The Buffalo Bills beat the Detroit Lions 41-31 on Sep 17, 2026 at Highmark Stadium.
Final · Highmark Stadium
Top performers
- Jared Goff threw for 327 yards, 4 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the Lions.
- Jahmyr Gibbs ran for 52 yards on 16 carries.
- Josh Allen threw for 248 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the Bills.
- James Cook III ran for 135 yards on 21 carries.
Detroit Lions box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahmyr Gibbs | 16 | 52 | 0 | 16 |
| Jared Goff | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Sione Vaki | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 20 | 66 | 0 | 16 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | 9 | 13 | 142 | 2 | 34 |
| Jahmyr Gibbs | 6 | 8 | 61 | 1 | 12 |
| Sam LaPorta | 6 | 7 | 52 | 1 | 18 |
| Jameson Williams | 2 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 17 |
| Isaac TeSlaa | 2 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 20 |
| Sione Vaki | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Team | 26 | 38 | 327 | 4 | 34 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Clark | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Barnes | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Reed | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin White | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rock Ya-Sin | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Campbell | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyleik Williams | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Izien | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aidan Hutchinson | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Avonte Maddox | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Wonnum | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Lacy | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Harper | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trevor Nowaske | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alim McNeill | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khalil Dorsey | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Rodriguez | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric O'Neill | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Skyler Gill-Howard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 70 | 37 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Buffalo Bills box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Cook III | 21 | 135 | 1 | 35 |
| Josh Allen | 14 | 69 | 2 | 14 |
| DJ Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 36 | 204 | 3 | 35 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Kincaid | 7 | 8 | 95 | 1 | 25 |
| Keon Coleman | 6 | 6 | 63 | 0 | 22 |
| Joshua Palmer | 1 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 43 |
| Khalil Shakir | 3 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 16 |
| Dawson Knox | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| James Cook III | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 20 | 28 | 248 | 3 | 43 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Benford | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cole Bishop | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dorian Williams | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terrel Bernard | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan Hancock | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davison Igbinosun | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley Chubb | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dee Alford | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Rousseau | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Damar Hamlin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleb Elarms-Orr | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Jackson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Gardner-Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Gaines | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Hoecht | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javon Solomon | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxwell Hairston | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deone Walker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| TJ Parker | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeWayne Carter | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Franklin Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 61 | 40 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
- Lions · 2026 season · Previous Sep 13, 2026: NO 30, DET 31 · Next Sep 27, 2026: NYJ at DET
- Bills · 2026 season · Previous Sep 13, 2026: BUF 36, HOU 31 · Next Sep 27, 2026: LAC at BUF