WEBVTT - Texans Matchup - 9.8.2026.mp3 0:00:00.460 --> 0:00:06.900 What is up everybody welcome into 2026 is inaugural version 0:00:06.960 --> 0:00:11.660 of texans matchup where we like to look back while 0:00:11.720 --> 0:00:14.540 looking ahead if you're trying to figure that out well 0:00:14.710 --> 0:00:17.450 you'll get it as we go through the show i'm 0:00:17.470 --> 0:00:20.910 your host john harris football analyst sideline reporter for your 0:00:20.970 --> 0:00:24.650 houston texans and this week we're We play the Buffalo Bills. 0:00:24.810 --> 0:00:27.350 So we're looking ahead to Sunday, right? All of our shows, 0:00:27.430 --> 0:00:30.050 Texans All Access. We're going to be talking to General 0:00:30.090 --> 0:00:32.530 Manager Nick Casario. We're going to be talking to players. 0:00:32.550 --> 0:00:34.750 We're going to be talking to coaches. We'll have all 0:00:34.790 --> 0:00:37.310 that for you. My keys to the game. All that 0:00:37.350 --> 0:00:40.380 kind of stuff throughout the week. But because it is 0:00:40.440 --> 0:00:43.120 the Bills, on this show we'd like to look back. 0:00:43.880 --> 0:00:47.480 And in looking back, we've had some tremendous moments against 0:00:47.540 --> 0:00:52.019 the Buffalo Bills over the last couple of years, including 0:00:52.140 --> 0:00:59.150 last year's Big Thursday night win over Buffalo right here 0:00:59.770 --> 0:01:03.730 at the artist now known as Reliant Stadium. 0:01:03.870 --> 0:01:06.070 And man, it was one hell of a night. But 0:01:06.090 --> 0:01:06.670 I'll tell you this. 0:01:07.390 --> 0:01:09.289 This game did not start out. A lot of people 0:01:09.330 --> 0:01:12.720 forget this. This game did not start out well for 0:01:12.750 --> 0:01:16.480 your Texans. Josh Allen, the offense, got the ball to start. 0:01:16.740 --> 0:01:20.650 Went right down the field. And then from the 45-yard line, 0:01:20.990 --> 0:01:26.009 James Cook housed one to give the Bills a 6-0 lead. 0:01:26.030 --> 0:01:29.030 Of course, Matt Prater missed the extra point. But James Cook, 0:01:29.310 --> 0:01:31.680 that man good. And he took this one to the house. 0:01:32.660 --> 0:01:35.360 Third and inches at the Houston 44. Offset eye formation. 0:01:37.520 --> 0:01:40.039 Allen hands off. Cook running right now. 0:01:40.280 --> 0:01:41.880 Finds a hole up the middle. He's gone. 0:01:41.880 --> 0:01:46.340 30, 20, to the right side, 10, 5, touchdown. Everybody 0:01:46.360 --> 0:01:46.980 stacked up. 0:01:47.120 --> 0:01:47.940 And no flags. 0:01:48.310 --> 0:01:51.470 Cook got through the first wave and went to the house. 0:01:51.850 --> 0:01:54.670 Bills up 6-0 with the extra point on the way. 0:01:54.730 --> 0:01:57.370 That's what happens, Mark, when you take the second level 0:01:57.390 --> 0:02:00.070 of your defense away and you play them around the 0:02:00.110 --> 0:02:03.410 line of scrimmage. Once he gets through the initial pile 0:02:03.930 --> 0:02:07.010 at the line of scrimmage, there's nobody back there other 0:02:07.050 --> 0:02:09.370 than Bullock, who was on the other side of the 0:02:09.430 --> 0:02:10.910 field trying to close on Cook. 0:02:11.410 --> 0:02:12.609 Could not get there. 0:02:13.669 --> 0:02:14.310 Oh, man. 0:02:14.610 --> 0:02:18.310 Did not like the way that thing started. That's for sure. 0:02:18.730 --> 0:02:24.930 But the Texans responded. And they responded with the run game. 0:02:25.150 --> 0:02:27.870 Woody Marks, well, he was good on this drive. 0:02:28.450 --> 0:02:29.910 One rush of 12 yards. 0:02:31.410 --> 0:02:32.290 Marks in the backfield. 