The Houston Texans and Buffalo Bills meet up for the first game of the playoffs in the AFC wild-card at 3:35 p.m. CT at NRG Stadium.
To finish up, we take a look at a few broadcast facts and Texans and Bills defensive stats to reach the century mark.
Facts and Figures for Bills, No. 1-25
Facts and Figures for Bills, No. 26-50
Facts and Figures for Bills, No. 51-75
broadcast facts
76. ESPN is broadcasting their first game in the series. CBS has broadcast all nine of the previous games.
77. The Texans are 7-14 on ESPN, including playoffs. Here are the results by series:
ESPN Sunday Night Football: 1-3
ESPN Monday Night Football: 6-11
78. The Bills are on 8-14 ESPN, including playoffs. Here are the results by series:
ESPN Sunday Night Football: 8-8
ESPN Monday Night Football: 0-6
79. Joe Tessitore and Anthony “Booger” McFarland will be the eighth different play-by-play team to broadcast a game in the series.
80. The Texans are 1-2 with Tessitore and McFarland with the lone win coming last season on Nov. 26 versus the Tennessee Titans 34-17.
81. The Bills are 0-1 with Tessitore and McFarland with their only game a 25-6 loss to the New England Patriots on Oct. 29, 2018.
82. The Texans are 4-2 on KTRK, Houston’s ABC affiliate, who will be simulcasting the game.
83. The Bills are 19-25 on ABC since 1970.
84. Sunday’s game will be the 65th NFL postseason game, including Super Bowls, either broadcast or simulcast on ABC.
85. The first game in Texans history was broadcast on ESPN (Sept. 9, 2002). Meanwhile the first game in Bills’ history was broadcast on ABC (Sept. 11, 1960).
miscellaneous facts
86. DeAndre Hopkins finished 2019 without a fumble. Along with 2016, it’s the only seasons where he has not fumble at all.
87. Hopkins with 104 catches is 1/4 receivers with at least 90 catches who made the playoffs. The other three are Michael Thomas (149), Julian Edelman (100), and Travis Kelce (97).
88. Bills cornerback Tre’Davious White’s 17 pass breakups are tied with Joe Haden, Jaire Alexander, and Jamel Dean for the fourth-most in the NFL.
89. White’s six interceptions are tied with Stephon Gilmore and Anthony Harris for the most interceptions in the league.
90. Zach Cunningham’s 137 tackles were the seventh-most in the NFL. Among players in the playoffs, they are third-most with Bobby Wagner (159) and Blake Martinez (155) having the top two spots both among all players and playoff qualifiers.
91. The Texans blitzed 212 times, the ninth-most in the NFL. 10th place belongs to the Bills with 191.
92. The Bills’ 78.8 opposing passer rating is the third-lowest in the NFL. They are 1/8 playoff teams in the top-10 of opposing passer rating.
93. The Texans’ 97.6 opposing passer rating is the eighth-highest in the NFL. They are the only playoff team in the bottom-10.
94. The only team that made a Super Bowl while having a 95.0-plus opposing passer rating was the 2008 Arizona Cardinals, who gave up 96.8 throughout the year.
95. The Bills broke up 83 passes, the third-most in the NFL.
96. Houston’s defense broke up 75 passes, tied with the Los Angeles Rams for the eighth-most in the league.
97. The Texans have given up 4.8 yards per carry, the sixth-highest in the league.
98. The Texans and Bills are tied with the New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, and Baltimore Ravens for the ninth-fewest rushing touchdowns surrendered with 12.
99. The Texans have never played a regular season or postseason game on Jan. 4.
100. The Bills, who have played in a total of 34 January contests both regular season and postseason, have never played on Jan. 4.
