The Buffalo Bills beat the Detroit Lions 41-31 on Thursday night, and Josh Allen scored 5 touchdowns in the first regular-season game at the new Highmark Stadium.
The Buffalo Bills opened their new Highmark Stadium with a 41-31 win over the Detroit Lions on Thursday 17 September. It was the first regular-season game in the building and the first official Bills home game there, per NFL.com. Buffalo had played Week 1 away, a 36-31 win at the Houston Texans.
Josh Allen scored 5 of the touchdowns. He completed 20 of 31 passes for 248 yards and 3 touchdowns, and ran for 69 yards and 2 more, per NFL.com. ESPN and CBS Sports also credit him with 3 passing and 2 rushing touchdowns. James Cook III added 135 rushing yards and a touchdown.
For Detroit, Jared Goff threw for 327 yards and 4 touchdowns in the loss, and Amon-Ra St. Brown caught 9 passes for 142 yards and 2 touchdowns, per CBS Sports and ESPN. Buffalo are 2-0. Detroit are 1-1.
ESPN, citing the Elias Sports Bureau, reports that Allen has 9 touchdowns and no turnovers across the Bills' first 2 games, and is the third player to reach that mark to start a season. The other two won the MVP award that year.
It was Allen's fourth career game with at least 3 passing touchdowns and 2 rushing touchdowns. Only one other player in NFL history has more than one such game: Kordell Steward, per NFL.com.