0:02:32.310 --> 0:02:34.850 Mills under center on second and 10 at the Bills' 0:02:34.870 --> 0:02:38.720 37-yard line. Nico Collins, short side right. Here's Hutchinson in 0:02:38.760 --> 0:02:40.620 motion to the right. Here's a handoff to Woody. Gets 0:02:40.639 --> 0:02:43.640 to the first wave, 35-30. Taking people with him down 0:02:43.660 --> 0:02:46.600 to the 25-yard line. Woody Marks, 12 yards and a 0:02:46.620 --> 0:02:47.240 first down. 0:02:47.639 --> 0:02:52.000 He turned back in. And found Jordan Poirier. And gave 0:02:52.040 --> 0:02:55.280 him the shoulder to the chin. And Poirier couldn't do 0:02:55.340 --> 0:02:59.810 anything but go for about a four or five yard escort. 0:02:59.870 --> 0:03:02.950 Just kind of hanging on to Woody and riding along 0:03:03.030 --> 0:03:03.990 on his shoulder pads. 0:03:04.150 --> 0:03:06.410 Boy, there were two defenders there, Dre. And Woody split 0:03:06.430 --> 0:03:07.609 them like he was an axe. 0:03:07.850 --> 0:03:09.930 Well, he looked for Poirier, though. He saw the smaller 0:03:09.970 --> 0:03:13.430 bodied defensive back or safety in him. Put his shoulder 0:03:13.510 --> 0:03:14.590 right under his chin. 0:03:14.889 --> 0:03:17.410 And then an even nicer run around the right end 0:03:17.610 --> 0:03:18.930 of 19 yards. 0:03:18.970 --> 0:03:20.930 Boy, this is a fun run here. First down at 0:03:20.950 --> 0:03:23.769 the Bills, 25. Woody in the backfield. Mills under center. 0:03:23.810 --> 0:03:26.370 Bunch formation wide side right now. Here's motion to the left. 0:03:26.790 --> 0:03:27.940 Mills with the toss to Woody. 0:03:28.000 --> 0:03:29.140 Running right. Does he have blocks? 0:03:29.240 --> 0:03:29.460 Yes. 0:03:29.460 --> 0:03:30.280 20, 15. 0:03:30.280 --> 0:03:31.679 Right sideline, 10. 0:03:31.680 --> 0:03:35.320 And knocked down inside the six-yard line by Poyer. 0:03:35.520 --> 0:03:37.060 First and goal, Houston. 0:03:37.200 --> 0:03:38.780 Boy, those young legs of Woody. 0:03:40.250 --> 0:03:45.170 Woody Marks getting the job done for this Texans offense. Boy, 0:03:45.210 --> 0:03:48.280 that is nice to see excellent blocks out on the 0:03:48.440 --> 0:03:52.640 edge and the big fella, big Trent Brown out leading 0:03:52.660 --> 0:03:54.020 the way for Woody Marks. 0:03:54.460 --> 0:03:57.180 But one of the themes of the 2025 season, which 0:03:57.700 --> 0:04:03.100 we hope changes going into 2026, is inability in the. 0:04:03.080 --> 0:04:05.590 Red zone to put the ball in the end zone. 0:04:06.220 --> 0:04:09.860 Texas had to settle for a Kiamie Fairbairn 24-yard field 0:04:09.880 --> 0:04:15.520 goal to make it 6-3. And then the defense, well, 0:04:16.000 --> 0:04:19.340 then the defense kind of took over the ballgame. It 0:04:19.360 --> 0:04:23.180 started with Kamari Lassiter making a big TFL start off 0:04:23.200 --> 0:04:23.760 the next series. 0:04:24.040 --> 0:04:26.780 Second and a long four for the Bills across their 0:04:26.800 --> 0:04:32.280 17-yard line. Allen with the back motioning around Johnson to 0:04:32.320 --> 0:04:36.080 his left. Allen and the gun. On second down. Here's 0:04:36.640 --> 0:04:39.440 a pass right side on the screen to Shakir. And 0:04:39.460 --> 0:04:42.289 he's brought down at the 16-yard line for a loss. 0:04:42.810 --> 0:04:47.850 A lot of battle red-clad defenders. Lassiter gets there first. 0:04:48.529 --> 0:04:50.190 And there were plenty of guys to help make sure 0:04:50.210 --> 0:04:50.690 that he. 0:04:50.570 --> 0:04:56.110 Didn't get more than he did. Lassiter behind the line 0:04:56.150 --> 0:04:58.930 of scrimmage. Stayed there. It's a TFL. It's third down 0:04:58.970 --> 0:05:00.130 and six now for Buffalo. 