Bills outlast Lions in highest-scoring game of NFL season (full coverage)

The Buffalo Bills improved to 11-3 for the second time in the last three seasons after outlasting the Detroit Lions, 48-42, in the NFL’s highest-scoring game of the season on Sunday at Ford Field.

GAME RECAP LINKS

Bills 48, Lions 42 | Final score, stats to know + game highlights (BuffaloBills.com)
5 takeaways from the Bills’ 48-42 win over the Lions (BillsWire.com)
Buffalo Bills 48, Detroit Lions 42: Buffalo Bills on the right side of a shootout (BuffaloRumblings.com)
Bills vs Lions score: Buffalo wins 90-point explosion in potential Super Bowl preview (Democrat&Chronicle.com)

POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCES

Josh Allen: “Find Ways To Win” | Buffalo Bills

Keon Coleman: "Makes Us More Dangerous" | Buffalo Bills

Dion Dawkins: “Push For 7 No Matter What” | Buffalo Bills

Dawson Knox: ”Unselfish Guys That Do Their Job” | Buffalo Bills

Taron Johnson: "Came Out With An Attitude" | Buffalo Bills

BILLS WIN!!!!!!!!#BUFvsDET | #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/HywJQlU6zu
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) December 16, 2024

BILLS vs. LIONS WENT OFF 🔥

90 total points
1080 total yards
12 total TDs
Josh Allen: 430 total yards, 4 TDs
Jared Goff: 507 total yards, 5 TDs pic.twitter.com/PwUdtjXOET
— NFL (@NFL) December 16, 2024

👍 wow wow wow 👍 pic.twitter.com/aRHkqtGh3m
— NFL (@NFL) December 16, 2024

EVERYBODY EATS.#BUFvsDET | #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/CAxY8TTJAA
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) December 16, 2024

"[The Lions are] one of the best teams in the league. We understand that — the magnitude of this type of game."

Josh Allen tells @tracywolfson the @BuffaloBills are ready for these big moments pic.twitter.com/ei20z9ClC9
— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) December 16, 2024

YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?!#BUFvsDET | #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/YblHsBKeDl
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) December 16, 2024

The Bills have surpassed 40 points in consecutive games for the third time in team history (1990 & 2021).
— Buffalo Bills PR (@BuffaloBillsPR) December 16, 2024

Score Update:
BUF 48 – 42 DET
Final

That's Scorigami!! It's the 1090th unique final score in NFL history.
— Scorigami (@NFL_Scorigami) December 16, 2024

MVP race is over
— Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) December 16, 2024

Updated look at the AFC playoff picture pic.twitter.com/nUI20KfBpl
— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) December 16, 2024

AFC East Week 15 Recap

Week 16 Schedule
• #Patriots @ #Bills
• #49ers @ #Dolphins
• #Rams @ #Jets

AFC:
• #Texans @ #Chiefs #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/fsIsghUkyy
— Buffalo Fanatics (@BfloFanatics) December 16, 2024

Sean McDermott's Victory Speech Vs. Detroit Lions! | Buffalo Bills

Jared Goff threw for 494 yards, 5 TDs and 0 INTs.

The Bills leading receiver was Ty Johnson.

The Bills won.
— Mike Clay (@MikeClayNFL) December 16, 2024

Last two weeks, both road games against good teams, Josh Allen put up 90 points, 10 touchdowns, no interceptions, and over 400 total yards in each game. Give him the MVP now. #Bills
— Mike Greenberg (@Espngreeny) December 16, 2024

He is not human.#GoBills | #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/xlSGR2XJzH
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) December 16, 2024

Rochester Red Wings clinch first playoff berth since 2013

Cannot even recall the last time anyone went into Ford Field and stomped the Lions to this degree. What an answer from the Bills today.
— Tyler Dunne (@TyDunne) December 15, 2024

The @BuffaloBills' 8th straight game with 30+ points ties the most in a single season in NFL history pic.twitter.com/Cx6BLNrgZ8
— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) December 16, 2024

Bills at Lions Thoughts…

Huge win on the road vs NFL’s best team.

