The Buffalo Bills beat the Houston Texans 36-31 on Sep 13, 2026 at Reliant Stadium.
Final · Reliant Stadium
Top performers
- Josh Allen threw for 334 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the Bills.
- James Cook III ran for 57 yards on 13 carries.
- C.J. Stroud threw for 274 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the Texans.
- David Montgomery ran for 60 yards on 20 carries.
Buffalo Bills box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Cook III | 13 | 57 | 0 | 12 |
| Josh Allen | 6 | 23 | 2 | 21 |
| Ray Davis | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Frank Gore Jr. | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 21 | 86 | 2 | 21 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Kincaid | 5 | 6 | 130 | 0 | 40 |
| DJ Moore | 5 | 8 | 100 | 1 | 43 |
| Khalil Shakir | 4 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 19 |
| Joshua Palmer | 1 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 34 |
| James Cook III | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
| Dawson Knox | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Keon Coleman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 20 | 28 | 334 | 2 | 43 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrel Bernard | 12 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dorian Williams | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 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 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Oliver | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Hoecht | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Benford | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley Chubb | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Rousseau | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Javon Solomon | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Andreessen | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxwell Hairston | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Gaines | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damar Hamlin | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dee Alford | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeWayne Carter | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TJ Parker | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davison Igbinosun | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kaleb Elarms-Orr | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 90 | 39 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Houston Texans box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Montgomery | 20 | 60 | 2 | 18 |
| Woody Marks | 9 | 42 | 0 | 12 |
| C.J. Stroud | 2 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Nico Collins | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 32 | 124 | 2 | 18 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Collins | 7 | 10 | 75 | 1 | 25 |
| Jaylin Noel | 2 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 35 |
| Dalton Schultz | 4 | 8 | 35 | 0 | 18 |
| Xavier Hutchinson | 3 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 20 |
| Kayshon Boutte | 1 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| David Montgomery | 3 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 9 |
| Marlin Klein | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Foster Moreau | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| Jared Wayne | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Cade Stover | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 |
| Woody Marks | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 |
| Team | 26 | 37 | 274 | 2 | 35 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azeez Al-Shaair | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Blankenship | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Pitre | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Calen Bullock | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Derek Stingley Jr. | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Anderson Jr. | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamari Lassiter | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sheldon Rankins | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Togiai | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Hansen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry To'oTo'o | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jadeveon Clowney | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Edwards Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 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 |
| Tremon Smith | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylin Smith | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wade Woodaz | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danielle Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 54 | 29 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
- Bills · 2026 season · Previous Aug 27, 2026: PIT 27, BUF 28 · Next Sep 17, 2026: DET 31, BUF 41
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