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5 Detroit Lions to watch at the Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are set to take on the Detroit Lions on Thursday night, and they’ll look to open play at the new Highmark Stadium with a win. After slaying their demons down south by beating the Houston Texans in Houston for the first time since 2006, Buffalo is riding high to open the 2026 […]
Bills news: Previewing the Lions
The last time the Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions squared off, Josh Allen and Buffalo’s offense won a shootout at Ford Field, prevailing 48-42 in Week 15 of the 2024 NFL season. Coming off Week 1 performances where both the Bills and Lions eclipsed 30 points in season-opening victories—Buffalo beat Houston 36-31 while Detroit held […]
Exploring Detroit Lions tendencies ahead of Week 2’s game against Buffalo Bills
The Lions have a clear identity. On both sides of the ball. That’s been the case for the entirety of the Dan Campbell era, the most successful era in Lions football since the Barry Sanders era in the mid-to-late 1990s. Let’s dive into those clear tendencies before the Buffalo Bills host the Lions on Thursday […]
Bills at Texans Week 1 snap counts: Tight ends take over, defense logs 79 snaps
The Buffalo Bills opened the 2026 season with a thrilling 36-31 win over the Houston Texans, but the final score only tells part of the story. Buffalo’s offense produced 36 points and 409 total yards on just 58 snaps. The defense, meanwhile, was forced to play 79 snaps as Houston sustained drives and repeatedly tested […]
Buffalo Bills offensive skill positions shined vs. Houston Texans
Let’s start my season of analysis with an apology. First off, the Buffalo Bills are on a short week and everything is very compressed. Second, my youngest plays sports and I was lucky enough to be able to see her play on Monday evening (I will choose supporting my kids every time, but it does […]
Josh Allen earns my Week 1 game ball after leading Bills past Texans
Josh Allen accounted for four touchdowns and delivered when the Bills needed him most The Buffalo Bills did not make their first win of the 2026 season easy. Buffalo’s defense struggled to contain the Houston Texans’ passing attack, the secondary appeared to have a target painted on it for much of the afternoon. Yet, when […]
Josh Allen is not a reckless, YOLO, turnover-prone quarterback
I’ll admit, it feels bizarre to be compelled to write this about Josh Allen in Year 9, especially after a 36-point eruption against that Houston Texans defense in the Buffalo Bills’ Week 1 win. Allen is not an overly reckless, YOLO, sugar-high quarterback bound to put the ball in precarious situations in critical moments of […]
Buffalo Rumblings Tailgate Series: You haven’t really tailgated in Buffalo until you’ve found the Red Pinto
There are tailgates you attend, and then there are tailgates you experience. If the first stop in our Buffalo Rumblings Tailgate Series, the Bills VIP Tailgate, represented the new, polished, all-inclusive side of game day in Orchard Park, our second stop takes us in almost the complete opposite direction. No admission ticket. No premium food […]
Bills news: Buffalo’s coaches react to season-opening win
The Buffalo Bills won their season opener for the seventh time in their last 10 seasons, 36-31 over the Houston Texans. And they did it in a place that had previously served as a house of horrors: Houston, where Buffalo had lost its last four meetings and had not won since the 2006 season. While […]
Coverage diversity something to watch under Buffalo Bills new DC Jim Leonhard
First off, sample size caveat. I love week one of the NFL season. The vibes, the food, the weather…we talked about the things I love last week in my article. But I also kind of hate week one. Obviously, the phrase “week one is a liar” exists for a reason. We see weird and fluky […]
Buffalo Bills OC Pete Carmichael reflects on “pretty special” effort in Week 1
Many have wondered the true nature of Pete Carmichael’s role as the new offensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills. Much of that comes from the fact that Joe Brady previously held that role, and he still calling plays on game day as the team’s new and current head coach. As part of his role, Carmichael […]
Bills DC Jim Leonhard excited, understands defense “not up to standards” yet
Following a Week 1 win against the Houston Texans, Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard fielded questions about the team’s defensive performance in Reliant Stadium. It’s at times easy to forget that Leonhard is a first-time NFL DC, and that up until Sunday he’d never called a defensive scheme at the professional level. Sure, he […]
Buffalo Bills, New York Jets the two AFC East teams to win in Week 1
