The Houston Texans and Buffalo Bills meet for an AFC wild-card encounter Saturday at 3:35 p.m. at NRG Stadium.
Next up, we take a look at Bills coach Sean McDermott and referee Tony Corrente.
Facts and Figures for Bills, No. 1-25
Facts and Figures for Bills, No. 26-50
sean mcdermott facts
51. In 2017, McDermott joined Joe Collier (1966) and Wade Phillips (1998) as the only Bills head coaches to lead their teams to the playoffs in their first seasons with the team.
52. A win over the Texans would make McDermott the first Bills coach since Chuck Knox in 1981 to lead the Bills to a road wild-card win.
53. McDermott is 0-1 as the Bills’ coach. Here is how other Bills coaches fared in their initial encounters:
Gregg Williams: 1-0
Mike Mularkey: 1-0
Dick Jauron: 1-0
Rex Ryan: 1-0
Chan Gailey: 0-1
Doug Marrone: 0-1
Sean McDermott: 0-1
54. McDermott’s teams have compiled a 5-1 record against the Texans (’02 Eagles, ’06 Eagles, ’10 Eagles, ’11 Panthers, ’15 Panthers, ’18 Bills).
55. McDermott is 4-3 against the AFC South, including playoffs, with a 1-3 record on the road.
56. McDermott is 11-14 on the road with an 0-1 record in the playoffs.
57. McDermott is 10-12 against playoff-winning coaches with a 4-7 record on the road.
58. McDermott is 1/10 former Andy Reid assistants who went on to become NFL head coaches.
59. McDermott is 1/7 former Reid assistants who have led their teams to the playoffs. He joins John Harbaugh and Matt Nagy as the only ones to do it in their first seasons.
60. McDermott is 3/12 on challenges for his career with a 2/5 rate in 2019.
61. McDermott made a challenge related to pass interference once and lost.
62. McDermott has not made a challenge in the playoffs. If he does, it will be the first one in Buffalo’s history.
tony corrente facts
63. This week’s referee is Tony Corrente. The Texans are 6-15 with Corrente. Here are the results:
2002 – CLT, 3-23 – L
2003 – JAX, 24-20 – W
2005 – JAX, 20-38 – L
2006 – OTI, 20-26 – L-OT
2007 – MIA, 22-19 – W
2007 – JAX, 28-42 – L
2008 – CLT, 27-31 – L
2009 – @CRD, 21-28 – L
2010 – @CLT, 17-30 – L
2011 – @NO, 33-40 – L
2012 – RAV, 43-13 – W
2012 – @OTI, 24-10 – W
2012* – @NE, 28-41 – L
2013 – SEA, 20-23 – L-OT
2013 – @JAX, 20-27 – L
2015 – @BUF, 21-30 – L
2016 – KC, 19-12 – W
2016 – @RAI, 20-27 – L
2017 – JAX, 7-29 – L
2018 – @NE, 20-27 – L
2019 – NE, 28-22 – W
*playoff game
64. The Texans have had fewer penalties than the opposition 10/21 times:
2002 – CLT: 4/45; HTX: 9/67
2003 – JAX: 9/48; HTX: 4/43
2005 – JAX: 6/50; HTX: 7/40
2006 – OTI: 8/66; HTX: 7/64
2007 – MIA: 6/50; HTX: 6/67
2007 – JAX: 8/45; HTX: 3/20
2008 – CLT: 6/31; HTX: 1/5
2009 – CRD: 7/40; HTX: 6/53
2010 – CLT: 9/69; HTX: 5/30
2011 – NO: 4/26; HTX: 7/56
2012 – RAV: 5/56; HTX: 5/60
2012 – OTI: 4/35; HTX: 11/97
2012* – NE: 5/56; HTX: 3/20
2013 – SEA: 9/62; HTX: 6/86
2013 – JAX: 8/57; HTX: 14/177
2015 – BUF: 5/42; HTX: 10/89
2016 – KC: 9/77; HTX: 5/44
2016 – RAI: 4/21; HTX: 7/101
2017 – JAX: 10/89; HTX: 9/94
2018 – NE: 6/36; HTX: 6/44
2019 – NE: 8/60; HTX: 8/79
*playoff game
65. Corrente is tied for the sixth-highest home team winning percentage:
Brad Allen: .667
Walt Anderson: .625
Clete Blakeman: .600
John Hussey: .600
