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NFL : ATS Matchup
Sunday 12/6/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
HOUSTON
 
BUFFALO
+3  

-3  
+130

-150

42
 
21
Final
30

HOUSTON (6 - 5) at BUFFALO (5 - 6)
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Week 13 Sunday, 12/6/2015 1:00 PM
Board OpenLatest
357HOUSTON42.541.5
358BUFFALO-3.5-3
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
HOUSTON - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games6-5+3.36-56-421.16.9357.9(5.1)1.321.313.9327.1(5.4)1.3
Road Games2-3+1.62-33-121.03.2337.6(4.8)1.428.418.4376.2(5.9)1.4
Last 3 Games3-0+5.83-01-219.39.0327.3(5)1.09.75.0263.7(4.6)1.7
Turf Games1-0+3.21-00-110.03.0256.0(4.4)1.06.06.0256.0(4.3)2.0
HOUSTON - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)21.16.922.130:0129-98(3.4)24-4257.3%260(6.3)70-358(5.1)(17)
Opponents Defensive Avg.23.111.220.530:0226-105(4)23-3662.8%248(6.8)63-353(5.6)(15.2)
Offense Road Games21.03.221.827:3824-73(3)24-4751.5%265(5.7)71-338(4.8)(16.1)
Defense (All Games)21.313.919.129:5925-107(4.2)21-3559.7%220(6.2)60-327(5.4)(15.4)
Opponents Offensive Avg.23.711.820.731:3927-111(4.1)22-3662.0%247(6.9)63-358(5.7)(15.1)
Defense Road Games28.418.422.032:2229-142(4.9)22-3561.7%234(6.7)64-376(5.9)(13.2)
HOUSTON - Turnovers, Penalties and Special Teams Statistics
 Turnovers LostThird DownsFourth DownsKickoff ReturnsPunt ReturnsPenalties
 INTFLTODIFF#-MADEPCT#-MADEPCTKR-YDSYPKRPR-YDSYPPRPEN-YDS
Stats For (All Games)0.80.51.30.016-638.4%1-030.8%1-35(24.4)3-25(7.3)7-59
Opponents Avg. Stats Against10.61.61.913-539.1%1-150.8%2-49(24.4)22-2(9.8)7-61
Stats For (Road Games)0.80.61.40.016-638.5%2-130.0%2-53(23.9)3-31(10.3)7-51
Stats Against (All Games)0.90.41.3 13-326.2%1-055.6%2-56(25.9)4-36(9.8)8-65
Opponents Avg. Stats For0.90.61.5 13-539.3%1-052.8%2-46(22.6)23-2(9.2)7-61
Stats Against (Road Games)1.00.41.4 13-534.3%1-175.0%2-51(25.6)4-28(7.9)9-72

