Bills, Lions Open Week 2 at New Highmark Stadium as 36-win Teams Bring Top-2 Offenses
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Updated · NFL.com · Sep 17
Bills, Lions Open Week 2 at New Highmark Stadium as 36-win Teams Bring Top-2 Offenses
3 articles · Updated · NFL.com · Sep 17
Summary
Thursday’s 8:15 p.m. ET matchup in Buffalo is the first regular-season game at the new Highmark Stadium, opening Week 2 with two teams that each won 36 of their last 50 regular-season games.
Buffalo enters after scoring 36 points on Houston, while Detroit escaped New Orleans in overtime after nearly blowing a 21-point lead, setting up a game built around Josh Allen, Jahmyr Gibbs and the league’s two highest-scoring offenses over that span.
Detroit’s best upset path may be on the ground: Buffalo allowed 124 rushing yards in Week 1 and ranked 28th against the run last season at 136.2 yards per game.
The Lions also arrive short-handed, with defensive backs Brian Branch and Kerby Joseph out and linemen Blake Miller and Christian Mahogany ruled out, adding pressure on Jared Goff to keep pace on a short week.