With a seventeen-point betting spread, the general public expected the Buffalo Bills to outclass the Houston Texans. The actual result was far more impressive than that, as the Bills ran up the score in a 40-0 smothering of the Texans.
The Bills shut out the Miami Dolphins two weeks ago, but this defensive performance was even better. In the first half, they put up teaching tape for how to make a rookie quarterback suffer. The Texans started with a penalty, a fumble, and a three-and-out punt. Then came their only highlight of the game.