The Bills and Lions didn’t exactly ease into the season. Buffalo and Detroit both cleared 30 points in their openers, and both also let their opponents crack 30 in games against offenses that weren’t supposed to be this dangerous. That sets up a Thursday night meeting with real shootout potential, and the 54.5 total is the biggest on the Week 2 board.
With that kind of number, the anytime touchdown market has plenty of appeal. Jahmyr Gibbs is the obvious headline name, but at -330, the price is too steep to treat him as a standalone play. The better angle is to look for value elsewhere, and there are three options that stand out.
Amon-Ra St. Brown (+105) is the first place to look.
Buffalo’s corners had no answer for Nico Collins, and they’re unlikely to solve St. Brown either.
He just put together a 10-catch, two-touchdown night against the Saints, and this matchup looks even friendlier. Jared Goff fed him 14 targets in Week 1, so the volume should be there again.
Dalton Kincaid (+170) also belongs on the shortlist after opening the year with what was arguably the best game of his career. He caught five passes on six targets for 130 yards, a strong sign for anyone waiting on the breakout. He’s already building chemistry with Josh Allen, and now he gets a Lions defense that allowed Saints tight ends Juwan Johnson and Noah Fant to combine for seven catches, 77 yards and two touchdowns.
D.J. Moore (+150) is another name worth backing.
Allen showed in the first game just how much he trusts his new weapon, and Moore delivered with five receptions for 100 yards plus a 43-yard touchdown. In Buffalo’s home-opener, he gets a Lions defense that was just beaten for 182 yards by Chris Olave, which keeps him firmly in the end-zone mix.
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Deone Walkers Rise Is Creating A Big Bills Decision
Deone Walker has gone from intriguing young piece to a player the Bills have to keep thinking about every week. The second-year defensive tackle has turned heads since the start of the 2025 season with disruptive play, and his work carried into the playoffs and the early part of 2026, where he kept showing the kind of pass-rushing ability that changes the feel of a defensive front.
For Buffalo, the question is no longer whether Walker belongs in the conversation. It is how long the Bills can wait before they start planning beyond his current deal, which runs through 2028. When other NFL players and scouts are taking notice this early, the front office has a decision to make about whether to simply enjoy the rise or move to lock it in sooner. [Read more 🡒]
Bills Win Got Overshadowed By A Pregame Criticism Fans Will Debate
The Bills 41-31 win over the Lions at Highmark Stadium should have been the main takeaway from a busy Week 2 Sunday, but Breiden Fehoko managed to inject a different kind of conversation before kickoff. The defensive tackle went to Twitter to voice frustration over the Canadian national anthem being played before the game, turning a pregame ceremony into an unexpected point of debate for fans already focused on Buffalos first home stretch of the season.
The football still delivered plenty for the home crowd to talk about, with Buffalo handling Detroit in a game that fit the early-season tone of a team trying to establish itself before the schedule stiffens. But the anthem complaint lingers as one of those side stories that can follow a team for a while, especially when the win itself comes with enough momentum to keep attention on the Bills and an AFC picture that also includes Joe Burrows Bengals looming on the horizon. [Read more 🡒]
Bills 2-0 Start Is Hiding A Defensive Issue Jim Leonhard Sees
The Bills 2-0 start has mostly been a showcase for Josh Allen and an offense that has carried the early conversation, but the first two weeks have also left enough behind the scenes for the defense to keep checking itself. Under new defensive playcaller Jim Leonhard, Buffalo has shown flashes of sharp execution mixed with stretches where the unit has given up too much yardage and too many points, the kind of unevenness that can get buried when the record is perfect.
Leonhard has already put a label on the problem, calling the defense boom or bust, and the challenge now is turning that into something steadier before the season gets deeper. The Bills know the margin for error shrinks quickly, and Leonhards push has centered on emotional stability and cleaning up penalties, two areas that can decide whether this defense settles in or keeps living on the edge. [Read more 🡒]