2026 Week 3 · Regular season

New York Jets vs. Detroit Lions: 2026 Week 3

Name: Game Highlights: Jets vs. Lions | Week 3
Uploaded: 2026-09-27
Description: New York Jets vs. Detroit Lions official game highlights from NFL.com

Detroit Lions defeated the New York Jets, 24–31. Review the final score, quarter-by-quarter scoring, team and player stats, key drives and highlights.

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Jets vs. Lions Game Details

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

Away team

New York Jets

24 Record: 1-2 Shop New York Jets Gear

Week 3 Final NYJ at DET

Home team

Detroit Lions

31 Record: 2-1 Shop Detroit Lions Gear

Date: Sunday, September 27, 2026
Kickoff: 1:00 PM ET1:00 PM ET
TV / Stream: FOX
Venue: Ford FieldDetroit, MI

Postgame video

Jets vs. Lions 2026 Game Highlights

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Completed game

Jets vs. Lions Final Score and Game Result

Detroit Lions defeated the New York Jets, 24–31.

Winner

Detroit Lions

24–31

NYJ record

New York Jets

1-2

DET record

Detroit Lions

2-1

Quarter-by-quarter result

Jets vs. Lions Box Score by Quarter: 2026 Week 3

See how the scoring developed in every quarter before the 24–31 final.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
NYJ New York Jets	0	7	3	14	24
DET Detroit Lions	0	10	7	14	31

Top performers

Jets vs. Lions Player Stat Leaders

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

Passing Yards

NYJ

Geno Smith

31/37, 321 YDS, 3 TD

DET

Jared Goff

25/32, 269 YDS, 2 TD

Rushing Yards

NYJ

Breece Hall

13 CAR, 32 YDS

DET

Jahmyr Gibbs

20 CAR, 99 YDS, 2 TD

Receiving Yards

NYJ

Garrett Wilson

10 REC, 107 YDS, 1 TD

DET

Isaac TeSlaa

3 REC, 66 YDS

Sacks

NYJ

Demario Davis

DET

DJ Wonnum

Tackles

NYJ

Demario Davis

DET

Christian Izien

Game statistics

Jets vs. Lions Team Stats Comparison

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

NYJStatisticDET

221st Downs24

6-123rd down efficiency5-10

1-14th down efficiency1-2

335Total Yards381

277Passing250

58Rushing131

1Turnovers0

4-30Penalties4-41

2-3Red Zone (Made-Att)4-5

28:30Possession31:30

Every scoring play

Jets vs. Lions Scoring Summary and Touchdown Timeline

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

Q29:35

DET
Jake Bates 30 Yd Field Goal
0–3
Q25:33

NYJ
Kenyon Sadiq 24 Yd pass from Geno Smith (Jason Sanders Kick)
7–3
Q21:36

DET
Amon-Ra St. Brown 4 Yd pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates Kick)
7–10
Q310:56

DET
Jahmyr Gibbs 17 Yd Rush (Jake Bates Kick)
7–17
Q36:22

NYJ
Jason Sanders 42 Yd Field Goal
10–17
Q414:57

DET
Jahmyr Gibbs 1 Yd Rush (Jake Bates Kick)
10–24
Q411:17

NYJ
Jeremy Ruckert 4 Yd pass from Geno Smith (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
16–24
Q44:06

NYJ
Garrett Wilson 23 Yd pass from Geno Smith (Geno Smith Pass to Sterling Shepard for Two-Point Conversion)
24–24
Q42:25

DET
Jahmyr Gibbs 11 Yd pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates Kick)
24–31

Individual statistics

Jets vs. Lions Player Box Score and Individual Stats

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

Passing Stats

New York Jets Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Geno Smith	31/37	321	8.7	3	0	5-44	78.7	129.8

Detroit Lions Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Jared Goff	25/32	269	8.4	2	0	2-19	76.4	122.5

Rushing Stats

New York Jets Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Breece Hall	13	32	2.5	12
Braelon Allen	4	14	3.5	7
Geno Smith	2	12	6.0	11

Detroit Lions Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jahmyr Gibbs	20	99	5.0	2	17
Sione Vaki	6	26	4.3	0	7
Jared Goff	4	6	1.5	0	6

Receiving Stats

New York Jets Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Garrett Wilson	10	107	10.7	1	32	13
Kenyon Sadiq	7	105	15.0	1	43	8
Jeremy Ruckert	5	39	7.8	1	16	5
Breece Hall	3	23	7.7	0	12	3
Isaiah Williams	1	21	21.0	0	21	2
Jelani Woods	1	20	20.0	0	20	1
Sterling Shepard	1	3	3.0	0	3	1
Braelon Allen	3	3	1.0	0	7	3

Detroit Lions Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Isaac TeSlaa	3	66	22.0	0	49	3
Jahmyr Gibbs	7	65	9.3	1	13	8
Jameson Williams	4	49	12.3	0	21	4
Sam LaPorta	3	44	14.7	0	28	4
Amon-Ra St. Brown	4	19	4.8	1	16	8
Sione Vaki	1	11	11.0	0	11	1
Jackson Meeks	1	8	8.0	0	8	1
Brock Wright	2	7	3.5	0	5	2

