Buffalo Bills

1stin AFC East · 2-0

YES!

Buffalo Bills beat the Detroit Lions

1-1 31 – 41

2-0

Final · Thu, Sep 17

Game Details

Highmark Stadium (Orchard Park) · 60,644 fans · Prime Video

Recap

Josh Allen opens the Bills' new stadium with a 5-TD outing in a 41-31 win over the Lions

Forget the official name of the Buffalo Bills' new stadium. It’s Josh Allen’s house.

Recap via ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DET	0	10	7	14	31
BUF	14	13	7	7	41

Win Probability · Buffalo Bills

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Game Leaders

Detroit Lions

Jared Goff · 26/38, 327 YDS, 4 TDPassing Yards
Jahmyr Gibbs · 16 CAR, 52 YDSRushing Yards
Amon-Ra St. Brown · 9 REC, 142 YDS, 2 TDReceiving Yards
Derrick Barnes · 1Sacks
Chuck Clark · 11Tackles

Buffalo Bills

Josh Allen · 20/31, 248 YDS, 3 TDPassing Yards
James Cook III · 21 CAR, 135 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Dalton Kincaid · 7 REC, 95 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Greg Rousseau · 2Sacks
Christian Benford · 8Tackles

2026 NFC North Standings

Team	W	L	PCT
Minnesota	4	0	1.000
Chicago	3	1	.750
Detroit	2	2	.500
Green Bay	2	2	.500

2026 AFC East Standings

Team	W	L	PCT
Buffalo	3	1	.750
New England	2	2	.500
New York	1	3	.250
Miami	0	4	.000

Scoring

Q4 1:42

TD Amon-Ra St. Brown 27 Yd pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates Kick)31–41

Q4 2:50

TD James Cook III 1 Yd Rush (Tyler Bass Kick)24–41

Q4 10:53

TD Sam LaPorta 1 Yd pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates Kick)24–34

Q3 1:07

TD Josh Allen 2 Yd Rush (Tyler Bass Kick)17–34

Q3 9:29

TD Amon-Ra St. Brown 2 Yd pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates Kick)17–27

Q2 0:00

FG Jake Bates 31 Yd Field Goal10–27

Q2 2:52

TD Dalton Kincaid 16 Yd pass from Josh Allen (Tyler Bass PAT Failed)7–27

Q2 5:03

TD Jahmyr Gibbs 11 Yd pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates Kick)7–21

Q2 11:48

TD Dawson Knox 1 Yd pass from Josh Allen (Tyler Bass Kick)0–21

Q1 3:42

TD Joshua Palmer 43 Yd pass from Josh Allen (Tyler Bass Kick)0–14

Q1 9:09

TD Josh Allen 1 Yd Rush (Tyler Bass Kick)0–7

Team Stats

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Offense

355 Total Yards 446

289 Passing Yards 243

66 Rushing Yards 203

24 First Downs 34

5.7 Yards per Play 6.5

Efficiency

4-11 3rd Down 9-12

2-2 4th Down 0-0

3-4 Red Zone 5-5

26/38 Completions 20/31

Turnovers & Clock

0 Turnovers 0

4-38 Sacks Allowed 2-5

10-58 Penalties 5-46

26:15 Possession 33:45

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Jared Goff	26/38	327	8.6	4	0	4-38	70.3	130.0
Team	26/38	289	8.6	4	0	4-38	--	130.0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Jahmyr Gibbs	16	52	3.3	16
Sione Vaki	1	7	7.0	7
Jared Goff	3	7	2.3	4
Team	20	66	3.3	16

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Amon-Ra St. Brown	9	142	15.8	2	34	13
Jahmyr Gibbs	6	61	10.2	1	12	8
Sam LaPorta	6	52	8.7	1	18	7
Jameson Williams	2	33	16.5	0	17	4
Isaac TeSlaa	2	26	13.0	0	20	5
Sione Vaki	1	13	13.0	0	13	1
Team	26	327	12.6	4	34	38

