Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans
NFL 2026 · Week 1 · · Reliant Stadium
Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans, Week 1 of the 2026 season: Buffalo Bills won 36–31.
Result
Buffalo Bills 36–31 Houston Texans
Closing line BUF −1.5, total 44.5 (went over). Buffalo Bills covered.
What the model predicted beforehand
No model prediction was made before this game kicked off (predictions are only shown if they were made beforehand). The betting line is BUF −1.5, total 44.5.
Houston Texans
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Buffalo Bills
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Form is each team’s last 5 games before this one, home and away (the season is only 17 games), oldest to newest; play-offs included.
Head-to-head record
Houston Texans lead 8–5 in 13 meetings since 2002. Houston Texans have won the last 2.
| P | Texans | T | Bills | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All meetings | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| At Houston Texans | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
- Biggest Houston Texans win
- Houston Texans 31–10 Buffalo Bills (2009 Week 8)
- Biggest Buffalo Bills win
- Houston Texans 0–40 Buffalo Bills (2021 Week 4)
- Average points per meeting
- 39.4
- Houston Texans against the spread (W-L-P)
- 7-5-1
Head-to-head (last 10)
- Buffalo Bills 19–23 Houston Texans2025 Week 12 · line BUF −5.5 (Texans covered)
- Buffalo Bills 20–23 Houston Texans2024 Week 5 · line HOU −1 (Texans covered)
- Houston Texans 0–40 Buffalo Bills2021 Week 4 · line BUF −19 (Texans did not cover)
- Buffalo Bills 19–22 Houston Texans (OT)2019 Wild card round · line HOU −2.5 (Texans covered)
- Buffalo Bills 13–20 Houston Texans2018 Week 6 · line HOU −10.5 (Texans did not cover)
- Houston Texans 21–30 Buffalo Bills2015 Week 13 · line BUF −3 (Texans did not cover)
- Buffalo Bills 17–23 Houston Texans2014 Week 4 · line HOU −3 (Texans covered)
- Buffalo Bills 9–21 Houston Texans2012 Week 9 · line HOU −11 (Texans covered)
- Houston Texans 31–10 Buffalo Bills2009 Week 8 · line HOU −3.5 (Texans covered)
- Buffalo Bills 24–21 Houston Texans2006 Week 11 · line HOU −3 (Texans did not cover)
Recent games
Houston Texans
- L@ New England PatriotsDivisional round · did not cover NE −316–28
- W@ Pittsburgh SteelersWild card round · covered HOU −330–6
- Wv Indianapolis ColtsWeek 18 · did not cover HOU −9.538–30
- W@ Los Angeles ChargersWeek 17 · covered LAC −1.520–16
- Wv Las Vegas RaidersWeek 16 · did not cover HOU −14.523–21
- Wv Arizona CardinalsWeek 15 · covered HOU −10.540–20
- W@ Kansas City ChiefsWeek 14 · covered KC −4.520–10
- W@ Indianapolis ColtsWeek 13 · covered IND −320–16
- Wv Buffalo BillsWeek 12 · covered BUF −5.523–19
- W@ Tennessee TitansWeek 11 · did not cover HOU −5.516–13
Recent games
Buffalo Bills
- L@ Denver BroncosDivisional round · did not cover DEN −1.530–33 (OT)
- W@ Jacksonville JaguarsWild card round · covered JAX −1.527–24
- Wv New York JetsWeek 18 · covered BUF −12.535–8
- Lv Philadelphia EaglesWeek 17 · did not cover BUF −312–13
- W@ Cleveland BrownsWeek 16 · did not cover BUF −10.523–20
- W@ New England PatriotsWeek 15 · covered BUF −2.535–31
- Wv Cincinnati BengalsWeek 14 · did not cover BUF −639–34
- W@ Pittsburgh SteelersWeek 13 · covered BUF −326–7
- L@ Houston TexansWeek 12 · did not cover BUF −5.519–23
- Wv Tampa Bay BuccaneersWeek 11 · covered BUF −644–32