Exhibition Week 2, 2026

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Buffalo Bills	14	7	0	0	-	21
Detroit Lions	0	10	0	6	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:20 BUF - Lee Wright 69 run (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
1Q: 03:04 BUF - Ian McDaniel 8 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
2Q: 15:00 DET - Dean Stickney 1 run (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
2Q: 09:00 DET - Rusty Sheldon 43 field goal
2Q: 02:00 BUF - Kendall Carswell 1 pass from Rhett Bomar (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
4Q: 08:13 DET - Bruce Brizzolara 11 pass from J.J. Sutton (Richard Quinn run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:20 BUF - Lee Wright 69 run (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
1Q: 03:04 BUF - Ian McDaniel 8 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
2Q: 15:00 DET - Dean Stickney 1 run (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
2Q: 09:00 DET - Rusty Sheldon 43 field goal
2Q: 02:00 BUF - Kendall Carswell 1 pass from Rhett Bomar (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
4Q: 08:13 DET - Bruce Brizzolara 11 pass from J.J. Sutton (Richard Quinn run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics BUF DET
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 12 15
- by Rushing 2 7
- by Passing 10 6
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 232 247
- Offensive Plays 48 60
- Yards per Play 4.83 4.12
Net Rushing Yards 110 141
- Rushing Attempts 24 36
- Yards per Rush 4.58 3.92
Net Passing Yards 122 106
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 20 - 15 - 0 23 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 144 112
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/22 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 5.08 4.42
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 6/47
Punt Returns/Yards 3/32 4/19
Kick Returns/Yards 3/64 3/93
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 29
Time of Possession 25:54 34:06

Team Statistics	BUF	DET
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	12	15
- by Rushing	2	7
- by Passing	10	6
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	232	247
- Offensive Plays	48	60
- Yards per Play	4.83	4.12
Net Rushing Yards	110	141
- Rushing Attempts	24	36
- Yards per Rush	4.58	3.92
Net Passing Yards	122	106
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	20 - 15 - 0	23 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	144	112
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/22	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	5.08	4.42
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	6/47
Punt Returns/Yards	3/32	4/19
Kick Returns/Yards	3/64	3/93
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 29
Time of Possession	25:54	34:06

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:44	2:08	OWN 21	3	4	Punt
1	8:20	0:19	OWN 31	1	69	Touchdown
1	6:21	3:26	OPP 36	7	36	Touchdown
2	14:50	1:57	OWN 16	3	4	Punt
2	8:52	1:21	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	5:43	3:50	OWN 27	9	73	Touchdown
2	0:58	0:58	OWN 23	3	22	Half
3	14:23	2:42	OWN 36	3	1	Punt
3	7:31	2:18	OWN 39	3	-11	Punt
4	14:46	1:15	OWN 20	3	-12	Punt
4	8:05	2:59	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
4	2:51	2:51	OWN 38	7	22	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:16	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
1	10:36	2:16	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
1	8:01	1:40	50	3	6	Punt
1	2:55	3:05	OWN 42	6	58	Touchdown
2	12:53	4:01	OWN 44	7	30	Field Goal
2	7:31	1:48	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
2	1:53	0:55	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	11:41	4:10	OWN 7	6	10	Punt
3	5:13	5:27	OWN 13	10	39	Punt
4	13:31	5:26	OWN 39	10	61	Touchdown
4	5:06	2:15	OWN 15	6	12	Punt

Game MVP: Phillip Rotzell, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gabe Blasingame	13	33	2.54	12	1	0
Lee Wright	8	78	9.75	69	1	1
Rhett Bomar	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0
Rod Washington	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dean Stickney	18	47	2.61	8	0	1
Matt Skudris	11	71	6.45	47	2	0
Richard Quinn	3	9	3.00	4	0	0
Jeremy Brakke	2	3	1.50	2	0	0
J.J. Sutton	2	11	5.50	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phillip Rotzell	11	8	72	0/0	1	26	0	120.2
Rhett Bomar	9	7	72	4/22	1	25	0	137.0

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Sutton	23	17	112	1/6	1	25	0	98.4

