The Houston Texans beat the Buffalo Bills 23-19 on Nov 20, 2025 at Reliant Stadium.
Final · Reliant Stadium
Top performers
- Josh Allen threw for 253 yards, 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions for the Bills.
- James Cook III ran for 116 yards on 17 carries.
- Davis Mills threw for 153 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the Texans.
- Woody Marks ran for 74 yards on 16 carries.
Buffalo Bills box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Cook III | 17 | 116 | 1 | 45 |
| Josh Allen | 5 | 20 | 0 | 14 |
| Ty Johnson | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Team | 24 | 143 | 1 | 45 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khalil Shakir | 8 | 10 | 110 | 0 | 44 |
| Ty Johnson | 3 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 23 |
| Jackson Hawes | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 18 |
| Gabe Davis | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| Joshua Palmer | 2 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 11 |
| Dawson Knox | 3 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 9 |
| James Cook III | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 6 |
| Reggie Gilliam | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Moore | 1 | 3 | -3 | 0 | -3 |
| Team | 24 | 32 | 251 | 0 | 44 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Poyer | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Rousseau | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Bishop | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taron Johnson | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terrel Bernard | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaq Thompson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deone Walker | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AJ Epenesa | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Benford | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tre'Davious White | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cam Lewis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dorian Williams | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Hancock | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxwell Hairston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T.J. Sanders | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Franklin Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Andreessen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javon Solomon | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DaQuan Jones | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 53 | 23 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Houston Texans box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woody Marks | 16 | 74 | 0 | 19 |
| Nick Chubb | 6 | 16 | 0 | 7 |
| Jaylin Noel | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Davis Mills | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Xavier Hutchinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 26 | 98 | 0 | 19 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Collins | 3 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 24 |
| Christian Kirk | 5 | 6 | 54 | 1 | 33 |
| Jayden Higgins | 4 | 9 | 38 | 1 | 16 |
| Dalton Schultz | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Jaylin Noel | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Cade Stover | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Chubb | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| Woody Marks | 1 | 1 | -5 | 0 | -5 |
| Team | 16 | 28 | 154 | 2 | 33 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Reed | 12 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Azeez Al-Shaair | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| E.J. Speed | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry To'oTo'o | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danielle Hunter | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Anderson Jr. | 6 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Togiai | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calen Bullock | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Kamari Lassiter | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sheldon Rankins | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Settle | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Hansen | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Edwards Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Barnett | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Bryant | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 72 | 44 | 8.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
- Bills · 2025 season · Previous Nov 16, 2025: TB 32, BUF 44 · Next Nov 30, 2025: BUF 26, PIT 7
- Texans · 2025 season · Previous Nov 16, 2025: HOU 16, TEN 13 · Next Nov 30, 2025: HOU 20, IND 16