8 from the BUF 48. 

Allen escapes the rush and he tucks it and takes it up the middle for a gain of 14. 

1st and 10 from the BUF 46. 

Allen over the middle for Cook and he picks up 5 yards. 

3rd and 13 from the BUF 32. 

Bullock has an INT and a forced fumble which allowed HOU to kick a field goal and take a TD lead into the 4th quarter. 

WE ARE HEADING TO THE 4TH QUARTER FROM HOUSTON!!!

BUF get the ball back from their 35 and Allen is sacked by To'oTo'o for a loss of 8 yards!

2nd and 18 from the BUF 27. 

FIELD GOAL!!!

Fairbaun drills the 26 yard field goal and the Texans lead by a TD. 

HOU lead 23-16 with 17 seconds to go in the 3rd. 

Mills finds Kirk on the left side and he picks up 8 yards but is short of the marker. 

4th and 7 from the BUF 9. 

After a delay of game on HOU, Mills' pass is tipped at the line and falls incomplete. 

3rd and 15 from the BUF 16. 

Marks to the right side and he is stopped for no gain. 

2nd and 10 from the BUF 11. 

Marks fights for the extra yardage and picks up the 1st down with a 3 yard gain. 

1st and 10 from the BUF 11. 

Marks to the right side but he is stoped for a loss of a yard. 

3rd and 2 from the BUF 14. 

Marks up the middle for a gain of 7 yards on first down. 

2nd and 3 from the BUF 15. 

FUMBLE!!!

Allen finds Shakir on the left side and he makes the catch but it's popped out of his hands by Bullock and recovered by Reed!

1st and 10 HOU from the BUF 22. 

Allen over the middle to Shakir who makes that catch but is taken down for a gain of 3. 

3rd and 3 from the BUF 15. 

BUF get the ball from their 8 and Cook takes it up the middle for a gain of 4. 

2nd and 6 from the BUF 12. 

Chubb to the right side and he is stuffed for no gain. 

4th and 2 from the BUF 45 and HOU will punt with 6:00 to go in the 3rd. 

Marks to the right side and he picks up 5 yards. 

3rd and 2 from the BUF 45. 

HOU get the ball from their 47 and Marks picks up 3 yards on the first down run to the left side. 

2nd and 7 from the 50. 

Allen tries to escape the pocket but he is tripped up by Hunter for a loss of 5!

4th and 11 from the BUF 9. 

Allen looking for Hawes on the right side but the pass rush forced Allen to throw that pass into the dirt. 

3rd and 6 from the BUF 14. 

BUF get the ball back from their 9, and Cook gets 4 yards on the run up the middle. 

2nd and 6 from the BUF 14. 

Mills pass to the right side for Schultz falls incomplete. 

4th and 16 and HOU will punt with 10:00 to go in the 3rd. 

Marks to the right side and he finds some space for a gain of. 10. 

3rd and 16 from the HOU 25. 

Mills scrarmbles to the left side but a holding flag flies on HOU. 

2nd and 26 from the HOU 15. 

Mills finds Chubb on the right side but he is dropped for a loss of a yard. Bernard was in on the tackle and he is slow to get up. 

2nd and 16 from the HOU 24. 

HOU get the ball at their 31 and Mills finds Chubb for a gain of 8 yards, but an ineligible man down field will bring that play back. 

1st and 15 from the HOU 26. 

Allen rolls to the left side, and tries to spin in back but Anderson tracks him down for a loss of 18!

4th and 24 and BUF will punt four minutes into the 3rd quarter. 

Cook up the middle and he picks up 2 yards. 

3rd and 5 from the BUF 43. 

Allen drops back and tucks it for a gain of 2 yards. 

2nd and 8 from the BUF 41. 

Allen finds Hawes up the middle and he takes it for 18 yards and a first down. 

1st and 10 from the BUF 39. 

BUF get the ball to start the half from the 20 and Cook gets a yard on te run to the left side. 

2nd and 9 from the BUF 21. 

WE ARE BACK IN HOUSTON FOR THE 2ND HALF!!!

Davis Mills drives his team down field with under 100 seconds left and he found Higgins for the TD. 

Ray Davis takes the kick return to the house to give BUF the ball back on a night that their defense isn't quite clicking 

On the next play from scrimmage, Allen got picked off by Bullock. The pick got run back but a flag on HOU for a blind side block took the TD away. HOU would settle for a field goal. 

Davis Mills is in his third start of the season, and he showed he's up for the challenge of winning a third straight start. He found Kirk in the end zone for the home side's first TD. 

The Bills held Houston to a 3 and out to start the game and James Cook broke this 45 yard TD not long after. It looked like Houston was going to have a problem, but they would respond again and again. 