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Kendall Carswell	5	6	35	7.00	9	18	1
WR Ian McDaniel	3	3	20	6.67	0	8	1
WR James Hardy	2	2	11	5.50	0	8	0
WR Broderick Hammond	2	3	43	21.50	7	25	0
WR Kirk Cole	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Marshall Quaccia	1	1	26	26.00	25	26	0
RB Gabe Blasingame	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Colin Saenz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Winfred Gilmore	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Montario Hardesty	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Bruce Brizzolara	7	9	41	5.86	15	11	1
WR Karl Burtner	3	4	34	11.33	3	25	0
FB Jeremy Brakke	2	2	16	8.00	4	10	0
RB Matt Skudris	2	2	9	4.50	0	6	0
TE Jack Richmond	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Golden Tate	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Dean Stickney	1	1	3	3.00	1	3	0
TE Richard Quinn	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Damian Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	7	351	50.1	47.4	57	3

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
R.J. Lyons	8	318	39.8	33.3	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Mehlhaff	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rusty Sheldon	1/1	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quentin Hammett	3	32	10.7	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Skudris	3	18	6.0	0
Cornell Upshaw	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg
Colin Saenz	1	20	20.0
James Hardy	1	23	23.0
Quentin Hammett	1	21	21.0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Golden Tate	2	74	37.0	0
Terry Hall	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sean Lee	7	3	0.0	25	15
OLB Donald Yeager	6	1	0.0	25	14
CB Vinny Washington	4	2	0.0	27	16
S Jerry Peters	4	0	0.0	18	11
OLB Jack Marsh	3	1	1.0	26	21
CB Quentin Hammett	3	2	0.0	20	16
DT Glenn Dorsey	3	1	0.0	23	17
ILB James Laurinaitis	3	1	0.0	8	6
OLB Tommy Wyden	3	1	0.0	24	17
S Kendrick Green	3	1	0.0	22	10
CB Jerome Murphy	2	1	0.0	27	17
OLB Eli Wolflick	2	1	0.0	12	9
DE Doug Worthington	2	0	0.0	15	11
S Byron Schepis	2	0	0.0	21	17
DT Toby Barker	2	0	0.0	13	8
DE D.J. Dole	1	0	0.0	23	12
DE Craig Sellers	1	0	0.0	26	17
CB Darrin Sebek	1	0	0.0	11	9
DT Everett Kinsella	0	1	0.0	8	7

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB George McDade	4	2	0.0	15	13
DT Dave Thibodeau	4	0	0.0	16	12
DE Austin Tomei	3	0	1.0	19	19
ILB Kurt Walsh	3	3	0.0	9	11
DT Percy Press	3	1	0.0	14	15
CB Nolan Carroll	3	0	0.0	11	19
CB Terry Hall	3	0	0.0	16	13
S Rodney Dunn	3	0	0.0	13	16
CB Harris Friday	2	2	0.0	17	15
S Brett Winders	2	1	0.0	12	17
OLB Harvey Ginste	1	0	1.0	15	11
DE Dan Batten	1	0	1.0	5	6
OLB Norman Colon	1	2	0.5	13	11
OLB Chris Spezzano	1	0	0.5	9	4
CB Archie Walters	1	1	0.0	7	9
OLB Tim Rawls	1	1	0.0	7	11
S Jerome Bumpers	1	0	0.0	16	9
OLB Howie Bellis	1	0	0.0	11	13
S Gino Swift	1	0	0.0	13	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jack Marsh	1.0	0	2	0	21
DT Everett Kinsella	0.0	0	1	0	7

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Harvey Ginste	1.0	0	11
DE Dan Batten	1.0	0	6
DE Austin Tomei	1.0	0	19
OLB Chris Spezzano	0.5	0	4
OLB Norman Colon	0.5	0	11
DT Percy Press	0.0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
DT Glenn Dorsey	2	0	17
CB Vinny Washington	2	0	16
ILB Sean Lee	2	0	15
CB Jerome Murphy	2	0	17
OLB Tommy Wyden	2	0	17
OLB Donald Yeager	2	0	14
S Jerry Peters	2	0	11
S Byron Schepis	1	1	17
ILB James Laurinaitis	1	0	6
CB Darrin Sebek	1	0	9

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Terry Hall	2	1	13
CB Nolan Carroll	2	0	19
CB Harris Friday	2	0	15
S Rodney Dunn	2	0	16
ILB George McDade	1	0	13
S Brett Winders	1	0	17
DT Jermaine Lowe	1	0	17
DT Percy Press	1	0	15
OLB Norman Colon	1	0	11
CB Archie Walters	1	0	9
OLB Tim Rawls	1	0	11
S Gino Swift	0	1	8

