Week 12, 2026

played in Buffalo, NY

44 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Detroit Lions03177-27
Buffalo Bills103010-23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:25 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 38 field goal
1Q: 07:04 BUF - Kendall Carswell 14 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
2Q: 13:46 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 22 field goal
2Q: 08:47 DET - Rusty Sheldon 40 field goal
3Q: 08:46 DET - Dean Stickney 9 run (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
3Q: 02:48 DET - Rusty Sheldon 20 field goal
3Q: 00:19 DET - Dean Stickney 8 run (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
4Q: 07:34 BUF - Kendall Carswell 7 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
4Q: 02:53 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 26 field goal
4Q: 02:46 DET - Karl Burtner 97 kickoff return (Rusty Sheldon extra point)

Team StatisticsDETBUF
Record1-104-7
First Downs1225
- by Rushing54
- by Passing621
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards218449
- Offensive Plays5578
- Yards per Play3.965.76
Net Rushing Yards6984
- Rushing Attempts2527
- Yards per Rush2.763.11
Net Passing Yards149365
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt29 - 17 - 148 - 29 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards155382
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/63/17
- Yards per Pass Play4.977.16
Fumbles/Lost0/02/2
3rd Down Conversions3/147/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.18.6
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards1/53/20
Punt Returns/Yards3/133/21
Kick Returns/Yards5/1775/102
Interception Ret./Yards3/401/11
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits34
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/12/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 37OWN 32
Time of Possession27:0632:54

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:181:21OWN 2039Punt
16:543:09OWN 20516Punt
213:402:35OWN 2439Punt
29:491:07OWN 37440Field Goal
24:140:12OWN 2310Interception
22:541:03OWN 2133Punt
20:220:22OPP 4439Missed FG
315:006:23OWN 291071Touchdown
37:451:18OWN 3231Punt
36:273:44OPP 28625Field Goal
30:580:46OPP 19219Touchdown
412:093:08OWN 20623Punt
47:261:29OWN 323-3Punt
41:430:32OPP 4331Punt
Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:42OWN 24455Field Goal
111:575:03OWN 401060Touchdown
13:455:05OWN 32963Field Goal
211:051:16OWN 35413Interception
28:424:28OWN 16819Punt
24:021:08OPP 4831Punt
21:511:29OWN 30630Fumble
38:370:52OWN 2035Punt
32:431:45OWN 19416Interception
30:123:03OWN 17620Punt
49:011:35OPP 19419Touchdown
45:573:11OWN 38753Field Goal
42:320:49OWN 35414Interception
41:111:11OWN 20671Game

Game MVP: Dan Batten, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Ricky Johnstone10202.001210
Dean Stickney8202.50902
Richard Quinn263.00500
Jeremy Brakke263.00500
J.J. Sutton2147.001010
Matt Skudris133.00300
BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Lee Wright14453.21800
Gabe Blasingame12373.081210
Marshall Quaccia122.00200

Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
J.J. Sutton29171551/6040158.9
BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Phillip Rotzell48293823/17254373.4

Receiving Statistics

DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Karl Burtner611437.1714130
FB Jeremy Brakke35258.3318170
TE Richard Quinn22115.50260
RB Dean Stickney22157.50790
TE Jack Richmond124040.0027400
RB Ricky Johnstone1122.00120
RB Matt Skudris111515.0012150
WR Broderick DuBois1244.00440
WR Cornell Upshaw0100.00000
WR Damian Williams0100.00000
WR Golden Tate0100.00000
BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Colin Saenz696811.3310270
WR Broderick Hammond668013.3327300
WR James Hardy4107919.7544540
TE Winfred Gilmore44379.256140
TE Kendall Carswell475914.7517222
WR Ian McDaniel232613.000150
FB Marshall Quaccia131616.003160
RB Gabe Blasingame1355.00050
FB Brent Randle111212.006120
RB Lee Wright0100.00000

Interception Statistics

DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD
DE Dan Batten12727.000
CB Nolan Carroll100.000
OLB Tom Ramthun11313.000
BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Darrin Sebek11111.000

Fumble Statistics

DetroitFumbRecovForceTD
Dave Thibodeau0100
Dennis Rawls0100
Cornell Upshaw0010
Dan Batten0010
BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
Kirk Cole1000
Phillip Rotzell1000

Punting Statistics

DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
R.J. Lyons827634.529.4460
BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Thomas Morstead416741.838.5491

Kicking Statistics

DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Rusty Sheldon2/31/20/1403/3
BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Taylor Mehlhaff3/30/00/0382/2

Punt Return Statistics

DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Matt Skudris3134.30
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Kirk Cole2168.00
Jerome Murphy155.00