WE ARE HEADING TO THE HALFTIME BREAK FROM HOUSTON!!!

Fantastic answer from the Texans after the return from Buffalo and it's Mills hitting Higgins in the end zone for the TD!

Mills to the left side for Higgins on the back shoulder throw but that pass falls incomplete. 

2nd and Goal from the 8. 

Kirk over the middle on the crossing route and he takes it up the left sideline fo a gain of 33!

1st and Goal from the BUF 8. 

Mills to the left side for Collins who makes the catch for 19 yards, but he got hit hard and stays down. 

1st and 10 from the BUF 49 and the clock stops with 51 to go. 

HOU get the ball from their 25 and Mills finds Kirk for a gain of 7 to start the drive. 

2nd and 3 from the HOU 32. 

For the fourth time this year, a kick return is taken to the house. It's Ray Davis on the big return give BUF the lead. 

FIELD GOAL!!!

Fairbairn drills the 43 yard field goal to stretch the HOU lead.

HOU 13-9 with 1:56 to go in the half. 

Bullock got the pick after Alen's pass got tipped and he would have had six if not for a blindside block. 

WE ARE AT THE TWO MINUTE WARNING FROM HOUSTON!!

Mills over the middle to Collins who makes the catch for 12 yards but he's well short of the marker. 

4th and 5 from the BUF 25. 

Mills finds Marks out of the backfield but he is dropped in the backfield for a loss of 5. 

3rd and 17 from the BUF 37. 

Marks is dropped on the run to the right side for a loss of 2. 

2nd and 12 from the BUF 32. 

INTERCEPTION!!

Allen's pass to the right side was tipped by Al-Shaair and picked by Bullock who returned it for a TD, but a blind side block it going to bring that run back for a TD back, but it's still HOU ball. 

1st and 10 from the 30. 

Davis Mills and the Texans have a lead late in the first half. Mills finds Kirk for the TD as HOU lead 10-9 with under 4:00 to go!

Chubb to the right side and he is dropped at the line of scrimmage. 

2nd and Goal from the 2. 

Marks up the middle and he picks up a couple of yards for the first down. 

1st and Goal from the 2. 

Marks gets the toss to the left side but he is stuffed at the line of scrimmage. 

3rd and 1 from the BUF 4. 

Hutchinson to the right side on the pitch and it looked like he was going to throw it, but cut it back to the left sideline and picked up 9 yards!

2nd and 1 from the BUF 4. 

Mills to the right side for Collins and that pass falls incomplete but an illegal contact is going to give HOU a first down. 

1st and 10 from the BUF 13. 

Mills looking for Schultz in the end zone but that pass was just a little short and broken up by Poyer. 

2nd and 10 from the BUF 18. 

Marks was hit in the backfield but fought through it and picked up 6 yards. 

1st and 10 from the BUF 18. 

MIlls flips it to Kirk on the left side and he picks up 4, but he is stopped short of the marker. 

4th and 1 from the BUF 24. 

Mills looking for Higgins down the right sideline but that throw came in a little short. 

3rd and 5 from the BUF 28. 

Noes on the end around and he picks up 5 yards on the left side. 

2nd and 5 from the BUF 28. 

Mills takes it to the right side for 5 yards on a broken play, and a face mask on BUF is going to give HOU a free 15. 

1st and 10 from the BUF 33.

HOU get the ball back from their 23 and Mills finds Collins on the right side for a big gain of 24 to start the drive. 

1st and 10 from the HOU 47. 

FIELD GOAL!!!

Prater drills the 44 yard field goal to put BUF up 6. 

Bills lead 9-3 wit 9:35 to go in the 2nd quarter. 

Allen rolls to the right side and Shakir was open but the pass skips off the dirt 

4th and 21 from the HOU 25. 

Allen sees the pocket collapse and Anderson was there to drop him for a loss of 9. 

3rd and 21 from the HOU 25. 

Johnson up the middle but he is dropped in the backfield by Settle for a loss of 2. 

2nd and 12 from the HOU 16. 

BUF's offense stays on the field and Allen lofts one up to Johnson on the left sideline and he makes the catch for a gain of 23!

1st and 10 from the HOU 14. 

Shallow pass to Shakir on the right side for a gain of a yard. 

4th and 2 from the HOU 37. 

Allen over the middle for Palmer who makes the catch for a gain of 10 yards. 

3rd and 3 from the HOU 38. 

Allen looking for Moore on the left side but Lassiter hits it in the backfield for a loss of 3. 

2nd and 13 from the HOU 48. 

Cook to the left side and he hits a hole for a gain of 13 yards and a first down. 

1st and 10 from the  HOU 45. 