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jorge Lynn	2	7	19	0	14
Donald Buckner	2	5	12	1	16
Louis Vasquez	0	4	17	1	17
J.C. Iafrate	0	2	18	0	13
Jonathan Luigs	0	2	13	0	18
Terrance Cole	0	2	14	0	11
Kenyon Fulcher	0	0	15	2	16

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Winfred Malone	4	8	33	0	24
Gilbert McNeil	2	6	35	1	21
Terrell Disney	1	3	14	0	9
Dennis Rawls	1	3	23	0	17
Dean Breese	0	4	13	0	7
Norbert Crane	0	4	23	0	17
Travis Corbett	0	4	33	0	20
Jeremy Brakke	0	2	22	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Kendrick Green	3	12
Colin Saenz	1	17
Sean Lee	1	11
Vinny Washington	1	9
Lee Wright	1	5

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Golden Tate	2	18
Howie Bellis	1	22
Richard Quinn	1	16
Jack Richmond	1	16
Tim Rawls	1	13

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tommy Wyden	---	---	24	17	21	62
Jerome Murphy	---	---	27	17	17	61
Kendall Carswell	22	19	---	---	11	52
Vinny Washington	---	---	27	16	9	52
Sean Lee	---	---	25	15	11	51
Jack Marsh	---	---	26	21	1	48
Craig Sellers	---	---	26	17	5	48
Glenn Dorsey	---	---	23	17	5	45
Kendrick Green	---	---	22	10	12	44
Quentin Hammett	---	---	20	16	8	44
James Hardy	19	19	---	---	5	43
Donald Yeager	---	---	25	14	2	41
Byron Schepis	---	---	21	17	2	40
J.C. Iafrate	18	13	---	---	6	37
Jonathan Luigs	13	18	---	---	6	37
Louis Vasquez	17	17	---	---	3	37
Winfred Gilmore	11	11	---	---	15	37
Rich Goeas	---	---	21	14	1	36
Marshall Quaccia	13	9	---	---	13	35
D.J. Dole	---	---	23	12	---	35
Jorge Lynn	19	14	---	---	1	34
Montario Hardesty	5	6	---	---	22	33
Brock Pearson	12	15	---	---	6	33
Terrance Cole	14	11	---	---	7	32
Jerry Peters	---	---	18	11	3	32
Kenyon Fulcher	15	16	---	---	---	31
Broderick Hammond	16	14	---	---	---	30
Doug Worthington	---	---	15	11	4	30
Colin Saenz	5	7	---	---	17	29
Donald Buckner	12	16	---	---	---	28
Rhett Bomar	13	13	---	---	---	26
Eli Wolflick	---	---	12	9	5	26
Gabe Blasingame	13	12	---	---	---	25
Lee Wright	10	10	---	---	5	25
Ian McDaniel	5	11	---	---	9	25
Toby Barker	---	---	13	8	3	24
Phillip Rotzell	11	11	---	---	---	22
Everett Kinsella	---	---	8	7	5	20
Darrin Sebek	---	---	11	9	---	20
James Laurinaitis	---	---	8	6	3	17
Kirk Cole	0	2	---	---	10	12
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	7	7
Taylor Mehlhaff	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rod Washington	1	0	---	---	---	1
Jonathan Dees	---	---	1	0	---	1
Mack Lowe	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bruce Brizzolara	35	22	---	---	11	68
Gilbert McNeil	35	21	---	---	9	65
J.J. Sutton	36	24	---	---	---	60
Winfred Malone	33	24	---	---	1	58
Richard Quinn	22	18	---	---	16	56
Matt Skudris	17	16	---	---	23	56
Travis Corbett	33	20	---	---	---	53
Dennis Rawls	23	17	---	---	9	49
Howie Bellis	---	---	11	13	22	46
Golden Tate	14	12	---	---	18	44
Jeremy Brakke	22	13	---	---	7	42
Austin Tomei	---	---	19	19	3	41
Rodney Dunn	---	---	13	16	12	41
Norbert Crane	23	17	---	---	---	40
Terry Hall	---	---	16	13	8	37
Karl Burtner	24	12	---	---	---	36
Nolan Carroll	---	---	11	19	4	34
Harvey Ginste	---	---	15	11	7	33
Dean Stickney	19	8	---	---	6	33
Jermaine Lowe	---	---	13	17	2	32
Harris Friday	---	---	17	15	---	32
Brett Winders	---	---	12	17	2	31
Tim Rawls	---	---	7	11	13	31
George McDade	---	---	15	13	2	30
Cornell Upshaw	11	8	---	---	10	29
Tyson Jackson	---	---	13	15	1	29
Jack Richmond	6	7	---	---	16	29
Percy Press	---	---	14	15	---	29
Dave Thibodeau	---	---	16	12	---	28
Norman Colon	---	---	13	11	4	28
Jerome Bumpers	---	---	16	9	1	26
Terrell Disney	14	9	---	---	---	23
Archie Walters	---	---	7	9	7	23
Kurt Walsh	---	---	9	11	3	23
Gino Swift	---	---	13	8	1	22
Dean Breese	13	7	---	---	---	20
Chris Spezzano	---	---	9	4	5	18
Kris Kendle	3	4	---	---	9	16
Damian Williams	10	3	---	---	---	13
Kory Lichtensteiger	3	1	---	---	8	12
Dan Batten	---	---	5	6	1	12
Broderick DuBois	0	1	---	---	9	10
R.J. Lyons	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rusty Sheldon	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jason Rioux	0	0	---	---	1	1
Chad Lusk	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	5	1.7
Middle	12	17	1.4
Right	8	89	11.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	14	2.0
Middle	19	48	2.5
Right	10	79	7.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phillip Rotzell	11	8	1	0	2	1	0	0	0
Rhett Bomar	9	7	1	0	0	1	1	0	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Sutton	23	17	1	1	1	1	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	101	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	1	18	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	25	12.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	23	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	53	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	1	11	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	25	25.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Kendall Carswell	6	5	0	35	0	19
WR Broderick Hammond	3	2	1	43	1	14
WR Ian McDaniel	3	3	0	20	0	11
WR James Hardy	2	2	0	11	0	19
WR Colin Saenz	1	0	1	0	0	7
WR Kirk Cole	1	1	0	5	0	2
FB Marshall Quaccia	1	1	0	26	1	9
TE Winfred Gilmore	1	0	0	0	0	11
RB Gabe Blasingame	1	1	0	4	0	12
RB Montario Hardesty	1	0	0	0	0	6

