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BUF	3	21	3	9	36
HOU	7	14	0	10	31

Final

Bills beat Texans 36-31

The Buffalo Bills beat the Houston Texans 36-31 on Sunday at Reliant Stadium.

The second quarter made the difference: the Bills outscored the Texans 21-14.

The Bills outgained the Texans 409-381 and won the turnover battle 2-0.

For the Bills, Josh Allen (QB): 20/29, 334 YDS, 2 TD. For the Texans, C.J. Stroud (QB): 26/38, 274 YDS, 2 TD.

The Bills improve to 1-0. The Texans fall to 0-1.

Attendance: 71,008.

Full recap at ESPN: Josh Allen connects with Joshua Palmer for a late TD and Bills beat Texans 36-31 in wild opener

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Top performers

#17

BUF · Passing YardsJosh Allen QB20/29, 334 YDS, 2 TD

BUF · Rushing YardsJames Cook III RB13 CAR, 57 YDS

#86

BUF · Receiving YardsDalton Kincaid TE5 REC, 130 YDS

HOU · Passing YardsC.J. Stroud QB26/38, 274 YDS, 2 TD

#32

HOU · Rushing YardsDavid Montgomery RB20 CAR, 60 YDS, 2 TD

#12

HOU · Receiving YardsNico Collins WR7 REC, 75 YDS, 1 TD

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Josh Allen	20/29	334	11.5	2	0	2-11	79.3	130.5
Team	20/29	323	11.5	2	0	2-11	--	130.5

Rushing	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

Receiving	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

Fumbles	FUM	REC
Josh Allen	1	1
James Cook III	1	0
Ed Oliver	0	1
Terrel Bernard	0	1
O'Cyrus Torrence	0	1
Team	2	4

Defense	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
Team	92	40	3	8	2	9

Kick Returns	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Greg Dortch	3	82	27.3	37
Ray Davis	2	51	25.5	29
Team	5	133	26.6	37

Punt Returns	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Greg Dortch	2	10	5.0	10	0
Team	2	10	5.0	10	0

Kicking	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Tyler Bass	3/3	100.0	46	3/3	12
Team	3/3	100.0	46	3/3	12

Punting	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

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
C.J. Stroud	26/38	274	7.2	2	0	3-17	69.2	106.7
Team	26/38	257	7.2	2	0	3-17	--	106.7

Rushing	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

Receiving	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

Fumbles	FUM	LOST	REC
C.J. Stroud	2	2	0
Team	2	2	0

Defense	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
Team	57	29	2	3	5	4

Kick Returns	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Woody Marks	3	78	26.0	31
Jaylin Noel	3	70	23.3	26
Tremon Smith	2	54	27.0	28
Team	8	202	25.3	31

Kicking	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

Punting	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Kai Kroeger	4	208	52.0	0	2	59
Team	4	208	52.0	0	2	59

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Bills beat Texans 36-31

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