0:05:00.600 --> 0:05:03.580 Kamari would come up with a second one and even 0:05:03.900 --> 0:05:06.020 more key time a little later in the game as well. 0:05:06.820 --> 0:05:09.560 We're early in the second. Bills lead 6-3 driving. First 0:05:09.580 --> 0:05:12.039 down at the Houston 45-yard line. Cook to the left 0:05:12.080 --> 0:05:14.260 of Allen who's in the gun. Quick throw left side, 0:05:14.420 --> 0:05:17.060 and they set up the screen, but it's going nowhere. 0:05:17.080 --> 0:05:20.220 A big loss at the 47-yard line. A flag down 0:05:20.279 --> 0:05:24.430 as Moore made the catch, but he was buried behind 0:05:24.470 --> 0:05:26.970 the line of scrimmage, and a flag came down as well. 0:05:27.900 --> 0:05:31.099 The Bills' offense was still sort of grooving a little bit, 0:05:31.839 --> 0:05:35.659 but then Will Anderson Jr. announced his presence with authority 0:05:36.120 --> 0:05:38.719 really for the second time. Earlier in the game, he 0:05:38.740 --> 0:05:41.440 had chased down Josh Allen on a third down run. 0:05:41.460 --> 0:05:44.550 I remember, I'll never forget this, Josh Allen looked back like, 0:05:45.730 --> 0:05:48.290 how did you do that? Josh Allen felt like he 0:05:48.350 --> 0:05:51.310 had a first down, and Will Anderson Jr. 0:05:51.570 --> 0:05:54.260 Ran him down. A little later in the game, at 0:05:54.279 --> 0:05:56.120 a key moment, Will Anderson Jr. 0:05:56.160 --> 0:05:59.720 Would get the first of the Texans' eight sacks and 0:05:59.860 --> 0:06:01.970 nearly knock the Bills out of field goal range. 0:06:01.990 --> 0:06:05.910 6-3, Bills lead, looking for more. 10.50 to go, second quarter, 0:06:05.970 --> 0:06:09.290 second down and 12 at the Houston 16. Driving toward 0:06:09.310 --> 0:06:12.099 the north end zone, the bullpen section. Cook back in. 0:06:13.320 --> 0:06:16.240 Allen in the gun. Cook out wide to the left side, 0:06:16.300 --> 0:06:20.760 behind the line of scrimmage now. Motions toward Allen. On 0:06:20.820 --> 0:06:23.700 second and 12 at the Houston 16, here's Allen taking 0:06:23.720 --> 0:06:27.060 the snap. Allen with time. Allen scrambling around the backfield, 0:06:27.140 --> 0:06:29.480 and Allen's going to go down. Will Anderson Jr. 0:06:29.740 --> 0:06:36.520 Pulls him back for a sack. How about that? Will 0:06:36.640 --> 0:06:37.610 Anderson Jr. 0:06:37.670 --> 0:06:40.430 With a deep sack as this ball's getting beyond the 0:06:40.450 --> 0:06:41.350 25-yard line. 0:06:43.320 --> 0:06:46.500 And Will has sacks in six consecutive games. 0:06:46.720 --> 0:06:50.960 That ties a single-season franchise record set by Mario Williams. 0:06:52.120 --> 0:06:56.130 Matt Prater would make the field goal to make it 9-3. 0:06:56.970 --> 0:07:00.790 Texans offense not really on track yet, but they were 0:07:00.870 --> 0:07:03.990 about to be and really get this thing going in 0:07:04.029 --> 0:07:07.049 the right direction. It started when Davis Mills hit Nico 0:07:07.150 --> 0:07:08.490 Collins for a big game. 0:07:10.010 --> 0:07:16.240 Davis Mills under center. Third consecutive start. Marks in the backfield. 0:07:16.300 --> 0:07:22.200 Davis looks it over. From the Houston 23, first and 10, 0:07:22.200 --> 0:07:25.400 five men across the front for the Buffalo Bills. Mills 0:07:25.460 --> 0:07:28.980 takes the snap. Mills to throw. Mills with time. Right 0:07:29.020 --> 0:07:32.230 side throw. Hits Nico Collins. Turns it inside. 45 and 0:07:32.250 --> 0:07:38.270 down at the 47-yard line. Nico Collins. 23-yard play. Good 0:07:38.310 --> 0:07:41.930 work there as the Texans move the football forward. 9.13 0:07:41.930 --> 0:07:45.730 to go, second quarter. They're down 9.3. 0:07:45.730 --> 0:07:49.380 He looked up Hoyer and just trucked him. Just ran 0:07:49.420 --> 0:07:53.980 him straight over. Hoyer now in his 13th year out 0:07:54.020 --> 0:07:54.800 of Oregon State. 