Bills vs Texans live online: stats, scores and highlights | Week 5

Stroud tucked it and ran for the marker but he is taken down after a gain of 5. 

4th and 8 from the HOU 45 with 1:20 to go in the 3rd quarter. 

Stroud over the middle for Akers out of the backfield for a gain of 6 yards. 

3rd and 13 from the HOU 40. 

Screen to Stover and he is cut down after a yard. The penalty for illegal man down field is declined. 

2nd and 19 from the HOU 34. 

Ogunbowale with a nice gain of 9, but that's coming back because of a holding penalty. 

1st and 20 from the HOU 33. 

HOU take over from the 26 and Stroud steps up in the pocket hitting Diggs on the crossing route to the right sideline for a gain of 17 yards!

1st and 10 from the HOU 43. 

Allen signaled to the sideline he wanted to go for it, and he repays the coaches faith with a 4th down that turns into a touchdown! Coleman made the catch and did the rest for a 49 yard TD that changes this game entirely. 

Screen in the flat to Samuel and he is wrapped up by To'oTo'o for no gain. 

4th and 5 from the HOU 49. 

Cook up the middle again and this time he picks up 3 yards. 

3rd and 5 from the BUF 48. 

Cook up the middle and he picks up 2 yards on first down. 

2nd and 8 from the BUF 48. 

BUF get the ball from the 35 and Cook cuts the run to the right side after a breaking a tackle and taking it for 11 yards. 

1st and 10 from the BUF 46. 

After a false start on Ogunbowale, Stroud's short pass to Schultz on the right side skips off the turf and the Texans will punt. 

4th and 2 from the HOU 38. 

Akers up the middle and he picks up 5 yards to set up 3rd and short. 

3rd and 2 from the HOU 38. 

HOU gets the ball back from the 30 and Stroud finds Dell with a WR screen but he is chopped down after a loss of 2. 

2nd and 8 from the HOU 32. 

Not much has been working for Allen in the passing game but he hit Kincaid on a big play to set up this 5 yard TD run from Cook to cut into this HOU lead. 

Allen with a dart over the middle to Kincaid in stride and he turns up the field for a 26 yard pick up!

1st and Goal from the HOU 5. 

Allen looking to Coleman with the slant, but the WR wasn't ready for it and got hit in the back of the helmet. 

2nd and 10 from the HOU 31. 

Allen steps up and pump fakes a pass at the line of scrimmage before sliding down for a 7 yard gain. A late flag flies for a late hit on Allen and that will give BUF a first down. 

1st and 10 from the HOU 31. 

Run to the right side by Johnson but he is dropped for a loss of 2 by Al-Shaair. 

2nd and 12 from the BUF 47. 

Johnson with a big run to the left side and he races up the sideline for a gain of 19 yards!

1st and 10 from the BUF 49. 

BUF get the ball from the 30 to start their 2nd half, and they need some points. 

FIELD GOAL!!!

Fairbairn stretches the lead out with another long field goal, this one from 47. 

HOU stretch their lead to 20-3 with 11:15 to go in the 3rd quarter. 

Stroud looking over the middle for Schultz and that pass falls incomplete. 

4th and 5 from the BUF 29. 

Ogunbowale gets a couple yards on the run up the middle. 

3rd and 5 from the BUF 29. 

Ogunbowale hit at the line and keeps his legs moving to pick up 3 yards. 

2nd and 7 from the BUF 31. 

Stroud over the middle for Hutchinson again and this time they move the chains with a 19 yard gain!

1st and 10 from the BUF 34. 

Stroud finds Hutchinson on a pass to the left side and he picks up a nice chunk of 12. 

3rd and 11 from the HOU 47. 

Stroud finds Schultz in the flat and he turns up field for a short gain but an unsportsmanlike flag so the Texans will be backed up 15 yards. 

2nd and 23 from HOU 35. 

HOU get the ball from the 30 to start the half and it's Stroud finding Diggs on the slant pattern for a catch and run of 18 yards. 

1st and 10 from the HOU 48. 

WE ARE BACK IN HOUSTON FOR THE SECOND HALF OF ACTION.

DeMeco Ryan's defense hasn't been as dominant as we saw last year, but they have shut down Allen and the Bills. Buffalo has 103 total yards and Allen is 6/18 for 56 yards and lucky not to have been picked off once or twice. 

