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2026 · WEEK 1 · 2026-09-13 · FINAL

BUF at HOU

Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans · Alex Moore

36 — 31
2026 REGULAR SEASON · THROUGH WEEK 6

Matchup stats

Current-season rates from completed games

8.5Accepted penalties / game
73.2Accepted yards / game
6Games played
8.0Accepted penalties / game
71.3Accepted yards / game
6Games played
REFEREE GROUPAlex Moore
18.6Accepted penalties / game
157.8Accepted yards / game
5Games officiated

NFL average: 15.0 accepted penalties per game across both teams

BUF PENALTIES
10

85 accepted yards

HOU PENALTIES
7

106 accepted yards

TOTAL ACCEPTED
17

Both teams combined

TOTAL YARDS
191

Accepted penalty yards

Penalty types

Defensive Holding24%4 accepted
Offensive Holding24%4 accepted
False Start12%2 accepted
Defensive Pass Interference12%2 accepted
Offensive Too Many Men on Field6%1 accepted

Offense vs. defense

Offense7Defense7
41% of accepted41% of accepted

3 special teams / unknown penalties shown in gray.

Accepted penalty events

Q1ON HOUFalse Start5 yds

(10:36) (Shotgun) PENALTY on HOU-79-A.Ersery, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at HOU 37 - No Play.

Q1ON BUFOffensive Too Many Men on Field5 yds

(7:42) (Run formation) PENALTY on BUF, Offensive Too Many Men on Field, 5 yards, enforced at HOU 23 - No Play.

Q2ON BUFIneligible Downfield Pass5 yds

(15:00) (Shotgun) 17-J.Allen pass incomplete deep right [39-H.To'oTo'o]. PENALTY on BUF-64-O.Torrence, Ineligible Downfield Pass, 5 yards, enforced at HOU 43 - No Play.

Q2ON BUFDefensive Holding5 yds

(11:15) (Shotgun) 7-C.Stroud pass short left to 12-N.Collins to HOU 38 for 3 yards (8-T.Bernard; 47-C.Benford). PENALTY on BUF-23-D.Alford, Defensive Holding, 5 yards, enforced at HOU 35 - No Play.

Q2ON BUFDefensive Holding5 yds

(5:03) (Shotgun) 7-C.Stroud pass incomplete deep right. PENALTY on BUF-3-D.Hamlin, Defensive Holding, 5 yards, enforced at BUF 23 - No Play.

Q2ON HOUDefensive Pass Interference46 yds

(4:13) 17-J.Allen pass incomplete deep left to 2-D.Moore (3-K.Lassiter). PENALTY on HOU-3-K.Lassiter, Defensive Pass Interference, 46 yards, enforced at HOU 47 - No Play.

Q2ON BUFDefensive Holding5 yds

(3:51) (Shotgun) 7-C.Stroud pass short right to 17-J.Wayne pushed ob at HOU 33 for 7 yards (22-C.Gardner-Johnson). PENALTY on BUF-21-D.Igbinosun, Defensive Holding, 5 yards, enforced at HOU 26 - No Play.

Q2ON HOUOffensive Holding10 yds

16-T.Bass kicks 62 yards from BUF 35 to HOU 3. 13-J.Noel to HOU 24 for 21 yards (83-K.Latu). PENALTY on HOU-36-G.Odum, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at HOU 24.

Q2ON BUFDefensive Pass Interference21 yds

(1:03) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 7-C.Stroud pass incomplete deep left to 12-N.Collins. PENALTY on BUF-47-C.Benford, Defensive Pass Interference, 21 yards, enforced at HOU 23 - No Play.

Q2ON BUFOffensive Holding10 yds

15-K.Fairbairn kicks 60 yards from HOU 35 to BUF 5. 7-R.Davis to BUF 46 for 41 yards (8-C.Stover; 15-K.Fairbairn). PENALTY on BUF-44-J.Andreessen, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at BUF 27.

Q3ON HOUChop Block15 yds

(13:39) (Shotgun) 7-C.Stroud pass short middle to 14-K.Boutte to HOU 45 for 6 yards (55-M.Hoecht). PENALTY on HOU-32-D.Montgomery, Chop Block, 15 yards, enforced at HOU 39 - No Play.

Q3ON BUFIllegal Blindside Block14 yds

(13:19) 38-K.Kroeger punts 48 yards to BUF 28, Center-40-A.Brinkman. 19-G.Dortch pushed ob at BUF 36 for 8 yards (8-C.Stover; 30-W.Woodaz). PENALTY on BUF-28-S.Franklin, Illegal Blindside Block, 14 yards, enforced at BUF 28.

Q3ON BUFOffensive Holding10 yds

(10:54) (Shotgun) 17-J.Allen pass short middle to 10-K.Shakir to BUF 46 for 10 yards (0-A.Al-Shaair; 39-H.To'oTo'o). PENALTY on BUF-70-A.Anderson, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at BUF 36 - No Play.

Q3ON HOURoughing the Passer15 yds

(7:22) (Shotgun) 17-J.Allen pass incomplete deep middle to 2-D.Moore. PENALTY on HOU-97-M.Edwards, Roughing the Passer, 15 yards, enforced at HOU 42 - No Play. Penalty on HOU-3-K.Lassiter, Illegal Contact, declined.

Q4ON HOUOffensive Holding10 yds

(10:22) (Shotgun) 7-C.Stroud pass incomplete short right. PENALTY on HOU-79-A.Ersery, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at HOU 35 - No Play.

Q4ON BUFDefensive Holding5 yds

(:44) (Shotgun) 4-W.Marks up the middle to BUF 39 for 6 yards (8-T.Bernard; 9-B.Chubb). PENALTY on BUF-96-D.Walker, Defensive Holding, 5 yards, enforced at BUF 39.

Q4ON HOUFalse Start5 yds

(:39) (Shotgun) PENALTY on HOU-77-T.Brown, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at BUF 34 - No Play.