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Bills cruise past Lions to christen new home behind Josh Allen's five-touchdown performance

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Martin, C. (2026, September 18). Bills cruise past Lions to christen new home behind Josh Allen's five-touchdown performance. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/bills-cruise-past-lions-christen-new-home-josh-allen-five-touchdown-performance

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On Thursday night, the Buffalo Bills won their first regular-season game at the newly opened Highmark Stadium with a convincing 41-31 victory over the Detroit Lions. Star quarterback Josh Allen threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more, marking his fourth career five-touchdown performance. The $2.1 billion stadium, which includes advanced features like underground heating coils to maintain the natural grass field year-round, saw Buffalo’s offense dominate in front of 60,108 fans.

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Allen recorded the fourth five-touchdown game of his career Thursday, one week after throwing two touchdown passes and running for two more in a 36-31 season-opening win over the Houston Texans.

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2026-09-18 · Fox News

Bills cruise past Lions to christen new home behind Josh Allen's five-touchdown performance · assertive framing

Claims (22 extracted, 2 hedged)

The wait for regular-season football at the Buffalo Bills' new home ended Thursday night, when Highmark Stadium hosted its first regular-season game. asserted

Stadium → end → game

Right on cue, Buffalo's star quarterback Josh Allen orchestrated a picture-perfect first half as the home team raced to a 27-10 halftime lead over the Detroit Lions. asserted

team → orchestrate → Lions

Allen threw three touchdown passes and ran for two scores to power the Bills to a 41-31 victory. asserted

Allen → throw → victory

This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. uncertain

page → contain → partners

If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. uncertain

News → sign → wager

This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom. asserted

that → create → newsroom

Allen recorded the fourth five-touchdown game of his career Thursday, one week after throwing two touchdown passes and running for two more in a 36-31 season-opening win over the Houston Texans. asserted

Allen → record → Texans

The $2.1 billion stadium that officially opened last month was built across the street from the Bills' former home. asserted

that → open → home

Allen followed the pregame fireworks celebration with more fireworks of his own by overseeing touchdown drives on each of Buffalo’s first four possessions. asserted

Allen → follow → possessions

Bills running back James Cook had 134 yards rushing and put the game away with a 1-yard TD run with just under three minutes remaining. asserted

Cook → have → minutes

Allen’s two rushing touchdowns upped his career total to 83, moving him into a tie for 18th on the NFL list with Jim Taylor. asserted

touchdowns → up → Taylor

He also picked up his 90th regular-season victory, becoming one of just four quarterbacks to reach that milestone in their first nine seasons. asserted

He → pick → seasons

The Lions were undone by an injury-depleted defense, and a banged-up offensive line that had difficulty opening holes for Jahmyr Gibbs and protecting Jared Goff. asserted

that → undo → Goff

After rallying from a 21-0 deficit to cut Buffalo’s lead to 34-24, the Lions' offense stalled midway through the fourth quarter. asserted

offense → rally → quarter

Backed up at their own 10, the Lions went three-and-out and were forced to punt after Goff had two passes tipped by Deone Walker, and Gibbs was stopped for no gain. asserted

Gibbs → back → gain

Goff finished 26 of 38 for 327 yards and four touchdowns, while Amon-Ra St. Brown had nine catches for 142 yards and two scores. asserted

Brown → finish → yards

Gibbs scored on an 11-yard catch but was limited to 52 rushing yards, and Sam LaPorta added a 1-yard touchdown reception. asserted

LaPorta → score → reception

Despite being an open-air facility, the Bills' new home was designed to withstand Buffalo’s weather. asserted

home → design → weather

Underground heating coils keep the natural-grass field from freezing, while roof sensors monitor snowfall and activate the world’s largest stadium snow-melt system. asserted

sensors → keep → system

The new stadium will also shield most fans from the wind with its 360-degree canopy. asserted

stadium → shield → canopy

Highmark Stadium seats 60,108 fans, about 10,000 fewer than its predecessor. asserted

Stadium → seat → predecessor

The Associated Press contributed to this report. asserted

Press → contribute → report