There was a feeling that this game against the Houston Texans could get rough for the Buffalo Bills, and it surely did, atleast on offense. After putting up 44 points just last Sunday over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Bills looked absolutely lost on offense against this ferocious Texans defense, only putting up 19 points.
This was by far Josh Allen’s worst game of his career in terms of getting sacked. He was sacked 8 times from 6 different Texans players. That is a major reason why Houston has the best defense in the league and they have turned things around since their slow 0-3 start.
As for Buffalo, their offensive line that is usually solid, was exposed a bit today. While not all 8 sacks were on them, there were a handful of them that could be pinned on them. One player that truly rough up this offensive line was edge rusher Will Anderson Jr. who had 2.5 sacks and was near Allen so much.
Latest Will Anderson Jr. stat shows Bills didn’t look great whatsoever
According to NextGenStats, Anderson had 9 pressures on Allen that resulted in 2.5 sacks and 6 of his pressures came against Spencer Brown, Buffalo’s right tackle who is one of the best in the game. However, that’s not it.
Per NextGenStats as well, in the “frequent run-and-chase situations” Anderson found himself chasing after Allen for 14 seconds throughout this game which is the “most in a game over the last four seasons.”
Will Anderson Jr. generated a team-high 9 pressures and 2.5 sacks, with 6 of his pressures coming against Bills RT Spencer Brown.
— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) November 21, 2025
In frequent run-and-chase situations, Anderson spent 14.0 seconds pressuring Allen, the most in a game over the last four seasons.
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When you have Allen getting chased around at a level like that, it is hard for him to do what he does best. While we have seen Allen make magic as the play is collapsing, this Texans defense led by Anderson was just too much for him and this offensive line. Usually, the Bills’ offensive line performs at a high level, but they were exposed big time.
Even with Spencer Brown hurting his shoulder during the game, he just couldn’t handle the pass rush that Houston brought and Brown was eventually pulled in the 4th quarter because he was more of a liability than an asset. With the Bills having some extra rest before their next game on November 30th against the Steelers, they will need to heavily review the tape to see what went wrong with allowing this kind of pressure.