As week 1 comes to a close in the National Football League, we got to see an early look on what the AFC East may look like throughout the season. After their first games of the season the standings are as follows: Buffalo Bills 1-0 New Jets 1-0 Miami Dolphins 0-1 New England Patriots 0-1 […]
Buffalo Bills sign former Patriots fullback, release offensive lineman
The day after the Buffalo Bills utilized 13 personnel — three tight ends on the field at the same time — on more than a third of their offensive snaps, they signed a fullback. Brock Lampe, an undrafted free agent in the 2025 class from Northern Illinois, is now a member of the Bills. Ok, […]
Buffalo Bills HC Joe Brady discusses Week 1 win over Houston Texans
Fresh off his first win and initial regular-season game as head coach of the Buffalo Bills, Joe Brady took his Victory Monday formation behind the podium Monday afternoon. Starting off by discussion bigger emotions of the game he deflected to discuss much about on his own, while pointing out the truly difficult situation defensive tackle […]
Buffalo Bills restructure Michael Hoecht’s contract, save money on salary cap
Apparently the Buffalo Bills wanted to free some cap space before their Week 1 win over the Houston Texans. According to Mike Ginnitti, founder of Spotrac.com, the team restructured the contract of veteran outside linebacker Michael Hoecht: That $3.6M in cap space is not nothing. Whether you check Spotrac or OverTheCap.com, the two best NFL […]
Buffalo Bills injury update: Cole Bishop, D.J. Moore & more
The Buffalo Bills had a few players make us hold our collective breath during Sunday’s win over the Houston Texans, but none of the bumps and bruises appear likely to keep anyone off the field when the Bills turn around and play again Thursday night against the Detroit Lions. And on a short week, that might be almost […]
Buffalo Bills records, milestones from Week 1 win over Texans
Well, that’s how we like to start a season. The Buffalo Bills went to Houston, scored 36 points, needed another late-game Josh Allen drive to get out with the win, and gave Joe Brady his first regular-season victory as an NFL head coach. Now that our heart rates have returned to normal, there is still plenty to Shout! about from Week 1. Here’s a […]
Buffalo Bills learn from past mistakes in victory over Houston Texans
Not much had gone right for the Buffalo Bills when playing at the Houston Texans over the last twenty years. Whether it was NRG Stadium or Reliant Stadium, the Bills had a Houston problem, as they had lost six straight decisions in Houston. I fact, Buffalo had only won twice—once in the Texans’ inaugural season […]
Joe Brady aced fourth-down decisions, clock management in first game as Bills head coach
Buffalo Bills head coach Joe Brady had a lot on his plate in Week 1. In his first game as a head coach in the NFL, he had to call the offensive plays, manage the clock, and make critical fourth-down decision on the fly, and he handed everything outstandingly. Let’s focus on the fourth-down decisions […]
4 takeaways from Bills win over Texans in Week 1
The Buffalo Bills didn’t just exorcise demons against the Houston Texans, they sent those defensive demons to another dimension. While not a runaway victory, Josh Allen and Co. scored 36 points on the DeMeco Ryans’ vaunted unit, which tied for the most the Texans have allowed in a single game since October 2022. These were […]
Bills TE Dalton Kincaid emerging as true X-factor for Buffalo’s offense
In his first regular-season game as head coach of the Buffalo Bills, Joe Brady called a fantastic game that saw the Houston Texans unable to contain a varied and deep passing game. Entering the 2026 NFL season, tight end Dalton Kincaid was widely discussed as someone with real potential to break out like never before. […]
Buffalo Bills’ Week 1 win over Houston Texans fueled by Greg Rousseau
The Buffalo Bills are 1-0 after a thrilling Week 1 road victory over the Houston Texans. The house that Houston built has been more of a house of horrors for Buffalo and Bills Mafia in recent seasons, where prior to Sunday’s win quarterback Josh Allen and the team were 0-4 in their last four trips […]
Fernando’s Notebook: Bills 36, Texans 31, NFL Week 1
Joe Brady’s head coaching debut with the Buffalo Bills ended in a win, and it took quarterback Josh Allen’s 34-yard touchdown to Joshua Palmer with 1:36 left to get there. Allen finished with 334 yards passing with two passing touchdowns and two more rushing scores. Here’s everything I wrote down as it unfolded. Let’s open […]
Horns Up, Horns Down for Buffalo Bills NFL Week 1
What a way for the Buffalo Bills to open up the 2026 NFL season! Winning a back-and-forth affair against the Houston Texans—in Houston, no less—is a big accomplishment for a Buffalo squad looking to forge a new identity under first-year head coach Joe Brady. The Bills were able to lock in a victory for their […]
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