0:07:54.840 --> 0:07:55.660 He felt that one. 0:07:56.340 --> 0:07:59.820 Yeah, Nico wants to get vertical and inflict harm. 0:08:00.660 --> 0:08:04.970 But the Texans faced a crucial juncture with a fourth 0:08:05.050 --> 0:08:09.290 and one on this drive. They decided to go for it. 0:08:09.350 --> 0:08:11.650 They felt like they needed something, and they got it 0:08:11.790 --> 0:08:13.590 from Woody Marks to pick up the first down. 0:08:13.930 --> 0:08:16.570 Fourth and one at the 24-yard line of Buffalo. 7.10 0:08:16.570 --> 0:08:19.230 to go in the second. Texans down 9-3. Got to 0:08:19.250 --> 0:08:21.670 get it. Mills with a gun now. 0:08:21.970 --> 0:08:23.510 Don't like this formation, though. 0:08:24.170 --> 0:08:26.770 Here's Hutchinson in motion to the right. Davis sends him 0:08:26.790 --> 0:08:29.239 back to the left. Marks in the backfield with Davis 0:08:29.300 --> 0:08:32.179 on fourth and one. Hand off Woody. Woody gets met. 0:08:32.260 --> 0:08:34.520 Woody powers his way for the first and more of 0:08:34.559 --> 0:08:37.500 Russell 20 down to the 18-yard line. Woody Marks would 0:08:37.540 --> 0:08:40.520 not be denied. The sticks move for the Houston Texans. 0:08:40.920 --> 0:08:43.090 It's a great effort on the part of Woody Marks, 0:08:43.120 --> 0:08:44.969 but that's why I don't like it. 0:08:44.970 --> 0:08:48.110 Because you're coming from depth. He's got to wait on 0:08:48.150 --> 0:08:48.690 a handoff. 0:08:48.750 --> 0:08:52.910 Meanwhile, the defense is getting penetration as you're taking the 0:08:52.929 --> 0:08:54.110 ball to Woody Marks. 0:08:54.730 --> 0:08:57.250 I go under center and let him work downhill. 0:08:58.240 --> 0:09:02.200 Running basically the same play where there's momentum headed towards 0:09:02.240 --> 0:09:02.980 the line of scrimmage. 0:09:03.140 --> 0:09:06.360 Taron Johnson met him, but he went for a ride. 0:09:07.360 --> 0:09:11.100 Texas would move the ball inside the five-yard line, and 0:09:11.160 --> 0:09:16.040 it's there where Davis Mills connected with Christian Kirk to 0:09:16.090 --> 0:09:18.470 give the Texans a 10-9 lead. 0:09:18.970 --> 0:09:23.470 Second and goal at the two. Texans not huddling. Chubb 0:09:23.510 --> 0:09:25.510 to the right of Mills, who's in the shotgun set. 0:09:26.410 --> 0:09:29.480 Here's the snap from Andrews. Mills fakes to give. Throws 0:09:29.520 --> 0:09:29.980 right side. 0:09:30.020 --> 0:09:30.360 Caught! 0:09:30.540 --> 0:09:35.600 Touchdown Christian Kirk! The Texans score! They tie it up. 0:09:35.940 --> 0:09:38.020 They can take the lead with the extra point. 0:09:40.740 --> 0:09:44.120 Davis Mills TD pass to a wide open Aggie. 0:09:44.460 --> 0:09:45.280 Christian Kirk. 0:09:46.540 --> 0:09:51.199 I mean there wasn't a soul around Christian Kirk. 0:09:53.220 --> 0:09:57.920 That was beautiful because they went against tight perhaps and 0:09:57.960 --> 0:09:59.209 they got it to pay off. 0:10:01.429 --> 0:10:05.410 Now with the lead, the Texans defense was ready to 0:10:05.450 --> 0:10:08.370 make it a bigger lead. Josh Allen went back to pass. 0:10:09.290 --> 0:10:14.189 He found Aziz Alshire who couldn't hang on to an interception. Luckily, 0:10:14.270 --> 0:10:17.339 Kalen Bullock was right there waiting for the hogskin. 0:10:20.130 --> 0:10:22.550 Mark Duvall at the 25-yard line. Allen under center with 0:10:22.590 --> 0:10:25.170 three receivers to his right. James Cook in the backfield. 0:10:25.230 --> 0:10:29.240 Need a stop on this possession. Four men up front 0:10:29.280 --> 0:10:33.300 for Houston, but everybody close to the box here. Allen 0:10:33.340 --> 0:10:37.500 digs in. He's going to throw. Allen fires downfield and 0:10:37.570 --> 0:10:42.800 tipped and intercepted across the 40. Bullock. 