Since last playing Lions in 2022, the Bills have revamped their offense, lost several key defenders, yet continue to hum
Allen Park — It’s been a couple years since the Detroit Lions have seen the Buffalo Bills. They last came to town for Thanksgiving in 2022, handing the Lions their only loss in a seven-game stretch.
It was a wildly entertaining game between one of the league’s top teams and a Lions squad that was starting to turn a corner in coach Dan Campbell’s second season.
Winners of three straight after a 1-6 start, the Lions went toe-to-toe with the Bills in front of the nationally televised audience, tying the game with under a minute remaining in the fourth quarter before quarterback Josh Allen led a quick-strike drive with two completions and a scramble that put the Bills in field goal range for a 45-yard game-winner.
The Bills wouldn’t lose again in the regular season that year, and even though they’ve fallen short of a coveted Super Bowl appearance, they’ve won at least 10 games six straight seasons under coach Sean McDermott. Additionally, they've secured a fifth consecutive AFC East crown this year.
Championship appearance or not, they’ve been one of the league’s premier franchises for the past several years.