Week 12, 2026

played in Buffalo, NY

42 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Detroit Lions	3	7	3	10	-	23
Buffalo Bills	7	13	7	3	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:03 DET - Ernie Fletcher 44 field goal
1Q: 05:35 BUF - Richard Langfahl 1 run (Efrain Stewart extra point)
2Q: 14:34 BUF - J.C. Giles 5 run (Efrain Stewart extra point)
2Q: 09:17 DET - Calvin Smithson 22 pass from Deron Heimulu (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
2Q: 05:46 BUF - Efrain Stewart 24 field goal
2Q: 00:03 BUF - Efrain Stewart 40 field goal
3Q: 11:38 BUF - Ike Fleming 1 run (Efrain Stewart extra point)
3Q: 02:21 DET - Ernie Fletcher 31 field goal
4Q: 11:18 BUF - Efrain Stewart 29 field goal
4Q: 09:24 DET - Calvin Smithson 32 pass from Deron Heimulu (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
4Q: 07:47 DET - Ernie Fletcher 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:03 DET - Ernie Fletcher 44 field goal
1Q: 05:35 BUF - Richard Langfahl 1 run (Efrain Stewart extra point)
2Q: 14:34 BUF - J.C. Giles 5 run (Efrain Stewart extra point)
2Q: 09:17 DET - Calvin Smithson 22 pass from Deron Heimulu (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
2Q: 05:46 BUF - Efrain Stewart 24 field goal
2Q: 00:03 BUF - Efrain Stewart 40 field goal
3Q: 11:38 BUF - Ike Fleming 1 run (Efrain Stewart extra point)
3Q: 02:21 DET - Ernie Fletcher 31 field goal
4Q: 11:18 BUF - Efrain Stewart 29 field goal
4Q: 09:24 DET - Calvin Smithson 32 pass from Deron Heimulu (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
4Q: 07:47 DET - Ernie Fletcher 42 field goal

Team Statistics DET BUF
Record 6-5 7-4
First Downs 18 24
- by Rushing 4 10
- by Passing 12 14
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 435 454
- Offensive Plays 59 64
- Yards per Play 7.37 7.09
Net Rushing Yards 127 112
- Rushing Attempts 19 37
- Yards per Rush 6.68 3.03
Net Passing Yards 308 342
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 25 - 0 26 - 18 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 328 348
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/20 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 7.70 12.67
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/49 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/61 1/30
Interception Ret./Yards 3/17 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 30
Time of Possession 27:41 32:19

Team Statistics	DET	BUF
Record	6-5	7-4
First Downs	18	24
- by Rushing	4	10
- by Passing	12	14
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	435	454
- Offensive Plays	59	64
- Yards per Play	7.37	7.09
Net Rushing Yards	127	112
- Rushing Attempts	19	37
- Yards per Rush	6.68	3.03
Net Passing Yards	308	342
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 25 - 0	26 - 18 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	328	348
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/20	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	7.70	12.67
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/49	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/61	1/30
Interception Ret./Yards	3/17	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 30
Time of Possession	27:41	32:19

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:04	OWN 9	4	64	Field Goal
1	5:28	3:37	OWN 25	6	37	Missed FG
2	14:25	5:21	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
2	5:40	3:15	OWN 16	4	30	Punt
2	1:14	0:46	OWN 45	4	22	Missed FG
3	11:28	1:23	OWN 25	4	26	Fumble
3	8:38	2:43	OWN 20	4	29	Punt
3	4:02	1:47	50	4	36	Field Goal
4	11:11	2:01	OWN 38	7	62	Touchdown
4	8:33	0:51	OPP 27	3	2	Field Goal
4	6:38	1:24	OWN 39	3	9	Punt
4	2:27	1:53	OWN 18	8	31	Fumble

