The Buffalo Bills beat the Houston Texans 36–31 in Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season on September 13, 2026 at Reliant Stadium.
Buffalo Bills vs Houston Texans match player stats
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | 3 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 36 |
| Houston Texans | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
| Player | CMP | ATT | YDS | Y/A | TD | INT | SCK | SYL | QBR | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 20 | 29 | 334 | 11.5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 79.3 | 130.5 |
| Player | ATT | YDS | Y/A | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Cook III | 13 | 57 | 4.4 | 0 | 12 |
| Josh Allen | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 2 | 21 |
| Frank Gore Jr. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Ray Davis | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Player | REC | TGT | YDS | Y/R | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Kincaid | 5 | 6 | 130 | 26 | 0 | 40 |
| DJ Moore | 5 | 8 | 100 | 20 | 1 | 43 |
| Khalil Shakir | 4 | 6 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | 19 |
| Joshua Palmer | 1 | 2 | 34 | 34 | 1 | 34 |
| James Cook III | 3 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Dawson Knox | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Keon Coleman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Player | TCK | SOLO | SCK | TFL | PD | QBH | INT | INTY | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrel Bernard | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dorian Williams | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Gardner-Johnson | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Bishop | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deone Walker | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Benford | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Oliver | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Hoecht | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley Chubb | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Rousseau | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javon Solomon | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Andreessen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxwell Hairston | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damar Hamlin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davison Igbinosun | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeWayne Carter | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dee Alford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Gaines | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleb Elarms-Orr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keleki Latu | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| TJ Parker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Hancock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | FGA | FGM | FG% | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Bass | 3 | 3 | 100 | 46 | 3 | 12 |
| Player | PUNT | YDS | AVG | TB | IN20 | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Doman Jr. | 2 | 109 | 54.5 | 0 | 1 | 63 |
| Player | KR | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Dortch | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 37 | 0 |
| Ray Davis | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Player | PR | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Dortch | 2 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Player | CMP | ATT | YDS | Y/A | TD | INT | SCK | SYL | QBR | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud | 26 | 38 | 274 | 7.2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 69.2 | 106.7 |
| Player | ATT | YDS | Y/A | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Montgomery | 20 | 60 | 3 | 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 | 7 |
| Player | REC | TGT | YDS | Y/R | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Collins | 7 | 10 | 75 | 10.7 | 1 | 25 |
| Jaylin Noel | 2 | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | 35 |
| Dalton Schultz | 4 | 8 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 18 |
| Xavier Hutchinson | 3 | 6 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 20 |
| Kayshon Boutte | 1 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| David Montgomery | 3 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 1 | 9 |
| Marlin Klein | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Foster Moreau | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Jared Wayne | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Cade Stover | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | -2 |
| Woody Marks | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | -2 |
| Player | TCK | SOLO | SCK | TFL | PD | QBH | INT | INTY | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azeez Al-Shaair | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Blankenship | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calen Bullock | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Pitre | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Stingley Jr. | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamari Lassiter | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Rankins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Anderson Jr. | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cade Stover | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Henry To'oTo'o | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Hansen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Togiai | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| British Brooks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dominique Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Odum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jadeveon Clowney | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylin Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ka'imi Fairbairn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mario Edwards Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sabastian Harsh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tremon Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wade Woodaz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danielle Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | FGA | FGM | FG% | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ka'imi Fairbairn | 1 | 1 | 100 | 58 | 4 | 7 |
| Player | PUNT | YDS | AVG | TB | IN20 | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kai Kroeger | 4 | 208 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 59 |
| Player | KR | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woody Marks | 3 | 78 | 26 | 31 | 0 |
| Jaylin Noel | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Tremon Smith | 2 | 54 | 27 | 28 | 0 |