Houston Texans vs Buffalo Bills · NFL
Houston Texans
0-1
31 – 36
Final
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Buffalo Bills
1-0
Reliant Stadium · Houston · USA
Final: the Buffalo Bills 36, the Houston Texans 31 at Reliant Stadium in front of 71,008. The Bills had a 24-21 lead at the interval. Josh Allen had 334 passing yards and threw 2 touchdowns. James Cook III rushed for 57 yards. Records after the game: the Bills 1-0, the Texans 0-1.
Overview
- Starts
- Event
- NFL USA
- Week
- 1
- Ground
- Reliant Stadium · Houston · USA
- Crowd
- 71,008
- Match officials
- Dana McKenzie (Down Judge), Terrence Miles (Back Judge), Mearl Robinson (Field Judge), Anthony Jeffries (Side Judge), Terry Killens Jr. (Umpire), Thomas Eaton (Line Judge), Alex Moore (Referee)
On TV
Channels named for United States. The feed names none elsewhere.
- USCBSTV · National
Period by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texans | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
| Bills | 3 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 36 |
Player stats
How the points came
1:3631 - 36
TDTouchdownBUF
FGField goalHOU
6:4431 - 30
10:3128 - 30
FGField goalBUF
TDTouchdownHOU
13:3428 - 27
4:2421 - 27
FGField goalBUF
TDTouchdownHOU
0:2621 - 24
1:2914 - 24
TDTouchdownBUF
3:5914 - 17
TDTouchdownBUF
TDTouchdownHOU
4:4814 - 10
12:467 - 10
TDTouchdownBUF
TDTouchdownHOU
0:327 - 3
7:280 - 3
FGField goalBUF
Side by side
261st Downs20
11Passing 1st downs13
10Rushing 1st downs5
51st downs from penalties2
7-163rd down efficiency3-9
2-24th down efficiency0-1
73Total Plays52
381Total Yards409
5.2Yards per Play7.9
11Total Drives12
257Passing323
26/38Comp/Att20/29
6.3Yards per pass10.4
0Interceptions thrown0
3-17Sacks-Yards Lost2-11
124Rushing86
32Rushing Attempts21
3.9Yards per rush4.1
4-5Red Zone (Made-Att)1-3
7-106Penalties10-85
2Turnovers0
2Fumbles lost0
0Defensive / Special Teams TDs0
36:17Possession23:43
Houston Texans leaders
Passing YardsC.J. Stroud26/38, 274 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing YardsDavid Montgomery20 CAR, 60 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving YardsNico Collins7 REC, 75 YDS, 1 TD
SacksJadeveon Clowney1
TacklesAzeez Al-Shaair8
Buffalo Bills leaders
Passing YardsJosh Allen20/29, 334 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing YardsJames Cook III13 CAR, 57 YDS
Receiving YardsDalton Kincaid5 REC, 130 YDS
SacksGreg Rousseau2
TacklesTerrel Bernard12
Houston Texans
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud | 26/38 | 274 | 7.2 | 2 | 0 | 3-17 | 57.9 | 106.7 |
| Team | 26/38 | 257 | 7.2 | 2 | 0 | 3-17 | -- | 106.7 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azeez Al-Shaair | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Blankenship | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calen Bullock | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Pitre | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Stingley Jr. | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamari Lassiter | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Anderson Jr. | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sheldon Rankins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Togiai | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry To'oTo'o | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Hansen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cade Stover | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jadeveon Clowney | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tremon Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylin Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Edwards Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ka'imi Fairbairn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Odum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominique Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sabastian Harsh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wade Woodaz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danielle Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 57 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woody Marks | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Jaylin Noel | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Tremon Smith | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Team | 8 | 202 | 25.3 | 31 | 0 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Buffalo Bills
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 20/29 | 334 | 11.5 | 2 | 0 | 2-11 | 76.7 | 130.5 |
| Team | 20/29 | 323 | 11.5 | 2 | 0 | 2-11 | -- | 130.5 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| James Cook III | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Oliver | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terrel Bernard | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| O'Cyrus Torrence | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrel Bernard | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dorian Williams | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Gardner-Johnson | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Bishop | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deone Walker | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Christian Benford | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Oliver | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Hoecht | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Rousseau | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Javon Solomon | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley Chubb | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Maxwell Hairston | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Andreessen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Gaines | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeWayne Carter | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keleki Latu | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davison Igbinosun | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Damar Hamlin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dee Alford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleb Elarms-Orr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TJ Parker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 92 | 40 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Dortch | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 37 | 0 |
| Ray Davis | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Team | 5 | 133 | 26.6 | 37 | 0 |
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Dortch | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Standings
| # | Team | W | D | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Buffalo | 5 | 0 | 1 | .833 |
| 2 |  New England | 4 | 0 | 2 | .667 |
| 3 |  New York | 2 | 0 | 4 | .333 |
| 4 |  Miami | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 |
| # | Team | W | D | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jacksonville | 4 | 0 | 2 | .667 |
| 2 |  Indianapolis | 2 | 0 | 4 | .333 |
| 3 |  Houston | 2 | 0 | 4 | .333 |
| 4 |  Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 5 | .167 |
