THE WHY BEHIND THE GAME
Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions.
Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs.
The Bills and Lions have met 8 times since 2002. It is usually close: 7 of the 8 games were decided by 8 points or fewer. The Bills have won the last 6 meetings. The most recent meeting, in 2026, went to the Bills, 41–31.
- Regular season
- BUF 7 · DET 1
- Playoffs
- No meetings
- Home record
- BUF 4–0 · DET 1–3
- Points per meeting
- BUF 25.4 · DET 21.8
- Current streak
- BUF won the last 6
- BUF biggest win
- By 10 · DET 31, BUF 41 (2026)
- DET biggest win
- By 3 · BUF 17, DET 20 (2006)
Every meeting
| Season | Game | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Week 2 | DET 31, BUF 41 | BUF |
| 2024 | Week 15 | BUF 48, DET 42 | BUF |
| 2022 | Week 12 | BUF 28, DET 25 | BUF |
| 2018 | Week 15 | DET 13, BUF 14 | BUF |
| 2014 | Week 5 | BUF 17, DET 14 | BUF |
| 2010 | Week 10 | DET 12, BUF 14 | BUF |
| 2006 | Week 6 | BUF 17, DET 20 | DET |
| 2002 | Week 8 | DET 17, BUF 24 | BUF |
Results through (Eastern time).
From WHYNFL's results archive, which begins in 1999. Regular season and playoffs, counted by franchise: Raiders games include Oakland, Chargers games San Diego, Rams games St. Louis.