Defensive Stats

New York Jets Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Demario Davis	10	7	1	1	0	1
Jamien Sherwood	8	4	0	1	0	0
Dane Belton	7	4	0	0	1	0
Andre Cisco	6	5	1	1	0	1
Azareye'h Thomas	6	3	0	0	0	0
David Bailey	5	4	0	1	0	1
Jowon Briggs	5	0	0	0	0	1
Harrison Phillips	4	1	0	0	0	1
Brandon Stephens	3	3	0	1	0	0
Kingsley Enagbare	3	2	0	0	0	0
Joseph Ossai	2	0	0	0	0	0
T'Vondre Sweat	2	0	0	0	0	0
Will McDonald IV	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
Braelon Allen	1	1	0	0	0	0
Malachi Moore	1	1	0	0	0	0
Qwan'tez Stiggers	1	1	0	0	0	0
Troy Reeder	1	0	0	0	0	0
Darrell Jackson Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	0
Trevin Wallace	1	0	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Davis	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Lions Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Christian Izien	11	9	0	3	1	0
D.J. Reed	8	5	0	0	1	0
Derrick Barnes	8	5	0	1	0	0
Roger McCreary	7	4	0	0	0	0
Chuck Clark	7	3	1	1	0	1
Trevor Nowaske	6	6	0	0	0	0
Jack Campbell	6	4	0	0	0	0
DJ Wonnum	2	2	2	2	0	2
Alim McNeill	2	2	1	1	0	2
Rock Ya-Sin	2	2	0	0	0	0
Eric O'Neill	2	1	0	0	0	0
Malcolm Rodriguez	2	0	0	0	0	0
Aidan Hutchinson	2	0	0.5	0	0	1
Khalil Dorsey	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.	1	0	0	0	1	0
Jimmy Rolder	1	0	0	0	0	0
Skyler Gill-Howard	1	0	0.5	0	0	1

Kicking Stats

New York Jets Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jason Sanders	1/1	100.0	42	1/1	4

Detroit Lions Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jake Bates	1/1	100.0	30	4/4	7

Game flow

Jets vs. Lions Win Probability and Momentum

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

NYJ 0%Home win probabilityDET 100%

KickoffFinal

Possession by possession

Jets vs. Lions 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
NYJ	Punt3 plays, 9 yards, 2:13	3	9	2:13	NYJ 31	NYJ 40
DET	Punt10 plays, 35 yards, 4:35	10	35	4:35	DET 13	DET 48
NYJ	Punt9 plays, 36 yards, 5:53	9	36	5:53	NYJ 9	NYJ 45
DET	Punt5 plays, 9 yards, 2:02	5	9	2:02	DET 29	DET 38
NYJ	Punt3 plays, -5 yards, 0:26	3	-5	0:26	NYJ 20	NYJ 15
DET	Field Goal9 plays, 49 yards, 5:16	9	49	5:16	DET 39	NYJ 12
NYJ	Touchdown7 plays, 74 yards, 4:02	7	74	4:02	NYJ 26	DET 0
DET	Touchdown12 plays, 53 yards, 3:57	12	53	3:57	DET 47	NYJ 0
NYJ	End of Half7 plays, 10 yards, 1:36	7	10	1:36	NYJ 35	NYJ 45
DET	Touchdown7 plays, 80 yards, 4:04	7	80	4:04	DET 20	NYJ 0
NYJ	Field Goal8 plays, 44 yards, 4:34	8	44	4:34	NYJ 32	DET 24
DET	Touchdown11 plays, 62 yards, 6:25	11	62	6:25	DET 38	NYJ 0
NYJ	Touchdown9 plays, 80 yards, 3:40	9	80	3:40	NYJ 20	DET 0
DET	Downs5 plays, 20 yards, 2:45	5	20	2:45	DET 35	NYJ 45
NYJ	Touchdown8 plays, 54 yards, 4:26	8	54	4:26	NYJ 46	DET 0
DET	Touchdown4 plays, 65 yards, 1:41	4	65	1:41	DET 35	NYJ 0
NYJ	Fumble8 plays, 24 yards, 1:40	8	24	1:40	NYJ 31	DET 28
DET	End of Game2 plays, -2 yards, 0:45	2	-2	0:45	NYJ 43	NYJ 44

Official game information

Jets vs. Lions Attendance, Playing Surface and Officials

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

Attendance63,193

Reported crowd at Ford Field.

Playing surfaceArtificial turf

Surface listed for Ford Field.

Game officials

Greg Yette — Back Judge
David Meslow — Side Judge
Patrick Turner — Down Judge
Bryan Neale — Umpire
Kevin Codey — Line Judge
Brad Rogers — Referee
Joe Blubaugh — Field Judge

Time and broadcast

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Kickoff time

What Time Does Jets vs. Lions Start?

The scheduled kickoff is 1:00 PM ET on Sunday, September 27, 2026.

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TV and streaming

What Channel Is Jets vs. Lions On?

The current TV / streaming listing is FOX. Availability can vary by market and provider; a TBD label means the assignment is not final.

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Stadium

Where Is Jets vs. Lions Being Played?

Ford Field in Detroit, MI.

Why this game matters

About This Regular season Matchup

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Jets vs. Lions FAQ

When is New York Jets vs. Detroit Lions?

The game is scheduled for Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET.

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Where is New York Jets vs. Detroit Lions being played?

Ford Field, Detroit, MI.

Is New York Jets vs. Detroit Lions a preseason game?

No. This game is listed as Regular season.

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