2026 Week 2 · Regular season

Detroit Lions vs. Buffalo Bills: 2026 Week 2

Name: Lions vs. Bills highlights | Week 2
Uploaded: 2026-09-18
Description: Detroit Lions vs. Buffalo Bills official game highlights from NFL.com

Buffalo Bills defeated the Detroit Lions, 31–41. Review the final score, quarter-by-quarter scoring, team and player stats, key drives and highlights.

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Lions vs. Bills Game Details

Date, kickoff time, TV and streaming listing, venue and current game status.

Away team

Detroit Lions

31 Record: 1-1 Shop Detroit Lions Gear

Week 2 Final DET at BUF

Home team

Buffalo Bills

41 Record: 2-0 Shop Buffalo Bills Gear

Date: Thursday, September 17, 2026
Kickoff: 8:15 PM ET8:15 PM ET
TV / Stream: Prime Video
Venue: Highmark StadiumOrchard Park, NY

Postgame video

Lions vs. Bills 2026 Game Highlights

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Completed game

Lions vs. Bills Final Score and Game Result

Buffalo Bills defeated the Detroit Lions, 31–41.

Winner

Buffalo Bills

31–41

DET record

Detroit Lions

1-1

BUF record

Buffalo Bills

2-0

Quarter-by-quarter result

Lions vs. Bills Box Score by Quarter: 2026 Week 2

See how the scoring developed in every quarter before the 31–41 final.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
DET Detroit Lions	0	10	7	14	31
BUF Buffalo Bills	14	13	7	7	41

Top performers

Lions vs. Bills Player Stat Leaders

Compare the leading passers, rushers, receivers and defenders from the completed game.

Passing Yards

DET

Jared Goff

26/38, 327 YDS, 4 TD

BUF

Josh Allen

20/31, 248 YDS, 3 TD

Rushing Yards

DET

Jahmyr Gibbs

16 CAR, 52 YDS

BUF

James Cook III

21 CAR, 135 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving Yards

DET

Amon-Ra St. Brown

9 REC, 142 YDS, 2 TD

BUF

Dalton Kincaid

7 REC, 95 YDS, 1 TD

Sacks

DET

Derrick Barnes

BUF

Greg Rousseau

Tackles

DET

Chuck Clark

BUF

Christian Benford

Game statistics

Lions vs. Bills Team Stats Comparison

Compare total offense, third downs, turnovers, red-zone performance, penalties and possession.

DETStatisticBUF

241st Downs34

4-113rd down efficiency9-12

2-24th down efficiency0-0

355Total Yards446

289Passing243

66Rushing203

0Turnovers0

10-58Penalties5-46

3-4Red Zone (Made-Att)5-5

26:15Possession33:45

Every scoring play

Lions vs. Bills Scoring Summary and Touchdown Timeline

Follow each touchdown and field goal in chronological order, with the score after every play.

Q19:09

BUF
Josh Allen 1 Yd Rush (Tyler Bass Kick)
0–7
Q13:42

BUF
Joshua Palmer 43 Yd pass from Josh Allen (Tyler Bass Kick)
0–14
Q211:48

BUF
Dawson Knox 1 Yd pass from Josh Allen (Tyler Bass Kick)
0–21
Q25:03

DET
Jahmyr Gibbs 11 Yd pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates Kick)
7–21
Q22:52

BUF
Dalton Kincaid 16 Yd pass from Josh Allen (Tyler Bass PAT Failed)
7–27
Q20:00

DET
Jake Bates 31 Yd Field Goal
10–27
Q39:29

DET
Amon-Ra St. Brown 2 Yd pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates Kick)
17–27
Q31:07

BUF
Josh Allen 2 Yd Rush (Tyler Bass Kick)
17–34
Q410:53

DET
Sam LaPorta 1 Yd pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates Kick)
24–34
Q42:50

BUF
James Cook III 1 Yd Rush (Tyler Bass Kick)
24–41
Q41:42

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

Individual statistics

Lions vs. Bills Player Box Score and Individual Stats

Open each category for passing, rushing, receiving, defensive and kicking statistics.

