Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills came up short against the Houston Texans on “Thursday Night Football.” Allen and Co. entered the primetime matchup with momentum on their side following their big win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. They lost a lot of steam on Thursday, though, after suffering a 23-19 defeat at the hands of the Texans.

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The Texans’ defense bullied the Bills’ offense, sacking Josh Allen eight times to lead Houston to the win. The Texans also had two interceptions. Houston played without starting quarterback C.J. Stroud for the third straight game and is 3-0 in that stretch. Stroud is expected back next week.

Game umpire Adrian Hill needed to be carted off of the field in the third quarter of the Bills-Texans Week 12 "Thursday Night Football" game.

The loss dropped quarterback Josh Allen and the Bills to 7–4, two games behind the Patriots for first place in the AFC East. Buffalo fell from the No. 5 seed in the AFC to the No. 6 seed behind the Chargers (7–4). If the playoffs started Friday, the Bills would travel to Indianapolis for a wild-card round matchup against the Colts.

One week after the New England Patriots took care of business on Thursday Night Football, the Buffalo Bills failed to do the same. The team of head coach Sean McDermott suffered a 23-19 defeat at the hands of the Houston Texans, dropping to 7-4 on the season.