Bills vs. Texans Event Preview (Nov. 20, 2025)

Buffalo Bills (7-3) at Houston Texans (5-5), Nov. 20, 8:15 p.m. EST  
Sean McDermott (93-48) vs. DeMeco Ryans (25-19) 
NRG Stadium, Houston 

OUTSTANDING OFFENSE: The Bills have the second-most touchdowns in the league with 38, just behind the Colts ... The Bills have the second-highest total yards per game in the league with 387.4 ... The Bills are tied with the Seahawks for the second-most offensive yards-per-play, behind only the Colts ... The Bills have 1,476 rushing yards, second in the league behind only the Commanders ... The Bills lead the league in rushing yards per game with 147.6 ... The Bills have the second-most rushing touchdowns in the league with 19 ... The Bills have the fifth-most yards-per-carry with 4.9 ... Dalton Kincaid has a team-high four receiving touchdowns ... Four Bills players have at least 250 receiving yards ... Khalil Shakir and Kincaid have more than 400 receiving yards each.  

DISRUPTIVE DEFENSE: Buffalo’s Cole Bishop has had at least six combined tackles in the last two games ... Bishop has a career-high two sacks in 2025 ... Bishop has a team-high 54 combined tackles ... Terrel Bernard has a team-high 37 solo tackles ... Bishop has a team-high three interceptions ... The Bills have eleven players with at least one sack ... Bernard recorded an interception against the Texans the last time the teams met, on Oct. 6, 2024, in Houston ...  Dorian Williams had 12 total tackles against the Texans in that matchup.  

COOKING WITH GAS: Running back James Cook is second in the league in rushing yards with 968, behind only Jonathan Taylor ... The Bills are 5-0 when Cook rushes for at least one touchdown ... Are 5-0 when he rushes for more than 100 yards ... Leads the league in rushing yards before contact with 538 ... Third in the league in yards after contact with 430 ... Tied with Jonathan Taylor for league lead in broken tackles with 18 ... Cook is fifth in the league in first downs rushing, with 44 ... Recorded a career-long reception of 51 yards in a win against the Ravens on Sept. 7, 2025.  

ALLEN WRENCH: Quarterback Josh Allen is third in the league in rushing touchdowns with 10 ... Allen leads all quarterbacks in rushing touchdowns ... He is tied for third in passing yards-per-attempt among starting quarterbacks with 8.4 ... Passed for 2,456 yards and 18 touchdowns ... Passed for at least 250 yards in the last three games.  

SERIES HISTORY: The Bills shut out the Texans 40-0 in 2021 ... Second-year tight end Dawson Knox caught two touchdowns in that game ... Beat Texans 31-24 in Houston’s inaugural 2002 season, racking up five sacks ... Lost to Deshaun Watson-led Texans 22-19 in overtime in 2020 wild-card round.  

KICKING FOR THE FENCES: Kicker Matt Prater has made 13 of 15 field goals this season, including a season long 52-yard kick ... Punter Mitch Wishnowsky has a team-long 61-yard punt ... Wishnowsky has a team-high average of 45.8 yards-per-punt.  

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