Passing Stats

Detroit Lions Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Jared Goff	26/38	327	8.6	4	0	4-38	72.8	130.0

Buffalo Bills Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Josh Allen	20/31	248	8.0	3	0	2-5	91.7	121.4

Rushing Stats

Detroit Lions 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

Buffalo Bills 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

Receiving Stats

Detroit Lions 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

Buffalo Bills 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

Defensive Stats

Detroit Lions Defensive

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

Buffalo Bills Defensive

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

Kicking Stats

Detroit Lions Kicking

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

Buffalo Bills Kicking

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

Game flow

Lions vs. Bills Win Probability and Momentum

The chart tracks the home team's estimated win probability from kickoff through the final play.

DET 0%Home win probabilityBUF 100%

KickoffFinal

Possession by possession

Lions vs. Bills Drive Summary

Review each possession's result, plays, yards, elapsed time and field position.

Show all 18 drives

Team	Result	Plays	Yards	Time	Start	End
BUF	Touchdown10 plays, 85 yards, 5:51	10	85	5:51	BUF 15	DET 0
DET	Punt3 plays, -5 yards, 2:00	3	-5	2:00	DET 35	DET 30
BUF	Touchdown8 plays, 79 yards, 3:27	8	79	3:27	BUF 21	DET 0
DET	Punt4 plays, 4 yards, 2:45	4	4	2:45	DET 34	DET 38
BUF	Touchdown9 plays, 57 yards, 4:09	9	57	4:09	BUF 43	DET 0
DET	Touchdown12 plays, 70 yards, 6:45	12	70	6:45	DET 30	BUF 0
BUF	Touchdown4 plays, 68 yards, 2:11	4	68	2:11	BUF 32	DET 0
DET	Punt4 plays, 4 yards, 1:16	4	4	1:16	DET 27	DET 31
BUF	Punt5 plays, 17 yards, 0:57	5	17	0:57	BUF 18	BUF 35
DET	Field Goal8 plays, 65 yards, 0:39	8	65	0:39	DET 22	BUF 13
DET	Touchdown11 plays, 74 yards, 5:31	11	74	5:31	DET 26	BUF 0
BUF	Touchdown15 plays, 75 yards, 8:22	15	75	8:22	BUF 25	DET 0
DET	Touchdown11 plays, 66 yards, 5:14	11	66	5:14	DET 34	BUF 0
BUF	Punt6 plays, 15 yards, 2:28	6	15	2:28	BUF 35	50
DET	Punt3 plays, 0 yards, 0:57	3	0	0:57	DET 10	DET 10
BUF	Touchdown8 plays, 61 yards, 4:38	8	61	4:38	BUF 39	DET 0
DET	Touchdown7 plays, 68 yards, 1:08	7	68	1:08	DET 32	BUF 0
BUF	End of Game4 plays, 13 yards, 1:42	4	13	1:42	DET 36	DET 22

Official game information

Lions vs. Bills Attendance, Playing Surface and Officials

Additional game-day information reported with the completed box score.

Attendance60,644

Reported crowd at Highmark Stadium.

Playing surfaceGrass

Surface listed for Highmark Stadium.

Game officials

Derick Bowers — Down Judge
Ronald Torbert — Referee
Keith Washington — Side Judge
Roy Ellison — Umpire
Ryan Dickson — Field Judge
Thomas Eaton — Line Judge
Courtney Brown — Back Judge

Time and broadcast

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Kickoff time

What Time Does Lions vs. Bills Start?

The scheduled kickoff is 8:15 PM ET on Thursday, September 17, 2026.

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TV and streaming

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Stadium

Where Is Lions vs. Bills Being Played?

Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, NY.

Why this game matters

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When is Detroit Lions vs. Buffalo Bills?

The game is scheduled for Thursday, September 17, 2026 at 8:15 PM ET.

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Where is Detroit Lions vs. Buffalo Bills being played?

Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, NY.

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