Detroit
Lions
1-0
34
FINAL
27
Buffalo
Bills
1-0
AI Recap
AI RECAP
Franchise Hub Beat· 44d ago
The Detroit Lions walked into Buffalo and left with a 34-27 win over the Bills in Week 2, handing the home side a setback before the season has even found its footing. It was the kind of road result that sets an early tone, with Detroit answering every push and holding on late. Buffalo had chances to flip it, but the Lions had the closing margin when it mattered. Jared Goff was the steadying hand, throwing for 284 yards and two touchdowns while keeping Detroit ahead of the chains. Jameson Williams was his most dangerous target, piling up a game-high 92 receiving yards and stretching the Buffalo secondary vertically. On the ground, Alec Pierce led all rushers with 74 yards, giving the offense a complementary gear whenever the passing game needed a breather. The balance kept Detroit from ever becoming one-dimensional in a game that stayed within striking distance. Defensively, the pressure told the story. Joey Bosa was the most disruptive man on the field with 1.5 sacks, repeatedly forcing the pocket to collapse at inconvenient moments. Maxwell Hairston paced all tacklers with eight stops, cleaning up in space and limiting the damage after the catch. With 27 points on the board for Buffalo, the difference came down to those pressure snaps, and the sequences where the pass rush got home proved to be the turning point in a seven-point final.
Passing
Box score: passing stats by player
PlayerPosATTCMPYDSTDINTRTG
Jared GoffQB402928420108.7
Josh AllenQB291918220105.8
Rushing
Box score: rushing stats by player
PlayerPosATTYDSYPCTDLNGFUM
Alec PierceWR17474.01740
James Cook IIIHB21693.30110
Jahmyr GibbsHB14634.51160
Josh AllenQB6498.21350
Ray DavisHB33612.00260
Jared GoffQB2115.5080
DJ MooreWR000.0000
Isiah PachecoHB2-3-1.5010
Receiving
Box score: receiving stats by player
PlayerPosRECYDSYPRTDLNGDROP
Jameson WilliamsWR89211.51190
Khalil ShakirWR66010.00181
Alec PierceWR35919.70241
Mark AndrewsTE55210.41240
DJ MooreWR35117.01310
Jahmyr GibbsHB6406.70130
Greg DortchWR6376.20161
Dalton KincaidTE4328.01122
James Cook IIIHB2157.5080
Keon ColemanWR2147.00110
Jakob JohnsonFB177.0070
Isiah PachecoHB144.0040
Ray DavisHB133.0030
Kicking
Box score: kicking stats by player
PlayerPosFGMFGAXPMLNG
Matt PraterK22348
Jack FoxP0000
Jake BatesK23443