30, 20, and 0:10:43.000 --> 0:10:44.070 escapes another tackle. 0:10:44.260 --> 0:10:46.650 Off to the right side, 15, Bullock to. 0:10:46.590 --> 0:10:52.590 The 10, Bullock 5, end zone, touchdown. Flag down on 0:10:52.630 --> 0:10:55.329 the play, Kaelin to the house. Is it going to 0:10:55.370 --> 0:10:59.079 come back or is it going to stand? The pick 0:10:59.200 --> 0:11:02.240 is going to stand in all likelihood. Worst case is 0:11:02.580 --> 0:11:04.720 the Texans have the ball in Bill's territory. 0:11:04.880 --> 0:11:06.340 Adrian Hill, give us some good news. 0:11:06.760 --> 0:11:10.360 During the return, personal foul, illegal blindside block against the 0:11:10.440 --> 0:11:12.020 intercepting team, number 95. 0:11:12.000 --> 0:11:14.939 15-yard penalty from the scholar foul. 0:11:15.240 --> 0:11:16.140 First down Houston. 0:11:16.340 --> 0:11:20.829 Ball in, picks it up, and that's too bad. Wipes 0:11:20.910 --> 0:11:24.290 out a pick six, but it's a pick by Bullock. 0:11:25.170 --> 0:11:27.670 And whose reliant power player was that? 0:11:27.690 --> 0:11:28.350 That's yours. 0:11:28.830 --> 0:11:31.809 Eighth career interception, the most ever by a Texans player 0:11:32.070 --> 0:11:36.470 through his first two seasons. He surpassed Dante Robinson in 0:11:36.510 --> 0:11:39.089 that category. And Dante got off to a tremendous start 0:11:39.110 --> 0:11:40.910 in his career, intercepting the football. 0:11:41.390 --> 0:11:45.590 We talked with Kalen earlier this training camp or right 0:11:45.630 --> 0:11:48.980 as training camp started. And we asked him about this night. 0:11:49.630 --> 0:11:52.640 And he was just tremendous. We'll be more from Kalen 0:11:52.679 --> 0:11:53.780 here in. 0:11:53.700 --> 0:11:54.300 A little bit. 0:11:54.420 --> 0:11:57.719 But he said after the game, his phone was just 0:11:57.820 --> 0:11:58.330 blowing up. 0:11:58.640 --> 0:12:00.790 Just people like, yo, what's up, man? That was an 0:12:00.870 --> 0:12:02.350 awesome game. I mean, everything. 0:12:02.790 --> 0:12:05.790 And everybody said it was just hundreds of messages from people. 0:12:06.390 --> 0:12:08.950 And that got it started for Kalen. But the offense 0:12:09.130 --> 0:12:12.569 couldn't really keep it going. So Kaimi Fairbairn knocked home 0:12:12.590 --> 0:12:15.429 a field goal to make it 13-9. And the Texans 0:12:15.710 --> 0:12:19.910 were in front, in charge. This one felt like it 0:12:19.929 --> 0:12:25.380 was Texans all the way until the ensuing kickoff. 0:12:26.580 --> 0:12:30.420 Two men back deep for Buffalo. Johnson and Davis. 0:12:33.809 --> 0:12:36.690 Here's Emie Ball at the 35-yard line, kicking it toward 0:12:36.710 --> 0:12:37.670 the south end zone. 0:12:39.110 --> 0:12:39.750 Let's it fly. 0:12:39.790 --> 0:12:44.860 Here's Davis at the 3, left side over the 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, spin, 0:12:44.880 --> 0:12:49.140 still going, 40, and he's going to be gone, 50, goodbye. 0:12:49.960 --> 0:12:50.820 Unbelievable. 0:12:50.900 --> 0:12:53.679 The spin move shook by everybody, and he takes it 0:12:53.720 --> 0:12:56.160 to the house, does a backflip into the end zone. 0:12:58.809 --> 0:13:02.230 Worst case scenario. Yep, just like that. 0:13:04.130 --> 0:13:06.050 That just takes the ear out of everything. 