Buffalo Bills schedule: Looks like Joe Brady era will begin at Houston Texans
It appears the Bills will be headed to Houston to start the 2026 season
HOUSTON, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 20: Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills reacts against the Houston Texans during the fourth quarter at NRG Stadium on November 20, 2025 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images) | Getty Images While the Buffalo Bills’ opponent in Week 1 has not been made official yet, if the most reputable NFL schedule leaker on social media is to be believed, we know how that opponent will be. The Houston Texans.
At 1pm ET. NerdingonNFL has become the gold standard in the hyper-niche NFL schedule release leaking game, and he’s even created a full schedule grid for everyone’s perusal. It’s constantly updated as he gets information or becomes aware of matchups from other social media accounts in the know before we get the full schedule Thursday night.
The Buffalo Rumblings staff has done outstanding Internet sleuthing to evaluate said grid along with a bevy of other social media accounts providing leaks to come to this conclusion hours before the official NFL Schedule Release Show at 8pm ET on NFL Network . As of Wednesday night, the only possibilities for the Bills in Week 1 were at the Vikings, Packers, or Texans. According to Easton Butler and UK Packers , Green Bay is set to host Buffalo on December 13.
NerdingOnNFL himself leaked Bills-Vikings on MNF in Week 9, thereby leaving Bills at Texans as the only remaining possibility for Joe Brady’s team. NerdingOnNFL has now added a singular tweet on this game and added Buffalo at Houston in Week 1 to his full schedule grid.