‘Before Sunday’s showdown with the Detroit Lions, Hofbrauhaus was spreading Christmas cheer, working with a local organization to hand out bags of Christmas presents to hundreds of local families.’
BillsBeat - December 16, 2024
Allen, Cook both run for 2 touchdowns; Bills speed past Lions in the Motor City
‘The Bills, prone to slow starts at times this season, had no such issues on Sunday.’
Carucci Take 2: Bills’ statement as the NFL’s best team made loudly in victory vs. Lions
‘The Bills let the world know that the conversation about which is the best team in the NFL should unquestionably lead with them.’
Where do the Bills stand in the AFC playoff picture with 3 games to go?
‘Long before the Super Bowl, though, teams like the Bills are doing all they can to improve their postseason seeds, to have the clearest possible path. The Bills won the AFC East weeks ago, and they still have a chance to secure home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs, but Buffalo would need to catch some breaks, and get some help elsewhere.’
Josh Allen, Bills beat Lions in 48-42 shootout
‘The matchup lived up to the hype and it was the Bills coming away with a 48-42 victory, handing the Lions just their second loss of the year.’
Thad Brown: This the most impressive win of McDermott era
‘They won ten of their first 13 games and that included handing the mighty Chiefs their only loss. The next best victory? That was probably in Seattle with the Seahawks missing one of their top weapons. Or maybe 6-8 Miami. The AFC East has been disappointing this year. The NFC West is mediocre. The AFC South is not good after the Texans and even Houston has major flaws. Those teams made up nine of Buffalo’s first ten wins. The Bills resume was not dripping with championship validation.’
Bills beat Lions in offensive shootout
‘Lions quarterback Jared Goff also had a ridiculous day, passing for 494 yards and five scores.’
Josh Allen bolsters MVP case against Lions
‘Allen passed for 362 yards and a pair of touchdowns, adding 68 more rushing yards with two more rushing TDs, following up last week’s six-touchdown game.’
Bills 48, Lions 42 | Final score, stats to know + game highlights
‘QB Josh Allen guided the passing and the run game counting for another 4 touchdowns, throwing for 362 yards and 2 touchdowns and running for 70 yards and 2 touchdowns. RB James Cook looked explosive, running for 105 yards and 2 touchdowns as well. RB Ty Johnson led all receivers, catching all 5 of his targets for 114 yards.’
Top 3 things we learned from Bills at Lions | Week 15
‘In a game that the NFL history books will remember, the Bills racked up 559 yards of offense — the most in a single game of the Josh Allen era and fifth-most in team history. Buffalo scored on 8 of its 11 possessions and racked up over 40 points for the second consecutive week.’
'That's Buffalo baby' | How the Bills bounced back in a big win over the Detroit Lions
‘”The mindset that we had this week was win every play, whatever the play was, find a way to execute at the highest level,” QB Josh Allen said. “We were just focused on the next one. Guys made some really good plays tonight.”‘
BillsBeat - December 15, 2024
Creating the heat: Bills know they have to crank up their four-man pass rush
‘The goose egg ended the Bills’ streak of 27 consecutive regular-season games with at least one sack. In coach Sean McDermott’s 127 regular-season games, it was only the 14th time the Bills had no sacks, including only the second time in 51 games.’
Four keys for the Buffalo Bills to beat the Detroit Lions on Sunday
‘Bills defensive coordinator Bobby Babich thinks his defense will come out Sunday with the right mindset to make corrections after last week’s poor showing. They’ll need to. “Don’t fl inch,” Babich said Monday on the team’s approach. “We didn’t play well enough. I think the guys would tell you the biggest thing for us is our off ense was scoring and getting us back on the fi eld and we couldn’t get a stop. … So, our response, I expect our guys’ response to be exactly what we all think it is. They know what our standard is here in Buff alo. We need to live up to that standard.”’
Bills-Lions numbers to know
64-29 – That’s how much the Bills have outscored opponents in the last two minutes of each half. The Bills have scored 44 points at the end of the fi rst half, and 20 points in the last two minutes of the second half.’
Bills-Lions: Who you got? Buffalo News writers make their predictions on Sunday's game
‘The Bills are just 3-3 in their past six road games. The Lions are riding an 11-game win streak, but four of those wins have been by three points or less, including their last two games. Detroit has looked a bit vulnerable lately, but that doesn’t mean it’s going to be easy for the Bills. Detroit’s running attack is a big mismatch against the weakest part of the Bills, which is their run defense. Cornerback Rasul Douglas’ absence due to injury also is a concern. The Lions have scored at least 40 points four times this season and topped 50 twice, so they are obviously explosive. This is a gut-check game for the Bills’ defense, which was outclassed last week against the Rams. Josh Allen likely will need another Superman performance to lift the Bills. Lions, 35-31.’