2006 Week 11 · Sun, Nov 19, 2006 · Reliant Stadium
Buffalo BillsWinner
24
at
Houston Texans
21
HOU -3 upsetO 36.5 ✓
Buffalo Bills 24–21 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · BUF
26/38, 340 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
12.3 expected points added · +1.6% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
25/30, 223 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
2.7 expected points added · +12.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.P. Losman | 26/38 | 340 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Thomas | 19 | 56 | 2.9 | 0 | -5.5 |
| J.P. Losman | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 2.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelo Crowell | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| London Fletcher | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte Whitner | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ko Simpson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrence McGee | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Clements | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Chris Kelsay | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabari Greer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Hargrove | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Schobel | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Carr | 25/30 | 223 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samkon Gado | 10 | 69 | 6.9 | 1 | 2.4 |
| Wali Lundy | 8 | 61 | 7.6 | 1 | 3.0 |
| David Carr | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Andre Johnson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Eric Moulds | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Kevin Walter | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 1.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shantee Orr | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter McCleon | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morlon Greenwood | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Demarcus Faggins | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Glenn Earl | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Babin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMeco Ryans | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Walter | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Weaver | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Wynn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -3
- Closing total
- 36.5
- BUF moneyline
- +139
- HOU moneyline
- -149
Texans closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 36.5; the game landed 45 — over by 8.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Reliant Stadium
- Roof / surface
- open · grass
- Kickoff weather
- —
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- BUF 7 days · HOU 7 days
- Coaches
- Dick Jauron vs Gary Kubiak