Bills vs Texans score, highlights, stats, recap from Week 1

Key Points:

• The Buffalo Bills defeated the Houston Texans 36-31 in a wild season opener featuring seven lead changes, with Josh Allen accounting for four total touchdowns and a 130.5 passer rating.
• Allen's 34-yard touchdown pass to Joshua Palmer with 1:36 remaining gave Buffalo the lead for good, and the Bills' defense sealed the win with back-to-back sacks and a strip-sack forced by Greg Rousseau in the final seconds.
• Greg Rousseau had a standout defensive performance with two sacks, two tackles for loss, five quarterback hits, and forced both Houston turnovers, including the game-sealing fumble recovery by Terrel Bernard.
• Despite possessing the ball for only 23:43, Buffalo amassed 409 yards, with Dalton Kincaid and DJ Moore contributing significant receiving yards and touchdowns in Moore's Bills debut.
• Rookie head coach Joe Brady, the youngest in the NFL this season, led the Bills to a victory in his head coaching debut, overcoming a strong Houston offense led by C.J. Stroud and David Montgomery.