The Texans held the Bills to a three and out on the drive after their TD, and then Stroud hit Collins with this perfect pass on the first play of the possession. Collins would head to the locker room with a hamstring injury and he is likely out for the remainder of the game. Stroud is 12/15 for 187 yards and this TD. 

We expected fireworks in this game and we got them in the first quarter. With Joe Mixon out it was Cam Akers and Dare Ogunbowale carrying the Texans down the field with the run game. Akers punched it in from 15 yards out for the first TD of the game. 

FIELD GOAL!!!

Fairbairn drills the 50 yarder right down the middle of the uprights and it's Houston up 17-3 after two quarters. 

HOU are up two TDs heading into the third quarter. 

Stroud's pass sails out of bounds again and the FG unit comes out. 

4th and 2 from the BUF 32. 

Stroud had nothing and threw it out of bounds with 8 seconds to go. 

3rd and 2 from the BUF 32. 

Quick out route from Dell and Stroud hit him for 8 yards with 12 seconds to go. 

2nd and 2 from the BUF 32. 

Stroud tucks and runs up the middle and he picks up the first down with a 9 yard scramble. Timeout HOU their 3rd of the half with 15 on the clock. 

1st and 10 from the BUF 40. 

Ogunbowale makes the catch on the short pass to the left side and picks up 2 yards. Timeout HOU with 22 to go. 

2nd and 8 from the BUF 49. 

Great return from Woods and he takes it up the left sideline for 36 yards to the 50!

HOU ball with 30 on the clock. 

Allen rolls to the right sideline and looks across his body, but that pass should have been intercepted by Al-Shaair who had it right in his hands. 

4th and 10 from the BUF 28 .

Allen had Kincaid open but that pass was just under thrown and Al-Shaair almost came up with a spectacular pick. 

3rd and 10 from the BUF 28. 

Allen to Kincaid on the out route to the left sideline and it him him in the hands, but he couldn't handle the heat. 

2nd and 10 from the BUF 28. 

BUF get the ball at their 28 yard line with 1:02 to go and 1 timeout. 

Stroud rolled right and escaped two sacks while getting to the sideline and throwing down field but that pass falls incomplete. 

4th and 3 from the HOU 15. 

Ogunbowale is stopped for no gain on the handoff out of the shotgun. 

3rd and 3 from the HOU 15. 

WE ARE HEADED TO THE TWO MINUTE WARNING FROM HOUSTON. 

HOU get the ball from the HOU 8 with 2:42 to go in the half and Ogunbowale picks up 7 yards up the middle of the field. 

2nd and 3 from the HOU 15. 

Allen rolls to the right side and found Kincaid on the comeback to the sideline, but Kincaid juggled it as he tried to get two feet in and the Bills will punt. 

4th and 13 from the HOU 49. 

Davis makes the catch over the middle out of the backfield and he is smacked by Al-Shaair after a 4 yard catch. 

3rd and 13 from the HOU 49. 

Screen pass set up to Cook and Fatukasi sniffed it out and dropped Cook for a 7 yard gain!

2nd and 17 from the BUF 47 and Ward is back down on the turf injured. 

Hollins over the middle and Allen put it in his chest to allow him to turn up field for a gain of 21 and a first down!

1st and 10 from the HOU 46. 

Pitch to Cook on the left side and Lassiter closed in and dropped him for a loss of 1. 

3rd and 6 from the BUF 33. 

Cook picks up 5 yards on the first down run to the left side. 

2nd and 5 from the BUF 34. 

Short out route to the right side from Hollins and Allen finds him for 6 yards and a first down. 

1st and 10 from the BUF 29. 

Allen finds Kincaid on the right sideline and he gets 8 yards. 

3rd and 3 from the BUF 23. 

Allen looks for Samuel in the flat out of the backfield and he is dropped by Ward for a loss of one. 

2nd and 11 from the BUF 15. 

TURNOVER ON DOWNS!!!

The Texans rush up to the line and stuff Ogunbowale at the line of scrimmage and Buffalo forces the turnover on downs!

BUF take over at their 16 yard line. 

Stroud with a screen pass to Ogunbowale whoh follows his blockers for a 13 yard gain to bring up 4th and inches!

