Bills Beat Texans 36-31 in Week 1
Buffalo Bills 36, Houston Texans 31 at Reliant Stadium. Josh Allen went 20 of 29 for 334 yards with 2 touchdowns.
The Buffalo Bills beat the Houston Texans 36-31 on Sunday, September 13 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, TX. The Texans are 0-1 and the Bills are 1-0.
36-31 
Final How did the scoring go?
The Texans led 7-3 after the first quarter, the Bills led 24-21 at halftime, and the Bills led 27-21 after three quarters. The Bills scored first on a Tyler Bass 46-yard field goal with 7:28 left in the first quarter. The final points came on a Joshua Palmer 34-yard pass from Josh Allen for the Bills in the fourth quarter.
Who led the way?
For the Bills, Josh Allen went 20 of 29 for 334 yards with 2 touchdowns. James Cook III had 13 carries for 57 yards, and Dalton Kincaid caught 5 passes for 130 yards. For the Texans, C.J. Stroud went 26 of 38 for 274 yards with 2 touchdowns. David Montgomery had 20 carries for 60 yards and 2 touchdowns, and Nico Collins caught 7 passes for 75 yards with 1 touchdown.
What do the team stats show?
The Bills outgained the Texans 409 to 381 in total yards. The Texans turned the ball over twice while the Bills had no turnovers. On third down, the Bills went 3-9 and the Texans went 7-16. Time of possession was 23:43 for the Bills and 36:17 for the Texans.
How did the AI prediction hold up?
Touchdown Week's AI Prediction had the Bills winning, with a projected score of Bills 24, Texans 21 at low confidence. The pick was right on the winner, with the projected margin off by 2 points. Buffalo won 36-31 in Joe Brady's debut, matching the projected winner and margin in a far higher-scoring game than projected.
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- ESPN: Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans box score
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