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Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans, Week 1 2026

Buffalo Bills 36
Week 1 · 2026
Score by quarter
Team 1234 T
BUF 32139 36
HOU 714010 31
31 Houston Texans

How It Was Won

BUF's chance to win FGTDTurnoverBig swing
BUF HOU FUM Q1 9:40 2 G.Rousseau strip sack E.Oliver recovers Open drive 2 FG Q1 7:32 3 T.Bass 46-yd field goal 4 plays · 9 yds · 2:00 BUF 3 – 0 HOU Open drive 3 TD Q1 0:37 4 D.Montgomery 1-yd run 12 plays · 76 yds · 6:44 · K.Fairbairn kick BUF 3 – 7 HOU Open drive 4 TD Q2 12:57 5 J.Allen 21-yd run 6 plays · 67 yds · 2:28 · T.Bass kick BUF 10 – 7 HOU Open drive 5 TD Q2 4:53 6 D.Montgomery 18-yd run 13 plays · 65 yds · 7:46 · K.Fairbairn kick BUF 10 – 14 HOU Open drive 6 TD Q2 4:02 7 J.Allen 1-yd run 3 plays · 19 yds · 0:46 · T.Bass kick BUF 17 – 14 HOU Open drive 7 TD Q2 1:39 9 J.Allen 43-yd pass to D.Moore 3 plays · 96 yds · 0:31 · T.Bass kick BUF 24 – 14 HOU Open drive 9 TD Q2 0:31 10 C.Stroud 12-yd pass to N.Collins 4 plays · 65 yds · 0:53 · K.Fairbairn kick BUF 24 – 21 HOU Open drive 10 FG Q3 4:27 15 T.Bass 34-yd field goal 6 plays · 12 yds · 3:31 BUF 27 – 21 HOU Open drive 15 TD Q4 13:39 16 C.Stroud 7-yd pass to D.Montgomery 13 plays · 72 yds · 5:40 · K.Fairbairn kick BUF 27 – 28 HOU Open drive 16 FG Q4 10:36 17 T.Bass 33-yd field goal 7 plays · 52 yds · 2:53 BUF 30 – 28 HOU Open drive 17 FG Q4 6:48 18 K.Fairbairn 58-yd field goal 7 plays · 36 yds · 3:38 BUF 30 – 31 HOU Open drive 18 TD Q4 1:41 21 J.Allen 34-yd pass to J.Palmer 8 plays · 93 yds · 1:37 · 2-pt failed BUF 36 – 31 HOU BUF 50% → 83% Open drive 21 SWING Q4 0:30 22 C.Stroud 18-yd pass to J.Noel 3&3 at BUF 27 HOU 37% → 55% Open drive 22 SWING Q4 0:25 22 D.Walker sacks C.Stroud 1&9 at BUF 9 BUF 45% → 66% Open drive 22 FUM Q4 0:16 22 G.Rousseau strip sack T.Bernard recovers BUF 68% → 98% Open drive 22
Q1 BUF 3 – 7 HOU
  1. FUM Q1 9:40 2 G.Rousseau strip sack E.Oliver recovers
  2. FG Q1 7:32 3 T.Bass 46-yd field goal 4 plays · 9 yds · 2:00 BUF 3 – 0 HOU
  3. TD Q1 0:37 4 D.Montgomery 1-yd run 12 plays · 76 yds · 6:44 · K.Fairbairn kick BUF 3 – 7 HOU
Q2 BUF 24 – 21 HOU
  1. TD Q2 12:57 5 J.Allen 21-yd run 6 plays · 67 yds · 2:28 · T.Bass kick BUF 10 – 7 HOU
  2. TD Q2 4:53 6 D.Montgomery 18-yd run 13 plays · 65 yds · 7:46 · K.Fairbairn kick BUF 10 – 14 HOU
  3. TD Q2 4:02 7 J.Allen 1-yd run 3 plays · 19 yds · 0:46 · T.Bass kick BUF 17 – 14 HOU
  4. TD Q2 1:39 9 J.Allen 43-yd pass to D.Moore 3 plays · 96 yds · 0:31 · T.Bass kick BUF 24 – 14 HOU
  5. TD Q2 0:31 10 C.Stroud 12-yd pass to N.Collins 4 plays · 65 yds · 0:53 · K.Fairbairn kick BUF 24 – 21 HOU
Q3 BUF 27 – 21 HOU
  1. FG Q3 4:27 15 T.Bass 34-yd field goal 6 plays · 12 yds · 3:31 BUF 27 – 21 HOU
Q4 BUF 36 – 31 HOU
  1. TD Q4 13:39 16 C.Stroud 7-yd pass to D.Montgomery 13 plays · 72 yds · 5:40 · K.Fairbairn kick BUF 27 – 28 HOU
  2. FG Q4 10:36 17 T.Bass 33-yd field goal 7 plays · 52 yds · 2:53 BUF 30 – 28 HOU
  3. FG Q4 6:48 18 K.Fairbairn 58-yd field goal 7 plays · 36 yds · 3:38 BUF 30 – 31 HOU
  4. TD Q4 1:41 21 J.Allen 34-yd pass to J.Palmer 8 plays · 93 yds · 1:37 · 2-pt failed BUF 36 – 31 HOU BUF 50% → 83%
  5. SWING Q4 0:30 22 C.Stroud 18-yd pass to J.Noel 3&3 at BUF 27 HOU 37% → 55%
  6. SWING Q4 0:25 22 D.Walker sacks C.Stroud 1&9 at BUF 9 BUF 45% → 66%
  7. FUM Q4 0:16 22 G.Rousseau strip sack T.Bernard recovers BUF 68% → 98%

Defense, Head to Head

BUF

Defense

HOU
2 Takeaways 0
3 Sacks 2
3 Tackles for loss 2
  • G.Rousseau 2 sacks · 2 forced fumbles 2 22
  • E.Oliver Fumble recovery · tackle for loss 2 14
  • D.Carter Tackle for loss 18
  • D.Walker Sack 22
  • D.Williams Tackle for loss 20
  • T.Bernard Fumble recovery 22
  • A.Al-Shaair Tackle for loss 21
  • D.Stingley Forced fumble 21
  • J.Clowney Sack 3
  • K.Lassiter Tackle for loss 1
  • M.Edwards Half sack 15
  • W.Anderson Half sack 15

Longest Plays

43 Yards · Q2 1:39 J.Allen 43-yd pass to D.Moore 40 Yards · Q4 12:44 J.Allen 40-yd pass to D.Kincaid 38 Yards · Q2 2:10 J.Allen 38-yd pass to D.Kincaid 35 Yards · Q2 0:40 C.Stroud 35-yd pass to J.Noel 35 Yards · Q4 2:00 J.Allen 35-yd pass to D.Kincaid