HOU offense stays on the field. 

Dell gets the end around and Benford was waiting for him in the backfield and dropped him for a five yard loss. 

3rd and 14 from the BUF 29. 

Akers picks up a yard on the first down run to the right side. 

2nd and 9 from the BUF 24. 

Diggs with the catch in the flat and he races down the right sideline, breaks a tackle and gets 13 yards and another first down. 

1st and 10 from the BUF 25. 

Stroud with a touch pass to the left sideline on the crossing pattern from Dell who brings it down for a 19 yard pick up. 

1st and 10 from the BUF 38. 

Ogunbowale was stuffed in the backfield by Carter for a loss of one. 

3rd and 2 from the HOU 43. 

Stroud with the play action and roll out to the right side and he found Dell on a two yard flick up field and he picks up 9 yards. 

2nd and 1 from the HOU 44. 

Quick out route to Diggs who makes the catch and turns up field for a 14 yard gain. 

1st and 10 from the HOU 35. 

Akers gets a couple yards on the run to the left side. 

3rd and 8 fro the HOU 21. 

HOU take over from the 19 and Akers gets wrapped up for no gain on the opening play of the drive. 

2nd and 10 from the HOU 19. 

Hollins is heading to the locker room after spending some time in the blue tent. 

Allen rolls left and looks across his body to Hollins over the middle but that pass was a little short and skips off the turf. 

4th and 9 from the BUF 40 and the Bills will punt again. 

Allen looks for Samuel out of the backfield but that pass falls incomplete. 

3rd and 9 from the BUF 40. 

WE ARE AT THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER AND THE TEXANS HAVE JUMPED OUT TO A DOUBLE DIGIT LEAD. 

Cook gets the handoff to the right side and he is taken down after a yard. 

2nd and 9 from the BUF 40. 

Allen tucked it and ran to the right sideline and picked up 10 yards before getting hit right at the marker. 

1st and 10 from the BUF 39. 

BUF get the ball from their 27 yard line and Stroud puts this bomb on a dime for Collins. 

It was the running backs building up a long slow drive on the first TD, but Stroud took the express route for TD No. 2. Collins speeds past the secondary and takes it for 6. 

After a false start on Buffalo, Allen's pass to the left side to Coleman just led him a bit too much to the sideline and falls incomplete. 

4th and 6 and the Bills will punt. 

Cook gets the handoff out of the backfield and he picks up 4 yards to bring up 3rd and medium. 

3rd and 6 from the HOU 34. 

BUF take the ball back from the 30 and it's Allen looking for Kincaid on the roll out but he threw it away with pressure coming from Hunter. 

2nd and 10 from the BUF 30. 

No Mixon, no problem for the Texans. It was Ogunbowale and Akers moving Houston down the field and Akers caps off the drive with this 15 yard sprint to the end zone. 

Akers with the delayed handoff out of the shotgun and he breaks through the line and takes it 11 yards for a gain of 11. 

1st and 10 from the BUF 15. 

Stroud to Collins in the flat and he breaks a shoestring tackle and takes it 11 yards for a first down. 

1st and 10 from the BUF 26. 

Pressure came from the left side and Stroud lofted a pass over the pressure to Ogunbowle who was in acres of space and he takes it for a 28 yard gain!

1st and 10 from the BUF 37. 

Stroud dumps it down to Stover over the middle and he picks up 5 yards. 

3rd and 5 from the HOU 35. 

HOU start their second possession from the 30 and it's Ogunbowale on the carry to the left side but he is stopped for no gain. 

2nd and 10 from the HOU 30. 

FIELD GOAL!!!!

Ball drills a 38 yard field goal to put the Bills on the board first. A sack and a false start kept the Bills from getting into the endzone but they settle for three points. 

BUF leads 3-0 with 6:27 left in the 1st quarter. 

After a false start on BUF, Allen goes to Coleman in the endzone but that pass floated over the corner of the endzone and out of bounds. 

4th and Goal from the HOU 20. 

Allen is dropped, and it's Davis again sacking Allen after he pump faked the pass to the flat. 

3rd and Goal from the HOU 15. 

Cook is stopped in the backfield by Davis for no gain. 

2nd and Goal from the HOU 9. 