0:13:06.220 --> 0:13:08.339 Two weeks ago, they allowed a punt return for a 0:13:08.380 --> 0:13:12.000 touchdown against Jacksonville. Now a kickoff return for a touchdown 0:13:12.080 --> 0:13:15.100 against this team, and you cannot afford to give these up. 0:13:15.280 --> 0:13:19.280 He actually ran into the back of Dorian Williams, and 0:13:19.350 --> 0:13:21.970 they lost it. I don't know if they thought he 0:13:21.990 --> 0:13:25.250 was going to fall or go down, but he bounced off, 0:13:25.309 --> 0:13:29.090 was able to keep his feet, and then got right 0:13:29.120 --> 0:13:31.930 back into the return, and by then it was just 0:13:31.970 --> 0:13:36.910 he and Kaimi Fairbairn who was not gonna catch Ray Davis. 0:13:37.530 --> 0:13:40.930 The Bills took a 16-13 lead, and I remember looking 0:13:40.970 --> 0:13:44.449 up at the clock thinking, daggummit, man, this team has 0:13:44.590 --> 0:13:46.829 battled its guts out to be in the lead of 0:13:46.870 --> 0:13:50.490 this game, and because special teams broke down, the Bills 0:13:50.530 --> 0:13:53.150 now had the lead going into halftime. Man, my goodness, 0:13:53.190 --> 0:13:56.570 and then all of a sudden, That changed because Davis 0:13:56.630 --> 0:13:59.620 Mills got hot in a two-minute warning and got the 0:13:59.700 --> 0:14:05.059 Texans back in front with a drive, really, of all drives, 0:14:05.200 --> 0:14:08.730 finishing with a throw to Jaden Higgins for the go-ahead 0:14:08.750 --> 0:14:10.510 touchdown right before the end. 0:14:10.470 --> 0:14:10.829 Of the half. 0:14:11.360 --> 0:14:14.060 Higgins motions to the left. Mills with Woody Marks to 0:14:14.100 --> 0:14:16.480 his right in the gun. Second and goal at the 8. 0:14:16.480 --> 0:14:19.750 Here's the snap from Andrews. Davis lifting. Davis passing to 0:14:19.770 --> 0:14:20.270 the end zone. 0:14:20.350 --> 0:14:20.670 Caught. 0:14:20.950 --> 0:14:25.310 Touchdown Houston. Higgins with the catch and score. And the 0:14:25.390 --> 0:14:29.710 Texans are back in front of Buffalo with five seconds 0:14:29.750 --> 0:14:30.910 to go in the second quarter. 0:14:30.930 --> 0:14:33.020 You know, we talk about the 2025 season. 0:14:33.160 --> 0:14:36.780 It's funny because we mentioned those three games that Davis plays, 0:14:37.280 --> 0:14:40.890 had played. And we talk about, oh, yeah, the throw 0:14:40.930 --> 0:14:44.010 to Nikko against Tennessee and, oh, the comeback against Jacksonville. 0:14:44.390 --> 0:14:47.150 I think the most important throw that he made was 0:14:47.190 --> 0:14:49.030 that one right there to Jaden Higgins. Look, there's another 0:14:49.070 --> 0:14:51.170 half to play. But as you're about to find out, 0:14:51.850 --> 0:14:55.090 the offense kind of went into hibernation in the second half. 0:14:55.830 --> 0:14:57.830 So that throw right there that made it 20 to 0:14:57.830 --> 0:15:01.970 16 was as key as anything that happened in the Texans' 0:15:02.370 --> 0:15:05.550 run of, what, 11 games in a row last year? 0:15:05.580 --> 0:15:06.620 It was incredible. 0:15:07.170 --> 0:15:10.210 But that throw right there to Higgins was as important 0:15:10.250 --> 0:15:15.670 as anything, and it took us to the halftime at 20-16. 0:15:16.390 --> 0:15:21.080 Then the defenses took over, in particular 51-55. 0:15:22.240 --> 0:15:25.620 Third and six bills from their 43, Allen in the gun. 0:15:27.540 --> 0:15:31.370 Johnson out to the left side, shimmies up to Allen 0:15:31.390 --> 0:15:31.990 in the backfield. 0:15:32.810 --> 0:15:33.890 Late clock's running down. 0:15:34.780 --> 0:15:38.320 Allen on third and six to throw. Allen pocket collapsing. 0:15:38.560 --> 0:15:42.120 Allen escapes the sack. Allen backing up now. Sliding to 0:15:42.140 --> 0:15:44.890 the left side. Can't square up. And he's all the 0:15:44.910 --> 0:15:46.890 way deep in the backfield. He's finally brought down at 0:15:46.930 --> 0:15:51.270 the 24-yard line by Will Anderson Jr., the Terminator. 