2005 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 11, 2005 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
Houston Texans
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Buffalo BillsWinner
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BUF -4.5 ✓U 39 ✓
Buffalo Bills 22–7.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Carr | 9/21 | 70 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -19.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domanick Williams | 14 | 48 | 3.4 | 0 | -5.2 |
| David Carr | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 1 | 5.1 |
| Andre Johnson | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kailee Wong | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Buchanon | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.C. Brown | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunta Robinson | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth Payne | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robaire Smith | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morlon Greenwood | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antwan Peek | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Babin | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Coleman | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.P. Losman | 17/28 | 170 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis McGahee | 22 | 117 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.8 |
| J.P. Losman | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Shaud Williams | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | -4.0 |
| Lee Evans | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Fletcher | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Takeo Spikes | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Stamer | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Clements | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Kelsay | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Posey | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Aiken | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Schobel | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jabari Greer | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- BUF -4.5
- Closing total
- 39
- HOU moneyline
- —
- BUF moneyline
- —
Bills closed -4.5 and covered, winning by 15.
Total closed 39; the game landed 29 — under by 10.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ralph Wilson Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · astroplay
- Kickoff weather
- 76°F, wind 0 mph
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- HOU 7 days · BUF 7 days
- Coaches
- Dom Capers vs Mike Mularkey