Cook moves the chains with a dive up the middle which he took for 7 yards. 

1st and Goal from the 9. 

Handoff out of the shotgun for Cook and he picks up 3 yards on the run to the left side. 

3rd and 1 from the HOU 16. 

Cook up the middle again and this time he picks up a modest gain of four. 

2nd and 6 from the HOU 19. 

Cook with a big hole on the right side and he picks up 12 yards and another first down. 

1st and 10 from the HOU 23. 

Dump down for Cook over the middle and he breaks a tackle and goes for 24 yards and a first down. 

1st and 10 from the HOU 35. 

Allen had Hollins wide open down the right side and he had it in his hands but he couldn't make the over the shoulder catch. 

2nd and 20 from the BUF 41. 

BUF take over from the HOU 49 after a short punt and Cook breaks a run into the secondary and picks up 12 yards but a holding call will bring that play back. 

1st and 20 from the BUF 41. 

Draw play out of the shotgun and Ogunbowale is eaten up for a loss of one. 

4th and 9 from the HOU 9. 

Ogunbowale gets the carry to the right side and he picks up 4 yards. 

3rd and 8 from the HOU 10. 

HOU get the ball back from their 8 yard line and Ogunbowale gets the screen pass but he's taken down for a loss of two on the left side. 

2nd and 12 from the HOU 6. 

Allen steps up in the pocket and looks right for Kincaid but that pass was overthrown by a couple yards. 

4th and 3 from the BUF 37. 

Allen takes a shot down the left sideline and his pass to Hollins sailed out of bounds. 

3rd and 3 from the BUF 37. 

Ward was hurt in the secondary taking down Cook on the tackle. 

Cook gets the opening carry of the game and takes it up the middle for a gain of 7. 

2nd and 3 from the BUF 37. 

WE ARE UNDERWAY FROM HOUSTON!!!

The Texans won the toss and differed so it's Allen and the Bills starting the game at the 30. 

H-Town edition unis

You know it's a big day when the Texans bring out the H-Town edition jerseys in Houston. This is fit for a primetime match up and those are primetime jerseys. Love the color combo for the Texans today, and you know they'll come out with a little more juice and a little more fire. 

Today's odds

This is a very balanced match up between two very even teams, and it shows in the pregame spread. The Texans are a one point favorite today against the Bills with the Over/Under set at 47. 

Spread: Texans -1

O/U: 47

Moneyline: Bills (-101), Texans -120

This one is tough. More than picking a winner, I like the Over in this game. Both of these teams score points, and the Bills are coming off a game in which they scored just 10 points. They are going to come up looking to light up the score board and the Texans will be able to keep pace. If you twist my leg for a winner, here you go. 

Texans win 31-24.

Head to head 

The Texans joined the league back in 2002, so they don’t have a lot of history with many teams. The Texans and the Bills have only played 11 times and it’s Houston that has a slight edge over Buffalo. Houston has won 6 of the 11 games, including the only playoff game these two teams have been involved in. They won that game back in 2020, but it took overtime, and the last match up between these two teams would come in October of 2021 when the Bills crushed the Texans 40-0. This match up will be the first time both teams squad off with realistic Super Bowl aspirations. 

NFL

Why isn't Joe Mixon playing for the Texans against the Bills? NFL Week 5 injury status

No Mixon in Houston

One of the biggest offseason transactions was made by the Texans when they brought former Cincinnati Bengals running back to this already explosive Houston offense. He had 159 yards and a TD in his Texans debut, but was taken down awkwardly in the game against the Bears and has missed the last two games with an ankle injury. He didn’t practice this week and has been ruled out for the big game today.  

Allen with a dig at Diggs?

The main subplot outside of two of the biggest teams in the conference squaring off is the reunion with Stefon Diggs with his former team and former QB. Josh Allen and Diggs had a long and successful run in Buffalo in which they had Buffalo primed for regular deep playoff runs and explosive offensive seasons, but things soured as time went on. The Bills parted ways with Diggs this offseason, electing to entrust their young batch of WRs and since then some question if the Buffalo QB has taken a Digg or two at his former No. 1 target. “You know, it’s a fun and wonderful thing when you have a bunch of guys that don’t care about the stats, they don’t care about the touchdowns.” said Allen of his new guys in the locker room. 

