Detroit
Lions
1-0
55
FINAL
17
Buffalo
Bills
0-1
AI Recap
AI RECAP
Franchise Hub Beat· 63d ago
The Detroit Lions turned a Week 2 road trip into a statement, burying the Buffalo Bills 55-17 in Orchard Park. Detroit never let the game breathe, piling up points in every phase of the offense and leaving Buffalo searching for answers before halftime. For a Bills team hoping to establish itself early in the 2026 season, this was the kind of afternoon that lingers. Jared Goff was surgical, throwing for 394 yards and four touchdowns while dictating terms from the pocket. His favorite target needed no introduction: Amon-Ra St. Brown torched Buffalo for 201 receiving yards, repeatedly finding space over the middle and turning short throws into chunk gains. Jahmyr Gibbs added 78 yards on the ground, giving the Lions just enough balance to keep the Bills' front honest. By the time Detroit's starters gave way, the offense had produced 55 points and dictated the game's rhythm from the opening drive. Defensively, the Lions made life miserable for Buffalo, with Kaiir Elam's interception the swing play that flipped a competitive stretch into a rout. Aidan Hutchinson's half-sack was part of steady pressure that kept the Bills from stringing together sustained drives. On the other side, C.J. Gardner-Johnson led all players with 10 tackles — a stat line that told the story of how often Buffalo's defense was on the field. Once Detroit converted the takeaway into points, the outcome was never in question.
Passing
Box score: passing stats by player
PlayerPosATTCMPCMP%YDSTDINTQBR
Jared GoffQB392462%39440129.6
Josh AllenQB261142%930136.2
Rushing
Box score: rushing stats by player
PlayerPosATTYDSYPCYACTDLNGFUM
Jahmyr GibbsHB16784.9131110
Josh AllenQB8546.8190240
Isiah PachecoHB10464.6130110
James Cook IIIHB11403.6131190
Jared GoffQB3248.0171190
DJ MooreWR12121.0211210
Ben VanSumerenFB273.5—040
Jameson WilliamsWR166.0—060
Amon-Ra St. BrownWR252.5—030
Sam LaPortaTE000.0—000
Receiving
Box score: receiving stats by player
PlayerPosRECYDSYPRYACTDLNGDROP
Amon-Ra St. BrownWR920122.31183700
Sam LaPortaTE710314.7161310
Isaac TeSlaaWR24221.070280
Khalil ShakirWR33913.050210
Joshua PalmerWR23216.060260
Jameson WilliamsWR4317.880160
Greg DortchWR11616.070160
Dalton KincaidTE2115.56060
DJ MooreWR177.04071
James Cook IIIHB221.03010
Isiah PachecoHB111.0—010
Kicking
Box score: kicking stats by player
PlayerPosFGMFGAXPMLNG
Jake BatesK22748
Jack FoxP0000
Daniel CarlsonK11141