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:56	6:28	OWN 21	10	79	Touchdown
1	1:51	2:26	OWN 45	6	55	Touchdown
2	9:04	3:24	OWN 25	7	68	Field Goal
2	2:25	1:11	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 43	2	34	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:32	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
3	10:05	1:27	OPP 40	4	31	Interception
3	5:55	1:53	OWN 6	4	11	Interception
3	2:15	6:04	OWN 25	10	63	Field Goal
4	9:10	0:37	OWN 25	2	4	Interception
4	7:42	1:04	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	5:14	2:47	OWN 16	6	36	Punt
4	0:34	0:34	OPP 49	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Deron Heimulu, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
D.J. McDaniel	17	117	6.88	34	3
Deron Heimulu	1	6	6.00	6	0
Melvin Flowers	1	4	4.00	4	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richard Langfahl	14	26	1.86	11	1	1
Ike Fleming	10	21	2.10	6	0	1
J.C. Giles	7	42	6.00	13	1	1
Tommy Sampson	6	23	3.83	18	1	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Deron Heimulu	36	25	328	4/20	2	56	0	116.4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.C. Giles	26	18	348	1/6	0	50	3	72.3

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Calvin Smithson	10	14	157	15.70	88	32	2
TE Drew Tetreault	5	7	28	5.60	3	8	0
WR Levi Anthony	4	4	46	11.50	10	16	0
WR Benjamin Franz	2	4	21	10.50	1	15	0
RB D.J. McDaniel	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Melvin Flowers	1	2	56	56.00	54	56	0
TE Chris Gordon	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE J.C. Lester	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Gregory Wagner	6	6	131	21.83	94	50
WR Collin Ganser	5	7	105	21.00	55	31
WR Gary Powers	2	2	37	18.50	4	22
TE Brady Grant	2	6	37	18.50	21	24
FB A.J. Bressany	1	1	15	15.00	11	15
RB Richard Langfahl	1	1	19	19.00	21	19
RB Tommy Sampson	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
TE Jonathan Kovel	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dwight Henson	2	17	8.50	0
ILB Chris Loomis	1	0	0.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Deron Heimulu	2	0	0	0

Buffalo	Recov	Force
Howie Palacios	1	0
Jason Booker	1	0
Toby Chandler	0	1
Jimmy Berns	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herb Hudson	3	135	45.0	38.3	54	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Don Perliman	3	108	36.0	31.3	38	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ernie Fletcher	3/5	2/4	0/2	44	2/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Efrain Stewart	3/3	1/1	0/0	40	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Smithson	2	14	7.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
D.J. McDaniel	3	61	20.3	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Collin Ganser	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chris Loomis	10	3	0.0	37	26
OLB Al Foltz	9	3	0.0	35	26
CB Dwight Henson	7	1	0.0	37	27
S Maxwell Grolsko	6	0	0.0	36	21
OLB Donny George	5	0	0.0	25	17
DE Winston Dodge	4	0	1.0	30	24
S Brant Jamison	4	3	0.0	34	27
DT Daryl Delgado	2	2	0.0	30	21
DT Salvador Terrell	2	1	0.0	15	7
DT Ellis Ogden	1	1	0.0	18	17
G Bernie Wheeler	1	0	---	---	---
CB Roberto Gilman	1	0	0.0	14	14
CB DeAndre Samuels	1	0	0.0	36	27
S Darrin Giles	0	1	0.0	2	5
DE Tyler Bajorek	0	1	0.0	32	23

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gus Spencer	11	0	0.0	19	40
ILB Quentin Clayton	5	0	0.0	11	20
DE Danny McGinnis	4	2	1.0	18	23
ILB Donnie Burkhardt	4	2	0.0	19	30
DE Jimmy Berns	3	2	1.0	18	32
S Troy Bannan	3	4	0.0	19	38
CB Marty Maple	3	1	0.0	19	40
OLB Sean George	3	1	0.0	7	25
S Braxton Small	2	1	1.0	11	20
CB R.J. Altuna	2	1	0.0	6	9
CB Francisco Boerigter	2	0	0.0	19	38
OLB Howie Palacios	1	2	0.5	19	34
DE Toby Chandler	1	0	0.5	0	9
CB Levon Murphy	1	1	0.0	2	16
TE Jonathan Kovel	1	0	---	---	---
QB J.C. Giles	1	0	---	---	---
WR Collin Ganser	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Phillip Cooley	1	0	0.0	0	8
DT Cooper Brost	0	1	0.0	15	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Winston Dodge	1.0	0	0	0	24
DE Tyler Bajorek	0.0	1	1	1	23
DT Salvador Terrell	0.0	1	0	0	7
DT Ellis Ogden	0.0	0	0	1	17

