# Lions Face Bills in Week 2

> Lions hope to avoid repeat of Week 1 collapse against Bills.
- Title: Lions Face Bills in Week 2 · Detroit Lions On SI | Shortify
- Summary: Lions hope to avoid repeat of Week 1 collapse against Bills. Detroit Lions face Josh Allen and Bills in Week 2 after losing to Saints in Week 1, with Allen's…
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- Source: Detroit Lions On SI — https://si.com/nfl/lions/onsi/odds-detroit-lions-defeat-buffalo-bills-week-two-2026
- Published: 2026-09-16T13:19:45+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: detroit lions, buffalo bills, josh allen, nfl, week 2, highmark stadium, bills mafia, dan campbell, sports
## Lions face Bills
Lions prepare for Thursday night game against Josh Allen and Bills.

> Lions certainly won't have it easy on thursday night facing josh allen and the buffalo bills
## Lions' Week 1 loss
Lions narrowly beat saints 31-30 in regular season opener.

> Detroit barely squeaked out a 31-30 victory against new orleans in its regular season opener
## Allen's performance
Allen passes for 334 yards and two touchdowns.

> Allen passed for 334 yards and two touchdowns, and added another two scores on the ground
## Lions' defensive struggle
Lions struggled against saints quarterback shough and receiver olave.

> It could be a bad omen for dan campbell's team, which had an extremely difficult time stopping saints quarterback tyler shough and receiver chris olave in the second half this past sunday
## Allen's history vs. Lions
Allen has 3-0 record against lions with five passing touchdowns.

> Allen, a four-time pro bowler and the league's most valuable player in 2024, is undoubtedly one of the game's very best passers
## Bills' new stadium
Bills play first game at highmark stadium with loud bills mafia.

> Allen and his teammates will have some extra motivation going into thursday's contest, with it being the first ever game played at the bills' new home stadium: highmark stadium
## Lions' risk
Lions risk losing if they play below a-level against bills.

> The lions can ill-afford to play a less than "a-level" game against the bills. And if they do, it will cost campbell & co. dearly on thursday night
## Key takeaway

Detroit Lions face Josh Allen and Bills in Week 2 after losing to Saints in Week 1, with Allen's strong performance against Lions history and new stadium atmosphere adding pressure.