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Bruce Brizzolara	9	7	1	41	0	22
WR Karl Burtner	4	3	0	34	1	12
TE Richard Quinn	2	0	0	0	0	18
FB Jeremy Brakke	2	2	0	16	0	13
RB Matt Skudris	2	2	0	9	0	16
TE Jack Richmond	1	1	0	1	0	7
WR Damian Williams	1	0	0	0	0	3
WR Golden Tate	1	1	0	8	0	12
RB Dean Stickney	1	1	0	3	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lee Wright	2	1	0.50	9.75

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dean Stickney	4	7	1.75	2.61

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Phillip Rotzell	3	3	20	6.67	6.55
Rhett Bomar	2	2	19	9.50	8.00

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.J. Sutton	1	1	11	11.00	4.87

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kendall Carswell	3	3	26	8.67	5.83
WR Ian McDaniel	2	2	13	6.50	6.67

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Bruce Brizzolara	1	1	11	11.00	4.56

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Rhett Bomar	2	0
Rod Washington	1	0
Lee Wright	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Dean Stickney	3	2
Matt Skudris	1	0
J.J. Sutton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phillip Rotzell	6	5	3
Rhett Bomar	2	1	1

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Sutton	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR James Hardy	2	2	1
WR Ian McDaniel	2	2	2
WR Colin Saenz	1	0	0
WR Kirk Cole	1	1	0
WR Broderick Hammond	1	1	1
RB Montario Hardesty	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Karl Burtner	2	1	1
TE Richard Quinn	2	0	0
TE Bruce Brizzolara	2	2	2
WR Damian Williams	1	0	0
WR Golden Tate	1	1	1
RB Matt Skudris	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 36,200 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,300 (19,600)
End Zone 7,900 (14,200)
Mezzanine 4,700 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 7,200 (12,500)
Club Seats 3,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	36,200 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,300 (19,600)
End Zone	7,900 (14,200)
Mezzanine	4,700 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	7,200 (12,500)
Club Seats	3,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (3,500)