Week 2 · Recap
Lions 31, Bills 41: Week 2 recap
What happened
The Lions lost to the Bills 41-31 on the road at Highmark Stadium in Week 2, moving to 1-1.
The Lions were outgained 446-355, each side had 0 turnovers, and went 4-11 on third down.
Jared Goff went 26 of 38 for 327 yards and 4 TDs. Jahmyr Gibbs had 16 carries for 52 yards on the ground. Amon-Ra St. Brown led the receivers with 9 catches for 142 yards and 2 TDs.
On defense, Derrick Barnes led with 1 sack and Chuck Clark had 11 tackles.
Team stats
- 355Total yards446
- 289Passing yards243
- 66Rushing yards203
- 24First downs34
- 4-11Third down9-12
- 3-4Red zone (TD-att)5-5
- 0Turnovers0
- 4-38Sacked-yards2-5
- 10-58Penalties-yards5-46
- 26:15Possession33:45
Box score from ESPN.
Scoring plays
Score: DET-BUF- 1st quarter
- BUFJosh Allen 1 Yd Rush (Tyler Bass Kick)9:090-7
- BUFJoshua Palmer 43 Yd pass from Josh Allen (Tyler Bass Kick)3:420-14
- 2nd quarter
- BUFDawson Knox 1 Yd pass from Josh Allen (Tyler Bass Kick)11:480-21
- DETJahmyr Gibbs 11 Yd pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates Kick)5:037-21
- BUFDalton Kincaid 16 Yd pass from Josh Allen (Tyler Bass PAT Failed)2:527-27
- DETJake Bates 31 Yd Field Goal0:0010-27
- 3rd quarter
- DETAmon-Ra St. Brown 2 Yd pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates Kick)9:2917-27
- BUFJosh Allen 2 Yd Rush (Tyler Bass Kick)1:0717-34
- 4th quarter
- DETSam LaPorta 1 Yd pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates Kick)10:5324-34
- BUFJames Cook III 1 Yd Rush (Tyler Bass Kick)2:5024-41
- DETAmon-Ra St. Brown 27 Yd pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates Kick)1:4231-41
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Data note: scores, schedules, standings, injuries, lines, and ESPN's predictor come from ESPN's public APIs, as of Nov 12, 2026, 10:09 a.m. CT. Written text is generated from that data and adds no numbers of its own.