Buffalo Bills

1stin AFC East · 1-0

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Buffalo Bills beat the Houston Texans

1-0 36 – 31

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Final · Sun, Sep 13

Game Details

Reliant Stadium (Houston) · 71,008 fans · CBS

Recap

Josh Allen connects with Joshua Palmer for a late TD and Bills beat Texans 36-31 in wild opener

Josh Allen didn’t wait for the question he knew was coming on Sunday after finally leading the Buffalo Bills to a road win over the Houston Texans in a season-opening thriller.

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Reliant Stadium · Houston

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BUF	3	21	3	9	36
HOU	7	14	0	10	31

Win Probability · Buffalo Bills

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Game Leaders

Buffalo Bills

Josh Allen · 20/29, 334 YDS, 2 TDPassing Yards
James Cook III · 13 CAR, 57 YDSRushing Yards
Dalton Kincaid · 5 REC, 130 YDSReceiving Yards
Greg Rousseau · 2Sacks
Terrel Bernard · 12Tackles

Houston Texans

C.J. Stroud · 26/38, 274 YDS, 2 TDPassing Yards
David Montgomery · 20 CAR, 60 YDS, 2 TDRushing Yards
Nico Collins · 7 REC, 75 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Jadeveon Clowney · 1Sacks
Azeez Al-Shaair · 8Tackles

2026 AFC East Standings

Team	W	L	PCT
Buffalo	3	1	.750
New England	2	2	.500
New York	1	3	.250
Miami	0	4	.000

2026 AFC South Standings

Team	W	L	PCT
Jacksonville	3	1	.750
Indianapolis	2	2	.500
Houston	0	4	.000
Tennessee	0	4	.000

Scoring

Q4 1:36

TD Joshua Palmer 34 Yd pass from Josh Allen (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)36–31

Q4 6:44

FG Ka'imi Fairbairn 58 Yd Field Goal30–31

Q4 10:31

FG Tyler Bass 33 Yd Field Goal30–28

Q4 13:34

TD David Montgomery 7 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)27–28

Q3 4:24

FG Tyler Bass 34 Yd Field Goal27–21

Q2 0:26

TD Nico Collins 12 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)24–21

Q2 1:29

TD DJ Moore 43 Yd pass from Josh Allen (Tyler Bass Kick)24–14

Q2 3:59

TD Josh Allen 1 Yd Rush (Tyler Bass Kick)17–14

Q2 4:48

TD David Montgomery 18 Yd Rush (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)10–14

Q2 12:46

TD Josh Allen 21 Yd Rush (Tyler Bass Kick)10–7

Q1 0:32

TD David Montgomery 1 Yd Rush (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)3–7

Q1 7:28

FG Tyler Bass 46 Yd Field Goal3–0

Team Stats

Buffalo BillsHouston Texans

Offense

409 Total Yards 381

323 Passing Yards 257

86 Rushing Yards 124

20 First Downs 26

7.9 Yards per Play 5.2

Efficiency

3-9 3rd Down 7-16

0-1 4th Down 2-2

1-3 Red Zone 4-5

20/29 Completions 26/38

Turnovers & Clock

0 Turnovers 2

2-11 Sacks Allowed 3-17

10-85 Penalties 7-106

23:43 Possession 36:17

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Josh Allen	20/29	334	11.5	2	0	2-11	74.2	130.5
Team	20/29	323	11.5	2	0	2-11	--	130.5

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
James Cook III	13	57	4.4	0	12
Josh Allen	6	23	3.8	2	21
Ray Davis	1	3	3.0	0	3
Frank Gore Jr.	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team	21	86	4.1	2	21

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Dalton Kincaid	5	130	26.0	0	40	6
DJ Moore	5	100	20.0	1	43	8
Khalil Shakir	4	50	12.5	0	19	6
Joshua Palmer	1	34	34.0	1	34	2
James Cook III	3	12	4.0	0	6	4
Dawson Knox	1	7	7.0	0	7	1
Keon Coleman	1	1	1.0	0	1	1
Team	20	334	16.7	2	43	28

Fumbles

Player	FUM	REC
Josh Allen	1	1
James Cook III	1	0
Ed Oliver	0	1
Terrel Bernard	0	1
O'Cyrus Torrence	0	1
Team	2	4