Kick Return Statistics

DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Karl Burtner313645.31
Golden Tate24120.50
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Colin Saenz36220.70
Kirk Cole24020.00

Defensive Statistics

DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DT Percy Press621.02121
DE Tyson Jackson620.02431
ILB Oscar Hasselbach620.02038
S Brett Winders510.02247
S Jerome Bumpers510.02340
OLB Tom Ramthun500.01130
CB Harris Friday410.02237
OLB Chris Spezzano330.596
DT Dave Thibodeau300.01638
DE Austin Tomei300.01434
CB Nolan Carroll210.01237
OLB Norman Colon200.01621
CB Terry Hall200.01833
DE Dan Batten101.01531
DE Kelvin Margolies120.0628
ILB Kurt Walsh110.0711
S Rodney Dunn110.0620
DT Jermaine Lowe100.01218
RB Dean Stickney10---------
OLB Tim Rawls030.51319
CB Joey Greer020.0515
BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB James Laurinaitis910.01014
OLB Donald Yeager620.02026
OLB Tommy Wyden311.02121
CB Fernando Mathews310.01824
ILB Sean Lee300.01721
S Sherman Kufahl300.01922
S Kenny Sockanathan220.02128
DT Everett Kinsella210.01718
OLB Eli Wolflick210.01820
CB Benjamin King200.01416
TE Kendall Carswell20---------
CB Quentin Hammett200.01218
DE D.J. Dole110.01117
DE Craig Sellers110.057
WR Colin Saenz10---------
CB Jerome Murphy100.01312
OLB Jack Marsh100.069
FB Brent Randle10---------
DT Glenn Dorsey030.02123
CB Vinny Washington020.098
CB Darrin Sebek020.01613

Pass Rush Statistics

DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Dan Batten1.002031
DT Percy Press1.000021
OLB Chris Spezzano0.50006
OLB Tim Rawls0.500019
DE Kelvin Margolies0.002028
DT Dave Thibodeau0.001138
DE Tyson Jackson0.001031
DT Jermaine Lowe0.001018
BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Tommy Wyden1.000021
OLB Jack Marsh0.00119
DE Craig Sellers0.00107
OLB Eli Wolflick0.001020

Pass Defense Statistics

DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Brett Winders51047
ILB Oscar Hasselbach40038
S Jerome Bumpers30040
OLB Norman Colon30021
OLB Tom Ramthun21130
CB Terry Hall21033
OLB Chris Spezzano2006
CB Harris Friday20037
OLB Tim Rawls11019
CB Nolan Carroll10137
DE Kelvin Margolies10028
DT Jermaine Lowe10018
DE Austin Tomei10034
S Rodney Dunn10020
DE Dan Batten00131
BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Fernando Mathews30024
ILB James Laurinaitis21014
CB Benjamin King20016
ILB Sean Lee20021
OLB Eli Wolflick20020
CB Quentin Hammett20018
DT Everett Kinsella10018
S Sherman Kufahl10022
OLB Jack Marsh1009
S Kenny Sockanathan10028
DT Glenn Dorsey01023
DE D.J. Dole01017
CB Darrin Sebek00113

Blocking Statistics

DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Travis Corbett25022022
Dean Breese13011114
Winfred Malone13024026
Dennis Rawls12017024
Mike Iupati05124029
Ian Wheeler03017025
Jeremy Brakke02020021
BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jorge Lynn310024044
J.C. Iafrate36124033
Brock Pearson16022142
Kenyon Fulcher11027251
Jonathan Luigs01010026
Louis Vasquez01020042
Kendall Carswell01026042
Terrance Cole0106010

Special Teams Tackles

DetroitTacklesSTPlays
Cornell Upshaw323
Dean Stickney119
Jack Richmond117
Jeremy Brakke115
Broderick DuBois112
Ian Wheeler111
BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Darrin Sebek315
Kirk Cole122
Colin Saenz118
Byron Schepis110
Jonathan Luigs17

