2025 Regular season · Week 2 · NRG Stadium · Monday Night
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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Houston Texans 20–19 on the road at NRG Stadium in Week 2 of the 2025 regular season on September 15, 2025. The final margin was a single point.
The result moved the Buccaneers to 2–0 and dropped the Texans to 0–2. The Buccaneers finished 2025 at 8–9 and missed the playoffs. The Texans finished 2025 at 12–5 and lost in the Divisional round.
In their previous meeting, the Houston Texans won 39–37 on November 5, 2023.
Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.
Series Texans lead the series 5–2 after meeting No. 7 since 2003 Full series history
Ravens linebacker Trenton Simpson, Jets safety Minkah Fitzpatrick and Broncos guard Ben Powers drew the largest fines, and five players were docked for hip-drop tackles.
Todd Bowles put the Pro Bowl safety's absence at two to four weeks, which takes him out of Thursday night's game in Dallas as Tampa Bay tries to avoid an 0–5 start.
The third-year linebacker had a sack and an interception before going down untouched in the third quarter, and Green Bay now turns to Isaiah McDuffie and Ty'Ron Hopper ahead of the Bears' visit.