Allen rolls right and finds Hawes for a gain of 8 yards and a first down. 

1st and 10 from the BUF 42. 

WE ARE AT THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER FROM HOUSTON!!!

Cook to the left side and he picks up 6 yards on first down. 

2nd and 4 from the BUF 34. 

Come back route for Davis and he makes the catch on the left side for a gain of 22. 

1st and 10 from the BUF 28. 

Great punt from Townsend and BUF get the ball from their 5. 

Cook to the left side and he takes it for a gain of 1. 

2nd and 9 from the BUF 6. 

Out route to Higgins on the right side but that pass was caught with a foot out of bounds. 

4th and 6 and HOU go 3 and out again. 

Mills to the right side for Higgs but he didn't turn around in time and that pass falls incomplete. 

3rd and 6 from the HOU 38. 

HOU get the ball back from their 34 and Chubb takes it up the middle for a gain of 4 yards. 

2nd and 6 from the HOU 38. 

Allen gets sacked from behind by Anderson and he stays down and was writhing in pain for a second before popping up a few moments later. 

We will keep you posted on his progress. 

4th and 4 from the BUF 18 and they will punt with 2:48 to go in the 1st quarter. 

Allen finds Shakir in the flat but he is brought down by Lassiter for a loss of 2. 

3rd and 6 from the BUF 16. 

BUF get the ball back from their 12 after a holding call on the return. Cook gets the run to the right side for a gain of 4. 

2nd and 4 from the BUF 18. 

FIELD GOAL!!!

Fairbairn drills the 24 yard field goal to put HOU on the board. 

BUF lead 7-3 with 4:32 to go in the first quarter. 

Mills looks to the pylon on the left side but Kirk couldn't make the catch. 

4th and Goal from the 5. 

MIlls' pass to Noel falls incomplete on the shallow route to the right side. 

3rd and Goal from the 5. 

Marks up the middle for a gain of 1. 

2nd and Goal from the 5. 

Toss to the right side for Marks and he follows his blockers for a gain of 19 yards!

1st and Goal from the BUF 5. 

Marks to the left side and he skips past a defender and takes it or a gain of 12. 

1st and 10 from the BUF 25. 

Mills down the left side for Schultz but that pass flew way over the TE's head. 

2nd and 10 from the BUF 37. 

Play action boot leg from Mills and he finds Higgins to the right side for 10 yards 

1st and 10 from the BUF 37. 

Chubb up the middle and he takes it for a first down with a five yard run. 

1st and 10 from the BUF 47. 

HOU get the ball back from their 41 and Chubb takes it to the left side for a gain of 7. 

2nd and 3 from the HOU 38. 

After the Texans go 3 and out, Cook breaks a big run against the Texans stingy defense and takes it to the house. 

Allen goes down the left side for Palmer but that pass 20 yards down field skips off the turf. 

3rd and 1 from the HOU 45. 

Allen finds Knox on the left side and he makes the catch and takes it for 9 yards. 

2nd and 1 from the HOU 45. 

Allen swings it to Johnson on the right side and he tkaes it for a gain of 13 yards and a first down. 

1st and 10 from the BUF 46. 

Allen swings it to Cooks who got closed down after a short gain of 2. 

3rd and 8 from the BUF 33. 

Cook up the middle but he is stopped for no gain. 

2nd and 10 from the BUF 31. 

Allen up the middle on the QB sneak and he picks it up. 

1st and 10 from the BUF 31. 

Allen to the right side for a gain of 5 but he will be short of the first down on the slant play. 

4th and 1 from the BUF 28. 

Allen to the right side for Knox on the sideline but that pass incomplete. 

3rd and 6 from the BUF 23. 

BUF get he ball from their 19 and Cook picks up 4 yards on the run to the right. 

2nd and 6 from the BUF 23. 

The Texans get the ball from their 22 and go three and out to start that game. 

4th and 4 from the HOU 28. 

WE ARE UNDERWAY FROM HOUSTON!!!

Remaining schedule: Bills 

The Bills don’t have it much easier than the Texans do. After tonight’s game Buffalo has Pittsburgh, Cincy, New England, Cleveland before closing out the season with two homes games. They will play the Super Bowl Champs of last year, Philly, before their season finale against the Jets. Each and every game will be important in shaping the AFC playoff picture, and they will need to put a premium on they two remaining division games if they are going to have a chance to with the AFC East. 

Remaining schedules: Houston 

IT’s about that time where we have to start looking at who each team has left as the playoff picture starts to take shape. The Texans have a tough next few weeks coming up with Buffalo tonight, Indy next week, and the Chiefs the week after.  Then they have a couple games against Arizona and Las Vegas but they need to win at least one or two games before then to give themselves a chance for their final two games against LA and Indy. 

