11/20/2025 Bills @ Texans 1st half game thread

[Solomon Grundy]

Just now, Breakout Squad said:

I get frustrated with this defense but 10 points in a half is not bad. The offense needs to step up and double dip on these mo fos 

With Davis Mills at QB?? If they could stop the run, they'd be scoreless. Defense is their albatross 

[HappyDays]

1 minute ago, Breakout Squad said:

I get frustrated with this defense but 10 points in a half is not bad. The offense needs to step up and double dip on these mo fos 

 

Houston is the best defense in the league. You should be able to beat them like 17-10... The defense has been unacceptable in this one

[Fallser]

2 minutes ago, Uncle Stucky said:

I miss Wade Phillips

I miss Walt Corey

[appoo]

Just now, Nihilarian said:

Not with Joe Brady and his screens and first down runs. 

 

Josh needs to start calling his own plays

Again if he just drops back Allen he’d get killed. You gotta give Houston a reason to think it’ll be a run or short pass on first 

[GunnerBill]

Players gotta play better on D. It really is as simple as that. You can't call it much better than the Bills have. They have had a guy in every gap. But they can't wrap up, man up, or tackle. 

[Joe Ferguson]

At least the Bills defense gave Josh Allen and the offense a looong rest.

[NyQuil]

Trailing. Thanks Prater.

[tigerthelion]

1 minute ago, Nihilarian said:

Not with Joe Brady and his screens and first down runs. 

 

Josh needs to start calling his own plays

Can't wait for the pass behind the LOS to Shakir coming up here. 

Edited 8 hours ago by tigerthelion

[DapperCam]

1 minute ago, daz28 said:

yeah but he picked up his guy quick.  max looked like the confused one.  JMHO

 

Poyer didn't pick up anybody, he just stood at the line. It's possible he wasn't supposed to run with the guy though.

[BuffaloBillyG]

Can the leave 7 and 58 in Houston after this? 

[RobbRiddicksTDLeap]

Just now, BuffaloRebound said:

Our linebackers don’t even need to be blocked in the run game.  

This is an excellent observation. And it’s not because of scheme, or at least that’s what I’m telling myself. Because no serious Coach would teach such grotesque over pursuit, and urine poor disguise technique. Milano and Bernard have been figured out, and they’re not physically powerful enough to overcome it. 

[muppy]

2 minutes ago, GolfandBills said:

Who else thinking a quick 3 and out coming and give it right back to Houston ?

bad karma hush

 

lol j/k

[BRH]

No flag on the return so that’s good at least

[DaVinci]

Here comes the debacle 

[BananaB]

Just now, RichRiderBills said:

Poor tackling, whiffing , bad angles, can't get off blocks. 

 

It's an endemic problem across most of the D. 

 

Bernard , try, T Johnson and Milano seem at the epicenter of these shenanigans these days. 

Makes you wonder how long they will stick with seniority over guys that are playing better. 

[Sojourner]

Just now, colin said:

Down by one, they've had one more possession.  Special teams and run d why they are in it.

 

Not being able to stop the run vs a bad oline w a back up QB is a pretty damning thing for this d and coach.

 

I know gunner and co like to say the coaches are good and it's on the players but this is 6 consecutive years of prime Allen and bad coaching, o and d.

 

It's getting old, they gotta figure this out quick

Don’t know if the word good can be associated with these coaches. Theyre ok. Not Super Bowl caliber. 

[davefan66]

Just now, dcinmuncie said:

Yea

but it’s Davis mills

 

Penalties kept the drive going.

 

Refs are ticky tacky if you ask me. Although, a few were bad plays by us.

 

How many penalties have the Texans had?

[Nihilarian]

What saved this defense last season were the turnovers and they are just not getting them this season

[scuba guy]

No flags on special  teams

[ILBillsfan]

Just now, colin said:

As mad as I am, a double dip basically wins this game right here

easier said than done vs the this D but the Bills offense has looked good for the most part