Detroit Lions vs Buffalo Bills: player stats (Sep 17, 2026)

Week 2Final

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

At Highmark Stadium

Score by quarter
Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
DET	0	10	7	14	31
BUF	14	13	7	7	41

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DET

Game leaders

BUF

Passing yards
Detroit Lions: Jared Goff327 YDS26/38, 4 TD, 0 INT
Buffalo Bills: Josh Allen248 YDS20/31, 3 TD, 0 INT
Rushing yards
Detroit Lions: Jahmyr Gibbs52 YDS16 CAR, 0 TD
Buffalo Bills: James Cook III135 YDS21 CAR, 1 TD
Receiving yards
Detroit Lions: Amon-Ra St. Brown142 YDS9 REC, 2 TD
Buffalo Bills: Dalton Kincaid95 YDS7 REC, 1 TD
Tackles
Detroit Lions: Chuck Clark11 TCK4 SOLO, 0 SCK
Buffalo Bills: Christian Benford8 TCK5 SOLO, 0 SCK

In Week 2, the Buffalo Bills beat the Detroit Lions 41-31 on September 17, 2026 at Highmark Stadium. Josh Allen passed for 248 yards for the Buffalo Bills, and Jared Goff had 327 for the Detroit Lions.

Scoring plays

Q1

Buffalo Bills, Touchdown · 9:09(No Huddle) J.Allen left guard for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-R.Ferguson, Holder-T.Doman.DET 0, BUF 7
Buffalo Bills, Touchdown · 3:42(Shotgun) J.Allen pass deep middle to J.Palmer for 43 yards, TOUCHDOWN [S.Gill-Howard]. T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-R.Ferguson, Holder-T.Doman.DET 0, BUF 14

Q2

Buffalo Bills, Touchdown · 11:48J.Allen pass short right to D.Knox for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-R.Ferguson, Holder-T.Doman.DET 0, BUF 21
Detroit Lions, Touchdown · 5:03(Shotgun) J.Goff pass short right to J.Gibbs for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN. J.Bates extra point is GOOD, Center-H.Hatten, Holder-J.Fox.DET 7, BUF 21
Buffalo Bills, Touchdown · 2:52(Shotgun) J.Allen pass deep middle to D.Kincaid for 16 yards, TOUCHDOWN. T.Bass extra point is No Good, Wide Left, Center-R.Ferguson, Holder-T.Doman.DET 7, BUF 27
Detroit Lions, Field goal · 0:00J.Bates 31 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-H.Hatten, Holder-J.Fox.DET 10, BUF 27

Q3

Detroit Lions, Touchdown · 9:29(Shotgun) J.Goff pass short left to A.St. Brown for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN. J.Bates extra point is GOOD, Center-H.Hatten, Holder-J.Fox.DET 17, BUF 27
Buffalo Bills, Touchdown · 1:07J.Allen scrambles right end for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN. T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-R.Ferguson, Holder-T.Doman.DET 17, BUF 34

Q4

Detroit Lions, Touchdown · 10:53J.Goff pass short left to S.LaPorta for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. J.Bates extra point is GOOD, Center-H.Hatten, Holder-J.Fox.DET 24, BUF 34
Buffalo Bills, Touchdown · 2:50J.Cook right tackle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-R.Ferguson, Holder-T.Doman.DET 24, BUF 41
Detroit Lions, Touchdown · 1:42(Shotgun) J.Goff pass deep middle to A.St. Brown for 27 yards, TOUCHDOWN [M.Danna]. J.Bates extra point is GOOD, Center-H.Hatten, Holder-J.Fox.DET 31, BUF 41

Team stats

Team stats: Detroit Lions and Buffalo Bills
DET	Stat	BUF
4-1136%	3rd down efficiency	9-12(better)75%
2-2100%	4th down efficiency	0-0
327(better)26/38 C/ATT	Passing yards	24820/31 C/ATT
6620 CAR	Rushing yards	203(better)36 CAR
4	Sacks taken	2(better)
0	Turnovers	0

