The Buffalo Bills lost to the Houston Texans, 23-20, on Sunday afternoon during Week 5 action. Buffalo fell after Houston’s Ka’imi Fairbairn made a 59-yard field goal as time expired.
The Bills looked dead in the water during the first half. Buffalo was down 17-3 at halftime after struggling on both sides of the ball. Buffalo’s defense allowed over 220 yards in the half, while the offense struggled to sustain any sort of meaningful progress.
The Texans opened their scoring with an efficient six-play drive, culminating with a Cam Akers 15-yard touchdown rush.
On their next drive, Houston was even more efficient, finding the end zone on the only play of the drive. Nico Collins scored a 67-yard touchdown on what might have been the easiest deep ball he’s ever had to reel in.
It looked like the miserable afternoon would inundate the Bills over the course of four quarters.
The Bills defense gradually put a hold on the Houston offense. In the fourth quarter, the Buffalo defense forced two turnovers to give the Bills some life.
Even with their struggles, the Bills offense used the good field position to tie the game.
However, Buffalo threw away a chance at overtime with a final drive that left a great deal to be desired. The Bills went three-and-out, forcing them to punt from deep in their territory.
The Texans gained just enough yards to get into Fairbairn’s range. He knocked through a deep field feel goal to send Buffalo home with their second consecutive loss.
With that, here is Bills Wire’s report card following Week 5: