Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans
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FINAL · BUF 36–31·Sunday 2026-09-13·Reliant Stadium·closed HOU +1.5 · O/U 44.5
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-10-12D: Base 4-3 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 5
Field
closed · astroturf
Weather
indoors — n/a
Rest
BUF 7d · HOU 7d
Referee
Alex Moore · 16.18 flags/gm · 64.7% overs
BUF form
3-1PF 127 · PA 107Home 2-1Away 1-0
QB Josh Allen 90–39 as starter · playoffs 8–7 · last 10: 7–3 · since 2018
HOU form
1-4PF 110 · PA 112Home 0-3Away 1-1
QB C.J. Stroud 29–22 as starter · playoffs 3–3 · last 10: 6–4 · since 2023
| BUF | Season efficiency | HOU |
|---|---|---|
| 0.191 | Off EPA / play | 0.005 |
| 47.7 | Off success % | 42.4 |
| 15.3 | Off explosive % | 10 |
| 54.5 | 3rd-down conv % | 38.5 |
| 0.106 | Def EPA / play allowed | -0.043 |
| 48.3 | Def success % allowed | 39.1 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out
Coaching Intel
BUF staff
HCJoe Brady1–0 vs RyansOCPete Carmichael2–1 vs BurkeDCJim Leonhard1–0 vs Caley
4th-down go 22.2% · PROE -1.6 · no-huddle 4.3%
HOU staff
HCDeMeco Ryans0–1 vs BradyOCNick Caley0–1 vs LeonhardDCMatt Burke1–2 vs Carmichael
4th-down go 14.2% · PROE -0.3 · no-huddle 4.7%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
Joe Brady1–0DeMeco RyansBrady leadsboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Yards | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-13 | BUF @ HOU | 36–31 | 410–381 | Joe Brady |
BUF offense vs HOU defense
Pete Carmichael(OC)2–1Matt Burke(DC)Carmichael leads3 true OC-vs-DC games — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-13 | BUF | HOU | 36–31 | 410 | +5 | W |
| 2023-10-15 | NO | HOU | 13–20 | 430 | -7 | L |
| 2017-10-01 | NO | MIA | 20–0 | 347 | +20 | W |
HOU offense vs BUF defense
Nick Caley(OC)0–1Jim Leonhard(DC)Leonhard leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-13 | HOU | BUF | 31–36 | 381 | -5 | L |
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-13 | BUF @ HOU | 36–31 | BUF | Joe Brady / DeMeco Ryans |
| 2025-11-20 | BUF @ HOU | 19–23 | HOU | Sean McDermott / DeMeco Ryans |
| 2024-10-06 | BUF @ HOU | 20–23 | HOU | Sean McDermott / DeMeco Ryans |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded