Bills 36-31 Texans Final Score – NFL Week 1 2026 Box Score

BillsBuffalo · 1-0

Allen Q2 Allen Q2 Moore Q2 Palmer Q4

36–31

Full Time

TexansHouston · 0-1

Montgomery Q1 Montgomery Q2 Collins Q2 Montgomery Q4

Win Probability

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Bills Texans

Top Stats

Time of Possession

40%60%

409Total Yards381

323Passing257

86Rushing124

201st Downs26

0Turnovers2

Scoring Summary

Tyler Bass 46 Yd Field Goal (3 – 0)Field Goal Good

7:28FG

0:32TD

David Montgomery 1 Yd Rush (3 – 7)Rushing Touchdown · Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick

END Q13–7

Josh Allen 21 Yd Rush (10 – 7)Rushing Touchdown · Tyler Bass Kick

12:46TD

4:48TD

David Montgomery 18 Yd Rush (10 – 14)Rushing Touchdown · Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick

Josh Allen 1 Yd Rush (17 – 14)Rushing Touchdown · Tyler Bass Kick

3:59TD

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

1:29TD

0:26TD

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

HT24–21

Tyler Bass 34 Yd Field Goal (27 – 21)Field Goal Good

4:24FG

END Q327–21

13:34TD

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

Tyler Bass 33 Yd Field Goal (30 – 28)Field Goal Good

10:31FG

6:44FG

Ka'imi Fairbairn 58 Yd Field Goal (30 – 31)Field Goal Good

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

1:36TD

FT36–31

Game Leaders

1-0

0-1

Buffalo Bills

Josh AllenPassing · QB · 20/29, 334 YDS, 2 TD 334
James Cook IIIRushing · RB · 13 CAR, 57 YDS 57
Dalton KincaidReceiving · TE · 5 REC, 130 YDS 130
Greg RousseauSacks · LB · 2 2
Terrel BernardTackles · LB · 12 12

Houston Texans

C.J. StroudPassing · QB · 26/38, 274 YDS, 2 TD 274
David MontgomeryRushing · RB · 20 CAR, 60 YDS, 2 TD 60
Nico CollinsReceiving · WR · 7 REC, 75 YDS, 1 TD 75
Jadeveon ClowneySacks · DE · 1 1
Azeez Al-ShaairTackles · LB · 8 8

Game Info

The Buffalo Bills beat the Houston Texans 36-31 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, TX.

Kickoff: Sun, Sep 13 · 1:00 PM ET
Stadium: Reliant Stadium, Houston, TX
TV: CBS
Attendance: 71,008
Week: 2026 Week 1 scores

Score by Quarter

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

Team Stats

BUFHOU

201st Downs26

13Passing 1st downs11

5Rushing 1st downs10

52Total Plays73

409Total Yards381

7.9Yards per Play5.2

323Passing257

20/29Comp/Att26/38

10.4Yards per pass6.3

86Rushing124

21Rushing Attempts32

4.1Yards per rush3.9

3-93rd down efficiency7-16

0-14th down efficiency2-2

1-3Red Zone (Made-Att)4-5

2-11Sacks-Yards Lost3-17

0Turnovers2

10-85Penalties7-106

23:43Possession36:17

Box Score

Bills

Texans

Passing
Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Josh Allen	20/29	334	11.5	2	0	2-11	78.2	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

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

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

Kicking
Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Tyler Bass	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

Passing
Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
C.J. Stroud	26/38	274	7.2	2	0	3-17	58.7	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

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

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

Kicking
Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ka'imi Fairbairn	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

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