Buffalo Bills vs Houston Texans: player stats (Sep 13, 2026)

Week 1Final

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

At Reliant Stadium

Score by quarter
Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
BUF	3	21	3	9	36
HOU	7	14	0	10	31

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BUF

Game leaders

HOU

Passing yards
Buffalo Bills: Josh Allen334 YDS20/29, 2 TD, 0 INT
Houston Texans: C.J. Stroud274 YDS26/38, 2 TD, 0 INT
Rushing yards
Buffalo Bills: James Cook III57 YDS13 CAR, 0 TD
Houston Texans: David Montgomery60 YDS20 CAR, 2 TD
Receiving yards
Buffalo Bills: Dalton Kincaid130 YDS5 REC, 0 TD
Houston Texans: Nico Collins75 YDS7 REC, 1 TD
Tackles
Buffalo Bills: Terrel Bernard12 TCK6 SOLO, 0 SCK
Houston Texans: Azeez Al-Shaair8 TCK5 SOLO, 0 SCK

In Week 1, the Buffalo Bills beat the Houston Texans 36-31 on September 13, 2026 at Reliant Stadium. Josh Allen passed for 334 yards for the Buffalo Bills, and C.J. Stroud had 274 for the Houston Texans.

Scoring plays

Q1

Buffalo Bills, Field goal · 7:28T.Bass 46 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-R.Ferguson, Holder-T.Doman.BUF 3, HOU 0
Houston Texans, Touchdown · 0:32D.Montgomery right guard for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-K.Kroeger.BUF 3, HOU 7

Q2

Buffalo Bills, Touchdown · 12:46(Shotgun) J.Allen scrambles right end for 21 yards, TOUCHDOWN. T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-R.Ferguson, Holder-T.Doman.BUF 10, HOU 7
Houston Texans, Touchdown · 4:48(Shotgun) D.Montgomery up the middle for 18 yards, TOUCHDOWN. K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-K.Kroeger.BUF 10, HOU 14
Buffalo Bills, Touchdown · 3:59J.Allen up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-R.Ferguson, Holder-T.Doman.BUF 17, HOU 14
Buffalo Bills, Touchdown · 1:29(No Huddle, Shotgun) J.Allen pass deep right to D.Moore for 43 yards, TOUCHDOWN. T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-R.Ferguson, Holder-T.Doman.BUF 24, HOU 14
Houston Texans, Touchdown · 0:26(Shotgun) C.Stroud pass short middle to N.Collins for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN. K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-K.Kroeger.BUF 24, HOU 21

Q3

Buffalo Bills, Field goal · 4:24T.Bass 34 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-R.Ferguson, Holder-T.Doman.BUF 27, HOU 21

Q4

Houston Texans, Touchdown · 13:34(Shotgun) C.Stroud pass short right to D.Montgomery for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN. K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-K.Kroeger.BUF 27, HOU 28
Buffalo Bills, Field goal · 10:31T.Bass 33 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-R.Ferguson, Holder-T.Doman.BUF 30, HOU 28
Houston Texans, Field goal · 6:44K.Fairbairn 58 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-K.Kroeger.BUF 30, HOU 31
Buffalo Bills, Touchdown · 1:36(Shotgun) J.Allen pass deep middle to J.Palmer for 34 yards, TOUCHDOWN. TWO-POINT CONVERSION ATTEMPT. J.Allen pass to K.Coleman is incomplete. ATTEMPT FAILS.BUF 36, HOU 31

Team stats

Team stats: Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans
BUF	Stat	HOU
3-933%	3rd down efficiency	7-16(better)44%
0-10%	4th down efficiency	2-2(better)100%
334(better)20/29 C/ATT	Passing yards	27426/38 C/ATT
8621 CAR	Rushing yards	124(better)32 CAR
2(better)	Sacks taken	3
0(better)	Turnovers	2

