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Bills at Texans: Starting Lineups, Week 1

Final: Bills 36, Texans 31

Bills quarterback Josh Allen against Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud. Lineups as listed before kickoff (Bills: Sep 13, 2026, 8:42 AM ET; Texans: Sep 13, 2026, 8:42 AM ET).

Bills depth chart · Texans depth chart · All Week 1 games

Bills offense vs Texans defense

Buffalo Bills offense against the Houston Texans defenseTexans defense: LDE Will Anderson Jr., LDT Tommy Togiai, RDT Sheldon Rankins, RDE Danielle Hunter, WLB Henry To'oTo'o, MLB Azeez Al-Shaair, SLB Jake Hummel, LCB Derek Stingley Jr., SS Reed Blankenship, FS Calen Bullock, RCB Kamari Lassiter. Bills offense: WR DJ Moore, WR Khalil Shakir, LT Dion Dawkins, LG Alec Anderson, C Connor McGovern, RG O'Cyrus Torrence, RT Spencer Brown, WR Keon Coleman, QB Josh Allen, TE Dalton Kincaid, RB James Cook IIITexans defenseBills offense#51LDEAnderson Jr.2 · Robinson#72LDTTogiai2 · Hall#98RDTRankins2 · Edwards Jr.#55RDEHunter2 · Clowney#39WLBTo'oTo'o2 · Fisher#0MLBAl-Shaair2 · Hansen#33SLBHummel2 · Woodaz#24LCBStingley Jr.2 · Smith#6SSBlankenship2 · Ramsey#2FSBullock2 · Stewart#3RCBLassiter2 · Smith#2WRMoore2 · Palmer#10WRShakir2 · Bell#73LTDawkins2 · Bowry#70LGAnderson2 · Corbett#66CMcGovern2 · Cushenberry III#64RGTorrence2 · Reed-Adams#79RTBrown2 · Grable#0WRColeman2 · Dortch#17QBAllen2 · Allen#86TEKincaid2 · Knox#4RBCook III2 · Davis

Bills offense

  1. WR#2 DJ MooreNext up: Joshua Palmer
  2. WR#10 Khalil ShakirNext up: Skyler Bell
  3. LT#73 Dion DawkinsNext up: Jude Bowry
  4. LG#70 Alec AndersonNext up: Austin Corbett
  5. C#66 Connor McGovernNext up: Lloyd Cushenberry III
  6. RG#64 O'Cyrus TorrenceNext up: Ar'maj Reed-Adams
  7. RT#79 Spencer BrownNext up: Tylan Grable
  8. WR#0 Keon ColemanNext up: Greg Dortch
  9. QB#17 Josh AllenNext up: Kyle Allen
  10. TE#86 Dalton KincaidNext up: Dawson Knox
  11. RB#4 James Cook IIINext up: Ray Davis

Texans defense

  1. LDE#51 Will Anderson Jr.Next up: Dominique Robinson
  2. LDT#72 Tommy TogiaiNext up: Logan Hall
  3. RDT#98 Sheldon RankinsNext up: Mario Edwards Jr.
  4. RDE#55 Danielle HunterNext up: Jadeveon Clowney
  5. WLB#39 Henry To'oTo'oNext up: Aiden Fisher
  6. MLB#0 Azeez Al-ShaairNext up: Jake Hansen
  7. SLB#33 Jake HummelNext up: Wade Woodaz
  8. LCB#24 Derek Stingley Jr.Next up: Jaylin Smith
  9. SS#6 Reed BlankenshipNext up: Kamari Ramsey
  10. FS#2 Calen BullockNext up: M.J. Stewart
  11. RCB#3 Kamari LassiterNext up: Tremon Smith

