Bills-Texans inactives: EJ Manuel will play with sore abdomen

By Phil Watson | Sep 28, 2014

Sep 21, 2014; Orchard Park, NY, USA; Buffalo Bills quarterback EJ Manuel (3) throws the ball away and takes a safety during the second half against the San Diego Chargers at Ralph Wilson Stadium. San Diego beats Buffalo 22 to 10. Mandatory Credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports /

Buffalo Bills quarterback EJ Manuel was bothered in practice this week by a sore abdomen, but he is active and will start against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on Sunday.

Manuel will be facing the Texans’ fierce pass rush, led by All-Pro defensive end J.J. Watt, who has two sacks and has swatted down two passes this season.

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Buffalo took its first loss last week to the San Diego Chargers at home while the Texans also tasted defeat for the first time last week, losing at the New York Giants.

Manuel, the Bills’ first-round pick out of Florida State last season, missed six games as a rookie because of a knee injury, but has taken all of the snaps through Buffalo’s first three games.

He has completed 63.2 percent of his throws for 613 yards and three touchdowns with one interception and has also run for 49 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries.

Manuel’s passer rating of 90.8 this season is a significant improvement over the 77.7 mark he put up in 2013.

The rest of the inactives for the Bills and Texans include:

Buffalo Bills

RB Bryce Brown
CB Ross Cockrell
WR Marcus Easley (knee)
WR Marquise Goodwin (concussion)
OLB Randell Johnson (knee)
T Cyrus Kouandjio
G Chris Williams (back)

Houston Texans

T Jeff Adams
CB A.J. Bouye (groin)
OLB Jadeveon Clowney (knee)
FS Shiloh Keo (calf)
DB Eddie Pleasant (ankle)
WR DeVier Posey
QB Tom Savage

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