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Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans

Buffalo Bills19

Houston Texans23✓

Final · Thursday, November 20, 2025 · 8:15 p.m. ET · NRG Stadium

Head coaches: Sean McDermott (Bills) · DeMeco Ryans (Texans)

TV: Prime Video

Linescore

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Bills	6	10	0	3	19
Texans	3	17	3	0	23

Scoring summary

Clock	Play	Team	Detail	BUF–HOU
Q1
9:11	TD	Bills	James Cook III 45 Yd Rush (Matt Prater PAT Failed)	6–0
4:32	FG	Texans	Ka'imi Fairbairn 24 Yd Field Goal	6–3
Q2
9:35	FG	Bills	Matt Prater 44 Yd Field Goal	9–3
3:47	TD	Texans	Christian Kirk 2 Yd pass from Davis Mills (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)	9–10
1:56	FG	Texans	Ka'imi Fairbairn 43 Yd Field Goal	9–13
1:43	TD	Bills	Ray Davis 97 Yd Kickoff Return (Matt Prater Kick)	16–13
0:05	TD	Texans	Jayden Higgins 8 Yd pass from Davis Mills (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)	16–20
Q3
0:17	FG	Texans	Ka'imi Fairbairn 26 Yd Field Goal	16–23
Q4
5:44	FG	Bills	Matt Prater 38 Yd Field Goal	19–23

Team stats

Stat	Bills	Texans
First downs	14	15
Total yards	326	261
Yards per play	4.9	4.7
Passing yards	183	153
Comp / att	24/34	16/30
Rushing yards	143	108
Third down	5-16	2-12
Fourth down	3-5	1-1
Red zone	0-2	2-4
Turnovers	3	0
Penalties – yards	6-54	5-40
Sacks – yards lost	8-70	0-0
Possession	32:22	27:38
Plays	66	56

Also	Bills	Texans
Passing first downs	9	7
Rushing first downs	5	6
First downs by penalty	0	2
Drives	12	12
Yards per pass	4.4	5.1
Interceptions thrown	2	0
Rushing attempts	24	26
Yards per rush	6.0	4.2
Fumbles lost	1	0
Defensive / special-teams TDs	1	0

Player lines

Buffalo Bills

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
17Josh Allen	24/34	253	7.4	0	2	8-70	28.8	67.4

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
4James Cook III	17	116	6.8	1	45
17Josh Allen	5	20	4.0	0	14
26Ty Johnson	2	7	3.5	0	9
Team	24	143	6.0	1	45

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	TGTS
10Khalil Shakir	8	110	13.8	44	10
26Ty Johnson	3	45	15.0	23	3
85Jackson Hawes	2	26	13.0	18	2
13Gabe Davis	1	22	22.0	22	2
5Joshua Palmer	2	21	10.5	11	4
88Dawson Knox	3	17	5.7	9	4
4James Cook III	3	13	4.3	6	3
41Reggie Gilliam	1	2	2.0	2	1
18Elijah Moore	1	-3	-3.0	-3	3
Team	24	253	10.5	44	32

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
10Khalil Shakir	1	1	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
24Cole Bishop	6	3	0	0	0	0
21Jordan Poyer	6	2	0	1	0	0
50Greg Rousseau	6	2	0	0	0	0
7Taron Johnson	5	3	0	1	0	0
8Terrel Bernard	5	3	1	0	0	0
58Matt Milano	4	2	1	0	0	0
45Shaq Thompson	4	0	0	0	0	0
57AJ Epenesa	3	1	0	0	0	0
47Christian Benford	3	1	0	0	0	0
96Deone Walker	3	1	0	0	0	0
99Larry Ogunjobi	2	2	1	0	0	0
42Dorian Williams	2	2	0	0	0	0
27Tre'Davious White	2	1	0	1	0	0
39Cam Lewis	2	1	0	0	0	0
88Dawson Knox	1	1	0	0	0	0
28Sam Franklin Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
5Joshua Palmer	1	1	0	0	0	0
56Javon Solomon	1	1	0	0	0	0
37Jordan Hancock	1	1	0	0	0	0
41Reggie Gilliam	1	0	0	0	0	0
44Joe Andreessen	1	0	0	0	0	0
98T.J. Sanders	1	0	0	0	0	0
31Maxwell Hairston	1	0	0	1	0	0
92DaQuan Jones	0	0	0	1	2	0
97Joey Bosa	0	0	0	0	2	0
Team	62	29	3	5	4	1

Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
22Ray Davis	3	145	48.3	97	1
26Ty Johnson	1	22	22.0	22	0
Team	4	167	41.8	97	1

Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
10Khalil Shakir	4	15	3.8	11	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS	Made from
15Matt Prater	2/2	100.0	44	1/2	7	44, 38

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
19Mitch Wishnowsky	3	136	45.3	0	0	48

Houston Texans

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
10Davis Mills	16/30	153	5.1	2	0	0-0	27.1	90.0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
27Woody Marks	16	74	4.6	19
21Nick Chubb	6	16	2.7	7
19Xavier Hutchinson	1	9	9.0	9
14Jaylin Noel	1	5	5.0	5
10Davis Mills	2	4	2.0	5
Team	26	108	4.2	19

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
12Nico Collins	3	55	18.3	0	24	3
13Christian Kirk	5	54	10.8	1	33	6
81Jayden Higgins	4	38	9.5	1	16	9
86Dalton Schultz	1	8	8.0	0	8	4
14Jaylin Noel	1	4	4.0	0	4	2
87Cade Stover	0	0	0.0	0	0	2
21Nick Chubb	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1	1
27Woody Marks	1	-5	-5.0	0	-5	1
Team	16	153	9.6	2	33	28

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
23Jaylen Reed	0	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
23Jaylen Reed	12	9	0	0	0	0
0Azeez Al-Shaair	7	4	0	0	1	1
39Henry To'oTo'o	7	3	1	1	0	1
45E.J. Speed	7	3	0	0	0	0
55Danielle Hunter	6	3	2	2	0	3
51Will Anderson Jr.	6	3	2.5	2	1	3
2Calen Bullock	5	5	0	0	2	0
4Kamari Lassiter	5	5	0	2	1	0
72Tommy Togiai	5	2	0	0	0	0
90Sheldon Rankins	4	2	0	1	0	0
98Tim Settle	3	2	1	2	0	1
35Jake Hansen	2	2	0	0	0	0
95Derek Barnett	1	1	1	1	0	1
33Dare Ogunbowale	1	1	0	0	0	0
44British Brooks	1	1	0	0	0	0
97Mario Edwards Jr.	1	0	0.5	0	0	1
25Myles Bryant	1	0	0	0	0	0
92Dylan Horton	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team	74	46	8	11	5	12

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
2Calen Bullock	2	29	0

Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
14Jaylin Noel	4	96	24.0	38
11Tremon Smith	1	20	20.0	20
Team	5	116	23.2	38

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS	Made from
15Ka'imi Fairbairn	3/3	100.0	43	2/2	11	24, 43, 26

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
6Tommy Townsend	6	286	47.7	0	4	57

Entering Week 12

The table after Week 11, the way the standings read when this game kicked off.

Buffalo Bills · 7-3 · 2nd in the AFC East

Houston Texans · 5-5 · 3rd in the AFC South

Officials and attendance

Attendance: 70,451

Officials: Down Judge Derick Bowers · Referee Adrian Hill · Field Judge Trawick Boger · Back Judge Greg Steed · Umpire Roy Ellison · Line Judge Greg Bradley · Side Judge Clay Reynard

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