Robert Woods’ punt return sets up the decisive field goal

First quarter

Buf_FG Bass 38, 6:27. Drive: 10 plays, 29 yards, 5:37. Key plays: Allen 24 pass to Cook; Cook 12 batches; Cook 7 runs on 3rd and 3rd stage. Buffalo 3, Houston 0.

Hou_Akers 15 run (Fairbairn kick), 2:55. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:32. Key plays: Stroud 28 pass to Ogunbowale on 3rd-and-5; Stroud 11 pass to Collins; Akers 11 runs. Houston 7, Buffalo 3.

Hou_Collins 67. Pass from Stroud (Fairbairn kick), 1:34. Drive: 1 play, 67 yards, 00:09. Houston 14, Buffalo 3.

Second quarter

Hou_FG Fairbairn 50, :00. Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 00:30. Houston 17, Buffalo 3.

Third quarter

Hou_FG Fairbairn 47, 11:15. Drive: 9 plays, 41 yards, 3:45. Key plays: Stroud 18 passes to Diggs; Pass from Stroud 12 to Hutchinson; Stroud 19 passes to Hutchinson on 3rd and 11. Houston 20, Buffalo 3.

Buf_Cook 5 run (bass kick), 8:48. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:27. Key plays: Ty.Johnson 19 runs; Allen 26 pass to Kincaid. Houston 20, Buffalo 10.

Buf_Coleman 49er pass from Allen (bass kick), 4:20. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:46. Key play: Cook 11 run. Houston 20, Buffalo 17.

Fourth quarter

Buf_FG Bass 33, 3:18. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:03. Buffalo 20, Houston 20.

Hou_FG Fairbairn 59, :00. Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, 00:07. Houston 23, Buffalo 20.

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING_Buffalo, Cook 20-82, Allen 4-54, Ty.Johnson 3-15, Samuel 1-(minus 1). Houston, Akers 9-42, Ogunbowale 15-30, Stroud 3-27, Dell 1-(minus 5).

PASSING_Buffalo, Allen 9-30-0-131. Houston, Stroud 28-38-1-331.

RECEIVING_Buffalo, Kincaid 2-34, Hollins 2-27, Cook 2-17, Coleman 1-49, Davis 1-4, Samuel 1-0. Houston, Diggs 6-82, Ogunbowale 6-57, Dell 4-38, Schultz 4-34, Collins 2-78, Hutchinson 2-31, Stover 2-6, Akers 2-5.

PUNT RETURNS_Buffalo, Codrington 1-5. Houston, Woods 5-66.

KICKOFF RETURNS_Buffalo, Codrington 1-26. Houston, Woods 1-31.

TACKLES-ASSISTS-SACKS_Buffalo, Williams 10-1-0, Hamlin 7-3-0, Lewis 7-1-0, Jones 5-1-0, Benford 4-1-0, Douglas 4-0-0, Carter 3 -0-0, Bernard 2-3-0, Bishop 2-2-0, Logue 2-0-0, Ingram 1-1-0, Smoot 1-0-1, M.Edwards 1-0-0, Rousseau 1-0-0, Solomon 1-0-0, Epenesa 0-1-0, Toohill 0-1-0. Houston, Al-Shair 5-3-0, Stingley 4-3-0, Fatukasi 3-1-0, Lassiter 3-0-0, Murray 3-0-0, To’oTo’o 2-4-0, Davis 2-0-1, Edwards 2-0-0, Ward 2-0-0, Bullock 1-2-0, Hunter 1-2-0, Pitre 1-1-0, Anderson 1-0-0, Horton 0-1-0.

INTERCEPTIONS_Buffalo, Bernard 1-1. Houston, None.

MISSED FIELD GOALS_None.

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OFFICIALS_Referee Clay Martin, Ump James Carter, HL Jerod Phillips, LJ Brian Perry, FJ Alonzo Ramsey, SJ Dave Hawkshaw, BJ Greg Wilson, Replay Brian Mators.