Ed Oliver was a BEAST.

Secondary needs to get healthy.

Johnson/ Cook ate up the Lions.

Josh doing Josh Allen things – rollout bombs, 2 Rush TD’s, and a highlight play called back on the chest pass.

JA17 =…
— Eric Wood (@EWood70) December 16, 2024

Oddity of the day: The Lions now have won a game this season in which Jared Goff threw five interceptions (Week 10 vs. Texans) and lost a game this season in which he threw five touchdowns (Week 15 vs. Bills).
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 16, 2024

Bills offense last 2 games:
* 90 points
* 1004 yards
* average 8.2 yards a play
* average 5.8 yards per carry
* 8-10 in red zone
* 12 TD's out of 20 drives(60% TD rate)
Tip of the cap to all involved. Players and coaches.
— Howard Simon (@hsimon62) December 16, 2024

Maybe the most impressive regular season win in the Josh Allen era

On the road against the NFL’s top team
The offense was spectacular

The defense survived with a ton of backups on field

Oh and Josh Allen is runaway MVP#BillsMafia
— Mike Catalana (@MikeCatalana) December 16, 2024

#Bills are the first team all year to hold the Lions under 100 rushing yards

They didn’t even get 50
— Thad Brown (@thadbrown7) December 16, 2024

Before you freak out about the defense keep in mind they were facing the only offense that averages more points than the Bills. AND 3 of the starters in the secondary did not play today.
— Howard Simon (@hsimon62) December 16, 2024

Ed Oliver generated a season-high 10 pressures on 42 pass rushes against the Lions, the most pressures in a game by a defensive tackle this season.

Oliver had a majority of his pressures (7 of 10) come against Lions left guard Graham Glasgow.#BUFvsDET | #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/MDbwdxPL6g
— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) December 16, 2024

The biggest thing about the Bills is that they have Josh Allen and other teams do not.
— Nate Geary (@NateGearySports) December 16, 2024

There’s no way Josh Allen doesn’t win MVP after a performance like this on the road vs one of the best teams in the NFC.

They already beat the Chiefs by 9 points too.
— Chase Daniel (@ChaseDaniel) December 16, 2024

Buffalo Bills have most impressive 2 wins of the season so far going on road to beat NFC-leading Lions this week and handing defending champ & AFC-leading Chiefs their only loss.

It’s time to believe in Josh Allen’s Bills.
— Cameron Wolfe (@CameronWolfe) December 16, 2024

Josh Allen took a funky fall in the game and wanted to get it checked out for peace of mind. He went into the Xray room and everything checked out, Allen said. pic.twitter.com/g58i0H67YJ
— Matt Parrino (@MattParrino) December 16, 2024

– 48 points on the road
– JA locks up MVP: 431 total yards, 4 total touchdowns 🏆🔥
– RBs: 285 total scrimmage yards 😳
– DL responds in big way
– Get healthy

The #Bills move to 11-3 and dominate the proclaimed best team in the NFL. Great response from last week and the No. 1…
— Ajay Cybulski (@AjayCybulski) December 16, 2024

BILLS WINNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
— Matt Barkley (@MattBarkley) December 16, 2024

The final score was a lot closer than it should have been… but a huge win for the #Bills in Detroit vs the team many considered to be the best in the NFL.

At 11-3 Buffalo has sole possession of 2nd place in the AFC & Josh Allen furthers his case as the MVP.
— Bradley Gelber (@BradleyGelber) December 16, 2024

Josh Allen with the coolest TD pass that didn’t count because of a penalty ever pic.twitter.com/zZEQ6CwE9d
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) December 16, 2024

Bills Mafia (and @thegreat__4) showed up and showed out.#BUFvsDET | #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/ORVjkNG5F3
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) December 16, 2024

pic.twitter.com/dFiH4rtYWu
— Jenna Cottrell (@JennaCottrell) December 15, 2024

"Josh is the best player in the league" – Taron Johnson pic.twitter.com/QD722yVFax
— Matthew Bové (@Matt_Bove) December 16, 2024

There is nothing I want more than a Bills Lions Super Bowl
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