Texans offense vs Bills defense

Houston Texans offense against the Buffalo Bills defenseBills defense: LDE T.J. Sanders, NT Deone Walker, RDE Ed Oliver, WLB Greg Rousseau, LILB Dorian Williams, RILB Terrel Bernard, SLB Bradley Chubb, LCB Christian Benford, SS Cole Bishop, FS C.J. Gardner-Johnson, RCB Maxwell Hairston. Texans offense: WR Nico Collins, WR Kayshon Boutte, LT Aireontae Ersery, LG Keylan Rutledge, C Evan Brown, RG Ed Ingram, RT Trent Brown, WR Xavier Hutchinson, QB C.J. Stroud, TE Dalton Schultz, RB David MontgomeryBills defenseTexans offense#98LDESanders2 · JacksonQ#96NTWalker2 · Gaines#91RDEOliver2 · Carter#15WLBRousseau2 · Hoecht#42LILBWilliams2 · Elarms-Orr#8RILBBernard2 · Andreessen#9SLBChubb2 · Parker#47LCBBenford2 · Alford#24SSBishop2 · Kilgore#22FSGardner-Johnson2 · Hamlin#1RCBHairston2 · Igbinosun#12WRCollins2 · Noel#14WRBoutte2 · Wayne#79LTErsery2 · Thomas#66LGRutledge2 · Teller#63CBrown2 · Andrews#69RGIngram2 · Nwaiwu#77RTBrown2 · Fisher#19WRHutchinson2 · Dell#7QBStroud2 · Mills#86TESchultz2 · Moreau#32RBMontgomery2 · Marks

Texans offense

  1. WR#12 Nico CollinsNext up: Jaylin Noel
  2. WR#14 Kayshon BoutteNext up: Jared Wayne
  3. LT#79 Aireontae ErseryNext up: Nate Thomas
  4. LG#66 Keylan RutledgeNext up: Wyatt Teller
  5. C#63 Evan BrownNext up: Jake Andrews
  6. RG#69 Ed IngramNext up: Febechi Nwaiwu
  7. RT#77 Trent BrownNext up: Blake Fisher
  8. WR#19 Xavier HutchinsonNext up: Tank Dell
  9. QB#7 C.J. StroudNext up: Davis Mills
  10. TE#86 Dalton SchultzNext up: Foster Moreau
  11. RB#32 David MontgomeryNext up: Woody Marks

Bills defense

  1. LDE#98 T.J. Sanders Questionable (knee)Next up: Landon Jackson
  2. NT#96 Deone WalkerNext up: Greg Gaines
  3. RDE#91 Ed OliverNext up: DeWayne Carter
  4. WLB#15 Greg RousseauNext up: Michael Hoecht
  5. LILB#42 Dorian WilliamsNext up: Kaleb Elarms-Orr
  6. RILB#8 Terrel BernardNext up: Joe Andreessen
  7. SLB#9 Bradley ChubbNext up: TJ Parker
  8. LCB#47 Christian BenfordNext up: Dee Alford
  9. SS#24 Cole BishopNext up: Jalon Kilgore
  10. FS#22 C.J. Gardner-JohnsonNext up: Damar Hamlin
  11. RCB#1 Maxwell HairstonNext up: Davison Igbinosun

Injury report, Week 1

Bills

  • RB Ty Johnson Questionable (hamstring)
  • NB Jordan Hancock Questionable (quadricep)
  • LDE T.J. Sanders Questionable (knee)

Texans

No injury report filed for this week yet.

Special teams

Bills

  1. PK#16 Tyler BassNo backup listed
  2. P#39 Tommy Doman Jr.No backup listed
  3. H#39 Tommy Doman Jr.No backup listed
  4. PR#23 Dee AlfordNext up: Ray Davis
  5. KR#7 Ray DavisNext up: Ty Johnson
  6. LS#69 Reid FergusonNo backup listed

Texans

  1. PK#15 Ka'imi FairbairnNo backup listed
  2. P#38 Kai KroegerNo backup listed
  3. H#38 Kai KroegerNo backup listed
  4. PR#13 Jaylin NoelNext up: Tremon Smith
  5. KR#13 Jaylin NoelNext up: Tremon Smith
  6. LS#40 Austin BrinkmanNo backup listed