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09/13 15:40 CDT Josh Allen connects with Joshua Palmer for a late TD and Bills
beat Texans 36-31 in wild opener
Josh Allen connects with Joshua Palmer for a late TD and Bills beat Texans
36-31 in wild opener
By KRISTIE RIEKEN
AP Sports Writer
HOUSTON (AP) --- Josh Allen threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Joshua Palmer
with 1:36 remaining to lift the Buffalo Bills to a 36-31 win over the Houston
Texans in a back-and-forth season opener on Sunday.
Allen had 334 yards passing with two touchdowns and ran for two more scores to
get his first win in Houston after losing his previous four games at Reliant
Stadium.
The Texans led 31-30 when Allen split two defenders to find Palmer. The 2-point
conversion failed.
One play earlier, Houston's Kamari Lassiter got his hands on a pass from Allen
in the end zone but couldn't grab the interception.
The Texans had a chance to win in the closing seconds, but Greg Rousseau had
his second strip sack of the day, taking down C.J. Stroud at the Buffalo 28.
Terrel Bernard recovered to seal the victory.
Dalton Kincaid had five receptions for 130 yards and DJ Moore had five catches
for 100 yards and a touchdown in his Buffalo debut after a trade from Chicago.
Buffalo's Joe Brady started his head coaching career with a win after he was
promoted from offensive coordinator following Sean McDermott's firing after
nine seasons.
David Montgomery, who was traded from Detroit this offseason, had a three-TD
day in his Houston debut. He had scoring runs of 1 and 18 yards in the first
half and his 7-yard touchdown reception put Houston up 28-27 early in the
fourth.
Stroud threw for 274 yards and two touchdowns but lost two fumbles.
Tyler Bass' 33-yard field goal made it 30-28 Buffalo with 10 1/2 minutes to go.
Ka?imi Fairbairn's 58-yard field goal put Houston back ahead with about seven
minutes remaining before Allen's game-winning drive.
Buffalo went up 10-7 when Allen scrambled for a 21-yard touchdown early in the
second quarter.
Montgomery's second score came when he scampered 18 yards untouched to make it
14-10 with about five minutes left in the first half.
Lassiter was flagged for pass interference on Moore in the end zone to give the
Bills the ball on the 1 on their next drive. Allen's scoring dive two plays
later put Buffalo up 17-14.
Moore grabbed a ball in front of a diving Reed Blankenship and dashed 43 yards
to the end zone later in the second to push the lead to 24-14.
A 12-yard touchdown reception by Nico Collins cut the lead to three at halftime.
Rousseau sacked Stroud on Houston's first drive, causing a fumble that Ed
Oliver recovered on the Houston 32. That led to Bass' 46-yard field goal.
A 1-yard run by Montgomery put the Texans up 7-3 near the end of the first
quarter. The score was set up by a 25-yard reception by Collins three plays
earlier.
Injuries Houston LB Jake Hummel left in the second half with an abdominal injury. Up next Bills: Host Detroit on Thursday night in their first game at their new stadium. Texans: Host Cincinnati next Sunday. ___ See AP's full NFL coverage here |
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