David Montgomery scored his first touchdown as a Texan during the season's opening game against Buffalo. The run gave the offense some points. That made it 7-3. Later in the opening half, he punched it in from 18 yards out. That got him over the line again before the interval. Both were notched in the opening half. His initial touchdown was Houston's first of the 2026 season. It had the Texans ahead 7-3. The follow-up stretched the lead. Montgomery ended the opener with two rushing touchdowns against the Bills.