2005 Regular season · Week 1 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
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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 Buffalo Bills beat the Houston Texans 22–7 at home at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Week 1 of the 2005 regular season on September 11, 2005.
The result moved the Bills to 1–0 and dropped the Texans to 0–1. The Texans finished 2005 at 2–14 and missed the playoffs. The Bills finished 2005 at 5–11 and missed the playoffs.
In their previous meeting, the Houston Texans won 12–10 on November 16, 2003. When they met again, the Buffalo Bills won 24–21 on November 19, 2006.
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 Bills lead the series 2–1 after meeting No. 3 since 2002 Full series history
Buffalo heads to Los Angeles for Monday night thin at receiver after Palmer hurt his shoulder in practice, and rookie Skyler Bell is set for his NFL debut.
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.
The Bills safety waved off the Patriots receiver as a practice-squad player after Sunday’s 29–26 loss. New England’s coach answered by pointing to how often Gardner-Johnson has changed teams.
