Texans get 8 sacks and Bullock forces 3 turnovers in Houston's 23-19 win over Bills

HOUSTON (AP) — Buffalo’s Josh Allen was harassed by Houston’s defense all night Thursday and it was no different on his last play of the game.

“Our d-line was getting to him and made him make that bad decision at the end and he threw the ball right to me,” Houston safety Calen Bullock said.

Houston sacked Allen eight times, and Bullock forced three turnovers, with his second interception sealing the Texans’ 23-19 victory.

Allen took consecutive sacks on the Bills’ final possession, leading to a fourth-and-27, but Buffalo gained 44 yards on a short pass from Allen to Josh Palmer, who tossed a lateral to Khalil Shakir.

Houston coach DeMeco Ryans was proud of his team for not getting rattled after that big play.

“They made a play on us but the thing about our guys is we don’t waver,” he said. “We knew what we were defending. The game isn’t over just because they made one play.”

After a false-start penalty created a fourth-and-6 for Buffalo (7-4), Bullock picked off Allen’s pass at the 9 with 24 seconds left.

“We had a chance to win it there at the end,” Allen said. “We did a good job of staying in it and our defense bailed us out a couple of times. We’ve got to find a way, and we didn’t.”