Participation

DetroitRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Brett Winders------2247574
Richard Quinn2426------2070
Jerome Bumpers------2340467
Nolan Carroll------12371362
Oscar Hasselbach------2038462
Harris Friday------2237160
Tyson Jackson------2431358
Dave Thibodeau------1638357
Tom Ramthun------11301657
Jeremy Brakke2021------1556
J.J. Sutton2530---------55
Mike Iupati2429---------53
Terry Hall------1833253
Ian Wheeler1725------1153
Dennis Rawls1724------1152
Winfred Malone2426------151
Austin Tomei------1434250
Dan Batten------1531147
Karl Burtner1324------744
Golden Tate1313------1844
Travis Corbett2222---------44
Percy Press------2121143
Dean Stickney815------1942
Broderick DuBois1416------1242
Jack Richmond1212------1741
Rodney Dunn------6201541
Kelvin Margolies------628640
Norman Colon------1621340
Tim Rawls------1319537
Dean Breese1114------1136
Cornell Upshaw48------2335
Jermaine Lowe------1218434
Matt Skudris22------2731
Joey Greer------515626
Gilbert McNeil96------1126
Ricky Johnstone159------125
Kurt Walsh------711725
Chris Spezzano------96116
Gino Swift------56213
Rusty Sheldon00------99
R.J. Lyons00------88
Kory Lichtensteiger14---------5
Damian Williams04---------4
Pat White00------33
Archie Walters------0022
Chad Lusk00---------0
BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Kendall Carswell2642------1381
Kenyon Fulcher2751------179
Phillip Rotzell2751---------78
Tommy Wyden------21212971
Jorge Lynn2444------169
Marshall Quaccia1828------2268
Louis Vasquez2042------567
James Hardy2142------164
Brock Pearson2242---------64
J.C. Iafrate2433------259
Colin Saenz1024------1852
Kenny Sockanathan------2128352
Broderick Hammond1529------549
Donald Yeager------2026349
Sherman Kufahl------1922748
Glenn Dorsey------2123246
Winfred Gilmore1414------1846
Lee Wright1426------646
Eli Wolflick------1820846
Fernando Mathews------1824345
Darrin Sebek------16131544
Jonathan Luigs1026------743
Benjamin King------14161343
Everett Kinsella------1718439
Sean Lee------1721139
Jerome Murphy------13121439
D.J. Dole------11171038
Ian McDaniel115------2036
Quentin Hammett------1218434
Gabe Blasingame1221---------33
Brent Randle49------1831
Kirk Cole05------2227
James Laurinaitis------1014327
Jonathan Dees------711624
Terrance Cole610------723
Jack Marsh------69520
Vinny Washington------98118
Donald Buckner27------615
Craig Sellers------57113
Byron Schepis------021012
Taylor Mehlhaff00------99
Thomas Morstead00------44
Mack Lowe00------33
Rhett Bomar00---------0
Rod Washington00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5153.0
Middle15453.0
Right591.8
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6172.8
Middle15573.8
Right6101.7
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
J.J. Sutton29171233311
BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Phillip Rotzell48294314713

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen65376.2
Short (0-8 Yds)1510674.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)525110.2
Long (19+ Yds)3000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen4271.8
Short (0-8 Yds)17111156.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)231523310.1
Long (19+ Yds)31279.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Karl Burtner116143024
FB Jeremy Brakke53025021
TE Richard Quinn22011026
TE Jack Richmond21040112
RB Dean Stickney22015015
WR Broderick DuBois2114016
WR Cornell Upshaw101008
WR Damian Williams100004
WR Golden Tate1000013
RB Ricky Johnstone110209
RB Matt Skudris1101502
BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR James Hardy104079142
WR Colin Saenz96068124
TE Kendall Carswell74159142
WR Broderick Hammond66080129
TE Winfred Gilmore44037014
FB Marshall Quaccia31016028
RB Gabe Blasingame3105021
WR Ian McDaniel32026015
FB Brent Randle1101209
RB Lee Wright1000026

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Ricky Johnstone210.502.00
Dean Stickney2178.502.50
BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Gabe Blasingame441.003.08
Lee Wright4102.503.21

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
J.J. Sutton44287.005.34
BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Phillip Rotzell43338.257.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Dean Stickney22157.507.50
WR Karl Burtner111111.003.91
RB Ricky Johnstone1122.002.00
BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Kendall Carswell222110.508.43
RB Gabe Blasingame1000.001.67
FB Brent Randle111212.0012.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DetroitRushesConversions
Ricky Johnstone31
Matt Skudris10
J.J. Sutton10
BuffaloRushesConversions
Marshall Quaccia11
Gabe Blasingame10
Lee Wright10

Third Down Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompConversions
J.J. Sutton962
BuffaloAttCompConversions
Phillip Rotzell1376

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargCatchConversions
WR Karl Burtner210
FB Jeremy Brakke221
WR Damian Williams100
WR Golden Tate100
RB Ricky Johnstone110
RB Matt Skudris110
RB Dean Stickney111
BuffaloTargCatchConversions
WR James Hardy321
TE Kendall Carswell311
WR Colin Saenz211
WR Broderick Hammond222
RB Gabe Blasingame200
FB Brent Randle111

SectionAttendance
Stadium20,900 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck8,500 (23,100)
End Zone5,100 (16,700)
Mezzanine1,900 (9,600)
Sideline Seats3,700 (14,800)
Club Seats1,500 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes200 (2,200)