In the lead up to today’s game, he was asked about Diggs, and it was all respect for his former WR. "I've got a lot of love for (Diggs). I still do," Allen said. "The things that he did for me in my career, and the things that he did in a Buffalo Bill uniform won't be forgotten anytime soon, especially from me." 

AFC Standings

Taking a look at the AFC Standings coming into the second month of the season, we see just one remaining undefeated team and one winless team. The Chiefs are the cream of the crop and the Jags are the bottom feeders of the AFC so far while everyone in between are jumbled into a group in which we aren’t sure which teams are good and which teams bad. Are the Bengals a bad team? Or have they just had a bad start? Are the Steelers a good team or have they just got off to a good start? Are the Bills and Texans ready to be in the conversation with the Ravens and the Chiefs? That’s what we intend to find out today. 

Season recap: Texans

This young team came into the season with plenty of expectations after an exceptional turnaround season in which they made the playoffs last year. CJ Stroud showed there would be no sophomore slump in his second season as a Texan, coming out and getting a couple tough wins to start the season. They beat the Colts in a shootout from Indy and barley edged the Bears in an ugly primetime game against Chicago. They would get their butts handed to them in the loss to Minnesota, but responded with a late win over the Jags last week. The Texans haven’t dominated anyone yet. Their three wins have been by a combined total of 12 points. Tonight they will look for that performance will proclaim them one of the best teams in the league. 

Season recap: Bills

The Bills surprised a lot of people to start the season, despite their long list of offseason departures on the offensive side of the ball and a long list of injuries on the other side of the ball. Josh Allen and James Cook showed they were ready to carry the load for this new look Bills team. Allen led the Bills in an incredible comeback over the Cardinals in Week 1, in Week 2 it was James Cook who scored a hat trick of touchdowns in the first half of the game against the Dolphins, and then Allen had a four TD game against the Jags to put the Bills at the top of all of the offensive stats charts through the first three games. That can crashing down last week when they were torched against the Ravens in Baltimore. 

Last game: Texans

The Texans were in an early season must win game against the winless Jaguars following their blow out loss to the Minnesota Vikings. They returned home for a tough divisional game against a desperate opponent and went back and forth with Jacksonville until the final minute of the game. CJ Stroud responded like everyone knew he would after getting embarrassed by the Vikings defense the week before. He went for 345 yards, many of those in the first half, and two TDs. The offense would slow down in the second half and the Jags had the lead going into the final quarter. Stroud would get the ball with just under 3:00 left in the game and lead his team into the end zone with a game winning TD pass to Dare Ogunbowale with 19 seconds on the clock to send the Jags to 0-4 on the season. 

Last game: Bills

The Bills got run over by the Ravens on Sunday night football last week. It didn’t take long for Baltimore to exert their dominance over the Bills defense. Derrick Henry took the opening run of the Ravens night 87 yards for a touchdown and didn’t slow down from there. He ended the night with 199 yards and three TDs and Lamar Jackson had an efficient 156 yards on 13/18 passing and two TDs. Josh Allen was kept quiet all night long, going for 180 yards and only leading the Bills into the end zone once as the highest scoring offense was held to just 10 points. 

We are live from NRG Stadium

Hello everyone and welcome to Houston where the Texans are back at home for a second straight week. They were taken to the final bell against the Jaguars last week, but CJ Stroud and the offense did just enough to slip past the Jags for a rebound win following their first and only loss of the season the week before. The Bills are looking to do the same today in Houston after getting smashed by the Baltimore Ravens last week. The Bills were flying high going into last week, but they were ripped off cloud nine thanks to the Ravens devastating run attack and Josh Allen and the offense showed signs of struggle for the first time this year. Today they look to get back in the win column, but it won’t be easy against a Texans team that will be hoping to put on a show in front of the home crowd.

Bills vs. Texans live

It’s a huge one from Houston as two teams with Super Bowl aspirations square off in an early season showdown. The winner of today’s game will join the Chiefs and Ravens in the AFC elite category after a little more than a month into the season. It’s the Buffalo Bills traveling south to Houston for a massive match up with the Texans, and AS English will be with you all day providing live coverage, stats, scores and highlights of today’s game from NRG Stadium.