Bills at Texans: November 20, 2025

The Houston Texans beat the Buffalo Bills 23-19 at NRG Stadium on November 20, 2025 (2025 regular season).

Final · Played November 20, 2025 · Updated October 16, 2026 at 10:55 PM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most passing yards: Josh Allen (Bills, 253). Most rushing yards: James Cook III (Bills, 116); Woody Marks (Texans, 74). Most receiving yards: Khalil Shakir (Bills, 110); Nico Collins (Texans, 55).

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Scoring by quarter

Scoring by quarter — Buffalo Bills / Houston Texans — NFL — November 20, 2025
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Buffalo Bills6100319
Houston Texans3173023

Team comparison

Team comparison — Buffalo Bills / Houston Texans — NFL — November 20, 2025
Team statsBUFHOU
Total yards326261
Passing yards183153
Rushing yards143108
First downs1415
Yards per play4.94.7
Turnovers30
Penalty yards5440
Red zone (scores/trips)0/22/4

What stood out

  • The Bills out-gained the Texans 326 to 261 total yards, but the Texans won.
  • Turnovers: Bills 3, Texans 0.
  • The Texans' biggest scoring edge came in the 2nd quarter (17-10).

Featured player lines

  • Josh Allen (BUF QB): 24 CMP, 34 ATT, 253 PASS YDS, 0 PASS TD, 2 INT, 5 CAR, 20 RUSH YDS
  • James Cook III (BUF RB): 17 CAR, 116 RUSH YDS, 1 RUSH TD, 3 TGT, 3 REC, 13 REC YDS
  • Ray Davis (BUF RB): 0 CAR, 0 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 0 TGT, 0 REC, 0 REC YDS
  • Ty Johnson (BUF RB): 2 CAR, 7 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 3 TGT, 3 REC, 45 REC YDS
  • Joshua Palmer (BUF WR): 4 TGT, 2 REC, 21 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Khalil Shakir (BUF WR): 10 TGT, 8 REC, 110 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Dawson Knox (BUF TE): 4 TGT, 3 REC, 17 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Woody Marks (HOU RB): 16 CAR, 74 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 1 TGT, 1 REC, -5 REC YDS
  • Jaylin Noel (HOU WR): 2 TGT, 1 REC, 4 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Nico Collins (HOU WR): 3 TGT, 3 REC, 55 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Xavier Hutchinson (HOU WR): 0 TGT, 0 REC, 0 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Cade Stover (HOU TE): 2 TGT, 0 REC, 0 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Dalton Schultz (HOU TE): 4 TGT, 1 REC, 8 REC YDS, 0 REC TD

Player pages exist for the players listed; other players' lines are in StatsNext.

Head-to-head

Earlier meetings stored in StatsNext, most recent first
DateResult
October 6, 2024BUF 20, HOU 23 (at Houston)
October 3, 2021HOU 0, BUF 40 (at Buffalo)

Full Texans vs Bills head-to-head (4 meetings).

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