2012 Week 9 · Sun, Nov 4, 2012 · Reliant Stadium
Buffalo Bills
9
at
Houston TexansWinner
21
HOU -11 ✓U 47.5 ✓Dome
Houston Texans 21–9.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · HOU
19/27, 268 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
12.3 expected points added · +6.6% completion over expected
Passing · BUF
25/38, 239 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-4.0 expected points added · +2.0% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 25/38 | 239 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Spiller | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Fred Jackson | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Brad Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Jones | 6 | 9 | 65 | 0 | 24% | 0.2 |
| C.J. Spiller | 5 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 13% | 2.4 |
| Scott Chandler | 3 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 13% | 4.6 |
| Steve Johnson | 3 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 18% | -0.9 |
| Fred Jackson | 5 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 18% | -4.0 |
| Dorin Dickerson | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3% | 1.0 |
| Trevor Graham | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8% | -1.1 |
| Ruvell Martin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Williams | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nigel Bradham | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Sheppard | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jairus Byrd | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Wilson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Williams | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Williams | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Barnett | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leodis McKelvin | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcell Dareus | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 19/27 | 268 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arian Foster | 24 | 111 | 4.6 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Justin Forsett | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 0 | -2.6 |
| Keshawn Martin | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Matt Schaub | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Johnson | 8 | 10 | 118 | 0 | 37% | 8.3 |
| Owen Daniels | 4 | 8 | 62 | 1 | 30% | 1.4 |
| James Casey | 3 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 11% | 3.1 |
| Kevin Walter | 2 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 11% | 1.0 |
| Garrett Graham | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 7% | 2.6 |
| Arian Foster | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quintin Demps | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Dobbins | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glover Quin | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Watt | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brice McCain | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Connor Barwin | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danieal Manning | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitney Mercilus | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradie James | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -11
- Closing total
- 47.5
- BUF moneyline
- +431
- HOU moneyline
- -510
Texans closed -11 and covered, winning by 12.
Total closed 47.5; the game landed 30 — under by 17.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Reliant Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Bill Vinovich
- Rest
- BUF 14 days · HOU 14 days
- Coaches
- Chan Gailey vs Gary Kubiak