BUFFALO - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games5-6-35-56-524.212.5347.1(5.8)1.323.411.0355.9(5.7)1.5
Home Games2-3-2.82-33-224.613.2358.4(6.2)1.225.812.8373.2(5.8)1.4
Last 3 Games1-2-0.81-11-219.010.3338.0(5.3)1.022.39.0362.3(6.2)1.7
Turf Games3-4-2.63-33-422.611.6341.6(5.7)1.023.711.0362.9(5.7)1.7
BUFFALO - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)24.212.518.730:3330-137(4.6)20-3065.1%210(6.9)60-347(5.8)(14.4)
Opponents Defensive Avg.22.51120.631:4627-107(4)23-3761.9%255(6.9)64-362(5.7)(16.1)
Offense Home Games24.613.218.430:2029-148(5.1)21-2971.7%210(7.3)58-358(6.2)(14.6)
Defense (All Games)23.411.020.829:2724-102(4.2)23-3958.2%254(6.6)63-356(5.7)(15.2)
Opponents Offensive Avg.24.61220.630:3924-98(4)23-3862.3%258(6.9)62-357(5.8)(14.5)
Defense Home Games25.812.824.029:4022-86(3.9)27-4362.9%287(6.7)65-373(5.8)(14.5)
BUFFALO - Turnovers, Penalties and Special Teams Statistics
 Turnovers LostThird DownsFourth DownsKickoff ReturnsPunt ReturnsPenalties
 INTFLTODIFF#-MADEPCT#-MADEPCTKR-YDSYPKRPR-YDSYPPRPEN-YDS
Stats For (All Games)0.60.61.30.313-535.1%1-040.0%3-49(18.8)2-14(6.8)9-86
Opponents Avg. Stats Against10.51.51.714-639.8%1-048.0%2-45(22.1)23-2(9.7)8-68
Stats For (Home Games)1.00.21.20.214-536.8%1-150.0%3-43(15.5)1-8(5.7)13-115
Stats Against (All Games)1.00.51.5 13-536.9%1-025.0%3-47(17.2)3-23(8.9)7-59
Opponents Avg. Stats For0.70.51.2 13-537.7%1-047.2%2-49(21.9)25-3(9.2)7-59
Stats Against (Home Games)0.60.81.4 12-541.0%1-025.0%2-43(18.1)3-23(7.7)8-67
Average power rating of opponents played: HOUSTON 19.3,  BUFFALO 21.6
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
HOUSTON - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
10/8/2015INDIANAPOLIS20-27L-4L41O28-8231-41-362230-11018-29-2130
10/18/2015@ JACKSONVILLE31-20W3W43O31-9524-36-287021-8330-53-3113
10/25/2015@ MIAMI26-44L4L45.5O25-7123-49-251135-24819-20-2551
11/1/2015TENNESSEE20-6W-3.5W43U23-5623-35-214020-8622-31-1253
11/16/2015@ CINCINNATI10-6W10W46.5U25-8217-33-174121-7322-38-1832
11/22/2015NY JETS24-17W4W40O37-12317-35-241121-7019-39-1972
11/29/2015NEW ORLEANS24-6W-4W51U38-16721-27-195110-5025-44-2181
12/6/2015@ BUFFALO            
12/13/2015NEW ENGLAND            
12/20/2015@ INDIANAPOLIS            
12/27/2015@ TENNESSEE            
1/3/2016JACKSONVILLE            

BUFFALO - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
10/11/2015@ TENNESSEE14-13W0W43U28-12711-18-82128-9721-32-1791
10/18/2015CINCINNATI21-34L3L42O23-11228-42-256128-11222-33-2430
10/25/2015*JACKSONVILLE31-34L-3L41O28-11524-42-260432-12013-29-1751
11/8/2015MIAMI33-17W-3.5W44O36-26611-12-154023-10628-37-2911
11/12/2015@ NY JETS22-17W2.5W41.5U33-14817-27-132024-12815-34-1904
11/23/2015@ NEW ENGLAND13-20L7T47.5U30-9420-36-225122-8520-39-2711
11/29/2015@ KANSAS CITY22-30L4.5L40.5O28-12921-38-286227-15819-30-2550
12/6/2015HOUSTON            
12/13/2015@ PHILADELPHIA            
12/20/2015@ WASHINGTON            
12/27/2015DALLAS            
1/3/2016NY JETS            
KEY GAME INFORMATION
HOUSTON: Texans head coach Bill O'Brien surprised a lot of people with his canning of offensive line coach Paul Dunn after last season'ex-Jets assistant Mike Devlin will oversee the unit this year. He has run a variety of schemes up front in the past, but he'll surely stick primarily to a zone blocking scheme. Arian Foster won't be back until after the bye week after tearing his groin before the season. He'll be relied on heavily upon his return. Brian Hoyer, who was named the starter, is very familiar with O'Brien's system from his time in New England. It's a system that uses a lot of spread concepts, stacks and bunches to open things up. Although Hopkins does his best work on the sideline, he'll be asked to work a greater variety of routes in a feature role this year. Cecil Shorts will likely open the year as the complementary possession receiver, with rookie Jaelen Strong eventually supplanting him. The Texans tied for third in the NFL last season with 20 interceptions and tied for first with five defensive touchdowns. DE J.J. Watt anchors a group that should be better in 2015, provided that OLB Jadeveon Clowney, the 2014 draft's top overall pick, is healthy after undergoing knee surgery.
BUFFALO: At its heart, new offensive coordinator Greg Roman's running game is old-school physical. However, he showed a willingness to be creative when Colin Kaepernick took over as the starting QB in San Francisco, and he figures to make a similar adjustment with LeSean McCoy now his top back. Roman's receiving corps is stronger than the one he had in San Francisco, but this unit figures to be more of a horizontal, catch-and-run attack. For Matt Cassel or Tyrod Taylor, it's a simplified system with a lot of pre-determined reads, especially when they go spread. Defensive-minded head coach Rex Ryan inherits a unit that led the league in sacks in 2014 and is the only NFL team to rack up more than 100 sacks over the past two seasons'DEs Mario Williams and Jerry Hughes are the stars. The Bills traded ILB Kiko Alonso, who missed all of last season with a torn ACL.
PREVIEW
Texans-Bills Preview
By KEVIN CHROUST STATS Writer

