October 30th, 2012 
Matt Loede 
Posted in BUFFALO BILLS (3-4) AT HOUSTON TEXANS (6-1)
SERIES
| BILLS | TEXANS | |
| SERIES LEADER | 3-2 | |
| STREAKS | 3-2 | |
| COACHES VS. OPP. | Gailey: 0-0 | Kubiak: 1-1 |
| LAST WEEK | Bye (Wk. 7: L 35-34 vs. Titans) | Bye (Wk. 7: W 43-13 vs. Ravens) |
| LAST GAME | 11/1/09: Texans 31 at Bills 10. Houston RB Ryan Moats has 23 carries for 126 yards & 3 TDs as Texans offense scores 25 unanswered points & defense hold Bills to 204 total yards. | |
| LAST GAME AT SITE | 11/19/06: Bills 24, Texans 21. Buffalo WR Lee Evans has pair of 83-yard TD catches in 1st quarter & WR Peerless Price’s 15-yard TD catch with 9 seconds left wins game for Bills. | |
| BROADCAST | CBS (12:00 PM CT): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts. SIRIUS: 134 (Buf.), 91 (Hou.). XM: 228 (Hou.). | |
STATS
| PASSING | Fitzpatrick: 133-218-1,435-15 (3C)-9-86.1 | Schaub: 140-222-1,650-10-4-93.1 |
| RUSHING | Spiller: 72-523-7.3-4 | Foster: 168-659 (2C)-3.9-9 (1L) |
| RECEIVING | St. Johnson: 32-387-12.1-4 | A. Johnson: 34-444-13.1-2 |
| OFFENSE | 349.0 | 371.4 |
| TAKE/GIVE | -6 | +7 (2C) |
| DEFENSE | 424.1 | 283.0 (3L) |
| SACKS | Ky. Williams: 4.5 | Watt: 9.5 (1L) |
| INTs | Byrd: 3 (T1C) | Jackson: 3 (T1C) |
| PUNTING | Powell (R): 43.5 | Do. Jones: 46.9 |
| KICKING | Lindell: 37 (22/22 PAT; 5/5 FG) | S. Graham: 64 (3C) (25/25 PAT; 13/14 FG) |
NOTES
BILLS: Club is 2-0 at Hou…QB RYAN FITZPATRICK (9,689) needs 311 passing yards to become 5th QB in franchise history to reach 10,000 career. At Hou. on 11/27/05 (w/ Rams), Fitzpatrick registered 1st 300-yard passing game of career (310)…RB FRED JACKSON (3,991) needs 9 rush yards to join HOFers THURMAN THOMAS (11,938) & O.J. SIMPSON (10,183) & JOE CRIBBS (4,445) as only Bills to reach 4,000 career. Since ’11, Jackson averages 113.8 scrim. yards per game, 4th-best in NFL. Had career-best 8 rec. last game. Posted 1st TD rec. of season last game. RB C.J. SPILLER averages 7.3 yards per carry in ’12 (72 att., 523 yards)…WR STEVIE JOHNSON has 3 TD rec. of 25+ yards in ’12…TE SCOTT CHANDLER is tied for 3rd among AFC TEs with 4 TD rec….DE MARIO WILLIAMS was selected by Hou. as No.1 overall pick in ’06 NFL Draft…DE CHRIS KELSAY has 2 sacks in past 2…Since entering NFL in ’09, S JAIRUS BYRD is tied for 3rd in NFL w/ 16 INTs…Rookie CB STEPHON GILMORE has team-high 10 passes defensed…PR LEODIS MC KELVIN has NFL-best 24 PR avg. in ’12…TEXANS: Aim for 7-1 start for 1st time in franchise history…In past 11, QB MATT SCHAUB is 10-1 w/ 15 TDs vs. 5 INTs & 98.1 rating. Club is 14-2 (.875) when Schaub has 100+ passer rating at home…Since ’10, RB ARIAN FOSTER leads NFL in total TDs (40; 35 rush, 5 rec.) & rush yards per game (97.2). Posted 10th career-game w/ 2+ rush TDs last game. Aims for 5th straight game with rush TD…WR ANDRE JOHNSON has 15 career games with 10+ catches, tied for 4th-most in NFL history. Since entering NFL in ’03, Johnson averages NFL-best in rec. yards per game (78.3) & rec. per game (5.7)…TE OWEN DANIELS has TD catch in 4 of past 5…Defense allows 18.3 pts per game, 2nd-lowest in AFC…CB JOHNATHAN JOSEPH had 52-yard INT-return TD last game. Had 2 INTs & TD in last meeting vs. Bills (w/ Cin. on 11/21/10). DE J.J. WATT has team-high 10 passes defensed in ’12. DE ANTONIO SMITH tied career-high w/ 2 sacks last game…S GLOVER QUIN leads Texans w/ 36 tackles.
