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Bills 36, Texans 31

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Week 1 SUN SEP 13 Reliant Stadium

Every drive of Buffalo Bills 36 at Houston Texans 31, drawn on the fieldBillsTexans101020203030404050504040303020201010

Bills, left to rightTexans, right to leftGo-ahead: Josh Palmer 34 yd pass from Josh Allen, 4TH 1:411 of 7,393 NFL games since 1999

HOULongest drive13plays75yards7:58timeTouchdown2ND 12:39
  1. 1st & 10Stroud to Moreau+6
  2. 2nd & 4Marks run+4
  3. 1st & 10Defensive holding, BUF+5
  4. 1st & 10Stroud incomplete to Schultz0
  5. 2nd & 10Stroud to Marks−2
  6. 3rd & 12Stroud scramble+15
  7. 1st & 10Montgomery run+6
  8. 2nd & 4Montgomery run+3
  9. 3rd & 1Montgomery run+2
  10. 1st & 10Stroud incomplete to Schultz0
  11. 2nd & 10Marks run+12
  12. 1st & 10Stroud to Stover−2
  13. 2nd & 12Stroud to Hutchinson+3
  14. 3rd & 9Defensive holding, BUF+5
  15. 1st & 10Montgomery run, touchdown+18
RunCompletionIncompleteSackFlagLine to gainBall spots from the play-by-play. Pass arcs are drawn, not tracked.

14–0

BUF run

2ND 4:02 to 1:39 · 2 scores

HOU aheadBUF ahead

Allen to Moore, touchdown, 43 yds+4.16 expected points · 2ND 1:39

Allen to Palmer, touchdown, 34 yds+4.59 expected points · 4TH 1:41

Each bar is one snap, sized by the expected points it added, pointing at the team it helped.
  1. Half24–21Buffalo up 3
  2. 3RD 4:2727–21Bass 34 yd field goal
  3. 4TH 13:3927–28Montgomery 7 yd pass
  4. 4TH 10:3630–28Bass 33 yd field goal
  5. 4TH 6:4830–31Fairbairn 58 yd field goal
  6. 4TH 1:4136–31Palmer 34 yd pass

Buffalo

Houston

  • 409Total yards381
  • 323Passing yards257
  • 86Rushing yards124
  • 20First downs26
  • 3/9Third downs7/16
  • 2Sacks taken3
  • 85Penalty yards106
  • 0Turnovers2
  • 23:43Possession36:17

Passing yards

334Josh AllenBUF, 20/29, 2 TD

274C.J. StroudHOU, 26/38, 2 TD

Rushing yards

57James CookBUF, 13 car, long 12

60David MontgomeryHOU, 20 car, 2 TD, long 18

Receiving yards

130Dalton KincaidBUF, 5 rec, long 40

75Nico CollinsHOU, 7 rec, 1 TD, long 25

Tackles

11Terrel BernardBUF, 5 solo

8Azeez Al-ShaairHOU, 5 solo

34

Yard touchdown pass

Go-ahead score

Josh Palmer 34 yd pass from Josh Allen, 4TH 1:41

  1. 1st & 10Cook run+12
  2. 1st & 10Allen to Knox+7
  3. 2nd & 3Allen to Cook+6
  4. 1st & 10Allen to Kincaid+35
  5. 1st & 10Cook run−1
  6. 2nd & 11Allen incomplete to Palmer0
  7. 3rd & 11Allen to Palmer, touchdown+34
  8. Allen incomplete to Coleman0

FinalBuffalo 36Houston 31

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