Josh Allen is 1-4 against the Texans and 0-4 in Houston. Will Buffalo finally beat them on Sept 13?
77% of users predicted YES — the community got this one right. 17 predictions cast.
The Buffalo Bills beat the Houston Texans 36-31 on September 13, 2026, in the teams' Week 1 matchup, ending a run in which Buffalo had lost four straight to Houston and had never won in Houston. Josh Allen threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Joshua Palmer with 1:36 remaining, capping a back-and-forth game and sealing Buffalo's first win over the Texans in years. Allen entered the game 1-4 all-time against Houston, including 0-4 on the road, a stretch commonly attributed to the Texans' pass rush and secondary giving him trouble in earlier meetings. The late go-ahead drive reversed that trend in a game that went down to the final possessions.
Community bettors gave Buffalo a 77% chance of winning, correctly forecasting the outcome. The win opened the 2026 season on a high note for the Bills, while the loss dropped Houston in an AFC where playoff seeding often comes down to head-to-head and divisional tiebreakers. The result also added a new data point to a narrative that had built around Houston's defense as a specific, recurring problem for Allen and the Buffalo offense.