11/20/2025 Bills @ Texans post game thread

[Big Turk]

Imagine a missed XP on the first offensive drive being the difference.

[appoo]

Just now, Joe Ferguson said:

Another wasted year for Allen.

He's helped waste it

[Roundybout]

28 effing pressures and our idiot left tackle is all smiley happy after the game after absolutely killing us with a false start

[Niagara Dude]

20 minutes ago, Kelly to Allen said:

I remember Kelly getting absolutely destroyed vs the Steelers in 94. Allen took a lot of hits tonight and it was brutal....

 

Idk maybe this team is done until a reload next year 

Dawkins looked very slow and almost every guy was taking turns getting beat

[TheBrownBear]

You tend to look bad when you're outmatched. That's what tonight was. Got our asses kicked up and down the field.

[RyanC883]

1 minute ago, TFBillsfan said:

Zero sacks tonight by the Bills. Zero compared to 8 by Houston. 

 

Outside of Davis’s TD return, ST were horrible. Offense scored 12 points! 
 

Brady is a second year OC and it shows! We attempted ONE deep shot the entire game. The long hand off to Cook on 4th and 1 was just idiotic and indefensible! Even worse it looked like he didn’t have a play as Josh was waving frantically for the call. Why in the world, he REFUSES to use Josh in these situations, is just stunning, playaction, bootleg rollout puts so much pressure on the D. Hell, run a dang QB sweep! Brady has been so horrendous multiple times in 4th down situations. 
 

The Bills literally pissed away games against ATL, NE and Houston!

if we kicked FG instead of running Cook on 4 and 2 we win. 
 

[Big Turk]

Just now, EmotionallyUnstable said:

Houston has averaged 22 points per game all season, and we gave up 23. Combined that with the turnovers, and I think your anger is misguided.

 

Can't blame the D, they kept us in it all 2nd half giving up only 3 points and that was on a turnover that was already in FG range 

[appoo]

Just now, EmotionallyUnstable said:

Houston has averaged 22 points per game all season, and we gave up 23. Combined that with the turnovers, and I think your anger is misguided.

Don't forget the stuff on 4th and 1

[MikePJ76]

2 minutes ago, EmotionallyUnstable said:

Allen just running backwards….

 

Btw as bad as the OL was at times, Allen did them no favors. Multiple times he bailed from a clean pocket into pressure, twice on early downs resulting in negative yards. He was not on tonight. 

there was nowhere to throw the ball...did u see the replays, they were bringing like 6 or 7 guys at times and taking away any lane allen had to run in because they could man up across the board and leave one safety. 

 

He barely had time when hitting his backfoot on his drop.  

[Cheektowaga Chad]

Let's build an offense around getting the ball out of arguably the best QB in the leagues hands as fast as possible 

 

Let's build an offense around getting the ball out of the hands as quick as possible if a QB who is elite at hold onto the ball and stretching plays out

 

Seems very logical 

[gobills404]

This may be the grossest stat I’ve ever seen

 

[DaVinci]

Just now, Roundybout said:

28 effing pressures and our idiot left tackle is all smiley happy after the game after absolutely killing us with a false start

Hey ,he has the key to the city

[Comebackkid]

1 minute ago, QLBillsFan said:

Then it must be.. I’ve seen him routinely get holds and 5 yard penalties. I’ll trust my eye. Spencer is a top 5 RT player though with obvious injury but also had a bad night. Perhaps our OC would have focused a quick throws and rb swing passes to help.. 

he did..but i dont think it was until like the 4th qtr.   shakir had the big gain from it.   

[RyanC883]

Just now, Roundybout said:

28 effing pressures and our idiot left tackle is all smiley happy after the game after absolutely killing us with a false start

I’d bench his fat lazy ass for the 1st half of PIT game. 

[QLBillsFan]

1 minute ago, TFBillsfan said:

Zero sacks tonight by the Bills. Zero compared to 8 by Houston. 

 

Outside of Davis’s TD return, ST were horrible. Offense scored 12 points! 
 

Brady is a second year OC and it shows! We attempted ONE deep shot the entire game. The long hand off to Cook on 4th and 1 was just idiotic and indefensible! Even worse it looked like he didn’t have a play as Josh was waving frantically for the call. Why in the world, he REFUSES to use Josh in these situations, is just stunning, playaction, bootleg rollout puts so much pressure on the D. Hell, run a dang QB sweep! Brady has been so horrendous multiple times in 4th down situations. 
 

The Bills literally pissed away games against ATL, NE and Houston!

ST mental aspects lacking as well. RD bringing out 8 yards deep, Shakir reverses field leads to 3rd holding penalty. Was a bit perplexed by the penalty disparity 

[Pecker]

That’s not good for your star QB.  Especially in his throwing arm.  It can lead to nerve damage and significant loss of strength (speaking from experience) 

[UKBillFan]

1 minute ago, appoo said:

By going down 4 freakin points at HT?

 

Against the Texans defense with Brown injured it was always going to be tough. The Titans kept them to 16. If we had managed that we would have won.

 

The offense was a shambles. No one is denying that. But the defensive performance in the first half was equally as bad. Especially considering we're meant to have a defensive head coach.

[Roundybout]

Just now, RyanC883 said:

I’d bench his fat lazy ass for the 1st half of PIT game. 

 

I wouldn't hate it. We genuinely have a lot of depth up front and Kromer rocks. 

[EmotionallyUnstable]

Just now, MikePJ76 said:

there was nowhere to throw the ball...did u see the replays, they were bringing like 6 or 7 guys at times and taking away any lane allen had to run in because they could man up across the board and leave one safety. 

 

He barely had time when hitting his backfoot on his drop.  

They very rarely brought 6 or 7 and part of being a QB is not making a bad situation worse. He did that multiple times tonight, and even got himself into trouble when he wasn’t in it. I will not defend him. He is open to criticism as well. 

[CincyBillsFan]

2 minutes ago, MikePJ76 said:

situational football matters.

 

Go ask mister fundamentals the head coach.  Situational football.

 

You can not let them march right down the field after a kick return td and let them score and take all the momentum and the lead.  Its a gut punch.

I don't care how well the D played in the 2nd half letting Houston score a TD at the end of the half was beyond terrible.  How about a 3 and out and Allen getting the ball back with TO's and a minute left in the half to get a FG before getting the ball to start he 3rd quarter?

 

Over the years I have seen this happen particularly in the playoffs but now it seems in the regular season:  the D gives up big TD drives at points in a game where the Bills have created some momentum by the Offense or special teams.  It's the antithesis of complimentary football.