Fumbles

Player	FUM	REC
Jared Goff	2	1
Brock Wright	0	1
Team	2	2

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Chuck Clark	11	4	0	0	0	0
Derrick Barnes	7	5	1	1	0	1
Rock Ya-Sin	6	5	0	0	0	0
Devin White	6	3	0	0	0	0
D.J. Reed	6	2	0	0	0	0
Jack Campbell	6	2	0	0	0	1
Tyleik Williams	5	3	0	0	0	1
Aidan Hutchinson	3	2	1	1	0	2
Christian Izien	3	2	0	0	0	0
Avonte Maddox	3	1	0	0	0	0
Thomas Harper	2	2	0	0	1	0
DJ Wonnum	2	1	0	0	0	0
Alim McNeill	2	1	0	0	0	1
Tyler Lacy	2	1	0	0	0	0
Trevor Nowaske	2	1	0	0	0	1
Khalil Dorsey	1	1	0	1	0	0
Jacob Saylors	1	1	0	0	0	0
Eric O'Neill	1	1	0	0	0	0
Malcolm Rodriguez	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tay Martin	1	0	0	0	0	0
Skyler Gill-Howard	1	0	0	0	0	1
Team	72	38	2	3	1	8

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Tom Kennedy	4	99	24.8	27
Jacob Saylors	2	58	29.0	30
Team	6	157	26.2	30

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jake Bates	1/1	100.0	31	4/4	7
Team	1/1	100.0	31	4/4	7

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jack Fox	4	206	51.5	0	1	62
Team	4	206	51.5	0	1	62

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Josh Allen	20/31	248	8.0	3	0	2-5	87.6	121.4
Team	20/31	243	8.0	3	0	2-5	--	121.4

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
James Cook III	21	135	6.4	1	35
Josh Allen	14	69	4.9	2	14
DJ Moore	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1
Team	36	203	5.6	3	35

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Dalton Kincaid	7	95	13.6	1	25	8
Keon Coleman	6	63	10.5	0	22	6
Joshua Palmer	1	43	43.0	1	43	3
Khalil Shakir	3	38	12.7	0	16	6
Dawson Knox	2	5	2.5	1	4	2
James Cook III	1	4	4.0	0	4	3
Team	20	248	12.4	3	43	28

Fumbles

Player	FUM	REC
Josh Allen	1	0
Spencer Brown	0	1
Team	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Christian Benford	8	5	0	0	2	0
Dorian Williams	6	5	0	1	1	0
Cole Bishop	6	5	0	0	0	0
Davison Igbinosun	5	4	0	0	0	0
Terrel Bernard	5	3	0	1	1	0
Jordan Hancock	5	3	0	0	0	0
Bradley Chubb	4	2	1.5	1	0	2
Dee Alford	4	2	0	0	0	0
Greg Rousseau	3	3	2	2	0	4
Damar Hamlin	2	1	0	0	0	0
Landon Jackson	2	1	0	0	0	0
Kaleb Elarms-Orr	2	0	0	0	0	0
C.J. Gardner-Johnson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Sam Franklin Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
DeWayne Carter	1	1	0	0	0	0
Javon Solomon	1	1	0	0	0	0
Maxwell Hairston	1	1	0	0	0	0
TJ Parker	1	1	0	0	0	0
Greg Gaines	1	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Hoecht	1	0	0.5	0	0	1
Keleki Latu	1	0	0	0	0	0
Deone Walker	1	0	0	0	3	3
Mike Danna	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team	62	40	4	5	7	11

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Greg Dortch	2	51	25.5	26
Ray Davis	1	31	31.0	31
Khalil Shakir	1	11	11.0	11
Team	4	93	23.3	31

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Greg Dortch	3	36	12.0	25	0
Team	3	36	12.0	25	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Tyler Bass	0/0	0.0	0	5/6	5
Team	0/0	0.0	0	5/6	5

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Tommy Doman Jr.	2	83	41.5	0	1	43
Team	2	83	41.5	0	1	43

Injury Report

Buffalo Bills

DJ Moore WRQuestionable
Dee Alford CBQuestionable
Ed Oliver DTQuestionable
Te'Cory Couch CBQuestionable
T.J. Sanders DTOut

Detroit Lions

Rock Ya-Sin CBQuestionable
Mekhi Wingo DTOut
Devin White LBOut
Tyler Conklin TEOut
Bishop Fitzgerald SOut

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