WEEK 12
BUFFALO BILLS (7-3) @ DETROIT LIONS (4-6)
DATE: Thursday (11/24/22)
STADIUM: Ford Field
TIME: 12:30 PM ET
REFEREE: Clete Blakeman
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Bills lead all-time series, 6-4-1
STREAKS Bills have won last 3
LAST GAME 12/16/18: Lions 13 at Bills 14
LAST GAME AT SITE 10/5/14: Bills 17, Lions 14
BUFFALO BILLS
LAST WEEK: W 31-23 vs. Cleveland in Detroit
COACH VS. OPP. Sean McDermott: 1-0
PTS. FOR 28.1
OFFENSE 417.4
PASSING Josh Allen: 238-368-2,930-21-10-96.9
RUSHING Josh Allen (QB): 71-483-6.8-4
RECEIVING Stefon Diggs: 76-1,033-13.6-8
PTS. AGAINST 17.4
DEFENSE 327.4
SACKS Von Miller: 8
INTs Jordan Poyer: 4
TAKE/GIVE 0 (18/18)
PUNTING (NET) Sam Martin: 48.3 (43.7)
KICKING Tyler Bass: 93 (30/30 PAT; 21/24 FG)
BILLS NOTES
• QB JOSH ALLEN has 159 career combined pass & rush TD, tied 3rd-most by QB in 1st 5 seasons in NFL history. Has 6,414 pass yards (305.4 per game) & 57 TDs (48 pass, 9 rush) vs. 17 INTs for 101.3 rating in his past 21 road starts. Had 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs in last meeting. Is 2-0 on Thanksgiving with 6 TDs (5 pass, 1 rush) vs. 2 INTs for 122 rating. Aims for his 3rd in row on Thanksgiving with 115+ rating.
• RB DEVIN SINGLETARY rushed for season-high 86 yards last week & had 14thcareer rush TD. Has 90+ scrimmage yards in 3 of his past 4 on road.
• WR STEFON DIGGS had 8th rec. TD of season in Week 11. Has 1,033 rec. yards in 2022, his 5th-straight 1,000-yard season. Has 5+ catches & 70+ yards in 10 of his past 11 on road. Has 5+ catches & 65+ scrimmage yards in 6 of his 7 career games vs. Det. Aims for his 3rd in row on Thursday with TD catch & 7th in row on Thursday with 5+ catches.
• WR GABE DAVIS aims for his 3rd in row with 5+ catches & 65+ rec. yards.
• TE DAWSON KNOX tied his career high with 7 receptions last week. Had 2 rec. TDs on Thanksgiving last season (11/25/21 at NO).
• LB VON MILLER has 6 sacks in 5 road games in 2022 & aims for his 4th in row on road with sack. Has 10.5 sacks in 12 career Thursday games.
• LB TREMAINE EDMUNDS aims for his 4th in row on Thursday with 7+ tackles & 12th in row on road with 5+ tackles.
• LB MATT MILANO had 12 tackles, 3 TFL, 10th-career sack & 8th-career FR last week. Aims for his 5th in row with TFL.
• DT ED OLIVER had career-high 3 TFL last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with TFL & 3rd in row on Thanksgiving with 0.5+ sacks & PD.
DETROIT LIONS
LAST WEEK: W 31-18 at N.Y. Giants
COACH VS. OPP. Dan Campbell: 0-1
PTS. FOR 25.0
OFFENSE 366.6
PASSING Jared Goff: 209-327-2,442-15-7-92.8
RUSHING Jamaal Williams: 159-668-4.2-12
RECEIVING Amon-Ra St. Brown: 56-594-10.6-3
PTS. AGAINST 28.2
DEFENSE 415.9
SACKS Aidan Hutchinson (R): 5.5
INTs Kerby Joseph (R): 3
TAKE/GIVE +1 (13/12)
PUNTING (NET) Jack Fox: 48.6 (40.2)
KICKING Michael Badgley: 30 (12/12 PAT; 6/6 FG)
LIONS NOTES
• QB JARED GOFF completed 21 of 25 atts. (84 pct.) & had 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 121.8 rating on Thanksgiving last year (11/25/21 vs. Chi.)., highest single-game comp. pct. (min. 20 atts.) on holiday in NFL history. Has 13 TDs (12 pass, 1 rush) vs. 2 INTs for 112.3 rating in 6 career Thursday starts. Has 100+ rating in 3 of his past 4 home starts & 2+ TD passes in 8 of his past 9 at home. Passed for 321 yards & had 3 TDs (2 pass, 1 rush) vs. INT for 111.6 rating in his only career start vs. Buf. (9/27/20 w/ LAR).
• RB JAMAAL WILLIAMS had career-high 3 rush TDs in Week 11 & became 4th RB (Shaun Alexander, Preist Holmes & HOFer LaDainian Tomlinson) with 5+ games (5) of 2+ rush TDs in his team’s 1st 10 games of season since 2000. Leads NFL with 12 rush TDs. Aims for his 4th in row at home with 75+ scrimmage yards.
• RB D’ANDRE SWIFT had 3rd rush TD of season last week. Has TD in 4 of his past 5 at home. Aims for his 3rd in row with rush TD.
• WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN led team with 7 receptions for 76 yards last week. Has 7+ catches in 6 of his past 7 at home & aims for his 8th in row at home with 50+ rec. yards.
• DL AIDAN HUTCHINSON had 2nd-career INT & 1st-career FR last week. Is 2nd rookie (Leslie O’Neal) with 5+ sacks (5.5) & 2+ INTs (2) in his 1st 10 career games since 1982.
• DL ALIM MCNEILL had 1st sack of season & career-high 3 TFL last week.
• CB WILL HARRIS had 8 tackles & 1st FF of season in Week 11. Aims for his 5th in row with 6+ tackles.
• S KERBY JOSEPH had 3rd INT of season last week & is only rookie with 3+ INTs & 2+ FFs (2) in 2022.
• S DESHON ELLIOTT had 8 tackles last week. Has 5+ tackles in 8 of his 9 games in 2022.
