2014 Week 4 · Sun, Sep 28, 2014 · NRG Stadium
Buffalo Bills
17
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Houston TexansWinner
23
HOU -3 ✓U 44 ✓Dome
Houston Texans 23–17.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · HOU
25/37, 268 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-4.9 expected points added · +0.5% completion over expected
Passing · BUF
21/44, 225 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
-16.9 expected points added · -12.1% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EJ Manuel | 21/44 | 225 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -16.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Spiller | 15 | 60 | 4.0 | 0 | -2.5 |
| Fred Jackson | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.6 |
| EJ Manuel | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Williams | 2 | 6 | 84 | 1 | 14% | 2.3 |
| Fred Jackson | 6 | 7 | 52 | 0 | 16% | -7.1 |
| Sammy Watkins | 4 | 9 | 30 | 1 | 21% | -0.5 |
| C.J. Spiller | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 7% | 1.1 |
| Robert Woods | 3 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 28% | -10.1 |
| Scott Chandler | 2 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 12% | -0.2 |
| Frank Summers | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Brown | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Rivers | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcell Dareus | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nigel Bradham | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Duke Williams | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Da'Norris Searcy | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Spikes | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stephon Gilmore | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefan Charles | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 25/37 | 268 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Alfred Blue | 9 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | -4.2 |
| Damaris Johnson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Arian Foster | 8 | 6 | 0.8 | 0 | -3.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Johnson | 6 | 7 | 71 | 0 | 19% | -3.8 |
| DeAndre Hopkins | 5 | 6 | 64 | 1 | 16% | 4.1 |
| Arian Foster | 7 | 10 | 55 | 0 | 27% | -6.3 |
| Garrett Graham | 3 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 14% | -0.3 |
| Jay Prosch | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 5% | 1.0 |
| Alfred Blue | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 8% | -0.2 |
| Damaris Johnson | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5% | 1.5 |
| Keshawn Martin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.7 |
| C.J. Fiedorowicz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Cushing | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kendrick Lewis | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kareem Jackson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.J. Watt | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jared Crick | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Morris | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brooks Reed | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Mohamed | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Tuggle | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -3
- Closing total
- 44
- BUF moneyline
- +121
- HOU moneyline
- -134
Texans closed -3 and covered, winning by 6.
Total closed 44; the game landed 40 — under by 4.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- NRG Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Bill Vinovich
- Rest
- BUF 7 days · HOU 7 days
- Coaches
- Doug Marrone vs Bill O'Brien