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Buffalo Bills unlikely to face Patriots WR A.J. Brown in Week 4
A.J. Brown was held to three catches for 26 yards in the Patriots season loss to the Seahawks before he left the game with an ankle injury, and now we have more clarity on whether or not he’ll be available for New England when they face the Bills early in October. ESPN’s Adam Schefter was […]
Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans injury tracker
We have the first official injury report of the season. Probably not something that should make us excited, but here we are, being very Buffalonian in our eagerness to comb through all the videos, team practice photos, and press conferences ahead of the Buffalo Bills’ Week 1 matchup with the Houston Texans. There’s been a lot […]
Buffalo Bills DC Jim Leonhard ready to attack Houston Texans in Week 1
The Buffalo Bills are just a few days away from their Week 1 road game against the Houston Texans. It’s a daunting task for first-time head coach Joe Brady and first-time NFL defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard. As a franchise, the Bills haven’t won a game at NRG Stadium since 2006 — a place that frequently […]
Christian Benford headlines Buffalo Bills X-factors vs. Houston Texans in Week 1
The Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans game in Week 1 is reasonably star-studded with Josh Allen, Will Anderson, Danielle Hunter, and DJ Moore, but this game just might hinge on some of the role-players for each club. These are my Bills X-factors for this showdown in Houston. 3. Joshua Palmer The Texans allowed a 20-plus […]
Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills quick passing game will shape Week 1 vs. Texans
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen is known league-wide for creating explosive plays outside the structure of the play call. When mere mortals hold the ball at quarterback, it usually leads to disaster. Late throws over the middle, risky tosses into triple coverage, sacks — you name it — and it often happens with later, off-schedule […]
Is Houston Texans rookie the Key(lan) to victory for Buffalo Bills?
I’ve been doing opponent preview articles for years and you know which ones suck the most to write? Week 1 of any season. I can’t truly rely on stats from last year because there are so many variables that change between years. I could historical matchups, but… see above. Player previews are fun but we’re […]
Last time Buffalo Bills won in Houston, the Nintendo Wii had just been released
Buffalo has lost six consecutive games in Houston, including four with Josh Allen behind center. Perhaps it is time to leave this streak in the past. The Buffalo Bills will open the 2026 season on the road against the Houston Texans, giving them an immediate opportunity to end one of the strangest and most stubborn […]
Buffalo Bills HC Joe Brady taking page out of Sean Payton’s playbook
In recent seasons, people following head coach Sean McDermott had grown accustomed to his podium demeanor. Truthfully, that evolved over time with him becoming far more relaxed as the seasons piled up. Yet still, McDermott kept specific things close to the vest, while talking at length about other aspects of the team, the roster, and […]
Who’s under the most pressure with the Buffalo Bills in 2026?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Bills fans and fans across the country. The Buffalo Bills have entered a new era under new, first-time, head coach Joe Brady. New defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard also joins Brady as a first […]
How heavily will Buffalo Bills lean into tight ends in Week 1, throughout 2026 season?
Josh Allen is going to throw the football to receivers more frequently this season than he did in 2025, but we can’t forget about the tight ends — particularly Dalton Kincaid — in this Buffalo Bills offense. It’d be next to impossible for Allen to throw the ball to receivers less than the 270 targets […]
Buffalo Bills broadcast map for Week 1 against Houston Texans
While it came as a surprise that the Bills and Texans game was scheduled for a 1pm start in Week 1, we now know the majority of the country will get this game on their TVs in the early window on Sunday. The yearly tradition of the weekly broadcast map from 506sports.com has begun, as […]
Bills news: Takeaways and observations from first depth chart
As the Buffalo Bills prepare to kick off the 2026 season Sunday against the Houston Texans, Bills fans have been curious about a few positional battles, including who would claim the WR3 job and who would handle punt returns. We got preliminary answers to some of those questions on Tuesday, when the Bills released their […]
Week 1 rooting interests for Buffalo Bills fans
We made it, Bills Mafia. The NFL season kicks off tonight. We have hours and hours of meaningful football ahead of us this weekend, and we definitely aren’t going to watch it without choosing sides. We’re the number one fan base in the league, after all. There’s just one problem: We don’t really know who all of our enemies are yet. We […]
