The Buffalo Bills needed a complete performance last Thursday night if they were going to defeat a Houston Texans team with an excellent defense. Instead, their offense sputtered, and that Houston defense dominated the point of attack, sacking quarterback Josh Allen eight times on the way to a 23-19 victory. Buffalo’s defense, which allowed 20 points and 201 net yards in the first half, found a rhythm after intermission, allowing three points and 60 net yards in the second half.

Ultimately, that improvement was too little and too late for the Bills, who find themselves at 7-4 and in a tenuous postseason position. They are seventh in the AFC right now, and the New England Patriots appear poised to win the AFC East with a 10-2 record and a win in hand over the Bills. Buffalo needs to right

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