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Lions at Bills: September 17, 2026

The Buffalo Bills beat the Detroit Lions 41-31 at Highmark Stadium on September 17, 2026 (2026 regular season).

Final · Played September 17, 2026 · Updated October 16, 2026 at 10:55 PM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most passing yards: Jared Goff (Lions, 327); Josh Allen (Bills, 248). Most rushing yards: Jahmyr Gibbs (Lions, 52); James Cook III (Bills, 135). Most receiving yards: Amon-Ra St. Brown (Lions, 142); Dalton Kincaid (Bills, 95).

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Detroit Lions01071431
Buffalo Bills14137741

Team comparison

Team statsDETBUF
Total yards355446
Passing yards289243
Rushing yards66203
First downs2434
Yards per play5.76.5
Turnovers00
Penalty yards5846
Red zone (scores/trips)3/45/5

What stood out

  • The Bills out-gained the Lions 446 to 355 total yards.
  • The Bills' biggest scoring edge came in the 1st quarter (14-0).
  • The Bills ran for 203 yards to the Lions' 66.

Featured player lines

  • Jared Goff (DET QB): 26 CMP, 38 ATT, 327 PASS YDS, 4 PASS TD, 0 INT, 3 CAR, 7 RUSH YDS
  • Jahmyr Gibbs (DET RB): 16 CAR, 52 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 8 TGT, 6 REC, 61 REC YDS
  • Sione Vaki (DET RB): 1 CAR, 7 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 1 TGT, 1 REC, 13 REC YDS
  • Amon-Ra St. Brown (DET WR): 13 TGT, 9 REC, 142 REC YDS, 2 REC TD
  • Isaac TeSlaa (DET WR): 5 TGT, 2 REC, 26 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Jameson Williams (DET WR): 4 TGT, 2 REC, 33 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Brock Wright (DET TE): 0 TGT, 0 REC, 0 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Sam LaPorta (DET TE): 7 TGT, 6 REC, 52 REC YDS, 1 REC TD
  • Josh Allen (BUF QB): 20 CMP, 31 ATT, 248 PASS YDS, 3 PASS TD, 0 INT, 14 CAR, 69 RUSH YDS
  • James Cook III (BUF RB): 21 CAR, 135 RUSH YDS, 1 RUSH TD, 3 TGT, 1 REC, 4 REC YDS
  • Ray Davis (BUF RB): 0 CAR, 0 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 0 TGT, 0 REC, 0 REC YDS
  • DJ Moore (BUF WR): 0 TGT, 0 REC, 0 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Joshua Palmer (BUF WR): 3 TGT, 1 REC, 43 REC YDS, 1 REC TD
  • Keon Coleman (BUF WR): 6 TGT, 6 REC, 63 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Khalil Shakir (BUF WR): 6 TGT, 3 REC, 38 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Dalton Kincaid (BUF TE): 8 TGT, 7 REC, 95 REC YDS, 1 REC TD
  • Dawson Knox (BUF TE): 2 TGT, 2 REC, 5 REC YDS, 1 REC TD

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Head-to-head

Earlier meetings stored in StatsNext, most recent first
DateResult
December 15, 2024BUF 48, DET 42 (at Detroit)
November 24, 2022BUF 28, DET 25 (at Detroit)

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