0:15:52.810 --> 0:15:56.680 Remember when we were on the pregame show and I 0:15:56.740 --> 0:16:00.400 said Josh Allen gets himself in trouble when he starts 0:16:00.440 --> 0:16:01.420 to do too much? 0:16:01.560 --> 0:16:04.239 Yes, you did say that. That is a I mean, 0:16:04.260 --> 0:16:06.140 that's the definition of it right there. 0:16:06.480 --> 0:16:09.520 Instead of taking an incomplete pass and throw the ball 0:16:09.580 --> 0:16:12.420 away and punt it and play on fourth down, he 0:16:12.480 --> 0:16:16.680 tries to become Superman, which at times he is, but 0:16:16.750 --> 0:16:19.690 there he's playing against another guy that has a cape 0:16:19.750 --> 0:16:20.190 of his own. 0:16:20.190 --> 0:16:24.690 8.20 to go, third quarter, Texans lead 20-16. Bills with 0:16:24.730 --> 0:16:27.150 a third and five from their 14-yard line. 0:16:28.910 --> 0:16:29.390 Johnson. 0:16:30.030 --> 0:16:33.690 With Allen in the backfield. Allen shotgun. Four-man front for Houston. 0:16:33.750 --> 0:16:37.410 Make it five as Will Jr. is way wide right defensively. 0:16:37.490 --> 0:16:40.700 And Aziz is plugging a hole. Allen to throw. 0:16:41.140 --> 0:16:41.760 Allen looking. 0:16:41.960 --> 0:16:46.140 Pocket collapsing. Allen escaping. And now he's finally sacked. Brought down. 0:16:48.480 --> 0:16:51.230 Daniil Hunter brings down Josh Allen. 0:16:54.850 --> 0:16:55.630 Fourth down. 0:16:56.070 --> 0:16:59.240 If it's not one side, it's the other. And that's 0:16:59.280 --> 0:17:02.080 what makes this defense so beautiful. 0:17:02.600 --> 0:17:04.660 The Bills would eventually get the ball back and face 0:17:04.700 --> 0:17:07.740 a third down and a big third down in the game. 0:17:08.040 --> 0:17:11.790 And Josh Allen hit Khalil Shakur, one of his most 0:17:11.869 --> 0:17:15.710 reliable weapons on the field. And I was standing about 0:17:15.710 --> 0:17:18.730 10 to 12 yards away from it. And I just, 0:17:19.590 --> 0:17:21.850 I see the completion. I thought, dang it, man. They 0:17:21.869 --> 0:17:23.889 could have gotten off the field on third down. And 0:17:23.990 --> 0:17:26.870 then Kalen struck again. 0:17:27.540 --> 0:17:29.920 Ty Johnson in the game to the right of Josh Allen, 0:17:29.940 --> 0:17:31.700 who's in the gun on third and three from the Bills. 0:17:31.780 --> 0:17:32.280 Fifth tee. 0:17:32.500 --> 0:17:34.860 Here come the Texans. They're going to blitz here. 0:17:35.020 --> 0:17:37.310 Loading up with Henry on the line and Aziz in 0:17:37.330 --> 0:17:39.890 the middle of that defense. Allen puts the leg down. 0:17:39.930 --> 0:17:42.410 Here's the snap on third and three. Allen to throw. 0:17:42.530 --> 0:17:45.369 Allen over the middle and caught. First down, then dropped. 0:17:46.170 --> 0:17:49.790 It's a fumble. Texans have it. And Reed takes it 0:17:49.869 --> 0:17:53.680 to the 23-yard line. A catch and cough up. Another 0:17:53.760 --> 0:17:55.320 takeaway for the Houston Texans. 0:17:56.340 --> 0:17:59.410 That fumble recovery would lead to a fuel goal from 0:17:59.470 --> 0:18:04.350 Kaimi Fairbairn from 26 yards out to give the Texans 0:18:04.690 --> 0:18:08.750 a 23-16 lead. The sack party kept going with Henry 0:18:08.850 --> 0:18:11.359 Toa Toa on the first play of the next drive. 0:18:13.840 --> 0:18:19.820 Josh Allen up to the line of scrimmage. He's got 0:18:19.840 --> 0:18:23.100 a wide offset eye. With James Cook in the backfield 0:18:23.160 --> 0:18:26.850 from the Buffalo 35. And Allen, mini boot. Allen in 0:18:26.880 --> 0:18:29.090 the backfield in trouble. He goes down again. He's sacked 0:18:29.109 --> 0:18:29.669 by Henry. 