Houston's defense has it on a winning streak that's kept it in a tie atop the AFC South. Buffalo's is hindering it in its chase for a wild-card spot.

The Texans will try for a fifth straight win Sunday in a visit to the Bills, whose defensive-minded coach is experiencing a season unlike any in his time in the NFL.

Houston (6-5) has surrendered an average of 8.8 points and 250.5 yards of total offense on the winning streak, both of which lead the league since the start of Week 8. The 35 points it's allowed in that span follows the 44 it surrendered in a loss to Miami the game before the streak began. The Texans have allowed two touchdowns since and both came in one game.

The defense was dominant in a 24-6 victory over New Orleans last Sunday when Houston became the first team to hold the Saints without a touchdown in a decade.

Coach Bill O'Brien isn't stopping at that as the franchise tries for a fourth single-season winning streak of at least five games.

"How good do they want to be? I think you have to challenge them," said O'Brien, whose team hosts New England next week before traveling to Indianapolis to face its division co-leader. "Is that good enough? There were still some plays that we gave up. They played a heck of a football game, don't get me wrong. We're very pleased with how the defense is playing, but you can never be satisfied. As soon as you kind of get satisfied or you're resting on your laurels ... you're going to get beat."

Buffalo (5-6) would be plenty satisfied with such numbers. The Bills have lost consecutive games and gave up 413 yards in last Sunday's 30-22 loss in Kansas City. The defensive performance might not be a huge surprise given their injury concerns, but it's not what coach Rex Ryan expects from the unit.

Buffalo is allowing 355.9 yards per game, which ranks 19th, and its 16 sacks are tied for 29th. Houston's J.J. Watt, meanwhile, has 9 1/2 in the last five games.

"I've never been in this situation. I think the worst I've ever been in this league is 11th," Ryan said, noting he has never had a defense finish worse than 11th in yards allowed in 10 seasons as a coach or coordinator. "I'm not going to press the panic button. But we'll see. Obviously, we've got to improve."

That'll be tough to do while missing at least three starters - defensive tackle Kyle Williams (injured reserve), linebacker Nigel Bradham (right ankle) and safety Aaron Williams (neck). Alex Carrington, who was filling in for Williams, is out for the year after hurting his left quadriceps last week.

Defensive end Mario Williams is uncertain because of a foot injury, though the Bills' top pass-rushing threat returned to practice for the first time in a week Wednesday.

The Bills aren't up against the most explosive offense, though, with Houston averaging 19.5 points and 313.0 yards on the winning streak. The Texans, though, have taken care of the ball with a plus-5 turnover differential in that time and an improved ground game each week.

They've rushed for 290 yards in the last two with their 4.39 yards per carry against New Orleans being their top mark since Week 1. Their identity, however, is trending toward more complex with various creative schemes being worked into the play calling.

"It's been great, I think," said Brian Hoyer, who was 21 of 27 for 205 yards, two touchdowns and an interception against the Saints. "It's definitely working for us and, if anything, the defense has to prepare for it. ... For me, it's all about what it takes to win the game and for us it's been helpful, it has got us a few first downs and it's another thing to add on the defensive plate when they are preparing for us."

Buffalo's latest defensive effort wasted a mostly impressive game from Tyrod Taylor. The quarterback had his worst completion percentage of the season (55.3) but finished with a season-high 291 yards and three TDs. He hasn't thrown an interception in his last five games but said what the Bills are doing obviously isn't enough.

"It just comes down to us being focused for 60 minutes every game," Taylor said. "We have to be on board and execute for 60 minutes."

That hasn't happened recently against Houston with the Texans winning the last three meetings.


Last Updated: 3/19/2024 1:21:38 AM EST.


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