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Terrel Bernard	12	6	0	1	0	0
Dorian Williams	9	4	0	1	0	0
C.J. Gardner-Johnson	8	6	0	0	0	0
Cole Bishop	7	2	0	0	0	0
Deone Walker	6	3	1	2	0	1
Christian Benford	5	3	0	0	0	0
Ed Oliver	5	2	0	1	0	1
Michael Hoecht	5	1	0	0	0	0
Greg Rousseau	4	4	2	2	1	5
Javon Solomon	4	1	0	0	0	0
Bradley Chubb	4	0	0	0	0	2
Maxwell Hairston	3	2	0	0	0	0
Joe Andreessen	3	1	0	0	0	0
Greg Gaines	2	1	0	0	0	0
DeWayne Carter	2	1	0	1	0	0
Keleki Latu	2	1	0	0	0	0
Davison Igbinosun	2	1	0	0	1	0
Damar Hamlin	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dee Alford	2	0	0	0	0	0
Kaleb Elarms-Orr	2	0	0	0	0	0
TJ Parker	2	0	0	0	0	0
Landon Jackson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Team	92	40	3	8	2	9

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Greg Dortch	3	82	27.3	37
Ray Davis	2	51	25.5	29
Team	5	133	26.6	37

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Greg Dortch	2	10	5.0	10	0
Team	2	10	5.0	10	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Tyler Bass	3/3	100.0	46	3/3	12
Team	3/3	100.0	46	3/3	12

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Tommy Doman Jr.	2	109	54.5	0	1	63
Team	2	109	54.5	0	1	63

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
C.J. Stroud	26/38	274	7.2	2	0	3-17	63.0	106.7
Team	26/38	257	7.2	2	0	3-17	--	106.7

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
David Montgomery	20	60	3.0	2	18
Woody Marks	9	42	4.7	0	12
C.J. Stroud	2	15	7.5	0	15
Nico Collins	1	7	7.0	0	7
Team	32	124	3.9	2	18

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Nico Collins	7	75	10.7	1	25	10
Jaylin Noel	2	53	26.5	0	35	2
Dalton Schultz	4	35	8.8	0	18	8
Xavier Hutchinson	3	32	10.7	0	20	6
Kayshon Boutte	1	21	21.0	0	21	2
David Montgomery	3	19	6.3	1	9	3
Marlin Klein	1	16	16.0	0	16	1
Foster Moreau	2	15	7.5	0	9	2
Jared Wayne	1	12	12.0	0	12	1
Cade Stover	1	-2	-2.0	0	-2	1
Woody Marks	1	-2	-2.0	0	-2	1
Team	26	274	10.5	2	35	37

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
C.J. Stroud	2	2	0
Team	2	2	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Azeez Al-Shaair	8	5	0	1	0	0
Reed Blankenship	7	4	0	0	0	0
Calen Bullock	6	5	0	0	1	0
Jalen Pitre	6	4	0	0	1	0
Derek Stingley Jr.	4	4	0	0	0	0
Kamari Lassiter	3	1	0	1	1	0
Will Anderson Jr.	3	1	0.5	0	0	1
Sheldon Rankins	3	0	0	0	1	0
Tommy Togiai	2	1	0	0	0	0
Henry To'oTo'o	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jake Hansen	2	0	0	0	0	0
Cade Stover	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jadeveon Clowney	1	1	1	1	0	2
Tremon Smith	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jaylin Smith	1	1	0	0	0	0
Mario Edwards Jr.	1	0	0.5	0	0	1
Ka'imi Fairbairn	1	0	0	0	0	0
George Odum	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dominique Robinson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sabastian Harsh	1	0	0	0	0	0
Wade Woodaz	1	0	0	0	0	0
Danielle Hunter	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team	57	29	2	3	5	4

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Woody Marks	3	78	26.0	31
Jaylin Noel	3	70	23.3	26
Tremon Smith	2	54	27.0	28
Team	8	202	25.3	31

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ka'imi Fairbairn	1/1	100.0	58	4/4	7
Team	1/1	100.0	58	4/4	7

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Kai Kroeger	4	208	52.0	0	2	59
Team	4	208	52.0	0	2	59

Injury Report

Houston Texans

Jaden Crumedy DTQuestionable
Jaylin Smith CBQuestionable
Kenneth Murray Jr. LBQuestionable
Marlin Klein TEOut
Nate Thomas OTOut

Buffalo Bills

DJ Moore WRQuestionable
Dee Alford CBQuestionable
Ed Oliver DTQuestionable
Te'Cory Couch CBQuestionable
T.J. Sanders DTOut

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