NFL · 2026
Buffalo BillsAFC East - .000 pct vThu 17 Sep, 8:15 PM EDT Detroit LionsNFC North - .000 pct
Match resultBuffalo 65%Tie <1%Detroit 35%
What this game means
The three ways this game can go. Pick a result to see where it leaves every race each club is in.
At projected kickoff, this game is expected to move their regular-season chances by 8% on average. The result scenarios below are conditional on today's forecast cutoff, showing where each result leads from this forecast.
The result is worth up to 17 points in the Playoffs race.
Buffalo Bills
Playoffs63%
Division39%
Conferenceseason odds10%
Super Bowlseason odds5%
Byeseason odds10%
Detroit Lions
Playoffs54%
Division28%
Conferenceseason odds6%
Super Bowlseason odds2%
Byeseason odds7%
Buffalo winPlayoffsBuffalo Bills63%81%▲ +18Detroit Lions54%56%▲ +2
TiePlayoffsBuffalo Bills63%78%▲ +15Detroit Lions54%69%▲ +15
Detroit winPlayoffsBuffalo Bills63%65%▲ +2Detroit Lions54%74%▲ +20
The race they're in
Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.
AFC East · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
0-0-0New EnglandDivision44%0-0-0.000-0-0-0BuffaloDivision39%0-0-0.000-0-0-0MiamiDivision13%0-0-0.000-NFC North · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
0-0-0DetroitDivision28%0-0-0.000-0-0-0MinnesotaDivision28%0-0-0.000-0-0-0ChicagoDivision24%0-0-0.000-The wild card · top 7 in the AFC qualify
PlayoffsW-L-TPCTWCGB
0-0-0DenverPlayoffs79%0-0-0.0000-0-0HoustonPlayoffs76%0-0-0.0000-0-0BuffaloPlayoffs63%0-0-0.000The wild card · top 7 in the NFC qualify