There is only one way to describe Greg Rousseau's effort for the Buffalo Bills against the Houston Texans in Week 1: Game changer.
The Bills (1-0) took a 36-31 win on the road in their season opener in Houston.
The Texans' offense soon won't forget Rousseau any time soon.
Rousseau dominated the game. Despite Buffalo's shortcoming on defense by allowing 31 points, Rousseau consistently stood out.
Rousseau had four tackles, including two for loss, five quarterback hits, with two strip sacks including the game-winning takedown of Texans quarterback CJ Stroud. Rousseau knocked the ball out of Stroud's hand and it was scooped up by linebacker Terrel Bernard with only seconds left on the clock.
Buffalo defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard noted Rousseau's
huge play but more so wanted to highlight the defender's entire 60-minute effort.
"(Rousseau) was phenomenal all game long," Leonhard said. "He was consistently winning his matchups and causing issues. That was the highlight of the game for you."
"He kind of did a little bit of everything," Leonhard added.
Similar to Leonhard, Rousseau was not ready to focus on just one play or even one game after the final whistle. Rousseau downplayed Sunday's win instead of embracing it.
"I've had good games before," Rousseau said. "You can't get too high or too low. You can have a good game and you can go out there a s--- the bed next week."
For more from Rousseau, see the attached clip below.
Greg Rousseau has been here before. He remembers when he had 3 sacks in a game.
— Matt Parrino (@MattParrino) September 14, 2026
“You have a good game, you can go out there and shit the bed the next week. You just gotta keep stacking.” pic.twitter.com/KeCZ7A6Kk5
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This article originally appeared on Bills Wire: Bills' Greg Rousseau 'did a little bit of everything' in Texans win
