TV: CBS (4:25 PM ET): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson (field reporter)
All-Time Series History Regular Season: BUF leads series, 7-4-1 (won 6 of past 7)
The Last Time… Regular Season: 11/24/22: BUF 28 at DET 25
HEAD COACHES
Sean McDermott vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 2-0 Reg. Season: 83-44 (.654) Postseason: 5-6 (.455)
Dan Campbell vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 0-2 Reg. Season: 41-34-1 (.546) Postseason: 2-1 (.667)
BILLS NOTES
• BILLS clinched AFC East division title for 5th-straight year, longest streak in franchise history. Lead AFC with 30.5 points per game. • QB JOSH ALLEN totaled 424 yards (342 pass, 82 rush) & career-high 6 TDs (3 pass, 3 rush) with 0 INTs for 117.2 rating last week, becoming 1st player in NFL history with 3 TD passes & 3 rush TDs in a game. Has 5 career games with 2+ TD passes & 2+ rush TDs, most in NFL history. Aims for 5th in row with rush TD & 3rd in row with 2+ TD passes. Totaled 331 yards (253 pass, 78 rush) & 3 TDs (2 pass, 1 rush) in last meeting. Ranks 2nd among QBs with 9 rush TDs in 2024, 5th-career season with 8+ rush TDs, most-ever by QB. • RB JAMES COOK has rush TD in 3 of past 4. Has 7 TDs (6 rush, 1 rec.) in his 6 road games this season. Ranks tied-5th in NFL with career-high 11 rush TDs in 2024. • RB TY JOHNSON had season-high 55 rec. yards & TD catch in Week 14. • WR KHALIL SHAKIR had 5 catches for team-high 106 yards & TD last week. Has 5+ catches & 50+ rec. yards in 6 of past 7 overall & in 5 of 6 road games this season. • WR AMARI COOPER had 6 catches for season-best 95 yards in Week 14. • WR MACK HOLLINS aims for 3rd in row with rec. TD. • LB TERREL BERNARD had 10 tackles last week, 6th-straight game with 8+ tackles. • LB VON MILLER has TFL in 2 of past 3. • DE GREG ROUSSEAU has TFL in 3 of past 4 on road. Has 8 TFL in his past 4 vs. NFC. • CB CHRISTIAN BENFORD set season highs in tackles (8) & PD (2) last week. Aims for 4th in row with PD. • S TAYLOR RAPP led team with career-high 13 tackles in Week 14. Aims for 9th in row with 5+ tackles. • S DAMAR HAMILIN tied career high with 12 tackles last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 5+ tackles. Had 6 tackles in last meeting.
LIONS NOTES
• DETROIT clinched playoff berth for 2nd-straight season, 1st time making postseason in consecutive years since 1993-95. • QB JARED GOFF passed for 283 yards & 3 TDs vs. INT for 109.7 rating last week. Ranks 2nd among qualified passers in rating (109.1) & comp. pct. (72.4) in 2024. Is only QB with 25+ TD passes in each of past 3 seasons & only QB with 3,000+ pass yards in each of past 8 seasons. Has 14 TDs vs. INT for 137 rating in his past 5 at home & aims for his 6th in row at home with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating. Has 5 TDs (4 pass, 1 rush) vs. INT for 104.8 rating in 2 career starts vs. Buf. • RB JAHMYR GIBBS had 6 catches, 73 scrimmage yards (43 rush, 30 rec.) & 3rdcareer TD catch last week. Has career highs in scrimmage yards (1,328), rush yards (1,016) & scrimmage TDs (12) in 2024. Is only player with 70+ scrimmage yards in 13 games this season. Has 11 TDs (9 rush, 2 rec.) in his past 12 at home. • RB DAVID MONTGOMERY had season-high 5 catches, 84 scrimmage yards (51 rush, 33 rec.) & 12th rush TD of season last week, tied 3rd-most in NFL in 2024. Has 12 rush TDs in 13 reg. season home games with Det. Has 1,081 scrimmage yards in 2024 & is 1 of 4 (Derrick Henry, Josh Jacobs & Alvin Kamara) with 1,000+ scrimmage yards in each of past 6 seasons. • WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN has 5+ catches in 5 of his past 6 at home & aims for his 7th in row overall with 5+ catches. Needs 4 catches to become 3rd player ever with 400+ catches in 1st 4 seasons. Had 9 catches for 122 yards & rec. TD in last meeting. • WR JAMESON WILLIAMS led team with 80 rec. yards last week. Aims for his 4th in row with 5+ catches. Has 75+ rec. yards in 5 of his 6 home games in 2024. • TE SAM LAPORTA had 5 catches last week. Leads all TEs with 15 rec. TDs since 2023. • DB KERBY JOSEPH has 5 PD & 3 INTs in his past 5 at home. • DB BRIAN BRANCH had 4th TFL of season last week. Ranks tied-1st in NFC with 13 PD in 2024. • CB CARLTON DAVIS had 4th-career FF last week. Has 5 PD in his past 4 at home. • LB JACK CAMPBELL has 6+ tackles in 6 of his 7 games in 2024. • DL ZA’DARIUS SMITH aims for his 3rd in row overall & 3rd in row vs. Buf. with a sack.