Scott Novak: .567
Tony Corrente: .533
Craig Wrolstad: .533
Alex Kemp: .533
Shawn Hochuli: .533
Carl Cheffers: .533
Jerome Boger: .500
Adrian Hill: .467
Shawn Smith: .467
Ron Torbert: .467
Brad Rogers: .400
Bill Vinovich: .400
Clay Martin: .333
66. Corrente is tied for the fifth-highest percentage of home teams having fewer penalties:
Scott Novak: .800
Clete Blakeman: .733
Shawn Smith: .667
Brad Allen: .667
Tony Corrente: .600
Clay Martin: .600
John Hussey: .600
Jerome Boger: .563
Alex Kemp: .533
Craig Wrolstad: .533
Brad Rogers: .533
Adrian Hill: .533
Walt Anderson: .500
Carl Cheffers: .467
Shawn Hochuli: .467
Bill Vinovich: .467
Ron Torbert: .400
67. The Bills are 8-4 with Corrente since 1999. Here are the results:
1999 – MIA, 23-3 – W
2001 – @SDG, 24-27 – L
2002 – @MIA, 7-34 – L
2006 – @CLT, 16-17 – L
2007 – @WAS, 17-16 – W
2008 – @RAM, 31-14 – W
2009 – NE, 10-17 – L
2015 – HTX, 30-21 – W
2016 – JAX, 28-21 – W
2018 – OTI, 13-12 – W
2019 – WAS, 24-9 – W
2019 – @PIT, 17-10 – W
68. The Bills have had fewer penalties than the opposition 7/12 times since 1999:
1999 – MIA: 5/41; BUF: 11/75
2001 – SDG: 7/62; BUF: 9/68
2002 – MIA: 7/56; BUF: 5/36
2006 – CLT: 6/54; BUF: 5/40
2007 – WAS: 4/34; BUF: 8/101
2008 – RAM: 5/50; BUF: 5/35
2009 – NE: 6/52; BUF: 11/124
2015 – HTX: 10/89; BUF: 5/42
2016 – JAX: 6/60; BUF: 6/31
2018 – OTI: 5/40; BUF: 4/30
2019 – WAS: 3/15; BUF: 2/20
2019 – PIT: 6/30; BUF: 8/70
69. Corrente is tied for the seventh-fewest sacks per game:
Smith: 6.1
Hill: 5.9
Anderson: 5.9
Vinovich: 5.7
Martin: 5.2
Allen: 5.1
Novak: 5.0
Rogers: 5.0
Cheffers: 4.9
Kemp: 4.9
Corrente: 4.9
Wrolstad: 4.7
Boger: 4.7
Blakeman: 4.5
Torbert: 4.2
Hussey: 4.1
Hochuli: 3.5
70. Corrente is tied for the fourth-highest offensive holding calls per game:
Cheffers: 4.3
Torbert: 3.5
Wrolstad: 3.3
Corrente: 3.1
Hill: 3.1
Boger: 3.1
Anderson: 3
Hochuli: 2.9
Kemp: 2.9
Rogers: 2.8
Allen: 2.8
Smith: 2.6
Blakeman: 2.5
Martin: 2.3
Novak: 2.3
Hussey: 1.7
Vinovich: 1.6
71. The Texans are 2/6 when challenging Corrente with the opposition going 3/9. Replay Assistant is 0/9 with seven of those decisions benefiting Houston.
72. The Bills are 1/6 when challenging Corrente with the opposition going 1/3. Replay Assistant has not made a decision in a Bills game.
73. Corrente has the fourth-highest challenge overturn rate in the NFL:
Blakeman: .588 (10/17)
Kemp: .546 (6/11)
Novak: .500 (7/14)
Corrente: .444 (4/9)
Vinovich: .438 (7/16)
Torbert: .444 (4/9)
Cheffers: .417 (5/12)
Rogers: .417 (5/12)
Anderson: .389 (7/18)
Boger: .333 (4/12)
Hussey: .333 (4/12)
Smith: .333 (3/9)
Hill: .300 (3/10)
Allen: .313 (5/16)
Hochuli: .250 (2/8)
Martin: .214 (3/14)
Wrolstad: .083 (1/12)
74. Corrente did not overturn a call related to pass interference during the regular season:
Cheffers: .667 (2/3)
Anderson: .400 (2/5)
Vinovich: .400 (2/5)
Hill: .250 (1/4)
Torbert: .250 (1/4)
Kemp: .200 (1/5)
Allen: .111 (1/9)
Martin: .111 (1/9)
Boger: .000 (0/2)
Corrente: .000 (0/3)
Smith: .000 (0/3)
Blakeman; .000 (0/3)
Hussey: .000 (0/3)
Novak: .000 (0/4)
Hochuli: .000 (0/4)
Rogers: .000 (0/5)
Wrolstad: .000 (0/5)
75. Home teams are 9-5 in playoff games Corrente referees with a 9/15 rate on having fewer penalties.
