Get ready for some serious fireworks this Thursday night because the Over/Under for the Buffalo Bills versus Detroit Lions game is sitting at a whopping 54.5 points. That’s not just high, folks, it’s the highest of the entire week, by a full four points. If Week 1 was any indication, this one’s gonna be an absolute shootout as both teams bring their high-octane offenses to the new Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York.
Week 1 Was Just a Warm-Up for These Offensive Juggernauts
Both the Bills and Lions kicked off their seasons with games that were, let’s just say, *events*. Buffalo rolled into Houston and pulled off a come-from-behind 36-31 win against an AFC contender, lighting up what many consider one of the best defenses in the league. On the other side, Detroit had a wild ride themselves, blowing a 21-0 lead against the New Orleans Saints before ultimately pulling out an overtime victory. The Saints even missed a two-point conversion that would’ve won them the game! Combined, these two teams put up 67 points in Week 1, while their defenses gave up a combined 61. With both teams featuring explosive talent, it’s looking like Thursday night could be a scoreboard operator’s nightmare.
Allen and Gibbs Are Ready to Set the League On Fire
Josh Allen is just doing Josh Allen things, isn’t he? Against Houston, he threw for two touchdowns *and* ran for two more. That’s his ninth career game hitting that insane stat line, which is two more than Steve Young and Cam Newton have *combined*. The man completed 69% of his passes for an average of 11.5 yards per attempt against a top defense. He is absolutely electric and set up to go off again. Then there’s Jahmyr Gibbs for the Lions. After splitting touches his first three seasons, Dan Campbell wasn’t kidding when he said Gibbs would be the workhorse. In Week 1, Gibbs played 74% of Detroit’s offensive snaps and touched the ball an incredible 34 times, the most in the entire league! He racked up 186 total yards and two touchdowns in that overtime thriller. He might be built a bit slighter at 5-9, 202 pounds, but he’s proving he can handle the load.
This Week 2 “Thursday Night Football” showdown kicks off on Thursday, September 17, at 8:20 p.m. ET. You can catch all the action streaming live on Amazon Prime. Get ready to watch these two offenses try to outscore each other, because something tells me this one’s going down to the wire.
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Originally reported by CBS Sports.
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