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Tyrod Taylor Leads Bills to 30-21 Win Over Texans
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Sammy Watkins (14) makes a
touchdown catch on a pass from Tyrod Taylor, not pictured, as
Houston Texans strong safety Kevin Johnson (30) defends during
the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, in
Orchard Park, N.Y. The Bills scrapped to a hard-fought 30-21 win
over the Texans.
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‘’I think he’s legit,’’ Ryan
said afterward. ‘’I think
he’s real. And people are
starting to realize that.’’
Taylor completed 11 of
21 attempts for 211 yards,
was sacked just once and
added 28 yards rushing. He
showed little fear in throw-
ing into double cover-
age, completing a pair of
53-yard passes to Sammy
Watkins. And Taylor played
with poise in finding Clay
running down the field
wide open for the game-
deciding touchdown.
That score came after the
Bills’ offense sputtered -
five punts and Dan Car-
penter’s missed field goal
- on its first six drives of the
second half.
Facing second-and-7,
Taylor found Clay running
alone over the middle as
both Texans defenders
shaded their coverage
Monday 7 December 2015
rections and running back jobs better.’’ after spending his first four
LeSean McCoy’s ability to The Texans’ offense also NFL seasons as Joe Flac-
beat defenders to the side- lacked consistency. co’s backup in Baltimore.
line. Brian Hoyer finished 26 of Taylor is 6-4 and already
The Bills managed 390 44 for 293 yards with three holds several team records.
yards against a defense touchdowns but was un- He set a single-game mark
that had given up an aver- able to deliver in the clutch. for quarterbacks with 76
age of 250 over its past four Hoyer threw four consecu- yards rushing in a 14-13 win
games. tive incompletions on the over Tennessee on Oct. 11.
And Watt was essentially Texans’ drive after Clay’s Against the Texans, Taylor
left grabbing at air. Enter- touchdown. extended his streak to 187
ing the game with an NFL- The Bills took over and Car- attempts without an in-
leading 13 1/2 sacks, Watt penter secured the win terception and broke the
was limited to four tackles, with a 36-yard field goal franchise record of 175 that
and had his one sack ne- with 33 seconds remaining. was set by Drew Bledsoe in
gated by offsetting penal- Carpenter otherwise strug- 2002. He has combined for
ties. gled, missing a 50-yard field 15 touchdowns - including
Watt acknowledged Tay- goal attempt and an extra two rushing - with one inter-
lor’s scrambling ability point. ception and one last fum-
made it difficult to catch McCoy had 112 yards rush- ble in his past eight starts.
him. ing. Watkins had 109 yards ‘’He is our leader. He is our
‘’A little bit,’’ Watt said. receiving and a touch- quarterback,’’ Watkins
‘’We just need to play bet- down. said. ‘’He is just getting bet-
ter. We need to execute Taylor signed with the Bills ter every week with leading
better. We need to do our as a free agent in March this team.’’q
(AP Photo/Bill Wippert)
toward backup tight end
Matthew Mulligan along
the right sideline.
‘’He just keeps on getting
better and better,’’ said
Ryan, who held his breath
when seeing Clay open. ‘’I
was just, please don’t miss
the layup.’’
The Bills (6-6), who never
trailed, snapped a two-
game skid and gained
ground in the playoff pic-
ture by beating a Texans
team that entered ahead
of them in the standings.
Houston dropped to 6-6
and had a four-game win-
ning streak snapped.
‘’What I told the team was,
`Look, we have to do bet-
ter,’’’ coach Bill O’Brien
said.
‘’It starts with me. We’ve
got to do a better job. But
we’ve got to quickly turn
the page.’’
The Texans defense
sagged and its Watt-led
pass rush was rendered in-
effective by several misdi-