Box score

Buffalo Bills: Passing

Josh AllenQB	20/29	334	2	0	2	130.5

Houston Texans: Passing

C.J. StroudQB	26/38	274	2	0	3	106.7

Buffalo Bills: Rushing

Josh AllenQB	6	23	3.8	2	21
James Cook IIIRB	13	57	4.4	0	12
Ray DavisRB	1	3	3.0	0	3
Frank Gore Jr.RB	1	3	3.0	0	3

Houston Texans: Rushing

C.J. StroudQB	2	15	7.5	0	15
David MontgomeryRB	20	60	3.0	2	18
Woody MarksRB	9	42	4.7	0	12
Nico CollinsWR	1	7	7.0	0	7

Buffalo Bills: Receiving

James Cook IIIRB	3	4	12	0	6
Dalton KincaidTE	5	6	130	0	40
DJ MooreWR	5	8	100	1	43
Khalil ShakirWR	4	6	50	0	19
Keon ColemanWR	1	1	1	0	1
Dawson KnoxTE	1	1	7	0	7
Joshua PalmerWR	1	2	34	1	34

Houston Texans: Receiving

David MontgomeryRB	3	3	19	1	9
Woody MarksRB	1	1	-2	0	-2
Nico CollinsWR	7	10	75	1	25
Dalton SchultzTE	4	8	35	0	18
Cade StoverTE	1	1	-2	0	-2
Xavier HutchinsonWR	3	6	32	0	20
Jaylin NoelWR	2	2	53	0	35
Foster MoreauTE	2	2	15	0	9
Marlin KleinTE	1	1	16	0	16
Kayshon BoutteWR	1	2	21	0	21
Jared WayneWR	1	1	12	0	12

Buffalo Bills: Defense

Terrel BernardLB	12	6	0	1	0
Dorian WilliamsLB	9	4	0	1	0
C.J. Gardner-JohnsonS	8	6	0	0	0
Cole BishopS	7	2	0	0	0
Deone WalkerDT	6	3	1	2	0
Ed OliverDT	5	2	0	1	0
Michael HoechtDE	5	1	0	0	0
Christian BenfordCB	5	3	0	0	0
Greg RousseauLB	4	4	2	2	1
Bradley ChubbLB	4	0	0	0	0
Javon SolomonLB	4	1	0	0	0
Joe AndreessenLB	3	1	0	0	0
Maxwell HairstonCB	3	2	0	0	0
Greg GainesDT	2	1	0	0	0
DeWayne CarterDT	2	1	0	1	0
Keleki LatuTE	2	1	0	0	0
Dee AlfordCB	2	0	0	0	0
Kaleb Elarms-OrrLB	2	0	0	0	0
TJ ParkerLB	2	0	0	0	0
Davison IgbinosunCB	2	1	0	0	1
Damar HamlinS	2	0	0	0	0
Landon JacksonDE	1	1	0	0	0

Houston Texans: Defense

Azeez Al-ShaairLB	8	5	0	1	0
Reed BlankenshipS	7	4	0	0	0
Calen BullockS	6	5	0	0	1
Jalen PitreS	6	4	0	0	1
Derek Stingley Jr.CB	4	4	0	0	0
Kamari LassiterCB	3	1	0	1	1
Cade StoverTE	2	0	0	0	0
Sheldon RankinsDT	3	0	0	0	1
Will Anderson Jr.DE	3	1	1	0	0
Jake HansenLB	2	0	0	0	0
Tommy TogiaiDT	2	1	0	0	0
Henry To'oTo'oLB	2	1	0	0	0
George OdumS	1	0	0	0	0
Jadeveon ClowneyDE	1	1	1	1	0
Ka'imi FairbairnPK	1	0	0	0	0
Jaylin SmithCB	1	1	0	0	0
Tremon SmithCB	1	1	0	0	0
Wade WoodazLB	1	0	0	0	0
Mario Edwards Jr.DT	1	0	1	0	0
Sabastian HarshDE	1	0	0	0	0
Dominique RobinsonDE	1	0	0	0	0
Danielle HunterDE	0	0	0	0	1

Buffalo Bills: Kicking

Tyler BassPK	3/3	46	3

Houston Texans: Kicking

Ka'imi FairbairnPK	1/1	58	4

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