0:18:29.710 --> 0:18:33.129 To'o, To'o. Another sack on Josh Allen. 0:18:34.750 --> 0:18:39.050 They are firing linebackers whenever he goes on a boot. 0:18:40.130 --> 0:18:43.130 Linebackers are firing. They've got the green light to go 0:18:43.170 --> 0:18:46.950 get him. And that's exactly what they're doing. 0:18:47.680 --> 0:18:49.650 Four in the game for this Texans defense. 0:18:50.090 --> 0:18:53.730 With the crowd just in a frenzy a little later 0:18:53.770 --> 0:18:56.389 in this drive, the Bills faced a fourth and two. 0:18:56.869 --> 0:19:00.080 And it was time for Mufasa, a.k.a. Sheldon Rankins, to 0:19:00.100 --> 0:19:03.020 make a big play on fourth and two to stop 0:19:03.100 --> 0:19:03.460 the Bills. 0:19:03.740 --> 0:19:06.820 Offside formation, fourth and one at the Houston 23. Cook 0:19:06.840 --> 0:19:10.210 the tailback. Gilliam the fullback. Allen takes the snap. 0:19:10.260 --> 0:19:10.780 Here's Cook. 0:19:11.060 --> 0:19:12.580 Cook is not going to get there. 0:19:12.880 --> 0:19:14.100 Backfield blast. 0:19:14.380 --> 0:19:17.380 The Texans get a turnover on downs. 0:19:19.100 --> 0:19:20.439 Fantastic. 0:19:22.490 --> 0:19:25.629 I am looking for D'Amico Ryans, but I cannot find 0:19:25.690 --> 0:19:29.410 him on the sideline because I know right now He 0:19:29.520 --> 0:19:32.560 is losing his mind over his defense. 0:19:32.880 --> 0:19:36.680 Rankins and friends get in there for the big stop. 0:19:37.060 --> 0:19:41.260 And Houston has the rock, leading 23-16 with 10.09 to 0:19:41.300 --> 0:19:42.330 go in the fourth quarter. 0:19:43.050 --> 0:19:45.490 Texas would punt the ball back to the Bills after 0:19:46.070 --> 0:19:47.670 that fourth down stop. 0:19:48.470 --> 0:19:49.890 And Josh Allen would find Khalil. 0:19:50.060 --> 0:19:53.580 Shakir for a big gain, but then a Tim Settle sack, 0:19:54.060 --> 0:19:55.679 and the Bills had to settle for a field goal 0:19:55.700 --> 0:19:59.240 to make it 23-19 in the fourth quarter. The Texans 0:19:59.260 --> 0:20:04.840 had to answer offensively. Unfortunately, they could not, but the 0:20:04.900 --> 0:20:09.399 Texans have Daniil Hunter and Mario Edwards on their side, 0:20:09.440 --> 0:20:12.250 and they came up big on this last drive. 0:20:14.830 --> 0:20:17.090 Second down and 10, Bills from their 47. 109 to go, 0:20:17.130 --> 0:20:22.920 Texans leading 23-19. Josh Allen in the gun, one back. Cook, 0:20:23.000 --> 0:20:23.780 he's back in there. 0:20:24.340 --> 0:20:27.060 Allen to throw. Allen stepping up. He's got too much time. 0:20:27.119 --> 0:20:27.879 Now he's in trouble. 0:20:28.260 --> 0:20:31.240 Allen is going to go down to Neil Hunter. He 0:20:31.280 --> 0:20:35.300 brings him down. And Aziz helps with the finish. A 0:20:35.400 --> 0:20:38.550 deep sack. The Bills have to burn a timeout. And 0:20:38.590 --> 0:20:42.310 it's third and long. What a play by this Houston defense. 0:20:43.630 --> 0:20:46.290 Seven sacks for Hunter in his last three games. That 0:20:46.330 --> 0:20:49.389 ties a franchise record for sacks in a game in 0:20:49.430 --> 0:20:54.070 a three-game span. Held by J.J. Watt and Mario Williams. 0:20:54.550 --> 0:20:57.830 Third and 20 bills from their 37. Allen with split backs. 0:20:57.890 --> 0:21:00.409 He's in the gun. Here's the snap. Pressure right up 0:21:00.450 --> 0:21:02.550 the middle. Allen flagged down. 0:21:02.770 --> 0:21:06.090 Allen sacked again at the 30-yard line. 0:21:07.730 --> 0:21:08.850 And it's going to be a hold. 0:21:09.030 --> 0:21:12.840 Mario Edwards Jr. with the sack. And Allen is shaking 0:21:12.890 --> 0:21:13.700 up on the play. 0:21:13.780 --> 0:21:18.119 Yeah, Ryan Van Demark is the guy that is in 0:21:18.180 --> 0:21:18.960