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Braxton Small	1.0	1	0	20
DE Jimmy Berns	1.0	1	0	32
DE Danny McGinnis	1.0	0	0	23
DE Toby Chandler	0.5	0	1	9
OLB Howie Palacios	0.5	0	0	34
OLB Ricardo Sawyer	0.0	1	0	12
DT Cooper Brost	0.0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dwight Henson	4	1	2	27
OLB Al Foltz	4	0	0	26
OLB Donny George	3	0	0	17
ILB Chris Loomis	2	1	1	26
S Brant Jamison	2	0	0	27
CB Roberto Gilman	1	0	0	14
DE Winston Dodge	1	0	0	24
CB DeAndre Samuels	1	0	0	27

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Gus Spencer	6	0	40
ILB Donnie Burkhardt	3	0	30
S Troy Bannan	2	1	38
CB Francisco Boerigter	2	1	38
CB Marty Maple	2	0	40
ILB Quentin Clayton	2	0	20
OLB Sean George	2	0	25
CB Levon Murphy	1	1	16
S Braxton Small	1	0	20
CB R.J. Altuna	1	0	9
OLB Howie Palacios	1	0	34
DE Danny McGinnis	1	0	23
ILB Phillip Cooley	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Maurice Hakeem	2	7	19	1	40
Bernie Wheeler	2	5	19	1	40
Jace Pearl	2	3	19	1	40
Collin Franklin	1	2	19	0	40
Brayden Luce	1	1	19	1	40

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Paul Newhart	3	6	37	0	27
Percy Lubienski	2	6	37	0	27
Nicholas Nguyen	2	5	37	0	27
Dustin Foreman	0	6	37	0	27
Jaylen Alston	0	4	37	1	27
A.J. Bressany	0	2	15	0	1
Brady Grant	0	1	33	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Dominic Whalen	1	19

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Gary Powers	2	15
Ricardo Sawyer	1	20
Kurt Lafrance	1	18
Braxton Small	1	18

