MVP Allen given torrid time as Texans beat Bills

NFL 2025 season: Week 12

Josh Allen was utterly detested by the Houston Texans’ defense in their 23-19 victory over the Buffalo Bills.

The Texans made two interceptions and eight sacks of the Most Valuable Player of the previous season, the most the Bills quarterback has ever had in a single game.

Houston safety Calen Bullock forced a fumble with his second interception at the death, which gave the hosts a 20-16 lead at half-time advantage.

Houston are now 6-5, while former Super Bowl favorites Buffalo have a record of seven victories and four losses.

Back-up Davis Mills led the Texans to a third straight win, giving them a winning record for the first time this season, despite starting quarterback CJ Stroud missing a fourth game due to a concussion.

With a 45-yard touchdown, Bills running back James Cook opened the scoring with a game-high 116 yards rushing.

Before Mills found Christian Kirk for a two-yard touchdown, Bullock intercepted Allen with the Texans’ Ka’imi Fairbairn kicker of a second field goal from the play.

The Texans responded with Mills passing an eight-yard touchdown pass to Jayden Higgins five seconds before the first half when Ray Davis returned the kickoff for a 97-yard touchdown to give the Bills a 16-13 lead.

At the conclusion of the third quarter, Fairbairn kicked a third field goal after Bullock knocked the ball out of Khalil Shakir’s grasp.

With 24 seconds left, the Bills cut the deficit with a field goal and were positioned to score the game-winning touchdown, but Bullock intercepted Allen for his fifth interception of the season and fifth in three games.

Houston finished with 12 quarterback hits, and Allen will face the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense the following week.