Did we just witness the greatest Week 1 in NFL history? Offensively, we did. NFL teams combined to score 791 points (49.4 per game), tied with 2012 for the highest-scoring kickoff weekend in NFL history. But this year set the all-time Week 1 marks for total touchdowns (93), offensive touchdowns (90) and rushing touchdowns (37). You may want to expect more of the same tonight in a possible Super Bowl 61 preview as the Detroit Lions (1-0) visit the Buffalo Bills (1-0) with an 8:15 kickoff on Prime Video.
For the first time in 24 years and the third time ever, there were 11 teams that scored at least 30 points in Week 1, joining 1986 (12 teams) and 2002 (11). There are four matchups this week, including this one, that feature two teams that each scored at least 30 points the previous week. Those are the most such matchups in a single week since Week 15 of the 2021 season. The other such 30-point matchups are all Sunday: Vikings-Bears, Saints-Ravens and Bengals-Texans.
This matchup has the highest total of the week by a good 3 points. The Lions look to improve to 2-0 for the first time since 2017, while the Bills aim to start 2-0 for a third consecutive season. But this is the first under head coach Joe Brady, who got a bump to +1800 for NFL Coach of the Year with his team's wild Week 1 victory in Houston.
It's a big night in Buffalo, as it's the inaugural official game in the new $2.2 billion Highmark Stadium, which frankly didn't get very good marks from a lot of fans during the preseason with sight-line issues, etc. Only a few weeks ago, the team replaced the grass field after some preseason issues. Josh Allen reported after Tuesday's practice that, "The footing seemed better. More stable, more solid." Kudos to the Bills for not building a dome and staying out in the elements like a team in Buffalo (or Detroit) should.
Might we see this matchup again on Valentine's Day 2027 in Los Angeles? Of course, Detroit is the only NFC team to never reach the big game and Buffalo hasn't since losing its fourth straight Super Bowl in 1993. This exact Super Bowl 61 matchup is priced +5500, the 18th-cheapest option at DraftKings. Ravens-Rams tops the list at +2450.
We'll take you through every aspect of the Lions vs. Bills game that you need to know before you lock in your bets, including SportsLine expert picks, props, trends, DFS, injury information and everything else that will help you know which plays are worth making for the prime-time matchup.
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