Bills' record in Houston: Josh Allen, Buffalo woes continue after ugly TNF loss

Daniel Chavkin

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The Houston Texans made a statement on Thursday night, defeating Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills 23-19 in NRG Stadium.

Houston's defense dominated the game, sacking Allen eight times, the most of his career. The Texans continue to have the Bills' number, specifically in Houston, where Buffalo has struggled to find success in the Allen era.

While Allen has seemingly found success against the rest of the NFL, Houston's defense has found away to keep the 2024 MVP in check. While the entire Bills team struggled on Thursday night, Allen's inconsistency in Houston remains a theme. 

Here's a look at how the Texans have found success against Allen since 2018.

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Josh Allen record vs. Texans

Josh Allen is now 1-4 against the Texans, but 0-4 in NRG Stadium, a record dating back to Allen's rookie season. That includes one playoff game, a 2020 wild-card contest that Houston lost in overtime, and three regular season games.

In any of those four games, the Bills never scored more than 20 points, showing how the offense has had more issues in Houston than the defense. That includes in 2024, when the Bills lost to the Texans 23-20 amidst Allen's MVP season.

The Bills did beat the Texans in a 40-0 blowout in 2021, but that game came in Buffalo. Of the last nine matchups between these two teams, dating back to 2009, Houston is now 7-2, having won each of the last six home games against the Bills.

Allen's 1-4 overall record against the Texans is his second-worst by winning percentage against any NFL team, trailing just the Philadelphia Eagles, whom he's never beaten. While Allen has lost to both the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs more than four times, he does have eight and five wins against those teams, respectively.

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Josh Allen sacks

The Texans sacked Allen eight times on Thursday night, a record number of times that Allen has been sacked in his career. Previously, Allen had been sacked seven times twice, but not since 2020, which is when he was still developing.

Houston's defensive line dominated the Bills' offensive line all night. Here's a look at some of their sacks:

Most sacks in an NFL game 2025

RankDateTeamOpponentSacks
1.Oct. 12BroncosJets9.0
2.Nov. 20TexansBills8.0
T-3.Nov. 9FalconsColts7.0
T-3.Oct. 26BillsPanthers7.0
T-3.Oct. 19RamsJaguars7.0
T-3.Oct. 12SeahawksJaguars7.0
T-3.Sep. 22LionsRavens7.0

Josh Allen stats vs. Texans

  • Completions/Attempts: 24/34
  • Passing yards: 253
  • Yards per attempt: 7.4
  • Touchdowns: 0
  • Interceptions: 2
  • Sacks/Yards: 8/70
  • Passer rating: 67.4

Allen was efficient when he threw the ball, but the sacks neutered any chance of success against the Texans. The Bills lost 70 yards against the Texans on sacks alone Thursday night.

Will Anderson stats vs. Bills

  • Tackles: 6
  • Sacks: 2.5
  • Tackles-for-loss: 2

Anderson has been an elite player this year, and he displayed why against Buffalo's offensive line. Anderson had exactly one sack in eight of the Texans' 10 games this year, but his 2.5-sack performance brings his season total to 10.5.

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