Box score

Detroit Lions: Passing

Jared GoffQB	26/38	327	4	0	4	130.0

Buffalo Bills: Passing

Josh AllenQB	20/31	248	3	0	2	121.4

Detroit Lions: Rushing

Jared GoffQB	3	7	2.3	4
Jahmyr GibbsRB	16	52	3.3	16
Sione VakiRB	1	7	7.0	7

Buffalo Bills: Rushing

Josh AllenQB	14	69	4.9	2	14
James Cook IIIRB	21	135	6.4	1	35
DJ MooreWR	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1

Detroit Lions: Receiving

Jahmyr GibbsRB	6	8	61	1	12
Amon-Ra St. BrownWR	9	13	142	2	34
Sam LaPortaTE	6	7	52	1	18
Isaac TeSlaaWR	2	5	26	0	20
Jameson WilliamsWR	2	4	33	0	17
Sione VakiRB	1	1	13	0	13

Buffalo Bills: Receiving

James Cook IIIRB	1	3	4	0	4
Dalton KincaidTE	7	8	95	1	25
Keon ColemanWR	6	6	63	0	22
Khalil ShakirWR	3	6	38	0	16
Dawson KnoxTE	2	2	5	1	4
Joshua PalmerWR	1	3	43	1	43

Detroit Lions: Defense

Chuck ClarkS	11	4	0	0	0
Derrick BarnesLB	7	5	1	1	0
Devin WhiteLB	6	3	0	0	0
Rock Ya-SinCB	6	5	0	0	0
D.J. ReedCB	6	2	0	0	0
Jack CampbellLB	6	2	0	0	0
Tyleik WilliamsDT	5	3	0	0	0
Aidan HutchinsonDE	3	2	1	1	0
Avonte MaddoxCB	3	1	0	0	0
Christian IzienS	3	2	0	0	0
Trevor NowaskeLB	2	1	0	0	0
Tyler LacyDT	2	1	0	0	0
Thomas HarperS	2	2	0	0	1
DJ WonnumLB	2	1	0	0	0
Alim McNeillDT	2	1	0	0	0
Jacob SaylorsRB	1	1	0	0	0
Malcolm RodriguezLB	1	0	0	0	0
Khalil DorseyCB	1	1	0	1	0
Skyler Gill-HowardDT	1	0	0	0	0
Tay MartinWR	1	0	0	0	0
Eric O'NeillDE	1	1	0	0	0

Buffalo Bills: Defense

Christian BenfordCB	8	5	0	0	2
Cole BishopS	6	5	0	0	0
Dorian WilliamsLB	6	5	0	1	1
Terrel BernardLB	5	3	0	1	1
Davison IgbinosunCB	5	4	0	0	0
Jordan HancockCB	5	3	0	0	0
Bradley ChubbLB	4	2	2	1	0
Dee AlfordCB	4	2	0	0	0
Greg RousseauLB	3	3	2	2	0
Kaleb Elarms-OrrLB	2	0	0	0	0
Landon JacksonDE	2	1	0	0	0
Damar HamlinS	2	1	0	0	0
Deone WalkerDT	1	0	0	0	3
Michael HoechtDE	1	0	1	0	0
Maxwell HairstonCB	1	1	0	0	0
C.J. Gardner-JohnsonS	1	1	0	0	0
Greg GainesDT	1	0	0	0	0
DeWayne CarterDT	1	1	0	0	0
Keleki LatuTE	1	0	0	0	0
Javon SolomonLB	1	1	0	0	0
TJ ParkerLB	1	1	0	0	0
Sam Franklin Jr.S	1	1	0	0	0

Detroit Lions: Kicking

Jake BatesPK	1/1	31	4

Buffalo Bills: Kicking

Tyler BassPK	0/0	0	5

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