Overview
- The season opener is confirmed for Sunday, Sept. 13 at 1 p.m. ET at NRG Stadium and will be broadcast on CBS.
- Houston finished 2025 allowing just 295 points and returns an elite edge rush led by Will Anderson Jr. and Danielle Hunter that pressured Josh Allen heavily last season.
- Josh Allen has a troubled history in Houston, including a 2018 hand injury, the 2019 playoff collapse, a poor 2024 outing and a 2025 game with two interceptions and a career-high eight sacks.
- Buffalo begins the year under first-year head coach Joe Brady with Jim Leonhard installed as defensive coordinator and faces early-season uncertainty as players adapt to new schemes.
- Key matchup decisions hinge on getting James Cook established in the run game to slow Houston’s pass rush and on Buffalo’s tackles Dion Dawkins and Spencer Brown holding up against Houston’s edge duo.