Josh Allen series history vs. Houston Texans
The Buffalo Bills will open the 2026 season Sunday at Reliant Stadium against the Houston Texans. It’s a new season, a new coaching staff, a new roster, and a clean record. There are some places where Josh Allen has built a highlight reel. Houston isn’t one of them. But there is some history waiting for Allen when he walks back into […]
Buffalo Bills name six captains for 2026 NFL season
The Buffalo Bills have officially named the team’s captains for the 2026 season. Last season, quarterback Josh Allen and linebacker Terrel Bernard were the team’s only named captains. The pair reprise their roles there this season, but four additional players join the leadership team. In total, there are two players each representing offense, defense, and […]
Buffalo Bills first depth chart ahead of Week 1 at Houston Texans
The Buffalo Bills have officially entered game-prep ahead of their season-opening trip south to face the Houston Texans. Longtime members of Bills Mafia need few reminders about the house of horrors that is NRG Stadium for Buffalo. Time and again, in spite of those surrounding quarterback Josh Allen and company, the Bills just can’t escape […]
Bills Mafia’s Houston takeover: Where to party before Bills-Texans
The Buffalo Bills open the 2026 regular season against the Houston Texans on Sunday, September 13. But for Bills Mafia traveling to Houston, kickoff is only one part of the weekend. The Houston Bills Backers have two days of festivities planned, beginning with their annual block party at Christian’s Tailgate on Saturday. On Sunday morning, […]
Join Buffalo Rumblings pick ‘em contest to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association of Western NY
As the season quickly approaches, we’ll once again be hosting a charity pick ‘em contest for fans of the Buffalo Bills. This year’s contest will benefit the Alzheimer’s Association, and all Buffalo Rumblings readers are welcome to join. Participants will compete against fans from across the country, all coming together to have some fun in […]
Buffalo Bills must be prepared for this unique characteristic of Texans defense
The Houston Texans aren’t an exotic defense. They don’t utilize creativity get to the quarterback on a regular basis. It’s probably the NFL’s most straight-forward, pin-your-ears-back defensive scheme. That is not to say the Bills can scrap the gameplanning portion of this week for what their offense will see across the line of scrimmage on […]
Buffalo Bills need to make new defensive identity obvious vs. C.J. Stroud, Texans in Week 1
The Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans should have opposite defensive approaches when they meet on Sunday in Week 1. As I wrote earlier today, the Texans have become the NFL’s most blitz-averse club, and justifiably so, given the presence of Will Anderson and Danielle Hunter, a duo that each eclipsed 80 pressures (!) during the […]
Football-tangential things to look forward to during the 2026 NFL regular season
Football is awesome. You’re likely not reading this if you don’t think football is awesome. The most casual of observers don’t come to SB Nation sites and click on stories to read on a random weekday. Thus, I’m not telling you anything you don’t already know. But it’s not just the actual sport of football, […]
Bills news: Thoughts on Buffalo’s chances of succeeding in Joe Brady’s first year
The Buffalo Bills could have cleaned house entirely following last year’s disappointing AFC Divisional Round playoff loss to the Denver Broncos, but instead of bringing in an outside voice to lead Josh Allen and the Bills, Terry Pegula decided to promote Brandon Beane and elevate Joe Brady from offensive coordinator to head coach. So far […]
What do you want to read at Buffalo Rumblings this Bills season?
I’m writing this article on Labor Day because, after what I hope is an excellent afternoon and evening with friends and family with some of your favorite summertime food, tomorrow the NFL season really begins, as the Buffalo Bills will be well on their way to preparing for the Houston Texans this upcoming Sunday. In […]
Buffalo Bills 2026 scouting report: defensive lineman Greg Gaines
With a switch to an odd-man front on defense, the Buffalo Bills have been changing their defensive personnel throughout this offseason. In some ways, the team has had to be creative, asking players drafted for former head coach Sean McDermott’s four-man defensive line to change their roles and body types in preparation for a season […]
Eight 2025 Buffalo Bills defenders are currently out of the NFL, what does it mean?
With Labor Day approaching, there are 3,352 individual snaps from players on last season’s Buffalo Bills defense who are currently unsigned. Those snaps came from eight players; Tre White, Joey Bosa, Matt Milano, Jordan Poyer, DaQuan Jones, Taylor Rapp, Jordan Phillips, and Larry Ogunjobi, I don’t know how often this happens in the NFL, but […]
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