Bills Beat Lions 41-31 in Week 2
Buffalo Bills 41, Detroit Lions 31 at Highmark Stadium. Josh Allen went 20 of 31 for 248 yards with 3 touchdowns.
The Buffalo Bills beat the Detroit Lions 41-31 on Thursday, September 17 at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, NY. The Bills are 2-0 and the Lions are 1-1.
31-41 
Final How did the scoring go?
The Bills led 14-0 after the first quarter, 27-10 at halftime, and 34-17 after three quarters. The Bills scored first on a Josh Allen 1-yard run with 9:09 left in the first quarter. The final points came on a Amon-Ra St. Brown 27-yard pass from Jared Goff for the Lions in the fourth quarter.
Who led the way?
For the Bills, Josh Allen went 20 of 31 for 248 yards with 3 touchdowns. James Cook III had 21 carries for 135 yards and 1 touchdown, and Dalton Kincaid caught 7 passes for 95 yards with 1 touchdown. For the Lions, Jared Goff went 26 of 38 for 327 yards with 4 touchdowns. Jahmyr Gibbs had 16 carries for 52 yards, and Amon-Ra St. Brown caught 9 passes for 142 yards with 2 touchdowns.
What do the team stats show?
The Bills outgained the Lions 446 to 355 in total yards. Neither team turned the ball over. On third down, the Lions went 4-11 and the Bills went 9-12. Time of possession was 26:15 for the Lions and 33:45 for the Bills.
How did the AI prediction hold up?
Touchdown Week's AI Prediction had the Bills winning, with a projected score of Lions 27, Bills 30 at medium confidence. The pick was right on the winner, with the projected margin off by 7 points. Right winner, and the call for the week's highest total held up, though the model was 15 points short on it. Josh Allen accounted for five touchdowns and James Cook III ran for 135 yards as Buffalo led 27-10 at halftime in the first regular-season game at the new Highmark Stadium. Jared Goff threw four touchdown passes to make the final margin 10 against a projected 3, and Jahmyr Gibbs was held to 52 yards behind a line missing two starters.
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- ESPN: Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills box score
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