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Maurice Hakeem	19	40	---	---	14	73
Benjamin Franz	17	33	---	---	20	70
Bernie Wheeler	19	40	---	---	8	67
Brayden Luce	19	40	---	---	8	67
Chris Loomis	---	---	37	26	4	67
Dwight Henson	---	---	37	27	3	67
DeAndre Samuels	---	---	36	27	4	67
Jace Pearl	19	40	---	---	8	67
Al Foltz	---	---	35	26	3	64
Brant Jamison	---	---	34	27	3	64
Daryl Delgado	---	---	30	21	11	62
Maxwell Grolsko	---	---	36	21	4	61
Deron Heimulu	19	40	---	---	---	59
Calvin Smithson	17	38	---	---	4	59
Collin Franklin	19	40	---	---	---	59
Tyler Bajorek	---	---	32	23	2	57
Winston Dodge	---	---	30	24	2	56
Drew Tetreault	18	38	---	---	---	56
D.J. McDaniel	17	24	---	---	6	47
Chris Gordon	6	17	---	---	23	46
Donny George	---	---	25	17	3	45
Roberto Gilman	---	---	14	14	11	39
Levi Anthony	7	20	---	---	11	38
Ellis Ogden	---	---	18	17	2	37
Tom McIntyre	9	7	---	---	20	36
Josiah Beechler	---	---	16	6	4	26
Salvador Terrell	---	---	15	7	---	22
Maurice Kariger	---	---	3	0	18	21
Dominic Whalen	0	0	---	---	19	19
Gus Bauer	---	---	3	1	14	18
Melvin Flowers	2	15	---	---	1	18
Jim Porter	---	---	0	1	13	14
Ernie Fletcher	0	0	---	---	11	11
Randy Preston	---	---	0	1	8	9
Xavier Arntson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Herb Hudson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Darrin Giles	---	---	2	5	1	8
Desmond Curtis	---	---	1	5	1	7
J.C. Lester	2	5	---	---	---	7
Parker Ardizzone	---	---	3	1	3	7
Hunter Caldwell	0	3	---	---	---	3
Luis Garrett	0	0	---	---	3	3
Gavin Spangler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lawrence Villa	0	0	---	---	---	0
Earl Walton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Logan Levine	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dustin Foreman	37	27	---	---	6	70
Paul Newhart	37	27	---	---	6	70
Percy Lubienski	37	27	---	---	6	70
Nicholas Nguyen	37	27	---	---	6	70
Brady Grant	33	27	---	---	9	69
Francisco Boerigter	---	---	19	38	11	68
Collin Ganser	32	23	---	---	12	67
Marty Maple	---	---	19	40	8	67
J.C. Giles	37	27	---	---	---	64
Gregory Wagner	37	27	---	---	---	64
Gus Spencer	---	---	19	40	5	64
Jaylen Alston	37	27	---	---	---	64
Troy Bannan	---	---	19	38	5	62
Howie Palacios	---	---	19	34	4	57
Jimmy Berns	---	---	18	32	4	54
Donnie Burkhardt	---	---	19	30	4	53
Braxton Small	---	---	11	20	18	49
Gary Powers	18	14	---	---	15	47
Jonathan Kovel	10	15	---	---	21	46
Danny McGinnis	---	---	18	23	2	43
Richard Langfahl	18	9	---	---	16	43
Cooper Brost	---	---	15	21	3	39
Ricardo Sawyer	---	---	3	12	20	35
A.J. Bressany	15	1	---	---	18	34
Quentin Clayton	---	---	11	20	3	34
Sean George	---	---	7	25	2	34
R.J. Altuna	---	---	6	9	16	31
Levon Murphy	---	---	2	16	5	23
Ike Fleming	11	8	---	---	2	21
Kurt Lafrance	0	1	---	---	18	19
Kaleb May	---	---	0	6	9	15
Tommy Sampson	8	7	---	---	---	15
Toby Chandler	---	---	0	9	5	14
Jeremy Sawyer	---	---	0	11	2	13
Jason Booker	---	---	4	8	---	12
Efrain Stewart	0	0	---	---	9	9
Phillip Cooley	---	---	0	8	1	9
Johnathan Meier	0	0	---	---	6	6
Roosevelt Greene	3	3	---	---	---	6
Don Perliman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Carlos Flowers	---	---	0	0	3	3
Jackson Stecker	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.T. Thornton	---	---	0	0	---	0
Ron Nord	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bill Kemp	0	0	---	---	---	0
C.J. Humphries	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	8	29	3.6
Right	7	84	12.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	42	4.2
Middle	20	49	2.5
Right	6	22	3.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Deron Heimulu	36	25	6	4	0	3	4	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.C. Giles	26	18	8	0	0	2	1	2	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	78	9.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	128	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	90	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	32	10.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	108	21.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	129	9.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	44	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	67	16.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Smithson	14	10	157	5	38
TE Drew Tetreault	7	5	28	0	38
WR Benjamin Franz	4	2	21	0	33
WR Levi Anthony	4	4	46	0	20
RB D.J. McDaniel	2	1	3	0	24
RB Melvin Flowers	2	1	56	1	15
TE Chris Gordon	2	1	7	0	17
TE J.C. Lester	1	1	10	0	5

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Collin Ganser	7	5	105	3	23
TE Brady Grant	6	2	37	1	27
WR Gregory Wagner	6	6	131	3	27
WR Gary Powers	2	2	37	1	14
RB Tommy Sampson	2	1	4	0	7
TE Jonathan Kovel	1	0	0	0	15
FB A.J. Bressany	1	1	15	0	1
RB Richard Langfahl	1	1	19	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
D.J. McDaniel	1	3	3.00	6.88

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ike Fleming	6	4	0.67	2.10
Richard Langfahl	3	14	4.67	1.86
J.C. Giles	1	5	5.00	6.00
Tommy Sampson	1	0	0.00	3.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Deron Heimulu	2	1	2	1.00	9.11

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.C. Giles	4	2	19	4.75	13.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB D.J. McDaniel	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
WR Calvin Smithson	1	1	2	2.00	11.21

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Brady Grant	2	0	0	0.00	6.17
WR Collin Ganser	1	1	15	15.00	15.00
RB Tommy Sampson	1	1	4	4.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Ike Fleming	2	1
J.C. Giles	1	1
Richard Langfahl	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Deron Heimulu	14	11	6

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.C. Giles	7	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Calvin Smithson	7	6	3
WR Levi Anthony	2	2	2
WR Benjamin Franz	1	0	0
RB Melvin Flowers	1	0	0
TE Chris Gordon	1	1	0
TE Drew Tetreault	1	1	0
TE J.C. Lester	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Brady Grant	3	1	1
WR Gregory Wagner	2	2	1
WR Gary Powers	1	1	1
WR Collin Ganser	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)