AFC standings 

Taking a look at the AFC Standing we see both of these teams that we had a shot of winning their respective divisions in a position that has them against the ropes coming into this Week 12 match up. The Houston Texans are in a bit more peculiar of a situation with a 5-5 record and three games back of the Colts and a game back of the Jags. They will most likely be shooting for a Wild Card spot come the end of the season while the Bills are trailing the Pats who have a record of 9-2 and have a BYE in they pocket. Buffalo is on the heels of the Pats, but they know they have to keep winning to have a chance at the division. If not they could be getting the Wild Card spot, and that would mean road games throughout the playoffs. 

CJ Stroud still out 

The Texans are going to be without their starting QB CJ Stroud for at least another week. He took a big hit against the Denver Broncos a few weeks ago, and has yet to be cleared from concussion protocol. The Texans have a gauntlet over the next few weeks, so they will need their star QB to be healthy and ready to lead them over the final month and a half of the season. 

Houston’s dominant D 

When it comes to dominant defenses, it doesn’t get much stronger than this Houston unit. DeMeco Ryans has sculpted this team to be a reflection of the kind of player he was back when he was suiting up with the Texans and Eagles not so long ago. The Texans give up the fewest yards per game, allowing just 258.1 to their opponents while also allowing the fewest points per game with 16.3 given up per outing. If they could just get a little more support from their offense they would be in fantastic shape. 

Texans star watch 

Davis Mills has been with the Texans for quite a long time, and he knows how things go in House. He may not be the flashiest, or the most athletic but he has shown he can sling the rock and win games for the Texans. He’s the perfect back up QB who doesn’t make too much noise, and is always waiting for his chance whenever it may come. The fifth year QB out of Stanford has won both of the games he’s started, and almost led his team to a win over the Denver Broncos a few weeks ago when Stroud got injured early in the game. He had just 137 yards in that game, with no TDs or INTs, but he put up 292 yards last week, and 274 last week. With a defense like the Texans have, he doesn’t have to be perfect he just has to keep his team in the game until the end. 

Bills star watch 

It has been far from perfect from Josh Allen who is the reigning MVP of the league. He has looked really good at times, but the thing that made him the MVP of last year was his ability to take care of the ball and make winning plays when it mattered most. Last year he had 20 TDs and 9 INTs, more than half way through the season he’s got just 10 TDs and 12 INTs and a rating of 67.9 which puts him in the middle of the pack among all QBs. Last week we saw the best and the worst of him. He threw a couple of picks, but he also won the game with a couple of TD scrambles. Tonight he’s going to have to be on his game against one of the top defensive sides in the league. 

Texans last game

The Texans went to Tennessee for a divisional showdown against the Titans and did just about enough to edge one of the worst teams in the league after a terrible first half. The offense couldn’t get anything going, and Houston trailed 3-0 at the break. They came into the 2nd half starting to put some drives together and Davis Mills found Nico Collins on a TD toss to take a 7-6 lead and a FG later in the 3rd would stretch the lead to 10-6. Another FG would put Houston up by a touchdown, but Cam Ward tied the game up with a TD pass to Van Jefferson with just over 90 seconds to go in the 4th quarter. Mills and the offense would drive down the field and set up the winning 35 yard Matthew Wright FG as time expired. 

Bills last game

The Bills hosted the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a Sunday afternoon can’t miss game and as expected, there were plenty of points to go around. It was a slow start to the game but both teams turned it on in the second quarter as Josh Allen started to heat up at the same time as Bucs RB Sean Tucker who had a couple of TD totes. Allen threw a couple of interceptions, and his three TD passes weren’t enough to keep TB from taking a 32-31 fourth quarter lead but Allen’s two TD scrambles would prove to be the deciding factor in the Bills win over the Bucs from Orchard Park. 

We are live from NRG Stadium

Hello everyone and welcome to Houston where the Texans are keeping their heads above water despite having to have played their last two games without starting QB CJ Stroud. They have rattled off a couple wins in a row against division rivals and now comes one of the toughest tests in the conference. Back up QB Davis Mills will go head to head with the reigning MVP of the league and a Bills team that is trying to keep pace with the division leading New England Patriots. Both of these teams need a win tonight. It may not be a playoff game, but it will feel like one, especially for the home team who know they have no margin for error. 

Bills vs. Texans  

It’s an AFC showdown between two playoff hopefuls to start Week 12 from NRG Stadium. Both of these teams were expected to contend in the AFC, but now these two teams are in a must win situation with a month and a half left in the season. It’s Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills in Houston to take on the Texans and their top notch defense and AS English will be with you all night providing live coverage, stats, highlights and analysis of tonight’s must win game.