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2026 · WEEK 2 · 2026-09-17 · FINAL

DET at BUF

Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills · Ron Torbert

31 — 41
2026 REGULAR SEASON · THROUGH WEEK 6

Matchup stats

Current-season rates from completed games

7.0Accepted penalties / game
51.6Accepted yards / game
5Games played
8.5Accepted penalties / game
73.2Accepted yards / game
6Games played
REFEREE GROUPRon Torbert
13.2Accepted penalties / game
105.2Accepted yards / game
5Games officiated

NFL average: 15.0 accepted penalties per game across both teams

DET PENALTIES
10

58 accepted yards

BUF PENALTIES
5

46 accepted yards

TOTAL ACCEPTED
15

Both teams combined

TOTAL YARDS
104

Accepted penalty yards

Penalty types

Defensive Holding27%4 accepted
Offensive Holding20%3 accepted
False Start20%3 accepted
Face Mask13%2 accepted
Defensive Offside7%1 accepted

Offense vs. defense

Offense5Defense9
33% of accepted60% of accepted

1 special teams / unknown penalties shown in gray.

Accepted penalty events

Q1ON BUFOffensive Holding10 yds

39-J.Bates kicks 66 yards from DET 35 to BUF -1. 19-G.Dortch to BUF 26 for 27 yards (66-E.O'Neill). PENALTY on BUF-28-S.Franklin, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at BUF 25.

Q1ON DETDefensive Holding5 yds

(12:54) (Shotgun) 17-J.Allen scrambles right end ran ob at BUF 44 for 13 yards (45-D.White). PENALTY on DET-4-D.Reed, Defensive Holding, 5 yards, enforced at BUF 44.

Q2ON DETDefensive Holding5 yds

(12:58) (Shotgun) 17-J.Allen pass short right intended for 86-D.Kincaid INTERCEPTED by 50-S.Gill-Howard (21-R.McCreary) at DET 5. 50-S.Gill-Howard to DET 5 for no gain (86-D.Kincaid). PENALTY on DET-21-R.McCreary, Defensive Holding, 5 yards, enforced at DET 9 - No Play.

Q2ON DETDefensive Holding2 yds

(12:48) 17-J.Allen sacked at DET 11 for -7 yards (45-D.White). DET-29-A.Maddox was injured during the play. PENALTY on DET-46-J.Campbell, Defensive Holding, 2 yards, enforced at DET 4 - No Play.

Q2ON DETOffensive Holding10 yds

(10:31) 0-J.Gibbs left guard to BUF 36 for 19 yards (8-T.Bernard; 1-M.Hairston). PENALTY on DET-79-L.Borom, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at DET 45 - No Play.

Q2ON BUFOffensive Holding10 yds

(3:01) 17-J.Allen pass incomplete short right to 2-D.Moore. BUF-2-D.Moore was injured during the play. PENALTY on BUF-88-D.Knox, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at DET 6 - No Play.

Q2ON DETFalse Start4 yds

(1:56) PENALTY on DET-70-J.Scruggs, False Start, 4 yards, enforced at DET 48 - No Play.

Q2ON DETDefensive Offside5 yds

(1:03) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 17-J.Allen pass incomplete deep right to 10-K.Shakir (4-D.Reed). PENALTY on DET-23-R.Ya-Sin, Defensive Offside, 5 yards, enforced at BUF 30 - No Play.

Q2ON DETFalse Start5 yds

(:16) (Shotgun) PENALTY on DET-79-L.Borom, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at BUF 44 - No Play.

Q2ON BUFTripping13 yds

(:06) (Shotgun) 0-J.Gibbs left guard to BUF 26 for 7 yards (94-L.Jackson). PENALTY on BUF-94-L.Jackson, Tripping, 13 yards, enforced at BUF 26.

Q3ON DETFace Mask2 yds

(1:28) 4-J.Cook right end to DET 4 for 2 yards (4-D.Reed). PENALTY on DET-45-D.White, Face Mask, 2 yards, enforced at DET 4.

Q4ON DETFalse Start5 yds

(12:24) (Shotgun) PENALTY on DET-79-L.Borom, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at BUF 12 - No Play.

Q4ON BUFDefensive Holding5 yds

(12:24) (Shotgun) 16-J.Goff pass incomplete short left to 1-J.Williams (21-D.Igbinosun) [9-B.Chubb]. PENALTY on BUF-21-D.Igbinosun, Defensive Holding, 5 yards, enforced at BUF 17 - No Play.

Q4ON BUFDefensive Pass Interference8 yds

(11:01) (Shotgun) 16-J.Goff pass incomplete short right to 87-S.LaPorta. PENALTY on BUF-47-C.Benford, Defensive Pass Interference, 8 yards, enforced at BUF 9 - No Play.

Q4ON DETFace Mask15 yds

(1:33) 4-J.Cook left tackle to DET 38 for -3 yards (93-T.Lacy, 91-T.Williams). PENALTY on DET-93-T.Lacy, Face Mask, 15 yards, enforced at DET 35 - No Play.