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National Football League
Houston 23, Buffalo 20
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, October 6, 2024
Where: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Clay Martin
Attendance: 71427

Ka'imi Fairbairn connected on a 59-yard field goal as time expired Sunday, lifting the Houston Texans to a 23-20 win over the visiting Buffalo Bills.

Houston (4-1) got the ball on the Buffalo 46-yard line with seven seconds left after Robert Woods' 13-yard punt return. C.J. Stroud completed a 5-yard pass to Dare Ogunbowale with two seconds remaining and the Texans used a timeout to tee up Fairbairn's eighth career game-winner.

Stroud hit on 28 of 38 passes for 331 yards with a touchdown and an interception as Houston tied its second-best start through five games in franchise history. The Texans outgained the Bills 425-276.

Josh Allen endured a poor showing for Buffalo (3-2), connecting on just 9 of 30 passes for 131 yards with a touchdown. Allen started 1 of 9 and then misfired on his last eight attempts, the last three coming on the Bills' final possession that started and ended at their 3 to set up Houston's winning points.

Buffalo trailed 20-3 in the third quarter but rallied with two touchdowns, including Allen's 49-yard strike to Keon Coleman. Tyler Bass boosted it into a 20-20 tie on a 33-yard field goal with 3:18 left, four plays after one of Stroud's two fourth-quarter turnovers -- a fumble.

The obvious pregame storyline was Houston wide receiver Stefon Diggs playing his first game against the Buffalo team that he starred for from 2020-23, catching at least 103 passes in every season.

Diggs enjoyed a solid game with six catches for 82 yards and the Texans controlled the first half, allowing just a Bass field goal with 6:27 left of the first quarter. It was all Houston after that until the third quarter.

Cam Akers scored the game's first touchdown on a 15-yard run with 2:55 left in the first quarter. It was 14-3 less than two minutes later after Stroud connected with Nico Collins for a 67-yard strike down the middle behind three defenders.

Fairbairn bombed a 50-yard field goal as time expired to send Houston to the locker room with a 17-3 lead.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Buffalo   Houston
James Cook Player Cam Akers
20 Attempts 9
82 Yards 42
4.1 Avg Yards 4.7
1 Touchdowns 1
12 Long 15
Receiving
Buffalo   Houston
Keon Coleman Player Stefon Diggs
1 Receptions 6
49 Yards 82
49.0 Avg Yards 13.7
1 Touchdowns 0
49 Long 18
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Buffalo 276 150 126 2 2 1 1.0 1
Houston 425 94 331 2 3 0 1.0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Houston will play their next game on the road against New England. The Texans have a W/L % of .750 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
  • Buffalo will play their next game on the road against N.Y. Jets. The Bills have a W/L % of .667 after a win and .500 after a loss.