Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills
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FINAL · BUF 41–31·Thursday 2026-09-17·Highmark Stadium·closed BUF -5.5 · O/U 54.5
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-10-12D: Base 3-4 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 5
✚ Ed Oliver (RDE) — Out
Field
outdoors · grass
Weather
no forecast yet
Rest
DET 4d · BUF 4d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
DET form
3-2PF 164 · PA 148Home 2-0Away 1-2
QB Jared Goff 93–62–1 as starter · playoffs 4–5 · last 10: 5–5 · since 2016
BUF form
3-1PF 127 · PA 107Home 2-1Away 1-0
QB Josh Allen 90–39 as starter · playoffs 8–7 · last 10: 7–3 · since 2018
| DET | Season efficiency | BUF |
|---|---|---|
| 0.18 | Off EPA / play | 0.191 |
| 49.1 | Off success % | 47.7 |
| 10.6 | Off explosive % | 15.3 |
| 37.3 | 3rd-down conv % | 54.5 |
| 0.152 | Def EPA / play allowed | 0.106 |
| 47.6 | Def success % allowed | 48.3 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out
Coaching Intel
DET staff
HCDan Campbell0–1 vs BradyOCDrew Petzing0–1 vs LeonhardDCKelvin Sheppard0–1 vs Carmichael
4th-down go 29.7% · PROE -3.4 · no-huddle 5.2%
BUF staff
HCJoe Brady1–0 vs CampbellOCPete Carmichael1–0 vs SheppardDCJim Leonhard1–0 vs Petzing
4th-down go 22.2% · PROE -1.6 · no-huddle 4.3%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
Dan Campbell0–1Joe BradyBrady leadsboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Yards | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | DET @ BUF | 31–41 | 355–449 | Joe Brady |
DET offense vs BUF defense
Drew Petzing(OC)0–1Jim Leonhard(DC)Leonhard leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | DET | BUF | 31–41 | 355 | -10 | L |
BUF offense vs DET defense
Pete Carmichael(OC)1–0Kelvin Sheppard(DC)Carmichael leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | BUF | DET | 41–31 | 449 | +10 | W |
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | DET @ BUF | 31–41 | BUF | Dan Campbell / Joe Brady |
| 2024-12-15 | BUF @ DET | 48–42 | BUF | Sean McDermott / Dan Campbell |
| 2022-11-24 | BUF @ DET | 28–25 | BUF | Sean McDermott / Dan Campbell |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded