The Houston Texans’ defence gave Josh Allen a torrid time as they claimed a 23-19 win over the Buffalo Payments.

The Texans sacked final season’s Most Helpful Participant eight occasions – essentially the most the Payments quarterback has endured in a single sport – and claimed two interceptions.

Each had been by Houston security Calen Bullock, who additionally pressured a fumble, along with his second interception on the loss of life making certain the hosts held on for victory after main 20-16 at half-time.

Former Tremendous Bowl favourites Buffalo have a report of seven wins and 4 defeats, after shedding 4 of their previous seven video games, whereas Houston at the moment are 6-5.

Though their beginning quarterback CJ Stroud missed a fourth sport following a concussion, back-up Davis Mills led the Texans to a 3rd straight win, giving them a profitable report for the primary time this season.

Payments operating again James Prepare dinner had a game-high 116 dashing yards, opening the scoring with a 45-yard landing.

The 2 sides exchanged subject objectives earlier than Mills discovered Christian Kirk for a two-yard landing, and Bullock intercepted Allen with the Texans’ Ka’imi Fairbairn kicking one other subject purpose from the ensuing possession.

Ray Davis returned the kick-off for a 97-yard landing to assist the Payments right into a 16-13 lead, however the Texans hit straight again with Mills making an eight-yard landing go to Jayden Higgins 5 seconds earlier than the top of the primary half.

Bullock knocked the ball out of Khalil Shakir’s grasp and the Texans recovered it, with Fairbairn kicking a 3rd subject purpose on the finish of the third quarter.

And though the Payments reduce the deficit with a subject purpose and bought in place to attain a game-winning landing with 24 seconds left, Allen was picked off by Bullock for his ninth interception of the season and fifth in three video games.

Houston completed with 12 quarterback hits and Allen will face an in-form Pittsburgh Steelers defence subsequent week.

“I do not like that stat in any respect,” mentioned Buffalo’s head coach Sean McDermott. “It is not a great way to maintain our quarterback wholesome for the remainder of the season. We have to play higher.”